#s: mary sue pleasant

[julescant]

daniel is so cringe

[sonicjustbecause]

What about the earliest Shadow?

Mods and Shadow has his Chao following him...

I imagine that most people got so interested in Shadow lately because he is back to be likeable, but also because of the incoming movie.

For the last decade Shadow has been the laughing stock from Sonic series. Crazy OoC-ness from fans were deliberate and not a mistake.

Yes, happy Shadow was a choice by its autor. Is a long story...

The most common image of last decade Shadow we had was... THIS...

Idiot...

I knew Shadow first from Adventure and Heroes. I didn't play heroes but I played a lot SA2B, especially the chao game and I always used Sonic and Shadow because they were the safest to have around chao. I rediscovered him later, in 2010, but he wasn't the likeable character I once knew so I completely lost interest in him (also I'm more a Sonic fan). I forgot who he was and all the things I knew were from meme. But also video from games showing 'how Shadow is an asshole' 'Shadow the edgelord' and IDW comics, the worst of all (not that Game Shadow was better, he was often underused and his few lines tasted as 'Go fuck yourself'. To make things worse he was dubbed by Kirk Thorton, not a really beautiful voice, to not say brutal things...).

Sega just took Shadow and removed all his good qualities, all what made him well rounded, keeping only the flaws (I've read the mandates, do you know what an Anti-Mary Sue is? Well...). They wanted him being unlikeable I guess. Is mainly from Prime and tMoStH that Shadow sparkled my interest again into exploring him as character, that made me think there is more, that he must also have good qualities, not only flaws.

The earliest Shadow (Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Heroes) was hardly grumpy. He was sad, lonely, somewhat insecure, often lost in though, but also stubborn, certainly less cold than people might assume. As for grumpiness, if I compare him to Sonic in 2001, Sonic seemed slightly grumpier than Shadow at that time. Shadow himself seemed to be aware of that and to have fun picking on Sonic. Both of them are rather cold outside but both of them are shown to be able to feel strong emotion (Shadow having a panic attack and Sonic wiping his eyes during the credits, Shadow being controlled by is own emotions while Sonic refusing them) At least that was the impression he gave me. Since Shadow was meant to die, most of his personality traits aswell as his backstory were packed and shown during the whole game, like a character ark. He is pratically the protagonist in the dark storyline. By the end of the storyark he is able to open up to Sonic (during the final battle against the biolizard he openly told Sonic he was not feeling well. Also the hand clasping was a gesture of openess from Shadow) and to some degree toward Amy. Not so much toward Rouge who pratically is the one who hurt him the most. In heroes Shadow appears to be pleasant to have around, althoug aloof. He is not fond in humanity and that's one of his main traits, but he doesn't let his predjudice win over him. He still has this melancholic aura around him though, it doesn't matter how content or cheerful he may seem sometimes.

Sonic was dubbed by Ryan Drummond and Shadow by David Humphrey. David's voice was different from the other VA Shadow had. His voice was more high pitched, youthful, cute. Still soft spoken. Ryan's voice was legendary, and when he made Sonic talk soflty, he sounded almost like Shadow. The two VA had so similar voices that made Sonic and Shadow sound like legit twins, and back in 2001 I though they shared the same VA all the time. Well, Drummond also dubs Shadow for a short time.

So what went wrong?

The 00's era were the years of the prince of the saiyan, or better, the king of the edgelords:

This guy was also sad and lonely. But he was also more impulsive, rough, boorish and extremely grumpy. Maybe because he is a muscular human and not a cute velvety male calico kitten hedgehog he filled the dreams of young and older teenagers.

Some said Shadow is based on Vegeta (not only him but also him) the more the 00's approaches the 10's, the more Shadow became grumpier, arrogant and standoffish. Sadness and melancholy were replaced by selfishness and he became less and less fun and interesting. Shadow the edgelord.

