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[meownotgood]

Where do you find all of your aki plushies? Are there any figurine type dolls that aren't on pre-order? My birthday is coming up and I want to get some stuff, but all I can find is stickers and t-shirts...and stuff that won't come out until later this year.

Thanks in advance!

pretty much everything I buy off of ebay or mercari, ebay is good and has most things that are available up for sale but the prices can be crazy sometimes haha. mercari is much better in terms of pricing and things arriving much sooner.

right now, the only aki figures released are the gacha mini figures. so in my collection, going from left to right, it's the statso onemutan figure, takara tomy pyonkore figure, bandai hugcot cable hanger, capsule collection figure from bandai namco, and the pocket maquette figure, all of these will be about $15-20 each

[kenmakodz]

CANDID LOVE ˙✧˖📷

9.5. birthday bash! ☆

writing in-between cuts!

walking up to the library, you realize you're the last one to get there. you start to feel bad about making them wait and begin to explain, but maki simply holds up a hand. "it's okay, we're just glad it wasn't yuuta who was late this time." snickers come from behind her, and it turns out to be toge whose been teasing him about it since they got there.

in the midst of your walking, you decide to wrap your arm around yuuta's, being just a little too shy to hold his hand. in his mind, though, that's like.. 10 steps above holding hands. but then again, anything you do makes him go absolutely crazy. he looks down at you with stars in his eyes, acting like a little kid who just got a puppy for Christmas. you feel him pull your body closer to his as you walk just a little further behind your other two friends. "i'm really happy you're with us", his voice is low, but not quite a whisper, not wanting the other two to eavesdrop on your conversation. they are, obviously- but they pretend not to. your other arm wraps around his, effectively turning your whole body towards him. "i'm really happy i'm here too." you two stay walking like that for a short while, simply looking into each others eyes, taking in each others presence. you almost, almost forget that you're outside; your friends are walking ahead of you, cars are driving past you, you're in public. yuuta smiles at you-- a lovesick, disgustingly sweet smile, and it's hard to resist the tugs at each side of your mouth as you reflect the same one back at him. every nerve in his body is holding him back from flicking his eyes down to your lips, from pulling you closer, and connecting you two in a way you never have before. every nerve in his body is holding him back from confessing to you, but the way you look at him is nearly enough to break his barriers. god, it feels like decades have passed. how long have we been walking like this?

"hey, you guys want to start at this one?" maki's voice from ahead breaks the two out of their trance, as she gestures towards a bar that yuuta knows all too well. it's his favourite one, because the majority of the mixed drinks served have non-alcoholic variations (and they still taste amazing). he nods excitedly, even though the two in front have already started walking inside since they knew he would say yes anyways.

you don't know exactly when you and maki slipped away from the boys, but you're currently walking about two blocks away from the last bar the group stopped at. it's clear she's on a mission, and knows exactly where she's going, even though she hasn't told you yet. she whispered to you quickly in the bar, before pulling you away. "come with me, we're going to grab a surprise really quick."

she stops in her tracks, turning around and grabbing you by the shoulders before you plow right into her. being lost in your thoughts is a habit you've got to break at some point. "look," she says, raising her eyebrows and flicking her eyes to the sign on top of the building. it's a bakery, and maki's intentions are clear as day at this point. you almost coo at her for thinking of such a sweet gesture, but decided you'd like to live through the rest of the night.

the man at the counter was sweet, and listened to every request the two of you asked of him. maki wanted it to be simple, just "happy birthday" on a white cake, but you insisted on adding little hearts and a candle in the middle of it. you fight your case by saying 'it shows he is loved', and she rolls her eyes with a smile. "that is something he'd like." you got extra lucky, because they don't actually make any new pastries this late at night. but, someone forgot to pick up their preorder, and the man decided to give it to you guys for a discounted price. "enjoy the rest of your night, you two."

after a few more hours, a few more stops, a few tears from yuuta over his cake, and a lot of teasing from toge about not leaving again, the four of you decide it's time to go back to your dorm. maki's feet were hurting, yuuta's stomach was turning from all the sweet drinks, and toge just wanted to sit down (lazy ass). this time, the two of you were walking in front, so it would've been awkward to do any fanfiction-esque staring at one another. the walk felt much longer this time, but the gaps were filled with playful banter, and music lightly playing on maki's phone. yuuta seemed so genuinely happy, just basking in the way everyone melded together. he was always like this, in a sense that when he's with his friends, he has short spurs of time where he will sit back in silence and enjoy the moment. observing the way his friends laughed with each other, how they looked at him to see if he was laughing too. how he felt like he finally belonged somewhere, with someone.

... his whole sweet attitude seemed to dissipate once everyone stepped foot in your room. he flopped down next to you, dramatically whining into an almost silent room about how his stomach hurt. "i think im dying... these might be my final words.." and other dramatic phrases continued to fall from his lips until the pizza finally arrived.

fun facts -> toge and yuuta didn't realize y/n and maki were missing for 10 straight minutes. they were much too busy arguing with eachother over whether or not sour patch kids actually have different flavours. toge SWEARS by the fact that they do, because he sucks on them until all the powder is gone and then chews them. yuuta wholeheartedly disagrees because he just eats them the normal way. this caused an argument about many other things, whether skittles taste the same, whether warheads taste the same... yeah they were in their own little world for a while. toge got very passionate about it, which caused the people around them to listen in and get quite a good laugh.

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[spacetwinks]

oh shit it's my birthday. happy birthday me

i have finally remembered to post the announcement over on my tumblr too - preorders are now open for the ebook version of my game rec threads! not limited to what's on the latest steam sale, this is 100 personalized game recs of mine covering a wide breadth of genres, platforms and eras, looking to give something for all kinds of tastes out there, as well as hopefully encourage people to try lots of kinds of games outside of their usual faves. wild, weird, strange games as well as plenty of 'this was just straight up a fucking banger but only me and 10 other people played it'.

all pre-orders of The Rec Thread are on sale for $4.95! it'll be $8 on release on March 12th, so get in while the getting's good!

thanks for y'all support, and enjoy video games!

[abbatoirablaze]

Best Gift Ever, Lando Norris

Word Count: 926

“Alright bud, give daddy your hand until we’re inside…”

“But daddy, we’re home!” he whimpered, rolling his eyes at his father, “we’re in the gar-gage.”

“Garage, bud…and I know!” he said quickly, “but you know how mummy reacts if you aren’t holding my hand, even in the garage…the door’s not shut yet!”

“But daddy we can’t go in yet!  We have to get mummy another giff!” Landon, the carbon-copy version of the young driver explained to his father as he tugged on the leg of his sweats, attempting to pull him back to the car to go back out to the shops, “mummy needs giffs on love day!  WE HAVE TO go back out!”

