#but ultimately they just like each other waaa

[eventually--darling]

thinking about how truly... all seon gyeom wanted was to run with her... he didnt need to change her or demand anything from her he just wanted to be by her side

[rozugold]

Hello friend!!

Apologies for the wait it took me to respond to you — I only just checked back in with my ao3 account and noticed your comment, and since you don’t have an account yourself I’m unsure if you’d see my reply. So here I am, plaguing your inbox with it instead! I do hope it isn’t a bother, haha.

I was really very happy to see your name again. Admittedly I’ve saved all the incredible artwork my fic received over the course of my writing it, but yours genuinely have a very special place in my heart as some of the first and last I ever received. I still recall opening my inbox and seeing the notification the first time; it was so surreal to me that people would draw anything based on my works. Your art of Tommy and Techno sitting back to back, as well as your art of the forest trio at the end, serve almost as mental book-ends for me; I return to them often just to admire it, and to remember how happy it all made me. I can hardly believe it’s been more than two years, goodness.

I was also shocked to hear you may be putting together a playlist—if you would be so kind, I would love to know what songs might be on it! At your leisure of course, and only if you feel like sharing it, the thought alone is more than enough <3 thank you kindly for all of your support, truly, and once again for your gorgeous art. The memories have gotten me through many a dark day.

- Que (WWHWI)

HELLOOO QUEEEE it’s so good to hear from you again :D!!!! And yeah I should really get on getting an account already, it would probably make things a lot more convenient. BUT account or not you’re always welcomed to plague my inbox :]

And waaa I’m happy that you still like the fanart I made! I’m glad it’s stuck with you as much as your writing has stuck with me. SPEAKING OF WRITING I forgot you had so much of it??? Once life settles down a bit im definitely gonna make my way through them, so don’t be surprised if you see my name in the comments later on eheheh

AND YES PLAYLIST!! OK if I’m gonna be honest, the reason I started making this is because of god of war sjshSJDHD Every time I get into new media it only gives me ideas for the old media I’m trying to escape /j Two years man, and still these blorbos live in my brain rent free

I’m gonna ramble about each song now >:D warning spoilers for if you hadn’t read the fic!

First is Cave by Cody Fry! I wanted an instrumental to start it off and a song to represent the explosion of Manburg; I think this song serves that purpose well!

Half-Mast by Branches is a song I use in my other dsmp related playlists to represent Doomsday but it works so well in this context

^ this bit especially reminds me of Tommy and Wilbur ;;;;;

Casualty by Hidden Citizens & Tash is just absolutely perfect for Tommy. The scene of him screaming out in grief surrounded by the rubble that used to be his home- waaa it’s so good, both the song and scene

Sorrow by Sleeping at Last is for Tommy slowly learning how to live after the explosion (or at least learn how to function again :[ pobrecito..)

The Corner Dwellers by The Vocal Few is a Techno and Tommy song! It simply reminds me of them :’]

To Forgive or to Kill by Bear McCreary was chosen mostly for the title and the fact that it was from the God of War soundtrack skdhdhdh Incase you’re unfamiliar with the game, this song plays during a scene where one of the main characters is debating on whether to forgive or kill another character but ultimately realizes that she can’t do either. So naturally I thought this song would be good for when Tommy saves Schlatt from Technoblade! I’d like to have more instrumentals in this playlist but we shall see,, I’m very picky when it comes to instrumentals skdjddj

Carnivore by Bear Attack! Ok I might replace this song with something else later since it reminds me of c!Tommy and c!Dream’s relationship more than Tommy and Schlatt’s from WWHWI. But it’s works for now! Something to represent their first argument chat after the whole getting locked up bit

Marble Floors by Vian Izak & Juniper Vale is here to sorta represent Tommy longing for his life before the explosion and when he still had Tubbo.

^ also just,, this bit.. Ow

Drown by Seafret is for when Tommy gets blown up by the creeper. Just that scene where it starts off as a dream sequence then slowly twists until he’s suddenly shocked back into reality— GOSH it’s so good. And then the crisis he has afterwards when he bandages himself up, it’s probably my favorite scene. It’s so well done and makes me feel so much ;;;;;

Battling Life by The Dunwells is for Technoblade!! (And a little for Tommy too, now that I’m looking at the lyrics again) Gosh, the man gets injured but he doesn’t let that stop him from taking care of things and taking care of Tommy. You captured his perseverance and stubbornness perfectly :’]

Blood Upon the Snow by Hozier & Bear McCreary! Here I go, to shamelessly smoosh two of my interests together again skdhdj This song is also for Technoblade but more for his exhausted god-ness you characterize him with. (Atleast I think he’s a god in WWHWI? Or is he just a well known champion? Immortal? My memory sucks, I’ll have to find out when I reread it) This song is just super cool and reminded me of technoblade and is part of the reason why I started making this playlist skdjdjjd

Brother by Kodaline… what is there to say? They’re brothers :’’] BUT ALSO WHILE SKIMMING CHAPTER 15 EARLIER I FOUND THIS LINE: “"Stay here," he said to the man who'd long since become his family…” HELLO?? EXCuse me while I go sob

Sirens by Oliver Daldry, I may be wildly misinterpreting this song for this playlist but SCREW IT it reminds me of them okay

This repeating lyric serves as a little nod to the fact that this is an au. How Techno, Tommy and Schlatt would have all been strangers in this world if certain circumstances didn’t lead them to eachother

This bit reminds me of Schlatt @ Tommy, I don’t think he ever outright asks for forgiveness but in time they both find some peace with eachother.

All three of them are so different from eachother but they still care for eachother :’]

The Cave by Mumford & Sons acts as a sort of summary of this story to me! I imagine the first verse is from Techno’s pov, the second is from Tommy’s, and the last is from Schlatt’s.

This bit changes meaning depending on the pov. For Techno it’s him taking care of Tommy, ‘changing his ways’ yknow, or atleast adding the family role to his list of titles.

