#I say as I continue to have to come up with titles for my funky little fics I post

[losergames]

Chop Shop is strictly 18+ for language, themes, and potential explicit content. 

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Episode Three is now available! (+ 86,000) - PLAY HERE

Get your first taste of the underground car scene.

Meet some other players in the game.

Be made an offer.

5 achievements up for grabs!

And more!

AN: thank you so much for the patience - i've been dying to put this update out. lots of new characters and lots of variation!! there are 3 major paths to choose between in this ep, i recommend trying them all out! and thank you to my betas for keeping me sane lmao

This update comes with a patch and UI refresh (Version 1.1.2) Notes are under the cut. If preferred, you can access them in game in the start menu.

STORY

EPISODE 01:

MC should now be able to smoke! Buying cigarettes at the shop was not triggering correctly. If playing with an old save, you DO NOT have to restart as code at the beginning of EP 03 has resolved the error. Player will need to restart if they wish to read smoking related scenes in previous episodes.

Updated MC Name selection. Player can now choose from a list of names instead of having to input one to proceed.

Player can now give Taha their chocolate bar if it's in their inventory.

When asking Maz about their scars, the second choice 'You want to ask about it but you're going to keep your mouth shut.' should now take you to the correct response.

Extended and updated 'End Game' scenes.

EPISODE 02:

If MC is faint after exiting the car, but also drunk, they should now get the fainting scene, followed by Dilani helping the MC in the bathroom.

UI + TECHNICAL

SETTINGS:

Autoname Save is now defaulted to ON. This is to add ease and flow to gameplay, especially for mobile, tablet, and app users, instead of calling for an inputted saved name. If player wants to input save names, toggle Autoname Saves to OFF.

Autoname Save previously only used the forename of the MC but now includes the surname as well.

Removed the Fullscreen toggle as it is only intended for desktop use. Player can still toggle fullscreen function via the UI bar on the desktop interface.

Added a choice indicator toggle. (This probably won't come into effect until EP 04 or 05)

Changed serif font from Vollkron to EB Garamond.

OTHER:

Changing the MC's pronouns via the Dashboard has been updated. Additionally, after confirmation will take player back to the Dashboard and not close the dialog boxes entirely.

Hovering over 'Personality', 'Motives', and 'Skills' titles in the Dashboard will now display an information box with a definition. Mobile and tablet users will need to tap on the title.

'Resume Game' now only appears on the main menu when there is an autosave in the saves log.

Choices styling changes.

General UI and button style changes.

Fixed errors with the text message styling.

Added styling for reading text off of a page in game.

Darkened blue in light theme 'Skyline' to reduce eye strain.

CREATE A SAVE

Introducing Create a Save! This feature allows players to quickly manufacture a save file and start at a later point in the game.

Set your identity, appearance, history, and statistics; including personality, motives, and skills. Continue to set key decisions made in previous episodes.

Randomise options available for creating a PC and key decisions.

OTHER

Fixed gaps and spacing issues.

Minor phrasing and sentence structure changes.

Grammar and typo fixes.

whew -- that's a lot of patch notes! apologies for so much that needed to be fixed.

this update shouldn't break/ mess with saves but as a disclaimer i will say, if you spot anything funky, broken, or you don't think things are triggering correctly, try starting a new save. the new create a save feature is incredibly code heavy, and it's been tested relentlessly, but i wouldn't be surprised if something crops up.

if starting a new save doesn't resolve your issue - please submit to bug report or just send me an ask/message.

some things have been meaning to get fixed for Some Time - thank you to everyone that is using the bug report form!

apologies if there are typos and/or bugs - this was a long one to edit and my lovely betas did an OUTSTANDING job reading so much for ep 3 - thank you so much again!!! this time i am going to give it a bit more time before i put together a patch so i can grab more error responses haha.

create a save has also added a wee chunk to the word count, somewhere around 6k, but i'm not including it in the episode 03 word count as it's purely code. so, if you think the total wc is off, that's why!

if you've read this far, happy reading and thank you so much for the continued support!! :) - becky <3

[sunnie-writes]

cupid's chokehold.

pairing: jax x cupid!gn!reader

tags & tropes: fluff, shameless flirting, fell first/fell harder

summary: you were absolutely confused because of two things: one, you got transported to a random dimension and became a totally different person, gaining the title of a cupid, and two, you had fallen in love at first sight with the most sarcastic purple rabbit man ever. well, at least you didn't felt like complaining on the second part.

tell me, sunnie!!: AAAAAAAAAAAAAA... anyways, hiiiii:3 i got a new fandom added to my brain, injected it into my veins and now i am addicted. so, this funky little guy didn't actually catch my attention at first but then i watched some edits and was like "HMMMMMM i mean yeah sure" and then i decided to check tumblr, stumbled on a fic of him and went "OH. OH." yk?? anyways, i hope you guys enjoy this bc i wrote it instead of sleeping and i have to wake up early tomorrow el oh el!!1!1!1!1

warnings?: kissing, suggestive(?) i mean it's just neck biting but idk........

first of all, you don't know how the hell you are... here, nor why you've been stuck in this place for two weeks already.

it's a colorful world, saturated to the maximum amount possible. you know, the type to burn your eyes if you stare at a specific spot for too long. it also looked like some kind of fever dream, with all the toys scattered and the way different people? characters? looked like.

not like you can say much, you have heart shaped pupils and you're wearing something that looks like an ancient greece tunic. also, sandals. you have these big feathered white wings that are a pinkish hue at the tip of every single feather. you tried pulling one out to see if it was actually real, resulting in a yelp from your mouth. it kinda hurts.

and that reaction caused a chuckle to come from someone who has your eyes dedicated to just admiring them.

frankly speaking, if you went back and told your past self that by putting those weird vr headset glasses on you would be signing up to falling for a tall and lanky purple rabbit with a yellow smile, you would probably just chuckle and still do it, but with even more determination than before. eh, what can you say? you've always been attracted to the weirdest characters anyways.

but this... this was real, he was real and he was talking to other real weird animated people. ragatha rambled next to you about... honestly, you didn't even know, too busy watching from afar a certain rabbit. this was the start to possibly one of your most frustrating crushes ever.

"[name]? are you okay? you seem more distracted today?" she worriedly asked, putting her hand on your shoulder, "you shouldn't think too much about trying to find an exit if that's what you're thinking about, you might get abs-"

"huh? no, i wasn't thinking about that!" you quickly hurried to give an explanation, trying to dismiss that idea from her, but your eyes darted again to the overall wearing guy and she followed your gaze.

she slowly moved her head back at you after seeing what you were so... distracted about. a smirk broke in her face.

"oooh, little [nickname] has a cruuush?" ragatha teased you.

"wha- no- that's not-" before you could continue, your flushed cheeks got even more red as you saw him approaching. you immediately shut your mouth and just looked at the floor, trying to quickly hide your face

"sup', what are you two gossiping about today?" jax spoke in a mocking, sultry tone that had melting down a drain... not literally though.

"oh, nothing. you know, just the usual!" ragatha quickly tried to hide that topic from him, trying to distract or something. play it cool!

"uh-huh, and why is little cupid over here heating up like a preheated oven?" you almost choked on spit before looking at him with furrowed eyebrows and slightly flushed cheeks.

"none of your business, jax, don't bring your teasing and mocking over to [name]!"

"aww, why not?" jax dropped his hand on your shoulder, "say, little cupid, i heard doll face over here mentioning a crush, who do ya' have the hots for?"

your mind instantly went to answer "you" internally z meanwhile, your lips just answered in an almost quiet sound.

"i'm not telling you."

"huh, and why is that?" he leaned in close, and suddenly you felt absurdly claustrophobic.

he looks so... absurdly attractive with that smirk. you wish you could wipe it off of his face.

"because..." it doesn't take too long to come up with an excuse, you're an overthinker who is always prepared for this kind of situation, "you would mock me for it, and i don't feel like getting bullied by a purple beanpole."

"gasp, you wound me with your hateful words!" he dramatically posed, meanwhile ragatha chuckled in the background. "how can a cupid, made of pure love, be this mean?"

you just lightly punched him in the arm at that.

---

night time seemed like a blur to you in this world. sleep? never heard of that.

it's been a month already and your crush hasn't faltered. instead, it got bigger each day, but to be fair, it was impossible for it to not grow. jax decided that, for some reason, he liked teasing you a bit too much since he found out you might have a crush on someone.

playful flirting seemed to be his favorite to use on you, since you just tried your best to not show how it actually affected you. honestly, you felt like some kind of cliche teenager movie where you're about to write his name on a notebook with hearts all around it.

and that felt too cheesy, even for a cupid.

