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jiminrings · 3 years

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Can I request a drabble, hobi is kinda like a band singer and Y/N is like his old time friend and they like had a falling out bc he got super successful but years after they're like together again? IS IT TOO SPECIFIC UHM :")

parallel

pairing: hoseok x y/n

wordcount: 4k

glimpse: hobi’s kind of an asshole and is vERY much emotionally repressed, y/n’s serotonin is dependent on wearing bridesmaid gowns, the dwindling one-sided pining anD the everlasting question of where the fuck was hoseok when you needed him :D // gif is from pinterest!

notes: this drabble really hits close to home and tysm for the request babe!! even if i’m a month late yeesh :O

you can’t believe yourself either when you say it

but holy shit — weddings are definitely your thing!

there’s something about the union of marriage that gets your head into overdrive but in a gOOD way

there’s just something so pulling about last-minute changes and family drama and awkward trips to the restroom that make your mind mHMMMM THIS IS IT CHIEF

yea granted that not every wedding you go and participate in isn’t exactly straight out of a rom-com

lmao sometimes it’s so obvious that the bride doesn’T love the groom but hey!!! who’s keeping tabs :D

you love wedding environments so much that here you are, two years out of uni and a couple of gigs later — couples are LITERALLY fighting over you

heh not to brag but uh

you weren’t recognized as best wedding planner for two years in a row and have your face in multiple covers of bridal magazines and such

time magazine recognized you as one of the most influential people in the scene last year but hey !!!!! no big deal lads

“i am asking you for just one minute, y/n!! stop being a wedding planner and start being my maid of honor!!”

nayeon exasperates and tugs you by your sleeve, having already noticed your second nature of taking charge the moment you entered the hall

after all, this is just cake tasting! that’s why she’s brought her maid of honor to help her out, nOT immediately go fishing for a clipboard

“well if the planner you hired wasn’t so sloppy-...” it’s a fact! he relies too much on his tablet and doesn’t even have any paper with him, and even if he’s already using a tablet, he doesn’t even use different colors to mark out!

apparently nayeon can’t handle the truth because she’s stamping her hand to your mouth that’s already a frown, about to suffocate you if only you didn’t bite it

>:|

y/n - 1 | jisoo’s hand - 0

you’re just a lil bit cranky alright

the last wedding you’ve catered to was just three days ago, and well you’re thankful for your job!!! really!!! bc not everyone is as booked as you nor sought-for

but there’s something about her wedding that puts you off :((

she’s very kindly yet firmly told you that no, you would absolutely not be her wedding planner and coordinator

“b-but i-“

“i want you to relax! and it’s-...”

“we said-“

“we said when we were kids that we’d plan each other’s wedding, but we didn’t swear on it! and i want you to-...”

“y-you told-“

“i told you that we didn’t have a wedding planner yet so you’d intentionally clear your schedule for me! and here we are-...”

“i’ll cry-“

“aww you big baby, save it for the wedding! i told you, just relax, m’kay? let yoongi handle the planning, and you do the unwinding.”

goddamn yoongi

yoongi who’s a wedding planner in his sPARE time could fuck right off

you don’t care if he’s very persuasive and firm and happened to book nayeon’s wedding even it was peak season :((

you don’t wanna admit it, but being a wedding planner has basically been your personality trait for the past years and it’s hard to cope when your job is to not.... plan and worry

anyways besides that

you’re a little iffy because nayeon’s wedding is your wake-up call

you’ve been planning weddings.... but uh when the FUCK is yours

u are so tempted to put a sock over your head and just yell gIVE ME A RING!!! PUT IT IN THE BAG

unfortunately, you don’t even have someone in your life to readily propose to you

you would have had someone, actually —

if only hoseok didn’t wake up one day and decide to remove you from his life

if only your childhood friend didn’t suddenly decide that you’re not worthy of his attention and time!!!

god he thinks he’s a bigshot

and well yea ok he IS a bigshot

who doesn’t know jung hoseok at this point :((

you’ve always figured that he’d be successful at whatever path he chooses and for a moment, you feel sorry for him that he’s stuck in such a state of mundaneness

he’s stuck between home and school and since he has no choice — you

your each other’s day one!!! the moment your mom went home from the hospital, her first instinct was to knock on hoseok’s mom’s door and then iMMEDIATELY present you to her

the two of them are absolute best friends and why not make our babies the same way ya know????

the two of you were apparently so close as babies that when one was crying, the other would comfort

and you weren’t even a year old then????

you’ve shared cribs and milk bottles and clothes and everything in between with hobi

so why is it that when you’re just almost at the peak of your life with graduation, he just suddenly decides to drop you?

he’s suddenly too cool for you as if he hasn’t spent countless nights crying on your shoulder for any inconveniece that gets brought up

he can’t even meet your eyes :(((

that’s why graduation is the blandest and emptiest day you could recall

hoseok is over there with his bandmates looking the absolute hAPPIEST and you’re there by the corner.,.,. alone by yourself feeling like your cap has the words dropped by jung hoseok :D all over it

he’s at his peak and at the top of his life performing and touring, whenever and wherever

he’s happy

but without you in it :(

the irrational (and probably rational) part in your head is beyond infuriated at him because atleast offer an explanation!!! if you did wrong at one point, then he should tell you!!!

not suddenly pretend that you were nEVER in his life

even his mom feels guilty and ashamed over his son’s actions so she orders flowers from the shop signed underneath your company, then send it back to you

for awhile she tried to pretend that it was hoseok but no :((( that man will physically convulse if he doesn’t add (atleast) three hearts after his name

you hate him so much that you still religiously visit his instagram and wonder if he could see your likes despite a couple other million liking the same posts

you hate him so much that he’s number one on every single thing in your spotify wrapped

you hate him sO much that you wonder who’s behind the songs his band plays and how you’d wish that you’d be the one he’s writing about

“is the cake that... perfect?”

nayeon gently places a hand on your shoulder to which you flinch and she backs off because christ i’m nOT taking the cake away from you!!!

oh my god why are you tearing up

“yeah, yeah! it’s so good. you should try it nayeon!” you’re scrambling to scrape up your plate, almost shoving the fork into her mouth as she squeals with the sudden attack

yoongi has ???? hovering around his head but this is nOT about you my man

he sneaks a look to the bride’s plate and uh-huh... yup..... she has the same moist chocolate fudge cake with coffee ganache on her alright

the topic of hoseok that you bring up to yourself, one that no one knows (not even nayeon!!!), is just something that never seems to vacate your mind fully

it’s been two years and you’re still so touchy and you dON’T KNOW WHY

he probably doesn’t even think about you when he’s drunk and bored

“this champagne must be so... nice?”

nayeon thinks out loud as you’re once again crying into doing your maid of honor duties

she’s a lil worried if she’s being honest but you always whisk her away when she’s about to ask

like right now :D

“are you-...”

