#if all my sims are twinks then i'm content with that

[void-imp]

move over LOSERS there's a new twink in town

[rauchendesgnu]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love 💗 (i don't know if you do these sorts of chain-letter things, or if you'd prefer not to, but for my part i do like to know which of their works a given author is especially hype on, so consider this an opportunity to gush!)

hi there! I'm not really a fan of chain letters, but I do support people gushing about each others' (and their own) art. I hope you don't mind if I open this up to anyone who sees this (to anyone who sees this: if you're feeling like showing off your favourite pieces of writing or art or gifsets or music or sculptures or whatever you do, then please do so! I'd love to see everyone's best ofs! @ialwayscomewhenyoucall @al-in-my-head @chaosheadspace I am herewith asking you specifically to show me your favourite fics :D)

These are in no particular order:

A Gentleman's Guide To Dancing Fandom: The Witcher Pairing: Geraskier Rating: T Words: 8,433 Why is this a fave: Gay Regency Pining™️and dance lessons Other Stuff Worth Mentioning: Regency Era, Witchers still exist, Slow Burn (ish, with only 8k words)

Insane Twink Takes On Military (or how Lambert learned that Geralt's husband is actually terrifying) Fandom: The Witcher Pairing: Geraskier Rating: T Words: 1,068 Why is this a fave: BAMF Jaskier, also intimidation is one of the best skills in DnD and Jaskier rolled a Nat20 in this fic Other Stuff Worth Mentioning: BAMF Jaskier, do I need to say more?

New Perspectives Fandom: The Witcher Pairing: Geraskier Rating: T Words: 4,226 Why is this a fave: vaguely Victorian setting, people respecting boundaries, trans character, supportive husband (and friends) Other Stuff Worth Mentioning: trans Jaskier, Arranged Marriage, Historical Fantasy (ish) AU (don't ask me to define the settings my brain comes up with), transphobia (not from Geralt), dysphoria

For A Moment We Are People Fandom: The Magnus Archives Pairing: LonelyEyes Rating: T Words: 3,075 Why is this a fave: Hurt Elias. Also Peter trying to justify falling in love with a horrible man called Elias Other Stuff Worth Mentioning: Illegal Soft LonelyEyes, Peter finds out he doesn't like Elias in pain if it's someone other than him who does the hurting

Five Times Jon Faces His Dysphoria Alone... Fandom: The Magnus Archives Pairing: JonMartin (Teaholding because I think it sounds cute) Rating: T Words: 4,266 Why is this a fave: the trans. also I projected a bit. maybe. and again, supportive partner and friends Other Stuff Worth Mentioning: trans Jonathan Sims, gender dysphoria, comfort

I know it said five fics, but since everything I write concerning trans characters and being trans is kind of very personal and important to me, I'll have to add another of those fics (and feel free to check out the trans fics that I have not listed here)

Questions Of Identity Fandom: The Magnus Archives Pairing: JonMartin (Teaholding) Rating: T Words: 4,496 Why is this a fave: the trans (again, yes). again, projecting and me being angry at ignorant people. supportive partner and friends (do we spot a theme yet?) Other Stuff Worth Mentioning: trans Martin Blackwood, gender dysphoria, comfort, pre-T Martin

I'll have to add another note (sorry): I haven't done so for my earlier work, but my more recent fics all have content warnings about what kind of dysphoria is discussed. If dysphoria in fics is triggering to you, feel free to check the content warnings and take care of yourself <3

Last thing (I promise): feel free to ask me anything about these fics or any other stuff I write and post. I also love recommendations, if you feel like I might enjoy something you've seen or read :D

[doesdarlingexe]

for john doe

✍️: Overall, how does the fandom trait you? Are you a beloved character, or hated? Are you popular, or a minor side character? Anything in between?

🪐: What would be your most popular AU and why?

@i-put-the-s4p-in-s4pphic

Gonna be answering this like it's not a dating sim and I'm a separate character instead of "You". So more similar to House Hunted or House Hunted 2. All mentions of You are the player

Game changes: In House Hunted, in the "Doe-Eyed" ending, it wouldn't contain Doe falling in love with You; it would instead include You finding him stalking me outside of the Cafe, and trying to get him to quit it because it's creepy. It turns back into the yes/no style of John Doe for this: "Do you think he'll like me?" "Should I leave him a gift?" "Do you think he prefers one eye or two?" etc. One ending is Doe In Headlights, which is where you answer that I would not like him if I knew about this, and he gets nervous and leaves (never for long but you don't know that). The second ending is still called Doe-Eyed, but it's when you say I do love him stalking me and I would love a gift. He thanks you and when you're walking back to your apartment you see that he's breaking in to the one across the hall from yours, but before you can stop him, he's inside. End game. In another one, you enter the cafe and tell me he's watching me, and depending on whether you wing-man it or tell the truth I either invite him in on a date or try to run from him. You only get a glimpse of us talking through the window if you do pick the date, and a small scene later where he's walking me home.

In House Hunted 2, it's shown that he's following me in his cute original form when you see him. The dialogue and options with him are the same besides this, but it's revealed that he's wanting his human form to be perfect not just to be integrated into society, but so he can take me on a date.

