#aaand it's round 2

[artistic-misf1t]

From Instagram I also bring, the inevitable.

Rat Trap pt 1 😨

Can you tell which route I chose when playing? 👩🏾‍🦯

When talking to the WONDERRRRRFUL @skrzydlate , I got a WHOLE lot of inspiration AAAND thanks to the convo and Pinja’s very SMORT brain , WE GOT SOME YUMMY HEADCANONS ROUND THESE PARTS‼️‼️‼️

1.) The Lamb’s possible absolutely BOILING grief and anger that we both feel like can be a bit- OVERLOOKED sometimes

2.) The headcanon that rather than controlling the Lamb completely and or being the direct cause of some events in Cotl, the crown not only feeds off of but also ENHANCES emotions that could lead to sinful behaviors (such as resentment, bitterness, envy, lust, greed or wrathfulness. ) — So that when the Lamb finds themselves angry, all that just sorta RISES to the surface. Meaning the crown can never fully be blamed for the Lamb’s actions.

3.) The Fox’s spewings can work to influence one’s mind should the listener be in a state of confliction, confusion, despair, or disarray.

He’s VERY convincing.

4.) FoxLamb.

4.5.) That the Lamb allows the Fox to get away with things NO ONE ELSE would get away with.

5.) Foxlamb.

[tournament-of-ninjago]

ROUND 2-2:

i’m sorry guys… i couldn’t put it off any longer… but no matter the result they’re both winners

keep reading for propaganda!

NYA:

She is THE girlboss!! You don’t get to call her “the girl ninja”, you don’t get to underestimate her, because if you do it’s a grave mistake and the last one you’ll ever make. Nya is the master of water, and the former Samurai X. even though she was the last one to join the team, she’s just as good as the rest of the ninja, sometimes even better. Aaand she’s an absolute genius.

JAY:

listen he is mr. zero death count (dragons rising does not count he's only missing) he is literally part of the og4 and have i mentioned how he can be an asshole and be a soft boy? ma boi can survive so much torture and will still have his sass. he IS “at least all this trauma made me hilarious”. he's the best. he's also the lightning ninja btw, lightning.

[cosmerelists]

Favorite Boardgames of Each Order of the Knights Radiant

It’s Radiant Boardgame Night on Roshar! What would be the favorite boardgame of each Order of the Knights Radiant?

1. Bondsmiths: Connect Four

It’s a game about forging connections! 

Stormfather: Yes, Dalinar, allow the red pieces to fall into place! Complete the line! Forge the bond!

Sibling: Use your wily human ways to be victorious, Navani!! Go diagonal or something!

Dalinar: They certainly are...invested in this game.

Navani: Just so long as the Stormfather doesn’t blow over the board when I win.

Navani: ...Again.

Stormfather: I’m very invested in connecting!!

2. Dustbringers: Jenga

With their surges of Division and Abrasian, the Dustbringers have powers that could be called...destructive. I think they’d enjoy Jenga. 

Malata: Ha, ha! I have made the tower CRUMBLE

Ral-na: You are aware, of course, that per the rules, this means you have lost the game.

Malata: Wait, we’re playing by the rules? 

3. Truthwatchers: Clue

The Truthwatchers believe in finding and sharing the truth. Like...the truth of who murdered Mr. Body this time!

Renarin: It was Mr. Green in the Library with the Wrench!

Rlain: You won AGAIN?!

Stump: You’re not using your future sight or something, are you kid?

Rlain: You know Renarin wouldn’t do that.

Stump (muttering): Just think it’s weird that I never win.

Renarin: That might be because you always accuse Colonel Mustard.

Stump: That mustache is DEFINITELY hiding something!

4. Skybreakers: Monopoly

The Skybreakers believe in obeying the law, no matter what. And if there’s a game that people don’t normally follow the actual rules for, it’s this one. The Skybreakers? They’d play it “right.”

Szeth: The other knights speak of something called “House Rules” for this game.

Nale: “House rules” are not rules at all, but merely inventions of unreliable human actors who wish the game to be “shorter” or “more fun.”

Nale: We will NOT continue the game until SOMEBODY buys this property at auction.

Joret: Personally, I LOVE not having fun!

Cali (muttering): Kiss-ass. 

5. Lightweavers: Pictionary 

With their artistic skills, Pictionary would surely be a delight for the Lightweavers.

Beryl: It’s an apple!

Shallan: Shhh...hang on...I’m not done...

Vathah: Come on, come on, that’s already the best drawn apple we’ve ever seen, etc.

Shallan: Aaand done!

Gaz: Time’s up.

Ishnah: It’s still tied.

Ishnah: Mostly because we’re all drawing only one picture per round.

Shallan: Maybe timed games aren’t really for us...

6. Willshapers: Mousetrap

The Willshapers love two things: building and freeing those who have been unjustly imprisoned.

Eshonai: Wait, you said this game was about freedom, but it seems that I will be trying to trap you in a mouse jail?

Venli: Shhh...I’m putting the final touches on my mousetrap! Ha! It looks AMAZING

Eshonai: Are we trying to keep ourselves free by imprisoning others? Is that..okay?

Venli: Don’t think too hard about it.

7. Elsecallers: Scrabble 

The Elsecallers are thoughtful, scholarly, and logical. I think they’d enjoy transforming a bunch of disparate letters into words!

Jasnah: Ah, I seem to have another 7-letter word. Amusingly, it is “radiant.”

Jasnah: And over here I can make “crab,” which is not bad with the “b” counting twice on the triple letter score.

Jasnah: Looks like Side A is currently winning.

Jasnah: ...

Jasnah: Sometimes I wish there were other Elsecallers. 

8. Stonewards: Risk

The Stonewards tend to be soldiers and to enjoy warfare, weaponry, and challenges. They can make do in difficult circumstances. It seems like they’d enjoy a good game of Risk!

 Zu: I shall reinforce Greenland! That is where my troops are most needed!

Badali: Wow, another game heading into its third hour!

Badali: Take two people who are both stubborn and good at strategy...

Zu: And you have great fun all afternoon?

Badali: That’s what I was going to say!

9. Edgedancers: Pandemic

The Edgedancers are healers and helpers, those who listen to people who may otherwise be ignored and remember those who may be forgotten. I think a lovely cooperative game, and one in which you work together to heal the world, would be great for them.

