#anyone else like videogames...? those things are pretty cool...

[wyverncult]

*spoken in the tone of voice of someone that likes final fantasy* Hey what's up

[theeternalcosmos]

please read this! ty<3 :

Intro

u can call me W or Cosmos or whatever else you'd like!!

I'm pan & genderfluid, so any pronouns are cool aside from he/him (yuck), bring on the they/thems! Bring on the she/hers! Bring on the it/its! Bring on ones I've not even heard of I wanna collect them like millennials collected pogs or whatever those things were called! I'll preface as well that I'm also a switch (vers irl, likely more sub on here lol), and in an open poly relationship w/ my partner.

What are you doing back here?!?!?

This is one of my repeated attempts at a blog for my horny side, though I expect to not be as active on this as the others I'd made before. I deleted the other two both pretty abruptly on a whim bc I wasn't feeling it anymore so if I disappear it's bc of that most likely. I also used to post pics, which I've not decided on whether I'll do again yet. I am moreso considering whether I'll post art here! Which if I do will be spicy, and bc of my style probably linkable with my other art if you do find it, just don't like doxx me or anything, otherwise idc if you know, it's just a form of creative expression like anything else. ;)

Likes:

Art/art history, loud music (I've been learning guitar :3), videogames (been playing a lot of No Man's Sky and DBD lately), ttrpgs (most familiar with 5e but wanna get into pathfinder/starfinder), tarot, reading, running a kink blog.

the over detailed and assumed kink/ick lists:

Kinks:

These kinds of lists are fluid and subject to change and definitely isn't everything, but in no particular order:

BDSM

Hypnosis

Edging

Petplay

Dom/sub or alternatively 2 switches beating the everloving hell out of one another.

Priest/nun kinks

Corruption

Pred/prey

Gender nonconformity!! (Less just a kink and generally also something I'm attracted to and admire deeply. show me your hairy, stocky tummy, 6ft '5 girl!! show me all your curves and soft features my masc! show me all your contradictions enby baddie!! Wear yourself with love.)

Breeding

Yaoi

Nsfw art/hentai/rule34

Degradation

Humiliation

Feet

Bondage

SOME transformation (don't talk abt turning me into like a shelf or article of clothing but I don't mind other kinds of changes to my features or personality, like [non misogynistic] bimbofication or dumbification or dronification. a lot of these resulted from my hypno kink and corruption kink as you'd imagine lol)

I'm uninitiated, but interested in omegaverse after strong recommendation from my partner and friends so if u have suggestions lmk.

If it's queer and freaky and not involving my icks, I'll likely dig it.

Icks

Raceplay (DNI)

Scat (DNI)

Piss (I've known many chill piss enjoyers it's okay to interact, just pls don't piss on me I'll cry.)

Sissy kink

AB/DL / ageplay (DNI)

Incxst (ik a lot of feuxcest enjoyers y'all are chilling just don't call me your biological relative and we're cool B). )

Findom (please for the love of the gods leave me alone I'm literally too broke to participate and it makes me uncomfortable. No one time fees, no paypiggies, ew. DNI)

Any/everything involving minors (if you have an issue with that you're probably a pedo and I will block you. So DNI)

Misogyny (if you have "a woman's place is serving men" kinda stuff, or bimbofication stuff captioned like "fixing women" I will literally throw up. Which is also a category of kink I'm not into!)

Ai porn

Welcome to my blog, thank you for reading this far!

DMs & asks are open, just pls be courteous and understand if I'm not active or immediately respond. If I do post more art I may open up commissions or something like that, if anyone would be interested? 👀 The tags to this will hopefully be helpful in seeing any future posts I make without 2 billion reblogs in the way.

[eclipse-ofthe-sun]

heres info about my weird hw link modern au in my head because everything i have for a modern hw link is absurd and hilarious to me and its been cooking for several months now and i wonder if anyone else will enjoy it

this is a modern with magic au but not in the everyone is a cool wizard and society is epic way but in the. kinda shitty and not everyone cares about it because its normal and there's laws restricting it so doing wizard shit is kinda just the equivalent of how society works around various substances, is the best way i can put it. some magic is completely normal and commonplace and never thought about as such and others are illegal and people do it anyway and its cool or not cool depending on the circles youre in or how you're doing it. its politics. its annoying teens messing about. its boring.

so. link does history and magical law at university. he's a couple years late to uni, had to get a shitty job and survive for a few years before he could actually pursue an education, and he's learning about legislation of various magics in the present and throughout history, one part as a genuine interest, and another part bec he knew a kid (sprout, mm link) that he tried to take care of in those days of working a shitty low income job (he's the manager of that place now. better pay still shit) that suddenly just fell off the face of the earth and he's pretty sure that time travel magic was involved but that means if he wants to get around the insane time travel laws and the Committee of the Guardians of Time to find his kid again he needs to understand how and that's where the research via his uni comes in. he also doesn't know actual magic himself so he needs to find someone he can trust enough to help him with this.

the other main thing is that on top of working a full time job and doing uni full time he's also a twitch streamer. which i know sounds absurd at first but 1) i think he'd be really good at war and strategy games and could get really into doing challenge runs of games you wouldn't expect to have a big scene of that sorta stuff and have a lot of fun with it and 2) being a streamer/youtuber is a surprisingly good modern translation of the 'sorta famous guy that is liked by many but also has haters that get intense with it for no goddamn reason and also has a weird stalker' situation he's in in canon. he doesn't use a facecam all the time he's streaming he also has a pngtuber that Ravio made him (they met in uni randomly one day, Ravio does art and product design) and the text to speech function of chat messages goes through a little widget on his stream that looks like proxi. bec its the chat proxy.

theres a linksmeet aspect to this where i put my favourite links in with my headcanons for their modern vibes but ill save that for another post. what its relevant for here is that somewhere along the lines link managed to snag a needs tlc house for cheap as hell rent and and made a deal with the landlord to eventually buy it from the guy at a discount if he fixes it up himself and when he put out a roommate post along with his friend from uni who happens to also be called link (albw link) (shes nicknamed mage, the person he thinks could potentially help with his time travel issue but they haven't gotten to that yet) apparently every funnyman also named link in the city decided to apply and now there's six of them all in one house. hw link is the only one with a car. he becomes taxi whenever he's free. he's very tired.

anyway yeah thats my cringe little modern au link is overworked and good at videogames and is trying to break the law on an extreme scale to try to see his kid again but nobody knows it yet they just think he's a chronic overworker because he doesn't have the money for therapy which isn't entirely incorrect but he really just hates his service job and wants to stop getting weird dms. yeah. 👍

[sunset-bridge]

Hey😎

What is Sergio’s opinion on all the phantom thieves and.. idk what is his favourite food!

hi snowball-maltese ur nooooot gonna believe me but i literally never fucking saw your asks??? LIKE.. theres other asks in my inbox and i remember those but i never saw yours??? WTFF. they spontaneously generated today in between the other old asks im keeping...

tumblr.................. why did you eat these then vomit them back out today : ( sad

HEHEH ANYWAYS hi.. oh my godddd. um. well now im ashamed of answering HJDFJND BUT OK under the cute cut

Sergio favourite food: potato tacos

Sergio opinions on the Phantom thieves:

Mona : He thinks hes cute because he looks like a cute cat and sergio likes cute things and cats. Thinks he is charming. Tries to treat him like any other person despite how adorabubble he is. He starts thinking of him as his big brother naturally later on, he really trusts him and tells him things he doesnt tell anyone else, asks him for advice on his problems and thoughts and yeah really values his opinions.

Ann: He figured she was a Loud girl at first without even talking to her, he doesnt have a neutral opinion on women in general tbh so bad start, but as soon as they became friends and he heard her talk about what happened and how angry and frustrated she was he was like.. woaghhhh. no way.

Sergio has historically never been good at talking/making friends with girls or has had much of an interest in doing so, he mostly avoided them, so idk it seems stupid but he was like... woag. At first Sergio in his mind is like. WELL ANN is cool because SHES NOT LIKE THE OTHER GIRLS nope shes COOL AND REAL unlike the Other GIRLS (sergio turn around) BSDDVJBJFVJ. dont worry he figures it out later.

Anywho he thinks shes awesome and so nice to him and he admires how dedicated she is and how she tries to be upbeat but does worry about her and encourages her to break things if angry. Goes on her shopping trips even if he actually hates shopping because he loves Ann. Is encouraging about the things Ann wants to do but still tells her when theyre a bit silly (like in her social link where she sets impossible things to do hahah). Likes talking about more emotional things with her because he feels embarassed to talk about those things with the Boys (sergio turn around again)

Ryuji: Thought he was a bit strange, annoying at first. Just barging in and making him get involved in weird shit. But like with Ann he starts talking to him and they become buddies because they encourage their silly activities. He feels angry for ryuji and what happened to him; he thinks he should kill everyone in the track team actually/j .

Likes spending time with him, he appreciates that ryuji seems to understand him and likes to have fun with him running and excercising and playing videogames etcc. Bro bonding. They do mischievious activities together.

hes so fun to be around and sergio loves how hes such a kind person despite everything : ). They make stupid jokes together. Ryuji stops sergio from killing people sometimes. See, Sergio is like a Bro Character but hes the leader and also he has poor impulse control and is very angry.

Yusuke: He adores Yusuke he thinks hes so talented and everything he does is literally a masterpiece (hes right)

At first yusuke came off as a bit strange and aloof, but sergio was an instant fan as soon as he saw his work LOL. Yusuke appreciates the support. Sergio really admires and respects yusuke, even when he does “weird” things its like. Well its yusuke so. Yusuke = cool, then thing = cool as well right ??!!! normal

Lets Yusuke hug him even if he doesnt like hugs .

Makoto: Sergio thinks at first shes uptight, too serious, no fun, a snitch. I guess hes not wrong per se but ..

He was sooo mean to her at first when makoto hadnt joined the thieves and was spying them LOL. He did feel very sorry later and begrudgingly apologized along with ann and ryuj.

Nowadays he thinks mako is pretty cool, super smart and super strong. he still thinks she should let loose more, have more fun. He recognizes how hard she had it before joining. She appreciates how cunning she is. He had a playfight with her but sergio fights like a rabid animal and mako actually knows aikido . Im not sure if it continued but their fighting styles and what they look for in a fight are so different it didnt work out too well : ( sad. its ok.

Fuba: Fuba is like Sergios little sis : ). He wasnt sure if they should do something at first when the situation came up but he realized fuba was acting kinda like him before, isolating and being angry and sad etc... felt fucked up to not do something or try to help but he didnt want to be super pushy about it because he knew how he felt and how he didnt appreciate anyone who tried to drag him around even if they had good intentions. But yeah his friends made him realize how they ahd kinda pulled him out of a hole too at the beginning and he figured everyone could use a chance like that..

He really cares for her and tries to spend a lot of time with her, play anything she wants and watch her funny animes etc. He absolutely plays along with every game; he has a lot of fun too hes so silly as well. They bully eachother lovingly hehe. Hes willing to accompany her everywhere but i guess he realizes he wont be there for her forever so tries to gently push her a bit to be more independent.

Sees something about himself in her, although different. He tries to be someone that Younger Sergio would have appreciated in his life.

Haru: Sergio respects her a lot and thinks shes super kind perhaps too much.

He tries acting more serious or polite etc at first with her but haru ofc notices and is like. sergio its ok you can be yourself : ).

He still doesnt really act with her like he does with the others because idk theres this enormous barrier of respect that it seems unprope to act like that with her.. She IS sergios friend he just finds it super hard to be casual with her completely.

They like gardening together and showing eachother their plant children so thats something where they can be ever so slightly more relaxed in. I wonder if haru feels sad that sergio doesnt dare act casual or be himself in front of her like the others : ( He super appreciates whenever haru gifts him something unprompted etc.

Sumi: Sergio doesnt know sumi that well. He just thinks shes a cool , super kind girl whos very talented , polite. He always treated her really nicely. I think he enjoys the tyoe of respect he gets from Sumi even if its embarassing sometimes hahah since he feels she gets a different perspective of him ahah. He starts acting more casual in 3rd sem etc but theres also a barrier of respect here like with haru. Its more like.. welll sumi .. she thinks im cool and responsible i.. must fulfill that...

