#thanks! That was a tough question

[3dprintcess]

🔒 (48 hours outside of TM? Doing TM tasks? It’s up to you 😎)

🔒- which taskmaster contestant would you choose to be handcuffed to for 48 hours?

Oh heck - 48hrs? That means:

Going to the toilet?!

Eating meals (one handed I suppose)

Sleeping, probably!

I'd get a bit smelly because oh heck I'm not showering/stripping I don't think?!

Assuming we can't get the handcuffs undone by any means, ofc.

There are definitely contestants that are a hard NO. Folks that have that angry edge to them, or who I think wouldn't suffer fools gladly, or who would get real grumpy after the first 3 hrs. Josh Widdicombe for example, or Lou Sanders - both on my very nope list.

A shortlist:

Mel Geidroic might be a good one - she is, after all, incredibly nice, with the added bonus of probably having already seen everything there is to see and not being especially bothered about it.

Victoria Coren Mitchell would tear me a new one, of course - not suffering fools gladly - but she'd be just so very practical about it, I'm not sure I'd mind. She might help me get my life in order, in fact. I could imagine her going "Oh for goodness sakes - just make the phonecall. Look, I'll type in the number..."

Tempted to go for Ivo Graham, just to see how his brain works, but I think the poor man would have a breakdown. Not that I'm especially difficult to be around, I don't think - just that I imagine Ivo would turn into a pretzel over the awkwardness of the situation.

Sophie Duker is too cool to be handcuffed to me, but if we were, I'd want to go on a 48hr escape room bender with her. I think that'd be hilarious and by hour 20 we'd be an absolute mess.

Lastly, maybe Mike Wozniak or Richard Osman for "terribly lovely seeming men who'd likely try to work with me to make it as smooth as possible" - I think they'd also be fantastic to chat to with great conversation.

Final answer - Sophie Duker, but only if she's up for the escape room thing (or equally fun days out). Otherwise VCM with the hope that she'd show me how to be a proper grown up!

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

childhood friend!sugu vs childhood friend!toru

YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE .

thank you for saying this anon i’ve been thinking of it a lot actually. i’m morally and legally binded to choose childhood friend!sugu no matter what because he’s literally……. my favorite Ever. and i think the inherent devotion of the childhood friend trope blends soooo well with his natural devotion. his protective urges. etcetc. i have wayyyy too many thoughts about childhood friend!sugu 😭 but it mostly boils down to him wanting to be by your side forever. he wants to make you happy and he wants to protect you and he knows you so well that he doesn’t trust anyone else to love you like he can. he’s selfish and he wants you to lean on him more than he wants anything for himself.

childhood friend!toru though….. i feel like he would be your estranged childhood friend. that makes most sense to me :3 like, you met when you were really really young, and ended up playing together in an empty park. he was a brat, kind of quiet, and you were just sweet, y’know? you were the closest thing to a friend he had as a child. then you ended up moving away, he never got to say goodbye… and you meet again as adults. you don’t remember him — it was just so, so long ago — but he remembers you. he remembers you a little too well.

so now you just kinda have to deal with this tall, handsome, cheery man who keeps talking to you like you’re best friends even though you literally don’t remember him…. he’s sweet though. a little annoying, but sweet. he has a soft spot for you. i think having anything remotely close to a childhood friend makes him feel human in a way he can’t help but crave.

sooooo. overall!!! both are good :3 i will always be a childhood friend!sugu truther before anything else but childhood friend!toru has sm potential..

[heartbeatbookclub]

kind of a weird one but do you have any crying hcs? like the different ways each doki cries

I think Sayori cries pretty often in private, despite how much she tries to stay positive. There are plenty of days where being left by herself, she feels more of a general sense of despair clutching at her chest, in more of a hollow, energy sapping way, that you can't even cry about, but as she says, some days are worse than others. She's probably the type to make a joke about how crying is good for your skin. She tries to keep it in private because she doesn't want anyone to worry about her, but sometimes, she can't help it.