Lift: I did it! I discovered one of the cures!

Godeke: Great job, kid!

Lorain: It’s no nice to play this game without a worldwide pandemic actually going on, huh?

Godeke: What, uh, made you say that?

Lorain: You know,  I have no idea!

10. Windrunners: Chess

I know chess may sound like an Elsecaller game, but hear me out. The Windrunners are all about military ranks, and in chess all the pieces represent a rank. The Windrunners believe in protecting the weak--like the king piece. Sometimes they have to accept that they can’t protect everyone, like when they must sacrifice pawns. They’re good at working in tandem, and chess is about getting disparate pieces to work together. So Chess seems like something they’d enjoy...with maybe a few exceptions.

Kaladin: Well, this game gets one thing right.

Teft: That it takes a squad to protect a man?

Skar: That the ardents go their own way?

Sigzil: Bishops.

Skar: Whatever.

Moash: That everyone is forced to protect the king, even though he is demonstrably the weakest and most useless piece?

Lyn: That any pawn can attain ultimate power?

Kaladin: No. 

Kaladin: It gets horses right.

Kaladin: Why are they the only piece that consists of a giant, creepy head?

Kaladin: Why are they big as the castle?

Kaladin: Why the hell do they move like that?!

Kaladin: This is a game about how terrifying and creepy horses are.

Teft: Maaaaybe that’s enough chess for today.

Kaladin (whispering): No one gets me like chess does. 

[fujii-draws]

Just found and read your chatot rant and I'm curious. How would you rewrite him to be a more understandable/likable character?

Anon you are the light at the end of the tunnel.

I wouldn’t change a whole lot about him. Personality wise I think he’s funny/well-rounded. It’s more of how many times they made him do needlessly cruel stuff to h/p that’s never addressed again.

I say, let Apple woods stay the same. Like I said before in my rant, I enjoyed the conflict there. My problem only stems from the fact that??? He doesn’t have any real reason to distrust them???

Give him a reason. Show that h/p were fucking up a lot of jobs when they first joined the guild- and chatot (begrudgingly) took their excuses because they’re new. And he gives them a lot of chances despite his callous demeanor.

THEN, let the incident in Apple woods be the moment where he finally decides those two had enough second chances. And doesn’t hear them out. And other than that I’m alright w/ chapter 6.

NOW… CHAPTER 17…

Ughhhhh man. I already made my grievances known with this chapter but I genuinely hated how they handled chatot here. Will start off by saying (again), I LIKE that he’s distrustful about majority of what partner said. The future, Grovyle being good, The “magical hidden land”, etc. IT MAKES SENSE LMAO. ITS SO OUT THERE.

What pissed me off was how he immediately tried to play off that he trusted them the whoooole time. And it’s called out as a JOKE. And never addressed again. I’d do either 2 things here.

1. Let Chatot actually test the guild’s trust in h/p.

Do you know how awesome it would’ve been to have him IMPROVE from Apple woods? Have the entire guild that once had your back— now distrusting our main duo? And have CHATOT be the one to actually stand up for them there???? And HE be the one to point out Dusknoir grabbed those two in broad daylight? (Further emphasizing him as Wigglytuff’s right hand man(bird) and how much more competent he is than his pink leader? LIKE MAN THAT WOULDVE INSTANTLY REKINDLED MY LOVE FOR HIM. But what we got in main game was so much more disappointing.

2. Chatot doubling down on what he said.

Okay this MAY sound weird but hear me out. Having chatot still be distrustful until Brine cave would’ve, in my opinion, also been EONS better than him going “oh lol I trust them hehehe!!!!! I’m so silly!!!!” <<(accused two Pokémon they lied about the traumatic ass experience they went through.)

Have him still not trust a word they said. And that in turn comes with some actual consequence. (Like Wigglytuff being upset/disappointed in him and it driving a wedge between the two until Brine cave) Have him suffer some kind of consequence. Not some off screen rant he had w/ Team skull. Not some random sacrifice that’s disconnected with the stuff he done. A consequence that actually makes him realize “wait am i being an ass” before he continues to double down.

(I’m a sucker for characters doing bad things as long as they get consequences or try to make up for it.) (doesn’t have to be both at the same time.)

AAAND THATS PRETTYYY MUCH IT! I love Post-Game chatot a whole bunch and If I’m being honest???? I still like Chatot when he’s not being a colossal jackass.

I love that he’s stressed and snippy. I love that he’s trying his damn hardest to keep the guild running. I love that when h/p fail the graduation fight— he’s the one smiling towards them like a little shit. I love that he regards h/p in a positive light and acknowledges the good they did for the guild in the rare few moments he’s being honest with them.

It’s why I liked him at the start and near the end. The middle was just waaay too rocky for me. But on my replay of the game I’ll try to keep an open mind for the bird. I wanna give him a chance.

[beesinspades]

TRIGUN FIC REC LIST ROUND 2 (FOR TRIGUN FANFIC APPRECIATION WEEK)

Like last time, I have terrible memory and not enough brain power to leave a note about each one, but I put a ♡ next to every fic I particularly loved! They're all rated G or T, but three of them are rated M (mainly for violence and canon-typical heavy topics). Most of them are Vashwood, but there's a decent bunch of gen fics as well, and one Mashwood fic :D Please note some of the fics in this list are not spoiler-free if you haven't read the manga (yet)!

VASHWOOD

♡ Willful Ignorance Isn't Blissful by AliceTheBrave

the ruins of the day painted with a scar by procrastinatingbookworm

early blooms and evergreens by SpiritusRex

♡ the priest and the dog by adamantCompulsions

this thing i am by eggmuffinwaffles

♡ Can I Have This Dance (for the rest of my life)? by VampireEnthusiast

♡ A Pocket Full of Hopes and Dreams (and they all bear your name) by antiphrastic

Beelio's comment: Unfortunately uncomplete so you all should read it and comment anyway, maybe it'll be the motivation the author needs....who knows....do it for them and for me but also yourself >;D

where my heart would go if i let it by Windeh

Wouldn't Want To Make You Sorry (For Me) by auroralightss

Hero Complex by auroralightss

you recognize love after the fact by haveloved

But as long as you'd love me so by climberofappletrees

your pride like water in your lungs (drowns all the words it stole) by haveloved

A Multitude of Sins by DespiteWhatShouldBeOtherwise

♡ Never Let Me Go by Puffls

MASHWOOD

♡ Purring by Wordsy

GEN

♡ Bring Me Back Into The Light by CalicoLynx

Beelio's comment: absolutely stellar LivioRazlo characterization!

what you find in the woods by SpiritusRex

Flatline by caffeinefire

and you will see the sky by Evercovi

Clumsy by Wordsy

♡ Tasting the Outer Road: The Outlaw's Guide to Good Gunsmoke Eating by fathomfive

Beelio's comment: the post-canon Knives fic of all time.

