#So getting to 6 instead? I'll definitely take that as a win~ ^^

[fdragon-art]

Day 250 - Gamer Rage (Michael Vincent Boothe by mossible/ @mossible)

Nothin' like a bit o' good, healthy gaming to get the blood boiling pumping~

[domm1etae]

𝓚𝓘𝓝𝓚𝓣𝓞𝓑𝓔𝓡 𝓜𝓐𝓢𝓣𝓔𝓡𝓛𝓘𝓢𝓣 2024

welcome to domm1etae's kinktober masterlist !

-> my first kinktober! okay, it’s not a full month, just one week in October—but it still counts, right? xDD. i'll be posting a new story every day this week, each featuring a different ATEEZ member with a unique kink. don’t forget to check back daily for new updates!

-> reblogs, comments & feebacks are very much appreciated ♡

-> 18+ content below, minors DNI

day 1 - october 14th ꜜ

hongjoong - size kink

POSSESSION

when Y/N gets too close to a friend at a gathering, Hongjoong’s quiet jealousy simmers beneath the surface, leading to an intense confrontation as soon as they’re alone

day 2 - october 15th ꜜ

seonghwa - spit kink

BRAT’s REDEMPTION

Seonghwa is fed up with Y/N’s bratty attitude, so he uses his dominance to turn the tables

day 3 - october 16th ꜜ

yunho - free use

Anytime, Anywhere

Yunho and Y/N are in this wild "free use" agreement where Yunho can basically take her whenever he feels like it, no warnings, no heads-up, just whenever he’s in the mood. Y/N loves it too, and it's all about the thrill of not knowing when he'll make a move

day 4 - october 17th ꜜ

yeosang - voyeurism

PEEKING THROUGH THE DOOR

Yeosang has a habit of secretly watching Yunho and Y/N whenever they get intimate. One night, they catch him in the act, but instead of being angry, they invite him to join in

day 5 - october 18th ꜜ

san - nipple play

Hot Tub Revelations

When you and San sneak off to the hot tub for some steamy fun at the cabin, things heat up way more than expected

day 6 - october 19th ꜜ

mingi - praise kink

Backstage Fever

Hooking up with Mingi backstage after his big award win? Yeah, it's definitely the hottest thing you've ever experienced

day 7 - october 20th ꜜ

wooyoung - edging kink

Burnin' for You

Wooyoung’s confidence is on 100, but Y/N’s not ready to let him win so easy—until he flips the script and things get 🔥 real fast

day 8 - october 21st ꜜ

jongho - bondage

Tied and Tempted

Jongho’s tied up, but don’t get it twisted—he’s about to flip the script and take control

[raw-eggy]

Using my pretty boy as a stress reliever while I game (anyone who plays Valo and is hard stucked knows how stressful that hellhole of a game can be😌) :

I'll sit on him, cockwarming him from the start, and if something makes me rage or upset, I'll start moving my hips and be fucking him instead of the usual rage shouting and mouse banging-

Oh no, he can't cum if we lose the game of course, I'll just keep using him like a dildo for my own relief while I start up another game and I'll edge him if we lose continuously <3. Also you know those really bad days where you just have shit luck and lose for 3-6 games in a row : ) ? (For context: Valo rank games last for an avg of 30-40 ish mins per game so do the math)

Poor baby would be such a whiny incoherent puddle by the end of my gaming session if it were one of those unlucky days~ Poor him~~

But most importantly poor mommy, no?Cause she lost so so many games and you're my best boy, aren't you? You definitely want to focus all on making mommy feel better and be a good stress relief toy for her don't you baby? So you shouldn't cum, love, even if it's been going on for more than an hour and mommy's pussy feels euphoric~

Does that mean he'll get to cum if I win a game? Ah......maybeee? He'll have to beg real cute and probably make me cum once with his tongue first tho- since I'll be taking a break from my gaming time just for him, polite boys should know to say thank you + show appreciation with actions yk : )

[coal15]

My current theories re: Buddie vs Tevan after 7x10 and which ship is "obviously winning" . . . while I would like something definitive and rock solid, I think, because tv shows LOVE to do this, it will depend on which set of shipper goggles you're wearing.

Ex: Buck spends the bulk of the episode supporting Eddie through his crisis, but ends the episode still all cozy with Tommy:

Buddie fans reaction: He could have cared less about Tommy for most of the episode, it was all about his relationship with Eddie and Christopher. He will always ditch Tommy for Eddie because they're in love and s8 will be about them realizing and admitting their feelings! Buddie obvious endgame!

Tevan fans reaction: What kind of person wouldn't drop everything to help their family of 6 years thru a massive crisis?! And Buck was still all heart-eyes at Tommy, even if their scenes were brief. Nothing hinted at a break up. They're fine and will be further developed/deepened in s8 when we have a full 18 episodes to work with. Tevan obvious endgame!

Ahem. I guess we'll see where my opinion falls after the end credits roll (and also reading interviews over the next few days)

Meanwhile, some stray theories I've seen floating around:

Tommy getting all butthurt or pissed about Eddie's stuff taking up most of Buck's attention, which I guess is possible but I highly doubt it. He's an adult and probably realizes Eddie simply needs more of Bucks attention atm. And as a boyfriend(?) of a few months(?) he has no right to expect first priority status in that situation. I'll be surprised if this is what happens.

There's also the "Tommy flat out tells Buck he has romantic feelings for Eddie" theory. Then there's "either Buck, Eddie, or both realize their romantic feelings, this made clear though flim/acting/soundtrack choices. But nothing is said out loud so Buck does still end the season dating Tommy. Doomed but still together. Which would annoy me like crazy, but hey. TV. Sometimes it's a hellscape out here.

