#but I belive i made everything around the different enough in other aspects

[brainworms-all-night-long]

>Makes my first ever oc that is still lacking a name

> Halfway through coloring realizes I basically made Ashikai into a Genshin character on accident

>Drops it on the internet anyway

>Refuses to elaborate further

Vision story/good old tragic back story:

___ trained with her best friend for as far back as she could remember, with their bond growing ever colser trough growing stronger in combat, until one fatefull day ___ received a Vision making the duo absolutely hyped and proud of how far have they come on their journey together at first. It only had to mean that the gods have knowledged it and deemed them worthy of their attention and praise!

That was, until it started to spark jelaousy from my the friend that felt unjustifiably left out and overlooked despite having put just as much passion and dedication into his training as ___ yep keeping it under wraps and his mouth shut, as not be seen as jealous prick.

But the sudden reality of having almost every person in his life turn their attention towards ___ for her 'by god's noticed ambition' did not help the situation.

Trying her hardest but always either proving her friend's point or not wording herself correctly, it only made the rift between the friends worse as ___ was only met with anger and distain from the other.

___ never percieved her friend as lesser or incompetent because of a lack of a Vision. But the damage overtime seemed to be too big to repair.

Their final confrontation has unwantingly escalated into a fear and hatered filled battle between the once ever close frinds. 'Let's see if you're really worthy of that power more than me!!' Were the last words ___ remebers from the other before falling back purely onto her instinct and muscle memory to survive an unwarranted duel to death. Seeing as they both were admirably skilled fighters the battle was indeed a sight to behold.

All of that before the other's blade falls to the ground, followed by the rest of his body. ___ heard him mutter something, but too horrified at what has happened her mind was clouded while her body moved on its own. Feeling the only possible course of action at the moment was to run away. Run away as far as possible and never return.

Perhaps a Vision is not as much of a blessing as people like to call it.

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The "___" being a placeholder for the character's future name

[pack-the-pack]

But Why Omegaverse of All Things??!

Okay so, recently some minor conversation sparked because of one of my posts regarding omegaverse, and why is it a thing and why it’s so popular. I even talked briefly with one of the people curious about it. Therefore, I decided to give some insight and explanations(?) to maybe why this is the case, once and for all. Obviously, I can’t speak for anyone but myself, however I’ll take the liberty to make suppositions about what might have brought people to like it. So if you feel like you don’t agree with something or the reason behind why you’re into this flaming pile of trash with us is not explained here, feel free to add on to it. After all this is just my humble perspective.

{Where and When it started?}

Well Wikipedia says it all started around 2010 with the one, the only, the massive: Supernatural Fandom. But really this is kind of a trick question, cause Omegaverse didn’t “start” anywhere. Those who have been in the Star Trek fandom might recognise terms like “Pon Farr” and “mating bond”, and those have been around longer than the 2010′s. And these have a striking similarity (if not the same stuff) you might find in ABO works. There are ABO fics dated even before said dates, do it’s not a exactly a precise date we’re looking at here. So yeah, it doesn’t have a clear starting point, and with good reason. We can’t pinpoint it’s origins because ABO it’s a collective of various different aspects drawn from many different places at the same time. We don’t have any set rules to what is and what’s not Omegaverse. You have elements of lycanthropism, sex pollen, vampirism, wolf pack dynamics, mpreg, scenting, soul mating, knotting, etc. The whole shabam! But really no one agrees in anything. We all just have this abstract universal understanding of what Omegaverse is and what is not. The elements present can be tossed in and out without harming the concept in the slightest. It can have all or just a few elements mentioned above and it would be just as valid.

Granted, the “modern version” we know today become more popular and well stablished around 2014/2015 ‘til the current year. And why did this happen?

{Projection}

We are living in very turbulent times recently. Be it in the realm of politics or… yeah politics. But regardless it’s undeniable that some things are changing, be it for the worse or for the better on your perspective one thing is true and will always be: Once shit starts to hit the fan we like to sit in the corner for a while and project our feelings into something. Usually this outlet is fantasy and imagination, which leads to ABO… somehow. “Okay but why daheck Omegaverse of all things?” as the title of this post inquires. Cause let’s be honest, Omegaverse sure is weird. I think (and again this is just my OPINION) it’s because Omegaverse can get you out of the “normally perceived” human world and toss you into something that is different from your reality but still similar enough that you can project your thoughts into. And things don’t “change” in this world, is all kinda the same every time. Omegas are Omegas, Betas are Betas, and Alphas are Alphas. Regardless of gender, of class, of economics, of society, of anything. These things don’t change. And it might give us a false sense of security to look at a society and an entire world where things have a sense of certainty. Yah know… unlike real life.

