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marge simpson voice: I just think they’re neat!

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Happy Monday everyone :)

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For @amayis-bigtower

From fanfic: The Absent Blue of Your Gaze chapter 5

~May this be the first fanart for your fanfic from a fan.~

I really like your story, you wrote it so well! I can see the 5W1H in every scene. I feel like I'm being carried into your world, which made it easy for me to draw this scene. It's as if I'm an ant standing on a rock, witnessing everything, then drawing it directly from what I see. I hope you continue the story soon.

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Enemy vs Environment: Combat Approaches

One of my favorite aspects of Linked Universe is the different ways the boys react to their surroundings.

In this last update, something that really strikes me is the difference between Wars’ and Wild’s combat approaches, which are shaped by their respective game designs.

Lemme try and break it down real quick.

Hyrule Warriors is a hack-and-slash game that’s all about delegation and multitasking. You spend each campaign sprinting full-tilt across the map, evaluating which missions take priority, while dispatching as many opponents as you can. Enemies are more important than the environment 100% of the time.

Breath of the Wild is an open-world adventure game that’s all about adapting to various climates and landscapes, improvising with tools you find, climbing everything in sight, etc. The devs want you to explore and experiment.

In short: Hyrule Warriors rewards you for efficiency and bodycount, BotW rewards you for “fricking around and finding out.”

How does this play out in Linked Universe?

Our guys find themselves in an unfamiliar area, with unknown (to them) monsters. What do they do?

Warriors immediately zones in on the enemies, Wild’s attention goes to his environment.

A moment later, they’ve both advanced a little, but Warriors is still laser-focused on the monsters. Maybe he’s analyzing their patterns, but in any case, he’s observing them closely.

In contrast, Wild still hasn’t paid the Sparks much mind. He’s moving much faster, and appears much more interested in the water.

Notably, it doesn’t seem like he “tests” the water at all. He steps right in with both feet.

In BotW, that’s not a bad strategy. The game itself encourages you to wander anywhere and everywhere, including areas that might look “unavailable” or “off-limits.” Unless you talk to a local who knows something, or Zelda’s disembodied voice chips in, you don’t have a guide or companion— the best way to learn about something is to jump in.

Clearly, like Legend said, that kind of approach is less advisable in a dungeon.

Warriors reacts really fast here— faster than Wild, who actually triggered the trap, and who’s known to be incredibly agile and maneuverable.

A lot of that comes down to experience, a teamwork-vs.-lone-explorer mindset, and Wars’ ungodly speed in-game, but I think there’s also something to be said for combat approach.

Interestingly, Warriors doesn’t warn Wild not to touch the water or the tiles— not that he’d know lol. But since he’s already approaching their situation with more caution, it’s interesting that he doesn’t seem to register what Wild’s doing as “dangerous” until the trap actually triggers.

In other words, he doesn’t clock the environment as hostile— he reacts at the exact moment he notices a new, active threat.

Contrasts like these help to force a duo’s internal differences into action, and it’s one of the many reasons I love this pairing for this particular dungeon. I think their differing approaches could complement one another splendidly, if they learned to use them in tandem!

Source

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Looking for a fanfic

Hey, I read a fanfic a while back and I cannot find it for the life of me. I'm hoping someone here can remember it, too. It was a Time pov wherein he was suspicious or misreading Warriors to the point of accusing Warriors of letting him sleep in just to avoid talking to him. They got into an argument just before a portal appeared and ended up stepping through at different times. When Time gets there, Warriors is on edge in a creepy forest and had been waiting for him for I think he said a few hours? The story cuts off there (to be continued) but I remember the creepy forest and being intrigued by what was happening. I know it's not a lot to go off, but I can't seem to find it in Can Opener's fics, Flamingidiots fics, or Silver Captain's fics, all of whom have a ton of Linked Universe fictions that I have read a lot. If anyone recognizes it or has an idea (or if I missed it in those authors' works) I would LOVE if you could link me. Thanks so much!!

