#even if I haven't been active in them for a while

[sakrafka]

life update (shop opening, diploma, moving...)

Hey just a little update on what's coming in the next few months! For a short version, you can read the bold text only!

I'm currently finishing university, I'm super busy with my thesis and making my diploma portfolio (my thesis is about the representation of trans people in media btw! Unfortunately it's in Hungarian but google translate translates it pretty well)! My thesis defense is on June 18th and I'm very excited, even though no one will really read it since... it's in Hungarian. I worked so hard on it, it's over 30 pages and it came out so well :-(

Since university is ending, me and my partner (@/lonipacs) are moving out of college where we've been living in the past 4 years. Some of you who have been following me for a while might know that my girlfriend is homeless, since she was abused and had to escape from home (her father almost killed her and her family multiple times and threatened/phisically abused them daily) and she's been living in college full-time and has nowhere else to go. Now we have no choice but to move, but we don't have money at all for rent/food/bills etc. because we couldn't work in the past 1,5 years due to intership/university shit + both of us being chronically ill. Me and my partner together maybe about 700 USD which isn't even enough for one month's rent, so we will have to work extremely hard from July to keep the roof over our heads.

I know I haven't been very active lately on social media, but from July/August I'll officially start working as a full-time freelancer, and I'll be extremely grateful for any kind of support on my work! I'll focus all my energy on posting, shop opening and commissions! I'm very afraid that I won't be able to make a living from my art alone, especially in a country with the highest taxes and inflation :"-) The thought genuinely keeps me up at night, even more so since we don't have a "safety net" we can fall into if anything goes wrong (luckily we have some very good close friends who said we can sleep at their places in case we lose our home, if the worst happens). I wish I could have a "real job" but as a disabled/chronically ill person, I genuinely have no choice but to try make a living from my social media.

I'm genuinely shitting my pants, every day feels extremely stressful, full of tears, anxiety and sleeplessness, but I'm trying to stay positive! I feel extremely grateful for each and one of you who ever supported my work with a purchase, comment or like! I know it's very hard to build up an art account nowadays (not to mention the cost of living has been rising everywhere, and art is a luxury that only a few can afford), and I feel privileged to be in a place where I've already managed to build such a kind and supportive audience!

This is a very hard time for me and my partner, everything is very uncertain and changing, but I'm trying to hold onto my love for her and my faith in my work!

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

Hello Raven :)

This is more of an out of the blue, fun, headcannony sort of ask but it’s been plaguing my mind recently (summer anticipation lmao). I was wondering which boys in the main NRC cast do you think would be most likely to participate in “night life” or “party” culture after they graduate (or in college you never know). Like who would be down with going hardcore clubbing on the weekends or attending big rave events. 

I know this is a strange thought, but I find it kinda fun to imagine how these characters would act in situations that they usually wouldn’t be presented in inside the game… like going to wild ragers lol

Ooh, interesting ask 🤔 I've been to like a single party and that was enough for a lifetime. I decided that scene is just... not for me, and haven't been back to a party since (even though I do get invited here and there). Shoutout to the host who was nice enough to make me a normal glass of milk tea instead of something boozy when he realized I was not looking to get wasted 🍹

adklhgeoqeruiqeu ANYWAY, here's what I think:

"Hey, you wanna hit up a party this weekend?"

Riddle - Absolutely not. Weekends are for studying and brain enrichment activities, not mindless partying!! He is the buzzkill that catches you on your way out the door to nag you about curfew and "behaving like a proper student", "think of how this could reflect on your record", "I hope you understand the irreversible damage you are inflicting onto your liver", etc.

Trey - Yes but no. Trey strikes me as someone who initially says no or laughs awkwardly and insists he "wouldn't fit in", but he can most definitely be convinced if someone he knows is going to be there or is peer pressured into going by a friend. Ends up just casually lounging in a corner with a drink in hand (probably a mocktail or water), chatting with people he knows, and basically being the designated driver or adult in the room that hauls you home if you black out or vomit on his shoes.

Cater - Totally. Cater has just the right bubbly and outgoing vibes for thriving in the night life. He's the guy that tries to get everyone in his friend group to join him for outings. Posts about the parties he attends on Magicam. Probably crashes out the morning after and/or has the worst depressive episodes after all that drinking.

Ace - He'd for sure want to go to parties, but he's slightly pathetic and doesn't really get invited to them despite bragging about how much he supposedly knows about the night life. Has to whine and beg and charm others to get a coveted invite. I can see Ace being a popular guy to chat up at a bar or club; he's cheery and easy to talk to--plus, he can probably entertain people with his card tricks and mean quips. Remains super loyal to you though; he'll guard your drink and make sure you get home safe! (Will deny that he cares if you question him about it.)