Goro: Well .. we already know LOL right sunset-bridgers?

He is someone so fucking cool in sergios eyes. He considers him his worthy rival and admires him a lot ; hes just so damn cool, talented, smart , strong.. it kinda feels like he always knows whats he doing and even if he makes a mistake sergio finds it charming.

He used to feel envious and jealous of him for having thigs he didnt and apparently being much more succesful in general. But ofc things happen.. he realizes things werent as simple as they seemed and how goro felt quite similar to him.

He really appreciates how they seem to see things similarly. have a similar world view so they can understand eachother easily and talk soo sososo much. Like.. wow hell yeah this guy gets what im saying yeah finally. guy who can keep up with me in snarky convos. Guy who likes to play the same silly challenges as me. Guy who fights with me and is strong as hell so we are matched. In goro he finds someone who likes him to his core; sees right thru his disguise and is interested in spending time with real Sergio. He takes him seriously. No one takes sergio so seriously or seems to give such weight to his words....

He feels very free with him.

[onenormalsunnyday]

Christmas is coming. And given the underwhelming amount of actually good gift ideas for every kind of people there is I’ve decided to take it upon myself to make a brainstorm depending on what the person likes, without being unnecessarily expensive or trying to promote a product. Of course this doesn't mean you can't use this list for literally any occasion. Anyway, here it goes:

Bookworms:

The obvious choice is a book. You can either directly ask or try to be like “What’s a book you’ve been wanting to read?”, or maybe if they mention it or conversation.

Say you don’t want to buy a book for whatever reason? Then buy something to make their reading more comfortable: those laying down reading glasses (don't give this to someone who needs glasses obviously), a small reading lamp (clip on or around the neck), a reading pillow (yes those exist), a book holder (these are pretty useless if they read on the couch or bed), lap tray, book bow, reading glasses, hell maybe even a magnifying glass for reading!

Another option, is, imagining they don’t already, some platform to read pdfs (e readers), it would be even more thoughtful if you set it up already with some pdfs (these can be gotten through dubious means if you're in a tight budget) so you aren't giving them a task to do

If they already have a kindle or e reader you can give them a case for it. Just make sure it fits their model. You can also get a holder for these

Some people use book journals but personally I have never seen anyone use that (again yet another task you give the person). So I'd say if the person likes to annotate books you can give them supplies for it; sheer sticky tabs, colored pens, markers…

Some people always say to give bookmarks but personally I don't think anyone I’ve met needs one (you can use paper or those free ones they give out). Maybe a cool book cover instead, if they’re into aesthetics

If you like handcrafted gifts you can search for etsy sellers who can bind a book of your choice for you, you can do this with their favorite read that is worn down from too much reading. You can also attempt to do this but the time and cost might be too much. The cheaper option of this is a handmade bookmark

If the person is a bookworm and like stuff like pins and keychains you can get them book related ones, if a trilogy they like is extremely popular there will be a lot of fanmade merch of it you can give them

You can also get things for storing the books themselves, bookstopers, shelves, etc. This would be advised if the person complains about a lack of space to keep the books in

Some of these gifts would be too little on their own so you can get three things like, for example, reading glasses, a book holder and book stopper. Of course this depends on your budget

Gamers:

A videogame they want to start or they are curious about but aren't sure they will like it so they won't spend the money on it

In game currency or a gift card regarding the game or in some digital store like epic or steam

Merch of a fandom they’re really into. Obviously for some games like cod this doesn’t exactly fit a lot but most games with storytelling are a good choice. I’d say try to search for subtle merch about it since no everyone likes an obvious zelda print on the shirt screaming ‘i’m a geek’

Blue light glasses. If they haven’t lost their vision already its a good way to prevent tired sight.

If you know about pc components and know they’ve been meaning to change a concrete one you can get one of them, ofc this is expensive so this is an IF you want to expend that kind of money on someone else. Similarly a console they’ve been wanting could be a good option (steam deck, nintendo switch, ps5, 8 bit simulator)

I will say that hard drives that are 1 terabyte aren't that bad in pricing and can be an amazing addition to a custom built pc (staring at my sims 4 folder which used 675 GB alone)

Another option is a VR headset. There are some that are relatively cheap. I would just have in mind if they have space in their room to move around and not bump into anything.

Cord extensions and chargers that have long chords. Also a cable organizer can be helpful. They’re probably gonna use it for one thing or the other.

A foot rest, or heating rug so they don’t get their feet cold while they game brrrr

Cases for gaming consoles, accessories for them. Especially if they’re an aesthetic type of gamer.

A stand to put the controllers, they can have built in charging systems.

A desk light if they don’t have one. A small one works, preferably led light so it matches with the setup, basically so they aren't staring at one bright thing while everything else is dark af.

An office chair. Not a gamer chair, one meant for offices, these are more ergonomic and are made to be used for long periods of time. Plus they usually have mesh so you don't get all sweaty in summer.

If they like lego, get that person a lego set of the game they like, lately they have been releasing some affordable sets that are like mario themed

A fan. Why? Well with the PC it probably gets hot during summer. Can get them those neck ones too

A pegboard so they can put stuff in there or goove lights (can set them to react to the monitor so they change colors. Pretty cool)

If they have a custom keyboard, you can get them keypads

A good old mousepad. Idk if this is just me but I prefer sturdy ones. Grab a big one.

Either a USB hub, an external hard drive or one of those machines so you can read a micro SD card. These can all come in handy.

A microphone or webcam if they don't have one. Something cheap is better than nothing, can be helpful depending on the game

A grip strength trainer and just something so they exercise their wrist man, also one of those gloves for compression?? So they don't get arthritis

A gaming pillow for consoles or a chair cushion

Neck and back massager. And maybe something to train the back while at it

Maybe a mini PC if the person has an old as fuck pc that ATp those tiny ass machines can surpass

A good power bank

Weebs:

Merch of their favorite anime, manga, whatever. Please if you’re gonna get clothes, do not just buy a big print of it, try to find subtle merch since they can get embarrassed about it. This includes furniture, lamps, accessories, posters, mugs, pins, stickers…

Collectable figurines of a character they particularly like

A physical copy of a manga or manhwa they've only read digitally

A candle inspired by a character they like

If the anime or manga has a game based off it and they don't have it, you can give them that (assuming they have the platform to play it)

If they’re a cosplayer, you can get them a wig in a color they don’t have or for a character they wanted to cosplay, you can even get the full set. Another option is giving the cosplayer materials for their cosplay or machines for it (sewing machine, 3d printer, foam cutter…)

Food that is inspired or recreations of a series they watch. Can also take them out to a restaurant inspired by it if it's popular enough for that

I can't believe I'm saying this but a body pillow BYEE (don't get sexualized ones pretty please. They should order the gooner stuff themselves)

Manga box sets !!!

An art book if they like to check those out! Some mangakas also have official “fan books” where it's basically just adding fun facts and stuff about the series apart from showing art.

Blind boxes! There are some that are specific to the anime if it's popular. I feel like most weebs are also collectors so

A shelf to display their stuff or full on a display showcase

Anime blu-ray. Most ppl that are weebs which I know like to have these even if nowadays DVDs is low-key dying out

Funko pops have some animes if you don't wanna spend the pennies on an official figurine

A crunchyroll subscription ig (or discord nitro since they probably use discord)

Creative/Diy people:

Materials for what they specialize in; yarn for crocheters and knitters, paper for origami to those who do it, eva foam to those who make dolls out of them…

A kit for beginners in a new type of medium, beginner kit to start cross stitch, stamp making, etc.

I would like to highlight a kit to paint crystal (making almost anything u own pretty yes) and a resin set

Polymer clay (this shit can do sm, jewelry, ashtrays, sculptures, etc)

A workshop activity! Pottery making, sculpting, something fun for a few hours! Try to make it work in their schedule and if that's not possible, some places offer gift cards for that kinda stuff.

Organizers to keep their stuff relatively neat

A beautiful carpet to hold sheets of paper. You can get a custom one and all. Look it's not something that might make them jump in join but you bet it's helpful

Portable printer. Can be helpful in so many things, and if they do a lot of crafty things they're def gonna use it

If you wanna go further?? Those which allow you to make ur own stickers, and also get the paper for it while ur at it

A scrapbook (if you know they're someone constant with this stuff. DO NOT give this to an ADHDer who can't keep a routine to save their life), and all the materials to make it (washi tape, cool markers, stickers…)

A taschen book (there's literally so many!! Some are on the expensive side tho)

A premium subscription for a year for a service they use (ex: adobe, canva, capcut… You get the idea)

Places to hold space virtually, so either a premium subscription to Google drive for more space, SD cards, pen drives with large capacity, hell you can even get them an external hard drive or even an internal one if they got a custom built pc (you can get 1 terabyte for like 50 dollars and space runs out so fast with heavy programs and lots of files)

A backpack/bag that is BIG and has lot of places to put stuff, make sure it's versatile. Idk if they ever need to carry a lot of their supplies one place to the other they might need something else than their usual backpack and it can come in handy. Bonus points if you add some charms to make it cuter

Anything ergonomic cuz tbh that person will probably be sat down a lot and most likely using a computer. Ergonomic chairs, ergonomic mouses, ergonomic keyboards, for digital artists somewhere to put their digital tablet and move it around, those tables that can be adjusted up and down…

On that point, maybe they could like one of those small treadmills to be at home so they aren't just sitting down all day, and tbh who has the energy to go outside

A digital camera if they don't specialize in photography, or a Polaroid. I feel like most creative ppl love taking photos to have memories of the moment. Make sure to add the SD card if it's a digicam

Pin maker, this is for someone you're sure they use pins, so they can make their own ones yay!!

Ones of those paper guillotines. Neat lines!

Specialized scissors for what they do. If they sew, get good quality fabric scissors, if they are a hairstylist? Again, get good quality trimming scissors, etc. They're surprisingly expensive. Get a special cover for them so if they live with someone they don't get stolen and lose the sharpness

General:

If the person is normal and gets cold when winter comes (looking at people who wear shorts during winter), clothes meant to be worn underneath the cute clothes, warm thermal shirts, fleece thighs… This always comes in handy.

Additionally, heatable blankets, hand warmers (as in the digital ones), heating pads and stuff like that !! Also heatable jackets exist just so you know

A pillow with ur face on it. Cuz it's funny (pls don't let this be your only gift tho BYE, can be something to add if u feel like what you got it's too little)

If they wear makeup, a makeup bag. Or tbh any kind of small bags to put in stuff in is super helpful cuz I've been going form place to another and between having to carry pads, meds and all I wish I had more of those HELP

A baseball cap, can be a simple one. This is specially if they go outdoors a lot, can avoid them from burning their scalp if they're as white as a paper sheet. Plus fashion ppl can accessorize them so yay

A clothing rack for ppl who don't have enough storage for their clothes but do have the space to place them….

A notebook. A tiny one to carry around. It's super helpful trust!!

A long cable (usually connection c is the one ppl use the most but if they have iphones and they're connected to it get them that kind) the type that are like 90 degrees so they can sit on a surface without bending weirdly and ending up broken. Trust it's super helpful to be able to toss around and not have the cable limiting u

A record player and a custom record (yes you can make those) add their favorite songs and make the photo some photo together and you got yourself a cute gift

A diffuser and some essential oils. If they're someone more neat tidy or even like into meditation/witchcraft I feel like it's pretty neat.

Or a dehumidifier… You'll be surprised by the amount of ppl who have mold somewhere in their house

A projector!! U can get them a mini one and also something quick they can set up so they don't just project it into a wall

Pajamas. Never enough pajamas. Specially warm ones

This is so niche but there is a product I think it's called shower notes which it's exactly what it sounds like. Waterproof paper to write ur shower thoughts down cuz I get genius ideas mid shower or like stuff I should do just to forget about it.

A migraine relief cap!! Migraines can happen to anyone but ppl you know are always complaining about it?? Get them these

There are also like massager masks for migraines… You can also just grab massage machines in general

Additionally, there are sleeping headphones which are way more comfortable, for those ppl yk sleep with music

A reusable bottle water. Doesn't need to be an expensive brand, a good old big and trusty metal water bottle is super helpful.

