#the ghost. the perfectionist ghost that haunts us

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*weakly, shakily reaching up from the ground* hhhhaaaaaauuuuuughhhhhh..,. I must create.... mediocre. art and........,.stories

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(Not) Highly Trained in the Art of Kissing

♡ Genre: Fluff, little suggestive ♡ Pairing: Bakugou x Reader ♡ Tags: Established relationships, aged up

You've been dating for a few months now and Bakugou finally thinks he's got the hang of kissing. He's got you in his grasp, and now you're alone together in his small apartment kitchen.

"Let me try this out," he said, "one more time."

"You really are too much of a perfectionist."

"Hey. You said kissing me was like 'kissing a Doberman Pinscher'. I can't let that shit stand."

"Fine! Prove your worth, Katsuki."

"I will."

His hands glided across your hips as he slid his mouth onto yours, making sure to be careful with you. You poked fun at him for dominating every kiss with his sheer passion so he had to prove you wrong with this one. He could do subtle.

His fingers worked their magic on your hips while he kissed you tenderly like he truly loved you. His lips pressed against you like pillows, all light and airy to contrast with your hunky man towered over you. Your fingernails ghosted the veins of his neck, flying up to haunt his fluffy hair. He melted in your arms like putty.

He bit your lip, making you gasp so his tongue could enter. You bubbled up with a tiny burst of laughter, but his mouth worked to shut you up. You exhaled through your nose, so satisfied with his cute and spicy moves. Then he grabbed your thighs and lifted you, mid-kiss, onto the kitchen counter while his lips were still addictively locked to yours, growing more aggressive.

He really couldn't do subtle. With you in such a perfect spot, he positioned himself cleaner between your legs to cuddle his chest up against yours, losing himself in your loving embrace. "This could still work," he thought. He breathed out in happiness, the both of you in a constant push and pull from your simultaneous want for one another.

Just when it was getting good, his lips hopped over to your jaw, peppering you with kisses that snaked up to your ear, his hands similarly snaking up the back of your shirt as you held onto his neck for purchase. His pecks were very ticklish.

"Are you trying to eat me alive?" you whispered in his ear.

He bit your neck, and you squealed.

"Don't tempt me." His voice was muffled into your neck.

Bakugou's kisses instinctively trailed back to your lips. He loved the way your body always responded to his moves, he'd do anything to get your attention. Bakugou nibbled on your bottom lip, just to rile you up. While kissing, you parted only occasionally for air, before always diving back in for more.

This was a place he never wanted to leave.

(I really wanted to try practice writing a kiss scene again really quick because I am not used to writing them at all!)

[amythestsimmer]

So, as I was watching @whinybrit's "Playing as a spellcaster because chat GPT told me to! // Sims 4 AI challenge" video, I got the idea of seeing if I can make a Legacy Challenge with ChatGPT. So I did! There aren't enough legacy challenges that are for occults. I had it made!

General Rules:

No Cheats: Apart from resetting money to the correct amount when starting.

Lifespan: Set to "Normal."

Heir Selection: Any child can be chosen as the heir, but they must follow the next generation’s theme.

Mods and Custom Content: Allowed if they do not provide unfair advantages.

Recommendations: Zer0's mods, @sp-creates Werewolf mod.

Legacy:

Generation 1: The Founder

Traits: Ambitious, Family-Oriented, Creative

Aspiration: Successful Lineage

Career: Business - Management

Goals:

Reach level 10 in the Business career.

Marry and have at least 3 children.

Build a house worth at least 50,000 Simoleons.

Appearance: Professional and elegant. Formal wear often includes suits or business dresses.

Challenge: Start with no more than 1,800 Simoleons after purchasing the lot and build your house gradually.

Generation 2: The Enchanter

Traits: Bookworm, Good, Genius

Aspiration: Spellcraft and Sorcery

Career: None (Focus on magic and alchemy)

Goals:

Become a Spellcaster and reach the Virtuoso rank.

Master the Practical Magic and Alchemy branches.

Collect all magic tomes and potions.

Appearance: Mystical and scholarly. Often seen wearing robes or mystical attire.

Challenge: Never hold a traditional job; instead, earn money through magical means.

Generation 3: The Day Walker

Traits: Music Lover, Perfectionist, Loner

Aspiration: Master Vampire

Career: Entertainer - Musician

Goals:

Become a Grand Master Vampire.

Master the Pipe Organ skill.

Turn at least 5 Sims into vampires.

Appearance: Dark and elegant, favoring Victorian-era clothing.

Challenge: Complete the entire branch of sunlight resistance.

Generation 4: The Ocean’s Embrace

Traits: Child of the Ocean, Loves Outdoors, Cheerful

Aspiration: Beach Life

Career: Conservationist - Marine Biologist

Goals:

Become a mermaid/merman.

Clean up Sulani and complete the Beach Life aspiration.

Have at least 3 children who also become mermaids/mermen.

Appearance: Beachy and relaxed. Often wears swimwear or tropical attire.

Challenge: Live in Sulani and never move out of the island.

Generation 5: The Alien Ambassador

Traits: Geek, Clumsy, Genius

Aspiration: Nerd Brain

Career: Scientist

Goals:

Discover the Sixam world.

Max out the Rocket Science and Logic skills.

Complete the Nerd Brain aspiration.

Appearance: Futuristic and sleek. Often wears metallic or space-themed clothing.

Challenge: Build a rocket ship and use it regularly to explore space.

Generation 6: The Spirit Medium

Traits: Gloomy, Good, Neat

Aspiration: Friend of the World

Career: Paranormal Investigator

Goals:

Befriend and communicate with at least 10 ghosts.

Max out the Medium skill.

Complete the Paranormal Investigator freelance career.

Appearance: Gothic and ethereal. Often wears dark and flowing garments.

Challenge: Live in a haunted house and conduct regular séances.

Generation 7: The Big Bad Wolf

Traits: Hot-Headed, Active, Loves Outdoors

Aspiration: Leader of the Pack

Career: Athlete - Professional Athlete

Goals:

Become the Alpha of a werewolf pack.

Max out the Fitness and Charisma skills.

Turn at least 3 Sims into werewolves.

Appearance: Rugged and athletic. Often wears casual and durable clothing.

Challenge: Must fight and win against other werewolves to establish dominance.

Generation 8: The Green Thumb

Traits: Green Fiend, Vegetarian, Loves Outdoors

Aspiration: Freelance Botanist

Career: Gardener - Botanist

Goals:

Become a PlantSim and maintain PlantSim form.

Max out the Gardening and Herbalism skills.

Complete the Freelance Botanist aspiration.

Appearance: Natural and earthy. Often wears green and floral-themed clothing.

Challenge: Grow and maintain a perfect garden with at least one of each type of plant.

Generation 9: The Mechanical Marvel

Traits: Perfectionist, Geek, Loner

Aspiration: Computer Whiz

Career: Engineer - Mechanical Engineer

Goals:

Build and maintain Servo robots.

Max out the Robotics and Programming skills.

Complete the Computer Whiz aspiration.

Appearance: Techy and modern. Often wears futuristic or robotic-themed clothing.

Challenge: Create and maintain at least one Servo robot that becomes part of the household.

Generation 10: The Hybrid

Traits: Creative, Ambitious, Cheerful

Aspiration: Renaissance Sim

Career: Freelance - Any Branch

Goals:

Have traits or abilities from at least two different occult types.

Master at least 3 different skills.

Complete the Renaissance Sim aspiration.

Appearance: Unique and eclectic. Mixes elements from various occult-themed clothing.

Challenge: Achieve maximum levels in three different occult-related skills or abilities.

Written into reality by ChapGPT, ideas and goals are by me! Enjoy!

[kitsoa]

"The Witch's Dance"

Inspired by the Trigun Fanfiction "Season of the Witch" by @tragic-unpaired-electron. A part of an amazing series of fics in the collection "The Second Celestial Evening"

When I tell you that the subscription alert for this fanfic makes me giddy I'm understating it. The entire concept and aesthetic of the series is incredible but I was so struck by the recent chapter and the tone Tesla gives off in the entire series. She's an awesome big sister but she's like a hivemind ghost and she's mysterious and tragic and chilling. The image of her dancing in the observatory was haunting I had to depict my imagination.