Deuce - N-No, honors students don't go out on the weekends and party!! ... Or so Deuce says, but he'll admit that he's curious. Like Trey, he feels like the type of person that would be dragged along or tempted to go (most likely by Ace). Nervously glances around and makes excuses, trying to act like a model citizen. Ends up getting carried away and downing some drinks, maybe getting a bit rowdy too. Oversleeps the next day and panics.

Leona - No. Clubs are full of nosy people wanting to socialize. While it’s true that this setting is more casual than the stuffy affairs he’s expected to attend at home, he’d rather take a nap, drink on his own (besides, he bets the club can’t handle catering to his expensive princely palate), or (as he so sarcastically claims) "actually do something intellectually stimulating" than chat up randos. May be begrudgingly convinced into going to monitor “the kids” (his underclassmen) because he’s a good senpai deep down.

Ruggie - Nahhh, this hyena’s got better things to do! Partying won’t pay his bills, so he’s not going to prioritize visiting clubs or bars unless he’s the one working the night shift (there’s lots of tips to be collected!) or there’s an event with free food or drink (in which case, he’s showing up with several plastic to-go containers).

Jack - A stubborn no; his body and a temple and he has to take care of it. That means going to sleep at 10 pm every day and not a single drop of alcohol passing by his lips. The answer is the same every time. Boy’s firm about his stance!

Azul - No thank you! Azul prefers to attend “classier” events to network and takes drinks in moderation (who knows what would happen it his inhibitions dropped thanks to the alcohol). It might damage his carefully curated reputation if he was spotted at a rager. If anything, he might run the bar or club (or have business ties with it) where the partying is happening and uses it as a hub to collect his peers’ drunkenly spilled secrets and weaknesses.

Jade - Sure?? I could see Jade not actually being much of a party person but agreeing to attend just because he thinks it might be interesting. He takes one drink, a plate piled high with bar food, plants himself in a dark corner where he’ll go unnoticed, and spends the evening watching all the stupid shit go down around him. It’s an excellent way to collect dirt.

Floyd - Heck yeah, sign him up!! If Floyd’s in the right mood for it, he can be a party animal—grooving to the music (he usurps the DJ at one point), smashing drink after drink, parkouring indoors (not advised), even picking fights when people gets on his bad side or try to stop him. Probably skips a shift at the Mostro Lounge to party and gets scolded by Azul for it. May not be as eager the next week; his mood dictates how willing be is to go out and how chaotic he will be during it.

Kalim - He's the one throwing the ragers in the first place 😭 Kalim is THE party boy, flippantly burning money to try and top the party he literally held last weekend. There's a live band and DJ, rare delicacies, ice sculptures, truffle and caviar at every table, diamond encrusted gifts for every guest, and more. Blindly accepts any invites he gets and shows up in a fancy chauffeured car with a menagerie. Has a blast every single time.

Jamil - Yes, but only on the technicality that he's obligated to look after Kalim and therefore ends up being the one doing all the party planning and monitoring Kalim to make sure he does not do or say something extremely irresponsible. Continues to chide Kalim for the inconveniences he causes him. Has to taste test everything for Kalim's safety and bodyguard him. Hates every moment of it. Maybe he would enjoy it if he actually had the freedom to bust a move on the dance floor and get to show off in front of everyone. Has a migraine the morning after because of all the chatter and bumping music from the night before. If it were Jamil's choice, he would NOT go.

Vil - No, he has to maintain his extensive skincare regiment and make sure that he gets his required beauty sleep. Besides, he does not want to risk the paparazzi catching him and making a fuss about what he does in his free time. He'll tell you he has far better things to do. If you want to ruin your skin with late nights up and alcohol, then be his guest--but leave Vil out of it.

Rook - D’accord, of course Rook is more than happy to party. You lose count of how many drinks he has had (yet he doesn’t seem even buzzed). The most friendly and talkative guy in the room. Among all the drunks, Rook’s weird behavior seems almost normal. Is protective of the company he keeps. He reappears the next day with tons of oddly specific stories and photographs (when did he take those??). For him, it’s about the people watching experience, observing others in the club or bar setting.

Epel - Bring it ON!! Epel thinks a party is the right place to show off just how cool he is. Unfortunately, he has a hard time getting others to take him seriously and ends up in (hard apple cider) drinking contests or making stupid bets in attempts at showing off his machismo. Tries to order “the strong stuff” but gets denied, mistaken for a sassy lost child, and carded. He snuck out to go to the party and is nagged about it when he is inevitably caught while sneaking back in.