An electric lighter!! There are so many cute designs and if they smoke they're def gonna need to light up stuff

Advent calendars!! There are so many types and it can be something fun to give! You can check out of there's reviews of it all opened to make sure you're getting your money's value

Travel mirror with a light, basically like a travell vanity :^]

Fire blankets! Not really a wow gift but it could save their life

Luggage scale for ppl who travel a lot

If they're like ecological stuff, bees wax wraps! Additionally, metal straws and glass Tupperware

A little bundle if you know their fav color and general interest you can easily assemble something with like let's say- a few home items, a piece of clothing and a book :3

For ppl who moved into a new house you can get them dishes cuz honestly they're quite expensive. And some decor to help them start to clutter up the space

A jewelry holder of some sorts, can also get a small bowl to put in stuff. Honestly things to place in stuff are always helpful regardless of (if they have the space for it)

If the person wears perfume, you can get one of those travel perfume holders yk?? But not the ones that injects itself cuz I'm pretty sure they leak.

Air fresheners in their favorite scent, to put in cupboard and around the house

A gift card. It's low effort but it does the job

A yearly subscription (or a month if it's top much) Like Spotify, Netflix, Disney+, etc. Some of those can be even gifted through gift card

Tickets to a concert of an artist they like

Anyways, if there's something that you gotta take from me is that it's better to gift helpful stuff that the person will actually use, small quality of life improvements that won't break the bank and will make them think of you every time they use it. Who likes to have a gift catching dust? Cuz I don't so.

[lorz-ix]

Beyblade Evolution (2013)

I've been going back to some Beyblade games I never played before, and would you look at that, I even finished some of them. In this case, Evolution is fairly short.

In paper, this game should be really cool. There isn't much of that interactive, anime-like factor of ordering your spinning top around like it's a pokemon. Instead, it's more of a straightforward simulator, using the 3DS's gyro functions to simulate how you'd launch a beyblade in real life. After that, you get a tiny bit of interactivity via the ability to give your bey a brief boost at the right time, but nothing else.

A relatively realistic simulation of the real life game is an interesting idea, but the execution isn't fantastic. Since it's a videogame, it lacks the unpredictability of real spinning tops under the effects of real life physics, and you very quickly realize the lack of gameplay variety. They even tried adding a bunch of minigames to spice things up, but they're seriously uninspired and feel like a complete chore.

However, the actual fatal flaw, despite all this, is the game's story structure. First of all, the story is borderline non existent. Second, you get a persona-like limit to how many things you can do before the next tournament comes around, meaning you're always racing to earn enough money to buy new parts. Oh, speaking of buying new parts, does the idea of a lot of them being locked behind a gacha system sound nice? And even then, after you go through the effort of obtaining all these beyblade parts to get through the game, and you think the next playthrough on new game + will be less bothersome, you find out neither your parts nor your money carry over. You only get a tiny boost to the money you earn, so you're expected to play through the same story loop many times.

Quite frankly this whole thing is a mess, I fail to understand why they'd make so many unfun decisions. It's a neat game as a novelty for a short amount of time, but it fails spectacularly as a complete product.

Beyblade V-Force: Super Tournament Battle (2002)

With this one, we get a game that's very much opposite to what Evolution was trying to do. Having played the original Playstation game from 2001, I can tell you this is pretty much a straight sequel with very similar gameplay and improved graphics.

The gameplay loop is extremely simple. Fight battles, earn cash, unlock new parts and buy them. Build stronger beyblades and repeat the process until the end. The game itself, again, barely has any story to it. But unlike its 3DS younger brother, Super Tournament Battle has a very interactive battle system, with player-controlled movement, special moves, and therefore, more real time strategy.

The core appeal to this entry in the series is that the battles are dynamic and fun. There's a clear variety in strategies, as you can aim to knock opponents out of the stadium with well-timed attacks, out-spin them by stalling their offense, or even finish the fight by default by breaking your opponent's beyblade, if yours can deal enough damage. That last one is a nice bit of flavor you'd mostly see in the anime and not in real life (though later beyblade generations would introduce "bursting" as a legal win condition, for those not in the know, it wasn't the case for a long time).

I do like it quite a bit, in case it wasn't obvious enough. It's tough to recommend it to anyone who isn't interested in the first generation of beyblade, and it might not be worth whatever price it goes for. But at its heart, when the tops are spinning and clashing, it's ultimately fun. Timing your special move right when your opponent is close to the edge to push them out, only for them to use theirs to dash back in, that stuff doesn't get old.

[definitelynotshouting]

Hi!! Hello!! Your worldbuilding has once again enchanted and fascinated me! But I have no one to talk to about mcyt-related worldbuilding so I’m just going to (definitelynot) shout (ha ha. I’m funny.) at you if that’s ok!!

Ever since I found this fandom I’ve been fascinated by how to deal with video game mechanics in writing, and I’ve found it a very interesting ongoing puzzle, to come up with worldbuilding or lore to explain the more mechanical, coding-based stuff and cover up the fact that the characters are in a videogame. I think that’s part of why I love your worldbuilding so much, because you went in completely the opposite direction, and made Code the base, the reality-fabric, of all the rest of your universe! It kinda blew my mind!

Anyway, the player inventory and in-game chat are two of the most glaringly Video Game mechanics, and two of the first that I came up with explanations for, which is why I (like Tango) latched onto those few lines and details about them in chapter four. For me, they’re both explained by the very flexible fabric of reality inherent to server-words. Because reality is so easy to manipulate (and be manipulated without breaking down) in these worlds, it’s easy for Players to simply open a small personal pocket dimension they can store stuff in. (The same way it’s easy to make something float by just leaving it there and taking away what connects it to the ground) the chat happenes basically the same way. Server-worlds allow for a very shallow telepathic link across all players that everyone experiences a little differently (you might see it scroll across the inside of you arm, look at it in the corner of your vision, actually hear it quietly in your head, etc.)

But that’s a lot of My Ideas, I am, in fact, here because of Your Ideas. Because I’ve alway seen them as sperate things, and I am So Curious about how you’ve linked them. The chat being on external comms on a watch or phone-like device seems pretty common in the fandom, but linking them the way you have — in that you can’t have an inventory without a comm — raises so many questions!! (/pos) how do they work? Are they mechanical? Magical? Natural? Bio-magical? If they were something that needed to be invented, who invented them? How long have they been around? What did people do before then? How does a new player get their first comm/inventory? If comms can comunicate across worlds, could they theoretically take their inventory across worlds/servers as well? Is cross-void trade a very dangerous, but lucrative, profession? Do they have to exchange comm-phone-numbers or can they immediately contact anyone they’ve ever met? If you have stuff in your inventory and you loose your comm, do you lose the stuff too? Or does it transfer like an ender chest? Could someone else steal your inventory by stealing your comm? Does a player have to attune to a comm like a dnd magic item? How common is it to have to build a new one?

I’m gonna stop now because this is really long, it’s 11, and I Will just keep thinking of more questions. I’m so intrigued by this!! Those few little lines have completely captivated me with their potential!! I’m excited!!

(Sorry if this had a bit too much of my own personal worldbuilding ramble, I just really wanna talk to someone about this stuff!)

Ive been 👁️👁️ at this ask since you sent it in and first of all im so sorry the autism won for a bit and kept me from answering your questions, second of all i think your worldbuilding is SO NEAT :DDD this is SUPER COOL i love your ideas, comms being a telepathic link is so interesting to me!!! Also, im intensely flattered that you like the direction i took with hunger au's worldbuilding so much!! I've been having a lot of fun sorta marrying biology and irl physics with computer programming-based building building blocks for this universe, to the point where im actually starting to put together a legit glossary in my masterlist doc to keep it all straight in my head 😂😂😂 it's an interesting challenge for me to try and meld all these things together so i can make something that feels completely different from our world without losing its relatability, so im super glad you're appreciating it!!!

These are a lot of questions im gonna try and answer all at once, so i'll put it beneath the cut so it doesnt clog people's dashes LMAO

So firstly, the way i view communicators is,,, okay dont laugh too hard but i literally just visualize them as pip boys from fallout SKDNJWNDJS for some reason ive NEVER been able to shake that mental image, so ive just sorta accepted that into how i view them for hunger au. Personally, i see them as sort of a... mishmash of the bio-mechanical, something that isnt QUITE a direct part of them but is very much attached and integrated with their code. So its not like an organ, but an interface, i guess-- comms are how you can access an inventory, which is basically just hammerspace the way you've already described it, and where you can change your own surface code, and its also just... the way Players are able to interact with the worlds around them.

You also send messages with comms, but instead of there being anything like phone numbers, you're forming a direct link between your comm and someone else's!!! Not telepathic the way you've done with your worldbuilding, but because i see comms in this universe as something that latches onto and interacts with your code, its still a very important connection. Once connected, you can talk to that person all the time through your comm, even if they arent currently on your server-- although I do think that this only extends to when youre within the same server cluster.

As for how Players get them in the first place: for spawned Players, they just spawn in with them. Thats where the bio part comes in i think, and its a little hard for me to explain the way i view it, but its something like... i guess a bit like when moons form around planets. The code of an entity has a certain weight to it, and when a Player and their singleplayer world spawns in, the comm does with them, already attached and integrated with their code. For birthed Players, its very different-- they arent born with a comm, so they need a comm made, and then integrated with their code by a skilled code wrangler. It is VERY tricky to make a comm-- theyre incredibly fiddly, super hard to code without mistakes, and they take an extraordinarily long time to put together, let alone integrate properly with someone's code. Im not sure the word dangerous is the most accurate term here, but there are potentially harmful consequences if you integrate a poorly made comm with someone's code.

As for inventory transfer, i think you can bring stuff in your inventory from one server to another. This is mostly used for personal items or gifts, i think-- Player culture and attitude generally emphasizes fun, and whats more fun than giving someone something special that you made/got for them, or bringing a little memento with you from an old world you want to remember?

Theoretically, im sure there are Players who bring supplies or previously used tools with them to new worlds, but i think most Players like the excitement and challenge of starting fresh. It all depends on the person and the community culture surrounding that server if its a multiplayer. Cross-void trade is probably definitely a thing, but i dont think its necessarily very dangerous, just something more personal that you'd do for yourself or for a friend rather than any kind of business model.

As for someone being able to steal a comm, i dont think you can if its attached to the Player it belongs to, because at that point its basically a part of them. They can take them off, though, so someone could potentially steal it then, but unless theyre a skilled code wrangler and can crack into it, i dont think it would work for them or let them access that person's inventory. It would, however, be an incredibly effective (and cruel) way of controlling someone's actions and where they can go/who they can talk to.

This is why, ultimately, lost comms are a huge deal; losing your comm is literally losing access to pieces of yourself, your world, and your community. And while as a Watcher, Grian doesnt technically need a comm to access his code or enter other servers, he does still need it to keep in touch with other people and facilitate those community bonds, as well as keep an inventory. So yeah, Tango fretting over Grian losing his comm was very much warranted.

