#or bc i didn't understand it. which i mean that happens sometimes too but i'm really not trying to do it maliciously

[greyedian]

longing for the day when making fanart stops feeling like i'm massively disrespecting the source material lol

[mamawasatesttube]

yknow how sometimes dogs will hunt things and be like look i did so good!!! yayyy i got you this!!! bc theres a comedy story in my mind in which krypto decides he likes kon's friends and wants to give them presents too! and. well.

krypto leaves a dead bird on tim's pillow and tim goes oh shit fuck is this an oblique threat that someone's discovered my identity as one of the bird-themed heroes in gotham? but then why's it a fucked-up looking pigeon and not a robin or a rook (if youre like me and like tim taking on the name rook later)??????? and why is it so mangled and burned what does it mean is this a threat of a specific way someone wants to kill me?!?! who could it have been from?! when did someone even break in and why didn't they trip any of my alarms?!?! fuck i have to cancel my plans with kon and bart later shit i don't even know how i got compromised so i don't dare see either of them in public i don't want to risk them--fuck fuck fuck how did this happen i don't understand and why is it a pigeon and

meanwhile krypto is just like. :3c i did so good i am SUCH a good dog i leave him presents :) yayyy!!! i even cooked it for him. with heat vision! yaaayyy!!

so tim phones up kon like "listen we can't meet up this weekend i'm so sorry i think i've been compromised--" and goes on about how he needs to go on lockdown alert mode until he figures out what happened and who found him out and meanwhile kon's just. go back. the pigeon. describe that again.

tim describes the fucked up mangled burnt pigeon. and kon, who has dealt with his fair share of Superdog Presents and thought they'd come to an understanding about "krypto you can't do that you'll DECIMATE local wildlife" and such, just narrows his eyes. turns to the dog bed next to him. goes ……………………….. krypto.

and krypto's like :) wag wag wag :) yes thats me :) wag wag :) im good dog :) he is SO pleased with himself. thats one mystery solved!

this ends in tim, haunted, sitting at the farmhouse kitchen table while ma frets over him and makes him hot chocolate, kon wraps him in a blanket, krypto licks his feet, and lois is just like. yeah. been there. just be glad it wasn't sea monsters.

[maple-pies]

AFTG from a D1 perspective

As a D1 athlete from a sport where men and women practice and compete together (thought we are separate teams) here are my thoughts ;)

Whenever the Foxes travel and stay in hotels they have to share rooms (but if Wymack is going to drop the $$ for shower stalls they def don't have to share beds like my team does) but I wonder if they randomize the rooms?? lots of potential there...

(however, USC?? They're big enough that I can def seeing them have to share beds hahahaha)

training trip? do they go on training trip Nora I need to know! Lacrosse sometimes does, so maybe exy would idk... (they go to Florida or PR, Kevin gets hella burnt and Neil gets freckles end of story)

Lift?? They have to be lifting!! I know Aaron and Andrew are really into it and Nicky and Allison fight over the aux

there are days where everyone gets along (even people who hate each other) and there are days where everyones HATES each other (even the people who are best friends) it just happens

men are always puking during practice. Aaron personally gives me big barf boy energy (Nicky canonically yaks already lol)

periods. Having men and women practice together means the women don't GAF about talking about periods while the men stare at their shoes and pretend not to hear hahahha

Abby definitely gets pissed at Wymack and lift coach (they have to have one okay??) for working the foxes too hard, it's the trainer's job to get pissed at coaches okay

just NCAA violations in general. We have to do quizzes and shit to show we know the rules we can't break/rules the school and coach have to follow. (I could make a whole separate post about all the NCAA violations broken haha)

this is no way saying aftg is inaccurate, it just means they didn't ever get caught which checks out

speaking of which, whenever Aaron get's pissed he definitely is like "And we went over 20 hours last week!! I could just report them!!" to Katelyn and she calms him down

Interactions with other teams/greek life. I know there have to be some mixers/athlete events, if not the Foxes then the Trojans for sure.

complaining about dining hall food, I know Kevin's pissed about seed oils or lack of protein, something stupid like that

hookups within the team. okay the Foxes are small, but that just makes it more messy. the trojans have insane teamcest I just know it. (being coed means even more hookups than normal) . cute relationship sex, hate sex, random sex between people you would not believe (i def don't know this from first hand experience what....)

I'm so excited for TSC because we get so see how a "normal" Exy team behaves (I put normal in quotations bc ppl need to understand that D1 athletes, esp ones on a team as good as USC, are definitely not normal people ahahha)

this is definitely just part 1

[mono-dot-jpeg]

bad decisions - i. sae, b. meguru & m. reo

summary; let's make some bad decisions.

genre/extra tags; rambling post?/scenarios???, fluff but not really, diet fluff, and diet angst, late night thoughts combined with day light thoughts, might be ooc

a/n; im gonna go out on a limb here and say you dont want yandere obsessive tendencies in the relationship (i dont write yandere bc i hate that trope and i dont understand the appeal). i only did three bc this was all i can think of, im so sorry- hope you enjoy this either way. thank you for requesting and for your patience.

i think we all saw this coming when i say, sae probably gotta have some odd habits and thoughts when it comes to being a relationship. he's precise and serious in his soccer, and that bleeds into his relationships. it has nothing to you, no, not when he's so used to seeing into every detail and every possibility. he keeps trying to predict what you will do, and then you surprise him when it's not what he expected. most of the time, this happens when you're just doing something without much thought. he gets kind of weird about it though, he just blue-screens and had to take a moment before asking what is wrong with you because you didn't do the thing he expected. you have to tell him that this is just how you are, and he refuses to be outsmarted by his partner when he's usually the one with the brain cell between you two.

he feels the need to check on you a lot because he doesn't express it outright. he observes you like he's in a game match. it's cute at first but then you realize, "oh god he's really paying attention a little too well..."

he hates if you ever even try to interact with rin. he is one jealous little shit. if he's in a good mood [which is hard to tell with him], you have like a higher chance of talking to rin. but most days, he's keeping you away from him.

bachira is unpredictable and he's crazy. he loves you a lot. and i mean a lot. he's extremely clingy towards things he cherishes and that probably stems from the lack of friends he had back then and he's just scared to lose you. but sometimes he really impedes on the day-to-day routine. he needs reassurance when you're gone. he texts you a lot. very standard clingy person.

he feels the need to be a guard dog. he's possessive but not in the way sae would be with his jealously. no, bachira is possessive but he's confident that he will keep you protected from others. but also he loves to wreak havoc so he likes being loud about being clingy and protective. it can get overwhelming.

i'm gonna be real, this one is short because bachira's traits could probably be pretty amplified in a relationship and honestly, i would go as far as to think that most of his traits would just be either better or worse in a relationship.

overbearing. that should be enough to explain it.

he's got a weird complex with him. at least that is what i think. he really stuck with nagi a lot, and i think he would do the same in a romantic relationship. he's gotten too used to coddling nagi and he does the same to you. he spoils you. and it's great at first, but it can be a lot at once. and honestly i think he feels the need to compensate for something. what is the thing he's compensating for? i don't know, but he gives me those "compensating for something with money" vibes.

i think it's safe to say that all the boys have a pride to uphold and reo is no different. he hates being inactive. he wants to help you all the time. and i mean all the time. he wants to be useful but he goes at it terribly. he wants to be relied on.

is it crazy to say that i think reo is the worst out of the three here? probably but whatever.

[aleksa-sims]

RL Story

As it turned out, my little nephew was right! In this house lived or was actually a cat, but unfortunately Lucky was gone when I entered the room. ☹️ Ngl it kind of hurt that D’s cat didn’t recognize me anymore. Maybe when he sees me again?? We'll see.