Idia - … What makes you think that this geek would willingly touch grass 💀 Idia tells you that only normies party hard; otaku lock themselves up in their rooms and play video games or do anime marathons on VC with their internet buddies!! Proceeds to do just that while also telling his online friends about how he almost got roped into an unwanted social situation. They all sympathize with him. Low probability that he may show up for all of 5 seconds if Ortho begs him.

Ortho - Why not? Ortho thinks it’s an important part of the lived human experience, so he wants to try out the night life!! He can collect a lot of valuable data ro analyze too. (Drags Idia along if he can.) Everyone else there babies him and treats him well. He acts as an impromptu security person because whenever a fight breaks out he sobers the drunkards up by threatening to laser them.

Malleus - Normally would not go out, but would eagerly attend if extended an invitation. Acts like a sleep paralysis demon the entire time, standing there awkwardly and waiting to be approached by others (but no one does; they’re kind of put off by his presence). Misreads the situation a few times and almost lets loose a devastating display of his magic indoors to prove a point. Oddly resistant to the alcohol; he tells you that faerie wine is much stronger. Leaves the party calling it a “very unique” experience.

Lilia - Yuuuup—grandpappy parties, and he parties HARD. Catch him with a glass of alcoholic berry juice in hand, one arm slung around a friend, as he regales them with tales of his travels and youth. He flits around the venue like a skilled bat, catching up with friends, drinking, and dancing. Keeps doing this until the ungodly hours of the morning. Not really setting a good example for the rest of Diasomnia.

Silver - Not a party person, but he’ll go if you ask for the company. Worries that he will fall asleep mid-conversation and that this would be rude to do in public. Great protective companion to have by your side; his serious stare and/or airheadedness make for a strong combo that gets him and you out of any potential trouble.

Sebek - No, unless there are very specific social circumstances in place (such as Malleus being in attendance—Sebek will volunteer to guard him—or perhaps a group of knights are going out drinking to celebrate something). He otherwise believes partying is a waste of time—he could be training or reading instead. Takes his job very seriously and barks at partygoers. Gets very merry if he’s among fellow knights.

Grim - Yes!! If there’s food and drink, you can count Grim there! Uses these opportunities to try and show off/brag to those in attendance about his greatness, with varied results. Dances by spinning in silly little circles on his hind legs.

~BONUS~

Neige - No; he has to preserve his time for his career and looking after himself + the dwarves, since they live without parents or guardians. Plus, I cannot imagine that the super pure, cute, and innocent Neige LeBlanche going to a rager would be good for his public image.

Chenya - Yeah, I can see it. Chenya’s less of a loud or extroverted partygoer and more of the relaxed stoner that drifts from one friend group to another. Some might mistake him as being already drunk because of his cryptic manner of speaking, but that’s just Chenya being Chenya. I don’t think he actually does anything too wild at these events; he’s just over here vibing.

Dwarves - No, they probably prefer sticking around at home to support Neige and to tidy their shared space up. I’d also imagine that some dwarves like Timmy aren’t into the loud, outgoing night life either. It’s sort of funny picturing the dwarves getting shitfaced or drunkenly trying to form a tower and fit inside a trench coat though.

Rollo - May God have mercy on your soul, because Rollo sure won’t. He thinks partying is a sinful indulgence and that the only acceptable alcohol is wine at sacrament. Covers his nose with his handkerchief and scoffs at partygoers. Probably wishing some ill fate to befall them in his head but never verbalizes it to their faces. Complains about it in his diary entries instead.

Fellow - Ooh, what a golden opportunity!! Fellow lives for parties—everyone is distracted and has their guards down, so that makes it all the easier for him to finesse money, secrets, and other valuables from his targets. Swipes food and other useful things too. Usually leaves the bar/club whistling all the way home.

Gidel - No, he’s still a child even by the time the NRC boys are all legal to drink 🧍‍♂️ and might feel uncomfortable or unsafe in this environment. May feel even moreso this way due to what appears to be mutism (so he’d have limited ability to communicate if Fellow is busy trying to steal from a partygoer).

Skully - He’d go to try and spread the good word of Halloween. Problem is, the audience is not always receptive to his message. Retreats to a bathroom stall to agonize. Freshens up, adjusts his suit and glasses, gives himself a pep talk, and leaves to try again. If the bar/club or outing happens to fall on Halloween or otherwise be Halloween themed, he acts like a kid in a candy store.