To lighten the mood, I think she's also the type to cry at sad movies.

I think she'd keep very quiet, very out of the way, and do her best to make herself as small as possible when she cries. Lots of little sniffles and hiccuping breaths, maybe a low moan every so often. It's so common for her that to a certain point, she just lets the tears fall without caring where they land, or how she looks.

Monika, predictably, does not like crying. Much less in front of other people. She tries very hard, regardless of circumstance, to bottle her emotions up, hold her tears in, and try to keep a handle over herself at all times. This, predictably, leads to uncontrolled outbursts of emotion when she hits a breaking point. It could be something as silly as breaking a pen, to something as stressful as failing a test. To a certain point, she just needs things to go her way, and when it doesn't, she can't keep it back forever.

If she is going to cry, she tries her absolute hardest to make it as inconspicuous as possible for as long as possible. She'd probably try to scurry off to the bathroom, or somewhere else private, but there are times where she can't do anything but just crumple and sob right where she's standing. She'd really, really prefer to be alone, and others being around her would make the experience even more mortifying than it already is, regardless of their intentions. Tends to be a lot of gasping breaths and sobbing, scarcely able to breathe, let alone speak.

Yuri doesn't cry very often. She gets emotional, yes, and she struggles a lot with a lot of different things. But even more than Monika, the idea of losing control over herself in front of everyone is a concept that leaves her white as a sheet.

Of course, perhaps more ironically, Yuri tends to get overwhelmed by social situations rather easily.

It takes more than you'd think, though--despite the stress of the situation, Yuri is wont to either flee the situation before things get too dicey or just maintain composure through the whole thing enough to feel profoundly awkward and slightly scared, but not overwhelmed to the point of tears. But it's certainly possible, especially when emotions in general are running high, and she's struggling more and more to say what she means.

Yuri tends to wail if she's emotional enough. Not just sob--wail, with rather impressive volume, given her quiet demeanor. She just gets so overwhelmed by everything, and there's this tight feeling in her chest that she can't express in any other way than this natural, embarrassing sound from her throat that she doesn't want anyone to hear. In an attempt to muffle everything--the sound of her voice, the tears streaming down her face, the sounds of everything around her--she tends to bury her face in her arms, or a book, or something.

Natsuki is a bit of an oddball emotionally. She tends to let her anger run high in place of any other emotional response, seemingly as a defense mechanism, but a lot of times this will break down into something else, and if particularly emotional, this will involve tears. She has a tendency to try to avoid a lot of more serious topics by deflecting them to avoid this. She doesn't like to confront that head-on. It's scary.

Ironically, she tends to tear up more than a bit if she gets particularly pissed off, as well, which she finds incredibly embarrassing and tries to hide in the moment.

Once she starts crying, she can't stop. It's a waterfall; a constant cascade ever downwards, spiraling in a pit of self-loathing until she can't get any lower. It's a kind of vulnerability she hates more than anything, because it leaves her feeling weak, and low, and less than.

She really needs a hug. I think, where Monika and Yuri would prefer to be alone, Natsuki really would need someone there to be with her, to comfort her, to tell her that everything is going to be okay.

[bibibbon]

Hello!

I've seen you like JJK and was wondering if you've seen this Sukuna meta it's pretty interesting.

https://www.tumblr.com/zuzu-draws/748361728295927808/so-after-the-spoilers-for-chap-257-dropped-i-saw?source=share

Hi anon 👋

Thank you so much for recommending this meta for me it was really eye opening. I have always noticed that gege used this idea of hunger and consumption as an extended metaphor for sukuna throughout the story but that meta highlighted and explained it so beautifully.

Sukuna's habits are his flaws and also the whole hunger and consumption metaphor is Hella ironic and contradicts sukunas character in an interesting way. Sukuna has long given up on the idea of wanting to be human or trying to mimick them. However, during his fight with jogo in shibuya he did admit that he saw and understood the appeal, however he came to the conclusion that strength and true power can only be gained through solidarity. Sukuna believed that he can only grow by burning everything that opposes him or he doesn't like but that doesn't mean that sukuna doesn't crave human interaction. Oh he totally does but he receives human interaction in odd ways like torturing and eating them.