As far as Eddie feeling isolated I've seen "Buck tells Eddie I'm sorry but this is something I can't fix for you, only you can figure yourself out," I've seen "Eddie realizes he's in love with Buck but can't say anything because he thinks Buck is happy with Tommy and doesn't want to ruin that, so he withdraws instead" and I've seen "given the religious motif in Eddie's storyline in s7 and the fact that his worst decisions almost always revolve around trying to find the right woman cuz that's what he's 'supposed to do,' he wonders if maybe that's not the life he's meant for. He turns to God in his isolation and wonders if perhaps he's meant for the clergy." (I gotta admit it would be interesting to see Eddie become a Firehouse Chaplain)

When asked about Eddie's s8 storyline Ryan said something about him 'adjusting to a whole new lifestyle' (or something to that effect) which could easily be a gay realization and coming out arc (which would most likely but not necessarily mean buddie endgame). Or, if he has decided to join the clergy, wildly transforming his relationship with God and perception of his role in society. Both options are pretty drastic, interesting changes. The 'gay realization' thing wouldn't be such a huge change if Eddie came from a different history/background. Coming out would be harder and more traumatic for him than it was for Buck, who pretty much just had to incorporate an awareness of liking guys into his perception of self, then life went on.

I can see this season ending a lot of different ways for Eddie, Buck, and Tommy, both as individuals and parts of a ship. (also, totally unrelated to buddie or tevan I can't wait to find out what this season's big cliffhanger is going to be. Is it about Henren? Madney? Bathena? Any of the individual characters? A new huge disaster?) **pins and needles**

[olenvasynyt]

Elucien holiday ask game!!

Let's spread some Holiday cheer with some fun 🌟holiday themed🌟 head-canons!

1. What holiday traditions do you think Elain and Lucien would have?

2. What kind of foods would they enjoy making together?

3. Who would win in a snowball fight?

4.what gifts would they exchange?

5. Would they spend their day alone together or host a major gathering?

6. Any other head canon you have with them?

Ooh so fun!! I love to hear people's headcanons, and ofc I love sharing my own lmao

I feel like Lucien would take Elain to the Winter Court for her first solstice and they make that a tradition! A little vacation with skating, snow-shoe hiking, and getting all cozy in their holiday cottage. They also would definitely spend solstice eve reading a holiday book before bed. I feel like they also have a tradtion of making a shit ton of holiday desserts, but I'll save that for question 2.

They would make a feast together for sure! In my head, Lucien is the better cook and Elain is the better baker, so Lucien makes a roast and super yummy appetizers while Elain makes dessert. They would love to bake cookies together as a little couple activity. And they make a shit ton! They include recipes from both sides of the family: the Archerons have some good recipes while LoA gave Lucien her favorite Autumn-style holiday cookie recipes, like gingerbread cookies, spiced honey cookies, and ginger apple snaps.

Oooh I'm not sure actually...I feel like they are actually the couple who builds a snowfort together instead of doing a snowball fight. And they would fuck in the fort when it's all finished 😏😩

Their love language would definitely be gift giving, so I feel like they would have tons of gifts, all of them super meaningful! Some would be super gorgeous and expensive jewelry, jackets and dresses (Lucien would spoil Elain for sure) but also small but meaningful gifts too, like a rock Elain found on the beach that reminded her of Lucien's gold and russet eyes, or flower seeds Lucien found on his trip to the Continent that Elain hasn't seen before. I feel like Lucien is also a handyman and would build Elain stuff like a greenhouse, a watering system for her garden, etc.

Hmmm I feel like they are super into hosting parties! Dinner parties with elaborate feasts, ballroom parties with formal dancing, smaller family parties, etc. But they would also have a alone together too.

Oh babe I got so many headcanons of them haha. I have been wanting to write a fic where her and Lucien spend a winter solstice in the Forest House when Eris is finally High Lord! Angst with fluff and comfort.

Happy holidays to my amazing Elucien mutuals! I'm excited to see what everyone answered for these!

[softsky-daily]

4/6/2025

The sky, she keeps on shifting.

Positive thing: I had a great time at the Japanese speech contest and spent time with a friend I hadn't seen in a while.

Today was so long but so healing. I was really nervous about the competition but I got to win by default since I was the only one in my level, I got to see a bunch of my friends from Conversation Table, and I caught up with my old Japanese professor from undergrad. Everyone was so supportive and enthusiastic and it was just a really nice space to be in after all the anxiety the last few months. This was also probably the last chance I had to participate since I'm graduating so soon so I'm really glad I did it even though it was a bit of a whirlwind trying to write and memorize a whole speech in under a week.

Afterwards I was so tired but I still celebrated by getting boba and food with my roommate friend, and then I hung out with another friend and got caught up since it had been a while since we saw each other. Both of our weeks had been crazy apparently, so we just spent time and vented about life and it was so good to just chill and let loose.

Also look at this food I got.

This teriyaki chicken is so aesthetic.

Anyway, I'm feeling more relaxed now that I don't have to do the speech anymore. Instead I have to do graduation related stuff that I've been putting off... I wish I could just be done and skip to the part where I have my diploma and take a break for once.

Man. It's gonna be weird to basically not have school anymore. I've been in school for so long. I took the gap years after undergrad (mostly out of necessity because it was literally 2020 and the start of covid times), so I sort of know what it's like, but this feels different. Probably because it's not covid times, to be fair. But also because the only other schooling I would have left is at the Ph.D. level and I don't even know if I want to do that. So maybe I'll just never go back to school again. What a strange thought.

I definitely will be happy to upgrade into being paid instead of living the unpaid intern life. There's that, at least.

But anyway, one day at a time. I can't wait to get to sleep tonight. After today, I really need it.

[destinygoldenstar]

"STEAL THE IDOL" (COUNTER)

(This is from my Episode 10 Reaction of Disventure Camp)

"I found the clue to the location of an immunity totem. It should be right here."

NO WHY WOULD YOU TELL HER THAT-

Okay he doesn't know of her thinking about flipping, to be fair. But still.

"I sure hope no one STEALS the idol or anything!"

Counter: 1

They're gonna steal it.

Counter: 2

Ellie's gonna tell Fiore & Alec, "Hey guys, I know how to save you guys. Tom has an idol. Steal it from him and use it for the council."

Counter: 3

That's definitely a plan!

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"This is not good. That totem gives Tom more power than he already has."

THEN STEAL IT.

Counter: 4

PROBLEM SOLVED.

<><><><><><>

And I'm not even saying she shouldn't side with the villains if that's a game move that works for her. There's just a dozen impersonal ways to play this game.

You can win, AND keep your friendships!

