#if you would me to elaborate on something specific I mentioned feel free to ask

[heretherebeturtles-comic]

Hello! Many people have said this but ill say it too, I LOVE YOUR COMIC SO MUCH ( ´ ▽ ` ).｡ｏ♡

I really wanted to ask you about how you do the backgrounds? (Something i struggle with) whats the process? Like from start to finish, also, to do the rise backgrounds do you use reference from the show and generally real photo of ny? Or do you come up with them? And last question- The shadow and light on the background- Like HOW

i know it’s a lot of questions but i’m just so curious qwq and wanna learn to be better, thank you again in case you read this and respond, in case you don’t, i hope you have a nice day and a wonderful life uwu keep up the great work! (≧◡≦) ♡

Backgrounds are a really broad subject and I'm always a little overwhelmed when asked this question. Just like drawing the human body, backgrounds take time, repetition, and practice!

My answer got a bit long, so it's going under a read more :) but if you digest info better in video format I found this on youtube

It pretty much goes over everything I wanted to say, but in a much better way. I wish I had found it before writing all this out lol

ok, first of all, I'm not a teacher nor was I built to be one of those cool helpful art tutorial people who do a full coloured tutorial filled with illustrations. This is just going to be a messy "how I do backgrounds / environment layouts from start to finish." kinda thing.

... lets start with a sight tangent.

Sketch from Life!!!

If you want to get better at backgrounds I recommend doing some sketching out in the real world!

When I was first getting into doing backgrounds I went to cafes and parks to just sketch the buildings and objects. Sketch rocks, flowers, clumps of grass, garbage cans, bottles, tables, street signs, etc. If you are drawing a tree observe how the trunks twist, how the bark flows, or how the leaves are bunched.

If you can't leave the house the same still applies! Sketch the interiors of your house, the walls, or common objects like chairs and bookshelves. How are objects stacked? items on the floor?

If you aren't comfortable with drawing outside or in public you can take some photos to draw from! They are good for practice and you can use them again as references later. Alternatively you can find pictures online of buildings and objects to sketch as practice.

All spaces have objects in them, it becomes easier to draw those kinds of spaces when you already have spent time observing and sketching them.

ALSO! They don't have to be good sketches! It's just to build out your mental catalogue and strengthen your perception of perspective.

now the actual thing...

BACKGROUNDS

(the pictures used for this are my own. I dug them out of my 2022 folder)

Backgrounds have slightly different rules based on what you are making them for. Videogame Environment Concept Art vs Animation Layouts vs Comic Backgrounds vs Illustration backgrounds.

They all follow the same basics, which I will go over here, but the intention and function of those designs are going to be different. It's all about how you set up the scene and what it's purpose is!

Brainstorming and Thumbnailing

I like to think about a location as though it is a character. An abandoned old house with creaky sagging floorboards is very different from a futuristic space ship with sharp metal floor panels. A gas station has a very different feeling from a library.

I usually start by asking what is this location's story? Why was it built and for what purpose? What kinds of things does this room need to fulfill that purpose? You don’t need solid answers, but its good to be thinking about it while you are working.

Next, sketch some ideas for how this place is going to look. For me, this usually involves drawing the idea from multiple angles and then making lists & small sketches of the objects I think should be filling the space.

Example: The main character of my original work is a Wanderer. They collect a lot of things on their travels, but those items have to be small enough to be easily carried in a backpack. I wanted his room to be in the corner of an attic, walled off by curtains, and filled with trinkets. You can see some of my brainstorming above.

References

I only look for references after I've done some sketching and planning; this is to solidify my idea first so that I don't accidentally copy anyone else's work. I will make a moodboard with pictures of lighting, colours, items, rooms with specific ceiling beams, old chairs, etc. basically whatever I feel fits the vibe.

Honestly, I don't use references as much as I should. For ROTTMNT fanart I look at backgrounds and screenshots from the series to study the style. I also reference actual photos of NYC to get a feel for how Rise condenses the visual information.

In general, it's good to have references of real life objects/locations, because there are so many details like cracks in pavement, stickers on polls, crowning on buildings, fancy fencing, weird chair legs, etc. that you might not think of. It's the imperfect details that can make a location feel more alive.

Perspective

Once you have your chosen sketch we move to.... the infamous perspective boxes. Doing backgrounds is just learning to be comfortable drawing So Many boxes and carving items out of them.

Many better artists than myself have made videos on perspective, vanishing points, and all the technical bits. Videos like THIS ONE and THIS ONE are helpful (this post is great too!!). There are probably a lot of classes to be found on Skillshare or Schoolism. I learned a lot of this in my college art course, so I can't give you a specific video which helped me.

You can get by and be a good artist without learning this stuff. There are quite a few successful artists who have admitted they never bothered to learn perspective (one of these people even made a whole graphic novel series).

I personally avoided properly learning this stuff until I was in my 20s because I thought it would be boring and difficult to do. tbh I really wish I had learned it earlier because it's so much fun to make those silly little boxes imo. It looks scary and complicated but, just like drawing humans, it just takes time, repetition, and practice to develop the knowledge and skills.

Cleanup

You have your boxes and lines! Cool! Now to make a scene out of it. Fill in the details, get everything placed were you want it! Generally, the lines of each item will point back towards the horizon line, but they can have different perspective points.

Generally you would want to clean it up and get your room completely sketched before doing the lineart. I tend to combine the steps (not recommended)

Lineart

I've mentioned how I do this before. Closer objects have thicker lines and more detailed inside. Further objects have thinner lines and less detail. I didn't quite achieve that balance with the image below, but it's close enough.

Colours and Shading will have to be a separate post. In the meantime, I highly recommend the book "Color and Light" by James Gurney. I used to borrow it from my local library and a good chunk of my knowledge was learned from it :)

[rawbin-hsr]

Hiiiiii!! Ehmm are your requests open? If they are, could you share your thoughts about aventurine NSFW headcanons in a romantic relationship? Hope I'm not asking for too much. If you don't want to no worries!! just ignore me hehe. Still, i wanted to tell you that I really love how you write aventurine, you made me wanna listen to all his voice lines again lmao. Anyway sorry for my english, it's not my mother tongue, and have a nice day!