This whole meeting or reunion with Daniel was totally strange!! Daniel only stared at me when I comforted Denis. Then I apologized for breaking into this... dump. I explained why we even came here. Daniel was sort of totally absent while I was talking to him. He avoided eye contact with me. I felt really stupid, so I stopped chattering. Now we both kept silent which made the situation even more unpleasant. The only noises you could hear were from Denis. 😅He hummed a song to himself. 😅I swear I started to laugh I just couldn't help it.

Now Daniel reacted a little. He also smiled, but I noticed that something was wrong with him. I asked him if he's ok? I guessed what was going on? But Daniel either didn’t understand my question or he just wanted to get rid of me? He offered me to use the front door with the little one bcs it's safer for Denis. There’s too much stuff and dangerous tools in the garden. I agreed. I took my nephew’s hand and we walked over to the... exit.

Just before I opend the door, Daniel grabbed my hand to stop me from leaving the house.

Daniel: Sorry. I just had a kind of... big Backflash or whatever they call it. That hasn’t happened to me for a long time, but when I saw you earlier I was suddenly...... back, in..... this place.

Me: You mean-

Daniel: Yes! I only hesitated because..., well, I was afraid it might trigger you.

Me: I’m no longer afraid of what happened. Since those four guys apologized and explained why they attacked us, I've made my peace with this. But what about you? For you it was much worse than for me.

Daniel: I’m fine! I’m not that angry anymore, I left all that behind. It’s just.... this place I've been. Yk, I-.... sometimes dream about it and feel like a part of me is still there. I mean, I’m fine! It’s just kind of.... crazy & unreal.

Me: But you look good Daniel, handsome! Um, NO! 😳🫢 I-... Agh, I’m glad you are well. That's, what I wanted to say!!.... Buttt... this house? What are you doing here, anyway?

Daniel: I'm working! This is....my house! 🤷‍♂️

Me: Oh! Yea, the legacy... But-...wait! This isn't Dominic's House! I knew his parents' house and it definitely didn’t look like that!!

Daniel: I’ve already sold his house. This one his parents bought for his sister just before their accident. This house has been empty on this property for.... 80 years or so.

Me: What?? Um, why hasn’t anyone bought or rebuilt it for so long??

Daniel: The former owner bought it only because of the property but, no idea why he has not changed or done anything here, for years? He sold it again to Dom's fam... Anyway, I’ll renovate it and then... I’ll see. 🤷‍♂️

Me: That’s why you wanted to wait with the divorce. 😉You are a wealthy man now, you own two houses and two huge plots of land.

Daniel: No, not quite, but almost. Nevertheless, the circumstances that led to this .... are not worth it. 😔

Me: I'm so sorry! 😢I didn't mean it like that.

Daniel: Anyway, I don’t want to talk about it.

Me: I understand that. 😔

Daniel: Will you visit me again tomorrow?

Me: Um.....ok, I’ll be back for sure, but Idk, if I can make it tomorrow?

Daniel: Great! I’m here, almost always so.... see you later.

I was so sorry. I have reminded Daniel of that terrible night, only by being there, present. No wonder our marriage was so short. When he looks at me, he remembers his brush with death. 😔

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[cheri-cheri]

hey i love the translations you do! i’ve been reading through a lot of the caleb content because i want to understand his character a bit more, particularly the “once a brother, now a lover thing”.

i am genuinely just curious about the trope and how it canonically functions with him and mc’s relationship.

i am particularly curious about endless summer, bc i got the feeling i wasn’t understanding it completely.

do u have a translated analysis of that card already or do u plan on doing it sometime?

thanks! i’m new to using tumblr so sorry if i did this wrong lol.

( ´ ꒳ ` )/ Welcome to Tumblr and thank you for reading my little translations! ♡

In Endless Summer, I didn't notice major issues with the translation aside from the censorship of "哥��" (ge ge) moments in the childhood flashbacks, so I'm guessing you might have felt confused as to why there was so much hesitation and tension between Caleb and MC.

To understand this, we need to first step back to Chapter 2-9 of the Main Story (Captive Bird), which is one of the last few interactions they shared before meeting again in Endless Summer.

In the CN version of the game, MC occasionally refers to Caleb as "哥哥" (ge ge). While "哥哥" translates directly to "older brother", it does not always refer to a blood brother. It's the equivalent of how the Korean term "oppa" can be used to address a blood brother or simply an older male. In the EN version, all references to "哥哥" have been replaced by Caleb's name or "childhood friend".

Unfortunately, this resulted in a massacre of extremely important lines in Chapter 2-9 of the Main Story (Captive Bird):

Example 1:

[EN Version]

Caleb: If I had that kind of bell right now... I should make you wear it, right? MC: [sarcastically] Okay, fine. I guess I'll let you do what you want. Caleb: Is there anything I can do?

[CN Version]

Caleb: Tell me. That kind of bell... I should fasten one on you too, shouldn't I? MC: [sarcastically] Go ahead. Since you're my big brother, you can do whatever you want. Caleb: As your "big brother", what could I possibly do to you?

The deliberate use of parentheses is an early hint towards Caleb's subtle distaste towards his current role in MC's life, which becomes more apparent a few moments later.

Example 2:

[EN Version]

MC: Caleb... you can't just... You're very important to me. And no one could ever replace you... Caleb: Really? MC, I've always held myself back and endured. Day, after day, after day. It was suffocating. But now, I'm tired of playing these games.

[CN Version]

MC: Caleb... you shouldn't be like this. You're my big brother and an important family member... Caleb: Big brother? MC, your biggest mistake was thinking that I'd always be willing to play the role of your big brother. I've been sick of playing house for a very long time.

Caleb's line in CN is meant to be a momentous and shocking reveal that Caleb had long since outgrown the idea of being MC's "big brother" and how his protectiveness over her stems from a place outside of the mere familial responsibility of being ex-adopted siblings. After this interaction, there is a clear awkwardness in the air between them which is left unresolved.

With this background in mind, we can now move to Endless Summer, which is the first time MC and Caleb interact in person after their tense farewell in Chapter 2-10 of the Main Story.

In Endless Summer, we catch glimpses of MC's strong feelings for Caleb. While she has not realised that her feelings are romantic at this point, she is clearly affected by how they parted ways in Skyhaven and finds herself thinking about him and recalling fond childhood memories. She feels drawn to him despite everything that happened in Skyhaven and is willing to spend the night sleeping on the hard floor if it means that she can prolong her time with him.

On the other hand, Caleb is painfully aware of his romantic feelings for MC but is uncertain about where he stands in her life. At this point, he doesn't really know how he should act around MC and is genuinely shocked when she insists on spending more time with him.

We can see him visibly struggle between his desire to keep her close and his belief that he might not have a right to do so if he is no longer "her reliable and protective "big brother". These clashing desires, peppered with MC's nebulous feelings, result in a push-pull dynamic with lots of hesitation and tension.

Fortunately, the tension doesn't last long and they warm up to each other fairly quickly in subsequent Memories :'D

I hope this explanation helps you understand Endless Summer and Caleb a little better!

[possibilistfanfiction]

i really enjoyed the back and forth that cait and vi had where she asks her whether she’s been to university. i think they’re two people that match each other’s energy so well and truly understand each other even when they were just getting to know each other.

so maybe a prompt where they have their first big fight that they haven’t been able to work through like they usually do and jinx is the bridge that connects them both and helps them see where the other is coming from? i love reading about jinx’s relationship with the two of them and how she still struggles with thoughts of letting vi go to be loved by cait too.

