#now that I'm at work however...

[aruanimess]

Got any Pieck and Annie friendship hcs?

Hi, Jesse!

I'm not really a person that has many hcs in general (a few trusty ones are more my style), but I actually do have one for Pieck and Annie!

Okay, for some reason Pieck doesn't strike me as someone who was effortlessly charming her whole life, I think this was a skill she developed as she grew older. I imagine the other kids in the Warrior's program used to shun her for being overenthusiastic and coming on too strong. All except for Annie, who didn't particularly care one way or the other.

But give Pieck an inch and she'll take a mile, during those years especially, so she latched onto Annie like a little duckling imprinting on its duck mama. 

(Secretly, she was holding her breath until Annie discovered she was too much to handle and snubbed her like everyone else.)

Annie, of course, passively accepted it, because her father generally discouraged friendships, but there was nothing to be done if the other girl chose to follow her around.

(Secretly, she liked the company, but couldn’t shut up that insistent voice in the back of her head that kept telling her Pieck had a hidden agenda.)

(They’re both so used to the deceit, mistrust and alienation cultivated by Marley’s oppressive state, they can’t help but wait for the other shoe to drop.)

So one day, Annie and Pieck were huddling close in the bed in Marley's barracks and Pieck said : "We should totally braid each other's hair. That's what all the girls do!"

Annie only gave a shrug. "I don't know how to braid hair."

"Me neither!" said Pieck. "But how hard can it be?"

Needless to say, no one got their hair braid that night. They tried and tried until the early hours of the morning, but they just couldn't figure it out (they got halfway to a rope braid, but gave up because their fingers started to hurt).

Years later, after the Rumbling, at the makeshift camp in Fort Salta, they’re distributing rations together and notice two little girls braiding each other’s hair while waiting in line. 

"I learnt how to do that. Braiding," says Annie.

"Oh?"

"Yeah, in the barracks in Paradise."

Pieck smiles ruefully. "I did too. Back in Marley. Another soldier showed me how. The trick is you need three strands. Silly of us, right?"

Annie laughs. "Yeah, pretty simple in retrospect."

And Pieck just looks at her friend, who, even after all those years, she still feels fond of, this familiar stranger who she had once grown to trust, this girl who unintentionally taught her of the deeper bond forged by going through hell together, and says: "Yes… Most things are."

[hinamie]

in spite of everything, I had fun <3

[licorishh]

double ?? upload ???? yeaaaahh i've gotten FASTERRrr for whatever that's worth so complementary blyla because guess what i miss them too (nobody was surprised by that)

[14dayswithyou]

💖 Day 3.5 is now available! 💖

For the last couple of months, only Server Boosters had access to the 3.5 update... Buuuuut now it's available for everyone to play in the 14DWY Discord — and soon itch.io once I'm happy with the QA and state of the game — so please don't feel pressured to join unless you want to!!

The full devlog + even more screenshots are under the cut ^^

What's been added to the 3.5 version?

📺 Streamer Mode!

I've been told that it's difficult to stream and monetise age-restricted videos on YouTube and Twitch, so I added an option to remove the sexual content and strong language used in the demo.

Now y'all can invite Ren into your bed for cuddles without putting your streamer career on the line /silly /lh

This won't affect the 18+ rating or dark themes/elements of the game, however! Although Streamer Mode will prevent you from seeing any "gruesome" CGs in the future, most of the core elements of the game will still be tied to the choices and decisions you make. So you won't miss out on the overall experience by using streamer mode!!

⚙️ Custom Pronouns!

It only took me one entire year to get around to it, but you can finally choose your own preferred pronouns (or use a set of pronouns instead)... At the cost of being able to change them mid-game ^^;

Since the original pronoun screen wouldn't update until a new scene was displayed, I temporarily disabled the feature. But once I find a workaround, I'll bring it back!

💗 Choose how others perceive you!

You can now choose how the cast and narration perceive you! Originally, the narration was kept strictly gender-neutral (outside of pronouns and genitalia picked by the player), but this will soon change in future updates.

For more clarity: you don't get to choose the words specifically, but you can choose between masculine, feminine, and androgynous terms!

📋 Separate top and bottom genitalia!

You can now choose your tatas and pps separately! >:3

Alongside that, you can also choose your preferred body type!