[delicateperspective]

You seem to be one of the few old timers left around here (I mean that in a complimentary way). What keeps you thinking that HL are still together? Public opinion seems to be uncertain or swaying towards broke up in the last couple of years. I'm unsure myself so I was just wondering what stuff have you seen in the last little while that keeps you thinking they're together?

i think the difference between me and a lot of old timers is that i was never super active in the fandom. i wasn’t here every day expecting some big coming out or watching their every move with a microscope. (that kind of thing will make you burn out so easily. or make you bitter or jaded when it doesn't go the way you were hoping.) i’ve always just… observed. quietly. connecting dots, sure, but mostly just paying attention and staying open.

when they were younger, it felt like they were constantly trying to show us something. sometimes recklessly so. they were messy and bold and emotional—honestly, sometimes painfully obvious—and we were dissecting every inch of it in real time. some of what they showed was intentional. some of it wasn’t. but we saw it all because we were looking so closely.

but they’ve grown up. and they’ve asked us, in their own ways, to grow up too. I just don’t think they feel the need to signal things the way they used to. the stakes are different. their needs are different.

covid changed them. they’ve both said as much. they started pulling back, setting boundaries, learning how to protect themselves. not to punish anyone, not necessarily even to hide anything, but to preserve whatever peace they could find. (let's be clear: i am not saying i think that this shift was voluntary closeting. more "they don't need a selfie of me shirtless in bed with sex hair" - looking at you mr. tomlinson - .)

i also don’t see them through rose-colored glasses. i don’t think it’s been one long fairytale since 2010. i think it’s been messy and painful and complicated. i think there were breakups. mistakes. betrayals. moments they probably thought it was over. i think they’re just… human. two people who got thrown into a machine way too young and have spent years trying to survive it and maybe even find their way back to each other through it.

so i don’t need proof. not in the way i used to. i don’t need matching tattoos or instagram crumbs. it's in the way they move. the way certain choices don’t make sense unless you factor each other in.

maybe that’s naive. maybe it’s projection. maybe i’m wrong. but what keeps me here is that i haven't seen anything that makes me think it's over. and not in a “someday they’ll tell us” way. just… in the way that love endures even when it’s not on display.

[thyfleshc0nsumed]

So Ive started sponsoring for the first time and honestly it's fucking great. I haven't been through all 12 yet and like around Chicago it's pretty uncommon to sponsor before you complete 12, but I'm really only involved online right now and in the group that I'm in, theres a desperate need for sponsors and like I feel called to do so especially as a trans woman for other trans women. I've always felt more comfortable having a cis sponsor for a number of reasons, but like I know that isn't the case with most trans women, so it feels right to give what was freely given to me.

One of the interesting things about NA is that most of our literature was written decades into the programs life, so it's incredibly non prescriptive--it just describes various ways that different members practice the program without saying any is right or wrong. So like even though around here it's pretty much set in stone that you don't sponsor till you've completed all 12, the book makes no ruling on it and in fact the stories at the back of the basic text include at least a handful of examples of people like, being only a few steps in and already sponsoring, though that usually is out of necessity due to being rural or due to NA being new to the area.

While obviously the situation is a little different with this online fellowship, there is indeed a dearth of sponsors and people actively looking for them, and like where I'm at is like, if you're a fucking tranny in this group and you ask me to sponsor you, I will make the time and make the energy to do it, cuz I feel that I have a duty to show the fuck up.

Two women have asked me so far and I honestly just adore both of them and like I'm really starting to see the first ones understanding of this new way of life really deepen, and its crazy to think how different she is now than she was even a month ago.

Idk, I'm just so fucking grateful to still be kicking, I'm so fucking grateful to be part of the dance. I'm so grateful I stuck around to see this.

[the-six-that-thrive-if]

I've been reading through the first six chapters over and over, wanted to say how interesting and enjoyable it is! The variations are probably hellish to write, but it makes everything feel alive. Not just MC options, but the fact that the cast takes a long time to appear unlike usually in interactive fiction and the big possibility of poly options and exploration. I'm not sure if I'm correct but so far it seems that romance is not the usual flirting, but intimacy like in any friendship/close relationship. Very excited to see what horrors await the MC, but also the bonds they can build along that.

So far the whole cast feel like full fledged people, with complex pasts and emotions. The differences of plot dynamics with them and the MC is great. Dante and the bond, Warden and the father. It makes me as the reader much more motivated to learn about the characters and I'm excited to see all their arcs.

As for the MC variations I need to express how freeing it is to have options for both mental and physical disability, plus all the trans options! I talk about a lot how we should have more stories where the characters just happen to have disabilities and not have them be the main point. I play an MC that has autism and ocd, is deaf and has lost both an arm and leg and uses a crutch. It's amazing that the plot acknowledges those things while also not holding them back. Plus the way that the other characters interact with the disabilities is great, both with the main cast, side characters and antagonists.

I think it's also a fun dynamic with someone like Dante (who is full of scars and has gone through much physical injury) to bond with someone who also has many scars and has lost limbs. While we haven't yet met most of the cast I love Dante's character a lot and hope the MC and him will one day, if only for a moment, get to experience domestic happiness despite all of the pain.

