#anyway. i dislike cooking it takes so much time i'd rather be doing other stuff with.

[dont-offend-the-bees]

Right that's it. Dropping everything else this week to spend some time learning how to cook things I can actually stomach.

[asheepinthenight]

Hi! I read your IF for the first time recently and completed the survey so I didn't think I'd necessarily comment here, but then you gave this answer to the transformation ask: "I expect most MCs will transform metaphorically, but depending on your choices, they may get a few magical additions, too! I don't want to spoil too much, so that's all I'll say about it for now!"

May I say I literally squealed? I didn't expect actual physical changes would be a thing, so I just dumped that thought into the "impossible dreams" related to this game. This made me genuinely so happy! My MC is extremely open minded and fascinated by magic, so it's very likely it will go that way in my playthrough's case!

Oh and while I'm at it, since I'm writing already, I may as well ask something! So, I'll start by saying I love Hawk. I love Hawk so much. They may very well be among my favorite ROs in any IF I've read, despite the story clearly being in it's early'ish stages still. Now, thing is... While I feel like my MC has a pretty "easy time" getting close to Shea (strictly platonic feelings), I have noticed that in Hawk's case, the type of MC I have has less... "gentle" interactions with them. I don't mean Hawk seems to dislike my MC or anything (it doesn't appear to be the case) - but basically, my MC is soft and obedient overall, but also very responsible, and tries to manage everything as good as he can, be it cooking, not offending in any circumstances and what not. Basically, he's as non-problematic as possible. And from what I saw when exploring other choice options out of curiosity, I have come to realize most of the time interactions that could be considered closer to "emotional" are rather linked to MCs who are more clumsy and what not. Now, I'm not under the impression the game "favors" any kind of MC or that the relationships use "points" so I'm not worried per se, but I was curious if this will even out later on (as in, if some kind of scenes will be more exclusive to my type of MC), or is it simply that less "independent" MCs have an easier time early on due to Hawk's personality?

I just can't stress enough that I never felt as if my playthrough was lacking or anything! I just noticed more stuff when I read through some "out of character" options (as in, OOC for my MC) out of curiosity! And well, it got ME curious about the structure and the relationship!

I hope the question doesn't come up as too weird - like I said, the story is great as it is anyway!

I like having the surveys as an option for people, just for my own curiosity, so it will be interesting to eventually see how many MCs are hesitant to get involved with magic and how many are like, "Yes, I would like ALL of it, please!"

Those are great questions about the tone of Hawk's interactions with MC—answers are below the cut due to length!

Hawk is still very much at the stage where they think that MC will just be a brief, neutral presence in their life—no need to interact beyond the minimum. Just another being living in their tower, doing their own thing! The only big exception to that so far is MCs who are especially sensitive to their abrasiveness and/or prone to getting themselves into hazardous situations. If MC seems like they can handle Hawk's brusqueness and take care of themself (even if they're just pretending at it), Hawk will leave them to their own devices. But even though Hawk pretends they don't really care about anyone outside their tiny circle of friends (though it would be difficult to even get Hawk to call them "friends"), they very much do. So if MC seems like they're particularly sensitive to Hawk's whole... everything or are in dire need of assistance, Hawk will let their own guard down a little to help them without being too much of a jerk. It won't be too much longer before all MCs start seeing a softer side of them, though. More anxious and clumsy MCs just get an advance preview! MC's personality will flavor their relationship (e.g. MCs who like to banter with Hawk will see Hawk start that banter more often, and MCs who don't tend to banter will often get more sincere responses), but only specific, major choices will ever lock an MC out of a relationship with either RO. (Those choices will be pretty obvious and will probably even get OOC notes in the text to point them out!)

If you're curious about "points" specifically, TE doesn't have romance points, in the traditional sense, that will direct you to or away from either RO. In addition to a few personality variables for MC, there are a number of variables that track how the ROs view MC, but none of these will lock MC out of or into a relationship with either RO. They're specifically for making the ROs' actions feel consistent with how MC interacts with them. For example, there's a stat for each RO for the aforementioned banter as well as stats for things like trust and more traditional "romance" stats like flirting. Although some interactions may feel less romantic/friendly or may not appear depending on specific variables, that doesn't mean the relationship is doomed by any means! It may just be a little slower burn.

