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genshin-obsessed · 3 years

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Bunni anon here, I don’t get the anniversary drama, their a company working on two games at the same time and need to make money, the drama is not needed imo- Bunni

Hello, hello! To preface: I’m talking about the original rewards. Not the new ones, which they’ve changed like 3 times now? I’m not sure whether you meant the current drama or the previous one so I addressed both here o:

Also to keep my sanity, I’m still sticking to my dwindling belief that this was just Mihoyo trolling us, that’s all :’)

I wanna start by saying you’re kinda right. They are a company who wants to make money. Gacha games are known for being kinda pricey. There’s nothing wrong with a company wanting to make money, it’s why they started this anyway, but that’s not the issue.

It’s not about making money for both games, it’s that their players- who keep them afloat- who also deserve a thank you (I mean, no one was expecting anything. We didn’t think Mihoyo would genuinely give us 5 stars, we were hoping but not expecting). Not only that, but the original anniversary rewards were plain disrespectful. Not because it wasn’t enough for us, it was blatantly asking for free promo when they already get it. Don’t forget, I’m literally a genshin writer. Just because I’m not making super beautiful art work doesn’t mean I’m not promoting their product. Then we have the artists, YouTubers who make videos, cosplayers- whatever it may it, it was already free promo but that was because we genuinely love the game.

Their anniversary rewards asked for more without giving anything in return- or barely if anything.

For example the art work submissions. Whether you’re an artist or not, you must know how long art takes to make. Whether it be digital or on paper, that’s hours of work artists take out of their day to make. They 100% deserve compensation for that and their original rewards stated they had a chance to win 100 primogems. You know, the same thing they can get from 2 days worth of commissions. And that was only 1000 winners. So if like 50k people submitted art work that takes hours to make, 49k only get 100k mora.

Then we have those cosplay submissions. Cosplay takes time and it’s definitely not cheap. Whether they had make their clothes/weapons or they buy it, they also deserve proper compensation. I believe the original rewards were the same? Chance to win 100 primos to 1k people. Same thing, 50k people spend tons of money and time to make beautiful cosplay and like 49k get mora in return.

Now I know you’ll say they offered more, they had tablets, AirPods, even iPhones and that’s great and all, but it was still a competition. For their 1yr anniversary. That’s something they could’ve had whenever. That could’ve been any event at any point but they chose it as their anniversary event. For reference, Honkai had better rewards with crystals, outfits, weapons, and the like. We didn’t ask for iPhones and AirPods, we wanted gifts in the game we could use.

Now don’t get me wrong, what people are doing right now- review bombing other games- is just stupid. I’m not sure what they’re doing but sinking other games to prove a point isn’t the way to go. Punishing other developers who have nothing to do with Mihoyo is a waste of time and it just shows how toxic this community can get. That’s completely messed up and I won’t defend it for a second.

I also think the art work submissions have been changed now? I think you can get like 5k primos or like 6k primos? I’m not entirely sure. I really hope I wasn’t looking at the wrong thing-

#🌸─ pocket tries #⊱ ─ bunni #serious #you’re half right #but I also wanted to kinda explain other POVs

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sheepgirlwizard · 3 years

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anyways since post+ is being a trainwreck i am making yet another promo post

Hi, I'm Leslie, a 21 year old autistic transfem. Currently I live with roommates up in Washington, and I'd like to be making enough money to support myself, pay rent and stuff like that. This isn't really a donation post, mind you -- I'd like to make the stuff I do online into more of a job-type thing. You can find it at www.patreon.com/lesliemagmix.

I also do individual commissions, if you don't want to do a monthly subscription. Similar to my Patreon, I do D&D homebrew as well as small writing stuff.

#promo post

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kaigashi · 3 years

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when you take your switch to the repair shop but you were about to play okami with your favorite game alongside it...thankfully i have a deal on it how i managed it i have no idea so i can afford the repairs but!

also since i’ve been really sick with a horrendous cold, i may reset my asks since i lost the meme anyway and i encourage you to still send some in because i’ll be on track this time! also for my friends here, if i seemed spacy lately in our disco chats or not as talkative? it’s not you. i honestly have had rot for a brain because of this bastard cold and i just kinda space out. i promise i really love hearing all you have to say.

that said, i think i’ll...probably commission a promo at some point? please let me know good sources that are fair price! i don’t know where to go for gif promos where they can..make her eye color grey-blue but! it’s the iconic scene where kagome ohko’s naraku before entering the jewel i’ll use! to make it easy it’ll be the anime scene since it’s my promo in static mode. as long as it’s paypal i’m able to pay as long as it isn’t too much! that’s a goal this year. i’ll also reblog my psa for goals this year to be more productive but not punish myself i’m slow because that’s unrealistic and you shouldn’t do it either yeah? we’re just staring things off now right?

i’ve mostly been racing through fgo so i can catch up and write with haneen and if any of you would like a promo boost let me know. i just have to do what’s best in my current condition and usually i’m fist-fighting colds so...that’s something. chaotic neutral fire sign for life haha.

#✧ ... ☀ the glow of dawn promising morning. &. OOC.

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citreai-a · 4 years

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the long awaited arrival of my commissions has finally arrived ! i’ve been working for days coming up with examples & stuff so everyone can get the best out of this post. anyways! hi! if you don’t know me, i’m cam, the mun of @citreai ( this is where i’ll except commissions ) & @dayshoot. i’m bringing back my commissions after about a year due to covid-19, which has hindered me from getting a job and saving up for a place for myself along with uni. enough introduction, let’s get into this.

i’d greatly appreciate if you could give this post a reblog even if you’re not interested in commissions from me - this is just so i can get my work around & find potential interests. i do mainly graphic commissions for roleplay blogs, a variety of almost everything. I except payments through my PAYPAL or if you cannot use paypal, i also accept E-TRANSFER but i will give my information privately due to the fact that i don’t want to give out my personal email. when accepting payments, i prefer to get paid ahead of time or during the process of me making your graphic, but if you prefer after that’s okay with me :)

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO DO FOR ME TO DO A COMMISSION: - give me at least 2 references that are for your muse - give me the name of your blog if you are messaging me from a different - if you want a certain aesthetic, please let me know

and that’s it uwu. i might ask you a few extra questions, and during the process of me making your commission i will give you updates. as stated before, examples & prices are below ( along with a little description of each :) )

THEMES ( $12 )

themes are $12! my themes vary from simplistic styles, to more complicated & complex themes. along with that i can either add a hover or not upon your request. in terms of coding the theme. if needed, i will code your theme for use using my base theme. but i will not charge extra - this is because this theme code is not mine, so i can’t make money selling something that isn’t mine. if you don’t wish for me to code your theme, please let me know what code you are using so i can fit the theme to that code :).

examples of themes. x. x. x. x. x.

HEADERS ( $6 )

headers are $6! like my themes, the headers i make can vary, but not as much. i can either make you a fit to size header, or a thinner header ( if you don’t get what i mean down below are examples of both. )

examples of headers. x. x. x.

ICONS ( $1 per 10 icons. )

icons are $1 per 15 icons! my icons can vary from with blockquotes ( because of the new tumblr update :/ ) or without blockquotes. if you’re unsure what i mean, examples of both will be below. along with that, i can icon almost any muse, whether human face claim, manga caps, anime caps or even video games!

examples of icons ( with blockquotes ). x. x. x. x. examples of icons ( without blockquotes ). x. x. x. x.

