#I woke up to the snippet

[papathe5th]

You mean to tell me that the "aborted Nosferatu screenplay" description in the Metal Hammer UK article was literal?

Good Wendsday to me and the V stands for Vampire girlies! I’m doing my black eyeliner to the radio snippet, how ‘bout you?

[nachof1restv]

SQQ constantly painting and drawing portraits of White lotus LBH after pushing him into the abyss but never actually framing any of them because no matter what he does it just doesn’t look like him. And SQQ keeps painting, drawing or even writing poetry of LBH because he can’t seem to fill the void that’s been left behind by his little bunhe, but SQQ is fine, right? He’s mourning the loss of his precious disciple while still keeping up with his peak lord duties.

But SY? He is not Fine. No matter how many times he says or tells himself that LBH is alive he cannot help but mourn for the loss of him, for the little white lotus, for his disciple, for his family, for Lou Binghe.

[ask-elliot-doorman-fam]

Not Always a Solider

(I wrote some fluff for my own therapy)

Kiara smiled as Tera laid her head on her shoulder, hair down, spines out and softened against her back, and tail wagging as it hung off the bed.

She kissed her head, and she was rewarded with a gentle purr and a nuzzle closer.

It was rare Tera asked for attention like this, usually she was the one giving affection, the one who protectively wrapped around them and made them feel safe against her core in in her arms.

But Kiara was most happy when Tera silently crawled into her lap and buried her face into the workers shoulder.

It was usually when she was overwhelmed by the day, or even if her pain was becoming too much to manage and she just wanted to relax for a little bit, to not be a soilder and instead be a cat on someone's lap.

And of course her lovely fiancee was happy to help.

She ran her fingers through Tera's hair and adorned her face with small and sweet kisses, the solver drones eyelights closed as she purrs, Kiara's hands cup her head, and she melts, sticking out her tongue in a blep.

Kiara smiles and giggles as she runs her fingers down Tera's back and through the spines, something defensive turned soft and maliable while relaxed and happy, she runs a finger against the tip of each one and Tera becomes almost liquid, limp against Kiara's front as the solver drone drapes over her.

Once she reaches near the base of her tail, she lightly scratches back up her back to restart the process. Kiara kisses Tera's visor periodically, partially to make sure she's still awake and to see the blissed out smile on her face.

"I love you. My big kitty."

"Mmmmpurrrrrrrrrr~"

[moe-broey]

Drops this Moe and refuses to elaborate.

....

Drops this extremely messy kinda janky sketch of Alfonse (?) and refuses to elaborate.

[nine-aetharia]

MUSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRDDDD

[creaturefeaster]

Any tropical islands on theia??

Yes!! There's many across Theia, and maybe one day I'll have a full world map to elaborate on, but for now I can tell you about the ones localized around Stolla.

Also I hope you're ready for lore beyond their climates heehee.

There's a lot of islands littered around Stolla but the ones with tropical-like climates hang out on the south-eastern half of Stolla, which harbors the warmest and most humid climate out of the 5 vertices of the continent.

This cluster of eyots by the mouth of the Splitriver are the truest of tropical islands within Stolla. A couple are accessible via a local port, which mainly host small, low-denisty villages. Many of these eyots however are nautically inaccessible due to sheer cliff faces, or are too thick with growth & inhospitable to most humanoids of the region.

During cooler times of the year these islands are nearly always shrouded in a dense and humid fog kept in place by the cooler ocean waters below.

The sands surrounding the lower and more accessible islands are a glittery cyan color, a noteable feature almost exclusively seen along the coasts of the Irrandiant Gulf, so they're quite the spectacle for western & mid Stolla inhabitants!

Speaking of the Irradiant Gulf, all other tropical like islands sit in this gulf's surrounding waters. These very large islands are more sub-tropic, a little further away from the equator. They are still just as humid, and despite how I lazily colored in the vegetation on this map, much of the jungle within these islands actually glow and glitter vibrantly in a range of cool colors from sea-green to indigo.

The two largest islands are populated heavily along their coasts, but very few people live far inland. The largest of the islands exports many unique and unusual magical goods and ingredients to the rest of Stolla.

And finally these two small islands in the outer center of the gulf have a somewhat sub-tropical climate, but are notably less rainy and have colder winters. Any island more northern than these in this area begins to reach more temperate climates.

These islands are home to chiefdoms of Payans and Garbeators that reject trade and much contact with the rest of Stolla. Though nobody knows how they exist, these islands happen to be right on top of an ancient meteor impact site, the same one that created the gulf, and caused the great flooding of it's surrounding provinces. Also the one that brought all that glittery magic to the world in the first place ^_^.

The islands sport several sheer rock formations of varying heights laced with colorful crystals that influence the growth and behaviors of all life within their surrounding area. Many living things from these islands beyond Payans and Garbeators have more than two eyes, for reasons yet to be understood.

~☆~☆~☆~

As I mentioned previously, there are many more tropical and sub-tropical islands in the world of Theia, these are just the more relevant ones to the story-focused part of the world.

[slowandsteddie]

It’s three am and I just had the most wonderful idea because I am Awake and missing my grandma something fierce. Aka, woke up crying because I had a dream about her… Anyway.

I’m gonna write a Steddie thing based on my grandparents love story. Because, honestly, it’s a great fucking story and more people need to know it but like… I would feel weird writing about my grandparents.