---

oh my stars, he wishes it's him.

you know, at first when you arrived at the digital circus, jax paid no mind to you. i mean, yeah, you were probably the cutest person in this digital purgatory, but he didn't think that he could fall for anyone in here, this isn't some weird sitcom episode. but it was starting to get difficult to not let him lose himself in a romantic trance when you were around.

he wonders if you used anything on him that could've possibly made him slowly fall for you, hard.

in the second week, he began noticing things about you. for example, you laughed at his jokes and sarcastic personality, got irritated for his pranks but never screamed at him, just shrugging it off like normally, you didn't even care when he stole something from your room.

it was mind breaking to just try and see what could get a reaction out of you towards him. until it was revealed that you had a crush on someone in that place.

jax isn't dumb, he already caught you looking at him from afar just to fastly change your gaze and get flustered, how your hands trembled when you were near him, heart eyes expanding when he talked to you. so, just to test if his theory was real, he decided to leave a subtle flirt for you. and that was checkmate.

he thought at first that it was weird, that maybe he could just play with you a little bit and entertain your little crush on him. but then, the spell turned against him. you flirted back once, and that made him feel awfully fuzzy minded. now, he was the one staring at you from afar sometimes.

that wasn't in his plans, falling for you even harder than you fell for him wasn't supposed to happen. yet, it did anyway.

and now the realization dawned on him that, at some point, he's going to have to either confess or simply hide that for forever, since that's the time they're gonna be stuck in the same dimension together. how fun, isn't it?

---

your feet took you outside of the tent, as everybody was now sleeping comfortably in their own rooms. well, at least you thought they were. stepping onto the grass and breathing in some fresh air, you looked up, waved at the sun and the moon, who smiled back at you contently. then you finally sat down and layed on the saturated green ground, looking up at the fake stars.

you sighed heavily, trying to distract your worried mind that screamed about wanting to get out and at the same time never wanting to leave. it was downright confusing, and left you with pent up energy that made your brain go 100/mph.

you heard footsteps behind you, looking up just to meet with a yellow smile and cartoonish eyes. you immediately gulped as his smirk grew.

"heyyy little cupid, what are you doing here so late?" he questioned you with a lower tone of voice before sitting down by your side. you immediately sat up too.

"just... thinking about some stuff." not losing any chance, you tried to start a conversation. "what about you?"

"meh, just bored and couldn't sleep." jax then looked at you in the eyes. "what could you possibly be thinking about?"

"ah, you know... just the usual!" you tried to quickly change topics, you didn't feel like traumadumping on anyone today nor did you feel like telling him that he's the reason you didn't abstract yet.

"and, does the usual involve your secret little crush?"

your breathe hitches, "why are you so curious about who i like?"

"i just am, it's interesting to see your reactions when i mention them." he leaned down, holding his head with his hand as he still stared at you. "why don't you tell me who it is? i'm starting to get the wrong idea that it's me since you refuse to speak about the mystery person to me."

you think you just felt your heart stop. your eyes go wide and you can feel the heat coursing through your body, blood rushing and flushing your cheeks. you know what? okay then, since there is no escape from this situation, might as well finish the night with a bang before you leave to sleep.

"that's... not the wrong idea at all." you confessed, watching as his eyes went wide in a millisecond.

"what." he spoke before sitting up and grabbing your shoulders. "you're not fucking with me, are ya?"

you shook your head while embarrassingly looking to the floor, feeling frustration pooling in your head.

"no, i'm not. i like you jax, i like your stupid pranks, your stupid jokes, your mischievous smile, your ey-" you were cut off by lips meeting with yours.

as your current situation settled in your mind, you got yourself comfortable and closes your eyes, lacing your arms around his neck and pulling him even closer before you two fell back again, you under him. your stomach was doing backflips, breaking down at the feeling of being reciprocated.

when you finally broke apart, your heart eyes were absurdly big, staring at him while you panted for air. he chuckled at your face, giving a big smile while himself was actually melting at finally having you in his arms. jax laid his head on between your neck and your shoulder. you petted his head, until you felt something.

he was biting your neck, leaving love bites and hickeys behind.

first of all, you didn't even knew if he could open his mouth, but apparently he could (?). you couldn't think much of it, too busy holding back an embarrassing whimper. you held his head and tried not to close your legs around his waist as he continued to bite.

he pulled back, looking at you with a smirk and raised eyebrows.

"well, look what a mess i've done, darlin'. how do ya' feel?"

you couldn't even answer, feeling absolutely overwhelmed by his hand on your waist, the knee resting between your legs and your mind slowly losing it's control. instead of an answer, you just pulled him down for another kiss.

yeah, you probably were enjoying that, but jax? ha! in his mind, he was melting down a drain, patting himself in the back for the idea of deciding to take a night walk and accidentally seeing you. he grinned into the french kiss, feeling absurdly high at the moment.

he wasn't sure how everyone would react to you finally being his, not that he cared about their opinion, but he thinks if would be funny to see their faces. he can't wait for it to happen, but now it's not time to think about that.

it's time for him to think on how to calm his rapidly beating heart that might give you the hint that he loves you way more than you love him.

tell me, sunnie!!: AAAAA i finished writing this only the next day, sorry if it's too short btw!! i know it missed a lot and should have more things but it was rlly rushed bc i want to write more of him <\33 but yeah, thank you for reading sunshine!!

[kleftiko]

❦ FLOPPY HAT

cw: none, this is fluff

alternate title: team 7’s first impression of you

kakashi always delays your mornings. he’s late to everything and one of the reasons is because he prefers to keep you in a loving headlock each morning (he calls it cuddling, but it’s inescapable) while he reads his books.

needless to say, when he finally leaves much later than he should for his first mission with his new team, you can get ready and go outside to tend to your garden.

only to get severely pissed off.

your garden was new, kakashi had his routine and your garden literally got in the way of it, BUT DID HE HAVE TO WALK RIGHT THROUGH IT FOR THE THIRD TIME THIS WEEK????

your blood boils and you feel it in your cheeks as you see the murderous footprints of kakashi who was probably reading his stupid icha icha instead of looking where he was going.

team seven, on the other hand, is being continuously amazed by their new teacher. they can’t land a single blow on him, he seems invincible to everything. and they’re about to give up hope when they hear the piercing scream of of a killer, a sound so horrifying it shakes their sensei to a halt.

it’s you. and you’re pissed.

“kakashi hatake! how many times have i told you to look where you’re going!!!”

the man freezes as he sees you coming over the horizon. a jonin knows when he’s defeated, and seeing his significant other blowing steam out their ears as they march straight towards him, he knows he’s done for.

he doesn’t do much when you approach him. and team seven look on in horror as you rip the book out of his hands.

“this is what happens when you read your stupid book while you walk!” you swing the novel down onto his head. repeatedly. “you ruined my garden again! this is the last time kakashi!!”

your man takes the beating, slightly laughing at you because your assault doesn’t hurt, and team seven is looking at this random person in a floppy sun hat beat their sensei.

kakashi holds you in his arms. no book in his hands this time as his fingers run up and down your back.

“that better be the last time, kakashi.” you mumble into his chest. he chuckles and adjusts the two of you on the couch. after todays kerffufle, you went home and took a nap. kakashi had replanted everything while you slept, leaving a path that he can walk through in the morning. it looked funky, and out of place with everything else, but it was sweet.

“it’ll be the last time.” he assures. “my team thinks you’re pretty scary:”

“that’s cause i’m the only one who can kick your ass.”

[kawaiibarty]

remembered that one criminal minds episode where these two killers tried to outdo each other or smth and their method of communication was through ads in one of those nonsense newspapers or whatever (my memory is not so great) and i can't help but think

"ROSEKILLER!"

evan being a serial killer who considers himself a scientist stalking around the city for a while, doing his funky experiments on washouts and prostitutes/drug addicts or whatever thinking he'll get away with it because "no one is gonna miss em" until there's this hotshot noobie going around trying (AND FAILING DISMALLY) to copy his m.o. on tHE WRONG VICTIM TYPES like c'mon dude the first rule of getting away with this type of shit is LAYING LOW and STRATEGIC SELECTION

so evan, furious now that there's a copy cat framing him of (in his opinion) a crap job of experimentation, goes to every single paper and buys an ad for one issue and writes a message that is super cryptic and shit.

days go by and there's zero response. he's even put hunting for a new labrat on hold because he needs to know who this psychopath is and the only way to stay on top is CONSTANT VIGILANCE.

during that time of no response there's one new victim — a soccer mom and evan is outraged.

the entire point of his operations was to experiment on SICK PEOPLE, not only that but the media has gone stir crazy saying some preposterous hogwash about the Bone Picker (HIS RIGHTFULLY EARNED TITLE) widening his victim pool.

in a fit of rage, he goes out of his way to find a victim suiting the copycat's preference and absolutely trashes the crime scene with copies of every newspaper that he bought ads for.