There's one question that came to mind when it comes to the romance system so far: do you need to choose all the actively crushing options and sexual acts atm or can it be more slow burn for the MC?

This just means so much to me I'm low-key getting emotional but it was really important for me while writing for it the main character to simply exist with those traits and that be apart of who they are but not everything they are!

And I want ppl to know and feel like those and or having those traits makes you just as desirable as anyone else. Which is personally why I steered away from those traits being tied solely to trauma.

It is always nice to hear from people who chose those functions, because I was not 100% certain how proper show autism, adhd, ocd, and I'm always always doing research about it and making sure it doesn't come off as insensitive and or just this blatant stereotype of people who actually face those things.

Now to your question, you can have a slow burn romance. Choosing to have a crush on Dante doesn't change or limit your interactions with him later on, you definitely to more scenes, but if you want it to be a slow burn and decide later on you like you you can. You don't even have to confess anything within the first book.

This is goes for all the ROs, because you'll get many moments to decide if you like them, if you want to date them, and even reject them and end relationships.

You could go through the entirety of TSTT without having anything romantic, that won't stop certain characters from liking you romantically thou.

[fomfarms]

I just asked for the Caldarus headcanons, any for Eiland too?

I see I am not the only one who is not immune to Pretty Nerd

Eiland time!

takes FOREVER to realize he has a crush

legit it probably doesn't click for him until he gets hit on

or when your hands touch one day and suddenly HIS NEURON ACTIVES and he realizes lol

gets SUUUUPER awkward after realizing he's crushing cause like

WHAT DOES??? HE EVEN DO???? UHHHH-- AUNT ELSIE HELP?????

tries a bunch of ancient courting techniques on you

too bad they're no longer practiced in the modern day and so you don't realize what he's doing

he's gonna be sweating it out as he tries his best

has pulled all nighters staying up to read

mostly he read books on history or societies

but also likes the odd historical fantasy

HAS read some historical romance, only liked one of them cause most of them were not historically accurate

when he was a kid he got SOOOO many lectures about tracking dirt into the manner

he's a lot better about it now, but he still brings the dig sites with him from time to time

anytime you flirt with him, he takes a bit to notice

he's sometimes noticed well after you've left

this is spoilers for Kaguya-Sama Love is War, but there's a bit where the main dude and the main girl are star gazing and he's being romantic on accident and not realizing it AT ALL cause he's too excited about the stars and it clicks for him much much later and he just DIES

yeah-- that's some Eiland shit

he's actually really romantic on accident like that a lot

also he's sometimes romantic on purpose in the sense that he's SO SO EARNEST about his feelings once he gets past the first few hurdles

like he might stammer around and ask how someone clocked that he's crushing hard

but he doesn't deny it

also the same way he rambles about history or archeology, he'll ramble about you or his feelings

he'll stay really poetic ideas like they're fact

'Well, their eyes DO shine like distant stars that beam through the dark watching everything like some magnificent yet comforting presence-- so it's no wonder I have a hard time finding my words around them'

all of the most lovely things said idly like he's thinking out loud, like it's just some other thing churning in his mind till it bubbles over

he will probably never realize it, but in his own way, he's a nerdy little charmer

NAP DATES

snack/lunch dates

likes to give you all kinds of trinkets and sweets

NS/FW under the cut!

technically a switch, but mostly a sub

he has a p low sex drive honestly

but when he does get in the mood, he is NEEDY

really really REALLY LOVES to be close to you

also tends to babble a lot when things really get down to it

doesn't even remember what he says, but you can rest assured he is dirty talking from the heart

bit of a praise kink

usually likes to be treated gently

honestly his libido works like a bodice ripper

all desperate, uncontrollable desires and a NEED to touch and be touched NOW

tends to either fall asleep or have his brain firing on all cylinders again, with little to no in between

either way, he's going to be holding you

honestly kinda clingy like--- physically

doesn't think too much about the fact that he's pretty, and honestly when he's been called it before by people he's not interested in he kinda hates it

but if you call him pretty or handsome or anything of the sort in the heat of things

melting

also if you're turned on by intelligence and whisper sweet nothings to him about how hot you think his nerdy ass is specifically for being nerdy, he'll honestly get REALLY flustered

he usually doesn't initiate things, choosing more often than not to follow your lead to where you'd like to go

but if he's away for a while, or you're away for a while, and you both haven't seen each other for however long

he's not exactly tearing your clothes off on sight or anything, but the moment you two are alone that night, his lips are on your neck and his hands are roaming your body, like they're trying to remind themselves of how your feel under his touch