I removed the "both" genitalia option because a few players still assumed it was an obscure version of "intersex". That wasn't my intention and I don't want to mislead anyone, so I took it out for now ^^;

I also didn't want to include a screenshot of the new genitalia choices in action (because it's NSFW), so y'all get the same character menu screen for the nth time instead lmao

📱 Relationship Screen Overhaul!

You can now change your own status for more immersion, and long-term Server Boosters will eventually be able to submit and use their own icon within the game as well!

Stalking finding your friends has now become easier by using "Buddy Maps"; a new app that allows you to see the location of all the cast members!

I want to offer players more incentive to check the relationship screen since they tend to miss the status updates, so hopefully this might help ;v;

It also says it "updates every few hours" so folks don't go overboard and check every 5 seconds to see where Ren is gdsghf (also keep in mind that he's a hacker lol)

🖤 Additional Scenes Update!

Day 2 received a brand new CG!!!!! Originally, I planned on only adding a few CGs sporadically throughout the game, but it didn't feel right to leave Day 2 so... empty... so I added a brand new CG to (hopefully) make things feel more balanced and natural!

If you decline Teo's offer on Day 3, Leon will now call and try to convince you to reconsider. However, players are still allowed to decline, and if they do, they'll reach a dead end.

After listening to feedback on itch, I changed some of the dialogue during Days 1-3 to make it seem more consistent! They're only small changes though, so it's honestly not worth looking for sdgjssga

🎶 Updated BGM and SFX!

I wanted to try out a different style of music to see if it fits the vibe of 14DWY more! The BGM features more acoustics to suit the "beachy" theme of Corland Bay, though I made a conscious effort to include piano elements as well to stay true to the original!!

I figured it'd be better to give players a live example before I make a poll (to see if they prefer the change or not) and publish it to Itch.

Some new SFX have also been added, though it's very minimal and honestly not that noticeable.

How to download and play the update?

(warning: clicking on the following links will open Discord!!) To download the Day 3.5 update, simply join the 14DWY Discord server, verify your age, and visit the "14dwy-updates" channel!

Alternatively, you can also wait until the update is publicly released on Itch to play it as well!! (It normally gets released shortly after a round of QA testing/getting feedback from the server, though I may release it earlier if I feel like it hehe ^^)

Enjoy!!

[tempo-takoyaki]

ur comics are very fun :3

I saw that almost tgcf is gonna get a second season/part

Is that outdated or will we get more almost tgcf comics?

Also good luck with the shop!

Thank you so much!! :D About season 2: the plan was to have it ready for... for this month (April), but I recently realized that I might have to delay it (again) because I've been informed that working at a library, taking care of a shop, and working on a webcomic with an editor are actually three separate jobs and not just me fucking around /srs. So, I've actually done all the sketches for season 2, but I'm still currently into the inking stage and going at it very slowly.

But since it's been 2 years sinc season 1, I think you guys deserve a treat, so here's a little snippet of it:

[screwpinecaprice]

I was trying to eat noodles neatly and for some reason I got sad midway. So I drew them messy eating a biscuit and a strawberry to combat sad noodle blues.

[orb-weaving]

Recognition

[icantdothistodaybruh]

Day 2, Brighton Hotel

[xxplastic-cubexx]

walk with me on this alright

[ganxiously]

911 Fic Writing Resource: Shift Timings

Okay, so initially I was going to add this to my last post but the topic was completely different so I decided to make a new one. @capsbooty7 and @rutathenurse pointed out that since Tommy was working at the same time as Buck and the rest of the gang, he most likely worked the A shift and thus had his work time completely synced with Buck's. The concept was intriguing enough that I took a look into it.

Like many others, I had previously thought that each house had its own rota, and the timing and length of the shifts varied accordingly. However, that appears to not be the case. Firefighters, in the LAFD at least, work in 3 shifts - A, B and C and each of these shifts are 24 hours long. They don't do the 24/48 or the 48/96 but instead follow what I am given to believe is called the California Swing Shift or a Kelly schedule. Here, they essentially work every other day for 5 days and then have 4 days off. So the schedule is - On - Off - On - Off - On - Off - Off - Off - Off. This means they are usually working 72 hours per rotation but they can also trade in shifts or work overtime if they want to.

From what I found out, you can take more shifts or reduce it according to your convenience by trading with others so technically you can still do 48 hours and then even pull in overtime but the limit for a continuous shift is 60 hours after which you have to take a mandatory 12 hours off [this information was a bit outdated so I am not sure if this rule still stands]. Trade almost always happens for 12 or 24 hours but it isn't unheard of to do an 18 hour trade. Overtime usually happens in 12 hour shifts and you get paid overtime rates only when you have crossed 56 hours in a working week.

