#sorry for the late answer sweet anon!

[kikker-oma]

💌 Send this to the twelve nicest people you know or who seem to have a good heart and if you get five back you must be pretty awesome. 💌

THANK YOU ALL❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭😭 you're all lovelier than I could ever be!!!

[faebriel]

howl’s moving castle but rainduo (platonic ofc)

CRACKS MY KNUCKLES. hmc is such a Classic nonnie so i had to do a bit of thinking to get it right (well.... to get it right in my head. but i feel everyone here is familiar enough with my particular kind of rainduoisms by now) but i think the outcome is a fun one :] i'm just gonna put my thoughts into bullet points

now originally i wasn't sure who should be who (oh my little bottle blonde anarchist......) but i did decide to put wil in a howl ish role and niki in a sophie ish role on the basis of how hard howl weaves narratives around himself and how hard sophie does not GAF. that element of them stood out so much that i was like okay cool that's how we'll do it

so niki is doing something semi unfortunate with her life. NOT baking that's for sure. holding onto an empty shop for a long-gone (not that she admits that bit to herself) old friend, and she's quite lonely. and then after crossing paths briefly with the local dipshit wizard she gets cursed by a snooty ass witch of the waste (idk who this would be.... open to suggestions i suppose)

and wilbur is the least competent wizard ever :] why bother to stay in wizard school when you could mix your own potions and refuse any and all help out of pride and trade your heart away to a fire demon for some companionship?

(i'm taking this as another opportunity to spruik albatross wilbur btw i know the wings aren't as striking as sleek crow-black but - )

the fire demon in question is fundy, who sort of came into existence as a being with a personality and such after falling from the sky and receiving wilbur's heart. wilbur smothers him too much. there's not many other people he keeps around to smother. fundy wants out honestly

(oh and it's not super relevant but i think tommy is markl hehe)

so niki marches off to track down the wizard who she overheard the witch mentioned and... starts baking in his kitchen. okay a rainduo thing is being almost too familiar with each other let's be honest. but yes i think they latch onto each other quite quickly. niki is at first just looking to have her curse cured but being old and hanging out in the house with people who actually seem to give a shit about her is freeing in a way, no more getting tangled up in the politics of her small town as it lunges towards involvement in the war, etc. wilbur thinks she's fascinating.

as for the broader "what's happening in the world" perspective i was thinking it was something along the lines of the antarctic empire being at war with another power, drawing all of these small towns and microcountries along with it.... wilbur is supposed to go home to his family but he doesn't want to because he's afraid of facing the trail of small, easily destroyed countries left in his wake, he doesn't want to deal with phil's questions or the scrutiny that he expects from phil. instead, he tries to sabotage the war effort on his own from the frontline

so he keeps receiving letters from phil, but he can't bear to face him. solution? uh.... get niki to go lol. it's even on the grounds of a small country wilbur once ruled (niki had to squeeze this information out of him like a sponge, and she only heard an inkling of it thanks to fundy), now called manberg, which ceded to the empire in the war.............

surprise! it was actually schlatt trying to pull Some Bullshit as a revenge trick. he roasts the other witch and then almost sinks wilbur and niki into the Void but despite his tendency towards problem avoidance, wilbur steps in to defend niki and they just barely make it away. that being said, niki has learned a lot about her new friend through this adventure that he has not been willing to divulge himself, and it stings. why does he shut her out?

also notable: wilbur gives niki a ring inset with three diamonds to help her find her way home

the atmosphere in the castle is not fantastic after that, all their fun little memories bitter now. wilbur swings between talking freely about ripping the armies apart with his bare hands (claws? talons? that secret is out and he keeps evading all of niki's questions with nervous laughter and quips about monsters) and saying absolutely nothing at all. his suicidal tendencies are the elephant in the room that basically everyone else refuses to talk about, except his own too-grandiose and vague comments on the subject.

niki tries not to stew over feeling excluded. the lonelier she feels, the worse her curse gets.