So this is a very long answer, but hopefully it helps! I see TE as more an interactive novel than a "game" that's focused on hitting target stats to pass checks. The variables it does have are solely for making the story feel true to who a given MC is and the choices they make.

[genshin-hours]

Hello dear! May I please have a Hunter and Survivor match-up please? Also if you'd like i'd be more than happy to match you with a hunter and survivor as well! Anyways, I love your blog and your writing! I hope you have a wonderful day/night!

Zodiac sign: Leo sun, Aries moon, Leo rising

Personality Type: ENTP

Pronouns: She/her

Sexuality: Straight (For now might be bi but i'm going with straight)

I'm 5'4 and I have a very tiny body frame so i'm extremely petite and pretty small. I'm not very curvy and I literally have the body of a cereal box...lol but its fine because I have nice hips and thighs. I have thick brown hair that goes down to my back and it gets tangled pretty easily but its kinda fluffy. I have brown eyes and tiny freckles all over my face and body. I also have a very strong grunge style, like Flannels, band t-shirts, combat boots, leather jackets etc. But i'd also always enjoy a nice oversized sweatshirt or hoodie with a pair of skinny, ripped jeans and some converses or something along those lines.

For my personality.....this is where things get interesting. At first people find me very intimidating due to my resting bitch face and cold exterior but I promise i'm not like that ALL the time. When you get to know me, i'm goofy and about everything that comes out of my mouth is sarcasm or some dry humored joke. I'm also that one friend in a group where they literally will do the stupidest shit ever like for an example one time it was super dark outside and my other friend was there, while I was trying to climb a tree and I failed and fell out of the tree, and landed on my back. I got straight up after that somehow it didn't hurt.....like at all? But yeah i'm super reckless and sometimes people have to save me from myself if you get what I mean. I also have a very strong "I don't give a fuck" attitude and I will not hesitate to stick up for myself or my friends....like i'm the type of person where if someone glares at me, i'll glare right back.

I have bad anxiety and I can be very self destructive. This is where my feisty, stubborn, hardheaded side comes in. If I want something then i'll fight for it even if it hurts me and i'll get into a bad cycle of putting myself down and trying to do better even if I did great the first time but I always push myself too far and other people have to stop me because I usually can't see it when its happening. I also cover my emotions up and I have a lot of trouble talking about whats bothering me or what problems i'm having emotionally so I put up a wall and I act tough, or happy and sometimes i'll be the exact opposite but I try to hide it.Weird things about me: I've grown up in the south all my life so sometimes when I talk a few words they'll come out sounding WAYYY more country and southern then I wanted, I don't have an accent but sometimes my words just come out that way. Sometimes in the middle of the night you can find me just staring at a wall or something because I can't go to sleep.....I have trouble sleeping.....

Things I like: I love swimming (I was on a swim team for about 9 years), I love horror movies, I like rain and the sounds of thunderstorms because its calming to me, I also love the smell of rain, I like cloudy days, cooking, listening to 80's and 90's rock but mainly 90's because 90's is the best, My favorite bands are Bush, Audioslave, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkoln Park, Pearl jam but i'm pretty open to anything.

Things I dislike: Spiders.......I will scream if I see a spider.

hello! tysm for requesting, love! and you can of course :) ty for the offer btw, that would be lovely! also I hope you have a wonderful day/night as well <3 hopefully you enjoy all these hcs, dear ♡

I ship you with....

joseph desaulnier

so, I think joseph would really like you :>

joseph is one of the shorter hunters, so you being very small makes him lowkey excited

he loves letting you rest in his lap. he marvels at how small you are and how cute you look!!!

joseph gets the whole resting bitch face thing. he is told quite often that he has a bad case of rbf lmao

he also thinks your hair is really pretty, and if you're alright with it, he will offer to help brush/comb it for you or even style it. he is surprisingly good with hair. his hair isn't just fluffy and silky on its own, you know.