{Simulation}

Trying to understand how the world works and why B is B and not C is what humans do best and what we have been doing for as long as we can remember. So when you say “Alphas are X, Y and Z” it stimulates your brain to go “but why daheckity heck is that?”, opening a whole new plethora of thoughts about how this fantastical world and the people in it works. This kinda intertwines with the projection part, cause ABO has the “animalistic” side of people presented way more forefront and highlighted than irl. But just like in ABO humans might be capable of rational thought but at the end of the day we’re just glorified animals with a big ol’ brain inside our bone-made-thought-cage known as a skull. Once you start to look at ABO in a “biological sense” some thoughts start to occur to you, such as: “Is this somehow applicable in my life?”, “do humans have similar biological drives like that?”, “Is this nurture or nature?”, “are we really more than animals?”, “how far does our biology interfere with society”, “is society molded around our biological needs or do our biological needs mold themselves around society?”, “how far can our brains interfere with our bodies and vice-versa”, etc.

Just like any other trope and fantastical concept Omegaverse can indeed offer you a valid platform to project and simulate things you might not understand about real life or even about yourself. It proves itself to be a really fun and entertaining process and it also has a plus for getting some biases that might interfere with your judgment out of the way thanks to its huge flexibility. Yes, I am indeed declaring that Omegaverse for all it’s quirkiness and weirdness is capable of provoking thought. You’re welcome, I regret nothing.

{World Building and The Whole DIY Aspect of It}

I think this one is the one that resonates with me the most out of all the reasons. For those who are into world building but aren’t very kin into having to start from the ground up or just aren’t very good at it… BOY Omegaverse has your back, son. Since everyone else kinda already did half the work for you all you gotta do is take the abstract core concept and go full Picasso on it. The liberty omegaverse gives you is unbelievable and the worlds you can build around it can range from small island to a whole galaxy system. Which is very rare for a fanfic/fanart trope. Cause the other most popular AUs are crowded in way more rules and stuff you gotta follow or else people start to poop their pants cause “the wands are made of dragon-heart-strings not scales YOU HEATHEN!”, But all joking and exaggerations aside ABO is really unique in this aspect. You can focus on the biology, fashion, architecture, culture, religion, history, art, music, entertainment, etc. All revolving around ABO. The ammount of things you can explore is simply insane. Crafting a society based around these three dynamics is beyond fun (and I know there are people who make more dynamics aside from these but I’ll stick with the basic ones). And having every person bring something new and crafted completely differently from what you have but having just the same core focus every time you click in a ABO work is really something special on it’s on.

I think D&D players might know this feeling all too well, cause although there are general concepts and stuff that don’t change, you’ll never have the same experience twice and everytime it’s a new different and exciting adventure in a whole new world to explore. ABO is kinda like that but with weird ass human-wolf people instead of classes :v 

{RPying and Making New Friends}

This one is not exactly my cup of tea but I’m aware that a lot of people stay in the ABO community for this reason. Since ABO has a lot of material to works with it can be a goldmine for people that are into RPying. Be it with friends or to meet new people, the ABO community is rarely judgemental and is open to pretty much everyone, so it can be lots of fun to incorporate all the aspects you love about ABO into some good time with nice people. I know that @omegaverse-seeker is one person’s blog you can go just to find other people willing to RP with you using Omegaverse. So if you’re interested go check it out. 

{Social Commentary}

If you follow me long enough you’ll know that BOY HOWDY do I hold some grudges against this one. But since it happens a lot I feel like it would be unfair for me to not comment on it. Many people use the whole ABO genre to build narratives and push some sort of agenda or just make a social commentary about the real world. And god knows how this drives me NUTS most part of the time, because Jesus is it done poorly 9 times out of 10. Even if it comes as totally annoying and breaks the immersion of things for most part, there are times in which is done well and results into some really interesting and thought provoking stories. Like I said before projection and simulation is a big part of this. So when someone manages to take something as broad as ABO and transform into something that will make you lay down your phone for a while to actually think about some aspects of your life and the lives around you it really is something. Obviously it ain’t gonna be A Clockwork Orange lvl kind of thought provoking. Let’s get real people we’re all just amateur students on the internet no need to overestimate things. But the potential is totally there. The genre allows for this kind of potential to exist. And given the talent, the time and the faith required Omegaverse can bring up some real intriguing questions about our lives and the society we live in.