Just find out who the target is, steal the idol from Tom when he isn't looking, use it to prevent the tie, and then FLIP.

Counter: 5

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"If I vote with you, won't it just end in a 3-3 tie?"

"Not if we find a way to split that alliance."

OR STEAL THE IDOL.

Counter: 6

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"You talk to Jake a lot, you must have noticed how insecure he is."

"If you can trick him by telling him some lie about Tom, he'll surely believe it."

SHE'S NOT GONNA DO THAT.

JUST STEAL THE IDOL. YOU KNOW WHO HAS IT.

Counter: 7

"But how would they steal the idol?"

Counter: 8

Just tell Tom and Jake to go hang out and be all cute, like go swimming or something. Tom will have to leave this stuff behind for that. And when they're gone, STEAL THE IDOL.

Counter: 9

"But he'll notice"

MAKE A FAKE ONE AND SWAP THEM.

Ellie KNOWS what these idols look like! Gabby used one for her!

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HURT JAKE.

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"I'll also make sure Jake never trusts Tom again."

WHAT?! NO!!!

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT FAR!!!!!

JUST STEAL THE IDOL FROM TOM AND FLIP

Counter: 10

I FEEL LIKE I'M GONNA SAY THIS ALL THROUGHOUT THE EPISODE

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DESTROY SOMEONE'S RELATIONSHIP!!

<><><><><><>

"Tom possibly has an immunity totem."

Okay. Steal it.

Counter: 11

<><><><><><>

"We need a plan to counter it."

NO YOU DON'T. STEAL IT.

Counter: 12

STEAL THE FUCKING IDOL.

Counter: 13

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"I did my part. Now who are we going to vote for?"

You know what the weird part is? I don't even know how this benefits you guys.

Tom has an idol.

You didn't even have to gaslight Jake. You could've just stole the idol.

Counter: 14

I'm pretty sure the game NEVER said that the person who got the idol was the only one who could play it.

😭Just steal the goddamn idol...😭

Counter: 15

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"Alec, Ellie, and I voted for Jake. So if you don't use your totem to save your little dumb boyfriend, he's gone tonight."

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!?!?!?

SO YOU'RE ASKING TOM TO USE THE IDOL. WHY?!???!! THAT SCREWS YOU OVER.

Unless she's lying and she and Alec flipped...

But THAT WOULD BE EVEN WORSE.

You betray Ellie, YET AGAIN. You LOSE HER as an ally.

Unless you're trying to boot her and have her be 5th place. BUT THEN YOU HAVE JAKE AND MIRIAM AS AN ALLIANCE TO WORRY ABOUT.

YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THIS. YOU DON'T NEED TO GASLIGHT JAKE. YOU DON'T NEED TO SAY ANY OF THIS SHIT.

Just convince Ellie to be on your side to get her to flip, vote for who you want out, convince Tom & Jake to do something that forces Tom to leave the idol behind...

AND THEN. STEAL. THE. MOTHERFUCKING. IDOL.

Counter: 16

THAT IS THE EASIEST AND CLEANEST SOLUTION TO ALL YOUR DAMN PROBLEMS.

AND YET YOU CHOOSE TO DESTROY THESE PEOPLE INSTEAD AND MAKE THINGS TOO BLOODY COMPLICATED.

WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM?!?!?!?!?!?

<><><><><><>

"But what about the idol?" In this universe, Tom got the idol. He told Ellie he was getting it. She could've convinced Tom "Hey, give that to me, I need it more and I can help you if you take me to the finale." If Tom agrees, you have an idol and you are in a much more protective position than you were previously.

"But what if Tom doesn't want to give anyone his idol?" Are you ready for it?

STEAL. THE. FUCKING. IDOL.

Counter: 17

The game NEVER says that the one who finds it is the only one who can use it. So if you STEAL it, you can use it to nullify the other alliance's votes and get someone there the boot instead.

Counter: 18

You didn't need to pull any of this flipping bullshit that Fiore & Alec did here. It was a complication that was not necessary.

"But what if Tom doesn't ever part with his idol?" Then MAKE HIM part with it! Invite Tom and Jake to go swimming or something, a situation that forces Tom to not take the idol with him, and when no one is in the cabin, make an excuse to leave, and steal the idol.

Counter: 19

<><><><><><>

SO IN CONCLUSION...

"I sure hope no one STEALS the idol or anything!"

They're gonna steal it.

Steal it from him and use it for the council.

THEN STEAL IT.

steal the idol from Tom when he isn't looking

OR STEAL THE IDOL.

JUST STEAL THE IDOL.

"But how would they steal the idol?"

And when they're gone, STEAL THE IDOL.

JUST STEAL THE IDOL FROM TOM AND FLIP

Okay. Steal it.

NO YOU DON'T. STEAL IT.

STEAL THE FUCKING IDOL.

You could've just stole the idol.

😭Just steal the goddamn idol...😭

AND THEN. STEAL. THE. MOTHERFUCKING. IDOL.

STEAL. THE. FUCKING. IDOL.

So if you STEAL it

and steal the idol.

ME AND THIS IDOL HAVE BEEF, IF YOU CAN'T TELL

[hrodvitnon]

The trailer's finally out. Though while not terrible as Skull Island: Rise of Kong, it does seem to have a mixed reception so far.

Though it might be just me, but I get the feeling that Godzilla not having a major role in this one might turn out to be a blessing in disguise later on. Because oof, Kong's model looks kinda rough there.

At the very least, Tiamat seems to be in the game too, so we'll just have to wait and see. That said, I definitely don't expect this game to win any awards any time soon lol

Licensed games are going to be a mixed bag in terms of quality anyway, so that sounds about right. The best ones I've played were Godzilla: The Series on Game Boy Color and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King on GameCube. The former I remember being fun once I figured out how to beat the first boss, and the latter's a great game, though the Gandalf levels were frustrating as hell and Aragorn had a tendency to YELL HIS LINES. Also, imagine Sam and Frodo slaughtering waves of orcs at Pelennor Fields, 'cause you could do that. I miss that game.