nOW

barty is like

"huh, the fuck is this guy doing?"

he's a sharp tool, so he figures it out pretty quickly and to him, it's the most hilarious thing ever.

this "scientist" is getting upset over his m.o. being "stolen" and used for "heinous acts of mutilation and coldblooded execution"

i can bet your ass barty was giggling when he figured out the cryptic code cyphered to that

so barty being the silly little guy that he is reaches out to evan and he's like "yeah im better, suck it loser."

anyway, communication cuts out between the two of them and barty continues his kill streak because compulsion compulsion compulsion and also he reaaallllyyyyy needs to enforce that he's better than evan

evan, the bigheaded idiot that he is can't get over the fact that barty is stealing his thunder so he retaliates but

but

and oh god he slips up

he ends up getting caught. some stupid mistake like forgetting to wear gloves and evan is DEFINITELY on the system most likely due to drug possession.

so he's caught and barty is having the time of his life because now the media is like

"but we caught the Bone Picker??? why are people still being killed???"

so they're hashing evan

"did you have a partner?" "where is he?" "what are you not telling us?"

and evan is angry

god the wrath is almost too much, he almost loses it

"almost" being the keyword because barty turns himself in 😲

he just got

so bored without evan retaliating every time.

somehow, they're put in the same prison

don't ask me how im not the president of making AUs make sense let me cook mf

but they're put in the same prison and suddenly

well

evan thinks that barty may just be his perfect labrat. and barty

barty the sick fuck that he is

is all for it

i think ive spoken too much?????

also uhm *clears throat*

we could throw in some bartylus there too

regulus being in jail for *giggles cutely* art theft and barty, because he's a little shit and wants to make evan so jealous that he snaps, decides to protect regulus but obviously that comes with a loooooot of strings and regulus is a desperate little shit 😎

anyway

god

wait

now im thinking of prison!evanxbartyxregulus everyone shut up

edit: so the initial cm episode was about this dude that was obsessed with another dude who he murdered a guy with like 10 years before so i was wrong 😖😖😖😖😖

anyway

that could also work ?????

should i

keep going about prison rosestarkiller or are you tired of me now 😖‼️

[dropthedemiurge]

My first impression for GMMTV 2024 projects:

Ossan's Love Thailand: Let's just say, first one is instant skip for me, though I am still excited to watch Earth and Mix in something I'll enjoy. I probably should go and watch Cupid's Last Wish instead xD Japanese comedy that is transferred in a Thailand comedy make me fear for my life, to be honest (my tolerance for physical comedy is unfortunately very low). But good luck to EarthMix though, they'll get to play some funky roles, hope they'll have fun!

Leap Day: Woah! It looks very intense and very interesting already. Pond and Dew (who I dearly love since High School series) in a very dark and mystical thriller(?). It's not BL but I love unique plots with darker vibes. Also Gun playing autistic guy (who also gives off creepy vibes because the entire trailer is creepy)? Sign me up twice! I'm going to be checking it out for sure.

The Heart Killers: First and Khaotung wanted to play a cute sweet romcom after all the depressing and dark and difficult characters and tears, right? Well, they also wanted to play mafia or gang roles so I guess that gave Jojo the right to make a ASSASSINS ROM-COM, why not!xD This man is the only one I go for when I want something very refreshing, unusual, gritty, that has flawed and underground characters, weapons and high stakes. It'll probably fumble the ending but I'm definitely going to be here for my Assassin x Tattoo Artist Firstkhao. Also it'll be my introduction to JoongDunk. Second to the top of series I'm excited about!

Friendshit Forever: I actually had to double take because GMM surely loves puns in their titles, right? xD I thought this would be GL but it seems like a very intense friendship-betrayal story, seems like girl actors are able to pull it off and New is going to get caught up between them, sounds interesting but again, not my type of story. Still, points for the shit in the title lol

Perfect10Liners: I literally have 3 couples that I am familiar with because I saw them in other shows, and they all play Thai engineers, and I still have no desire to watch this show? Somehow?! I don't know why but I feel like the writing is not solid at all. Or the premise. I'm not sure what's this show is even about, beside a silly university romcom. I am already craving something more interesting, I'm sorry guys.

Us: I ONLY HAD EMI AND BONNIE FOR ONE MINUTE AND I DON'T WANT TO LET THEM GO! I mean, new discoveries?! This trailer is filmed beautifully, first of all. The acting is already great (also hello, Sing, my beloved!) and the girls have chemistry (I might have a little crush on Emi already). Anyway. I am still waiting for GL that'll be my cup of tea, I hope this will be one.

Hide & Sis: I really enjoy the vibes, the three sisters look badass (and I adore Piploy and Lookjun and Jan), it's very unusual to see Chimon in this role, Gawin continues his police officer streak, but THAT NAME! Who decided on a name for this series and why?xD Probably not going to watch but I give it a stamp of approval.

ThamePo (Heart that skips a beat): Oh! I enjoy idol stories, though I haven't seen many, but I'm always intrigued how shows like this could display the backstage and the complications that come with different positions and spotlight. And thank god GMMTV used their actual boygroup to play idols! And didn't just try to teach actors to dance. I don't know main two actors but they seem to have good chemistry as well?! I'm intrigued.

Break Up Service: I'm all for Off in a very sketchy role (Midnight Motel type of sketchy, only with even higher stakes?xD) but the overall genre is probably not my thing.

Revamp The Undead: I'm sorry but all I know about BounPrem is that these are guys from another agency who desperately wanted to have vampire BL for years or something xD Glad to see the wish being fulfilled! I love how the teaser was filmed, and the plot has a big potential. Don't know the cast but might tune it to check out! Also my guy Kay is here being bad!! (I am collecting my HS gang over all lakorns)

Sweet Tooth Good Dentist: Sorry but I'm going to be mourning Mark Pakin's talent being wasted on series like that x) I don't know the other guy Ohm, sorry, but such romantic comedy where Mark's character is a weirdo and simply falls in love with the client (how was he not fired on the spot) doesn't really intrigue me... But at least it's a step up from his (amazing) side roles.

The Dark Dice: Ooh! I love psychological thrillers and this honestly reminded me of Cube, I just didn't expect Gemini to be the main lead. As someone who watched Gifted, High School and similar shows, this is right up my alley. Very curious to check out and I hope they'll do something deep with it beside a simple mystery.

The Ex Morning: I might be biased but I just knew they would be the last one, what everyone's been waiting for. It's hilarious to think that the plot is based on Krist and Singto's actual lives but I trust P'Aof to write compelling characters and relationships. Also I probably will sigh with relief already because he's one of the very few writers that actually write a complete story with a nice and believable (and not hurried) ending. And I really want KS to come back with a bang, just like TayNew did with Cherry Magic. GMM going exes back to lovers will be very interesting to watch, and Krist Singto grew as actors so much. I'm very excited!

Overall, I'm happy to see GMMTV choosing to try a lot more mystical or dark stories than before, way less school students and also most of these BL stories are about adults! Woah! Finally! The audience is mostly grown up as well, thankfully they realized it. And their announced project about accepting stories and plot from the fans, as well as Interactive Game project by GMM, I wonder how that'll look like.

It's funny how last year I was thinking about making my webcomics and visual novel games with GMM actors and I didn't push through because I had health problems and not enough time, and it's like in 2024 GMM tells me THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT. Maybe I should actually make some dating otome novel game or some interesting AU webcomic based on GMM BL pairings, and then show it to all fans and then GMM would notice it xD Who knows? Go kick me so I'd work on one of those projects in my mind.

Anyway, in Part 1 I barely liked any trailers or stories, and I like almost everything in Part 2. I am very very excited.

[surr3al1sm]

MLYID Update

Decided to post this today bc well why not, it's porbably going to become the posting day lol. For anyone unaware: "Maybe Loving You is Dangerous" (aka MLYID which is the shortened name until I think of a better one) is a Wanderrose one shot I wrote and posted like a solid week ago. If you haven't read it yet and like the ship, I would highly appreciate it.

I'm officially going to continue the story (yippie!) and I know how I want to format it now!

☆ I am going to be posting it as a chapter based story on AO3 but the chapters are going to be more like seperate stories that follow a similair main goal/plot (The boys being gay for eachother) and a funky little subplot to keep things intresting. This means that the chapters won't always line up with each other- but them sneaking off during parties to be gay seems way more fun to write than just a day by day type of thing. ☆ ☆ Every chapter will have it's own title based on a song lyric from the song that gave me the inspiration for that chapter :) You don't have to lisent to the songs during reading but I will link them to the chapter updates ☆ ☆ I'm going to try my best to post a new chapter every saturday but I have no idea how life will treat me during the postings so you might get some chapters earlier and some later. Who really knows. I can almost certainly say that Chapter 2 is coming out next saturday! Also the chapters might be looonnngggg so writing that takes a lot of time. I don't have a set amount of chapters yet though, that'll come later (I do already have the end figured out somehow tho) ☆ ☆ A lot more coaches will be included, including an OC, so keep an eye out you might see one of your favourites pass by (maybe I'll include them if you ask nicely) ☆ ☆ The ao3 tags will be edited if nessecairy per new chapter that comes it because sometimes shit just happens, so keep an eye on those aswell! ☆

I really do hope that you are even a slither as excited to read this story unfold as I am to write it. I am so immensely for all the positive reactions it has gotten so far. I am so happy you guys enjoyed chapter one and I hope the rest live up to its standarts.