I actually had her wings more prominent as they are described but it was messing with my composition, but y'all know I'm a sucker for those damn plant wings. I also wasn't able to capture her expression in the exact way I pictured it. I was more focused on making some kind of motion with the dancing, and I prioritized the mood of the setting. I made this all in one sitting and I didn't use much in terms of references because I just wanted to get it out and not try to be so perfectionist about it. I think I like the product.

[snailsagere]

Please read my dni in my bio before interacting

I made another sims 4 legacy challenge, this is different from my usual content so feel free to ignore if this isn't your kind of thing! :3

Anyway welcome to the Halloween legacy challenge! In this challenge you will play through different typical halloween 'monsters' and complete the requirements for each generation!

-Making your sims the different occults is optional, if you'd like you can loosely make a sim based off the occult but not actually make them that specific occult type!

-you can choose which requirements you'll do since I did include some alternatives if you're missing any packs however

-try to complete at least 6 requirements per generation (unless I didn't include enough alternatives and you don't own a pack)

The packs commonly used in the challenge are-

Vampires, island living, werewolves, cottage living, cats and dogs, realm of magic, paranormal and get to work

I used other packs too but these are the ones I'd recommend if you want to get the best experience of this challenge!

👻Ghost👻

You don't remember much about your past but now you're a ghost with a love for haunting music... wait can I smell burning?

Traits-

Loner

Music lover

Gloomy or paranoid (strangerville)

Aspiration-

Musical genius

Career-

Entertainer musician branch

Requirements-

👻become a ghost

👻reach level 10 of any music skill

👻live in a haunted house (paranormal stuff)

👻if you don't have paranormal, live with three ghosts which you cannot control

👻finish the crystals collection

👻your partner must die

👻don't have a good relationship with your kids, you're not around much anymore

👻get the needs no one reward trait

🧟Zombie🧟

...

Traits-

Clumsy

Loner or socially awkward (high school years)

Foodie

Aspiration-

Master chef

Career-

Culinary chef branch

Requirements-

🧟never do well in school and drop out as soon a possible

🧟reach level 10 cooking and gourmet cooking skill

🧟complete experimental food photos collection (dine out)

🧟if you don't have dine out, cook one of each meal throughout your life

🧟only introduce yourselves to others with the rude introduction

🧟go running atleast once a week

🧟never increase your logic and handiness skills past 1

🎈Clown🎈

You followed the same path as your parents you dropped out of school and discovered that you have a passion for making others laugh! No stop crying! I'm funny!

Traits-

Erratic

Goofball

Childish

Aspiration-

Joke star

Career-

Entertainer comedian branch

Requirements-

🎈drop out of school as soon as possible

🎈reach level 10 comedy skill

🎈have a job as a teen

🎈move to a different world once per in game week

🎈befriend the tragic clown

🎈always live in small houses never bigger than one bedroom or always live in tiny houses

🐺Werewolf🐺

You ran away from home to start a new life for yourself, you took whatever money you could and decided to live off the land in moonwood mill

Traits-

Hot-headed

Childish or dog lover (cats and dogs)

Loves outdoors

Aspiration-

Freelance botanist or Friend of the animals (cats and dogs) or Werewolf initiate (werewolves)

Career-

None, you must make money by selling plants from your garden

Requirements-

🐺become a werewolf

🐺'run away' from home as a teenager

🐺have triplets (you can cheat for this)

🐺own atleast one pet dog (cats and dogs)

🐺home school you kids (make your sims kids take 2 days off school per week)

🐺reach level 10 gardening

🐺use the simple living lot trait (cottage living)

🐺if you don't have cottage living use the off-the-grid lot trait

👽Alien👽

You're new to this planet and you want to learn all about it and perhaps explore the rest of space too

Traits-

Genius

Perfectionist

Loner or paranoid (strangerville)

Aspiration-

Nerd brain

Career-

Astronaut or Scientist (get to work)

Requirements-

👽become an alien

👽build a space ship

👽go to sixam (get to work)

👽if you don't have get to work, once you build the spaceship go to space once per week

👽go to university and join a club (discover university)

👽if you don't have discover university join a club (get together)

👽complete the aliens collection

👽go on holiday at least twice

👽reach level 10 in the handiness and rocket science skills

🧹Witch🧹

You've gained lots of knowledge over the years from your parents and now wish to fully use it with you trusty feline companion

Traits-

Genius

Bookworm

Perfectionist or cat lover (cats and dogs)

Aspiration-

The curator or Purveyor of potions (realm of magic)

Career-

Business

Requirements-

🧹become a spellcaster

🧹learn and craft all potion recipes (realm of magic)

🧹if you don't have realm of magic, buy all reward trait potions that cost under 500 points

🧹complete frog collection

🧹own atleast one cat (cats and dogs)

🧹reach level 10 charisma

🧹own and use a voodoo doll atleast five times

🧹own a herb garden

🧚Fairy🧚

You love nature and feel connected to plants and animals and wish to live within nature

Traits-

Goofball

Loves outdoors

Vegetarian

Aspiration-

Freelance botanist or Spellcraft and sorcerery (realm of magic)

Career-

Gardener

Requirements-

🧚become a spellcaster

🧚own a large garden

🧚use the simple living lot trait (cottage living)

🧚use the off the grid lot trait

🧚reach level 10 gardening and herbalism

🧚enter the finchwick fair once a week (cottage living)

🧚own atleast one animal

🌊Mermaid🌊

You love nature, the ocean and mischief, you wish to allure other sims to danger while living a peaceful life in the water

Traits-

Music lover

Romantic

Loves outdoors or Child of the ocean (island living)

Aspiration-

Chief of mischief or Beach life (island living)

Career-

Gardener or Teacher (discover university) or Conservationist (island living)

Requirements-

🌊be a mermaid

🌊move somewhere close to water or sulani

🌊only take baths

🌊reach level 10 singing and mischief skill

🌊complete the seashell collection (island living)

🌊befriend a dolphin (island living)

🌊if you don't have island living own five pet fish instead

🌊kill atleast one sim (your choice how)

🦴Skeleton🦴

You're a bit bonely but you want to meet more sims just like you and try to learn new things

Traits-

Gloomy or Squeamish (outdoor retreat)

Lazy

Loner or Socially awkward (high school years)

Aspiration-

Big happy family or Lord/lady of the knits (nifty knitting) or Jungle explorer (jungle adventure)

Career-

Freelance any or Critic (city living)

Requirements-

🦴go on atleast two holidays to selvadorada (jungle adventure)

🦴befriend a skeleton (jungle adventure or paranormal)

🦴own a cow plant, if it dies you must keep the skeleton and get a new one

🦴own a skeleton fish

🦴complete sugar skull collection

🦴unlock the forever full reward trait

🦇Vampire🦇

You are immortal and you want to be the most successful out the whole rest of your family, afterall you do have forever to do so

Traits-

Ambitious

Snob or Proper (snowy escape)

Materialistic or self absorbed (get famous)

Aspiration-

Mansion baron or Master vampire (vampires)

Career-

Secret agent or Law (discover university)

Requirements-

🦇become a vampire

🦇own a plasma fruit orchard (vampires)

🦇if you don't own vampires own and fruit orchard worth around 10,000 simolions (decorations in the orchard do contribute to the 10,000 simolions)

🦇live in a mansion

🦇reach level 10 in piano or pipe organ skill

🦇have at least 100,000 simolions

🦇have at least one enemy

🦇master the vampire lore skill and complete the vampire skill tree (vampires)

🦇if you don't own vampires unlock the never weary and forever full reward traits

[xsulsulnooboo]

Sims ideas created by me with the help of ChatGPT

Feel free to use this and show me your sims when they're done _______________________________________

1. Lilith Nocturne (Vampire Witch)

• Traits: Evil, Genius, Loner

• Aspiration: Master Vampire

• Occult: Vampire

• Clothing Style: Victorian Gothic, dark corsets, long flowing black skirts, lace gloves, and high boots. Think dark elegance, with silver and red accents.

• Backstory: Lilith is an ancient vampire who secretly dabbles in dark magic. She seeks to master both vampirism and forbidden witchcraft to dominate the supernatural world.

2. Mortis Grimes (Undead Revenant)

• Traits: Mean, Gloomy, Hot-Headed

• Aspiration: Public Enemy

• Occult: Ghost (resurrected)

• Clothing Style: Ragged, old-fashioned clothing, torn and weathered. Always in shades of grey and brown as if he's crawled out of the grave. Wears broken chains and tattered formal wear.