“And I’m telling you, Landon, we’ve already got mummy a lot of gifts,” Lando chuckled as he held up the armful of bags that were for his long-time girlfriend, almost all of which his son had been meticulous in picking out for her, “your mum will be happy, I promise!”

The four-year-old huffed as he shook his head, his own curls bouncing as he shook it, “no daddy…is not enough!  Gotta really surprise her!  Mummy loves being surprised!”

“Trust me, bub…I think I’ll be plenty surprised!” you offered as your boyfriend struggled to open the door.  You leaned against the frame and pressed the button that would close the garage door.  Your boyfriend gave you a solemn look; one that reminded you of when you would catch him trying to sneak a cookie off for him and his son before dinner, “Lando…thought you were taking Landon to Carlos’ villa to see him for the day!  Landon…did you see Uncle Carlos?”

“You were supposed to be out at the spa with Kelly and P…” Lando said quickly, in hopes that you wouldn’t question his son.  But Landon was quick with his response.

“No mummy, we were buying you giffs!”

“Oh is that so?” you teased, looking to your boyfriend, “I would have never guessed.  And what did you and daddy get me?  Hmm?”

“Landon, go get changed, bud, yeah?  Mummy’s gonna help me with the presents!”

Landon’s eyes widened, and he bolted inside, “I’mma get changed mummy!  DON’T OPEN PRESENTS WITHOUT ME!”

You giggled as you heard your son padding up the stairs, no doubt to change out of the outfit he was matching his father in, and into something more comfortable like his pjs so he could lounge about, “smart of you to send him off before he could spoil all of your efforts.”

“What about Kelly and P?” he repeated, hoping to change the subject.

“P cried when she had to leave Max’s side…P’s become quite attached to Max…and well, you know Kelly,” you frowned, reminding your boyfriend with a look how you felt about his girlfriend lately, “Kelly wanted to complain about how Max hasn’t proposed yet…”

Lando rolled his eyes as your shared son ran back down stairs missing his pants, and halfway into his onesie, “Bud…what are you doing?”

“I didn’t want mummy to start,” he said quickly, latching onto Lando so that he could slide his legs into it, “mummy didn’t start, right?”

“I didn’t, baby…want to let go of daddy and give me a hug though?” you asked, “I missed my baby bear all day!”

Landon grinned and let go of his father’s hand, before running up to your side, immediately hugging your bare thigh.  His head hit the hem of your shorts and the bottom of your hoodie and you laughed, throwing the hood up over his head.  Your golden retriever padded excitedly behind you and Landon’s attention quickly went to the puppy that you both agreed to get your son for his birthday.

“MICK!”

“Be nice to Mclaren!” Lando reminded his son, “Gentle hands, bud…he’s still a pup.”

“Do you need help with your shopping spree, Mr. Norris?”

Lando tried to keep his own amused expression off his face as you hid your own behind the sleeve of your hoodie.

“No thank you…they’re for a very special someone on Valentine’s Day…and she doesn’t need to see what I picked out for her until they’re wrapped…”

“What you picked out…or what Landon picked out?”

“There are some bags from me in there…that I…had preordered to be picked up…”

“Gifts that our son shouldn’t see?”

“Gifts that might aid in you letting me recreate your favorite gift of all…”Lando smirked sneakily as he dropped the bags by the door and stalked up to his girlfriend, sliding his arms around her waist.”

“Oh, and what gift was that?” you teased.

His eyes sparkled, “the one that I gave you almost five years ago…the one toddling around, chasing after the dog that he begged for…”

“Oh?” you teased, “you mean the gift that managed to trick you into buying him a puppy a whole month before his birthday?”

Lando smiled, and your son mirrored his reaction as he looked up at you as well, “mummy, daddy…what are you two talking about?”

“And you think that you want to recreate that gift?” you teased, giving your boyfriend another glance.

He nodded, his lips coming closer until they grazed yours.  Your eyes closed ever so slightly as you leaned towards your boyfriend, closing the distance.  He deepened the kiss in an instant, holding you impossibly close.  And then he pulled away.

“This time though…I want a carbon copy of you…” he told you softly, “I want us to have a little girl, love…one that’s got me wrapped around her little finger just as much as I am wrapped around yours!”  

[i-am-baechu]

♬ Summary: You never forget your first love and Y/N never let’s Jungkook forgets it

♬ Pairing: Established relationship; Jungkook x reader 

♬ Rating:  Pg - 14

♬Genre: Established relationship, comedy, and fluff

♬ Warnings: fluff (lol) 

♬ Part of, ‘ His Fan Girl

Authors note: Happy birthday Irene! 💖🐰

“I can’t believe you convinced me to be here.”

“Kook, it's going to be fun.~” 

March 29, an important day to Y/N. It wasn’t her birthday nor was it Jungkook's, so why is today important? It’s her first love's birthday, Bae Joo-hyun aka Irene from Red Velvet. Every year she would hold a cup event for her birthday but since moving to Korea she didn’t have time to do it or go to one. This year however, it was different. She begged Jungkook to take her to a cup event and he said no at first (mainly because he was jealous but he would never admit that) but after her begging, he finally said yes to her. 

This cup event was a smaller one so she took Jungkook to it, later that day she was going to go out with Mae to the bigger one. They entered the cafe and everywhere you looked was Irene. Irene posters, pictures and anything you could think of. She clapped her hands when she saw everything and ran up towards the poster as Jungkook watched. He was still trying to get used to the fact that Red Velvet would always be her favorite group and that Irene would always be in her heart...he was not jealous. 

He let out a small chuckle and took out his phone, “Baby, look at me.”

She turned around and made a peace sign next to cheek, “Is this okay?” 

“It’s perfect.” 

She continued to look at the pictures as Jungkook took pictures of her in secret. It was super cute to see her excited. She grabbed the Sappy album and turned towards Jungkook with pure excitement, “I can’t believe they have this on sale! Do you know how hard it is to find it unopened? It even has the pre-order photocards.”

He looked around and then pulled his mask down to show her his pout, “You could’ve asked me to get it for you.”

“That’s not fun for me then. I like the thrill you get buying an album and the excitement.”

“I would’ve still bought it for you.” 

“I know, put your mask back on. I’m going to order my drink and buy this, I’ll be back.”

He nodded his head and put the fabric over his mouth with a frown. He watched her go to the register and he turned back to the wall of Irene. He sent a small glare at the pictures and crossed his arms over his chest, “Always trying to steal my girl. She’s my girlfriend and one day my wife, noona. Get in line because I won’t give her up that easily. I love her and I know she loves you but-”

“Kook, what are you doing?” 

He froze in his spot and let out an awkward chuckle. He slowly turned towards his girlfriend and saw her looking at him with her head tilted. He felt his soul leave his body. He looked crazy probably, talking to the wall as if Irene could hear him and trying to stand his ground towards a picture. Yeah, batshit crazy. He turned his head towards the window and let out a small cough, “I-I was reading the banners.” 