If you haven't yet and would like to before chapter 2 is posted, here's the link

☆ Sorry that this is such a wordy post, I have no idea how to explain it otherwise. Thank you so much for reading lol ☆

[agentnico]

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off - Season 1 (2023) Review

We are Sex Bob-omb!!... 1... 2... 3... 4!!!

Plot: A 20-something Toronto indie rocker's adventures in getting and keeping jobs, avoiding being kicked out of his apartment, and surviving encounters with the seven evil exes of the new girl in town on whom he has a crush.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is one of Edgar Wright's best films, and to be fair it is easy to argue that any movie directed by Wright is the best in his career as he's yet to make a proper dud. I have on the other hand never read a single word from the original Scott Pilgrim, so my knowledge of the source material is primarily and sorely based on the 2010 movie. Luckily with the new Netflix show, the creators very much are targeting and appealing to fans of both the film and the books, and as such if you are acquainted with either you'll easily get to enjoy some of that delightful nostalgia flavour. However, if you are a newcomer to Scott Pilgrim, then you may be a tad lost in all the chaos.

When I first started watching this show, I was skeptical and concerned. Especially with the first episode playing nearly shot for shot with the 2010 movie only in anime form, and for a moment I wondered if this was simply a stylish yet pointless reenactment. However, in the final moments of the first episode, the writers reveal this surprising bait and switch, though not that surprising if you observe the show's title. From there the show continuously goes forth to subvert expectations of what we know, playing up to our knowledge of the movie (and books) and then flipping things around. There's also a bigger focus on the characters who maybe did not get to enjoy the limelight in the original story, and as such it's actually to the show's advantage that they manage to bring back most of the original film cast to reprise their characters' voices, as again, adds to the nostalgia, but also allows these actors to play around more with their roles. It results in a very entertaining take on the story and is delivered with such funky and exciting animation. The fight sequences are reminiscent of a lot of Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter with a narrator constantly jumping in with an announcement of yet another character VS character match-up, and these anime fights were truly awesome!

There are also so many Easter Eggs and random references in this show, that you'd easily enjoy rewatching each episode multiple times to catch every single detail. Naturally with Edgar Wright producing you can expect his regulars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost popping in for vocal cameos, and then the references can be as obscure as a character leaving the room whistling the tune from Disney's Robin Hood. You know, the one with the animals! Also, don't be fooled by the animation, this isn't a family-friendly show. There were a surprising amount of sex jokes in this, so this is very much oriented towards the adults.

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is a joy to the fans of the source material, yet also tries to do something original and different and tell this story with a new approach. The show is quirky, colorful, fast, and spontaneous like a comic book strip, and as such I had no issue binging through the 8 episodes within two sittings. It's also hilarious, and as myself having worked in a coffee shop for over 4 years, I really appreciated the amount of jokes that were included about work life and customers in a cafe. I'd say the comedy still doesn't hit the highs of the original movie, which doesn't come as a surprise as Edgar Wright is only on producing duties here rather than scriptwriting, but nonetheless, there were consistent chuckle-worthy moments throughout. I'd also say even though I enjoyed the new narrative direction of this show, I do think they dragged a little the central Where's Waldo-style mystery, and they could have resolved that mystery an episode or two earlier and progressed more in the crazy sooner. But still, I'm pleasantly surprised and delighted that instead of rehashing the old, the writers here decided to do something different with the property. Also solid music and again, have I mentioned those anime fight sequences? Pure awesomeness!!

Overall score: 7/10

[glassprism]

So, given the full bootleg of Katie Knight-Adams is around now, has your opinion of her changed, or is she as bad as she was in the excerpts that were previously available?

...Oh right, I have a million new people I need to review. I guess now's as good a time as any to start on that.

To answer your question from the get-go, has my opinion changed? Yes... but also no. Watching Katie Knight-Adams in full feels a bit like being on a rollercoaster that's completely in the dark: I never know what she's going to do and I always feel like I'm being blindsided because sometimes I'll like it and sometimes it'll be the weirdest thing ever.

Also, as per the filmer, I cannot post any screenshots or gifs from the video, so just take my word for it that she's doing funky stuff. Speaking of the filmer, I should state that any criticism of KKA (as I'm going to call her from now on) is not a criticism of them; the video is really great! It's not their fault that they happened to film one of my least favorite Christines, after all. And honestly even if I don't like her, I'm still really grateful to have full video of her, or full video of anybody that I would otherwise only hear on audio.

All right, everything accounted for, onto the actual review.

So just from the start, I can already see some of that... wonkiness that throws me off with KKA, and it's that she clearly has a decent grasp on Christine, but her acting is so over-the-top. Her heart's in the right place, but even in that moment when Meg volunteers her up for 'Think of Me', KKA is just overdoing the scared, shy Christine aspect. It doesn't feel natural. On the other hand, she really loves stroking and grabbing hold of Meg's arm, so Christine/Meg win.

Having said all that, once she gets into 'Think of Me' fully, she's quite good. She's smiling, she's thrilled to sing, she's doing everything right, it's quite pleasant to watch her. KKA clearly knows how to act, but it feels like she doesn't know sometimes when to pull back a little. Now is also as good a time as any to talk about her vocals, and they are... fine, for the most part, certainly an improvement on her first run, though those high notes are clearly still a struggle for her and, honestly, kind of made me flinch a couple of times. This continued into 'Angel of Music', where KKA was fine, until she had to hit some of those floated notes, which... oof. And since this video was with Earl Carpenter during his run where his high notes were also not great, this sometimes made for painful listening.

Also of note is that when KKA is with Meg, she is a smiling, happy girl, grabbing hands and stroking her arm, and when she gets Raoul's letter she gets all excited when she reads "Little Lotte!", but when the Phantom congratulates her, she's completely blank-faced. This also continues in other Phantom-centric scenes (for example, she goes into "hypno-Christine" mode and is totally blank during 'The Mirror'). So I think I know who KKA's Christine wants to go with. (The answer is Meg, obviously. But Raoul is a close second.)

Heading into 'Little Lotte', though, it starts to fall apart. KKA's Christine is clearly quite happy to be with Raoul, but again, it's too much. She's laughing too hard, she's gyrating her body so badly, she's over-emphasizing everything, and it all comes off forced. It all culminates with the funniest, "Things have changed, Raoul!" and just goes on from there. I've already gone over 'The Mirror', the title song, 'Music of the Night', and 'Stranger Than You Dreamt It' before, so I won't go over it again, except to say: orgasm face.

To be honest, I did wonder if this was intentional on KKA's part: was she deliberately playing up the little girl aspect when she was with Raoul because, I dunno, childhood memories and all that, or trying to show her Christine was borderline hysterical whenever she starts acting too scared? But as I said above, that didn't quite jive because we have other scenes where KKA's acting is quite ludicrous and sometimes perfectly fine, and it's with those same characters (e.g. she acts totally over-the-top with Meg in one scene and then quite balanced in the next, she's utterly hysterical with Raoul in one scene and then calm in the next, she's completely blank with the Phantom but then right in 'Music of the Night', she pulls the orgasm face).

All right, skipping ahead to Il Muto. Unfortunately, I don't get to see much of KKA here, but what I do see is fine, presumably because she got all that overacting out of her system for now. This continues when we pick up again on the rooftop, though to be fair, this is one scene where overacting would actually work, given Christine's mental state. Of course, we also get the suicide blocking for this scene, sigh, but oh well. And yes, KKA is much more obvious about this than Rachel Barrell, holding both arms out and clearly looking down, and then jumping back in shock when Raoul calls her name. Also, that trend of good acting from KKA? Starting to go away. She's not too bad in 'All I Ask of You', but she was starting to jerk her body around in a way that looked odd; it felt like she wanted to look scared or, I dunno, turned on by Raoul, but it only seemed like she'd run several laps around the rooftop and was breathing hard. Which is too bad because David Shannon is pretty good with her, and I do think that KKA's Christine is actually in love with Raoul, but it just feels like she's trying too hard to show it.