“i just can’t believe you’re getting married!! wow, you’re so cool. with the love of your life. then the two of you could be cool together after the wedding. you aren’t gonna forget me once you’re married, are you? nayeon do you think that i would ever be married-...”

you should just accept it now :((

you’re a little bit of a mess and a half underneath your pantsuits and walkie-talkies and the special pride you’d carry whenever the couple mentions you in their wedding speeches

absolutely WHY in the hell do you think about hoseok when it comes to weddings???

it’s almost a pavlovian response when you instruct the people to open the doors and the bride to start walking and your mind would iNSTANTLY think about him

it’s sometimes awkward when the couple would ask ah !!!! ms. y/n u are such a world-renowned wedding planner !!!! your own wedding must’ve been magnificent :D

aha actually about dat.,.,

you get tons of gifts of gratitude from just a single client alone and you don’t have hoseok and his stupidly powerful arms to help carry boxes back to your car

you don’t have him to give untouched and left-over flowers to

you don’t have him to remind you when you’re getting a little ahead of yourself over just talking to sponsors and trying to squeeze in as much as you could for an initial budge

you don’t have hoseok, in all his glory, to put his hand on the small of your back when you’re talking to how you need the fireworks to start the moment the band starts playing ice ice baby and the vendor does nOT need to know why it’s the song chosen by the couple

it’s what he’d do when you’re trying to fit two semesters’ worth of notes into a pricey A3 notebook that you’ve bought

and just how many weddings do you plan and coordinate, even within just a span of two week?

a lot.

often.

you think about hoseok a lot. often. oftenly a lot.

but aha nOT TODAY!!!

today’s nayeon’s wedding and you’re not gonna ruin it for her by projecting your yearning into your best friend’s wedding that clearly isn’t yours

10/10 she’d probably stop reciting her vows to ask you why you’re sniffling

your only source of distraction is your gown!!!

your maid of honor is the absolute pRETTIEST and you’d be lying if you said you didn’t feel gorgeous in it

it’s floor-length silk!!! fLOOR-LENGTH !! SILK !! GOWN

it’s in a deep mauve with an off-shoulder situation and a little risqué bit of cleavage!!! cinches right at the top of your waist and poofs a little and oh my god mayhaps you aRE pretty

god hoseok may have not written you a song, but sean kingston dEFINITELY did

nayeon knew you’d be catching everyone’s attention as much as her wedding dress would and she’s absolutely happy and fine with it!!

in fact she’s strategically practiced her throws for her bouquet so you’d catch it and your gown would nOt go to waste

having a wedding happen right where you are, but being in it as a guest instead of a planner, is just so much... calmer

you’re not fixing the chaos but you’re just watching it!!! if you feel a little more bubbly then you’re gonna partake in it hee-hee

yoongi’s actually not so bad

he could just be a little too lax which ends up with him being lost and distraught

you could see so much of you in him when you were just starting out and it’s endearing actually

(( nayeon’s told you in passing that she once told yoongi that you were her best friend and he looked both intimidated and awed at the same time ))

the only thing you help yoongi with is sending him a thumbs-up every now and then and he perks uP because that’s the signal that he’s doing a good job and not fucking up

nayeon looks so beautiful and you’re already tearing up fixing her veil :((

you know how wedding photographers and videographers LOVE people crying???? they r probably eating your shit up so quick that you won’t be surprised if you take up atleast half of the same-day edit of their wedding film

there’s something so serene about the hecticness everyone’s indulged themselves in

you’re grinning when you walk down the aisle because you realize that omg you haven’t doNE this in a long time!!!

the last time you did was testing out the aisle for a client that wanted it ala crazy rich asians and you had to walk back and forth cOLD-ASS water with damp rolled-up pant cuffs before they got the temperature and the levels right

nah you should definitely know how it’d be because after all :D you aRE the consultant for that scene in crazy rich asians :D no biggie :D

it’s such a serene blast to see everyone happy and in their element

you’re sitting the reception out bc yoongi very kindly pleaded to please give him notes and promising that he’d never tell it to anyone else

the whole planning process for nayeon and not oNCE did he bring a notebook..,., but he just hAPPENS to have one when you’re telling him how to say no to your client

“listen, you have to tell them in the sincerest way possible, that you tried everything. it gets them going when you tell them that you even pleaded with the vendors, but don’t go too low on your knees, alright? and then after that, you say a strict no. no, because their choice of flowers is absolutely sHIT for their tie-dye theme they’re so adamant about!”

yoongi has never listened so intently

not even when his roommate lists out their grocery checklist

“mhmm. and if they still push, should i give them an ultimatum? or tell them about a wedding that totally happened that did exactly what they were planning, and how much the guests hated it?”

okay nOW he’s talking

“what you do is...”

the buzz of the reception never really dies down because it’s barely even starting!! the couple’s still finishing up on their pictorial which gives everyone time to get to the venue and freshen up or get last-minute gifts lmao

you know that it’s starting when the band or the dj starts doing polished mic checks

mic check! one, two, three! sKRRRRRRRRRRRRRRA

no, no

there’s something definitely wrong

the rolling and the lull of routine words just seem so familiar

mic check! J-A-Y! H-O-P-E! J-HOPE! jung-...