As for vacation days, you get 16 days after one year of service and 24 days after 10 years (so Tommy is getting 24 while Buck is getting 16 but Bobby, however, might be getting 25 since I'm guessing he's been a firefighter for at least 31 years). There are also 13 paid floating leave days allotted each year - 1 every 4 weeks.

Shift times are the same for every firehouse and the work day starts at 8am officially but you are expected to make 'face-to-face relief' at 6:30 am.

I am also including the January 2024 schedule here: [follow a colour to understand how the shifts work and where you can sneak in lengthy shifts]

If you have more information or would like to correct me on something, feel free to let me know.

@itsjustpoopeh mentioned:

and @ironworked pointed out:

@cafe-con-letty sent this ask talking about how Tommy's shift might vary as a helicopter pilot so you can also check this out.

[suntails]

[sharing/rb appreciated 💛]

my silver artbook is FINISHED and will open for preorders on 8/31 at 12pm EST!! it's been almost 3 months of work and i'm so excited to finally be able to share all the art i've worked on, PLUS a small bonus charm!

if u know silver fans,,, tell them

[visualtaehyun]

The Next Prince Trailer language annotations and various bits and bobs! Let's goooo~

Since I've read the novels, I'm gonna try to keep this as spoiler-free as possible! If you've also read the novels, then please just silently make eye contact with me across the room and give a meaningful nod instead of ruining the fun for other folks :P

Disclaimer: not a native Thai speaker, still learning 🙏

First things first- Their names are Khanin and Charan, yes, but their nicknames (no context or explanation lol) are Nin and Ran so that's what I'll often be calling them ✌

This is Nin's debut / official introduction to the public as the heir of Assavadevathin. I've gone ahead and marked/named all characters:

In the novel, Jay is a stage actor but seeing him be the center of this choir, it seems they've changed that to him being a singer!

In all of these instances we can see a bit of world-building - the hand over the heart is an Emmalian gesture of respect, straight from the novels:

As you can see, characters of different comparative ranks may execute it differently, depending on the recipient. Additionally, you can see some of the commoners or attendants bowing or curtsying in front of the royals.

When the King gives Charan the quest to return Khanin to Emmaly, there's an interesting bit of information getting lost in translation:

Thipokbowon: ปู่มีชรัณคนเดียวที่ฝากฝังอะไรไว้ได้ /bpuu mee Charan khohn diao thee faak fang a-rai wai dai/ = I only have you that I can entrust something to. -> ปู่ /bpuu/ = grandpa

Thipokbowon: หลานรีบไปสืบหาด่วน [...] /laan reep bpai seuup haa duaan/ = (You) hurry and find out [...] -> หลาน /laan/ = grandchild

Thipokbowon can mostly be heard referring to himself as เรา /rao/ in the trailer but with Charan, he specifically refers to himself and Ran in a familiar and informal way! Sidenote: You can hear the King call Nin หลาน /laan/ as well in the trailer.

Similarly, Khanin refers to himself by his nickname when speaking to Tatdanai, as does Tatdanai refer to himself as พ่อ /por/ = dad. Khanin says:

นินได้แชมป์แล้วน่ะ /Nin dai champ laaeo na/ = I won!

The Fencing Club 🤺 And the guy standing closest to Nin?

Likely his best friend Paul! Because he also shows up in the scene where Nin and Ran are at a party with his friends. The two we get close-ups of are probably Paul and Samantha then:

And please disregard the subs cause we can clearly hear them all chant "Kenneth! Kenneth! Kenneth!" As confirmed by P'Den and Nong New, that's Nin's English name:

CharanKhanin will be moving through various pronoun choices, nicknames, and registers throughout the course of the plot (and I shall of course publicly lose my mind about it every single time :P ) but in the trailer, we really only hear a sprinkling of that. When they first meet, they both use ผม/คุณ /pom, khun/ (= polite formal male 1st pers. pronoun and polite formal 2nd pers. pronoun) which they mostly keep using all the way till Emmaly:

Nin: นี่คุณเป็นใครวะ /nee khun bpen khrai wa/ = Who the hell are you?