For Tommy it’d be him taking care of Techno, “finding strength in pain” and learning to move forward despite everything that’s happened

And for Schlatt it’s for him rushing out to help Tommy and Techno during the final battle. Man doesn’t even hesitate :’D

Gosh and just the line “I’ll know my name as it’s called again”. All three of them grew into people they never thought they’d be!! And despite a huge part of their lives is shaped from tragedy they’re okay in the end. It was far from easy but they’re okay. And that’s just so comforting yknow? This story is so comforting and beautiful and raw and I just love it with all my being ;;;;;

Wow that was long and a little all over the place lol!! I’m still working on this playlist as I go but that’s all I have so far :]

[tiaragqueen]

Waaa you're back! *Hearteuuu* I mean back, as in accepting asks ANYWAY. May I have a yandere Sebastian Michaelis where he's jealous and s/o is his wife? Thank you! xxx

Surfeit

✂ Pairing: Yandere! Sebastian Michaelis x Reader

✂ Word Count: 1,1k+

✂ Trigger Warnings: Possessiveness, manipulation

[Edited]

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Yes, I’m happy to be back too! Thank you for this wholesome request, dear. Sending you lots of love~! ^^

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“I want you all to myself, don't want to share you with nobody else. You must forgive me for the way I act sometimes, 'cause I'm the jealous kind.’ - The Jealous Kind [Joe Cocker]

Sebastian never truly despised dogs, per se. Though, if he had to choose between cats and dogs, he’d definitely pick the former. There was something utterly irresistible about their cute sounds, aloof faces, and flippant attitudes. They were the only creature that could melt his stone-cold heart and softened his suave yet sadistic demeanor until you came and ultimately replaced their number one spot.

Now, although Sebastian was neutral with dogs, he preferred to avoid them at all costs. He didn’t want them to leap on him and stain his impeccable suit with their icky saliva. That was probably the thing that accentuated the differences between you and him since you were always happy to see one.

And with the existence of Pluto in the manor, it was almost inevitable for you to spend more time with that pest.

Sebastian wasn’t petty. He knew his strength, charm, and exact status in your life. And if those weren’t enough, then the ring on your finger should be undeniable proof. It served as a device to deter potential suitors – or anyone that showed the slightest interest in you, really – although you could count on one hand the number of times he’d let you leave the manor after your marriage.

You couldn’t blame him for being possessive, though. He was a demon, after all. But Pluto wasn’t exactly a human, and thus, he didn’t know what was right and what was wrong. Sebastian knew, and that’s why he spurned what should be an endearing scene between you and the demon hound.

“[Name],” Sebastian suppressed another sigh when he caught you showering Pluto with streams of sickeningly sweet words. “Will you join me to bed? It is time for us to retire.”

“Oh! One second, hun,” you said distractedly as you kept scratching the dog’s – now human – chin.

“You’ve been playing with him since morning. Aren’t you tired of coddling that bloody hound?”

“Sebastian, don’t say mean things like that!” you chastised, covering Pluto's ears for extra measurements as though he understood what the other man was saying. “Pluto is a good boy, right? Who’s the good boy here, hm? Who’s the good boy?”

Pluto barked happily, and if Sebastian didn’t know any better, he would’ve thought the dog was rubbing it on his face. He wasn’t jealous of the unnecessary attention you gave him, nope. Not a chance in hell. Compared to him, Sebastian was fully aware of his special spot within your heart.

So, then, why did he feel so much anger towards that mutt? Why did looking at him made him want to wring his neck?

“[Name], if you won’t stop giving him attention, I’ll kill him.”

The threat succeeded in halting your movements, one hand hovered over the dog’s head. Meanwhile, the said canid whimpered under Sebastian’s vicious glower and trembled pathetically. You tittered, trying to diffuse the situation.

“Now, now, Sebastian. Don’t be so harsh on him. He’s just a harmless… dog, you know?”

The demon rose an incredulous brow. “You do realize that he’s a demon, right? Harmless isn’t a word in our dictionary.”

“Ah, well,” you smiled nervously, averting your gaze from his piercing one. “of course I know. It’s just that… Pluto has never tried to hurt me, you know? So there’s no need to act so outrageously.”

“You think I’m being outrageous?” he retorted. “I don’t know that wanting to have my wife spending her time with me is considered as one.”

Despite the poison that rolled smoothly from his tongue, your face displayed no fear and instead lit up as though you were overcome by an epiphany.

“Sebastian,” you mused, ignoring the way his eyes narrowed suspiciously at whatever you planned to say. From your visage alone, he knew that you were about to utter something preposterous. “are you… are you jealous?”

But that question wasn’t what he’d expected. No, it was more like, he refused to entertain such a possibility.

“Of course not.” His answer was immediate, and if you didn’t know him any better, you would’ve thought he was growling at you. “Don’t be ridiculous. Why would I be jealous over a lowly being like him?”

You chuckled, half-amused by his sulky tone, and half satisfied with your correct deduction. “There’s no need to be ashamed, Sebastian. I realize that I’ve spent too much time with him, and for that, I apologize.” Standing up from your crouching position, you slowly approached him and patted his shoulder. “But please refrain from killing him, alright? I need entertainment, too.”

“Why do you need him,” Sebastian wrapped an arm around your waist and brought you closer to him, one hand tilting your chin. Crimson eyes glowed hungrily in the dim hallway as he stroked your parted lips, desiring to claim them with his mouth. “when you already have me to entertain you? Am I not enough for you, darling?”

“Don’t be silly. Of course, you’re enough for me.” Caressing his sculpted cheek, your eyes softened while your lips stretched into a tender smile reserved only for him. “But I know that you hate to see me working needlessly, so I want to have a company until you return. And you know that I don’t like Pluto that way; not when I already have you.” Sadness weighed on your chest as you frowned and looked down almost shamefully, the hand slipped from his jaw. “I’m sorry for neglecting you, dear. It wasn’t my intention to do so.”

