#responses to asks will be delayed

[lee-hakhyun]

um. side story

yjh tells lhh that they'll go to gwanghwamun in an hour, and lhh leaves and checks his phone. seems the app is shared over star relics too. dkos peeks at the app and figures out his skill. seems it really is only serialized while he's awake ... who is serializing it??? han sooyoung? lhh asks dkos. sure, she may have died in front of lhh but.. is she really gone? wouldn't kdj know, being the oldest dream? wait. if kim dokja was split up, and his sponsor is the 'demon king of salvation',... lhh asks what grade dkos is. myth grade, right?

dkos ignores the question, and tells lhh to use his free comment passes. not myth grade, then. the first two comments aren't anything substantial ("demon king of salvation! demon king of salvation! demon king of salvation!"), but the third one,

"that's not the demon king of salvation i knew."

kdj unexpectedly agrees. and starts talking about yjh in twsa. joonghyukie was softer in the ealier regressions, joonghyukie is still very loyal, etc etc until he asks if lhh is actually listening

checking the last comment, the commenter mentions they feel sorry for lhh being on the verge of death again. uh oh. lhh tells kdj that the latest chapter describes the near future, to which kdj compares the skill to anna croft's precognition. lhh confirms that the chapters' progression is pretty slow, so dkos says the danger probably wouldn't be related to a scenario then. so what's the problem this time?? lhh did avoid dying to yjh...

dkos asks if 'that' has started yet. ??? lhh asks him to elaborate but dkos tells him, you know, it's not easy for constellations to give out information—

the smartphone sparks, and an error in midday tryst occurs. hello?? there's no indirect messages either. dkos probably got hit by a probability aftermath, they were chatting in real time after all... and oh! shin yoosung!!

the last time lhh had seen sys, she definitely wasn't the 41st. but looking at her now, there's no golden glow in her eyes. if 3rd sys is gone, did something happen to kimcom..? lhh asks if sys remembers taming the ancient nagak, and she says she does. but that it wasn't her. ...she was aware? lhh asks her to elaborate, and after hesitating to figure out how to explain it she says it's like a [taming] bond with her from another world? does that make sense? lhh tells her he believes her. sys says then that the other her had said she could trust ahjussi, and that she wouldn't be able to come for a while...

lhh doesn't know what happened with sys, but until she left she had cared for lhh. sys asks one more question.

"who is kim dokja?"

ah? where did she hear about kdj? lhh starts to answer, but stumbles. sys grabs him but points to his neck. there's blood? no, it's... story fragments? lhh pushes sys away as sparks begin to fly throughout his body. the star stram has determined the grade of the story he got for defeating the outer god. his feat has given him a story, but. not all stories are beneficial to the owner.

lhh was given a story with a temporary judgment of semi-myth-grade, 'heir to the eternal name'.

what yoo hoseong of the island of reincarnators had said came to mind. those who could not control their story would end up being consumed by it. this story was too much for lee hakhyun.

「if y ou are sup pos ed to be 49%, then yo u shou ld al so ha ve th is」

lhh remembers what 49% was like. 49's story gradually broke down. lhh's body is suddenly unstable. this was his price for declaring that he would be 'kim dokja'.

system messages tell him that he is currently an incomplete 'kim dokja'. to survive, he had to collect additional kim dokja fragments. if he doesn't collect a new fragment in 50 minutes, he'll die.

dansu ahjussi, kyung sein, and killer king are seen rushing to him, but he couldn't greet them when his story was commanding him.

become the singular kim dokja, by eliminating all the other kim dokjas.

[time remaining until death: 49:51]

[that-fox-thing]

hey! love your art <3

i was wondering how you became a thumbnail artist? thanks!

Thanks! >ᴗ< Basically they just saw the drawings I sent into the TSBS discord, decided they wanted me to do the thumbnails, sent me a dm asking if I was interested and after some time I started working for them. If I had to give any advice just keep posting your art and trying to improve, other than ig I got lucky 😅

Random facts:

• When they first sent the message it was still the Monty and Foxy show 💚🦊

• Matt told me that this was the comic they’ve seen

Im really grateful for the opportunity I got and even more for the positive reaction of everyone QwQ

[vellatra]

You knitted your wedding dress?? That is so cool!