Granted, Kong's not looking his best here, but I don't really mind that. I always preferred a stylized art direction over hyper-photorealistic graphics in video games (I'll take Dragon Age 2 over Inquisition any day) and thanks to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, I find that janky graphics can be charming. Plus, I can excuse how a game looks as long as I have fun playing it, which is really the more important factor to me. That being said, I also expect the gameplay to have its share of jank, because not every licensed game is going to be on the same level as RotK or PS4 Spidey.

And if I'm being honest, I'm mostly interested in getting Kong: Survival Instinct if only so I can stream it on Discord, so me and the squad can laugh and have fun, and so I can scream at Abaddon! (Games that make you scream in fear are fun.) It's like the difference between playing, I dunno, Resident Evil 5/6 alone versus playing it with a friend so you can go "did you see that shit?!" "I did!" "LMAO RIGHT??" instead of just watching what happens on your own with no one to bounce off. Maybe it'll be like watching a So Bad It's Good movie with friends over beer and pizza, which is always a good idea.

[kitkatt0430]

Haven't done this in a while, but HOPPY EASTER everyone, here have an Easter gift of villains being villainous in a villains win story.

The obvious solution to save Dante seemed to be to make sure he was sent somewhere far, far away. Which Savitar cheerfully agreed to. “I know a few realities we could drop him off on where he’d be relatively safe. Live out a normal human life, only have to worry about the normal human problems. Cars are dangerous and so is walking down the stairs if you trip. Hell, bad run in with a vacuum cleaner and next thing you know you’re going in for MRIs and knee surgery.” “Do you ever shut up?” Reverb muttered in irritation. If he’d asked Zoom something like that? Vibrating hand through the chest, immediately. Savitar just laughed.

Savitar is a bit of a talkative and sarcastic little shit in this one, but once Reverb gets more comfortable around him the banter will be much more two-sided. (This is totally villain flirting, right?)

But it's not just villains being villainous around here. From the Eobard-is-the-shitty-ex fic for Barry/Cisco/Hartley...

“I let Eobard convince me you were a lying brat and by the time I realized he’d been playing me…” Cisco hesitated. “I’m sorry, Hartley. I should have listened to you.” “And maybe if I hadn’t been an easily flattered idiot, I would have realized what he was really up to and turned him in with proof before things got too far.” Hartley heaved a sigh. “Maybe I could have stopped him before he ever had the chance to hurt either of you.” “Him using you… using all of us… that’s not any of our faults,” Barry said. And, for the first time, he might even believe it.

The only reason Barry can pull out of his own guilt complex? He feels the need to help Cisco and Hartley pull out of theirs. Right now they're sitting outside the building where a long hearing over Eobard's actions just took place and old grievances are being aired and reviewed. So it's been a long, hard day for all three of them, having to give testimony on their relationships with Eobard at some point during the process. But the hearing was entirely off screen, because I didn't want to have to research the actual process of investigating these kinds of allegations. Just move on to these three bonding, shall we?

Tommy is having to deal with a lot of obnoxious Queen family nonsense in the Ep3 rewrite for my Arrow Redux series. Including Oliver teasing him a little over wearing some of his mom's things as a kid. Though, to be fair, there's definitely the impression afterwards that Oliver liked getting to see Tommy in those things...

“We were, what… twelve? Thirteen.” “Ollie, do not.” “And we found your mom’s old stuff in the attic…” Tommy sighed. “I looked good in the tiara and heels, shut up.” Dig chuckled softly. “You must have missed her a lot,” he offered, looking amused by their antics. “I did. I still do. I have most of her things squirreled away in storage, actually,” he said with an amused smile. “And I do still look good in the tiara and heels,” he added with a smirk, just to see how that would get taken.

I've still got about... a third of the episode left to go? And then I can run cleanup on the fic. I'm also using this scene to set up an event taking place between episodes 6 & 7 as I'm trying to use the airdates of episodes as guidelines for approximately when the events within them occur and Tommy is going to be participating in an annual charity auction for an LGBT+ cause. A date auction, of course. ;)

Instead of trying to fit that into an episode rewrite, I'll probably just include it as it's own separate fic between those two rewrites.

[dragontammerz]

no really Grian's literally called "pesky bird" sometimes because of the shenanigans he causes

he started the Life Series, a hardcore-ish game that limits the amount of lives, or time, the players have. Die enough times and you're dead. Run out of time and you're dead. Last one standing wins. essentially.

The series is split into recorded sessions, but usually only lasts for about 6 or 7, which all players are present for (or have stand-ins), and the game ends when all other players are dead.

the twist changes for each season; there have been 5 (technically 6 but I'll get to that in a sec) seasons of it so far :3

3rd life: - Each player has 3 lives. They're "green life" when on 3 lives, "yellow life" on 2 lives left, and "red life" on their final life. - their in game name tag colour changes to match their number of lives!! - red lives have to sever ties with other players (no more alliances - they get kicked out, and their new goal is to just be crazy and try to kill people)

Last life - much the same, except there's a randomly-chosen boogeyman each session. It's like tag - the boogeyman but nobody else is informed on screen essentially that they're "it", they're boogey, and they have to kill someone before the end of the session or they lose a life themselves

Double life - the same again, but the boogeyman is switched for randomly assigned soulmate pairs - if your soulmate takes damage, so do you - you have to figure out who your soulmate is - you're not told from the start

Limited life - 24 hours of in game time are given to each player - boogeyman is back!! - Both dying and not successfully doing a boogey kill before the end of the session - if assigned boogey - lose you time - killing someone gives you more time Secret life - can't remember if the boogeyman is back - each player is given a task to complete before the end of the session. Yellow lifes can guess at tasks - 3 lives each

Real life - it's kinda been decided amongst the fans that the players (not ccs lol) were just. drunk for this one - 3rd life but in vr - weird - weird things happened.... - lasted exactly one session because everyone sucked at VR minecraft - funniest thing ever - 3rd life but make it SO much worse out of context

bonus - every single season has a good 100 or so moments where you can point at the characters and go "there's literally no straight explanation for that" dsljkfddf - most of the players cross over with Hermitcraft, but it's a very seperate thing - it's unscripted*. it's ad-lib. They make it up as they go and it's fucking wild. It's unpredictable. *close to zero of it is set in stone from the start of each season or episode :3 apart from "let's not team up with the same people from previous seasons" and "let's not make the teams op" and "let's try not to have the same person win", anything is free game

I once saw it described as a big game of monopoly and afsdlkjdksf SO RIGHT. If someone finds a way around the rules and flips the table, good for them! if someone decides to backstab someone else - WOO you go girl (gender neutral). it's funny it's changed my brain chemistry forever

thanks for coming to my ted talk

Thank you for your spam (and yes, I do still want the spam so it’s not unsolicited)

I’m debating if I should try drawing Grian again after reading this XD the fact that he’s actually called “pesky bird” is both hilarious and amazing XD

I think I’ve had someone show me a video from the Life series at one point? I just remember Grian and Scar were being menaces and something involving a desert and TNT?