Sebastian watched your expression wilted in each passing second without a response. It was true, he abhorred seeing you wasting your stamina to work on something he could’ve easily and quickly do. And he hated it even more when he spotted you interacting with any of the servants, sometimes his master as well. However, he was far from unreasonable. He knew that you’d be bored waiting for him all day – books could only do so much in the confines of your room, after all – and you needed to talk to someone.

And you’d been such a wonderful wife, too. You needed to be rewarded occasionally, even if it irritated him to no end.

As long as you didn’t indulge that dog too much and for him to mind his position, Sebastian was willing to let things go your way for once.

“I forgive you.” The crow demon chuckled when you heaved a relieved sigh and kissed your forehead. “Just stop when I say so, alright? Otherwise, he won’t be able to accompany you anymore.”

You smiled and nodded enthusiastically, ignoring the overt threat at the end of his sentence. “Don’t worry, dear. You have my promise.”

[himeyama-moved]

waaa other than everyone complimenting me and my selfies (which ty to those who did i love you all), i wanted to say early happy new years to everyone whether you have been with me for a long time or just followed recently!! i appreciate each and every one of you guys and its been really great to be back here on tumblr just so i can be with you all!! honestly 2020 has brought me growth to myself as a person irl and im really a lot more cheerful, confident and loving of myself than how i was last year and i think really focusing on myself heavily has been my ultimate goal that i can say im extremely proud of, so yeah!! i hope each and every one of you are having a great time if you havent already and since ik a couple of my mutuals already are in 2021, happy new years once again!! as for me its still not new years for like less than an hour and a half so im still here in these last couple moments of 2020 hehe :”), really im just thankful for who ive become and being able to bring lots of joy to you all as much as i can!!

[waterparchive]

Track By Track: ‘FANDOM’ with Waterparks

Brii Jamieson – October 21, 2019

Because who better to explain 'FANDOM' than the lads in Waterparks?

So now that we've all had a chance to listen to Waterparks' new album 'FANDOM' and properly mull it over and digest it, we thought that this would be an opportune moment to go through the album in more detail. But rather than us explaining the themes and nuances of the songs on the album, we asked Waterparks to talk us through each track on 'FANDOM'. Here we go.

01. ‘Cherry Red’ Awsten Knight: “I had another demo that I was doing of [‘Cherry Red’], and the file got corrupted. And I was like, ‘Fuck’. I couldn’t open it anymore, and dragged in all the pieces of audio, and just made new tracks of audio. I was going to try and rearrange it to the way I had it, but I pressed play and it sounded like ‘Cherry Red’ when it kicks in. I was just in my room like, ‘Oh shit!’ I was like, ‘Well that’s that’.

“That was fucking wild - but that’s the start to the best album in the world. It gives hints to the last song, because that last song goes, ‘So I must be dead’, and this one’s like, ‘You know I’d die for you’ - get it?”

02. ‘Watch What Happens Next’ Awsten: “‘Watch What Happens Next’ is me just being all, ‘Fuck y’all’. Not all of y’all, just like, a lot of y’all. Most of y’all. All of y’all!

“I overthink shit, a lot of shit. I’m in a band. I overthink being in a band a lot. And one of those things that I’ve overthought is how most other genres are able to celebrate their successes, and it’s a very looked-down-on thing in ‘band world’ to talk about most shit besides feelings. It’s really weird, and it doesn’t really make sense. It’s naïve to pretend that that’s the only thing that exists, and also kind of bad because it panders to people that are just stuck in this cycle of being fucking sad all the time. It makes for mopey high school kids - like me!

“It’s about, in the same regard, how bands aren’t allowed to experiment as much with music as other kinds of people. This isn’t me shitting on it - this is me saying we should be allowed to do it. But hip-hop albums that I really love are super fuckin’ artsy, and if a band were to do that it would be like, ‘What the fuck are y’all doing?’ because when a band switches up the tiniest little thing, [fans] are not about it at all. And it’s super dogshit, it’s very weird, and I think it holds the genre back as a whole, so it was a very frustrating thing for me. So I wrote about it, as I tend to do.”

03. 'Dream Boy' Awsten: “‘Dream Boy’ is about fan expectations. It’s about being built into something, based on an idealised version of you - an unwarranted one, at that - where people look at you as a certain thing. They see you online as, ‘Oh, he’s this and this and this’, and they put what they need you to be into their heads. It’s built into this thing that you cannot live up to, and it’s ultimately going to lead to disappointment - on their end, and my end, because it doesn’t feel good to let people down. But that’s just what happens. Pop banger, dude!”

04. 'Easy To Hate' Awsten: “That one was a ‘Friendly Reminder’ song actually, but it was just a really good song and everyone said I should keep it, and I was just like, ‘Yo, you’re right’. It’s about a break up. Yeah.”

05. 'High Definition' Awsten: “You guys are gonna make me cry by the end of this, and I’m gonna be like, ‘I hope you’re happy with this feature and you get your clicks’. Here we go.

“‘High Definition’ was the latest set of lyrics written for the album - it was the last thing. It’s about not being able to get close to people, because of what we do, being gone all the time. Or, you know, starting to have some kind of stature and not trusting the people who hit you up, because people may not have done so much before.

“There’s a song that’s all, ‘Back then hoes didn't want me, now I'm hot hoes all on me’ [Mike Jones’ ‘Back Then’] - but not in like a bragalicious way. It’s an, ‘I’m like really lonely, I hate all of this’, kind of way. It’s like that.”  

06. 'Telephone' Awsten: “‘Telephone’ was written when I was super fucking depressed - surprise - and I was at Target. I saw a cute girl at Target, and instead of being like, ‘Sup’ - I would have never done that anyway - I went home and wrote a super obsessive love song, and it was so tight.”

Geoff Wigington: “He called me and was like, ‘Dude, I’ve just seen the prettiest person at Target, I don’t even know what to do - I can’t find them now. I think I’m just gonna go home and write about it’.”

Awsten: “Did that happen?”

Geoff: “Yeah!”