Thank you! I had two main objectives - keeping the cost of our wedding down (so we DIYed a lot), and also simply not wanting to hunt forever for something that fit my tastes. (I'd had enough of the "hunting" experience when I went shopping for a prom dress haha!)

I started in January and finished the whole thing in August, just a few short weeks before the wedding, which was on Labor Day weekend that year. Had a lot of fun with it - learned some new techniques, did lots of little fancy details (like knitting tiny beads into the fabric!), and ended up with something completely unique. :) I'd never want to do it again; there were easily millions of stitches involved. But as a one-time experience, it was pretty cool! :D

[purple-confusion]

A request for the 2012 bway revival anniversary: Mary finally getting the hugs that she deserves

only the best hugs for our girl <3

[solstrix]

Thalassophobia - 3/4

Local catgirl impulsively speaks up on feelings she has not yet processed, more at 8

1 2 4

[i-like-forcefem]

You know, it probably doesnt mean anything that I dreamed that I had to go to an all girls arts and crafts club last night and a few months before I dreamed that I spontaneously grew boobs and had to buy bras (and was a bit disappointed when I woke up). eh even if I was trans I'm too apathetic to care 👍

Well if you don’t care about your gender that much why don’t you prove it cutie?

Start taking Estrogen for me

It wouldn’t matter anyway if you grew some adorable tits, would it? Nor would you care if you phased out your wardrobe for adorable femme clothing, or if you’d start putting on makeup, and started voice training

I mean if you’re apathetic about your gender expression you might as well let someone else pick it, and I think we need more cuties in the world :3

[twst-hottest-takes]

Slightly disappointed we don't have a TWIST Megara, Pain, and/or Panic. It would've given us a look into a "regular" Ignihyde student. At the same time, they would be hard to add to the plot of Book 6 as that was very much Idia and the family business/guilt (+ some prisoners and uninvited theatre kids).

At least we have Ortho.

The fact that there aren't TWST versions of these guys is a crying shame.

In short I agree with this one. Ignihyde is under populated (so is Scarabia). While keeping the main characters just to Idia and Ortho does streamline the storytelling a bit, it would still be fun to have some Ignihyde rep that's not in the Shroud family, or a faceless weirdo.

That being said . . .

Someone pointed out recently that Mr. and Mrs. Shroud's helmets are somewhat reminiscent of Pain and Panic and I wonder how much of a reference that's supposed to be. This would be a neat sort of cameo, but doesn't really do anything to satisfy what Anon is asking for anymore than the plush toys in the guestroom do.

What do you guys think?

Thank you for your take.

[trulybetty]

MA’AM!

HOCKEY!JOEL?!?!?!?!

PLEASE SAY MORE BEFORE I ABSOLUTELY EXPLODE FROM ANTICIPATION.

Is he a defenseman?? Does he fight? Is he a forward? Does he have a wicked one timer? WAIT IS HE A GOALIE? You know, because he SAVED her? May all the gifs anyone ever believed in help my heathen soul if we get a shirtless post game moment. 🥴

Clearly I’m going to lose my hockey loving, Joel loving mind over this one and that is fine with me.

ALYSSA!

Sorry for the delay in responding to this! I apologize for the lateness, but I hope this makes up for it! Also, looping in @burntheedges for her enthusiastic call for HOCKEYJOEL (must be capitalized as I shout it in my head every time I read it).

I'm actually really, really, excited about this and have a lot of this plotted out already and hope I can get to write this soon! The idea is that it takes place over one full season - and I think I would be doing a disservice if I didn't include a shirtless post-game moment 🫠 - while Joel is a defenceman (he gets into a fight or two), I LOVE that parallel if he were a goalie!

So, without further ado...