Okay, Act 2 is here! Nothing much to say about 'Masquerade' or most of 'Notes II', KKA is fine here, though honestly she doesn't have too much to do. It isn't until 'Twisted Every Way' that the overacting comes back out - it honestly looks like she's trying to punch Raoul with how hard she's grabbing onto him and shaking him. It kind of sucks because she has some good ideas here - she clutches at her face when talking about the Phantom and grabs her throat, she rocks back and forth - but it's so overdone it comes off comedic. Also I'm enjoying her voice less and less as the show goes on; she's starting to sound strained and squeaky, possibly because she's tiring from singing a score that's out of her range. It continues with 'Wishing' - I like that she covers her ears at one point in the beginning, but then she follows up by over-emphasizing her lines and gesturing too much, though interestingly she calmed down by the end.

See, this is what I mean by a rollercoaster in the dark. I never know what's going to happen next with her!

You ever seen 'Point of No Return' acted too sexily? Because that's basically what was going on with KKA in that scene, just over-the-top facial expressions, like she wanted everyone in the audience to know, "I'm turned on! Look how turned on I am." Again, there's plenty of decent ideas in there, it's just executed so badly. Also, the Phantom really has to drag her back out onto the stage when she tries to flee; KKA does not want to be with him.

I've already gone over 'Final Lair' before and I don't want to again, it's pretty much the same as everything I said before. KKA caps off her confusing performance by crying in the most comical fashion during the ring returning scene and then running off. Which led me to wonder what her interpretation of Christine even was. Is she afraid of the Phantom? Turned on by him? Sad for him? All of the above?

So overall, how do I feel about her? Honestly... no clue. KKA's Christine was a mix of decent ideas, sometimes done well and sometimes executed in the poorest fashion imaginable, with a loose and confusing interpretation of the character when it comes to the Phantom (with Raoul, and especially Meg, she was on more solid ground). Oh, and I think I liked her vocals less this time around. I will say that what people consider overacting is subjective, and what I find to be overkill might not be the same for everyone.

Having said all that, I legitimately have no clue whether I should move her a spot up because she was actually pleasantly watchable in some scenes, keep her where she is because so much other stuff was still so bad, or knock her down a spot just for confounding me. I'll think on it a bit, but for now, I'll keep her where she is.

See what I mean when I say my opinion changed and yet didn't change? Thanks very much, KKA.

Oh, and Earl Carpenter was great, as usual.

[littletreestories]

Chapter 1: The beginning of music to my ears.

Dear Mary Anne,

Truthfully can't tell you my first song ever, but I can tell you that music has influenced me all throughout my life, to the rock n roll melodies of The Beatles, to even 2-Pac, Bone-Thugs & funky songs I never quite understood yet as a child. If it had rhythm, beat & soul I was singing it from the top of my lungs. I'm serious & also, as a child, I would persuade our family's guests & inquire that I sang them a song for the fee of just $1.00 and they would happily oblige & curiously give me the dollar, I would then sing them 3-4 short songs I'd come up with from the top of my head or saved in my mind. Such titles were "Virtual The Vulture" or "Life is life" & a small piece of Frank Sinatra's "Start spreading the news", In truth, I must have made about $5-6 dollars per visit, it was really just the confidence I had, I mean I knew what I had to offer was good in a way that I wasn't afraid of expressing my love for music , even at a young age.

One of my biggest influence was my Uncle Jaime from Fresno, California who we'd spend a lot of time with & would constantly play nothing but Hip-Hop jams and rap music such as Master P or Tupac etc. while picking up the cousins in the silver expedition, cruising the streets and listening to jams & there is where my whole world would start to evolve or to say, be influence the most as He opened the door for us to the musical aspects of things such as producing, recording, writing and more but I was also still into classic rock n roll & The Beatles etc, (being a Beatlemaniac & a young lad skating in the burning streets of El Centro, Ca) music was always around me or part of my life as it formed my whole personality and mentality, whether for the good or for the bad. My whole family are 60's & 70's era music heads so you know we had a lot of influence growing up like funk, soul, rock etc. but Hip-Hop respectfully was what conspired me the most as I would forever be grateful to my Uncle for that, always remembering the roots of my musical aspirations.....

(to be continued)

[sky-squido]

A/J for to isolate? (very excited for the finale btw)

A: How did you come up with the title to To Isolate?

okay so when i originally reblogged the fanfic ask meme, these are the tags i almost added and then didn't:

i did end up asking her anyway and she told me but i've already forgotten again, so there must not be a particularly interesting story behind it. i think we just played around with a couple of things and that was what we liked best. i mean, we had no idea it would get so huge, so we didn't put a ton of thought into it, and it's a perfectly serviceable and not-inaccurate title. yeah, there's not much more to it than that, i don't think

J: Write or describe an alternative ending to To Isolate.

HA!! NOW THAT TO ISOLATE IS ACTUALLY DONE I CAN MEME ON THE FINALE! i actually have TONS of silly ideas for post-fic funtimes because it has a happy ending and everything and i just really love the continuity it sets up. there's a strong chance i'll end up writing some of them out and putting them in their own fic that i group into a series with to isolate itself. i'll bullet some of my favorites below the cut for spoiler-proofing.

but those are less alternate endings and more extensions/deleted scenes/post-credits-scenes. most actual alternate ending possibilities for to isolate are pretty dark, but one of my favorite meme alternate ending ideas is one where Warriors keeps a journal in chapter one and for some reason?? Dink just Doesn't Notice so Wars wakes up on Day Four and goes "hey guys this is really weird" and everyone's like "YEAH that is pretty funky" and they all just talk about it. it would be funny to say that the whole plot just never happens, but that's not necessarily the case—dink still has his scheme, and i'm not fully sure what all the ramifications of them finding out this early on would be. he might just be like OH FRICK I FORGOT ABOUT THE BOOK and then wipes their memories and burns the journal. maybe that IS canon and sky just never knew~ oooooooooooooooh~ (it's not dw—if it were, wars woulda brought it up in ch. 10)

OH HOW COULD I HAVE FORGOTTEN! THERE IS AN ALTERNATE ENDING!!! POLTEA MADE ONE and it's beautiful y'all should check it out here

OKAY SILLY FUNTIMES POST-CANON NONSENSE IDEAS (SPOILER WARNING FOR LITERALLY THE ENTIRE FIC)

consider yourself warned

((lemme know which of these y'all are most interested in and if i ever get around to writing little these vignettes, i'll prioritize those))

four has been looking for the master sword for a while, Splitting for a time to cover more ground, and he hasn't found it anywhere. he's starting to plan out a long-term solution but also he's still looking. dot keeps telling him to stop, but he really wants to make extra super bonus sure he didn't just miss it by accident. as he's walking in the mountains, the sword drops out of the sky, bonks him on the head (with the hilt, but that's not much better than the blade cuz it's still Hot As Heck from ch. 7) and then tumbles down a cliff into the woods. he's simultaneously relieved and very annoyed, but he climbs down after it anyway to find it stabbed, perfectly vertically, into a pristine clearing, rays of golden sunlight spilling over it (wait where is that even coming from it's like midnight and also overcast) because the Master Sword is actually a Massive Diva and the laws of nature will bend to facilitate this

legend getting a loftwing!! he is a knight of skyloft, after all. i like the idea of his loftwing being really grumpy and kind of traumatized because it lost its rider, and no one's been able to even get close to it without getting bitten at, which is why it's up for grabs for someone of legend's age, but they understand each other really well and bond a lot, even if they can't "feel" each other like sky and his loftwing can, since they missed the critical period for that.

oh yeah it's canon that the wedding rings that sky and sun wear are gifts from legend—sky's got the green ring because a) green symbolizes courage in zelda and b) it's a balance of offensive and defensive boosts and mr. i-lost-the-use-of-my-sword-hand could use the help in both departments. zelda has the life ring L-2 which is pretty and heart-shaped but also regenerates health over time because sky and legend care about her lots and want her to stay safe <3

okay poltea and i high-key sidelined groose because neither of us can take him seriously because he's too much of a meme (even though i've played sksw twice now and agree wholeheartedly that endgame groose is a massive lad) and also like... he really wasn't relevant to the fic and there was honestly no point in fleshing him out or anything. however, this fun vignette would play with the HEY WHO'S THIS LEGEND GUY AND HOW'D HE STEAL MY BESTIE SO FAST?! element of the dynamic where sky's in a cheesy YA love triangle but of friendship sfdkgjhsldfgkjsdf. groose and legend would both slip slightly into their respective Jerk Modes to try and sus the other out, but then they'd bond and become bros and sky would bemoan the mistake he made in unleashing those two upon the world. they also fight over which of them will be sky's kid's favorite uncle <3 also legend's aroace in this fic because i said so so he just vibes with the lads. it's probably for the bet if he doesn't set up a bloodline in his own past anyway fdjhgfkgfjfd

