#man idek

[kristiliqua]

i’ve had this thing in my notes app but errrr here u go tumblr (tr!sneeg YIPPEPEE)

Something about power… appeals to Sneeg.

He works day and night, grinding and grinding to get his numbers up.

He joined the Kingdom for power. For supplies and alliances to make it easier to gain it for himself.

People ask him… why?

Why gain this power?

To rule the Realm? To be able to kill and take down anyone in his way? To protect those he cares about?

And while those things are… good benefits (barring the first one; he couldn’t care less about that), those aren’t the reasons why.

The feeling. It’s the feeling of power and effort and strain running through his veins, the work it requires to feel it.

It’s addicting, heady. One could call him greedy, prideful—committing deadly sins; it’s certainly gotten him killed a few times now.

It drives him to travel far and wide across the globe, away from his friends and isolating him. It drives him to do dangerous, risky things, in order to prove himself capable, greater.

But he does it anyway. Because the journey of gaining power, seeing the numbers go higher—something about it drives him to keep moving forward.

To keep living to see the next day, even when—even if… no one is there anymore.

But… that doesn’t matter here. He has people he cares about… here. So it drives him to continue to be able to protect them, even after he fails.

Because he can get better. He can be good enough, he can, if he just tries—

He can stop them from leaving him forever. If they just see how useful he is, maybe they won’t—disappear. Whether it be out of choice or not.

…Perhaps there’s two reasons. Maybe. Though to Sneeg, it doesn’t really matter the reason why.

He does what he does. And for some reason (that of which doesn’t matter), power—and the work it requires to gain it—appeals to him.

It draws him nearer, white hot and burning, searing his skin as he closes in. A flame.

And, to a moth like him, there is nothing more addicting. Nothing more distracting, nothing more mind-enveloping, than the grind it takes to feel the warmth in his cold skin.

Even when the journey kills him, he comes back, again and again, just for the burn that scorches away every other ailment in his mind.

He will hone the flame into his own.

He will draw the flame to the moth.

(Although, maybe it’s hubris making him think he can defy his nature.)

[mimiiis]

guys here me out this is the typa shit simon sends you drunk asf on his way home from the pub after a night out w the 141 (or johnny tbh but i first thought of simon😭😭)

[matchesarelit]

[uh-mxtx]

Question for people who actually know chinese culture/the Xianxia genre/the ethics and effects of monsters, yao and resentful energy-

Can you use stuff made from them?

Like, specifically the tortiose of slaughter, if i want to have them eat something made of it, is it taboo? Would it be a last desperate option sort of thing? Or would they go “hey cool look at this massive turtle lets see how much guilinggao we can make out of it.”

Would the sects have pelts from massive yao? Like, could the nie have this massive tiger pelt that is very clearly not from a normal tiger? The Jin have got some thirty foot snakeskin from a measuring serpent coiled around some pillars? The jiang have a cool basin made of a massive evil river mollusk or smth?

Could bones or teeth be used as jewelry? Like ivory? It doesn’t seem to be a common material irl for han chinese but still questioning. Majong tiles made of demon cattle bones. Haircombs made from their horns.

Like obviously they don’t do any of that with fierce corpses bc they’re so upset about WWX messing with them, but what about the monsters they kill what happens with them. Does the resentful energy make these materials useless? Or are they collected and used?

[djarinova]

why does he speak like this? im going insane

[eyedlir]

Basic doodles and stuff before I hopefully finish a few actual pieces

[venigni]

Day 5 of Nameless Puppet be like 💀☠️🏴‍☠️

[orchidbreezefc]

made an edit of [this] for a slightly different dynamic

[llycaons]

saw a post the other day about what kinds of off-the-grid activism modern au xxc and sl would be doing and someone was like 'oh they'd work at a nonprofit then donate most of their income anyway!' listen I don't think you know about the nonprofit industrual conplex because that is NOT working outside the system

[bethialyn]

Me and my cousin were having an interesting conversation about stories. I told her about the story im writing and how i wanted to be better at writing metaphors. Simple sentences that portrayed deeper meanings. After that, she told me i should try poetry, ive never tried poetry before. I looked at her a bit hesitantly before asking,

"How do i start writing poetry then?"

Where do i begin?

She gently smiled at me.

"Just write about anything."

"Okay but what should i write about..."

"how about this then?" She gave me a thoughtful look. "Write a poetry about that something you love.. hm. ORV right? You keep talking about that novel. Write a poetry about that. "

That happened a few days ago, Honestly.. i don't know where to begin. I love that story, thats for sure. But still, I dont know how to begin my sentence.

***

Misfortune dripped down from the boy's lip.

The stinging wound gripped.

Perhaps, the warmth of blood was the only warmth he have ever felt.