• Backstory: Mortis was buried alive centuries ago, and now he's back from the dead, seeking revenge on those who wronged him, even though their descendants have no idea.

3. Selena Shade (Possessed Doll)

• Traits: Insane, Materialistic, Childish

• Aspiration: Fabulously Wealthy (because dolls love to be adored)

• Occult: Not an official occult type but behaves like a possessed object

• Clothing Style: Dresses like an antique porcelain doll: frilly dresses, bows, ribbons, and patent leather shoes, all in faded pastel colors.

• Backstory: Selena was a beloved childhood doll, but her owner cast a forbidden spell, trapping her spirit in the toy forever. Now Selena haunts households, yearning for attention.

4. Sable Morgana (Dark Fae)

• Traits: Erratic, Self-Absorbed, Kleptomaniac

• Aspiration: Chief of Mischief

• Occult: Spellcaster

• Clothing Style: Mystical and ethereal, but with a sinister twist. Think flower crowns with thorny vines, tattered faerie wings, dark flowing robes mixed with intricate jewelry and face paint.

• Backstory: Sable is a dark faerie who was banished from her realm. She thrives on chaos, and her mischief often turns deadly. She's obsessed with causing misery in the mortal world.

5. Edgar Blackthorn (Mad Scientist)

• Traits: Genius, Insane, Paranoid

• Aspiration: Nerd Brain

• Occult: Human

• Clothing Style: Lab coats, goggles, and slightly singed Victorian-inspired scientist attire. Wears gloves and carries strange mechanical gadgets.

• Backstory: Edgar once worked on government secret projects but was exiled for conducting unethical experiments. Now, he conducts experiments in his basement, dreaming of creating life-or ending it.

6. Vespera Nightshade (Living Nightmare)

• Traits: Evil, Noncommittal, Loves the Outdoors

• Aspiration: Soulmate (twisted goal: she wants a partner to consume their soul)

• Occult: Custom-shadow demon/creature of nightmares

• Clothing Style: Long black cloaks, velvet dresses, always barefoot with smoky or fog-like aura around her. Dark purple and black dominate her wardrobe.

• Backstory: Vespera is a creature that feeds on fear. Every night she haunts the dreams of her chosen victims, slowly driving them mad. She's looking for a "lover" to torment for eternity.

7. Isaac Morrow (Cursed Musician)

• Traits: Creative, Gloomy, Perfectionist

• Aspiration: Musical Genius

• Occult: Human (cursed)

• Clothing Style: Formal, 19th-century concert attire. Old, decayed tuxedos with a ghostly pallor to his appearance. He always carries a violin.

• Backstory: Isaac was once a celebrated violinist but made a dark pact to ensure his talent. Now, he is cursed to play endlessly, never satisfied with his work, driving others to despair with his haunting melodies.

8. Ophelia Graves (Witch of the Moors)

• Traits: Loner, Jealous, Brooding

• Aspiration: Spellcraft and Sorcery

• Occult: Spellcaster

• Clothing Style: Long black robes, tattered scarves, and ancient relics. Always barefoot with disheveled hair and muddy hems. She wears necklaces made of animal bones.

• Backstory: Ophelia lives deep in the moors, feared by the townsfolk who call her a witch. She practices necromancy, longing to raise her lost lover from the dead.

9. Victor Revenant (Living Dollmaker)

• Traits: Loner, Creative, Evil

• Aspiration: Master Maker

• Occult: Human (with dark magic)

• Clothing Style: Victorian, leather aprons over classic gothic suits. Always carries tools and looks slightly unkempt, with blood-stained gloves.

• Backstory: Victor is obsessed with making life-sized dolls that are "too lifelike." Some whisper that these dolls are people who crossed him, enchanted into eternal silence.

10. Eira Frost (Ice Queen)

• Traits: Self-Assured, Evil, Loner

• Aspiration: Freelance Botanist (but she kills plants instead)

• Occult: Custom-spirit of winter

• Clothing Style: Ice blue dresses, sparkling tiaras, and crystal jewelry. Her clothing seems to shimmer with frost, and her skin has a cold, blueish hue.

• Backstory: Eira was once the spirit of winter who brought beauty to the land, but after being betrayed by her lover, she became cold and vengeful, freezing everything and everyone who crosses her path.

[starjxsung]

hai bb <3 ive missed youuu! i hope you’re doing so well.

i’m glad you received a lot of support from the neighborhood and that you raised awareness as well. it’s heartbreaking that these things happen and people get away with them more often than not </3

i’ve been bed rotting a lot lately. this semester was so stressful that i gained like 30 pounds bc ✨stress eating✨and i have not been able to lose them bc ✨pcos✨ (oh the things we have to go through as women </3). and i can’t handle looking in a mirror or thinking about outfits for lolla or lolla in general (only minho falling in love with me will break the curse😪) but i manage it through rewatching comfort shows and reading feminist literature that discourages my perfectionist needs.

i’ve never rewatched kingdom entirely soooo new bedrotting material👀 thanks!

rhodes island kitten sent me!! he/she’s doing so well but the mom is ever so protective and won’t even let me touch him/her anymore😪 (she only likes men)

the kitten interview is my new comfort skz content is2g. i love seeing non-cat parents handle kittens. it’s hilarious. everyone struggling and lee know just like “yeah i live like this”. channie was so good with them too! petition for cat dad! chan fr. and the claws!! my cats used to do that so much and at that age they don’t really have too much control of them so it is not for the faint of heart. i felt for them 😂

i haven’t preordered the album yet😪 and probs won’t order it until after lolla bc i have no self control either and kinda went off with my spending on baby stuff for my nephew (who’s due in a month btw such excitement! much scary!) and ateez comeback (kpop doesn’t help my finances).

i looooove your junhan pc aesthetic! i didn’t know you liked xdh🥹🥹 im waiting for my album to arrive bc i preordered it with some other things that weren’t in stock but it just shipped out🥹 i shall update on my pulls✨

take care bb! i love youuuu🫶🏻 i hope you have the best week ever!

MY ANGELLLLLLLL 🫶👼💘❤️💞 it’s so good to chat with you on here again I’ve missed you so so dearly

THE BEDROTTING…. IS SO REAL………… last week I genuinely woke up at 6pm and I thought I just napped or something for a good minute bc I was like there is no way I just slept the entire day away. There was in fact a way bc it was literally just 6pm and I lost my entire Saturday 😍 this bedrot slay

NAURRRR not the kitten who only likes men !!!!???.?.?.?.?.?..? PLSSSS my cat at my parents’ place is so particular to men for some reason and I’m like. GIRL. STAND UP. GET UP. Luckily Momo hates everyone so she’s kind of feminist in the “I only fw my mother” kind of way. Also side note she has so many fans in my apartment complex now and there’s a family with kids who look for her every day to take pics of her in my window 😭😭 she naps in my window all day long when I leave it open while I’m working so the whole neighborhood just ADORES her lol it’s the cutest thing everrrrrr

The amount of times I’ve watched the skz kitten interview. oh my fucking god. Jisung’s little “say something to the world” HWLELPPPDLDKKFDJ I genuinely cannot pick who’s more cutie between them 😭 Chan never struck me as a cat person but in hindsight he gets along with everyone and everything so. makes sense 🫶😭 and Minho is just Minho ofc

IM NGL I only preordered to get a signed album and it wasn’t until after I checked out that I realized I bought the regular ones and then the signed ones sold out 😀 I was like. Oh. Oh! Ok. My wallet is CRYINGGGGG but at least it’s preordered???? LMAO 💔💔💔

I bought my first xdh album a few weeks ago and I’ve been dragging my jh pcs around like a ghost child with their haunted victorian doll oh my god I am OBSESSEDDDD WITH HIM 🤞I also got so many xdh posters with it for some reason so I finally caved and hung all my big ass pob posters in my room and it fully looks like a kpop store in here now LMAO 🚶‍♀️YES update all your pulls !!!!!!!!! I’m so excited 👼

ALSO THE SKZ MEME PLEEAAKKXKXKDKEK SOOOO FUCKING REAL the way my sister texted me the shinee version of that meme this morning 😭😭 I love you bb I hope you have the best week !!!!!!!!!!!! 💓💓💓💓🫶🫶🫶

[taran-chan]

hi, I just wanted to say you're one of my fav people to follow so I hope you're doing okay!!! love the ghostie roommates story btw 💖

hello hello i came back with a snippet for the new chapter of my Housemates AU

By and by, i’ll miss you

It was one of the mornings when rain pattered on the window glasses before the sun came up, bringing mist from the sea and the cool air pressing you deeper into your sheet. The haunted house looked like it was dreaming as well, overgrown floral hanging low on the front gate, so still as if frozen in time if not for raindrops flowing along their stem like a chasing game and then flinging themselves off the edge to ricochet on the muddy ground. Three pairs of shoes decorate the entrance and whispers can be heard when you come close enough, but it was impossible to say whether they were from the living ones in the house, or the dead ones. 

