#Interactive Q&A Session

[krstseo]

Invited talk on Design and Analysis of Waveguides at ECE Department

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at K.Ramakrishnan College of Technology, in association with the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, recently hosted an insightful invited talk on the “Design and Analysis of Waveguides.” This event, held on featured Dr. D. Kalaiarasan, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Trichy. Nearly 120 second-year students from the department attended the session, actively participated, and immensely benefited from the expert insights shared.

[grimvestige]

Let's go, fighting from the heart / I'll tear the world apart / No, I can't stand to see you be with anyone but me

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Shaking my GM (/pos) for using this as nightmare fodder for tiarnán in last night's session

[halfbaked00q]

YES YES YES I LOVE THE IDEA OF BOND BEING TAUGHT HOW TO WALK TALK AND ACT LIKE A GIRL also i have watched that spot and its funny because a few days before that i told my friend that i want bond in a skirt and not as in female 007 but as in him being forced to go out dressed like a woman for some reason 😭 guess i have good manifesting skills or whatever

– the forcefemming anon [maybe i should start signing off with an emoji, let it be 💄 cause you know ;))))]

😃😃 there is sooo much unplumbed potential here 👀 imagine his like natural skill for chameleon'ing warring against a lifetime of ingrained habits, mannerisms, and instincts. there's a LOT different about adapting his own body language to a cousin role of his main persona versus trying to fit on an entirely new skin. and of course, you KNOW he's going to need to practice a LOT before the actual mission so that he's actually comfortable in the role when it comes down to it. the breaking-in period of the new skin along with the heels, so to speak. *rubbing hands together gleefully*

and lol, isn't that funny how that happens sometimes? these like amazing moments of serendipity? and now here you and I are 🤝💪

[babey-lewis]

Me is itsy bitsy tiny :3 you tan ask me questuns abt agere while me small!!

[illumeo]

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[philcon-programming]

Philcon 2024!

Do you love Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror? Are you a Writer, a Gamer, a Costumer, or a Filker? Are you looking for a weekend of distraction in your life? If you’re in the vicinity of Philadelphia- or more specifically, Cherry Hill, New Jersey- there’s an event coming up on November 22 – 24, 2024 that we’d love for you to come check out. If you aren’t already familiar with PHILCON, here’s what you should know: * We started out as a literary-centric SF convention in 1936, but have grown to embrace all mediums of storytelling (movies, television, comics, podcasts, etc) as well as expanding to cover the Fantasy and Horror genres. Most of our participants are authors, and there will be Readings by them and Autograph sessions all throughout the weekend, in addition to their participation on discussion panels. * While many of our Literary panels are about SF, Fantasy, or Horror topics in general, we also have an emphasis on panels discussing the craft side and business sides of writing, for those looking to develop as authors. * One of our content tracks for the weekend is dedicated to Science & Technology itself, not just how it is used in fiction. * We will be screening several movies over the weekend, and Anime will also be shown in our Anime & Animation room at certain times. * There will be Workshops and Demos for Costuming (including "Fabric Manipulation", "How to Make Foam Armor", "Make-up for The Stage", and "A Pox on Patterns!") and Art (including "Using Alcohol Inks", "Block Printing With Your Own Designs", "How to Make A Controlled Color Palette", and "Making Wire-Wrapped Jewelry"), and if you’ve got an outfit you made that you’d like to show off on stage, we’ve got a yearly Costume Contest. * If you are a Filker- or just enjoy listening to other people sing and play music- Philcon has a room dedicated Filk room, and this year’s Musical Guest of Honor is Cecilia Eng. As Cecilia is not often on the east coast, if you’d like to see her play in person, now is an excellent change to do so without flying to the other side of the country. Lynn Gold, another west-coast Filker, will also be joining us this year. There are also Concerts scheduled for Sirens & Liars, Half a Slime Devil, Brenda and Chuck Shaffer-Shiring, and Sara Henya. * Since the Gaming track moved from an upstairs suite to the “Gallery” room on the first floor, it’s had the literal room to expand the number of games it can run, and we’ve got a bevy of them on the schedule for 2024, as well as a bank of games for you to choose from during Open Gaming hours. There's also a LARP Workshop Series being run by Spectacle INK. * Our Artist Guests of Honor for 2024 are Gina Matarazzo and Matthew Stewart. Each will be giving a presentation on our Main Stage on Saturday afternoon, as well as having their art displayed in our Art Show. * Our Principal Speaker for 2024 is MAX GLADSTONE, and we also have Nghi Vo as our Special Guest. Both will be doing Readings, Autograph Sessions, panels, and a main stage Q&A session. An interactive version of our schedule can be found HERE. While a simplified, static overview, organized by track, can be found HERE. Our LinkTree can be found HERE. We would especially value your support this year, as Philcon’s Covid-19 policy in previous years (which required both mandatory masking and proof of vaccination in an attempt to avoid becoming a super-spreader event as several other conventions had) has led to a slow but noticeable decline in attendance. While masking in public spaces is still heavily encouraged, neither proof of vaccination nor masking are required to attend the convention in 2024. We’d love your help in making this year a success, so that we’re in a good position to bring you all something really fantastic for our upcoming 90th anniversary. We’d also love to give you a great weekend right now, for reasons I doubt we need to explain. Here’s to surviving the next few years! ~ Lynati Head of Programming, Philcon 2024

[toonice113]

False god  ᥫ᭡  M.Barzal

Part two of three of my valentine's series

Part one: Paper rings - Q. Hughes

Part three: Lover - N.Hischier

Pairings: Mathew Barzal x fem!reader 

Genre: smut

Summary: your relationship has ever only existed for a few days at a time inside of the bedroom, that has never been a problem, but today? Today Mat has decided he doesn't want you to leave so soon.

Warnings: smut under the cut minors DO NOT INTERACT, p in v, unprotected sex (pls don’t do this, take care of yourselves), overstimulation, my first time writing smut

Word count: 1.6k

⋆˚࿔ tina's note 𝜗𝜚˚ Writing this note before i write the story to let yall know i have never written smut before so i apologize in advance. Update after writing it, this sucks i cringed at myself and im never writing smut again but oh well i had to at least try it once

When you had started this ‘relationship’ with Mat you knew it was not a conventional one. It began when you met in Italy at a family friend’s wedding you attended, Mat was there as a friend of the groom and things had escalated quickly, first with a drunken makeout session the night before the wedding and then with you two naked in bed after the wedding reception was over. One night became three and then you changed your flight back home to stay with him for a couple more days, days that were spent in between the sheets of his bed, hidden away in his hotel room instead of exploring the beautiful little town you were staying at.

Returning home you had expected the short escapade with Mat to dissolve and become nothing more than a memory, but flirty texts turned into facetime calls into Mat flying you to New York to see him, just like in Italy, your time was mainly spent naked under sheets savoring each other. It had been around a year now, and today you sat in his bed covered only by the white sheets while he stood by the window staring out to the city. “Why can’t you just change your flight?” He argued, his hair messy, his eyes not meeting yours 

“Because it’s my friend’s birthday and I would like to spend it with him” You said frowning, when you mentioned having to leave this afternoon while eating breakfast in bed you hadn’t expected Mat’s reaction to be this but as soon as you told him there was no way you were changing your flight to another day his mood soured

“Doesn’t he have other friends?” He scowled “Why does he need you to be there?” 

“He doesn’t need me to be there, I want to be there. You’re not listening to me right now” You fought back “Why do YOU need me to be here?” 