Archie Shadow was maybe too expressive (and his sadness was very underlined) but with only SA2 and Sonic Heroes around this interpretation was more than understandable. They (Flynn, Penders I can imagine) referred from the material they had. Shadow opening up to Sonic is there in Adventure 2, is undeniable, so it was normal assuming he was more open.

He is left handed, yeah! (This is actually correct)

In Sonic Universe Shadow was more balanced, maybe closer to the one we saw in early '00s. Lonely, rejected, sometimes bullied (although he could defend himself with his sharp tongue) because he was different.

Then the IDW.

No. Seriously Shadow?

That is unavoidable if we are talking about characters that are created by a team and not by a single. We already see this with Disney. When the writers change the charcters change too, everybody notices different things about a character, based on it's own experience of life. The characters chanfe even when the single writer deals with them, because people change too. Any kind of mandates can only help this far, if they're too heavy they end to be counter productive.

This is my personal opinion, but I would have seen better Shadow befriending Amy and Sonic more than Rouge in early days. Rouge worried for him at times, but there were moments she purposefully hurted him (although later she cared sincerely for him). She would take time to regain his trust. With Sonic, following SA2 would have been open, even more than what we see in Prime. With Amy he would be in good terms though often drained by her own cheerfulness and extrovertion. Tails is rather reserved although not socially awkward so he would not have problem with him. With Knuckles things would become funny I guess, Shadow used to be calm and smart while Knuckles is more simple and is grumpy. I think he (Shadow) would still have issues and relapses with his PTSD though and the need to be left alone.

Well, now the movie will come out. They did a good job until now. I'm curious about what they will do with Shadow. I hope he will be likeable like in SA2.

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Greetings from Pleasantview Year one: introduction

Here is the town of Pleasantview.

It has a nice "surburban" feel to it and heavily features architectural gems from the 1950's, but also a more 'modern' district around Main Street with both condos and a shopping street.

There's currently 25 sims spread across 8 households in the town:

150 Main Street: Lothario household. Don Lothario lives here alone.

170 Main Street: Caliente household. Nina & Dina Caliente lives here.

195 Main Street: Dreamer household. Darren & Dirk Dreamer lives here.

Pleasantview Orphanage: The Oldie household. Herb & Coral Oldie lives here along with the five orphaned children of Pleasantview; Orlando Bertino, Chloe Gonzaga, Brittany Parker, Chandler Platz & Marsha Bruenig.

170 Sim Lane: The Burb household. John, Jennifer & Lucy Burb lives here.

165 Sim Lane: The Goth household. Mortimer, Cassandra & Alexander Goth lives here.

215 Sim Lane: The Pleasant household. Mary-Sue, Daniel, Lilith & Angela Pleasant lives here.

55 Woodland Drive: The Broke household. Brandi, Dustin & Beau Broke lives here.

[moonbiscuitsims]

Lilith Pleasant in Cyberpunk 2077

Lilith would rather be in smelly corrupt semi-radioactive Night City + the narcissistic jerk rockerboy in her head than have to listen to her sister or parents babble on any longer, fuck pleasantview!

I think she is my favourite of all the ones I've done

I went for a mix of: early 2000s scene emo myspace oversaturated overexposed overcontrasted // 90s grunge band// 2010's tumblr emo core // Paramore // AHS // Skins photos vibe, with Lilith trying to be edgy. I wanted her to have her goth emo teen essence, with her smudged eyeliner and red scleras. Also tried to choose eyes shape that were more like Mary Sue. Also don't worry, she didn't join the psycho Maelstroms, she killed some off and stole their car and played in it for a bit, but it was slow and lame. Though when she found out they mutilated the monk and he asked for her to solve it with no bloodshed, she took them all down non lethally but the game bugged and said she killed them all... oh well.