NEEDS a good morning kiss the morning after

also a 'good bye' kiss if you get out of bed first

and maybe a few more kisses before, during and after

is the type to watch you while you sleep, usually on accident

he just got kinda mesmerized...

honestly when he falls in love, it's kind of an all in sort of thing for him, and once together, your relationship is sort of a matter of fact as far as he's concerned

though don't think that means he's going to take you for granted

....usually

sometimes cha boy forgets how long he's been lost in the academic sauce

[mhaikkun]

was feeling antsy about doing a color palette challenge so I made my own!!! you know the drill: pick a number, name a character, and I'm on it >:3c

you don't have to pick characters from any of these, but the likelihood of me drawing out your suggestion increases if they're from: dungeon meshi (I'm an anime-only consumer so no spoilies please!), jack jeanne, and persona 3 (esp femc, but other persona games work too)

[amyupup47art]

Animation wip i may or may not finish

the first few frames are janky because i decided to scale them up

[yessu]

*kicks feet* got any fun lore for galen & roz kickin around if you're still down for character questions? they were always my favourites.

HMMMMMM I haven't done much actively with them lately, they've vaguely kicked around a bit because I've been doing so much with the ghost knights of Parfum Palace so I can touch on that a little!

Galen was one of them--I'm waffling on putting All of their respective content into a group tag but I should REALLY get their refs, at least. The ones I've got (posted, anyway) include GK, Broderick, MB, and Calcite. Galen went missing a few years before that Kalos-Galar war really came to a head. He was always the Adventuring type, running off on grand little quests (mostly self appointed) (for bragging rights) (they were rarely as grand as he made them out to be) and then eventually he just never came back. Turns out he's sort of the only one of them who never actually died, he just disrespected a witch so fucking bad he got Turbo Cursed and now he's trapped in a sword forever.

He was part of a core group of notable high-status knights including Brody and Cal, and was close with Brody in particular! Galen would write to him and Brody thought he was dead when those letters stopped. He was mourned, even. When Roz visits the palace and lets Galen have a little reunion with the other ghosts--because what are the fucking odds the grounds would ALSO turn out to be cursed and now they're congregating there? what an opportunity!--and there's a nice moment when it's like... Brody's all lit up hearing his voice again, Roz takes note of this being the only person Galen doesn't have any criticism of, aaaand then he gets to explaining what happened and where he's been. Roz is holding him up to talk but Galen's either not attentive enough or avoiding eye contact (both) so she's just standing there watching Brody's dawning You What? Are you Stupid??? especially as he keeps asking Concerned Questions. He's 🤏this close to just fucking throttling him.

Anyway, Galen doesn't get folded into the 'cast' there so to speak because he's not beholden to the same kind of obligations as the others there, he's beholden to Roz as his wielder and she's not about to move in just for HIS sake. Besides, he's always had that wanderlust! So they continue their travels and just visit once in a while. The palace hosts little jousts and spars and shit between the residents as shows for tourists, she's allowed to participate against them and let him play with his friends again :)

[remyfire]

Save me comfort fics rereads.

[sysig]

Big day for the Sims 2

[songs-from-the-basement]

I think my sister and I are on opposite sides of the propaganda spectrum :/

[melien]

*to the tune of What Is This Feeling from Wicked*

There's been once again a change of drummer in GC But of course I'll keep Alyssa She will be the band's director And new drummer really feels like coming home

[apatheticsunday]

Gotham TikTok

AKA "Danny moves to Gotham and records TikToks with absolutely deranged captions. He films Get Ready with Me in Gotham videos, fit checks, and even A Day in the Life of a Ghost in Gotham! Except everybody is freaking the fuck out in the comments" prompt idea!

No, you don't understand, I'm obsessed. Like, what if Danny's idea of "safe" is just... anything that doesn't actively try to kill him? So Metropolitians, Star City, and Central City citizens are literally biting their nails and sweating bullets every time he posts, because what if he gets merc'd by the "Eight Heads in a Duffel Bag" Red Hood?? And that's one of the nicer villains in Gotham. And Danny's just like wow, this place is niiiiiice, I haven't even been murdered yet!

Maybe Jazz took a 12-year-old Danny to Gotham to escape their parents. Gotham's cheap, dirty, and doesn't ask questions: it's the best place to go to disappear because damn near half the city's population are either super villains, hostages, dead, or vigilantes. She gets a job at an understaffed hospital as a clinical psych intern. She enrolls Danny for online schooling because she's scared a public high school would be too easy for their parents to track.

Which leaves Danny alone for hours. He makes a TikTok account called "Danny Phantom" because, c'mon, he's a kid. And, like most kids, he doesn't really comprehend the idea of a digital footprint or that his account is public, accessible by literally anybody.