{Coping Mechanisms}

This one might come off a little risky, cause god knows this site and the word “sensitive” go hand in hand with one another. But even if it sounds a little pretentious (like everything else in this list) I’ll say it either way. Some people might use ABO to cope with some things they are not entirely comfortable with (I’ll not enter into the whole transgender “issue” that is brought up every  time someone wants to talk about how terrible Omegaverse is, Okay? That’s a whole can of worms I’m just not willing to open here, and not today… or maybe ever. But I digress. Back to other forms of copying) Some people might use Omegaverse to cope with some aspects of themselves they are still trying to come into terms with. Since within Omegaverse there are three dynamics, each with two genders, and every single one of them with exceptions within exceptions this can be a good outlet for people who might not “fit in” with what they belive they should be. For example a boy who’s more feminine and not as physically strong as his peers might look at ABO and see all the Omegas and Betas and go like “Oh I’m not defective or not as good I’m just different”. Or a girl who’s too masculine and physically strong dispite being a girl (like myself) might look at ABO and go “Oh, I’m not out of place, I’m just more ‘Alpha’-like”. Or “I’m not average. I’m a Beta”, lol @betasverse is gonna kill me for this one. 

Generally I don’t encourage this form of coping mechanism, or any form of coping mechanisms by that matter. I personally think that you should face reality as it is and try not to run away from it using short cuts and made up explanations. But if this is what gave you the initial kick or what’s helping you in the process of coming into yourself all the power to you my dude. Just try not to get too lost in it okay?

{Kinks}

And last but not least, you might just be into this sort of stuff. A lot of ABO is not plot related AT ALL. It’s just pure porn without plot and the bliss of dirty-dirty kinks. And Hey what’s wrong with that? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ We all got something that turns us on. If yours is people in heat and the whole submissive-dominant, Mpreg or any other things going on in ABO, go ahead children. Have all the fun. And if someone tells you it’s wrong to “fetishize” this or that, just tell them to shove it up their butt. Cause this is a stupid word anyways and what you do in the privacy of your home with yourself or any other consenting person is nobody’s fucking business but your own. 

There’s also other things like family Dyncamics you’d like to see incorporated to your ship. Or you think some tropes within Omegaverse are cute and think it would suit your OTP very nicely, etc. But I think I tackled all the main ones already, and if we are to analyse every fucking reason we’ll be here forever. So there you go people. The answer for “but why Omegaverse of all things?”.  

If you’re curious about any of the things I said here and want to see them be put in practice I suggest looking up mine and all the other ABO content creators here on tumblr and on ao3. Here’s a master list you can use for the tumblr ones. And here some good ABO fics with interesting concepts as a starting point if you’re new to the whole thing (a fair warning tho, most of them are incomplete and in permanent hiatus).

[cottagefae222]

It's very strange to have the biggest consciousness shift of your entire life and have to look back on your life and absolutely hate every choice you have made and a good 70% of the way that you were up until the point. Everytime that I thought about making better choices but failed to actually do so, I always told myself that even if I can't be better, it's the thought that counts. I'm still the same person on the inside I just have my vices, and I deserve to be able to take it easy and do x,y,z because of these circumstances (insert circumstances here)