Joel Miller has been a cornerstone defenceman for the Austin Lone Stars since the team’s inception, joining as a third-round NHL draft pick just before his 19th birthday. A veteran presence, former captain, and now assistant captain, Joel is currently in the third season of his contract extension—rumoured to be his last before retirement. You’ve just been hired as the team’s new Director of Hockey Operations, tasked with evaluating player development and making critical decisions about next season’s roster. For a reluctant-to-retire Joel Miller, your presence—and influence—feels like a looming threat he didn’t ask for. When you start inquiring about his recent medical assessment and discover that Joel failed to complete it with the team’s physiotherapist and doctor, tensions rise and quickly turn into conflict. Things come to a head on an extended road trip out east, and things between you and Joel shift in ways there’s no coming back from—but the fallout comes quickly. When Joel receives confirmation that he’s not being re-signed for the next season, he assumes the worst—that you’re behind the decision. And just like that, whatever fragile trust had begun to form between you shatters.

{ wip wednesday asks }

[hazmatmaid]

Hi! So what ARE your Spamton headcanons? How do you like to portray him?

Mighty kind of you to ask! Apart from much of these being made with the help of @val-of-the-north, I've been intending to draw his known eras in life, and this is the perfect opportunity to detail each:

Addi Spamton:

He's just some guy. A young adult with some semblance of direction in life, but neither the know-how nor the skill to get there. Despite this, he still talks himself up with confidence you wouldn't otherwise expect from him.

If I ever have any "cutesy blushy uwu" interactions, I dump them all here, where I think he's young and inexperienced enough for it to make the most sense.

He once tried to sell home insurance to a hotel guest.

All of his buddies mostly pity him for his abysmal luck (or whatever else might be holding him back), rather than simply looking down on him, even if they are embarrassed to be seen with him.

Just as prone to bullshitting (and getting pissed off when he's called out on it) as his future selves.

I don't consistently include his hairline in this stage, I mostly just draw it for my own convenience.

Big Shot Spamton:

A Spamton who knows success to not only afford basic cost of living, but to have his name and face on every sign, screen, and soda in Cyber World (and possibly beyond). Naturally, because of his aforementioned ambition, and unlike his former peers, he doesn't question if he deserves any of it, having an obnoxious, arrogant "I told you so" attitude.

His idea of gifts to his old Addison buddies is his own merchandise (once couldn't attend one of their birthdays, and instead sent them a giant cungadero-shaped cake decorated with neon signs, sparklers, and a picture of him leaning out the window).

Ain't no way he's not spending bank on hookers and cocaine.

If he has a softer side at this point in his life, rarely anyone would see it.

Present Spamton:

A 40-something Spamton who has long since abandoned much of his morals and inhibitions, even somewhat before his downfall.

Down with murder: this doesn't necessarily mean that I just see him as a mindless killer. Far from it, in fact. His role in Snowgrave is to take advantage of it in a calculated manner once he sees what's going on.

He is capable of kindness (or as close as he can possibly get to it), but it's more him reciprocating someone else's kindness. Even if he does do this unprompted, he probably has to relate to them, or see himself in them on some level.

This version of him is where I am most prone to claiming other absurd, wacky things of him (not that his BShot self is exempt from this).

While I tend to see him at this point as mostly self-serving, conniving, and planning all manner of revenge/murder, I don't think he's entirely beyond redemption and saving, but it would probably take another whole route of character development for him to get anywhere close.

[grubbin22]

Hey! I just wanted to say holy fart I finished smooth operator and you’ve inspired me to finally start working on my own ingo and (totally not self insert) fic. Your writing was fantastic like jfc and it lifted my spirits through my finals

Do you have any tips for a beginner fanfic writer though? Like what gets you inspired and how do you stay focused on editing and such

But all in all i really enjoyed smooth operator, the character felt like my fiery spirit and it was just healing :) so thank you

hello anon! i’m so happy to hear you enjoyed smooth operator 🧡 i hope your finals went well for you, and thank you for sending me this kind ask!

i’m not sure if i’ll be very eloquent with advice given that i’m self taught, so i’ll share what i do when i’m writing!

1. i read as much as i write. reading teaches me not only the craft of storytelling, but also what i enjoy—whether that be a writing style, genre, or turn of phrase!

2. i think about writing my daily life and wonder how i would write it. this is an odd one. sometimes when i experience something i think, ‘how would i write this?’ or, ‘how would i describe this?’ those moments become inspiration i can pull on later. thinking about writing in my daily life lets my experiences uplift and inspire me. this, alongside reading the works/experiences of others, helps me experiment and create.