CARRD’S ( $10 )

carrds are $10! this is because they might look simple, but they take me a lot of time, which means they’ll cost more. i’m still unsure on how i’ll be able to make carrds that can be editable by you guys so you can enter your own information, but i’m sure i’ll find a way. ( i’ll probably just make a new email for a carrd, or ask you to give me the information you want to put on the carrd. )

examples of carrd’s. x. x.

PROMOS ( $6 )

promos are $6! at the moment, i only have one example for a promo, due to the fact that i’ve improved since i last made promos. so for these, i’ll probably ask you a ton of questions & give you regular updates due to the fact that i want everything to be your liking! as time goes on, more examples will be added.

examples of promos. x.

& that’s all i’m offering for now, as time goes on i might open art commissions, but i’m not confident enough yet. once again i here is my PAYPAL [ ... ], and i also except E-TRANSFERS if you prefer that :). thank you so much for giving this a read, it means a lot! :)

#🍋 ° ⋅⌞ ooc.⌝#commissions post.#commissions #paypal #// long post #(#I'VE FINALLY DONE IT #HERE WE AREEEE #is it weird im kinda nervous #idk i havent done this in so long i dont want to disappoint people #esp if they're paying #)

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jennifersbod · 5 years

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💕✨help your favorite chaotic bi get to her grandma’s funeral

Hey y’all! I hate to do this, but I’m so strapped right now. I have multiple medical bills that add up to $1,000s, student debt, and I have to get down to Florida for my grandma’s funeral this weekend. As people will know on here, I just got diagnosed with endometriosis which was an expensive journey (one that exasperated all my mental health issues), and my grandma died around a month ago. My mom and I started saving immediately, but unfortunately my father is emotionally and financially abusive and used it. My mom is heartbroken as it’s her mother, and was my last living grandparent. My mom has gotten me through so much, she’s truly my best friend, and I know I’ll regret it if she doesn’t get to go see her mom’s funeral. So this is one of my last options to know that we can for sure get there without having to go without other essentials (like, you know, food, electricity, and stuff).

If you want to donate, you’ll have my undying love, gratitude, and friendship, and I’ll do promos for you (if you want).

If donating isn’t your jam OR if you donate and want to request these, I can also do commissions for icons and gifs (for any of my fandoms). Tbh, I take requests anyway, but these will obviously be higher priority.

If you can’t donate, sharing/signal boosting/reblogging is appreciated, BUT I don’t want anyone to feel pressured!

tl;dr: I’m a broke bitch in need of assistance

Paypal: https://paypal.me/lydsiargent?locale.x=en_US / or inbox me for the email attached to the account (don’t want to make it public because it’s my personal email). *Paypal is the easiest option for me, but obviously any donation through any channel is appreciated!

Cash App: $stephensking

My Paypal link and a Ko-fi link are in my bio! Thanks so much for reading this and thank you to anyone who helps out! If there are any questions or anything my inbox is open! 💕

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fishfingersandjellybabies · 4 years

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(The Second) First Date - brood au

Characters: Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Damian Wayne, Jon Kent, Cassandra Cain, Conner Kent Pairing: superbat Summary: It’s a first date. Kinda. Maybe. Almost. A/N: Bruce has visited a few times between Whole and this. Dick, Jason and Tim are either doing some hero-ing or like, at jobs or something. I may write a part two about the date but not sure yet. Also shameless self-promo: money is tight! If you like what I do, or want to support me further, please check out this post to learn more about my Patreon, Ko-Fi, potential commissions and published stories! It’d mean literally everything. :)

Other Brood AU things.

Clark fixed his tie in the mirror, wondering if he was overdressing, or looked too…nerdy.

“So, I mean…” Damian hummed. Clark glanced at him in the mirror. He was flopped across Clark’s bed, staring at the ceiling. His cat was flopped across his chest, and Cassandra, who was lying against the pillows, had her feet dug under his back. “Did he call it a date?”

Clark snorted. “I mean…he didn’t say that word specifically, I guess.” He loosened the tie a little bit. “Why?”

“Well…I mean.” Damian repeated, but didn’t return his gaze in the mirror. “If he didn’t call it a date, then I don’t see why I can’t come.”

“…Damian.” Clark sighed, turning around. He glanced at Cassie. “Do you think this matches?”

Cassandra turned her head thoughtfully. “Hm…no. Too much.”

Clark nodded, and unknotted the tie.

“We talked about this, kiddo.” Clark returned his attention to Damian. “Bruce and I…just need to catch up.”

“So do we.” Damian pouted. “I mean…I haven’t seen him since I was a baby.”

“I know.” Clark swore. He glanced up when Cassandra lifted her hand, motioned for him to unbutton the top few buttons of his plaid shirt. “And you will. I promise, you’ll have full access to him.”

Damian looked up.

“Just…” Clark gave him a defeated grin. “Not today.”

Damian scoffed, and dropped his head.

“Like, okay.” Clark looked back to the mirror. “He didn’t ask me on a date, specifically. But he did ask me out. That’s the same thing isn’t it? The kids still call it that these days?”

“…I guess.”

“And besides. I just.” Clark sighed. “In case the conversations go…somewhere you kids shouldn’t hear.”

And Clark meant violence. He meant that they may start talking about Bruce’s traumas, the Court of Owls, the evil that kept them apart.

But sweet, innocent Damian took it to mean:

“I know about sex if that’s what you mean.” Damian informed him. “And I think Jason has condoms if you need them.”

Cassandra gasped a laugh and clapped a hand over her mouth. Clark felt the heat rising up his neck and across his cheeks.

“So, if that’s what you’re worried about then I think we’re fine.” Damian decided. “And that means I can come along.”

“No, Damian, it’s…” Clark laughed nervously himself. “Who talked to you about this?” He mumbled. He saw Cassandra shrug in the mirror. “Sorry, bud. Not this time. But soon. I promise.”

Damian huffed, hiding his face in Alfred’s fur.

“Well then if you two are going to bang then get a hotel room.” Damian murmured harshly. “Don’t come back here.”

“I am definitely having a talk with your older brothers…” Clark breathed. “Please don’t be too upset, kiddo.”

“Who said I’m upset?” Damian grumbled sarcastically. “…So what are you two planning to do?”

“Dinner, I think.” Clark said. “Maybe a walk before or after, through downtown. I don’t know. I don’t think we really planned anything.”

“Hm.” Damian responded. He peeked out over Alfred’s flank. “…Did you miss him a lot?”

“I did.” Clark returned softly. “Not as much as you though, I bet.”

“…Do you think you’ll get married this time around?” Damian asked. Clark blinked, and turned around.

“You didn’t get to…last time.” Cassandra agreed. “Maybe…maybe one of you propose today?”

“Ha! Not today.” Clark laughed. “But, I mean…never say never?”

Damian and Cassandra looked at each other.

“…Would you two…want us to get married?”

Cassandra nodded, and Damian shrugged.

“It’d make it easier for us, I suppose.” Damian explained. “Both dads under on roof. Everyone together.”

“What city?” Cassandra asked. “Bruce would…come here?”

“Well, maybe if we do propose to each other tonight, I’ll ask him.” Clark smiled with a wink. Then he leaned over, tickling Damian’s side, planting a kiss to his cheek as he squirmed. “Now, come on, I think I hear his car in Smallville.”

Bruce slowly pulled up the drive, glancing to the body sitting on the front steps.

It was Jon, his little elbows on his little knees and his little head in his little hands.

To anyone else, he’d just look like a bored little boy, but Bruce knew better. Knew that little boy was sitting on those old steps waiting specifically for him.

