#But it's close

[touchlikethesun]

wlw on mlm violence.

[dyrewrites]

I queued up snips of the published horror shorts. So those will happen over the next couple days to remind myself that I am a horror author.

Of course I'll still be randomly sharing the vampire horror romance mess of a thing I am writing right now...because what is genre consistency, we're writers, we do what we want.

[agent-8449]

What Happened After VoR <Part Three>

Part Two

In this part, and the next, we will take a quick detour from the Sundown Psyche to the VoR one.

Yarn arrives in the Computer Room of VP <VoR Psyche/The House>, injured from the transit, and unnaturally numb from having his strings ripped out <also caused by the transmitter>.

It is Night, and Coda is struggling to get Tinker's body off of him, impaled by its own healing-hindering trident. There is no solving this with words, and the two quickly devolve into violence.

The Soul, who is for the lack of a better word rabid, manages to damage Yarn's leg before being fully silenced and incapacitated... by relocating the trident from his abdomen to his collarbone. It threatens to cripple or kill Tinker, relying on Yarn's flimsy understanding of their immortality as a bluff. It fails, but in the scuffle Mind's modulator is irreparably broken.

Yarn can only wait briefly, in the dark and the quiet, for the Vessel to wake and Tinker with it. He does, rousing from the nightmare temporarily. <In VoR, the Thirds have never and will never be able to interact with the real word, the Vessel, directly.> Tinker rips the trident out of Coda's body, not trusting the Soul with the weapon.

The following game of charades is short-lived and gets them nowhere, so Tinker leads them to his room, from where he can get a replacement modulator. On the way, Yarn's strings start regenerating, and with it the full force of the emotions he'd shoved aside. He starts panicking, quietly. It doesn't help that he can't 'detect' the Vessel at all, a set of background noise completely missing here.

Tinker scrounges up his first ever modulator, and some of the pieces of Coda's halo left over from the events of the comic. This modulator isn't pitched down. He needs help putting it on, since his right hand is permanently crippled from housing the trident for so long.

This is all for moot, though, because as Yarn's panic reaches its peak, a string passes through Coda's halo-glass and contacts Tinker's halo. This initiates a link, without the need for Twine to be there and mediate the connection.

Tinker, it rapidly becomes clear, rarely says what he thinks. His thoughts are vile. He is not a nice person. The Mind tries to assure Yarn he is not lying, that he quite despises lying actually, but he is not believed. Unsurprising, considering the degree of dissonance between his instinctive reactions and filtered output.

Tinker has changed very often in his 'long' life. Ripping out parts of his personality and replacing them, with intention to perfect himself. This is his newest self.

He is trying to be better. At least he can admit when he doesn't know something, now.

Tension is high, but both fall back and the link is cut. Tinker retrieves a bizarre harpoon launcher device from the piles of scrap in the room, intending to restrain Coda more reliably with it and allow Yarn to go home.

This plan is immediately dashed upon their return. Coda, who is still shrugging off the regeneration-blocking effects of the trident, half-drags himself over to the transmitter. If Tinker shoots it with the harpoon, the delicate machine will not escape unscathed.

To make a bad situation worse, the Vessel is falling back into sleep, taking Tinker with it.

Yarn is done with this shit, and rushes Coda. They get into another nasty but brief fight, abruptly cut short when Soul slashes open his throat with its own halo shard.

This, understandably, makes Yarn freak the fuck out. He thinks he's dying. In a would-be final 'fuck you', he constricts his attacker in his strings. This.... yeah. Another link.

Pros: Linking, apparently, makes the VoR Thirds' regeneration mutual. Yarn is not going to die.

Cons: Everything else. Coda's personality, its not-capitalised mind, is utterly shattered. Existing in its psyche-within-a-psyche <it's complicated, and very metaphorical> is like being in a tornado of glass. It can't properly comprehend that Yarn is different to Ozzy, and has gotten stuck on the utter desperation of not letting him leave again. It doesn't want to die.

Through the screaming in their heads, since both of their vocal chords are shot, Yarn slams Coda's skull into the floor until it's insensate. He then rips the strings out again, since even in that state, it is not asleep, and won't let go.

The sheer violence wakes up the poor Vessel again, and Tinker is forced to postpone letting Yarn go home. He IS bleeding everywhere and shaking, after all. Tinker pins Coda to the floorboards with the trident, to not make the same mistake again.

They recoup in a warped washroom. Tinker gives Yarn a music box that plays 'Introduction to the Snow'. He also offers his notepad and pen to let the Heart write his thoughts. Another panic attack begins to bud.

