#muse answer to basic q&a

[halfbaked00q]

I was musing like hm, Q should make Bond an unconventional day collar (or I suppose, cuff?) in the form of a fancy special souped up watch. but then. two things. (1) that's maybe TOO subtle, like, Bond always wears watches, wearing a watch, even a new one, isn't really anything different, (2) lmao they basically already did that in canon.

so then like.. hm what if we go more in the direction of traditional and do like a chain link bracelet. Something like a flat mariner chain - which is thematically appropriate and has all sorts of symbolism ppl attach to it (such as "unity and bond"- that one made me lmao - or "good luck and stability").

Anyway I like the thought of Bond wearing this bracelet, and someone catches a flash of metal and thinks it's the cuff links at first but it doesn't quite seem like those... And like someone remarks on the bracelet and is like, huh I wouldn't have thought this was your style. And Bond would answer cryptically back, "it's not, it's Q's." :3

[celestialmessage]

xavier.

and maybe, from the far reaches of the cosmos, a star has arrived on this planet just for you.

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[teadari]

᳂ Edogawa Ranpo ᳂

A — Absolute Attention

The moment you speak, everything else fades. Crowds, clocks, even sweets—gone. He watches you with forensic focus, reading your mood from a crease at the corner of your eye.

B — Blithe Collapse

He flops beside you like a cat in need of sun. Head on your shoulder, dramatic sigh: “I’m out of candy. Save me.”

C — Close-Up X-Ray

He leans in, nose nearly brushing yours. “Liar,” he declares, blushing at the proximity—then does it again anyway.

D — Detective’s Thrill

He invites you to join a case not because he needs help, but because victory is sweeter when someone’s clapping just for him.

E — Endearing Sweets

He hands you a lollipop like it’s a wedding ring. In his world, sugar equals intimacy.

F — Foxy Chuckle

He snickers when you get jealous—“You’re cuter than the mystery, sometimes.”

G — Gruff Text

“Bored. Come. Candy gone.” No punctuation, no flair. Just three words, and then he’s at your door five minutes later.

H — Hunger for Praise

Say “you’re the best” once and he’ll glow brighter than the vending machines at midnight. Your words outshine medals.

I — Invisible Care

He notices things. The sniffle you tried to hide. The way your hand shakes. Throws a scarf at you, then pretends it’s your fault for catching a cold.

J — Jovial Hide-and-Seek

He plays dumb when “searching” for you—though he’s known your location since you entered the building.

K — Kitschy Plasters

He can’t cook or bandage properly, but dumps a rainbow of cartoon band-aids in your lap with a grin like it was all part of the plan.

L — Lollipop Kiss

Hands you a sweet, and just as you struggle with the wrapper—bam. A quick kiss, like a magician’s sleight of hand.

M — Monopoly Spot

Plucks off his cap and plunks it on your head. “Mine,” he mutters. You’re not sure if he means the hat or you.

N — No Step Without You

He claims you’re his GPS. Clings to your sleeve. “I know where we are. I just want to walk with you.”

O — Optimistic Pinch

When you sulk, he flicks your cheek. “Don’t frown—Chief Investigator’s got your case!”

P — Pastry Banquet

He sets up a dagashi buffet like it’s high tea. If you leave him the last mochi, he stares like you gave him the moon.

Q — Quirky Confessions

He blurts out “By the way, I adore you” in the middle of organizing gum wrappers. Then returns to sorting like nothing happened.

R — Record Selfie

After a solved case, he throws an arm around your shoulders and snaps a selfie. “Trophy photo! No retakes!”

S — Stage-Show Jealousy

When someone calls another genius “brilliant,” he immediately pulls you closer. “But they don’t have me, do they?”

T — Tuck-In Blanket

He falls asleep first but still manages to pull a throw over you. Somewhere between yawns, he drags you under his arm like a prized plushie.

U — Unique Fedora

He never lets anyone wear it. But the day he drops it on your head? That’s a vow.

V — Vivid Laughter

His laugh is unfiltered—wild, contagious, pure. It turns your kitchen into a carnival.

W — Wobbly Gummies

He sorts jelly candies by shape: stars for him, hearts for you. “We’re very efficient partners,” he says, mouth full.

X — eXternalized Thinking

He paces with your hand in his—claims it boosts brain function. “You’re basically a muse with fingers.”

Y — Yard-Close Whisper

Right when you’re about to give up on a puzzle, he leans in and whispers the answer in your ear. Just to see you gasp.

Z — Zephyr of Hair

He fidgets with your hair while thinking. If you pull away, he pouts like you’ve robbed him of brainpower.

! — Nuclear Seriousness

He can be terrifying when it counts. No jokes. No sweets. Just him, standing between you and danger, unblinking.

? — Pure Excitement

Eyes lit up like a child’s, he says, “Wanna race to the first clue? Winner picks dessert!”

… — Soft Sign of Peace

When you fight, he doesn’t say sorry. He just sets your favorite snack on the table and sits beside it—quietly waiting.

★ — Spur-of-the-Moment Dates

“Case closed. Let’s go find the best milkshake in Yokohama!” He grabs your hand and you're off before you can grab your coat.