A/N: Ok so I decided to separate this hc into two parts (both parts are in this post just a little separated !!) because half of it is me kinda digging into his brain a little with more general stuff and the other is just more specific kinks and scenarios and stuff like that for people who are only here for the freakiness *smirks* Didn’t go in depth about anything here but feel free to send in another ask if you want me to dig deeper into something more specific 🐺

I had penis-haver reader in mind, but nothing specific is stated so reader is technically gender neutral !!

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CWs first section: Self destructive tendencies, mentions of hard kinks (not enacted), Aventurine not setting up proper sexual boundaries, switch Aventurine but I focus on when he subs

CWs last section: lingerie (for both Aventurine and reader), sex toys, semi-public sex, phone sex, overstimulation

Only slight aftercare mentions because any deeper digging into that will get sad real quick and I kinda wanted to keep this as not-sad as possible, but I’d be happy to talk more about it in another ask !!

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Like most people I think Aventurine is pretty open to a lot of things, but I think he also has a lot of hard limits and a lot of boundaries he hasn’t really thought about himself yet

Hard limits include hurting you, you hurting him, anything with leather, anything that makes either of you bleed, most types of bondage (esp handcuffs), any roleplay that put either of you in a position of authority over the other

(These are limits you discover a little into the relationship, because at the beginning, Aventurine claims he’s okay with everything and he would keep claiming that if he wasn’t in a very loving and stable relationship. He only feels comfortable establishing those boundaries when you’ve made it clear it’s safe to do so. 🙁)

Idk if you want me to go in depth about those hard limits because I have Thoughts about all of them but I’m assuming you want to get your freak on so I won’t go into too much detail about it, if anyone wants me to elaborate on it though feel free to send in an ask !!

I think a really big downside with him is he doesn’t really know himself how far these limits go and he doesn’t always communicate about it either. Like he’ll think light spanking is fine but then you’ll notice he kind of freezes up if you go for it during sex and after he’ll only admit he didn’t like it if you kind of push him to 😭

I think he’s a switch. I hate to say this because I know it plays into the fandom’s tendency of like,, further feminising and sexualising effeminate men and making them “bottoms” and all that but I do think he has a sort of sub lean. Or like power bottom sort of ? A brat basically. It makes me feel kind of gross to call him by these terms considering what the fandom likes to do to him but I’m using it as shorthand forgive me 💀

Or maybe I’m projecting because I have Issues and will only ever read and write dom reader idk

Like I think he likes having control, but with a partner he genuinely loves, he finds so much comfort in sort of just falling back and letting you take the lead. It’s a nice break because in his day-to-day life, he either needs to be in perfect control constantly or, when he does lose control, it’s never something good and/or a sort of loss of control he purposely takes to in order to punish himself (like when he gambles. Sure there’s a good chance he’ll win, but can he be sure? He’s always afraid he’ll lose. It’s ultimately out of his hands, since he doesn’t cheat). With you, he’s safe when he does it. It is not a gamble, it is not a bet. You unquestioningly just take care of him and it just feels nice. 

At the same time, I think he won’t be as eager to let you lead at the beginning of your relationship. He doesn’t fully trust you so he won’t leave himself as vulnerable to you. Again, I think he has a lot of issues with control and power so that really plays into it. 

(Please god don’t take this as me saying that Aventurine is ‘naturally submissive’ or some weird shit like that I will ACTUALLY shoot myself !!!! I will commit I’ll do it !!!!!!)

I imagine his libido is pretty low in the beginning. He’ll go whenever you want to, sure, but he doesn’t initiate a lot. 

Quickly changes when he grows comfortable with you though. Once he actually really does love you he’d be more than happy to go like once a day or something wild like that he’s like an animal in heat for you dawg 😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏

Happy to go at your pace though, because I really really don’t think sex is that important to him. I think he’d prefer to have sex (in the beginning because it’s exciting, and then once you two are closer it’s because the intimacy is nice), but I don’t think it would be a dealbreaker at all if you don’t wanna have sex much/at all. He’s got a hand lol

Freaky part below 😈 ngh

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I think he definitely prefers having more ‘playful’ sex most of the time. Passionate and exciting and high-energy, lots of flirting while you’re doing it too <3

I bet he’s so annoying bru teasing you and purposely saying things to get you riled up with a stupid cocky grin on his face 😒 I need him sooo bad

Enjoys dressing up sexy for you and enjoys it even more when you do it back for him. I knowww everyone says this but he’d love to buy you lingerie as random gifts every now and then. 

Loves toys. Whether you’re using them on him or he’s using them on you he’s game 😇 Fun way to switch things up !!

Ngh imagine using a vibrator on him,,, drooling,,,,,,,, anyways

Not above semi-public sex, but only when there’s barely any risk of really getting caught. Things typical for fanfiction LMAO like getting it on in a janitor’s closet. Just gotta be quiet and it should be safe, since the door’s got a lock.

Lotsss of phone sex for sure. Guy’s away a lot of the time, so if you’re okay with it he’s definitely not above sending/asking for nudes. Has a bad habit of calling you with little to no warning while he’s in the middle of masturbating too. 

Panting into the receiver, saying he needs you, begging you to talk him through it. Happy to switch to a video call if you ask for it. Super good at it too, getting the best angles and everything (unless he’s getting so desperate he doesn’t have the mind to remember things like that <3)

Doesn’t like edging LMAO he’s too impatient for that. Except every now and then and ngh it’s so rewarding once he does want it he gets soo needy so quick

Bet he enjoys overstimulation too,,, somebody put me in a mental hospital the image of him sooo fucked out he’s whimpering and drooling and mindlessly rutting up against you,,,,,,, shoot me like actually

Would fall asleep so quick after that. Barely even awake enough to put on his pyjamas after ugh he’s so cute :((

Would probably not want to wear it after anyways he likes the feeling of your bare skin against his own I bet

Make sure to cuddle and reassure him lots after you have sex tho he’ll need it. Getting him a bath and a meal wouldn’t be bad ideas either

Super sorry about how short this was I definitely think he has a lot more turn-ons and stuff that I just forgot to write here but I’m very bad at answering such broad questions my bad 😞😞 Feel free to send in more asks asking about more specific things !!!

[kmgkmg]

KISS ON THE TRAIN - CHWE HANSOL

word count: 0.7k...

pairing: hansol x gn!reader

synopsis: you and your boyfriend hansol are riding the train home, how will the commute go?

genre/s: fluff, non-idol!au, bf!hansol, established relationship, domestic

warnings: slightly suggestive

rating: pg-13

a/n: no editing done :O just in my feels for vernon! title is from the song kiss on the train by araya!!

