#that was a lot lol

[stephschoices]

I LOVE YOUR BLOG! can I ask you some questions?

hope you don't mind the sheer mass of details. - Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have an update? demo out already - Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have a demo out? no demo yet - Which 5 interactive fictions are you all time favorites? fully published - Which 5 love interests are your all time favorites? a) from published games, b) from wips - Which 5 mcs are your favorites? they don't even have to be from any of the interactive fiction above - Which 3 tropes are your absolute favorites that you would always go for? - If you had to pick between your favorite love interests, which would you: marry, kiss, smash, kill? - what kind of interactive fiction was not written yet but you hope somebody will write it one day?

Now more personal, again, only if it is ok for you.

- your favorite food - your favorite (printed) book - your favorite love interest from a video game - which celebrity would you like to meet if it could be absolutely anybody?

thank you for hearing me out steph - hope your day is beautiful

Thank you for all the questions lol 😂 sorry it took me a while to answer!

This is gonna be long so under the cut!

Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have an update? demo out already

@theunseelieif

@fallenlightsif

@esper-game

@sekhmetswrath-if

@unwilling-souls-if

Which 5 interactive fictions are you most looking forward to have a demo out? no demo yet

@pavedinashes-if

@inkandlaces-if

@dereliction-if

@ellawrites-if (whisper in the mist)

@indeepertidesif

Which 5 interactive fictions are you all time favorites? fully published

i dont read many fully published ifs so if i had to choose some that have at least one fully finished book-

@barbwritesstuff (blood moon)

when the night comes

@the-passenger-if

@seraphinitegames (wayhaven chronicles)

@gb-patch (our life now & forever)

Which 5 love interests are your all time favorites? a) from published games, b) from wips

finished:

cove (@gb-patch - our life now & forever)

vadeyn (@underbliss - ebon light)

marco (@barbwritesstuff - blood moon)

nate (@seraphinitegames - wayhaven chronicles)

hadrian (@anathemafiction - the golden rose)

wips:

morgan (@theunseelieif)

pepe (@inkandlaces-if)

xander (@unwilling-souls-if)

tie between blade & red (@shepherds-of-haven)

griffin (@bodycountgame)

Which 5 mcs are your favorites? they don't even have to be from any of the interactive fiction above

this is really tough, but at the moment i'll say

tie between indigo & este & jade (paved in ashes / ink & laces)

fleur (unwilling souls)

cyra (the unseelie)

tie between rumaiza & leliana (disenchanted)

tie between ellery & arainia (shepherds of haven)

Which 3 tropes are your absolute favorites that you would always go for?

best friend or childhood friends to lovers

monster who thinks theyre unlovable x person who loves them unconditionally

arranged marriage

If you had to pick between your favorite love interests, which would you: marry, kiss, smash, kill?

marry: vadeyn, morgan, xander, red

kiss: cove, hadrian, pepe, blade

smash: marco, nate, griffin

kill: NO ONE

What kind of interactive fiction was not written yet but you hope somebody will write it one day?

anything based on my favorite media, right now im thinking video games; dragon age, swtor, fallout, bioshock, mass effect, tbh wouldnt mind one based on bg3 lol

your favorite food

taco bell

your favorite (printed) book

gonna be real honest, i havent read a book in many years lol but for the sake of answering i will unironically admit i love the twilight saga and read them all at least twice in middle and high school

your favorite love interest from a video game

official: Cullen (Dragon Age), Anders (Dragon Age), Alistair (Dragon Age), Theron (SWTOR), Gale (BG3), Kaidan (Mass Effect), Danse (Fallout)

unofficial: Butch (Fallout), Max (The Outer Worlds)

which celebrity would you like to meet if it could be absolutely anybody

hmmm this is tough but I'd say all members of Day6, Mamamoo, Ateez, and Itzy. And also DPR Ian <3 I'd say VAV too but I've already met them ~

[cinnamon-ginger]

"Send me a character in my inbox and I’ll tell you whether I think they are autistic or not"

// all from marvel comics!

all of x-terminators

all of marvel divas

squirrel girl

kate pryde

shatterstar

gambit

rogue

deadpool

scott summers

so sorry for how big and random this list is i am curious and impulsive 💔

X-terminators:

Dazzler- Neurotypical

Jubilee- ADHD

Boom Boom- ADHD or some other Neurodivergent

Wolverine- Autistic!

Marvel Divas:

Firestar- Autistic!