☆ — Spark-Cut Precision

“New earrings?” he asks casually, even if they’re a millimeter smaller. His compliments are case-level observations.

∞ — Ultimate Deduction

He’s pieced together everything about you. Every scar, smile, sigh. And with all the data in hand, he concludes—utterly, objectively—that being near you is his happiest truth.

Ranpo loves like a mystery unfolding—sweet, chaotic, oddly profound. And if you become part of his case file, it’s for life.

[clochanam]

"lights, cameras, action!" // pretend im sending this from alec but like… do feel free to throw in the other bond muses as cameos xoxo

u should send in "lights, cameras, action!" so i can tell you how ur muse would be introduced in their debut scene in aisling's tv show/movie series (i.e. the build-up, the hints, the music, the little easter eggs) ( ACCEPTING! )

okay this got so fucking long holy shit, but here we go! so, the big reveal of alec and the team is given a considerable drum roll of easter eggs and breadcrumbs, but not necessarily in a way that's obvious or clearly understood on the first few viewings. we're talking VERY subtle hints, yk? things like aisling knowing how to identify the make and model of a gun, the names and phone numbers of various diplomats and ambassadors, things that could be argued as making sense from the perspective of what we already know of her background (moira being involved with multiple governments, aisling's past assignments being very politically weighted, stuff like that). we also catch glimpses of other things; so aisling using distinctively london-based linguistics at times, mentions of a flat in london when referencing her past abodes for a census, photos of aisling on her own in several countries without the family. the company also present surveillance pictures of her in compromising situations, so blood on her hands, emerging from a gala with a gun, attending a funeral for a high-up member of the british government. again, her past indicates that all of this could be connected to moira and the former company of v, so nobody's viewing this with the firm understanding that it HAS to be MI5/MI6 (one day i'll remember which one it is, until then i shall simply present my irish passport and move forth!!)

there's also other elements that are a hint more suspicious. aisling has an escape route planned in the diner and the apartment via secret passages, she hides valuable documents beneath the floorboards, she knows how to set traps. her grasp of certain languages (namely lithuanian and polish) focuses on very specific areas of vocabulary, not the usual "greetings, verb format, foods, colours", but "directions, police, politics, espionage, weaponry". men break in on multiple occasions, but they're not fiachra's men, and they're not from the company; but the few words they say are tinged with accents adjacent to recent news headlines.

finally, we come to the very end of season 1 episode 16. aisling is walking to the apartment, exhausted and battered from a recent conflict. the camera locks in on her pockets, where we see the screen of her phone dimly light up through the denim of her jeans. five boxes appear on the screen; two missed calls from "michael morrison", seven from "quinn quinlan", six from "yvonne casher" and three from "jimmy bonfield". however, as she's scrolling down, the camera catches her thumb freeze over a notification: one missed call from TREVOR ALEXANDER. the camera cuts to aisling's face, paler from seeing it, breathing hitching as she tries to calm herself. when the phone rings again, we see a name appear. FELIX. she answers it instantly, turns up the radio to drown out their conversation, but the audience hears just enough to know what's coming next.

" aisling. they're in sicily. " " really? i hope they take plenty of photos. " " mm. much better to see it in person... "

now we enter the episode itself! so S1E17, aisling arrives in sicily, where she's met by eve, Q, M and james. after a warm, if slightly awkward reunion, they fill her in on what happened. basically, some corrupt politician hired an assassin to take out the opposition, but the assassin recognized alec from past encounters, and so alec has been forced to take an invisible role in the operation. aisling embarks on the mission with the others, displaying a new set of skills and tricks which are repeatedly displayed as being familiar to the team. we also see aisling being saved from assailants by a mysterious sniper; this happens three times, though each time she tries to find the shooter, she's faced with a perfectly evidence-free rooftop or bedroom each time. she tries to call "trevor alexander" on several occasions, but always changes her mind at the last moment.

alec finally appears at the very end of the episode, however. as "beautiful crime" by tamer begins to play, we see aisling, after learning that the corrupt politician was arrested and his assassin-for-hire went AWOL, returning to the hotel in the hopes of identifying the mystery shooter. we see her enter a hotel room, approaching a wardrobe and slowly running a hand along the clothes inside. in particular, her fingertips trail down the length of a navy silk sleeve, a ghost of nostalgia on her face. she drifts from the wardrobe to the bed, running a palm over the left side of the mattress, then enters the bathroom. the camera cuts, first to a gloved hand resting on the door handle of the hotel room, then to a lithe figure dressed in black descending from the balcony above, rappelling down, landing, disconnecting, and soundlessly sliding the glass doors open. the perspective then moves to the angle of an unseen camera, planted previously by an ever cautious Q. we see a perfect view of all three doors; the entrance, the balcony, the bathroom. then, a tiny muffled puncture sound, as a single bullet pierces the flimsy slats on the bathroom door, and the masked figure at the hotel room door freezes mid-motion, stumbles back, and collapses on the ground. then, aisling emerges, gun lowering, and presses a bath towel to the wound. the man at the balcony lifts his mask, and we see a perfect view of alec's face; the camera closes in, and finally we hear what's being said.