“Because I do” His response made you snort a laugh making him even more annoyed 

“Please, like there’s not other girls out there that could keep you entertained when I’m not around” He finally turns to look at you “People talk, I know what you get up to when I’m not here Mat” 

He walks towards you, his tall frame looming over you, he can’t help but think about how pretty you look down there and how much he wished your pretty lips were wrapped around his cock right now “Maybe I don’t want any of those other girls” he bends down and gives you a rough kiss, his hands tangling in your hair as he does “And maybe you should put that pretty mouth to work on something other than fighting me” 

Your hands slip through his exposed abs to the waistband of his sweatpants playing with it “‘M not the one fighting” You push the pants down before running one of your hands over the erection in his boxers looking up through your lashes at him “Because there’s no fight, I’m leaving later” not giving him a chance to say anything you finally relieve him of his underwear licking a stripe up his hard dick making him hiss and push you for more 

“Stop talking” He guides your lips to his tip and moans loudly when you put him in your mouth, using your hands to help you stroke what you can’t take “Yeah, just like that, look at you” You moan as a response to him pulling your hair “Bet birthday boy can’t give you this huh” One of his hands lets go of your hair, manhandling you until you’re on your fours, with the sheets no longer covering you his fingers slide down your pussy “So wet baby”

“Mat” You sigh out “Please, no teasing” 

“What do you want baby? Tell me” He teases brushing his fingers through your wet folds putting no pressure to alleviate your needs

“Your fingers, please” You plead, he pushes his cock back into your mouth and finally touches you the way he knows you like 

“Yeah? You wanna come on my fingers?” One of his fingers pushes inside of you making you moan, the vibrations feeling so good on his dick that he can’t help but moan with you “You’re doing so good pretty girl, just like that” he hums when you swirl your tongue around him pushing another finger inside of you and rubbing your clit with his thumb “You can take more than that though” His hand that is still tangled in your hair pushes your head down, you fight him pulling up “No, you can take it baby, I know you can take it” He can feel you pulsing on his fingers making him pick up his pace, your moans drowned by his dick in your mouth “Take it all and i’ll make you come” You shake your head as best as you can to tell him you can’t “No? Okay then” He pulls his fingers out of you making you whine at the loss of contact “You know what to do baby”

“You’re an asshole” You tell him coming up for air before taking him back in your mouth, Mat just chuckles knowing he’s about to get what he wants, relaxing your throat you do down, taking him deeper until you have taken him all 

“Oh yeah” Mat moans “See? I knew you could do it”  After making you come once with his fingers, Mat pushes you down until your back is on the mattress, he wipes your chin off and kisses you harshly before trailing a kiss down your chest until he’s by your hips kissing you there a couple times before his tongue finds your clit, alternating between sucking on it and kissing it

“Mmm Mat” You gasp, your hips pushing up but he holds them in place “Too much, can’t” 

He looks up at you, your hair messily sprung on his pillows, your cheeks flushed, your lips swollen “You taste too good, can’t stop baby, let me eat you out, please, you can take it, give me another one” Your nod is all he needs to go back to devouring you, using his fingers to help him and it doesn’t take long for your to release all over him, your overstimulation speeding up your orgasm

He comes back up with a smile on his face, his lips and chin glistering with your juices “God you’re too good” You tell him pulling him down into a kiss

“And we haven’t even gotten to the best part yet” He says reminding you of the erection that pokes at your stomach, he gives himself a few strokes before teasing your overstimulated pussy making you whine 

“I don’t think I can take another one” You tell him making his smile widen in cockiness, he knows you can come for him again, he’s tested you before 

“I need to remind you that I can give you a better time than whatever his name is can” His dick presses on your opening and even though you’re exhausted your body seems to disagree with you, your hips pushing up looking for more “Just one more and we can rest” 

The moan you let out when he burries himself deep into you has to be his new favorite sound, every time he’s with you he thinks there’s no way things can get better, but they do, and he doesn’t think he’ll ever get over how your body reacts to him, how your eyes roll back and your mouth parts, the sounds you make for him, and most importantly, the way your pussy feels so tight around his dick, his hands trail every curve of your body, taking his time especially with your tits as he pumps in and out, pinching your nipples before taking one in his mouth 

“Mat” You whine “‘M close, so close oh god” 

Mat moves to give your other nipple some attention never once interrupting the rhythm of his hips that clap against yours, you come not too long after, your legs curling around his middle, your orgasm triggers his and he finally releases your nipple to give you a kiss before sliding off of you making you hiss in discomfort as he does “Still wanna leave?” he asks laying next to you 

You scoff at him trying to get out of bed to go to the bathroom and clean yourself, but just sitting down is too much work, your body already beginning to ache not only from the three orgasms he gave you just now, but from the ones you shared last night as well, not wanting to show him how spent he’s left you you ignore your body moving to get up, but your legs tremble the second your feet touch the floor, and you know if you stand right now you’ll resemble baby bambi 

“What’s the matter baby, thinking about staying?” Mat laughs behind you getting up and putting his boxers on before walking into his bathroom leaving you sitting there staring at him in annoyance, he doesn’t take too long and when he comes back he has a warm towel in his hands, kneeling down in front of you and cleaning you, then picking you up bridal style and taking you with him to the bathroom sitting you in the toilet so you can pee 

“I’m still leaving” You point at him “Just maybe not tonight” You see his cocky smile thinking he’s won, and technically he has, but not for long because as soon as you’re back in bed, with clean underwear and one of his t-shirts covering you, you change your flight from this afternoon to tomorrow morning

[sunrisesfromthewest]

First Encounter Part 3

|Notes:Y’all boy getting a little jealous and my man Reggie did his thing💓💓,Things get a little more steamy in part 4😏😏 |Warnings:None |

Here's all the parts I have so far: 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Wanting to clear your mind from the previous interaction with Armando, you walk over to Dorn who is scrolling through files on his computer hoping to find something for the situation. Pushing his head playful you asked if he had any luck yet, while stealing a folder to look through. "No, I found a few emails and a file but nothing that could lead us to who is doing this,” he says sighing.  

Giving his shoulder a reassuring squeeze, you say, "Don't stress yourself to much over this, I'm sure something will pop up eventually.” Turning in his chair he looks up at you, with a boyish grin.

Screwing your eyebrows together you say “What?", setting the file you were going threw down. "Y/N, I can’t stop thinking about how fast you dropped to the ground earlier," pausing to laugh he continues, "that's the fastest I seen you move besides running from bugs." Watching him laugh about the incident from earlier, you smack your lips and push at his head again.  

"You know good and well you would’ve drop like I did too; I’ll be damned if I let a bullet take me out." Seeing him really start to tear up, while laughing, you watch as he holds his stomach doubling over.”Aye, not too much asshole!” you say chuckling a bit at his reaction. Sitting up he grabs your arm trying to regain his previous composure but failing when you give him a deadpan look. 

Continue to watch your friend have his little laughing session, you smile to yourself at his goofiness. As your about to scold him some more, you're abruptly interrupted by Armando who cuts into you and Dorns space. Forcing you two to break apart, to make room for him as he rudely asks Dorn to pull up a photo for him.  

Seeing his jaw flex, he sends you an intense glance, but looks back at the screen as Dorn zooms in on the photo. Glaring at him you say "Well, that was fucking rude, you could’ve asked nicely." Dorn hums in agreement. 

“Lo que sea que digas princesa,(Whatever you say princess)” Armando says brown eyes staying locked on the screen. Pausing you scan over his form trying to figure out why he had an attitude all the sudden. Letting out a gasp, you begin to laugh, realizing that he was jealous of Dorn.  