The John Doe game would be similar, but it'd be common knowledge you're playing AS me, sort of DSAF style. You control my actions, but you don't know the full extent of my lore, it's revealed during the game. It'd also have a lot more content regarding endings and choices, including routes where I find him stalking me before I get on the bus, or where I encourage him to be himself to his full extent around me (one eyed and all), or where I actually accept his gift, etc.

NOW ON TO THE ACTUAL QUESTIONS YOU ASKED oops

✍️: There's a whole 6 characters and that's including You. I don't think anybody would be complaining about slapping a cute twink in there too, and we'd be shipped to hell and back. Doe, Maison, and Heim are really the main characters in their respective games, but I would be a very popular side character. They do try to simplify my traits down a lot, becoming either super unaware that Doe is stalking me, or very aware but being weirdly into it. I'd also be one of those characters that gets uwu-ified if the fandom got big, and shoved into that box of "we forgot this character acts like a normal autistic man, he's short and trans so he's toddler-fied". Alternatively they'd latch on to any canon/qna art made of me and embrace the more goofy darker mentally ill themes, but they'd still bastardize it a lot by only emphasizing one and not the other.

🪐: Our most popular AUs would all be hyperspecific fanon ones, or a swap AU (called DoeSwap or SwapDoe or something). Crossovers to SCP or the Backrooms or other such fandoms would also be popular!

[deadtwinkies]

Hiii! I'm Rei Yurei! Atleast, that's how I refer to myself online! I go by he/him anddd I'm pan! Also kinda have the funny tism. Oh well! I'm a digital artist, I mainly draw women or twinks because they're easier but I will sometimes challenge myself by drawing guys. I'm a fulltime simp for anything that breathes. I play the sims 4, genshin impact, and fnaf! I'm currently trying to get into COD because GAWD DAYUM Ghost is so fineeee! I'll be posting my art, some memes I have saved, and some sims 4 content. Sometimes even some irl pics??? Of course, when I post media of me irl I'll cover most of my face. I also love love love Jojo's! That's all you need to know for now! I have a twitter too incase you wanna see more content. <3

[rosetinted-selfshipping]

hey!! hope you're doing well! sooo... I've seen a picture of a twisted wonderland character that looks very f/o shaped (if that makes sense). but here's the thing: I've never heard of that game before!

and since you're one of my mutuals that I know that knows the game, I was wondering if you could tell me a bit more about it (and the character, if that's ok)

I forgot to say that the character I'm talking about is epel. it's this guy:

sorry if this ask is too random! you don't need to answer this if you don't want to /gen

I hope you have a nice day!

You got it Moot! I’ll give you all the Twst Knowledge I have!!!!

Okay so there’s a English version out rn of twst but from last I checked it’s so bare bones it’s painful

But it’s not a bad option to learn about the characters but I’m a really big Idia simp- like so big it’s painful so I lost interest in the English release pretty quickly because of a lack of Idia content and haven’t been paying attention to it as much

I’d recommend the game if you like 1 Visual novels and or 2 Raising sims. If you’re not familiar with the genre think just- Grinding or more or less if you just REALLY like watching the number go up while you put the game on auto lmao

But I say give it a shot if you want! I may not be giving the best explanation lol

But onto the twink of the hour himself: Epel

Epel was actually the first character I got interested in! The road to me Simping for Idia was like-

Epel < Ruggie < Malleus < Idia

His basic shtick is basically: he looks really soft and UwU and his Dorm leader Vil is super into that! Except actually Uh oh! He’s not soft and pretty on the inside he wants to be a hardcore manly man! Also he’s a country bumpkin. It’s very cute!

I always root for rebellious characters lmao

More on the dorms now that I think about it!

So there’s 7 Dorms based on 7 different Disney villains and Epel’s is Pomefiore based on the Evil Queen

Pomefiore is all about beauty and stuff

The Dorm leader is Vil this super male model that will ABSOLUTELY BULLY YOU (I feel like I’d enjoy dating and or being friends with him except I know he’d destroy my self esteem without caring)

And the Vice Dorm leader is Rook this ABSOLUTE Ray of positivity stalker :D also he’s French

(Here’s a dorm sorter If you want to do it for the lols, I got Pomefiore last time I took it)

Now twst has a small but dedicated fanfic community that’ll keep you VERY well fed if you simp for Malleus or Leona

Oh you wanna simp for any other character? Be prepared for like 2 fics of them every week at best

Sorry but while this isn’t very personal i have to throw shade on the twst fandom for only Simping for two characters and leaving the rest to starve but don’t worry Epel is more popular then Idia (*Cries*)

For one last note I HEAR the twst fandom can be pretty toxic and I don’t really disagree but I haven’t had any especially negative experiences myself but I’ll just say that as a warning to be a little careful just in case!

Also also!! Bonus points! The Twst Fandom is INCREDIBLY welcoming and warm to Ocs! (I don’t talk about mine but I would if asked)

I’m happy to know my ask box works I was really scared it just- DIDN’T EXIST lmao but I’m always happy to interact with a moot! So feel free to send another ask whenever!