fucking

gOD

that’s hoseok.

that is most dEFINITELY hoseok

you turn your back to see the stage set-up and god...... fuck

it’s someone you haven’t seen in the flesh for two years yet spent the years of your life with before that

he looks sickening in his black mandarin-collared suit with thick white lining on it wITH his hair styled up and parted to the site

it’s even more sickening for you because you don’t actually know if you can mANAGE to be here

you’re standing up abruptly and yoongi squawks at that because he is the furthesT thing from being finished about asking how to make the guests arrive on time without holding a field trip assembly-like type of line with the megaphone

the fastest way out was dashing through the front part and you must have forgotten that hoseok has a knack for catching things with his perfectly good eyesight

“y/n?”

ok what now

he mumbles your name to the mic, his eyebrows furrowing as his eyes trail the speed-walking speck of mauve from in front of him

his little question to himself must have gotten people more than curious

they’re already mORE than curious because it’s his goddamn band that’s playing!!!! and the fees are not cheap and it’s practically impossible to book them!!!

but jungkook, their drummer, was a close friend of the groom’s and alright.,.,. okay maybe we CAN play at weddings now

ok hoseok’s mind is probably just playing tricks on him and he should finish setting up before the lights dim again for what they insist is the 𝓼𝓱𝓸𝓬𝓴 𝓯𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓸𝓻

but then he can’t help but look oNE last time

then he sees the watch he’s gifted you on his wrist — one that he was supposed to give you at graduation but later made his mom give it to you instead and not say that it was from him

...

....

whew he might need his inhaler for this one and he doesn’t even hAVE asthma

oh my god what the hELL is hoseok doing here????

you haven’t seen him for two years, and the moment you do, it’s in your best friend’s wedding with no date present??

you’re clearly panicking and the only form of caffeine you’ve gotten is the pre-game of getting a few bites from the coffee ganache in nayeon’s wedding cake that she was munching on while getting her makeup done

you know what!! it’s fine

it’s totally fine :D

hoseok is just hoseok and you’re not gonna be intimated by the man you’ve been loving in the sidelines from practically your whole life :D

it’s not a big deal!

besides, people are looking for you bc you’re supposed to give the opening toast to welcome nayeon and her groom in

you’re walking, you’re talking, aaaaaaaand-

yeah this is not nOT a big deal

you’re crumbling from the inside out because seeing hoseok is just too painful after two years of wondering where you could’ve went wrong and what could’ve happened if the two of you didn’t fall out

you feel especially bitter when hoseok starts singing their famous song about love and everything in between

everyone’s sWOONING and on their feet and you’re literally just there vibrating with how furious you are

you keep downing the good champagne as iF it’s gonna get you drunk

yoongi has a clue that the server must be a little dizzy having to go and back forth to your table so he just offers his portion to you

you’re so goddamn busy and absorbed with loathing him that you don’t even turn your back to notice that his eyes keep flickering to you

even at the cheesiest lyric, hobi expects that you’d atleast LOOK at him for that one but nOOOO your champagne flute and the blondie beside you is just much more interesting

you’re buzzing with anger that you aren’t enjoying this reception At All

you fail to even recognize that nayeon’s intentionally had your favorite food to be served!!! and you have an extra portion delivered to your table!!!

you just want your suffering to eND wow absolutely how much longer could this go

you’re so busy with cussing the whole ordeal in your head that you didn’t even notice how the band isn’t playing anymore and instead everyone’s swooning over the cake

it’s lost in you that hoseok’s shooed yoongi from his chair, sitting right beside you and even scooting closer until his knees bump to your own

and that’s when it sinks in

hobi doesn’t even have time to tell you how beautiful you look because you’ve gone straight to seething him

“for the record, i want you to know that i hate you.”

...

okay hoseok didn’t expect that

for all he knows, the two of you even vOWED to never say the h word even if it’s meant jokingly!!

it’s a lethal word and the two of you collectively agreed to never play with it in regards to saying to one another

but well here you are

you’re saying it as if you’ve never been more sure of anything in your whole life

you feel actually relieved to say it to him right to his face, a miniscule weight lifted from your shoulders while your arms are crossed just by looking at him

hoseok does you one better with a timid chuckle, looking down on his rings that he’s fiddling with nervously

“yeah. i hate me too.”

.... oh

you’re perplexed at his reply so much so that you’re speechless

you’ve been keeping to yourself what you should say to him the moment you see him for two years and now that he agrees to what you’ve just said.,.,.,

oh fuck that

“i hate you so much, hoseok! i don’t even know what i did wrong and i asked even your own mother what’s wrong with me! did you know that you are, without a doubt, so fucking selfish???”

you exclaim as quietly as you could but that doesn’t stop people from glancing because the two most-known people in the room, besides the bride and groom, are having what seems to be an... intimate conversation with how close the two of you are??

“did you even try once to consider how painful it was for me to wonder why i just am the way that i am? or is that even too big of an inconveniece for you to think about because you’re so busy?”

“did you suddenly get too big for me, huh?” you ask straightly without malice, not even thinking about the double meaning because clearly, you’re too PRESSED lightly jabbing your finger to his chest

right he deserves that

hoseok’s fucked up big-time, that much he knows

his eyes are actually stinging right now and he would ask you for your handkerchief that you used to always carry for him but uH he thinks he doesn’t deserve any of that

“why couldn’t you just tell me what was in your mind? you know that nothing would change whatever it was that-”

“i love you, okay?”

hoseok interrupts you with his mumble before he sets his eyes down once again on your watch

you’re speechless for long this time

“..... w-what?”

okay maybe he fucked up even more

“listen i-...”

“if you love me, a single text wouldn’t have hurt, hobi!!”

your chest doesn’t hurt anymore but it iS constricting with the amount of emotions and scenarios you’re trying to process

he’s kinda lost because oh my god you aren’t mAD anymore!!

and you don’t look fazed that he just declared his love for you

“i dropped you because i-i — i don’t want the people i love seeing me fuck up, y’know? i finished uni for the sake of it, and i didn’t even know if the band thing would work out!!”

