#also i know super late w the screenshots

[dazaistabletop]

BSD Episode 38

Young Fukuzawa really out here looking stoic and gorgeous

[seiwas]

hi sel! i was wondering if you had any tips or tricks or advice for making fic banners and dividers? yours are always so cohesive! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

hi nonie! omg i'm so flattered you asked me this 🥺 i’m happy you like them!! admittedly, i am a bit particular about the aesthetics of my fics, but don't really expect anyone to notice 😭

i am by no means a designer! but i'll share a few of the things that have worked for me 🥺 under the cut will be what i do for sizing, editing, and inspo!

SIZING (w x h dimensions, 300 dpi)

› banners: 1280 x 320 for my thicker banners. 1280 x 249 for my thinner ones. i've been preferring the thicker ones lately just because i prefer how it looks on the post compared to my thinner ones (more balanced and stuff!)

› dividers: 1280 x any size you want or 500 x 5. i have both jpg (thinner) and png (thicker) versions for my dividers, mainly because my jpg ones stopped working after a while* 😭 i use the png ones more now because the actual image itself is also bigger in height; there are transparent spaces above the bar itself that allow more control over the space your divider will have between text (please let me know if this is confusing! i'm not sure if i'm explaining it well).

*tumblr can be really selective with the media it allows on the feed and tags, and for some reason, some dividers have been causing that problem 😭 i still haven't figured out what characteristics/factors exactly cause it, but i suspect it might be a combination of size + colours. i usually have to do test posts to make sure it appears!

i'm attaching some screenshots below for reference!

EDITING

› software: photoshop, figma. though i know there are others you can use (e.g., photopea, canva, picsart, etc.)! i just use these because i'm more accustomed to them 🥹

› process:

find a manga panel i like and clean it up (background removers can usually do the trick)

find colours i like and use it as the base for the background

*if using photoshop/figma/photopea: set the manga panel layer as 'multiply'

add the text

*for dividers: i usually just grab from the background of the banner (either i crop a portion of it or colour a long, thin rectangle the same colour)

attaching what my editing board looks like on figma! (i could be more organised but i usually do these things in such a rush i could never be bothered 😭)

› things i consider

for general fic banners: i like to keep a consistent format, which is: character panel + name + identifiable colour because they're the details that i'd like to inform people of first when they stumble upon my post! (some people will put fic titles too, which i don't do bc i can't be bothered to mess with the spacing 😭)

*keeping a consistent format also makes it easier to duplicate elements of your banners into other banners you'll be making! ex. if i'm writing 2 different gojo fics and decide to change what manga panel to use, at least i can always duplicate certain elements (i.e., name text) and find colours along a similar saturation/hue! it makes things a lot quicker and easier.

for event fic banners: i usually pattern it after the event banner itself! so for example, the fics under my 'how to be your loverboy' collab share similar elements (i.e., the wavy edge) to the main event banner. sometimes i use the same colours too (i.e., in's and out's event).

*on dividers not showing up on the dash: i notice it a lot more with light-coloured banners (some neutrals) and super thin ones. to find a way around this, i either change the colour and/or the size OR i'll find a photo that shares the colours i want and crop it to the size that i want (for some reason, it works this way 😭)

INSPO

i usually browse through pinterest for inspo on digital design stuff! i learned a bit of UX/UI so there's also a part of me that's influenced by its trends.

lately, i've been really into gradients! because it's a fun and easy way to make things look clean but not boring, and i think it can evoke the ~vibe of the fic based off the colours you end up choosing!

when i can't think of anything and want to come up with the banner quickly, i'll usually choose a photo/aesthetic i associate with the fic and blur the image until all you see are kind of blobs of colours. they're similar to gradients but have more shapes and require less of your brain power 😭 (i.e., by your passenger seat, and there's something...)

... and that's it!

sorry for this really lengthy post, i hope it's helpful nonie 🥹 let me know if you have any other questions/if anything is unclear!

[httpiastri]

im the BIGGEST mclaren fan and oscar fan in the world ever and i dont even have the energy to celebrate oscar's first win (yes bc of the fucked up way mclaren did it but wtv not getting into that) bc of how devastated i am about paul. i just want to give him the biggest hug in the world and tell him its ok and that we all still love him. i hope he knows how much support he has and that making mistakes is ok, its only his rookie season no one expects him to be schumacher or senna or whoever, we just want you to be a happy paul aron :(

seeing him banging his head and looking out into the distance after the crash omfg i will jump off a cliff i swear. hes so hard on himself and i was legit sobbing thinking about how much harder he is on himself (probably) this year after what happened w merc and prema. he deserves so much more omg. the fact that kimi ended up winning the race just made me think of the lacy edits too and omfg i cannot. i love kimi dont get me wrong but what are the chances that paul's win became kimi's instead? i js cant.

and dont get me started on that fucking penalty. he already dnf'd i don't understand the point of them punishing him any further did u not see how mad he was at himself?? fuck you fia fuck. you. cz WHY WHAT WAS THE REASON??? i feel like ive never seen them do that to a driver, usually they cause a collision and dnf they just get time penalties but a TEN PLACE GRID PENALTY?? FOR THE NEXT RACE?? THIS LATE IN THE SEASON?? it just seems SO unfair and so harsh. not agreeing w the grid penalties at all esp when the driver alr suffered from their mistakes but the crash w maloney fine i can kind of understand, but ollie's? sorry but i didnt even see them crash that hard? (or was i half asleep? idk i js literally do not remember seeing it) seriously tho wtf.

i hope his friends, family and team gave him the biggest hug ever. he'll come back stronger ik it! we'll get thru this u guys:(

paul nation family group hug 🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂🫂

-🧸

this is very valid :(( it wouldve been easier to celebrate if it had been better with the team and whatever, but now it was so easily overshadowed by everything that happened in f2 and i just 😶

to me, most of my pain is based on (just like u said) the fact that i think he's hard on himself, and wants to prove so much after everything that has happened. i just hope he sees the reality; that he's doing super well, in his rookie season nonetheless, and we're all so proud of him. mistakes is okay, shit happens, even max verstappen made a bunch of mistakes yesterday!!

i didnt wanna look at the clips of him in the car nor hear his radio (ive seen the screenshot of him admitting that it was his fault tho) and i saw the clip of him after getting out of the car and i just...... nope. and esp w kimi winning aaaa it made me so happy but-

god i dont understand the penalties like. yes he made a mistake but zane was also going very very slow (on the slower tyres also) so it was hard for him to tell what zane was going to do. like these things happen within even a fraction of a second and you need to trust your instinct and sometimes it doesn't work out? like obvs i cant compare it to any personal experiences in racing but in my own sport i know the feeling of getting a bad pass etc, and something tiny can mess up the entire timing and feeling and everything? so zane just going slower makes a lot of difference :// it's not common that they do this but ive seen it sometimes but this is just so.... gAH!! esp with the thing with ollie because they didn't even show it, so it can't have been THAT important, right?? so stupid

pls everyone gather around for a group hug! with paul in the middle bcs he deserves all of the love!!!!!!! <3<3<3

(oh and just so you know. "we just want you to be a happy paul aron :("........... you actually broke me with that one, i hope you're happy that im crying bcs of you 😭)

[galezellybelly]