Check out other sims 2 premades from this project: 🤩All Cosplays 🛸 Vidcund Curious 👾Lazlo Curious 💚Angela Pleasant 💅🏻Brandi Broke/Newbie 💀Olive Specter (bit kind of violent...😅 I mean it's Olive) 😍Ophelia ⚡Nervous Subject 💋Chloe Curious (with mods) 👽Bella Goth and More Bella Goth 💔Cassandra Goth (with mods) 🤑Dina Caliente 💜Nina Caliente

Also made a Cyber Nina and Dina lookbook for TS4 (cc list)

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I'm procrastinating. So I decided to crunch some numbers yay.

Specifically the numbers of word counts of the highest-word count same-gender ships in the AO3 sims tag. The only criteria is a minimum of 10,000 words, because there's a number of crackships with 300 word one shots. I didn't mess with non-sims 2 ships because I'm not entirely sure which characters are premade or not and I already dumped enough time into it. I also didn't feel like dragging through the sheer number of m/f ships.

I didn't sort through in any way to confirm if the ship was just in passing mention or if it was the primary focal point, so the numbers are going to be bent if there's one giant fic that mentions it briefly. This is just a flaw in AO3's tagging system though. This is also not a good figure for total fandom interest in a ship, because there's no accounting for fanart, gameplay, or the hundreds of other ways people interact with it. Or for cases where One person is especially fucking insane and boosts those numbers single-handedly (hi).

so. anyway. here's the top gay count from highest to least word count:

422,182 - Pascal Curious/Nervous Subject: nobody is surprised. of course THE sims 2 m/m ship is the highest rank. we know this. they're a good couple though. they win being gay, they win being alien dads, they win it all. everyone cheer and clap.

127,405 - Tank Grunt/Johnny Smith: sims 2 toxic yaoi... unbelievably there were no results for almeric/tank which kinda surprised me. nobody's written for them. however, people love a good enemies-to-lovers and overcoming alien racism (or not). love wins!

98,498 - Alexander Goth/Beau Broke: who the fuck did this (hi). why would they do this.

78,273 - Johnny/Ripp/Ophelia: Because of the nature of this, it is hard to actually figure out Johnny/Ripp plus this without doing a lot of trying to exclude because they're often tagged together. So I just counted the whole JRO. Either way they're popular. poly win!

45,078 - Tybalt Capp/Mercutio Monty: toxic ship number two. It has a lot of one-shots under its belt. Veronaville in general suffers from being one of the less popular basegame hoods, so I think tycutio gets slept on for that reason.

14,736 - Cassandra Goth/Mary Sue Pleasant: god forbid women do anything... we finally get f/f ships in the count now. I like the idea of Cass/Mary Sue quite a lot even if I never do much with it. there's protential for some pretty cool revenge plots.

10,234 - Brandi Broke/Dina Caliente: if they didn't hit the 10k word minimum I would have started screaming and throwing up and intervening. love wins though. I still need to intervene, probably. one day.

I guess the biggest conclusions to pull are that gay people love strangetown (we knew this). okay cool i have done enough

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215 Sim Lane Reno/Reimagining

Price: §239,402

Lot Size: 4x3

Completely Base Game Compatible!

No CC

hello this is my first ever public... anything. definitely better than the last one i shared on discord that didn't have a phone. i promise that it does this time! lightly used.

first floor (pleasants not included, sorry):

living room that i cannot get a good angle of:

kitchen/dining that took way too long:

lucy's room (don't even ask):

daniel and mary-sue's room:

second floor time!:

i don't have a favorite it's just that all the grand stuff is more expensive...yeah

lilith has a balcony (i am once again insisting that i do nawt have a favorite):

bathroom that i cannot get a good angle of:

angela's room (she has a workout machine because she's an athlete in my game):

DOWNLOAD:

https://app.box.com/s/zvzxfqe48ykycc8q2ynutviuoxlhl4n0

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uberhood pleasantview recap

last part!

i don't have pictures for too much but i have to post the recap because a Lot happened

in the caliente household dina is pregnant with don's baby!

brandi broke had twins !!