Jon sat up as the car came to a stop and the engine shut off, and stood as Bruce stepped out.

“Hey there.” Bruce smiled, taking off his sunglasses. He watched Jon take in his outfit – jeans, tshirt and leather jacket – and cross his arms.

“What are your incentives with my dad?” Jon demanded.

“My…” Bruce blinked. “Uh…what?”

Suddenly, the screen door behind Jon popped open, revealing Conner.

“Intentions, Jon.” Conner corrected with a laugh as he leaned against the doorframe. Jon looked back at him. “The word you meant is intentions.”

“Oh. Yeah.” Jon turned back to Bruce. “What are your intentions with my dad?”

Conner shrugged apologetically behind him.

“Well, uh.” Bruce chuckled. “I’d like to give him a nice, relaxing evening.”

Jon narrowed his eyes. “Why?”

“In appreciation.” Bruce offered. “For…for what he did for your brothers and sister, all these years. A night off, so to speak.”

Jon kept his suspicious gaze.

“Damian said it was a date.” Jon accused. “Is it a date?”

“Oh my god, Jon.” Conner cackled behind him. “Don’t be a brat, it’s none of your business.”

“Yeah-huh!” Jon shot back, twirling around. “Besides, Dad did this that one time someone came to pick Cassie up for a date, so who’s going to do it for him?!”

“I don’t know. Cassie, maybe?” Conner smirked. “Definitely not a nine-year-old, that’s for sure.”

“…Only if your father wishes it to be a date, I suppose.” Bruce tried to cut in. “I’m under no assumptions, Jon. I promise.”

Jon turned back and sighed. “Damian said it was a date for sure. When I asked him how he knew, he said he saw you two kissing in the kitchen that one time.”

Bruce felt his face warm. That first day, when they were all reunited. That moment they finally got alone.

Clearly not as alone as they thought.

“So. I just wanted to make sure.” Jon explained, almost haughty. “Be nice to my dad today. And every day.”

“I will.”

“Because he missed you a lot.” Jon reminded, like Bruce didn’t know. “And I…I just…”

Bruce waited, then encouraged, just a little. “It’s okay, Jon, you can tell me.”

Jon waited another moment, then glanced up, eyes a little misty, despite how brave he was trying to be. “…I just don’t want you to hurt him again.”

And of course – Bruce didn’t blame the kid. But oh boy, did that hurt. The fact itself, the fact that the children all knew.

The fact that the children – that this child, in particular – thought he might do it again.

“…Sorry.” Bruce glanced up to Conner, who had spoken. He looked embarrassed, a little, but also ashamed that he clearly agreed with his youngest brother. “He didn’t mean-”

“No, it’s alright.” Bruce smiled, though it probably came out awkward, a little broken. He crouched a little, to get on Jon’s level. “Thanks for taking such good care of your dad. I’m so glad you love him so much.”

“He’s the best.” Jon whispered sheepishly. “He’s the best dad in the whole world.”

“I know he is.” Bruce agreed. “And I promise you, Jon, I will do my very best to make sure he never gets hurt again, okay?”

Jon pursed his lips, and nodded.

But if Jon was going to say anything else, Conner cut him off before he could, by glancing back into the house. “Move, Jonno.”

Jon huffed in annoyance but did as he was told, jumping back up the steps to stand next to the door. Just as he came to a stop at Conner’s side, Clark appeared, followed like a mother duck by Damian and Cassandra.

Damian shoved past everyone immediately, stomping down the stairs and walking straight towards Bruce. Without a word, he wrapped his arms tightly around Bruce’s torso, burying his face in jacket.

“Hello, son.” Bruce murmured, ruffling Damian’s hair. “How you been?”

“Better.” Cassandra smiled. “Clark said he had to…” She trailed off, but pointed at the ground.

“I told him he couldn’t come with us this time.” Clark explained, trotting down the steps. “Sorry I’m late.”

“Perfectly fine.” Bruce grinned. “Gave me a lovely chance to catch up with Jon and Conner.”

Clark glanced back, to the still-pouting Jon and the snickering Conner whispering to Cassandra. “…Hopefully Jon didn’t say anything too…bad.”

“Only minor threatening. No big deal.” Bruce winked. “Just looking out for his pop.”

“Oh, jeez.” Clark ran his palm over his forehead, and adjusted his glasses. “I’m so sorry.”

“Don’t be. It’s sweet.” Bruce glanced down at his own youngest, who still hadn’t let go. “…Will you feel better if I promise to stick around after?” Damian looked up at him. “I plan on staying until tomorrow, but can always extend my visit if you want me to.”

“…I guess.” Damian conceded with a long-suffering sigh. Bruce smiled as Damian finally let go, but took his face in his hands anyway, and kissed the boy on the forehead. When Bruce released him, Damian shyly ran back up the porch, standing next to Jon. They looked almost like twins, with their matching pouts and crossed arms.

“Don’t stay out too late.” Conner teased. “And text if you’re going to get a hotel or something instead of come home. You know, for…reasons…”

“Don’t even…” Clark spluttered. Flustered, he turned towards the passenger door of the car. “Bye, kids!”

Bruce laughed and waved, blowing a kiss to Cassandra as he ducked back into his car.

“I swear, they’re not normally like this.” Clark was already apologizing. “They are normally way politer and...just…”

Bruce kept laughing. “Well, I guess it’s not every day your dad – or your dad’s former boyfriend – comes back from the dead and asks your dad on a date, huh?”

“…You said the word ‘dad’ three times in on sentence.” Clark said instead. He fixed his glasses nervously.

“I did.” Bruce nodded, throwing the car in reverse and backing up. He straightened the wheel, glanced to the four still watching on the front porch, and put the car in drive. Then, he looked at Clark and smiled, holding out his hand. “You ready?”

And Clark, nervous, excited, and butterflies cage-fighting in his gut, smiled back and interlaced their fingers. It felt so natural, and like the last tens years where he missed the sensation never happened.

“Always.”

#superbat #clark kent #bruce wayne #Damian Wayne #jon kent #cassandra cain #conner kent #brood au

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tyriannical · 5 years

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emergency commission time!

ay yo my fiance and i are having trouble making rent and if we don’t get that taken care of, we’re out on the streets with nowhere to go. like no shit. this place is a one and done kind of situation.

so first off HUGE shoutout to @stormfloret bc meg commissioned me so we can pay our water bill tomorrow and that’s an extra thing that keeps us from getting evicted bc for some fuckin reason, low-income housing hates its tenants and if our utilities get cut off, we’re out!!

ANYWAY this is just a really roundabout way of saying i need money before the end of the month to pay rent! it’s gonna be somewhere between $250 and $275, depending on how much longer we let it go, but either way that’s where we’re at. SO

UNDER THE CUT!!!! i have my art commissions, details on my graphics prices, and stuff about cosplay commissions!

if you can’t afford a whole thing, you can just kick me a couple bucks here! please, please, please spread this around!!!!

ART COMMISSIONS

additional fees:

+20% per character

+20% for animation!

+40% per comic panel (after 2 panels)

literally folks, i’ll draw anything except rape, pedophilia, or incest.

