#and send them anonymous messages that could be interpreted as me sending them

[goodboylupin]

Better late than never! Welcome, one and all, to

The 4th Candy Hearts Challenge

A fun, stress-free Wolfstar mini-fest!

(If you remember how this goes , feel free to skip my introductory spiel and check for new rules!)

They’re sold by many companies and known by many names: Candy Hearts, Conversation Hearts, Sweethearts, and Love Hearts. Whatever the brand and whatever you call them, they’re the signature sweet of the season. Sure, you could buy your beloved a box of chocolates, but that’s an option any time of year! Good luck finding these bad boys in November!

Not that candy hearts are bad! Sure, they’re kinda chalky… and they taste stale no matter how fresh you bought them… but it’s not about the taste with candy hearts, it’s about the pastel, the experience, and above all else: the sayings! Who doesn’t remember going through a pack with friends, trying to find the kookiest message? Digging through a box to find one that was just the right level of romantic to give a certain special someone? (And maybe the heartbreak when you received one in turn where the message was just a big, pink smudge?)

Now, candy hearts have been around for a long time. And with a constant rotation of messages so we always got fun variety in a box, they’ve had a lot of sayings.

Through a great deal of internet sleuthing (and a little creativity on my part), I’ve collected over seven hundred of them.

Some are a little raunchy (TEASE ME), and some are downright rude (EW NO). They range from classic (BE MINE) to contemporary (SWIPE RIGHT) to were-at-one-point-contemporary (FAX ME). Some of them are, quite frankly so hyper specific it’s a wonder they made it into circulation at all (ME JULIE BEST MUM).

And they are all, even the weird ones, ripe with potential as fic prompts!

The way this mini-fest works is simple:

From 12:01am EST Feb 1 until 11:59pm EST March 1, drop me an ask containing these emojis: 🍬💕

If you don't want to send an ask from your main tumblr account (or don't have a tumblr account), you can do so anonymously. However, you must include the ao3 handle or tumblr sideblog from which you plan to complete the challenge.

I will shake my Great Big Box of Candy Hearts and pull out a unique candy heart for you and only you!

With your message in hand, create whatever that candy heart inspires and your own heart desires! Fanfic, art, graphics, playlists, head canons, shit posts, interpretive dances, cosplay, meta essays, it’s all great as long as its central focus is on Wolfstar, the relationship between Remus Lupin and Sirius Black!

You can either directly quote your candy heart message in your work or use it as a broader inspiration.

You are allowed to use the same candy heart as inspiration for multiple unrelated works and submit all of them to the fest.

You do not need a beta before submitting your work, but I do encourage you to get one. I want this to be as stress-free an event as it can possibly be, and in my personal experience, it reduces stress to have someone else look over your completed work for at least spelling and grammar so you don’t have to reread your own stuff and psych yourself out before posting. If you don’t have any fandom friends with whom you feel comfortable sharing your fanfiction, there are also online resources to find a friendly stranger (including, hopefully, our discord server — see rule 17). But if ultimately, you’d rather be your own editor, I certainly won’t reject your work!

Include the following caption at the beginning of the tumblr post or AO3 beginning notes: For @goodboylupin's Candy Hearts Challenge. My candy heart prompt was ____. I will not reblog your work or allow it in the collection until you have included the caption.

If posting on tumblr, please make sure the @-tag of your caption is working so I get a notification! It should show up on its own automatically as you type. Also tag the work with #RSCandyHearts, preferably within the first five tags.

If posting on AO3, post your work to the collection and tag it with goodboylupin's RS Candy Hearts Challenge (this tag will show up in the suggestions when you start typing it).

As long as the rules have been followed, I will reblog every work on Tumblr, and leave a kudos on every work on AO3. (If I haven't done so on your work and you see I've been active on this blog, then both the @-notification and #RSCandyHearts tag failed. Send me an ask with a link!)

If, after completing your first work, you want another helping of candy hearts, that’s more than welcome! Since I don’t want anyone to get a sugar crash, there is a two-day wait period between submitting a work and getting a second (or third or fourth or wherever you are) candy heart.

If you find you cannot come up with anything for your prompt, you can drop out and send a new ask to get a different candy heart. However, you need to give it an honest effort for at least one week before I give you a new one.

Works are expected by March 15, but this is a low-stakes, self-posting challenge! If you need more time, just message me or drop an ask. And if you want to drop out, that’s totally fine! I’ll even delete your first ask where you requested a candy heart if you prefer. I only need to know for the sake of my own record-keeping. Let’s all just be honest, considerate, and try to have a good time!

If you need a really long extension: Your candy heart is yours until January of next year, at which point, if I haven't heard back from you with an update or request for extension in the past few months, your prompt is going back in the Great Big Box of Candy Hearts so somebody else can have a go at it. The AO3 collection closes at the same time.

I will keep a masterlist of works pinned on my blog until at least March 22.

There's a discord! Feel free to join to discuss your prompts, your progress, your love of Wolfstar, or just to have another little circle in your sidebar.

Over the past two challenges, there have been a small handful of people who requested a candy heart, did not create anything and did not speak to me any further to tell me they were dropping out or having trouble. I work hard to make everyone a custom graphic and keep this fest running smoothly, therefore: Any creators with multiple instances of ghosting are suspended from getting another candy heart until next challenge.

Since this is not the usual timeframe for #RSCandyHearts, I'd love it if you could reblog this post to signal boost!

My ask box is open now to receive your candy heart requests 🍬💕

[ryuichirou]

Replies

A couple of replies today.

Anonymous asked:

Hell yeah, I’d get a daki from you. Also, Edmund as a body pillow? I’d eat that right up! (You can take that literally or figuratively.) Also a Lilia daki would be sexy af. Hmmm, depending on my cash situation later, I’d love to get an Idia dakimakura. The thought of his over flustered face makes me positively FERAL.

Ahh thank you so much, Anon! <3 Of course, feel free to message me about an Idia dakimakura or anything else whenever you want. He is the most perfect fit when it comes to characters to be put on daki, to be honest…

I am also very happy to see you feel that way about the possibility of Edmund as a body pillow hehe I would also love to eat it up both literally and figuratively. This boy is very eatable.

eh-nonnie-mouse asked:

I am sending this ask in super late but your guys piece with mountain Jade killed me. Like seeing the canon art was so cute and handsome and then the groovy had me on my knees clutching my heart and then your interpretation just KO'd me , just like he probably KO'd the poor soul who found him. I could see that one sketch (I think it was you two) where Jade and Rook pass each other in the woods with unidentified long black bags that suspiciously look like people.

But I was revived with the latest cute fucking Octo Trio in Isle of Lamentation and ASFGKJ I am so FERAL for that group of characters. (Not me up here crying in the club at Orthos HUMAN?! cute excited face omg 😭)

Is this Idia's dream and that's why he looks so shocked or is he super concerned because EELS are going to corrupt his baby bro!

Oh and how soft Azul looks at Idia, like they are group of highly disfunctional people who are a little (a lot) crazy for each other in all sorts of ways 🫠 but they are so pretty!!!! and WHY can't Floyd keep his clothes on ahahaha. He's just waltzing around half naked like a gladiator of old and everyone else is dressed appropriately. Orthos excitement over shoes is so cute! Is he looking at Floyd showing off his cool kicks (cause that eel is a certified sneaker head(?) Shoe fanatic?)