“No, I can’t kiss you innocently, babe.” Hansol whines as he rests his head on your shoulder.

“And why’s that?” You laugh, amused at your boyfriend’s unexpected clinginess. 

You were both seated on the train, waiting for the doors to close again. Several days ago, Hansol stumbled across a video detailing a film festival taking place in your city and excitedly bought tickets for the two of you. You didn’t take much convincing to go, you loved movies as much as him seeing the films together was just the icing on top. But, the video failed to mention that the festival was an 80 minute train ride from your place and that there were about six different events taking place today. So, nearly four hours after the festival finished, you and Hansol were still crammed on the train. You asked him for a quick peck on the lips, needing to recharge after the long day but he firmly shook his head no. 

“I mean, unless you want me to makeout with you on the train…” He trails off, not moving his body an inch from yours. His fingers were softly entwined with yours. 

“Hansol Vernon Chwe!” You jokingly scold, “A simple kiss is all I asked for. The rest…well we can do that when we’re back home.” You finish, squeezing his hand that was interlocking with yours. 

Hansol shifts from his position next to you and stares into your eyes, “You mean it? I thought you would be angry with how crowded the commute back is.”

“Why would I be angry with you? I mean sure it’s hot and musty right now, but you couldn’t have predicted that. Plus, the movie festival had so many up and coming BIPOC directors. It was nice to see such a wide range of films! I mean the way that they’re breaking genres is inspirational, right? Especially that last one, Fireworks from Space? That one totally reminded me of Sorry to Bother You with LaKeith Stanfield.” 

Hansol listens intently to your ramble, happy that you enjoyed the festival as much as he did. He loves your shared passion for movies. He loves the way your eyes lit up — without fail — whenever you were excited about something. Sure, he’s dated his fair share of people, but never someone as big of a cinephile as him. 

“Fireworks from Space was super underrated! Y/N, I can’t believe we were two of the only ten people that went to that showing. And I definitely see what you mean by it resembling Sorry to Bother You. I think it also has similar aspects to Wes Anderson’s cinematography with the attention to detail, specifically symmetry.”  Hansol went on an equally long tangent, relieved that you weren’t upset with him. 

“Yes! I think I read in the interview with Director Jeon that he was heavily influenced by Anderson’s movie The French Dispatch when storyboarding for Fireworks from Space.” You elaborate, having your stomach loudly rumble at the end of your sentence. 

Before you could play it off, Hansol was scavenging through his bag trying to find anything to curb your hunger. 

“Hansol, I’m fine, really!” You tap his leg, trying to get him to stop his rummaging. 

“No, here at least eat this to tide you over. Then we can pick up some takeout at that Korean place a block from our place on the way home, yeah?” Hansol was holding a granola bar in front of you. He already opened the plastic packaging and was waiting for you to take a bite. 

“Wait, so a quick peck is too much to ask for but you’ll feed me?” You frowned. 

Without batting an eye, Hansol leaned in, rubbing your leg with his free hand and kissed you deeply. Each time he kissed you, you felt as if single handedly knocked the wind out of you and gave you air simultaneously. Nearly half a year of dating him and he still left you a mess. 

“There. Now eat, Y/N.” He instructed, holding the granola bar up to your face once again. 

“O-okay, but I can feed myself.” You replied, taking the snack from his grip. 

He returned to his original position of resting his head on your shoulder, satisfied with himself.

You watched several films, but the scene that just played out was undoubtedly the most memorable of the night.

[sobbingscripter]

This is so silly to ask, sorry,,, but I really want to commission you and I’m just a bit nervous,,, I’m not sure what info to provide is all (Other than money hehehehe)!! Is there a word limit or is there a certain format you prefer? Can we give you elaborate ideas and examples or would you prefer more vague suggestions?

Thank you for your time!! (๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)♡

Okay, okay, I'm gonna try to answer as many questions as I can think of right now and if you have another one, you can just send me a message ☺️

So, information that would be required is like, your name/nickname on the chance that the character might call you by it. A brief (or detailed, depending on what you're comfortable with) description of yourself. Mainly like, eye colour, hair colour, skin tone and other things that you feel like, would make it more tailored to you. Like, the way I sob when c.ai bots make mention of the fact that I've got a gap??? Like... It's literally a brain orgasm.

Then, I'd need the character. One character is free, because like... I can't do a fic that's just my reader masturbating. You can literally do that at home.

You can pick the trope or any specifications you want. Like, "military commander!Sukuna x baker!reader" or whatever. You can give me the dynamic or what you want to be happening in it. Because it's literally your fantasy that I'm bringing to life.

I'm just a Sherpa.

Ummmmm. Okay, let me think. The word count is 8k. That's like, my max because I always feel like when I drag things on too long, the characters become boring or lame. And repetitive. And 8k's like, $25. I don't charge extra if I go over the limit because I ALWAYS go over the limit for things, and it's usually either because I'm feeling it sooo much or I'm cooking fr.

As for format, I mean like... Its nearly impossible for me to write something in past tense. I always forget and fucking up the tenses is like, it makes me wanna deep throat a pew-pew because English is like, my literal pride and joy. It's like a baby to me. I can keep my "he looks at you" format (idk what it's called but it's interactive) because that's what I find to be the most immersive?

You can dictate the sexual acts performed. Like, "I want them to give head" or "I wanna give them head". You can pick the positions too if you want, or you can let me freestyle it.

Personally, I'd prefer vague recommendations because then, there's a lot more free reign for me and I can like, you know, make a whole ass potion out of it.

But it depends entirely on you ❤️

But like, I will check in randomly to ask your opinion on certain things because the last thing I'd want, is for someone to spend their money and then, I'm not meeting their standards.

But if you have any other questions, you don't need to be shy at all. I have my phone in my hand almost always 🩷🩷

[forkingandcountry-if]

For the religion of the world, would you say that Aquellian faith is the "correct" religion in universe (as in the worshipped deity does indeed exist and the doctrine is from them), or perhaps the deity is real but the doctrine has changed or is no longer reflective of the deity's wishes, or is the deity not actually real at all, and this was just a faith from man, or do you prefer to leave it more ambiguous? (if this is a spoiler, feel free to ignore this question haha) Also, any specifics for the religion? is it monotheistic/polytheistic for example? If so, what are the deity(s) characteristics? Also, regarding the non nobility of this world, how does the majority of them feel about the nobility? Or is it a case by case basis where they like some houses and not others? Will MC have a chance to interact with them? Also, would you say the Empire is doing well? like are its people mainly above the poverty line, or are only nobles doing well enough while most commoners have a lot more harshness to deal with? Sorry for all of these questions, especially if they're already been answered in prologue/chapter 1! I haven't played through all possible routes and its just the lore in this story is super interesting, and I can't wait to find out more! Have a wonderful day! :3

Thank you so much for your thoughtful questions, I love getting to dive into the lore like this, so no worries at all about asking a bunch! I haven’t answered all of this directly in the early chapters, so I’m happy to elaborate a bit here.