the pleasant rotation was just ridiculous!!!! mary-sue caught daniel cheating and broke up with him but for whatever reason kaylynn stayed to just hang out so mary-sue beat her up . also the flat screen tv literally fell off the wall . and angela is pregnant . poor mary-sue :s

in the newson household they are homosexuals

in daniel pleasants new apartment he moved in kaylynn immediately but is still flirting with his neighbors . kaylynn got pregnant and daniel kicked her out

poor kaylynn :(

in the oldie family ....... i didnt know i had a mod that let old people get pregnant until i took that first ss :') it was all very shocking

nothing really happened in the gavigan family but the matchmaker was being a creep and it was funny

for those not pictured:

goth : in the goth household cassandra got left at the alter and went on vacation to cope . before leaving for vacation she went to a couple clubs and saw don at one of them so she attacked him (and won)!!!! cassandra goth my queen <333

lothario : not a damn thing lol i dont think anything really happened during his rotation

burb : jennifer is pregnant!!!!

and the dreamer household i forgot to do!!!!!! i'll go back and do their rotation soon >_> in my defense i was putting off doing theirs bc i didnt know what i wanted to do with cassandra buut i know now so

next part

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About me - Simblr Edition

Got tagged by the incredible @nitrozem!

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rules: you can use any sims game to answer these questions!

your three traits: Loner, Lazy, Goofball. Basically, I need so much alone time to function, I absolutely loathe exercise and doing stuff generally, and I think pretty much everything is funny and will sink to deplorable depths to get a laugh out of people.

If we're allowing the extra 3 from Growing Together, toss in Dog Lover, Overachiever, and Bookworm! Because I love dogs, am an absolute try-hard in both school and work, and love books so much that I have a literary tattoo.

your aspiration: Neighborhood Confidante is probably the closest to a therapist, right? But in general, I do like being a reliable source for my loved ones. I also feel like Inner Peace is a lifetime goal of mine, being somebody with trauma and mental health struggles. If we're going just base game, with no update aspirations, then it'd be Renaissance Sim. always good to be skillful!

in-game world you'd live in: For Sims 4, Brindleton Bay. It's where a lot of my sim stories take place, and I love the Nor'eastern aesthetic. Plus it's usually chilly over there which as somebody who runs hot, I would live for. Sims 3 would be Moonlight Falls. Misty, foresty, with a river and waterfall? Yes, please. I also loved the Supernatural expansion pack the absolute most since I'm such a lover of witches. In the Sims 2, Riverblossom Hills was hands down my favorite neighborhood. I was weirdly a big fan of that zig-zaggy road in the northeast part of the map.

favourite townie(s): Sims 4: Zoe Patel for base game, Akira Kibo if we're counting the expansion packs. Zoe is just a cutie patootie and Akira is the best-ever townie legacy husband because he makes gorgeous kids. Sims 3: Agnes Crumplebottom is my girl for life. I did so, so many stories to make her life better because I felt awful for her. For the Sims 2, while he's objectively the worst-ever dude, I enjoyed blowing up Daniel Pleasant's life so much. He always gets caught cheating by Mary-Sue, has both of his daughters go no-contact with him, knocks up Kaylynn Langerak who always leaves him, and ends up getting with his ex-wife.

most used pack(s): Realm of Magic, Cats & Dogs, and Cottage Living for the Sims 4. Growing Together is rapidly catching up, though. In the Sims 3 it was Supernatural, Generations, and Seasons. In the Sims 2, FreeTime, University, and Seasons.

favourite decor object (no cc): If forced to pick one, the telescope from Werewolves, easily:

I just love that it's small and manageable, the huge telescope observatory thing from the base game was just obscenely huge.

something you want in the game: I want hobbies to be recognized in the same way they were in Sims 2: FreeTime, funerals (like this but unironically), the drama after school club to also have a reward trait like the scouts and HSY clubs do, and also more options for painting (like being able to apply a style to a reference painting).

what colour is your plumbob right now: Yellow-green, I ate food and all my other motives are high except for sleep, because I've had insomnia lately and it's been harshing all the vibes.