" of course you'd save his life. " alec's remark raises her gaze, and aisling uses a belt to tighten the towel in place. " we, of all people, should know that it's seldom a matter of choice when people enter this field. besides. he knows things. best to learn what those things are before we let him bleed out in your room. " she stands up, and the camera turns to give us a perfect side angle of the entire dialogue. in this shot, we see not only the kind of person aisling was and continues to be in the gaze of MI5, but also the weight that the agency places on alec's shoulders. exhaustion is the least of it. guilt and rage and defiance all burn in his gaze, but so too does a familiar kind of love, like returning to a beloved street and knowing each and every brick that resides there. whatever exists between aisling and alec is genuine, sincere, and utterly devastating. even the imagery reflects just how doomed the narrative is for them: alec with one foot still outside, almost a silhouette in the radiant italian sunlight, leaning forward to aisling but bound by something else to stay where he is, a mirror showing his reflection. aisling, in contrast, is facing not only alec, but the world beyond him outside the balcony. she's wearing lighter colours, she isn't as worn down as alec is, she still carries some hope and optimism for what the world could be, while alec carries this grim understanding of the world for what it is.

" you look good. " alec makes these three words sound devastating. " you too. i tried to call you. " aisling trails off. it's a halting conversation, but neither of them look away. it's as if they're trying to take in as much of each other as possible. " i thought you were quitting. " " so were you. " alec counters. he takes a small step forward, still tethered to the cord connected to the rooftop. aisling mirrors him. " i did. then i was told that you needed me. " another step. mirrored again. alec breaks into a smile that's both radiant and devastating. " you came all this way for me, darling? " aisling makes the last step. they're inches apart now, and the tension consumes the scene entirely with the music rising into that build-up. " and further. " she promises. " and here i am. " his head dips. hers tilts up. their foreheads touch; locked in this intense moment, on the precipice of more, awaiting the other's inevitable self-control. they've been down this road before. nothing's changed. if anything, it's gotten far worse. they know how this will end. and yet...

this moment lasts from 3.00 to 3.17 of the song. and at 3.17, they collide. a kiss transpires that collects every ounce of desire, regret, resentment, fear, anger and love that they share. they embrace, connect, become one. but the mirror still only reflects alec's face, aisling's hidden by his hands, while she tries to remove his jacket, burdened by the harness that still attaches him to the roof, and by relation, to his inevitable escape.

credits roll!! (it is not the last we see of alec nor the bond squad!)

[mewtwoandme]

Okay so, I've been considering doing an artist Q/A eventually, ya know, just for fun, cuz why not lol. Idk when I'll do this, but it's been a thought for a while.

I mean, I know aside from the art/comics, this blog is basically a continuous Q/A for the characters whenever they get asks directed at them, plus the character muse games and I answer people's asks about the characters and the story, but if I were to one day announce a "get to know the creator" sort of thing, where you can feel free to ask me questions that don't necessarily have to be blog/character based

[deltaruminations]

...Okay now I'm just thinking too hard about a Gaster who is Aware of the fandom's interest in him and let it get to his head. Especially since Papyrus seems to be the only character of the cast who's allowed to get special interviews while Gaster seems aware enough of us to start the Deltarune into with 'Have you been looking for me?'

They both seem. Mildly aware of Us. Not even in the same way as Chara and Flowey--those two were ambiguous enough that they COULD have been talking to someone in-universe(Chara COULD have been talking to Frisk, Flowey COULD have been talking to Chara, even if both speeches were very much directed at Us) but Gaster and Papyrus are?? Just very blatantly addressing US, no obvious double-meaning trickery so far, just interacting directly with social media.

interesting... on a watsonian level, i'd imagine papyrus doesn't know what "undertale fans" are; from his perspective he's probably just getting letters from Papyrus Fans (plus sans, flowey, and mew mew are there too). but he does seem to be on a pedestal, at least as far as toby fox seems to really enjoy writing papyrus in particular, treating him as a muse long after undertale's completion. that could absolutely be seen as comparable to how toby treats gaster -- giving him the creator's signature instrument (piano), casting him in the creator's role (game developer, in a sense), straight up roleplaying as him -- perhaps creating him, to some degree, in his image? which itself might also be comparable to papyrus.

i think it's uncontroversial to say that the skeletons are Special to toby -- they're representatives of the games; they might be some of the earliest persistent concepts for either game, which might have included some iteration of the character we now think of as gaster. that makes me wonder sometimes if that level of affection and personal investment extends to gaster too, just in a different way. papyrus and gaster are both mysterious and idiosyncratic -- and, like you mentioned previously, may both exhibit their own type of self-assuredness or bravado -- but played for opposite responses: as much as papyrus is friendly, funny, and open-hearted, gaster is inversely serious, quiet, and enigmatic. for every Q&A papyrus answers, there's something gaster won't tell us. two sides of the same coin -- maybe even the same "model" of person, expressed in the opposite. is papyrus a different side of gaster, and vice-versa? do they share the same basic "plan," the same way that kris and chara do? are they AU versions of each other? the same person, pre- and post-shattering? twins?

anyway the thing about gaster knowing specifically of the Audience and their interest in him is its own can of *rouxls kaard voice* WORMS!!! and i could bullshit about that endlessly. but to put it simply i do think gaster is unambiguously aware of the Audience and is the only (currently known) character who is aware of them in a Real Life sense. whether or not he personally enjoys the attention or appreciates what we say about him i think he has nonetheless identified that interest as an Opportunity and is leveraging it however he can

[meddow]

Fic Author Q&A

Thank you for tagging me @curator-on-ao3!

