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kit calloway (he/him) | for @plumdale's galia

meet kit, chestnut ridge's most lovelorn cowboy...

rancher

gloomy

family-oriented

minimal cc (hair and skin details) / private download (if you want him, no worries if not!)

backstory (+ more pictures) under the cut!

ok y'all, i may have gotten a liiittle overexcited, but this is kit! i suck at writing character backstory but i have a lot of Thoughts about him so bear with me.

chestnut ridge born and raised

youngest of four brothers brought up on a farm by their father

growing up his family was pretty distant, so he's always yearned for a large, close family

he's very shy and quiet, but such a romantic

happiest working out on the land

he seems pretty intimidating when you first meet him, but once you get through the shyness he's a complete softy

this guy would do anything for someone he loves, even give it all up and move to the city

though there's no saying he won't regret it when he's done it

[aharris00britney]

ASKS 20

lmao last time i did one of these was February there is a lot

Anonymous said: What's your collab process when you and other creators make packs? Like how do you decide to do it together and how do you split up the ideas and everything?

I’m going to answer another ask outside of this post that details this but I’ll answer this one here too. The way me and ayoshi do packs is not like a usual collab (in my opinion I don’t think people collab like this). I am good at making meshes. So usually I make a mesh for something and ayoshi makes a base texture that I can use to finish the base of the top/bottom and then we work together to fix any texture issues. Nothing we’ve made has ever been 100% mine or 100% his except for the hairs. Sometimes a mesh is easy but the texture requires a lot of work so it’s more work for him, sometimes I decide I want to try and texture something (like with this AxA I made textures for some of the clothes) and then ayoshi will clean the texture up for me and add some shading for me. So it’s a lot different than what I imagine most collabs are. But I love the way me and him work together and the ability to change something I don’t like because it isn’t just his, it’s ours. 

Anonymous said:��I'm so excited for your new AxA collab that female hair is stunning!!

Anonymous said: I s2g if it werent for your cc my sims would just have to walk around naked lmao you literally make the game playable for me, so thank you ❤❤❤❤❤

thank you!!! Assuming the 2nd ask is about AxA too because that’s the only time I make clothes lmao. Excited for you guys to see everything this week. 

Anonymous said: Do you know anyone who recolours your hairs? They’re so gorgeous I’d love to see them in more colours! Xx

I usually reblog recolors of my hair at @aharris00britneyrecolors​.

Anonymous said: I'm a sucker for your sim Bella. Every time I see Bella as your hair models, I click and download

Anonymous said: Hi, sorry to bother, are you planning on uploading your Bella Sim Anytime soon? Love your content!

Bella is a queen, she’s a streamer in my game at the AH00B house. I don’t think I’m going to upload my Sims anymore though :( I have a ton of sliders and presets in my game and I have no idea which ones I use. I have 3 of the ones I know I use listed on my resource page but there are so many more and I don’t want to share them and they be broken in peoples games.

Anonymous said: will there be an axa this year im in desperate need of new clothes for my sims :(

I got this a few days ago before the teaser came out which I thought was funny fvghb yes there will be one

@lysssimpatico​ said: I was wondering if you might consider making the Elli hair have ombre accessory options. There aren't any cute curly ponytail ombres anywhere!

I think I tried making an ombre accessory for it when I made the hair and it didn’t fully work with the way I changed the UV maps. I’m sorry :(

Anonymous said: why the HELL is your dog so cute lemme have her please

Right? She’s an angel omg my dad is watching her while my foot heals but I miss her so much fghvbj 

Anonymous said: Your Daphne hair is so cute!!

thank you! 

Anonymous said: I have the feeling everyone knows what kind of Supernatural they would be if they were one, so what's yours?

I think I would want to be a ghost so i could fuck with people ya

Anonymous said: Does the Natilie hair need to be updated?

Nope, all the updated stuff is in my post that lists all the updated content off. Everything on my download page is up to date.

Anonymous said: Hi im just submitting an idea if you want to - i love your melanie hair and i was wondering if its possible to remove the accessory on it? im sorry if im bothering you im new to all this hope you have a nice day!!

hey :) I am pretty sure someone had to have made a hair similar to that already as it’s just the university ponytail with new ponytail on it. If not I could look into doing it sometime in the future. 

Anonymous said:I LOVE U 😍

and i love u

Anonymous said: Do you know if there’s any hair accessories (like ones that change the color of it) that work with your Elli Hair? ❤️

It comes with an accessory that changes the elastic :)

Anonymous said: Hellooo! first of all, how are you? how´s your day? i´m sorry but, do you know if someone makes maxis match hairs based in kpop videos? I´m searching for that bull all i can find is alpha hair and i´m not into alpha cc :( Thank you very much! have a great day!