Glancing behind Armando muscled form to look at Dorn you see him shoot you a look with a smug smile confirming what you're thinking. Shaking your head you move closer, pressing your chest against Armandos toned arms, and whisper, "Don’t worry he’s with Kelly, ". Watching as he turns his face in your direction, pretty brown eyes glancing down at your breast. 

 He firmly whispers back, "I know, he needs to keep it that way." Biting your lip you smile, at his small show of dominance, his gaze returns back to the screen. 

Unconsciously, you stay close to his warm figure, as he leans forward, eyes evaluating the photo before he says “I seen this guy before...... can you do a facial scan." Hearing this Mike, Marcus, and Kelly make their way towards you guys watching each screen as loads of information begins to pop up. 

 "His name is James McGrath, looks like he was a former DEA Agent until he was tortured by the Cartel...... Captain Conrad mentions him a few times on some of his notes.” Pausing Dorn looks up, waiting to see what his superiors might have to say.  

"This has to be him he's the only with connections to the Cartel, it could be why he has been able to pull all these stunts......” pausing in realization Marcus ask if he could pull up the surveillance at his home, looking at your father with surprise you asked why.  

But before he could answer Mike cuts in and say, "Because were the only one that has proof that the Captain is innocent and he needs leverage." glancing at his son Mike pulls out his phone calling his wife. Widening your eyes in shock you quickly run to the couch to grab your phone, immediately dialing your sister.  

Bouncing slightly as you hear the phone ring for the third time, you yell to tell your father that she’s not picking up. Watching your father call Reggie with urgency, you look up to see Armando watching with concern. Hanging up you let out a frustrated sigh returning back to where everyone was viewing the monitors intensely. 

Shaking from nerves you feel Armando brush his hands against yours, staring up at him you see worry in his eyes. Wrapping your hand around his he gives it a light squeeze, trying to calm you down.

Just as Dorn alerts everyone that theirs movement outside the home you hear Reggie pick up. As your father explains the situation quickly, Reggie springs into action, moving your mom, nephew, and pregnant sister to the pantry. 

 Watching him reach up to retrieve the gun that's stored in their as well, you watch in amazement as your brother-in-law kick ass.”Damn,I didn’t know he could do that.” your dad mutters shocked.

Everyone lets out a few comments in agreement. Watching Reggie causally body 15 attackers, had your blood rushing in adrenaline. After confirming that the house was safe, he quickly moved the family out the house but not before saluting at the camera. 

“Yeah, baby that’s how we do it in the Burnett family! "You say hugging Armando with relief and excitement after what you just witness.

Standing in shock Armando moves to embrace you as well, but looks up to see everyone watching you two like a hawk. Clearing his throat, he watches you look up at him confused, nodding his head to the side you see everyone staring. 

Breaking away from him you avoid their gazes sheepishly saying sorry. 

Before anyone could comment Mike asked Dorn to pull up his security footage after not having any success, in reaching his wife.

As everyone eyes return back to the screens with concern, you feel Armando wrapping his hand around yours again, lightly running his thumb against it. 

 Mike let's out a sigh as his wife finally picks up, but it’s too late because not even a second later you hear screams and scuffling. Frantically, your eyes search the monitors, watching as men infiltrate Mikes home. 

Glancing away from the screen you look at Mike, who has an uneasy expression washing over his face. Just as he was about to speak, a deep menacing voice cuts in, 

“tss.tss.tss.... I think you have something that belongs to me Mike......” 

[backstageinfatuationvn]

Jealousy Scenarios please with both boys 🥺

Kier

During a fan meet-and-greet event, LUXE is hosting a special Q&A session with a select group of fans. The MC and Kethan manage to get seats near the front thanks to Kethan’s connections. The MC is practically glowing with excitement, eyes locked on Kier throughout the event. Kethan, amused by the MC’s enthusiasm, keeps teasing them and leaning in to whisper comments.

At one point, Kethan makes the MC laugh—really loud enough to catch Kier’s attention. Kier's eyes narrow when he sees Kethan whispering so close to the MC, his smile all too familiar and affectionate. He can’t stand how the MC’s attention is divided, even for a moment.

Later, during the autograph session, Kier makes sure the MC is the last person in line. When the MC finally reaches him, Kier’s smile is warm and welcoming, but his eyes are sharp, searching.

“Did you have fun?” he asks, his tone smooth but with an edge. “I couldn’t help but notice you were... distracted.”

The MC blushes, laughing nervously. Kier’s fingers brush over theirs as he hands back their signed album, his touch lingering just a moment too long.

“I’d rather have your attention all to myself,” he murmurs, voice just low enough for only the MC to hear. “I’ll make sure of it next time.”

Kier makes it a point to monopolize the MC’s attention for the rest of the event. He leans into the camera during group photos, gives special fan service directed at the MC, and his gaze never leaves them, even when he’s supposed to be interacting with others.

Afterward, Kier’s possessiveness only grows. Every time he sees Kethan near the MC, his smile tightens, his comments sharper. He's determined to ensure that the MC’s devotion is reserved for him alone.

Kethan

After the VIP dinner his mother hosted, Kethan notices that the MC has been chatting more often with Kier through social media. The MC excitedly shows Kethan the messages Kier sends—mostly polite and charming responses, but there’s a friendliness to them that Kethan can’t ignore.

One day, the MC tells Kethan they received a personal invitation from Kier to attend another LUXE performance. The MC is over the moon, their eyes sparkling as they gush about how Kier remembered them.

Kethan forces a smile, but it feels strained.

“Wow, that’s... cool. He must really like you.”

The MC laughs, oblivious to the tension. “He’s just being nice! I mean, he’s so famous—why would he care about me like that?”

But the way the MC’s cheeks flush with excitement tells Kethan otherwise. That admiration, that happiness—it used to be directed at him.

Later, at the performance, Kethan notices how Kier’s gaze keeps drifting toward the MC from the stage. The brief smiles, the way Kier’s eyes seem to soften whenever he spots them in the crowd—it all feels intentional. As if Kier is flaunting his influence, reminding Kethan who truly holds the MC’s attention.

After the show, when Kier approaches them backstage, his focus is almost entirely on the MC. Kethan’s polite greetings are brushed off with curt nods, while Kier’s smile and tone become warmer whenever he addresses the MC.

Walking home, Kethan’s frustration spills over.

“You really like him, don’t you?” he blurts out.

The MC blinks in surprise. “What? Kier? I mean, yeah, he’s great! But you know you’re important to me, right?”

“Am I?” Kethan’s voice trembles with something raw. “Because it feels like I’m just... some tag-along friend lately. Like I don’t matter as much.”

The MC tries to reassure him, but Kethan’s insecurities have already taken root. Kier’s influence is creeping in, and Kethan’s jealousy is only growing.

[xiao-come-home]

Where Genshin men like to be kissed;

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✰ Characters: Ayato, Itto, Kazuha, Xiao, Zhongli, Baizhu, Alhaitham, Cyno, Kaeya, Diluc, Dainsleif.

✰ Words: 1k.

✰ SFW ; gn!reader, no mentions of pronouns. fluff.

Warnings: Ayato's, Kaeya's and Diluc's may be a bit sug/gestive. msg me to add more.