[jinx the mvp, 10/10 little sister. lots of u wanted some more jinx interacting with cait / vi + cait which like same! additionally, p obviously hints at autistic cait bc 10/10 also. their argument is truly so dumb but hard relate lol]

//

tense is an understatement, but, you swear, it's totally not your fault.

or, at least, you're mostly sure: you had a full day of classes, and then your lab work study, and you made out a little and then napped in ekko's dorm. you didn't sleep over because vi had told you that caitlyn was going to come over tonight, and, despite her being annoying and prissy and the two of them sometimes having sex loud enough you could hear it through the wall, she does always bring you the best takeout from all of your favorite restaurants, orders way more than you could afford. it was, definitely, a necessary bribe the first few times, but it's been almost half a year of cait and vi, so you've accepted your fate now; she doesn't need to know that, though, because it's fucking boiling outside and you can't wait for the fancy greek salad and fresh squeezed lemonade you know will be sitting in the fridge for you.

you expect to walk in to the two of them canoodling on the couch or some other gay activity like scrabble (vi is a horrible speller, so it's kind of pathetic, in your opinion, that she lets caitlyn suggest it and agrees every time) or watching killing eve for the bazillionth time (less pathetic, and much hotter, but still) or carefully compiling all of the gear you need for your climbing trip over the weekend (the best overall option, because, obviously, but it's still too devoted for your liking).

instead, when you open the door and go through your daily routine of flinging all of your stuff all over the entryway that vi insistently keeps spotless, just like the rest of the apartment other than your room, and yell honey, i'm home!, you're met with stony silence, and then a stressed, 'hey,' from vi, slumped over at the kitchen island, glumly sitting on a bar stool with her chin in her hand.

'uh, hello.' you rummage around in the fridge and easily find, just like you dreamed, your salad and lemonade, and there's even some baklava left out on the counter — more than one portion, and you kind of know, already, that things had really nosedived. you sit down next to vi. 'sooooooo... where's our esteemed dr. kiramman?'

vi sighs, totally put out. '"taking a walk,"' complete with air quotes.

you hmm around a bite of mostly feta, perfect in your book. 'first fight?'

vi pinches the bridge of her nose; her shoulders and jaw are set in a way that you recognize from your entire life watching her try not to cry.

'okay, well, what did you do that was wrong, and what did she do that was wrong?' vi turns to you, all of the anger seeping out of her glare when you hold up your hands in defeat. 'i mean, it's usually a two way street, right?'

'you've gone to way too much therapy.'

you laugh, and it gets vi to crack a smile. the reality is that you're going to be on a bunch of medications and in psychiatric care, hopefully outpatient, for the rest of your life, but, honestly, you're basically killing it: you're hot, brilliant, and haven't had any delusions or psychotic episodes in well over a year — total triple threat.

you nudge vi in the shoulder. 'so what happened?'

'i don't even know,' she laments, genuinely dramatic. 'we were having dinner, and things were fine, i was telling her about one of the calls i went on today, and then she just, i don't know. started acting really short with me, and irritated for no reason, and it just... spiraled, i guess. we were both frustrated, and i was unkind, and she cried, and then she said she needed to take a walk.'

you finish chewing your bite. 'well, that doesn't sound, like, horrible. and, no offense, i'm sure she had a reason.'

vi picks at the mostly-healed scab on one of her knuckles. 'i have so many shortcomings, compared to her.'

you roll your eyes. 'you're the best person i know. i will deny it until the day i die, but you are, vi.' sometimes, you still want to keep vi all to yourself, but she's been happier these past six months than you've ever seen her. 'you know that's not what i meant.'

'whatever.'

'look, i'm sure it's more than just you.' caitlyn is, overall, a fairly patient person, and she's been gentle to your sister in the most important ways.

'you just said it was because of me.'

you groan. 'this is why you got in a fight. did you have a bad day too?'

the scab on her knuckle comes off and the cut underneath starts to bleed; vi presses her thumb into it. you hand her a napkin instead, waiting patiently until she takes it. maybe your petulance was an inherited trait, you think. 'i couldn't get someone's pet out in time. a cat; i just couldn't find it, and, i don't know. it's my job, and i did all i could, and i got yelled at for staying inside too long, and i'm just —' tears well at her eyes, and she's always been so soft — 'i'm so tired. i didn't want to have a fight.'

shushing her with platitudes would never go well, but you've grown to understand that vi missed five years of gentle touch, probably when she needed it the most. it's not often you get to take care of her, but you're thankful you can help now, at least a little. she leans into your hug and cries into your shoulder, and you just let her. 'you gotta stop staying in burning buildings too long, you know. scares the shit out of me.'

'i know,' vi mumbles into your shoulder. 'i don't — i don't mean to. scare you, at least.'

'well, maybe cait was scared. maybe, she didn't express it well.'

'that... could be part of it,' vi admits, perking up a little: that's not insurmountable.

'it's good, you know, that she took a walk. great coping skill, grounding through bilateral movement.' vi stares at you blankly, although it's just an act because she's been to years of your therapy with you and knows exactly what to do when you're having a hard time. you personally haven't talked to caitlyn outright about details, either, but you're sure vi has and you're definitely not unaware: caitlyn stims, like, all the time, in subtle ways but ones you recognize, and she hates eggs because of their texture, and you've watched her have little mini meltdowns over crags being crowded, or traffic being worse than it showed on the map; just last week when vi got her annual "summer haircut" without telling caitlyn first she'd excused herself for a moment to, you're pretty sure, cry in the bathroom — nothing to do with control, only needing more processing time and space to adjust to change. 'i'm sure her brain gets overwhelmed sometimes, too. big emotions, and being tired, and eating noises? nightmare blunt rotation, for me at least.'

vi thinks about it for a moment, and then she, thankfully, laughs. 'you wouldn't last a day in prison.'

'so true,' you say, and you don't let the grief eat at you, not right now. 'but you did, and you should eat your baklava before she comes back.'

vi looks at the dessert, a little stressed, but you just shrug and offer her a small fork from the drawer.

'i'm going to my room to eavesdrop.' you grin and put your share on a small plate. 'if you need me to cause a commotion, we can have a code word. i have plenty of things going on that would explode safely.'

'not too words that i feel confident in as a pairing.'

'thinking of the security deposit. very wise.'

it has its intended effect: vi snorts a laugh and takes a small bite, pleased at the honey and pasty and pistachio.

you squeeze her shoulder. 'love you, sis.'

she puts her hand on top of yours: always bigger, always stronger and steadier, always gentler. 'love you too.'

//

you do listen to them, whatever, once cait comes back. she apologizes, and then vi apologizes, and you live text the entire thing to ekko because otherwise it'd probably be too sappy to endure. they get at the heart of it pretty quick, mostly thanks to your advice to vi, thank you very much. apparently, caitlyn felt overstimulated from a few long work days with way too much masking, and the heatwave, and not enough sleep, and, unsurprisingly, you were right that she was frustrated with vi putting herself in danger and also chewing her gyro too loudly. vi had gotten frustrated because she was confused what she'd done wrong, and why caitlyn was upset, and she was really hungry because she'd skipped lunch so she already didn't want to have a long conversation while they ate, and, bigger than all of that, she always worries that she's not good enough, that she can't save everyone. her voice breaks a little when she explains.

'oh, darling,' caitlyn says, which, in ekko's words when you text him, barf, 'you can't save everyone.'

'yeah,' she croaks in a reluctant agreement.