♡ tu me manques by curiositykilled

where the world will never find me by curiositykilled

apoapsis by curiositykilled

Beelio's comment: I haven't read these last two yet but I know they're good, trust me.

If you read any of them, please leave a kudos and nice comment for the author if you can, I'm sure you'll make their day! 💜 I'll add a little link to a small post linking some of my own fics, if anyone's interested! Aaand that's all for this time! Happy @trigunfanfic Appreciation Week to my fellow writers!

[hydrxnessa]

>> doors senVerse AU: Solitude ch.2 --> part 9

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aaand we're back for another round !! ambush eepy moment

[nonbinaryaubrey]

pretty muuch everyone in the cast has some minor inconsistencies between their artbook cover artwork, ingame art work, and sprites. (this is INCREDIBLY nitpicky i do not care thaat much.. but still. wanna point it out. also i am DEFINITELY missing things i am not going too in depth here i am soo eepy)

some small examples:

sunny:

in sunny's official artwork, and all of his in game artwork, his vest is completely black, the only time this isnt consistent is in his actual pixel sprite

--

Omori:

he has a preeetty simple design? so his never gets too inconsistent. but at times his sock length are changed.

(socks higher up)

(socks lower than the knees)

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Kel:

Obviously, DW!Kels shirt changes constantly between artworks. cant even be annoyed at this one that shirt looks like agony to draw, altho his sprite loses the more pastel coloration.. altho i think this is just kind of a consistent thing with the dw sprites, so i wont point it out much with them.

RW Kel doesnt have.. anything suuuper noticeable ?as far as i can tell. but his sprite and actual artwork definitely have.. inconsistencies (skin tone, along with the stripe on his pants)

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Aubrey:

DW Aubrey doesnt have anything suuper inconsistent i believe? so i wont bring her up. and we have already talked about RW Aubrey. her outfit is. WILLDLY inconsistent between artworks, even in the game itself. (im NOT getting into other official artworks here but . her shoes too i believe tend to not stick too one design)

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Hero:

for DW Hero, just inconsistencies with the stripe thickness, the collar part of his pajamas, and.. whatever the part near the hands are called being either solid white, solid blue, or striped

for RW Hero.. oh boy. His shirt collar

Official artwork (and tag photos) it looks like this ^

in his talk sprite, its still a vneck but with a white stripe

when he saves you from drowning, it looks like this

even his pixel sprites have inconsistencies between eachother

(normal)

(hospital)

good fucking lord man .!!!

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Mari:

not too much with her actually!! main thing is. inconsistencies with her having shoes or not. (if u want a bit in non-in game comparisons, some official art has her dw self wearing socks when in game i dont think shes ever shown wearing them?)

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Basil:

and to end it all off, lets move onto Basil. !!!

(going to point this out first, in a LOT of both RW in DW Basil's actual artwork, he has 2 little tufts of hair at the top of his head, but in both his talk sprites and overworld sprites, its missing)

for DW Basil there is.. 2 things i think?

1: the flower crown. it varies.. a LOT between artwork. kind of obvious.

aaand. 2. his shirt . in most artwork ^ like shown above, it has a rounded tshirt neck. but in one specific artwork, it shows it being a collared shirt with a button

for RW Basil.. i dont think theres much?

kiiind of the same issue as sunny? tho less obvious ig. his shirt is shown as dark green in the official artwork, but as a muuch lighter green in the sprite.

also in his battle sprite, he loses that... little part between the vest and the collar of his shirt? idk what to call it.

i beliiieeeve thats.. it for them all? i think i am missing things apologies .but i dont feel like looking thru the wiki anymore . and i have no space left for imgs pretty much

[puppycheesecake]

Let’s make a Sim!

I thought it’d be fun to do a quick step-by-step rundown of how I make Sims. Long post, so I’ll put everything under the cut:

Step 1. Start with a base.

I keep a set of blank base Sims in my gallery to start with, so I don’t have to waste time removing clothes/accessories/hair/etc. These one’s were originally premades (the ones that pop up when you first open CAS), but it really doesn’t matter what they look like because we’ll be changing everything about them in a second.

Step 2. Randomize!

First let’s untick everything but the “face” and “skin tone” boxes for the randomization options. (The whole point of starting off with a base Sim was so we wouldn’t have to bother removing stuff.)

And...randomize!

I use Zerbu’s More CAS Presets mod to add a bunch of additional presets, so randomizing will generally give me something different every time. (I also have a ton of custom presets, but linking them individually would take 100 years, so we’ll skip that.)

Perfect! We’ll use this as a base to work with.

I actually like her underlying structure, so instead of choosing new face presets we’ll just work with what we already have.

Step 3. Adjust, adjust, adjust.

Let’s start making some adjustments. We’ll pull the ears out so they don’t lay so flat against her head, and lengthen her face a bit. I find that Sims tend to have kind of round face shapes with small jaws/chins, and I prefer them to be a little longer and more defined, so that’s usually the first thing I do. (Obviously you’ll tailor your Sims to your personal tastes, though.)

We’ll make some small adjustments to her jaw, cheeks, nose, lips, and chin. I prefer bigger noses on Sims, so I usually drag them down/out a bit. I also like sharper and more “severe” bone structure vs. soft and round, so I like to add extra definition.

Next we’ll add CC eyebrows (@ikari-sims‘s Jenna brows) and adjust the brow line a bit... (I’m a big fan of distinctive brows, so I tend to make them thicker/wider.)

Change the eye color (I’m using @missrubybird‘s Aqua Trigger eyes here), make a few more small facial tweaks...

Aaand there we are! I’m happy with her facial structure, so now we’ll move on to...

Step 4. Body.