A/N: *kicks down door* hello there. i appear with some writing, wow! i am in fact still alive, work just kicks my a$$ ;q;

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Ayato:

adores jaw kisses that immediately get him going. his knees go weak whenever your soft lips begin caressing his jawbone, even to the point of earning a delicious whimper out of him; his brows furrow as he closes his eyes in pleasure. ayato inhales sharply when you brush your lips so gently on his jawline. though, these kisses are mostly reserved for your private sessions - ayato most certainly doesn't mind a quick peck on his jaw, when you come across him. or if you're a short sweetheart that can't reach higher :)

Itto:

the oni is a simple man - his lips. he's very playful, so if you're short he'll tease you about not being able to reach his lips (which is followed by itto leaning down and kissing you), but if you're tall - he'll attempt to dodge them to annoy you. itto just loves the simplicity of it and how sweet your lips mesh together. he always awaits his first kiss of the day from you - be it in the morning or when you hang out and meet him. if you enjoy sweets, watch out - he might use some flavored lip balms to make you kiss him more.. or just use his lollipop as one.

Kazuha:

to make kazuha blush and giggle the softest way possible, kiss his nose. it always catches his off guard, and the whole interaction is just so silly, he absolutely loves it!! when you're far, far away together, sitting by the fire, enjoying each other's company, and having his head on your shoulder - it's the prefect recipe to give his nose a tiny kiss and watch his eyes sparkle with uttermost devotion when he turns his head to look at you.

Xiao:

corners of his mouth - it's the place where it all began. during the beginning of your relationship, when xiao was more bashful and slightly scared of fully kissing you on the lips, you began kissing the corners of his mouth; he loves how gentle your kisses are, so close to where they should be, tempting him to move and seal your lips together with yours. even after your relationship progresses, these kisses have a special place in his heart - still getting butterflies whenever you do it again.

Zhongli:

cheek kisses are his favorite. he thinks they're very elegant and that you can kiss him anywhere without looking too obnoxious. perhaps they're his favorite because that's the place where you kissed him for the very first time in his current vessel - he probably won't ever admit that it held him speechless for a few minutes, feeling affection after many, many years. zhongli still remembers cupping his burning cheek and how it marked the first day of him trying to win your heart.

Baizhu:

forehead kisses! baizhu always gets a bit shy when you kiss his forehead, his cheeks dusting with pink ever so slightly at the sensation of your lips making contact with his skin. he just can't get over how adorable it is, so he always tries to return the favor. when his illness makes him bedbound, your kisses are one of the very few things that truly give him comfort and hope, reminding him of his mother. baizhu hopes to preserve them until the end of time; to feel the warmth forever, with you by his side.

Alhaitham:

he thinks it's very in character, because it's his hands. he doesn't let you do that often though, because it makes him feel slightly vulnerable. he doesn't mind quick pecks when you play with his hands - despite his somewhat still, stone-faced expression, his heart melts into a puddle. when alhaitham comes home after a long day with his hands completely exhausted from documenting various things at the akademiya, the scribe can't help but sigh in relief when you start thoroughly taking care of them and finishing up with the most loving kisses on each of his fingers; he swears it takes the pain away.

Cyno:

temple kisses. despite being a mahamatra, your relationship isn't fully public - you can come across very different people, and being important to cyno might either save you or put in trouble - so he decided that temple kisses are your special thing. he started liking it even more since you began kissing his temples while having his head in your lap and playing with his hair. cyno loves how subtle they are regardless if it's public or not, but also very intimate between you two. also, you're probably giving him an opportunity to make puns about sumeru temples, so he's even happier.

Kaeya:

neck kisses are kaeya's addiction; he doesn't need to say anything, nor he hides it, he's absolutely in heaven if he feels your lips on his neck - feeling as if he were to float far in the clouds, only to be taken back to teyvat to feel that the true divinity is in front of him. don't be afraid of marking him, the more the better - it's definitely worth for just hearing him hiss in pleasure and make his hands explore your body with more excitement. kaeya will proudly show off his marks later on and eagerly claim ownership of you in return.

Diluc:

diluc always loses his composure if you trail kisses from his lips all the way down to his collarbone. his disheveled crimson hair, his chest moving rapidly as the excitement builds up, he can only gasp as you attack his collarbones and pepper them with kisses; he thinks he's going insane when you press open-mouth kisses along with teasing his sensitive skin with your warm tongue. diluc can only wait so long until he entangles his hand in your hair and yanks you to meet his hungry lips.

Dainsleif:

dain has.. love and hate relationship with kisses on his lips. on one hand, it gives him strength and motivation to fight against time, but it leaves him yearning more and more each time your lips pull away from his. the kisses tug at his heartstrings, reminding him that he's still truly alive and breathing - that he's not alone in this uncertain, cold world. if you cup his cheeks and lean in to kiss dainsleif, he'll reciprocate, slightly hesitant; but his body reacts faster than his mind, placing his own hands over yours and kissing you back with just the same amount of passion.

[aoioozora]

Simon.

Part 18

Chapters Masterlist

Character: Simon Riley / Ghost Content: Biker! Ghost x Fem! Reader, strangers to lovers, fluff, civilian au Note: Last part. Enjoy :')

“Thank you for supporting me!” exclaimed ___ as she signed a fan’s copy of the third book in the Firefly Trails trilogy– Queen of Lights.

It had only been a few days since the book had been published, and it had already gotten much praise and critical acclaim. Excited readers devoured the book and ____’s delicious writing was lauded and praised to no end. The publishers decided to host a book signing in one of the bookstores in the city, and that was where ____ was, seated at a table, signing copies and interacting with the crowd of fans who flooded in through the doors. 

“And thank you for blessing the world with your work!” the fan exclaimed, her eyes gleaming as she reverently received her signed copy.

____ smilingly watched the fan skip away, waving her goodbye. She then looked towards the next in line, and her grin widened.

Simon.

He grinned back at her as he placed his copy on the table. “I’m your biggest fan,” he said.

“Are you really?” she winked at him as she cracked open his worn out copy of the third book in her Firefly Trails trilogy.

He only rolled his eyes and chuckled, watching her sign the front page.

“Will ye two stop flirting and hurry up?” complained Johnny from behind Simon. “Ma wife’s pregnant and cannae stand!”

The author craned her neck slightly to observe the now-dwindling line. She found Lindsey cradling her large baby bump– she shot a playful scowl at her husband who stood next to her.

“Can it, Johnny. I’m fine,” Lindsey scolded, and then turned to her friend. “You two take your time. I can stand.”

“No worries, Linny, I’m almost done.”

She returned the book to her boyfriend, and he stood aside with the copy tucked under his arm, watching with soft eyes as she signed Lindsey’s copy. His eyes wandered towards the podium a little distance behind the queue, looking at the two empty plush chairs sitting atop. Behind the chairs was the light pink backdrop dotted with the names of the event and their sponsors. In front of the stage sat numerous rows of chairs, with only a handful of visitors still sitting and chatting. 

The publishers also hosted a talk and a Q&A session. ____ talked about her experience writing the series— joys, challenges, moments of self-doubt. Fans got to ask her questions about the characters and about the plot, all of which led to very interesting discourse. 

Simon then turned to his girlfriend. As she interacted with the last fan who stood in line, her eyes twinkled with joy, and her smile glowed with warmth and excitement. She’d been at it for about two hours now– how was she not tired? If it was him, he couldn’t have possibly lasted even thirty minutes. 

He then took his copy of the novel from under his arm and allowed his eyes to study the cover. He’d looked at it countless times, and every look at it made him smile. It was of a stony bridge crossing over a small rippling body of water below. Small, soft orbs of green and yellow– fireflies– dotted the dark corners of the cover, hovering over the enchanted bridge. 

A long time ago, when he had just met ____, he’d sent a photograph of this very bridge to her. He smiled wider– she’d held on to it ever since and insisted on it being the cover for the novel. 