1. Why do you write fanfic?

It’s a bit of a combination firstly wanting to share a plot idea I have with others, secondly, wanting to see something happen which I know won’t happen in the original source, and thirdly, it can be a bit of a fun puzzle – I don’t like this canon, how do I fix it.

2. Which of your posted stories do you think about the most, even though the story is “finished”?

Lately, First Solitary Separate Singular Complete. It was the first fic I wrote after a long break and I was a very rusty when writing it, so mostly what I would have do differently.

3. If you could give yourself fic advice from when you first started writing fic, what would that advice be?

There will be times when you feel you’ve lost the ability to write. It will come back. It never strays that far away.

4. What’s your relationship to fic stats?

I do check them and quite often, but just for hits. I like seeing the hit count on my WIP steadily head up and like to interpret that as it has found an audience.

5. Is there a pairing or scenario or friendship you miss writing? If so, why? If not, why not?

I wouldn’t mind revisiting Lix/Randall (The Hour) a bit more. I still occasionally find myself coming up with AUs for them. I had half a Victorian detectives AU plotted out in my head back in the day and I wish I'd had the energy to write it. Anyway, it was six episodes over a decade ago and yet they still reside in my head.

6. What motivates you to write?

Partly it’s a race against time to get things down before my inspiration runs out. Partly is that writing for me is like cooking. It’s lovely cooking for myself, but its extra special getting to share what I’ve created with the world and seeing other people enjoy it

7. Why do you write for the fandom(s) that you write for?

My muse is very much motivated by newspaper articles and non-fiction and basically shit I see in the world which pisses me off, and Star Trek remains the ultimate franchise for being able to discuss contemporary issues with a shielding layer of fiction over the top.

For example (spoilers for the next chapter of The Endurance of Light) the villains I’m writing at the moment have an ideology which is based of a whole bunch of anti-master, anti-vaxxer and anti-science rhetoric I’ve seen around – and I’m getting to show how the ruling class of that planet use that ideology to oppress the masses and keep themselves in power, while finding and exploiting loopholes that benefit themselves. I don't know if I'm weird, but writing that kind of stuff for me is oddly fun.

Strange New Worlds in particular hits that sweet spot as it has a great set up and characters I adore, but never seems to have enough time/a high enough episode order to really explore the characters and I want to fix that.  

8. If you’re stuck writing a WIP, what do you do?

Go for a walk. I get all my best ideas either wandering around the local park, or in the shower.

9. What do you wish people knew about comments?

I can’t speak for any author but myself, but I’m happy to answer questions about future developments (or the general direction at least, I won’t give a blow by blow) if someone asks me in a comment. I don’t like tagging my fics with whether it’s a happy ending or not or whether a pairing is endgame or not because I feel that ruins any tension and/or mystery I want to build for everyone, but in the comments, I can put details below a spoiler cut.

10. Maybe there’s a question you wish had been on here. What’s that question (and answer)?

As a person who has aphantasia (the inability to picture things in my mind), I’d love to know what other people see when they’re writing, and how much detail. For me, I feel like for a scene I get enough in my mind to create one blurry film still per scene. There's no movement though. I can’t picture things like facial expressions changing or what characters are doing with their hands. Often I feel like I’m just writing off vibes.

I've seen a lot of people I follow tagged already, is there anyone who has missed out that wants to be?

[strawberista]

⚅— @lollipopsandgunshots asked: —⚅

⚅— 📝 {for either Uzuki or Kariya? it's a lot of stuff so just pick one asdfhgjkl} —⚅

Muse Associations Meme

— ★ ⚄ ★ —

⚀ what color reminds your muse of mine?

"It's almost entirely because'a his carrot top, but the color I associate with Kariya most is orange."

⚀ what song reminds your muse of mine?

"Honestly? This one might sound a little off the wall, but there's this diddy they used to pan at Shibu-Q Heads called Fighting for Freedom? That one really gives me his vibes."

⚀ what scent reminds your muse of mine?

"Sugar. And I know sugar doesn't really have a smell, so let me elaborate that it's specifically sweets. Vanilla and chocolate and any kinda sweet scent, I immediately think'a him and sometimes even wonder if I should bring 'im something."

⚀ what meme reminds your muse of mine?

He laughed, "Damn! What meme doesn't remind me'a Kariya? Shit. Aaaahhhh, lemme see if I can find something-- snrk-- something specific."

He pans through a phone for a minute before making an affirmative noise and showing it off:

⚀ what sound reminds your muse of mine?

"This is gonna sound like a cop out after one'a my other answers, but lollipop wrappers crinkling. Every time I hear one I start lookin' for him and... Heh, I'm usually right, yeah?"

⚀ what setting reminds your muse of mine?

"It's gotta be the Scramble," Hanekoma purrs. "I see those two hanging around that place all the time. I think it might be their favorite."