[gascon-en-exil]

While I've certainly found the gay relationships in older FE (i.e. the one's relegated to subtext) much better than modern, subtext is not an equivalent substitution for the kind of confirmation S supports give. I'm really tired of having to rely on subtext for any kind of meaningful representation since it's so easily shrugged off by the broad cishet part of the fandom. And I think shrugging off people's disappointment with "there may be more in subtext" is a little insensitive. (1/2)

That being said I don't see S supports as end all be alls either. I think the system is limiting and I would really just prefer to see S supports and the avatar leave in favor of romances and relationships that can develop more naturally during the plot and save culmination to the epilogues or if appropriate than at some point in the story. (2/2)

You are right in that there is something distinctly artificial about the presence of Avatars and S supports in FE, although like it or not those features are popular enough to where we’ll probably keep seeing them in all non-remakes* going forward. S supports themselves were introduced in Awakening as an update of Genealogy’s purely numerical love growth system, in order to replicate that game’s breeding mechanics. This was a necessary addition in light of how the C-A support system had been employed in the GBA games and Tellius, to develop relationships ranging from the explicitly romantic to the subtextually romantic to the familial and usually not romantic to the completely platonic - and all of these categories either with or without paired endings. FE13 stamps out all that ambiguity to allow the player to make specific, clearly marked choices that lead to eugenics babies, and for all that game’s obnoxious bouts of homoerotic denial it works as both a breeding metagame and an Avatar dating sim. Fates shook things up a bit with two same-sex S supports, but then those are as criticized for being gameplay detriments as much as they are for characterization issues. 

Now we’ve come to the third iteration of S supports, for the first time in a game without breeding. My belief is that the only reason they exist in Three Houses is for that secondary function introduced in Awakening, that of self-insert wish fulfillment. It therefore makes perfect sense that Byleth is the only character with S supports, and while I have never bought into FE’s self-inserts and as such care remarkably little about them I understand what they’re meant to represent. It does however highlight the artificiality of the whole mechanic, as it would be unreasonable to assume that the other characters don’t have romantic entanglements of their own outside of Byleth that will be expressed in their C-A supports. Byleth can S rank because they’re meant to be the player, and that’s it. To borrow an observation from @agoddamn, it’s as superficial a conceit as the decision to make Byleth - the amnesiac child of a mercenary with no prior experience - a teacher, which gives them authority to command the game’s armies without needing to be royalty (Corrin), super secret BFFs with royalty (Kris), or BFFs with laughably naïve royalty (Robin).

But is it insensitive to ask people to look to subtext for representation when the game’s S rank options are not to one’s liking? I don’t think so. I’m old enough to remember when subtext was pretty much all you were ever going to get for same-sex relationships in popular media, which for gaming in particular wasn’t even that long ago. Looking specifically at Fire Emblem, there have been all of two inarguably gay characters in the series’s nearly 30-year history, but far more than that who’ve raised enough eyebrows to have people pointing at them as more or less positive depictions of same-sex relationships...and pushback from members of the fandom who don’t care to read them that way. The debates on Ike’s sexuality have raged on for over a decade now, reignited by the existence of Priam, and there are still people out there who maintain that the guy having paired endings with two male characters (and only them) is inconclusive. So yeah, I get the frustration - but does it really matter what other people in the fandom think? For a good bit of the 2000s and (so I hear - not old enough) earlier online fandoms in general were hostile to the idea of slash/same-sex fanwork and kept it walled out of many major fansites, and yet it continued to exist in spite of opposition. Ignore those elements in the fandom, find community elsewhere, and move on.

Besides, this is overlooking the point that reading into subtext can be genuinely fun. Take for example Shadows of Valentia, which produced the series’s second canonically gay character in Leon. Despite this however in the weeks and months following FE15′s release neither I nor my acquaintances in the Tumblr FE fandom spent much time talking about him; rather, most of observation on the game’s queer content focused on the Deliverance, that hotbed of sublimated desires and unusually frank contemplations of non-straight sexuality. In the tumult of everyone in the organization wanting Clive’s heterosexual dick we got Fernand being a frustrated childhood friend turned antagonist and potential rapist(!) via some weird triangulation of desire, Lukas yearning for something he can’t name with his superior officer and Python being the one to coax out the man’s lack of physical desire (for women or for anyone), and Forsyth and Python being massively gay in general but also comically dysfunctional. That’s all far more interesting to parse out than Leon the aging twink pining for daddy dick he’s probably not going to get. Both are entertaining in their own ways, but the Deliverance situation had a lot more analytical longevity. That’s the kind of stuff I’m really looking forward to in Three Houses, from Dimitri’s circle, from Caspar and Linhardt, and from anyone else who presents the material. There’s a lot fewer limitations when you don’t rely on the game to tell you who can and cannot have sex.

*Even though a Blazing Sword remake could hypothetically see Mark the tactician expanded into a full-blown Avatar role, belatedly vindicating the torrent of badly-written Lyn/Tactician fics that flooded the fandom back in 2003.