In the beach-view bedroom on the first floor, Gilgamesh grumbled awake. His room is right above the kitchen, a space usually filled with activities, and it was twice as noisy in a deeply haunted house. In the first few days he moved in, the ghosts didn’t stop making strange noises until past midnight. Thena had gotten used to it, and she slept much, much later than him so it didn’t bother her that much. She once said if they found him overly demanding, they would ruin the food, even when it was stored in the fridge; some of the previous tenants couldn’t keep their food fresh for over a meal. So Gil talked to the ghosts in the kitchen whenever he cooks, politely telling them to please quiet down at night, because he knew they were there although he couldn’t see them. It had felt a bit stupid, talking to the air, but after a week the noises were reduced to faint footsteps instead of chairs rattling and cabinets swinging open. 

But now he once again heard rustling coming from beneath. Not again, he thought with some annoyance, turning to his side and putting a pillow over his ear. He almost dozed off again, tethering on the verge of a new dream while still wondering if his alarm was about to go off and how many hours or minutes he got left in his very comfortable bed on this gloomy day. Did his mind create those voices in part of the dream he was about to have, or was it Druig lurking around again? However, the voices sounded real enough and were getting louder by the second. Gil slowly sat up with a sigh, then a loud yawn escaped him.      

Halfway going downstairs, he recognized both discussing voices. One belongs to an ethereal writer, and the other is her flamboyant editor. A few sheets of paper tickled his feet as he reached the small hallway leading to the kitchen. He gathered them on his way like following a bread trail, bringing himself closer to the two creatures who stole his sleep.

Thena sat on the dining table in her nightgown and usual robe, the very center of a white circle formed by drafts and notes and testing samples. The unused sheets were carelessly thrown on the floor or pushed to the edges where they can slide off at any given moment. Kingo leaned backward on one of the chairs, letting it stand on its two back legs - the sight gave Gil the impression of a bored teenager. They surely wore the expression of exhausted students on the due day of their group project. 

“Where are pages 325 and 326?” Thena asked without looking away from the stack of papers in her hand, reading what Gil assumed was the final draft of her new book. Kingo immediately dug into the mess and came up with the required pages. Thena pulled the cap of her red pen with her teeth and started making notes directly on her draft. 

“Again? You’re such a perfectionist,” Kingo sighed, “And we still need to choose an artist who’s going to design the cover! May I remind you today is the last day to decide that?”  

She looked up, probably to tell him to shut up, but her eyes caught Gil’s, who was lingering at the doorway. His lips automatically stretched into a smile, “Good morning.” 

“Good morning,” she said, her frown fading, “Did we wake you?” 

“It’s alright, I usually get up at this hour,” he said, bending down to pick up more papers in order to move further inside.

“Sorry for the mess, Gil,” Kingo got up to help him, stifling a yawn, “We’re kinda in a hurry now.”  

“No problems, pal. Breakfast?” 

“I would kill for some scrambled egg right now.”

“Thena?” 

“Sounds good,” she hopped off the table with her completed draft tucked safely under her arm. She handed it to Kingo and they cleaned up while Gil spread their breakfast ingredients by the sink. After a few minutes, the worn wooden surface reappeared from under the papers and runny eggs began to sizzle in the pan. As Thena laid out the dishes, Kingo fished for her comments on the few chosen artists with newfound energy. 

“How about this guy?” He held up a photo and several artworks. Thena glanced at it, then shook her head wearily, “I’d rather ask a Spirit to do it than him, they would take the hearing of my left ear but at least their work would be decent.”

Kingo heard Gil’s snort but ignored him, “He’s very famous on TikTok!” 

“Gil, what do you think about this artwork?” Thena plugged a sheet from his hand and turned it toward the other man. He neared the table, to get a closer look at it but also to scrape scrambled eggs into two plates.

“At first sight, it looks good. But I can’t feel its spirit, its soul. This looks like the artist just threw a bunch of colours on his canvas and called it a day.”

“See?”

“Yeah, because that Wood Spirit sculpture wasn’t lively enough for you and you need to ask for more.”

“Too soon, man,” Gil shakes his head sadly. He and his employees had settled into their new workshop, and even though his grandfather’s essence resided within his blood - both the purifying power and the sculpting skills - he still mourned his old shop a little, maybe he would save up to restore it someday. Meanwhile, Kingo shrank under Thena’s deathly glare.  

“Forgive me, it’s the sleep deprivation talking. Well, you two are the experts here,” He groans, sagging against his chair, “Fine, I’ll pick someone else. But if I ran out of options, we would have to pull the “debut book” move again and you would have to send me another photo you took that has a similar vibe to this book.”

“Deal.” 

“Why don’t you just…do that in the first place with all your books?” Gil asked, cutting up fruit for a salad. Kiwis, mangoes and summer berries teamed up with bright yellow eggs, brightening up their day. 

“I like looking at illustrations for my books,” Thena shrugs. He couldn’t help but grin at the simplicity of her reason. Thena was adorable.

[notthestarwar]

i'm Bee

this is a side blog but i like everything i reblog from my main to keep track

disclaimer that I am an adult and tbh I don't tend to police what i reblog. things may have mature themes and so i'd prefer minors not to follow me.

i'm a great believer in ship and let ship. if i don't vibe with something you like, i'm armed with both a filter list and a back button

i love to talk about tragedy and explore characters when i'm in a good mood. when i'm in a bad mood you can pretty much expect shitpost edits. i have a ridiculous sense of humour.

i suck at tagging. i pretty much fast reblog everything so any tags have to be added as an edit after the fact. posting is not even a little bit regular. i dont use my queue and do continuously reblog things whenever i'm feeling them.

i write sometimes. ao3: nottheoneyouwant

i'm still pretty new to writing and consider everything on there to be drafts pending rewrite if i'm honest. but theres no time frame for that, its largely just cause i'm a perfectionist lol.

i also make webweaves exploring various star wars characters

stuff i've made-

character webs:

Fox

Cody Cody 2

Boba

Kix

Obi Wan

Anakin (1 2 3 4 5)

Jango (1 2 3 4 5 6)

Is Jango a father to the clones

Clones

Some extra Jango quotes that didnt make it in to an actual web

Sources and text are in alt but pls let me know if there's any mistakes

Writing-

Shorter works

Prince of a thousand enemies (Fox after order 66 series)

You could make this place beautiful (cody mod. au character study)

Part of me died here so another could go on (Cody finds his brother)

Part of me died here so another could go on (Cody finds his brother)

Multichaps

When is a monster not a monster, oh when you love it (ghost jaster)

Dead from the beginning (anakin & obi wan timeloop)

What the living do (Ghost Jango haunts the negotigator) v1 v2

The last days of Jango Fett (police au. heavy on the corruption)

People rarely get what they deserve (jango & cody canon divergence)

Mand'alor the lost (myles & obi wan & satine look for jango)

[mand'alor the lost is only going here cause ppl have been asking about it lol. its finished and the arc is final, but i have full intentions of rewriting.]

[triviareads]

ARC Review of Full Moon Over Freedom by Angelina M. Lopez

Summary:

Gillian Armstead-Bancroft returns to her hometown Freedom, Kansas divorced with two small children, jobless, and feeling like her bruja powers no longer work. She runs into Nicky Mendoza, her childhood friend and former lover. Their renewed friendship may be tenuous, but they have to work together if they want to contribute to the ongoing renewal of the bar Gillian owns with her sisters, as well as Milagro Street as a whole.