TAG YR IT (if you want, I'm not your dad): @rebouks, @shadowcursedballs, @nigmos, anyone else who wants to do this can say I tagged them! And if you've already done this and I miss it, sorry!

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9 and 12? 💚💚

9. Most disliked character(s)? Why?

Definetly Daniel Pleasant, Don's pretty up there on the hit list as well, but Daniel throws away his whole marriage and kids just for a mid-life-crisis affair with the maid Both Kaylynn and Mary-Sue deserve better IMO!

12. Is there an unpopular arc that you like that the fandom doesn’t? Why?

I like having Dina not get all the money from Mortimer once he dies. Even though she marries him to get it, I feel like Mortimer isn't stupid enough to leave her everything in the will (I feel like he would give the majority of his inheritence to Cassandra & Alexander)

Thank you for the asks!! 💚💚

[purfysims]

Hello, Sims side of Tumblr!~ Glad to have finally gotten around to making this blog, cause boiiii have I been getting more and more into these Sims games again lol Primarily that of Sims 2 cause that’s always been a childhood fave of mine (though I also really like dabbling in Sims 3 & 4 when I get the chance .3.)

So! To start some things off, here’s some personal age HCs of mine regarding the Pleasantview premades, cause ngl they’ve really grown on me as a fave neighborhood to play in~

The Goth Family:

-Mortimer Goth = 50’s (aged a bit more than others due to the stress of losing Bella/having to work overtime to provide the comfy life for his children. Though comes off a bit strict and old-fashioned, he’s a true gentleman at heart for those he cares about (especially for any future romantic partner).)

-Bella Goth = mid-40’s (at time of disappearance; went missing over a decade before the current timeline of Pleasantview, which devastated the neighborhood as she was a kind, elegant figure for the town to look up to)

-Cassandra Goth = late-20’s (was a child genius and advanced up a lot in school, graduating early enough to move up well in her Scientist career. Never got properly socialized around other kids though (minus her babysitter Mary-Sue, who became like a big sister figure), leaving Cass rather shy & awkward even at her age)

-Alexander Goth = 12-13 (was only a toddler when Bella left his life, so doesn’t have as many memories/sentiments about her as his dad & sister. Mainly keeps to himself save for his new friend, Lucy Burb, who just moved into town and keeps trying to nudge him out of his shell whenever they’re off school)

The Pleasant Family:

-Daniel Pleasant = mid-30’s (was highschool sweethearts with Mary-Sue, though were on the rocks to split up by graduation before suddenly finding out they were expecting. The two rushed to marry and settle to raise their twins soon afterward, steadily becoming distant over the years due to Daniel feeling like he missed out on his “youth” (aka: dating experience), whilst Mary-Sue buried herself in work.)

-Mary-Sue Pleasant = mid-30’s (A class valedictorian in her youth with many big dreams, was eager to marry Daniel at first & start a family before their marriage inevitably crumbled over the years. Very perfectionistic and ambitious in nature, always hopeful for keeping up a picture perfect family though isn’t really the best at actually being “doting”/emotionally available due to all the work stress she bottles up.)

-Angela Pleasant = 16 (The Golden Child daughter of the family, always praised and pushed by her parents to be at her best no matter what. Tries to be cordial and nice with her twin sis, though tends to come off rather condescending/“blind” to the struggles in her family. Only around Dustin Broke does she feel more at ease to be herself, as he’s not afraid to help nudge Angela from her “goodie two shoes” attitude.)

-Lilith Pleasant = 16 (The Scapegoat/Misfit daughter of the family, having grown up feeling so dismissed and ignored that Lilith’s developed a “tough” edge to avoid getting hurt again. Resents Angela for taking all the attention in the family, as well as her parents for being so caught up in themselves & their own egos. Dirk Dreamer was the only kid around the block who seemed to “see” Lilith for who she really is, giving her a chance and standing by her enough to the point where they’re currently dating.)