The only truth I can have to excuse myself for any of my behavior is simply not knowing better. It was never shown to me or brought to my attention that I didn't have to settle for the toxic environments and toxic people. I was never told how to behave and what is okay and what is not okay in a logical sense. I was never asked what I really needed or what I was really feeling or thinking. I was just constantly having other peoples opinions of how I should be force fed to me in the manner of verbal abuse or neglect. My self asteem was so destroyed before it could even be built that I truly didn't belive i deserved or was capable of having anything I wanted and if I was given any type of attention or false security or flattery I had to hold onto it with everything I had because it made me feel like my worthiness was being somehow valided. I literally had no idea that I was capable of taking charge of my own life. I thought it would be impossible to be good enough for anyone, let alone ever think of circumstances that would make someone good enough for me. I thought it was impossible to make decent money where I came from and the lack of education and experience I had. I thought it was impossible to find baby sitting help from anyone other than my toxic mom and step-dad because of the hours i worked and the fact that it was only my fault for breeding a broken family where I didn't have a father to work with on raising my children. I thought it was impossible to live in a nice home that wasn't obviously on the poverty racket of the market. But none of these limits were true!! I was literally living my entire life in my limiting beliefs that were so real in my mind that they manifested in every single aspect of my life! The good in me tried to continue to stay afloat no matter what life threw at me, but my mind kept attracting negativity and toxicity over and over and over. Poverty and unworthiness. Failure. All these things I believed i had to live in. The only thing that has changed is everything once I started rewiring those limiting beliefs. I still live in the same home that I moved into after my fire 5 years ago, but my life is entirely different!!!! These walls have seen so many tears, pleading, violence, abuse, toxicity, drug use, alcohol abuse and brokenness. Now they see new growth, organization, love, happiness, structure, healing, self improvement, meditation. This is the life I have been trying to create for year upon years. And it came to me when I stopped needing to fill a void. It came to me when I wasn't looking at all. It was introduced with ease, but it took work to get it to where it is now. I had to have faith in it, I had to trust. I had to constantly force myself to see the good over the bad. I had to push myself through when all I wanted to do was give up so. Many. Fucking. Times.

And now that it seems everything is starting to fall into place, all I can to is focus on the should haves.

I should have figured this out sooner, I should have been here years ago, I hate myself for doing this -this - and this. I can't believe I lived my life the way I lived it before. I wish I could go back and change it all

But guess what? I can't. And living in the past is not the most productive thing I can be putting my mind to. It's true, I do hate the way i have been in the past, I do hate that I allowed my life (and my kids lives) to be the way they were at times, but here's the thing - it's okay that getting here was a giant learning process. Given my circumstances I very well could have ended up someone who never gets to this point in life. I wasn't given a instruction manual on how to live my life under my individual circumstances and I did the best I could at those times. And yeah, my best could have been shit, but guess what?? I didn't settle. I saw it as shit and I said, okay well first I'm gonna spend years beating myself up for this but FINALLY one day I will realize how unproductive that is and start the healing process. And once I start that healing process everything around me will fall into place. I don't know the details of how and I don't need to, all I need to do is learn how to love myself and realize that I am worthy of having the best possible life.

I really need to shift myself from the mindset of, damn you for not being better, to, wow I am so thankful I am improving so greatly.

These are the thoughts keeping me up at night.

And if anyone out there is feeling hopeless, like they don't know how they will ever get out of a bad situation or how they will ever stop feeling bad, please please just belive in yourself. You have all the tools to figure it out even if you don't realize it. Just don't ever sell yourself short, do not stop going after the happiness and life that you deserve. And no matter how badly you may want to give up, there is light at the end of the tunnel 🖤

[consulting-celiac-in-the-tardis]

How to Stay Healthy and Hydrated Year-Round with OMI Bottle

New blog post!

This post is generously sponsored by OMI Bottle. 

As the temperatures drop, your motivation to stay healthy and hydrated may fall just as much. After all, Thanksgiving dinner and Christmas cookies are right around the corner - and who wants to sip on ice water or go for a run when the weather already has your teeth chattering? 

Today, though, I’m partnering with OMI Bottle to share my top tips and tricks for staying healthy and hydrated all year long! As usual, I want to say that I’m neither a doctor nor a health expert. However, I’ve had plenty of experience with staying healthy and hydrated year-round as a chronically ill college student.

So keep reading to learn my top four secrets on how to stay healthy and hydrated in college, out of college, and year-round - plus, learn how OMI Bottle can help you live a healthier lifestyle in 2017 and beyond! 

1. Move that bod!

This is perhaps the most obvious health “secret” out there: you + movement = one happier and healthier body. In fact, research has found that exercise can improve people's self esteem, sleep patterns, range of motion and metabolism, and it can decrease the risk of cancers and heart disease. Talk about a major two-for-one deal!

In my experience, moving your body is even more important when you have a chronic illness like fibromyalgia. After hours of sitting in class or working on my computer, nine out of ten times, my neck and joints are not happy campers. Doing a workout - whether it’s a hard cardio session on the gym stair stepper or a relaxing yoga practice in my apartment - helps loosen me up and get everything to relax.

As a bonus, exercise also reduces the body's stress hormones and increases endorphins, or the "happy" hormone. For me, stress is one of the biggest triggers for fibromyalgia flares and stomach problems (related to my celiac disease). So the more regularly I make time for exercise, the less stressed I am, the better I feel, and the more exercise I want to do. Hello healthy living cycle! 

