#the risks associated with OC posting

[sadalmostlesbian]

I am about to work so hard on a post that will get 3 notes. Such is life

[nmzuka]

Drew these losers for the first time this year hhhh

[arolesbianism]

Thinking abt the second dream story featuring a third dream story I can't remember if I ever talked abt. I <3 body horror bonus points if its slow and agonizing

[allychocobar]

Crk fans hear me out!!!

Idea: What if the Virtues had advisors? Like not regular advisors but ones chosen and given souljam to keep the virtues from going on the wrong path (becoming the beasts) but they failed (for whatever reason). Instead of being these cookies baked by the witches they were chosen and were at one point normal cookies. Because what better to advise these virtues than normal cookies who know how cookies work and have experienced being one themselves?

Now, that the idea is done let me explain the concept with my crk ocs!!! (Yes this was a hook to explain some of my crk au lore). These advisors are connected to the virtues depending on what light they get Ex:

Knowledge and Curiosity, as to gain more knowledge one must be curious to find knowledge and find the truth with the power of curiosity

Volition and Resilience, to continue making decisions one must be both mentally and physically resilient to continue making decisions and not lose hope in the world

Change and Mercy, to make the world a better place changes must be done for the greater good. Now in a perfect world these changes would be done peacefully and mercifully. Change helps make some better (or worse) and more kind and merciful.

Happiness and Courage, to be happy in passions you have to be courageous to make time to change, cut people off, try new things, etc. To help build your passions and happiness and be courageous enough to move towards change to make yourself better.

Solidarity and Equality, Equality helps people find eachother and opportunities to find other passions if everyone has a shot at it. Equality can help create solidarity between others into one group.

Now here is the corrupted versions:

Deceit and Morbid Curiosity, some of the most horrid and horrific experiences have been done out of morbid curiosity and are typically excused or hidden with deceit. Morbid Curiosity can create deceit like when you lie to someone just for the funises if you know what I mean.

Apathy and Futility, Futility is what causes apathy as seen in Mystic Flour’s backstory as Mystic Flour saw how futile the word was which created her apathy. Now Futility can also be caused by general apathy but the two are heavily connected.

Destruction and Brutality, typically the brutality of others is what causes destruction and chaos. As brutal wars have been shown to cause destruction and bloodshed can be destructive. Brutality is what helps and or create destruction.

Silence and Estrangement, Estrangement can make someone lonely and or cause silence between the parties. Or silence can cause estrangement itself. Being silent to the party is a big part of estrangement and moving on.

Sloth and Risk, Risk is typically associated with gambling which can be associated with sloth as it is a more lazy way to gain/lose money quickly. But risk can also be seen as risking to slack off on work to get work done quicker to laze around more or even risk death by not caring for yourself properly to be more lazy.

Edit: Anyways sorry I forgot corrupted courage fellows!!! Here it is btw ^^^^

Hope you guys enjoy this idea and hook for my CRK AU, I will post more about these Advisors/HonoraryBeasts!!! Have a lovely idea and thanks for listening!

[kirbyoctournament]

currently: 💤💤💤 the blog and event are on hiatus!

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Hello, and welcome to the Kirby OC Tournament! This is a fun and friendly popularity contest for Kirby-verse original character designs and their associated stories or lore. The event is hosted from 2024 on by @moonverc3x 🌙 and @starflungwaddledee 💫

After an especially long year in 2024, the tournament will be CLOSED for all of 2025. We understand a lot of folks keenly wanted it to run again as soon as possible, but after more than 6 months of near-full time work, the moderators and hosts need to recuperate before we consider it again.

However, this is a vibrant and creative community, and new events of all sorts are popping up all the time, including other tournaments and contests!! We recommend keeping an eye on tags such as #kirby-oc-event in case any take your fancy, and we hope that in 2026 we'll be ready to host again!

In the interim, below are some links from the 2024 tournament in case you'd like to revisit its highlights. Competitors and spectators produced almost 2000 propaganda posts in 2024 alone, so if you're excited to see some Kirby original character content, there's plenty there to keep you busy!

Thank you again for joining us for 2024, and we look forward to seeing more of your Kirby OCs in the future!

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quick links to previous tournament content

The 2024 Tournament Review Post a comprehensive selection of stats and highlights from the 2024 event "Propaganda" Archive and Tag 2000+ pieces of content created by competitors and spectators to encourage voting for their favourite OCs from 2024 and 2023. Includes illustrations, animations, roleplays, lore-dumps, and more! Grand Final Winners and all 2024 polls Final results announcements, and all poll results on tumblr, stored for posterity. Our full competitors list, easy links to character intro posts, and the match-ups (as they were posted during the event) can be seen in our official 2024 Competitors Sheet.