I prefer custom body presets to the ones that come with the game, so we’ll use one of @obscurus-sims‘s female body presets and adjust it a bit (widen the shoulders and neck, make arms a bit thicker).

Step 5. Add body blush.

The first detail I add is always tattoo body blush. It’s a small difference, but that little bit of color is a must for me. I’m using a mix of @simandy‘s Torrada Blush and @obscurus-sims‘s Body Blush. (I think I use these two on every Sim I make.)

Step 6. Skin detail time!

Skin details do most of the heavy lifting. We’ll start with a skinblend (@obscurus-sims‘s N15 Overlay):

Then we’ll add some of @okruee‘s Misc. Face Details and one of @sammi-xox‘s Eye Masks.

Then @mmsims‘s Eyelashes V7 + @mintvalentine‘s Lash Filler, @nesurii‘s Little Details, @pyxiidis‘s Miscellany Pt.2 Nosemask, and @miikocc‘s Face-kit No.1.

Fabulous. Officially done with details!

Step 7. Hair.

Next up is adding hair + a hairline. I’m really loving @daylifesims‘s Gretchen hair right now, and we’ll pair it with @pixelore‘s Organic hairline.

Step 8. Makeup.

Optional, of course. I’m using @pralinesims‘s Lioness Eyeliner, @grimcookies‘s August Eyeshadow, @thepeachyfaerie‘s Eraser Lipstick, and @crypticsim​‘s Cloud Blush.

Step 9. Clothes & accessories.

Now let’s dress her up! We’ll go with @its-adrienpastel​‘s Saviour Dress, @solistair​‘s Calf Boots, @aharris00britney​‘s Beret, @kumikya​‘s Pearl Necklace, and @caio-cc​‘s Naomi Earrings.

And there she is! I think she turned out super cute.

Before and after:

** Here’s a list of all the custom sliders used (warning: it’s a lot):

Chin/profile

Shoulders

Chin

Eyebrow 01 / Eyebrow 02

Eyebrow N1

Pouty Lips

Lips N3 & N4

Nose N2

Eyelids N1

Eye Slider 07

Cheek Slider 12

Nose Width

Mouth Scale

[cookeybg]

Unexpected Cohabitation a JonDami fic

Oh, the rollercoaster of emotions I have been on. I am simultaneously excited and fill with anxiety about posting my writing. Thankfully it has been more excitement than anything else (I couldn't even sleep the night I posted the 1st chapter.) Thank you so much to those that read it and even commented. It really made my day and encouraged me to post again. :)

Anyways, here's the next chapter!

Title: Unexpected Cohabitation

Main Characters: Jonathan Kent and Damian Wayne (some of the others show up too, the list is too long)

Eventual relationship: Jonathan Kent/Damian Wayne (my fave)

Stuff to know: No capes, reverse robins, high school AU, no smut, no Brucie Wayne, I know nothing about sports but it will show up, (aaand I think that's it, will add more if it comes up)

[In case you missed it Chapter 1 ]

Part 1 - Chapter 2

“I’m home!” Jon called out, taking off his shoes and placing them on the shoe rack next to the entrance. “Welcome home honey!” Lois popped her head out into the hallway from the kitchen, one hand covering the speaker of her cell phone, “Where’s Conner?” “He’s with Bart.” Jon saw his mom nod and resume the call she was on. He walked into the room he shared with Conner, dumping his school bag on the floor next to his desk. Both boys had loft beds with desks underneath to give each a sense of personal space in such a cramped room. Jon changed out of his school uniform into a pair of sweats and an old Cheese Vikings t-shirt. Two warning knocks stopped his from sitting and Lois opened the door. “Want to help me with dinner?” Lois asked. Jon nodded, smiling as he followed Lois into the kitchen. While prepping dinner Lois watched her son from the corner of her eye, laughing to herself at how cute her son was. He hummed and moved his hips to a beat only he knew. A slight blush graced his face and he had a smile he could not hide. “Was today a good day?”” Lois asked, amused. “Yeah.” Jon said without elaborating. “That’s good. You can tell us all about it while we eat.” Jon nodded and thought about how he had seen Jay twice after lunch. He even got to speak with him and sit in front of him in the drawing class they shared. When he had first seen the elective on his schedule he was determined to change it since he wasn’t very interested in sketching. Now, though, he was planning on staying with it. He saw Jay again when he turned in his application to the journalism club, he had even waved at him!

“I’m home!” Called Clark from the entrance, “You’ll never guess who I ran into in the lobby.” “I bet it was an escaped convict.” Said Lois while dividing up the oven baked chicken breasts into four plates. “Nope, it was me!” Conner said, emerging from the hallway already wearing a pair of jersey shorts and a tank. “Close enough.” Laughed Lois, “Help set the table please.” Conner nodded, grabbing some paper towels and utensils, placing them in their rightful places on the table. Clark ruffled Jon’s hair as he passed by turning on the living room television. Their television was old and had a couple of missing pixels on right top corner, but the sound still worked. It’s not like it was in the middle of the screen so Jon’s parents didn’t see the point of replacing it. Jon placed mashed potatoes on each plate next to the roasted carrots his mom had already plated. He could hear some lady drone on about the stock market. “Hon, turn off the TV.” Lois said, placing each plate on the table mats Conner had set. “Seems like Lex Corp. and Wayne Enterprises are going head to head in some bidding war.” Clark said, turning off the television he draped his tie on the back of the couch. He walked to the fridge to grab the pitcher of lemonade that he placed in the center of the round dinning table. Conner was already sitting and sampling the carrots with his fingers. The rest of the family joined him. Jon sat between Lois and conner and Clark sat next to Lois. “You and I know that Bruce is going to place some exorbitant bid just to get under Luthor’s skin and then win it.” Lois said smiling at Clark. “True, it’s one of his charming qualities. Clark said, filling everyone’s cup with lemonade. “Charming, eh?” Lois smirked, “guess you would know.” She smirked teasingly drinking from her cup. Clark bit into a chunk of chicken, winking at his wife. “So, boys, how did the new school year treat you today?” Conner perked up and started regaling his first day of high school. He compared the size of the school to his middle school and how much taller everyone looked. He mentioned that Bart was in his math class. “Oh! I also met this one guy whose super smart.” Conner said excitedly, “Like seriously a genius and he’s in three of my classes. Bart wants to try and form a study group with him.” “That’s a great idea, hun, maybe your grades will be better this year.” Lois teased. “My grades weren’t that bad!” Conner spluttered. Lois patted Conner’s hand and turned to Jon. “You wanted to share something with sweetie?” “Yeah.“ Jon looked up at Lois, turned to look at his two other family members, swallowed his food and cleared his throat. “I’m joining the baseball tryouts next week. The couch remembers who I am.” “That’s great news!” Clark exclaimed, “You’re basically a shoo in.” “That’s what I was thinking too.” Jon nodded, a wide grin spreading on his face, but it quickly turned nervous, “I’m also joining the journalism club.” Lois looked pleasantly surprised while Clark looked confused. Conner’s eyes ping-ponged between all their faces while shoving mashed potatoes into his mouth. “Isn’t it going to be hard juggling both baseball and the school newspaper on top of your normal school studies?” Clark asked. “Dad!”Jon rolled his eyes. “Lot’s of people take more than one club. Plus I didn’t get to take any last year due to my leg…” “Did you ask Coach if it was acceptable?” “Yes, I asked Coach and Mr. Thompson and both said that it shouldn’t be a problem, but that I had to take both commitments seriously.” “A team relies that all members pull their weight but, if you think you think you can do it-” “I think it’s a great idea!” Lois cut in.”Sounds like you’ll have lots of fun this year.” Jon beamed at Lois and Clark relented with a fond sigh.