I’m not sure if there are people that specifically only do that but I think there are a handful of creators that get inspired from kpop/music videos and make hairs similar to that. Cause we use EA meshes most of the time the hairs aren’t going to look exactly like the inspiration though. Like I have two hairs that are based off Go Won from loona (Go Won hair and Kelsey Hair) but i don’t think you can tell that just from looking at them. 

Anonymous said: I downloaded the new version of the sydnie braids but my game says they're corrupted and won't let me play with them in my mods folder

try to redownload and they should work, I haven’t had any other issues. 

Anonymous said: hey, i was just wondering whether you did or are thinking of doing eyelashes at any point

I am not lmao I don’t think I would be able to make my own eyelashes

Anonymous said: you are incredibly prolific. constantly amazed and delighted by your high-quality work. have a good day king

thank you!!!!

Anonymous said: aaaahh I know this is probably a long shot but I was wondering if you had the quartz eyes psd? I've been trying to find it but all of the links I've stumbled onto are dead :( thank you in advance!! ♥️ and no problem if you don't have it or can't share it :)

here is a link to a post that has the PSD

Anonymous said: the mica hair looks so cute 🥺 you’re amazing

thank you! It’s named after the main singer from Magdalena Bay ;n; i love them

@whendowestopcaring​ said: I love, love, love your work!! + your blog, aesthetic, etc. Keep it up!

thank you!!!! pink and blue all the way bb

@marsupialmother​ said: Not an ask, just a comment. All you stuff is so beautiful. Thank you for being such an amazing creator!!!

no, thank you for sending me this! I appreciate it a ton <3 have a wonderful day

Anonymous said: How long have you been creating CCs for?

I recolored a get together cardigan in Dec 2015 and started making hair in November of 2016 to promote Britney Spears lmao. So around 4-5 years. 

Anonymous said: hi!! just wanted to say i love the item index download option! thank you for your awesome cc and organization :)

You’re welcome! item indexes make things so much easier I agree, happy to help simplify things for downloaders. also they look nice so that’s a plus for me. 

Anonymous said: i love your cc, they are really beautiful but can you do more male hair cc? im just asking

I prefer doing female stuff tbh, I feel like I’m better at it and I get more ideas. But i did 4 male hairs in this upcoming AxA 2020 pack and a bunch of male clothes. I’m sorry I can’t do more :( I just don’t get inspired to make much male stuff personally.

Anonymous said: what happened to Ayoshi???

he’s in the basement working on AxA, don’t ask.  he actually just doesn’t like being on Simblr anymore but still likes making CC with me, so we just make cc on call sometimes when we get bored of a game we’re playing. he sends his regards from the basement of AH00B studios <3

Anonymous said: hello i love all your cc and you’re my favorite creator, i have a question, are you planning to make some more clothes anytime soon?

getting these while working on AxA was so funny because there are like 80 new clothes for male/female sims in it and i was like... these people don’t know what they have coming their way. thank you!

Anonymous said: 💃 How you make all your item index for your pack and collab? 💃

I make mine in Word using tables and then save as PDF. Here’s a peak at the AxA 2020 one

Anonymous said: am i on drugs or have u uploaded an eco lifestyle kids dress conversion? i remember seeing it so vividly, (the zip up kids dress), but maybe it was another creator... lol

I think that was from grimcookies! Here is a link to his eco lifestyle add on set that he made. 

Anonymous said: would you happen to know how to get rid of the weird gloss that can be on some cc hairs?

if you download Sims4Studio and open the package you can make the specular blank but that could cause issues in your game if you play on certain graphic settings. So do it with caution. 

Anonymous said: Awww we have very similar life aspirations, I just want a boring/calm life, settle down with a wife (I'm a lesbian) and become an lit teacher.

yup yup boring lifes are where it’s at. Like i just want something simple lmao if I wanted exciting I wouldn’t do teaching. 

Anonymous said: hi! i hope youre doing well! could you please tell me wcif the two toned jeans on the sim in your eco lifestyle addon collection?

They’re in AxA 2020! We have had so much of the stuff done for a while so i’ve been using it in previews for a while lmao. 

Anonymous said: WAIT is the Love Bomb palette named after the Fromis_9 song???

yessss ayoshi is their #1 fan

[schrijverr]

No guests in Jons office

Set at the start of season one. There is a spider in Jons office when he comes into work, Jon is very afraid of spiders and freaks out. The rest is there and he tells them about his run in with a Leitner.