“but baby it dID work out!!!!”

jesus christ hoseok may be a fucking iDIOT

you’re shaking him by the shoulders and he actually has to stand up so he wouldn’t fall by your ministrations

you feel so happy because your processing was just about to be finished, equal parts relieved and happy and maybe a tiny bit confused still

“it did work out because look at you now!! hobi, you could’ve just called me and i would’ve accepted the call before it even rings!!” you’re happily frustrated with him that you push him until the two of you are in the dance floor, his mouth curving up both in disbelief and giddiness

“i didn’t because i thought-...”

he’s interrupted by a swift and tight hug to his middle, his arms moving on their own to envelope you in his warmth

the top of your head still smells the same :D

his purpose is lost before he gathers his bearings once again, freezing in his stance before weakly attempting to push you off

“... you were married.”

the harsh sQUINT of your eyes you’re giving him prompt him to explain

why is he so nervous

“i-i go to your instagram? and well you uh, you posted this pic of you in the middle of the aisle???? you had your back turned and your silhouette’s seen then you were holding a bouquet!!! then after that, i-i never opened your account. jesus christ, is your husband here with you, y/n? what am i supposed to-...”

the realization’s starting to sink into hoseok because it’s something he’s shoved to the back of his head and now he’s seeing it straight-on

you’re throwing your head back laughing at him :D

great

now he’s both heartbroken AND a fool

there’s a gentle kiss on his cheek, one he didn’t expect and one he doesn’t hate

“i’m a wedding planner.”

god now this is just so fucking funny

the two of you fell out and remained distanced because of just a series of unprecedented miscommunications!!!

the whole thing is so ridiculous that it actually feels light and relieving to talk about

“you’re.... a wedding planner,” he mumbles once again for confirmation, his loose arms around your waist now tightening

oh my god

hoseok starts chuckling to himself out of delight, turning to full-on cackles with you at how much the two of you have just been beside each other like parallel lines

“i need to make up the past two years to you.”

he declares seriously as a promise, pressing a tender wet kiss to your cheek that gets you giggling

“only if you write me a song,” you do him one better, kissing him on the corner of his mouth

“don’t you know that most of them are about you? anyways, you should plan our wedding once it happens,” he’s forward with his words, having waited long enough that he nuzzles his nose to yours

you’re gonna do him one even better

you’re gonna go right for the kill, the truth spilling out of you before you kiss him longingly, for the first time that it feels that it’s been something you’ve always yearned for

“don’t you know that you’re in my mind for every single one?”

#feedback pls and thank you :D YEEEEET LAST PIECE FOR 2020!!!!#hoseok #jung hoseok #hoseok imagine #hoseok imagines #hoseok drabble #hoseok drabbles #hoseok au #hoseok oneshot #hoseok oneshots #hoseok x reader #hoseok x y/n #hoseok angst #hoseok angst imagine #hoseok fluff #hoseok fluff imagine #hoseok fluff imagines #hoseok fic rec #hoseok fic recs

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phoenotopia · 4 years

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2020 May Update

I hope you're all staying safe and healthy during this time of Coronavirus!

We continue towards the finish line, slowly, but surely. Coronavirus did throw a few wrenches in our plans. Our talks with a publisher about a possible sponsored appearance at an upcoming event stalled.

But that was always just a possibility. We have a backup plan. If we didn't win a sponsor, we were just going to pay our own way to a convention. That's what most indies do! Anyway, that's canceled too. It doesn't seem like there'll be any conventions to showcase in the near future...

Nevertheless, we did move forward in other areas. We've got the press materials ready as well as the game's official launch site up. You can view it in its prelaunch state at this link. NOTE, It is in a "prelaunch" state, so some media links are being withheld until reveal time. But there are a bunch of new pictures and artwork you can look at.

You might notice the link reads "phoenotopia.wordpress.com". The plan is to direct "phoenotopia.com" to it in the near future. That means if you wanted to reach this tumblr specifically, you'll have to visit it at its tumblr link, "phoenotopia.tumblr.com" (which, I just noticed doesn't work... huh). Anyway, since this is a dev blog, I'll talk a little bit about the journey of creating the website.

SQUARESPACE vs WIX vs WORDPRESS

I actually tried 3 different services (in the above order), before I settled on wordpress. I did a bunch of researching, and most reviews seemed to point at WIX >= SQUARESPACE >>> WORDPRESS.

I went with Squarespace first, since it was recommended a bunch on some youtube videos I saw (guess marketing works). Even though it didn't win outright in the reviews, my impression of it was "less quantity, but more quality." I tried it and found it serviceable. It was kinda sluggish, with some not so intuitive areas. I had to ask for help a few times for some things that would seem simple ("how do I change the BG and font color and of the music player?", etc).

That was last year, when I *thought* I was near launch and would need a press site soon. One year later (present day), it was time to create a press site again, and since my website with Squarespace expired (I had only signed up for a trial period), it was a good opportunity to try Wix, especially since Pirate had lots of praise for Wix.

My impression of Wix was that it was... too distracting. After I chose a theme, in the editor view I felt bombarded by menus. Everywhere you move the mouse, things kept lighting and popping up. And it was slow. So I guess it was sorta like Squarespace, but maybe even a little worse?

(Easy ways to preview the website from phones and tablets was one of wordpress’s neat features)

What prompted me to try Wordpress was one of their slogans "35% of the web uses WordPress". If it's good enough for 35% of websites, it's good enough for me! I ended up liking it most of all. It's definitely less featured, which suited me, since I'm not trying to create something too fancy either. Unlike the other website builders which emphasize free-form, wordpress was more rigid. I couldn't drag and drop an element just anywhere - I found that comforting in a "I can't screw this up" sorta way. The most important thing was that it was fast. Loading the editor view to Wix took 11 seconds vs 4 seconds with Wordpress. And the speed advantage of wordpress extends across every action. Similarly, when Chrome launched 10+ years ago, it was also less featured vs Firefox, but it became my choice browser. I guess speed is something I value highly.