“Are you sure because I heard-”

“Let’s go back to the studio. Hyungs are waiting for us.” 

Before she could say anything, Jungkook grabbed the other drink and walked out of the cafe. She let out a small chuckle, “He’s so cute.” 

The couple walked back to the Hybe building and Jungkook removed his mask as Y/N happily drank her strawberry smoothie. He went to take a sip of his own smoothie but he glared at the cup sleeve. There she was, Irene posing with birthday date next to her. He rolled his eyes and turned the sleeve away from him to drink it. They walked back to the dance studio and everyone was sitting in the middle of the dance room.

Hoseok glanced up and smiled at Y/N, “Did you get your freebies?” 

Y/N nodded her head and sat next to Jin as Jungkook sat on the other side of her, “I also bought an album. I was so excited because it had the preorder cards.” 

Jin let out a small laugh and ruffled her hair, “I’m glad you got it.”

Jimin glanced at Jungkook and let a smirk appear, “So, Kook...how was seeing your girlfriend’s first love?” 

Jungkook's eyebrow twitched and slammed his smoothie on the floor, “I’m her first love, the hell are you talking about!” 

Jimin looked at Taehyung with a mischievous look, “Oh, I don’t know about that.”

Taehyung glanced at the cup and looked back at him, “You can’t even look at her on the cup sleeve, someone’s jealous.~” 

“I AM NOT-”

“You're jealous of a cup sleeve.”

Jungkook turned his head towards Yoongi and shook his head, “I-I AM NOT-”

“Awww, Jungkook. You're so in love with Y/N.” 

Y/N watched the scene unfold before her and she sighed, “Jin, want to see my freebies?” 

“Of course I do.”

Jungkook felt his face get hot and turned his head away from his hyungs, “Yah! Jungkook just says you're jealous of Irene and then we can move on from this.” 

“Because I’m not-”

“Enough. We have to practice some things. Jimin and Taehyung, stop teasing him.”

Jungkook smirked at the two and took a sip of his smoothie, “Yeah, listen to our leader.”

“And Jungkook.”

“Mmm?” 

“You're Jealous.” 

“I AM NOT! I TRUSTED YOU!”

[kirby-the-gorb]

reply roundup!

had to put these on hold for a while for personal reasons </3 they're likely to still be infrequent, but in honor of kirb2k!

(my notes would only load back to mid september so I missed a couple weeks sorry :c but be warned that this is a long one! it's 3 entire months' worth!)

also, reminder that kirb2k ends tomorrow!!! preorders, commissions, and auctions will all close at noon pst on sunday december 17th! everything is linked in the pinned post or filed under the tag kirb2k!

first is one more birthday kirb from my friend @sleepy-sheep-wizard:

Realized halfway thru that I don’t know what Kirby looks like off the top of my head, so I got funky with it. Happy birthday, thank you for being a good friend

thank you again friend <3 getting funky with it is truly in the spirit of just drawing a little guy for fun, I love his little hat in particular.

on [mirror] @shapeshifterwithafez said: uuuh is Scherben bringen Glück/ Shards bring luck a universal saying? sounfs clinky as a direct translation. anyways in germany we say that shards of stuff you broke brings luck so I hope the luck finds you or smth sorry for rambling ^^

I'd never heard this saying before, but I think it's very sweet! thank you for sharing it with me :)

on [pipefight] @hauntedppgpaints said: goalies with a skate blade and their stick in hand

big hockey vibes for real yeah lol

on [pink] @gaydiation-poisoning said: ...I wanna eat that pink

honestly same, it's sooo pleasing

on [rain] @hive-heart said: Everything alright, daily kirby guy?

not really but sitting by the window in the rain is a good thing lol thanks for asking <3

(also the person who tagged that same post myhouse.wad made me laugh)

on [photo] @ceylonsilvergirl [added] a picture of their cat and said: get adored idiot!! see the hate in her eyes? I’ll make her love me yet!!

me @ my partner's cat

@violet-dragongirl said: oh! I have been meaning to ask! Have you played Kirby and The Forgotten Lands? I assume you did but just wanted to say that I did about a week ago and I loved it and thought of your art! ^.^ And if you haven't, yes, Carby is super adorable and amazing :3

I have! I got it very shortly after it came out, I had a really good time with it. I've been slowly replaying it recently with my partner, they were kind of fond of kirby just by proxy but since we started playing they adore bandee now and say he never gets enough screen time XD I'm glad you also had fun!

on [mice] @ceylonsilvergirl said: girls like swarms of things, right?

idk bro my wife wasn't so big on it when I got a gig housing 30 mice, but maybe she's weird. I liked them. (sadly one of the best paying jobs I've ever had up until the owner lost it and abandoned them with me, yes I still took care of them for the rest of their little lives) (and yes I also got my wife's okay before I took them on in the first place)

on [covid] @mordantivore said: reading posts from when the era of covid safety was declared anathema and ended is haunting. we were so desperate to find ppl willing to help us stay alive. there are fewer of us now bc “allies” are worthless & more of us have died

yeah. fuck. I'm lucky that the people in closest proximity to me are at least moderately careful, but me and my wife and partner are usually the only ones wearing masks anywhere we go except sometimes the employees and I know they don't always wear them when they're out without me.

on [swim] @northeasternwind said: Jdjdjfkg imagining Kirby being way more bouyant than your average human so them gotta exhale REAL HARD or attach nega-floaties (sinkies?) like weights to dive

lol yeah they probably gotta try So Hard to actually get under the water. (I think diving weights/ballast is a thing that humans use too? I've never gone diving, having my face underwater stresses me out -n- )

on [float] @nickiemoot said: he has to go now. his planet needs him. *slide whistle*

I can only hear this as that one similar part from one of the asdfmovies, it delights me

@vampiricarus said: if you see this just know i love your art so much

aww thank you! <3

anonymous said: just wanted to say I love Kirby and I love your art! I’m always excited to see it on my dash. thank you for bringing a little joy to my life :) I need it once in a while like I’m sure a lot of others do too! Keep up the good work :))

thank you! drawing a little guy brings me a little joy too, I'm glad it can do the same for others <3

on [drain] @ceylonsilvergirl said: I’m sorry you’re having a rough time. Existing is hard work sometimes. A lot of the time

fuck dude it sure is <3 especially when my body keeps trying to shut down lol

on [mud] @why-are-all-the-fun-urls-taken said: Hey man are u doing ok

I am not, thanks for asking <3

on [tummyache] @hobgirl said: :o kirby the gorb why would you do that!!!!! why!!!!!