The Lothario Family:

-Don Lothario = early-30’s (The town womanizer and up-&-coming doctor; many local women can’t seem to resist Don's charm no matter where he goes. Having grown up as the only son to a very wealthy (and always busy) couple, Don could never seem to stay attached to many people (let alone a woman) for longer than a couple weeks/months at best. Making his recent engagement to Cassandra Goth all the more shocking (and to others, suspicious)...)

The Caliente Family:

-Dina Caliente = mid-20’s (The younger twin sister with the higher maturity level, having to kind of "step up" to lead her & Nina through life since their mother died. Has dreams for making "easy" big money via-marrying wealthy men, especially after moving into town and hearing about Mortimer Goth being an aging widower. Both she and her sister have become well acquainted with Don due to their shared charismatic demeanors... and according to local gossip, perhaps something "more"?)

-Nina Caliente = mid-20’s (The older twin sister perpetually stuck in her "laidback" party-girl lifestyle, nothing seems to excite Nina more than adding a new phone number to her hookup list. Tends to just follow whatever Dina's doing without a second thought, whether it's browsing the local clubs or setting up schemes to get themselves some "easy" money. Close as she is to her sis, Nina's actual "loyalty" could be questionable given how much she cozies up with Don (aka: Dina's "boy toy"), pretty much as soon as the topic of bars and hot tubs comes up.)

The Oldie Family:

-Herb Oldie = 70’s (The friendly, laidback father of Mary-Sue, Herb is quite content to live out the rest of his retirement days nearby in the neighborhood (just in time to help comfort his daughter from her marital woes). Though deeply loves his wife Coral and the life they’ve led up together, Herb lowkey always wondered what it would’ve been like to “explore” now and then…)

-Coral Oldie = 70’s (The responsible, caring mother of Mary-Sue who’s not afraid to tell it like it is when it comes to what’s right (something Lilith deep down always admired, herself). Never really felt that Daniel was “good enough” for her baby girl in all honesty… but never underestimate the love and devotion Coral has for her granddaughters (no matter how often the sisters bicker).)

The Broke Family:

-Brandi Broke = 34 (A teen mom who struggled to make it on her own since her husband’s sudden death; struggling to make a balance between being the “fun” mom for her boys (aka: buying them expensive gifts) and actually providing for them in their small trailer. Deep down wished to own her own diner-style restaurant, ever since she was a kid.)

-Dustin Broke = 16 (The angsty, troublemaking oldest boy of Brandi’s; having bottled up a lot of grief from his father’s death to the point of anger issues. Never really knew how to make friends and be nice to others, but always carried a strong protective instinct for his mom (though embarrassed by her at times) and brother(s) (+Angela, now that they’re dating).

-Beau Broke = 3 (The baby of the family (so far) who still carries enough innocence to lift up his family’s spirits on the daily. Would grow up to be a very hyper and playful child, eager to make friends with whomever he meets.)

The Burb Family:

-John Burb = early-30’s (A friendly family man eager for a fresh new start from the big city life, especially for the sake of lil Lucy and any other future children down the line. Never really got along much with Jennifer’s brother Daniel (who always acted like the “big macho/protective brother” around him), but John tries to remain civil now that both families are living in the neighborhood together.)

-Jennifer Burb = early-30’s (A confident child athlete-turned-business woman, Jennifer got so used to the hustle and bustle of the city with John that she’s still a lil “new” to the local suburb life. Though the younger of the two Pleasant siblings, Jennifer was never afraid to stand up to Daniel and try to push him to not lose sight of what’s important (aka: his family).)

-Lucy Burb = 10-12 (A peppy young girl who seems to keep falling into misadventures no matter the scenery, Lucy is just as eager to explore and have fun with the local children of Pleasantview (especially Alexander, even if he is a “grumpy pants” at times). Would not be afraid to kick the shins of those who try to mess with her loved ones (something Jennifer herself could attest to, having been a feisty lil girl as well back in the day).)