Definite spoilers under the cut.

As for the religion of the world: I intentionally keep it ambiguous whether the faith of the Empire is objectively correct in-universe. To me, part of what makes faith faith is that it can’t be fully proven or disproven. Even something that might seem like ‘proof’ (like the glowing arc-cross when the MC prays) could easily be interpreted by someone of another faith as a manifestation of their god, or just a magical enchantment placed by a priest. So, no easy answers there. And that’s by design.

You mentioned the Aquellian Faith, originally, that was the name of the Empire’s religion, but it’s since been reworked and updated into what’s now the Luternian Church. That said, most of your questions still apply just as well, so let’s talk about it!

The Luternian Faith is polytheistic with monotheistic leanings. There’s a full Pantheon of gods, and different Houses often revere different deities more personally. However, the dominant narrative of the faith centers around Luterne, a god who saw the chaos caused by the other gods (who were more human-like than divine in the old days and constantly warred and pillaged and acted according to their whims), and made a covenant with humanity. After that, Luterne sealed himself, and the rest of the Pantheon, off from the mortal world, which is the Church’s explanation for why gods don’t visibly walk among people anymore.

Nowadays, most people just worship Luterne and the rest of the Pantheon-worship is entirely done by the specific cults of those gods and some Houses think Pantheon-worship is heretical and should be banned. The Church portrays him as a benevolent, almost messianic figure, he’s tied to domains like dreams, sleep, and peace. Over time, he’s come to be seen as infallible and omnibenevolent, although that wasn’t always the case back when he was just one god among many in the Pantheon.

Now, about how the non-nobility feel toward the noble class—that’s a bit of a mixed bag. There’s definitely class resentment, especially given the massive wealth disparity between the Great Houses and the common folk. But there’s also genuine affection and loyalty in some areas, especially among those who’ve benefited from noble patronage or lived on noble-maintained lands. The mercantile class tends to be more skeptical, seeing nobles as out of touch or undeserving, though many of them aspire to join the nobility themselves. The MC will get to interact with people outside the noble class, and trust me, those folks will absolutely let their opinions be known.

As for the state of the Empire itself, it's in a period of relative recovery. There’s been a lot of recent upheaval: the old ruling dynasty was overthrown, then a conqueror established a new dynasty, a usurper briefly claimed the throne and then finally, currently it somewhat stabilised relatively recently with the imprisonment of the usurper. Edmund, the current ruler, is broadly popular, mainly because he was a child during all the chaos and isn’t seen as responsible for any of it. His regency, managed by technocrats like Courtney, Caldwell and his elder brother Cassian, has actually done a decent job of stabilizing things. They've curbed corruption, offered some representation to the lower classes, and avoided the worst of the unrest that plagued the Empire before. That said, poverty absolutely still exists, and the MC will come face to face with it during the story.

Again, I genuinely enjoy answering these kinds of questions, so don’t feel bad about asking.

[robiniswriting]

I’m still amazed that the BBC let Chris “wrote the Cyberwoman episode of Torchwood” Chibnall anywhere near Jodie’s run, never mind putting him in charge of it

gonna be brutally honest here anon I have never seen torchwood so I cannot comment on that specifically, BUT!

chris chibnall isn’t as awful of a writer as people think. in my opinion, he was hindered by his love of classic who. he was writing for a completely different show in a completely different time, and a lot of his plot and lore decisions make more sense when you consider the classic show. not to mention his politics, many of which were stuck in the 1960s-1980s.

as a result, fans of new who didn’t like it — certain key elements of it didn’t really gel with the current show and upset their understanding of the doctor as a character.

chibnall also made the mistake of listening to fans during his first season: everyone was saying they wanted new monsters and a break from daleks and cybermen, so he had a season of totally brand-new monsters. people hated it, said the show was unrecognizable. when he wrote a few new episodes with daleks and cybermen and weeping angels, people wrote it off because they’d already made up their mind about it.

I’ll always be grateful to chibnall for pushing forward and having the first female doctor. the pushback he received for that at the time gets largely forgotten. it would have been easy to give in to the massive pressure and recast — nothing of the seasons had been filmed when jodie was initially announced — but he refused to budge and backed jodie all the way. for that, I’ll always respect him. he’s put up with a lot of shit from the fans.

that having been said, disliking chibnall’s era is so valid. even though I really enjoy thirteen’s run (she is my wife I love her dearly) I can like that era of the show and also have enough critical thinking skills to see the problems with it. I’m pretty sure i’ve said it before but the politics of the chibnall era are atrocious (see: the woman who fell to earth, rosa, arachnids in the uk, kerblam!, spyfall pt. 2, the vanquishers — feel free to ask me to elaborate on any of these) and sometimes he falls into the trap many writers do when writing women, which is to water them down a bit. thirteen is Not as weak as many people make her out to be, but there are a few moments that irk me (see: needing jack harkness to break her out of prison. I’d have been okay with it if maybe she’d managed to stall the judoon long enough to send him a distress signal or something? maybe use the sonic to get his attention? just give her a bit of agency).

anyway, long story short, chibnall’s era has issues. but nowhere near the number that people attribute to it. as for why the BBC handed the show over to him, he was extremely successful as showrunner on broadchurch, had written well-liked episodes of doctor who and been head writer at torchwood in the past, was a massive fan of the show, and vocally wanted to being some changes and mystery to the show, something fans had been clamoring for for ages. my guess is he applied for the job, interviewed like anybody else, and they decided he was the best possible candidate.

no writer is going to have no misses, especially not on a show with such demanding deadlines as doctor who, and every new showrunner is a risk the BBC have to take. at the time, it looked like he was the man for the job. sometimes, it’s all just business.