Awsten: “Alright. Either way, I also don’t remember what they look like anymore. Because I saw the responses when I said that were like, ‘What does she look like, blah blah blah missed connection’, and I honestly don’t remember. It was like, January 2018. Yeah, so that song’s that.

“There’s another reason that it almost wasn’t on the album - the original version was kind of pop-punk sounding, and I was like, ‘Fuck that’. But the other reason is, I was trying to decide if it takes away from the album - but it doesn’t though. Because with some of the other themes of the album, it counts as the sugar-spike in [‘Fandom’]. Because when you’re dealing with some shit, you have hard ups and downs, and it’s kind of like a manic thing. It’s lodged between ‘High Definition’ which is a very lonely, isolating song, then you’ve got the ‘AAAAAAH!’ (we pretend that ‘Group Chat’ isn’t a thing for a second), and we have ‘Turbulent’. So it’s between those guys. That’s how it’s meant to be. It’s like, low - very high - very low.”

07. ‘Group Chat' Awsten: “Let’s talk ‘Group Chat’ dude.” [They literally just performed ‘Group Chat’ here. That’s the whole thing].

08. ‘Turbulent’ Awsten: “I was like, ‘I’m done with break up songs dude, I’m over it’. Then I got re-mad at some new shit. Then I was like, ‘You know what though, if we’re gonna do this, it’s gotta be crazy different from everything else, sonically and lyrically’, so instead of approaching it like, ‘Eh’, it was like, ‘Fuck you nerd, I’m way tighter than all of this shit’. Oh my god, and then sonically it was just so dark and shiny and fast, and I was like, ‘This is the best’. [‘Turbulent’] was the turning point for ‘Fandom’ - that was the first thing made after being like, ‘You know what, that one is not going to work, we’re gonna start over’. That was the first thing, and then I was like, ‘Oh, this is what we’re supposed to be doing, alright’.”

09. 'Never Bloom Again' Awsten: “That song has been in the process of being written since 2015. I’ve got real old versions of that. But the thing is, it just kept evolving - I kept doing new verses, and changing things in the hook and stuff like that. And there was a version of it that was ready around the time of ‘Entertainment’ - it wasn’t quite the same, but the reason it wasn’t on there was because I was like, ‘If it’s only 10 songs, there shouldn’t be two acoustic. That might be overkill’.”

10. 'I Miss Having Sex But At Least I Don't Wanna Die Anymore' Awsten: “‘I Miss Having Sex But At Least I Don’t Wanna Die Anymore’ is about missing having sex… but not wanting to die anymore. In the verses, I was just trying to talk directly to the fans - the first one that’s like, ‘Stop asking me that, don’t ask me that, I don’t wanna do that, I don’t wanna do that either’. It’s always somebody’s birthday. Always. But that song leaves nothing to be imagined… If somebody is like, ‘What’s that line mean?’, I’d be like, ‘Can you read?’. When I say all the lyrics in this album are a lot more blunt, this one is the perfect example of that.”

11. 'War Crimes' Awsten: “Oh. Bud-dy. Oh my lord. What a crazy song. Initially there was another version - or when I first started doing it, it was like a girly base and I was like, ‘Shut up Awsten! We’ve got way tighter shit to say’. It’s me venting about the past year and a half, but it’s like an overview of that time, and is just me bitching about all of it, because bitching is great.

“I mean, we’ve toured a lot, so we’ve experienced a lot with other bands. We’ve experienced a lot just with other people in general and how they are, and how they treat you when things suck - or when things are tight. Or how they treat me because I’m the singer, and he’s just the drummer!”

12. ‘[REBOOT]’ Awsten: “Oh man, that’s like the pettiest breakup song, but it’s so great. I sing so quick in that song, it’s really fun. I wanted that one to come out before [the album] because I worry when songs are towards the back of the album that they’re just not gonna be heard as much, and it’s just a little more sonically… I don’t wanna say low-key - but other songs slam, or I’m like screaming and shit. I wanted to make sure it got its highlight.

“And plus, shout out to those Marilyn Manson-sounding vocals in the chorus - because I didn’t want it to stay the same dynamically, but when we tried to make it go up it just sounded dumb. I was like, ‘Do you know what we have to do? We have to go gloomier. Just sink that bottom half with some real dark shit, some real minor stuff in there’. We made it sound just like Marilyn Manson and it was crazy, and I was like ‘there it is! Bop!’.”

13. ‘Worst’ Awsten: “‘Worst’ was written in March 2019. That’s a lie.

“‘Worst’ started the way most demos do - on the laptop. But then I got upset! And I went and walked to Starbucks and put it on YouTube one morning after seeing some stuff online, and left it unlisted for a minute because I knew our old label would be like ‘waaa’ about it. So I left it up for a minute on unlisted so if people had the link they could find it, but then I deleted the tweet. So I just let it circulate, and dude that shit had like 30,000 views, which back then was like, a lot - because that was back before ‘Entertainment’. Then they made me put it on private, because they found that and Felony Steve: rest in peace Felony Steve (he’ll be back). But then people kept re-uploading it, and one of them has like 400,000 something views right now, which is crazy. So I was just like, ‘I think I can do that song way fucking better’, and sonically it’s completely different now. Yeah, that song is fuckin’ tight. It’s one of the more genre-unique songs on the album.”

14. ‘Zone Out’ Awsten: “‘Zone Out’ came before ‘Dream Boy’ - it was stuck in my head for a long time, and finally I just recorded that chip-tune version of it, for me. But it was kind of ad-libby and shit. So once I got more of the lyrics together I did that. I was just listening to it on repeat because I was like, ‘This is so beautiful’, but then I was like, ‘You know what, this song should be like a full-on pop banger’, and then ‘Dream Boy’ happened. But it’s meant to be like a reflection at the end of the album, kind of like, after all this shit. And it’s kind of more shaky sounding, low… a little more sarcastic at that point.”