I didn't want it to go to waste!!! everyone is dumb sometimes!!!

on [wizard] @eau-the-agony said: not enough appreciation in the wizarding world for garlic salt spell. its all kung pow penis tgis and ketamine ape that. not enough of the small joys which carry us through the horrors like a dinky garbage raft

you are so right. the small joys are the most powerful of all.

on [wizard] @beepbeepdespair said: somehow didnt know garlic salt was a thing until this moment. now i really want some. i think i just found a kg of it online for 12 quid??

I am so pleased that you now have the knowledge of Garlic Salt Spell, I hope you got to try it out for yourself :D

on [zelda] @chaos-squared said: Good job!! I’ve had it for longer yet still haven’t completed it ;w;

nothing wrong with that! I only finished it as quickly and thoroughly as I did because I was basically bedridden for all of october, as long as you enjoy the time you do spend with a game it doesn't really matter how much time you spend or how far you get.

on [brave] @gudetamalover said: me tomorrow afternoon when I get all four wisdom teeth out

I'd already had several other oral surgeries on account of Weird Teeth before I got my wisdom teeth out but it still knocked me on my ass for a couple days, I hope your recovery went as smooth as possible! (altho that was also like. 15 years ago. and general anesthesia has gotten a lot better since then.)

on [shiny] @angst-and-fajitas said: Like to slap his bald head reblog to slap his bald head

bald! bald! bald! bald!

on [powerwash] @chronicdilf said: decemberb 16 im goign to walk across the damn stage get my damn diploma folder im going to go home and POWERWASHER SIMULATOR JUST LIKE KIRBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah!!! you're gonna do it!!! you might be doing it right now even!!!

on [cooked] @hobgirl said: oh mood kirby..... struggling with the very last paper i need to write before i can graduate and its got me feeling this way fr

ough, I hope you made it through your paper! lots of people graduating tho that's so cool, congrats to both of you!

on [bears] @jupiterlandings said: I get so happy every time I see Cake and the name Cake being tagged :)

it's such a good name for a bear, I'm grateful you thought of it!! especially given the best I could do for the other one was "kirbear" lol

@violet-dragongirl said: omg seeing that Fav Grobs Post you recently put up makes me so happy! over a thousand (and then some!) GORBS?! :D I'm not only impressed but so proud ya made it this far and I'm so glad you got possibly more to go of Kirby!! :D!! Really great job 🥰🥰

thank you! I'm gonna hit 2000 days of drawing kirby tomorrow, that's so wild!

on [popular] @timeturner-jay said: Op your Kirby art brings so much utter joy you have no idea <3

yay I'm glad <3 I love to draw a little guy, it's good I'm not the only one having fun lol

I got a lot of "good blaze op" on the [macarena], and you're all correct, thank you for recognizing my great decision making B) (I'd been meaning to add the music and blaze it from basically the moment I drew it, I've just been really sick so it took a while.)

(also even if I don't always gather them in the roundup there are names I recognize showing up repeatedly in the tags, some of whom have been here for years, and I'm always glad to see you're still around!)

[mrkgrl]

-PREORDER-

Happy Valentine's Day! To celebrate the most beautiful day aside from my birthday I bullie-- uh, asked some of my friends if they are up for joining my bundle. They said yes so here we are.

You can pick between three different bundles. A flat one (Love Letter), a middle sized one (Picnic Date) and the full bundle (Milkshake For Two).

♡ these items are made for PREORDER which means they will only be produced after the time for preordering is over

♡ preoder lasts from Feb 14 10:00 PM - Feb 28 11:59 PM (GMT+1)

♡ production can take up to one month which means orders will be shipped out during April.

♡ all orders will be shipped with tracking. Untracked shipping is only available for Switzerland and Liechtenstein (if you want an upgrade to tracked shipping for CH/LI you have to message me)

♡ EXTRA! I will bring some bundles to Fantasy Basel, Austria Comic Con and Dokomi. If you attend one of these cons and want to pick up a bundle please message me (limited quantity only).

You can find them in my ko-fi shop (see pinned post)! Thank you for your support.

(Sorry for the repost I forgot tumblr hates external links so I will properly add it in a reblog)

[sirensorisons]

i can't believe it's finally happening.

in early 2012, i picked the hunger games up off the shelf at my school library on a whim. my eldest sister hates reading, but i remembered that this was one of the few books she'd actually enjoyed, so i figured it couldn't be bad. not long after i finished reading, i learned that it would be adapted for the big screen.

on a school trip in april, me and so many of my classmates were caught up in hunger games mania. we tried our hand at being katniss with archery and pretended to be tributes in the woods. i wrote a couple chapters of some horrible self-insert fanfiction that's been lost to time, where my oc was bffs with some of my favorite characters: annie cresta and finnick odair.

throughout middle and high school, i made note of the release dates for every hunger games film, and i went to see catching fire and mockingjay part 1 in theaters. i revisited the series with a keener eye when i was a little older, and i began to understand the true literary genius of it.

for my last high school english assignment in 2018, we were allowed to do anything we wanted. earlier that year, our teacher had said something disparaging about the literary merit of the trilogy, so i decided made a short video about the series, fan films, and 1984.

on june 17, 2019, i learned for the first time that suzanne collins was working on a prequel, set to release on may 19, 2020. i learned at the same time that a movie adaptation was already in the works. i was skeptical when i heard it would be about president snow, but this series had captured my heart seven years prior, so there was no way i was passing this up. i preordered the book as soon as i could.

when it came in the mail on my twentieth birthday, i read the ballad of songbirds and snakes in that single day, for twelve hours straight. when i finally put it down, i'd managed to give myself a nasty eyestrain headache, but i was so, so happy.

i followed the production of the film with interest, as closely as i could with information made publicly available by actors, producers, and fans. i was always excited to share what i'd learned with my parents, and eventually, we were calling it my movie.

last year, in the last few days of august, i embarked on a mission to write a canon-compliant fanfiction about another one of my favorite characters, johanna mason. i posted the first chapter of "as long as i'm burning" in september, and i would write nearly 150k words between then and this past march.

although the fic has been on hiatus since then due to my copious mental issues, alaib and the canon series have been at the forefront of my mind all year. i started to regularly edit the hunger games wiki in may, and i've made over 2000 edits since then. last month, i even made my own private wiki for alaib on miraheze.

i cannot express how much this series means to me. the book release for tbosas genuinely kept me alive in some of my darkest days, and the movie is keeping me going every day even now. i love the world, its characters, and its commentary on our world. i love its message of hope and recovery in such cruel, dire circumstances. i love its love for kindness, freedom, and justice.

and i love that i get to share it with all of you. because even though i had nothing to do with its creation, tbosas feels so deeply personal to me. in my heart it's my movie, and i can't wait for everyone to be able to see it.

i've queued this over a week in advance because i don't expect to be nearly so coherent the day of. at time of posting, i should be heading into the theater, and the hunger games: the ballad of songbirds and snakes will be beginning any minute now.

this has been such an incredible journey. i'll see you in a few hours.