[daddymus-mamatron]

Greetings, I come in peace. So...I saw your tag about a TFE plot rewrite on a rb and. I'm very intrigued. Please kindly elaborate 🙏🙏🙏 (Forgive me if I'm too nosy! Feel free to ignore this ask. ⁄⁠(⁠⁄⁠ ⁠⁄⁠•⁠⁄⁠-⁠⁄⁠•⁠⁄⁠ ⁠⁄⁠)⁠⁄

Oh it is a PLEASURE to talk about it!!!

Ramble under cut because it's going to be long

When I was in college I had a class on cinema and my brain decided it'd be my new hyperfixation. Now that'd be fun and dandy except I got a little too into it and all I can see is patterns, archetypes & trope.

Like there is maybe 10 movies/TV shows that I didn't see the plot twist coming from a mile away. My stupid brain pick up on the most minuscule details and unravel the whole plot in a second. Which sucks sometimes.

Enters TFES.

It's great but there's a few sentences/frames that drive me insane.

When they throw the Cons in jail after episode 1, the rest of the Decepticons must know about Mandroid, they'e so close in there and in later episode it's shown they can chit-chat easily

Megatron is nice now and that's it?!?!?? He hunts & imprisons Decepticons and he's free and it's fine?!?!? AND HE STILL WEARS THE DEECPTICON BRAND?!?!?!

Speaking of cells, I knew G.H.O.S.T. was iffy the *Second* they showed the empty cells. THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE NOT EVEN A BENCH OR SOMETHING WTF?!?!

Bee casually mentioning that Rumble exploded because Soundwave was low on energon.

Swindle saying they should wait for the 'plan' instead of breaking out after Hashtag Oops

Bumblebee carrying restraining bolts

Karen torturing the 'Con, how long did that go on for?!?! How come they never spoke up about the torture??!

On the same subject, Tarentulas mentions a gun that erase memories and then we never hear about it again

There's more but I have more things to say so moving on

*inhale* THEN!!! Then there's the deleted scene (The confrontation between Megatron & Shockwave + Soundwave & Starscream freeing Shockwave) THEN!!! Then there's the mentions in the official guide that were never explored/explained

SO

I said fuck it and wrote down all the things that bothered me, asked my pal @shotimus what other things she thought were weird/missing/not explained [Shots is the TF expert, I'm still a noob] and I threw that all together in a blender. Took my favourite parts of multiple continuity (IDW, Aligned/Prime, Shatter Glass, G1 & Earthspark) and made a 6k OUTLINE of the fic I wanted to write.

The one (1) thing I was doubting the most about the plot of the fic, is Starscream is older than Megs & OP in my AU. I saw a comment on Reddit once that blew my mind (goes like this: If we’re sticking pretty closely to G1-esque Starscream, it would be pretty easy to show some more of his motivations for being so conniving. 

Just show some glimpses of the life he imagines he should have and why he is so convinced he should have it, and there could be many specific ways to go about that. All you’d have to do is show why he’s like this—you wouldn’t have to get the audience to think he’s in the right or being reasonable, and it would be interesting.) Took that and ran with it. This post reassured me I wasn't too insane for making SS older

SO

So he's a golden child that got more and more bitter as the war went on and he was more and more abused. Because I have to torture my fav blorbo.

AND THEN S2 CAME OUT

It was so bad.... I have MORE THINGS TO REWRITE. Like Soundwave ripping the 'Con badge off Megatron. There's another thing I wanna talk about it's a surprise so I'll refrain.

And that's where I'm at OTZ

The fic in question is actually a whole ass series because I'm possessed with a demon and I must rewrite the whole show?!?!?

[tailsdollr]

your art is really coool! im inspired! do you have any art tips?

Thank you so much and yes I have a bit of knowledge since all the work I have done over the years. However, I understand everyone does things differently. So perhaps not all I will share will benefit you much. Especially if you already knew it BUT I will try give as many I can!

I saw that you mostly do traditional drawing, so I will keep it mainly for that. However I will mention some digital tips but will have them related to traditional in some way.

Pencil types. There are many types of pencils and most depend on darkness or light. I usually have a 0.6 and 0.9 on me. A step further is charcoal however I'm not as experienced in that. Something I often do in case of smearing is lightly dabbing my finger on the art. This can work for many tools but I think a pencil smearing can just be annoying lol. How far you press can be very important too as going to hard can leave lines into the paper that will permanently be there and affect your art in case you wanna erase. I usually go light first then dark then work around. It's okay if it's messy at first if its light as that can be a lot easier to clean.

Paper. Paper is very important to me at least due to how much it can vary. For certain tools, I'd prefer certain types of paper. Always check texture and thickness before buying. Don't just buy random sketchbooks. I've regretted many times of getting paper far too thin or way too much texture.

Texture and thickness all depend on what you'll use on it. Thicker paper can handle wet bases like water, paint, or markers. While thinner paper is much better for pencil. As the more texture the more difficult it becomes to not make a mess of extra that might smear if you're not careful.

If you have thin paper and are using markers, make sure you know when is too much for the paper. It could tear or eat a hole in it if not careful. I don't think it depends on art supplies either. I just think it depends on skill and paper. Like, I would not use Crayola markers on printer paper. But I would on card stock since it's more likely to handle it. Speaking of card stock, it can be really good for just sketching. However I don't think it takes pencil very well depending on it's texture. Since most are usually kind of glossy on top.

Thin paper can also be great if you want to transfer a drawing over. Imagine a digital sketch that you draw over. Thin paper can be used in the same way so I'd never fear messing up when you can easily get it onto something else and start over. This applies to tracing it in digital.

Speaking of tracing, I would not be afraid of using it as a learning tool. I've used references but sometimes I cannot see exactly how to draw that. So I trace and see what it looks like on its own. I don't think using something traced in your final piece is practical or good. But I think learning and guiding yourself with it is an excellent thing and I want more young artists not to be afraid of it.

Poses and certain features can be quite difficult for some. I think the best way to build up on these is to break them down. Like making the person who is doing the pose into very simple shapes.

This like all off the top of my head. If you want to ask something specific like, painting for example, feel free and go ahead! Or need further elaboration I can certainly try!

My biggest art tip of all tho, is to have fun. Draw whatever you want. Make yourself feel happy and don't let others dictate what you do.

I think cringe culture really hurt a lot of learning and growing artists. People who just inserted themselves into stories, made strange aus. They all were just having fun. I let myself not show that I loved things just for others comfort and you know what fuck them!! So what if evil teletubbies is weird?? Why are you upset that I'm having fun!