OKAY SO REMEMBER THE LINE ABOUT PARADOXES AND CRAP and how sun kind of had a sense for them and would stop legend from causing any so he could safely inhabit the past? in this idea, like... the weirdest stuff sets off the Paradox Tinglies and Legend will be about to take a sip of juice and then sun bursts into the room and smacks it out of his hand and goes NO! and legend's just like O_O. he's honestly not sure if she's just screwing with him or not but he's too grateful to be here to question it

SKY AND SUN'S BABY AND LEGEND BEING A CHAOTIC UNCLE. i've never actively sought out fics in the vein of "we've just handed your favorite character an infant, what will they do now?" and i don't spend nearly enough time around children that small to be able to write any pre-school age particularly well, but just because it's these dorks specifically, i'm thinking about it <3

OKAY SO SKY AND LEGEND ARE THE FIRST IN THE TIMELINE NOW, RIGHT? get this—they make time capsules. they write letters to all the dudes, just for kicks, and they're kinda curious to see if any of them will actually reach their intended recipients, even if they'll probably never actually know until their spirits all meet up in the afterlife. not sure what they'll do about the timeline split and also convergence apparently though sfgljhsdgksdfh

hyrule just obliterating the ganon cult. like, we all know it happens, it's fully canon, but that doesn't mean i don't want to see it happen anyway. this is more likely to be art than fic, but i still wanna see it anyway because hyrule should be allowed to go feral more often i think

remember that bit where legend tells wars to not do too good of a job fixing space and time so they can all hang out again? yeah like five to ten years in, the portals all crack open again and the lads get to have like tea and biscuits and a nice chat or whatever. it would be purely crack and For The Memes because the boys all (largely) going back to their respective eras at the end was a Choice Made For Reasons, but also post-LU reunions are fun and this is a post-LU that i can really play around in because i actually know what it looks like and how we got there

okay that's most of them but there's definitely more kicking around my brain that i'm not thinking of right now. i just love the lads okay i gave them their happy ending and now i just wanna play around with it because it's fun :3

thank you for this ask and apologies for the Many Months delay, so i hope this answer manages to make its way to you! take care!!

[make-mine-movie]

One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)

One Hundred and One Dalmatians is a fanciful family film, released in 1961, and holding a Rotten Tomatoes score of 98%. It is based on the 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, written by Dodie Smith. This movie is the first thus far to noticeably derive characterization, animation, and additional work from other Walt Disney Animated Feature Films (that are not particularly and intentionally connected to this film).

One Hundred and One Dalmatians was an absolute pleasure to watch. It is a great family film with decent pacing and wonderful energy. The introduction is a bit long, but this is made up for with its upbeat tone and continuous anticipation. The characters are all rather likable and distinct, which is impressive considering the abundance of Dalmatian puppies as the title implies. The musical fanfare, while only having one particular “stand out” piece, also pulls the movie together. Another noticeable aspect of the film is the inclusion of previous character design and animation from Lady and the Tramp. Jock, Peg, Bull, Tramp, and Lady all make cameos, and the bloodhound is clearly designed reminiscent of Trusty. I loved this! Although, I would say my favorite thing about One Hundred and One Dalmatians is the background artwork and the animation style. The background art is reminiscent of a coffee shop painting, consisting of a multitude of sketches and abstract colors that clearly reveal the shape of buildings and scenes, but are not directly attached to realism. Additionally, the characters are animated with an artstyle that heavily emphasizes sketches, bringing them to life while simultaneously emphasizing the work of the artist. This is something I am particularly fond of, and it continues throughout the rest of the Silver Age and into the Bronze Age. My only qualm with this movie is one line that the truck driver says in the second to final scene in which he calls Cruella a “crazy woman driver.” Initially, this comes off as sexist, but considering Cruella’s actions during this scene, I think it is an appropriate description; she follows him around at high speeds while trying to chase him off the road because there are an excessive amount of Dalmatians in the back of the vehicle.

In conclusion, One Hundred and One Dalmatians is a fantastic movie. Overall, One Hundred and One Dalmatians receives 10 out of 10 stars, a perfect score, and the first 100% given with no deductions! This movie has great animation, design, characterization, and storyline with minimal to nearly nonexistent bothersome components. As previously mentioned, the music is appropriately festive and jazzy, and the song “Cruella De Vil” is a definite hit. This movie also passes the Bechdel Test.

Summary of the film under the cut.

One Hundred and One Dalmatians begins with an opening credit sequence composed of a myriad of dots, dogs, and funky animation transitions. Then the movie switches to a narration, which you are initially led to believe is from the perspective of a young musician named Roger. The narrator is actually his dog, Pongo. Pongo is ranting about how he and Roger are both bachelors, and they live a very lonely life because of it. He then tries to find a suitable pair of mates for the two of them, spotting a female Dalmatian and her owner. He tries to persuade Roger to follow them to the park, but Roger does not finish working until five in the afternoon. Pongo messes with the clock to reflect this time, and off they go. Pongo then proceeds to search the entire park for the woman and her Dalmatian. When he finds them he is insistent that she and Roger meet, and twists his leash around the two of them, binding them together and tripping them. They fall into the pond, and the woman is initially mad at Roger and Pongo, but later the two of them laugh about it. The scene then cuts to the woman, Anita, and Roger getting married. Pongo and the other Dalmatian, Perdita, watch on. Later Pongo and Perdita are talking about expecting puppies while Roger is working on a song. Then a friend of Anita’s from school, Cruella de Vil, comes over. She is excited about the arrival of the puppies and talks about how much she loves wearing animal fur. She also insults Roger and Anita’s marriage, thinking Anita can do better. After she leaves, Roger dances with Anita to his new song, the lyrics inspired by Cruella de Vil and how awful she is. After a few weeks, Perdita gives birth to fifteen puppies. One of them almost does not make it, but Roger manages to revive him. Then Cruella storms in insisting that Anita and Roger sell her all fifteen puppies, willing to pay twice of what they are worth. They retort that the puppies are not for sale. Then Cruella looks at one and notices that it is white, with no spots. She proceeds to insult the puppies, calling them ugly white rats. After Anita explains that they will get their spots in about a week or so, Cruella once again tries to convince them to hand over the puppies. However, Roger is more than ever insistent upon keeping them and throws Cruella out of the house. After the puppies have gotten their spots, they are seen watching television with their parents. Pongo and Perdita urge them to go to bed, and then they leave to go on a late night walk with Roger and Anita. Their housekeeper, Nanny, is at home with the puppies. Two men in a car down the block have been watching Roger and Anita. Their names are Jasper and Horace. They approach the house when the couple are gone and insist upon Nanny that they are electricians there to perform a mandatory inspection. They push their way into the house, and Nanny thinks they stole the good silver when they leave. However, they have actually stolen the puppies. This is devastating for everyone in the family, and gets put in multiple papers. Cruella sees this and calls Anita to give her sympathies despite being the main suspect in the case. Pongo and Perdita decide that because Scotland Yard cannot find the puppies, it should be up to them to rescue their puppies. They want to utilize the “Twilight Bark,” an underground dog communications system. The two of them head out with Roger and Anita where Pongo begins barking frantically. Roger tries to stop him, but his message still gets out to a Great Dane. The Great Dane then passes the message throughout London and into the English countryside to a bloodhound named Towser. Towser then howls the message over to a peculiar trio: a horse named Captain, a sheepdog named Colonel, and a cat named Sergeant Tibbs. After discerning the message, they remember that the old DeVil estate currently has a large amount of spotted puppies. Tibbs goes to investigate, and he discovers Jasper and Horace sitting in a room with ninety-nine Dalmatian puppies. One of the puppies tells Tibbs that all of them were purchased from pet stores except for fifteen of them that have collars. The camera pans over to the fifteen missing puppies watching television. Tibbs reports his findings back to Colonel, who then spreads the word once again via the Twilight Bark. Pongo and Perdita hear the news and go searching for their children. Tibbs returns to the estate, and Cruella shows up and demands that Jasper and Horace kill and skin the puppies that night as everyone is becoming rather suspicious of her. Learning about the puppies’ fate, Tibbs instructs them all to escape, but Jasper and Horace notice and chase after the puppies. The one hundred animals run around the house, continuously hiding from Cruella’s henchmen when Pongo and Perdita show up. The two of them fight off Jasper and Horace long enough for the puppies and Tibbs to escape. They make it back to the barn in which Captain, Colonel, and Tibbs live, but the evil duo catch up. The barn residents try to fight them off while Pongo, Perdita, and the puppies escape once again. They continue to travel through the England snow, struggling to stay together and keep warm. Meanwhile, Jasper, Horace, and now Cruella are chasing them throughout the countryside. The Twilight Bark has effectively gotten the word out to all of the dogs, which continuously try to help what is referred to as “the Pongos” on their journey. A Collie offers the Pongos a stay in his barn alongside some of the cows. While staying there, Pongo and Perdita decide to keep and raise all ninety-nine Dalmatian puppies as their own once they return home. Their next stop is in a small town where a black Labrador Retriever has scheduled to transport them home on a truck. However, the Cruella and her henchmen have arrived in the town and have almost caught the Pongos. In order to escape, the one hundred and one Dalmatians disguise themselves as Labradors using soot. They narrowly make it out of the town, but Cruella is onto them. She continuously tries to push the truck driver off the road with her own car, but fails and her attempts are further hindered by Jasper and Horace. The three of them end up crashing, but the truck transporting the dogs arrives safely to London. Roger and Anita reunite with their missing seventeen dogs as well as the new eighty-four.