AAAAAAA THIS WAS VERY LONG i hope it was worth the wait!!! I know you sent another question but im gonna answer that one separately later since its about a different subject, and this is already SOOOO MUCH RAMBLING on my part. Thank you for sending these asks, and you are absolutely welcome to ramble at me as much as you want!!! :D

[little-fairy-forest]

could you do a bakugo,Midoryia and Todoroki (all separate) with a really alt s/o ?

like they’re pretty well known on social media (like they’re on everyone’s pinterest boards you know?) they could be in the hero course or in mics music course !!

it’s alright if not !! i never really see alt rep in x reader work so i understand if you aren’t comfy with it :) have a lovely day sweets and remember to eat lots ! xx

🍀 hello dear! Just had lunch so I'm full and happy writing this :)

Boys x alt! reader

Bakugou, Midoriya, Todoroki, gn!reader, fluff

Bakugou

Yep, just from your style this boy likes you already

If your confident in your style- holy shit, this motherfucker started skimping and he didn't realise

I think he thought his 'type' was probably a sporty person or who shares love for heros, which good if you are also

But his s/o just rocking down the street in the cool ripped tights and those boots that challenge his? Yes please~

He feels like he can easily match your style a little bit, like he isn't alt himself but he can throw on an all black number and call it a day

Someone mocks you for how you dress? No, he isn't having it

People take pictures with you? Yeah okay but do not touch his s/o. Nope

He loves helping you develop your Instagram account, he knows a thing or two about photography ( ahem thanks Masaru)

He met you through Jiro, you were a good friend of hers since you took music lessons off her dad which led you to get into the music course

This boy insists on reading your lyrics/ music sheet before you show anyone else

He loves to chill with you, who needs to go to some crowded park when you can both chill listening to your playlist as you play videogames

He loves is when you pick out his outfits, honestly he will wear it, and let everyone know you chose it out

"Yeah, y/n picked out the jacket -of course I look good! Tch they know style dumbass"

Black nails? Black nails

Wants to do your eyeliner for you, but ends up letting you try our different designs on him first :)

Todoroki

He thought you were being "rebellious" so he tried to ask you how to do that to annoy his father

And then he found out you just enjoy this style- yeah he now wants to dye his hair bc fuck it

He normally wears pretty casual bland clothes so when you are given his dads credit card to splurge on yourself you deffintly pick up a few things for Shouto

He decides to listen to your spotify, definitely not his taste in music but he will bare it if it makes you happy :)

Todoroki with ear piercings? Yes, why? Because Endeavor hates them ;)

This boy isn't a huge fan of social media, simply due to him always being in the spotlight since he was very young, but if you want him in a few of your pictures he doesn't mind

^ he is the cutest hype man in the comments though "this is what perfection looks like 💓" "you look so cute :)" and the best one yet- "mine 🖤💍"

He enjoys doing your skin care for you before you both get until bed, just him wiping off your make up and moisturizing your skin makes him warm and fuzzy inside <3

Kaminari thought it was funny since apparently Todoroki in an "alt" style fits his personally better then a rich boy, Shouto doesn't understand but you found it funny

You jokingly called him "my dark prince" when you painted his nails black and he was wearing all black

Shouto loves walking around differnt shops with you as you shop for your style, he doesn't mind being a human coat rack, but in return you owe him a kiss for each item of clothing ;)

Midoriya

I wouldn't say he had an "alt" phase but he did go through a small "emo" phase a few years ago- dark time

He thinks it's cute how different you both are from each other

People have said he now has "scary dog" privileges, (is that was it's called?) When you both go out places

You once customized an All Might figure to match your aesthetic and gave it to him as a gift, it now has a special place on his shelf :)

Bakugou once commented on your style and he got the filthiest look from Deku, yeah Bakugou knows not to say anything anymore...

Izuku thought it would look cute if he got one ear pierced by you from those self piercing piercers, this boy took everything in him to not cry as you pierced his ear...

If your in the hero course and have a hero costume themed like your casual style, this boy is your hype man, seriously. He thinks it's so cool that you made your hero costume based around your self and not your quirk- or even just letting the designers do whatever

This boy tried to do eyeliner once- yeah...he got it in his eye

If you dye your hair he will help you

Has a little notebook on everything about your style and preferences, e.g. music, makeup brands, clothing styles etc.

As you can tell from this monstrosity of a post that I am clearly not Alt myself-

Thank you for reading!

Requests are closed!

-> masterlist

[wizardlyghost]

- as i step aboard the HYDRAULIC PLATFORM which will bear my wide-eyed form to the surface, the GAME offers me one last chance from beyond the FOURTH WALL. "please, GHOST," it begs, "please reconsider your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats! to face this world with STRENGTH and CHARISMA and ENDURANCE scores as low as yours is an act of madness!"

- i barely even read the NOTIFICATION BOX. "to do otherwise would be an act of cowardice," i say. "the world can only kill me once."

- "that's not actually how videogames work-"

- "shut up."

- "ok."

- so anyway i exited the VAULT and, shockingly, the world had not survived NUCLEAR ARMAGEDDON. i tottered on down the hill, past the TANGLED SKELETONS of people who had died in the BLAST 200 years ago, many of whom i presumably knew personally. i assume the VAULT TECH SALESMAN was among them, but i was unable to distinguish his bones from those of everyone else refused entry to the VAULT. diogenes laughed.

- when i got down to SANCTUARY i found MISTER CODSWORTH the ROBOT BUTLER watering some extremely dead flowers. he tried to put a BRAVE FACE on but pretty much immediately had a FULL BREAKDOWN about being left alone with no purpose to fulfil for two centuries. TODD HOWARD you give me a button combo to give this robot a hug right fucking now.

- notably, he claims that he hasn't seen Anyone in all this time. this possibly means that the ASSHOLES who kidnapped BABY(?) SHAWN didn't come through this way?

- as another side note, this is the first full dialogue sequence of the game that isn't tied to character creation, and i had forgotten that the camera goes third person when my character is talking. those GLASSES i picked up from the OVERSEER's shrivelled corpse? i am now legally barred from ever removing them from CAT's face. it's a Look.

- i elected to explore the VILLAGE alone, remembering enough from last time to know that if i took MISTER CODSWORTH along he would charge directly into battle and i would probably end up accidentally shooting him several times. i used this time to familiarise myself with the WORKBENCH aspect of the game, which i hadn't really used previously. recycling all of the RUINED DEBRIS in the VILLAGE was a weirdly theraputic way to come to terms with the TRAGIC DEATH of HOWARD-TODD.

- i also got my first taste of HACKING in this game. i fucking love these kinds of logic puzzle so much fam. i've got a little physical notebook that i work the answers out on and everything. so far this is my absolute favourite part of the game.

- at some point i realised that i had racked up enough XP to level up. i took my first PERK in MEDIC because cleaning up the VILLAGE reminded me of the rp value of acting like the npcs of this world are real people, and building my character to be able to help them rather than just power levelling as fast as my ammo supplies would allow. in character i guess i just felt like the act of cleaning up the ruins of the world that from my perspective i had only been living in this morning drove it home that if i wasn't going to try to fix things then what in the goddamn else was i gonna do?

- with that deep thought i headed on up the hill to the RED ROCKET TRUCK STOP, which in my mind will forever be called PIZZA PLANET because there will always be a toy story kid buried somewhere in my exhausted soul. on the way there i met the TRUE HERO of FALLOUT 4: DOG THE DOG! he is a GOOD BOY and immediately saved me from a bunch of NAKED MOLE RATS. i pet him on the head and tried to give him a CAN OF DOG FOOD that i had found back in the village. possibly this isn't intended to be a consumable item, as he just solemnly carried it around in his inventory. i guess, like most dogs, he doesn't know how can openers work.

- i explored around the PIZZA PLANET TRUCK STOP and found an underground cave with a bunch of cool shit inside, along with a bunch of NUCLEAR WASTE BARRELS that had been extremely responsibly disposed of by tucking them away dirECTLY UNDERNEATH THE NUCLEAR POWERED FUEL STATION WHAT!?!?!?

- there must be a constant earthquake going on around the ruins of osha hq as everyone who has ever inspected a worksite turns in their grave at once. this shit made ME turn in my grave, and i'm not even THERE yet. as someone who just spent two centuries nonconsensually frozen to death in a world where people get radiation poisoning from their cola this is maybe the worst health and safety violation i have yet seen. at least when VAULT-TECH disregarded human life it was intentional.

- new LAWYERLY OBJECTIVE unlocked: personally resurrect the OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.

- anyway after NOPE-ing my way right the fuck back out of that cave i continued following the road towards CONCORD. it was here, in a house on the outskirts, that i made my most important discovery to date - a red bandanna, perfectly suited to be worn by my new best friend, DOG THE DOG. as i tied it around his neck, i heard in the distance the sound of gunfire, and decided that this was the perfect time to call it a night before i got sucked too deep into the action.

[maxwell-grant]

Charlie Chan. Who is fascinating, because he was created explictly to be an anti-Yellow Peril character. Unlike most Chinese characters of the time, he's both intelligent, physically capable, and unambiguously heroic. In the novels, he's simultaneously proud of being Chinese AND proud of being an American citizen. He gives orders and instructions to white people, and the narrative treats this as perfectly normal and acceptable. There's a bit in the first book, when an attempt to trap the..(1/2)

(cont'd)There's a bit in the first book where an attempt to trap the protagonist fails, because a message supposedly from Charlie clearly isn't because Charlie's English isn't broken, it's like poetry. Etc. The movies made him more stereotypical, & played by white actors in yellowface, but still, he's a heroic Chinese man, who is as capable and patriotic as any white man. Nowadays, he's thought of as racist caricature. Which he is, but still, it makes one think.

I'm not nearly as acquainted with Charlie Chan as you are (and I definitely suspected he was less racist in the original books because that's nearly always the norm when it comes to pulp characters) but yeah, that "Which he is" is forever going to be the most unfortunate and saddest part of it all when it comes to Charlie Chan. For all the virtues that can be bestowed on Charlie Chan, for everything great that the character had going for him and inspired, the fact that the least offensive image of the character I could find to put here for illustration's sake is from the Hanna-Barbera cartoon kinda exemplifies the big elephant in the room when it comes to Charlie.

Charlie Chan is a great example of two things: One is the way progress is never a fixed quantity and often what was progressive and forward-thinking in it's time can become something outdated and backwards and downright offensive given enough time, and the 2nd is my constant stressing that this is all the more incentive to reclaim the pulps and either highlight or fix aspects of them, instead of dismissing every aspect of them based on the preconception that everything about it's history is unforgivably bigoted and must be handled with the nuance of a sledgehammer.

I stress time and time again the need to highlight and understand the prejudices that went into pulps, because either ignoring them or wielding them as a weapon to attack them does no favors to anyone. The pulps weren't exceptionally bigoted - look at literally any medium in it's time period and you'll find bigotry and prejudice and hatred - and they were exceptional in the number of POC heroes and heroines. Pulps were a medium of experimentation and cheap entertainment that gave way to much, much more varied kinds of protagonists than were permitted in films, serials, novels, comics and radio serials of the day. Imagine if no one was allowed to bring up and discuss superheroes without mentioning the Superman Slap-a-Jap posters or the Captain Marvel story so horrifingly racist it was recounted by an American ambassador after it deeply offended a friend's son and a major influence on the 1950s anti-comic trials. "Pulp fiction had deeply, unforgivingly racist depictions that deserve intense scrutiny and cannot be ignored" and "Pulp fiction was significantly ahead of every other medium at the time in regards to authors and editors striving to publish stories about heroic POCs, this cannot be dismissed and is something that needs to be perpetuated" are not exclusive facts. "A product of it's time" is not an excuse and never was, but it's a fact nevertheless.

Every time someone speaks favorably of Charlie Chan in any capacity, they have to start with a long preface of everything positive that the character had going for him. Yes, he's a deliberate subversion of the Yellow Peril, he's a heroic protagonist, he's plump and good-natured and humorous but far from a joke, he's friendly and pleasant and well-educated and wise, he's a good dad and family man and a terrifically sharp detective who's so good at his job he gets called to solve crimes all over the world, and none of these traits are apparent to people who have to google the character and repeteadly see a white man in awful make-up into every single image of the character, who watch the movies and cringe at the broken English. It's hardly relevant in the face of all the Asian-American critics who acknowledge the character's virtues but rightfully point out that this fortune-cookie spouting caricature, acting subservient to whites and whose virtues are based around his proximity to a white American ideal, doesn't represent them and they shouldn't pretend it does.

Which isn't to say that to like Charlie Chan is "wrong", a lot of East Asians love Charlie and the character's obviously got fans in Asian Americans. It's a complicated subject and I obviously cannot begin to vouch in a subject so heavily based around perceptions I cannot experience. And I deeply detest the idea of speaking for others on their particular experiences on this kind of matter, which is something Americans do a lot everytime they talk about representation in media.

So instead, I'm going to tackle this on a roundabout manner by going on an unrelated tangent to bring up an example of representation that isn't quite representative of what it's supposed to be, has a lot of issues that have been dissected by critics among the people it was supposed to represent, and none of that stopped the character from being popular and beloved and from being claimed anyway. And it's a Brazilian fighting game character, which means it's completely within my ballpark.