I find it very interesting how one thing sukuna cant get really bored of us humans. They always manage to suprise him from the way they act to the way they taste. Sukuna has stated that every human tastes different. Gege again using the extended metaphor of hunger and consumption makes sukuna say this to show sukunas quite unhealthy way of interacting with things and how he honestly has come to mirror the childhood he lived. In all honesty sukuna may see consuming a human as the most merciful thing he could do to someone and it may be true considering that he doesn't actually hate his twin (he has never expressed dislike to him).

However, what really caught my eye was the op's talk about how sukuna probably experienced what true starvation and powerlessness is so every time he talks to yuji about giving up and powerlessness it's almost as if something in him is being irritated without him knowing why. This could be because he has genuinely forgot his powerlessness by burning it all away so the feeling has become foreign to him until he ended up sharing a body with yuji that is.

Also the idea of sukuna rising from ashes and becoming a fully extinguished monster that has abandoned love kind of reminds me of maki.

[driftwooddestiel]

if you had to pick one youtuber to birth the second coming of christ who would it be

[francisforever2014]

does anybody else feel crazy. “kamala TAKES DOWN trump in debate” “how trump EMBARRASSED himself at the debate” hey what about the genocide . does anybody else feel crazy

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

the desire to do comms vs my inability to remember that i got a message FIGHT-

[moronic-validity]

Do you have any OCs? Talk about them!

okay so I have a lot of OCs (technically, kinda, sorta) bc every character I pull out of thin air for my original works are my OCs

but my fandom associated OCs? Oh buddy....

Oldest? Period? My x-men oc I made when I was 8. Never threw much detail into her (again, I was 8), but she was my very first. My first intentional oc? When I was 12-13 and stupidly into Hetalia, I made the personifications of two states (The one I was born in and the one I currently live in) and, for some reason, all the Canadian provinces. I...can't explain that one. I think I have sketches of them all somewhere....

Newest? I'm making a CoD oc... I don't have many details yet because I'm embarrassed he exists and he's very much a self insert. He's not military, stupidly good with languages, and has a knack for being able to blend in anywhere he is, able to just disappear into any crowd. He has tell me your life story written across his forehead and has a knack for always being in the wrong place at the wrong time and voicing his opinions to the wrong people. Will he ever see the light of day in any of my written works? Probably not because my fingertips are burning just typing this out.

Most fleshed out? Unfortunately, again, I have to look back to 13 year old me because while that kid really needed to get out of the house and make some friends....he also had a wickedly cool Walking Dead oc. I forget what I named her, but I had everything from her birthday to her blood type figured the fuck out. Her weapon of choice was a baseball bat (THIS WAS BEFORE NEGAN WAS INTRODUCED) and she was 16 when all of this started (because to 13 year old me, 16 was basically adulthood). She had watched her grandmother die (not due to the walkers) and reanimate, so her and her crew kinda figured out that everyone was infected kinda quickly. She got separated from her parents and brother (she was at school when shit hit the fan) and everyone that was left at the school (a queer football player, two theater kids, the art teacher, the ap chem teacher, the school drug dealer, a jrotc kid, and her) kinda formed a group and just stuck together because no one ever came for them. She actually never interacted with Rick's crew, but her and her group locked down the school and reached a point where they took in any kids that had gotten separated or lost and they basically just...tried to make things a new normal... Might actually revisit her because typing this out made me realize how cool she actually was.

Least fleshed out? The CoD oc. He doesn't even have a name yet and I'm sure as fuck not giving him mine. He's a loose idea at this point.