And as a last thing. Kalim is like an Asian parent in the way they show their affection through 'You vaguely like something? Here's a lifetime supply because I don't know how else to show my feelings'. Like I know it's just how Kalim is, very open with his affections for Jamil and he probably thinks money and gifts are the best ways to display that. Especially if Kalim can't get as touchy feely and handy as he would like but it just reminded me of that behavior.

No worries, thank you for sending asks!! I am always replying after like 4 months, so “late” doesn’t exist here; time is a flat circle lol

I am very happy you liked that Jade drawing, and YES it was me who drew that doodle of Jade and Rook lol We really love a forest as a creepy setting in general, so I just keep defaulting to something spooky whenever I draw anything related to it. And Jade’s new card was the perfect opportunity!

Jade really is a cryptid from the mountains… And apparently a very charming one 😭

Igni+Octa is such a good combination, I can’t get enough of them! I’m happy you also like them together!! <3 Ortho would always get along with Floyd lol The Tweels are bad influence on him.

It isn’t necessarily Idia’s dream, it’s kind of like an AU? We just wanted to put them in a setting that has vibes similar to Ancient Greece. But you are right: Idia is terrified because while he was talking to Azul, Ortho got completely enamoured by a pair of cool sandals… what else these creeps (fellow shoe fanatics!) are going to give him??

It’s so funny that you noted that Floyd just can’t keep his clothes on, we were wondering the same thing. I drew this sketch a while ago and coloured it the day we posted it, and the entire time I was unsure if I should dress him a little… I guess nah… he really is a gladiator at heart lol

You also completely nailed it about Kalim! I do think that he would love to shower Jamil with gifts, and to him it’s just like little ways to show appreciation and affection… when you are used to your family buying a whole-ass amusement park for one day just because you wanted to hang out there once, getting your beloved Jamil a lifetime supply of chocolate doesn’t feel too crazy at all!

Thank you as always for your kind review of everything that we post <3 I’ll reply to your other ask too!

eh-nonnie-mouse asked:

PEAKED NIPPLE ALERT!

ok sorry sorry but is Deuce going to get stuck again? Because that would be hilarious. Jack can't help himself when his Athletic rival is under him. Do you think they do this frequently? Working out does increase the blood flow and those running outfits are pretttttty tight.

YES!!

Also yes, this is very likely lol It’s a bit difficult to say if it’s them getting too riled up because of them training together, or it’s because Jack would develop a Pavlovian reaction at some point… He sees Deuce in those shorts – things happen :”( <3

Anonymous asked:

If Deuce tugs on Jack's tail, will Jack-

1. Yelp

2. Growl

3. Moan

:3

Anonymous asked:

Hi, I'm the "Deuce pulling on Jack's tail" anon. I forgot to add-

He does it at a random point during the day. Like, just walking behind him and just grabbed it and pulled.

(forgive me for forgetting to add this, I feel bad for sending in two asks for one question....)

I think it depends on what is on Jack’s mind at that time. It’s not entirely impossible for him to produce a sound that is too close to moaning… that would be embarrassing…

But in all honesty, I think he would yelp. Which would also be embarrassing because this is too much of a puppy-like reaction. He isn’t a kid anymore..!

If it’s someone else or Jack doesn’t see it’s Deuce who’s touching his tail, I think he’s going to growl though. The boy’s ready to attack lol

[queensbrother]

... graha is gay??

(his va is so... shame on you)

…did you really go out of your way to find somewhere you could send me an anonymous message because of a silly comic i made for myself about my own oc on twitter? really?

g’raha tia is not jonathan bailey

g’raha tia is a fictional video game character who does not have a canon sexuality. he interacts with your character exactly the same regardless of gender. you cannot even initiate a romantic relationship with him in game.

also his jp va, yuma uchida, is married to a woman. does that suddenly invalidate ships where his character is with someone of the same gender and people shouldn’t ship otherwise? this is how ridiculous you sound.

i accept any headcanon people have for g’raha about his sexuality because he is a fictional character who DOES NOT HAVE ONE. this is not the same as headcanoning a character who is explicitly stated to only be gay as anything else.

i even enjoy other people’s headcanons of him because it’s fun to see how different people interpret the character for their own sandbox. i also don't have to vibe with everyone's headcanons, and no one has to vibe with mine.

again, jonathan bailey is not g’raha tia. g’raha is a character he voices in one version of the game but this does not make them the same person. g’raha isn’t real.

kindly block me and focus your energy somewhere else

[defining-trans]

Ask a Transgender Person Anything 🏳️‍⚧️

I'm tired of watching the same heated conversations over and over again where nothing gets solved. This blog is the solution I've come up with.

Ask me any question YOU have about being transgender.

I don’t care if it’s phrased “problematically”, insensitive or intentionally invasive, I will do my best to answer. However, you may not like the answer I give you.

Whether you're just trying to learn more about us, are too scared to ask a trans person you know for fear of ridicule, or genuinely believe people like me are deluding ourselves into identifying the way that we do and that we need to be "taught better"/"shown the truth", you have full permission to ask me, a trans person, whatever the hell you want.

Ground Rules:

I will respond only to asks and anonymous messages sent directly to my inbox. Any questions directed at me via comments, reblogs or tags on my posts are fair game for me to ignore.

If your question is indeed rude, or would most likely be perceived as such by a trans person you know IRL, I'll explain why and, if possible, give you an example of a better way to ask it.

If your question is about queer and/or trans discourse in general, I will answer it to the best of my ability. If it's about my personal stances on said discourse, I may or may not answer it. That will depend on whether or not I feel like it.

Regardless of how I feel about the questions I’m being asked, I will not resort to ad hominem attacks. (Your background and personal beliefs have no bearing on whether or not I’m capable of answering the question you’ve asked, therefore the most I will do is discuss how said potential background/belief may have prompted you to ask it.)

The only assumption I will make about you is that you want me to answer your question. I believe this to be a fair assumption, considering you will have to go out of your way to send me your question.

Leading questions (ones intended to coerce a specific predetermined answer out of the party being asked) and sealioning (feigned ignorance with the intention of wearing one down through the emotional labor of continually explaining one’s point of view) will be treated differently than genuine questions—I will first point out what about them I find objectionable, then dissect the question. If any part of the question is salvageable or could be a genuine question in another context, I will also attempt to give a genuine answer.

I am doing this purely out of personal interest. There is no secret agenda, I will not attempt to “convert” you to my “side” of things. I’m just curious about what questions people actually want to ask a trans person but are too shy or afraid of being judged to ask someone they know.

I will answer your questions based on my broader knowledge and my own personal experiences. Neither of these things are reflective of the trans experience as a whole and should not be interpreted as such. The only trans person whom I speak for is myself.

Insults are not questions. Words such as "anything other than male or female is a mental illness" and slur-flinging and so on - by themselves - are not questions, so I refuse to entertain them. Additionally, sarcastic questions like "so were you dropped on your head as an infant or are you just stupid by choice?" will be ignored.

We are not entitled to personal information about each other. You can ask me about stuff aside from being trans (i.e. completely unrelated political beliefs), but the focus of this blog is trans stuff, so I may decline to answer any off topic questions.