He's also a little shit. So, the first TikTok he uploads is of a man getting carjacked, but the caption reads: love to see people helping each other. remember it's always okay to ask for help! it's okay, I don't know how to parallel park, either :)

And you just see this guy in a mask shove a businessman away from his car, gesturing with his gun, before getting into the driver's seat. Except the car is parallel parked so the carjacker just slowly inches back and forth between a Prius and a Honda until he can wedge himself out of the parking space. And then gets stuck in stand-still traffic. The TikTok goes viral. It's talked about on the Gotham news and Gothamites are losing their shit, pointing out the exact moment you can see the carjacker start to soundlessly cuss through the car's windshield or the way the businessman is just... standing on the side of the road, watching with a deadpan look.

Danny doesn't know about it being on the news, but he sees all the comments, likes, reposts, and feels something. He wonders if this is what Ember feels every time people listened to her music. So, he keeps posting. Usually, it's short three-second videos of a hilariously unexpected situation with an even more deranged caption. But then he's accidentally caught in the reflection of a store front while recording and doesn't know, posts it like he always does; only for this TikTok to go viral, too. Because "Danny Phantom" is a child??

He doesn't notice the shift in his comments, but the public opinion quickly changes from wow, Gothamites are just like that huh lol to what the FUCK, kid, get inside!!! anytime he posts.

Except Danny never gets hurt. Even in the most dangerous situations, when you'd think this kid is a goner for sure, he's just happily yapping in the background. He's so different from Gothamites because he lacks that dead-eyed, despair-inducing aura of someone who's lived in a hellmouth their whole lives. (A couple people post that Danny kind of reminds them of Golden Boy Brucie Wayne, all air-headed and unrealistically optimistic, and suddenly there's memes of "what happens when you've never gotten shot in Gotham" or "how i act when Commish Gordie accuses me of shoplifting again" with them side-by-side.)

And then Danny's posts go viral again and again. Danny doing a fit check with a blond-haired woman with a checkered outfit, she ruffles his hair and kisses him on the cheek. A picture of him wearing an old jean jacket with a bright red lipstick smear on his cheek is trending for weeks. Spoiler, fully suited up in an all-purple vigilante attire, and him shoving gas station hotdogs in their mouths. He even has videos of him clearly in Killer Croc's lair, with comments of are you in the sewers??? DANNY??? and he responds, no, i'm in mom & dad's basement :) (Waylon Jones is actually sitting behind him in one of the videos, intently watching a TV show on an iPad.)

Everybody adores Danny - Rogues, Gothamites, even the Bats. (There's at least six videos of Nightwing teaching Danny how to do backflips, handstands, and other acrobatic moves. Even the youngest Robin has been caught on camera quietly talking with Danny, a shocking lack of violence that left half the city's population suffering from cuteness aggression for the kids.)

So, yeah, Danny belongs to Gotham.

But the internet is widely accessible and Danny made it so, so easy to find him. Jazz obviously didn't know he was posting videos of himself publicly; she was too tired after back-to-back 12 hour shifts at the hospital that she hadn't even checked social media in months. Otherwise, she would've told him to be careful, to never show his face or post his real name on the internet. Then again, Jazz would never have expected all of Gotham (and Superman himself, totally endeared by the kid after Kon and Jon showed him a couple TikToks) would beat the absolute shit out of anybody going after Danny.

Imagine GIW's surprise when they track down Amity's former residential Ghost only to find an entire city frothing at the mouth to protect their Phantom.

[lynsstrange]

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[sangunary]

- BatBoys × Civilian Reader.

SCENARIO: pecking them on the cheek after they saved you from danger.

- DICK GRAYSON.

Dick had ran inside the burning building after he realised that you were still inside, he discard all the training and ran for you.

He didn't have time to think the moment he heard your name his body move on its on, like he was chasing oxygen.

He was not going to lose someone he loves dearly again, this time he would protect you and be your boyfriend someday.

He had been secretly consuming videos on how to be the best boyfriend in the world and he haven't even got to try that. Bullshit, even if he had to fight death itself he will. No one is going to take you away this time... Not when he's still breathing.

When you peck him on the cheek he froze, the adrenaline rushing back in, his eyes wide shock and still holding your hands.

He just wanted to hold you in his arms and comfort himself and you but holding the edge of your fingers was the best he would do for now.

" That's not my lips tho "

he commented, managing to weild his brain back to the right direction but not without some complications.

" Huh? "

You looked at him confuse.

His hands still clinging onto yours desperately trying to remember the feeling of your hands on his.

" You accidentally kissed me on my cheek and not my lips "

Activity trying to gaslight you and himself.