You’re description of them all has definitely gotten me interested in watching them all instead of just the random clips

[daxieoclock]

Tactica Impressions Part 6, No Plot Spoilers

Toshiro continues to bring the entire plot down. I need him to stop being here. Please. Please, I'm dying and the only cure is No More Adult Man Party Member In Persona Game.

Erina is a fantastic character and her development is fantastic but it DRAGS that she's so fixated on being nice to Toshiro and sucking up to him and giving him unearned authority over her rebellion and the Phantom Thieves.

They've even co-oped Futaba into buddying up to Toshiro and it sucks so bad. Futaba. Futaba, cyber criminal and prodigal hacker, compares her being autistic and talented to Toshiro's...having experience deescalating cabinet battles. It's SUCH mischaracterization.

Complaining aside. All The Girls (And Ryuji) Love Erina's Flag and I feel like that's very gay of them. Everyone likes the cool girl.

RYUHARU SIDE QUEST with bonus Futaba and Haru sister moments, and Ryuji calls Haru "senpai." It's fucking amazing. Haru fans keep winning.

Even though Yusuke and Makoto are my least fav Thieves on average, I do love how they're animated this game. They both have fantastic poses, and there's even some good bits of characterization, though Makoto gets really robbed by most of the big planning stuff being handed over to Toshiro instead so he can show off. Stolen valor tbh.

There's one random moment where it looks like Haru and Makoto are holding hands. Yay! :)

The marriage fantasy scenes kinda sucked on average? The Makoto and Yusuke scenes were deeply unfunny jokes, the Ann scene felt like it was copy-pasted from Lovers 10, and the Ryuji scene was surprisingly earnest even through the attempt to play it off as a joke. Like...it felt like yet another case where Atlus accidentally wrote them into genuine bi subtext, as opposed to the "my friend is a weirdo" of the Yusuke scene.

The Haru scene almost made me tear up. Yes I'm a Harufan, yes I'm biased towards Shuharu. Don't care, it was so fucking genuine and played into her themes of overcoming romantic/sexual abuse and it was just AGHHGG I LOVE THESE STUPID KIDS.

How does Joker STILL have the grappling hook from Royal, what the fuck. We're playing X-Com over here, you didn't think that would have been useful EARLIER???

Anyway Erina continues to be an absolute badass, it's unreal how cool she is.

...I wrote most of these points as I experienced them, and now I may need to take a step back. Because the projection room scene in the castle has left me genuinely reeling. I'm not sure what to say beyond...that I am taking another look at Toshiro as a character. Because I might be starting to appreciate him. Metatextually, his role as a pseudo-party member is a fucking nightmare, and his writing is so inconsistent and uncharismatic that the most entertaining parts of his presence so far has been other characters dunking on him. His personality sucks and I don't like WHY Atlus put him in this game. But as a character, as a foil to the Thieves and an individual narrative...I am starting to be compelled. There is absolutely an opportunity for Atlus to absolutely dumpster this good faith they've got from me, but...I said "if they want to make Toshiro compelling, they need to do these things" and like fucking clockwork, they did. So now I'm putting my money where my mouth is. I don't have to LIKE Toshiro, but I will give his arc the benefit of the doubt. (Also if people want to read my specific thoughts on the scene, let me know, I'll definitely write them up if there's interest.)

Anyway pls look at this meme from @lilyhoshikawa

Haru / Ann Close Read Lines: 21 (and boy fucking howdy what a handful of good ones we got this time)

[professorfcknmoriarty]

tl;dr get therapy, folks. don't let your generational trauma live on through you and definitely don't pass it on to any kids if you choose to have any, without getting help with your family curse. it's not healthy, even if it sometimes seems useful.

I used to sometimes wonder where I got my more feral nature from. my inability to do anything but survive

not thrive, never thrive, only ever survive. like a trapped animal, gnawing off its own leg to break free of the trap. because to give in, to stop and panic and freak out would mean to accept my fate and give into it, give into the blood and the viscera and die like the mongrel I am, like the snarling and desperate beast I've always been

in part because people sometimes ask me, "hey, I didn't even realize you weren't okay." "you seemed fine. you didn't ask for help." "you didn't reach out. you didn't say anything. how was I supposed to know?" things that should cripple someone else, that should cripple me, can't touch me if I didn't stop long enough to let them

I could talk for ages about my sub-par education, my lack of parental and emotional support, my complete lack of preparedness for adulthood - the fact that I spent the first 12 years of my life truly and honestly believing that we lived in the end times and that the end of the world was going to happen before I turned 18, so there was no point in planning for a future on this earth - the fact that I had to learn just about everything for myself, and yet people always commend me on how well I always seem to have it together. how I got kicked out at 18 but still "hit the ground running"

even though I didn't and was homeless for a while. even though every step of the way the only choices were "give up and die or keep going" that's always been the choice. the only choice for things like me

but that's survival mode for you, I guess

it used to piss me off. to see people going through similar stuff as me, the same things as me, and seeing them crumble under the pressure instead of working through it, instead of finding ways to channel it into something else. to see someone break down and become utterly useless and look at me like I'm the crazy one when I can't live in filth, can't accept mediocrity, can't take the time to let the worst happen when there's a little left in my tank that I can use to keep the engine running

I used to wonder if it was just beaten into me. after all, all 5 4 of my siblings and I have that trait

it didn't come from our maternal side. an uncle got so depressed he decided to lie down and not get up again until someone broke down the kitchen window and carted him away with 3 days worth of beard growth, piss, and shit all over his body.

my great-grandmother died out of spite when she didn't get her way because my opa decided to visit his grandchildren instead of her. she said, "if you go to California, you'll never see me again, I'll be dead before you get back." she died three days after he left

but her husband lost his legs in wwi and survived thanks to some surprisingly nice american red cross nurses and lived for decades after with wooden legs

my sister could barely feel pain. she sliced her finger off at work once and didn't notice until her boss started shouting about the blood. (she died of the smoke inhalation, which is ironic as it was one of her cigarettes that started it; I wonder if she even felt the burns?)