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quick answers to quick questions

When will the tournament be back? > We aren't able to confirm this for now, but at the time of writing we'd ideally like to host the tournament- or something like it- in 2026. This blog will receive the first updates. Are you sure the tournament won't run in 2025? > Absolutely positive, we're sorry. At this time we are not seeking to hand off to other hosts, either. We encourage folks to create and host their own competitions and events if they wish! Will you continue reblogging pieces mentioning @kirbyoctournament? > Not currently, but we might consider this sometime into 2025. We'd love to be able to highlight Kirby OCs and community creativity all year long, even when there is no active competition running. We'll keep you posted and update our guidelines if this happens! What about the Kirby OC Tournament Discord Server? > The Kirby OC Tournament Discord Server won't be going anywhere! While it will transition to being a more general Kirby OC server and may soon receive a name change, it will otherwise remain active even when there's no tournament running. Will you officially endorse my event in place of the tourney? > No. This is not something we can sufficiently moderate, and it comes with risks for everybody. Community members are welcome to make and host any kind of community event at any time, even ones inspired by ours, but we will remain affiliated only with our own blog and our server.

[williamkisser]

Franziska Kurz - The Maid; her lore

Finally a lore drop YAAYAYAYA. I’ll probably be updating this post from time to time as i’d like this to be some kind of a masterlist.

🧹 Name: Franziska Kurz

🧹 Career: maid

🧹 Gender: female - mtf

🧹 Faction: survivor

🧹 Item: none

🧹 Role: assist - contain

🧹 Hunter switch: none

🧹 Difficulty: 1.5/3

🧹 Birthday: June 2nd

🧹 Nameday: March 9th

🧹 Age: 20

🧹 Height: 171cm

🧹 Nationality: Polish

🧹 Ethnicity: slavic

🧹 Social class: working class

🧹 Faith: protestant

🧹 Voice claim: Pola Negri - x

🧹 MBTI: INFP

🧹 Favourite dish: angel wings

🧹 Traits: paranoid, perfectionism, insecurity, humbleness, freedom-loving, judgemental

🧹 Talent: housekeeping

🧹 Likes: going on walks, showing affection

🧹 Dislikes: self centered, obnoxious people, cipher machines

🧹 Interests: literature

🧹 Associated character: Kurt Frank, Montague - @hauntted-idv oc

🧹 Character EP: Drunk by Kylie Minogue - x

My take on who would she get along with

PRE MANOR

Lore: Franziska, a girl raised at an ordinary province was born on the grounds of Poland annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia. Like many other people, she felt like helping out on the field and in the barn was far from her calling, therefore, she hired herself at the most common occupation for poor women at the time - a Maid. It was a very unrewarding job. They barely could find any free time and often worked hard all week with very little pay. Franziska, that wasn’t yet aware of her gender identity quickly realized that this place is not good for her either, and the owners of the mansion she worked in didn’t treat their servants with respect, not even knowing their names. Together with other male servants, she often had to engage in tough physical jobs. Unconsciously, she would often daydream while gazing at the female workers skirts and beautiful hair coverings, which shortly after made her realize she feels more like a woman. Her stay at the rich house took a serious toll on her mental health - resulting in her burning down the place and running away with a traditional dress she stole from the owner’s daughter - leaving the then-rich family without a bright future.

AT OLETUS MANOR

Lore: Shortly after the accident, Franziska fled to England on a ship, where she began working for rich home owners. Her employer was a German man, which made the task more easy as she knew the language. His family was much more nicer than the previous one. Despite her pay being still very low, the owner’s wife started paying for her English tutor, which would help her a lot. After some time, she received a letter from the infamous Oletus Manor, inviting her to the crew: and promising a big pay that would let her find a better job. Franziska took the risk, but little did she know her task was going to be much more than just becoming a part of the crew.

Personality: Due to her difficult past, Franziska developed many unhealthy behaviours. First of all, she’s extremely paranoid nearly on the verge of schizophrenia. The feeling of guilt makes her think that she’s being followed. She can’t stand dirty places, she is a perfectionist that could clean one little spot for several minutes. Many people may consider Franziska not unapproachable, judging by her mean face expression, she is however extremely friendly and loves talking. She can judge someone easily as well - she’s prejudiced towards people of higher status - often without reason. During her free time she discovered her passion for literature, amazing, engaging stories. She wasn’t the best at reading but she would work on it. She formed a strong bond with Kurt through his stories, eventually becoming lovers.

This is lowkey half assed and i feel cringe posting this but whatever yall…i am cringe but free………i’m sure my goober would like to interact with other ocs……..

Pleek ignore the fact that this is anne’s model i happen to be very bad at drawing😔

[the-indigo-symphony]

This is one of my what-if type suspicions that isn't really founded on much of anything, but I would love to see a study about the tendency for more than one sibling/child to be plural in a family, because I suspect it would be higher than people expect based on their view of us as "incredibly rare"