The poor boy wept.

"Mom?"

A longing of comforting hands wiping his tears away dwelled.

"Mom."

Those hands were shackled.

"It's not your fault."

Time slowed down. After that event, his memories felt like a blur.

The boy's extended relatives took him under their care.

Kim Dokja had a roof under his head and clothes to wear.

Despite this care, warmth was not there.

The hand handing him food was stiff.

Even if Kim Dokja was young, he understood what their gazes meant.

After all, he cannot allow himself to naive in a harsh environment.

Because, childlike innocence came with a hefty price.

And Kim Dokja, who was born with nothing, could not afford anything.

*

One day, his name suddenly became known.

Underground killer.

A book his mother wrote, a story about Kim Dokja's tragedy.

Their tragedy as a family.

In a swift, everyone started looking at him with pity.

The feeling their glances brought was nasty.

Murderer's Son.

Stop.

Stop looking at me with that god-awful expression.

I said stop fucking looking at me.

All I am to you is a tragedy, Am I wrong?

It was sickening. Everything was.

Inside and out, he was stained by a collection of unremovable blemishes.

Stained. Soiled. Wounds that do not heal.

Scarring was a privilege. Everything remained as fresh as when it was first induced.

It was itchy on his skin, However, no matter how much he tried. No bandages can remove the suffering it caused.

The blood that trickled down these injuries were plentiful.

Regardless of this red fluid being the embodiment of his helplessness,

It kept him alive.

What happens if he runs out of blood because of his wounds?

What happens when...

A survivor gives up on surviving?

Kim Dokja stood by the window.

He was driven by sorrow.

The swoop of wind was gentle on his skin.

It became tempting to jump in.

The breeze was cold, not warm. But it was still comforting.

Is it okay?

···.

I'll be okay.

I hope so.

I hope I'll be okay.

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Kinda lazy to continue ehe ill come back :33

[amorimato]

more megatron origin hcs. by the way.

[iwacura]

college ! is bullshit.

[sadevergreen]

i’m finally reading the fucking homestuck epilogues and IM SO ANGRY ABOUT THEIR EXISTENCE. some parts?

also uh spoilers for homestuck epilogues MEAT? anyways-

i’m ashamed to admit but a bit funny and good! the piece as a whole as i get further into it? FUCKING SUCKS AND IN NO WAY RESEMBLES THE CHARACTERS INTRODUCED????!?!!!?!! i cannot understand why they made jane into a supervillain fascist while mentioning that she is (but definitely was, not is) extremely kind and empathetic. this. does. not. make. sense. fuck dirk i don’t remember him being this big of a tool?? poor jake he’s just a himbo quit hurting him !!! love dave and karkat. they vibe im enjoying them. john is so depressed please get this boy into therapy and on some anti anxiety/ depression meds. WHY DID THEY DO THIS TO JADE?!!?!!! yes she grew up alone on an island, with little to no reference to social interaction, but she’s not stupid. she’s incredibly smart, i think SOME PART OF HER would’ve picked up that her advances were not reciprocated ?? or understood that 85% or whatever of her advances not being outright rejected did not mean feelings were reciprocated. maybe her doggy senses helped her to smell emotion !! IDFK! maybe she could calculate how many of her advances were being reciprocated!!! so i find it unlikely and in poor taste that she has no issues with adapting socially to some things, but is completely oblivious to others. it’s one thing if she was still and kid and oblivious socially? but she’s an extremely social person that is simultaneously incredibly scientifically minded. she would pick up on things. she would notice when things were off. god i’m upset about her characterization. she’s 23, she’s learned a lot! not just how to sleep around, she’s picked up some social stuff! and i’m fine with that part- if that’s the path they think fits her, then who am i to judge! i think it’s actually interesting in set up! but not how they substituted it for awareness. i think jade could’ve been given idk some cool marceline treatment! except werewolf? cool floaty werewolf chick that plays bass! DONT TELL ME SHE WOULDNT BE MAKING INCREDIBLE ADVANCES IN SCIENCE WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SLAYING THE STAGE !!!!!

anyways those are mainly my thoughts as of rn; i’m on part 22? i think john being wildly depressed makes sense and has so much weight. i think my boys strugglin. i think jade could be couch surfin and dating around while she tours and studies; no time to keep a fulfilling relationship in between because she’s forced to never be in the same place for too long. i love rose and kanaya, i’m just honestly not sure how to categorize my thoughts on them at this point in the story though. dave and karkat? love you guys you’re making this readable. dirk? choke on a dick. jake? get that dick. jane? stop.

[screampied-main]

I GOT YOU SHADOWBANNED???

YES, THANKS A LOT

[playingmyselfafiddle]

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