I'll get to your question when I get to your question. If you start sending me entitled or guilt-tripping nonsense, it will make me less inclined to answer your question. (Not all of us have the luxury of enough free time to entertain the questions of strangers on the internet who may or may not believe we deserve to die horrible deaths, and those of us that have that and the stomach to do it won't be up for it 24/7.)

It's fine to reblog and comment on my posts even if you don't have questions for me. In fact, that would help me reach more people who might have questions about transness that I can help answer.

I'm undecided as to whether or not I'd like to open my direct messages to people looking for a civil debate or more private atmosphere. Please respect my boundaries and do not DM me with questions or arguments at this time.

[lonesome-witching]

Broken Pieces (AKA Mind Control Part 3)

I once again bring you the Mind Control AU (Part 1 and Part 2) with a third (probably not final) edition. This was requested by @thepartyfriendship and an anonymous prompter. This is the first time two people have send me the same prompt. At least that is how I'm interpreting the messages because I thought it was cool. Anyway, here is part 3. I hope I have done it justice.

You can read my previous prompts or send me some new ones.

Nancy watched helplessly as Steve wrapped Robin’s arm. Her own hands were still shaking. It didn’t matter that Robin smiled at her, the guilt was eating at Nancy’s heart.

“Steve? Can you leave us for a moment?” Robin asked.

Steve searched Robin’s face and then nodded hesitantly. “Just shout if you need anything.”

Robin nodded, watching the boys exit the room. Nancy remained curled up within herself, sitting next to her bed.

“Are you alright?” Robin asked the second the door closed.

Nancy laughed and noticed Robin tense up. “Sorry, it’s just a bit ridiculous that you are asking me if I’m alright. You got shot because of me.”

“And I’d do it again. And again. And again. Nancy, I would shoot myself a thousand times over if it helped safe you.’

“Well, maybe I don’t want you to!” Nancy jumped up. “Maybe I don’t want you to sacrifice yourself for me. Maybe I want you to be safe. Even if that means being far away from me.”

“I know you want that. But Nance, this isn’t just about you. I wouldn’t be safe if I was far away from you because I don’t know if I can still breathe without you around. I— Nance, you mean everything to me. I’m not going to leave when you’re in danger.”

“What if I want you to leave?” Nancy felt tears prick in her eyes. She didn’t want Robin to leave. She wanted Robin to come closer. She wanted Robin to hold her.

“Then I’ll leave, after I make sure you’re okay. After I make sure Vecna is gone and dead and buried. After I know you’re safe, I’ll leave. You’ll never have to see me again.”

Robin was cradling her arm. A grimace on her face. “Does it hurt?” Nancy asked carefully. Her voice nothing more than a plea for Robin to look at her.

“Yeah, it does.” Robin looked at the ceiling instead. “You know, I don’t get you. You write in your diary about how much you love me and about how amazing I am, but to my face you’re acting like a bitch.”

“You read that?” In the midst of everything Nancy had forgotten she even kept a diary.

“Yeah, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to invade your privacy or anything. I was just trying to figure out what was wrong with you.”

Nancy nodded.  She wasn’t angry with Robin. She doubted she could be.

“Nance, I think it’s pretty obvious how I feel about you.”

“I’m still dating Jonathan,” Nancy responded quickly. It only resulted in Robin taking a step back.

“I know. I’m not trying to come on to you or anything.”

“I know.”

“So, are you alright? Any traces of Vecna left?”

“I don’t know. I feel weird. And it’s like somewhere in the back of my head he’s still simmering, like some kind of parasite. Just feeding off me and waiting to strike again.” Nancy hugged her arms around herself, hoping to find some kind of comfort in her own embrace. She didn’t.

“Is it— Can I hug you? Is that okay?” Robin asked carefully. Treating Nancy like the ticking time bomb she really was.

“Yeah, I’d really like that actually.”

Robin wrapped herself around Nancy, not caring about her injured arm or her hurt feelings. “I’ve got you, Nance. I’ve got you until you tell me to let go.”

Nancy held onto Robin, pulling her ever closer. “Please, never do. Don’t let go.” She barely noticed the sobs wreaking havoc on her body.

“I won’t. I’ll hold on.”

“I really do love you, Robin.” Nancy whispered in Robin’s ear. Hoping Robin hadn’t heard her. Hoping Robin had.

---

Steve took Robin home. Or maybe to the hospital. He hadn’t said much. He had just grabbed Robin’s good arm and told them they were leaving. Jonathan had stayed. He had looked at Nancy with sad eyes before sinking into the couch.

“Should we talk?” he asked, voice hoarse.

“Probably.”

“Are we breaking up?”

“Probably.”

Nancy didn’t cry as she pushed herself through the inevitable. Instead, she pictured Robin’s embrace and her kind words. She thought back to the fairytales her mother had read to her when she was a kid. About how true love conquered all. A true loves kiss erased all the curses in the world. And she hoped that the solution was that easy. That all she needed was to kiss Robin and it would clear up her head. That it would erase Vecna and then they could plan on how to shoot the bastard once again.

Jonathan slammed the door as he left and suddenly Nancy was all alone. All alone with traces of evil lurking in the back of her mind. Slowly she dragged herself upstairs. She noticed the gun that still lay on the floor and for the first time noticed the diary that lay folded open next to the bed.

She walked to her nightstand, opened the drawer and picked up her Walkman. She doubted it would help but she’d be stupid not to try.

She crawled under the covers and closed her eyes. Dreaming of Robin. Maybe in some alternate universe there wouldn’t be an Upside Down. Maybe there she had met Robin at school. Maybe there she’d have kissed Robin before she kissed Steve or Jonathan. Maybe there was a universe out there where she hadn’t made the mistakes she had made in this one. One where Barb was still alive. One where Mike didn’t wake up screaming late at night. One where she didn’t have to worry about Holly never growing old.

Tomorrow she’d call Robin. She’d tell her that she broke up with Jonathan. She’d ask to meet and then she’d kiss Robin. She’d kiss her and she’d never stop kissing her. She’d drown in Robin’s body and swallow up her smell. Tomorrow she’d fix everything.

But today she was too tired. Today she needed to sleep.

---

Robin fell down on her bed. The back of her head itched. As her hands reached over to scratch, she felt a strange liquid on her fingertips. She pulled her hand back and saw the drops of blood sliding down her fingers.

[welcometololaland]

I have considered sending you this message for a while, and seeing as anonymous asks are off, I have made a different blog because I am uncomfortable with using my actual blog. You have an audience and they are loyal to you and adore you, I will not be able to mentally handle the back lash that could follow from disagreeing with you.

I have followed you, enjoyed your fic, and your posts but I can not agree with the list or the response to it. I have seen you mention before about people who have blocked you and how you can not tag them. That is valid but I think you are under the impression that those who have you blocked are the ones who are upset about the list.

That's not true, at least not in my case or the case of others that I have talked with.

I understand what you were trying to do but I think it was done in a poor way. I commend you for trying to put together a list - it's a hard thing to do in a fandom space - but the problem is, you listed the same people almost everyone lists when asked that question. The "popular" blogs. The "big" blogs. The "known" blogs. The blogs that everyone talks about. The blogs that get hundreds of notes, kudos, and thousands of hits. I think I saw a few smaller ones in there, but again, they were people that you seemed to interact with.