My review:

Gillian and Nicky have history— they were friends on and off between elementary school and college. She asked him to divest her of her virginity after her freshman year of college. I got the sense he was her, to use historical romance terminology, "bit o' rough". On his end, he definitely saw her as some unattainable princess. It's revealed later that he was really cut up about her leaving, so based on this, I expected a little more of a Persuasion vibe where he's resentful towards her when she returns, but Angelina subverted those expectations straight away in the first couple chapters when they meet again. Really, the only thing keeping them apart for most of the book is their intention to leave Freedom at the end of the summer. Oh, and also, there's Gillian's shitty ex-husband :/

Listen, Nicky is a smooth operator. Always was, based on the flashbacks, and always will be. So he and Gillian, who is a little uptight and a perfectionist, work really well together even after picking up where they left off 13 years ago. It's one of those cases where the only things holding them back are themselves (their respective ambitions and realistically, GIllian has two children to think about as well). Like, I never had a doubt that had it not been for timing, they would have been together a lot sooner.

I'd say setting is a huge part of what made this book stand out. It's a small-town setting but in the best way, particularly because Angelina M. Lopez continues with the same theme from After Hours on Milagro Street, which is just how interwoven Mexican-American culture is in Freedom, Kansas, and how much the Mexican-American community contributed to the town. it's unlikely, as many characters in the books point out, because when you think of small town America, you think of, well, white people. But pocket communities like this exist all over the country, and it was established really well here, complete with an intricate fictional history. Revitalizing the town, specifically Milagro Street is a large part of the overarching plot, and both Nicky and Gillian are involved in different ways: Nicky with his mural in the historic train station, and Gillian with her financial planning skills that would directly benefit Loretta's and other minority-owned businesses in the area.

There is also a magical and supernatural element to this story, one deeply ingrained in the culture. The community at large simply accepts this idea that ghosts and La Llorona exists, that some people can be haunted, and some people are brujas (witches) who can use their powers and milagros for the betterment of individuals or even a building or community. At first I was surprised by this casual acceptance in the modern era, but then I realized there are cultural equivalents of this all over the world. I mean, I come from a culture where astrologers are regularly consulted, horoscopes still matter, and folk rituals like bhoota kola are performed. It's just a part of the culture (dating back to a pre-Christian America), and I loved how Angelina incorporated it into the story. Specifically, Gillian is a bruja (she learnt the art from her mom) but she's "lost" her magic and is now convinced she is a curse of sorts. Nicky is haunted by a cadejo, a spirit that appears as a black dog.

The sex:

It felt like there were less overall sex scenes compared to After Hours on Milagro Street, and I would say the tension between Gillian and Nicky is more of a simmering variety compared to Alex and Jeremiah in the first book. The sexual dynamic between them was a little teacher/student, a little "I'm the eldest daughter who feels responsible for everything and would like to be taken care of during sex", with interesting sides of a mild exhibitionist kink and "hot mom".

Here's what I appreciated most, sex-wise:

a) Listen if there's one thing Angelina loves to write it's an immediate sexual scene, let it be the heroine pretty much mounting the hero in the first 3 chapters (see: Lush Money and After Hours on Milagro Street), or in this case, immediately propositioning him upon meeting him again after 13 years. And it's great. It's like instant gratification for me 😂

b) I personally loved the tidbits she gave us of Nicky/Gillian's initial sexual relationships 13 years ago (similar to how Angelina did it in Hate Crush). It's an awesome way to get insight into their characters and the hints you get are pretty damn sexy.

c) Even the slightly out-there stuff during her sex scenes like some of the dirty talk (see: any use of the word "mommy") works because it feels real. Angelina writes the weird quirks of sex really well which actually makes the scenes hotter.

Overall:

Small-town romances can sometimes get trite real fast, but this book is definitely not one of them. It has the romance, a complex family dynamic, a mystery based on town history, along with supernatural elements. The love and care in the way Angelina described Mexican-American culture really comes across. I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone in need of a good contemporary romance that's sexy and emotional in equal measure.

Thank you to Harlequin and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review.

[bugsims]

welcome dew tonic to the scene!

dew tonic (he/him) teen aspiration: goal oriented a. socially awkward b. perfectionist

It’s time! Here is the link to the randomizer I use for this legacy, and below are the goals and rules I rolled for Dew!

Generation Goals and Rules

Marital Status Mixed Single with two Helpers A non-romantic helper sim must live in the house. The helper sim can be anything you desire, from a friend of the family to a spare who decides to stick around. Children must be a mix of naturally born and adopted.

Primary Career Civil Engineering - Green Technician

Generational Goal Haunted House From the time the heir comes of age to the time the heir dies, three sims must die an unnatural death on your home lot. Furthermore, the graves must stay on your home lot, and the ghosts be allowed to roam the house freely.

Children Two children

Miscellaneous Fun Runs in the Family Pick a trait from your heir (not bonus or reward trait). Every child born to your heir must take this trait at the earliest opportunity.

[junebugwriter]

"Doctor Sleep": Movie Review

Dir. By Mike Flanagan 

Review by Mae Barnes

Wrestling with Ghosts

A haunted house is one of the oldest concepts in literature. Ghosts haunt the castle of the Danish prince Hamlet. Gothic literature is virtually festooned with spirits in dark mansions, phantoms in empty hallways, always just out of view, until terrifyingly they are not.  

Doctor Sleep asks the question: what if the ghosts don’t just haunt the house? What if they just haunt us? 

Doctor Sleep exists in a strange way. It is a film based on a book sequel to The Shining, itself a film that is an entity at odds with itself. The film, directed by Kubrick, has long outshone its literary counterpart. The book is actually the first Stephen King book that I ever read, and it still stands as probably one of the best things the man has ever written. It was early in his career when he wrote it, and it shows quite a bit in the telling of it. King was a man at war with demons his whole life, ghosts in his head that seldom shut up. He poured this interior war into the character of Jack Torrance, a writer with a drinking problem. King has been very open about his battle with drugs and alcohol, and that is manifest in every word of The Shining. It was a way of him exorcising the demons of the bottle, though it would be many years until he finally managed to get sober. But that’s the problem with being sober: the ghosts still live in your head. You can move anywhere in the world, but if a ghost lives in your head, it can be hell trying to get it out. In fact, it’s almost impossible.  

The film The Shining is a cultural landmark, one that looms over the original novel, much to King’s chagrin. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, a man just as haunted as King, if not a bit more in love with his own mythos, the film is a harrowing mental landscape that makes the ghosts of the bottle and the past we wish we could hide all too real. Kubrick was famously a perfectionist in his filmmaking and made life a living hell for his actors. The films he made are immaculate but often come at the cost of the actors’ health and wellbeing, most notably Shelley Duvall. The greatness of The Shining as a film does not absolve him of his abusive behavior, but rather, is emblematic of the kind of haunting that the film, the story, and the ideas within, bear to this day. 

Film as Haunted House

So, the question is this: how the hell do you make a sequel to one of the most well-known and beloved horror films of the 20th century? The answer, for better or worse, is Doctor Sleep. 

The film is based on the book, and unfortunately, I have not taken the time to read Doctor Sleep. However, given how well it was made, it stands on its own as a sequel to the film The Shining, if not an adaptation of the book. I am sure the book takes great pains to reassert the literary primacy of the book precursor; King famously dislikes Kubrick’s film, to the point where he managed to get a modern mini-series filmed later in the 2000s to set the record straight.  

However, Doctor Sleep the film has done an excellent job of adapting the source material to better accommodate the cinematic legacy of Kubrick’s film, coupled with a fondness for King’s own literary legacy. King’s fingerprints are everywhere in the film Doctor Sleep, and there are plenty of wink-and-nod references throughout the film to gesture toward the larger King landscape. I used to dog-ear and bookmark King’s books to death, finding plenty of references, easter eggs, and concepts borrowed from book to book. They were never overwhelming, just sprinkled throughout in order to bind his universe of horror together. And this film somehow slides right in, bridging the film and the book legacies together.  

But enough about the awkward placement of this film in context. How is the film itself?  

The film focuses on Dan Torrance, now a middle-aged adult, a burnout addict, still haunted by the horrors of his youth, but now also haunted by a lifetime of terrible decisions. It is a grim and harrowing look at the state of being for a man who was abused as a kid and is now continuing on in the same cycle of abuse and violence that afflicted him as a kid. Though he was taught how to handle the ghosts that live in his head—taught by the late Chef Halloran’s ghost how to trap them in mental boxes—Dan keeps on making new ghosts. Such is the horror of addiction and abusive cycles. 