GRAPHICS COMMISSIONS

code editing: $5 (basically, give me the theme and i’ll do all the HTML work for you)

blog backgrounds: $4 (or negotiable, depending on what it is you want)

icons: 10c per icon, +20% if you want a PSD on top of it (and you get to keep the PSD obvs!)

basic promos: $3 (i’ll usually use a pre-made template for these and fix it to what you want)

custom promos: $4 (it’s gonna look exactly how you want, no template involved)

avatar icons: $3

blog headers: $3

make ANY OF THESE A GIF for an extra $2 on the original price (for icons, it’s an extra $1 per icon)

COSPLAY COMMISSIONS

okay so i don’t actually have the specifics of this worked out yet, but basically i can make pretty much anything as long as it isn’t a fursuit! i can do single pieces of costumes, full costumes, props, armor, weapons, tails, ears, wigs, you name it, i got it! it’s just a matter of the costume you need for the price.

THAT’S PRETTY MUCH IT!! i really appreciate any help you guys are able to give, even if it’s just reblogging this post!

you guys can message/send me asks here, message me on my personal blog @colorinplatinum, or email me at [email protected]!

#❰ ＣＵＥＴＹＲＩＡＮ'ＳＢＡＴＳＨＩＴＬＡＵＧＨＴＥＲ. ❱ ooc.#important!!!! please read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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nbapprentice · 6 years

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there’s so, so, SO much nonsense surrounding this game that i’m gonna do my best to separate it into digestible bits, with its own categories. even then this is... wow. it’s big.

Warning tags will be added at the start of every section, but the general gist is: incest, pedophilia mentions, fetishization of rape and abuse, fetishization of mlm, fetishization of people of color, racism, ableism, nb erasure and transphobia. aside of the warnings, this post will also touch upon Scummy Business Practices

let’s get going

Dana Rune’s and Elle’s lack of moral fiber: #incest #pedophilia#rape and abuse fetishization #homophobia

tl;dr: dana loves incest porn, elle loves guy on guy rape, and the both of them are friends with at least one pedophile

dana rune has run, is still running an incest zine (please visit my faq on what i think about “thats not really incest” and “it’s just fictional!”). The Arcana, as a dev team, clearly does not care, as shown in their e-mail responses.

dana also very much doesn’t care and has reacted to any criticism on this by dismissing people and blocking actual incest victims who tried to contact her about it claiming it was for her “mental health”

in some tweets she claims she “interprets” the characters as not siblings, but she never really cared enough to cover her ass when it all began (she happily admits she’d “cross the incest line”)

dana has commissioned artists who also ship incest, draw near-pedophilic art that’s supposed to pass as acceptable because the character involved is supposedly not a minor despite looking like a child down to wearing pigtails (the character is also wearing a racist-ass belly dancer outfit), AND even made white-washed fanart of The Arcana.

dana follows twitter user kapymui who also produces incestuous Fire Emblem art

dana has retweeted omocat long after it came out that omocat is, at the very least, consuming pedophilic content (on “omocat didn’t know what shota meant!”: yes they did)

moving on, elle has a long, long, LONG history of fetishizing mlm and the rape and abuse that comes with yaoi and had a rich, RICH “yaoi” tag before they deleted their tumblr

they curiously deleted their tumblr right after i made this reblog

shortly after that, tumblr user thalassiq remade and started attacking and insulting any blogs criticizing them - even people providing support in IMs. Since this doesn’t match Dana and Elle’s normal pity parties I’m personally willing to believe they were just a person wanting to start shit - but it’s so telling how Elle used this chance to dismiss everyone who disagrees with them by calling them “children” and did not even bother to offer a kind word to people who were harassed and even had their trauma mocked by this person. It costs 0 dollars to say “that was not me but I’m sorry about people who were hurt.”

Dana and Elle are close with Ava’s Demon creator Michelle Czajkowski aka that one person who endorses child porn of her characters, and even had her draw a promo image for the game. Michelle has been creating highly sexualized content of her minor characters for a while now.

ok so elle and dana are gross freaks, how is that related to the game?

oh it’s very very related

Dana Rune’s and Elle’s lack of moral fiber that’s Actually Inside The Game or The Game’s Blog: now with more #racism #fetishization of poc and mlm #whitewashing #fat hate #pedophilia #nb erasure #transphobia

tl;dr: the arcana is filled to the brim with racism! so much of it! haha holy shit! and that’s not even where it ends!!!

their game is rated PG-13 but includes incredibly sexual situations such as Julian making this fucking face while getting off on pain. This isn’t the only time Dana and Elle use their videogame aimed at young teens to showcase their kinks and fetishes. I have no issue with NSFW or titillating content, as long as it’s rated accordingly. This content is NOT and it’s a blatant disregard for their audience just to have a larger, more pliable demographic and have more money sent their way.

if you start your argument with “well, teenagers look at porn” 1. shut up 2. theres a HUGE difference between teenagers going after adult content aimed at adults, and adults creating content they know will be seen by kids barely starting puberty

as pointed above, dana has 0 qualms literally commissioning people who make whitewashed fanart of her own fucking game that’s supposed to be all about the inclusivity and safe spaces

thearcanagame blog has a pattern of reblogging whitewashed fanart (before you come in swinging with the good ole “ITS THE LIGHTING”: 1. no it isnt 2. the artist should’ve picked better lightning then 3. i draw and post shit online too so dont come telling me i just dont understaaaand),

fanart of their fat characters showed skinnier than they are in their sprites (although to be real for a moment - Portia is curvy at most and them behaving she’s fat rep is HILARIOUS).

going back to NSFW content: nadia and asra are overwhemlingly sexualized in the game, and were the first to have sexualized CGs and sprites introduced.

CGs: Asra’s here, here aND HERE, Nadia’s here with a NSFW warning because she’s just got her whole fucking ass out. Sprites: Asra’s thank god for whoever compiled it all in one image, Nadia’s and once again, NSFW warning lmfao!

Julian’s sprites on the other hand are noticeably tamer, including the one where he’s fucking strapped in leather. His only sexual (NSFW warning because its literally softcore tentacle porn WHICH, ONCE AGAIN, SHOULDN’T BE PUT IN A GAME AIMED AT 13YOS) CGs were also included months after Nadia and Asra received any of theirs.

Through all of the updates, people have constantly requested that Asra and Nadia’s sexualization be toned down, and time after time The Arcana just churned out fetishistic, hypersexualized content at an absurd rate, especially when compared to the one white love interest.

Oh, speaking of the one white love interest: Julian is based off of Jeff Goldblum (this is not spectulation - they p much bring it up at any given time) but like. If Jeff Goldblum was white. They base their favorite love interest off their supposed favorite man in the world but casually leave his skin tone behind. Lmao.

they also play favorites very obviously - in the prologue, Nadia and Asra have a romance paid scene each. Julian has a scene... that requires no coins. Julian was also the first LI to receive three CGs, two of them requiring no coins, while both Asra’s and Nadia’s first CGs were behind a paywall

Dana and Elle have been notoriously skittish about confirming or denying their characters’ ethnicities. After hyping for weeks on thearcanagame that they would confirm the character’s races they basically made a post that amounted to “well they’re not white lol!”

they only relented after the perfectly understandable outrage... and posted a thread about it on Elle’s twitter. Nothing on the actual thearcanagame blog. Anyway, here’s the thread. Note how there’s mention of Julian being Jeff Goldblum... but nothing about him and Portia being Jewish (or “fantasy Jewish” as it were).