Hellcat- Some other form of ND

BlackCat- NT

Photon- NT

Rest:

SquirrelGirl- Autistic! + ADHD

Shatterstar- not enough information on my part tbh N/A

Gambit- ND

Rogue- NT

Deadpool- ND

Cyclops- Autistic!

[sailor-aviator]

How are you doing, Love? x

I’m thriving, bestie 😎

Read: In all honesty, I’m feeling very overwhelmed by work rn and feeling kind of stagnant in life in general and kind of wanting to go off the deep end and just do something really spontaneous and crazy, but I can’t do that because it could be detrimental to my future and security in the long run. I also feel like my friends are pulling away from me sometimes, but that could also just be me needing a vacation at some point. I also wanna write, but because work has been so overwhelming I’ve often just felt too tired to do much of anything besides lay in bed and just stare at the ceiling because I feel like a failure both at work and on here sometimes. I wanna get all of these updates out for you guys because I love writing and I love that you guys love the stories but also I feel like you guys get pissed off with me sometimes because I’m NOT updating as much as I used to, and my people pleasing ass can’t stand the thought of disappointing people even though I’m trying to be better about that and know that, realistically, the people who are here don’t mind if updates take a while and I’m forever grateful for that, but then I want to show how grateful I am by giving y’all an update and then it becomes this never ending cycle of self acceptance and self deprecation. And I oftentimes feel like I’m screaming into a void and no one can hear me so I have to just keep trucking on because that’s life and most people feel this way, so why should I be any different? And then I’m always so tired and I feel like I can’t complain about shit because it’s going to piss someone off and then I’m going to get crazy fucking people in my inbox yelling at me for god only knows what and then claiming they aren’t trying to start fights with me even though, hooo boy, does it feel like they are. And then it feels like sometimes I should just delete this fucking blog because sometimes the negative anons do become overwhelming even though I have fairly thick skin and every time I give an honest thought or opinion on here, I’m sitting here waiting for someone to put words into my mouth. And I know that I can just turn anon off but then I miss out on the genuinely great interactions with the overwhelming number of positive ones, and so I truck on and try to ignore the bad eggs, but it makes me sad that there are people lurking about that just want to ruin the fandom experience for everyone else, but I’m also so thankful for my mutuals on here that have my back and I want to give everyone who has ever said anything nice to me a smooch on the forehead.

Anyway, I’m great! How about you?

[time-passes-byy]

The amount of lore and info we got from this episode has me sweating i-

I need to cool down.

[cassecorrea]

Hi um what are all the types of zombies and ghost in your monster high au and what is the color variation for werewolves and vampires and how do mummies happen and what species can or can't have children sorry for asking a lot anyway I hope you have a nice day bye.

Oh wow haha I never thought anyone would be interested in my au!

Past the ghouls that I’ve drawn so far, I haven’t really explored the au. But what I can answer is this:

Zombie Types:

- Cursed: Like I mentioned in my Ghoulia post, the Yelps are cursed so that when their bodies died, their souls remained alive as their bodies very, very slowly decay. Eventually they die completely, but not for a long, long, painful time.

- Reanimation: These are like traditional zombies, where people died and their mid-decomposed bodies now walk the earth, however, they were reanimated through spells and whatnot by someone else to bring them back to life, though their bodies are not revived, and they can’t die! In this case, my Cleo would be a reanimated zombie from a mummy in my au

Mummies:

- Like I mentioned in my Cleo post, she was a mummified body found in a tomb. Someone found her and her family, perhaps an archaeologist or sorcerer, and reanimated her, restoring her soul/life, as well as making her body more “livable,” i.e., not crumbling to pieces. However, bits of her will fall off from time to time, like ears, fingers, toes, same with Ghoulia

Ghosts:

- I never really gave much thought to ghosts, but I imagine they’re in the same vein as mummies and zombies. Their spirits were revived but their bodies were completely decomposed so they float instead as apparitions.

- Another type of ghost could be simply restless spirits that are unable to pass to the other side for some reason, left with unfinished business in the real world. Spectra would be this type imo.

Color Variation:

Interesting that you brought this up!

- Werewolves: I imagine werewolves can be any race under the sun, but as I mentioned in my Clawdeen post, since in my au they transform into actual wolves during the full moon, their hair color is 100% their fur color. As it gets closer to the full moon, their hair grows more and their claws grow longer, etc. just like the book

- Vampires: I kept Draculaura as pale pink because it’s so central to her design, but I imagine vampires as just paler versions of their skin tone when they died. They’d likely have more blue/purple tones in their skin.