It blooms once they reach Ozzy's room<s>, in order to get a new hoodie for Yarn. Tinker awkwardly stands there, pretending Yarn isn't losing his shit, and/or ripping apart his old hoodie, behind the door.

They link, far more amicably this time, and Tinker continues to be awkward by suggesting a tour. Reestablishing contact with Twine and the others is more important at the moment, though, so they make the trek back to Coda.

The Soul is barely conscious, still. Crippled from blood loss and a poorly-healing concussion. Spent. Now all it has is how pathetic it is, to hope to convince them to stay... or just take him with them.

It keeps asking questions. Confused, almost innocent. As if he doesn't know what it did wrong.

Still linked, Tinker assures Yarn that it's okay. That Yarn saved his life, and he's endlessly thankful for it. That he did the right thing. It falls on deaf 'ears'.

Yarn kicks Coda in the face. It is too dazed to put up a fight.

The conversation they have with Coil <and some others> requires them to unlink, for privacy reasons. Tinker is mildly sour about having secrets kept from him. Coda just keeps asking questions that nobody answers.

Or, well, until Tinker stops to talk to it. He asks how it feels. It can only concede that it hurts, and it is missing something. This is... well. A lot of pieces of his halo have fallen out, crystallised habit and personality traits. They have names, but I won't get into that now.

Tinker is just sorry that he hates it. That he cannot forgive him.

It doesn't know what's going on. It pleads that they take it with them on their 'tour' <things aren't ready at Sundown>, and Tinker admits that he'd rather not fight Coda again when they return.

So it's the three of them in tense silence, with Coda limping behind them.

They reach the greenhouse, though Tinker jokes it's a greyhouse instead. It's... miserable. A single gnarled ex-apple tree punctures a hole in the glass, but nothing is really visible beyond it. It's all a glaring white, like an overcast day. Ice slicks what surfaces aren't dripping with condensation. A 'gravestone', left under the tree in spite, is something that Ozzy left behind.

Unfortunately, once Tinker admits it's for Whole, Coda snaps. Its major point of denial is the refusal to believe that recreating Whole is impossible. They have to, or they will die. Coda despises Whole, but he doesn't want to die! It is a broken machine running on conflicting commands, and all it can do is run.

Tinker, and shortly after Yarn, make chase.

They find it at its room, but directly outside there's a more pressing matter. Mere meters from the grey doors that house Coda's domain, is The Incoherence.

The Incoherence is a sort of 'out of bounds' region. Beyond where the passages are unique and ultimately 'normal'. These places consist of singular cells of space... repeated ad infinitum. Forever. And the fact that this border has crept so close to their rooms is a horrific sign. A sign that this surreality is collapsing faster than anticipated. It should have been kilometres away. It is at their doorsteps now.

The Incoherence is heat death. Once it swallows their rooms, there will be no more creation. There will be no more chances for escape... or resolution.

Time is running out.

To be continued...

[thedawningofthehour]

I'm going to post the next chapter tonight, and I just want you all to know that Leo sets something on fire.

[zeitschluessel]

sure, there were a lot of references to the moffat era. but "the vlinx"? that's one of the most chibnall-core name i've ever heard!

[spiritofjustice]

The Shadow Over Beau Rudolph reached 100,000 words!!! 🎉🎊🥳

[dodger-chan]

My favorite part of this whole "boop" thing is that I somehow missed the kitty at the top of my dash at first (I am very good at ignoring ads). So when I saw people's boop-related posts, my first thought was that it was an April Fool's prank, and everyone was just pretending to have access to little kitten paws.

My entire dashboard being heavily committed to pretending to "boop" each other just made so much sense.

[tinytowns]

ପ( ໊๑˃̶͈⌔˂̶͈)੭  ✶  𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒏𝒔 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛  !

the time for celebration has come again &. this time we're celebrating the big eight - hundred ! over the last few months i've been unable to make posts commemorating my milestones . . . honestly because i've barely been able to keep up with my growth &. all the love that's been so graciously shown my way - it's time to give some back , don't you agree ?

the last milestone we celebrated together was 200 followers in august of 2022. since then , i've made new friends in this community , fallen out of touch with a few others , been reblogged or acknowledged by the people i admired from a great distance , and reached heights i never thought possible .

and it's all because of you , who gives so much love to me &. my silly little creations ! going forward , i want to continue being a creator that the rpc can respect & be proud to home in this wonderful community .

from the bottom of my heart , my dearest friends , thank you for gifting me this milestone , i will cherish it forever . . . without further ado let's get into my follow forever ♡

✶ BERRY , to the girl who works harder in one day than i ever have in my entire life &. supported me since day one on this crazy journey , i feel it'd be a sin to begin this post without acknowledging you &. your works first . without a droplet of doubt you continue to be one of my biggest inspirations , motivations , and loves ! really , you're such a superstar in everything you do because you do it so well. i'm convinced you could take the ugliest graphic in the world and completely transform it into something that'd snatch my breath away ; to have even a fraction of your talent would be such a blessing . thank you for being by my side , i'm so lucky to have you . follow berry on @fruitzys and check out their amazing work including templates , gif packs , and blog graphic commissions . their comms are currently open !