'but you've done so well by your family, and those who love you. we don't need saving, we just need you.'

when vi starts to really cry at that, like, maybe you shed a tear or two as well, because caitlyn is an outsider. she hasn't know you your whole life, and she didn't know you when you had no idea what was real or not, when you thought vi — visiting you in that cold, damp tent, patiently, not forcing you to leave, for weeks on end — was some sort of ghost, when you spent days unable to fully wake up or stop moving, some horrible purgatory, when you were hospitalized and in withdrawal and the doctors hadn't figured out the right dosage of the right meds yet. even though you know vi has explained the basics, there's no way for caitlyn to fully understand that you did need saving — and vi did save you when no one else could.

but maybe she's right, at least now. you have a home and you know what's real, and vi isn't counting the endless, violent days of incarceration on her wall, tally marks stained in blood, and no one has done any big thing wrong; no one, really, is hurt.

ekko had dragged you into taking some queer poetics seminar, mostly because he wanted to and the idea of him pressing flowers into books and then reading you poems was not wholly unappealing, and you remember a fragment: i am not someone who likes to wound.

it's quiet, for a while, between the two of them, and then vi apologizes for causing even more sensory input by getting her tears on cait's shirt, and cait laughs, and you know vi is smiling, relieved.

'you can come out now, jinx,' vi calls, and you roll your eyes but you do go out to the living room to find them curled on the couch together before caitlyn gets up and pours herself a glass of wine and opens a beer for vi. you can't ever have alcohol, not on the long list of meds you have to take, but vi had gotten you a bunch of non-alcoholic beer to try: you don't have to say it, not anymore, but sometimes you still just really want to be like your big sister. ekko's gotten really into mocktail mixology for parties, and cait has brought over non-alcoholic wine too, a bottle every now and then. love shows up in all forms, so often.

you sit in your favorite reading chair, fluffy and overstuffed, while they get situated back on the couch, and accept the glass — the beer perfectly poured, annoying — from cait before she settles in.

'all good?'

vi hums and looks at caitlyn adoringly, and caitlyn runs her thumb over the tattoo on vi's cheek.

'ooookay, i'll take that as a yes. are you sure you don't want time for some more... intimate reconciliation? i can go to ekko's or hang out on vander's patio.'

'that's okay,' caitlyn says, and vi squeezes her hand. you get it: sometimes you don't really like touch, not like vi literally always does, especially when the world already feels too close and loud and sharp. but vi is kind, and she does her best to understand, and so they sit a little ways apart, just holding hands; you turn on housewives, because you and vi had succeeded in getting caitlyn invested and you were supposed to watch the new episode tonight anyway.

they both fall asleep on the couch later, vi's head in caitlyn's lap while she runs her fingers up and down the grain of vi's soft hair, nodding off eventually. you take a picture and send it to ekko before you get up to go try to wind down to sleep.

disgusting, he texts back. love them tbh

ugh. same

[thelunarfairy]

Hey O_O long time no see. So i've had something in mind since the beginning of this weird thing with travel time.. ok, so the clockepers in theory his objective was to eliminate Tsukasa or the "thing" inside him, that ended up with a beautiful world, I'd say superficially bc Amane is soooo umm (I don't really wanna go there), but yes, is beautiful, Teru's mother is alive, Mitsuba is alive and for what we've seen, most of the tragedies of the originals timeline never happened, Mei is alive too. And here's the thing, it's beautiful not just bc it is or bc the clockepers were looking for the best result (in that case I don't think Amane would be like that) but bc they changed something related with Tsukasa that prevented those tragedies, does that mean, from the beginning all those things happened by his influence, by his fault? I mean, Mitsuba took a photo of the red house but what abt the others? I hope it's understandable what o want to say, I don't know, it's a thing in my mind, ¿What do you think? ¿Why?

Hiii!!!! Sorry for the delay in answering!!! Ahem, I'm here now u.u

Well, if it weren't for Mei, I would really believe that the tragedies are directly linked to the Red House. So you ask me, but why is Mei an exception?

Her memories are not related (as far as we've seen) to the Red House, she didn't even study at the same school either, she died of a terminal illness, strangely similar to Amane? Yes, yes.

The question is: how does Tsukasa's return affect Mei's lifespan?

In the reality in which she dies, Mei (apparently) didn't make any request to Tsukasa or the entity to survive the illness, proof of that is that she is dead.

We also saw that Shijima was born from Mei's desire to be healthy, but the two only "met" many years after her death.

This is where the question lies.

How is she directly involved with Tsukasa or the Red House?

Mitsuba had gone to that house, he took a picture, like you said. Teru's mother died, and I always thought her death was directly related to the twins, Teru's hatred for Hanako is very strong compared to the other supernaturals he's faced before, which means that maybe the twins are involved in this. You know, the entity.

Still, it's strangely convenient that Amane, Teru's mother and Mei all had a terminal illness, isn't it? Quite a coincidence.

Sometimes I think this illness was purposefully provoked, maybe by the entity, so that it can influence someone to want their loved ones to be saved.

Well, I'm still curious to know Mei's connection to Tsukasa, that's what we have so far.

And so far we can't blame Tsukasa. You've seen the effect the entity has on those it possesses. Amane, Kou, Nene, Tsukasa in the current reality is also possessed.

They are possessed and don't know what they have done until they "awaken".

In the old reality, Tsukasa is (apparently) aware of things, but he is still under the influence of the entity.

In the end, it is the entity's fault (so far).

That's what Kako himself said.

[siriusblackdevotee]

infecting you with a rarepair that came to me in a dream and i think i literally made it up but snape x xenophilius

https://www.tumblr.com/lovesickmarauders/780667697165991936/xenophilius-lovegood-x-severus-snape-who-meet-by?source=share

my post theory on them but like, i feel there is potential but i need you (as the rarepair queen) to decide too <3

first of all, I am NAWT that rarepair queen...I just enjoy them.

no because they're so cute, you're cooking.

i can see Severus struggling with inventing new spells or trying to find shortcuts in potion making, and I'm not trying to undermine Severus's ability here because he IS an inventor, he IS creative but sometimes he just gets stuck.

Then he meets this guy, as you have said, in the library, forests, lake, maybe xeno is trying to find the fairytale things he truly believes exists and Severus who is researching or searching for potion ingredients just happens to bump into him??

At first, Severus talks to Xeno all snappy and rude (he's not socialized, forgive him) but xeno literally cannot detect hostility so he just responds kindly as if Severus doesn't bother him and severus is like???Expecting similar rudeness which he rightfully usually gets but yk, he didn't. And that's how Severus is attracted to just, talking to Xeno who as you said, isn't biased.

Anyways, yeah they develop this friendship? Bond? Where they just talk about useless things, at first!! but bc Xeno has this overall harmless and inviting nature, Severus ends up spilling his dilemma about his current experiments. I don't remember much about Xeno but for this ship, I wanna say that he's smart enough to understand Severus when he's ranting about his experiments.

by the end of it, Xeno is humming for a second before he suggests something incredibly bizarre? "Have you tried xyz?" And Severus just looks at him starry eyed because no, he in fact did try that. Not that Xeno's ideas always work, usually it doesn't, but sometimes it just pushes Severus in the right direction? As in Severus just gets inspired and he eventually manages the end result he wants?

does this mean Xeno is the muse? Either way, Severus shows his work to Xeno and this is very unusual for him, he always just keeps his achievements to himself (hates showing off and attention) but he thinks Xeno should rightfully know because of the help.

And Xeno sees the shit this young kid invents and he's starstruck and awing and praising and (Lowk feels special because Severus tells him he's the only one to see) Severus gets low-key embarrassed and turning red and he has never felt this way before and and and....

THEYRE CUTEE oh no I adore them.