The smaller blogs were left out. Newer writers were left out. The list, to me and my friends, felt like a "who's who" in fandom and who was deemed "worthy" enough - note that those people on the list are worthy of being followed and having their stories read, but it felt like an inclusive list with a limited invitation.

I have my own thoughts of how I would handle getting an ask like that, but it's not my place to tell you how to run your blog. Instead, I'm presenting you with my side and why I found it to be hurtful.

I understand that you can not put everyone on a list, but maybe there should not be a list at all. I feel it's different to make a fan fiction rec list, but when it comes to recommending blogs I feel like it is a way to leave people out and make them feel like they are not good enough to be in fandom.

It does not, in my opinion, make me feel like this is a community. Instead, it makes me feel like I am on the outside looking in.

Firstly, I want to (very sincerely - this is not sarcasm) thank you for sending this ask. I think accountability is important, and I'm not afraid to have real discussions with people who are sincere in their approach - which I interpreted this ask to be. So again, thank you.

I won't say 'sorry you felt that way' because that's not a real apology. Instead, I want to offer a sincere apology to any harm I have caused anyone by making a rec list post. It actually pains me to think that some people felt that they were not welcome in the fandom because of that post, because that is the exact opposite of the community I hope fandom can be.

I have reasons for why I made that post, which I hope EXPLAIN why I made it, but I understand that it does not EXCUSE the fact that the effect was that some people were upset. Please know it was not my intention, but of course intention does not matter. Effect is what matters. So, if you take anything away from this post, please take away that I offer my apologies to you and anyone else who was negatively affected by the post - I never want to make anyone feel bad about themselves or unwelcome.

Thank you for your feedback on the list situation - I've spoken to other people about this who have also offered honest feedback. I appreciate that. The reason I tagged blogs was because that's what the anon asked for. I tagged people who's content I enjoy and who I interact with, because that's what I know and engage with. I don't think it's really fair to recommend stuff I haven't read yet if it's a personal list. It wasn't intended to be a comment on who is worthy. My opinion is people should be free to read what they want to read and free to engage with those they want to engage with. There is no invitation required to my blog, you can ALWAYS recommend to me or interact with me, and I will take that on board and value it.

I'm sorry I didn't include a lot of new contributors. The sad truth is that I haven't had the time to engage with a lot of new content. Between my two (sometimes 3) fandoms, writing and betaing, I find it hard to keep on top of the ao3 tag. It's something I'm trying to do more, but I only have so many hours in a day.

I've said it once and I'll say it again - I really don't think of myself as an 'adored' person. I don't actually have that many followers. I've only been on tumblr for a little over 12 months. I've only been writing in Lone Star for a little over 18 months. I don't see myself as influential in the slightest, and it troubles me that people think that. I'm literally only here as a creative outlet, to scream about people's creations and talk to the friends I'm lucky enough to have made. I'm not here for any other purpose. I certainly don't intend to be a fandom mouthpiece or tell anyone else what they can and can't do.

Finally, I can assure you that after this ask and situation I won't be making any more lists. Truthfully, I'm really sad about that, because Fic Rec Friday was my baby and I was so happy to see people encouraging other people, but I'm not shy in saying that this experience has really affected how I see fandom as well.

I also think that (and please don't think I'm referring to you because I'm not - this ask is so genuine and I do appreciate it), certain elements of this situation have made me question whether I want to continue engaging in Lone Star as a fandom at all. It's not even intentional, it's just that creating for a fandom is hard when you keep having to turn your ask box off because it's filled with vitriolic and hateful anons.

I really appreciate you for reaching out, and I am grateful for your thoughts and feedback. Once again, I extend a genuine apology to you and anyone else who has been negatively affected or hurt by the list or by anything else I said in relation to that. If you want to speak further about it, I am open to DMs at any time.

[dil-ibaadat]

Hellooo! This is the anon who sent you the West Wing youtube clip.

I was shy and hence posted anonymously but you’re so sweet that I couldn’t help revealing myself! 🙈

Full disclaimer that I’ve never watched the West Wing but have always kinda wanted to because I love that sort of old timey witty American drama, even if it’s politics I don’t fully understand and it is a full testament to your talent and writing prowess that I now really feel like watching the show to get all the references from your fic 🙈Alas, it’ll have to wait since I have an exam but I shall get to it right after hopefully!

I’ve read this first chapter about 5 times ( I am not joking), I can’t even explain why I love it so much! You’ve combined two series’ with such finesse! There’s so much depth and character even within this fanfictiony world and I can’t even begin to grasp how sexy it is? The whole premise and how it’s so befitting for Kanthony and the rest of the Bridgerton clan too!

I love how you’ve not made it just a love story but like an actual world with seemingly real people trying to actually make a difference - that whole bit with Tom saying ‘this is going to be the greatest thing they’ll do’ is just so epic.

I can’t wait to see how the election unfolds now that Kate is almost winning! I wish this was an actual show, that’s how amazingly you’ve pulled me in 😬

I now get your references for the characters and it’s funny how initially before reading, I just assumed Anthony and Kate would be modelled on Josh and Donna (since they were the only two characters I sort of knew from the West Wing) but your interpretation of them contesting for President is way cooler and makes for so much more angst and drama.

Sorry for such a long ask, I’m genuinely so happy and eager to read your wonderful fic and I really hope you write many many more stories because your talent is just astonishing. 😍 Dowry is one of my favourites in the fandom. Shoutout to @folklauerate too as I realise this is both of your time and effort! (My favourite fic of hers is Hold Onto You and the Heist Society one!)

I’d like to end with getting the Chris Traeger reference too! I now know who Sam Seaborn is. 🙈

oh, wow. this is one of the loveliest messages i have ever received. <3 thank you so much for taking the time to send it!!!!! i'm so pleased you like the writing and the general vibe :)))

as for watching the west wing, we're doing our best to make sure it's not necessary to have watched the show in order to get the fic. if you have, you probably recognize some scenes (directly ripped off from scenes and dialogue in the show), and some character sketches, but beyond a few elements of plot, background, and surface-level characterization, this fic universe will feel a bit different from the show. we're borrowing the universe, the idealism, and the feel-good, hard-but-worth-it political reality constructed in the show. it's a wild, escapist political AU, all in good fun. we hope you'll like it! :)

i find it interesting you say you thought the dynamic between kanthony would be a josh/donna type deal, because i did consider that when i began writing it. it was sort of my go-to, but then i realized i've seen the boss/secretary dynamic many times in shows and it's gotten a bit stale for me. i've also noticed that oftentimes, the female love interest is put in the assistant-position, which to me feels a bit antiquated. at the same time, it's hard for me to imagine anthony in donna's position because the power dynamic between anthony and kate was very different in canon, so i ended up nixing that thought because i wanted them to start off as equals.

that said, there are other bridgerton ships that could fit the dynamic really well! josh and donna are interesting because they're introduced as this enmeshed, basically-married duo that are on a slowburn, friends-to-lovers arc. i think polin could work really well with that storyline, with maybe penelope as josh to shake things up (i think colin as her assistant who switched a lot of lanes in college and career-wise could be really, really interesting, and maybe one of pen's sisters could be dead, to give that additional edge of angst to the already complicated featherington dynamics aaaaaand i better stop before i end up writing this too!).