[morimakesfanart]

I would like to share a happy thing that happened to me today, but I gotta share some frustrating/sad health things so you understand why it hit me so hard.

I've talked before about how I get sick a lot. I'm sick right now. My fever broke this morning and I was finally able to sit up on my own again like 4 hours ago. MY FEVER IS BACK OVER 103°F as I'm typing this. F me!! I was also bedridden at the start of Dec and 5 other times in 2023 -not including the less sick days. I miss when everyone masked everywhere. Those 2 years I only got sick once!

So as I'm laying here, barely able to move, feeling increasingly more isolated,and slowly forgeting how time works, a package that wasn't supposed to get here until the end of the month arrived!!

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Left: shipping box opened to reveal a variety of pins, keychains and prints featuring Sinbad

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There was a Magi event at a con in Japan that had new merch based off the manga

And to make it even better, the Ita bag I preordered as a late birthday present (ordered in May) came in, in time for Christmas!!

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Both feature a white coffin shaped ita bag with gold details. The image on the right is of the coffin open to show the Ita board

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I thought of Sin immediately when I saw the preorder. (It's his color scheme and he "dies" in the end) I already have plans to customize the chains etc. And even tho it still hurts to breathe a bit I have something to hyperfixate on that can distract me from what I'm going through ;u;

I rarely buy myself things because so much goes to medical and my cats. This is the first time I've ever gotten an ita bag or spent this much on pins and keychains, so I was really nervous looking at the price, but now that they're here im so happy ;u;

I promise I haven't abandoned Sinbad. I just keep getting sick and can't do much

[morbsxadorbs]

okay, so!

I know I’ve been talking about a @morvantmortuary ita bag for ages now, but I haven’t posted any photos! this is bc I kept having to migrate it between base bags due to my own indecisiveness/occasional misfortune - I’d find one that I really liked and wear it for a while, but then before long I’d spot another base come down into my price range, but then not long after the zipper would come undone and be nonfunctional, etc. it really felt like I was maybe cursed there for a hot minute :’D

but so today, I finally got a pretty solid-feeling nylon coffin base I ordered not long ago, and it was actually cheaper than the previous coffin-shaped base I’d ordered!!

so I decided I would just go ahead and take photos now, before anything happens to it when I wear it out tonight lmao

Ta-da! here it is, in all its glory. it’s a little lumpy bc I’ve already got all my stuff in there, but I think it works for a more ‘casual outing’ bag.

more photos below to save space 🖤

here’s a tour of the pins in the insert:

so of course as I’m tallying these up, I’m realizing just how many of them are pieces I’ve collected like a magpie over the years :’D but I did go back and find sources for the ones I could!!

I got the Cafe du Monde button and the embalming machine on two separate trips to NOLA, one before I started grad school and one after.

I’m pretty sure I got the hearse and the scythe at an Oddities show in Austin after COVID wound down a bit (but I know the artist for the scythe is BatsintheBelfry on etsy, and I love a lot of their stuff!).

the MCR pin is from a hipdot preorder years ago, the knife was from a kickstarter preorder around the same time, and the love letter (which has more to do with the manuscript version) was a birthday present before I started grad school. (I think it might have come from Maya Kern’s store??? I’m not sure.)

the Horror heart was also I think a lucky freebie in an order for a little outfit for chibi!Maxi.

the death’s head is from VeronaBlack on etsy

the Maggie skele-kitty is from queerwatercolors on etsy

the Eat Racists alligator is from lostlustsupply on etsy

and the bi bracelet I turned into a zipper pull is from FlorenceMaeHandmade, also on etsy

and then we had a lot of room on the side hinge, so I added some pinback buttons that didn’t work on the insert:

the bi heart was I’m pretty sure a xmas present from my favorite ex

the Final Survivor pin is from BearBonesArt on etsy, who does a lot of really cute slasher-related stuff. (it’s more mint-colored than it looks in the photo, my house lighting is just odd.)

and the reassuring reaper pin is from DanyelleOrwickArt on etsy. it’s probably one of my favorites, and she has a whole collection of them that I want to buy the rest of when I have the cash 🖤 maybe at my next job lmao

we did try putting all the tiny!Morvants in the display window! but, uh. :’D

it’s maybe. a little cramped in there. (they did used to call these kinds of coffins toe-pinchers, after all!)

so we might go with something like this for our Outing this evening:

(at least until we’re seated and the lights go down lol.)

while I’m mentioning artists, just a reminder that I got the tiny!Morvants (and stunt!Maxi, who is still undergoing a repair spa stay) from NoizFoxy on etsy! they were a joy to work with each and every time, they were super thoughtful when it came to details, and they always kept me updated in the process, so if you ever decide you want a small friend of your own (be it OC or blorbo), I would recommend them when they have an open listing 🥰

okay! thanks for letting me babble about this, I know it’s super niche but I’m just happy it got put together!! I’m looking forward to wearing it out later 👻🖤

[because-she-goes]

sentimental shit

I was 15 when self titled came out. A girl in my high school was a massive ‘75 fan and would talk about them at our lunch table. I don’t really remember hearing this album for the first time, but just knew I loved it. Kinda like it was programmed into my brain from some other being.

I was 18 when ILIWYS came out and that album I do have clear memories of. Waking up at 6am, driving to school and listening to A Change of Heart for the first time and having my whole world change around me. Then, Love Me, UGH!, Somebody Else and The Sound being all on the radio here in America. I remember NYC pride that year and Loving Someone being played seemingly 24/7. I remember She Lays Down and Nana making me cry on the first listen. Then listening to the instrumentals to help me feel a bit better. I remember being in awe of Matty’s writing ability, George’s production, Ross and Adam just as humans and how their work stood out so clearly among the bright, 80s synths.

For ABIIOR, I was now 20. A college student fully invested in this band, their wellbeing as individuals, their friendship, their romantic relationships the whole 9. I remember reading the preview articles from NME and Pitchfork saying how Matty was clean and sober. I remember watching their first shows back on youtube and seeing Matty cry during Robbers because it was the first time in 5 years he heard the crowd yelling the words back to him properly and while sober. I remember hearing How To Draw / Petrichor and losing my mind over them taking an iliwys song that wasn’t really released and now revamping it. I remember the treadmill dance, the music videos, the easter eggs, the day Give Yourself a Try dropped and the youtube comments saying how in-love everyone was w/ the new sound. I remember listening to TOOTIME as I wrote my final essays.