[sastielsfandom]

One thing I will never enjoy as a writer is having to come up with a title. It's awful. I hate it. Worse part.

[wutheringmights]

I'd love to hear your surname headcanons for the boys!

Surname headcanons coming right up!

Sky = Link Harkin

Harkin is derived from Harkinian, which is the name of the King of Hyrule from the CDI games. Before Wind Waker, it was the only surname we had for the Royal Family and was often used in fanworks as Zelda’s last name. Making a derivative of it Sky’s last name is a good tribute to it and allows me to give tribute to him being the origin of the royal bloodline without naming him any of the later royal last names.

Four = Link Smith

This one is pretty obvious. He’s a blacksmith, so his last name reflects that.

Time = Link Tree-Lon or Link Forester

Time wasn’t born with a surname that he remembers, so I imagine he got to chose his last name. I am partial to Link Forester, as many fics before BOTW made that Link’s default last name.

However, in CTB, his last name is Tree-Lon. Many people think Tree is a reference to being from the forest, but it’s actually a reference to the Deku Tree. He then hyphenated it with Malon’s last name so that everyone would know he was with the Lon Lon family.

Legend = Link Smithson --> Link Alphon

Legend’s last name was originally Smithson, as he was from a line of blacksmiths. However, after his uncle’s death and his second attempt of continuing his blacksmith apprenticeship (ALBTW), he decided to change his last name to better reflect the new him. Alphon is, of course, his uncle’s name.

Hyrule = Link Wayman

Hyrule 100% does not have a last name for most of his life. However, he traveled a lot and often revisited many places over and over again. The villagers would differentiate him from others by calling him Link the Wayman (and variations thereof) until Hyrule just started to introduce himself as such.

Twilight = Link O’Lon

Twilight is descendant from Time, and is therefore part of the Lon Lon family. By the time he is born, the last name O’Lon would have been adopted and used for members of the Lon Lon clan.

Wind = Link Outset or Link Windsor

This can go either way, depending on whether the people of Outset Island had last names before the Great Sea became more connected or not.

If they did, they I like Windsor as his last name as it hearkens back to his hero title (and when I was originally trying to come up with everyone’s surnames months ago, I wanted their hero title in their surname to better keep track of who was who).

But if the people of Outset didn’t have last names before the Great Sea became more connected and everyone moved to New Hyrule, then everyone whose family had once been from Outset would make it their last name. I can imagine Wind introducing himself as Link of Outset Island, which would be shorten to Link Outset.

Warriors = Link Walton and Link Harkinian

If you read my fic, you know exactly why there’s an “and” there.

Basically, Warriors is a bastard child, so he goes by his mother’s last name of Walton. However, his father is the head of the Knights of Hyrule, which means that he would get the clan last name should he ever be legitimized.

Wild = Link Wylder

I know this isn’t clever, but what can I say? His hero title really fits him. However, I draw the line at people just calling him “Link Wild.” Like, c’mon guys. At least give it a funky spelling.

(Bonus) Spirit = Link Macaryll

Again, this makes sense if you read my fic.

Spirit is descendant from Wind’s sister, Aryll. When they family first moved to New Hyrule, they changed their last name from Outset to avoid being confused for everyone else originally from the island. Aryll was the matriarch of the family at the time, so the family name was changed in her honor.

[thewertsearch]

Asks Compilation 16/6

The best thing about categories like Sburb Titles is that once you have a big enough sample size of Person/Category mappings, you can extrapolate their traits to any character you like. 

Example: I got an ask a while back asking whether I have any Titles for my own OCs, and to be totally honest I can’t stop thinking about it

Oh, that is awesome. I’m bookmarking that for reference, when I’ve finished the comic. Biology is not my strongest suit, but I do find it fascinating, and speculative biology is my jam. 

It’s a balancing act, trying to make a quirk both unique and readable. i thought about a capitalization quirk WHERE i only capitalize common programmINg keywORds, but it looks kind of funky, and I wasn’t sure how to define what keywords to include. 

@capribornio​ submitted: Part 1! Terrible memes to help you cope with what just happened.

Part 2! (Dunno why tumblr wouldn't let me submit you the two images at once, but.)

jettison to the moon drop it on those stupid pawns bye bye kids, you're gonna die now your session's dead and gone

That was made by abysswarlock! Their blog is linked below the main links in my bio.  It’s great, isn’t it? Really makes the Land come to life. 

Man, I’m really mad I missed the Club Penguin craze, because if I’d played it, I would absolutely have answered this ask with penguin designs for each of the kids. 

Classic Tumblr. When you edit you blog description in the appearance editor, it actually scrubs all the HTML you added, and replaces it with plaintext. To update your description properly, you need to do it in the theme editor. 

I fixed the blog description on desktop, but I don’t think it ever worked on mobile, since tags generally don’t work properly on the app. I think it should work if you access the blog through say, Firefox, rather than the app itself? 

So do I!!!

That’s one of my favorite anime tropes, and it’s vary Homestuck-friendly, considering how many characters are bespectacled. I’m glad that my ‘sona is continuing this proud tradition. 

Thank you!  I think a big part of it is just that Homestuck happens to deal with stuff I’m really into. I love time travel and alt-self/identity shenanigans, so I was already looking at the Paradox Clone system from every angle even before the Veil. Once that cursor targeted Nanna, a lot of things immediately clicked into place. 

I didn’t see the paired tubes coming, though. I don’t think I’ll ever forget that moment. 

Maid! That was the first class I chose for myself, because I liked the connotations around ‘organizing’. 

I’m planning on doing a bunch of Title tests over the weekend. The Official Sally Classpect will be an open question for a long time, but I am interested in how much the various tests will agree. 

We’ve already talked a bit about it on the blog, but Homestuck is a kind of meta story on a lot of levels. 

We saw it with the reader suggestions at first, but there are other things too, like Hussie’s narration interacting with WV. Is that ‘canon’, per se? Much to think about...

[ sent on the 12th! - Cat ] 

Happy belated birthday Carcino ‘Cancer’ Geneticist! May this year bless you with Grist, Boondollars and a successfully salvaged Sburb session!

Honestly!!! 

Hussie is very good at turning on the waterworks. It doesn’t happen much in Homestuck, but when it does, it hits hard. 

True, true. But that was just John’s opinion - now Hussie’s narration is saying she sucks!

These guys really have been great recently. It’s like Hussie has spent a while giving them improvised character traits based on reader commands, and now that their personalities are fully established, they’re actually getting full arcs with awesome moments of development. 

I honestly can’t wait to see what the Windswept Questant’s real plan is. She’s abdicated to PM, and seems to be putting a team together. Did she know WV had the Ring all along? What’s up next? 

[cinnabun-faerie]

Alphinaud Childhood Friends to Lovers Headcannons

General FFXIV Masterlist ↳ here

You and the twins were tiny tots when you met

You parent/guardian was good friends with their parents

This meant that you were always at their home

And you were told that it was hard to separate you when you were babies

You would cry and he would burst into an angry fit

Poor little Alisaie would just kinda look between the two of you in confusion

So often times the adults had to wait until you two to fall asleep before peacefully separating you two

Due to you two being so attached at the hip, your parent/guardian were sure that your first word would not be their name or title

And they would be correct

"A. . ."

"They're trying to say their first word!"

"A...Alphi."

Cue baby Alphinaud's head tilting

His mother and your guardian would often speak about how cute you two were

And that continued

Their favorite topic "what if Y/N and Alphinaud grew up and fell in love with each other"

How could they not make hopeful predictions for the future?

