#♪ commission season

[singer-of-skyward-sonnets]

「Should you fall asleep before I say goodbye」

[@lightcffireflies ]

“An old tradition in the city of winds has become quite the fun festivity for newer generations. It was once said that during these spooky months of the year, dead relatives would come to visit their families as an act of love and respect, but ghosts happen to be a little clumsy. As such, the people of Mondstadt would hide their knives, and prepare little cakes for their loved ones to eat before lighting a large bonfire outside of town to guide them back to the world of the dead. While ghosts are clearly not real, the tradition of taking the silverware out of the house, preparing a large feast, and lighting a bonfire as part of an Autumn festival still remains. Of course, there’s a lot of work to do, so hustle and help the citizens of Mondstadt out!”

In Mondstadt, there is constantly something going on; be it a discount on some exquisite wine, a battle of the bards, or – another joyful event. See, even after Weinlesefest, when the colder winds start to blow, it’s still not the end of festivities for the year.

During late autumn and winter, when living conditions used to worsen much, Mondstadtians had been doing what they could not to lose heart after the passing of a loved one. They believed that they came to visit them in their afterlife, giving subtle signs of their presence here and there. And so, another tradition was born: as the ghosts were thought to be friendly, people didn’t want to let them come to harm either, hiding anything that could be a potential danger. (What do you mean ghosts can pass through things? What if they’re a little silly and forget about that? We have to be prepared for every possibility.) They would also prepare a delicious feast for them, so they feel (ful)filled as they eventually leave the world of the living.

Well, people of that time hadn’t really considered that those ‘signs’ from the dead could have been simply a trick of some playful wind current messing around with the not properly fastened door, but… 

Venti proceeded to put on a frilly, not-quite-just-white-at-this-point apron, preparing to help with the baking at Good Hunter. 

“Behind every piece of tradition, there is some kind of story, and every story contains some bit of truth, don’t you think?”

[myreygn]

Top 22 of 2022 Tag Game

thank you for the tag @giggly-squiggily!

i literally took notes on all the questions so i wouldn't have to skip between my drafts and different pages all the time lol

(also note: i'm not really taking into account when things got released, it's more about my first encounter with them)

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part 1: FANDOM FAVES

01 - favorite new fandoms of the year

Sk8 The Infinity, Demon Slayer, Tokyo Revengers, Kuroko no Basket, Hadestown, The Legend of Vox Machina

02 - favorite new ships of the year

matsukuro (Haikyuu!!), matchablossom (Sk8 The Infinity), sanegiyu, tanosuke (Demon Slayer), kisetaka, imazumi (Kuroko no Basket), vaxmore (The Legend of Vox Machina)

03 - favorite anime/tv show of the year

The Owl House (s2B), Inside Job (s2), Sk8 The Infinity, Demon Slayer

04 - favorite movie of the year

The Boondock Saints, Princess Mononoke, Turning Red, Kiki's Delivery Service, Starship Troopers

05 - favorite character of the year

Cherry (Sk8 The Infinity), Sanemi, Tengen, Inosuke (Demon Slayer), Takao (Kuroko no Basket), Baji (Tokyo Revengers), Willow, Gus (The Owl House)

06 - favorite soundtrack of the year

DRAG: The Musical was the only thing i listened to for like the entirety of november, check it out, the cast recording is great!

07 - favorite book/manga/comic of the year

The Picture of Dorian Gray, Den Schattenmann belügst du nicht, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Haikyuu!! manga

08 - favorite game of the year

i think the only new game i played was Genshin Impact but tbh it hasn't really convinced me yet

09 - highlight of this year to remember

the 8 hour victorious analysis video by @quinton-reviews

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part 2: COMMUNITY REVIEW

10 - favorite tumblr moment of the year

the return of Goncharov made me very happy because i had never heard of it before and i'm glad that i've seen the movie now

11 - favorite fan art of the year

several - i discovered this absolute gem by @shotzgoboom, this gorgeous art by @transformersluna and also i loved all of @hinata-boke's "every day a haikyuu character, but these three were my favorites

12 - favorite fic of the year

again, a few. on tumblr there were three tword fics i absolutely loved this year: Corruption by @giggly-squiggily, this tickletober fic by @ticklygiggles and Oh, how the mighty fall by @parkersaysthings. I also found two absolutely amazing works on ao3 you should definitely check out: Watching As I Fall by @streetsoldierin and the knife on my back has your name in it, your hands are stained with my blood, we call love and violence by the same name by @ffslynch-ao3.

13 - favorite ask game of the year

the writers ask meme and my very own spotify ask game

14 - my top achievements as a writer/creator

i got commissioned for the very first time, that was huge for me ^^

15 - my own best fic/post the year

my best post overall (notes-wise) was the victorious meme i made. the best fics were touching you (most notes) and the boy who cared (personal favorite).

16 - my most underappreciated fic/post of the year

my taglist lol

17 - a post of mine that got more attention than expected

that would be my kuroyaku x taylor swift post which i didn't expect to get any notes whatsoever

18 - something i changed on my blog this year

i changed my header quote for the first time from ideas are bulletproof to monstrous and unlawful

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part 3: NEXT YEAR

19 - something i didn't post this year but would like to post next year

allll the fics on the wip list lol

20 - my goals for next year

i hope to reach 300 followers next year because i wanna do some kind of milestone event

21 - 2023 releases i look forward to the most

Outer Banks season 3, The Legend of Vox Machina season 2, the Attack on Titan finale so i can FINALLY talk to my friend about it, two new albums by Måneskin and Subway to Sally

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part 4: SPREADING LOVE

22 - shout out to all the people who made my 2022 a better year

@duckymcdoorknob: THE OG WIFE <3 looking back on it, i think you were a big part of me finding my own little group here and i'm sososo thankful for that 💛 you're an amazing writer and so kind and sweet, even tho you pulled me back into the confusing hell that is discord to me sjxfghdk i'm so happy to know you <3

@parkersaysthings: SUP PRETTY BOY, you made it onto the list <3 i said it once and i'll say it again; THANK YOU FOR RANDOMLY TEXTING ME!! you're amazing and i have so much fun talking to you about the ocs™, i never thought i could get that invested in non canon characters and thank you sm for showing me 💛

@italeean: i was excited to find someone on the same continent as me and then you were sweet, kind and funny on top of that as a bonus <3 ily sugar, stay wonderful and get ready for more unfiltered knb reactions lol

@rattypattyy: you were the first tumblr friendo i really talked to and it was an honor 🫡 fuck timezones lmao, it was worth it <3 ILY WIFE YOU'RE MY GO TO PERSON WHEN I WANT TO WRITE IN ALL CAPS AND IT'S SO MUCH FUN EVERY TIME

@ticklygiggles: they say never meet your idol but you proved them wrong <3 i remember freaking out when you liked one of my fics and seeing you in my notes still never fails to make me smile, you're so sweet and ily 💕

@jimini-mini: i know, i still owe you a message and it'll come, i promise. until then have this: YOU'RE SO COOL!! i remember finding your bokuroo fic and when i saw that you posted it on my bday i knew it was destiny lol and i'm so glad i wrote that review because talking to you is so much fun still <3

@fanfic-chan: dessie my sweet angel, i am so glad i got to know you because you're the absolute kindest soul! you always made my day by randomly sliding into my ask box just to say hello and ily and ilyt dessie, thank you for being my friend 💛

@giggly-squiggily: another writer i cannot fathom even acknowledges my existence ^^' i love your writing so much and seeing you interact with mine always makes me so happy, you're an absolute sunshine and i'm really glad to know you <3