15. ‘I Felt Younger When We Met' Awsten: “What a fuckin’ hit. Yeah, that song, there was a version of it for ‘Friendly Reminder’, but it was just super light and it just didn’t do its job. I was like, ‘It’s just not impacting the way it needs to, so it needs to be rewritten’, and now it’s the fucking most insane intro on the entire album - oh my god. When we first got that at the studio, I was in the car with it and I was just like, ‘Woah’, turned it up way to loud, and just started it over when it got to the verse. So crazy.

“That song lyrically links back in to ‘Cherry Red’ - because it’s all meant to be very cohesive, even with the album art and stuff like that. Like the clock hands on the orange - that’s supposed to be the visual, and the ticking at the end represents that it’s about to start over again. Because it’s cyclical! Because guess what, dude? One of the fucking themes, part of the concepts of ‘Fandom’ is grief, and grief is a fucking loopy thing, it’s not a straight path - sometimes you gotta start over again. And you know what? The album did that: sonically, visually, conceptually. It’s a concept album, give us a five.”

https://www.rocksound.tv/features/read/track-by-track-fandom-with-waterparks

[evilsciencebros]

RP Wishlist

[[Since I’m slowly becoming more active on this blog again, and desperately want more mutuals to interact with, I decided that instead of just posting a series of starter calls, I’d actually write down some potential plots I have wanted to explore for some time now, and would like to find the right person to explore these themes with.

None of these ideas are set in stone, there is plenty of room for growth and re-working, they’re just key themes I’ve always wanted to explore but never could work them into an ongoing plot.

I’m also interested in hearing about your ideas. Roleplaying is a two way street and I’m not asking for someone to dedicate their time effort into my muse’s character arc without helping developing yours in turn. If you have an idea that you think would link together seamlessly with any of these, then do not hesitate in contacting me and telling me about it. Even if it doesn’t quite quite mesh, I may still be interested in it and want to develop a new thread around your idea.]]

[Both/Either Muses]

Elite Squad - Team Chaar and it’s members (Strika, Blackout, Cyclonus, Spittor, Mindswipe, Blot, and Sky-byte.)

This verse would only be open to actual members of Team Chaar. I’m not against the idea of your muse having an au where they are a member of Team Chaar and it’s rotating roster, but I mainly want to see my muses interact with those in their actual canon. To build upon the established dynamic in their single scene and craft some amazing relationships and new headcanons. How was each member introduced, how do they bounce off each other, do they even like each other? Why does Oil Slick find Spittor so disgusting, and how did Scalpel feel about having to repair Mindswipe?

Note: Romance is not necessary for this verse. Actually, I haven’t really considered it since one of the major things that makes a group dynamic so enjoyable to watch is the lack of romance and the empathises on platonic comradery.

Space Bridge 687-030 - Team Athenia and it’s members (Rodimus Prime, Red Alert, Hotshot, Ironhide and Brawn)

Again, another verse that would only be open to muses listed above. Every character needs a good rivalry and I loved seeing Team Athenia step up and take on one of Megatron’s most feared Generals and her personal strike force. I would especially be interested in exploring a possible rivalry with Rodimus Prime, considering the Oil Slick put him out of commission for so long. I bet Rodimus would want some well deserved payback for that cheap stunt.

Note: Can be canon divergent. Relationships are not really necessary for this verse to work, but unlike Elite Squad, I am more open to the idea because I’m a sucker for cross-faction ships (especially if its Red Alert).

[Oil Slick Only]

The Wreckers [au] - Oil Slick searching for Grinder’s murderer.

Grinder was partnered up with Oil Slick during the height of the Great War, before he was killed by the Wreckers under unknown circumstances. Oil Slick, showing actual compassion for someone other than himself, is determined to find the Autobot responsible for his partner’s death and make them pay, slowly.

I am willing to blend elements of the IDW Comic interpretation of the Wreckers into this AU and even help build the foundations for a new Wrecker Team in the TFA universe. Please keep in mind that your muse doesn’t necessarily have to be the one who offlined Grinder, just as long as you identify as a Wrecker, you have Oil Slick’s attention.

If however you did want to take credit for Grinder’s termination, then that would have to be something we discuss in great detail, because Oil Slick is going to be blinded by his emotions and not thinking straight. Your muse would be Oil Slick’s enemy through and through. Someone he doesn’t just want dead, but begging for death.

I would especially love the idea of plotting a thread where Oil Slick develops some kind of relationship with your muse, not knowing what they’ve done, and is eventually confronted by the truth further down the line.

Note: Open to muses (canon or non-canon) who are, or have ever been, part of the Wreckers lineup.

Toxic Deluxe [au] - Based on the Toxic Oil Slick action figure that was never produced

An au where Oil Slick has undergone some horrific modifications (either by his own hand or some freak accident), that has left him unable to take off his outer-armour and glass helmet without infecting any Cybertronian he comes into contact with. This makes him a powerful weapon on the battlefield, but it leaves Oil Slick unable to have any physical contact with another bot. The experience isolates him from everyone, partially because he can never touch anyone again, and also because everyone is afraid to be in the same room as him.

Note: Open to anyone. Possible gore and nsfw material. Romance is not necessary, but possible if there is chemistry between muses.

Human [au] - Exactly what it says on the tin. A human AU

To avoid any confusion I will elaborate right now, I’m not interested in a standard, normal human au that is exactly identical to our own, boring every day existence. If I am going to plot a human au, then there needs to be a niche to it. I love putting humans in different settings and turning that world into a sandbox. Whether it is a sci-fi adventure in space, high fantasy with dragons and witchcraft, post-apocalyptic cyberpunk, or even Victorian era steampunk with vampires! I will write anything that is not the generic, anime slice of life high school setting (although that would be hilarious XD).

Note: I will however plot a modern day earth au if Oil Slick is using his holo avatar

[Scalpel Only]

Tyran Scalpel [au] - Set in the same continuity as the live action Bay movies.