[isa-ghost]

Any specifically avian related qphil headcanons? I love that Phil being a bit more birdy is canon in the qsmp but whenever we get lore about it its angst

/I don't know why I'm asking if you have any, I know you got them /

*cupping my hands together and holding them out*

/give em here/

/pretty pleasee/

Oh fuck yeah man. I have an angel OC based off Phil, I've got PLENTY of avian headcanons >:)

Previous Headcanon Sets (x8)

MORE: Avian Edition

I've stated it in a prev set I think, but if you put this man in water his wings will sometimes involuntarily flap like he's in a birdbath. It's somewhat of a stim, bird brain just goes "you gotta."

I've also stated before that when he's stressed, his wings will flap kinda like the way someone might nervously shake out their hands.

Another restate, sometimes his laughs and startled yelps sound almost like squawks. Also his hiccups. It's very rare, but whenever it happens, he gets teased for it. Especially by Etoiles.

Another restate, sometimes his echolalia is his bird brain mimicking a sound he heard if it scratches an itch.

Yknow what just skim the previous headcanon sets I linked bc I talk so much about his wings & what he does with them & how he communicates using them. All those apply here.

Obligatory mirror and windows struggles mention.

Obligatory molting & preening struggles when stressed mention.

We've all seen the way he perches above everyone. It's probably his most prominent/noticeable avian trait.

Apparently camomile calms birds down. If this fool liked hot drinks, he'd have another way to settle his anxiety.

His obsession with noodles got him accused by Tubbo of enjoying them bc bird brain likes worms. He was NOT pleased. Almost gagged.

As long as you're careful around his wings, he LOVES back rubs. (It's bc the dumbass mf slept in that damn chair too much so now his back riots)

DO NOT THE WINGS. Petting them is one thing, he loves when Lullah hugs them, he thinks it's cute. But omg do not dig your fingers into his feathers. They're very sensitive. And that could mean tickling OR pain.

However if you gently do it, his wings will spread a little and his feathers poof up, which is kinda funny. It's like how if you touch a cat's foot the right way, their toes will spread out to present The Beans(tm). Blessed.

He likes to gift his shedded feathers to people he trusts. Chayanne, Lullah & Missa each have one. Although he's extremely close with Etoiles and Fit, he feels too awkward to give one to them yet. Feels a little too intimate.

Gift giving in general is a HUGE part of his love language though. Crow brain must give shiny things to people he loves yesyes.

Bird zoomies!! Wings poof up, he starts hopping all over the place like a big dork. He'd fly all over too, if he could.

Bobs his head to music. Those videos of pet birds dancing? That's Phil babey!!

Another one of his fave bits is pretending to understand and have a full-on conversation with birds. Loves pretending to gossip with them right in front of the person he & the bird(s) are "gossiping" about. However the crows he DOES understand & gossip with.

When he can fly, he's an expert at dive-bombing targets like a bird of prey. It's TERRIFYING. And very attractive depending on who you are (*cough* Missa *cough*)

Lullah once tried to test if throwing a blanket over his head would make him fall asleep like how if you put a blanket over a bird's cage they'll think it's night time and go to bed. It didn't work. He was very confused.

Birds whenever they're happy to see you will stretch their wings out like "Hello yes!" Phil do happy wing stretches when he see the kids :D

His hearing and eyesight are fucking amazing. The only reason he's able to be snuck up on is bc he hyperfocuses on things or the things that sneak up on him are super fast.

Rare Isa Fluffy Headcanon: He make blanket nests.

When stressed or overwhelmed, he'll wrap his wings around himself or raise them to shield his head. He doesn't do this so much after his wings were clipped & injured. They hurt too much.

100% will spread his wings all the way out (when they aren't hurting a lot) to look more threatening towards enemies. They almost autopilot do it when he's angry, but if they hurt too much they'll stop. He's pissed they don't look as threatening after The Federation clipped his wings

[artistformerlyknownasbutttrumpet]

You’re a genocide apologist, and we will remember until the day your favorite genocidal politicians wipe us off the planet - which you’ll pretend to care about until your own comfort is affected.

I hope nobody buys your book.

if there had been a choice available to me that would ensure not a single further act of genocide would ever take place--a choice that would make it so families weren't viscously slaughtered, children's bodies wouldn't be lining the streets, innocent people wouldn't be stuck with lifelong traumas i cannot even begin to comprehend the magnitude of--of COURSE i would have picked it. of COURSE. the problem, tho, is that there wasn't. my options were "pick the person who would kill everyone if he got the opportunity" and "someone who will make it so fewer people suffer," and i went with the one that would make fewer people suffer. bc at least that would save some children. some innocent people who did nothing but be born. bc to me, some was better than none

think of it this way: i work at a domestic violence shelter. sometimes we get calls from people who are in dangerous situations but for whatever reason (needs are too high, we don't have the resources available, they're out of scope, our grants will only pay for intimate partner violence, not family violence, etc etc), we can't offer them the resources needed to help them

now, what i could do, when that happens, is quit my job and refuse to work for an organization that would ever turn someone in need away. i could say "i don't care what your reasons are, letting even one person suffer is wrong, and i can't be complicit"

but the thing is, if i decided to take that stand, it wouldn't change anything, bc it wouldn't change any of the circumstances. it wouldn't provide more funding to the shelter. it wouldn't give us staff who can deal with higher needs. etc etc

what it WOULD do, however, is put me in a position where i am suddenly not helping ANYONE. my stance that nobody should be without services, no matter what, leading to a boycott, means that everyone suffers

what i CAN do, tho, is continue to work at the shelter, while actively advocating for improvements on the side. i can help with fundraisers, and offer suggestions to my higher ups, and help with grants. i can spread the word. i can make my voice heard. i can fight for these people we have to turn away, but i can do it while still helping the people we can serve

the moral stance of "these people should be helped" is an admirable one. it's the one you should have. it's one of compassion and human connection. but we also have to recognize that we can't always save everyone all at once. i would argue that most of the time we can't. sometimes we have to pick the choice that causes the least harm, and then continue to advocate for bigger changes on the side. abstaining from helping entirely just means everyone gets hurt, and that's completely counter to that core belief of compassion

i care SO much about the victims of this genocide. there is nothing i can ever do that will make me understand the horrors of what they're facing. and did it feel fucking gross to advocate for someone who aided the perpetrators? of course it did. but i did it, despite the discomfort, bc i knew that, in the end, it would at least save some people, and that was better than none

but too many people didn't agree with that. too many people abstained, or decided to try leaning to the right, and now i'm terrified bc i don't know how this ends, but i don't think it's good. i think a lot of people are going to be hurt, and i think we could have prevented it, but instead of coming together, we split apart and caused something terrible to happen. we didn't just quit working at the shelter--we shut the whole thing down. and now where do the people who need help go? where are they going to go? don't you see there is nowhere for them to go?

the doors to safety have been shut, and i don't know how to open them, and now we're all stuck outside

we have nowhere to go

and that's terrifying

[italeean]

HI ELLE! CONGRATS ON THE FOLLOWER MILESTONE 💖💖💖

And this event sounds so fun so I had to send in something (no pressure ofc ^-^)

Description: I literally had to go around asking my friends to describe me bc I couldn’t think of much besides that I’m an introvert and pessimistic about myself lmao. So from the intel I’ve gathered: I’m shy, friendly, kind, care a lot about those closest to me, and worry too much about things. My interests are pretty boring, all I do is play videogames (mainly rhythm games nowadays) and watch anime occassionally, although I can get very passionate about them. I don’t have much of a preference to the people I surround myself with, as long as they can handle my more reserved nature and respect my boundaries.

I am a lee leaning switch :3

And I’d like to choose genshin impact as the fandom. I started playing not too long ago and it’s been my new hyperfixation.