Hiii Gale sorry for randomly showing up uhm. I just wanted to thank you. For every thing really. About this whole situation, thing going on. I've been so nervous lately and everything is making me shake and cry but I am super thankful for, mutuals like you and Willow and everyone else I don't know what I'd do without you all.. /gen

Uhm, also, wanted to ask if you had advice for calming down? Like, how do you relax? (I'm so shaky I am nauseous ahah-) /nf

you’re welcome, im always here /gen <3

i hateeee getting so nauseous shaky nervous, but something that sometimes works is ice? eating it (carefully, not to break any teeth) sucking on it, or rubbing it on your skin is a cold and shocking thing that sometimes brings me out of that kinda state

honestly my best advice is to make yourself comfortable and distract, distract, distract. i understand how terrible this all is and ofc ur valid for worrying about it, but you also have to remember that it’s really just pixels on a screen and these people really can’t do anything but try to hurt you. and that only works if you let them. i know it’s really really hard, but reading or binging a show or even just sleeping are all good distractions for me. as well as making a little nest and getting snacks or whatever else to make myself as comfy as possible.

i know it’s probably hard to see it now, but the prospect that someone was really so mad that they went as far as to make edited screenshots and send them to randos on the internet is really funny. like. if they’re obsessed w/ u they should just say it. and they obviously had no other dirt on you or they would have used that 😭.

i am sorry this is happening though, and i hope they exhaust themselves soon like the immature toddlers they are <3

[tiny-cloud-of-flowers]

Tell me a little (or a lot) about one of your newest OCs, and one of your oldest! ^w^ (dragonsmooch)

Oh!! I can certainly do that for you, dear Dragon!! Thank you so much for this!!

(source: this post (technically?))

Alright, so, for one of my newest OCs I'm going to pick Tsutsuji. She is an OC I created for the world of Final Fantasy XIV, and I've recently managed to figure out some more story I can give her, so now is as good a time as ever to talk about her, hopefully!

First of all, here are some screenshots I took to show you what she looks like. And from there, I can give you some facts about her!

Tsutsuji is approximately in her late twenties, and is exceptionally tall for a female Au Ra - though this may not be saying too much considering said exceptional height is only 158.5cm. For context, that's about 5'2.4", which makes her shorter than Lorenza. The fact she wears raised sandals does very little to actually help her in this regard.

Her pale-coloured scales and cranial projections identify her as a Raen Au Ra, and she is originally from somewhere in the Yanxian kingdom of Doma. However, she came to Eorzea some years ago, ostensibly on a whim in pursuit of further magical discoveries; the impending umbral calamity about to hit the region at the time, in the form of the moon turning red and falling out of the sky, did little to dissuade her.

On the note of story, Tsutsuji currently fits into it by being a potential Warrior of Light; she wouldn't really fit that mantle if there were other (more archetypal) adventurers in the vicinity, but she does at least have the Echo, which would probably make her a Scion (or at least quite associated with them). Given that she fights as a summoner, the fact she has faced down primals directly without much risk makes summoning egi forms of them a lot easier for her. She's also generally very magically capable, so she's definitely not someone you want to be up against in battle, lest you get ruined by three different types of elemental attacks in rapid succession.

More concretely, Tsutsuji is part of the alliances that raid the Crystal Tower, having joined NOAH's expedition in search of the Allagan knowledge within it. She uses some of the information she reads about on the way up, plus the convenient monumentally-enormous voidgate at the top of the tower, to successfully summon a certain voidsent to the Source in her entirety - this of course being Lorenza. The two of them do make a pact - Lorenza's knowledge in return for Tsutsuji's aether - but Tsutsuji is fairly happy with the information she gets from Lorenza, and basically just.. lets her go and do her own thing in the Source pretty quickly. It's a very unconventional dynamic for a voidsent and the mage that summoned them, and Lorenza is very baffled by it.

In terms of personality, Tsutsuji is.. chaotic, to sum it up succinctly. As you may have gathered from how I've described her thus far. Incredibly spontaneous and theatrical in her ideas, appearing and disappearing on any given scene quite without warning, never seeming to take a bad situation seriously or let it affect her emotions in the slightest.. this one-of-a-kind demeanour would be remarkable enough in its own right, but it's compounded by her incredible arcane knowledge and magical capabilities, so she manages to strike fear into just about every villainous soul you could come across. I'm trying to think of a good comparison, but I'm falling short. Maybe like.. Elena from Pokémon Reborn but with extra "super chaotic/energetic nerdy scientist" vibes.

The name "Tsutsuji" is actually an alias of sorts - it's the Doman word for azalea flowers, which she is always seen wearing in her hair (I know that's a chrysanthemum in the screenshots but it was as close as i could get in-game okay), so over time people started referring to her by them. She'll never introduce herself by this name (or any name at all, honestly), but she does answer to it if you call her by it.

While she doesn't tend to speak much of her family (or any of her past, really), Tsutsuji does have a younger sister called Ajisai (which translates to "hydrangea"). She has also made the arduous journey to Eorzea, but much later in the story, arriving by boat alongside Yugiri and many other Doman refugees during the main story. She wants to find her sister, but the way Tsutsuji conducts herself doesn't exactly make that very easy for her (the fact she isn't using her actual name, for example).

My current voice claim for Tsutsuji is Xingchen (Stardust), the Synth V vocal. Which technically doesn't quite fit, considering that Xingchen is a Mandarin Chinese vocal whereas Tsutsuji (being Doman) is supposed to be Japanese, but it's more about tone of voice than accent. It's specifically how she sounds in this song, particularly the higher parts in the choruses. However, if she ever sounds as low and subdued as the song's verses sound, You Have Done Something Very Wrong. Her voice is usually a lot more light-hearted and all-over-the-place in terms of its tone! ..The song still does kind of fit as like a boss fight theme of sorts for her, though, honestly.

..Oh, crumbs, this is long. Sorry. Let me make another, separate, post for the older OC (I'll tag you in it when I'm done with it)

Thank you very much for this opportunity, friend ;w;

[zanyana626]

Sorry, I'm late but here are my thoughts on Watching And Dreaming!

I'm still so shook, like it just hit me that we're never gonna see these magical weirdos again. But no worries, the love for them will still live on here! Again, there's spoilers down here, so beware!

Ofc Belos came up w/the nightmare idea to fuck with Luz, Eda, & King

Glad Luz was able to put two & two together and get the Hexsquad (for the time being), Eda, & King to snap out of it

COLLECTOR YOU SWEET BBY BOI!!! He just wants a friend who gets them; I'm glad that the 3 weirdos got through to them eventually!

Raine being a total badass fighting back Belos with their bard magic! Really wish we got more info on Bard magic, especially since my TOH OC focuses on that brand of magic! 🎻

Also, Collector sweetie, no. Belos doesn't deserve your (or anyone else's) forgiveness!

They're obviously not gonna kill of my girl Luz, I knew that! Feral mode Eda AND King going to avenge her regardless!

The Collector crying and confused over the concept of death, loss & true sadness!!! 😭😭😭

So the Puppet Amity screenshot leak was real!

Luz meeting The Titan in limbo! Love his drip (I want those glyph sweatpants now!)