moreover, i originally began writing this fic because i was interested in exploring a kate-tom friendship a la jed and leo. and in order to do that, i had to make kate president. and then the idea grew legs, because i actually adore the idea of kate as a thirty-something, obama-type figure who's pulled in the opposite directions of radical liberal idealism and centrist pragmatism and anthony as a jaded, conflicted, entrenched dynastic political figure who's caught in this quagmire of expectations. in a way, anthony's still conflicted about his relationship with kate in this AU because it directly conflicts with his personal ambitions and his desire to make his dad proud, so that's canon-accurate but also repackaged in a fun, fresh way.

i don't know. i think it's neat. it's a neat AU. and @folklauerate has so many great ideas and juicy bits of characterization and plot and pitch-perfect writing -- it's gonna be so good, i'm gonna scrreeeeaaaammmm.

finally, thank you so much for being here in my inbox and sending this ask. i've been having days on and off for the past few months where i seriously question my writing and purpose and it's comments and messages like this that stop me from giving it all up and moving to kazakhstan and taking up, i don't know, goat-farming (or is it kyrgyzstan ;D, you tell me). i really appreciate it.

[krikeymate]

Can you do an example of something you don’t vibe with? I can’t come up with anything except for maybe incest stuff… 🤷🏼‍♀️

How do I answer this without being too specific... hmm.

Ok so like, the most obvious would be: look at the Foster AU. There's been some messages suggesting or prompting stuff that just doesn't fit into the characters as I've written them. And like there's nothing wrong with those suggestions, it just doesn't fit into what I'm writing, ya know? And I feel like that's obvious, but all of you reading it, you all have your own interpretations of the characters/stories going on in your head, so maybe it's not obvious to you. Like, even my interpretation of canon Sam and Tara, it isn't going to match exactly to everyone else's. If I'm saying Sam and Tara have a sweet tooth, but someone else says hey what if they hate sweets actually, that's gonna be something I'm not gonna vibe with, because it's not in line with the characters as I'm writing them.

There's also been some messages which were a little... ah... raunchy? I'm hardly a horny-on-main kinda blog, so they were a 'why are you sending me this' moment.

Unfortunately with anon I don't have a way to answer it privately, and I really wish I could sometimes. Tumblr, get on with that. If someone's sending an anon while logged in, I should be able to respond to it privately while they retain their anonymity! I could have sworn it used to be a thing.

[toru-oikawas-milkbread]

Wanting a personalized story? I’m selling!

Please read this before moving to my Etsy shop to purchase a story set! Very important information!

As I mentioned earlier on my blog, I’m thinking about selling singular stories. If you enjoy my writing then I hope you know it will be absolutely worth the price. Some of my personal stories can be a bit bleh, but when I write for other people I do my absolute best for them and often check back to make sure they’re liking the idea I’m pursuing and way that I’m interpreting their request.

If you are wanting a personalized story, I’m going to have several different story options for sale. Yes, the longest story option is expensive, however it is a lot of words and time that will go into it. For the longest story, only 1 will be in stock of both options at a time.

Time that it takes me to get the story to you will completely depend on the story that you are wanting, so patience is greatly appreciated and I absolutely know that everybody here is going to be patient with me while I work on it. I will only be selling a few of each packet at once to make sure that I don’t get too overwhelmed with requests, but if you don’t make it to the first few and you want one, I promise I’ll write as fast as I can both for the requestee and the people wanting stories!

So, I figured I’d need a small set of rules. As you know, I’m not very strict and I’ll write mostly anything. If you request something and I don’t feel comfortable with the idea, I’ll let you know and if you’d like to choose a different story or have a refund, let me know and I’ll do everything I can to make sure that you’re happy with what you get! However I don’t think I’ll be too disturbed, not much gets to me and I’ve never gotten a bad request.

Very important steps included below:

After purchasing your pack of choice, I will be alerted and I would like it if you would send me a note when you buy your packet with your Tumblr handle so I know that it’s you when you message me with your story idea. Then, move to Tumblr and in the messages send me what you’re hoping for/wanting from a story. I know that I usually allow anonymous asks, however this won’t be an option this time since I need specifics and a direct way of contacting you on Tumblr if needed. You may message me on Etsy, however if you’re comfortable talking strictly on Tumblr either way works for me! However sending me a direct message either way will be the easiest way to communicate what you’re wanting with me.

All of the stories that are purchased and requested will be posted to my Tumblr for you and everybody else to enjoy. They will never be deleted or edited. If you are wanting a private story, include that in your message and I can do one of two things:

1: I can write your story and email it to you

2: I can write your story, print it out, and send you a physical copy of your story

3 actually: I could do both the paper and the email story! Completely up to you!

[scarlet--wiccan]

 Hey guys! New rule! If you send me a question and it looks like this:

I’m not answering it! You have to make an effort to edit yourself. This ask is too long to fit on my phone screen or my browser window, and 90% of it is just extraneous. Here’s an an example of how the same question could have been submitted in just one paragraph:

Do you interpret Wanda and Pietro as bi- or pansexual? If so, do you think that there is any sort of evidence or coding in the text, in the same way that many X-Men characters and relationships have been consistently coded? Wanda’s had a lot of close female friendships, and her relationship with the Vision often brings up questions about her sexuality. (By the way, I do like Wanda with Jericho, and I don’t think that Wanda having a coming-out storyline would necessitate them breaking up.)

See that? Easy. I know that I have tendency to be long-winded in my writing, but I have control over how I edit my posts-- and I do edit things, a lot. I can’t edit down your ask, and I can’t put it under a read-more link. You are asking me to provide insight and information, but it’s harder for me to do my job and make that information accessible when its buried underneath all this extraneous text. It’s harder for me to archive on my blog, and it’s a lot less likely to be read or shared on people’s dashboards.

This is no shade to the person who sent me this ask. If you just want to share your thoughts and feelings, I would love to have a conversation with you in the DMs or over private messaging-- and if you want to share info or resources so that I can post them, I’m more than happy to take a long message. But if you are submitting an anonymous question, I need to see little bit more etiquette. 

[alwida10]

Hi. I'm not sure what's going on right now, I just saw you had a mean anon lately and it seems you're going through hard times.

I will admit I've definitively made some assumptions about you and not always been the nicest when discussing some posts of yours with friends. But just because I found some things you said offensive doesn't mean I think you are a bad person. Words we say often take a life of their own in other poeple's head. Also anger and hurt makes us all agressive and without a filter. On both sides.

There is a lot of gossip in the Loki fandom, but behind the vitriol, some poeple care about you and are genuinely worried when things seem hard. Whether it's about you or other "antis" recieving hate anons (sadly the whole point of anons is that we'll never know for sure who sent them). We're also not stupid, a lot of poeple who are angry have been through hell in their life and healing will always be far more important than fandom wank.

I just wanted to say you deserve to feel safe and to have a space where you can express yourself, even if it won't make everyone happy. Poeple are free to block you, or ignore your posts if they end up in their recommended section. Nothing has ever been achieve with hate and petty games.

Sending you my best wishes.