With a romantic relationship with a male character!

Oh and my name is Sakura!🌸

I hope I did this correctly kahdjahdjahsh

Have a good day/night‼ And take your time!

Sakuraaa 🥹💕 After months of inactivity, I'm taking back the reins of this event and I'm more than ready to match you up with your special someone hehe ✨️ Thanks for your patience, e spero ti piaccia il mio lavoro 💚🤍❤️ (and I hope you'll enjoy my work) 🍡 *hands you the dango to eat while you read*

🔮 Without further ado, your match is... KAZUHA

🔮 Why did I choose him for you?

1. You say you're pessimistic about yourself, and this little ray of sunshine is the perfect way to bring some light in 2. He's delicate and soft-spoken, which won't make you feel overwhelmed by endless talking 3. He's super perceptive, which means he'll understand how you're feeling without you having to tell him, which can be hard sometimes when you're an introvert 4. If you play rhythm games, he might play a tune with leaves to match the rhythm you're playing in the game! That would be so cute... 5. Even he's usually a ray of sunshine, he can have his bad days, especially when he thinks about Tomo, and you'd be able to support him quietly thanks to your personality and your emotional baggage 6. Kazuha is a generally quiet person, so expect many, MANY successful sneak attacks... and if your sides or ribs are sensitive, you'll be in for a bumpy ride 7. He's the personification of gentleness, so he'd be sure to inquire about your boundaries without you even needing to tell him anything 8. He likes the sound of your laughter even more of the song of the wind between the leaves, so tickling you is one of his favorite ways to "bring some light into your pessimism" 9. I feel like he'd LOVE to blow some air into your ears or pepper kisses on your neck if those spots are sensitive 10. He also does mind a few pokes if he needs to be cheered up... and if you do that to get his attention, he'll get the hint and proceed to tickle you as much as you'd like!

🔮 Tickle scenario

Kazuha couldn't ask for a better morning than this. Azure sky with some fluffy white clouds, the music of nature made by the wind that caresses the leaves, lying on the grass in silence with his eyes closed...

... and you.

You and him had started dating a few months ago. He was the best thing that had ever happened in your life, and he thought the same about you. You two didn't need loud love, your relationship could be compared to a warm, soft cocoon. You expressed your feelings through little gestures and by being there for each other.

Unless you were bored.

Don't get me wrong, Kazuha loved every aspect of you, but when you were bored, you were quite the handful. Little pranks, pokes, silly jokes... you would try everything to distract him, and that's what you wanted in that exact moment.

Calling him was an amazing option, since he was a samurai with an astounding control of all his senses, but where was the fun in that? You surely could do much better, so you got up, making as little noise as possible, and approached him with your hands shaped in claws ready to attack.

His eyes were still closed, perfect. You just needed to attack. 3... 2... 1... Now!

Or so you thought...

As soon as your fingertips came in contact with his ribcage, you felt something gripping your wrists and in a fraction of second, you were on the grass, facing the blue sky and a white-haired guy with an ominous smirk that you had learned to fear.

"Were you trying to wake me up, love?" He asked in a sweet tone mixed with a hint of playfulness, "Alas, your reflexes seem a little sluggish, like a lethargic bear cub." He tsked with no annoyance in his voice, just a little mocking.

"Maybe you're the one who needs a little awakening, aren't you, little cub?"

Before you could make up even the faintest argument to object, his hands started zapping your sides with ruthlessly, relentlessly and with the meticulous precision provided by the knowledge of every single spot that made you squeak, squeal or even snort.

"Ka- wahahahait nooo..!" You begged, but your pleas fell on deaf ears, as the tickle assault only increased in intensity. You attempted to swat his hands away, but that was futile as well. His reflexes were much faster than yours.

"Not good, your reflexes don't show any sign of awakening yet. Such a lazy little cub..." He joked, enjoying the blush that invaded your cheeks because of the nickname, "Do we really need to take extreme measures to make the lazy cub arise?"

Your eyes widened in shock and glee, and your laughter became much more nervous. "No no nohoho w-we dohohon't... we don't need to..! Please we do-" Not even Kazuha's refined lexicon had a term to define the high pitch of your scream, and the samurai knew this was his stop signal.

He raised his hands and helped you sit up while you were gasping for air, using his Anemo vision to create a gentle, refreshing breeze for you.

When you recovered, you looked at him with a gaze that meant war and pronounced the words: "I swear to the Seven Archons, I'll get you back."

Your warmongering glare was met with a smug, playful one. "Come at me then, cub, and show me your awakened reflexes" He chuckled, getting ready for a day full of combat.

[zmediaoutlet]

what's your definition of the term atticwife? saw fanlore def but I'm wondering if the word's evolved?

Man I always forget about fanlore. For the uninitiated -- https://fanlore.org/wiki/Atticwife

I'm getting this third-hand but in this particular moment this is referencing the thing where Sam "stans" who don't actually understand his character or the show at all, bc to be fair they seem genuinely uninterested in canon, talk about how he's a poor abused hapless waif who's kept trammeled and contained by abusive/possessive Dean. This goes back and forth on how overt it is as an Evil Abuse story -- sometimes it's legit chains and beatings, sometimes it's Manipulative Bad Dean Gaslights Sainted Samuel Into Staying In This Hard Cruel Life Of Miseries, etc.

But atticwifing as a form of """"analysis"""" happens regardless. If you were around in the early years think of how much Poor Sainted Dean Gives Up Everything For His Ungrateful Family and Ungrateful Evil Sam Just Makes An Apocalypse Happen and Probably Fucks Him Without Even Making Sure There's Lube, etc. I mean look at all those leonidaslion fics, lol.

I guess it's distinct in that most of that 'analysis' didn't lean on Dean being trapped into the life by Sam -- it's maybe a bridge too far even for atticwifers to imply that Dean doesn't want Sam near him, haha -- but the mode remains the same: sainted over-identified-with fave is trapped and abused and fucked and fucked over by hot but obviously bad and evil counterpart who (regrettably!) comes with your preferred ship. The scale of OOCness changes but the impulse remains. Which is too bad. When people went batshit crazy over s9 at least some of them decamped to other ships. Put Sam with some bland OC if you can't handle the reality of him still loving Dean despite it all. They can have... vegan pasta, or whatever, and be free.

[koiifiishy]

notes and old relationship chart under cut (its messy jsyk!)

quick precut notes in case you dont wana read a big post: going into year 2 of the game, eris has

managed to keep his vow (excluding his promise with sydney & the both of them having temple sanctioned altar sex[???])

gotten a lot more weary/not as shocked by the weird shit around town. he hardly partakes in his former hobbies now & has been swept up in the mysteries of the town (& actively trying to uncover more)

main LI is syd, 2nd is kylar (it's COMPLICATED.. OK..). the temple doesnt count any nongenital related sex acts as breaking his vow, which he takes advantage of in appeasing kylar (and sometimes other encounters, like avery).

ROBIN

his confidence stays within the 90-100 range, as eris is encouraging and doesn't belittle him. with a higher confidence, robin sticks up for himself and eris more often, which eris appreciates a lot.

eris acknowledged robin's feelings but didn't reciprocate them. in game I WANTED TO see what robin's route looked like, so i did dabble in it a bit but omg why is this little bastard always crawling into pc's bed and then getting confidence drops when denied sex??? lil homie chiiiill lmao. however - i'm incorporating my meta knowledge into eris' world lore and making it so that even though he rejected robin, robin still harbors feelings! thus putting a bit of a strain on their relationship.