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guys, i might be obsessed with the big little brother time + little big brother wind dynamic

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allow yourself to be a beginner

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I may have to turn her on and off again to get her functioning lol. So proud of my girl, after months of slow positive behavior work, she is finally in the car and ready to start her journey to becoming a service dog! Her one big issue was the car, so it should be relatively smooth sailing from here on out.

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Things almost every author needs to research

How bodies decompose

Wilderness survival skills

Mob mentality

Other cultures

What it takes for a human to die in a given situation

Common tropes in your genre

Average weather for your setting

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I present to you Hylia x Fierce Deity

(Ref from @/1L9I2Aa8UCLØIGJ or BLACKBOX in twt)

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Hi !!!!! :D Motivation to draw a fully painted illustration randomly came to me today so I spent all day on it XD I missed making illustrations like this ! I wanted to give it my all for this one and now I'm exhausted XD

I know I doodled very few requests, sorry :') I haven't been motivated to draw these past few days. I think part of the reason I couldn't draw is because I just finished my art projects that I've been working on for months and yeah I'm pretty much exhausted. I think I need time to adjust and when I feel I can do it, I'll draw more requests !

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20 Ways to Show Extreme Fear in Your Writing

As I dive into researching signs of fear for my horror WIP, I wanted to share some of the most compelling and visceral reactions I’ve come across. Whether you’re writing a chilling scene or crafting a character’s panic, these 20 signs of fear can help bring tension and realism to your story.

Physical Reactions

Hyperventilating — sucking in air but never feeling like it’s enough

Chest tightens — feels like a weight or hands pressing down

Limbs shaking violently, knees buckling

Complete loss of muscle control — collapsing or unable to stand

Cold sweat soaking through clothes

Heart hammering so hard they feel it in their throat or head

Tunnel vision — the world narrowing down to one terrifying focal point

Ringing in the ears or sudden deafness, like the world drops away

Dizziness / feeling faint / vision blurring

Dry mouth — unable to speak or even scream

Uncontrollable Behavior

Screaming / sobbing / gasping — involuntary vocal outbursts

Panic run — bolting without thinking, tripping over everything

Clawing at their own skin / chest / throat — like trying to escape their body

Begging / pleading out loud even if no one’s there

Repeating words or phrases — “No, no, no” / “This isn’t happening”

Hiding instinctively — diving under tables, closets, or corners

Desperate grabbing — reaching for someone, anything solid

Loss of bladder or bowel control (for extreme terror)

Total mental shutdown — frozen, slack-jawed, staring blankly

Memory blackout — later can’t recall what happened during the worst moment

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Yup, I've had that stage and used to joke I was one step above homeless and got lucky because inlaws were cool with us spending literally 5 years getting back on our feet with low to no rent (when we could afford it and well under local value in the area) and eating their food. Privilege is privilege, and having someone to let you live in THEIR house for either free or low payment IS a privilege. Without that, I would have been forced to find a shelter, used food stamps, and probably have to rehome my pets (oh, did I mention they took in my pets, too? Even though they'd stopped getting pets after their last one finally died because the fur and mess was annoying to deal with?) And I had a child, too.

I am grateful every day that they did that for us. They gave us TWO rooms (so child could have her own room) and let us take over the den for "our" living room and I had a blast getting to know my in laws better and cooking with them. Now, we have a house, we were able to move out and my husband supports us on his income.

One bad thing can spell disaster, at least in America, and ruin your stability. And I know if we fell again (please don't, though) they would support us again. And I have help from my parents if a large medical bill or car bill is a bit too much. They can spot me some and I pay back later so that my emergency savings isn't drained on the spot. Otherwise, I'd have more debt, credit cards, or just not be able to pay for my car, which brings in more debt as it breaks down.

Please be kind to others. You don't know their story. You don't know what struggles and support system they have.

It's free to be kind. And you might have more privileges than you realize, even if you're poor and living paycheck to paycheck.