A slight divergent within the main story line where Scalpel is mysteriously absent after his initial introduction in ROTF. Taking bits from the tie-in comics, Scalpel is still alive, acting as medibot for the surviving Decepticons and taking full advantage of his small stature to sneak into military facilities and download any sensitive materials or free captured Decepticons (Seriously, he teams up with Bludgeon helped free all the prisoners. That’s kinda badass)

Note: Open to Tyran muses only

Behind the mask [au] - Scalpel was a normal transformer? Waaa?

Due to the lack of any miniformers in the TFA continuity, I want to explore the idea that Scalpel was not always so tiny. We know he is sentient, has an altmode, and I’m assuming, a spark, but what if he was a regular Autobot before the war? What if something happened to him that ultimately lead to him becoming the irritable mantis-bot he is today?

This au would have to be set with a muse who knew Scalpel before, or during, the Great War on Cybertron. I have a quite a few headcanons as to what Scalpel would be like during this time, how he looked, and even his work at the Ministry of Science with Perceptor and the other scientists, but I want to keep this vague as possible so I can discuss the possible relationship your muse would have with Scalpel, assuming there is one.

Note: This thread in particular would have to be very political, due to the time-frame it is set in, and because TFA is so vague about how Cybertron was run before the revolt. We can move the thread into a future timeline where Scalpel has undergone his change in appearance and reunites with your muse in his new body, but I would like to establish a backstory first before going down that route.

[embraelle]

if you HAD to choose, who’s your least favorite muse?which one of your muses have you been playing the longest?which one of your muses has the most ships?what is each of your muses otps? notps?why were you drawn to each one of your characters?which muse is the most fun to write for?is there another muse you’ve been thinking of adding or writing for? who?

* if you HAD to choose, who’s your least favorite muse?

Oooph, this is brutal! I love all my horrible babies. I am going to have to go with Tabs, though, if ONLY because she is the least ‘story-centered’ character I have. She is a ton of fun to ‘be’ for a while, but ultimately I get more satisfaction from other characters.

* which one of your muses have you been playing the longest?

Of the currently ‘active’ (ish, lol) toons, it would be Embraelle here! I’ve had her as a character since 2011ish, now that I think about it. And she’s always been sort of ‘low key’ around, even when she doesn’t have a ton going on at the moment!

* which one of your muses has the most ships?

That would be either Ylaise or Jules now, I think. A lot of my characters, if they do get involved in a relationship, they tend to stay in it for the long run. These two have had a lot more colourful history that way!

* what is each of your muses otps?

I’m assuming this means who I currently ship for each of my toons, since this is an OOC list and stuff. :3

For my more or less ‘Current’ Toons either in a relationship of sorts or with some manner of history along those lines:

Embraelle and Khaeldrin ; Jules and Lore ; Feywren and Renrael (siiighhh);  Zaralen and Andaeros (womp womp) ; Thaleya and Dralaen the Late Husband (Just kidding!- Kaistrae).

There are also old ships that still have a place in my heart for sure, like Neri and Elaeryn, Ylaise and Castien and Amiryth and Maras! (Hathrien and Jaskian, which never waaas, haha)

I don’t really have any ‘NoTPs’, I don’t think! 

* why were you drawn to each one of your characters?

All my characters either started as a specific concept I wanted to explore that I found a fit for in game, or they were just a fun character class that grew into a character I loved. That’s really all there is to it! I subscribe a lot to the idea that characters, all characters, have a little bit of us in each of them, different facets, etc. if that makes sense. So I’m drawn to my own characters because they’re me,  in some capacity, just in tiny, often misused pieces. I made ‘em, so I’m stuck with ‘em. ;)

* which muse is the most fun to write for?

Whichever one has the most going on story-wise at any given moment! This has been plenty of them, over the years, with just as much overlap at times! Jules has proven to be exceedingly easy to write for, so that’s been great. Some are definitely more challenging, just because of their particular ‘voice’. Zaralen is always super fun though. She’s such a bitter, sad thing, but it’s often very sarcastic/tongue-in-cheek and it’s amusing as hell. 

* is there another muse you’ve been thinking of adding or writing for? who?

I have said this before, and I’ll say it again- but I need another alt like I need a hole in the head. This has, of course, literally never stopped me from tossing more damaged children onto the pile. But yeah! My Demon Hunter, Ellecia, hasn’t really gotten any attention since I made her, and now it’s almost to the point where I’m like… shooouuuld I? I do have a couple ideas though, and would love to see them happen, sometime. My little Gnome cartographer, Beribolt, would be fun/hilarious to make up adventures for too- along with half the Alliance toons I have sitting on the shelf without real stories attached. But yeah, it comes down to there being just not enough hours in the day/sanity to manage all this!

Thanks for the questions, @lilthessa!

[exobiasaday]

EXO Reacts to Your Intelligence (Reaction + MTL Combo Meal)

(( This is my first reaction request!  Thanks for requesting, anon :)  I think they would all like to have a smart partner, but if you put a gun to my head and forced me to rank them, I guess I come up with this order!  Gosh though, I always feel bad when I put someone at the bottom of MTLs!  But it’s just a guess, and I’m almost 100% sure it’s wrong, haha.  I also thought about what kind of story I wanted to write for each one, so that also factored into where I placed them in the ranking. ))

Contains: fluff / brainpower / kisses / books / smiles

[  // Masterlist //  ]

//  Junmyeon

rationale: his ideal type is one who looks cute while reading a book!  And if he weren’t an artist, he said he would want to be a teacher.

There you were, scrambling, trying to finish your assignment.  You knew you shouldn’t have taken Junmyeon up on his offer yesterday to let him massage your shoulders, but you felt you could use a break, and you didn’t mean to fall asleep!  And now you only had the rest of the day to do all of your work.

You didn’t even hear Junmyeon enter the room, and you didn’t notice him standing in the doorway, staring, until you happened to look up.

“Ah!”  His presence had startled you.

“Jagi... can I hold you?” he asked, stepping forward.

“I really need to finish reading this--“

“Keep working.  I just want to watch.”