Yeah, obviously Blanka doesn't look like anyone who lives in Brazil (whatever resemblance he bears to redheaded jungle protectors of Brazilian folklore is purely accidental). Obviously neither Jimmy nor Blanka are Brazilian names or even exist in the Portuguese lexicon. Obviously there are issues in Street Fighter's approach to representation across the board, sure, and I'd actually say Laura is much worse than Blanka in that regard (again, my opinion, obviously not universal), but the fact remains that Blanka is and has always been pretty controversial. Obviously there's Brazilians who took offense to Blanka and they weren't wrong to do so, and I obviously do not speak for everyone here, that goes without saying.

Obviously the idea that Brazil's major representative in a global cast of characters, the first big name Brazilian character in videogames, is going to be a freakish jungle monster who roars and bites faces has problems, as is the fact that all the others get to be regular people representing fighting styles from their countries while Blanka doesn't. None of the Brazilian SF characters represent Capoeira, which is kinda shitty to be honest. And there's a whole stereotype of Brazil as a backwards land of beasts and savages that Blanka's creation played into. There's no shortage of ground to criticize Blanka's representation and Ono actually apologized in an interview once, but then he learned one teensy little thing:

Street Fighter is very popular on Brazil. Would you like to leave a message to the fans from there?

"Ono: Yes, I'm aware. At the time of Street Fighter II a lot of the arcade machines produced went there, so I knew we had lots of fans there. A message to Brazilians, well, I'd like to apologize. I know Blanka's a weird character and I don't want any Brazilian to feel uncomfortable with that.

When Blanka was conceived, we knew there were forests in Brazil, and so we thought he could look like that. I was actually kinda nervous knowing I'd meet Brazilian journalists. Still, this is the first Street Fighter in ten years, so we'd like all fans to play, including Brazilians, which are many.

Thanks. Well, but you should know that Brazilians love Blanka

"Ono: Ah, good! I was scared of getting beat up if I ever went to São Paulo! (laughs)"

(That's from a 2012 tv special called The Greatest Brazilian of All Time where over a million viewers voted to elect whoever they wanted, and Blanka was going to win. He was polling ahead of Aryton Senna and PELÉ, fucking Pelé, yes this happened. He wasn't even disqualified for being a cartoon character, it was an open poll, he was disqualified due to canon stating he had been born in Thailand, which I think may have been retconned since then. Again, A MILLION BRAZILLIANS voted for this contest, and Blanka was going to win.)

Blanka is great and sweet and lovable, he made the best out of the incredible shitty hands fate dealt him and became a cool and strong green man who shoots lightning and flies, a self-taught warrior who rides whales and planes to fighting tournaments, and he loves his mom and friends and kicks ass and after he's done he dances in joy and gives the kids of his village piggyback rides, and Brazil loves him. He doesn't represent any existing person or fighting style, he's rooted in a negative stereotype and incorrect assumptions, he's not even really Brazilian, and he's our boy and nobody can take him away from us.

No criticism of Blanka, no matter how in-depth or even right it is, is ever going to affect that, because regardless of what was wrong or misguided and offensive about him, we claimed him and loved him so throughly that Capcom kept playing up Brazilian representation in every subsequent game post Alpha, and because of Blanka's impact and reception in such a big game, Brazilian characters have become a staple of fighting games, and that's how we got much more diverse representatives in those games. Fighting games have more Brazilian representation than LITERALLY ANYTHING ELSE on media not produced here. It started as BAD representation, with way less thought put into it than Charlie Chan, and it still mattered to a lot of Brazilians who reclaimed it and made it better than it was ever intended to be, and as a response to it, it gradually became better. 

Progress is not a fixed quantity, it's an uphill battle, and it's not unwinnable. Everything's gotta start somewhere.

The Good Asian is a ongoing comic that I think does the best job I've seen yet of handling an Asian American detective protagonist, which is not really a high bar in the first place, and more to the point, The Good Asian illustrates the 2nd part: the reclaiming. The Good Asian deals a lot with the realities that a 1930s Asian-American detective would run into, the strained circumstances and relationships between said character and the world around him, because it's born from an author who took a look at Charlie Chan and Mr Moto and the like and recognized the potential in those stories that could not be fulfilled in it's time period by the people writing said stories. 

The Good Asian pays little reverence to Charlie Chan, but it acknowledges that it cannot exist without Charlie Chan, and it reclaims the Charlie Chan premise at the hands of someone more adequately equipped to tell a gripping story that goes places none of Charlie's contemporaries would ever go. Regardless of how good or bad of representation Charlie Chan was, Charlie Chan mattered and was beloved and inspired a better example for others to improve on or rebel against.

I desperately wish that I could google Charlie Chan without having to look at a guy in yellowface, and the ONLY way that's going to happen is if the character ever gets meaningfully brought back and reclaimed for good by people who can meaningfully tackle the character and present him as he should have always been presented.

And then, I imagine it would be a lot easier to show people on how swell Charlie really is. A true, positive role model and hero, who no longer has to look like a gross cartoon to be able to exist at all. Who can finally be what he was always meant to be, and always was deep down.

[bluedoctors]

SSBU is fucking BONKERS

Now that we are close to the last fighters pass character for Smash Ultimate, can we take a moment to appreciate how insane this game is? Like think about it, it is crazy that all these Nintendo characters can fight it out:

That is pretty cool, but it can get weirder:

How is it possible that these 4 characters are in the same (official Nintendo release) game? Any 2 of these together is nuts, but all 4? BONKERS.

But shit can get weirder!

This screen looks like some weird rom hack! WTF is Cloud FUCKING Strife doing fighting Banjo FUCKING Kazooie? HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE

And you might say "well all those characters are the stars of their own games, sure it is weird but they were bound to be farmed out to other games" then how do you explain these guys! Each one of these weirdos can go up against any of those previous guys!

And look at all of these sinister bastards, they are all in THE SAME GAME

I could do this forever, I can show you combos of characters that would never have interacted if it wasn't for this bat shit crazy game!

This is a game where Ryu of Street Fighter fame can throw a hadouken at Bowser, king of the Koopas on the bridge of Eldin from TLOZ: Twilight Princess! A game where Pyra from Xenoblade Chronicles 2 can kick Steve from MUTHAFUCKING MINECRAFT in a packed Pokemon Stadium!

And all these characters I have showed isn't even HALF of the total available! And on top of it all, the game itself is FUCKING FUN TO PLAY

For the last Gagillion years, Masahiro Sakurai has not only managed to pack all of these characters into one fun-ass game, he has worked super hard to make them feel like they were plucked straight out of their game of origin, mechanics and all. Again, think about how insane it is that this game is a real thing you can play. What started as a 12 character Nintendo mascot fighter is now practically VIDEOGAMES the videogame.

So when the last character is announced, and it isn't the one you were hoping for, I'm not saying you can't be bummed about it. But don't let that disappointment ruin your or anyone else's enjoyment of this fucking BONKERS videogame.

What a fucking wild ride. Thanks Sakurai.

[k-project-singularity]

Facts & Trivia || Misaki Yata

The following is part of a series of posts made by me. The information listed is official canon provided by GoRa. Sources will go from the anime, to mangas and novels as well as official short stories. These are NOT fanmade headcanons. The purpose of these posts is to provide useful information for fans as well as roleplayers looking for confirmed lore for their muses. Please do not reply to argue with me about what you read here. I did not come up with this stuff myself. GoRa did. I’ll come back to edit these as I find more info.

Born on July 20, 1993 (The same year as Daichi Yamata, Tōru Hieda, Andy Dōmyōji and Saruhiko Fushimi).

Member of Homra since January/February 2009, when he was 15 years old alongside Saruhiko Fushimi.

His Homra insignia is on the left collarbone like Saruhiko Fushimi’s. Yata and Fushimi are remarkably known as the first and only case in which two clansmen received the mark on the same spot. Yata took great pride in this and will show it off often. He hates that Fushimi marred his own.

His weapons of choice are his fists and legs that Yata uses with expert street fighting moves and acrobatics. He also brandishes blunt weapons such as a baseball bat and a pole, and can control his aura to make his skateboard go faster as well as use it as a weapon itself.

He wears a smartwatch that he uses instead of a PDA. It has all the functions of a mobile phone, including camera and holographic screen as well as a flashlight. It was gifted to him by Fushimi, who personally customized it for him when they were roommates.

Yata called himself Yatagarasu to sound cooler as a Homra member. Yatagarasu is a crow spirit with three legs in Japanese folklore.

Yata is the vanguard of Homra. This means he adopts an all-out direct offense tactic, charging at the enemy on the front without any regard for his own safety. This used to make his duo with Saruhiko almost invincible as his friend would watch his back and finish off the enemy. But after they split up, this strategy doesn’t work as well and Yata often puts his own life at risk with it.

He was born with a different (and unknown) last name. His last name became “Yata” only once his mother remarried (In Japan children of remarried women get their new stepfather’s last name). Misaki was 6 years old at the time.

He hates to be called by his first name because it’s girly. The only people allowed to use it without getting yelled at are his family, Anna, and Saruhiko back when they were friends. Saruhiko still calls him Misaki out of habit, sometimes just to annoy him.

During his earliest childhood he was best friend with Rikio Kamamoto, dragging him around in all kinds of dangerous explorations. Departing from him at 6 years old, he reunites with Rikio once he joins Homra nine years later.

He always displayed a kind of tough, abusive friendship with Kamamoto, calling him names because of his weight and yelling at him when Rikio showed weakness by crying. Even now he doesn’t hesitate to fight him or physically hit him when in an argument.

Though he was born in Shizume City, he moved to live elsewhere at 6 with his mother when she remarried. When he was 12 his family moved in Chiyoda City (Saruhiko and Scepter 4’s district) and was able to go visit Shizume City again because it was nearby. At 15 years of age he returned to live in Shizume City when he moved in with Fushimi.

He attended Himuka Middle School in Chiyoda City, where he met and befriended Fushimi. Both of them dropped out at the end of their third year.

Though he was often bullied, Yata was kind of a bully himself at school, often forcing people into being his friends and scaring them with his fierce and strong personality. This caused the other kids to not really like him much and blacklist him behind his back.

Swears and yells a lot. He’s very manic and violent when he gets worked up and won’t hesitate to give a beating to fellow clansmen too if they anger him (or even if they don’t, in the case of Kamamoto).

He’s very good at baseball and is particularly proud of his straight as a pitcher.

He can use both the skateboard and surf board very skillfully. Even to the point where girls will find him cool, unbeknownst to him. He owns both boards stylized with Homra’s symbol.

His favorite subjects in school were PE and music.

However, seen how bad Yata was at playing Totsuka’s guitar, it’s safe to assume his only musical talent was singing.

He tried to learn to play the guitar from Totsuka.

He likes videogames, which he played a lot with Saruhiko in the past. He often goes to the arcade and has even taught Anna to play FPS games. This shows he might be a bit oblivious to what is appropriate for a kid when it comes to gore and violence.

For his age, he has pretty good housekeeping and cooking skills. However, Kamamoto has described Yata’s cooking as “too manly” for a girl’s birthday.

All animals seem to dislike him for some reason. This includes the horse strain Basashi and a retriever that Fujishima once picked up.

Neko, who also believes to be a cat, shows instinctive hostility towards Yata just like a real cat would.

Yata is actually upset when animals hate him and to bring it up is a sensitive subject.

This seems to be a “mirroring” trait to Fushimi, who instead dislikes animals and yet seems to attract them to himself like a magnet.

Eric Sōlt seems to dislike him (a reference to his dog-like personality), and often mocks him in English. Though Yata’s English is bad, he seems to be able to pick up the insults and gets very annoyed.

He’s very annoyed by how popular Kamamoto gets in the summer when he loses weight. Though, rather than because of jealousy, it might be because when Rikio is surrounded by girls it is impossible for Yata to approach him or hang out with him at ease.

He’s an active member of the Committee of Fattening Up Kamamoto Rikio, going great lengths with his cooking skills to make him gain weight (even to the point where his own living budget will be as low as to force Yata to eat poorly).