[leaderoffestivals]

ENSTARS BATTLE!! [Triangle♡Kyun Scene Showdown/ Prologue]

Scenario Writer: Happy Elements Season: ☆ Characters: Mikejima Madara. Kiryu Kuro

Madara: HEY EVERYBODYYY, HAPPY NEW YEEEEAR ☆ AAAND, IT’S TIME FOR THIS YEAR’S “TRI-COLOR FESTIVAL BATTLE” TOOOO!

THIS EVENT, TITLED “TRIANGLE♡KYUN-SCENE SHOWDOWN” (1), IS NOW OFFICIALLY OPEN! AND JOINING US AS OUR GUEST THIS TIME, PLEASE WELCOME KURO-SAN ☆

Kuro: Yo, nice to meet all of you.

And hey there, Mikejima. Happy New Year to ya―even though we’re already well into the year. 

Madara: Hahaha! There’s a chance this might be everyone’s first laugh (2) of the year, so let me crack a joke here too ☆

Kuro: It’s way too late fer this to be anyone’s “first laugh”, ain’t it? Geez, I didn’t come here to perform a comedy routine with you, you know?  

Kuro: Erm… This time, just like last time, I’m supposed to be actin’ in an improv play, based on the prompts all the Little Misses give me, however―

―there’s a word in the title I’m a little concerned about here―? This “Triangle”―does it mean there are three parties involved?

Madara: You’re reeeally sharp, Kuro-san. This time, I’ll be participating in this improvised play, along with you too… ♪

Kuro: I never thought I’d be performin’ in an improv together with you, Mikejima. All the Little Misses here, please go easy on us, okay? 

Madara: Alright, let us start by explaining the rules right away. I think many of you have participated in the previous events before, but we'll go over them once again!

Kuro: Right. First off, there’ll be various “Kyun Scenes” presented in each round. Please choose the team with the scenario you like best from among them, Little Misses. 

You can choose any team in any round.

There’ll be a total of four rounds to win. The situations of the winning teams in each round will be reflected in the final result. 

Madara: Umu! You are the goddesses who will determine our fates! LET’S GIVE IT OUR ALL AND KICK OFF THIS “TRI-COLOR FESTIVAL BATTLE” WITH A BAAAANG ☆

—————-To be continued——————-

Round 2

Translator’s Notes:

The title of the event is “Triangle♡キュンシーン争奪戦” or “Triangle♡Kyun Scene Showdown”. “Kyun” Is a JP onomatopoeic word which comes from the chest tightening or the heart skipping a beat/ having an arrow shot through the heart Cupid-style when one sees their romantic interest. 

Madara says 初笑 (hatsuwarai) which refers the first laugh of the year. There’s a JP saying [笑う門には福きたる] which means “Good fortune comes to the door of those who laugh”. In the same vein, 初笑 is a seasonal word containing a prayer for a year full of laughter and happiness.

[thebroccolination]

20 Questions for Fic Writers

Thanks to @itsmylifekay and @dimplesandfierceeyes for the tags!

How many works do you have on AO3?

204 👀

Aaand Until We Meet Again is the fandom I've written for most with almost half of those.

What’s your total AO3 word count?

1,036,647 words. \:D/ Which is wild because I write so many short things that I never think of myself as having written that much, but t'would seem writing little amounts in consistent bursts builds up to a lot over time.

What fandom(s) do you write for?

Mainly Thai BL right now, and pretty much the same three pairings in circulation. Sometimes I'll write for a shiny new series, but I consistently come back to WinTeam (Until We Meet Again/Between Us), KongArt (SOTUS), and KawiPi (Be My Favorite).

I've also written for some anime series (Boku no Hero Academia, Yuri on Ice, etc.), Chinese danmei (Guardian, MDZS, etc.), Jpop RPF, and a ton of other fandoms that preceded my Kiranokira account on AO3 (est. 2017).

What are your top five fics by kudos?

These aren't necessarily my best, I just posted them at a good time for a lot of eyes to fall on them.

If It's You | Yuri!!! on Ice | Yuuri/Viktor | Explicit | 16k words — Viktor and Yuuri pose for a sexy magazine.

An Event of Somewhat Clandestine Chaos | Módào Zǔshī | Lan Wangji/Wei Wuxian, Jiang Yanli/Jin Zixuan, Jin Ling/Lan Sizhui | Teen | 3.6k words — Jiang Yanli's son elopes with another boy.

Who Am I to You? | Until We Meet Again | Win/Team | Teen | 2k words — Team wakes up from minor surgery with a foggy memory and can't believe his luck when he finds out who he's dating.

Win the Friendly, Win the Deadly | Until We Meet Again | Win/Team | Teen | 2.3k words — Win's reputation of cool composure ends when someone messes with Team at a swim meet.