As for which species can or can’t have children:

- Mummies, Zombies, Vampires, Ghosts cannot. They are dead. Frankie also wouldn’t be able to, as well as Rochelle.

- Werewolves, Yetis, Sea Monsters, Gorgons and other living creatures can.

Thank you so much for asking about my au!!

[tf2shit]

MISSED DAILY REDS

hold on to your horses lads...

#82 goes to Matéo (Spy) for 5!

5. How easy is it to earn their mistrust?

Not difficult, but not terribly easy either. Much like Elliot, Matéo believes everyone to be morally grey until proven otherwise. She’s not stupid though, Matéo does understand that the weakest looking animal could deal the worst damage, so even though she may see you or others as morally grey, she’ll put you six feet under if you’re not careful about your actions.

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#83 goes to Nathan (Scout) for 28!

28. Would they prefer a lie over an unpleasant truth?

Nathan doesn’t like being lied to, he takes it as pity, and he never wants to be pitied. Nathan can handle the truth, no matter how harsh. He swears it on his life.

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#84 goes to G. (Pyro) for 20!

20. If they were asked to explain the difference between romantic, platonic and familial love, how would they do so?

“I’m pretty sure that romance means you wanna marry someone, platonic means you’re the bestest of friends and family!!! I wouldn’t know about ‘familial’ love though..”

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#85 goes to Elliot (Soldier) for 32!

32. Do they have a system for remembering names, long lists of numbers, things that need to go in a certain order (like anagrams, putting things into melodies, etc)?

Elliot’s got a huuuuge family, so they have no trouble remembering long lists of names from large groups of people. It’s kinda second nature for them :)

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#86 goes to Tank 🤮 (Demoman) for 27!

27. What causes them to feel dread?

Nothing.

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#87 goes to Murray (Heavy) for 11!

11. How do they cope with confusion (seek clarification, pretend they understand, etc)?

He searches it up in his massive personal library. Simple.

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#88 goes to Kira (Sniper) for 42!

42. How badly do they want to reach their end goal?

She doesn’t have one....so.....

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#89 goes to Yusevez (Medic) for 35!

35. How do they treat the things their friends come to them excited about? Are they supportive?

Yusevez does his best do be supportive in what ever his friends might be excited about, however, he doesn’t always come across as he means to.. (think monotone neutral voice)

he’s trying tho!

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#90 goes to Dr. Ugiene (Engineer) for 16!

16. What makes their stomach turn?

Tank. Especially that time with.....well, you should know, shouldn’t you?

[dude-wheres-makar]

ALRIGHT MOTHERFUCKERS

As you know (possibly) I haven't been on tumblr as much as I used to, and I haven't posted art on here since the goddamn superbowl.

Now my art tag is #connor draws but I no longer go by that name (it's River or Loki now) so we have run into a problem.

I am too fucking lazy to change my tag, partially because I forgot how to change an entire tag, and partially because, well, I'm lazy.

I have a new drawing ready, and I started it in july but worked on it little by little over stupidly long intervals, because school got in the way (damn you 3 ap classes and IB class), along with other things. So here's what's happening:

I'm keeping all my art from before this point under #connor draws BUT all art moving forward will be under the tag #Riv's art

I know it's kinda stupid and confusing, but like. Idk. I'm just like that ig lol

I will be making a new about post soon I think just to update this blog a little bit and so ai have all this info pinned. So yea. Glad to be back :)

[sirompp]

hi. i made some images.

feel free to take them and use for whatever you may need them for. no credit required

[inkskinned]

i got rickrolled today but it didn't work because i have adblocker installed, so youtube just told me i violated the terms of service. yesterday i was trying to edit a picture as a joke for my girlfriend, and google made me check a box to prove i'm human because i wasn't "searching normally".

it isn't just that capitalism is killing fun and whimsy, it is that any element of entertainment or joy is being fed upon by this mosquito body, one that will suck you dry at any vulnerability.

do you want to meet new friends in your city? download this app, visit our website, sign up for our email list. pay for this class on making a terrarium, on candlemaking, on cooking. it will be 90 dollars a session. you can go to group fitness, but only under our specific gym membership. solve the puzzle, sign up for our puzzle-of-the-month-club. what is a club if not just a paid opportunity - you are all paying for the same thing, which makes you a community.