HE'S BEEN ABLE TO WATCH OVER HIS BOI KING THE WHOLE TIME!!!! 😭

TITAN!LUZ?!?!?! Well, I know now who I'm gonna be for Halloween this year (or for a future cosplay idea). I wish she got to keep that form; mostly cuz I wanted Amity to react to that form! 😍😍😍

The Collector helping the reawakened Hexsquad & Camila to protect the puppeted citizens in The Archives

"EAT THIS SUCKA!!!" My best Jontron impression: "She's in boys, she did it, she said it! *Cue the airhorns*"

Belos using a lame ass excuse of "being cursed with dark magic like your mentor". Bye Felicia, hope you're melting burning in Hell! 😒🖕🏼

"I loaf you!" bread pun from a parent to their son, MY HEART!!! 🥲

Hexsquad & their families reunion

DADRIUS!!! And Hunter showing off his wolf shirt, my child <3

Hooty's sparkly eyed reawakening (wish we got at least one more witty remark from him)

The Collector should've stayed with the gang, especially after what he said about their past w/the other Collectors! I knew King would give him Francois as a parting gift/symbol of their friendship.

The glyphs don't work w/Luz anymore??? I know she still has String Bean, but just how else can she do magic? I guess we'll never know!

Cue the timeskip:

Of course, Luz graduated & is going to a magic university

Vee's new look, super cute as always

HARPY LILITH!!! Wish we got more time w/the look, but oh well! 😍

Bump definitely deserves a break after everything that went down. Eda's definitely a worthy successor as headmaster (love her pirate-like drip)!

Palisman carving Hunter! New blue jay pal Waffles; was hoping for a wolf palisman, but of course, too predictable. Besides, I love me some birdies!

Flyer derby champ Willow, slay queen! 🐝

Amity, Gus, & Raine's new looks are also adorable!

Also, did we ever get a confirmation on the name of Raine's palisman??? I feel like they're a Chauncey to me!

Smol Aladarius moment!

RIP Flapjack, you tiny but mighty hero! I also want that birdie tattoo on my wrist (maybe for my birthday, I'll see) 🐦

Luz having a surprise 18th birthday/belated King-Ceañera w/everyone in the Boiling Isles! Just like we wanted!!! 👏🏼

One last "BAIIIII!!!!" from everyone! 👋🏼

And that's the end, it's been real! Thanks again to @danaterrace and to all the cast & crew members behind the show.

[postmanlinksbootyshorts]

i am about to rant, ignore me unless you want the world’s most lukewarm tea and my growing frustrations with the way i keep getting it poured into my cup

ANYWAYS in one of my friend groups it has been discovered that someone (let's call her j) who left on her own accord after a messy breakup with another one of my friends (let's call him s) is dating a guy who is might be a senior in high school. j is like 21 years old iirc. the girls in the group (m, a, and k) are super invested in it because they still have the girl added on her finsta and see her occasional posts about him.

now, here's where i'm fuckin annoyed. i can understand what sparked her being the topic of conversation; after j left the gc, she kept being manipulative posting on her finsta and making it seem like s abused her, we ousted her from the group to side w her 'abuser', etc. but we know she likes to manipulate the situation in her favor. she would every now and then make a post on her story about us 'abandoning' her, some self pitying posts about not having any friends, yk typical "should be in therapy instead of on the internet" behaviors. since she started dating her bf m, a, and k have been so goddamn annoying about it and her in general and i'm sick of it lol.

we don't know anything abt the dude, when k first came into the chat with the tea she miscalculated his grade and said he was a junior in high school, and showed a screenshot of the post w his (potential) school tagged and the date highlighted. they then spun this narrative that he's in high school and j is "the cool, older gf who can get him weed and alcohol" out of what very well could have been a throwback post, or someone else entirely. they're also more worried about her instead of being like "hm, this is kinda messed up for the younger one involved" AT THE VERY LEAST. but no, they just pick apart whatever j posts and mock her for what they consider personal failures (she's dating someone @ the most 3 years younger, she doesn't have a driver's license @ 21). it's just really petty and... dare i say pathetic? it's pathetic as hell. i expected better from these girls.

my personal thoughts on the (potentially, allegedly) dating a hs senior part @ 21 years old... i kinda don't care. this does not affect me or anyone i care about, sure i think it's awkward @ best and a recipe for disaster @ worst, but @ the end of the day none of our feelings abt it matter lol, especially if he is 18 or older (because apparently flunking or starting school late is not a thing?). it's such a nonissue to me, i don't know why they care so much (i do, this gives them a flimsy excuse to badmouth her like she's the worst person in the world).

[twdmusicboxmystery]

Emily Social Media in February

Now onto Emily's social media.

@twdmusicboxmystery:

I didn’t take screenshots, but Emily is posting more “puppy content” as she puts it. Makes it look like she’s in LA, but once again, no location stamps. Okay, I went and got screenshots.

@wdway:

I realize I'm not the sharpest tool on the shed but seriously the first picture in the grouping from Emily looks like gravel to me. The dog is sweet and I thought it was funny that she referred to it as a family picture with her the dog and her boyfriend. Looking at Emily in that shot her hair or I should point out her roots looks very similar to what they were in at the back end November the finale. There is seriously no way to tell when these shots were taken. But then I'm not familiar with the seasonal change of gravel, haha.

More Emily vague posting. She has a story up right now w these two slides:

@wdway:

Is her new movie Hallmark or Lifetime? I ask because her Christmas one was Lifetime. Her first TV movie after leaving TWD was with Hallmark I got Hallmark with our cable service but not Lifetime so I didn't see the Christmas movie. Is it just me that thinks it's a little odd that she is getting a lot of TV play. She's being set up as a TV romantic leading lady.

@galadrieljones:

Oh I don’t actually remember. Could be lifetime! I wouldn’t be surprised if she signed a contract for multiple films or something like that. It’s true she’s been on screen a lot this last calendar year after going some time without a role.

@twdmusicboxmystery: Agreed! Highly suspicious. I like the idea of her being set up as a romantic lead, tho!

Emily posted one of herself as a child playing the piano. I wondered if the piano was intentional.

@galadrieljones:

Oh yeah I saw that one yesterday! It seemed like she was home in Nebraska again. Like at some point my guess is she did go home but who knows. She has been very inactive lately.

@wdway:

Someone just posted in the group a video of the black cat that Emily got. It's being introduced to her boyfriend's dog. Of course I love it because it's a black cat and I do have two of them myself but I also love the fact that Norman was known for his black cat, Eyes In The Dark.

@galadrieljones:

I saw that one (cat video) and I wasn’t sure what to make of it. Other than as a “luck” symbol. But I’m not super up on the cat symbolism? I don’t know that Ive ever read those posts.

@wdway:

I really wasn't thinking about it in terms of symbolism or luck or bad luck although a black cat crossing your path is supposed to be bad luck. Obviously I don't believe that since my cats are so sweet but I just thought it was funny that she chose a black cat because Norman was so well known for his black cat. If one black cat = a negative bad luck then two black cats in math would = a positive which would be good luck.

As far as symbolism in TWD cat= Daryl and dog= Beth.

In the meantime, Emily’s story today. She’s at the airport!

I noticed the songs too. One has a luck reference, while the other is called “getting the band back together.”

Norman also has a huge story with lots of relevant stuff. I will post a bit later when I’m home!!

@wdway:

Love this. Lucky for You, Get The Band Back Together Not reading anything into these title choices. Not. I'm reading sooo much into them!