Home Again | Not Me | Sean/White, Black/Gram, Dan/Yok | Teen | 2k words — Another way Black's return could have happened.

More below (including gorgeous WinTeam fanart I commissioned and a YouTube podcast I guested on recently)!

Do you respond to comments?

Yes! I try to do it as often as I can, but sometimes I get distracted, and then I feel terrible about responding late. Believe me, though, I read every one about four seconds after you send it and then spend between five minutes to five years in absolute bliss. I've actually started making a scrapbook of the comments that made me happy for emotionally rainy days.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Sooo, this isn't something on my AO3 account, but I once wrote a fic about a guy who died and he was making his rounds to visit all his friends (who couldn't see him). I couldn't end it completely miserably though, so I killed his boyfriend to reunite them! \o/

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

I genuinely have no idea. Despite the horror show I just mentioned, the overwhelming majority of my fics have very happy endings. <3 I'M NICE TO MY CHARACTERS (eventually), DON'T BELIEVE THE RUMORS.

Do you get hate on fics?

Not that I can remember!

Do you write smut?

I sure do! In fact—

What’s your craziest crossover?

What excellent timing for this question. :D

MUSE | Until We Meet Again, SOTUS, Kiss the Series, My Engineer, Theory of Love, Ingredients, etc. | Win/Team, Kongphob/Arthit, Pete/Kao, Sun/Mork, Ram/King, etc. | Explicit | 143k words — Sex worker AU in a parallel futuristic universe where sex work is a decriminalized thing.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I sure have. More than once. Reposted to Wattpad. Was not jazzed.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

I have! Every time it happens I'm so excited to hear about the process. Most recently, @linlinlong translated MUSE into Russian and was lovely enough to explain multiple points where the languages clashed and where Russian actually benefited a moment better than English!

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I have! @itsmylifekay has become my multifandom co-writer, as we've co-written WinTeam (1) (2), KongArt, and are soon to start writing a sequel to her incredible Witcher AU KawiPi fic together. :D Our writing styles mesh really well, and we keep each other going off enthusiasm and a similar love for tormenting characters who don't deserve it. <3

All time favorite ship?

WinTeam. It's not even a contest. WinTeam WinTeam WinTeam. <3

[gorgeous commissioned art by @questionartbox for my WinTeam fic "i see your face every time" where Team flies to London in secret to bring Win home. <3]

What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I truly don't want to answer this because I think I could genuinely finish any of them in the right circumstances. I recently started working again on a fic in my drafts that I started back in 2021 and hadn't touched for three years, so y'know. All of them have potential to be finished!

What are your writing strengths?

Dialogue, humor, coming up with inventive metaphors/imagery. The third thing was a conscious thing I started doing at some point to keep myself interested in what I was writing. Every time I used a common metaphor/simile/comparison, I felt myself getting bored, so I tried to make things up that were just offbeat enough that they still made sense, and then I realized some of them were working better with the character's voice and the story and situation, etc.

What are your writing weaknesses?

Describing settings. I have that aphantasia thing where I can't really envision things. It takes a real effort to see things in my head, and even then, it's not a clear picture. Like if you take the classic "what do you see when you imagine an apple" question, some people see a tree filled with apples in an orchard. I see a red, vague shape of an apple on a black background. So any time I write, my default is emotion and the abstract. It takes a lot of effort to also build a set in the writing.

Thoughts on dialogue in another language?

It can be used effectively, and I use it myself when there's no proper English equivalent and it adds to the story. Like, in my first two or three Thai BL fics, I didn't use any foreign language words, but the more I understood the social hierarchy in Thailand and how much of an influence suffixes have in WinTeam's relationship, I started using them.

Which fandom was the first you wrote in?

Animorphs. \:D/ (Followed by CATS the Musical.)

What’s your favorite fic you’ve written?

Right now, I think it might be my KongArt fic "Life in Abundance",

Summary: Kongphob's mother has an agenda, and Kongphob can't dissuade her from it. Enter Kongphob's husband.

“She wants a grandchild,” Kongphob says gently. “She has four,” Arthit says. It’s a struggle to sound stern when Kongphob knows the pressure he likes and where he holds the most stress. “She wants a grandchild from me,” Kongphob clarifies. “Right, of course. You’re her favorite.”

With Gatekeeping Kawi as a very close second.

Both fics are about couples navigating their relationships with their parents. The KongArt one is about them trying to gently break it to Kongphob's mother that they don't want children, and the KawiPi one is Pisaeng literally gatekeeping Kawi from his estranged mother to protect him.

One of my favorite things about writing established relationships are all the issues you can explore that have nothing to do with infidelity or jealousy, and parents are a biiig part of that. The other thing is that I have a good relationship with my mother, and a very, very bad relationship with my father, so I have an extra interest in exploring various healthy and unhealthy parental relationships.

Aaaand that's it! This was fun! \:D/

Oh! And I was also a guest on Lovecast's podcast about fanfiction's role in fandom recently, if you'd like to hear me talk very fast and loud about why I love this stuff as much as I do. :')

[tournament-of-ninjago]

ROUND 1-2:

man i hate the randomniser >:(

keep reading for propaganda!

NYA:

She is THE girlboss!! You don’t get to call her “the girl ninja”, you don’t get to underestimate her, because if you do it’s a grave mistake and the last one you’ll ever make. Nya is the master of water, and the former Samurai X. even though she was the last one to join the team, she’s just as good as the rest of the ninja, sometimes even better. Aaand she’s an absolute genius.

P.I.X.A.L:

Originally an android made by Cyrus Borg, she became a nindroid after Zane gave up half his power source to save her from a lego robot death. Now she’s the new Samurai X, and one of the ninja’s closest friends. She even lives at the monastery! She also builds all the ninja’s vehicles and mechs, and in record time, no less (we don’t talk about how they all get destroyed in less than a season).

congrats to nya!

[paper-gold-theories]

LOL. Reading your AU's and headcanons made me wonder what would happen if Miss Heed discover the whole plot of the GR members is not only end villany, but to get her remplaced with Flug in the process

Hi @masterweasel

Referring to these AUs and headcanons (1) (2) (3). I know this ask was before The Risky Heist came out but I wasn't sure how to answer it until then. Haha 😅

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*spoilers for those who have not read Chapter 14 of The Risky Heist*

Villainous Headcanon: Dialogue With Miss Heed and The Golden Rule After Her Return

(continuing from this)

Location: Golden Rule Building - One day before the press conference to re-welcome Miss Heed back to The Golden Rule after her reputation was cleared.