The one time they did confirm their jewishness dana then backpedaled and said she shouldn’t have done that lol.

another fun tidbit of how well The Arcana handles race and how much it cares about feedback from fans: an ask was sent about an anon begging for Nadia to step on them. The blog, with the finesse of a bunch of horny dumbasses, didn’t just publish the ask, but approved of it (even though the fans of color had long, long, LONG been telling everyone not to fetishize Nadia into a “step on me kween” wet dream). People were outraged, of course, and the blog ~apologized~ and said they were still learning.... then a new chapter included a scene of Nadia stepping on the Apprentice. 🙃

not to mention elle, on their twitter, made a passive aggressive “women can be doms?” tweet, trying to twist it into a “yr oppressing women” angle (when the issue is that women of color are always constantly portrayed as aggressive and domineering)

Now for a wombo combo of racism and Elle’s fetishization of mlm:

the devs have spoken at length of how Julian’s and Asra’s relationship was quite unhealthy. In a paid scene in Asra’s route, they’re depicted as Asra being disgusted w Julian touching him+Julian following Asra to his shop when Asra refused his offer to go with him (aka julian... stalked him lmfao).

.......... this scene is promptly followed by a highly sexual scenario where Julian’s pain fetish is played up. Remember how this game is rated PG-13? Me neither. Asra’s previous disgust with Julian is also forgotten, for some reason (and by some reason i mean Elle wants to make them fuck w/o buildup or logic).

Then Asra’s route has yet another paid scene dedicated to Asrian, even though he’s supposed to not even like Julian! And be head over heels with the Apprentice! But Elle just has to make these two be entangled despite insisting their relationship was not good for either of them!

Now here’s the kicker: Julian doesn’t have any paid scenes related to his romance with Asra. Note how it’s one of the brown LIs whose route is highjacked by the white LI, but not vice versa. Hmmmmm.

Now, on the topic of Asra: thearcanagame has said repeatedly that he’s nb and uses he/him pronouns, and promised (since last year) that there would be dialogue where he speaks about his gender

as of the making of this post such dialogue still does not exist

so basically asra is the nb to dumbledore’s gay: anyone who just plays the game w/o keeping up with the official blog has no idea of what asra’s gender is supposed to be.

aka he’s not nb. he’s just a cis guy. the arcana just doesn’t want to put its money where its mouth is, i dont care if elle is nb themself. the team made a promise which has not been fulfilled yet and i suspect will not be.

instead, our introduction to canon nb characters is... these two.

By “these two” i mean neither vulgora nor valdemar are even fucking human, and stick out like sore thumbs with their monstruousness.

so our nb rep is... non-human villains. a few books later one of Nadia’s sisters with they/them pronouns shows up, but that’s too little too late on top of the fact that we should’ve known Asra was nb from the first to begin with. It’s a fucking embarrassment and an insult.

at least two villains are visibly disabled (Lucio’s missing arm and Volta’s blind eye+intentionally asymmetrical face). Julian’s eye doesn’t count because, spoilers, he’s not lacking an eye and even if he was it’d still be hidden behind a dashing eyepatch instead of grotesquely displayed as a sign of his lacking morality.

BUT WAIT! IT DOESN’T EVEN END THERE!

The Arcana Exploits The App Business Model To Price Their Full Game at $500, $1000 if the three extra routes make it out, and they never delivered their Kickstarter rewards:

tl;dr: you heard me

the original price per route was planned on being $1.99

they took that “subject to change” really seriously, it seems, because now each route, once the game is fully out, is estimated to cost around $170 each.

both those screenshots are taken from this post which explains in detail just how truly scummy all of The Arcana’s business model and decisions are: https://mysticmicrotransactions.tumblr.com/post/174308723344/dishonesty-from-the-arcana

the tl;dr is basically what’s listed in the beginning of this section, but other highlights from that post are: the use of addictive gambling mechanics such the Wheel of Fortune, and the dazzling calls to action in the new mini-game.

something that The Arcana supporters forget (or choose to ignore) is the fact that for a long, long time the game did not have the mini-game or the log-in rewards for coins. Players depended only on the gambling of the WoF or paying absurd amounts of money for the new chapters.

the devs went from playing the victims who were unable of controlling prices to (as spoken of in the link from mysticmicrotransactions) saying the making of the game (a pathetic little app game backed by a studio and a kickstarter) justifies the prices

they also gave people false hope about maybe changing the prices in the future, all while bleeding money from loyal players in “micro” transactions

the arcana literally added a $99.99 coins option on their latest update

in case it hasn’t sunk in yet: you can pay a hundred dollars upfront to the arcana, and you still will not have access to the whole game

there is no defense to this

none

“it’s free stop whining” let me explain:

“spend months on end accumulating fake currency or pay hundreds of dollars up-front to be able to play” is a scummy business model no matter how you look at it

if i can spend $60 upfront to play an AAA game there’s no excuse to demand more than that for a game with much smaller and, honestly, inferior content

the combination of there being already far and few games featuring lgbt characters and characters of color AND the little cult of personality set up by Dana and Elle makes people feel that spending money to support them is an acceptable expense.

it’s not

manipulating people into spending ridiculous amounts of money and then claiming “it’s their choice” is just scummy business, baby, and thats all the arcana does

the devs are brats who instead of admitting $500 is absurd for a game instead write petty little caricatures into their game - like, lbr: dana, elle, if i could afford diamonds in my hair i wouldn’t have even bothered with your shitstain of a game

despite bragging that ppl would get the full story w/o needing to pay, the paid scenes are pretty much required - the first few books of julian’s route have no romance without accessing any of the paid options. you dont even get so much as a kiss in without handing coins over. many, many people were baffled when julian had a teary break-up scene when from their perspective they hadn’t even started building a relationship.

wow that’s more than i ever thought it’d be

and i’ve been aware of their bullshit for near a whole year now!

i don’t have much of a note to end this on, other than: the arcana just isn’t even that good. it suffers from weak writing, pathetic character development and above all actually harmful content. do not try to argue with me on any of these points unless you’ve read all of that, because whatever you have to say i’ve likely mentioned before. if you still are that determined to yell at a me on the internet, please preface your argument with the phrase “I’m a pee pee poo poo man” so I know you’ve read everything in here. thank you!

#the arcana #the arcana game #julian devorak #count lucio #asra #HAHA HOO BOY

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winchester-with-wings · 5 years

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My Favorite Place is With You

Peter Parker x Reader // Patron Benefit Fanfic for @writer-jess !

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A/N: Another Patron-Request fic for Jess! She requested a Peter Parker fic from my old requests. It still took a while but I'm happy with it! Enjoy!

W/C: 1500ish

Request Prompts: What’s the matter? - You’re so beautiful - I wish we could stay like this forever. - Stop hogging all the blankets!

Summary: Pure Peter Parker fluff

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“I want to show you my favorite place in the city.”

“Peter, we go to that deli all the time. I’m pretty sure I’m the one who took you there the first time.”

“No, no, not that. I guarantee you’ve never been to this place before.”

“Okay, which way?”

Peter offers his hand to you which you take, giving him a playfully suspicious look. He pulls you down an alley and behind a dumpster.

“Oh, wow, how romantic.” You’re teasing of course.

“Shush,” Peter presses a finger to your lips and you smile. You and Peter have been dancing around with this little game of mutual attraction for so long now, it’s become a joke.

It’s a joke with no punchline...no resolution...no declaration of love...nothing but secret looks, cheeky smiles, and two teenagers engaged in a stubborn game of chicken with no victor in sight.

Who will slip up first? Not you, that’s for sure. You’re in it to win it and the ball is in Peter’s court.

Peter either... declares his love for you on one knee with a bouquet of roses, sprouting words of poetry to you, while you stand on your fire escape sighing and saying “O Peter, my Peter, wherefore art thou Peter?”