Yata appears to get overwhelmingly flustered in the presence of young women, to the point he looks outright terrified and avoids interacting with them. He seems to be okay with little girls or women far older than himself.

Because of his past drama with Saruhiko, Yata holds a personal and violent grudge towards Scepter 4 and anything related to them, reacting with suspicion and hostility towards any of its members.

By far the member who cares about Homra’s honor the most. Yata doesn’t tolerate that anything offensive is said about his King or clan. He also gets furious when his fellow clansmen act in dishonorable ways that could stain the Red Clan’s reputation, and will violently discipline them without any restraint if so.

In general, Yata proves to have great pride and sense of honor overall, refusing to strike at injured people, no matter how bad he hates them.

Despite his problems with Fushimi and how directly he insults him as they fight, Yata also won’t tolerate that anyone else speaks poorly of him. In general, Homra members know to avoid the topic entirely around Yata.

He’s known to not listen all too well to no one, save perhaps Mikoto-san (who however hardly ever tells him anything).

This may be another a mirror personality trait to reflect Fushimi, who instead doesn’t speak out his thoughts (“He never listens vs. He never tells”).

He won’t tolerate being bossed around by any guy save the Homra founders. Yata dislikes when people settle things on their own. Ironically, he is guilty of this fault himself as he often takes decisions and acts without waiting.

Despite his fiery temper, Yata is very nurturing and won’t hesitate to show concern and care for those he’s very close to. Though he may be aggressive about it, especially with Saruhiko.

Yata is tormented by not knowing the exact reasons behind Saruhiko’s betrayal. He’ll ask him several times, only to get mocked as a result.

When he and Saruhiko start arguing, Yata can get tunnel vision and forget about everything else around him, including bullets and grenades.

Though he always swears he’ll beat Saruhiko to death, deep inside Yata has never given up on getting his friend back, and always looks with hope for signs from Saruhiko that they can be comrades again. Because of this he gets even more hurt every time Saruhiko reiterates his betrayal and spite towards Homra.

Yata can be a bit of a crybaby and tear up more easily than most guys.

He’s terrified of ghosts. When he hears about ghost stories or thinks one may be close, Yata gets extremely jittery and manic. However, he strongly denies his fears and will react with nervous violence if accused of this.

[poepoe-thebunny]

Rudy/Tony and Fam during Quarantine

Cause this is where my life is at, apparently. I thought I escaped the “quarantine fever writing” that everyone else got. Apparently I was wrong. 

After another visit to the castle, the Thompson’s end up there in quarantine once miss rona hits the world. Thank god for WI-FI and working remotely, even if his parents look vaguely like zombies due to time zone differences. Tony can’t talk, his online schooling schedule is all sorts of weird and he’s pretty sure his teacher just wants to sleep until the whole thing is over. Honestly Tony can’t say he blames her. 

The Sackville-bagg clan, as it turns out, is a surprisingly overprotective bunch when they need to be, especially now that they have accepted their humans into the fold. Even with catching up on modern medicine and germ theory, they won’t allow anything to happen to their precious humans. 

(AU/headcanons incoming??

Rudy/Tony: 

- Think Rudy was protective before? Think again. 

- Rudy is over 300 years old, he’s old by human standards and he has met people who are old by vampire standards. He’s seen Things(TM) ok?

- He has been through more than one plague in his life. He has seen what it can do to the sick and the poor. He knows it’s a different now, that life-saving machines exist, that they’re working on a vaccine, that soap is widely available. 

- But he also knows it’s not. 

- Tony? Not going anywhere as far as he is concerned. Say hello to your prince, Rapunzel, cause Rudy is keeping Tony up in that tower if it kills him (again). 

- He knows where all of Tony’s masks are, and where he puts the extras. 

- He’ even shops online for masks with Tony, finding cool hand-sewn, gothic looking ones for Rudy himself to wear. He’s not sure if Corona even effects vampires, but Tony likes finding stuff to match his “aesthetic’ and it keeps his mortal happy. 

- He waits on his mortal hand and foot in between videogames and watching Netflix. (Tony likes How to Train Your Dragon and Paranorman, Rudy likes The Little Prince and Kubo and the Two Strings.). 

- Rudy’s first introduction to Tumblr is through Tony, and at one point they reach the Plague Doctor Aesthetics. While Rudy hasn’t spent much time in Italy, he doesn’t think they’re very accurate, and complains as such to his mortal. 

- Rudy is surprisingly easily offended about historically inaccurate things, and it sends Tony into laughing fits. 

- Rudy is Bad At Memes. Like, just in general he doesn’t always get them, and when Corona Memes become a thing he’s just constantly confused. Poor Rudy honestly. 

- Tries to learn to cook healthy human food, except he hasn’t had any major kitchen experience in 200-odd years and it comes out as a disaster the first few times he tries it. 

- It turns into a teaching session between him and the other adult humans, turns out the old couple who owns the castle like to feed people. Rudy walks into Tony’s room with a tray piled so high Tony can’t see his head. 

-Always offering to fly around the castle to get things for Tony, even if he isn’t sick. 

- TikTok dances. Tony shows him, then teaches him. Rudy is shockingly good at them, but Gregory thinks he’s cringy. 

Gregory: 

(Not me flexing my love of the good big brother trope, absolutely not, nope)

- Surprisingly rather take charge about the whole thing, he’s come around to the Thompson’s and the old couple. 

- While his parents help when they can, they sort of take a step back, and let the three siblings explain what’s happening in the world to the clan (if they are there). Being the oldest, Gregory sort of defaults to being the leader. 

-Checks in with the Thompson’s, as well as Otto and Emma (The old couple who run the place.) Asks if they need anything while they work/are in school etc. 

- Warns the clan to be very careful when visiting, not just for the Thompson’s, but also because Otto and Emma are getting on in years and could become sick very easily. Always asks for a heads up before a family visit. 

- Won’t tell anyone but, late at night if he’s not busy, he’ll do things around the castle for the humans, especially upkeep for Otto and Emma, while they sleep. 

- Dusting hard to reach spots like chandeliers, organizing books in the old castle library, moving heavy furniture and stuff since he can fly. 

-Low key drags Rudy and Anna into helping him clean 

(”But Gregory, this is our home now too! I’m sure they don’t mind.” 

“Humans are fragile, and they’re letting us stay here out of kindness, so don’t be rude. Clean up after yourself little brother.” 

“He’s right you know.” 

“Of course I am. And don’t think you’re getting out of cleaning the rafters Anna, and stop leaving your books everywhere for them to pick up.” 

 ‘hmph.” )

- Of the vampires he’s lowkey the best at cooking human food. Tony, Rudy, and Anna just walk into the kitchen at night and Fredrick is just watching his eldest, genuinely amused, as he dances around the kitchen in a “Kill the Cook (Too late, I’m already dead)” apron, blasting out dad rock from the stereo. 

-Bonds with the Thompsons over cooking human food, especially Tony’s dad after he teaches Gregory what an “air guitar” move is. 

-Gregory discovers pinterest food aesthetics, and is a machine of baking, mixing, and decorating sweet candies/cakes/brownies. He wants his food to look pretty dang it. 

- Anna and Rudy just watch, silently judging him. 

Anna: 

- She’s just thriving tbh. 

- She has internet access now, and her brothers have never been more terrified. 

-If Gregory is the vampire equivalent of a pinterest mommy, Anna is the vampire equivalent of creepy diy aesthetic tiktokers. 

-Not like, bloody horror diy, but like, the subtly creepy but still sweet kind, like the Addams family or Coraline. 

- She learned needle arts with her mom, so she’s out here sewing Coraline dolls, or patchwork dresses a la Nightmare Before Christmas cause she CAN.��

-Makes her own handbag with those felt cartoonish vampire faces and big fake bat ears on the side. 

-Learns more modern patterns and stuff, but will make masks for the humans as gifts, cause she doesn’t want them to get sick. 

- After watching Coraline together, she made “Other Me” dolls of her brothers, button eyes included, and stuck them in their coffins. She would make them “move’ by flying them around to different rooms when her brothers weren’t looking, just to freak them out. 

- Spoiler alert: it worked. They ran to Tony for help and she laughed over it for days. 

- Anna loves adventure books to Rudy’s poetry and Gregory’s fables/folk tales. She hates being excluded from her brothers “adventures”. 

-Tony introduces her to comics and video games and she just lives her best life. 

-One of her favorite comic book character is Cassandra Cain/Blackbat/The Orphan.

- She loves books like Matilda, The Chronicles of Narnia, and The Giver, as well as games like the Lara Croft/Tomb Raider series. 

-VICIOUS at video games, this girl has no mercy, she will blue shell you so hard. 

The Adults: 

-Life is Hard(TM) right now, but the Thompson’s try to make the best of it. They’re very grateful to Otto and Emma for letting them stay. 

-They’re both working remotely, so they’re a little messed up sleep schedule wise. But that’s ok, their vampire friends don’t seem to mind. 

- Freda teaches Dottie how to make proper tea, cause she likes it and Dottie is sort of addicted to caffeine. Dottie teaches Freda how to make mochas and smoothies, Dottie likes mango-pineapple smoothies and Freda likes hot white chocolate mochas with cinnamon. 

-Surprisingly, Frederick and Bob become pretty good friends. Frederick understands the stress of having to care for your family in very uncertain times, and the two men bond over unsure parental decisions. 

-Bob is also surprisingly good at making Frederick loosen up, much to Freda and Dottie’s amusement. While initially awkward, they have a surprisingly snarky and sarcastic sort of friendship. Frederick deadpans insults at him and Bob cheerfully annoys him into Being Nice For Once while being completely aware of the fact that he’s annoying Frederick. 

-Meals where Bob cooks often consists of him singing oldies into his spatula, making bad impression of certain singers, including Elvis and Cher. He is occasionally joined by Tony and Gregory, making the entire family laugh. 

- Anna’s bones may be old, but she can hand sew like a goddess, and has occasionally taken to fixing up the kids’ torn clothes, as Dottie can barely keep straight lines and Freda prefers knitting. 

- Someone (read: Freda) mentions that Frederick can play the cello, and after a rousing performance, it turns out that Otto can play an accordion, and of course Bob can play the guitar. A jam session occurs as the kids just stare in utter bewilderment.

- Tony’s grandparents were kinda hippies, so Bob and Dottie know a lot of oldies and folk songs, which while different than from what they normally hear, Otto and Anna connect too. They swap songs back and forth, and it turns out Dottie can do a mean Loretta lynn impression. 

- Dottie likes the Beach Boys, and teaches the others how to Twist. As in, the dance, and Freda actually likes it quite a bit. 

[allegra-writes]

Just my type

Peter Parker x Villain!Reader

Peter Parker x Villain!Reader

NSFW

Warnings: Smut

The request:

This is actually a combination of two different requests An anonymous reader who asked for a dominant reader and @asuperconfusedgirl who wanted an imagine about the "let's try that again" gifset, because, I quote: "Damn!". I wholeheartedly agree. This might be a little darker and shorter than you're used to from me, but I wanted to do something different. Hope you still like it🔥

“More than meet the eye, to tell the truth would be a lie”

Just My Type - The Vamps

Peter didn't know how he had gotten here: One minute, he was just dodging another one of Flash's caustic remarks, minding his own business, just trying to get out of one field trip unscathed; and the next he was here... With you, the new girl, on his lap bouncing on his cock, in broad daylight on the top floor of the bus. Where anyone could come up at any minute. Where anyone could see.

It was wrong. It was dangerous. It was insanely hot.

And you were relentless: Labored breath, fine sheen of sweat covering your face and your breasts, but you still showed no sign of being tired or slowing down, chasing your release. Riding him, using him, mercilessly. And he knew he didn’t have any experience whatsoever so his input would probably be useless, but there was still one thing he could do.

He put his hands on your waist, to help you ride him faster, bunching the fabric of your pretty dress a little, making it ride up your thighs just enough to give him a glimpse of his thick cock disappearing inside you. He moaned at the sight, but you quickly slapped his hands away.