@twdmusicboxmystery

So, this is an interesting one that Emily posted. The more I look at it, the more interesting things I find.

Aside from the vibrantly colored costume, the woman actually looks a lot like Beth. There's the bird, of course. Bird symbolism.

You could even argue that only one eye is showing. Well, "Showing" because of the blue glasses. But the bird is covering one eye, which gives it a Sirius look.

The flaming heart at the throat reminded me of Norman saying Beth was Daryl's little light in the dark, and it was super sad to see that light go out.

The blue and green on her neck look exactly like the plate glass windows in the Alexandria church, which we always liked to call Beth's church.

And the pearls are reminiscent of the Rich Bitch walker. The bird is also black and white. AND, the woman is wearing a yellow shirt or dress. Yeah, I can see why this one would have captured Emily's attention.

[suashii]

SUA SUA! it's me, your favourite nuisance. here to dump my brainrot into ur inbox bc i'm back on my selfship bullshit <3

but first !! a question for you and your f/o of choice: let's get back to the basics, how did you guys meet & fall in love? 🥺 i've been having thoughts about wrio & me lately n how that worked out for us ... BUT SPEAKING OF! i'm here to talk to you abt those prompts :3

unfortunately, wrio doesn't rlly get any day off. he's the administrator of a prison, and it doesn't properly run w/o him. i also rlly like to sleep in on weekends, so we end up comprimising 🤝 he can afford to come in a bit later on saturdays, and i end up waking up a little bit earlier than i usually would when sleeping in. i get to catch up on sleep on sundays then :') we just kinda get ready for the day together, sometimes in silence & sometimes just catching up on stuff when we're too busy during the week. when he has to leave, i walk him to the front door ... and then go back to sleep after lmao

as for tropes, wrio is definitely an exception to the trend i tend to have with my other f/o's lmao ,, think the classic acquaintances to co-workers to friends to lovers :^) i can expand on this on another occassion but i don't want this ask getting TOO long lmao

affection !! love affection !! in terms of showing it, we're both very affectionate w/ each other in private. but tbf, it's not like we get to be out with each other in public a lot anyway :< even then though, it's not like we're against pda but just don't rlly see the need to! buuuut anyway. another way of showing it is also just unspoken understanding between each other + being able to enjoy each other's company in silence. plus setting aside some time to spend quality time w each other! love that in my man fr fr

ESTHER !! you are always welcome to talk about your shelfshipa here — in fact, it is encouraged :3

mmm my f/o of choice will be matsuoka! i feel like i haven’t really fleshed out our selfship so this’ll give me the opportunity to do so hehe~ we def met in high school during his isolation era lol but i am nothing if not persistent and kinda forced him into being friends with me. it wasn’t very hard though bc he’s a softy deep down and his compassionate side is how i fell for him! being one of his the new people in his life and realizing that he can allow himself to have fun is what sets rin down the path of falling in love. so yeah, good old friends to lovers, high school sweethearts!

waahhh i’ve seen a lot of screenshots and fanart of wrio but i don’t know to much about his character so reading this was super fun! and all your little scenarios are very romantic ;) i will always ship you with alhaitham but wrio is definitely a worthy partner :3 hope he’s treating you the best bc my esther deserves nothing less huehuehue

[m1ckeyb3rry]

Honestly I always thought the LN character choices were really random LMAO except for maybe the first two but I mean those just have all the main characters in there so…I could definitely see them sneaking kurona in there too because of all the promo they’ve kinda been doing for him?? Apparently they also choose based off popularity/who people vote for via like a hashtag on twitter/X too (apparently Barou’s addition was advocated for by the novelist/the person who writes out the LN story via main authors instruction or something)

But FR!! Even hair up Barou generally looks pretty good soooo

Hehe chatters unite!! o7

Omg horse show!!! How’d it go? And honestly for the sake of yourself and your writing I think that method is honestly sm more productive!! Like if you force yourself to write when you aren’t feeling it, it might come out worse because you’re writing in a kinda meh mindset as opposed to when you’re actually invested/interested!! So take it easy the real ones know you’re cooking up something good!! I’m also gonna take a wild guess and say you were being rushed on w***p*d LMAOO

Oooh very true…humidity makes it sm worse….manifesting South France dries up a bit ig?? LOL not sure how humid it is over there but I’d like to assume it’s not….awful….

LMAOOOO I’m excited honestly as long as he doesn’t end up 6 feet under anything’s fair game HAHA masterpieces take time don’t push yourself too hard!!

I literally lost it like WDYM??? Tbf it was one of my close friends who I was essentially “outed to” in terms of like like anime and games and manga and whatnot so I didn’t die BUT what gets me is that they themselves like using discord to communicate and organize sometimes and they touch less grass than me so I was like you did not just say that to me LMAOOO but BFB OTOYA KINNIE LMAOOOO so real I also generally keep it under covers like um I will not be exposing myself to the entire world!!!

HSHSHSSH OK IM GLAD HAHA I think for the sake of my own sanity I have the need to make sure I’m not writing down random shit too so that helps keep me in check LMAO

Also unrelated slightly but have you seen any of the latest chapter for the main manga?? I assume maybe not since you were touching grass LOL unfortunately our man is MIA but it was interesting

Longest Karasu work in existence…music to my ears LMAO balancing the scales and making up for like the billions of fics overcrowding the it*shi tags HAHAHA

Anyways going back to continue Barou’s LN!! Ok I’m glad I translated because I remember seeing those screenshots or clips floating around where it talked about Barou’s dad not being home because he was working and from that perspective I was a bit more sympathetic to his father but after reading I’m like hm he doesn’t really have any interest in being a dad at all…so I’m glad that was cleared up because I originally thought that to be the case then saw a snippet and I was like oh maybe his dad is a really good dad but just has to be really busy to help provide but now I’m like oh er nvm I was right ig….but Barou liking dinosaurs and predators is so on brand HAHAHAAH I almost lost it after reading how he fell with his teacher off the playset and bro really said “you asked for it” and walked away while his teacher broke like five bones

-Karasu anon

they definitely are so random HAHAH but if it’s based on popularity then tabieita + kurona would def make sense!! although i’m surprised that aryu made it before karasu if it really is based on that…like i didn’t even know aryu had fans LMAO 😭 the more you know ig

BONA FIDE CHATTERS UNION OVER HERE 😏🔥 the show went rlly well!! we got two firsts and we were the highest scoring pair in the entire show…we also finally got scores above 70 which was super exciting as that’s pretty hard to do especially given that the pony i’ve been riding as of late is on the older side and used to be wild so he’s not quite as fancy (although he is SOOO cute)!! overall v productive day i was very happy with how it went

i agree i think if my heart isn’t in a story it’s just not going to go well because i won’t be connected to the characters and to be honest if i’m not connected w the characters i can’t tell how they’d react in any given situation which is so integral to how i write that i literally can’t do it if i’m not into what i’m writing for 😭 surprisingly the one i’ve been most bothered abt is one that i only posted on here and ao3!! it was insane though because like i had a lot of free time so sometimes i’d update every day or every other day but then people got SO demanding?? like after three or four days i’d get asks like “when are you going to update??” HELLO IT’S NOT EVEN BEEN A WEEK YET i truly think that part of the reason why i lost motivation for that story is just how annoyed i got by that kinda thing…i feel bad sometimes because i got to be very short in my responses but i like to think i’m pretty nice for the most part and atp i was so over it 😫 at one point someone sent me an ask abt that story LITERALLY the day after someone else asked about it and i told them idk when i’ll update and please stop asking me abt it so i just said “do you want me to kill myself be honest” which looking back was a little unnecessary but i was so pressed 😔 at least people got the hint after that though HAHAHA the amt of asks i get abt it is much less now thankfully