but you're like me, i know it - you're careful, you try the library meetings and the stuff at the local school and all of that. the problem is that you kind of want really specific opportunities that used to exist. you are so grateful for libraries and the publicly-funded things: they are, however, an exception - and everything they have, they've fought tooth-and-nail to protect. you read a headline about how in many other states, libraries have virtually nothing left.

do you want to meet up with your friends afterwards? gift your friends the discord app. you can choose to go to a cafe (buy a coffee, at least), a bar (money, alcohol) or you can all stay in and catch a movie (streaming) or you can all stay in bed (rent. don't get me started) and scream (noise complaint. ticket at least).

you want to read a new book, but the book has to have 124 buzzwords from tiktok readers that are, like, weirdly horny. you can purchase this audiobook on audible! your podcast isn't on spotify, it's on its own server, pay for a different site. fuck, at least you're supporting artists you like. the art museum just raised their ticket price. once, they had a temporary exhibit that acknowledged that ~85% of their permanent art galleries were from cis white men, and that they had thousands of works by women (even famous women, like frida! georgia o'keefe!) just rotting in their basement. that exhibit lasted for 3 months and then they put everything away again.

walmart proudly supports this strip of land by the street! here are some flowers with wilting leaves. its employees have to pay out-of-pocket for their uniforms. my friend once got fined by the city because she organized a community pick-up of the riverfront, which was technically private property.

no, you cannot afford to take that dance class, neither can i. by the way - i'm a teacher. i'm absolutely not saying "educators shouldn't be paid fairly." i'm saying that when i taught classes, renting a studio went from 20 bucks an hour to 180 in the span of 6 months. no significant changes to the studio were made, except they now list the place as updated and friendly. the heat still doesn't work in the building. i have literally never seen the landlord who ignores my emails. recently they've been renting it out at night as an "unusual nightclub; a once-in-a-lifetime close-knit party." they spent some of those 180 dollars on LEDs and called it renovating. the high heels they invite in have been ruining the marley.

do you want to experience the old internet? do you want to play flash games or get back the temporary joy of club penguin? you can, you just need to pay for it. i have a weird, neurodivergent obsession with occasionally checking in to watch the downfall and NFT-ification of neopets. if i'm honest with you all - i never got into webkins, my family didn't have the money to buy me a pointless elephant. people forget that "being poor" can mean literally "if i buy you that toy, i can't afford rent."

you and i don't have time to make good food, and we don't have the budget for it. we are not gonna be able to host dinner parties, we're not made of money, kid. do you want some kind of 3rd space? a space that isn't home or work or school? you could try being online, but - what places actually exist for you? tiktok counts as social media because you see other people on it, not because they actually talk to you.

there was a local winter tradition of sledding down the hill at my school. kids would use pizza boxes and jackets and whatever worked, howling and laughing. back in september, they made a big announcement that this time, rules were changing, and everyone must pay 10 dollars to participate. when im not scared shitless, i kind of appreciate the environmental irony - it hasn't gone below 40. so much for snow & joyriding.

i saw a bulletin for a local dogwalking group and, nervous about making a good first impression, showed up early. the first guy there grimaced at me. "sorry," he said. "there's a 30-dollar buy-in fee." i thought he was joking. wait. for what? the group doesn't offer anything except friendship and people with whom to walk around the city.

he didn't know the answer. just shrugged at me. "you know," he said. "these days, everything costs money."

[aceofstars16]

Reblog if you are okay with people giving you lots of boops!

[khytal]

I dreamed that I was playing mariokart and there was a track that took 3 days to complete and when I somehow managed to get 1st place a popup came onscreen that had a pic of koopa troopa and text that read “congratulations!! you’re gonna have so much sex” and I started laughing so hard I woke up

[oasisr]

after hearing "simply having a wonderful christmas time" by paul mccartney 74 times while working in retail, I came to the conclusion that they shot the wrong beatle

[be-afraid-ofart]

[artseniccatnip]

is this anything

[thornhawthorne]

My FFS surgeon, Sarah Saxon in Austin, Texas, who is not legally allowed to block patients' phone numbers, blocked my phone number because I had post-surgical complications as a result of her giving me a surgery I didn't even consent to in the first place.

I've already reported her to the Texas state medical board & they basically told me to go fuck myself so the next best thing is to tell as many trans people as possible what she did to me.

If you're a trans person from Texas, avoid her at all costs.

[gayestcowboy]

this might be a hot take but i think we should still be required to wear masks on airplanes