wilbur takes her to a flower field, blooms rolling long into the horizon, and for a moment she thinks they might be fixing things. (she's so wrong)

through a series of mishaps (perhaps a visit from one of niki's friends..... i feel bad doing eret dirty like that though lmfao) henchmen start breaking into the house just as bombs fall upon the city. niki is put into overdrive to keep the castle from falling apart as the city burns around them. wilbur, who is already doing extremely too much flying around and causing problems in the midst of bombs dropping decides to go exacerbate the issue in an attempt to go out in a blaze of glory. unfortunately for him niki, fundy and tommy are all stubborn sons of bitches who will be extremely pissed if he fucking dies, so we pick up the castle and start moving

okay yeah i kind of think the rest of the story plays out not too differently from the movie? niki gets split up from her friends when the castle breaks down and attempts to kick a dent into a mountain when she realises she's alone again. unable to find wilbur himself, with the last bit of power from the diamonds he gave her she finds the doorway into his memories and sees the moment he and fundy met..... they were both very lonely. very sad. she shrieks out to both of them to look for her in the future

she stumbles out of the memory and finds a pile of feathers wilbur and woooo forehead kisses and wooooooo niki finds fundy again and puts wilbur's heart back even if it means they both might leave her again. BUT THEY DON'T even if they're not all in the castle 24/7 niki now has a few nice friends and is so submerged in that feeling that she doesn't even notice the curse breaking.

and the war ends!! and maybe they even talk about their hurts!! the hurts they carry and how they hurt each other!! and they keep on living!! and they all live best friendily ever after <3

[stormyoceans]

have you ever thought of parallel in vice versa which is that talay was the one wanted to return in their universe the most but he was the one who said 'i miss our time together. can we go back to that universe?' or are you normal. and have you ever thought about that day they went to a cafe for dinner (when talay was hired again at his dream company) and he expected a FUCKING ENGAGEMENT RING from puen? can we talk about how much he really loves puen even though they've known each other for like two and a half years?

I ACTIVELY TRY /NOT/ TO THINK ABOUT IT ACTUALLY BECAUSE IF I DO I GET FILLED WITH SO MUCH UNHINGED EUPHORIC RABID ENERGY THAT IT MAKES ME WANT TO HURL MYSELF INTO A CONCRETE WALL AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT

anon i need you to know that for the past 24 hours i've been trying so hard to reply to your message with something vaguely coherent but my brain seems to completely shut down in front of the sheer immensity of talay's feelings for puen. LIKE!!!!!! he was willing to dive into the ocean if it meant being able to go back to puen!!!!! when just two episodes before that we see him almost having a panic attack while standing in shallow water because that's how he died!!!!! talay DROWNED and yet he was ready to face that again because his love for puen was bigger than his fear!!!!!

and i remember that some people used to say that it was out of character for talay to say he wanted to go back to the alternate universe BUT IT'S NOT!!!!!! like yes, talay missed his life and his family and his friends and his dream job, and knew that they couldn't just steal tess and tun's lives. talay also always does the right thing and puts the feelings of the people he cares about in front of his own, even if it means he's gonna be miserable. however that doesn't mean that deep in his heart he doesn't want to be selfish sometimes: he won't ever act on those selfish feelings, and the proof of it is that he was willing to be miserable for the rest of his life because he didn't want puen to give up on his career for him, but TALAY LOVES HIM!!!!!! SO MUCH!!!!!! AND HE MISSED BEING WITH PUEN IN A MUCH SIMPLER WAY!!!!!! so it's normal that for a moment he wanted to go back!!!!!

and it's so telling that the other time talay says he misses the alternate universe is in the lay's special in episode 12 right after they talk about same sex marriage being legalized in that other thailand!!!!! BECAUSE HERE'S THE THING THAT MAKES ME WANT TO SKYDIVE INTO THE HIMALAYAS WITHOUT PARACHUTE THE MOST: TALAY WANTS TO MARRY PUEN SO BADLY!!!!!!!! usually im so embarrassed at how obvious puen is but this is the one time im actually embarrassed for talay. HE THOUGHT PUEN WAS GONNA GIVE HIM A RING!!!!!! HE GENUINELY WANTED PUEN TO PROPOSE TO HIM AND LOOKED A BIT DISAPPOINTED WHEN THAT WASN'T IT!!!!!! AND IN THE LAY'S SPECIAL HE GETS SO SAD WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE PUEN ISN'T TAKING THE MATTER SERIOUSLY!!!!!!

talay went from being annoyed at the married couple holding up traffic in episode 1 to desperately wanting to marry puen in episode 12. from not believing in love to loving someone so much he wants to spend the rest of his life with them. AND I ABSOLUTELY WILL NEVER BE NORMAL ABOUT IT.