We can first hear royal register being used by Charan though (in reference to Nin and before returning to Emmaly) when talking about Nin's true identity:

Ran: [...] ท่านชายคณินทร์ พระองค์มีสายเลือดของกษัตริย์ /tan chaai Khanin, phra-ohng mee saai leuuat khaawng ga-sat/ = [...] Prince Khanin, His Royal Highness has royal blood. -> พระองค์ /phra-ohng/ is a 3rd pers. pronoun used for high-ranking royalty like the King, princes, or princesses

Once in Emmaly and when in company or public, Charan is always heard using proper address with Khanin, such as:

Ran: ฝ่าบาท /faa baat/ -> ฝ่าบาท /faa baat/ is a 2nd pers. pronoun used for certain ranks of royalty

Ran: คือหน้าที่ของกระหม่อม /keuu naa-thee khaawng gra-maawm/ = Those are my duties. -> กระหม่อม /gra-maawm/ is a 1st pers. pronoun used by a male speaker when addressing royalty of certain ranks Sidenote: Chakri, Nin's butler, also uses it but as an ending particle (like ครับ /khrap/), not in this trailer but in the novels and the pilot.

Funny intermission-- here's Nin swinging away with god-knows-what to defend himself from the strangers invading his home:

Moving on! Both Nin and Ran can be heard using the male ending particle พ่ะย่ะค่ะ /pha-ya-kha/ that's used with certain royalty. Nin with (who I assume might be) the King--

Nin: มันใช้ความกล้าและความตั้งใจจริงต่างหากพ่ะย่ะค่ะ /man chai khwaam glaa lae khwaam dtang-jai jing dtaang haak pha-ya-kha/

--and Ran with Nin sometimes. Here are two such instances:

Ran: [...] ต้องขออภัยล่วงหน้าด้วยพ่ะย่ะค่ะ /dtaawng khaaw a-phai luaang naa duay pha-ya-kha/

Ran: หลังจากนี้กระหม่อมอยากให้เราระวังตัวในการใกล้ชิดกันมากขึ้นพ่ะย่ะค่ะ /lang jaak nee, gra-maawm yaak hai rao ra-wang dtuaa nai gaan glaai-chit maak kheun pha-ya-kha/ = From now on, I want us to be more cautious about being close to each other.

Last notes coming up~ A filming site observation from personal experience:

This scene was surely filmed at Chatuchak market in Bangkok, I recognize the type of numbered sign above their heads!

There is only one character I cannot identify - this mystery lady right here:

I have an idea who she might be but that's top secret :P

And lastly-- (partial) Title drop!

Nin: คุณอุตส่าห์บินข้ามฟ้าไปพาผมกลับมา [...] /khun oot-saa bin khaam faa bpai phaa pom glap maa/ = You diligently flew across the sky to bring me back, [...]

-> The Next Prince's native title is ข้ามฟ้าเคียงเธอ /khaam faa khiiang ter/ = Across the Sky, Beside You ✨

⇒ emblems, territories and royal houses of Emmaly ⇒ royal family of Emmaly ⇒ characters and cast of TNP ⇒ all my TNP posts

[licorishh]

no way she's alive ?? yea those mental health breaks because social media makes people suck are wild huh

[zylphiacrowley]

Love.

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[ragnarokhound]

I think the best titans tower scenario is one where tim gets a good look at jason in his new and improved robin outfit and gets so hard so fast he’s lightheaded, immediately derailing jason’s plans for the beat down because Jason’s going “what kind of FREAK”

anon, i love this for you, and i like the way you think lmao

like, i'll be real, the OG robin costume is goofy as hell on Jason in the TT sequence, but at the same time? Can we not simply appreciate a well-built man in booty shorts and pixie boots. Let he who is free of sin be the first to condemn Dat Ass. Especially when it's flexing that hard to beat up a guy i, personally, like to headcanon as having a giant mcfreaking crush that unfortunately did Not die with Jason lololol RIP to Tim Drake

(btw i am imagining Jason tearing off his infinitely more sensible Red Hood fit and then upon getting this reaction from Tim, has to pause because 'i'm wearing this to make a statement here. this isn't about that. why is this doing it for you, kid' and Tim just has to sit there stewing in his own humiliation like 'can you just kill me now? let's go back to the part where you were beating me up to teach me a lesson oh god wait no don't do that, fuck--' and Jason's like '🧍i'm gonna go actually, you made this weird. beatdown cancelled' and Tim, with his gloves over his face just muffles out a 'thanks, see you never' and throws himself out the window)

[soveryanon]

What about eating your own beanie, Mr Clown.

EAT YOUR OWN BEANIE