On AO3.

Ships: none

Warnings: spider and a panic attack, be safe kiddos

~~~~~~~~~~

Jonathan Sims had never liked spiders. They were gross and they made him uncomfortable. His fear for the spindly creatures had elevated from a mild discomfort to a panic attack after his encounter with Mr. Spider.

It had mellowed out slightly over the years, but that didn’t mean the fear was gone, so when Jon found a spider sitting on the side of his desk when he came into work one morning, he did the only thing that came to mind.

He screamed.

He had been running late that morning and missed the tube, which meant that the other were already there when it happened. Tim and Martin were out of their chairs and at his side within seconds, Sasha running after them from where she had been between the shelves.

Wide eyed and alert Tim asked: “What’s wrong, boss?” while he scanned the room.

With a shaky hand Jon pointed to the spider. Now that he had regained the ability to move again he quickly stumbled backwards in an attempt to get as far away from the spider as he could. Tim looked between him and the spider and raised a brow as he said: “Really, boss? Afraid of a tiny spider?”

In Jons opinion the spider in question was pretty large and every spider no matter how small was a spider too many. He didn’t say that though, instead opting to say: “Please, just kill it.”

“No.” Martin stepped in, “I can take it outside. The spider hasn’t done anything wrong, we shouldn’t kill it just for existing.”

Jon glared at him and told him: “It is inside, it belongs outside. Enough of a crime, kill it.”

Sasha picked Martins side and said: “Martin is right, Jon. You should be fine once it is gone, why care if it lives or dies?”

Tim nodded, also deciding to be in camp ‘the spider lives’ although Jon couldn’t decide if it was because he believed it or if he just wanted to mess with him.

He ignored it in favor of answering Sasha: “I care, because if it is dead it can’t come back. It’s already gotten in once, it knows the way. I don’t want it here, so please kill it. Now.”

The others were giving more arguments for why the spider should be taken outside, but Jon wasn’t listening. He wasn’t listening, because no one was moving to do something about the spider and it was just sitting there undisturbed. It could move at any moment. It could scuttle away and they wouldn’t be able to get it away and it would be there, but Jon wouldn’t be able to see it, but he would know that it was there. It would be there and able to strike at any moment and Jon wouldn’t be prepared and…

And he was breathing heavily, worrying himself into a panic attack.

He hadn’t had one since his first week at the Institute, but he couldn’t help it. This was the breaking point for him, apparently. He thought he had grown out of it, but the constant stress of his new position combined with the fear and the helplessness had pushed him over the edge.

His vision was blurring, but also hyper-focused on the spider. He couldn’t breathe and the room was too small. In the distance he heard voice that sounded familiar, but he couldn’t place them through the panicked haze.

He felt a hand on him, small, warm, Sasha. He almost calmed a bit, but then one of her bracelets tickled his arms and suddenly all he could feel was spiders crawling over his skin.

He jerked away and started to scratch and rub over his body in an attempt to get them off him. He didn’t care that his assistant were there and he didn’t care that he was ruining the professionalism he had built up so carefully. He just didn’t care. He didn’t care. He just wanted it to be over.

He wanted the spider dead and he wanted the crawling of his skin to stop, but most of all he wanted to be able to breathe again.

Gasping for air he collapsed to the ground and curled into himself as he tried not to look at the spider or anyone else there. It didn’t help with getting his breath in order and he felt like there was no room for his lungs to expand, but it was safer on the ground.

Safer curled into himself.

Because he felt a bit safer he could focus more on his surroundings. He heard a voice, male, Martin, he registered. Martin was talking to him. It was mostly meaningless words of comfort that glided over Jon and didn’t help, except maybe grounding him again. What really got his attention, however, was hearing Martin say: “It’s okay, Jon. Tim killed the spider. He’s gone. The spider is gone.”

He peaked out over his knees and with a soft and weak voice he asked: “Really? It’s, it’s gone?”

Martin nodded and smiled. “It’s gone. Just breathe, it’s all okay. Don’t worry.”

Slowly Jon got his breathing under control and after a few minutes he felt good enough to uncurl some more, although he didn’t try to get up from his sitting position.

Sasha had disappeared a few moments earlier, but she now returned with a big glass of water that she handed to him as she told him to take small sips. He did and it was quiet until Jon was about halfway through emptying the glass. Then Tim asked: “Want to tell us what that was all about, boss?”

Jon stared at the ground and took another sip, trying to ignore them.

It didn’t work. Martin was kneeling in his sight and he could see Sasha legs on one side and Tims outline by the door. He mumbled: “I don’t like spiders.”

“Why?” Tim asked and Sasha told him: “Let him calm down for a moment, before you interrogate him.”