Love what you love. Draw weird and strange things and never give up on yourself when you feel disappointed.

You will get there with your art. You will if you feel love and passion for the craft.

[eggmacguffin]

hello ❤️ just wanted to let you know that I’ve really been loving your fic habitual damage (nuanced takes on lawsuit era are so chefs kiss!!!) and so I wanted to ask if there was any behind-the-scenes/dvd bonus features-esque stuff you wanted to share about the writing process so far or what inspired certain choices, like the eddie pov you mentioned 👀 not asking for spoilers, just curious what made you want to switch povs, that sort of thing. and also just love hearing your thoughts about the 911 characters in general ❤️❤️❤️

Thank you so much, I'm glad you like my fic! this ask actually inspired me to go work on it today, so you have my eternal gratitude

so.

to me. Eddie is such a complicated character. He needs to play an important part in the story, not just as a caregiver or a love interest, but as a fully realized person with wants and needs and fears. I wanted to have a specific scene with him, a kind conspicuously absent from canon, that cannot happen with Buck present. Also, a lot of time in this fic is spent wading through Buck's self worth issues and a POV switch to a scene he isnt even in is something I (when I actually put it out there) hope can function as a distinct and refreshing contrast in terms of narration.

But my main goal for an Eddie pov is that I want to get a serious, emotional, and (hopefully) transformative answer to a key question I have always had about Eddie's place in the main cast.

<3

if there is anything in the fic you think is interesting, or would like me to elaborate on, PLEASE feel free to ask, I love getting asks like this because they really get me thinking (and thinking = writing)

[concernedbrownbread]

Hello, i am a fellow reader from A03 who likes your fic ‘The promise of Dawn’ very much.My username is ‘Fatchoppedsalad’.I am interested in talking about himiko. Though i dont know what to ask.

..Ah! How was himiko’s past life? It was given that she was somewhat of a political figure or was going to be one but she died before winning the election. Others than that if its okay with you. Could you please tell me more.

Sorrybtw iam a huge sucker for spoilers🌚

Heyy thanks so much for the ask!!! I really appreciate your comments on the fic! I would LOVE to talk more about Himiko.

Okay so the thing about her past life is that … we don’t know much about it. We’re not really meant to. In the next chatpter (ch4) we see a bit more of the fact that Himiko pretty much Does Not Care. The only person she ever mentions fondly is her “PR guy” and the fact that she was kicked out of her parent’s house. She mentions that she was a”governer” of a “province.” I used those words SPECIFICALLY because I didn’t want her to be associated with the usual US/Japan and those were the most generic versions of those levels of power/division that I could think of. All we really know was that she was probably a middle-aged politician. I love keeping it vague!

She’ll drop random hints throughout the fic because of course she still remembers it, but it’s mainly comedic.

Also, can I please rant about motifs? Imma rant about motifs: Spoilers below.

Okay, Himiko has 3 main motifs: suns, spiders and death. The last I’ll elaborate on as the second arc rolls around, but I’ve (tried to) set up the first two. The first is obvious: Himiko is constantly crowned by the sun, literally my QUEEN (also her being a Princess is going to be a Thing later, thus the usage of “Hime” already). The spider thing I’ve tried to be a little more subtle about but … the book is literally titled the Weaver. Her plots are webs. The very first scene is eight minutes. I have no subtlety for this.

I AM trying to have subtly for the various unfolding “mysteries” like the underground press and the whole Root debacle. Chapter 4 has a bunch of foreshadowing but okay … looking back maybe not subtle. Looks like I need to rewrite this lmao. Hopefully I can get it out by next week!

Anyway, the spoiler is she's going to get a spider summons soon! But before she does, she's going to get her death motif going by getting a scythe. As Himiko develops, especially in the second arc when she begins properly training with her team + eventually finds the underground press, she's going to become something of a monster. A polite, smiling monster that strikes beautiful, beautiful fear in the hearts of people.

A small spoiler for chapter 5, where the Nine Tails Attack happens ... she's going to mimic something very similar to what Kurama does (with the KI). It's a form on ninshu, and she uses it liberally when she figures out how to. After all, what is cooler? Killing someone or making them feel as though they will literally DIE if they cross her.

Feel free to shoot me another ask! I love them!

[ryuichirou]

Replies

Continuing some of the previous conversations + talking about random stuff…

Anonymous asked:

I meant by the new prison warden info since you mentioned you been thinking over.

Ohh, I see! Sorry for misunderstanding, Anon.

No, unfortunately we don’t really have anything new to share for now :( That being said, whenever we get asked about the AU, we kind of come up with a lot of new stuff on the spot  lol so if you’re interested in any particular character, feel free to ask.

artfulhero-m asked:

Ryu that office worker Lilia art got me feeling like I'm at work cause as someone who works in an office herself with coworkers who are decades older than her (I'm in my 20s) I cannot express how extremely common the scaring prank is between my coworkers, at least once a week I'm hearing someone yell "BOO!" and hearing in response either a scream or complete silence followed by laughter.

Based off of real events, you got me thinking about Lilia leaving some kind of noise machine underneath other's desks playing fart sounds when the office reaches rare moments of quiet in the day. That fart machine will circulate around the office for a few days.

I am so happy to hear that you have no idea!! I’m very glad we came up with something that has this very specific office vibe lol As someone who has 0 experience with the office environment, I had no idea this type of behaviour was common in any way. I hope these interactions are mostly positive though and not annoying lol

Lilia ABSOLUTELY leaves all kinds of noise machines and whoopee cushions around, you can also never shake hands with him because he has that ring that shocks you, all kinds of classic pranks he’ll absolutely do. And as time goes, they’ll get more and more elaborate.

And if Lilia gets closer to Idia in any way shape of form, it’s over for everyone, because if they join forces… With Idia’s genius mind and skills, he could enhance that noise machine in a way that’ll make the whole office shudder…

Anonymous asked:

Oh, I sent the cursed asks about what Lilia bullied Idia into telling and Lilia’s past crimes. Those were what I was apologizing for XD

So those were yours!! Good to know. I liked these asks though lol

Anonymous asked:

After reading about General Lilia’s sordid past, the song Weedkiller by Ashnikko reminds me of him. Just….major psychotic, unhinged, creature vibes.