We find Dan hitting rock bottom as soon as the narrative focuses on him. He gets off a bus in a New England town and is found by a guy named Billy who has seen his fair share of people at rock bottom. Billy takes a chance on him, puts him up in an apartment, and takes him to AA. Dan gets a job as a hospice orderly, and finds himself comforting the dying, using his “shining” to aid the dying and give them a peaceful sendoff, earning him the eponymous moniker “Doctor Sleep.” 

The film then fast-forwards 8 years. Dan has gotten himself better together, and though he still lives in a tiny apartment, he’s found some measure of a life that he can be proud of after a lifetime of living in a bottle. Over the years, he finds himself in a pen-pal relationship with a young girl via psychic connection. The young girl, Abra Stone (get it? Because she’s magic!) is just as strong as Dan in her gifts, possibly stronger. Abra picks up on some horrible things happening to people like her and Dan, and the two enter into a partnership to take down a roving gang of psychic hippy vampires that torture and kill fellow psychics so that they can live forever. 

Okay, you’d think I’m making this up, and you’d be forgiven. It’s a HUGE mood whiplash to go from “slice-of-life drama about a guy fighting addiction” to “Psychic death battle across the length of the US continent” but you know, that’s just the kind of guy King is. But at its heart, the psychic stuff is really set dressing and flavor text. You don’t need to know the band of hippy vampires have psychic powers, because even then, before all that, what you need to know about them is that they are predators. They prey upon the weak so that they can “Live Long, Eat Well.” They are a stand-in for every predatory abuser that has ever existed. You can read any manner of commentary into that if you want, too! They are Capitalist stand-ins—well-connected, hidden in plain sight, and wealthy beyond need. They are drug cartel pushers—they bring into their clan anyone they see potential in and use up everyone else they don’t. They are a cult. They are an abusive church. They are the parasites that are draining up the magic in the world and are now terrified because they are beginning to starve. So, they go all in and ramp up their cannibalistic ways, afraid that they will run out of “steam” that keeps them alive and young.  

Dan and Abra catch wind of them in their crimes, and Abra, young and idealistic, wants to stop them. Dan walks away at first, and warns her not to mess with these monsters, that only bad things will come of it all. But the monsters persist and find out where Abra lives. By the end of it all, both Dan and the Knot (as they are called) lose friends. All that is left is their leader, Rose the Hat. 

Dan and Abra hatch a plan to trap them for good. To do that, Dan leads them to the one place in the world where he doesn’t ever want to return: the Overlook Hotel.  

“Ka is a Wheel, Doc”

It is here that the film gets much more explicit in its theming. Mike Flanagan has never met a theme he couldn’t write fifty monologues on and stuff into his work, but I’m absolutely here for it and I could watch Ewan MacGregor read the phonebook, so it’s all good. Dan confronts his father’s ghost, who calls out Dan’s participation in the cycle of abuse, and Dan, to his credit, still fearful, resists temptation. He “wakes up” the hotel, and lets all the monsters out of their boxes, boxes he’s trapped them in since childhood.  

It is when Rose catches up with them that she first encounters Dan that she finds out just how powerful a psychic he is, and exclaims “Where have you been hiding?” The predator has found new prey, and comments on how he tastes like whiskey, how he’s been tainted by the horrors of his life, both inflicted upon him and self-inflicted. It’s a moment of supreme discomfort, and it is one that hits so hard that I’m still thinking about it.  

The film itself is a commentary upon legacy, the cycles of violence, and how we can heal from them. The key is in how Dan deals with the hotel ghosts that haunt his mind. He puts them in a box until he’s strong enough to face them. The truth of it is, though, that though the hotel is where the ghosts are strongest, the hotel is not where they live. They live inside Dan. The memories of the hotel simply activate them all to a point where they can find new vitality. But the ghosts were always haunting Dan, and Dan couldn’t kill them any more than he could kill his own father’s memory.  

Ghosts are memories. We are the houses they haunt. You can try to block them out, try to hide from them, tell yourself they are gone, but you can’t do that anymore than you can try to undo your own birth. What matters is how we learn to live with our own ghosts. What matters is taking steps to undo the cycle of violence and abuse, not perpetuate it. Those who perpetuate it live to make others suffer and live by making others suffer. This is how predators operate, and it’s a truth that is as old as kings and empires. The film makes this explicit in the death scene of one of the Knot vampires, where his life is remembered, one that stretches before the Roman empire. There will always be predators. There will always be ghosts. But you are in control of whether you let them control you. It can be violence. It can be substance abuse. It can be anything. You have the choice to make the world safe and livable for the next generation. Dan tries to do this for Abra, and the film wants us to do the same. 

Doctor Sleep is a metacommentary on so many things. It’s a film based on a book based on the legacy of a film based on a book. Kubrick was a predator in some ways... but so was King. King has been public about his struggles with abuse, and his own part in harming others. But like the Shining was his way of dealing with the ghost of alcoholism, Doctor Sleep is a ghost of that ghost. Rather, it’s the same ghost with a different face. And it’s just as terrifying as it always was.  

[katielovably]

In my head there is a story, characters and everything.

So the main character, Seana or Sean who owns a clothing store which she runs with her friend even though people give her anxiety so. She is rich and went to college for business and acting. She has a online store that is successful along with a YouTube of her own (they all do, except Peter) which she uses as a diary, a safeplace for her talk, just a place to upload video no matter what it is may it be a tutorial or her babysitting.

She grew up in a Victoria Era manor just because her father loves living in old style manors which Seana is also following in. The manor is haunted. There are three (maybe more maybe just two I don't remember) mounted heads on the walls all threw the manor all from before Seana's family moved (all haunted but one more then any other, a moose in the library over a fireplace (I know very original, Katie) and a elk head in the hall towards the laundry. Haunted by the elk man who is a dream ghost who will stalk you in dreams or just locks you in a dream loop which is you wake up, do things through the day then surprise Elk man appears. You wake up and cycle repeats (pretty sure just made to symbolizes my fear of heads like that). Everyone but Sean's dad is terrified by the elk man but dad isn't afraid of nothing his a big strong Irish men (oh yeah, Sean's mom is northern Irish (don't know from where if I even put it dad is from other repuplic of ireland (it was supposed to be the same area Jack grew up in so there's like a conection) nothing scares him the manor is huge but only the main half has power and heat where the part that isn't is freezing all the time no matter the time of year. There is a basement that all is afraid of the nightmare crew (Sean and her friends) is terrified of but dad makes Irish whiskey down there (he's the only one who drinks it). Sean has an office/ sewing room which they turned a room next to it into a room for rolls of fabric that is linked to the office by a closet door. She also has filing cabinets that holds all you need for making clothes. This room (along with her room) is decorated with framed fan art. Sean's parents treat her friends like their own kids and when they're aren't in a safe home allows them too stay with them and try to get them help even so some of the crew died due to mental health problems which gave Sean depression because she always feels like it's her fault and her friends are like her family even though it's Peter who brought them together or they fight among themselves the care about each other.

She has a three legged cat named Gloom or Gloom doom. he is an ass to some people. He hates kittens even though they're most his. He loves cuddles and is terrified of Sean's dad and hides when he's around.

Sean has a sister and a brother named Sue and Bill (twins) and her twin brother/ best friend Peter who were separated from her at birth to save money but due to his dad being s lawyer he makes everyone sign contracts and treats what is written in the contracts as law! He's the camera man and editor for the nightmare crew even though he is perfectionist but he makes YouTube videos look like movies (when they need to , when they goofing around they look normal but they do performs videos with green screens, scripts, costumes all of it) also he's the tallest out of all the nightmare crew also is a faceless YouTuber (technology) and is terrified to face reveal but when he is in videos he wears a cloak or hoodie to hide his face.

They all have nicknames relating to spooky along with something associated with them like Sean is Stiches because she makes clothes)

They all have " birthdays" (more like it's the characters they made for themselves's birthdays) all threw October exsept for Sean and Peter's whose birthday is the eve of Halloween.