[amalasdraws]

here's a non nsfw ask: You are one of the few artists whose artsyle I always directly recognize and whose art never fails to make me smile. I can't probably add anything anyone hasn't told you before, but I second it all - the details, the vibes, colours, basically just everything in your art is so beautiful and really makes me wish i could be able to live inside a drawing

OHH THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

This makes me really happy!! i'm glad you can recognize my style!!

[thekidsarentalright]

IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU !! CONGRATS ON HEARING UR SONG !!!

THANK U SM WAHHH <333

[hacked-by-jake]

Pairing: Jake x Phil

Warnings: A lil bit of a spoiler for ep 10, but I won't tell which part. It's barely a spoiler though, also Jake got a little bit hurt here and there

Phil lost feeling in his legs for a moment. MC just told him that there was a massive explosion in a mine that Jake was in. The bar owner gripped the table and sar down in a chair, instantly getting paler.

"I- I don't know if he made it. Even if he did, the FBI was all around the place." They said. They also started explaining what happened before, but he didn't listen anymore. It was like his brain shut down. Someone shook his shoulder.

"Phil?" Jessy asked. He blinked up at her and sighed.

"I am sorry, must have zoned off." He said and let go of the table. His knuckles were white already and his nails dug into the table quite hard. Jessy put her hand on his back.

"You should go and rest." She said and helped him up. She walked him into his bedroom and left him there when he sat on the bed. It was nighttime already ao he lied down and let out a sob. Jake. Jake went into that mine and didn't contact them ever since.

He woke up to a quiet knock. He opened his eyes and looked at the window. Someone was standing there. He quickly reached to the bedside table and turned on the small light. Jake. It was Jake. Phil rushed to the window and opened it, letting the hacker in. He smelled like dirt and smoke. And- did someone pour water over him? His clothes were burnt and wet.

"Never do that again!" Phil shouted and hugged him. Jake exhaled softly and rested his chin on the bar owner's shoulder.

"I am sorry. Now, do you- Do you maybe have some bandages here?" Jake asked. Phil nodded, grabbed his hand and led him into the bathroom.

"MC, I want you to see something." Jessy said at five in the morning. MC slowly got up from the couch and walked to where Jessy was. Phil's room.

"What?" They asked and peered inside. On the bed was Phil, hugging Jake whose upper torso was bandaged and he had some bandaids on his face and arms. MC gasped.

"Shhh." Jessy said and closed the doors. "Let's give them some time to rest."

[theloveinc]

A combo of those! Whoever is active/respond the quickest is something I look for as when I try to interact with "ideas that suit that blog the most" it can be really disheartening if they don't ever reply or acknowledge at some point and the blog is a fav or mine! I do get no one is obligated to of course, just makes me worried I sent something wrong so I really appreciate how considerate you are! Thank you for all the work you do and being so kind! (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)⁠✧⁠*⁠。

PLEASE don't thank me, i'm literally the queen of not answering asks😭😭😭... it's something i'm trying so hard to get better at bc i know the weight of feeling like effort has gone to waste and nobody deserves that!!

but yes, this makes the most sense to me honestly! not that i send many asks outside of greetings, but picking ideas i think someone would most like and saving them for when they seem free... idk if it's the same for you, but maybe close?

i also feel like depending on the length + intricacy of the ask, responses that aren't very in depth/short are also kind of a..... bummer, too. though i think that's me being a bit unfair on people (cuz surely most people get way more than they can handle w/o making sacrifices) LOL, and why i get so stuck trying to think of answers to the longer things i get.

but so goes... thank you for the response and kind words, my lovely friend!!🖤🫶🏻🥺

[rains-inky-mind]

(Hello, Rain! I have been asked to anonymously send you this nice message from a mutual/friend of yours that I've turned into a small poem for you. I hope this poem brightens your day and that you have a great week!)