SYDNEY

promised to eris as "the faithful" and eventually fell afterwards simply by being flirted with and having sex with eris. CONSENSUALLY. WITH TEMPLE PERMISSION..! lol eris DID NOT set out to corrupt him ok!!! it just naturally happened over time.

eris' skepticism of the temple probably had a hand in it too... corrupt!syd seems to question the temple a lot more, which i think fits thematically with eris' own questions, but i like the idea of dating eris just... naturally opening sydney's eyes to things, because eris doesn't baby him. it feels pretty natural for sydney to slowly "corrupt" over time and begin to also question his values, the town, and the temple itself.

eris' #1 comfort when he's stressed. eris feels like he can be softer around him, and takes a lot of comfort in the fact that sydney has proven that he won't let others hurt him when he's around; the protectiveness going both ways means a lot to eris.

WHITNEY

eris went from barely holding his own against whitney to being able to give him a full beat down - and he does. A Lot. he allows some of whitney's bullying bc he just doesn't care after a while (like the head petting?) but otherwise will throw hands.

despite it all, eris still doesn't hate whitney. even after the botched attempt at selling him off, eris still just... doesn't care enough to hate whitney? he feels pity for him, maybe. he thinks whitney is a small person trying to lash out against the world and honestly? he understands it. this town fucking sucks. he doesn't forgive whitney for being a piece of shit, but he doesn't begrudge him either.

anyways - he saved whitney from being sold. whitney seems conflicted about eris, and the fact that the game just has him return to "business as usual" after his potential dismissal event, i really just interpret it as whitney having The MOST downbad crush on eris - and eris will NOT reciprocate. the fact that he's grown tired of whitney's antics probably stings even more than being rejected.

KYLAR

ok getting this out of the way: yes, i'm taking the family portrait at face value and i'm making my kylar and eris related - they're distant cousins. neither of them know this. (eris would straight up disassociate if he found out. vrel's already stated in Q&A's that kylar would accept a blood relation and still try to be with pc - even going so far as to incorporate it into kinkplay stuff? so. do with this info what you will lmao).

as stated in the chart: this relationship is... complicated... for eris.

yes, kylar kidnapped him. yes, kylar raped him (anal baybeee eris was Not messing around with losing his temple vow OK?!). yes, kylar's all the warnings on the label and more and a pc in eris' position really Should hate him for what he did; but even as he was doing all those things to eris, eris just felt... disappointed. his anger was there, but it was dull and the pain of betrayal was what really lingered. for somebody to claim to love him so much only to do those things to him... in those moments, he did want to kill kylar.

but afterwards, meeting his parents and seeing the manor and just connecting the dots... man... eris was still hurt and mad, but he also felt a sort of responsibility for kylar? the idea of snapping of his greasy little neck also flashed in his mind now and then, but overall yknow. Stockholm trait, GOT!

don't care what the game or Q&A's say - eris makes sure kylar takes better care of himself afterwards. he is 100% not above holding his love and affection over kylar's head in a "take a bath or im not kissing you" way. it works! and over time i do think kylar would do those things on his own to please eris. (design change note - not greasy bc he takes more frequent baths, gets a few piercings bc eris has them and he wants to match, dresses more goth again bc that was what eris had told him to do during the kidnapping event & he wants to keep impressing him [note: eris doesnt care - kylar's just delusional]).

and SIGH. despite it all... kylar's protectiveness Does bring a level of comfort to eris. the fact that he stalks him around town and tranqs people that try to touch him? god... ok.. thats just really sweet to eris,, eris isn't pretending to care about kylar to keep the peace, he does genuinely care about him. he initiates physical affection just as much as kylar does. their relationship really is just. #Complicated.

OTHER NOTES

regarding AVERY - eris doesn't go on as many dates with him now, but he still plays the role of sugar baby now and then. he doesn't care for avery much, and never has; he's just a paycheck. later on, he's a connection to the cult. for avery's part, he's at full love & is generally pleased with eris bc eris does well on his dates.

regarding GH - ok uh. this.. was a mistake LMAO he did so well evading GH for a long ass time before he got bested when trying to fight him off,,, and then got carried off to the tower for like two weeks??? he did what he could to appease GH but lowered his dominance by a bit and raised his love midway! by the time GH let him leave the tower. eris sometiiiimes comes back to visit GH,,, but he doesn't think of him as anything more than a friend, and a very lonely creature which.. unFORUTNATELY lol,, eris is soft towards.

i dont care what the game says or what the devs say. in my heart i think sydney/kylar/pc CAN be achieved!!! the fact that theyre childhood friends already is the only reason why i think it'd work - kylar's pc obsessed but he obviously cares about sydney in his own way and sydney obviously cares about kylar. i think it can work. IN MY HEART, THEY BECOME A WEIRD LITTLE TRIO THATS KINDA DATING AND KINDA NOT AND THERE'S A BIT OF A RIVALRY FOR ERIS' ATTENTION SOMETIMES BUT ITS KINDA HOT?? AND THEN THEY ALSO KISS??? this also only works with corrupt sydney i dont see faithful syd doing this :L

i still have quite a few plot things to get to in game (like remy's stuff) and i'm happy that i keep finding new stuff :> +we get updates now and then and im waiting for more cult lore. i've read the schism event on the wiki, since eris isn't going to take the necklace in game (he just has no reason to? so i've never activated IW's angry haunting phase stuff) but it says you can see it in game through the pond excavation thing..? dunno, i haven't gotten that yet either. but eris IS aware of the IW and has had an encounter with it (rng blessed him with afab IW and no tentacles penetrated him so. he kept his vow LMAO) & now he actively tries to avoid it during the blood moons. just finished the island's stuff (hated it! thanks!!!) so eris' iiis doing lore stuff! i'm just slow lol.

sirris, winter and charlie are the NPCs with the most love for eris rn??? devs. stop talking about pc/sirris/sydney and let us have it already... still haven't gotten got by eden. eris will NOT be trying to be got LMAO but if he ends up meeting eden i'll throw him onto the relationship chart. sorry alex lovers but i personally have little interest in him and eris just thinks of him as a chill dude who he farms with rn. BW content seems boring af im ngl so if eris gets got by him im gonna save scum it away LMAO. idc.

OLD CHART: you can read more in the accompanying post here!

[my-castles-crumbling]

Anon Advice Asks - February 10th

Social cues anon, canon anon (new), midnights anon, spoon anon, folklore anon

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Social Cues Anon

Hey, it's social cues anon again, I am sorry I am being annoying.

Now I know it might sound dumb or like I don't expect you to know my feelings or the fact I don't know them is stupid but.

I like him??? Is it romantic?

Really? Do I? I didn't realize I talked about him like that till you pointed out Sara might do that bc of this. And I know it's stupid and I know I should know my emotions or something like that but I really don't know.

And um, can you help? Like, how did you know I liked him? Did I say something that's romantic? Can you write the part that makes you think I like him and why? I am sorry you don't have to. I am not sure and I am sorry I am an idiot when it comes to this stuff and I really genuinely don't know what's considered a romantic attraction. I am not a child so it's honestly embarrassing.

This is embarrassing sorry I am just confused.

(but also happy bc that means Sara isn't mad!! I like our friendship with her I would be sad otherwise.)

(I texted him the art exhibit thing now you said I should, he didn't answer yet I am so nervous what if it annoys him. Would you be annoyed if someone you recently (not so recent but still) became friends asked to go to an art exhibit right? Anyway I can update when he text back. Well I won't if you don't want me to. Anyway I am writing to you too much I understand if not-)

(And like, would you be annoyed if someone waved at you or said hello when you see each other on campus? Do you think if I say 'hey' sometimes he would be mad? He is so nice and I know he won't be openly mad about it but what if he finds me annoying I don't want him to think about me in a bad way- sev is like, won't hate anyone I am sure that's how he is but what if he dislikes me it's a possibility right. I am yapping too much sorry)

Anyway you don't have to do it really.