For Notes, I was 22. It came out the year I graduated college and I can recall preordering the neon green vinyl for myself as a birthday present/graduation gift. I studied environmental politics at school so to see this band I’ve loved now take steps at their live shows to educate the masses about the climate (before everything went to shit) and also use all cardboard packaging for the shipping of the vinyl so it could be recycled later was incredible I remember being on vacation and then coming home to see it in the mail, unwrapping it like I was unearthing an ancient jewel. I remember solely listening to Notes that whole summer snd thinking about George and how he should’ve been nominated for a Grammy or Brit for Producer of the Year for that album. I remember being so happy that it was an album of mostly instrumentals as they are almost always my favorites. Even now, I will put it on during chores or studying or writing. It is by a mile, my favorite of theirs so far.

As for BFIAFL, my clearest memory from the roll-out was hearing that it was going to be released within a week of a Taylor Swift and an Arctic Monkeys album. I remember listening to the Taylor album fir the first few days until BFIAFL and then it was like no other music existed. I listened to the new opening track in a half-shock, half amazement. I loved the old one, but could see how it was out of date a bit and how fucking beautiful the new one was (it still makes me cry whenever I listen to it). I loved how honest Matty was about everything, how direct he was and how he respected us enough as fans to address things head-on. I remember those VEVO videos and watching the Oh Caroline one on a loop. I remember crying when I heard the last line of Part of the Band about Matty’s sobriety. I remember watching the video for Happiness like it was a presidential address, eyes glued to my laptop in a trance. I listened to Wintering on Christmas morning and the whole 2 weeks surrounding it daily.

All in all, this band has been with me for a fucking decade of my life and I am so thankful to have these albums as bookends and markers to each period of my life. As Matty said in an interview once, “theres nothing else like this for me in my life” and for that special connection to their music, I will never be able to thank them enough. I love them.

[myonmukyuu]

Art Summary: 2022

It's that time of year again! This makes my 9th year of art summaries... Kind of insane to think about.

It's been a very eventful year and I have a lot to say. Extended art performance review under the cut 👌 (3k words lmao)

Previous: 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021

ABOUT THE COMIC:

So! What happened this year? Well, my book happened. I'm not sure if anything else happened ahfhasjkdkasf

See, I actually cheated this art summary a tiny bit. Usually I use the upload date of the art to place it in the summary. But if I did that for this year, there would be at least 4 blank spots. That's why February, April and May all feature different pages of the same comic (CH 9).

I really did spend the first half of the year finishing my comic. I only released 2 chapters too (the finale and the epilogue). In March I took a week and a half off to work on a short for Ayumu's birthday, but otherwise slaved all the way until June for the webcomic.

Then I spent July and August doing all of the redrawing and edits required for a physical release. Those who have a copy of my book might already know but the first two chapters have been redrawn. I also had to go through the entire comic, fixing it so that it could actually be printed (because the webcomic version definitely can't be printed as it is.) It was super time-consuming. Like, I can't even begin to describe. Moving forward I'll try to draw every comic so that it's printable from the beginning so I don't have to deal with reformatting ever again...

I'm pretty sure it was in August that I had the first copy of the book done. Then the preordering period opened in Septemeber... and now we're here! People are just now starting to receive their books. Sorry it took so long guys ;w;

I'm very happy though... Depending on who you ask, 100 sales might not be a lot, but it's a lot to me. To think that so many people would spend the money to buy this kind of product is just so surprising to me... It's expensive and all of the content is already available to read for free!!! So it's really surprising and I'm so incredibly grateful. That's why I went through the trouble of creating that golden special print for everyone! It was quite a bit of money out of my pocket, but I really wanted to show my appreciation.

As a side note, the 100 sales were really exhausting to pack. My body was sore in November because of it LMAO

So I'd say this year was great for my comic! Both its webcomic finale and its physical release. But this summary isn't meant to be about my comic, it's supposed to be about my art and me as an artist.

ABOUT MY ART:

So how did my art go this year?

Looking back I feel nothing but exhaustion. I know I'm happy to have my comic released but, my body and mind is still very very tired. I feel like I took at least 2-3 weeks off or more from work throughout the year to keep the comic on track. It's just a huge undertaking.

What I'm getting at is I feel a tired and... a little disappointed. But don't get me wrong, I don't feel regret! It's just that... well every artist draws for their own reasons. For me, I love getting my ideas and stories out there. So I guess I felt creatively-starved spending about half a year polishing and releasing an already-complete product. Also technically starved - you don't really see much improvement if all you're doing is cleaning up art. I didn't really have a lot of time to draw because of the physical release so I often felt like I wasn't doing enough.

And honestly that's my main sentiment. While I feel happy and satisfied with releasing the book, another part of me feels like she didn't do enough.

In terms of technical skill, I definitely saw improvement this year. It's like something clicked in me and I had a better understanding of atmospheric lighting. CH 9 and the epilogue are probably some of my favourite bits of colouring I've ever done. I just love how it turned out. In CH 9, the gradual setting of the sun to create this orange/pink/purple colour palette was so fun to implement. And in the Epilogue, this blue/green/yellow rainy day came out perfectly. It was a rainy day, but unlike CH 7, it wasn't a dreary downpour but something more hopeful instead. I have a love for creating atmosphere and especially through colour. And I think I did well there.

In the realm of black/white, I also feel lots of improvement! I'm becoming more confident with monochrome and am starting to push it further. I'm not satisfied with my skill level, but I think it's promising. I may be more confident with creating tone through colour, but I'm sure I can do the same without it!

This year I also did quite a bit of painting. I really love how the October and November artworks came out. Honestly it was around this point in the year, I had the most time to output works as the only comic work I had to do was purely admin (until I started packaging things in November). I could go into technical depth, but this post is long enough. Just know that I'm happy with the little leaps my colouring skills made.

GOALS FOR 2022:

For my art summaries, I've been doing a performance review styled thing where I create goals for the upcoming year. Let's take a look at what goals I wrote for 2022 and how I went with them.

“I want to finish my comic series”

Passed with flying colours! I think the comic release was a success. This goal is a little cheap of a goal though, since I don't think I'd let myself live it down if I gave up.

“I also want to continue to try things that are outside of my comfort zone. I want to see myself try things like different angles/perspectives and more complex backgrounds.”

Now this goal... I think I made progress here. I'm not sure if people noticed but I did definitely try to slip in different angles here and there. I'm particularly good at them... but I'm trying! And I think that's the least I can do. You won't get good at something if you don't try after all. That being said, I should push backgrounds more... I rarely do them 😅

"I want to do more illustrations/quick drawings on top of my comic work."

My comic work was suffocating a lot of the time. But I did try to draw on top of it. I haven't really talked about it, nor shown anyone, but I started learning copic markers this year (borrowed my friend's set!). So in the background I've been doing 30-60 minute traditional art exercises. I'm not terribly diligent, but diligent enough that I already think it's made an impact on my art. See, I'm only doing monochrome copic markers (I'm not confident enough to do colour just yet). I'm pretty sure doing monochrome markers has helped me with my manga skills 😂. I have a better understanding of tones and values because of it! Isn't that kind of amazing? Come to think of it, it's linked to the next goals.