I can keep going and take almost any amount of pain before it takes me down. (I grew to love pain as a result. after all, it's a feeling, isn't it, something external, that someone can give me? why wouldn't I love it? masochism for the win, fucker)

they didn't take me to the hospital until my appendix had been slightly ruptured for 6 months, and only because I finally stopped being able to walk or breathe properly from the pain. the doctors sent me home at first because they thought I was faking it when I ranked it as "probably 9 or 9 1/2 out of 10" because the way they figured, a normal 13-year-old would have been red faced and screaming if that were the case. that was the first time I almost died, at least for preventable things. that I know of, anyway

(my appendix had caused two large absesses in my abdomen by then that they had to drain before they could even remove it safely)

I'd never been to a hospital before and I found it exciting. the nurses loved me because I was sweet and friendly and always thanked them and apologized even when they sent the newbies in to practice IVs on my arm and they'd stab and stab and fail to get it right, or when I said it was my fault when the night nurse stepped on the cord three separate occasions and ripped it out of my arm each time. after all, it was probably my fault the cord was in the way, right?

I had almost died but, man, a new experience! people that might like me! ...maybe even someone might look at me and say, "hey you don't look okay, you don't look like everything is alright, should I send your mom away and call -"

no one ever asked. I probably would have panicked and defaulted to the "if cps ever comes around" programming anyway, so it didn't matter

But this weekend, at my sister's funeral, where people talked about all sorts of things but somehow never my sister (thanks for that, dad), I talked enough to my aunt and uncle to realise that yeah, it's a family thing. on the paternal side

what other choice is there though, for things like me, other than to chew through bone and get through it no matter what? It's what we've always done. my father, my aunt, my uncle, my grandparents, their parents before them, and who knows how many generations before that?

[bloomyforest]

Ranking the tma entities based on how well I could deal with them (in a fight)

(this will be the begining of my personal TMA entity lists)

The Dark : It's just darkness!? What's it gonna do, blind me to death? I'm already almost blind. It's boring as hell, and yeah yeah monsters that lurck in the shadows ooo~ but nah they can't get me! I've mastered the art of threatening, and or flirting with, the shadowy figures in the dark. I may not be physically that competent in a fight, but I have fait in my weird fight flight fawn reaction!

Short answer: I would go full Shaniac mode and bully the hecc out of it.

2. The Lonely: Once again, I do not fear it at all, but it would be boring after a while- I am generally the type of person that doesn't need people to survive, but enjoy the company of people when they are there. I don't think I'm a good target for this entity, and I could definitely beat the Lukas family in a fist fight! Or I could just start infodumping on them, that should also make them uncomfy enough to retreat.

Short answer: I can take em'

3. The Vast: The one entity that's just perks no negatives, in my opinion. This is the point of the list where I am unsure if joining would be a win or a loss... I may be able to break some of Vast Granpa's crusty bones, but if I'm yeeted into the sky, I will just enjoy it. So basically, I love every part of the vast's deal, but is joining forces with the combattant concidered a loss, win or draw???

Short answer: mrgg I want to be in skyy, but must fight ittt.

4. The Buried: Once again, I would probably have a hard time not just becoming a part of it. I sometimes want to just be buried in the ground, and if possible, not breathing. I think this may just let me go after I start dozing off in the coffin instead of screaming in terror, I think I could bore this entity to submission. If I have to fight an avatar, I may be screwed, they are probably STRONK, grave digging, cave crawling, those are physically challenging stuff- I will admit that this battle could end either way, so I'll make it a draw.

Short answer: A nice place to rest, but probably stronk avatars.

5/6. The End & The Extinction: (I'm putting these two together because it would have similar results) They are both inevitable, so I doubt there is much point fighting them. I don't fear death, but I don't want to die right now, it's more like an inconvenience. So, do I believe I can fight The End? Not really, but I think I can handle it well so that's why it's so high up. Can I fight The Extinction? More plausible- probably not but what's the harm in trying, if I fail it's just the end of the world and after that there's nothing, that's not that bad :D

Short answer: In the end, it doesn't even matter ~ (I'll still try tho)

7. The Stranger: I wondered if I should put this higher or lower because I don't fear it, and I am actually pretty endeared by this one. But I realised that even though the actions of being a part of the stranger sounds alright, being a victim would be a bit of a pain- I don't think it could get to me, nor do I believe I am their targeted audience (so to speak) but if they did want to feed on me, it would probably be a bother. I do think I could win this, but I would also be tempted to go full avatar- and with the stranger, I don't think that's a win.

Short answer: A pain in the butt, but can probably win?

8. The Eye: At first I thought it would be an easy fight, but then I realised that I might actually be an easy victim. I have no fear of being stalked or watched, but I am terrified of not knowing all I should know (school anxiety, but even in non academic subjects). So, if the eye uses strategies, it could probably atleast put me in a stand off, but all these scenarios, I know I'm supposed to fight them and I tend to do a lot better when I want to win. I imagine it could end with an eternal staring contest (I have had staring contests with the sun, I could probably do an eldritch manifistation of a fear too >:]) I do know I can fight Jonah Magnus in one on one combat and win tho!

Short answer: Play our cards well and I will pipe murder the pipe murderer himself >:3 Play it badly and I will have a panic attack.