On the traumagenic side of things, while any kind of trauma can result in a system, the traumatic childhood environments that are often seen correlated with DID (heavy, repetitive abuse; detached or neglectful parents; etc.) are rarely isolated to a single child (and even if they are, the effects of witnessing this treatment can also be a form of trauma), so there's the tendency for siblings in the same family to go through the same things that often result in being/having a traumagenic system (in other words, if one child in a family is exposed to this risk factor for developing a disorder like DID, the rest of them almost certainly are, too). But beyond that, there's also how one's disposition to dissociation likely has a genetic factor (I'm sure I've seen a study on this before, but I don't feel like going to find it for this post), meaning almost any kind of plurality may be more likely to develop within some families than others, and the often overlooked matter that if your siblings do something (like talk to themselves, treat their OCs as real people, etc.), you are likely going to mimic that behavior, especially when you're young and they are older than you. This may have the effect of younger siblings having a slight increase in the chance to develop in a plural way, whether that means they begin to see themselves through a plural lens (such as what Internal Family Systems does) without exact recognition of what they're doing, or accidentally become a created system of some flavor (ex. "my older sibling likes to talk to their OC so I'm gonna do it too, now it's been a couple months and my OC talking back to me inside my head") – or they may simply behave in ways associated with those who are plural/plural-adjacent due to mimicking and learning such behavior while growing up.

Again, I don't have any hard evidence or anything like that for this thought. This is just a particular facet to "there are more plurals out there than we think or that statistics show" that I wanted to muse on

[scandistar]

Your OC as a deity

Thank you, @wasteful-sam, for tagging me in this! I loved the results for your Nimriel <3

Tagging (no pressure, of course): @dearest-and-nearest @acreaturebythewater @sleketon666 @sunflowerrolanadorer @jukeboxpanda @tillysketch @clericblood @falcatas and those who would like to join.

Take this quiz as your OC

I was honestly surprised by this result. I've always associated Lin with hotter elements like brass and fire, especially after I made her into a druid of wildfire in post-canon. An underlying theme with her is that she's the fire that burns everything down to let new life sprout forth, and she became a forest fire ever since she caught wind of the Zhents. It doesn't help that she's an arsonist, as well.

But this does fit, in a way. Lin left her home to put the Zhentarim down for good, and she made herself into not a risk, but an inevitability. She had to grow rigid and merciless to make it through with her mind relatively unscathed. The result is both a contrast and a parallel, and I really like that.

[paracosm-draw]

Doing something good together

Hi gremlins,

It's been a while since I've been wanting to talk to you all about something.

As a lot of people in here I feel helpless and scared about the many horrors happening in the world right now, and I know it's nothing compared to the people who are living theses situations right now, risking their lives every single days, sleeping in abject conditions, eating what and when they can, loosing their homes and families.

I wanted to help but I didn't really know how. I'm a student, all my incomes are going into my rent and food. I'm donating when I can but it's not regular and it's small amounts.

There's one thing I can do though, and it's drawing.

That's why I've decided to open special commissions with the following terms ;

All artworks will be sold at the price of 20€

I will only do Malec, Supernatural or OC's centered commissions

I will also do a more precise explicative post about the artwork rules

The integrality of the money will be donated to the associations Care International, prioritizing the help of women and children all around the globe and Women for women international to provide urgent help and care.

You can fin these associations here : https://www.care-international.org/ and https://www.womenforwomen.org/

And that's where I need YOU.

I know that not everyone is able to spend 20€ for a piece of art of an unknown artist. I understand and respect that.

What I ask is just that you help me reach a maximum of persons so maybe some of them will be able to do it.

What I need you to do is hit that reblog button as much as you can, speak about it to your Shadowhunter and Supernatural fan friends and try to help me reach a lot of people.

Thank you for reading this until the end,

I'm trying, and I know you are too, so let's do something good together ♥

[mymreaderlibrary]

Hey buddy, gotta say, fucking LOVE your old man yaoi post with price and reader. It's also one of my favorite things and shit if you'd like could you write more about them? Like I need these two old men to finally own up and kiss damnit 😭

I wanted to get this out way earlier but ANYWAYS IM SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT AAAAGHHGH I honestly wanted to write about it a lil more but I wasn’t sure. I hope this is good, no beta cause I’m a looney toons of a writer who’s stubborn as hell.

[old friends to lovers, slight angst, injury ment, laswell is so fuckin annoyed by being the only smart person, use of y/n though they’re kinda treated more like an oc sorry, the ramblings continue]

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They didn't speak of the night before, but they honestly didn't have to. Y/n and Price could tell their feelings were mutual, or at least stronger than a typical friendship, but instead they chose to be stopped by an invisible road block.

For y/n it was the feeling of lost time. They weren't young anymore, they didn't have the energy nor time for things like relationships and... well he wasn't sure if Price would want to be stuck with an old fart like himself. Price aged in a way that'd make any man jealous meanwhile y/n? Not so much. He was greying, his bones ached more often than not, he spent half of his time drinking shitty liquor that made his teeth reek, and, as much as he hates to admit it, he's just not handsome anymore. Price deserved to be with someone who still had life to them. Maybe a spunky military gal who could keep him on his toes or private operative with an infinite list of missions to complete. What he didn't need, however, was someone who already had their chance and wasted it. Y/n should've told him just how much Price meant to him, how much he envied the people who got to stay by his side. He should've searched for him, got on his hands and knees and begged to come with. Convince whoever had them separated to change their mind. He didn't care if he still went through the same pain he did when he was alone, if he had to amputate his own damn leg again, or deal with the loss of his parents one more time. As long as he could've done it by Price's side he would've been happy or at the very least satisfied. But that was the past and the current y/n could never catch up to the man Price had become.