But, like, imagine if you will, Steve and Eddie taking each other to their respective dates just to make sure that they get there safely. Steve and Eddie picking the other one up to save them from bad dates, whether it’s just boring or they’re actually scared. Steve and Eddie being best friends who grew up next to each other, spending so much time together that people think that they should just date themselves. Steve’s mom commenting, “he always walks you to the door, but never kisses you goodnight. Steve whining, “I know.” A few days later, Eddie saying “we should just cut out the other people, and try going on a date ourselves,” and Steve laughing because he can’t picture them together. No matter how much he wants it. But a few months later, Steve shows up at the garage where Eddie works looking his absolute best, and saying “I’m ready for that date now, big boy.” And Eddie is just covered in grease and oil, an engine spread out on the work bench, asking “Can I shower first?” Only Steve is grinning like a little shit, “nope. Right now, Edward Munson. Or you’ll miss your chance.” And Eddie looks to his boss who tells him, “just this once, love gets to win in my shop. Get the fuck out of here.” Then Steve takes Eddie to the fanciest place that they have in that small town and they get so many dirty looks but neither of them care, they’re having so much fun and falling so in love and both are wondering why it took them so long to get here. That night, Steve finally letting Eddie into his room for the first time in months because he doesn’t have to be ashamed anymore. Tommy had written “Eddie Munson” all over Steve’s ceiling and they have similar handwriting. Eddie noticing and grinning, “so you have liked me this whole time, huh?” And Steve just blushing so pretty while smacking him with a pillow like “Hagen has a crush on you. He brainwashed me into having one, too, because I’ve had to stare at your name for months.” And Eddie just “I should send him flowers,” only to be tackled to the bed where they finally, Finally, fucking kiss.

Anyway, let me know if you wanna read the extended version pls and thanks.

[tinakibed]

im afraid "oh no someones got an ego" is going to infinitely repeat in my head the whole day

[stormbreaker-290]

Hgrgrrgh

[anshares]

Reading ren taking off his gloves with his teeth did things to me

Beyond poppy hill ch 9 by MyMarmalade

[kindlythevoid]

First Post, Prev Post, Next Post

[gatzbright]

tell me our story

dnf fic, 2k, one shot, rated m [established relationship, fluff, talk of the future and children]

George closes the door softly and leans back against the soundproof padding. Upbeat tones fill the air, resembling the beat he’d felt earlier, and Dream’s recorded voice follows. It’s twenty-thirty-six, I’ll probably have some kids, I’ll teach them not to do the same stupid shit I did … George stops breathing.

[Or, George hears Dream's new lyrics and it starts a conversation they were both longing for.]

[clannfearrunt]

I had a beautifully suspenseful dream starring Arveyn and a very large network of Dwemer ruins whose upper layers were currently housing a booming mechanical industry. A lot of local artificers used the upper rooms as public workshops, and each day it was a race to get good spots to work in. One guy had what was clearly a half-remembered amalgamation of a washing machine and my family’s rice cooker which I remember clearly because What

Seemed like the dream wanted to do some shit where Arveyn has to discreetly join in a race between groups of adventurers and rival Telvanni researchers to the uncharted depths of the ruins. Dream setting was definitely implying that he had been working directly for Revus Demnevanni for a while and had gained a reputation as such, and that Revus had recently gotten in trouble with some nasty vaguely loan shark type company, so they were chasing Arveyn during this whole thing as well. There was a very intriguing tension of having to navigate between the dangers of the ruins itself, the rival expeditions (who were delving as groups), and the loansharks as someone who was definitely at a disadvantage. It was also interesting seeing my sleeping brain’s attempt to generate a snapshot in Arveyn’s life I don’t tend to spend a whole lot of conscious time in (since I usually spend time with him in either ESO era or Skyrim era). From the bits I could remember I thought it did a neat job of balancing a more established and confident Arveyn while keeping noticeable touches of a youthful naïveté. 10/10. There was a weirdly focused scene where he tries to move a cicada nymph away from some exposed pipes despite this being a severely unnecessary risk to his own safety yeah that seems right. Do you think there are regular cicadas on Vvardenfell btw

This dream also reminded me of some long lost in-game Arveyn Strats from many many years ago. Before ESO nerfed the nightblade class’ invisibility to uselessness I used to use it to navigate through dungeons so I could comfortably do quests solo. I completely forgot that this used to be a keystone of my playstyle on Arveyn’s slot, but the dream had him using this strategy extensively to safely navigate this whole mess while undertaking it solo and with a physical disability (as at this point Arveyn is an amputee with a heavy prosthetic leg. And his other leg is also not good). When I woke up and was ruminating on this dream I initially was like “lol, invisibility (or rather 100% chameleon) is Caennor’s playstyle”, but. Wow. I forgot. Used to have another invisible elf.

Anyways there was a brief interruption of the dream as it cut to like. A Dwemer metal style pier. And there was. Ash Ketchum. Talking to a Lugia about its missing child. And then I woke up. So. Thanks for that, the memory of the baby Lugia episodes that haunt me since my early childhood

[storiesfromvoturn]

audio drama script writing is very funny for me. i do it in the most unintuitive manner.

[angeart]

here's an update on how hmtb is doing:

i have finally named chapter 52 (the next chapter to be posted)

i have split some other stuff, which now gives me some buffer

i have written"!!! today!!! 1k words so far! there's progres!!!!

does this mean there'll be an ao3 update later? maaaybe.

if you want a list of upcoming chapters (with their titles and length) i can provide. (i have no idea if anyone wants this, but the option is out there.)

[einsatzzz]

i slept and hibernated so hard the last two days, anyway i'll just be chill and try to clear my inbox so it will be clean by new year, yipppeeee!!! just need to chill and not stress too much, my guts are alr telling me jan-feb 2025 period lowkey just might be rough like this year so im bracing myself.

the target release date was there to force myself to get the ball rolling so now that its rolling at around 40-50% progress (conservative), i don't need to worry about that anymore. i think my sketching speed got faster, so that's a good thing. besides that, ive been doing some updates on the wiki too and making some assets as well.