Simon then cracked open the cover to see her autograph. 

“To my biggest fan and my darling, thank you for your support and love. I couldn’t have done it without you.” 

Below it, she wrote down her number. Simon smirked– it was just the thing she did when she signed his copy of Firefly Trails when they first met. 

____ finally stood up, stretching her arms in front of her and groaning about her sore legs and shoulders. Lindsey fussed over her, while Johnny fussed over Lindsey. 

Then, loud hurried stomps echoed in the room– Gaz and Simon’s parents appeared at the door.

“You came!” ___ exclaimed, beaming at Gaz as he approached her. 

“Yeah, sorry I’m late.” The man mopped his sweaty brow with his sleeve. “I just managed to come running here on my lunch break,” he paused to sigh deeply, “so I came as fast as I could.”

___ smiled. “I’m so glad you could make it.”

Simon and Johnny now stepped forward, dapping their buddy up. While Johnny said something about Gaz having to take a day off for this wonderful occasion, Simon turned to his parents and approached them. ____, seeing this, also joined him. 

Eloise enveloped ____ in an embrace as soon as they were near. “Congratulations, my dear. I read your books and I loved them!”

“Wow, mum,” Simon rolled his eyes, sarcastic, “Not even greeting your son first.”

Eloise and ____ giggled. The mother pulled away and then embraced her son.

Simon happily held her back, giving her a squeeze. He then turned to his father. Peter looked back at him– grave, serious, and imposing as always. But his face appeared gentler, less harsher than it used to be.

“Dad,” Simon greeted with a nod. Even after all these years, he still felt odd about it. 

“Son,” Peter replied, returning the nod. 

The father then looked at ____, and gave her a little smile. “Congratulations on the book launch,” he said softly. 

He then apologised for them being late, to which the author kindly told him that it was alright. The two went back and forth for a while until Johnny loudly announced that he was hungry. Both Simon and Lindsey sighed, putting their faces in their hands. But Gaz and ____ only laughed, assuring Johnny that they would leave for the restaurant immediately.

And so they did. Friends, family, and ____’s literary agent and editor joined the lunch party as well. The book launch was celebrated over a sumptuous lunch, and ____ had the time of her life talking about her book and how tedious it was to write and especially edit. 

Simon listened attentively with a smile, thinking back to the times she’d complain to him about an especially challenging plot hole she had to fix, or an inconsistency in a character’s personality. He also thought of how both of them would act out a scene she wrote, just to see if it was natural enough. Romantic scenes ended in laughter and countless kisses.

To think that he had a major hand in her passion was always heart-warming to him. The gallant Frederick– the hero and romantic interest of the heroine Adelheid– had been based off of him. And his girlfriend had written Frederick very well– strengths, weaknesses, and all. 

After lunch, Simon and ____ found themselves alone on the pavement right outside the restaurant. Gaz was the first to leave, as he had to rush back to work. The MacTavishs were next– Lindsey was starting to feel sore and tired from being outdoors for so long and Johnny was not going to let his lady feel even the slightest bit uncomfortable. Finally, Mr. and Mrs. Riley left too, with Eloise flashing a wink at her son.

“So, we’re all alone now. Where do you want to go next?” asked Simon, taking ____’s hand.

She swung their hands, smiling thoughtfully. “How about the arcade? We haven’t been there in a while.”

___ caught a certain twinkle in Simon’s dark eyes. She wondered what he had in mind. 

“Perfect, let’s go.” He started walking towards the parking lot at the back of the event building.

A short drive later, they reached the arcade. The couple spent all the afternoon and evening going crazy. They competed on who would throw the most baskets, who would score more points on Dance Dance Revolution, and who would race their car the fastest. 

After all had been said and done and they wandered around the arcade for something else to play, ____’s eyes caught the claw machine.

She tugged Simon’s arm and pointed at it. “Do you want to try getting me a plushie?” she asked, batting her eyelashes at him.

“You already have too many,” he reminded her, pinching her nose.

She wrinkled her nose at him and pouted. “But today’s a happy day!” she reasoned, “And I’d like a plushie to commemorate it.”

Simon scoffed, smiling. It was hard to argue with her when she looked so adorable. “Alright, alright, I’ll get you one.”

____ watched with growing excitement as Simon put a coin in the slot. “So, which one do you want?” He asked, wriggling the control stick a little.

She pointed at a brown and white plush. “I want Eevee.”

Simon got to work immediately. He leaned over the controls, lips pressed in a thin line in concentration as he moved the claw around. In the meantime, like she always did, ____ slipped into the space between his arms, standing between him and the machine. He’d caged her in just like that on their first visit to the arcade, and it had become a ritual ever since.

Simon’s eyes remained on the Eevee plush– his concentration was not disturbed in the least by her movement or her words of encouragement. 

The claw came down on Eevee’s ear, clutching it between its teeth.

____ beamed. “Almost there!” she exclaimed.

But the soft, slippery fabric of the ear slipped and Eevee dropped back down onto the pile of plushies. 

“Aww…” ____ deflated, her shoulders dropping.

“Shit,” Simon murmured, immediately fishing out another coin from his pocket.

He tried once more. This time, the claw managed to grab hold of the entire head. ____’s eyes lighted up again, feeling hopeful. As Simon moved the claw to the depositing box, the pair leaned forward and watched with rapt attention, as if at the edge of their seats.

The claw released Eevee into the depositing box, and ____ cheered. “You did it!” she exclaimed, excitedly hopping on her toes. “Thank you!”

Simon sighed like he just ran a marathon. He retrieved the plushie and handed it to her. “Anytime, darling.”

While she looked admiringly at the plushie, Simon inhaled shakily. As he looked around the dimly lit arcade, he spotted the photo booth– the same one they always took photos in. His heart drummed at the sight of it and a muscle jumped in his jaw.

“Let’s go to the photo booth,” he said, hating the sudden tremor in his voice. “We need pictures to commemorate your happy day, right?” He tried to smile, but he was suddenly very nervous.

Thankfully for him, she didn’t notice. “Right! Let’s go.” She nodded, taking his hand and jogging towards the photo booth.

Once they had slipped inside and drawn the black curtains, they sat down. Simon shifted in his seat, staring at the camera in front of them. _____ put in the coins this time, and the metal clanked inside the machine. She pulled him close, wrapping her arm around his and grinning. Just as Simon managed to fight his nervousness to smile, the camera flashed.

“Fuck,” Simon muttered, “I didn’t smile quick enough.”

“You’ve always been a little slow at this.” She nudged him teasingly. 

____ then cupped his jaw, turning him to face her. She tugged him down and kissed his cheek. At that moment, the camera flashed again, taking a photo. 

“Fuck me, you’re good at this,” Simon flashed her a stupidly adorable grin.

Understanding that they had only three to five seconds to pose, he now wrapped his arm around her shoulders, bringing her close to him again. Simon counted the seconds, and at the fourth second, he turned his face and kissed her cheek in return. 

The camera flashed, capturing the moment.

“You’re getting better,” she praised him, giggling. 

They waited for three minutes for their photos to develop. Simon’s knee bounced– he started feeling antsy again. This time, his girlfriend noticed.

“Are you okay? You look nervous,” she asked. 

Simon forced a smile, rubbing a hand down his jeans. “Just nervous about how the photos will turn out. I had the stupidest faces.” 

She stared at him for a beat, as if not believing him. But she smiled, deciding to humor him. “Don’t worry. I think you’ll look amazing,” she assured him.

The photos dropped in the slot two minutes later, and Simon snatched them before she did. He threw his head back, groaning. 