...or nothing. You won’t crack first.

“Where are we going?” you ask him. At the same time, Peter dons his Spider-man mask and starts taking off his clothes.

“Up, of course.”

“You know I always imagined that the mask was the last piece and not the first piece you put on. Seems kinda like putting on your socks before anything else,” you comment while enjoying the show. Peter is always frantic when he changes in public.

“Isn’t that how everybody does it?” his voice comes through the fabric only slightly muffled. You laugh.

“I put my socks on last, right before putting on my shoes. That’s how I get dressed.”

“You’ll have to show me sometime,” Peter giggles, dodging your swatting hand. He finishes putting on his suit and shoves his clothes in his backpack. You offer to take it from him since you’re not carrying one. He then raises his hand and shoots from his webshooter. The line tightens instantly when it connects to the side of the building.

Peter pulls you close to his body, wrapping his arm around your waist and encouraging you to put your arms around his neck. Peter appears to jump vertically 25 feet with ease, using his line of webbing as a bungee cord. He releases your waist, leaving you to hang on out of habit, and uses his other webshooter to alternate and bring you up to the roof.

You’re not used to climbing up the edge of a roof on a 6 story building. Your adrenaline spikes and you’ve got butterflies in your stomach.

“I’ll never get used to that,” you say, shakily and Peter laughs at you. “So is this it?”

“Close. Come On.” Peter leads you on from rooftop to rooftop with little distance in between them, thankfully. The last building on the block is too far for even Peter to jump. He shoots his webbing at a construction crane in the distance and takes you in his arms once more.

You soar across the open space. Your breath escapes you as you feel the weight of gravity pull on you, the only thing holding you up and keeping you safe is Peter.

The rooftop he brings you to is one with a layer of grass, a garden, and a perfect views of the city across the river.

“Wow.” Peter offers you a seat on a stone bench while he changes back into his normal clothes. “It’s beautiful Peter.” From his backpack, he pulls out a blanket and two wrapped subs from the deli you’d spoke of earlier. “So predictable. I love it,” you say, accepting his gift and ignoring the casual way you use the L word.

“I’m nothing if not dependable,” Peter mumbles, agreeing with you. He lays out one of the blankets on the grass and indicates for you to get comfortable for a picnic. The sun is setting over the river, casting a warm glow over the two of you. You watch as he spends time getting everything just right. He pulls out some sodas and his laptop.

“I could think of a few other adjectives,” you tease, rubbing shoulders with him.

“Heh, stop,” Peter mutters under his breath, blushing.

You eat your sandwiches while watching the sun drop below the horizon and then focus on his laptop. He’s selected the last episode of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. that you started together the other day.

With retreat of the sun, you eventually get cold and snuggle deeper into the pillows Peter borrowed from the rooftop furniture.

“Stop hogging all the blankets,” you whimper. Peter responds by putting his arm around you and pulling you into his side and effectively sharing the blanket. Resting your head on his chest , you nearly drift off to sleep. But then Peter heaves a great sigh. “Peter? What’s the matter?”

“Hmm? Oh, no, nothing. I--I’m--it’s fine. Better than fine,” he murmurs. “I wish we could stay like this forever.”

“Oh?” You look up at him while feeling his arm around you tighten. “You wanna stay on this roof forever? Come to think of it, do we know if the door to the roof is locked?” you giggle, trying to distract him. You expect Peter to scowl at you but he just stares with a soft smile.

“You’re so beautiful,” Peter sighs. “You know that, right?”

“The boys at school don’t seem to think so,” you deflect with a nervous chuckle. You sit up, removing yourself from Peter’s embrace. You’re so quick to put yourself down, it’s practically a gut response. Peter rolls his eyes.

“I hate it when you talk like that. I can’t believe that you would think so little of yourself. You know you’re amazing. You have to,” Peter insists. He closes his laptop and turns his body to look at you. He reaches out to cover your hand with his.

Your cheeks burn hot with embarrassment. You’re still reluctant to answer him.

“Are you going to say something?” he pauses. “Will you at least admit that I’m right.” You glare at Peter in that moment, too stubborn to give him what he wants. “I don’t care what the boys at school think of you because...I don’t...well...I don’t want them thinking about you.”

“What? Why would you say that?”

“I kinda...I want you all to myself. Isn’t it obvious?”

“Um….no.” Or was it and you just ignored it?

“Well then, Y/N, let me explain…” Peter frames your face between his hands as he brings you in for a soft and tender kiss. The curls overhanging his brow tickle your head and when he pulls back, he presses his forehead to yours. You think you can actually hear his heart racing.

“How many girls have you brought here, to this rooftop garden?” you ask.

You dread hearing the answer answer until Peter kisses you again. He sighs into the kiss, a small hum reverberating in his throat and his fingers tangle in your hair, holding you close but not too hard so that you can’t pull away if you want to. Your hands clench onto your thighs, trying to restrain the urge to reach for Peter yourself and hold fast.

He pulls back, leaving your lips tingling.

“Only you.” Peter’s hand slides down your arm until he holds your hand. He brings it up to press flat to his chest. You can feel him shaking with the nerves he built up. “It’s always been about you, Y/N. I love you.” You’re practically gaping at him, still disbelieving, and you stay that way until Peter uses a gentle finger to close your mouth and kiss your pouting lips again. “It’s okay if you don’t feel the same way. I--I mean,” Peter starts to get flustered and you’re kinda enjoying it. “I mean I’ve only just kissed you for the first time so if you need some time to work up to that...up to possibly...liking or lov...I mean...you know...that’s okay.” Peter winces at his own words before you stop him with a giggle.

“N-no-no, it’s not okay, Peter. I can’t believe you’ve kept this secret from me? You’ll tell me you’re Spider-man but you can’t bother to tell me this...sooner? This is huge.”

“Is it?” he looks purely confused.

“Absolutely. Do you realize how much time we’ve wasted?” you start laughing and he takes your laughs almost like an insult and starts to mope. “Prom is just one week away and we could’ve been dating this whole time.”

“Wait? Prom? Dating? You wanna date me?”

“Of course, Peter. I love you too, you nerd.”

“Oh, so like...you’d wanna go to prom with me?”

“I mean, you didn’t exactly give me much time to look for a dress but it seems like we suck at timing things anyways.”

You loop your arms around Peter’s neck and lean into him. The two of you sigh with contentment and happiness as you lay back on the pillows.

“I wish we could stay like this forever,” Peter murmurs.

“Me too.”