"I want to learn to paint."

"I want to learn to draw faster."

While I still have a long way to go, somehow my marker exercises have helped me with these too. The understanding of tones/values has made an impact on coloured work and painting as well. And because I'm doing shorter pieces, my speed has increased a tiny bit. I'm sure if I keep at it, I can continue to develop better habits!

"I want to draft more quickly and be smarter about it."

Now this goal is something I have just been trying to mentally direct myself to. It's working... a little bit. I still need to try harder.

See, I think my drafting process is really slow and inefficient. This results in me spending too much time drawing a comic because I've drafted like 5 extraneous pages. If I wanna increase my output and lower my workload, I have to learn to be more clever with how I compose each page. I think I got a tiny bit better. Need to work harder on that for sure (it's quite hard to just "learn" though...)

MOVING FORWARD:

With the past year in mind, how do I want 2023 to go? To be honest, I still feel so exhausted because of 2022, I definitely need some time to recover, so let's not go too crazy next year.

But before I create my next goals, I wanted to talk about where I want to go in general - the grand scheme of things. Like I mentioned, I feel a lot of disappointment, like I wasn't doing enough. Which is contradictory because I also feel like I did too much with how exhausted I am... But the source of that disappointment is really tied in with how I feel about my art skill on a technical level.

I'm nearing a whole decade of hobby artist experience. And I don't feel like my art shows it. While there are things that I am better at, there's so much that I struggle with.

I want to become better. I want to improve.

It's hard to explain but I feel like I'm not doing the best I can for the stories I want to tell if I don't keep pushing and learning. And I love what I make, so I want to do those stories justice.

So it's really important to me that I keep trying to improve.

In the long term, I think my dream is to be like a pro-manga artist. Please don't make fun of me LMFAO. But there's more to it. See, I don't actually want to be a pro artist. I never want to compromise my creative vision for the sake of pandering to an audience. I sincerely think I wouldn't be able to succeed without doing that so I'm content with drawing as a hobby. A programmer as my day job and a manga artist by night...

I want to be as skilled as a pro some day though.

To be honest, I think the distance is so great that it's basically impossible. So my true goal is a little lower than that.

My true long-term goal is to be... a little comparable to a pro.

And I don't think I'm at that point. And I don't want to use "being a hobbyist" as an excuse to allow myself to remain like this.

I think it's terrifying actually. Where I'm at with my art.

I'm really happy people enjoy it, and don't get me wrong - I love my own work. I love drawing. But I think it's important to be critical of it - if I want to be able to reach my goals.

I think if people read this far, they might be thinking something like "but you're already so good!" or something to that effect. But I don't think it's true.

I think it's terrifying because there's so much I'm not good at. Comics are scary because they're an amalgamation of so many different skillsets. I possess some of these skills but there's just so many different ways that I feel that I'm lacking.

For instance, my art itself has such stiff lines. I'm not great at perspective. My art isn't dynamic. And this is just a few examples of stuff related to my illustration skills.

But comics are more than that.

There's the individual panel compositions that come together to create a unifying page composition. The visual flow - controlling how the reader scans the page. The storytelling skills - pacing, dialogue, story beats. The dialogue writing skills. The typesetting.

I think there's so many places I'm weak with and it's scary because it's difficult to just pick something to improve at when it feels like everything is wrong at once. It's so easy for me to pick up some manga from a shelf, flick through and think "this artist does x better than me, how can I learn from them?" but learning is hard and I'm not good at it so I'm just stuck with this awareness that I could be better.

But at the end of the day, I just have to pick a direction and go, right? I think that's all I can do and that's okay. It's just hard to shake the feeling of drowning in my own mediocrity.

Sorry I didn't mean to bring down the mood of this art summary.

I promise that at the end of the day that I love drawing. This is just my overly-critical side shining through. I don't have too much natural talent, just a very stubborn mind. I kind of need to be critical so I can push myself in the right direction. And I'm fairly happy with the way I've been pushing myself through these past years.

I'm not particularly fussed if my works receive a lot of traction or not because what's most important to me is the way I see my own work. My personal satisfaction.

And that's just tied with doing the best I can!

So with that in mind...

GOALS FOR 2023:

"Improve at atmospheric lighting"

This isn't particularly ambitious because it's something I'm already working on, but I know I can push lighting even further. So expect to see me experimenting more and more!

"Participate in a paid online course"

Now this is linked to my wall of text just now. I feel very overwhelmed so I think having an unbiased and experienced teacher's guidance could be valuable. I'm eyeing ones that include personalised feedback. The only concern is that it's hard to find the time for things like this when I work full-time.

Also it's a bit scary having a professional roast me, but I think it'd be good for me.

"Continue to practise traditionally"

This is linked to all of my technical art gripes. I think continuing to do traditional art exercises will help me with a lot of my weak points.

"Continue to be ambitious with art"

I don't mean ambition on a work-load level, but I want to continue to push out of my comfort-zone. Keep trying those weird angles and backgrounds, be more experimental!

"Start planning that next story"

I always have a billion different story ideas in my back pocket that I am itching to tell. I also don't wanna die of overwork though. So lets keep the bar low.

I have many great ideas, so I want to start outlining the next one! This is just a vague goal to remind myself to keep thinking ahead.

"Rest up."

I think this is the most important goal. Like I said I feel completely and utterly exhausted this year.

So I want Myon in 2023 to have more time for herself. Improve her health, catch up with her relationships, spend more time watching movies and playing video games.

Don't work too hard next year.

EXTRA REFLECTION:

I seriously don't know if anyone actually reads these reflections. I wonder what kind of person I come off across... (probably a try-hard 😂)

I wanted to talk about one more thing. It's not really linked to goals, just the future in general.

So I've been drawing for Nijigasaki for 2 years now. I think a lot of people are moving on from it though.

To be honest, I think that's okay. I'm kind of used to the people around me shifting into new interests. I think I'll still be with Niji for a long time to come. I just have a lot of large scale ideas and will probably stick with them unless something sweeps me off my feet.

I mean, even if my ideas take too long to actualise while I'm interested in Niji, I'm also open to converting things into original content. There are just so many stories to tell...

It makes me wonder why my readers enjoy my work and how they interact with it? Are people a fan of me? The ship/characters/fandom? Or the stories?

Probably some mix of the above. It's not terribly important why though.

I'm sorry that I'm not very good at keeping up with everyone's interests. I think the world moves too quickly and I draw too slow and I can barely keep up. But I'm a bit too stubborn with my own desires so I keep working on my own things without another thought. So maybe that apology is a bit empty eheh

But I hope people will continue to enjoy the stories that I make.

I should be less harsh on myself though. 9 years of art isn't something to just shrug off.