My personal favorite? Probably my old x-men OC I made when I was 8. Don't remember shit about her other than she could talk to animals and see through their eyes, saw Wolverine as her dad (he begrudgingly dealt with this because she was young), and she was stupidly good at climbing. I've considered revamping her for shits and giggles because she was fun and contributed little to nothing. She's still my favorite though.

[gothsuguru]

when y’all do dialogue do you just base line write the quotes and THEN later on add extra info? 🤔 also damn how do people Overall write their paragraphs so well

[turnupswritessometimes]

Hi, can I ask your top favorite fics that you've written (feel free how much that you want to list)? Why they're special to you? Is there a specific inspiration when you wrote them?

Oh, it's Hanging Tough. It honestly feels like I peaked with it.

I just feel like it has a really nice flow. I love how Ash and Eiji's conversations came out. I love how it captures the 80s New York summer. I love how they are with each other.

I had absolutely no plan for it. It was just oneshots that kept joining together into something more. I love this moment:

"I never want you to act with me, Eiji." His voice was quiet.

"Really?" Eiji's lips quirked upwards. "So, I can hold your hand in front of Bones and Kong?"

"Is that all you want to do? Hold my hand?"

Eiji laughed, his fingers twitching in Ash's. "Maybe. What would you want to do?"

He stubbed out the rest of the cigarette on the balcony and let out the last breath of smoke.

"You don't want to know."

But that only made Eiji laugh again. "I just asked, didn't I?"

Ash gave him a sideways glance. He was smiling with slightly pink cheeks and sparkling eyes.

"It's too early for this."

"Let's go inside," Eiji said.

So, they did. And left the balcony doors open, putting on a pot of coffee then coming back to sit on the sofa with mugs filled to the brim.

A fun behind the scenes tidbit is that I started writing some of the earlier oneshots whilst I was at work. Only the only thing I could write with whilst on the floor was quill and ink, and as I wore regency dress, I didn't have pockets. Cue me stuffing pages of queer fanfiction down the front of my dress for safekeeping. Truly living the Austen heroine dream!

I also come back to We Don't Need Another Hero a lot - I enjoyed writing a young Ash. I really enjoyed giving young Ash a home; and really exploring that. Ash and Max's relationship is so special to me (as is probably evident in my other Banana Fish works). I actually have even more scenes for that one that I haven't uploaded.

I could probably fill the whole list with Banana Fish, lol - Bed of Roses I'm very proud of (inspired by Young Guns) too!

I also really loved Worth Running To. It's such a love letter to the first Kingdom Hearts game for me. I really loved the piracy hijinks, and weaving in the other characters and the story. I loved both Riku and Sora's backstories in it. It was really fun to have overarching story threads through the whole fic - Namine, but also the medallion. The Montague sibling books were definitely a big inspiration, but I was also surrounded by regency history at the time. I've considered making it into it's own novel many times, but it's just too entrenched in Kingdom Hearts, and I think that makes it very special.

I also loved their first kiss. I was so eager to write it:

“Riku!” He tried to fight his way forward, even as he was dragged away.

Riku started onward, panic in his eyes. “Sora!”

He dug his heels into the deck. He could only see those sea coloured eyes and he knew that he had to keep them in sight. No matter what.

But the men were stronger, and he stumbled.

Just as men grabbed hold of Riku, trying to tug his arms back.

But he had closed the gap. His mouth smashed into Sora’s.

For a moment, that was the whole world. The whole world was Riku’s lips on his and there was supernova exploding in his chest.

He was kissing Riku. Riku was kissing him.

Then he remembered the hands pulling him away. They were yanked apart and someone was yelling. People were yelling, but Sora couldn’t hear them. His out breath was a sigh.

The only thing he could see were those eyes.

And his lips were still tingling.

I also loved writing Roxas' story in the same universe, but it wasn't as big a hit on Ao3. (Very much inspired by Byron's schooldays, though.)

I also have a soft spot for Confession; I like exploring religion and it's been really cool to see it hit home with others, and I was very proud of An Impression in Bread Dough; it came out very poetic.