2. i try not to edit while i’m actively writing. i often want to backtrack to edit my work while i’m writing it..this ultimately costs me more time and exhausts me. so my rough drafts are always Rough. i only edit once i’ve gotten all my thoughts on the page.

3. i never delete my scrapped work. i have hundreds upon hundreds of pages of scrapped writing. fics i never finished, paragraphs i cut out and never reused, scenes that never went anywhere—that sort of thing. unused work is useful to me. i could end up reusing it in a different way, or it can even become a launchpad for something new :D

4. i write what i enjoy. i once read that i should never be writing for the audience. i should write for me—that means writing whatever i want, whenever i want, however i want. i think this is my favorite piece of writing advice that i’ve ever seen.

along that note, i always try to make sure i’m having fun! writing a fan work should not feel like a chore. it may be challenging at times, but if i’m feel utterly miserable, it may be a sign for me to step away for a moment.

if i’m having trouble continuing or starting to write, i find a scene i really, really want to write. it can be anything—even something i don’t think i’ll ever incorporate into a published work. i find that scene, that blurb, or that strand of dialogue, and write it. the more self-indulgent the better! starting something can be the hardest part, so just getting a few words down is a cause for celebration :D

i rambled on a bit..i hope this was somewhat helpful. in the end, writing styles & techniques include a lot of trial and error, so everyone finds a method that works for them. i wish you the best of luck!

i believe this is the same anon, so i want to say congratulations! i’m honored to have inspired you, and i’m cheering you on 🫶

best of luck with your fic!

🧡 grub

[fantastic-nonsense]

Hi! I've never done this before but I'm new to comics (started with WFA and Zatanna and the Ripper) and I've basically got most of my information from posts on tumblr and r/hobbydrama (including yours.) I think I have a general idea of what Jason Todd is like, but I believe a lot of people are unhappy with his new characterisation.

So, if you were the one in charge, how would you write him? Would you write him with a team or as a solo character? Would you have him use the All-Blades or a crowbar or his guns? Would you have him properly rejoin the batfam or not?

Thanks!

Hi! Welcome to the fandom! I hope you're enjoying your time here.

In general, I think DC (and the fandom) has spent too much time milking Jason's death for trauma porn. They have refused to allow him to find closure, move past that, and exist beyond his daddy issues drama with Bruce. When DC has allowed him to have stories outside of that, they were often written with little consideration for what should be done with Jason beyond making him "badass."

None of this has been conducive to creating any kind of satisfying and coherent narrative or character arc for Jason, especially when both writers and editorial seem more obsessed with stealing traits, relationships, and stories from other people to give to him (most prominently Dick, Selina, and Helena). My hottake is that DC should move beyond "Red Hood" as an identity for Jason entirely, because it drags his character down and keeps him inherently tied to the same problems that have kept his character stagnant for years.

However! I don't think he's unsalvagable. I simply think DC needs to put a decent writer on him and commit to a character direction for more than 2 years at a time. I'm unsure of what Shawn Martinbrough is currently doing with Jason in his The Hill arc, as I'm not reading it, but I've heard that there might be some forward momentum finally happening there?

Anyway, my personal conception of Jason's future (as lovingly brainstormed by me and my friends in our comics discord server) is effectively this: he becomes a street-level paranormal detective who solves cold murder cases by talking with the victims' ghosts and providing closure to restless spirits. Think Lockwood and Co. meets Pushing Daisies with a superhero twist; basically, a supernatural detective noir book.

There's a lot of concepts and lore drops tied into this idea, but basically it was born out of a discussion where I was talking about Jason's many connections with the supernatural and occult across all continuities and how it's kind of a mystery why DC hasn't just formally connected him to the mystical side of the DCU. So I was like "they should just reveal that Superboy-Prime’s reality punch resurrection left him LITERALLY undead, make the event where he finds this out also spark his ability to see and communicate with ghosts, and make him an occult detective. Let him close cold case murder files and put those spectres to rest."