2. Keep a water bottle close at hand.

One aspect of health that a lot of people overlook, though, is staying hydrated. In fact, as of 2013, 75 percent of Americans can be classifed as chronically dehydrated. If you’re following tip number one and enjoying a sweaty workout sesh on the regular, getting enough liquids is even more important.

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The easiest hydration trick I’ve found is making a reusable water bottle your favorite accessory. Even during the fall and winter, I take my reusable water bottle with me everywhere and make sure to take advantage of the filtered water stations around my college campus. 

As I’ve shared in previous posts, hydration may be especially vital if you have fibromyalgia and/or celiac disease like me. Some of the medications I take for my chronic illnesses give me dry mouth, which calls for lots of water. Plus, drinking at least 64 ounces of water a day keeps my finicky digestion groovin’ along, if ya know what I mean. 

If you don’t already have a reusable water bottle or are looking for an even better option than the ones sitting in your cupboard, keep scrolling to learn about the new water bottle I’m majorly crushing on! 

3. Find medications and/or supplements that work for you - and remember to take them.

Some people can get all the nutrients they need from food and don’t need to take any supplements or pills on a regular basis. (As crazy as that may sound to spoonies like me.) For others, though, supplements can be key to staying healthy in college or other hectic times in life, like the holiday season. Discuss possible supplement needs with your doctor, and if you have chronic illnesses, I definitely suggest asking for blood work to test your vitamin levels. 

Personally, my doctor recently discovered that I was iron deficient. I started taking iron supplements six months ago, and I’ve definitely noticed a big improvement in my energy levels. Earlier this year, I also shared my experience with a joint health supplement. Supplements and medications can't totally "fix" my chronic illnesses, but finding the right ones has made a (sometimes amazing) difference...and the same could be said for you.

Even once you find the supplements and medicines that work for you, though, remembering to take them can often be a challenge. As someone who is medically required to take several pills twice a day, I also can relate 1000% to the awkwardness of having to tote your pillbox or plastic bags with pills to various social events.

This is where OMI Bottle comes in!

4. Discover products that help you live a healthier lifestyle...like OMI Bottle!

The OMI Bottle is an inventive new 24-ounce water bottle that just launched its Kickstarter campaign earlier this week. What makes me so excited about OMI Bottle compared to all the other water bottles on the market? It has a built-in pill dispenser! 

OMI Bottle’s seven-day pill organizer slides right into the water bottle itself, so, as long as you have your water bottle nearby, you have your pills nearby too. Having daily compartments in the organizer also means you can easily separate your pills by times you need to take them or even store a whole week's worth of medications or supplements inside your water bottle. No more frantically searching through your purse for the right pills (been there, still sometimes do that...) 

OMI Bottle is also great for anyone who wants a practical reusable water bottle that looks a lil’ more stylish than the average bottle. OMI Bottle is small enough to fit in your purse or backpack, and it’s made of BPA-free Tritan plastic that can be bought in various colors, like Stone Silver, Pearl White and Rose Gold. 

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Like with any healthy living product, I don’t think that buying an OMI Bottle will automatically make you ten times healthier. However, if you want to be better about staying hydrated and are hoping to adopt a healthier lifestyle, OMI Bottle is a great place to start. And if you’re a fellow member of the chronic illness community who needs to take pills multiple times a day? Well, it sounds like OMI Bottle will make it easier than ever for people transport and remember to take their pills.  

To learn more about OMI Bottle, check out their Kickstarer campaign here or their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages.

The truth is, fall and winter can be a hard season to stay hydrated and adhere to healthy habits. Not only can the weather make "Netflix and chill" sound more appealing than "gym and chilled water," but it can also be easy to let the holiday rush push self-care to the bottom of your to-do list. However, whether you're trying to learn how to stay healthy in college or just how to stay hydrated every month of the year, don't forget to take care of yourself during these next few months. Who knows? With some help from the tips I’ve shared above and healthy living products like OMI Bottle, you might be able to make this winter your healthiest and most hydrated season yet! 

*I received monetary compensation in exchange for spreading the word about OMI Bottle. However, I only partner with brands and products that I personally belive in, and all opinions and thoughts are my own. Thank you for supporting what supports Casey the College Celiac!*

Have you heard of OMI Bottle before? How do you stay hydrated and healthy all year long? Tell me in the comments!  

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