9. The Spiral: (unsure if it should be before or after hunt tbh) It doesn't scare me per say, it's more that I know I am a prime example of someone the spiral would feed off- (✨mentally ill✨) I already have troubles trusting my own mind and I'm unsure if it'd kill me or if I'd become one with the chaos of the spiral. I find comfort knowing that the chaos is just there and a part of existing, so being avatar-ed would be nice, but being a victim could probably be really bad for me. The Dr. David episode is a good example, as it's one of the few episodes that actually affected me. If I was his victim, I would be a sobbing mess, or just completely shut off nontheless not well.

Short answer: Could I win? heh probably not! But it's not the worst fate for me, I guess.

10. The Hunt: I'll just get this out of the way, no I could not win over the concept of being the hunter and the prey. But I could definitely try to run and hide.. Shit mildly scares me, not so much the pack mentality and violence/killing part, more just the use of wild animals. I don't want to be hunted by animals, they are freaky- I would sprint away and hide, so maybe I could hide until they get bored of me and move on?

Short answer: No. but I can try to hide

11. The Slaughter: Short answer; Fuck no, there is a reason for the saying "there is no winner in war". I would like to not engage in a one way ticket to being brutally murdered, thank you very much.

12. The Desolation: I have some trauma about human skin melting, so concidering that I flich every time someone turns on a lighter, I could not win this one. The desolation also focuses on making you painfully loose everyone/thing you care about, and I have a bit of a protectors complex, so that would also sting. But hey! Atleast they're hot ;3

Short answer: They would beat me to a burnt pulp. (I'll die as I lived, a gay mess)

13. The Flesh: First off, I would be a victim off the whole "feeding off personal body hatred and shit" thingy they have going on. I hate having a mortal flesh body so so much, it has genuinely made me cry before. Also I dislike gore, I just think it's gross and that's really all there is to it- I am also afraid of raw meat, but the reasoning behind said fear would feed the corruption and not the flesh, I think? The entities do work together, so I could be feeding both.

Conclusion: Flesh 1, Me 0

14. The Corruption: This is just a term for all my biggest fears :D As I hinted to, I don't fear raw meat because "eww blood, death aaa-" no, I fear it because of the germs. I have cried over the sight of mold, I used to hold my breath around wild fungi, and I refused to enter buildings that existed during the plague in fear that it could still be infected. Just the thought of being near anything from the Corruption would make me a sobbing mess on the floor, and it has done so before. 10 year old me once said "I'd rather kill myself than letting [insert horrifying disease I was talking about] kill me", I don't fully agree with this anymore but it's a good example of how irrational this phobia is. I don't mind insects though, as long as they don't crawl or goes inside me-

Short answer: It wouldn't even be a fight, I would just die.

(have fun psychoanalyzing this if ya want ^^)

[hvcrver]

byi/rules!!

1.) BASIC DNI CRITERIA

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2.) Anti-Proship

Loving reminder that proship means that you don’t harass people over fiction. It’s only a stance on harassment and censorship, and it doesn’t mean you have to like what I do or that I personally approve and enjoy what everyone else does! Quote from fanlore:

"The pro in pro-shipper means for, to contrast with the anti in anti-shipper (anti meaning against). However, possibly due to Fannish Osmosis, in some parts of fandom, the pro in pro-shipper has come to be understood as short for problematic instead.[5][6][7][8] Due to this new definition, many fans (mainly on Twitter) started to insert proshippers in their DNI lists because they do not want any type of contact with problematic ships These fans may also use the term "proship" as a noun to refer to the problematic ship that the proshipper allegedly supports. Others have incorrectly osmosed the word proshipper to be synonymous with pedophile."

So like. Yeah! Dances around. I don't fw most "problematic ships" but I just need pookies to know the actual definition of the term they are using before they start rallying hate mobs.

Fiction DOES affect reality, and you should be aware enough of that to cultivate your own online experience and use the function of blocking/filtering tags, blocking people, and your own common sense to make sure that you stay safe and everyone has fun!!

(Also if ppl block me bc they misunderstood I will scream and wail and sob /lh, DM/toss an ask if you have any questions!!)

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3.) If you can't follow the Three Laws of Fandom/think Dark Media/Dead Dove: Do not Eat/Whump/Yandere enjoyers are normalizing what they are writing about, also shoo. Not the place for you.

I feel like this explains itself, esp since I kinda talked about it above. Please cultivate and foster the online experience you want, follow proper online social etiquette, and realize that just because I find Shaiapouf attractive doesn't mean I want him to gut and eat me in real life. (Most likely. Probably. Maybe. If he asks REALLY nicely and bats his little boytwink lashes and gayass wings /sillyj)

4.) Do NOT compare me with other writers.

They are them and I am me and we both deserve our own little gold sticker stuck to our forehead! I think it's important everyone gets the recognition they deserve and I've been inspired by SOSO many writers on here, so make sure to go send support where deserved!

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WILL WRITE:

JJK, KNY, MHA, GI/HSR, HxH!! Mostly Phantom Troupe + Harbingers + Sampo + Satoru and Suguru + Shouta and Hizashi but like. Throw some crumbs through the tray slot, if I'm interested I will respond.

Yandere/Dark Fiction, reader-inserts, minor character death, non-con/dub-con slash hesitant? (doubtful of my writing skills to bring that justice), body horror/gore, dr**ging, etc...... idk I wanna flap my gay little wings and see whatever horrific shit I come up with /lh

WILL NOT DO:

Detailed pregnancy. I just can't man I don't want kids get those little HEATHENS OUTTA THERE!! I'll consider asks about it/drabbles but don't expect like an entire oneshot about it unless a hybrid AU takes me into a fucking chokehold. Then I might be doomed!

OCs, detailed requests, character/character requests (I can't say character/character as a whole I can feel Satosugu + the other homosexuals beaming lasers into the back of my head), oooomegaverse? Hybrids are neat-o to me but. I think I have Omegaverse PTSD I'll be real, come back when there's a more stable system/lore and less breeding.

SELF-HARM/SUICIDE IS A NO-GO!! Idk not only is it not fun for the reader/mc to just fucking. Croak. Self-harm is just not the way for me I don't think!! I MIIIGHHHT consider it but really don't get any hopes up.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW TO TAG SOMETHING IF IT IS TRIGGERING!! I WILL NOT BE MAD I AM JUST VERY FORGETFUL!! Idm if you ask tbh it honestly helps me find my own stuff once I go back, so win for everyone.