Anyway, my experience is from a drag/drop perspective with minimal coding. This is also NOT a paid advertisement. However, if wordpress would like to send some money my way, I would not be opposed... (call me!)

Achievements, Bugfixes, and Cleanup

Lots of small tasks and polish was done over the past 2 months. I finally fixed the time tracking bug - important because the Speed Run achievement depended on it. I also finally finished implementing all the technical stuff for the achievements. There was a bug where some enemies would stack up too many light sources, causing them to appear too bright and drain system resources. That's now also fixed. Lots of other small ones that don't bear mentioning.

A neat trivia about the game is that there's a final super hard achievement for those seeking to prove their mastery over the game. The player has to beat the game having never picked up a heart or energy upgrade. When playing under this constraint, some enemies can even kill the player in one hit! In the game's most current iteration, even I failed to achieve it, so I'm definitely going to have to go in and tweak things a little more.

Age Ratings

I went and got the game's age rating. I did a little research on this - it's quite fascinating. ESRB would be the age ratings board for the United States (where I'm based). But if you were in Europe, you'd get a PEGI rating. Then there's ACB for Australia and so forth. So if you wanted to launch a game globally, you'd have to deal with this process over and over, and each country rates things a little differently... that's a lot of work!

Enter IARC (International Age Rating Coalition), which aimed to simplify the process by being the one standard that you apply to, and from which you could then get the equivalent rating for all participating countries. IARC is an entirely automated process - probably necessary due to the boom of digital titles across all platforms, particularly mobile.

IARC is great for me, because they relaxed the standards for getting a rating. From my understanding, the process used to be more difficult. And you'd have to pay ESRB a hefty chunk to get a rating, but with IARC, it's totally free! So long as it's for digital and it's used only on licensed sites and store fronts. If I wanted to launch the game physically, I'd have to deal with ESRB on an individual basis again.

Without further ado, here's Phoenotopia's IARC ratings:

Fascinating... Phoenotopia is rated "Mature" in Australia... but for "Horror". Which seems suspect. The horror elements are rare (remember Dreadlands?). But when I was answering their questionnaire, they provided a video example of what they considered "horror", and it was pretty mild. About as mild as my game, so I checked that box. It is what it is...

We also got a "Teen" rating for ESRB for reasons of Fantasy Violence and "Mild Blood". This one is kinda iffy. In the game, if you hit a giant bug, it spits out a few drops of green blood. Does that really count as blood? Ocarina of time skirted by with an E rating 2 decades ago, and it let a dude spit out green blood. However, since IIARC is an automated process, I didn't see any place to dispute. But also, I wouldn't have disputed it anyway. A "T" rating is cooler than an "E" rating!

I'd like to mention this is not a paid advertisement for IARC. However, if IARC would like to send some money my way, I would not be opposed... (call me!)

Submission

I expect to polish the game for about 2 (maybe 3) more weeks. After which, I'll be submitting the game to the console "authority". From my understanding, I'll then have to wait a month while they "inspect" the title. After which, I'm then cleared to have an official launch date - which I'll probably set to be 1 month after getting approval.

So the plan is to have a very short marketing campaign. The reveal trailer will basically drop 1 month before release. And we're going to sprint to the finish line. Some marketing campaigns are 6 months to a couple years. Ours will be one month... Let's hope it works.

Wrench

That's what the plan looks like right now, but there is a possible upcoming wrench in this whole thing. I recently learned that my version of Unity is too old. Games running on old Unity versions are not automatically accepted - so I'll have to apply for an exemption. If the exemption gets rejected, we can't launch without upgrading, which will require *significant* work...

This came as a surprise to me. When I started dabbling in games development a decade ago, the most common advice I found online was "Make Games, not Game Engines." I interpreted this to mean lock in your technologies. There's always going to be a new and shinier bell or whistle, but if you keep chasing it, you're not going to work on the actual content of the game. That's probably what kept me to releasing the original game on Flash. That was a game I was making as a hobby while working a full-time job. By the time I quit my job to go full-time indie dev, Flash had long been a dead technology. But I remembered "do you want to build game engines or games?" And so I pressed forward.

So that mindset could potentially backfire here. If PC was the lead SKU, we wouldn't have these issues since PC is more relaxed as a platform. Consoles, as I'm now learning, have an ever forward shifting window of technologies. If we get rejected for the exemption, there's a couple ways we can play it. One, we go through the pain of upgrading which will take months... Two, we pivot and make PC the lead SKU again, but have to handle porting that plus its specific features, which will also take months...

So why is updating such a big issue? Unity has changed drastically over the years. When I started, it was a lot less 2D friendly. They didn't have an official 2D tilemap solution, so you had to build your own or buy a 3rd party library from their asset store. I used 2DTK for tilemaps - 2DTK is now entirely deprecated. Similarly, I had to search for and purchase a good asset to display crisp text - since you couldn't even do that in Unity back then (heh). That's the story for a lot of old Unity stuff. Think of it as a first mover's "disadvantage".

Hopefully it won't come to that, since I'm pretty spent as a developer. I've been ready for this to be over, and I know many of you feel the same. Hopefully soon! As usual, I'll update in 2 months at the latest (end of June). An update might come earlier if we have some good news to share sooner. Until then!

Fanart and Cosplay

This first picture comes from roccy_chair and shows Gail basked in light. I like how her pose and equipment together form an "X". That's a neat hidden symmetry. The way she floats also kinda reminds me of Crono's "Shining" spell. Perhaps Gail should have the ability to cast spells? Hmmm...