And it might be ironic but sorry for apologizing too much too, I tried to delete a few but I feel like I have to and I don't want to be rude and all

Don't hate me please

HAHAHA wait I thought you said you liked him? You talked about him being nice and kind and attractive, and I just....okay whoops. I mean maybe you don't like him in a romantic way, I just...you sounded like you did lol. Like you said a few times that he's cute and nice and I guess I just assumed?

Okay I am not annoyed. Nor would I be annoyed if my friend asked me to go to a museum. Or if someone waved at me. I think that's nice!

I don't think he finds you annoying <3 You have no reason to apologize and it sounds like you're just overthinking (which is okay!) I think you just need to wait and see what he says and know that either way, you've done nothing wrong. I promise <3 Also I don't hate you.

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Canon Anon

Hey cas

99.9% of the time when content talking about Canon vs fanon marauders shows up I don't say anything. I mean the whole point of fan fic is that it isn't canon, right? Most things I'm just like yk, whatever individuals prefer.

But people who get upset about certain aspects of regs charecter bug me. Like okay- canon say reg got the dark mark at 16, died at 19, betrayed voldy last minute and tried to destroy the horcrux. And people are like well there's not proof he was abused, plus his parents weren't voldy supporters, so he chose to be a death eater, and just because he changed agendas, doesn't mean he actually rejected beliefs like blood purity, so he was still bad.

And like... maybe people in this fandom just haven't known a lot of far right teenagers? Or teens in general?

But like there was a war happening *the entire time* reg was in school. And his parents might not have directly supported voldy but you can tell from the descriptions of the house that it was an oppressive and blood purist family. And then he was sorted into a house at school with a bunch of other blood purists who were as a group ostracized by other children. And yeah that was those kids way of defending themselves but it's really hard to break away from beliefs that are so reinforced on every side, especially when no one is helping. Idk. It just seems out of tune with our current reality yk

Just thoughts

I think....I think it's hard because we know next to nothing about canon reg. So people can feel however they want about him. And yes, he can be an excellent mirror into real-life kids today and what they're dealing with, but we also have to remember that part of fandom is not censoring people. So if people believe different things about Regulus, that's their right, and it doesn't have to have to do with real-life current events. As long as nobody is being rude about it, it's okay for people to believe different things. So while I don't disagree with you, it's okay for people to have other beliefs, too.

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Midnights Anon

HI my dear <3

I definitely think it's time to tell someone and ask for help. Honestly, it sounds like you're struggling so much, and you don't deserve that. You're right, it can be super hard to tell someone, and it can be hard to figure out hat to say. My suggestion is to write it out, just like you do with me. Then, just hand the paper to someone, like a guidance counselor or a parent (sounds like your counselor may be a good idea?) Whoever you think will be the most helpful and understanding. That way you don't have to find the words on the spot. Write to them about the thoughts you've been having and the way you've been coping. And yes, definitely ask for a therapist.

And I'll be honest, getting help can be scary. it can feel overwhelming at some points. But you're are SO right when you said in a few years, you will look back and be SO glad you did it. I can say that firsthand, because I had to do the same thing. I believe in you and I know you can do this <3

Also, I do not think you're a bad person. I promise <3

Keep me updated!

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Spoon anon

hi cas it's spoon anon

i'm honestly kind of scared because what if i'm just overthinking everything and it's all just in my head and who even trusts internet quizzes and then it'll just be like i cried wolf when there was nothing but if something is actually there it'll be on record and i don't want that maybe i just get sensorily overwhelmed easily and have depressive episodes and anxiety attacks like normal people and there's actually nothing to be diagnosed but idk sometimes i feel like there might be and other times i'm just perfectly fine like i could be having three anxiety attacks and a mental breakdown one day and then be completely fine and happy the next so maybe it's all in my head then i won't ever be able to trust myself when it comes to mental health i mean i probably already have a skewed up version of it from my culture but i have this need to know if there's actually something and idk I'm just scared

Hi <3

I completely understand why you're nervous. But honestly, from talking to you a few times, it seems like it's going to bug you until you know. Also, if you do get diagnosed with something, you don't have to share that with anyone, you know? It can just be something you know and you choose what to do with it from there.

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Folklore anon

hello,folklore anon here!

so there's no real reason km writing this but ijdut felt really lonely and sad i rly dk why... is thet normal? because smtimes i really fell like this and want to cry/scream and this feeling is really bothernig me...

oh! and tday i went w my mom to buy a hoodie and i told her that i wnted it from the men's section and it was weird and not weord at the same time so yeah..just a random thing iwnted to say✋️

Yeah I definitely feel like that sometimes. Do you have a friend you could reach out to and just talk to on the phone or text with for a bit? You don't even have to tell them you're feeling down, you could just be with them. Either way, I'm proud of you for reaching out! And I'm proud of you for asking for the clothing you wanted!

[our-aroace-experience]

Hi!

So i'm aroace - I've known this for years and I've known this since the end of yr 6/beginning of highscool/yr 7 and am quite open about it and most of my close friends know about how i am aroace.

Along with this I have never rlly been interested in romantic relationships - they never seemed all that interesting and even as a kid I could never be bothered to force myself into having crushes (smth ik that some other aro ppl tend to do) or ever thought of the idea of not having romance as being unappealing/sad. I've also never really had strong desires for sexual relationships - to me sex was smth that was overdramatised (like in p0rn, books or fanfiction), something that i was mildly curious about but would most likely never have due to not wanting to have to look for a sexual partner and sometimes feeling borderline freaked out at the thought of being with another person like that.

However I have been curious about QPRs before - until recentrly I didn't know too much about them though after I learnt more I thought that I would want to have one - though I've never really known who I would get into one with/how to ask someone to be in one with me.

Recently there is this girl who I am friends with who I think I would like to be in a QPR with - we've been friends since around 2022 and she's awesome! I rlly love spending time with her and all of that + I think that being in a QPR wouldn't change too much other then maybe one or two ways that we interact + having a label on it.

However she is allo and though ik that allo ppl can be in QPRs and also she isn't a huge romantic and has only had like, 1 crush a year ago, I also know that she probably doesn't know what a QPR means and I wouldn't want her to think that it would get in a huge way of if she even did want to have a romance ig?(I don't see this as likely bc to my knowledge she's had 1 crush throughout her entire life + moved on fast afterwards and hasn't rlly had another one but I don't rlly understand romance and ik that ppl can get crushes whenever and stuff).

I also happen to be a very nervous person - meaning that if I had to ask + tell her what a QPR is I would most likely chicken out or feel extremely anxious and not even finish or give her information that wasn't 100% correct.

Also she's smart enough to do her own research and stuff (which considering how bad i am at explaining things would be for the best) but she wouldn't do research if she didn't think it was all that relavant to her. By that I mean like - she knows what being aroace is, but she doesn't know a lot of in-depth stuff bc she just asked me some questions and to her knowing her friends feelings was enough. And I have very little idea of how to casually drop the words Queer Platonic Relationship so that she will just go and do some research for it.

Plus I wouldn't want to make her uncomfortable bc she could liken me asking to a confession even tho it's not rlly one + if we were to be in one we happen to go to a school that has both a younger and older sibling which could end up meaning that even if she understood they could end up thinking she's queer and idk how her family would take that/I wouldn't want her to get in trouble or anything.

i’m not sure if you want advice or just to vent, since you didn’t specify, so i’ll just say that if you wanted you can try mentioning qprs in a context not related to you and see what she says, and go from there. good luck!