So basically it was supposed to be those stories where Antisepticeye haunts them/Sean was supposed to have his child because my brain messed up and is obsessed about having babies even though I don't want one. So my mind changed it so they there is this company wanting to make this place where you can basically become your favorite video game character and they want to test with minecraft (the nightmare crew has a minecraft on the channel so to the organization it counts) where Sean meets Dream and Sapnap and she's really shy and anxious because they're in a new area and new people even thought she wants to be there but Dream helps her meet people that is where Dream and his friends. Sean, Peter and his wife, Missy moved to the UK into a manor then they making videos with Sean's British girlfriend, Ella and best friend, Izzy takes the role of George and Sapnap and Sean is Dream.

Yup, this is the never ending story in my head summarize... pretty sure I missed so details but eh. I'm tired but can't fall asleep so here I am

[misssimreno]

Fine Line Legacy Challenge

Sims 4 x Harry Styles 💓 Welcome to a legacy challenge inspired by various Harry Styles songs! This challenge was created by myself and my friend Amy because who doesn’t want to see this kind of crossover? This is a 10 generation legacy challenge with a threaded storyline inspired by songs off of Harry’s self-titled album “Harry Styles (2017)” and “Fine Line (2019)”.

Basic Rules:

You can select who will be the heir for the next generation. There are no restrictions on how many children each heir can have!

Unless exclusively outlined in a generation’s rules, you can marry or divorce whomever and do so as often as you’d like.

No money cheats can be used except for when you move in your very first heir in Generation One (freerealestate on).

You MUST complete all aspects for each generation before moving to the next one.

It is up to you whether or not you want aging on or what lifespan you wish to play on (playing on the normal lifespan could be an added challenge!).

There is an optional aspiration to complete for each generation.

If you choose to play this legacy challenge, post using the hashtag #finelinelegacy for us to see! 💓

Gen 1. "Carolina"

You left your small hometown for the big city of San Myshuno. Having grown up under your grandmother's roof with few simoleons to go around, you are pining for excitement, adventure, and a chance to make it big and become a star. As a Young Adult, you packed your bags and rented a "needs TLC" apartment in the Arts District.

Traits: Ambitious, Bookworm, Creative Aspiration: World Famous Celebrity Career: Musical Genius

Rules:

Reach Level 10 of the Entertainer Career (Musician Branch)

Complete the World Famous Celebrity

Reach Level 10 of the Guitar and Piano skills

Reach Level 5 of the Singing skill

Must start in a needs TLC apartment in San MyShuno

OPTIONAL: Complete the City Native Aspiration

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Gen 2. "Kiwi"

You grew up around fame and fortune, but it has left you feeling a bit empty and unfulfilled. Determined to make a name for yourself and step out from your parent's shadow, you've decided to pursue a different craft - acting. You really love cacti and the color black.

Traits: Non-Committal, Hot-Headed, Self-Absorbed Aspiration: Master Actress/Actor Career: Actor

Rules:

Reach Level 10 of the Actor Career

Complete the Master Actress/Actor Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Charisma and Acting skills

Reach Level 5 of the Baking skill

Have at least ONE (1) child out of wedlock

OPTIONAL: Complete the Party Animal Aspiration

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Gen 3. "Sweet Creature"

After having been in the public eye your whole life, surrounded by scandal, you seek simplicity, tranquility, and a way to plant new roots for your family. Speaking of family, you feel quite distant from your parents and hope to foster a strong bond with your own children. You always put family first, though your marriage may suffer some strain.

Traits: Family-Oriented, Loner, Cheerful Aspiration: Big Happy Family Career: Education (Professor Branch)

Rules:

Reach Level 10 of the Education Career (Professor Branch)

Complete the Big Happy Family Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Research & Debate and Charisma skills

Reach Level 5 of the Logic and Gardening skills

Sustain a garden of at least five (5) unique plants of Great quality

OPTIONAL: Complete the Soulmate Aspiration

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Gen 4. "Golden"

You always knew you were destined for greatness. Your intellect has opened many doors for you, but led you to a very strange place...Strangerville. Material things mean very little to you and you love the idea of being a bit more "off the grid," and self-sufficient.

Traits: Genius, Clumsy, Maker Aspiration: Outdoor Enthusiast Career: Detective

Rules

Reach Level 10 of the Detective Career

Complete the Outdoor Enthusiast Aspiration

Complete the Strangerville Mystery story-line

Reach Level 10 of the Fitness and Fishing skills

Reach Level 5 of the Herbalism skill

OPTIONAL: Complete the Angling Ace Aspiration

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Gen 5. "Sign of the Times"

After your parents' encounter in Strangerville, you became fascinated by aliens, space, and everything science-y. You know there is more to find out there. but first you need to learn everything you can about the unknown. A bit of an oxymoron, isn't it? When you're not fixated on the stars, you love to dance, tinker, and spend time with your many friends.

Traits: Geek, Dance Machine, Perfectionist Aspiration: Friend of the World Career: Engineer (Mechanical Engineer Branch)

Rules

Reach Level 10 of the Engineer Career (Mechanical Engineer Branch)

Complete the Friend of the World Aspiration.

Reach Level 10 of the Rocket Science, Programming, and Robotics skills

Reach Level 8 of the Handiness skill

Travel to Sixam at least one (1) time using a rocket you constructed

OPTIONAL: Complete the Renaissance Sim Aspiration

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Gen 6. "Two Ghosts"

Ever since you were a child, you knew you were different. You had numerous paranormal experiences, which has led you to dedicate your life to the paranormal altogether. You purchased a haunted house to try and get closer to the "other side," however this has left you feeling a bit emotionally burdened and isolated from those around you. You're reasonably covered in tattoos and are known to always wear a simple, white shirt. You hope to one day form a "Seance" club.

Traits: Adventurous, Gloomy, Good Aspiration: Bestselling Author Career: Freelancer (Paranormal Investigator Branch)

Rules

Complete 10 "Expert Paranormal Investigation" events in the Freelancer Career (Paranormal Investigator Branch)

Complete the Bestselling Author Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Writing and Medium skills.

Befriend both Guidry and Temperance

OPTIONAL: Complete the Leader of the Pack Aspiration

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Gen 7. "Watermelon Sugar"

You are a very health-conscious sim. Due to your love of animals, you have embraced a vegetarian lifestyle. Protecting the earth and nature is your number one goal in life, aside from ensuring justice is upheld in the courtroom and you are a top tier parent. You favorite fruit is watermelon and you farm your very own watermelons!

Traits: Vegetarian, Green Fiend, Dog Lover Aspiration: Friend of the Animals Career: Law (Judge Branch)

Rules

Reach Level 10 of the Law Career (Judge Branch)

Complete the Friend of the Animals Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Pet Training and Juice Fizzing skills

Reach Level 5 of the Parenting skill

Make your neighborhood's Eco Footprint Green for an entire sim year (4 seasons)

OPTIONAL: Complete the Super Parent Aspiration

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Gen 8. "Sunflower, Vol. 6"

Zen. That is what you embody. Where do you feel most zen? At the beach. This is why you live off the grid in Sulani. You practice yoga daily and find a great deal of joy in cooking homemade meals. In your spare time, you dabble in photography and painting. You love sunflowers and have them growing all around your home.

Traits: Foodie, Child of the Ocean, Art Lover Aspiration: Eco Innovator Career: Civil Designer (Green Technician Branch)

Rules

Reach Level 10 of the Civil Designer Career (Green Technician Branch)

Complete the Eco Innovator Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Gourmet Cooking and Wellness Skills

Reach Level 5 of the Photography and Fabrication skills

Marry a mermaid!

OPTIONAL: Complete the Painter Extraordinaire Aspiration

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Gen 9. "Canyon Moon"

Having grown up in Sulani, you're not sure how you ended up in quintessential suburbia outside a large city with a corporate job. Life is comfortable, but it lacks the excitement it once had. You want to travel, see the world, and learn about difficult cultures! You love to document your travels and share them online. Sometimes, you can be a bit neglectful of your responsibilities.

Traits: Kleptomaniac, Childish, Self-Assured Aspiration: Archaeology Scholar Career: Business (Investor Branch)

Rules

Reach Level 10 of the Business Career (Investor Branch)

Complete the Archaeology Scholar Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Selvadoradian Culture and Mixology skills

Reach Level 5 of the Media Production skill

Vacation at least once in each world!

OPTIONAL: Complete the Jungle Explorer Aspiration OR Mt. Komorebi Sightseer Aspiration

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Gen 10. "Fine Line"

You were definitely the class clown whilst in school. It was a way to cope with your insecurities, which you haven't been able to shake into adulthood. Nevertheless, your charm and strategic-timing have served you well in your "work," whatever that may be. You know there is always a fine line between life and death, you really live life on the edge.