However for Price it was guilt. He remembered the days that y/n and him felt invincible. Like every little thing was just a stepping stone in their grand journey to glory. No matter the pain they persevered, found solutions where others would've given up, made names for themselves amongst crowds of soldiers all baring the same purpose. Too bad those names couldn't stop them from being split up, from losing their friends, their families, from being sent all across the world with no way of knowing if the other was even alive. Those names couldn't stop y/n from losing his entire calf... (Price hated that he only knew of his friends injury due a rumor involved with y/n's discharge). Y/n shouldn't even be here, his time in the military was over, he paid his penance, he should be at home watching tv on a leather couch with a beer in hand. Nothing on the mind but whatever sore loser couldn't figure out tonight's Jeopardy categories. But no, Price had to go and drag him out from retirement, right back onto the front lines. Straight back into trouble. Even if he wasn't on the field that didn't mean he was away from risk. His mere association with the 141 planted a target on his back that wouldn’t be removed by simply walking away. Price didn't feel he deserved y/n's affection not when all he ever did was put him in danger.

So they both stayed like that, infinitely stubborn, hellishly avoidant, and not nearly as sly as they thought. The 141 didn't have a full understanding of what was going on between the two, but they could tell there was some unfinished business. Gaz thought maybe one of them slighted the other and neither have taken the step to apologize for it. Soap thought y/n perhaps betrayed Price and that's why he's missing part of his leg. Ghost had... almost the right idea, thinking there was a strange tinge of romantic tension between the two though he assumed it was from something like a love triangle. Maybe y/n and Price loved the same woman and had some unfinished rivalry? Regardless, it was not his problem so much as it didn’t effect the mission.

Laswell however, she knew. She wouldn't have the position she did if information like this just flew past her radar. She knew of their history, she saw how they reacted to one another. Laswell wasn't blind for god's sake, in fact she felt like the only one with eyes at the moment. She wasn't so crass as to demand them to make up and get it over with, but having no one to complain to was definitely testing her patience. Instead she stuck to subtly, casually chatting with Price about y/n and dropping questions in regards to their past missions together and how close they were, hoping to make some wheels turn in his rusted head. She wasn't gonna do more than that however, they were two grown men and if they couldn’t figure it out that was their problem. Could they just be a little more subtle though?

It took until a, quite literally, explosive scenario for them to finally get it together. A bullet had gotten lodged into Price's shoulder after an enemy made a lucky shot. It was far from the worst thing the Captain had faced but it still wasn't great, hurt like a bitch for one. And secondly it seemed to send y/n into a spiral. He was practically fuming when Price got back, going on some sort of rant about hygiene and wound care. Y/n demanded to be the one to dress Price's shoulder with a tone that had the others knowing they were not invited to watch unless they wanted to join in on the incoming lecture. And lecture he did, through the whole process Price could barely get a word in. Y/n paced and raved, threw his arms in the air and even knocked over supplies on accident. He was a complete mess and it wasn't until y/n was literally out breath that the Captain could finally speak.

An explanation of what happened was given, it was just luck (bad luck in regards to Price) that he got hit. This wasn’t overly common and the team knew how to deal with these wounds. Everything was okay, it was going to be fine. This just came with the job, risks were inevitable.

They were quiet, looking at each other and letting the silence permeate the room. Price reached his hand out to touch y/n’s but was caught off guard as the other man suddenly leaned it. Knocking his head against Price’s good shoulder and breathing heavily, y/n shuddered a silent cry. A plead for Price to be safe. Whatever false version of safety he could promise, just please don’t die out there.

The Captain raised his outstretched hand to cup the back of y/n’s head, running a thumb over the stubbled hair. Letting his hand slide to his face and pushing him back just an inch.

Another moment of silence. Hearts beating like rabbits.

“You gonna actually do something or do I-“

Price shut him up as quickly as he could. It was clumsy, a bit shaky, and definitely desperate, but the moment their lips touched it felt like pure ecstatic relief. Relief that this was finally happening, relief that the invisible barrier they built around each other was so weak, but mostly relief that those moments, all those touches and lingering stares weren’t for nothing.

They breathed in each others scent, something they’ve come to know so well and yet in this moment it felt brand new, and infinitely stronger. The spice of a cigar, the sting of sweat, and- oh right, sterile wipes. Price was left to chuckle awkwardly and y/n backed away. Any childish excitement felt would have to wait but at the very least they had this.

[skylinx2o]

Snek lady!!! 🐍

Decided to redesign my old LMK OCs. They're from back when I first started watching the show, and they haven't been ever posted on Tumblr before. That story had a whole flower theme going on. Almost every one of my OCs from that time was associated with some flower...