“Remember the rules, Peter…” You reminded him, breathily, “touch me, and this is over…”

“No… no, please!” He begged, pathetically, “please, I’ll be good… I promise!”

“Atta boy” You approved, leaning over to place a little kiss on his lips, surprisingly chaste for your current activities, “And good boys get their rewards…”

You tighten your pussy muscles up, tearing a groan out of his throat. You pushed him around until he was lying flat across both seats, his head pillowed by the window. Satisfied with his new position, you leaned back a little, reaching behind you to cup his balls under your dress.

“Fuck!.. oh fuck! Right there!” he sobbed, “right there!”

“Shh, I know, baby,” You cooed, soothingly, “I know…”

“I-I’m gonna…”

“Oh no, Spidey. You are going to wait your fucking turn” You reprimanded him, turning your massages into a hard squeeze that had him crying out. An alarm went off inside Peter’s head at you calling him 'Spidey', but soon your punishing rhythm and strong grip on the base of his cock had him rolling his eyes inside his skull, brain melted into a useless puddle of goo.

You weren’t any better, jumping up and down his hard length, your clit hitting your knuckle every time you took him in all the way, the sharp sting of the head of his cock colliding with your cervix giving you the extra edge you needed for the tight coiled spring inside you to finally snap.

You could have ended it right then, after all, you had already gotten yours. But he had been so obedient, so good… He deserved a reward. Besides, it was going to be easier if you tired him out. Yeah, those were the only reasons.

Or at least, that’s what you told your self as you braced yourself placing both hands on his muscular chest, drool worthy even hidden as it was under his plaid shirt, and rocked your hips in short quick strokes, your sensitized walls fluttering around him in the tiny aftershocks of your orgasm.

Peter’s hands were blindly searching for purchase, and one of them found it on the edge of the seat he was lying on. You heard it crack under the force of his grasp and knew that, as reckless as you were being, you had been smart in not letting him put his hands on you.

“So good… you’re so good… oh, fuuu-“ His voice was pitched high and you knew he wasn’t going to last much longer. You leaned over him to whisper at his ear,

“Come for me, baby” Baby? You frowned. Where had the endearment come from? He wasn’t your baby. He wasn’t yours, period. You would do better to remember what you were doing this for. “Come on Peter, come all inside me…”

It was all it took, almost as if he was waiting for your order. You felt his hips involuntarily thrust up into you as he came with a final curse.

“Woah… Oh God!” He was breathless, completely spent, melting into the seats, “That was… let’s… let’s try that again!”

That made you chuckle despite yourself. You hated to admit it, he was cute. And that debauched, fucked out look was really hot on him.

Peter’s brain was trying to get through the fog, trying to pin point exactly what felt wrong, you saw it on his eyes. It was a shame, really, you could have bask in the afterglow for a little longer if it wasn’t for your earlier slip-up. You probably didn’t have more than a few seconds before he remembered you calling him Spidey, so you reached for your backpack under the seats and pulled a small golden cylinder out of it.

As you opened it and applied your lipstick, you noticed Peter’s eyes on you.

“What?” You asked a little harsher than you probably needed.

“Nothing, it’s just… God, you’re so pretty!” Peter reached for your face, cupping your cheek and you allowed yourself to lean into his touch a little.

“Really? You like me?”

Peter nodded. Your smile turned a little sharper,

“And what about my lipstick, you like this shade?”

The question struk him as a little weird, but, whatever, it wasn’t as if he actually understood girls most of the time.

He nodded again,

“It’s almost as pretty as you”

Your smile was definitely wolfish now.

“Thank you! It’s vintage, you know?” You commented casually. He perked up at that; he liked vintage things too. Granted, he liked vintage computers and videogames, but maybe you guys could find something in common.

Emboldened by that thought, he chanced snaking his arms around your waist. His heart did a little jump when you didn’t immediately removed them.

“Really? That’s pretty cool!”

“Yes, it’s from the forties, actually” You explained, “This specific shade was a favorite amongst the female agents of the SSR. You know, the Strategic Scientific Reserve. Later known as SHIELD…”

Peter’s blood turned to ice, and his grip around your waist, vicelike. There were no traces of the lazy, spent smile on his face, or of the adoration that up until two seconds ago had shone bright in his eyes.

“Who are you?” He demanded, tightening his hold on you minutely. To his surprise, you didn’t struggle or tried to get away: You did the exact opposite thing, wrapping your own arms around his neck and leaning in closer.

“Wanna know the name of this shade?” You breathed against his lips, right before capturing them in an open mouthed kiss, slow and dirty, and by far the most sensual one you had ever shared.

By the time you released his lips, his head was spinning. No, wait, it wasn’t his head, it was the whole bus. Scratch that, it was the whole world. Your smirk as you looked down on him, the only thing on focus, everything else was blurring, shifting and twisting fast.

“It’s called 'Sweet dreams'…”

Realization dawned on him as the blackness overtook him, you had drugged him. With your lipstick.

“Who are you?” The demand came out as more of a beg. You sighed.

“I'd tell you the truth, Peter, I'd do” You confessed, “But even that would be a lie”

The last thought on Peter’s disjointed mind before succumbing to unconsciousness was that at least now no one could make fun of him for being the last virgin on senior class anymore.

You knew it was a mistake, letting him live. Just as you knew it was a mistake as you were climbing into his lap in the first place. Your soft spot for Peter Parker was a weakness, a dangerous one that would surely come back and bite you in the ass some day. But he wasn’t the enemy, not really, and your mother had thought you to minimize the casualties anyway; people weren’t numbers, they weren’t “collateral damage”, they were sons and daughters and brothers and mothers, they were someone’s whole world.

Just as your mother had been your whole world, before she was taken away from you.

And now, thanks to Peter Parker, you had exactly what you needed to find the real responsible for your mother’s death, and make him pay. You took the glasses from his face and put them on. They remained unresponsive but it didn’t matter, you were a hacker the likes of which the world hadn’t seen since Daisy Johnson, your мамочка had said so herself. If there was anyone in this world capable of hacking into the interface, it was you.

You finally stood from Peter’s lap, letting him slip out of you, and tucking him back into his pants, cause you figured he was going to be plenty humiliated once he woke up, he didn’t need the losers of his school to make fun of him anymore than they already did. You hurried to get your things and jump out of the bus, knowing that with his peculiar metabolism, he was going to burn through the narcotic a lot faster than a regular man.

And if you felt the smallest pang of regret as you saw the bus driving away, or if you dreamt about Peter Parker for weeks after your little encounter, well, no one actually needed to know.

To be continued...

[randompasserbyer]

For the D.I.D meme, 1, 6, 16 and 17

sytfuygihnoi #1 is a big one so I’ll answer the other 3 in another ask lmao

1.  Introduce your headmates/alters. How many are there? What are they all like?

So, there’s 26 of us, give or take 2, so I’ll try to give brief descriptions of everyone in order of when they split. Thank you for asking uwu

Blue is our host. He's the one we all refer to as the owner of the body. His form in the headspace shifts depending on his kinshift, but he’s usually presenting as an Underswap Sans fictive. He uses he/him pronouns a lot but he’s genderfluid and often doesn’t consider himself a man and appreciates being called a woman despite using he/him pronouns. Gender is confusing tyfugihop

Sam is the main protector/gatekeeper of our system. She’s been around the longest, she was the first that Blue was aware of when he noticed the system, and we all kind of look up to her. She’s a “take no shit” type of person and we’re all very grateful for her. She looks like a ghost and I don’t know how else to describe her iohguyfutd

Quadi is our main trauma holder. She rarely fronts and I have zero clue how to describe what she looks like. Nobody ever interacts with her in the headspace because she’s always in her room. If she fronts,, just send her love and support.

Shnep is.. well, I don’t actually know her role, to tell you the truth oiugfyt She looks like Walmart-brand Flame Atronach from Skyrim. She only gets to front if Sam lets her front and it’s a controlled environment. Loves to play videogames tho. Murder Mystery is her favorite cause she gets to let loose.

Watcher is our persecutor. He’s only gotten front, like, twice in the last year but he causes plenty of harm in the headspace. He can shapeshift and the only way we can tell it’s him is that his eyes will stay black. He’s been around just as long as Sam, but you can never find him unless he wants you to. Our protectors are good at keeping everyone safe.

Zane is our sexual protector/trauma holder. He stays in his room as well but we’re free to come visit him at any time. I don’t,, really know?? how to describe him?? He’s another shapeshifter but I personally haven’t interacted with him since I formed so I can’t tell you much ftuhiojn

Viper is a giant skeleton lamia and while I personally quake in fear, he’s a genuine sweetheart and he loves talking to people. He knows broken English but he doesn’t let that stop him. He actually went dormant shortly after forming and nobody knew he even formed until he woke up a year and a half later and everyone went “Huh?????”

Nightshade is an Error Sans fictive. He’s another one of our protectors and he’s really good at his job. To be more specific, he’s an avenger, he helps us deal with our abusers. He’s gotten over his haphephobia for the most part since splitting, though it flares up around strangers and honestly I don’t blame him.

Template is a Template Sans fictive lmao. creative nickname I know XD He’s a middle and Nightshade is fiercely protective of him. He loves to play videogames and draw. Ask him about Spyro or Pokemon ;) He keeps going in and out of dormancy so,, idk when he’ll front again but he always seems to have a good time when he does.

404 is a Blueberror fictive. He’s fairly impulsive and.. yknow, I want to say he’s impulsive, but the guy has so many amnesia barriers about his entire being that I can’t say it for certain. He’s a cryptid. You’ll never see him in the headspace unless you see one of his soft triggers and he has so few of those lmao (Our partner says he’s like Ghostbur but hyper, so take that as you will)

Gold is a Birdtale Sans fictive. He doesn’t like to talk unless you’ve gained his complete trust, or he’s alone. He’s very much a “body language is a universal language and it’s the only language in the universe I know” kind of guy. He tells great puns tho. He’s pretty chill. Apparently he formed like.. years ago?? And Sam had just been blocking him from the main area of our headspace for a really long time??

Squid is our Ink Sans fictive (are you seeing a pattern here? Hyperfixation go brrrr). He’s chaos but he can be pretty down to earth if he wants to be. He’s stuck in a state of constantly missing his old life, though. He loves to draw and leave long supportive chaotic comments on other people’s art. If he can’t draw, he gets anxious.

WDG is our Handplates Gaster fictive. His lab takes up the entire basement of the headspace mansion and half of it is just an entrance to the Void, which only he and Shard can access. He’s very analytical and emotionally and physically distant, but he’s really good at making sure the body is taken care of. He likes to document everything he does and when so it’s pretty easy to see what he did when he fronted. Terrified of his curiosity though, that skeleton loves science way too much.

Shard and Sunshine are a subsystem Shattered!Dream fictive. Sunshine is really sweet but very paranoid and sensitive. Shard is actually both a persecutor and a protector. Kind of a.. “Nobody gets to hurt this system except me” kind of vibe, yknow? He’s been working hard to reform though because he hurt our partner once and felt really bad. He’s come a long way ^^

Viola is an Underswap Sans fictive, but she split from a fanfiction called By the Angel (it’s nsfw if you look it up, but it’s got a great plot lol). She’s actually transgender since her fic has her as he/him and we’re very supportive of her <3 She’s.. I don’t know how to describe her other than she’s got an old soul and a old-fashioned way of speaking. She loves to listen to kulning videos. Swedish culture really vibes with her.

Drake is a fictive from a really old Minecraft roleplay called The Haunted. He’s half Enderman and he can do magic. He’s kind of timid and his anxiety is always through the roof. He gets hella dysphoric when he fronts and often has headaches and we’re?? not sure?? if he’s a subsystem or not??? with Herobrine??????? He won’t tell anyone if he is or not, he just dodges the question.

*inhale* Pinky is a vampire Ink Sans fictive. He’s what would happen if you gave a vampiric opossum a bigger body lmao. He’s incredibly mischievous (and a tad selfish, if you ask me) and likes to cause pranks at the worst times. He adores our partner though.