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borgerman · 5 years

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YO STOP SCROLLIN FOR A SEC

howdy howdy hoooooooooowdy it’s me. ya girl. aubri. or kirby. or kevin. or jackass. whatever you wanna call me. if you follow this account for art or mob psycho or guzma or invader zim content. first of all i’m sorry that you followed me for nothing

BUT i have an art account now @kirbykplay- it’s me, and if any of the art that’s on this blog ends up over there then just know there’s nobody copying my art. and i do have a guzma selfship sideblog, which i’m not gonna promote as much as my art blog for obvious reasons (@summersatellite). but anyway i kinda wanna try to have a Brand and i wanna actually get commissions and do stuff. i’m also gonna try youtube? at some point? like not just speedpaints but also like real content because i like to think i’m a discount sarah schauer and i could make it out there in the wild

i know it seems very ambitious to be going for all of this going into my senior year but i just wanna actually be something, yknow? now i’m just rambling but i’m gonna try hard this year to actually become a real artist and a real writer. and also maybe a youtuber. baseline: i’m gonna try

ok what i’m trying to say is this account isn’t gonna see any art for the forseeable future. if you wanna see my Ha Ha Funney content or writing updates or art or whatever, you’re probably better off following my twitter (@officerslumlord). anyway this is one big self promo but we chillin hope y’all are having a good day love you bye bye

#self promo #aubri screams into the void #a psa for my two followers #anyway we chillin

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theveryworstthing · 5 years

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lil fussin’.

there are so many things to do in february and it’s so dang short. i feel like i’m constantly swimming through molasses. i see all these self promo/art memes going around and i just gotta ignore them ‘cause life comes at you fast!!!! gotta finally get to the end of the commission list so i can take more commissions. gotta arrange pet appointments and Life Things. gotta finish paying off ‘my’ car. gotta deal with the thing in the ceiling. gotta think about the real threat of going back to retail. but mostly gotta figure out how to fight this weird twisty art block and push past thinking everything i make is garbage.

wanna know why there hasn’t been any downtrodden in a million years? it’s because i have a bunch of lore things roughed out and every time i go to polish one i second guess myself into abandoning it. i really want to make rabbits and i have so many ideas for rabbits but there’s a weird vibe when i try to write anything to give y’all. that’s why my short stories and doodles have dropped off too. i’m constantly fighting through it by finishing up commissions and fulfilling patreon prompts, but dang. i don’t know why i can’t do this. and both feeling iffy about this account and having extra accounts to keep up with/forget to update/hate isn’t helping.

speaking of which, i’ve had one old post under review for WEEKS even though they cleared everything smuttier in minutes and that little bar at the top of my dash telling me i’m violating the rules is the most annoying thing. and the next batch of pics from patreon that are being posted tomorrow are DEF gonna get flagged because a good portion of them are (tasteful) monster pin-ups. because valimtimes month. i could just not post them here but i’m not a coward. plus the rules say i should be able to post monster titties and so i shall. even if i must repeal every dang one.

anyway, maybe i should move my brute force tactics (which tbh aren’t giving me the art i want but are at least giving me art to give y’all) onto Downtrodden? force myself to post a thing a week no matter how short or half-baked? maybe try to shorten my lore posts and go back to the old system of, ‘if people are curious about further facts they’ll eventually ask’? maybe that old ask about how my stories are vague cliffhangers that never go anywhere had a delayed reaction and are just now fuckin’ me up (i still think that ask was ass backwards and anon should have googled how worldbuilding works before being Internet at me but what my rational mind and my anxious art brain thinks are two different things).

i dunno. ignore me, i’m just fussin’.

#talkin #long post

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Rebooking WrestleMania 35

What stays the same:

Kofi beats Bryan

Whatever else I didn’t care enough about to mention.

Brock Lesnar retains vs Seth Rollins

Why: Is Brock a good champion? No. He works very few dates and his best in-ring days are long gone. But give me him over Rollins as a Babyface. Rollins is a fine wrestler, one of the best in the WWE. However, his microphone skills are nonexistent and his feuds subsequent winning the strap from Lesnar have either been uninspiring or downright pathetic.

Still, there was a groundswell of support from fans eager to see the Universal Championship around the waist of a full timer once more. The secondary WWE title has had many misadventures. It’s inaugural champion Finn Balor suffered a legitimate shoulder injury and relinquished the belt the day after winning it at SummerSlam. WWE held a fatal-4-way match on Raw a week later between Kevin Owens, Roman Reigns, Big Cass, and Seth Rollins - the winner being Owens. He went on to hold the belt for nearly 200 days, but his reign came to a screeching halt when Goldberg returned and steamrolled him.

Since Owens ate a Goldberg spear, the belt spent nearly two-years around the waists PF part-timers. Frankly, I’ve forgotten it’s existed at points. To be honest, I was glad to see Rollins win initially for these reasons alone. Then came the night after ‘Mania, Rollins is in the middle of the ring out comes Triple H, his former rival who tried to derail his career... and they hug. THEY HUG. Instantly I get this feeling Rollins is a corporate backed champion packaged as a Babyface. While every WWE champion is a corporate champion at the very least give me the veneer Rollins isn’t a suck up behind the scenes by making him one during the show.

But the WWE is infatuated with themselves. They were so satisfied to have pulled off the angle and believed to have gotten Rollins over as a Babyface they couldn’t help but rub it in for all of us to see.

Lesnar, in hindsight, needed to remain champion. Rollins simply wasn’t the guy. But Vince McMahon isn’t going to put over someone like Samoa Joe- and let’s be honest, neither is Triple H or Stephenie. Whoever beats Lesnar has to be a creation of the WWE laboratory. If not Rollins, then there’s nobody on the Raw roster worth giving a look at.

If I was booking the WWE, I’d have Kurt Angle’s last match be against Lesnar and call it a night.

Sasha Banks and Bayley retain vs The IIconics, Nia Jax & Tamina, Beth Phoenix and Natalya

Why: The Women’s Tag Titles are the offspring of Bayley and Sasha’s constant lobbying. It is odd the women’s division does not have a tag championship in the first place. For all this talk of a “Women’s Revolution” and the idiotic elevation of “The Four Horsewomen” as if on par with “The Four Horseman,” the whole thing proves to be a farce despite the wrestlers being insanely talented and effective.

Heading into the eight women tag match the “Boss ‘n Hug Connection,” the inaugural champs had held the belts for 49 days. While their defense wasn’t something to write home about the whole point of their run was supposed to add legitimacy and mystic to the strap. Yeah, the IIconics are solid heels, but after winning the titles their reign didn’t last long either ending in 120 days before dropping them to Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross, who later lost it to the current champions Asuka and Kairi Sane after their heel turn. (Why are the tag titles primarily held by heels?)

Just let Bayley and Sasha keep the belts. Since ‘Mania, Bayley’s won Money in the Bank, cashing in on Charlotte Flair and is still the champion today. Holding the belt for 197 of the last 202 days. The interim period occurred when Flair beat Bayley at Hell in a Cell. On the following Smackdown, Bayley returned for her rematch with a new look and a new attitude. The lovable hugger with a back bone became a chicken shit heel over night. Instantly undercutting months of booking. While she did get a main event slot at pay-per-view at Survivor Series, she was treated as an afterthought by many inside and out of the company. The morning after Shayna Baszler made Bayley submit, the WWE twitter account reminded fans that Baszler didn’t beat “The Man” a.k.a the champion they actually care about. (https://twitter.com/wwe/status/1198805122681147392?s=21)

It’s a damn shame how Bayley’s been booked. A complete waste of her character and even from the standpoint of solely caring about making money, WWE circumvented an avenue of revenue by turning her heel. Bayley’s whole character is designed to appeal to young kids, girls in particular. Changing her to someone who makes them cry is a fun thing to do on paper, but in actual practice is awful.

Batista def. Triple H

Why: Triple H is 46. He sucks as a Babyface and is a fraud. He should retire. He does the same goddamn thing every year where he wears a suit, acts as an authority figure and then takes the suit off because things have gotten serious. This happens every year. It’s beyond annoying.

Bobby Lashley retains vs “The Demon” Finn Balor

Why: Poor Finn. Never able to find his footing on the main roster. Such a big star at NXT putting on clinics against Samoa Joe and Kevin Owens. Ironically, neither of them have been properly booked since their NXT days came to a close. WWE has a habit of restraining their talent. Balor fell prey to this and his run as Intercontinental Champion wasn’t relevant and later would lose it to fellow roamer of purgatory Shinsuke Nakamura.