PLSSS i decided not to make him drown after all but there is a swimming scene so you have that to look forward to 🤩 also as promised the update is here: we are officially over 12k words and karasu just graduated elementary school so he’s roughly 12 years old based on the japanese system LMAOO…truly this one will be a bit of a doozy but you’re so right it’s what the world needs to cancel out the sheer amount of works certain other characters the itoshi brothers get…we’re finally getting past the childhood part a bit which i’m excited abt because there’s only so much you can write abt kids being dumb before it begins to feel repetitive 😭 they truly don’t have much going on in their lives atp but now that karasu is entering middle school there will finally be a bit more drama

bfb otoya is me i am him 😰 i don’t even mind when people find out i don’t touch grass as much as they think i do but for sure i tend to not tell them right off the bat…and the fact that i write fanfiction is reserved for the elite circle ONLY and even then i just don’t mention it because like that’s just not smth the world needs to know abt me

i think i have!! it’s just more baby rin and then it cuts to him entering destroyer mode in the game right or is there more because that’s all i’ve seen…heartbroken that there were no karasu crumbs but the next epinagi chapter will be out soon i think so we will see him (and otoya) in full glory there at least 🤭 ironically rin’s backstory made me feel more empathetic for sae than it did elicit any emotions in me for rin…like bro was the father that stepped up at age 10 or smth tf 😭 also the way their dad led him away when he said he broke the toys was lowkey mad ominous…also the way rin has just been like this from the start 😰 before you could be like “okay he’s traumatized from sae that’s why he goes crazy on the field/during u20” but NO he genuinely was born that way LMAOAOA omg (jokes aside i’m sure there’s analysis to be made abt rin’s character w these few chapters but i don’t care enough abt him to be the one analyzing him like that…i’m sure there’s plenty of other accounts who’ll do it for me HAHA i have random side characters to obsess over in the meantime)

BAROU LN IS SO FUNNY BUT ALSO SO SAD pls the thing abt the teacher killed me he was such a sassy kid and for WHAT 😭 no i agree i saw snippets that said his dad had just had a heart attack and that was why he was so absent?? but no he actually just had no interest in being a parent 😓 BAROU WOULD NEVER THOUGH i just know he would be the number one dad in bllk especially because he knows exactly what not to do thanks to his own father

[thefandommessenger]

These fucking cargo crates

alright I’m doing another analysis because iron cameraman got me thinking about those damn crates. It always goes back to those damn cargo containers.

I am going to do this in the form of the 5 w’s and 1 h because it makes everything more organized for me. Maybe I’ll put miscellaneous questions on later. I’ll also go over everything I know about the containers and say some speculations.

SPOILERS FOR 72 PART 1 AND THOSE BEFORE BTW

WHO?

Who is involved with these crates? According to DFB, the containers contain the head scientist’s last project, so it’s pretty important to not only the plot but the character in general, because the scientist is dead. Another intresting thing that has been pointed out is that Gman himself (or a clone version of him) is guarding and supervising the movement of the cargo. Gives it even more meaning that one of the leaders of the faction is spending precious war time to be with these crates. I bet the scientist himself would have supervised the crates because of their importance(idk why i said that).

WHEN?

When is this episode taking place? When were these crates first teased to us? Well from the pov tablet we get at the beginning of 72, this is happening after scientists death. I think we see the Gman directing a moving crew or preparation drew all the way back in the full episode 69, and this moving crew was in charge of getting the cargo packed up and ready to leave. This move was going to happen whether or not scientist died. At first I thought that scientist was going to come with the crates, because he motioned for the guards to guard the door in season 22, but then I remembered that these guards were around when he was talking to secret agent, so it was confidential. The conversation he had with secret agent was also intresting, even though secret agent was the only one talking. If goes as follows, to the best of my knoweladge: ‘Because I am out there. You’re not needed. You cannot escape. My little pawn will kill you. Guess I can’t be trusted. Goodbye.’ It’s intresting to me how secret agent switches up on his language from full on threatening to kind of guilt tripping. Maybe they had an alliance at some point, and that alliance provided something that is in the crate? I don’t know why I think these two are connected. All I know is that scientist is dead, and Gman probably doesn’t know because he would have had a reaction of some kind. Scientist was probably going to also go with the cargo with the mech suit, before he died.

half of that paragraph isn’t digestible I’m so sorry I’m doing this late and i just want to get it out and see what yall think.

WHERE?

Where are they taking the crates? I think that they are taking them to a new base, or at least another location after they found out that the current base wasn’t safe anymore for the crates. They could also be taking the crates out into the open, because whatever is in the crates needs to be set loose or is finished. The location also depends on what state the project is in. I wish I could find the original screenshot of dfb saying stuff about the crate, the dialect he uses is probably very useful. But the project could be incomplete with all the security and secrecy around it, and the idea that scientist was going to come with his work before he was killed. But I like to think that the project is finished and waiting to be released.

WHY?

Why is the cargo being carried in the air? Do the toilets not have teleportation technology? Or does only scientist have it and can choose to give it to whoever he wants and didn’t give it to Gman for some reason? I think it’s more likely that they didn’t need to teleport to a new base or building but this is them trying to place the finished project away. Or maybe the crates are diversions, and they want to be seen and stopped even though dfb said that it’s a project I’m going insane can you tell

Why did the Astro detained let the crates past him? He is super speedy and has the power and full ability to knock the crates out of the air and into the ground. But he didn’t. Either detainer doesn’t care what’s in the crates, or he knows what they are and they don’t relate to him. He wants to bully Gman.

HOW?

I like how the crates are being carried by two skibidii back too back. The crates are extremely fortified, after being shot at by lasers twice and getting hit with something else. I couldn’t think of nothing for how, give me questions. How does Gman not know his husband is dead. Maybe he does, if he was supposed to come with them for the crates.

WHAT?

the questions that has everyone crying and banging their fists against the floor. WHAT’S IN THOSE CRATES? We know it’s scientists last project. And scientist typically makes other species of Skibidi toilets or weapons. So I’m going to go for the boring answer. It’s a weapon that could change the tide of the war, maybe it has something to do with the TVs. Maybe it’s a launcher or something. I don’t think they are decoys. There’s way too much preparation and security for them to be just empty Amazon boxes. It’s not relating to Astro, probably. But based on dfb we’re not going to get anything for the next episode or two, so the crate may get to its location. But we know that whatever’s in that crate is going to be epic :}

god im such a fucking looser

[orphanheirs]

Intro Post!💀🦇🕸🕯

Hey there! Figured I'd finally make one of these in case anyone who stumbles on this blog wonders what it's all about.

As it says in my blog description, this is an online space where I can compile and organize imagery, info, and anything else that inspires me related to the novel I'm developing. At least that was the original motivation for making this, but I'm definitely wanting to post some original content surrounding the story and the characters in it soon! This imaginary world has been obsessing me for a few years now, and I'm honestly chomping at the bit to share it with others.