Which is also a great premise for a Bat book and a great unfilled niche for a Batfamily member. Kate's supernatural stories are much more high concept and connected to her family drama. Damian's supernatural/occult connections are traditionally very heavily tied to his family history and the Lazarus Pits. Dick's semi-regular magic encounters are usually stuff he deals with alongside his teammates in the course of working with the Titans. None of the other Bats have enough regular encounters with the supernatural and magic side of the DCU for it to encroach on their shtick, and a Gotham-based supernatural book is well within DC's ability to publish and market given books like Gotham by Midnight.

In terms of how that direction affects all the other questions you asked...I think Jason's relationship with the rest of the Batfam should be complicated. I personally don't think "good/bad relationship with the Batfam" is a particularly useful way to look at it because I think there are people he should never see eye to eye with, people he realistically shouldn't and doesn't have a problem with, and people he should get along with just fine. I don't think everyone needs to or should be friends or enemies with him, but his morals and past actions will (and should!) complicate those relationships in interesting ways.

And re: what weapons I'd like to see him use...using the All-Blades would certainly factor into my proposed narrative direction, as that would lean into the supernatural connections, but I generally prefer the concept of Jason using knives as his preferred weapon over guns/a crowbar/etc. That way he can still be a marksman without using guns, and I think that fits more with his character trajectory as someone attempting to be less lethal but also has no problem roughing people up when he thinks they need to be.

[memory-of-family-zine]

hiii im an artist who is interested in signing up as a contributor buuut im not too familiar with zines having never been in one... can i ask for a description on what a page/spread looks like and can contain? ദ്ദി(｡•̀ ,<)~✩‧₊

Hello! This is also our first time making a zine but I grabbed some templates and referenced other cool zines I've seen around and here's an example!

A page can contain illustrations, collages, or comics! A spread is recommended to be an illustration, but you can ask us if it's possible to do what you want to do, and we can figure it out!

[windor-truffle]

Dolphinnnnnn i finished L&L and you’re one of the two people who’s used the Asbel/Lambda tag so pls yell with me about them 🥺

OKAY WELL REMEMBER YOU ASKED FOR IT 😂 Time to raise the age rating of my blog!

I mean for me it's largely the tsundere-isms. Pav can testify that when I streamed Lineage and Legacies for her i was cackling throughout most of Lambda and Asbel's conversations, they always go the EXACT same way and it's so stupidly funny: Lambda shows up to insult/threaten Asbel, Asbel decides to view it in the rosiest tinted glasses in the fucking world and ends up either thanking or complimenting Lambda, and Lambda always IMMEDIATELY leaves with some insightful like commentary "This is foolishness," or "Hmph." That is peak comedy to me, watching a dude set a trap then fall for it himself 😂 "Haha I'm going to ruin this guy's life for fun and oh no, what are these, feelings?? Abort!!"

I know I'm always poor little meow-meowing Lambda a bit, but it's clear the loosely defined "guy" has been loved by exactly 1 (One) person and then that guy was fucking murdered which made Lambda think that love, or anything good really, would never find him again. So for Asbel to show up with unconditional positive regard despite barely knowing him, and forgiveness despite everything Lambda had done... yeah I'd fall for someone like that too 😅 He's such a kind man, it's the trait we love most about him 💜

Personally I'm fine to see Lambda and Asbel written platonically, like in the fic I wrote (which I'm assuming you're referencing in your ask thank you for the kudos 💜) where it's more ambiguous and a little one sided. But ALSO personally I think Asbel should have a harem, EVERYONE'S a little in love with the guy (but that's probably my oh so obvious bias talking 😅) (bonus points if Asbel's contentedly aromantically oblivious to his polycule). Asbel's always radiating beams of friendship, and he believes in people so much it makes them want to believe in themselves. And for characters who feel/have been told they are unlovable and shouldn't exist? Yeah that's how you get partners who are utterly obsessed 😅

But that's the more wholesome take on shipping them... there's also the appeal of more toxic and/or erotic dynamics. I'm not 100 percent sure this is what you're asking for so if the idea makes you (or anyone reading this) feel uncomfy, this is the paragraph to stop reading at.