I don’t see a reality where Balor as I.C champion works out. He was a lukewarm, forgetful player on the main roster. It’s good he’s back at NXT. They let their talent express themselves a little more than WWE. Best thing for him.

The Main Event:

The main event between Ronda, Becky and Flair was.. okay. Nothing special. I was happy for Becky. Initially booked to turn heel after SummerSlam in 2018, her promo the night after Flair stole her title made her a star overnight and plans changed to have her turn Babyface and keep Flair heel. Despite numerous attempts by WWE to make Lynch a heel fans simply weren’t allowing it just so Flair could win another title. That didn’t stop them from giving Flair titles, but at least it won’t be at Becky’s expense anymore.

Why did this culmination of months long storytelling feel so underwhelming in its conclusion? Simply put, it wasn’t a good story. Every participant was an absolute fool and the WWE doesn't remember how to book Babyfaces anymore. Becky failed at the Royal Rumble losing to Asuka clean. Then hijacks the No. 30 spot in the rumble when there were more deserving candidates available. What makes matters worse is Asuka would have the rug pulled out from under her a week before WrestleMania losing the belt to Flair. So why bother having her retain against Lynch and making things more complicated?

Following the rumble, Flair and Lynch battled for the right to go to WrestleMania. Despite being cleared to compete weeks before the PPV she still entered the ring on crutches and got the crap beaten out of her before Rousey inexplicably crashed the party, got Flair DQ'd and doubled the chances of her losing her title making the match a triple-threat.

The main event of WrestleMania didn’t need to be a triple-threat. It didn’t need Charlotte. And most certainly didn’t need to have both belts on the line. You had an actual fighter in Ronda Rousey and someone from the wrestling world who took an actual punch to the face, broke her nose and suffered a concussion so both participants had credibility entering.

In my eyes, the WWE could’ve done the following, dominate the headlines for their inclusivity, make everyone who needed to look good look good, and not marginalize Asuka in the process:

Becky Lynch def. Asuka for Smackdown Women’s Title at the Royal Rumble, Flair wins the rumble:

Asuka submits to the “Dis-Arm-Her” and Lynch is once again on top of the world after being unceremoniously knocked off by Nia Jax. Flair wins the rumble, and demands both belts are on the line to prove she’s the “Queen.” Both parties oblige and volià! There’s your WrestleMania main event done without unnecessary detours.

Asuka retains vs Becky Lynch, faces Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville in a triple-threat for the title; Banks wins vs Rousey, Ronda is the one to enter No. 30 into the rumble and turning heel in the process.

Pushing Flair to the side here. She’s had enough moments in the spotlight and she’ll have tons more. Being omitted from me, WrestleMania isn’t the end or the world. This year belonged to Becky and Ronda. Let them have the spotlight.

I kind of think a Ronda heel turn would have worked if they paired her up with Paul Heyman. Would’ve made sense since she isn’t much of a talker and is from the ultimate fighting background as Lesnar. But that’s far too simple! And we can’t forget about The Queen. Heavens, no!

Sasha Banks wins vs Rousey; Flair wins the rumble. Lynch vs Rousey has no belt on the line. Banks vs Flair for ‘Mania:

Oooh, this is probably my worst take, but c’mon the Becky Two Belts story didn’t really lead to anything besides Bayley’s revival when a simple win over whoever was champion at the time would’ve done the trick.

Sasha Banks and Ronda had a very nice battle for the Raw Women’s Title. Perhaps the best match of Ronda’s one year stint in the WWE. If anyone doubts Banks’ in-ring capabilities, tell them to look at how she guides the green Rousey through the match. Booking Banks to win the title is a risky proposition. Ronda built a mystic of being unbeatable. A real fighter. Not a fake entertainer pumping ‘roids. Beating her essentially undos all of that. I guess Banks’ could have turned heel here and used a chair when the referee is unconscious and smashed it over Ronda’s head knocking her out of commission for a couple of weeks.

Anyways, Banks defends the title versus Flair. Asuka defends vs Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose; Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey have an old fashioned grudge match settled at ‘Mania. How’s that for inclusivity? Why aren’t I working for the WWE? Is it because my ideas suck and have no basis in reality? Probably.

#wwe #wrestlemania #fantasy booking #becky lynch #bobby lashely #finn balor #brock lesnar #bayley #sasha banks #seth rollins #triple h #batista #charlotte flair #asuka

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Dragon Yuuri AU - First Meeting!

This is a promo for my piece for @isekaiyoizine NSFW zine! This fic contains Yuuri and Victor’s first meeting. If you’d like to read what happens after this fic, check out the continuation on AO3.

Summary:

“Beware traveller, for here be dragons…”

Upon being commissioned to make a serious documentary on dragons by a rich tycoon; famous scientist, Victor Nikiforov was determined to rise to the challenge and overcome all barriers that stood in his way; even if one of those barriers was the fact that dragons didn’t technically exist.

(Right?)

“Beware traveller, for here be dragons…”

I sure fucking hope so, Victor thought as he pushed open the door plastered with warning signs, to the fenced off caves, the door creaking as it finally gave way to the force, until it finally broke in half and crumbled to the floor.

That seemed… metaphorical, Victor thought distantly.

Oh, well.

Victor strode in unhesitatingly, stepping over the remains of the door, leaving the light of the outside world behind for the silent, dark ambiguity of the caves.

The Cretaceous period, a time when the world was ruled by the most fearsome predator that ever walked the earth, Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The T-rex has been forced to this remote place from his usual hunting grounds, something has been raiding his territory, and food has become scarce. He hasn't eaten for days, and it looks like this day will be the same, but the corner of his eyes catch a movement.

At last, a potential kill.

But the T-rex is cautious, he has never seen a creature like this before, but hunger drives him on;

He lunges.

The creature cries out loudly, the voice carrying for miles as the T-Rex flinches. The sound is incredibly painful to his sensitive ears, but he is still not deterred, and up here, there's nowhere to hide.

He lunges again.

But it is the T-rex and not his prey that is fatally exposed, for you see... they are not alone.

The cry wasn’t only meant to intimidate the T-Rex, a fact that becomes clear as a looming figure descends from the sky.

This is an adult female, a fully grown prehistoric dragon. This is her territory and she's protecting her son.

Listen, Victor didn’t intend to create a speculative evolutionary documentary about dragons because he - like everyone else - knew that dragons - flying, fire-breathing carnivorous beasts of myth and fantasy - didn’t exist.

But when the man signing the checks for your research grant tells you to make a - get this - actual, scientific, exploratory documentary about dragons and what they might have been like if they had existed…

Let’s just say, one long conversation with a budding chemist who was also an amateur pyrotechnician and former fire-breather (Don’t ask) later, Victor was now equipped with a lot more information about how one goes about generating fire from one’s mouth than he had ever thought he would need when he had decided to go into Paleontology at age eighteen.

But, anyway.

This story isn’t about Victor or his aspirations about what his life was going to be like back when he still had a full head of hair.

(Spoiler Alert: It is)

Neither is this about how much it chafed Victor to be a dancing monkey to the higher ups who held the purse strings and kept him from doing real, verifiable, scientific work.

(Spoiler Alert: It is)

This story is going to be about Victor and his descent into academia’s Hall of Fame by pulling off the biggest pile of bullshit from nothing that anyone had ever seen.

This is going to be a story about discovery.

(Spoiler Alert: It is)

#victuuri #viktuuri #yoi #yuri on ice #victuri #mypost #myzines #myfic #dragon yuuri au

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