What you'll see on here:

Images related to: gothic lit, the regency period in Europe/Britain, the late 16th/early 17th century, some earlier 18th century, ancient and prehistoric cultures, paganism, the occult, witchcraft, fairies, folklore, the countryside/forests, autumn, Halloween, demons/devils, romantic fashion, screenshots and gifs from films, illustrations/other artists' art that inspires me, and any other random pic that speaks to me or that gives me an idea even vaguely related to the story.

Text posts relating to: all the same subjects above, plus quotes from poetry and literature, other stories that inspire me, and writing advice posts/memes.

Hopefully soon: posts introducing my characters and sharing concept art, ideas, research I've done, who knows what else??

***Content warning for some imagery that may be disturbing (as can be expected, I guess, from a horror aesthetic/theme).***

What the novel's about:

It's [going to be] a gothic/dark fantasy/folk horror/historical fiction novel set in regency Britain and centering around the concept of Halloween and its origins/meaning. Think Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell meets Over the Garden Wall. Kinda. Characters include a bratty aspiring sorcerer, a demonic changeling who wants to be human, a witch, a sin eater, and a handsome devil. Over the course of the plot the question of whether the spirit realm(s) and mortal world should be kept separate will be a source of conflict.

I've had some aspects of this story/characters in my head since I was 14, so it's super special to me!

About me:

I'm an artist, writer, and musician. This is my first time trying to write anything as involved as a novel. I'm having loads of fun with it, though. I love music and reading and history, particularly fashion history, and anything related to the supernatural. The title of my blog is a reference to a song by Echo & the Bunnymen (though I think it's actually an inaccurate lyric :P ).

Ficton books I've been reading lately: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke, The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles books, Edgar Allan Poe short stories

Nonfiction books I've been reading: The Devil and All His Works by Dennis Wheatley, Celtic Mythology by Philip Freeman, The Making of Victorian Values by Ben Wilson, Occult Features of Anarchism by Erica Lagalisse, Halloween by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne

Some musical artists I'm into recently: Cranes, Kate Bush, The The, The Smiths, Fiona Apple, Alex G, Caroline Polachek, Imogen Heap, Depeche Mode, Fad Gadget, Pinback, Steeleye Span, The Cleaners From Venus, Suzanne Vega, The Garden, Jessica Pratt

Visual Artists I've been thinking about lately: Edward Gorey, Aubrey Beardsley, Nicole Rodrigues, Francisco de Goya, Leonora Carrington, Brian Froud, Wendy Froud, Willam Blake, Edvard Munch, Harry Clarke

Some of my favorite films: The Witch, Valerie and Her Week of Wonders, The Wicker Man (original), Meshes of the Afternoon, Days of Heaven, The Thief and the Cobbler, The Masque of the Red Death

Regardless of why you're here, I sincerely hope you enjoy browsing around, and feel free to say hi! :) I would love to link up with other writers on here and make some new pals. Also feel free to like this post and I'll give you a follow!

~I love tag games and ask games! I may be slow to respond though. I'm still working on my WIP intro, but for now more info about my story exists in the tag and ask games I've done so far, which can be found under my #tag game and #ask tags.~

[kaitycole]

late night stroll

Summary: Late night texts turn into a late night stroll. 

Pairings: Mammon x gn!reader

Word Count: 1216

Warnings: Fluff, maybe even a little bit of *gasp* hand-holding

A/N: This is based off of the text thread: Invitation (NOT). I can upload screenshots if anyone wants them.

DING! DING! DING!

You let out a sigh, the constant dinging from your phone starts to drive you up a wall. It’s late, the day had been long and sleep was within reach or at least it had been. The screen is a tad too bright as you squint them open, glaring at the name on the notifications.

The GREAT Mammon (3 text messages)

Mammon: Are you awake? (1:30AM)

Mammon: You are, right? (1:30AM)

Mammon: You must be! (1:31AM)

The thought to simply ignore the messages crosses your mind, but then you think of the cheeky smile and decide to reply.

You: Yup,  I’m still up. (1:33AM)

DING! DING! DING!

Mammon: Great! (1:35AM)

Mammon: Come out for a bit! (1:35AM)

Mammon: Let’s go for a walk! (1:36AM)

Almost instantly, three messages come in rapid succession. He truly did text the same way he spoke, excitedly and just letting one thought out at a time instead of one full thought, but you really do enjoy that about him.

You: Sounds good! (1:37AM)

You push yourself out of bed, grabbing the nearest pair of sweats, even with the weather getting a bit warmer, nights were still a bit chilly. A giddiness fills your chest, excited that he thought to invite you and not someone else. You take once last glance in the full-length mirror; sweats and a long sleeve would have to do because the fact you managed to put your shoes on the proper feet was a miracle.

DING! DING! DING! DING! DING!

You quickly turn the sound off, almost dropping it in the process, carefully glancing around the hallway, hoping no one had been woken up. Well, anyone other than Levi, even at this late/early hour, you knew he was still awake but his headphones would keep him from hearing anything.

The walk to Mammon’s room isn’t too far, but just long enough for you to read his newest messages.

Mammon: It’s because we haven’t been able to spend much time together, ya know. Just you and me. (1:39AM)

Mammon: So I need more of ya, Y/N. (1:39AM)

Mammon: You better not get me wrong! It’s not like I NEED ya! (1:40AM)

Mammon: So come to my room. Right now! (1:40AM)

Mammon: And make sure my brothers don’t find out. It’d be a pain in the rear if they tagged along. (1:40AM)

He really could be a huge dork when he wanted and you loved how you could feel the flustered tone through the screen. Before you could knock, he opens the door, catching you off-guard and even though he quickly tosses his head to the side, you still got a look at the blush that covered his cheeks when he saw you.

*                      * Both of you slowly walk down a nearby path, the night is quiet and peaceful which Mammon equates to his brothers not tagging along. You take a deep breath, taking in the nice night’s air and the lingering notes of Mammon’s expensive cologne that he had bragged to Asmo about just a few weeks ago.

Even with neither of you talking, it wasn’t awkward and that’s something you are thankful for. You really aren’t sure of what to say, what to do, because while you felt comfortable around Mammon, you also like Mammon and couldn’t keep a conversation going to share your life.

Mammon’s shoulder brushes against yours and at first you barely notice, but it continues to happen and you can’t help but glance at the white-haired demon to your left, a half smile on your face. It’s not until you playfully bump his shoulder back that Mammon finally speaks.

“H-hey! W-w-watch it!” He turns to face you, his face entirely red from embarrassment.

“Sorry.” You smirk.

Silence falls back over you two as you continue down the small path, a crisp breeze swirls around you and you shiver, your choice of attire clearly not suited for the weather. You cross your arms, rubbing your hands against your biceps, hoping it would produce some warmth.

“Humans are so dumb, here.” He shrugs off his bicolored aviator jacket before he shoves it into your arm.

“Thank you.” You smile, quickly slipping the jacket on, embracing the warmth it brings wholeheartedly.

He simply scoffs before going on a small tangent that HE doesn’t care if you freeze, but Lucifer would be upset and that he’s not scared of Lucifer, but he certainly didn’t want to deal with his older brother. Of course, all you can do is laugh because if there was one thing you knew it was how to read between the lines when it came to Mammon’s comments.