also joseph is pretty good at keeping you from doing like absolutely crazy stuff. he will make sure you don't get hurt, but the second he think you might he's gonna be yelling at you in french to stop or running to try and protect you from falling

and if you do get hurt, he is the first to provide you first aid. the whole time he is blushing and cursing under his breath. he is surprised by how bold and reckless you can be.

he loves your spirit and enthusiasm, but for the love of god, please be more careful

also, joseph loves your dry humor. he laughs at all your jokes. even if you're in matches and he is supposed to be serious

joseph also has a pretty "idgaf" attitude, so you guys will get along well. he is willing to fight for something he believes in too.

joseph isn't the best with emotions either, but this gives you both an opportunity to work together at it.

you both agree to come together and share what you're comfortable with to try and figure things out. tbh he is more likely to provide you with advice rather than consolation.

he thinks your accent is really cute, and teases you for it sometimes. but he actually thinks it's adorable.

also he will help you fall asleep by stroking your hair, reading to you, laying by you, etc. he is very comforting surprisingly

joseph is also probably scared of spiders but he will toughen up to get rid of them if you need him to.

(if the spider is scary enough though, you'll be hearing swearing in french and seeing another hunter coming to deal with it lmao)

I also ship you with luca balsa!

luca and you would be cute together!

he thinks your height is adorable, and he likes how small you are when you stand together

you're not too much shorter than him (only 3 inches or so) but it's really cute to him that he can lift you up and stuff or you can sit in front of him and he can lean on you.

he likes to be alone usually when working, though he wouldn't mind if you were to lay on his bed or sit on his lap while he works, but he needs you to stay safe so you're wearing a heavy coat and safety gear lmao

he thinks your style and rbf are adorable. you're not intimidating to him, so he thinks it's funny

luca also enjoys your humor, and he finds it relatable. he always laughs at your jokes, even if you make them at bad times

luca has similar habits to you though, which makes it easy for him to spot them in you and stop you quickly before things get bad

he himself is pretty reckless at times, but, he will admit, he is a hypocrite and panics when you do something dangerous, but turns around and works with dangerous equipment

you're both not the best with emotions, but he does his best to help you. he might not be the best at consoling you, but he will do what he can to make you feel better in his own way

he might tinker with stuff to improve it for you, or try to give you helpful advice

luca would think horror movies are super neat, but he analyzes them fast, and knows all the twists and turns. he still jumps though

he likes your accent and thinks it's pretty cool! he doesn't hear many southern accents, so he finds yours very neat and soothing to listen to

luca will take the time to help you fall asleep if you can't. he has some trouble falling asleep too, so don't be surprised if he accidentally passes out on top of you once you're asleep.

he isn't a fan of lightning and thunder, but some gentle rain and pretty clouds are lovely in his opinion :)

luca is also an entp, so you two would have plenty of lively debates lmao

[sohelish]

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RP problems I'm having and need to solve:

As a fa.ndomless OC I still need a fa.ndom to function. Which wouldn't be too hard if a) my interests hadn't shrunk significantly; b) I didn't prefer role playing with original characters or canon characters that are significantly divergent.

I also don't like leaning on a fandom too much, I use it as guidelines and push myself off of that... which is pretty opposite to what people do it seems.

I forgot how to plot... or rather... plotting has become complex and triggering in a way?

When I plot I can only plot out a general setting. Hel pretty much has a personality at this point and I can't 100% promise she'll react the way I predict she will. I can give her goals that overlap with the other muse. I can't force her, however, to like/dislike/corrupt/save somebody... Either I personally am getting it wrong or there's some giant miscommunication here.

When we take a canon character we always say that something is IC or OOC for them and we praise the muns who write the canon very IC. When it comes to original charas people seem to assume anything goes? I've been really discouraged by this over the years... "Everything goes" to me means storyline possibilities, as in, you aren't restricted by what someone else has written - you can tweak reality around the muse? I've never taken it as "making Hel more agreeable whenever needed" kinda thing. Which, sadly, I've done multiple times anyway caving in under pressure bc I don't like upsetting people... (maybe I'm wrong tho? Maybe original characters do have potential to be more bendy?)