(Miss Heed enters the living room of the to see all The Golden Rule Members glaring murderously at her as she walks in.)

Miss Heed: What are you all staring at?

[Golden Rule Member #1], sneered: You're kidding right? After the shit storm you put us through for months! If you think you can just waltz in here like everything is hunky dory, you've got another thing coming!

Miss Heed: You're just a jealous hater because I'm going to be more popular than you again after this [Golden Rule Member #1] and I cleared up the scandal in the end anyways!

[Golden Rule Member #2]: Correction! Your dad and agent cleared up the scandal. I bet you just sat there on your private yacht while everyone does all the work for you.

(Miss Heed, tries to lie but was interrupted)

[Golden Rule Member #3]: You're damn lucky you have a rich dad and deal with P.E.A.C.E. so we have to publicly welcome you back in!

[Golden Rule Member #3], angrily staring and getting close to Miss Heed: But if you think we're not going to make your life a living hell behind the scenes you better think again...

Miss Heed, getting nervous and trying to change the subject: W-Where's GoldHeart?

[Golden Rule Member #4]: He has a meeting at P.E.A.C.E HQ. But he'll be back soon.

[Golden Rule Member #4]: Aaand also... He's really mad at you for another reason by the way: He had to change his whole plan after your scandal and is also wondering "What can you even do now for our team?"

Miss Heed: What can even I do- What do you mean by that?!

[All the Golden Rule Members burst out laughing at Miss Heed]

[Golden Rule Member #5]: Are you kidding? You have no followers!

[Golden Rule Member #6]: Your super power is just basically being a walking humidifier!

[Golden Rule Member #3]: And let me remind you again you're only here because of your dad and his deal with P.E.A.C.E. Face it! Your just a token member! What else can you possibly contribute to this team?

Miss Heed: I-I can contribute to the team. I'll mind control more followers and then --

GoldHeart, suddenly arrives: I don't need you to do that anymore.

Miss Heed, freaking out that she won't get back her follower count: But-but didn't you tell me to mind control as many Villains as possible in order to incapacitate them.

GoldHeart: And now I'm telling you I have a change of plans! After the scandal you caused since your perfume is temporary, it will be too much of a risk to do a second round of that. So I've talked to the other P.E.A.C.E. higher ups and the police and they agreed to plan more sieges to arrest as many villains as possible and put them in Mictlán. It's a much more secure and less risky way to contain them in the meantime until we get Flug.

Miss Heed, trying to process everything: Flug? Why Flug?

GoldHeart: Don't act stupid. We'll if its coming from you it's probably not an act. I was going to capture Flug and mind control him after the perfect formula is made, but given the circumstances that Flug is actually the only one who can make the perfect formula as he created it in the first place, there obviously needs to be a change of plans. So our team's first priority is to find and capture him when he is out of Hat Manor then mind control him again, this time under careful monitoring so that he can create the perfect formula to end villainy forever.

(Miss Heed realising that she is just a placeholder member here until Flug arrives and that there is less of a chance of GoldHeart falling for her if she is not on the team, plans on mind controlling people or using her father's connections to kidnap Flug on her own and mind control him again to take credit for his work and secure her position on the team)

Miss Heed: No-No, that's not true, Flug didn't create the formula. I did, remember. I was just delegating him to do some menial work for me just like I did with the other scientists and I-I only said he did on that live statement to clear my name...ahaha

(GoldHeart glared icly at Miss Heed. With an intensity so cold you could almost feel the temperature drop to a negative.)

GoldHeart, snapping his fingers: [Golden Rule Member #4]

([Golden Rule Member #4] immediately floats forward with her phone in front of Miss Heed and shows her a video with a knowing smirk.)

(Miss Heed was scared silent)

[Golden Rule Member #4], explaining: All of us reviewed the footage sent to us from your building in Cosmopolis the night you were arrested.

GoldHeart, shaking his fist and eyes glowing in anger making all the Golden Rule Members scared and want to run away at the intimidating sight: After we spent months protesting to clean up the mess you caused to our reputations...

GoldHeart: AND YOU STILL DARE TO TRY TO PULL A FAST ONE ON ME!!

(All The Golden Rule Members scattered ducked for cover behind the sofa, cowering at the sight of GoldHeart's body bursting with gold light out of anger and hoping not to get caught the cross fire from their hiding spot, while Miss Heed shocked at the sudden outburst, tripped and broke her heel, causing her to fall painfully on the floor.)

GoldHeart: You lying, useless, dead weight, free loading, mooching bitch!

(With every insult, Miss Heed attempts to crawl away, fearing that GoldHeart might actually kill her on the spot.)

GoldHeart: You better start pulling your weight around here to capture Flug!

GoldHeart: Or your days on this team are numbered...

(GoldHeart gave her one last death glare before turning away and leaving the room without another word and the other Golden Rule Members, despite their initial fear of their leader, giggled at Miss Heed's unfortunate circumstances, and followed GoldHeart in suit like a heard of sheep after their shepard. Leaving Miss Heed, curled up tight into a ball and fearing for the future.)

[twstbud]

TWISTED HAPPENINGS #01: "That's the Rules of Uno!"

*Inside a large room where festivities were happening; there's music playing through the speakers. Many tables & food stalls strewn about the room, with many people eating, laughing, chatting, or playing various card/board games. Idia, Floyd, Malleus, Sebek, and Leona are all playing a chaotic game of Uno at one of the tables*

Floyd: You're mighty quiet over there, Sea Sluuug

Malleus: ........

Idia: LOL his cards are STACKED

Leona: Who's turn is it?

Floyd: Mine! *smug ass grin, holding 3 cards and slamming one down on the table* DRAW 4, FIREFLY SQUID! HAHAHA

Idia: ARE YOU SERIOUS?! *reaches over to pull 4 cards*

Sebek: Ha! As they say, the more the merrier!

Malleus: So does that mean I have an advantage? *shows his hand of 24 cards*

Sebek:

Floyd: Who's gonna tell him?

Leona: I'll let him have this... *smirk*

Sebek: All those cards... I-I mean...! I'M SO SORRY FOR RIDICULING YOU LIKE THAT, MY LIEGE!!