** After walking a decent distance, you both turned around, heading back to the house and the way back to the house was filled with more conversation that the first half, especially since you knew to ask him about Goldie and any upcoming money-making schemes ideas.

He is lost in his rambles, telling you about this witch that mentioned to him some super rare, not at all a fake, large diamond that she had come across when a rustle came from a nearby bush. Mammon immediately jumped, grabbing the closest thing to him which happened to be your hand and you both just stopped.

“I-I’m not scared, ya know.” But he doesn’t let go of your hand.

You smile at him, squeezing his hand in yours slightly. You watch him slowly start to turn red, all the way up to the tips of his ears.

“I wish we could’ve walked a little longer.”

“Let’s go another time!” He immediately catches what he’s said and starts stammering. “Not because you said so. Maybe I want to and you aren’t bad company.” You softly chuckle to yourself as he opens the door, holding it up so you can slip in first. Part of you expects him to drop your hand as you both tiptoe by the kitchen, neither noticing Beel who stops eating long enough to notice you both, but he doesn’t. Instead he holds it all the way up until you two reach the door to your room and even then, he doesn’t look happy to let it go.

You look up, leaving a small kiss on his cheek before walking into your room, leaving a flustered blushing mess of a Mammon on the other side.

*                      * “Mammon and Y/N went for a walk late last night!” Beel shares excitedly, the rest of his brothers all looking around the breakfast table at each other before all eyes landed on the guilty pair.

“Beel!” You shout, embarrassment creeping up the back of your neck as you try to conceal your face.

“WHAT!?” Levi looks up from his phone, he’d been playing the new Rui-chan phone app.

“When?” Satan adds, placing his cup of tea down.

“I saw them sneaking back in when I got my second midnight snack.” He straightens in his seat, proudly, “they were holding hands too!” “I want to hold hands with Y/N! Y/N hold my hand!” Asmo pouts, reaching his hand across the table to take your hand.

“Let’s go for a walk later.” Lucifer winks, causing Mammon to turn red, slamming his hands on the table as he stands up.

“Y/N is MY human. I was their first!”

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[gallavich-forever]

I want to piggyback on a post I made a few days ago, because despite me trying to make things very clear in a few short paragraphs, I feel that there are people in this community who have gotten the wrong idea of me and my character, so I will try to clear up some of the most frequent things I have personally seen over the last few days.

1. Original post was never made in an attempt to embarrass anyone. MC was made aware I would be submitting a post about them before I made said posts. If they are at all embarrassed it is because of the fact that they likely don’t want anyone to see how childish they were actually acting. If someone in my community is toxic, I will do everything in my power to make sure the community is aware of them so that they can judge appropriately based off the evidence I have shown.

2. I see a lot of people putting the responsibility of being ‘the adult’ on me. That isn’t how relationships work. Despite MC’s younger age and lack of experience, they are still an adult, and have yet to take accountability or responsibility for the actions they preformed. I acknowledged clearly in my post that I hadn’t been the best either. I wish they would take the accountability necessary for having hurt me the way they did, which I will explain further for those who don’t know me well

3. I have a lot of mental illnesses and trauma relating to abandonment and rejection. This is from my family, from people who I thought were my friends, and from exes who I thought cared for me.

What actually happened:

MC clearly states in the screenshots I showed that “I was always gone.” I, like any caring person would, sensed they were upset at me for having been so busy lately. I tried to calmly explain, “I can’t always be around, it doesn’t mean I don’t care; I just like my space sometimes and have things to do.” At this point, I get a very passive aggressive response: “It’s whatever.” ‘Whatever’ to me means you’re upset with me in some way, or angry or annoyed. I also have high functioning autism, as MC knows because I told them, so being able to pick up on context clues, especially when texting, doesn’t always go over so well. I again was very cordial and polite. “What does that mean? What are you upset about? You can talk to me.” This went on for several posts, with me calmly trying to engage in a civil conversation and them blocking me at every turn. One of my triggers for trauma involves people being angry at me, and I didn’t want MC going to bed upset. I was doing everything in my power to try and just talk out the situation in a healthy way. I didn’t want to leave it alone and let it stew so that it eventually comes up in a huge fight months or weeks later. I have been in that situation before, and it’s not pleasant. I always find it best to deal with conflict the second it crops up, so it can be done and over with and no one gets hurt. Instead, MC shut me down completely and went to bed. Okay, fine. They could sleep, but I was going to pick up the convo when they woke up because we clearly hadn’t resolved anything yet and I didn’t want to let this thing get worse. I asked MC politely if we could talk once they’d woken up. They consented. If they had said no, I would’ve respected that and asked to finish the convo after work. MC then tries to explain that there’s nothing to fix or resolve. They’re getting super upset at me now and meanwhile I’m still just trying to figure out what’s wrong, and wondering why they won’t just talk to me about what’s actually bothering them, if anything. I’m not in a great state of mind now, as I’ve been trying and failing to resolve this for *hours* now. So now MC has to go to work. Th going to work part isn’t a problem for me, as everyone seems to assume it is. It’s the way it was phrased. “So look I’ve gotta go to work now.” There’s been no resolution, they’ve already expressed they’re clearly upset with me, and the dismissive way those words are said causes me to spiral in the worst kind of way. The words are said with something of a finality, and logically I know MC’s only going to work but they’re still pissed at me, so my logic goes out the door because I think they’re leaving me forever. For good. I have a full blown traumatic response, which I tell MC. “I’m having a flashback. I’m literally lying on my bed crying because I’m scared you’re going forever.” I make a mistake in this moment, again because by this point I’m not logically thinking of how to solve a problem anymore; I’m trying to stop a perceived abandonment, which I also try and fail to explain because I’m panicking. I’m not able to make what I need right now in this moment clear, because I’m panicking, but what I needed was patience, understanding, and reassurance to my panic addled brain that no, I was not being tossed aside like trash. MC instead goes from passive aggression to outright aggression, either not seeing or not caring that I’m not in the headspace to deal properly with that. MC leaves with a “Well, I’m clocking in,” without any further reassurance, despite the fact that I’ve clearly expressed I’m in distress. To leave someone who has happily taken care of you For several weeks in that kind of state and not show an ounce of care is harmful. Yes, it is my job to manage my own mental illness, but if you accidentally trigger a whole ass panic attack in someone, you should be prepared to assist in fixing the issue. Even a “we can talk about this later, but I don’t hate you and I’m not leaving you,” would have been sufficient.

This is why I brought this up here, because this is toxic behavior. There was no reason to be cruel. I was respectful the entire time we had our conversation, and while making my last post. Again, I don’t want people attacking MC. I just want you to know that for people who are vulnerable like myself, this is the kind of person you will have to deal with if you engage in anything more than surface level with them.

For those who never saw my initial post, the user in question is @mickchub , so you know who to avoid in the community.

To MC: I would really appreciate if you took some accountability for your actions and the hurt you caused, as well as the frankly terrible way you dealt with a situation that could’ve easily been resolved in 5-10 minutes. I would be open to a conversation again if you took responsibility for the things you did do, just as I have taken responsibility for my actions, which are as follows: I became reactive in the end of our conversation as a trauma response. I should have stepped away. I also did not make myself very clear. I was not as helpful as I could have been in being clear on what I needed and what my expectations were on how to problem solve. I’m sorry for that. However, the blame is not entirely on me. MC has things they need to hold themselves responsible for. When you’re ready, my DMs are still open to you. But I won’t force it if you aren’t.