So the fun thing about characters undergoing potential redemption arcs is that their journey can be nonlinear, or completely unsuccessful. I have no qualms about keeping Lambda in an antagonistic role regardless of Asbel's support. In some ways it makes sense for him to doubt or dislike Asbel's love; after all, it's unfamiliar and uncomfortable. If Asbel is right in his assertion that humans have potential, it means that Lambda was wrong to hurt and attempt to exterminate them, and that's not easy to admit. So it's fun to imagine Lambda doing everything in his power to make Asbel hate him so he can "win" this argument of whether he's redeemable or not. Things like bullying and intimidation like in canon, or more serious stuff like trying to kill Asbel's friends with his own hands :)

But that's barely toxic, in fact that could have a very wholesome ending if so desired. There's also some "fun" dynamics to be had with jealousy and abuse; it stands to reason the being possessing a guy would be, well, possessive 😅 If Lambda latches onto for Asbel for his kindness without actually internalizing it himself, we get into some pretty toxic stuff :) My long fic, though not shippy, does this, blurring the lines of Lambda's possessiveness from "you're mine" into "you're ME, you're an extension of myself and thus have no agency beyond what I permit." He's mistaken Asbel's friendship for unwavering approval and agreement with his worldview and actions, he blatantly violates his boundaries, and he dismisses his protests as "foolishness" or "not understanding reality." In the long fic, this comes to a confrontational breaking point (murder-suicide attempt), but knowing canon Asbel's endless belief in others even to his/their own detriment (like failing to call out Richard sooner during the main arc), I could see Asbel letting himself be abused for far too long under the misguided notion he can still "save" Lambda (good luck convincing someone who's actively benefitting from their actions to stop them buddy 😔).

As for the erotic, there's the sormik of it all... You know, the whole *leans into my imaginary microphone* fellas is it gay to live inside another man? 😅 It's probably not very hard to get someone off if you have direct control of their body huh. In fact, getting back to the jealousy thing and the fact that I'm still a hardcore Richass shipper, I like to think Lambda could get a little jealous of Asbel's arousal at Richard's hands and is like "oh that? I can do that here watch" and picking the absolute WORST moment to demonstrate. So Asbel has to clean himself up and awkwardly explain the reason why he and Richard keep that in the bedroom, beyond just for comfort's sake 😅

In conclusion, I like them :) They can be the most wholesome redemption-through-love pairing, or the most toxic fucked up kinky thing imaginable. Or both! They're fun 💜

[onesidedradiostatic]

tbh im a little more worried about the sheer number of people ive seen who just straight up don't know who cain and abel are 😭 im not even christian but i always figured that was one part of bible lore that's common knowledge??

id expect people to not know who seth is- adam and eve's third child who was born specifically as a gift from god, to replace abel after he died and cain was banished. i get that, bc he's not the one with the important symbolic story like his parents and brothers. but come on guys. cain and abel are everywhere.

(prev)

you know tbh I'll be very real with you I know more about cain and abel from the internet than I do as a raised catholic LMAO but idk if that's because I just barely paid attention or retained info from catechism/religious classes or if it's because they just focused on the new testament more

also told an irl friend who was also raised catholic about the hazbin abel reveal and they asked me who abel was so I don't think at least for us being raised with christianity helped us with that knowledge LMAO but yeah I think being on the internet enough most would at least have heard of them

[bookishjules]

What do you think sizzys kids will be like

sizzy kids sizzy kids.. boy do i have. so many thoughts about them. and so few of them are definable. i tried to answer in words but it looked more like the descriptive text of a moodboard lol so i just went ahead and made a moodboard..

ftr the words were.. music, makeup, humility, pride, honesty, cuddles, cat people, alone-time, quiet expressions of love, understanding, protective, nerdy, competitive, strategic, cool, outspoken.

[arlenianchronicles]

What about the scene of Maeglin threatening to kill Earendil and he has his finger-branch-things around the edges of Earendil's mask to pull it off? >:3

Ohohh that's a great idea! I'll keep that in mind for my Gondolin series XD I think Earendil would also be more fragile compared to the eldritch Elves, given his Edain heritage, so ripping off his mask could cause some greater damage than expected 👀