Cody G returns with a new art depicting the 2 Moonstone enthusiasts. I like Fran's starry-eyed expression here. That's true love on display. I also like how the Moonstones are depicted as flat and coin-shaped. Very unique! Also note Gail makes an appearance in the back :D

Thanks to M1shaaa for this cosplay of Gail! There's a lot to like here! The vibrant pink hair. The costume with 3 stitches across the vest. The pose with slingshot, accurate to Gail's depiction in the box art. Amazingly, this might also be the very *first* cosplay of Gail! Will and Pirate both alerted me about it excitedly since they were pretty stoked. We joked that we crossed the final milestone in terms of fandom.

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oldmanaficionado · 5 years

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CLOTHES

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Bucky x Plus size reader (female)

Summary: Bucky wonders why you don’t wear his clothes and now it’s time for you to tell him why.

A/N: This is something I wrote up little by little and I kinda edited it so bear with me here. The idea came to me when I would read fics where clothes was involved and as a plus size girl I knew that was iffy for me, so I wrote this for my big sized girls. Anyone is welcomed to read it though.

Warnings: None. A little angst and fluff at the end.

It had nerved Bucky to no end when he realized what Wanda had pointed out to him the other day.

It had been a rare day were there were no missions and everyone got to do things they rarely got to do. Vision and Wanda were cooking together, Steve and Nat were having a day in bed, Sam was visiting the local VA, Tony and Bruce were doing whatever it is they do in their lab while Clint was out with his family. Bucky was waiting on you in the living room so you could binge watch a show Bucky had missed while he was under Hydra’s control.

The open floor plan allowed Bucky to hear from the living room, Wanda was talking out loud to Vision in the kitchen that Bucky didn’t realize Wanda was trying to get his attention until she threw a banana at him.

“Hey, what the hell was that for?” he turned towards her, rubbing his head where the banana made impact.

“So what do you think your girl is going to get you for your birthday?” She asked excitedly.

“I don’t know, was that question really that important for you to throw a banana at me though? He said still rubbing his head, while exaggerating his motions even more.

“He does have a point, Wanda.” Vision budded in.

“Well excuse me for trying to help you by passing along what you might like to get from your precious “doll”, but I guess she will just do what me and Nat do.” she shrugged, continuing to cut some vegetables.

This intrigued Bucky.

“What exactly is it that you and Nat do?”

“Well you know,” she looked to Vision then back to him like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

“Um, no I don’t”

“Well, you know. We buy something that we like so we get to use it too. Like that one shirt that Nat always wears with the stripes and the long sleeves? She gave that to Steve because it was soft and warm so she could use it too. This sweater Im wearing, I got it for vision on our anniversary because I like the material. Most girls do this after they start borrowing their boyfriends clothes,” she told him like it was the most obvious thing in the world, but it wasn’t. Not to him.

“She doesn’t wear my clothes,” Bucky mumbled, dumbfound.

Before anyone could say anything else, you walked in and right over to Bucky and gave him a quick peck to his check before you got started on your marathon. What the two of you were watching was the last thing on his mind that night. All he could think about was why you never wore his clothes? He never really noticed how the other girls wear their partners clothes until Wanda said something about it.

It had been days since he had that conversation with Wanda and since his birthday passed. He had hoped that you would gift him something like Wanda was talking about, instead he got a tablet full of books that he had missed out on and as much as he loved it, he was disappointed. You could see that but tried not to think too much about it.

Bucky was becoming frustrated to no end. He was sparring with you, but he wasn’t focused and you kept getting the upper hand.

You were able to get him on the ground for the fifth time before he huffed and pushed you off of him. He angrily stalked towards the gym doors, ready to leave, but he had to know. He couldn’t keep wondering anymore. He turned to look at you with his arms stretched out in front of him.

“Why don’t you wear my clothes?” He says with a slight growl to his voice. He was desperate to know.

“Excuse me?” you asked, confused.

“Why don’t you wear my clothes!” he said louder than he intended to.

You had heard him the first time, but you had to make sure. Your shoulders sagged, knowing the two of you were going to to have this conversation sooner or later. Turns out it was sooner than expected.

Your mouth opens and closes a few times before answering, afraid of what he would say.

“Because they don’t fit,” you huffed and crossed your arms over your chest looking everywhere else but Bucky.

“What?” He moves to try to catch your eyes.

“Because they don’t fit!” you look him dead in the eyes and now he feels like an asshole. With your breath staggering and your eyes filling with tears, he saw how hard it was for you to say that.

Hands on your hips, you looked up towards the ceiling, embarrassed.

“They don’t fit” you sighed.

He doesn’t know what to say now. He was blinded by his hurt and insecurity that he never even thought about why you wouldn’t wear his clothes.

“You don’t think I’ve tried?” you whisper.

You sit on the mats they had been training on, criss cross applesauce and start playing with your shoe laces, not really wanting to look Bucky in the eye while you tell him this.

“It was a little after we became official. You were on a mission and I couldn’t sleep without you. Days passed with me only getting a few hours of sleep and I was desperate to get a good nights sleep so I got the biggest shirt I could find of yours and put it on. It was the blue henley Steve got you for your birthday that year. When I put it on it felt tight, but not enough that I thought I would stretch it out. But after sleeping in it for the night and taking it off the next morning, I saw how much I stretched it out.

I tried everything I could to get it to shrink back. I just ended up buying you a new one and hoped you wouldn't noticed.”

The entire time she was talking she never looked at Bucky. Too embarrassed for him to know what had happened. It was an innocent thing. You had missed him and just wanted to feel like he was there while you feel asleep.

Bucky didn’t know how to respond. He made you feel bad for something that didn’t really matter now. Not if it made you feel embarrassed enough for you to not look him in the eye.

He kneels down to your level and gently puts his finger under your chin

to turn your head towards him, forcing you to look him in the eyes.

“Doll, it's alright. You didn’t do anything wrong. It's me for being a jerk and not expressing myself to you in a better way.”

“I know, but it's still not my best moment,” you say, an embarrassed smile adorns your lips.

“Besides, I found a solution.” you say with a full on smirk now.

Bucky furrows his brows in confusion to what you meant.

“I found a way to sleep when you go on missions…”

You wait for him to get it, but he still stares at you dumbfounded, having some trouble connecting the dots. You sigh before standing up and taking his hand in yours before dragging him out of the gym and towards the bedroom you both shared.