Parents tryna pair up their kids I guess

But sometimes parents just know the future

As you and Alphinaud grew up, you were almost always together

It annoyed Alisaie as she wanted to have some alone time with you

The two definately had some disagreements when it came to who was going to spend time with you and when

Often times you'd just tell them both to quit it and just hang out with you together

Your school life with Alphinaud was pretty good as well

Even then you both were glued to each other's side

Your fellow students would always assume you two were together

You & Alphinaud: Ew, no, we're just friends

And it was true

Neither of you had any funky lovey-dovey feelings for each other

Totally platonic

Totally

Platonic

Yeah right and clouds float underwater

🙄

ANYWAYS

Being older you've shifted to hanging out with Alisaie

And to say that Alphinaud was unhappy about it was an understatement

He was jealous, but he wasn't about it admit that to anyone

And he wouldn't bring it up to you

He supposed that he was happy for his sister to finally get your attention that she always seemed to complain about

He also would not admit to anyone that he enjoyed seeing you smile

Did you smile like that when you were with him?

He never really took notice

With all that time together, how did he not see how your eyes sparkle?

Have you always been so pretty/handsome?

It was as if he was looking at you with a new lens

And he saw you so clearly

Alisaie would see him staring at you and would tease him about it

Luckily not in your presence

He never really another chance to truly spend time with you after the discovery of the the new feelings

He found out from his mother that your Guardian had taken you elsewhere to live.

He and Alisaie were very much devastated

But he was most of all

Years later you went to the remembrance service

And you could have sworn that you saw a pair of family heads of hair

It couldn't be them

No point in getting your hopes up

After the service you'd feel a tap on your shoulder

It was the twins

"If you'd permit me, Alphinaud. And this is my sister-"

"Alisaie. Do you not recognize me, Alphi? It's Y/N."

He would be in a state of shocked

Alisaie on the other hand would look at you, eyes sparkling a little but she would not speak to you

It goes without saying but she was upset that you had left

You can't help but admire Alphinaud though

He looks so handsome

And he can't seem to stop staring at you either

Alisaie would have to actually lead him away

But you'd think of him that night

and over the coming days

You had missed him and Alisaie both in the past but not like this

Your heart seemed to call out for him

But it wouldn't be long before fate brought you together again

You and Alphinaud started to work with the Scions

and it gave you the perfect time to catch up on what you'd missed in each other's lives

It was like old times

But yet different

Unknowingly, your hearts would beat for each other

And it wasn't long before the Scions started to speculate that something was going on between each other

What with your red cheeks and stuttering words

You had held hands for years but this time it was different

it felt different

Not to mention your heartfelt farewells and your long embraces upon returning to each other

But neither of you ever admitted or accepted your love for the other

Blind to the other's affection

Alisaie on the other hand gets annoyed by the pinning

And she has to listen to you pour your heart out to her about her brother

So, she corners him one day

"You like Y/N."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"You do! Just tell them! Gods Alphinaud! They're as in love with you as you are with them!"

Nervous about his sister's words, Alphinaud takes a little while to gather his thoughts and eventually approaches you

"Y/N. I would like to speak plainly. I know not if what Alisaie says is a jest...but I will take my chances. I like you. I have for a while now."

And poor boy gets embarrassed and starts to ramble

But as much as you loved to see him ramble, you needed to give him an answer

So you give him a peck on the lips

And he is shocked mind racing and everything

When the cogs in his mind decide to function again, he pulls you back in for proper kiss

"Does this mean you feel the same way, Y/N?"

When he writes a letter to his parents, he lets them know of the news of your relationship

Of course, his parents and your parent/guardian are very happy

They have known from the beginning

"Mother has invited us over for dinner. She'd like to see her son-in-law/daughter-in-law again. Her words not mine."

"She's seen me 6 months ago, I stopped by for tea. She told me some cute stories about you."

"6 months ago you were not dating her son. Wait! What did she tell you?!"

"Oh would you look at the time. I have to go meet up with Alisaie. Love you."

"Wait a minute! Y/N!"

[dribs-and-drabbles]

Vice Versa ep 3

It's another long one...and one where I lay down some theories...

It might be called Soft Blush but this episode included many red/pink and blue pairings - the yellow and green pairing also showed up a few times but not as much - which is maybe because this ep focused a lot on Puen and Talay coming together, getting to know one another, going on a not-a-date date, and forming a closeness and attachment to each other...and which partly leads me to think that the show may be coding our two main characters as blue and red/pink (I'm still not differentiating them until there's an obvious separation). I'm not sure which colour is which character yet, and it may not mean anything beyond 'those are their colours', but I'll come back to this later...

First, the ep starts in the same green palette as ep 2, but the scene is a continuation from the end of that ep so it makes sense, then the opening title screen blends the green with pink, add a little blue (!) before settling on the soft blush…and as if to answer my pondering at the end of my ep 2 post, Puen is wearing colour for the first time straight away! (and I know it's the colour of the ep but it could also be Puen wearing his own colour...or Talay's colour...)

So the red-and-blue pairings... It's first seen in the café with their clothes (above) and the blue water glasses, then with the friend group (below) with a richer blue and red on their lower halves and softer hues on the top halves balanced symmetrically across the frame. Note also that Up's hoodie is dark green and also has a yellow triangle (along with blue red and black). Further still, this frame in particular has the four main colours in the background, with the green plants, the yellow lightbulb sign to the right, the blue behind, and red to the left...

And later, Puen has a dark blue shirt with Talay in light pink...and the colours are repeated in Aou's stripy top (and the red/blue sign behind). Up again has a bit of green...but check out his red and blue socks! (In fact, Up's wardrobe has a lot of funky socks in general).

Later still, Aou is in a rich red with Up in a bright blue...and I thought it was an odd choice for the "Have Fun" design on his sweater in the first half of this scene...but it was giving us a hint that they had actually forgiven Tun/Puen and were just messing around.

And we got a few scenes with just Puen and Talay with shades of red and blue...first very pale when Puen is feeling disheartened and Talay is trying to cheer him up... (Note also the purple bag - being a blending of both colours...maybe because they're finding a common ground between them as they're getting to know each other better.)

...and then with the deep, plush, shades of the cinema seating on the not-a-date date. I thought this framing was an interesting...for a lot of the scene in the cinema the blue seats were more hidden in the back in the dark BUT when Puen recites the confession to Talay, it's lighter and the frame pans out to show the stripe of blue at the top as well.

And then the helmet..."The one wearing this is cute" in blue and pink...incidentally, I'd be interested to know if in Thai this sentence keeps the word order...or, more specifically, which words are in blue and which words are in pink - anyone? Also, I had noticed Talay's bracelet before this moment but seeing it here confirmed for me that it is indeed blue...

Going back to the 'flashback' scene…it was the below framing that made me think that perhaps the two main characters are being more specifically coded…with a blue halo for Tun (and surrounded by pink/purple…also note the hint of red to the right). This could imply Tun/Puen is blue…I mean, in the poster images, Puen is in blue denim whilst Talay is in pink trousers…however Talay does say he dislikes pink…but it could be a little like 'the lady doth protest too much'. Yes, he says the pink/red he wears are Tess' clothes BUT he can choose not to wear them.

Of course, there is also an argument for Talay being blue - his name practically indicates this with Talay meaning "sea"…but also he has a blue phone, and a blue bracelet - and Puen could be red - someone said that Puen's second name means "wind"/"air" (so the pink sky that Talay dislikes so much?)…but also the first colour he wears is pink. It could be that as Talay falls for Puen he will accept and like pink more and more.

Who knows…but as I was trying to sort all this out in my head it occurred to me that it could be both…as in Talay is blue and Puen is red/pink but in the alternative universe it's...wait for it...vice versa, with Tun being blue and Tess being red/pink. But also none of this could be right 😂 It might be clearer as the series goes on if these characters are coded this specifically...and in the meantime I'll just keep pondering.

Anyway, note in the above that green is paired with yellow again in Up's shirt...and below, we get another instance where red/blue and yellow/green all appear together. When the four were sat around the table during the screenplay pitch I was sad there wasn't any yellow...but look at Up's socks again!

And so for the extra colours from the past two eps - orange and brown - the former didn't feature much this ep, only popping up briefly with the orange typewriter and in the cinema. With the first scene, Puen had been "lively", living his best life in Tun's body and messing it up in the process, but after speaking with Tess he's instead deep in thought about what he said. And then in the cinema, Puen is playing around trying to see if the other pair is actually a couple whilst Talay is a bit more concerned that they need to work on the screenplay.

Brown had a bit more presence in the ep...and again, one could say it was during scenes where there was a slight serious edge to the conversation or subject matter -> the curved wooden structure in the association at the beginning when Phuwdol, Talay, and Puen are talking about the portkeys; in the café when Talay and Puen discuss the screenplay; Aou's shirt in the 'flashback' when the three friends are discussing their strengths and weaknesses; and finally Puen's t-shirt and shirt at the end during the screenplay pitch and in the last scene with Talay, when he was hopefully being genuine about his promise to live Tun's life well and being grateful for Talay's presence in his life. I've seen some ponderings by others about whether Puen is acting or being real with his feelings towards Talay...and I'm hoping it's the latter...and I'm hoping I'm right with the colour interpretation. We'll see!

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