A cowardly anon ^^

Thank you! This message made me cry, in a good way. 💚 thank you for your kindness!

And yes, you are right in many ways. We never know who the anons are, and I admit that in my mind I tend to conflate them, assuming most are from one single person, who just never knows when to stop.

When I first came to tumblr, I found the anon-function weird. I thought “we are on the internet. We are already anonymous!”, but I guess that’s not entirely true. While this sphere is (more or less) separated from our offline life, nobody is free from expectations of their mutuals, followers, and even critics. And since we all get trained to act according to the expectations people have, some things would never get said without the anon function. But being anonymous brings forth how we really are in that moment. And hurt, stress or rage has made me say bad things in the past, too. That said, at most times I DO mourn the split in the fandom, and I am aware that echo chambers make opinions grow more extreme. So, should you come across something I have written which is offensive, please let me know, so I can check if I’m a victim of my own rage once more, worded things badly, or applied faulty reasoning. You can always point me this post if you fear a harsh answer, so I will remember I, too, was gifted with kindness.

I am sure we all just wished the fandom wasn’t so torn apart and everyone could thrive in the community. I admit, the only other fandom I participated in was supernatural, so my expertise isn’t the best, but I would bet any day that the Loki fandom is full of people who take strength from his story for their own healing and growth. So, in a way it’s even more heartbreaking that there is so much fighting about him. Because interpretations of his motives and morality are never just that. They can always be perceived as an invalidation of another person’s suffering or healing or hopes. And while you might be able to cope with an attack of an fictional story, an attack of one’s trauma or hope is much more personal.

So, yeah. It’s always better to take a step back, remember this isn’t about oneself alone, and that beyond the screen other people are humans, too, and deserve the benefit of a doubt. 💚

Also, i kinda think it’s a shame there is so little communication between the “two sides”. The last debate opened a new perspective for me, and helped me to put some things back into context. Sometimes I wish for a friend on “the other side” to discuss things in a appreciative way, where no one tries to convince the other or feels the need to defend their view. Just a comparison of perspectives, to open up new points nobody considered yet. There could be a lot of cool meta buried there. But alas, I guess the topic is too close to the heart for most of us, and I don’t exclude myself there.

[goodboylupin]

It's that time of year again! Welcome, returning participants and newcomers alike to

The 3rd Candy Hearts Challenge

A fun, stress-free Wolfstar mini-fest!

(If you remember how this goes , feel free to skip my introductory spiel and check for new rules!)

They’re sold by many companies and known by many names: Candy Hearts, Conversation Hearts, Sweethearts, and Love Hearts. Whatever the brand and whatever you call them, they’re the signature sweet of the season. Sure, you could buy your beloved a box of chocolates, but that’s an option any time of year! Good luck finding these bad boys in November!

Not that candy hearts are bad! Sure, they’re kinda chalky… and they taste stale no matter how fresh you bought them… but it’s not about the taste with candy hearts, it’s about the pastel, the experience, and above all else: the sayings! Who doesn’t remember going through a pack with friends, trying to find the kookiest message? Digging through a box to find one that was just the right level of romantic to give a certain special someone? (And maybe the heartbreak when you received one in turn where the message was just a big, pink smudge?)

Now, candy hearts have been around for a long time. And with a constant rotation of messages so we always got fun variety in a box, they’ve had a lot of sayings.

Through a great deal of internet sleuthing (and a little creativity on my part), I’ve collected over five hundred of them.

Some are a little raunchy (TEASE ME), and some are outright rude (EW NO). They range from classic (BE MINE) to contemporary (SWIPE RIGHT) to were-at-one-point-contemporary (FAX ME). Some of them are, quite frankly so hyper specific it’s a wonder they made it into circulation at all (ME JULIE BEST MUM).

And they are all, even the weird ones, ripe with potential as fic prompts!

The way this mini-fest works is simple:

From now until 11:59pm EST February 14, drop me an ask containing these emojis: 🍬💕

If you don't want to send an ask from your main tumblr account (or don't have a tumblr account), you can do so anonymously. However, you must include the ao3 handle or tumblr sideblog from which you plan to complete the challenge.

I will shake my Great Big Box of Candy Hearts and pull out a unique candy heart for you and only you!

With your message in hand, create whatever that candy heart inspires and your own heart desires! Fanfic, art, graphics, playlists, head canons, shit posts, interpretive dances, cosplay, meta essays, it’s all great as long as its central focus is on Wolfstar, the relationship between Remus Lupin and Sirius Black!

You can either directly quote your candy heart message in your work or use it as a broader inspiration.

You are allowed to use the same candy heart as inspiration for multiple unrelated works and submit all of them to the fest.

You do not need a beta before submitting your work, but I do encourage you to get one. I want this to be as stress-free an event as it can possibly be, and in my personal experience, it reduces stress to have someone else look over your completed work for at least spelling and grammar so you don’t have to reread your own stuff and psych yourself out before posting. If you don’t have any fandom friends with whom you feel comfortable sharing your fanfiction, there are also online resources to find a friendly stranger (including, hopefully, our discord server — see rule 17). But if ultimately, you’d rather be your own editor, I certainly won’t reject your work!

Include the following caption at the beginning of the tumblr post or AO3 beginning notes: For @goodboylupin's Candy Hearts Challenge. My candy heart prompt was ____.

If posting on tumblr, please make sure the @-tag of your caption is working so I get a notification! It should show up on its own automatically as you type. Also tag the work with #RSCandyHearts, preferably within the first five tags.

If posting on AO3, post your work to the collection and tag it with #RSCandyHearts (it will probably not be common enough to be a drop-down option, just type the whole thing out and hit enter).

I will reblog every work on Tumblr, and leave a kudos on every work on AO3. (If I haven't done so on your work and you see I've been active on this blog, then both the @-notification and #RSCandyHearts tag failed. Send me an ask with a link!)

If, after completing your first work, you want another helping of candy hearts, that’s more than welcome! Since I don’t want anyone to get a sugar crash, there is a two-day wait period between submitting a work and getting a second (or third or fourth or wherever you are) candy heart. You can send the ask earlier, but I will wait two days before answering it.

If you find you cannot come up with anything for your prompt, you can drop out and send a new ask to get a different candy heart. However, you need to give it an honest effort for at least one week before I give you a new one.

Works are expected by March 1, but this is a low-stakes, self-posting challenge! If you need more time, just message me or drop an ask. And if you want to drop out, that’s totally fine! I’ll even delete your first ask where you requested a candy heart if you prefer. I only need to know for the sake of my own record-keeping. Let’s all just be honest, considerate, and try to have a good time!

If you need a really long extension: Your candy heart is yours until January of next year, at which point, if I haven't heard back from you with an update or request for extension in the past few months, your prompt is going back in the Great Big Box of Candy Hearts so somebody else can have a go at it. The AO3 collection closes at the same time.

I will keep a masterlist of works pinned on my blog until at least March 7.

There's a discord! Feel free to join to discuss your prompts, your progress, your love of Wolfstar, or just to have another little circle in your sidebar.

New rule: Over the past two challenges, there have been a small handful of people who requested a candy heart, did not create anything and did not speak to me any further to tell me they were dropping out or having trouble. I work hard to make everyone a custom graphic and keep this fest running smoothly, therefore: Any creators with multiple instances of ghosting are suspended from getting another candy heart until next challenge.