The Dreamer Family:

-Darren Dreamer = early/mid-30’s (A lonely, but well-meaning artist who can get his head a lil “lost in the clouds” to escape the harshness of reality. Deeply misses his late wife Darleen (whom he was childhood friends-turned-lovers with), and for the longest time never thought he’d have the energy to find love again… until Cassandra Goth entered the picture to comfort and care for him as a friend. Currently kicking himself with regret for being too late in expressing his feelings to her… especially now that she’s engaged to Don (whom, for Cass’s sake, Darren tries to be cordial towards… with mixed results). In the meantime, Darren’s determined to make it big with his newly ignited love for painting (while trying not to embarrass Dirk too much with all the art clutter in the house).)

-Dirk Dreamer = 16 (The friendly, loveable dork of Pleasantview (according to his fellow peers), Dirk is the kind of guy who doesn’t mind following after those with confidence, spunk, and drives to see beyond the little comforts of Pleasantview. While not always the best at speaking his mind freely (compared to his girlfriend Lilith), he makes up for it in being the “heart” of his small friend group.)

The Langerak Family:

-Kaylynn Langerak = early-20’s (Having spent most of her childhood cleaning up after the “messes” of her family, irony seemed to follow Kaylynn as she now leads the life of the local maid service. Having been blocked out by her loud, argumentative relatives her whole life, Kaylynn tends to come off rather soft-spoken and reserved in the present day (especially around those such as Daniel and Don). When she’s not busy on the job, deep down Kaylynn wishes for the simple, loving comforts of starting a family someday…)

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[ts2library]

Cindy plays god

Ahh, Pleasantview. Peaceful, cozy, pretty little smalltown. But things are about to change…and there’s going to be some drama…because Cindy plays god.

A gameplay focused story about life in Pleasantview and Veronaville (from season 2 onward).

Link: https://cindysim.home.blog/cindy-plays-god/

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Some screenshots from the Pleasants’ Christmas party! Before the party, Lilith was a nervous wreck. She really wanted to make a good first impression on Darleen Dreamer (whom I revived from the dead) and at first, things were not going so well, until she gave her a gift! And the party was a blast!

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Too Fond of Books - Book Cover & Novel Icon Defaults

Hey everyone! I have something a little different to share today...a set of book cover and novel icon defaults! 📚

Full disclosure first: learning how to default stuff is really high on my priority list right now, but I have not done it yet. These defaults are simply texture swaps of Slig's Default Book Covers and Novel Icons because I am very much a don't-reinvent-the-damn-wheel kind of woman. Obviously, you cannot have Slig's defaults and mine at the same time.

So there are covers for all the book genres, including the skill-book-on-steroids that comes from the education career reward shelf:

They're mostly inspired by Sims elements, although not entirely:

Romance: Pleasantview, featuring Daniel and Mary Sue Pleasant

Drama: A Veronaville Dream

Mystery: The Hound I'm a fan of Sherlock Holmes stories so this is just a straight-up Hound of the Baskervilles reference, but I made the (illegible lol) author Mole, as in Desiderata Valley's John Mole

Reference: The Maastrichtian Age, which is the age when Tyrannosaurus rex lived...I don't care if they're studying cleaning, I always want my Sims reading about dinosaurs XD

Cooking: Sue's Secret Recipes as a nod to Sue's Secret Kitchen, the cooking hobby secret lot

Sci-Fi: Dragon Valley Sooo...I like sci-fi, but I'm much more into fantasy, so that's the direction I went for this one (it still says sci-fi on the bookshelf selection). The (also illegible) author is Hugh Grey, a writer from TS3's Dragon Valley hood

Children's: Bilious Bob by Thomas Quill, historian/librarian from TS3's Barnacle Bay. This is a reference to the pirate captain ghost who haunts the Twikkii Island pirate ship

Education Skill Book: Knowledge For All Seasons by Lazlo Curious. Does what it says on the box :P

And then there are the icon replacements. The covers match the ones above (minus the education book, of course). I went through a lot of icons and found matches for most of the plot elements...but I also changed quite a few to better suit my own tastes. Most of the sci-fi stuff got nixed in favor of new fantasy elements, and some of the ones I never used went out the window as well.