✶ NAIA , for my most precious friend who always produces such high quality content that i'm frankly envious of , i love you to the ends of the earth &. even beyond that ! we met in 2022 but i'd been keenly following you for quite some time even before that , devouring whatever resources you'd so kindly release &. mourning their unfortunate departure . naia releases content ? i'm always first in line to grab what i can , kiss her cheek , and run away giggling like a maniac with whatever you released tightly in my grubby little hands . i'm immensely grateful to have gotten the chance to meet you , one of my favourite creators , without even realizing it until quite a few days later . i may be quite introverted these days , but trust me when i say i'm always thinking about how you're doing , what your next exciting project will be , and how to show love to you in more ways . follow naia on @pinkfaire where they release beautiful themes , powerpoint templates , and is just too cute on a daily basis .

✶ MIKI , youuuuuuu . . . you've been absolutely killing the game ever since your first resource debut in the rpc , you absolute menace ! trust and believe my notifcations are ON for a miki drop . that week of december where you were dropping the most jawdroppingly beautiful resources left & right like it was nobody's business ? dude , i was shaking &. crying &. taking wtvr crumbs resource goddess miki decided to bless us with ??? keep killin' it you funky little seungkwan luvr . i love u !! as a consumer , i was living my best life - but as a creator ?? i was shaking , i needed to step my game up you were just that intimidatingly GOOD at what you do !! you also made me want to start making templates ?? you're an absolute trendsetter . follow miki on @vernonline where they post gif packs &. psd templates !! they also have a kofi here so consider supporting them

( ❀ ˆ꒳ˆ˵ ) ♡ HONOURABLE MENTIONS ,

✶ ADORA , never had much of a chance to speak with you one - on - one but i'm anticipating future resources because i know from dash that you're working hard on them ! follow adora on @adoramita where they will be posting ask memes , templates , and tutorials ! their commissions are currently open .

✶ DOLLIE , we met properly recently but i've definitely always noticed you in my notifications supporting me so keenly - thank you so much , i look forward to a blossoming friendship between us my most beloved doll ! now i'm not sure if you've ever released things , but it's worth it to follow dollie anyway because they're such a bright &. kind - hearted person ! truly a delight to speak with ♡

and that's it , i believe ? hopefully i haven't forgotten anybody in this line - up but if i have then i'll make corrections later . check all of these wonderful people out , commission them , and give 'em a little something something through kofi if you're willing ! this concludes coco's 800 celebration ~ thank you , i love you all ♡

[nezclaw]

the overlap between "people who like Pokemon" and "people who go to bat for underappreciated animals" is pretty significant, I think.

[canongf-archive]

i wish i could have met eddie earlier. i know i couldn’t have, i know i met him as soon as i possibly could and i met him at the exact right time but i wish we could have met years ago so i could love him longer. even the rest of forever doesn’t seem like enough time. 

[death2normalcy]

Lee Know being adorable (a.k.a. mostly soft minho)

[moonstalkerwerewolf]

Starting new jobs can be exciting but also extremely stressful, yes, but I also feel such unbearable loneliness too since I don’t know anyone and then miss people I knew so badly.

[fencesandfrogs]

@aerial-jace replied to your post “Current moon knight wips for the curious: “heart...”:

"lock it up a little tighter" and "recidivism" sound really, really intriguing. Also, I wouldn't have assumed ark would be the same as recidivism, but I can understand perfectly the urge to retread a story over and over and I trust your ability to make it interesting.

that last point was honestly targeted at people who are new to my nonsense xd

i looked at the descriptions i typed up and was like "ah yes, the two layla repairs her relationship with them fics."

anyway.

both of those are two personal favs! i think the jake fic & the mr knight fic are currently the longest because we were getting into them last night...but.

Steven kneels in front of him. "You didn't die," he says. "You survived, and our life is so good now. Do you want to see it?"

and

"So," Layla says. "Tell me about yourself, Steven Grant. I want to know all of the man I married."

i think they both have strong openers.

[autistickaitovocaloid]

I'm fucking crying this is one of the best shirts I've ever seen

[suiheisen]

i watch baseball for the side quests (ps: this baseball player also makes fruit cocktails midgame)

[nicetomeetmew]

This collab was not on my 2023 bingo card

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