Anyways, before I keep rambling. Happy new year everyone. Let's keep working hard in 2023!

[cursedbluebird]

Celebrating TOA and the people who contribute to make our group what it is.

Repost, don't reblog. Only fill in what you feel comfortable sharing!

Happy anniversary, TOA! Here's to many more years spent together.

tagging: you

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Name: Rosie

Pronouns: she/her

Birthday (no year): March 24

Where are you from? What is your time zone? Nebraska, CST

Roleplay experience: since 2009

Got any pets? Freya and Bast the naughtiest kitties in the universe

Favorite time of year: Fall

Some interests and things you like: sewing, thinking way too much about clothes

Some funfacts & trivia about you: - I wrote my undergrad thesis on the progression fashion of the 20th c, but I am terrible about keeping up on modern fashion

What non-Fire Emblem games do you play? L E G E N D O F Z E L D A.... I love Majora's Mask... Hero of Time my beloved baby boy..... I also love Okami so much. I'm a sucker for fairy tales and mythology.

Favorite Pokemon type & Pokemon: I'm actually not a big pokemon person! I started with Y. Ghosts and Psychic are my faves, particularly Mimikyu, Meowstic, and Hoopa. Gengar is also shaped like a friend :)

How did you get into Fire Emblem? I had been interested in the series since the GBA days but it wasn't until I got my 3ds and awakening that I got the chance to play a game.

What Fire Emblem games have you played? Awakening, Conquest & Birthright, 3H, Shadows of Valentia

First Fire Emblem game: Awakening

Favorite Fire Emblem game: Fates or 3H

Any Fire Emblem crushes? Oh my God Niles hi tee-hee... Tho Seteth damage art did get me into playing feh... And uh... My husband does look like Xander ...and his name is.... Alexander........🥴 I've posted my questionable taste in fe characters you can find it in the chat if you search

If you’ve played the following games, who was your first S support? - Awakening: Chrom- Fates: oh good God idr.... Kaze? I know I did Niles in one run... Did I do Stahl in Birthright? Kaze in conquest and Stahl in Birthright sounds right- Three Houses: Dimitri - Engage: haven't played engage. Place your bets for fun

Favorite Fire Emblem class: I like the magic classes! Healing and attacking! Tho Camilla's malig knight does have a special place in my heart 💜

If you were a Fire Emblem character, what would be your class? Dark magic user...I do not escape the goth aesthetic.... Unfortunately I am too much of a noodle to be a malig knight 😞

If you were a Three Houses character, what would be your affiliation? Fear the Deer!!! (Side note, bless my luck bc when I ordered a leftover bundle from fodlans fables I got the deer. A cosplayer I look up to also offered me her deer pin from the fe3h preorder bonus which had me 🥹)

If you were an Engage character, which Emblem would you Engage with? I don't know what this means but I copied this from Erica and her answer was funny.

How did you find TOA? I track the Marianne tag on Tumblr and saw the previous Marianne drop. The old shit post emblem group I was in was falling apart and I thought it would be nice to join a new one.

Current TOA muses: Marianne, Camilla, Triandra

Who was your first TOA muse? If you don’t have them anymore, could you see yourself picking them up again? Marianne my cursed little blue bird 💙 I've thought about dropping her, thinking that maybe someone else would do a better job, but I just can't let her go.

Have you had any other TOA muses? Other than cami and Tria nope

Do you think you have a type of character you gravitate towards? Um??? I don't know? I got told that Tria was a Rosie muse when I reserved her so I guess y'all know better than me lol

What do you believe you enjoy writing the most? I like writing horror and setting the scene :) my favorite part about combat events is describing the creatures we're facing from my characters pov

Favorite TOA-related memory: What Kent told Mari in her first lore event about the importance of healers have lived rent free in my memory since it happened. Also Griss trying to blow himself up in the arena and despite his best efforts not succeeding.

Got any delusions that didn’t see the light of day in TOA that you’d like to share? Charlotte is one I've thought about and is the one most likely to send Triandra packing....there are an awful lot of men at the academy who would do a great job taking care of her and her family 😏

[catinfroghat]

*sigh* fine I'm gonna allow myself to preorder ONE of the succession scripts but which one? Ok putting under read more because no one wants to read this other than me

S1 pros

Will satisfy my brain itch (OCD) to have the first one in a series whereas having the others would frustrate me

Vote of no confidence 😵‍💫

Tomgreg date night

More details about tomshiv wedding? Also their happy era

Bachelor party shenanigans

Finally figure out if Greg fucked that waiter

Most Marcia of any season

Cons

Already have read 2/10 of the scripts for that season, the 2 most important ones (opener & finale)

Don't like it as much as season 2 or 3

S2 pros

Every episode is a banger

The only season where none of the scripts have ever been released before

Best Shiv episodes of the entire show (Summer Palace, Tern Haven, DC????????)

Best for tomshiv suffering (hunting, this is not for tears)

Boat dinner scene where they're discussing who should go to prison would be SO INTERESTING to read

Kendall's end of season betrayal speech 🤯

Tomgreg sleepover deleted scene

Greg's testimony deleted scene

Safe Room is one of my favourite episodes ever

Haven't released any scripts for this season yet so will all be new

L TO THE OG

Tom getting peed on(?) deleted scene? Not for pervy reasons I'm just very curious what his punishment was

Cons

None other than brain itch not being satisfied

S3 pros

Sorry but Nero & Sporus has to be at the top

The entirety of too much birthday... I want to read if there were any other rooms at the party or ideas that got cut

Retired janitors was so funny

Political satire in what it takes is right up my street

Kendall's faux feminist era

Cons

Some episodes I didn't like that much (sorry lion in the meadow but adrian brody fucking sucks)

Greg's shitty dating subplot would be cringe to even read

Have already read the finale script

Brain itch once again

Conclusion: I think probably I'll get season 2. And if I still feel like it's worth it afterwards maybe I can ask for S1 for my birthday... S2 is the best all around I like every single episode

[ziskeyt]

I am so OVERJOYED. @chasm-side somehow found the Link amiibo and got him to me in time for my birthday!!! I missed getting him when he was released for preorder and couldn't find anywhere that had him in stock. He's so cute and tiny!!!! I've never had a real amiibo before (i have the cheaty cards). He looks so good too, I'm so surprised and happy. Look how small his is compared to the fancy version of his predecessor.

[crehador]

hpmi my beloved my eternal fount of serotonin... happy birthday... from four divisions to six... from no game no manga no anime to game and many manga AND anime (with a second season coming even!!)... u have grown up so well... from well-adjusted mtr enjoyer to i love all my children equally to icsm fanatic... from reasonably normal about voice actors to not even remotely normal about voice actors... u have seen me through so many irrevocable changes please stay with us forever and ever and put zero out dvds up for preorder already or so help me