When you get to the bedroom, you motion for him to sit down on the bed while you get what has been helping you sleep at night while he’s away.

You come back with something that is so obvious. Of course Bucky should have known what it was and why you didn’t try to wear his clothes.

He felt you sit next to him and in your hands was something that was his. It was his blanket. It was fluffy and soft. It was warm when you were cold and somehow cool enough to keep you comfortable when you were warm. He doesn’t know how he didn’t think of it. You had got it for him out of no where, he didn’t know why you gifted it to him, but it warmed him so much he didn’t think about it. Now he knows.

“I knew I wasn’t able to wear your clothes without ruining them, so I got you the blanket. I hoped you would use it every night so when you weren’t here, I was able to curl up in it. It smells like you and I pretend that you’re hugging me while I fall asleep.” you blush.

Bucky is grinning from ear to ear. He was worried for nothing, he was worried about you having second thoughts about him (even though you’ve been together for years). About him not being enough for you to show off by wearing his clothes, and now this is one of the best things he could have imagined. He pushes you down onto the bed, the blanket in-between your bodies and crawls on top of you peppering kisses all over your face before pressing one to your lips.

“I love you.” Bucky murmurs adoringly against your lips.

“I love you, too.”

#bucky x plus size reader #bucky x chubby reader #bucky x reader #avenger reader #bucky x female reader #my writing #my work

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swiftyswiz · 5 years

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Just Bored Questions

1. describe yourself. I’m probably too loyal for my own good, but I like to say I’m a lovely person who just doubts herself more than she should.

2. if you could go anywhere for a week all expenses paid where would it be? Definitely anywhere in Europe. Hands down. I love the history there and just want to explore it!

3. do you have siblings? Yes, I have two. An older brother (20) and a younger sister (13).

4. what is your favorite constellation, why? Hmm, maybe the southern cross? I am Australian and I know for a fact that this is the only constellation I’ve ever seen in my life. I know, this is a bad answer, but I honestly don’t have one.

5. favourite colour. My favourite colour right now is yellow. I don’t have a real reason for it. Maybe because yellow just helps me cheer up after a bad day.

6. what kind of music do you listen to? A bit of everything, really. Well, except for rap and country. I’m just very iffy with many modern rappers. And most country songs just bore me to death. Sorry country/rap lovers! Just a personal opinion of mine.

7. favorite flower. Like the constellations, I don’t really have one, but I would probably say lilacs. I don’t have a specific reason for it. I just really love them.

8. if you could do magic, what is the first spell you would learn? The first spell? To travel across the world to my online friends (aka online family)!

9. favourite childhood memory. God, I honestly don’t know. Maybe the time I played on my older brother’s Xbox 360 and played some WWE, but this was years ago.

10. have you ever been cheated on? Dudes, I haven’t even dated before! #LonelySquadWhereYouAt?

11. if you could describe your perfect room, what would it be? A skylight, aesthetic ass bookshelves, many geeky/bookwormy posters, fairy lights, nerdy bed covers, etc.

12. favourite animal. Hmm, maybe a Cassowary? Like, I just love how amazing they are. I mean, my name is “Cassandra” and “Cassowary” is my nickname so...

13. what was the last photo you took of? It was a picture of my Pringles collection, and yes. I stock up on Pringles cans.

14. do you believe in soul mates? I would love to say yes, but, sadly, no. I do not.

15. do you hang toilet paper over or under? Under? I think?

16. your go-to place to eat & your favourite thing to get there. I actually don’t go out much, but there is this on Fish and Chips store in my town and holy damn. Their grilled fish and chips are divine!

17. do you believe everything happens for a reason? I mean, no, not really. I know some mind-fucking science that could probably prove this belief wrong, but I’ll keep that away from y’all’s knowledge because trust me. It really is mind-fucking.

18. guilty pressures? Probably some JB and 1D songs. Like, I’m not a hella fan of their music, but there are a few songs I love by them

19. favourite mythical creature, why? Okay, maybe vampires? Like, these bloody creatures (pun intended) are just lovely people! They have a group to care for each other. These amazing creatures live forever! They’re just amazing. I can’t express that enough!

20. something most people don’t know about you. I’m actually still confused about my sexuality. I won’t even lie. I know for a fact that I’m not completely straight, but I just wanna know where I belong and which category I can put myself under.

21. where did you grow up, what was it like? Well, my family moved a lot when I was little, but I grew up more in the town I am in still to this day. It’s a coastal town with a large population, but I have barely explored it! It’s pretty cool, but the weather is an annoying piece of shit! It doesn’t know when to rain, be nice and cool, or humid as fuck!

22. do you believe aliens exist? I mean, correctly we’re aliens so... Yeah?

23. what was your last google search? I was looking up how to spell “delving”.

24. what did your last relationship teach you? Like I said before, I have never dated someone.

25. would you relocate for love? Maybe? But I’m 15 so, not yet?

26. do you hold grudges or forgive easy? A bit of both, to be honest. I hold grudges if you threaten or hurt my blood/non-blood family, but if I hear both sides of the story, I will probably be forgiving.

27. favourite book. God, okay. So there’s this book (yes, an actual book; not a fanfiction!) that had a large impact on my aspiration to become an author. It was The Anthem Force Chronicles by hollyorange.

28. do you consider yourself an extrovert or introvert? Introvert. Like, actual. I can hang and chat with people, but I find comfort in being alone.

29. have you ever kept a journal, do you now? I have never had a journal, which is odd. I don’t even have one now and I’m supposed to be a writer!

30. top 5 favorite movies. #1: Grown Ups (2010) [A comedy worth watching] #2: Lion King (1994) [Yes, an absolute classic!] #3: Pacific Rim (2013) [A sci-fi movie that has made me quite emotional if I’ll be honest. Really is something to look at.] #4: Jupiter Ascending (2015) [Probably not a very known movie, but I just love the concept of it] #5: Bright (2017) [Despite being a rushed plot, it was still a pretty funny movie. I really enjoyed watching it!]