“I knew it–” he slapped his knee and handed the photo strip to his girlfriend. “I look like a bloody idiot. You look so lovely though.”

She took the strip to investigate. While she did look lovely with her beautiful smile, she found Simon mostly looking caught off guard with his lopsided grins and wide eyes– especially in the first two photos. 

She giggled loudly. “Don’t worry, babe. You look handsome.” She winked at him. “And besides, second time’s the charm.” 

Simon nodded distractedly, putting his hand over the pocket of his jeans. His fingers clenched. 

____ inserted some more coins, and sat back, holding Simon’s arm again. 

“Smile!” She glanced at him.

One. 

Two.

Simon forgot to smile. He dug into his pocket and brought out a little velvet box. 

Three.

He opened it, revealing a dainty silver ring with a leafy band, studded with a single diamond on the top. He held it up to her. 

Four. 

“____, will you marry me?” he blurted, words tumbling out faster than a sack of beans.

She turned to him, eyelids flying wide open.

Five. 

The camera flashed right on the proposal. 

____ gasped, covering her open jaw with her hands. Her cheeks flushed with warmth, and her eyes sparkled with unbridled joy.

“Yes!” she screamed.

Another flash. 

Simon beamed. He finally did it! Before he could even manage to get the ring on his fiancee’s finger, she grabbed him by the face and kissed him. 

The third flash went off.

As the machine whirred and clanked, the pair shared their private kiss. Simon melted against her lips, and she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer. Her hand threaded through his short hair, and she let out a soft, delighted sigh. 

The already happy day had been made a hundred times happier. She kissed him deeper, suddenly unable to get enough of him. He welcomed her, sliding his arm around her waist, allowing his fingers to gently rub her lower back. Simon was giddy with ecstasy– he wanted to hold her like this against his body and his lips and never let go.

But since air was wanting, they sadly had to pull away, leaving a hair’s breadth between their lips. Each felt the other’s warm, wet breath on their lips– a drawstring tightening between them, begging for their lips to lock once again. 

“How long have you been planning this?” she murmured, pressing her lips on his again– a soft and gentle peck– before pulling back.

Simon fought a groan. He didn’t want her to stop. His body was reeling with desire for her closeness. He swallowed harshly and breathed in.

“A while,” he answered, voice laboured and breathless. Unable to stop himself, his head tilted downwards, and he leaned in once again. 

His lips touched the skin of her jaw, and he kissed it. They trailed down to her neck, peppering soft kisses from her pulse point and below it. She sighed, craning her neck for him.

“This is the best day of my life,” she declared, arms tightening around her boyfriend– no, fiance, again. 

“Save that for our wedding day, darling,” he rumbled against her neck, pressing a kiss on her nape.

The machine slot clanked again, and the photo strip fell into the slot with a ruffle like a shuffled pack of cards. But neither of them heard it over the sound of her ____’s delighted giggles.

“Oh, Simon.”

End of Part 18

End of Simon.

Author's Note: Thank you for reading!! I hope you guys enjoyed it <3 Really sorry that all the updates were irregular and took so long. Thank you all for your patience. I really struggled to write this fic coming close to the end but I'm glad I stuck through. I love how it turned out ^^ Thank you all once again. See you!

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[literaryvein-reblogs]

Writing an oc that's a streamer?

Writing Notes: Streamer Characters

Live Streamer

Also livestreamer or online streamer

Someone who makes videos that show them playing computer games, talking about products, or doing other activities, and streams them (i.e., puts them on the internet) at the same time as they are being made.

An individual who broadcasts real-time video content over the internet, engaging with an audience through online platforms.

Transmits live or on-demand audio or video content while users listen or watch.

Livestreams are deployed over various platforms, including social media platforms like YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Twitter, Instagram Live, and TikTok, as well as through professional business services, such as Kaltura and Dacast.

Unlike pre-recorded videos, live streams occur in the moment, allowing viewers to interact with the streamer through chat functions and other interactive features.

This immediacy creates a dynamic and engaging experience for both the streamer and the audience.

Live streamers cover a wide range of content:

playing video games,

hosting talk shows,

conducting interviews,

cooking,

crafting, and

live vlogging daily activities.

The versatility of live streaming content means that streamers can find their niche and build a community around shared interests.

Successful live streamers often cultivate a loyal following by maintaining a consistent streaming schedule, engaging directly with their viewers, and creating a sense of community.

What your Character does as a Live Streamer

Content Creation: Live streamers plan, prepare, and execute engaging live broadcasts. They choose topics or activities that resonate with their audience, maintain a consistent streaming schedule, and ensure that their content is entertaining and relevant to their viewers.

Audience Interaction: Interacting with viewers in real-time is a key responsibility. Streamers engage through live chat, responding to comments, questions, and feedback during the stream. They foster a sense of community by acknowledging and involving their audience, using interactive features like polls, Q&A sessions, and shout-outs to enhance viewer engagement.

Technical Management: Managing technical aspects is crucial to a successful stream. This includes setting up and maintaining streaming equipment such as cameras, microphones, lighting, and streaming software. Streamers must ensure a stable internet connection, troubleshoot technical issues promptly, and optimize stream quality to deliver a seamless viewing experience.

Monetization: Monetizing their channels is an important aspect for many streamers. This can involve receiving viewer donations, earning subscriptions (e.g., Twitch subscriptions), securing sponsorships and partnerships with brands, and generating revenue through advertising. Streamers may also leverage merchandise sales, affiliate marketing, or exclusive content to diversify their income streams.

Community Building: Building and nurturing a community around their content is essential. Streamers cultivate a loyal following by creating a welcoming environment, engaging with viewers regularly, and participating in community events or collaborations. They may also moderate chat and ensure a positive and inclusive atmosphere during streams.

Continuous Improvement: Successful streamers constantly strive to improve their content and grow their audience. They analyze viewer analytics to understand audience preferences and trends, experiment with new content formats or streaming techniques, and stay updated with industry trends and platform changes to maintain relevance and competitiveness in the streaming space.

What Type of Live Streamer is your Character?

Live streamers can be categorized into various types based on the content they stream and the communities they engage with. Here are some common types:

Gaming Streamers: Gaming streamers focus on playing and broadcasting video games live to their audience. They may specialize in specific genres such as first-person shooters, role-playing games, or multiplayer online battle arenas (MOBAs). Gaming streamers entertain viewers with their gameplay skills, commentary, and interactions with their audience through live chat.

IRL (In Real Life) Streamers: IRL streamers share their real-life experiences and activities in real-time. They broadcast everyday activities such as traveling, exploring new places, attending events, or participating in challenges. IRL streamers often engage their audience by interacting with them while showcasing their daily routines or special events happening in their lives.

Talk Show and Podcast Streamers: Talk show and podcast streamers host live discussions, interviews, or debates on various topics of interest. They invite guests or panelists to join their streams, engaging with them and their audience through insightful conversations and debates. Talk show streamers may cover topics ranging from politics and current events to pop culture and entertainment.

Creative Streamers: Creative streamers focus on showcasing their artistic talents and skills live. They create art, music, crafts, or digital designs while interacting with their audience. Creative streamers often provide tutorials, share their creative process, and take viewer suggestions or requests for their next project.

Music Streamers: Music streamers perform live music sessions, DJ sets, or music production sessions for their audience. They may cover popular songs, perform original compositions, or engage in interactive music creation with their viewers. Music streamers often use platforms that allow them to receive song requests and interact with their audience in real-time.