Attention: @goodboylupin​ has been shadowbanned. I have already sent a support ticket to tumblr but do not know how long this will last. My @ -tag is therefore broken (it will look like you @’ed me successfully but I will not receive a notification) and it is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL that you remember to tag your post with #rscandyhearts in the first five tags!!! If you need to speak to me about anything, your best bet is ask box or discord, because while it may look like a private message has sent, I won’t receive it. Unfortunately, people who send me asks will not get a notification when I answer them, you’ll just have to check my blog. Sorry for the inconveniences, I promise they suck worse for me. 💔

(And this announcement post won’t show up in tags, so please reblog to signal boost!)

My ask box is open now to receive your candy heart requests 🍬💕

[askwendyokoopa]

Somehow Puffmun Returned

((I mean, it's not like her being called out for being a TERF was going to keep her away forever, and she's already explained that it was an 'accident' that she misgendered them 11 times. And apparently my 300 posts telling people not to Doxx, or that Doxxing is a shitty thing to do, or threating to block Stacy if she Doxxes Kirmun... all take a backseat to that one single time her anonymousona (we've spoken at lengths about this, it's a whole thing) asked me about the war between her and Stacy and I said that I would personally be alright because I had previously Doxxed myself. I'm not sure how she even interpreted that as my approval, but the only thing dumber than that, is her convincing other people I approve because of that. The funniest thing is, there was no initial Dox threat, ask her for a screen shot of one, she doesn't have any. The 'inciting incident' for the Doxxing war was a post where Stacy said "Wow, this sure is a Long Beach!" (information that Kirmun had made public herself). I, like an idiot, apparently, told her not to fight the Doxxing claims, because "What else could you have possibly meant by that post?" If I hadn't said that, Kirmun wouldn't have sent that anon (seriously, she'd unblock one of us, send 14 DMs and 3 anonymous hate messages, then block us again, or something; it's was excruciatingly obvious) and then... well, she'd just be misinterpreting some other ask... I just can't win...

She was caught sending anonymous hate to both Xixi and Majora, the later of which was supposedly her friend... so she's not above negging to get what she wants. I wasn't really involved in that drama but there're like 20 pages of documentation to go through if you have that kind of time to kill? For the one I was only tangentially involved in, that I often described as being stuck between two Karens hitting a beehive with sticks, you can rēad through this tag. It's only 3 pages and not as pretty, or organized, but all the links go to other blogs involved and evidence. Stacy even offered $50 to anyone who could provide "any obscure anecdotal evidence or something" from Kirmun's side, and as far as I know, there were no submissions. Not one person could come up with anything approaching evidence 4 years ago. Although supposedly (I have not seen these DMs), Kirmun sent in what Stacy described as "a long winded nonpology of ‘I’m sorry if you were offended’ along with ‘keep your money’ and 'use it to buy Tropical Freeze'." Which makes no sense; I mean, I don't know if she has that game or not... I assumed so, but I guess I can't ask anymore since she's fallen off the face of the Earth. But the contest was to find any evidence for Kirmun, she was literally paying for your defense, that's how confident she was that you were wrong. Why in the world would you tell her to stop? It could only have possibly helped your case... it's beyond help, of course; seeing as there is no evidence, but still.

Actually, with Stacy gone, there's been no one here to give me updates on Kirmun (whether I wanted them or not), she might have never left? I only ever followed her with Diddy Kong, because it made saving posts to the Internet Archive easier. And someone had to archive everything she said about one of us, because she'd delete them and then complain that "she's already stopped talking about us, so why can't we just leave her alone?" This was after she deleted her dedicated hate blog, containing a list of everyone who's said boo to her since she was 12; which she claimed to have done "because she has nothing to hide." Also, after never addressing any of the criticisms, or accusations, or proof of her misdeeds, she'd randomly make posts about how she "Hasn't been called out because she's not a dumbass!" For some reason, this unusually specific denial never set off any red flags for any of her followers? Oddly enough, even her dozens of other victims, while they knew all the charges against themselves were false, would 100% believe the ones against me and block me anyhow. I tried to explain to people how she was using simple schoolyard ostracisation tactics, but nobody would listen because? IDK, going over evidence meant too much rēading or something... everyone blocked me, so I never really got to ask why. Even the one who coined the nickname 'Puffmun,' like she's never going to accept you after that, throwing me under the buss isn't going to help you.

Nevertheless, it took 4 whole months for her to find out about Diddy, despite me having that huge kicky-damn 'other-muses' list, and referring to them as my sockpuppet accounts. And constantly talking about what I was doing and tagging her, and since she was ignoring all those posts, she confused my IP address for Stacy's. So when she did some sort of HTML trickery that kept me from visiting her site via IP it warned me to leave her alone, and asked me to tell 98.6 (i.e. myself) to do so as well. Also I was doing that stock ventriloquist gag where I mention that we share a Mun, or "Why are you arguing with yourself?" jokes... I still do that. I'd say my 100+ muses are an open secret, but they're even less of a secret than Smithers' sexuality. Whatever, it really pisses Kirmun off, possibly because she knows that she has at least a dozen alternate blogs at any given time that she doesn't tell people about, and it rags on her guilty conscience. Though that list is almost definitely out of date, I'm pretty sure she deleted them all right after I posted them... then made new ones. All to get around blocks, but only to send anons... if you weren't going to tell people about your Smurf accounts, it's traditional to use them to imitate someone else... what are you even doing? I have never met another human being that bad at lying, or a bigger crybully.

Which brings me to my next, and final point on the subject, also a summary because everyone has ADHD and my essays full of pertinent information and receipts are boring.

TL;DR: If you happen to know any of the people who have blocked me, tell them to "Beware the sound of one hand clapping." because it's an important life lesson that I think they've missed out on.))

[fratboykate]

its been a month 😫 i miss our frat boy and her science wife come back papi youre the person who fed us the yummiest bishova content and you did it like every day please come back ill even apologize for the assholes who did whatever it is they did

Thank the people who tried to be fucking edgelords for no more CFAU, KYAU, KYFBAU or KYPAU content. I'm still FUCKING PISSED and I don't know that I'll ever stop being angry about all of this. Those are all gone until I stop being mad. *IF* I ever stop being mad. You guys talked yourselves out of everything. All you had to do was not be insanely disrespectful to me/the people I care about AND not make me look psychotic even after I fucking told you to stay out of it. Like...I very clearly asked you to butt out of my business because you had already caused enough damage and some of you fucking doubled down and made me look fucking crazy. I'm not rewarding that shit with all the free labor those stories took on almost a daily basis. You don't deserve any more of my time and effort.