“Yeah,” Martin agreed, “He’s probably exhausted right now.”

And Jon was, the adrenaline was wearing off and the tiredness was seeping into his bones. He blinked heavily and swayed a bit. He didn’t want to be tired, he still had a lot to do and there could be more spiders or they could’ve lied to him to get him to calm down. His throat tightened again and he had to make sure. Ignoring Martins protest he crawled to the door of his office and peered inside.

The spider was gone.

Where it had sat was now a dark brown stain. A small sense of security came over him and he carefully cataloged the entire office to make sure there weren’t any other spiders lingering. He let out a relieved sigh when he found nothing and turned back to the other who were watching him with different stages of confusion and concern written over their faces.

Slowly he got up, almost falling over before Martin caught him and steadied him. He shot him a grateful smile as he held on until he could stand on his own. Then he dusted himself off and politely said: “Thank you for removing the spider, lets all get back to work now.”

He was still exhausted and was planning to collapse on the couch once everyone was gone, which he hoped would be soon, since he was fighting to suppress a yawn that was threatening to crawl up his throat. He didn’t like that analogy and shuddered slightly, but he then got distracted by Tim, who demanded: “Oh no, you’re not glossing over this just like that.”

Jon frowned. He wanted to argue that he had a right to his privacy and that he didn’t need to explain a phobia if he didn’t want to, but that also seemed like a lot of work. Instead he opted for ignoring Tim and walking to his couch where he flopped down.

Tim cut of the indignant comment he was making about being ignored when Jon did that and just turned to Martin and Sasha with a bewildered expression. Martin gave him a sympathetic smile and said: “I think you can interrogate him once he has woken up again and gotten some rest.”

Looking back to Jon, he found Jon already asleep. He looked different without the worry lines and scowl, he looked young and vulnerable. A strange feeling crept up Tims spine as he realized Jon was much closer to his age than he initially thought. That he wasn’t weathered by age, but by stress.

He decided to let him rest and followed the other two back to their desk. Although not much work got done that morning as they all shot glances to the half open door of Jons office.

It was nearing lunch when Jon reemerged. He looked a bit better, less pale and more present. The heavy concern flowed out of the room as three pairs of shoulders relaxed.

Going for a more light and less interrogative tone Tim stood up and said: “Hey, boss, looking a bit better, I see. Are you alright?”

Jon tensed slightly as he answered: “Yes, I’m fine now, sorry for my earlier episode. I didn’t mean to alarm anyone, it was just unexpected that’s all.”

“No, don’t worry about it. We should be sorry for not listening to you and arguing about it for so long.” Sasha said, “Sorry we pushed you.”

“It’s alright, Sasha.” Jon assured her, “You didn’t know about this phobia of mine. You were just trying to do what you thought was right, I can hardly fault you for that.”

“Is it really just a phobia?” Tim asked, trying to get the conversation back on track, “Or did something happen to you? I know some arachnophobes, but I’ve never seen a reaction like that.”

Martin could see Jons muscles tighten and saw how he was retreating back into himself, so he decided to save him by saying: “You don’t have to answer, of course. We were just curious that’s all.”

Jon scanned all their faces, trying to find a reason to get angry, to shut them out and be able to forget. He only found genuine concern and curiosity, no malice.

He looked down and fiddled the hem of his shirt as he tried to find the words to explain this as short as possible. He swallowed once before he said: “When I was younger, around ten, I had a run in with a Leitner. It was called A Guest for Mr. Spider and if you read it, you would be compelled to knock on a door, I was about to knock when, I can’t recall his name, but he was a bit of a bully, decided to push me down and attempt to make fun of what I was reading. He read it and knocked in my place, I only saw two big hairy spindly legs pull him in. No one ever saw or heard from him again.”

A heavy silence fell over the Archives and when it dragged on Jon tried to defend himself: “It’s stupid, I know. It was probably-”

He got cut off by Tim, who said: “It’s not stupid.”, he knew how uncomfortable he still got around clowns, he couldn’t imagine how he would be if he had gone through that as a child, “It’s not.” he said again.

Martin and Sasha quickly backed him up in assuring Jon that his little freak out about the spider was completely normal and nothing to be ashamed off. Jon relaxed bit by bit until he smiled slightly and thanked them once again for getting rid of the spider and apologizing once more for the entire thing.

After that they all wordlessly agreed to never speak of it again and without telling Jon the other three tried to remove spiders from the Archive sneakily. It was in vain, of course, but for now the Web didn’t mind that much. It still had enough eyes on the place.