But believe me, I did Lady Red Flower dirty back then, and I don't even know why, I wasn't bad at character design back then T -T But I'm really proud of her design now! She looks much cuter and youthful now! But yeah, I might have overcompensated with the patterns and details this time, but honestly, I don't care. My sweet snake lady deserves it after how dirty I did her with the original design T wT

So yeah, she's a demon snake, so obviously she's friendly with snakes, and gives them cute names like Cupcake or Strawberry. She's actually one of few OCs of mine who is in a romantic relationship with someone. I made her, because I wanted to get out of my comfort zone, as usually I'm not into all that romantic stuff, but she has really grown on me, and I think I'll draw some cute interaction between her and her boyfriend (whom I'm hoping to draw next! Thankfully, I don't need to redesign him, since his design still slaps >:D)

Now, are you ready to see the original design? I tell you, you aren't ready, she looks drastically different! But, if you're brave enough to take the risk, you can take a look 👀

I don't even know what I was going for with the original design... 😭

Like, I know it was supposed to be the whole pastel colours vibes, but I feel like I used too many colours back then. It's all over the place... And the outfit is just, naaaaaah

And the old hairstyle... Well, it's not bad, but it's kinda all over the place

But I feel like the eye shadow is the worst in the old design. It's not a vibe sis 🥲

Why does the old design kinda looks like a grandma to me tho? 😭 (Plus she looks like a worm not a snake- 🪱)

[kotaromita]

OOC Lore Post: KOTARO'S FRIENDS

After talking about them quite a bit here and there as Kotaro, I figured now would be a good time to do a big info-dump about my two Project Sekai OCs that server as Kotaro's friends and musical collaborators. "Kotaro's Friend" is a canon character who has 2 lines spoken to Akito regarding how Kotaro got into music, so I decided that was enough information for me to take it and run and make individuals based on it.

Introducing, Minoru Saiki and Kazuki Shimabokuro.

I'll start with Kazuki.

Kazuki Shimabokuro

2nd year, online student (17 yrs old)

170 cm tall

Born February 20th (Pisces)

An online musician who goes by the name “Kazukur0.” He makes chaotic and inconsistent music that can be described as “breakcore” or “alternative.” He utilizes Virtual Singers because he is self conscious of his nasally voice. He’s socially awkward and has a tendency to ramble on and on when given the leeway to. His younger sister creates his song cover images to post online. He has William’s syndrome.

He suffered a lot in junior high in a fashion not unlike Mizuki and Rui, which is why he does online school now that he's in high school. He has severe stage fright and admires Kotaro's bravery to perform solo a lot. He longs to be heard and admired but until he can overcome his social anxiety he will use Kotaro as both his muse and vessel.

Hobbies: Mimicking Western fashion trends, singing

Specialties: Making electronic music utilizing sound effects and the Kagamine duo’s vocals

Dislikes: Quiet

Favorite food: Takoyaki

Least favorite food: Kimchi

and through Kazuki, Kotaro meets...

Minoru Saiki

Graduate, unspecified university (19 years old)

178 cm tall

Born November 29th (Sagittarius)

A professional musician who prides himself on his ability to mimic the musical stylings of any musician exactly. He is mostly hired for classical music performances and cover bands but he is able to play most instruments and learns songs very quickly. Because of his capabilities his nickname among peers is “Shapeshifter.” He is unwilling to compromise when it comes to music. He has Jacob’s syndrome.

Due to dedicating himself to perfect recreations, he has left little room for himself to develop his own style and even his own personality. He has a makings of a talented composer but he never takes credit for anything original he creates as he doesn't want to risk being associated with something "imperfect."

Hobbies: Challenging his skills by learning incredibly difficult songs

Specialties: Translating songs from instrument to instrument

Dislikes: Change, being disagreed with

Favorite food: Fried tofu

Least favorite food: Tuna

Kazuki meets Kotaro first. Kazuki is Kotaro's fan! He didn't see RAD WEEKEND, akin to Toya and Kohane, but he's always found solace in music and came to love Kotaro and his independence and individuality rivaling his own.

He offers up his "services" making "beats" to Kotaro, who sheepishly accepts, unaccustomed to being spoken to with any sort of admiration. Rather quickly they become friends. Kotaro picks up on Kazuki's discomfort with crowds and comes to care about him in a way similar to that of an older sibling.

That's when Minoru encounters them. Minoru seeks out Kazuki, knowing him solely as his online alias. As Minoru's only pastime is dissecting music pieces. A friend of his (shockingly, Souma Miyata) oftentimes challenges him with pieces he thinks would be exceptionally difficult to recreate. Through Kotaro Arata learns of Kazuki and through Arata Souma learns of him too. Thus, he shares kazukur0 with Minoru and says "Try recreating this!"

Minoru listens to Kazuki’s music over and over again, struggling to comprehend it. He’s frustrated but excited as he can’t remember the last time he felt challenged. He tries for days on end and for the life of him he cannot make an exact recreation of Kazuki and Kotaro's music. Minoru seeks Kazuki out and insists he observe Kazuki’s work process so he can understand how it was possible for someone to make such hypothetically bad music sound good. He has to find Kazuki and he has to understand how his brain works so he can mimic him as identically as he can every other musician.

Kazuki hates this! Frankly, he hates everything about the way Minoru treats music. They're complete opposites in every way. And yet, they both massively admire one another as musicians.

