#so far it's a bit of a struggle... lol

[valtsv]

i need to clean up more of my tsv meta drafts and post them i used to love posting tsv meta

[seaofreverie]

Sparkstember Day 6: Big Beat (Big Boy)

Wooohoooo, Big Beat! Our favourite little "questionable lyrics" album. Anyway, this one's lots of fun. Full of unrefutable bangers and hard rocking that's not like anything else that Sparks have done for the most part (and it's still very Sparks despite that). But yeah, this is a very strange era for them that I find pretty charming actually, and I think that for the full Big Beat experience one must watch the Capitol Theatre concert from this era (funnily, my favourite bit of it isn't even a song from this album... it's Equator, and, well, this is the exact type of theatricality that I'm a really big fan of, haha)

While I undoubtedly DO like this album, there must also be a reason I don't revisit it all that often. And I think, well, is it just just me or are lots of songs here just kind of... way too simple? Musically speaking (too), and while I'm pretty easy to please when it comes to this type of music that's much more on the rock than pop side of things, and my first impression here was very positive, well, afterwards... I either forgot about it altogether or often had a feeling of "can we move on now" when songs from this album came on shuffle and such. Even listening to this album today I had lots of those moments, like it's not that I don't like these songs... I guess they're just less engaging than I'm used to from Sparks (cause I don't want to call them boring, I think it's a bit of a different thing...).

Also interesting, because despite all this, the 21×21 Big Beat concert is actually a pretty big fav of mine. So I guess my thesis for today is that it's the type of album that works better live maybe!

Favourite songs (and other highlights):

Big Boy: just a good opener and fun song all around, and here's a fun fact about it: about a half of this song's length is just its title being said. Which means that the song Big Boy consists of 50% pure Big Boy

I Want To Be Like Everybody Else: sadly, a bit of a victim of Spotify Shuffle really wanting me to listen to it over and over and it getting a bit old fast

I Bought The Mississippi River: my fav here by far and also the most interesting and memorable, I really like the call & response part, and the guitar solos, the whole atmosphere is great, reminds me a little bit of High C even now that I think about it... Not sure though, I JUST thought about this

Confusion: one of the only songs here that I could see as part of some other album from around this time without it sticking out too much. Makes sense if we keep its origins in mind...

Screwed Up: it's fun to imagine sometimes that the 60s just happened

I Like Girls: COME ON, GIIIIIIRLS!!!

Tearing The Place Apart + Looks Aren't Everything: I love all the bonus tracks here but these two especially are a nice (and unexpected) return to the Indiscreet style which I really love

[moontiko]

⌞My sim for @saruin Milkshake cas challenge!⌝

Birthday: 18th June orange

First and Last Name: B yellow

Fav Fruit: Watermelon red

Fav Drink: Fruit Juice orange

Extra fav flavours: Chocolate and vanilla horns and ears

Toppings: Strawberry pieces Coquettecore

CC links ↴

CAS: skintone , skin, vitiligo overlay*, skin blush, cleavage overlay, eye preset, eyes, eyes overlay , pupil overlay, lashes, eyebrows, chin overlay, mouth preset,mouth overlays x x, nose preset, cheekbones, ears, teeth, horns, spotlight, clavicle overlay, hair, color accessory (chunky), curl.

Make up: eyeshadow, eyeliner, blush, lipstick, soft highlighter.

Clothing&acc: horn ring, necklace, earrings, top, top overlay, skirt, heels, socks, purse, rings, nails.

[renlyslittlerose]

13 of 31 kinktober fills have been completed! I'm still taking a few prompts, so send them my way in the next little while~!

[sheephoof]

dropped signals

[spaghettiandart]

Me planning a fic: "I want to contrast this character's beliefs with the people they are around. I want to challenge them, to have them make mistakes and grow from them, to develop real relationships and thrive. Some of their mistakes are unforgivable, but that's okay; they can learn, and they can be better. I want to exemplify how fragile their facade is, how they crumble at affection, how desperate they are and yet how quick they are to pull away from kindness out of fear of it being a lie, of being too good to be true. I want them to experience devastation and true joy. I want them to be happy, and sad, and human."