[incorrectpicka]

hey! mobile otome fan!

waiting endlessly for the ssum? getting bored grinding in obey me? just finished your 1000th playthrough of mystic messenger?

play picka: 30 days to love!

picka is a mobile game for both ios and android that takes place in a series of chatrooms that unlock a chapter at a time: usually a day or two in game every 24 hours, across about a week in total. in that way, it's similar to mystic messenger, but without the intensive time commitment of mysmes.

in picka: 30 days to love, you play as yeonwoo ha, a university student and artist taking part in TDL, a dating reality game in which 4 men and 4 women are placed in chats where they all get to know each other, play games, and earn opportunities to talk 1 on 1 with their love interests or even take them on dates "irl"!

over the course of 30 in-game days, participants in TDL send gifts and anonymous messages, go on group and individual dates, and eventually begin to pair off based on your choices. as yeonwoo, you're able to pursue all 4 of the male love interests, 3 of which have both normal and best endings. no spoilers, but i will introduce them under the cut at the end. the girls are great too, btw, even if you can't date them </3.

the game translation is excellent, even down to each character having their own distinct typing style. all the characters are distinct and feel like a group of real friends in every chatroom!

it's not a long game, but it has a lot of replay value, since so many of the chats are specific to each route - there are also several side stories, a secret ending, and 3 after ending stories for the best ends!

i'm not being paid to say any of this, i just really love this game, which isn't very well-known yet. so come on!!! give it a try!!! and in just 30 days you too could fall in love...!!!!!

jooyul won, 24: a playful, outgoing university student who loves to cook. jooyul works together with yeonwoo to make TDL the warm and fun environment that it is, looking to make friends as much as to find love!

euntae cha, 27: a reserved, warmhearted veterinarian taking a step out of his comfort zone. though he occasionally comes off as aloof, euntae is a romantic at heart and willing to be vulnerable with the one he loves.

dennis miley / doha seo, 26: a translator and interpreter for an international corporation, doha is a citizen of spain, half spanish and half korean. easygoing and mature, doha is a daring person and thrill-seeker, despite his laid-back personality.

chunsung ki, 23: the owner of a popular café, chunsung is a man who knows exactly what he wants. polite but distant, his single-minded focus is dedicated to earning the heart of his chosen lover.

[davidmann95]

New Superman show! Thoughts?

Anonymous said: Thoughts on the new Superman animated series?

cheerfullynihilistic said: Thoughts on the new HBO Max DC animated shows?

Anonymous said: A NEW SUPERMAN CARTOON!!!!!! WOOOHOOOO!!!! Also another Batman cartoon. That looks cool too

jcogginsa said: NEW SUPERMAN CARTOON!

Anonymous said: So what do you want from the new animated show? It seems to be about a “Year 2” Superman which suits me perfectly, I just want fun adventures with the trio. We’ve still got S&L and the animated movies for a more “mature” take on Superman if this is too childish.

deathchrist2000 said: So they’re making a new Superman cartoon about him falling for Lois. Thoughts?

As it happens I had to wake up much earlier than usual today, so I saw the Batman announcement pretty much as soon as it happened. I had the car ride to the comic book store to think about it, mulled over the notion that while I like Batman too much to be resentful about this it was of course notable that there was no accompanying Superman announcement, leading me to conclude that hey, they should make a Superman cartoon too, a blistering spark of unprecedented inspiration to be sure. Then since I was early I checked my phone while waiting for the store to open, and I believe I audibly yelped.

In the order they were announced: psyched for Caped Crusader! I guess this is what the ‘BTAS is coming back!’ rumors a few months ago were about, and if this basically is “BTAS but serialized, getting to go heavier, and with modern production values”, I’m more than onboard with these names attached. Assuming Abrams’ role is mostly ceremonial, and hoping since he wasn’t in the original Hollywood Reporter headline with the other two Timm’s is mostly aesthetic (the degree to which his input beyond that could be a good thing depends on how much his uncomfortable horniness can be reigned in. Not even saying anything less than exceedingly horny, just don’t have Bruce and Barbara hook up again), this looks to be mainly Reeves’ baby which really shows how far WB is investing in him as the shepherd of their biggest IP. Must be a dream gig for him, getting to do his versions of the big hyper-modern unique reinvention and the classic iconic take at the same time: between that, Timm getting to go in the darker direction he always wanted, and Abrams getting to put his name on a thing everybody already likes again the way we know that guy loves, everybody’s getting what they want with this one. I can’t imagine this not turning out well.

Additionally, controversial take: despite the Timm design hoping this isn’t another Conroy return, we all love him but he’s phoned it in for a bit now and this should scream new as much as possible.

So first off: love that title. What a joyful, clever, lovely spin on an old standard.

Second: love this setup, aesthetic, and apparent tone! Instantly love this Clark and especially this Lois and their dynamic from the one image alone, I’m not familiar with Jake Wyatt’s work but taking a quick glance I’m very glad to see he’s part of this, and getting folks from the Voltron and She-Ra reboots sends a clear message as if the art wasn’t enough of what kind of thing this is going to try to be. Which is pretty much a perfect tack for a modern Superman cartoon: tell the 20-somethings who watched Adventure Time and Steven Universe and the like “hey, this is like those, but focused on your new age group”, and the kids watching Infinity Train and Owl House “hey this is like those but Superman”. If nothing else doing a show rooted around superheroism as a metaphor for the 20s experience rather than being a teenager is a relatively unique tack (as far as mass-media goes PS4 Spider-Man is the only other one that leaps out at me), and anchoring it and the adventures around the slice-of-life escapades and growth of Lois, Clark, and Jimmy as a trio of friends ala Morrison’s Action rather than the traditional duo with a sidekick is inspired. Gut instinct, but I have a feeling this is gonna be a revelatory Lois interpretation in particular. And if All-Star was Jack Quaid’s reading for inspiration as Clark, well, that’s sure not a bad sign either.

(The above’s from reddit, I guess some concept art from early enough that the title wasn’t finalized; the person who leaked this said the girl on the right is a member of the Newsboy Legion, now the Newskid Legion.)

(Also glad to see he's in his real clothes but if he's starting the show figuring the identity out, and there's some Morrison influence, they could do worse than to have him start in the t-shirt and jeans.)

20 years since the last proper Superman on TV, and now we’re getting two shows at once! One of them Superman for KIDS, if you can imagine such a thing. Between My Adventures With Superman as an early days, poppy all-ages series, Superman & Lois as a drama acting as the de facto sequel to pretty much every prior mass-media Superman take, and the upcoming movie apparently being a fairly standalone prestige reinvention, it really feels like all the bases are being covered. Hot damn, he’s well and truly back. Worth the inevitable agonizing hellpit discourse surrounding the franchise now that it’ll be a young adult animated series open to that scale of criticism, and as noted in my Twitter mentions, while not lining up in the strictest chronological sense, in terms of paving the way for this Superman in the collective cultural headspace McKenna Jean Harris probably deserves some royalties, or at least to get to work on the show.

Anonymous said: DC giveth and DC taketh away. We get a new Superman cartoon!... and an Injustice movie. Oh well it was inevitable right? Disappointed they’re doing Injustice before Kingdom Come though, and the petty side of me hopes we get a Metal adaption with the evil Batmen down the road.

Anonymous said: Injustice is finally getting adapted. That sucks but it looks like they’re adapting the first game’s story?

lol, two out of three ain’t bad

Really don’t care, this whipped up some Twitter mentions but basically no one especially gives a shit about these DTV joints at this point anyway (even if Man of Tomorrow turned out really solid) and the contrast today is a particularly humiliating one. So sure, do this too while you’re at it, a friend noted their new burgeoning shared universe sets it up to adapt the original ‘good Earth V evil Earth’ plot pretty well but it hardly matters.