Both of them quite like Kotaro. Kazuki adores Kotaro, in the way a fan loves their bias and in a way a little sibling loves their elder. Minoru respects Kotaro for all that he's endured as a musician and his willingness to suffer in the quest to better himself.

Even though Minoru admires Kazuki in his own strange way, they have massive creative differences. During rehearsals Kazuki changes things and improvises sporadically, making each performance vary slightly. Minoru dislikes it, insisting Kazuki play the song the way it was “intended to be.” Kazuki gives in but Kotaro steps in, forcing them to agree to explore their options. When Kazuki performs the song without any personal touches, Minoru does recognize that somehow it feels as though something is missing.

As a trio, they're all forced to face the parts of themselves they try to ignore looking them dead in the face. Kazuki has to decide if he's truly satisfied being an accessory to Kotaro rather than truly being his partner and working side by side with him instead of insisting he work for him, that he isn't worthy of being seen as his equal. Minoru has to address the fact that he has no sense of identity and that despite his insistence on always working solo that all of his performing up until now has always hinged on being someone he isn't. And Kotaro, of course, has to face his persistent struggles with self worth and feeling that it's okay to "burden" others by asking for help.

They end up all in a sort of friendship-colleagues situation. Kotaro calls them his friends, Minoru calls them his colleagues, and Kazuki calls him his allies.

Here's sort of what a relationship chart between the three would look like!

Minoru → Kotaro: I admire your drive and willingness to follow advice and experiement. You're so far from perfect, and yet…I don't particularly hate it. [Calls him Mita.] Minoru → Kazuki: You're difficult to get along with and understand, but I admire you and you've fundamentally changed how I view music. [Calls him Kazukuro.]

Kazuki → Kotaro: MITA-SENPAI! ♡ I'm your biggest fan, forever! It's an honor to collab with you, so you can rely on me whenever! I just sort of wish I had the guts to stand on stage like you. Kazuki → Minoru: You piss me off so much! Your music is so good, but there's no YOU in it. How can I understand YOU when you keep saying these conflicting things!? You don't have to keep pretending to be perfect around us… [Calls him Saiki-senpai or Shapeshifter-senpai.]

Kotaro → Kazuki: You've always got my back and I've always got yours! Let's keep working together for a long time. My 2nd little brother. [Calls him Kazuki.] Kotaro → Minoru: You're a pain in the ass, but God are you talented. There's a lot I could learn from you…and a lot you could stand to learn from Vivid Street! [Calls him Saiki.]

thank you for coming to my ted talk please support kotaro mita and his two fuck ass mentally ill friends

[nerice]

F! :3

desperately wanted to pick fauve for this one but i cannot risk putting myself into the mucihe zone or i might abandon my current novel. so even though faye gets a lot of clout in ask games at all times, let's talk abt women in stem (suffering, torment, evil, manipulation)

^shoutout to unfinished oc site draws

full name: like every other immortal, faye has no last name 🌺

nicknames: none, other than the slew of ridiculous pet names arianna calls her (my personal favourite is 'pumpkin' on account of eye color lol)

gender: female

sexuality: lesbian (stone femme babeyyyy)

a song i associate with them: i've basically talked abt her whole playlist atp so i will just link two previous posts, here and here

three important relationships: ※ eliada!!! her partner in crime when it comes to fixing the moons so they can both go home. he is also the one that custom crafted her armour so she doesn't lose any more limbs in the process w ※ linnea, ofc, my toxic yuri du jour. cycle of vengeful psychosexual drama that started when linn ruined faye's arm (after politely asking her to leave, logical next action really) and turns mostly one-sided after faye successfully breaks linn's melody, memories, and displaces her through time. they do have a fated showdown abt it in motd. the reckoning >:) ※ nd since i mentioned her before, arianna! they don't cross ways in canon (other than a one-night stand in which ari is too drunk to realize she's with a soulless lol) but platinum road exists precisely as alternate timeline in which arianna does realize and then invites faye to come to the palace with her, forcing her to try life rather than suicidal moon questing. and 3kau, a kingdoms au where arianna is a court architect turned head of guard of whom faye constantly runs afoul with her nomadic merchant ways taking her wherever she pleases, including highly restricted zones uwu.

two fears: ※ logical conclusion of a million timeline reset: the growing terror that the entire endeavor is doomed and she will never return to the invisible moon....... ※ linnea's melody :) maybe don't wear it as an earring then king

one element of her backstory: *spins wheel* uhhhhh fun fact faye losing an arm goes entirely back to an art mishap and i just rolled with it. she is a staunch prosthesis hater (that part of her armor is entirely empty and it moving is either light illusion or clever manipulation on her part) the only time she wears a fake arm is when conning jumie (exploiting her empathy) bc this encounter is the catalyst for the entire verse fixing plan & and jumie's soft paladin heart is so easily swayed by a woman as pretty as faye playing up a heartbreaking personal tragedy w. <3

> send me a letter and i will yap abt an oc with that letter yippee

[the-everqueen]

Definitely curious about the genderflip Sandman fic 👀

SAME. as in, this is only a concept on the back burner of my brain because i haven't really worked out a satisfying answer to the central q of the thing which is: what does a gender flip DO to these characters?