Traits: Jealous, Goofball, Paranoid Aspiration: Public Enemy Career: Criminal Career (Boss Branch)

Rules

Reach Level 10 of the Criminal Career (Boss Branch)

Complete the Public Enemy Aspiration

Reach Level 10 of the Programming and Comedy skills

Reach Level 5 of the Rock Climbing skill

Graft a Death Flower to cheat death!

OPTIONAL: Complete the Fabulously Wealthy Aspiration

[concerningwolves]

Hiii *excited wave* pumpkin and ghost for the ask game ^^.

🎃Pumpkin: do you have any favorite brainstorming techniques? how do you like to gather ideas for your wip?

For brainstorming, I use stream-of-consciousness writing, usually by hand. Simply rambling on and then sticking post-it notes over the page if I get a new idea while I'm still jotting down the previous one. Sometimes I do spider diagrams, but I'm such a perfectionist that I get sad if I don't do those neatly, which is ... not exactly conducive to successful brainstorming lmao

I'm not quite sure to answer the second part of the question bc I don't think I do actively "gather" ideas? Things sort of float around in my brain after getting shaken loose when brainstorming, and I'll make a note of them. But then, my brain is a near-constant hive of bees buzzing "what if what if what if what if" so that's kind of the easy part.

👻 ghost: can you tease some wip ideas that have been haunting you/something you want to write in the future?

Already answered this here. But! To celebrate being home and having access to all my drafts again, here's a little snippet from a potential prologue of the mentioned WIP:

A shadow appeared beyond the glass, then the door swung open. The young man who entered couldn't have been older than his late twenties. He was a fop, Tarna decided at once. Every inch of him was pressed and smart and designer, from the heavy boots to the pale blue shirt with its top buttons artfully undone, to the red silk scarf looped carelessly around his neck. Probably someone's rich kid who'd decided to stick their nose or some other appendage where it shouldn't have gone, and was now here to throw money at her to make the problem go away. Sighing wearily, Tarna lifted her gaze to assess his face – and froze. He was older than the photographs she'd seen. Thinner, too, with an angular cast to his features that made him look a little haunted. It didn't help that he'd cut his dark blond hair short, and had it slicked severely back. Now, Tarna felt afraid. She started to rise to her feet, suddenly certain why he was here. He didn't seem armed, but if this boy had even half his older brother's wits and tenacity, he probably wouldn't need one. "My name is Doctor Markus Stone," Markus said smoothly, apparently unaware of her momentary panic, "and you're going to help me get into the army so I can find out what they did to my brother." And then he fixed her with a warm, easy smile that wiped all the shadows from his face. Bright depths below, Kurt had never smiled like that. All familial resemblance vanished when Markus smiled, and he looked a lot more like the wavy-haired, grinning boy from the photograph that Kurt had kept inside his boot. And yet. There was something beneath that smile that made all of Tarna's instincts prickle. "If you want to join the army," Tarna said, careful to keep her voice measured, "then you'll want to leave this building, get a tram along to Astervale Square, and speak to the people at the Recruitment Office." "Tried that, didn't work out." Markus pulled out the chair where patients should have sat and seated himself, leaning forwards with his elbows on the desk. He took a sheaf of papers from his satchel and slid them across to her. Curious despite herself, Tarna picked them up. The file had the pale green of medical documentation, with Markus' name, date of birth, profession and area code printed on the front. Inside, Tarna found a Declaration of Fitness form with a grey 'X' stamped across most of the page. A section had also been highlighted in yellow, explaining that Markus Stone, while well-qualified to be an army doctor and having passed the necessary physical tests, was medically unfit due to chronic severe migraines. "I … really don't see what you think I can do about this." Tarna rubbed her forehead. "You're pioneering a new drug, right?" "It's experimental. It's not even been approved for human trials yet. It—" She stopped. Recalibrated. Realised that she'd started to engage with Markus as if this was a reasonable idea, and not something that would get her license blown to smithereens. "...is not something anyone should know about." Markus met her eyes. They really were quite intensely hazel, and Tarna felt like it was Kurt staring at her from beyond the pyre. "I know a fair few things I shouldn't, Doctor Stern." He sounded very tired now, and very sombre, and Tarna remembered again that Kurt was dead. "Very well," Tarna said warily. "Then you'd best tell me what you think I can do to help."

[strangerays]

ITSELF A SIN

 a novel introduction by @strangerays​

Introducing my 2021 nano project, Itself a Sin! I’m going to be working on this short project for November just to see where it lands me - I need a little distraction from my other project, Nothing in Particular and Everything! I may not work on IAS every day (I am fully prepared to miss 50k) but I’m still excited to be participating with a planned work!

I’m including the tag list with those of you on the NIP one just so you can have a look at this story. If you want to continue to be on this tag list, please let me know so I can keep you on! Otherwise, I just won’t include you in the next. tag list (ask to be +/-); @wannabeauthorzofija​​ @a-completely-normal-writer​​ @baguettethebooklover​​​ @corkytheguar​​ @writeherewaiting​ @cryptid-s-wips​ @kingsinking​ @author-a-holmes​​​

STAGE: drafting  

BEGAN: November 1st, 2021

GENRE: contemporary/coming-of-age/horror

POV: third person present

THEMES: Identity, self-acceptance, self-worth, dangers of ignorance, failure, isolation, daring to believe, gender identity, religion

Theme songs: Untitled God Song by Haley Heynderickx and Chinese Satellite by Phoebe Bridgers

*more info under the cut!

SYNOPSIS:

Perhaps some things – love for instance – haven’t proven themselves to be true, but March is determined to find a ghost this winter. Studious and determined, March was sure he identified as gay when he left for college. However, when he returns home for winter break, he meets up with old peers. Seeing them living in new and old skins makes him feel more lost than ever. When his grandfather shares that he believes the house he’s owned for the past sixty-four years may be haunted, March decides that some light investigation might distract him from everything. 

It all seems to be going well. March is troubled by the pressure he puts on himself to come out to his grandfather, who has always been so supportive of everything he’s ever done. But suddenly, he isn’t sure he knows himself at all. Being around loquacious Leighton doesn’t convince him of this either. For some reason, she hates March, which is probably why she rides past his grandfather’s house on her skateboard every day. From what he remembers, they only spoke two sentences to each other during high school. Even so, he can’t help but admire her: she’s loud and proud and comfortable in her own skin. He wishes he could be the same.

Pressured to fine-tune his identity, March does his best to home in on the thing that matters most to him: their supernatural investigation. March and Leighton anticipated to find a ghost, but there may be much more under the surface – about themselves and what it means to live.

IN LAYMAN TERMS: College student is confused by his sexuality/gender. He really wants to come out to his grandfather over winter break. Meeting up with an old peer to hunt ghosts frames his views: maybe our identities don’t define us in the end.

CHARACTERS

March Alma-Sarwar

Age: 19

Pronouns: he/they

A perfectionist, he often forgets to put himself first, which can manifest in negative ways. Struggles to maintain friendships. Was incredibly quiet during high school but wants to put all of that behind him as he moves through college. Being out in the world means that he craves identity – as well as a “proper” label. Has a natural flare for anything supernatural. Alone for winter break with only his grandfather and strange Leighton, he desperately tries to teach himself who he is and what it means to live.

Leighton Liang

Age: 19

Pronouns: she/her

She’s recently moved out of her parents’ house with no intentions to go to college. She has decided that the best way to protect herself is to divorce from the world outside Kingsfield. Subject to a toxic relationship over the summer, she’s stuck in the city for the winter with irritating March, who only seems to care about schoolwork and pleasing everyone. Either way, her parents only keep nagging her to go to college, and ghost hunting with the top of her class sounds way more interesting than eating ice cream for dinner, which, as she finds out, some people do.

Aesthetic: driving alone late at night, closed/abandoned stores, 1950s houses, cigar scent, first snow of the season, cluttered homes, cold attic, aged paper scent, old bookshop

I want to write this story because I feel like there are tons of stories about characters coming out, but I want to focus on what came after for me, which was second-guessing myself. March questions his gender identity and sexuality throughout this story. I also wanted to start writing about characters who are in college (which I will be soon). I am so, so excited to start work on this story!

Thanks for reading! :)