⚀ what fashion style reminds your muse of mine?

"Punk, without a doubt. Seriously. He wears a battle vest and everything."

⚀ what feeling does your muse associate with mine?

"Mmm... If I'm being honest, it's joy. And that's frustrating to say because I'm still worried about him, I still want to see him grow, and there are still things I wish I could help with. But damn... He always makes me smile. He's very powerful like that."

⚀ what animal does your muse associate with mine?

"Dog. I feel like that one's pretty clear. He's so dog coded."

⚀ what holiday does your muse associate with mine?

"Halloween. Without a doubt. I mean, look at that cat! He's made just for Halloween, top to bottom!"

⚀ what season does your muse associate with mine?

"Fall, spooky season, orange and candy. It's basically the same logic as Halloween."

[lady-sci-fi]

salty 1 and 8 for star trek?

Salty Ask List

What OTPs in your fandom(s) do you just not get?

Q/Picard and Quark/Odo. They have similar dynamics of chaotic gremlin troublemaker/uptight authority person, so the reasoning is the same.

I can accept that Q and Quark have unresolved sexual feelings for them. So I'll accept these as one-sided on their parts. But it feels very out of character to me for Picard and Odo to feel that back for those two specifically and then want to return it.

With Odo, we see how intense it is for him wanting something past basic friendship with Kira. He does everything he can to hide it from her. It takes an extreme situation for him to even admit it. When she does find out, he doesn't do anything about it until a year later, and that's only because of outside help.

And the one time we see Odo do a "one-off" romance, it still takes him a lot to actually do anything about it. He's not the type to "fool around" with intimacy. To do so with Quark? Forget it.

While Picard isn't as uptight about sex and romance, I still can't see him getting involved with Q like that. Like Odo, he's too selective.

Have you received anon hate? What about?

Only one comes to mind, in all my 12 years on tumblr. I wouldn't call it "hate" but certainly misguided idiocy trying to "educate" me. It's from a year and a half ago about two of my fanarts of Sisko and Geordi. You can see my response here.

I did have a great laugh about it and explaining to someone, presumably another digital artist, how COLOR and LIGHT works. 😆 (I'm 95% sure I know who sent it).

[mad-hunts]

sad headcanon q’s…  // 23. does your muse tend to be hard on themselves when they do something wrong?

oh, boy, y'all are REALLY starting off strong with these sad headcanons, huh? 😔 nah... i'm just joking around with you haha. it's more than okay for you to be asking me this question about barton, and i just wanted to say thank you so much for the ask, @cxpperhead!! sooo, trust me when i say that my answer to this is going to be a bit of a complicated one. let me start off by saying that barton doesn't typically agonize over what he does to people on a daily basis because he often lacks the ability to feel guilt + remorse. or, at least, he lacks the ability to feel it on the same level that other people would. this is partially due it being canon in my verse that barton is a person with undiagnosed ASPD ( which is antisocial personality disorder, for short. though i am by no means saying that this excuses his behavior... it's just an explanation for it ) and because he has conditioned himself to not feel bad about it most of the time.

but on account of the fact that sociopaths aren't incapable of feeling emotion as some of the stigma around the disorder might want to lead people to believe, since they have actually been known to experience a broad range of emotions ( albeit they are usually thought of to be quote unquote ' shallow emotions ' ) ... there have been / are times where barton has been considerably hard on himself for thing's that he's done. he quite literally hated himself after he, in his opinion, basically sent julien to his death in order to help the joker out with one of his 'schemes.' like he would just keep on torturing himself with these thoughts of how he should've known better than to trust that man with his son and that, no, this job that they were doing was NOT ' just like any other job. ' he was just being callous at the time and didn't stop to consider the sheer cruelty that the man has within him before it was too late.

and barton felt as if he couldn't live with the pain inside of him after knowingly lying to marceline, his late fiancée, right before she died despite the fact that that was the last good thing he could give to her in his opinion: some peace of mind. and nowadays, sometimes whenever he is acting particularly cruel to his children, it's like this switch inside of him clicks on that makes him think... 'wow, i really just said that to her / him? ' or ' i swore that i would never become like wesley, but i'm acting so much like him right now, ' and barton just kind of feels this profound feeling of ugliness inside of him afterwards that makes him criticize himself to hell. because i feel like if you were to dig inside barton — not literally, but figuratively — you would find that he does in fact have a heart but it's just so cold inside sometimes that it seems like it never generates any warmth.

barton, and you may see this as surprising for reasons that i honestly couldn't blame you for because he is demented and intentionally malevolent to those around him, also questions himself a LOT at night whenever he can't escape from his thoughts. he commits these super heinous crimes on a daily basis, after all, and sometimes it makes him really loathe not having the distraction of noise around him due to the fact that this is the time period in which he will really beat himself up about things. and i mean things not just in relation to the bigger parts to his wrongness but also in response to things like someone else treating him poorly, which he perceives as his fault, because he believes he deserved it. he also wants everything to be perfect even though that's literally an unattainable goal, so whenever he feels like he's failed one of his loved ones or abandoned them / betrayed them, especially for nothing... he has pretty unspeakable thoughts about himself if i'm being honest.