because here's the thing. i think 99.9% of the time a genderswap au is unnecessary and boring. (not to mention essentialist as hell.) boys have pussies, girls have dicks, people of all genders are intersex, etc. some of us notgirls and failguys just want to vicariously experience our fave getting his clit sucked or her prostate massaged. i personally hate fics that go "but what if these [cis] dudes were [cis] GIRLS" and then proceed to strip the characters of everything that makes them compelling, that makes THEM, because at that point you might as well just flesh out your OCs and maybe interrogate your internalized misogyny and transphobia while you're at it.

anyways.

in the case of sandman, i am (transparently, obviously) curious about what happens if the Corinthian is not designed to be (read as) a man. in the comix, he very much embodies the fears and risks associated with gayness in the 90s (the AIDS epidemic, the dual violence of the closet and/or being outed, the culture around cruising, intersections of race and class with queerness in U.S. urban areas, etc). in the show that's subtly shifted to be a broader umbrella of queerness as well as a very 21st century anxiety around surveillance/public vs private that also taps into a cultural fascination with serial killers. in both cases, him reading as white, middle-aged U.S. man is a CRUCIAL part of what he signifies. he looks like (and takes advantage of being) someone with a lot of social privilege, across multiple categories. no one is going to question why he's in a fancy hotel, a conference room, a seedy bar, a suburb. OBVIOUSLY that changes if any one of these categories changes. i'm thinking about how and also what that means.

(the dreaming spinoff comix tried to do a Thing with a female Corinthian: while Coco spends a year as a real boy, a trans woman named Echo takes his place in the Dreaming. the spinoff handles Echo...really poorly. [i wrote a whole paragraph here trying to distill her arc but it's tangential to this post so suffice to say: it was Bad.] Echo is posed as this "femme fatale" type because i guess if the Corinthian is a woman, she'd also have to be sexy and alluring to the (heterosexist) male gaze. imho this was a cop-out, but then again...what about that spinoff wasn't.)

on some level i'm not sure the Corinthian could ever be anything besides the Corinthian, if that makes sense. as in, if you change anything about him, maybe then he ceases to be the Corinthian and becomes something else entirely. Dream can take different forms (and Overture has a femme!Dream) because stories can take different forms across cultures and times and species. but the Corinthian is intrinsically tied up in humanity and its biomythic nature. and what we think of as Human, as Sylvia Wynter reminds us, is very much tied up in narratives around identity including race, gender, and class.

at the same time my id absolutely wants a butch lesbian Corinthian who uses he/him pronouns. mostly because lesbian and wlw sex STILL gets dismissed or sanitized or erased or pathologized, even though queer women remain subject to state, police, and domestic violence at higher rates than their straight and/or cis counterparts. (also yes i'm counting my trans hermanas y primas, t*rfs can fuck right off.) but also because i'm a fagdyke with religious trauma who relates very hard to god's failed masterpiece.

[tarmac-rat]

THE NIGHT CITY GLOSSARY

Seta; 27 years old; Wayward NJ Daughter; ♐️ ; Italian-American/Ukrainian-American; Been playing the game since 2020; Platonic SilverV Truther; #1 Johnny Silverhand Bullier; Temperance Ending Conspiracy Theorist; Reader of many books and haver of many opinions

This tagged post indexing this blog is honestly long overdue. Back in my day, people used to go onto blog pages and look at tag lists there. Oh well.

Below, you'll find a list of all the things I've tagged over this blog, including personal tags, character tags, linked works, and the like. I'm not putting this under a Read More-- frankly with the amount of time it took to create, you all get to stare at it. Seta's got LOTS of content, baby!

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Tag List:

SETA CORNER:

Aldi speaks - Main posting tag for anything I create: text, image, and beyond Aldi memes - Main posting tag for jokes, shitposts, memes, and image edits Aldi writes - Main posting tag for writing and WIP-posting

SETTING:

Cyberpunk 2077 - Main tag for the game itself Phantom Liberty* - Items tagged specifically for the DLC* *Spoilers for PL are no longer tagged, so please proceed at your own risk

OTHER V'S AND ORIGINAL CHARACTERS:

V (general) - Tag for any Vs that are base-game Male or Female V, and not specific to any user. Other People’s V’s- Tag for any individual, unique Vs posted to Tumblr. This is a massive catch-all tag for all OCs tagged with V-tags, so there's a lot in here; I don't organize my M! or F!, specific names, whatever. We are all equal under my tag, baby.

MY V:

Riley Aldana DOB: December 10th, 2052 || Birthplace: Flagstaff, AZ || Lifepath: Nomad || Height: 5'9 / 175 cm || Hair: Electric Blue || Eyes: Neon Green || Sidearm: Malorian Overture || Vehicle: Yaiba Kusanagi CT-3X || Status: Still alive, very tired

- A tag featuring photos, writings, drawings, memes, and info about my own V, whom I love and adore and would rub in everyone's faces if I had the time for it.