[solarsavoy]

So I'm just going to ask 4-8 without even checking what they are ^^

4 - ambitious

Definitely Taki. On Earth, he was really ambitious. He had the perfect job in mind, the perfect family in mind, and worked incredibly hard to get exactly what he wanted out of life. On Thera, he had plans to use his powers to make the realm a better place for people, which he did extensive research on instead of just doing whatever he thought might fix it in the moment. He's carefully calculated and hugely ambitious in just about everything he does. So yeah, Taki.

5 - caring

Master Key gets this one. It's hard to be a Spirit Master and not care a great deal about people, considering their powers are mostly used for healing. Master Key really does care about people though. When Deshi shows up, he shows all the signs of being a potentially dangerous person, but sees past it at the boy that is completely scared and just needs help. It was because of Master Key that Deshi had such an easy time when he first arrived, at least compared to how it could've gone.

6 - feared

I think this goes without saying if you've read enough, but Taki. He becomes a truly terrifying man as he goes to fulfill his achievements. To everyone. This guy is just about the most feared guy throughout the Fragment series.

A very close contender, however, is the Commander in Gerit's story. I don't think I need to explain this one either if you've read Gerit at all.

7 - admired

King Solara gets this one. There are a fair amount of admirable people, but as far as actively being admired, I think King Solara wins. Even Astor admires his ability to accurately judge a person's character, even when that character basically screams that they are not trustworthy. A lot of people also admire the calm and carefree attitude King Solara always seems to have. Despite how seriously he takes his kingly duties, he never appears to be stressed about it. He's calm, collected, and sensible, even in the worst of situations. He just has such a pleasant demeanor all the time, and people admire that in a royal.

8 - nitpicky

Caines wins this one by a landslide. It is literally his job to question every little thing and he enjoys it very much. In fact, at one point, Astor asked him to teach Deshi how to write Theran bit not to question anything Deshi says or does, to which Caines responded with "you've no idea how hard that is for me." XD He's definitely an interesting creature.

Thanks again, as always for you ask. I love thinking about all my characters! (I have another ask, so I'll put the remaining options on that one.)

Ask thing.

[claire-starsword]

The Guardiana Magic School Run - Part 8

Well, last time was tough, but at least now we get to chill on a little sea voyage.

Except of course we don't. Let's go beat up some zombies instead I guess.

Sadly, the chapter ends as soon as we finish Shade Abbey, so this is our last chance to buy stuff. I still don't have enough money for the Zombie Charmer nor got to win it in yesterday's disaster bonus, but I don't care much. Everyone is hitting hard enough in this team by now, my worries for the next battle are all defense-wise. The Charm Ring will not help because none of the enemies use magic, but it's our last chance to buy them so I'll get a last one anyway. It goes to Gong because I'm still mad. I did check the deals section beforehand, there's nothing new.

The bonus is just money so it's not that pressing, but (hubris incoming) eight turns does not sound like much in a tiny battlefield like this.

Max being alone there worries me little because he's overpowered. Anri and Arthur starting in the front though is a horrifying sight. Thankfully we're all faster than the enemies.

See, there's no need to worry.

Also I just remembered Max is already up for promotion, I honestly have no clue if it's better or not to delay his promotion or whatever, I tend to just promote people whenever they start finding weapons that require promotion. Spellcasters however have a problem in this version that I'll explain later when we aren't, you know, in the middle of battle.

"Yes, we can always make time for a lesson."

"But let's clean up the classroom first."

I'm curious as to how much the Zombie Charmer would be doing, but as you can see the Power Staff is doing just fine.

This guy however is hopeless. Jk, the skeletons do have greater defense. And he's only 3 exp away from his first level up, so any scratch counts. And he indeed gets it next turn, honestly there's not much else to talk about, this battle is super easy compared to the last one, Max isn't talking much damage even when poisoned, and the enemies are downright turning to avoid other characters sometimes, it's ridiculous.

Arthur's level up gives him +0 attack and +0 defense.

sigh. we have a long way to go with this guy.

In the meanwhile Tao continues to have so much fun. The skeletons only take 6 damage though, so there's definitely some resistance afoot despite the game not showing it. Usually that's the case for elemental resistances, but that's weird since fire is often advertised as the element good against undead.

We're at turn 5 and only the Ghoul is left.

Max clearly won't have any trouble unless this thing has absurd attack or something. He also levels up, but gets very little stat increase. I feel Max should be promoted early because his epic level ups have chilled by now.

Which feels weird, because you can see growth rates in this version and, aren't the attack/defense/speed ones implying they grow better at late levels? That's kinda the opposite of what's happening.

Hey, that's more than I expected! Despite being the boss, the Ghoul still has less defense than Skeletons. Arthur gets another level up for his efforts, gaining +1 defense.

Like, just that. 1 stat point. Oh Arthur.

Again his curves imply the opposite of a late bloomer to me, either I'm messing up badly at reading these or there's something wack here.

Also I forgot the Ghoul could do this. This man can't catch a break, but I was actually gonna let others get the exp anyway. Sleep man. Dream of better boats.

Hey, again with this! Stop lying to me about resistances! (Anri used Blaze 1 here).

Because of this nonsense, it takes an extra turn for Anri and Arthur to finish off this guy, but we still get the clear bonus with a turn to spare, because we're that awesome.

Anri also reclaims a relic of Guardiana from the undead forces. I'm legit wondering if he's the only one to drop this, in which case it's very interesting, is this guy supposed to be the real priest? I'd expect zombies to be made from older corpses. Though there was a whole line of Anri relatives buried here anyway. Why am I discussing lore in the middle of a challenge run, see this is what happens when the battle is too easy.

Let's move on, not that there's much else here, we say hi to Amon and Balbaroy and head to Bustoke, ending the chapter. I find it kinda weird that Balbaroy says "let us know when you're ready" but you're not given a chance to get back to town. Feels bad.

But in the end it's good that the post is short so far. We have business elsewhere after all.

And that business deserve it's own post actually. See you soon :)

Losses: 0 Deaths: 2 The expected deaths on Narsha interludes: 0/3