[cosmik-homo]

for your consideration: jewish holmes and watson (which would also blend nicely with a modern fuck the police, stick up for the little guy interpretation)

Ok, this is going to be an interesting one to answer, cuz i just learned i had some opinions i did not know about before and can not explain? So this is equally both a Friendly Geekout with your idea and Introspecting My Gut Feelings Together.

EDIT: oh my fucking god this got SO long it's like seven posts i'm sorry.... I'll put it under a cut and i'm not really in the mindspace to Trim but i'll try format it more. readable. but no one alive should have to read this if you don't feel like it haha it is WORDY

I love Jewish Watson :D idk why i just do. look at him he's such a mensch <3

Actually a while back @two-nipples-maybe-more and I discussed possibilities for Jewish Watson in the victorian setting, including "Mary Is Actually Miriam*, And he initially wants to convert to marry her and gets Attached to both some of the ideas and v much the COMMUNITY of it all." they even made me this coolest art ever for my birthday!!

*(there WAS a fairly assimilated, middle-class community of sepharadic jews in victorian london even before all the Eastern Europe Ashki emigration, and it might even be possible to wiggle in Non-Orthodoxism too)

Anyways i have a lot of thoughts about jewish Watson (and jewish Watsons plural. in this house we love Mary) in various historical, half historical, and modern variations, and just to top it off I'll mention- I watched Great Mouse Detective for the first time this week and I was overjoyed that.... well. I know Christians Can Be Called David Too and it's Not Actually A Jewish Name but doctor David W. Dawson is a jewish mouse and you cant change my mind.

ok now we reach the more, Introspective part because for some reason I personally not only can't entirely envision a jewish Holmes- i have NO idea why my brain/gut just insists something is off with the vibes- I think i am kind of attached to exploring how Holmes is not only culturally christian but seems to, like, underneath It All, kinda cares about it too.

I read him as christian in canon and fro mthe way he talks about his belief**, and I am kinda, happy with it and interested in seeing more of it? Like, Actual Christian Spirituality as more than default-settings is cool and worthy and interesting, especially from a complex, queer, place and honestly the idea of an analytical and logical character who is Religious With Little Question And Little Struggle is an interesting and entirely realistic one that doesn't get done nearly enough.

I love the Thinky, Analytical aspects of judaism but they're not right for everyone, even not analytic people, and i don't think he would vibe with the philosophizing-ness of talmud, asking for asking's sake, thinking in god.

(Which! btw! I think Watson would end up enjoying! he's a people person and a storyteller and canonically is interested in philosophy stuff and i think he would enjoy participating in Shiurim!)

I guess I am personally more interested in he possibilities of exploring the Religiously Christian potential already in Holmes more than a Jewish one, so cheers if that's your cup of tea but idk, for some reason I don't feel about this as much as I thought I would.

**(here's a batch of quotes i found on the web- ignore the writer's opinions, i just like it as a neat reminder and collection of little things in the books that helps see the bigger picture.)

He would be a good Ally And Friend tho, and i think would vibe with some very very handpicked ideas. Once again I am super sorry for this getting so long haha. Have this for a nice dessert:

[ID: a screenshot of a discord message by me, titled simply "Emil". The message reads: "Mary tried to get Holmes to be a Goy Shel Shabbat (Shabbos goy) once- because goyim are allowed to do a service for a jew during shabbat that a jew is forbidden from doing by hallacha, but you're not allowed to ask them directly, and it was just 2 AND A HALF HOURS OF WORLD'S BEST DETECTIVE NOT TAKING A HINT" /end ID]

***I know that's a shaky description of shabbos goy works. it was late at night and google exsists

[incorrectosomatsu]

Yo! 👋 wanted to do that ask meme you posted! If this is too much feel free to answer them separately, or just pick out the ones you want, but I'm real curious...

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My stupid phone didn't have all the ones I wanted, but hey! This is a start lol 😂 thanks fam!

Thank you for asking so many! I'm having a lot of fun answering these. q(≧▽≦q) I'm going to skip any I've already answered, though.

💖 Who is your favourite matsu?

Ichimatsu is my absolute favorite, but Karamatsu and Choromatsu aren't far behind. I just have a thing for stoic, depressed characters, I suppose. >w>

💕 What are your favourite matsu duos?

Iro is my absolute favorite, I can't get enough of those two idiots. o((>ω< ))o I think they have a really fun dynamic that I just love to see. Second favorite is sokudo, I love Choromatsu playing the straight man to Osomatsu's idiocy. Third favorite is nenchuu, I think they're a very interesting and unconventional combination! I think it's funny that they're intimidated by each other. Honorable mention goes to choukei!

👌 What are some matsu duos that you think are underrated?

Nenchuu. Absolutely nenchuu. I see no fucking nenchuu content and it makes me so sad. (┬┬﹏┬┬) That's the one I crave to see more of the most. I also think 110 is super underrated. I never paid them much mind, but a friend of mine is writing a 110 fic and it really got my attention. Oh, and cyber! I've taken an interest in cyber lately as well.

🔥 What’s an aspect of the show that you think is underrated?

Ooh, tough question! I don't know if this really count as an "aspect", but I think a lot of people don't like the dub and that's a shame. Among the people I interact with in the fandom, a lot of them seem to dislike the dub pretty strongly and I'm like (っ °Д °;)っ

🌈 What’s your favourite skit/episode to rewatch?

I'm so goddamn predictable, but my favorite is The Ichimatsu Incident. Surprise, surprise, the iro stan loves the iro episode. Shocking, isn't it? >v> If I had to give a less obvious answer, I would say Choromatsu And Ichimatsu and Campaign Starting Now.

🏆 What’s a skit that you think is underrated?

I don't see people talking about Campaign Starting Now very often, but I think it's delightful. I love seeing Ichimatsu pop off when he's normally so blasé about everything. Plus, I really love hearing Ichimatsu shout "Hey guys, shut the fuck up!" in the dub.

👀 If you had to show someone a clip or episode to get them into the show, what would it be?

Oh god, this is another difficult question. If I get to pick a whole episode, I'd probably go with episode 15 of season 2, the one with Jar, Karamatsu Taxi, and Totty Quiz. I think those skits really encapsulate the type of humor the show utilizes, and Jar is a really solid crash course on the personalities of each of the sextuplets given how short it is.

📸 Drop a screenshot from the show.

📚 What are some of your favourite fics?

Most of my recommendations are not quite appropriate for this blog, to be quite honest. =v=;;;; You can always DM me if you want *those* kinds of recommendations.

As for what I CAN share on this blog, I highly recommend Ichi-month by Gnattine! Ichimatsu is my favorite, and this is a really delightful collections of vignettes about him. They do plan on finishing it eventually, and I eagerly await that day! The characterization is exceptional, and it's just really wholesome and cute, I go back to it frequently.

One other recommendation I have is Closing Time by Lunarmatsu. I'm admittedly not caught up with it, but I still would be remiss not to highlight a rare case of a Matsu x MALE Reader fic! I never read x Reader fics because they're almost exclusively female readers and that triggers my dysphoria, so it's such a breath of fresh air to have an x Reader fic that I can enjoy. o(≧∀≦)o