He was next to you on the couch now, hugging your waist, putting his chin on your shoulder and looking down at your book.  You wanted him there, you liked when he did this, but your stress won out, because you knew where it would ultimately lead.

“I can’t read like this, Junmyeon....”

“Yes you can, my cute Jagi~” he whispered, then started kissing all over your face.

“Nah, I can’t.  You’re going to make me fail.”  You pushed him away and scooted to the other side of the couch.  “You can sit over there.“

With a pained look on his face, he nodded and said he understood.  He sat back, propped his head on his fist, and said, “But as soon as you finish, we can do what I want?”

“Yes, yes,” you said as dismissively as you could, knowing you being like this while he watched was his dream.  You did your best to ignore his continued stare as you refocused on your work.

//  Minseok

rationale: he’s getting a Doctorate right now... did you know that?!  How in the world does he find the time?!

“Jagi, can you come here?” you heard Minseok call.

You walked into your shared study and found him in the same spot he’d been in the past two days.

“I’m finally done with my presentation!” he said with a tiny cheer.  “But... it’s tomorrow, and I haven’t had time to rehearse.  So, will you listen to it please?  And let me know if you think it sounds okay?”

“Of course,” you said, settling down into your chair.

His presentation was ten minutes long, and you could tell he was too tired to give it 100%, but his exhaustion was justified because his topic was very well researched.  “...and that’s the end!”

When he finished, you seal-clapped for him and he laughed.  “Yay, future Dr. Kim!  You did well.  But if I had to improve just a little thing about it...”

Minseok was speechless when you finished explaining what he did well and how he could refine his argument.

“...Did that make sense?” you asked.  “I don’t know, you don’t have to listen.”

“...Have you studied this before and just never told me?” he asked.

You shook your head.

“Waaao, my Jagi is so brilliant!”  He got up to give you a tight hug.  “I’m going to get a good grade because of you.”

You laughed and told him that he did all the work, and not to give you so much credit, but he only hugged you tighter and kissed your forehead.

“Let me cook for you, Jagi,” he said, taking your hand and leading you out of the study.

//  Jongdae

rationale: he is also pursuing higher education by getting his MBA in Advertising & Media!

Jongdae came home later than he usually would to find you getting ready for bed.  He greeted you with a big hug and asked how your day had been.

“Not bad, just homework, studying, the usual stuff.  I can’t believe the semester’s almost over.“

“Me either...” he said.  He had been at the library all day that day and all day yesterday doing his own assignments and studying for a big exam he had tomorrow.  You’d hardly seen each other lately, because finals were coming up quickly.  In two weeks, he’d be finishing his first semester of his Master’s program and you’d be finishing your second.

He got ready for bed too and got under the covers with you.  He pulled you into his chest and began giving you a lot of kisses and you could tell he was feeling especially affectionate tonight.  You didn’t mind; it was a good way to wind down before sleeping.

“I don’t know if I ever told you this,” he began once he was through kissing you, “but I wasn’t always going to get my Master’s degree so soon.”

“Really?  I thought you’d always had it in mind.”

“I did, but I got serious about it after I saw you going for your dreams.  You inspired me, Jagi.”

You smiled, loving him more for thinking of you in this way, and he smiled back before giving you more kisses.  You fell asleep in his arms and woke up early to make him breakfast so he could keep up his strength to study.

//  Yixing

rationale: he may seem out of it sometimes, but he’s got a brilliant mind and I’m sure he would love to have someone who is also intelligent.  He runs his own studio while being in EXO, so he’s a great businessman, he wrote a book, he choreographs dances, he writes and produces music, he’s multi-talented and so hardworking and my bias is showing, isn’t it? XD

You burst through the front door, startling Yixing who was changing out a lamp’s lightbulb, but luckily he didn’t drop it.

"Sorry Yixing, but look!”  You held out the test you just found out you aced without doing the studying you usually would for something that was such a big part of your grade.  You’d gotten caught up in doing other assignments and completely forgot about the test until the day of.

Nearly crying when you found out the test was in a few hours, you’d told Yixing, who had comforted you with kisses and told you it was just a test and to do your best.  You couldn’t calm down enough to study well, but you had tried to cram as much as you could.  Yixing was by your side until the last minute, giving you quiet encouragement and kissing your temple.

“Waaa, amazing!” he said, putting down the lightbulbs and scooping you into his arms.  “See?  I knew you could do it, my genius Baobei.”

“I got really lucky it wasn’t as hard as I thought it was going to be, and I had your comfort all the way until the last minute...  That doesn’t make me a genius at all.”

“You think I helped you that much?” he asked before he held you tighter and began kissing you all over your face.

“Hehe, what are you doing?”

“If I kiss your head, you’ll get even smarter!”

You knew that wasn’t how it worked, but you smiled and let him continue.

//  Kyungsoo

rationale: he seems like someone who would really value intelligence.  Ain’t nobody got time for fools!

You walked in the door, glad to be done with class, but not excited for all the homework you had to do that night.  You headed straight for your desk, figuring that if you stopped for a break, you’d be too unmotivated to continue working.

You dropped your backpack next to your desk with a surprised look on your face.  The paper tornado-aftermath and colored pen explosion you remembered leaving that morning was gone.  Your notes were neatly stacked, your pens were lined up in color order in a plastic container you’d never seen before, and where you normally worked was a hot bowl of what you called “artisan ramyeon.”

“Welcome home,” you heard, and spun around to see Kyungsoo walking toward you, arms held out to hug you.  You both smiled.  He gave such warm hugs.

He pulled away first.  “I’ll let you eat before it gets cold.”

“You’re so good to me.”  You felt a bit overwhelmed by his kindness and kissed him before saying, feeling guilty, “I know I haven’t even been making time for you these past couple of weeks.”

He shook his head and led you to sit down.  “I know you only have a little bit of work left.  You’ve been doing so, so well and I wanted to support you.  You may be a good student, but you’re also a mess.”