Me writing a fic: "They looked at the person in front of them. They looked down at their hands. They looked away. They looked at the sky. They"

[shadowbannedthehedgehog]

ik mood n symptom etc tracking is good and it def helped me to esp realize the pmdd but before that i always uh was hesitant to do it bc like the fine line between tracking n pathologizing yourself if tht makes sense yeah i feel like well i kinda tracked consistently for the first 5-6 months n i feel like it made me focus on myself way too much so yh i dont think i will again i dont think i can safely do it without making myself worse lol

[amystarrstuff]

Omg Samuel is so cute.. Can u tell me more about the comic? Where can I read it? Does he have friends? :3

(And BTW the rotating sandwich post kept crashing my app XD)

AHH NO let me delete that post lol

also the comic is technically out but i'm almost done with the latest chapter, and once i am i'll share a link here for y'all to read if you're interested :]

samuel is a major character in the comic and while he does interact with others, i wouldn't say they're friends.

he's very fun and i'm excited for y'all to see him in action :)

[thebirdandhersong]

Just started TLJ for fun because it was a Long Day and I wanted some form of distraction that didn't involve the current Ghost Crew kinda high stakes episode I was halfway through and I must say..... this is so strange to me

[izzy-b-hands]

this latest research app has me at almost twelve dollars earned in the few hours I've been using it last night into today like. what

but also. thank fuck. pls send all the surveys and studies my way, make it rain in small increments all over me lmaoooo

[eldragon-x]

Which bosses are you stuck on? Just curious

Mostly Traitor Lord tho I also encountered the Grimm Troupe today and tried to challenge Grimm a few times.

Oh and. Beautful Dark Mysterious Prince Zote. But I guess I can file him under "dream bosses I can deal with later".

[keeps-ache]

[paddles my boat around on the sidewalk] the perspectiiiiveee, ohh the perspectiveeeee, it's killing meeee

[actual-corpse]

MY MILK IS PAST ITS EXPIRATION DATE AND I AM SAD!

[steampunkedparm]

did i mention i almost broke one of the doors at the museum we went too lol

[helladventurers]

You know, one thing I'll say that I appreciate that this game does is that the story missions are very much a "hey, look at all this cool stuff you can do, we'll introduce it to you now but you can come back here on your own if you wanna explore and learn more" kinda thing

I always appreciate when a game leaves it up to the player to act up on their own curiosity, instead of forcing them to interact with everything the game has to offer

[gay-dorito-dust]

Hello! Just wanted to say I absolutely love your writing! A bit of a request for the batboys (Jason, Tim, Dick, and Damian), just something silly.

I recently saw a video of a girl saying her boyfriend's entire name as if he was in trouble only for her to tell him she loved him. It was funny to me at the time, it was also late at night lol.

Soo... How would the boys react to reader suddenly saying their full name out of the blue as if they were in trouble as a prank? 👀👀🤭

Dick is thinking to death about what he might done to earn you saying his full name, so much so the poor man was sweating bullets which each step he took in your direction

Did he miss an anniversary?

Date night?

Hayley’s vet appointment?

He wanted to know badly so that he could think up a way to make it up to you however you wanted. Steal his clothes because they smell like him, he didn’t care, he just didn’t like you using his full name.

So as he looked you deep in the eyes, mentally preparing for whatever left your mouth, only for you to relax your face and kiss his cheek much to his surprise.

‘I love you.’ You told him sweetly as you smiled at him.

‘What?’ Dick said.

‘I love you.’ You repeated, still smiling.

‘That’s…that’s all you’ve called my full, legal government name for, to tell me you love me?’ Dick asked as though he was waiting for a joke that was never going to come.

‘Yep.’ You said.

‘No catch.’

‘None.’

‘Can you stop calling me Richard now and go back to calling me baby, cutie, dickie bird or -preferable- handsome now?’ Dick again asks as he felt a weight lift off of his shoulders and was finally able to breathe again now that his questions could finally be laid to sleep.

You chuckled as you kissed his lip. ‘Sure, whatever you say, handsome.’

Damian is unfazed.

He’s use to his full name being used and he doesn’t exactly feel anything but annoyance that he has to leave the piece he has spent the better half of a week working on, just to answer your call.