Fitness and Sports Streamers: Fitness and sports streamers broadcast live workouts, training sessions, or sports events. They provide exercise routines, fitness tips, and motivation to their audience while demonstrating exercises or participating in sports activities. Fitness streamers may also engage in challenges or competitions with their viewers.

Educational Streamers: Educational streamers conduct live tutorials, lectures, or workshops on topics such as science, technology, languages, or academic subjects. They share knowledge, answer viewer questions in real-time, and provide interactive learning experiences through demonstrations or experiments.

Cooking Streamers: Cooking streamers broadcast live cooking sessions where they prepare recipes, share cooking tips, and engage with their audience while demonstrating culinary techniques. They may also take viewer suggestions for recipes or cooking challenges, creating a community around food and culinary arts.

What Would your Character's Workplace Look Like?

The workplace of a live streamer is typically centered around creating a conducive environment for broadcasting engaging and interactive content.

Unlike traditional office settings, live streamers often work from home or a dedicated studio space that they have set up for streaming purposes.

This space is vital for maintaining control over the streaming setup and creating a comfortable atmosphere conducive to content creation.

At home, live streamers often have a designated area or room where they set up their streaming equipment.

This might include a high-quality camera, microphone, lighting rigs, and a powerful computer or gaming console capable of handling streaming software and gameplay simultaneously.

The setup is tailored to their specific streaming needs, ensuring optimal audiovisual quality and reliability during broadcasts.

Beyond the physical setup, the digital workspace of a live streamer involves managing streaming software, interacting with viewers through chat functions, and monitoring analytics in real-time.

This requires multitasking skills to engage with the audience while focusing on gameplay, discussion topics, or other content being streamed.

Streamers also use this digital space to collaborate with moderators, manage community interactions, and coordinate special events or collaborations with other content creators.

Some Streaming Strategies your Character Could Use

Makes their livestream unique

Focuses on their livestream audience’s needs

Surprises their livestream audience

Promotes their livestream

Interacts with their viewers

Tells viewers what to do at the end of a livestream (e.g., see more content, attend an event)

Sources: 1 2 3 4 5 ⚜ More: Writing Notes & References

Hope this helps with your writing!

[hotdaemondtargaryen]

‘CAN WE EXPECT ANY HINTS OF EWAN AND TOM'S ANSWERS FOR SEASON TWO?’

ANUAR A.C, FROM CINEMA GREEK opened a Q&A session on Instagram, in which he answered questions about Ewan and Tom's interview (the interview will come out on JUNE 4):

What do you think of Ewan Mitchell? — “A great guy. Since I arrived he stopped to greet me and then talked to me. He told me that I look like a rock star and that my tattoos were cool.”

“He was very excited when i told him that my favorite character was Aemond.”

“In the end, i was going to shake hands but ewan and tom gave me a hug.”

How was Tom during the interview? — “Very kind. Very charismatic and very attentive to everything i talked to him and asked.”

ABOUT TOM: — “It is clear that he is a person who loves the Game of Thrones universe and is very grateful to the fans and the studio for allowing him to be part of this project.”

“Tom was very kind to me, we had a good interaction and his answers were some of the most interesting.”

“You like him the second you meet him.“

“There seems to be a father vibe and a very strong bond between the show's cast.”

Did Tom and Ewan give you any spoiler for S2? — “No, they did not. My questions were focused on how they created and developed their characters.”

Who's the funniest during interview? — “Tom, definitely.”

Do you remember some funny thing Tom said? — “He does something funny and I put it as a post credit scene in the interview.”

Did Ewan seem shy to you? — “Not at all. Very firm and sure of yourself.”

What is the smell of Ewan and Tom? — “They smell like expensive lotion.”

What was Ewan like? — “He is such a nice dude. Very gentle and easy going.”

“He was focused in everything told/asked him and his answers to my questions were great.”

[velleire]

Homestead Essentials: Living in Janthir Wilds (link)

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Greetings, Tyrians! Gather around the fire and settle in as we chat with Andrew Gray and Joel Eckert, two of the designers working to bring you one of the newest features in Guild Wars 2®: Janthir Wilds™. Today, they’ll conjure a magical doorway and take us on a tour of Homesteads.

With the launch just a few weeks away, we’re excited to answer some essential questions that will help you on your journey to turn a plot of land into a home. In the next few weeks, be sure to check out our social media channels for inspiring homestead designs, and join us soon for a livestream where we’ll explore Homesteads even further. For now, we’ll be covering some of the general Homesteads information that you’ll need to know.

Q: How do I get my homestead?

A: The story of Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will introduce you to the plot of land that you will tend to and claim as your homestead.

Q: How do I access my homestead?

A: Once your homestead is unlocked, you’ll have access to a Summon Conjured Doorway Mastery skill. Any character on your account can conjure a doorway and simply step through into the homestead.

Q: Can friends visit my homestead?

A: Yes, you can invite your party members to your homestead via your conjured doorway. Players who are not in a party can use the door to request a party invitation from the door owner, and the owner interacting with the door will initiate the instance-transfer countdown. You can even give your visitors permission to help decorate your homestead!

Q: Can I return to my original location (the place I entered from) when I exit my homestead?

A: Yes, you’ll find a familiar instance exit button on the lower right of your screen that will return you to your previous location. This will even persist across sessions, so if you log out and log back in to your homestead to take advantage of the homestead’s resting bonus, upon logging back in, the instance exit button will return you to your last open-world location. This will not persist if you visit another instance, though.

Q: What can I unlock for my homestead?

A: As you progress your Homesteading Mastery, you’ll unlock more rooms within your homestead to decorate. You can also unlock improvements to your lumber mill, mine, and farm facilities. Because upgrades and spawns for your personal story home instance carry over to the homestead, you can also collect various gathering nodes, convenience features, and characters like the hungry cats.

And, finally, you can unlock decorations through the handiworker discipline, which is a refined, account-wide crafting ability.

Q: Can we control where unlocked nodes spawn?

A: Things like resource nodes, cats, and chests are placed in predetermined areas to ensure they all function properly.

Q: Where do homestead decorations come from?

A: Handiworker is the new crafting discipline that will be used to create decorations. New decorations are unlocked via Mastery points spent in the Homesteading Mastery line.

Q: Tell me more about handiwork, the new personal version of guild scribing.

A: Handiwork functions very similarly to scribing, but it is designed and balanced for a single player to be able to craft things on their own. There is a material cost for each copy of a decoration that you craft, but the prices for personal decorations via handiworker crafting are significantly lower.

Q: Why is handiworker crafting part of a Mastery line and not leveled like other crafting disciplines?

A: Since your homestead is account bound, we also wanted your handiworker crafting discipline to be account bound. We also wanted to create a stronger synergy between the content of Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds and your homestead, so, rather than reaching higher levels of the crafting discipline by crafting more decorations inside your homestead, you’ll instead do so by playing the rest of the Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds content and earning regular experience points.

Q: How do I decorate my homestead?

A: A “Decorate” button on the heads-up display or the skill panel will activate decorating mode.

In this mode, players have access to various skills on the skill bar for placing new decorations, modifying already placed decorations, or removing decorations. Additionally, you can enter a flying mode that allows placement of items anywhere a player normally cannot reach.

We’ll be demonstrating homestead decoration live on Twitch this Friday, August 2, at noon PDT (UTC-7). Join us to catch the placement tools—which include a Toggle X-Ray Vision skill and flying mode—in action.

Q: How do the characters on my account interact with the homestead?