and this may all occur in the midst of him simultaneously feeling this deep emptiness because of just how different his life had turned out to be than what he imagined it as a child. but of course, his bad behavior now can't and shouldn't be excused by his upbringing, because that would imply that he wouldn't have to take responsibility for his actions. which he very much does. i just feel like barton's brain works in such a complex way sometimes, that not even he knows whether he's going to feel bad about something, or not. his sense of guilt is extremely stunted if not almost completely gone and so it's just like... kind of unpredictable, you know? but he knows that some sort of remorse related to whenever he does something wrong / him thinking very bad thoughts about himself will pop up because a part of him desires to not be doing this. and as a result, he kind of secretly craves punishment for everything wrong that he's done.

but anyhow, i hope that this was an insightful answer and that i was able to explain how barton's sense of guilt / remorse surrounding things he's done wrong in a way that makes it a little easier to understand how his brain works. because it honestly is pretty complicated, i'm not gonna lie, and i sometimes feel like i don't know how to articulate it myself even though i'm the one who's writing him (,: so yeah! thanks again for the ask, @cxpperhead!!

[qof-diamonds]

@cadaverschaoss (im so Sorry i accidentally erased the post answering the inbox ask you sent)

🔐

Well referring to basically all your muses (well besides your Q♦️ I think-) I would Say that it's best to not rush things or bad things Might happen- they would earn the trust pretty quickly if they do not act as if they were to force the whole thing

[ikkaku-of-heart]

@goshiikkuburcdo asked:😏 (solely for the chaos) send me  ‘ 😏 ’  and my muse will honestly answer the following q’s: (Still Accepting!)

How physically attracted they are to your muse: "Gods, you have one wet dream about a guy...fine. We'll pretend he hasn't basically adopted me. He's a 10/10 on the attractiveness scale." She refuses to answer if that refers to her being attracted to him.

How romantically attracted they are to your muse: "0/10."

How often they would like to have sex with yours: "I imagine it mostly when I'm feeling neglected and horny, so not that often."

Where they would most likely have sex with yours: "If we banged, I figure it would be in the library or on the training grounds."

Whether they think yours would be  “good”  in bed: "I mean, Shanks has to keep coming back for a reason, right? So, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt."

What titles / nicknames my muse would like to call yours during sex: "I'd call you 'Daddy' or 'Count' just to piss you off."

Up to 3 kinks they would like to explore with yours  ( with consent of course ): "Biting and knifeplay. Alright, fine, and bloodplay. Happy?"

What sort of sex they’d prefer to have with yours  ( slow & sensual, quickie, etc. ): "With you, I imagine we'd be drunk or hyped up from a fight. So spontaneous and inebriated."

What type of relationship my muse would like to form with yours. ( typical couple, friends with benefits, etc. ): "Listen this is already weird so I'm gonna take the L and just help myself to Mihawk's wine cellar. He owes me for this."

[sweetfirebird]

er. the process.

*weak jazz hands*

Someone asked, which then forced me to again think upon the mess that might be called "my process."

It is organized. It is not at all organized.

I did a Q&A on Patreon for patrons last year and some of them asked sort of similar questions, which I did my best to answer. I looked at those again, and I am going to post one of the questions and my answer here. But I'm not sure it's even what "my process" fully is.

(But also like, part of me feels like this is all pretty standard writing stuff. I mean, as I say, I don't write plot-based stories. I do character-based stories. So if you are a heavy plotter, this might be weird looking to you)

Anyway, the answer from that Q&A session. Question asked by KGA. <3

I'm curious which comes to you first, the characters or the story idea, and how much do you know/plan before you write the book.

--Sometimes, it starts with a notion. The notion can be small. “Dragon woos someone with garbage.” Which was a tumblr discussion that eventually, eventually, led to Zarrin. (It’s not quite garbage, in the end, but Joe was still confused.) Sometimes, it starts from a discussion about fun tropes from which we get “hyper space nerd has to be rescued repeatedly by giant space marine and at some point, has to think he’s been left behind only then giant space marine returns to save him.” And… you can tell what that ended up. Delf was because I just… originally wanted to do something with knights and a threatening vibe (what the threat was, I hadn’t decided yet). Knights alone in a dark, dark wood, that sort of thing, was the original notion. But why make the woods scary when the rest of the world is really what you should keep your eye on?

Occasionally, the character or part of the character comes first. I saw the name Potts on something and wanted to think about a gentle soul named Potts. (Or Jericho. Whatever).

Then I stew over the idea for a while. It rarely stays in its original raw form but the joy I took in that idea has to stay. That is the important thing. And then I start to consider what would get me to the point necessary for space nerd to always be in danger, to consider why the lonely witch in his lonely house is so lonely in the first place, or what on earth two knights would be doing in the woods if they aren’t after a dragon or a grail.

The steps are roughly the same after that. (Roughly.) Muse on it until it sparks into scenes or more ideas that please my brain. Extend a premise out of that. Then think about plot and characters. But characters first. Plotting is not my strong suit.

I make what I call ‘notes.’ Which is sort of an outline, or a map. I do it in linear order, because the characters grow over the course of a story so I can’t jump ahead too far or I will pay for it later when the characters that they become no longer want or need to do a thing I thought they might.