31. do you believe that everything happens for a reason? Repeated question? Hello?

32. what is your greatest fear? Heights and being forgotten.

33. favourite alcoholic beverage. Um, I’m underage?

34. most embarrassing thing you’ve done. Omg, there are so many things I’ve done that are embarrassing, but the most embarrassing thing I’ve done was last year. We were doing a presentation in English and I was shaking from nerves, the Powerpoint went wrong... God, it was just a mess!

35. do you believe in ghosts? When I was little, yes, but I don’t anymore.

36. what is the best and worst part of your personality? I’m loyal so I stick to what I believe in and care about my friends and family, but this is also a major weakness of mine. It means when I lose one of them, I will forever blame myself for losing them.

37. should you split the dinner bill? I?? Don’t?? Have?? Any?? Money?? To?? Pay?? With??

38. are you a good liar? No. All you have to do is to look me straight in the eye and I’ll be a smiling, giggling mess.

39. what keeps you up at night? Maybe the constant anxiety that I’ll be a failure and never be able to have a proper job? Not entirely sure...

40. would you rather go without your phone or music? Phone. (1) I don’t even have a phone at the moment. I broke it last year and (2) I have a tablet so I basically have my music and an extra large phone,

41. do you believe in god? No.

42. how do you relax when frustrated? Listen to music or just rant/cry about it to my older brother or mother.

43. what’s something that offends you? Something that majorly offends me? I think it is to assume I don’t want to hang out with people. Like, I know I’m an introvert, but that doesn’t mean I don’t want to hang out!

44. favourite food. It’s a hard choice between Apple Pie and Roast Beef.

45. if you were on a 10 hour flight and could sit and talk to any person the entire time, who would it be? My two online best friends (aka online sisters). Won’t say their names for privacy reason.

46. when do you feel the most confident? When I have written a very good story and I’m just so proud of myself for thinking up this idea.

47. what do you do on your free time? Read, write, converse with my family... That’s about it.

48. is there anyone who has completely lost your respect. Yes, a few people actually.

49. have you ever broken someone’s heart? Like I said; I. Have. Never. Dated.

50. did/do you play sports in school? No. I’m an unsporty person.

51. when are you happiest? When I’m playing UNO with my family.

52. coffee or tea? Tea! But I do love me some Expresso Ice Coffee.

53. what is one possession you own you wouldn’t want to live without? I think it’s the stuffed rabbit my dad got me. I don’t usually ask for much, but when I saw that rabbit, he bought it within a heartbeat. I won’t lie, still to this day I sleep with that rabbit as a way to comfort me during hard times.

54. what is the first thing you notice about a person? Their awkward gestures of trying to continue a conversation with me.

55. what is your favourite season, why? Spring because I’m born on the first of Spring. I know it’s a lame reason, but I just don’t have a proper favourite season.

56. what makes you laugh? Little fandom jokes that only true fans get. Like the Banana bus meme that Vanoss and the crew made years ago.

57. are you a clean or messy person? Clean.

58. what is important for a successful relationship? Still being single~

59. what was your upcoming like? So far it’s been a roller-coaster of emotions.

60. favourite holiday? Christmas because my family makes it very family based.

61. what is the first thing you’d do if you won the lottery? I would call (or run to) my parents saying, “Mum! Dad! I’ve won the lotto! Get (Brother’s name) and (Siter’s name) here! We need to start planning out our new house!”

62. what’s the best pizza topping combination? In Australia, Pizza Hut has this pizza called “BBQ Meatlovers” and it is just to die for. It’s so nice!

63. favorite outdoor activity. Hmm, I don’t go outside much, but I like walking by the river that is near my house.

64. how are you? honestly. Good. Stressed about exams and assessments, but good.

65. would you rather go camping in the woods or stay at a beach resort? Camping. I wanna experience the forest and actually catch a fish!

66. what is the most beautiful thing in nature? Rows of flowers.

67. favourite type of candy? Anything that is Caramel flavoured, but my personal favourite is Caramel Tim Tam’s.

68. if your life was a book, what would be the title? “Aussie Chick Meets Reality”.

69. what movie quotes do you use of a regular bases? “You like Jazz?” - The Bee Movie (2007) “If they kill you... walk it off.” - Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) “You know nothing, Jon Snow.” - Game of Thrones (2011 - 2019)

70. what was cool when you were young but not cool now? I think it was using any kind of abbreviation. Nowadays, if you said it I’d just give you the look of shame and cringe.

71. what’s the craziest conversation you have ever evesdropped on? If I’ll be honest, I don’t eavesdrop, but one of the weirdest things I’ve heard in a conversation before would be someone shouting “Run! Zombies will fuck you senseless!” I just-- I’m just very concerned.

72. what’s the most interesting documentary you’ve ever watched? I watched it recently, actually. It was about the atomic bomb testing in the USA. It was just very interesting to know this happened.

73. what’s the worst hairstyle you’ve had? A ponytail.

74. what do you like to cook? Right now? Maybe some scrambled eggs...

75. what’s the coolest animal you’ve seen in the wild? A kangaroo actually just chilling in some construction work nearby.

76. what’s the funniest tv show you’ve ever seen? Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Hands down have made my days better than anyone could ever know.

77. do you usually follow your heart or your head? Head.

78. what is your favorite quote? “I am a lost boy from Neverland. Usually hanging out with Peter Pan.” - Lost Boy by Ruth B

79. what’s the weirdest crush you have ever had? I’ve had a crush on plenty of fictional characters so... You tell me.

80. what’s your love language? Spanish.

81. do you ever feel alone? Yep.

82. ever been bullied? Too many times.

83. are you usually early or late? Early.

84. what kind of art do you enjoy most? A mixture of Modern and the Renaissance.

85. what do you wish you knew more about? History. Really! Any piece of history I’d just love to learn more about

These questions were made by @maerdasti

#Answers #Wanna know about me?#quesions #bored #why not?

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