Damian loved you without a doubt but he’s not exactly fond of whenever you try to follow along these tasteless ‘trends.’ Though he knows himself well enough to know that he would never stay upset or mad at you for long, you were his weak spot, his treasure forever and always even if this is the things they kept you entertained.

‘I know you’re not saying my full name for any particular reason my treasure.’ He told you rather plainly.

‘And how would you know there isn’t a reason I called for you?’ You replied, crossing your arms over your chest. Damian copied.

‘Because I have a good memory and I haven’t missed any important date, that’s not until next week, that and the fact that I can see the muscles in your face struggling to keep the smile at bay.’ Damian said as he pointed out your biggest sign that you were lying about something.

You always involuntarily smiled when telling a lie the title made it far easier for Damian to know that what you were saying was far from the truth. It was your Achilles heel and Damian knew how to use it to his advantage.

‘I’m not.’ You said, struggling to stop the smile.

‘You are and you’re doing a bad job at it my sweet.’ He replied as he was now the one cockily smiling, knowing he’s got you where he wants you that you couldn’t do anything but crack under his stare.

‘Fine you loser, I only called you in here to say I love you, there happy?’ You asked as you pouted.

Damian walked over to you and pressed a kiss to your forehead. ‘All you had to do is say my treasure.’ Was all he said as he spent the rest of the day with you and Titus.

Jason is immediately in front of you within a heartbeat.

He, much like dick, didn’t like it when you use his full name.

You’re his partner! USE THE CUTE NICKNAMES YOU CHOSE FOR HIM INSTEAD! Who’s this Jason Todd? He only responds to Jaybird, jay jay, or baby with the occasional sweetheart from time to time.

‘Chipmunk, can you please tell me want I did wrong?’ Jason asked as he walked into the kitchen where you called him from.

You furrowed your brows. ‘Wrong? I only called you in here to tell you I love you.’ You replied as Jason started at you for a bit before he pinched your side, making you squeal.

‘You’re a little shit, you know that sweetheart.’ Jason asked as he kept pinching your sides, making you giggle and squeal in his hold. ‘Had me all worked up and everything.’ He adds as he starts biting your neck playfully.

‘I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Have mercy!’ You cried, trying to push yourself away from Jason but it was proven nearly impossible when your man was a literal wall of muscle.

‘’All I can hear as the squeaks of a cheeky little mouse.’ Is all Jason said as he continued to tickle, pinch at your sides. He hates it when you call him his full name, it reminded him of lesser then ideal times, sure it sounded far sweeter and loved when it was coming from you rather than theirs, but he’d much rather you call him anything it his full name.

Tim knows what you’re up to the very moment you use his full name.

His detective brain kicks into hyperdrive and goes into the logical explanation as to why the sudden change.

You’ve never used it before, so why now did you use it unless you had seen a cute trend or something that you thought was hilarious on TikTok, or on another social media platform and wanted to try it out for the sake of following whatever was the thing to do.

That or you were genuinely mad and he should at least go talk to you in hopes of de escalating the situation, should it come to it.

‘I love you.’ You said.

‘You’ve said my full name, lured me out of my room, just to say I love you?’ Tim asked with a raised brow as though his heart wasn’t going nuts once again with how much your words easily affected him.

You paused for a brief moment before smiling. ‘Yeah sounds about right.’

Tim sighs but he couldn’t help but feel a smile creep up on his lips. ‘You’re ridiculous sometimes I swear.’ He says under his breath, ‘you almost had me second guessing myself there but I’m glad this is what you called me out for instead.’ He finished as he pressed his forehead against your own, feeling relaxed and clear minded once more.

‘You may say I’m ridiculous but you love it when I keep you on your toes, it’s like a brain exercise in a way.’ You cheekily told him as you kissed his cheek.

‘You call that a brain exercise?’ Tim said. ‘That was barely a brain activity but more like a brain fart if anything.’ He said as you pouted and smacked his bicep, causing him to smile.

‘We can’t all be smart asses like you drake.’ You said and Tim shrugged as he tugged you close.

‘True but you certainly are a pain in the ass.’ Tim replied, which only made you slap his bicep again as he chuckled and you bury your head into his neck.