CHARACTER TAGS:

Johnny Silverhand

Jackie Welles

Judy Alvarez

River Ward

Panam Palmer

Kerry Eurodyne

Alt Cunningham

Rogue Amendiares

Hanako Arasaka

Evelyn Parker

Viktor Vector

Goro Takemura

Nibbles

Songbird

Solomon Reed

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Fics*: *All my Cyberpunk fics range from T-M ratings, are Gen, focus on platonic relationships, and don't feature sexually explicit content. Please read the tags on each fic for more information specific to that particular work.

Rain in the Desert - My work-in-progress longfic that I started planning before the game came out, started writing 5 hours into gameplay, and published 1 month after the game's release. This fic is my ultimate baby, and while some of the writing doesn't hold up as well as I'd like (it is three years old, after all) I'm still relatively happy with it. Despite appearances to the contrary, I AM still working on it. I'm just slow and my writing/editing process is a nightmare.

The Last Lost Continent - A spur-of-the-moment rewrite of Boat Drinks but with some plot adjustments more befitting of my specific V. Namely-- she can't swim.

The Wheel of Fortune and the Hanged Man - A rewrite-turned-character study of the Hellman interrogation to more align with my V's canon.

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Playlists:

SilverV Playlist but it's just Vibes and Vague Associations - My ultimate Johnny and V playlist, chock-full of songs that I think fit their general arc over the game (not specific to my own V and Johnny's relationship arc). There are songs here for romantic SilverV, platonic SilverV, and whatever labels are found in-between. This is the playlist that gets updated the most, generally.

Rain in the Desert - A companion playlist of sorts to my longfic. This is my oldest CP2077-centered playlist and the only one where the songs are in a specific order.

The Wheel of Fortune - My playlist for Riley specifically, and the twin playlist to The Hanged Man. Leans more EDM/techno.

The Hanged Man - My playlist for Johnny specifically, and the twin playlist to The Wheel of Fortune. Leans more rock 'n roll/punk.

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Additional Information:

Been Good to Queue Ya - My queue tag. This baby runs on varying intervals and is chock full of all that good Cyberpunk-related stuff. I generally reblog based on a queue system these days save for special occasions, and I give this queue a good shuffle every now and then, so posts at the bottom probably won't stay there.

[[FAQ FOR "NIGHT SKY" POST]]

Also:

Please don't use my photos, memes, etc. without at least asking me. I'm generally pretty amiable to letting people use my stuff with a shoutout, but I will be pissed if I find my stuff being paraded around without a heads up.

Please don't tag any of my writing or photos featuring my specific V and Johnny as 'SilverV'. They aren't a couple. I am very vocal about this.

I'm in a few Discords but I'm not entirely active there. If you tag me specifically, though, I'll usually come running.

Feel free to follow my main blog @setaflow for more general posting. Followbacks will generally come from there. I also have some ancient Cyberpunk posts on that blog if you dig deep enough.

[crystal-overdrive]

RULES: post 5 songs associated with your OC, followed by 3 outfits they would wear

Tagged by @avani-telvanni 🖤

Her Grace, Tavarina Ammakyl, Grand Duke of Baldur's Gate.👑

Under the cut, because it's a big 'un! I tag @doxieandthedead, @dearest-and-nearest. Would love to see more about your OCs if you're up for sharing! ✨

🎼Songs🎤

Anti-Hero, Taylor Swift Describes her relationship to the party and her motivations during her adventure to a tee! The Tavarina song. One day I'll watch as you're leaving, 'Cause you got tired of my scheming...Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism...

Seven Nation Army, The White Stripes, The Glitch Mob Grand Duke vibes, girlie raised an army in the undercity. Also, all the rumours! Nationalising the press in revenge! They're gonna rip it off, Takin' their time right behind my back...

Simon Says, Allie X About Tav and Gortash's relationship, her confusion over his motives but instinct to obey his orders. Everyday in every way's a puzzle, Pieces of a person are a game, Love is still a mystery to me but, Watch me move when I hear his name...

Going Under, Evanescence Tav's feelings about Bane and how his patronage warps her desires. I'm going under, Drowning in you...Always confusing the thoughts in my head, So I can't trust myself anymore...

Enter, The Birthday Massacre On Tav making what she thought was a warlock pact, and it coming back to haunt her a decade later. It started as a wish, A cheap thought whispered out loud, Didn't see the risk, In spilling my desire out, It came in like a dream, And left me like a nightmare...

👗Outfits💅

The Ballgown (with bonus red bottoms) The outfit Tav wore to the ball that kicked the whole plot off! Her patron mysteriously loved the outfit, and her and Gortash were, of course, matching for the "optics".

[wonderlandbylilian, Christian Louboutin] 2. The Matchy Court Outfit This image from Elie Saab was the inspiration for the "matchy" gold and velvet dress from Fiagro's collection that Tav tries in chapter seven then wears in chapter nine.

[Elie Saab Autumn Winter 2017 Couture] 3. Party Dress These are as close to the "Banite Empress" dress from chapter seven as I could find. It's missing the fucking Guy Fieri flames but like this is the vibe. I'm going to find some excuse to make her wear it out.

[shopmelanoir, sandrablush]