Psychotic unhinged creature is such a good way to describe this particular version of Lilia, and I feel like this song could fit perfectly into his personal mixtape! Along with a bunch of death metal songs, so the sound is going to be quite contrasting lol

Anonymous asked:

Do you have any designs for Ace's brother? I've always thought of his brother as Jack Hearts from Disney recruiters if you don't, but I've slapped so much angst onto those boys it's hard to imagine they wouldn't want to "support" each other whenever Ace comes home for the holidays.

Well… it’s kind of awkward, because our view of Ace’s brother is closer to Eddy’s brother from Ed Edd n Eddy lol Ace used to think that his older brother is cool and maybe even idolised him a little when he was a kid, but then got disillusioned and annoyed as he grew older. They bicker a lot because they’re siblings + both of them are kind of mean and quick to throw each other under the bus. His brother isn’t necessarily malicious (although scenarios in which he is a complete jerk could be super fun too), but they often have heated arguments + there is this sense of “I’m older, therefore I win” between them.

Sooo… while this design isn’t something that we’re 100% sure about (if I ever draw him again, he might look COMPLETELY different, so keep that in mind lol), but the overall vibe is kind of like this. A jerk that kind of looks like a slightly older Ace.

That being said, Ace’s brother being supportive of Ace and overcoming complicated stuff is a sweet idea, Anon! I really wonder what their actual relationships are like…

Anonymous asked:

Ohhh, you would LOVE Criminal Minds. Serial murderers, mind games, sympathetic backstories, cursed people doing cursed things, it’s a beautiful, terrible show. ☺️

I can’t believe this is my first time hearing about this show considering the fact that it’s rather old?? But thank you for recommendation, Anon! <3

We very rarely watch live action series, but anything that is described as both beautiful and terrible (and cursed!) is always intriguing.

[faaarawayyy]

What’s xerosaronyx /genq? Do you have a basic rundown?

for sure yeah!! honestly i feel ive never been able to concretely nail down one concise explanation entirely but:

Xerosaronyx (sometimes also referred to as “The Realm of Xerosaronyx”) is my modern-fantasy worldbuilding passion project i’ve been working on since around 2018! it started as something completely different back then, but as i’ve grown it has grown with me as well. recently its been going through a lot of changes as ive picked out many flaws and things id want to rework, which i feel im getting to a firm point with now!

as mentioned, xerosaronyx is a modern fantasy world. think sort of like onward from pixar in that sense. there’s simultaneous magic and technology which are both very important to the setting and contribute to a lot of the history and themes. there are three different categories of the people, which are: homifolk (humanoids), beastfolk (anthropromorphics), and oddfolk (stranger concepts that couldn’t fall concretely under either). there are several subraces/subspecies under each. for example, there’s a lot of variety under beastfolk, like catfolk and equinefolk, etc! broadly, they’re all called xerosans.

the influence of religion and gods is also very prominent over xerosaronyx. there lies a huge pantheon of gods and deities that oversees everything that goes on in the world. another unique part of xerosaronyx is the mortifi, which are a god-created blight on the world that is a constant threat to mortal xerosans. they are beastly and aggressive and have many different species, with each preying on the magical energy of xerosans and on different kinds of negative emotions/energies.

thats probably as basic and broad a summary i can give! feel free to ask for more specifics than this, i would love to elaborate on anything ^_^

[wedriftlikelonelyplanets]

max and charles wrecking lando will live rent free in my head forever, any specific scenario

ALRIGHTY WELL

Someone asked me about my feral Singapore thoughts, and SOMEONE ELSE (@mimi-my-love) wanted me to elaborate, so y'all get some elaboration on ONE of these scenarios here....

(AND PROVIDED YOU DIDN'T TYPO LANDO AND MEANT OSCAR)

This is HELLA outside the realm of the GITHHHW verse, and would probably be in whatever amorphous Winner's Room verse that's floating around in my brain.

Instead of a winner's room foursome that I mentioned in the post linked above, winner gets to choose two drivers in the points for the winner's room. Lando picks Max and Charles, Max because there's probably some feelings that Lando has buried deep down. This weird, jealous, victory of the fact he won by 20 seconds over Max fucking Verstappen, and also because (and again, i know that Lando and Charles don't like each other in real life, and i make it WAY WORSE in fic, but it's fun that way) he knows that Max and Charles are a thing, and he wants to try and throw a wrench in things.

Canonically, I'm a sub bottom Charles truther, (however I can also be a sub switch Charles truther), but HERE, that just won't fly.

See, neither Max or Charles are feeling particularly charitable, really. Max had his shitty FIA swearing ban, Charles had....shitty quali, and they're not here for the mind games.

So y'know....instead they absolutely devastate Lando instead (there's definitely something a little temporarily mind-break-y about this in the back of my head but that's an inside thought)

[goldenbloodytears]

My lurker ass is a big fan of your work, would love to hear about Danny angst hours if you feel like it.

Sending you good vibes from down south

Oooh thank you so much anon! What a wonderful birthday gift.

Feel free to send me follow up asks if there’s any sort of specific angst scenario you’re curious about how Danny would react to, specifics can be very useful in helping me fine-tweak details.

My brain is a mega sleepy rn from finishing most of my finals + birthday, but I will try to elaborate on some of my thoughts of Danny angst events below the cut.

Mentions of divorce and doomed gay romance if anyone is sensitive to those.

I think the biggest one I’ve made a bit of mention so far is my headcanon about him being the child of divorce. I think he carries a lot of unprocessed abandonment issues and complex emotions related to that—I’ve been toying with the idea lately that he chose to stay with his dad, since he would have been old enough to have a say in the custody arrangement. However, I don’t think this protected him from mommy abandonment issues because I think his mom still felt lowkey rejected by him… and then basically proceeded to have minimum contact with him? She rebuilt her life, got remarried and had his three half-siblings.

And that’s going to still be devastating to a kid. Because as much as you have a vague idea of what your choice means, almost nobody really explains to kids the consequences of what their choices are before hand, even for incredibly benign choices sometimes.

I’m still trying to decide what the outcome of Danny committing patricide is—did he get caught in Utah? Is this the event which put him on the run? Has he been running ever since?

I kinda wish BHVR would give us another tome just so I don’t have to make the decision.

I’m drawn to the idea that he got caught but his mom managed to literally and metaphorically bail him out, it just… gets caught against my sense of disbelief. The amount of Law and Order I ingest doesn’t give me much to go off of—maybe a hung jury? That could be interesting. Like his killing of his dad sounds like it could be pled down to manslaughter, but I have a hard time picturing him not getting convicted if that makes sense…. But at the same time, a prior conviction feels like it complicates his background. It’s really a lot. It’s something I need more feedback on because… well, it’s so much to think about.