A: When you exit to the character selection screen while inside your homestead, the character you were playing will be visible in your homestead as an NPC while you play other characters. These NPC versions of your characters default to one of three predetermined locations in the homestead, based on whether they are soldiers who wear heavy armor, adventurers who wear medium armor, or scholars who wear light armor.

Soldiers are found around the main homestead structure and the entry area near the portal.

Adventurers are found on the far side of the river near the main homestead building, in a wilder area.

Scholars are found in and around a secluded cave away from the main homestead, which is perfect for concentrating.

If you approach any of these logged-out alternate characters, you can ask them to follow you and lead them elsewhere. When you’re ready for them to stay put again, you can ask them to stay, and they’ll stop following.

Q: Will all of the characters I leave in the homestead when I log out show up? Can I control which ones show up or disable them?

A: All characters left within the homestead when you log out will be visible when you’re playing other characters.

Q: Can we control the appearance and dyes of mounts in the stable? How are those chosen?

A: Mounts housed within the mount stable will have the same skin and dye settings used by the player character that is currently accessing the homestead. The skiff’s dye and skin are controlled by the same means.

Q: Will there be a livestream to show off Homesteads?

There will be a livestream! As we mentioned above, we’ll be showing off the design elements and finer details of the Homesteads feature on our Twitch channel, on August 2 at noon Pacific Time (UTC-7). We hope to see you there!

Prepurchasing any edition of Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds before the expansion launches will grant you the “Homesteader” title, the Whispering Serpents Pauldrons skin, and a box with your choice of one Serpent’s Wrath weapon skin.

Visit the official store page for full details on the items included in the Standard, Deluxe, and Ultimate editions.

[dingodad]

With the advent of the new session, do you think there’s a possibility hsbc might add new classes? There is a precedent for classes where I doubt aspects

i get why you would say new classes feel more likely than new aspects but i can't help but feel that any new classes would be a waste of time. there are only like 4 or 5 of them whose function we even slightly understand at this point so it's hard to see how adding more of them would actually add anything to the story. it would more likely just dilute what we already have. whereas a new aspect would quite immediately add new ways for the character/s to interact with the world around them

if i was the hsbc boss i would be all over giving the new aliens new classes and aspects but so far classpect seems like one of the few areas where hicu are mostly committed to playing toward the hardcore audience... like every hs2 Q&A has had rodriguez asking people if they want more classpect nonsense in the story and the answer is always YES!!!!! so. i would say new classpects are within the realm of possibility but not a high enough priority that i would call them likely

[aj-jesterdude]

deltritus worldbuilding theorypost...^2!!!

so!! homestuck beyond canon has ended it's first act and according to the reddit q&a that happened right after, it seems Act 2 will finally, *finally* show us those beautiful beautiful deltritans. i made a post a while back attempting to theorize about what the worldbuilding of Deltritus could look like. but after some recent conversations i have realized i could've gone much more in depth...tackled not just the societal implications but also the biology...so...ahaha...here we go

So let's start off with the species. We know that Dirk has created the Satyrs. Satyrs are, according to Greek myth, essentially horse/goat/human hybrids of sorts. And this makes sense for Dirk, he's a horse fan. I theorize that the Satyrs will be only slightly horse-like. Maybe horse legs, but still bipedal...horse tails, ears. I've heard various suggestions of them having puppet-like features but that is...while not impossible, I think it would complicate them significantly. How does death work for them if they are puppets? How does that interact with SBURB's systems? It's a little too messy for my liking, though odds are there is some other complication to them as if they're just half-horse-half-man, that is just a little too simple. I do suspect that they're going to be male-exclusive, and Rose's species will be similarly female-exclusive. For one, Satyrs in Greek myth *were* entirely male, and secondly, Ult!Dirk's whole...masculinity thing he's got going on. This does raise the question of reproduction, and I would humbly suggest mpreg, but if they were puppet-y I could see them just quite literally making new ones. What I do stand by though is that puppets are at least a huge part of their culture. Let's entertain that within the Satyr lands there's a giant golden Lil' Cal statue, yes? I also presume that, like Dirk, they will be makers of machines and whatnot. Creative types. But something I realized I failed to explore with my last theorypost was the influence of two other forces on the Satyrs: Terezi...and *Jake*. Terezi's running the command terminal to shape the societies, and has automated it much to Dirk's displeasure. And what's more, she's been fiddling with it even though she claimed to be done with it. Obviously she is trying to meddle with the deltritans to do something to sabatoge this new session...but what? This I am still unsure about. Perhaps she's stripped out any Time or Space aspects, to try and doom the session? Now as for what that means for the societies, odds are Terezi's made them not as hostile to each other as Dirk was hoping for. I believe the original plan was to have both species compete, and one would lose and be barred from playing the game. However, I think Terezi's managed to work it so both species are still thriving to play at the same time. Perhaps that will cause messy friction between the two different species that will hinder the session's progress? And let's tackle that little juicy implication I put back up there a little while ago. I think while yes, a lot of Dirk's personal traits and flaws have sunken into the Satyrs...I think a little bit of Jake probably got into them too. Maybe this enhances the manly machismo angle of it all? Will they enjoy making movies? Will firearms be their weapons of choice? It’s something to think about, at least. Now let’s shut up about Dirk and talk about the far more mysterious half of the deltritan population, Rose’s species. We have no name for them, but in the circles I’m in, we’ve taken to assuming Nymphs. Yet again another Greek mythological creature, Nymphs were taken as nature spirits of sorts. And this is interesting, Satyrs would often try to chase after Nymphs. So that feels about right. But what would they be like? I highly suspect we’ve already…sort of seen a Nymph already. Odds are that gavageCunctation is one of them. You see, they mention having “buccal mass”, which is an aquatic feature…and we know at the very least that Rose’s species is aquatic, that’s why they moved to the cliffside there. And Nymphs could be water-dwelling and based too. Now, if Dirk’s basing his off of his particular animal of choice, the Horse, then surely Rose’s aquatic species must be based around squiddles/horrorterrors.

But looking at GC’s hands in the only panel we have them in right now…they don’t look or feel too horrorterror-y, do they? They’re gray, and seemingly have some sort of talon or claw on their fingers. You see, I suspect that Rose has gone two-fold. Sure, work in some of that eldritch horror aquatic beast stuff, but Rose Lalonde has always been, in my mind first and foremost…a cat person. I think the Nymphs are some sort of aquatic cat-like race. In my speculative design for GC, I assumed we’d have tentacle hair and cat-like mouths, go check the drawing to see me go a little more in depth there since I’m really rambling too much already on this post. But what about the society? Well, last post I speculated they’d be a more magically-inclined race to further match Rose’s interests, and act as a further opposite of Dirk’s more mechanical/tangible Satyrs. 

But once again I have to ask how another person worked their way into their design…and if Dirk’s was Jake…then surely Rose’s must be Kanaya. Are they more into fashion than the Satyrs? Are they more inclined to meddle? Will one of the Nymphs act quite similarly to her? It’s just so interesting to entertain. Now before I let you go, I wanna put out just a few more quick thoughts. I do hope that we’ll see Vriska guide the Omega kids, and Terezi guide the Deltritans, as that would create an interesting parallel to their little game they had between John and Dave, right? And wouldn’t it be similarly interesting if Dirk himself decided to get in touch with one his Satyrs, and end up recreating a dynamic similar to Bro and Dave’s? Augh. Anyways.

Thank you so much for reading all of this insane rambling. If you have any thoughts or opinions on this as well, please comment them!!! I wanna talk about this so much more!!! See what other people think. Anyways um. idk how to end this so go read homestuck beyond canon if you haven’t yet okay? <3