What he wanted to say was ' Please just do me a favour and open the gate of heaven by kissing me already, I cannot go another day without your lips on mine... '.

How much he yearn to hold you and kiss you infront of everybody, kissing you so hard that he forgot his own name and could only remember the taste of your lips.

" Kiss me Alr- "

Before he could spill his desire Batman drag him away frowning and kept looking at you and Batman.

- Jason Todd.

He saved you from thief's and you kiss him on the cheek. He's in another planet the moment your lips touches his skin.

Goosebumps all over his body, an electric charge sent down his spine and his heart about to explode from the unexpected affection. God, what kind of grip did you had on him?

Hes utterly surprised in a good way, he didn't knew all it took was some expensive costume and doing the right thing.

Unfortunately for you he's hooked. His shoulder relaxing and his once prideful stance turns into one that reminds you of a puppy wishing for more pats.

The scene playing inside his head over and over dissecting everything into pieces. His face didn't turn that red just his whole posture and language did change tho.

Now, he demands kiss for everytime he did and not leaving until you gave him that kiss he was so addicted to.

" Where's my kiss? "

He asked, turning to look at you. His face plastered with that cunning smirk he had whenever he knew he won.

" Kiss? eh "

You look at him confuse, you were just standing there watching him do his heroic deed. Whereas, he suddenly turns with the most idiotic smile and demand a kiss.

" Yeah, my reward. For being a good hero "

Silence.

" You saved a kitten from the tree and you want a kiss? It's not even my kitten "

"... Contribute to society by motivating me through kisses"

He was serious, tho you trapped yourself in this case... Kissing him and thinking he won't take advantage of it. He's smart when it comes to his needs.

He cannot wait until he gets to actually collide his lips with yours... Maybe in the possible future he would get a kiss on the lips for every good deeds.

- Tim Drake.

He's confusion. Staring at you while holding onto the place where you kissed him, he couldn't tell if he was hallucinating because he was sleep deprived or you did kiss him.

His face flush red as his entire body turns warm, even tho it was during the middle of winter he couldn't feel anything else but warmth.

His ears were red as well, he totally forgot about the fact that there were gour people he had tied near the pole watching in silence.

" I- Why would you do that? "

He didn't mean to sound so mad or upset, infact his brain had probably melted by the thought of you kissing him.

" Im not complaining just... I Didn't even have time to process that "

He could clearly hear ever time his heart was beating against his rips, his hands going stiff and extremely warm... Even his eyes were betraying him.

He began, not only didn't he had time to process the pleasure of your touch he did not have time to remember it, how was he supposed to deal with that?

Tho, Tim was the boss of trying to play cool and feeling cool but in reality he's a blushing mess with a smile that scream 'im a pathetic loser inlove'.

" Do you want me to kiss you again? "

You asked, and Tim was over the moon with such opportunity handed to him on a random Tuesday night.

" Yeah, let's do that again... I'll be ready this time "

He might try to make you kiss him again by creating some excuses only he could think of.

- Damian Wayne.

He's happy and not at the same time. His mind is racing itself to see which one will make him restless.

He should be happy that you were so willing to kiss him on the cheek but you kissed him without knowing who he was under that domino!

You didn't kiss him as Damian Wayne, you kissed him as Robin... Batman blood son.

Now there was two thing keeping him sane and insane, one the precious kiss you had given me to him and the fact that you kissed him without knowing it's him...

Should he focus on the positive and be delusional like his older brother...No, he's full of questions and you'll hear them all.

And the fact that you kissed him so easily for just stopping someone for stealing from you? He's going to lecture you as Damian Wayne.

Well, he did like about the fact that you smelled like perfection and your soft lips pressed on his cheek with the cutest smile.

This felt like a shoujo manga, but if his institution is correct the guy would grab the girl by her face (gently) and roughly or gently kissed her infront of everybody.

Tho he's still not happy with you for kissing him for being a decent human being... Your standard are low.

" You're ridiculous for kissing me without any reason "

He fold his arms, the redness in his ears still visible. He doesnt like the way his heart was pounding at him to stop being delusional. Maybe he was consuming too much manga.

" You do realise not everyone should be kissed because they save you "

Yes, tho you should kiss Damian Wayne Instead of Robin... That way he would be able to smile about it in the dark.

" If I see you kissing random I wil- "

You hurried away before Damian could start teaching you on what he will and will not tolerate.

You should only kiss him and he is the only one privilege enough to call your lips his... He's definitely going to lecture you nonstop for kissing people as a gratitude.

He absolutely love's the kiss but he hate that you won't kiss him as Damian Wayne...

- Half asleep and do not know what i wrote I'll fix em tomorrow.