I feel like that's the main ones that I would say are my very favourites. I've loved writing all my fics, I think, but these are the ones I often come back to re-read and am proud of.

Generally, with my oneshots, I'm inspired by little moments or throwaway lines that mean something more. (My Fruits Basket fics usually come from there.) My Banana Fish fics are certainly inspired by watching movies with my dad, and me inserting Ash and Eiji into them. (He doesn't know this!)

[cxpperhead]

What food(s) does your ocs enjoy? Any particular favorites, and why?

send me questions you have about my character!

As a snake metahuman, meat is essential to Copperhead's diet though he also enjoys fruit for it's natural sweetness! Bananas, figs, apricots - anything soft and easily eaten is both a delicious treat and quick energy booster during lean periods when he's had to lie in wait for particularly skittish targets. Meals were a rarity as a full belly makes for slow reaction times but as his relationship with @question-marked developed, Copperhead's tried (and enjoyed!) new things in his diet, especially pasta. Like his namesake, Copperhead enjoys poultry but is partial to eggs and fish too. One thing he does miss however is the street food from Arizona what with having been born there. You can buy just about anything in Gotham if you know who to ask but good luck finding some half-decent tameles.

[peemil]

it really is a shame i am not a furry because i do think i would be a hit with that crowd

[kvetchinglyneurotic]

Just popping in to say I read the new chapter of The Hedgehog’s dilemma and WOOH. WOOOOOOOOH. WOOOH BOY, I thought Roy was gonna kill Ted. Like woahh my god. That was so cathartically satisfying to have Roy completely read what was happening in the room and put his foot down like that. I am so very excited for the next chapter—even though my heart is just BREAKING for Jamie, gosh

Anyways- LOVING IT!

Thank you!! The difference between how Roy and Ted respond to Jamie's situation with his dad is so interesting to me and up until around mid-season 3, I was convinced it would be part of Ted's character arc — the idea that hurt people hurt people, and sometimes that hurt takes the form of giving well-meaning but ultimately deeply harmful advice because you're too mired in your own trauma to actually understand the reality of the other person's situation. So when I watched season 2, I interpreted Roy's complete lack of patience for Phoebe's dad ("he's a piece of shit") and him subsequently being the one to comfort Jamie at Wembley as the writers essentially signalling to the audience that he's able to approach the situation from a much more functional angle than Ted, and that Ted would eventually process his trauma enough to develop a more nuanced view of when his whole forgiveness and second chances thing is and is not useful. But then that didn't happen, so I figured if canon doesn't give you the character arc you want, homemade is fine.

[sleepy-hyperfixations]

Do you think when speirs got promoted to major later in life, he briefly thought of winters?

maybe. its hard to know, bcs we base our perspective on what we saw of their relationship as depicted in bofb. I'd like to think so though

[alwaysbethewest]

Sending this to a bunch of Pedro girlies (gn) because it’s fun seeing everybody’s answers!!!

Who are your top three Pedro boys? 🤍

This gif of Pedro with his Mando figurine is a perfect visual representation of me with Din Djarin. My beloved baby boy 😭 I miss him.

Javier Peña is like. A life changer. Has anybody who’s watched this show moved on from him yet? I can’t imagine. He’s so endearing even in his grumpiest and most morally grey moments because it’s so clear how much he cares underneath everything. I want to massage his temples and feed him something sweet.

Frankie. Francisco. Catfish. Beloved. Here’s the thing—this movie doesn’t feature much in the way of uhhh “character development” or “in-depth backstory” so I do feel like I’ve taken a number of liberties in my personal interpretation of this character. But maybe that’s one of the things I love about him too. He’s malleable in a way that I guess is very appealing to my writer’s heart 😂

[holykhepri]

Hi hello, from the Naruto questions, 15 pls?

15: What country would you want to live in ( Land Of; Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning or Earth )

I do love water scenery, so I'd say I'd go for the land of Lightning or Water. Buuut as a loyal sound I would also say Rice Fields ahaha ;p