I have this friend, for fun let's call her rain and she's really cool, spends a lot of time rent-free in my brain she has this WIP she's working on with a really inventive trope It's so good, so crazy, it makes me go insane

Let me tell you about this girl, she's my favorite mutual on this hellsite she brightens my dash and has so much amazing insight she's so kind and has helped me out without being asked by recoloring art for me so it was a more pleasant sight

Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that this friend I speak of is you and you've made my life so much better just by existing, it is true I'm so glad you're around, and that I get to see you all the time and I hope that you know you make this site better with every post that you do

Thank you for being a friend, for being thoughtful, cool and kind I want you to know that all that you do was running around in my mind You are special, never forget it, because I never do Now go out there and brighten the world with your passionate, creative mind

This was so sweet!! I'm trying not to cry (because I have Halloween makeup on. I'm definitely a crier)!

[ihateitheretaylor]

You are the most adorable kind of mutual

The one who radiates positivity, brings smile on everyone's faces, always happy for everyone, never hesitates to express your excitement or happiness, send cutest asks (including the cute anon asks you send) and just a cute adorable person in general who is so innocent yet smart and sweet and lovely

AHHHHHHHHHHH, I'm internally screaming after reading this. Thank you so much🥰🥰

I think I know you🤭🧡

Here, a try at moodboard for you

[morelikedoccock]

Hi this is like??? Super weird ik so sorry in advance but your signature in your art (I think that's what it's called lmao) makes me really happy to see. Idk why but I happy stim bc your art then I stim bc of your signature thing and I just wanted you to know

Not weird at all!! I’m very proud of that watermark, and I’m glad you like it (and my art) so much!!🥰🥰🥰

[kikker-oma]

Hey! BEAUTIFUL PERSON AWARD! Once you are given this award you’re supposed to paste it in the asks of 8 people who deserve it. If you break the chain nothing happens, but it's sweet to know someone thinks you’re beautiful inside and out. 💕

THANK YOU!!

[cherry-bomb-ships]

Good afternoon, darling dearest— it is a good day, wouldn't you agree, sweet thing? After all, yours truly is here to assure it, hm? You deserve it, love, you deserve every good thing this little galaxy has to offer. I mean that! You're an indescribable phenomenon, you know that? In a good way— a very good way indeed. I love you, mon cheri, I simply can't say it enough. You're divine, darling. This pitiful language just can't sing your praises enough; I'll just have to keep trying, then, won't I?

–Yours, beloved, Q

HOOOOOOOOOO MY GOSH Q!!!! 🥺💖🥺💖🥺💖🥺💖🥺💖🥺💖🥺 Darling you know how much it flusters me to hear you give me even the slightest bit of praises, this is almost too much!!! And yet, I absolutely adored every word 🥺💖💖💖 This is such a sweet letter, thank you SO MUCH!!!

[bicyclepainting]

Hey, you smartass. Hope you're actually taking care of yourself at that job of yours. You better actually be drinking something other than coffee- some water would do you some good. Work has been busy, but nothing I can't handle. I'll be home soon, I picked up the groceries for dinner tonight. You better not be working yourself to death- I actually want to you to be alive, believe it or not.

-Aaron

aaron, my love, you telling me to drink water instead of coffee is like the pot calling the kettle black. putting the obvious hypocrisy aside, i have been taking care of myself at work (not worked to death yet!) but the real question is, have you? i want you alive too, believe it or not.

thanks for picking up groceries, i can’t wait to cook dinner together tonight. can we watch one of the movies from our list after? something relaxing, i think it’s been a long enough week for both of us

-smartass

[da-birb-writes-sometimes]

hey I just wanted to let you know that I read one of your posts and I saw your name and I liked both of those things so much so I followed you and this is really just a little friendly hello from me to you ＼(^o^)／

Aww, hello to you too anon! I hope you enjoy this little corner of the internet!

[lady-lunaaa]

hello! this is purin from ao3! i saw that one of the latest gacha cards from the tokyo revengers game is a pirate!mikey card and it reminded me of 'of salt and sea' 🥺 i always reread it when i get the mikey feels and it never fails to leave me in tears each time 😭 i hope youve been doing alright! sending love your way 💝

OH MY GOSH HI! Every time I see your ao3 handle I see lil pompompurin in my mind 🥰

Your comments on ao3 are actually my life blood, I hold them so close to my heart and reread them on bad days. I can't believe it reminded you of OSaS, you are such a sweetie 🥺

I am so glad that series has such an effect on you, that makes me beyond happy. Thank you so much for dropping this in my inbox 💙💙💙💙

[saintqueer]

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