This process takes a while, and it basically… hmm I described it somewhere once as sort of like building a house. Sort of. The first part of the notes process is just me trying to get out all the ideas that have been forming in my head, including any specific scenes or lines I thought of.

Then I go to the start of the document and make little character sheets for their names and maybe some stuff about them. (There are a lot of question marks here.) Then once I have a better idea of my people, I go back to the outline part and I start to fill it in. This takes several passes and generally some time. A week or two or much longer than that, depending on the book or story. Each pass has more detail. Sometimes I will basically write a whole scene, including dialogue, but in messy note form.

When it actually gets written, though, sometimes that whole scene changes or gets cut. So what I call notes goes from true notes, to an outline, to a first draft of sorts, before I actually “write” it.

The notes for the ending scenes are always the most vague, deliberately. I usually have some sort of ending in mind (Confront emperor. Declare feelings in public. Realize your two boyfriends are your two boyfriends. And so on.) but, like I said, the characters will have been changed by the events of the story (some of which I don’t even know about yet) so the exact details cannot be known.

Little Wolf in my original notes ran away from Wolf’s Paw to protect it from Silas and also because he was used to running when he was scared. He goes back to Los Cerros, finds Ray (and Cal) and eventually Nathaniel came to get him. This was a terrible idea and because it was just notes, easy enough to delete and change. It would not have suited the Tim we actually get at the end of the book, because that Tim didn’t want to run anymore. Our baby grew up. Aw.

The notes I am working on now for a new thing have gone through… several versions omg. Over the past two years, I have considered and reconsidered what I wanted to do with this story and, in fact, at the time of answering this, I had only just figured out the end. And by that, I mean, it’s roughly there. It’s also finally more of what I want. My brain wantsto tell this story, so this is the one. Hopefully, it’s romantic enough for everyone. I think it is, or will be, with some more tweaking. (And you know, all the writing I have to do.)

(The new thing in question was Forget-Me-Not btw.)

[thestarhq]

We are now THESTARHQ and all pages have been updated to reflect the change to roleplay premise outlined in my previous admin post. Other than all labels now being sub-labels/subsidiaries under one main corporation, STAR Labels, and details being updated to reflect that fact, most changes are merely minor or cosmetic. A few questions and answers are included under the cut about small mechanics tweaks. Mainly, I'd suggesting checking out the ABOUT page and its corresponding links, as that's the most need-to-know information about the change. A few posts will be going up over the next few days; this will include a few overdue posts, as a well as a some writing opportunities and worldbuilding! I'm incredibly excited to explore the new-but-old world of STAR Labels with you all! Feel free to contact me or send in a revamped application if there's any changes you want to make to your muse under this updated premise. You're welcome to ask any questions you have as well. Our Mod Team Application is still open and has been simplified as well. To pass next week's activity check, please either meet the regular activity requirements (two qualifying posts) or you can like this post and make one qualifying post. I'll be doing rolling acceptances if any applications come in for the next week until Sunday, February 11 at 12am KST. Quick Q&A below the cut for some anticipated questions!

Stat points aren't listed anymore. Are those still a thing?

No, they are not! Booking points are the sole point form now to simplify the process.

Did booking points change?

Not majorly. It's still the same basic system: 1) earn points from activity checks and events/tasks and then 2) redeem a set number of points for a new career item. One point is now earned for each passed activity check and each event prompt or task prompt completed. Consequently, five points is now the set cost of a career item. This allows more regularity and nuance in tracking booking points. I have already converted everyone's points to the new amounts and these can be found on the official admin tracking of booking points here. You don't technically need to track your own, but you're welcome and encouraged to if you want to doublecheck and ensure I don't miss anything.

Do we still need to submit a form to the points blog to earn booking points?

No, you'll only need to submit a form to redeem booking points for a career item. Booking points will be automatically tracked. (If something that should earn you point doesn't show up on the dash, please send a link to the main!)

Are mun-created collectives still a thing?

Not in the format they were before with formal applications. Survey results showed people seem to be more partial to either only canon collectives or having both around, so the formal focus is going to be on canons. It's still possible to have a group such as an idol group, band, or dance crew involved in your muse's past, present, or future that isn't a preset canon, though. The only major limit is that non-canon groups must have been formed and debuted under a non-canon label, if applicable. They can behave signed under a canon label at a later time, debuts are limited to the canons. Beyond that, just list any major activities involving the group on the muse's career page. You can make claims for them, but they'll need to count toward the four moment limit per year (unlike canons' activities). If you would like other muses involved in it, submit a wanted connection form!

Are there any new blogs to follow?

For the most part, everything's just had its name converted, such as The Source now being Star Source. I will ask everyone to follow STAR Labels, which is where company-related content will be posted.

If you have any other questions, send them in and I'll do my best to help you out!

[countlessrealities]

I'm on the wrong blog lolol, but muse-inn? 8)

Send a URL and I'll answer the following || Accepting !

{ @technodromes | @muse-inn - yes, this is for both }

Do I Follow Them? Hell yeah 😎 I do and it Saby will have me, I'll stick around her and her amazing muses until this hellsite turns into a pile of digital ashes xD I'm really glad that our paths crossed, because I've been having so much fun having our muses bumping into each other and interacting!