“Thank you, so much,” you said with a laugh, excited to eat the meal he’d prepared.  “I’m going to finish as quickly as I can so we can watch something before bed, okay?”

He nodded and left you to your food and your work.  Later on, when you couldn’t take studying anymore, he let you rest your head on his lap as you rewatched a movie you loved.  He pet your hair and whispered how much he loved his smart Jagi.

//  Sehun

rationale: sometimes when he’s not busy he studies Mandarin by himself because he wants to be at a conversational level, and I heard he studies without Yixing’s help!

You found Sehun lying in bed listening to a Mandarin podcast and practicing writing characters.  He paused the audio when you entered the room and directed his attention to you.

Before you could tell him what you came to tell him, he asked, “Jagi, how did you learn languages so well?”

The question caught you off guard, but you said, “I listened to a lot of audio in the language, like you’re doing now.  That really helps.  And studying every day is important, but I know you’re busy, so it’s hard for you to do that.”  You sat down next to him on the bed and looked at his notes.

“Aish, I wish I was as smart as you.  I’d know a lot more by now.“

“Don’t say that... you’re doing great, Sehun!” you said, patting his shoulder and he leaned into your touch.  He rested his head on your chest and you stroked his hair.

“Do you want me to sit with you while you study?“

He nodded.  “Maybe some of your smartness will rub off on me.”

You laughed and assured him again that he was smart too and that he could do it.  “Hey, how about you teach me?  Teaching other people helps you make sure you understand what you’ve learned.”

He agreed and you leaned against him as he went over with you the vocabulary he had been learning lately.

//  Jongin

rationale: he likes to read in his free time, and he once had that VLive called “Deep Thoughts with Kai” or something along those lines.

He found you in the mini-library room as you browsed the bookshelf.  He hugged you from behind and asked what you were doing.

“I’ve read most of these already,” you lamented.  “And now that I have free time, I’m thinking maybe I’ll re-read one of my favorites.“

“Waaa, really?  How did you read so many books so quickly?”  You could feel Jongin smiling and he kissed your cheek.  “Maybe we should go to the bookstore.”

“You want to?” you asked with excitement.  The bookstore was your favorite place.

“Yeah, I think we should read a book together so we can talk about it.”

“Does it have to be a manga?”

He burst out laughing and held you tighter.  “No, it doesn’t!”

“Hehe, okay, sure, let’s go!”

There was a bookstore within walking distance, and Jongin held your hand the whole way there.  Once you two arrived, you discussed what kind of book you both were in the mood for and in the end, you couldn’t choose, so you bought three different books, and said you’d decide on the walk back which one you’d read first.  On the way home, Jongin held the bag of books in one hand and your waist in the other.

For the rest of the day, you sat in his lap so you could read together the crime thriller you’d chosen.  Every chapter you stopped to discuss what you thought might happen next.

“Not so fast, I wasn’t done yet!” he had to say a few times.  He thought maybe he should kiss your cheek every time he was ready to turn the page, but you thought it’d be too distracting, so he would just tap your wrist instead.

//  Chanyeol

rationale: he’ll love you no matter how smart you are, as long as you make him happy, and of course you do.  He’ll be impressed by your brilliance though!

You and Chanyeol decided to have a quiet night in, and instead of playing video games, you were watching Jeopardy, although you’d probably play games right after.  You sat in his lap and Chanyeol had his arms around you.  The show was just beginning.  The first question was from the “Classical Music” category.

“Tchaikovsky wrote this piece for the opening of a cathedral on the 70th anniversary of Russia's defeat of Napoleon”

“What is 1812 Overture!” you said.

“What is 1812 Overture?” a contestant echoed, getting the question right.

“Oooh, good job,” Chanyeol said behind you.

The next question was from the “World History” category: “From 1964 to 1980 this country was known as Rhodesia.”

“What is Zimbabwe!”

You were right again, and Chanyeol laughed and hugged you tighter.  “How did you get so smart?!”

You answered several more questions correctly, including one that even the contestants didn’t know, and Chanyeol kept quiet, getting more and more excited each time you answered one.

“Ahh, I don’t know that,” you said when one finally stumped you, and felt Chanyeol hug you tighter.

“I love that you’re so smart, Jagi,” he said in your ear.  During the commercial break, he kissed you a lot, and by the time Jeopardy was back on, you had to help him refocus on the show.

//  Baekhyun

rationale: if you’re not that smart, you’ll be a lot easier to prank!

You figured out what he was trying to do immediately.  The receipt he had neglected to throw away confirmed your suspicions.  Who leaves in the middle of the evening to buy Oreos and toothpaste?

You continued about your day, did some laundry, and made dinner, while Baekhyun was nowhere to be found.  When you finished cooking and called him, it took him almost five minutes to come to the table.

“Ah, this looks so good!  잘 먹었습니다~” he said gratefully before eating.  You enjoyed the food as well, but eyed him warily the entire time.  When you finished eating and cleaned up, you went to the living room to watch TV.

“Guess what, Jagi?  I took care of dessert!”

Hmm, did you?  “Oh wow, thank you!  What what is it?”

Baekhyun ran away and came back with Oreos, the resealable kind, and opened the package.  “I know you love Oreos,” he said with a grin.

“I know you do too.  You have the first one, Baek, I’m not ready to eat more.”

“No, I bought them for you!” he said, taking one out of the package.  He tried to put it in your mouth.

“You think I’m dumb?!  You think I can’t smell the minty-freshness on those cookies?!”  Your outburst almost made Baekhyun fall over.

“Aaaish, why are you so smart?” he cried, dropping the toothpaste filled Oreos on the floor.  He flopped onto the couch.  “These never work on you!  Now it’s all wasted.”

“Maybe not... you know who else likes Oreos?” you asked with a mischievous grin.  Basically all of EXO was fair game.

He grinned back and hugged you tightly.  “Hehe, I love my cunning Jagi~  And also, I didn’t refill all the Oreos, so we can still eat the ones at the back!”