I've been approached many times asking if Hel could do this or do that in a very specific way... and I can only promise an approximation. If that approximation doesn't work out people tend to get offended.

There has to be a way to communicate this better??? There has to be a workaround??? There's like... a very significant wall I keep bumping into. There has to be a way over or through it?

Also I've noticed that I'd offer plot ideas and people would go silent forever, which only means that I didn't deliver something that was wanted, but also they never contacted back. As in, quite a few people wouldn't say 'nope, this won't work' they just... stopped talking for good. As if I've said something wrong and I probably even did...

Communication is difficult for me as it is and it seems like it has been getting progressively worse.

Either I'm doing something wrong or people are generally not interested... or they are interested but they yet again have that very specific idea in mind that I can't satisfy so they figure that out but then nothing else interests them...

Maybe I'm just really bad at talking. I'm either silent or chatty but hey that's how I am irl tho. I either have something to say or I don't xD

I find it so much easier to wing it as of late bc by the looks of it people enjoy Helena's talking and presence more than mine. I've drifted away from plotting to winging and experimenting bc it's so easy to try something and then call it crack if it doesn't suit someone's taste.

I absolutely have to fix the communication issue but that's like... a huge undertaking. I love winging things but plots really are better.

Frankly, not sure where to start. Are the plots I want too complicated? Do I as a mun talk too little/too much? Should I maybe be more flexible? But how does one ship with a woman who doesn't like romance... how do I write fluff with her if she only wants adventure? I still remember how I had a thread about her cooking and talking... it was sooososososooooo boring...

But maybe I should get over myself and do the boring stuff sometimes? Maybe trick Hel into hugging people? Idk.

Also I don't seem to able to explain that Helena is not affectionate or kind but that yup she likes ki.ssing and having se.x. She is passionate. She has emotions as well. She can just... ya kno, shut them down and shove them where the sun doesn't shine. Or she can pull them out so that the other muse would warm up to her. She isn't lying or faking, or pretending. But she is using her emotions as a tool instead of letting her emotions use her? And as far as romance goes... idek anymore. Like, I don't even mind people being romantic at Helena... I just for real... I've been in this situation so many times? When I say: she doesn't like romance. Smb: is romantic. Helena: sees that and shuts the person down. Mun ooc to me: that's so saaaaaaad why is she like this. Welp what did u expect? Bc she... is? I have been soooo traumatised by the repetitiveness of this? I'm so tired?

I've had a ship with Helena. I'm pretty sure it was a decent aro ship. What was is like? Welp, the other mun and I knew our muses were doing things in the background like s.ex and stuff. But not much else. So virtually the idea existed but we were writing our muses just the way we would write any other. So... there was a ship and yet there was none. It was the same as any other interaction only we acknowledged there was something deeper through minor detail. Imho it can be done... but it's easier not to.

Then there was that awkward moment where there was this awesome potential ship and the other muse brought Hel flowers. Not only she couldn't evaluate the romantic gesture in a decent form, so happened that the flowers they picked were the ones Hel was allergic to... which made her laugh and praise the other muse for trying to kill her. That was the end of that ship, imho. I'm pretty sure both mun and muse were upset by it and it only went downhill from there.

I'm so tired of such miscommunication!!! I'm sure it can be avoided but like how how how???

I'm also 24/7 afraid I'd hurt someone's real life feelings this way. I'm still 100% being held back by this. I'm tiptoeing around folks and not opening up enough!

There's also that thing where I told myself: I'm gonna write that book about Helena! Aaand never did.

But at the same time there's a lot of lore that I did work out. But it's spoiler-y. Maybe not too much?

So it's like... I don't want to accidentally write out a plot point/lore bit via RP?

And partly that sucked the fun out of the RP cause I sorta framed a zone in the main-verse... a sort of square where I can function freely. So I put myself in a cage, pretty literally.

I feel like I should get rid of that restriction somehow.

Bc I've always RPed main verse Helena. 90% of the time. I did start running dry bc there are almost no takers for any AUs once the focus began shifting to that - bc I don't lean on fandoms and barely RP with canon blogs... ah the circle is complete.

Now how do I bypass all of this crap???