Another angst related idea I’ve been toying with as background for my fic includes whether Danny has had a doomed infatuation with someone before—Sam is a particularly butchy bi woman at times and the idea that her character might remind Danny of somebody he’s known in the past was… intriguing. I’ve been visualizing a sort of doomed ho-yay unresolved sexual tension relationship with a guy in his background… maybe even the original “owner” of one of Danny’s aliases?

It’s Jed lol

It’s at least partly inspired by how some fan-artists make Danny and Jed look like completely different people. I don’t know if it will stay Jed, the idea is very… half-baked, and I worry it will make Danny and Sam too similar if they both have a doomed gay romance lol

[segmentedsuperstud]

Rules

Hello hello, i’m Pierrot (or Felix)! I’m transmasc nonbinary, I use he/they pronouns, and i’m 18+ (Born 1993). I’ve been writing Earthworm Jim on and off for many years, and managed to wrangle the URL from his old blog, so if you recognize it, that’s-a me! I believe I went by Remi at the time.

Here’s some rules, please read through ‘em carefully before following or interacting:

- This blog is 18+ only, i’m an adult and I prefer writing with other adults. There won’t be any outright NSFW threads here, but there will most likely be mentions and depictions of violence and blood and grodey stuff like that. I will of course tag any potential triggers that may come up, please let me know if there’s anything specific you’d like tagged, or if I ever forget to tag something. - This is a sideblog! I follow from my hub, @starlitcircus! I’m mutuals only and a bit selective of who I follow back and write with, primarily for the sake of preserving mental energy. Writing can take a lot out of me. Non-mutuals and non-RP blogs are more than welcome to send in asks, but please do not reblog any roleplay-related posts! - All art under the ‘Mun Art’ tag is my own. Please do not repost it or use it for anything. I also colored the transparent Jim graphic used in my promo/pinned! - I have issues with my memory and comprehension, which can lead to slower replies and may require a bit more out of character discussion. If you’d like to plot something out, or if i’ve forgotten or misremembered something in a thread or ask, please let me know via Tumblr DM’s or Discord. I will message you if I need a reminder or clarification on something as well. - I’m open to writing with canon and OC muses of all kinds within reason. I draw a hard line at writing with blogs portraying Nazis or fascists, even those with fictional ideologies only “mirroring” real-world Nazism. (Marvel’s Hydra organization, for example). This includes AUs and OCs. If I find a blog following me that has this kind of muse or AU, I will soft or hard block as necessary. Other properties I will not engage with are Harry Potter, and Attack On Titan.

How I play Jim

First off, i’m well aware of Doug Tennapel’s views and his old man yells at cloud takes. I will be using some art of his for graphics and icons alongside screenshots from the cartoon and production art from other members of the Shiny team, and parts of my portrayal are indeed influenced by the original games he had a hand in making, but I want to make it clear I don’t support any of his views, nor do I wish to simply brush off his right-wing, anti-lgbtq+ sentiments. My portrayal of Jim, as I said, pulls from several influences including the first two games, a bit from the ‘95-’96 cartoon, the three-issue Marvel comic from that same period, and of course some headcanons here and there. I also include a few things that were either elaborated on or changed in Tennapel's graphic novels, but not much. Those books were honestly kind of a trash fire. Jim’s from Texas like he is in the games and comic, and retains his southern drawl. If his accent seems off its because 1) I’m Canadian, and 2) He’s a worm, he shouldn’t be talking in the first place. I'm super down for discussing pre-established relationships! Since this is both a mixed canon and headcanon portrayal I would prefer if you didn't assume too much about this Jim and his relationships with or views on certain characters, but very general stuff that's consistent across the games, show, and comics--e.g. Jim being in love with Princess What's-Her-Name, Peter Puppy being Jim's pal/sidekick, The Queen wanting the Super Suit back from Jim, etc etc--is more or less fair game. If you'd like anything about my particular mixed canon/headcanon mishmash elaborated on, feel free to ask me! Or even ask Jim!

Okie doke, that's about it! Thanks for reading!!

[waltz-malice]

Do you have any rules for making requests? Stuff like any other characters or subjects you will and won't write about? How many characters can we ask about per request? Will we get less content if we ask for more characters? And for Persona, which games will you cover? Will you do confidants or characters from side games? Feel free to mention any thing else. Sorry about the all questions. Just want to make sure before sending or doing anything. Thanks and have a great day!

i honestly don't have too many rules for requests aside from the ones mentioned in my pinned, not that i can think of at least! aside from keeping things sfw and avoiding anything too dead dove, offensive, ect., i don't have too many boundaries! i may add things as i encounter things that make me uncomfortable but for now i don't have too many no-gos not already mentioned! as for your specific questions, i'll answer them regardless just so you can get a better look on how i tend to do things! !: as for characters and subjects i won't write about, i don't have too many yet that aren't the obvious, but to elaborate i'd say i personally wouldn't write anything for jade from HSR, or characters like most of the palace owners from p5 (aside from maybe sae ofc), though if you request a reader x minor character i'll ofc depict the reader as a minor as well, for example if you requested an ann takamaki x reader i'd keep things in the same age range yeah? 2: there's no limit to characters you can ask about in requests! if you want separate x readers for each req or scenario/fic, it may take me a while to get through them all but i don't have any rules against it yet; and if you'd like a multiple character x reader prompt that's perfectly fine, polycule dynamics are a big fave of mine to mull over!

3: it may get a bit, let's say messy if i have to bounce back and forth between multiple characters, but i wouldn't say you'd get less content! i may not have much experience with it yet but i'd do my best to give it a pretty equal sectioning of content compared to other fics/scenarios! 4: for persona, i'm mostly pretty knowledgeable in 3, 4, and 5, but i know a bit about 2 and i adore strikers! i think the only ones i'd be hesitant to accept would be any pQ games or p1/p2, oh and tactica is something i haven't gotten through yet either! otherwise, go ham with confidants and less 'popular' characters!

and nono don't apologize, i realize i wrote my intro post and rules while like half asleep so i'm sure i missed out on elaborating on a lot of things... but i was happy to respond here and to any questions anyone might have in the future!! and you have a wonderful day too!