So you still get aliens and weather, but also dragons and tea, because who doesn't love dragons and tea? 🐉 🍵

There are two separate packages in the download, so if you only want book defaults and not the icons, or vice versa, just chuck the one you don't want. Swatches are also included as a reference.

Most of the book cover icons are by max.icons, but there are also a few by Chanut-is-Industries, ultimatearm, Icon Pond and Freepik. All of the plot element icons are by Freepik.

DOWNLOAD (SFS) Replacements are ~1 MB

Lots of love, Spacey

[simnostalgia]

Why is it that people never realize that TS3's worlds don't all happen at the same time like TS2's worlds do? John Burb and Daniel Pleasant also show up as adults in TS3 worlds. Don is the only person who is there canonically due to time travel.

The rest of these sims are in TS3 worlds because they take place at different points in the timeline. Lunar Lakes is WELL after Pleasantview because you see the descendants of other sims from TS2 there. Daniel and Mary-Sue are in a TS3 world as adults as well, so what? They time travelled too?

Checkmate, Sims-lore Youtubers.

(It's almost as if TS3 fucked up a lot of lore just so they could shoehorn in more recognizable sims from ts2 or something)

[writerofjourneys]

Hi, this is not a request. I just wanted to say I have read Entwined Hearts and I am in love with it. I like that you didn't make the reader a Mary Sue Character and I love the interactions she has with everybody so far, especially Akira. I am new to the Persona series and have only just started playing 5, so for characters I don't know, I just look them up. Is the boy who gave her the headphones the protagonist from 3? I hope you continue this story. Love from a new fan.

Oh wow, thank you! This is the first time someone’s mentioned my story and to see that you enjoy it brings a pleasant surprise. And of course, I would never depict Reader to be a Mary Sue, it would mean I didn’t understand what characters are supposed to be for in a story. And main character(s) are very important to viewers as they are the center of the plot. So it’s important for them to understand where the characters are coming from. Especially for a franchise like Persona, where flaws and personal growth are very important for the characters.

I always want Reader to act human, think humanly. Show her struggles, feelings and habits that are a part of her personality and who she is, what she’s been through, what she offers to the Persona franchise. And be introduced to something new and foreign, like romance, jealousy, relationship obstacles, perhaps thinking of having a different life from the one she has now and what she previously thought of. Reader has lived a complicated and kind of crazy past that makes her unlike any of the other characters in the games, I try to, at least. She identifies as a Persona user for so long that she doesn’t really see herself as anything else because it’s a world she familiarizes the most, compared to reality. That kind of makes her vulnerable in a way. Where, despite her strength, she still falls back into a state of loss, insecurity, helplessness, fear, and trauma. But also on how she perseveres and heals from them.

Honestly, ‘Entwined Hearts’ is the first romance story I’ve ever written. My one-shots, drabbles, etc, are different because there is no long progression from being strangers to friends to lovers. I don’t actually have any personal experiences with love except from what I’ve seen and read from TV/films, other fanfics, games, and more, so it’s an interesting challenge for me for sure. I certainly do try to make Joker and Reader’s interactions be something worth paying attention to every time.

And the headphones? Maybe, maybe not…

‘Entwined Hearts’ timeline is Persona 5 taken in present day, but I will include much more from previous games, perhaps even something for Persona 6 if that ever happens. Though of course I can’t input anything specific in case of spoilers for what I have planned. I do hope you like what the Persona series has to offer and that you might take interest in their hidden connected worlds with each other, or the individuality of each game. I really am continuing the story, it’s just taken me time to work everything out. I will have new chapters coming.