Malleus: ...So I'm losing?

Idia: I mean, it is his first Uno card game. Guhuhu!

Sebek: Never fear! It is my turn now -- *clutching 7 cards, eyes burning at one* -- AND I, SEBEK, SHALL SAVE YOU!!! *SLAMS CARD DOWN*

Floyd: No way, a blank wild card? Croc might be cooking something...

Sebek: *looks at Idia* If I remember correctly, during our practice round, you've emphasized this card is of immaculate importance. Remind me of what it means again?

Idia: Uh... you can pretty much call the shots and come up with your own rules with that card.

Leona: Oh, I see where this is going.

Sebek: OUTSTANDING! Malleus! The weight of those cards must be a burden. These utter fools shall feel ashamed for putting you at a disadvantage. But fear not, for I shall come up with the most brilliant rule known to all living beings! I will not let you lose at a mere, foolish human card game... So therefore, my rule is simple: THE GREAT MALLEUS DRACONIA WINS THE GAME!!!

Leona: ...Aaand there it is. *pushes his chair back and gets up, leaving with a groan* Which food table has the meat? I'm starving.

Idia: WUT?! YOU CAN'T JUST DO THAT BRO WTF

Sebek: But I am confused. You told me I could make up my own conditions with this card, did you not?

IdIa: Uh, yeah, you can make up a rule... technically... but just going super saiyan and giving someone the easy W is a totally rigged move LOL

Malleus: ...!

Sebek: Ah, seeing Malleus overcome with joy...! *sniffle* CONGRATULATIONS, MY LIEGE!

Floyd: *face growing dark, holding up 2 of his own cards between his fingers* I'm not vibing with your rules, Croc...

Sebek: Those are the rules. You must abide to them!

Floyd: *threatening look* Funny... I never said I'd abide to your stupid rules.

Sebek: Fiend! Are you threatening me?

Floyd: Sure am. You're just asking to get squeezed, Croc...

*Sebek & Floyd argue before Floyd's mood drops and he slinks away, bored out of his mind*

Sebek: Hah! Utter fool!

Malleus: .......*holding onto his 24 cards in one hand for dear life*

Idia: Uh... Malleus? I guess you won the game in a totally fair way. GG

Malleus: ...I won, but the cards are still in my hands. Is that a good thing?

[little-peril-stories]

Word Find Tag

Thank you @kaylinalexanderbooks for this tag! Aaand thank you so much @verba-writing for this tag!

Gently tagging (no pressure): @mysticstarlightduck, @space-writes + open tag

My words (round 1): accept, appreciate, access, advice

My words (round 2): pretty, welcome, time

Your words: offer, lessen, ignorance, stunning, cherish

All of these are from The Queen of Lies.

Accept

The silence stretched on. He did not break his stare as he accepted her offering. His fingers brushed against hers.

Appreciate

“Not at all.” The heat of him enveloped her once more, and Bree closed her eyes, weaving her fingers into his and letting herself appreciate the incandescent perfection of this moment. Somewhere beyond this house, there were people looking for them, yet that didn’t matter, not a whit. Right now, she and Will were the only people to exist, basking in the dreamy blitheness and beauty of having an entire universe to themselves.

Access

“And I couldn’t bear the thought,” she said, “of being forbidden to join. To lose access to my friends, and all those wonderful conversations, and the chance to learn and read…” She paused, chewing on her lip. “So I didn’t give him the chance to say no.”

Advice

“So I’ll give you a piece of advice. You should do us all a favour and confess the rest, too. Give up your worthless criminal friends so we can send you packing and forget all about your miserable existence. We’ll all be better off with you gone.”

Pretty

It didn’t make much sense—Lenton had seemed ridiculously fucking protective of her, like she was some kind of little china teacup, something pretty and colourful and delicate that would crack or even shatter if you rested it on a saucer just a bit too fucking hard—but what if that was just an act?

Welcome

“Of course,” said Curt hastily, and he led her by the arm out of Baden’s prison, into the fresh air and the welcome light of day.

Time

“You look better,” she said, apparently answering earnestly instead of recognizing his sarcasm, “but sound much worse.” It took him a minute to understand what that even meant before he remembered he was wearing more clothing and less grime than the last time she’d seen him.

[samthecookielord]

❤️ what's the weirdest question you've been asked?

1 says: "Pft, oh yeah I get a lot of those. Sometimes people ask me things like why is my coat so heavy or why was I in the hospital for a month and I'm just standing here like mind your own damn business."

2 says: "Sometimes people ask me why I wear such a huge bowtie!! 'It's too big for you' they say!!! 'You look so goofy' they say!!! Well to that, I say, nothing wrong with it in MY eyes!!! It is a LOVELY bowtie and it does NOT break company policy in any way, shape, or form!!! So I believe I should be allowed to wear it! Um... ahem... apologies for the rant!! I promise I am not normally this angry about topics!!"

(tourney)

Previous answers:

1 said: (R1:M2) - Q: "blows you up. For funsies" - A: "Pft, good luck doing that before I kill you first. Now that's the fun part. And I'll warn you, your chances aren't looking too great."

1 said (R2:M1) - Q: "if you could travel back in time and do one *selfish* thing, what would it be? No preventing disasters or anything" - A: "I'd kill that idiot old man again. Doesn't mess up the timeline or whatever because he's supposed to be dead anyway. Aaand I get to kill him again! It's not even selfish because everyone benefits from this so I should get bonus points."

2 said (R1:M4) - Q: "HOW DIVORCED ARE YOU" - A: "hmmmm im not sure! allow me one moment to consult my graphs and then i will get back to you on that!! ... it appears the answer is 0.01% divorced!"

2 said (R2:M2) - Q: "Hey so. Let's say hypothetically you weren't real, and suddenly god came down from the heavens to just. Tell you that you're like, a work of fiction or something. How would you react to that information? Let's say you were also given definitive divine proof that it's definitely true. How would you react to that information?" - A: "oh! hm! that would be... a bit worrying! assuming you are talking about [REDACTED]? oh but i don't think he would ever wake up just to worry people like that...! a-and even then, i have a job to do!! i can't make charts and buttons if i'm too busy fretting over small stuff!! so i'll just keep on keeping on!!"