Why Did I Follow Them? I think that she followed me first 🤔 But the truth is that I had been eyeing her blog through Locke for quite a while. Though I never dared to approach her because I didn't think she'd be interested...and man, I was wrong. So I'm REALLY grateful that Saby decided to make the first move, because who knows when my sorry ass would have gathered its courage to do it xD I followed because not only she writes muses I love and that I've never seen written, but she also does it amazingly 🤩 it was a must, once I saw that she was interested in interacting with me!

Do We Role Play? We sure do! We have a few threads and also several interactions / dynamics we have talked about and I'm excited about them all 😎 I love how our muses click with each other, at times in very unexpected ways xD

Do I Want To Role Play With Them: The answer to this question will never be anything but YES. As I said, I'm looking forward to seeing where our threads will go, and also to explore the newest combos! Saby has a beautiful way to bring her characters to life and I'm always amazed to see it 🥰 I'm particularly looking forward to Rick and Shredder meeting because that's gonna be a disaster till it's not (as in they are gonna be "meh" about each other till they find out just how much in common they have). Also exploring Subprime's real feelings for the fall of Kraang Prime. And SR and Bishop because they are adorable 🥰 And Ania and Morty on their little adventure, meeting Grum along the way 😌 And Carrion and Rick because that's gonna be interesting 🤭 Also all the Smith family shenanigans! ...Okay, I guess I'm just looking forward to it all xD

An AU Idea For Our Muses: Oh, damn, alright, let's see xD I'm really bad when it comes to thinking up AUs. Maybe a Star Trek based AU, where Rick is some sort of "consultant" of section 31, but the truth is that he just goes around and bothers every Starfleet crew he runs into (think of a mix of Mudd and Q xD). And ofc he has Morty with him, who tries (in vain) to stop him from causing disasters.

A Song For Our Muses: I suck at songs, so I'm gonna pick the ones that come to me first. Let's see..."Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry for Rick & Subprime, "E.T." by Katy Perry for Rick & Krang, "I’m Only Me When I’m With You" by Taylor Swift for Morty & Bishop, "Call me maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen for SR & Bishop xD

Do I Ship Our Muses? I definitely ship all the combination platonically (with different degrees of friendliness and hostility, depending on the pairs). Rick & the blorbs (including Grum), Rick & Shredder, Morty & Bishop, Morty & Ania, Morty & Krang, Summer & Subprime, Summer & T'Ana...it's a long list xD As for romantic / sexual ships, as I've said from the start Rick would shag the whole Technodrome squad (save for the manchildren ofc), and he'd definitely go for Carrion too xD Romantically wise, it's a little trickier because Rick takes ages to open up and he holds himself back when it comes to falling for someone 🤔 He definitely had chemistry with basically all the people he's sexually interested in (even if, tbh, I think that he works best as friends with Grum and Bishop from what I've seen so far). Then there's Bishop and SR and yes, I know it's a recent idea, but I'm getting such good vibes from them already 🥰

What I Think About The Mun: In this house we love, respect, support and cheer for Saby! She's a wonderful mutual, a great person and a fun friend 😺 I love sharing ideas and HCs with her, or just chatting about stuff or discussing meta! She always has such interesting ideas 🤩

Overall Opinion: Saby's blogs are unique and anyone who's not following them is definitely missing out A LOT. You have captivating muses, interesting HCs and lore, a mun who's engaging and also super nice, and did I mention the art??

Blog Rate: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+

[dressuparley]

✨Directory of Tags✨

A directory to all my tags for easy sorting and navigation purposes. Most (if not all, really) of them are pretty self-explanatory.

✨Tags For Garry's Characters✨

💙 Arley's Tags

#arley marston

#arley aesthetic

#arley tag

#about arley

#arley meta // #arley lore

💗 Arley's Ship Tags

#arleofard // #arley x leofard

#arleycred // #arley x thancred

#arleycred dynamic

#arleycred tag

🤍 Thancred's Tags

#thancred

#thancred content

#thancred tag

💚 J'ahden's Tags

#j'ahden kaji

#denny aesthetic

#denny tag

#about denny

#denny meta // #denny lore

💗 J'ahden's Ship Tags

#j'ahitra // #j'ahden x y'mhitra

#j'ahdaba // #j'ahden x j'ludaba

#j'ahdaba dynamic

#j'ahdaba tag

💜 Rymmgeim's Tags

#rymmgeim junghyltwyn

#rymm aesthetic

#rymm tag

#about rymm

#rymm meta // #rymm lore

🤍 General Character Tags

#msqverse // #rpverse

#the epilogue // #grandkids

#modern au

#ooc // #ic

#oc questions

#oc trends

#other ocs // #friend ocs

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#garry originals

#garry writes

#garry art

#garry ocs

#garry gposes

#garry screenshots

#garry glams

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#garry muses

#garry rambles

#garry shitposts

#garry tags

#garry meta

#garry tag // #garry vibe

#about garry

#garry asks

#garry answers

#garry reads

#personal stuff

#got tagged

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#wips

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#ffxiv writing

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#art by op // #friend art

#other gpose // #friend gpose

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