TB is a Technoblade fictive/factive. Both?? It’s hard to tell with him. He looks like a twunk piglin and behaves like one too. He’s taken on the role of protector recently, though, and he monitors any new splits until we’re sure they’re not going to hurt the body or any relationships with other folks. He likes to talk about piglin culture a lot. (he kins Billiam and it’s entertaining to watch him call everyone peasants and poor when we too are in fact poor)

Phil is our Philza fictive. He’s the dad friend of the system, the caretaker. He takes a very neutral stance on things and will often refuse to step into a fight, but he will try to calm folks down. I can’t tell you how much of a comfort he is. He loves to talk about his past life and his little family, though he gets sad about it sometimes.

Ghost is our Ghostbur fictive. He loves pranks and he’s very sweet. He has so much blue, you would not believe. He’s such a softy and loves to make people smile. He either hangs around TB, Phil, or Theo and he doesn’t usually front alone. He does have Alivebur shifts but he essentially just gets really edgy and depressed in a sort of self destructive way, but he’s still soft. He just tells really wild jokes and he’s a lot more impulsive.

SNL/Space Heater (he doesn’t have a good nickname yet) is our Sapnap factive/fictive. He really enjoys front but he doesn’t really get much done when he fronts tfuygiuhoip He just reads fanfiction lmao. He loves Dadboyhalo and Dreamnap content. He’s a pretty chill guy, doesn’t get into a lot of fights. He just wants to have fun.

Theo is our protege!Tommy fictive. He actually split from the popular fic Rewind and he’s just been.. vibing? He gets along well with Sapnap most of the time but he’s had a lot of trouble warming up to TB, Phil, and Ghost. I think he enjoys front?? He fronts often enough. I don’t know how to describe him except that he’s very Tommy-like lmao

Fakier is our newest split. He’s an ARG Wilbur fictive. He doesn’t like to talk too much about himself but he loves to infodump about codes and cryptic stuff like that. He’s actually done a lot with taking care of the body and taking long walks outside and just, enjoying life. He did leave the windows open on a really cold day tho and our apartment hasn’t been warm since :\ He seems cool, I’m just annoyed that my fingers and toes are freezing off lmao /hyperbole

We’ve had a few integrate over the past two years so it’s hard to keep track of how many there are for sure, but that should be everyone. Sorry for the wall of text dytufibonk Hope you liked the answer tho ^^ I’ll answer the other 3 answers tomorrow in a post together and @ you so you don’t miss them uwu

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Life of the Party

This is the fluffiest thing I’ve ever written and it still involves a swingers’ party. But seriously, other than the setting, this whole thing is just humor and boy-meets-girl cuteness. 

Pairing: Adam Cole x reader

Word count: 2,117

Content advisory: nothing beyond the setting

“Could you please stop acting so uptight?” Jeanie asks, poking you hard in the ribs. “You said you wanted to try it.”

Yes, you have to admit, you did say that you wanted to try it. Jeanie had been sharing her stories with you and Ellen about going to the swinger parties hosted by a physiotherapist who regularly attended Jeanie’s yoga classes and her husband, and a month ago, she’d finally persuaded Ellen to come along to one. Ellen had been so impressed that she’d talked about it for a week nonstop and you finally had to concede that, yes, you were curious and that you did want to come along the next time there was an opportunity. And you had wanted to come along. You wanted to get into the spirit of liberation and exploration that these nights offered. But here you were, walking into a party with a very select guest list and all you could think of to do was make wisecracks. 

Jeanie and Ellen were both insistent that you keep your mind open, to which you responded that you couldn’t keep your mind and legs open at the same time, which got a chortle but also a withering look from both of them. Your inclination was to separate from the crowd with them and to pass the night making catty comments. They, however, preferred to circulate and see who might be interested and what they might be interested in. Normally, sarcasm and irony were the weapons you used to prevent yourself from feeling vulnerable. But normally, your friends would be right beside you. Tonight, they weren’t so interested in smart remarks and were more interested in seeing what kind of adventure they could find. It was almost like disinterestedly scanning through Tinder and getting frustrated by playing eye contact games with guys in bars wasn’t enough for them anymore. 

It took exactly 38 minutes for you to completely lose your sense of ironic invincibility. You know this because you’ve been able to time it on your phone. In those first minutes, you were joking with Jeanie and Ellen, then they chose to migrate into the crowd and started chatting with a few people. Then you’d just chilled on your own and thought it was funny how everyone else seemed to be trying to hook up with someone. Then it had occurred to you that everyone else was hooking up with someone, almost as if being open about what they wanted was something that wasn’t a source of humiliation for them the way it was for you. Then you’d realized that you were standing by yourself, protected by an impenetrable wall of sarcasm, completely isolated while everyone around you was getting laid. 

You’d sure showed them. You alone had discovered the secret to not having sex at a party the point of which was to make sure that everyone had all the sex they wanted. Lucky for you that the guests were so distracted that it was easy to just steal alcohol from the refrigerator. It was like you were doing the hosts a favor, making sure that the supplies they laid in didn’t go to waste. There were little hors d’oeuvres on trays catered from a company whose treats didn’t come cheap, so you grabbed plate full of those too and retired to the back patio to feel awkward and superior and incredibly envious that there were people who could just approach other human beings and tell them they wanted to have sex with them and get it. 

This goes fine for about fifteen minutes, or two full glasses of wine and about half the plate of exquisite mini pastries and vegetable art, at which point another solitary figure slinks out onto the patio with you. There is immediately a dirigible of silence between you, swollen with mutual desire, the desire to be left alone and to have no one notice you. On the other hand, it is also fueled by the awareness that the two of you are the party’s resident weirdos and that social convention demands that you try to forge some kind of connection so that you can eventually make eye contact and fall in love or something. It’s you who gives in first. 

“Miniature sausage?”

The tumescent blimp of tension between you deflates as the man looks up with a combination of defensiveness and hostility. 

You press the still half-eaten plate towards him. “They ordered these individual mini sausages with gourmet ingredients and everything. There’s like four different kinds and they all look like they’re made by hand. I mean, I can’t imagine they found a machine that could make them this size.”

He’s still giving you a bit of a suspicious look, scanning you for any sign that you’re mocking him but gradually he drags his chair a little closer to observe the food you’re proffering. He snatches up a tiny deconstructed spanakopita-type-thing that crumbles in an avalanche of phyllo crumbs over his dark shirt when he tries to take a bite. 

“Those are a bit tricky,” you commiserate. 

“So, you’re the… official taster?” he kids, obviously trying to project a bit of cool as he brushes himself more or less clean. 

“Sure, we can go with that.” You once again extend the plate to let him try something else and, after allowing his hand to hover a moment, he takes one of the perfect little sausages. 

“Ok,” he says, nodding, “you have a point. These are pretty awesome.”

You resist the urge to say ‘I told you so’ by pushing one of the salmon-lemongrass wraps into your mouth. 

“You prefer fish?” he grins. 

“I just like to eat.”

He laughs a little and, as ridiculously clichéd as it is, you bat your eyelashes because now that you’re able to get a better look at him, you feel your thighs inadvertently press together. He is really good looking. His light brown hair is drawn back into a loose chignon, and he has that perfected, give-a-shit scruff you’ve seen in musicians and you hope to god that he’s not one of those because they’re always such cocky assholes. But what really draws you in are the bright, sparkling, mischievous blue eyes. You can’t stop staring at them and into them, imaging what they’d look like sparked with lust and… you realize it’s been an inappropriately long time since either of you has said anything. 

He takes your last oyster, the bastard, and tips the shell against his mouth, allowing the flesh to slide through his lips and over his tongue that flashes out for just a second to capture the drops of briny liquor. The change in his expression shows that he’s definitely caught you looking in a way that’s entirely appropriate to the party inside. 

“So why aren’t you enjoying the main course?” you ask, trying not to be quite so obvious and hitching your head in the direction of the house. 

“I have no idea what the fuck I’m doing here,” he sighs. “I was with my girlfriend, well, my ex-girlfriend now, for seven years. Two weeks ago I came home from a tour a day early and I run into her with her movers clearing all her stuff out of our condo. Braden’s my nutritionist and told me he and Sheryl were having this party and he thought it might be a good chance for me to shake off some of the… well, you know. Seven years with the same girl and now I’m single.”

Everything after “home from a tour” is a sort of verbal soup to you. A tour. He is a musician. Oh no. 

“What about you?” he asks. “How did you end up on Fuck Island?”

“My friend Jeanie is Sheryl’s yoga instructor,” you squeak, wishing very much to leave it at that. He gives you a pointed stare and a smile that seems to light up the entire yard and so, feeling more than a little self-conscious, you continue, “My husband left me about a year ago and I haven’t been… well, I haven’t dated anyone since then and Jeanie figured that this might be a good opportunity to get back in the saddle.”

He gives you another big smile and you think, or at least hope, that there’s a bit of a flirtatious glint in his eye. “I didn’t know they had a saddle too.”

It’s a silly joke but it does make you laugh and that makes you feel a little less awkward that you basically told a complete stranger that you got your ass dumped and hadn’t had sex since. Still, you’re eager to move on. 

“So you’re a musician?”

“What? Oh, because I was on tour. No, I’m a professional wrestler.”

And that, you think, might be worse than a musician, because it’s sort of like being a jock version of a rock star, right? All of the testosterone and none of the creativity? 

“What do you do?” he asks, pleasantly enough. 

“I’m the curator at the A.E. Backus Gallery.”

His dazzling eyes widen. “Wow…” he stammers, “Art.”

You giggle and pour yourself another glass of wine. “Wow… Wrestling.”

He leans in and takes the bottle from you, gulping directly from it as he leans back into his chair. “I’m not really arty.”

“Not at all?”

“Does videogame art count?”

“It can,” you answer, pushing a note of gentle humor into your voice. 

“Well then I guess I’m a bit of a collector. Maybe you can sell me something.” He hitches his eyebrows a little and it is endearing. 

“I didn’t know wrestling paid so well.”

“It does when you’re as good at it as I am,” he grins, taking another long swig from the wine bottle. 

His arm is slowly moving towards you and you’ve leaned forward so that you’re at once helping to close the distance between you and giving him a nice view of the tops of your breasts, something which does not appear to go unappreciated. Feeling a little cheeky, you take a big drink from your wine glass and allow a drop to fall from your lips. As you were hoping, he reaches over and brushes it away with his thumb. His eyes are definitely more intense, more curious and threaded with a hint of lust and they are every bit as thrilling as you thought they would be. 

“I’m Adam,” he whispers. 

“Eva,” you tell him, and you both laugh a little at that. 

“So I guess we really should be naked.”

“Or if we felt self-conscious, I think that one of the hors d’oeuvres has some minced grape or fig leaves.”

“Are you suggesting that I would be able to cover myself with just a tiny sausage?”

You laugh again and blush because his hand is still resting against your face, stroking your cheek ever so softly. 

His eyes flicker towards the house and he struggles for a minute to form words, his jaw twitching a little with the effort. And as much as you feel yourself growing damp at the idea of being with him, the idea of doing so in a sauna of sex mist is not working for you. 

“I cannot tell you,” he begins finally, waving a hand towards the indoors, “how uncomfortable I am with this whole thing.”

“Oh,” you exhale in sweet relief, “you don’t need to tell me because I just… This is not my scene. No judgment but this just isn’t going to work as a way of getting back out there.”

He gives you a wink. “Eva, would you like to go somewhere and not have sex with me for a bit?”

You look down at what you’re wearing, dismayed. “I’m basically wearing lingerie.”

“You look beautiful.”

“I feel naked.”

“It’s ok,” he assures you. “I know an amazing place to get drive through. You know. If that’s something art gallery girls can get into.”

“I can get into that.”

He stands and offers you his arm, the muscle flexing a little as he helps you up and sending an electric shiver through your core. Toned and firm but not the bulked-up, steroid-ridden balloon you would have imagined all pro wrestlers to possess. You bite your lip and he definitely notices, edging just a little closer to you,

“I really hope no one’s fucking in my car,” he says wistfully. 

“I’m so glad I came here in a cab.”

The two of you share a conspiratorial glance as you pick your way down the driveway and onto the street towards his hopefully unoccupied car. No sex for a bit, you tell yourself, but maybe not too long of a bit.