#this is so self-indulgent but im actually pretty proud of it

[swordsmans]

poly philtatos (the most loved by far)

He keeps moving forward at a steady pace, resisting the urge to run because how fucking embarrassing would that be, running because he missed them, and as he breaks through the treeline he shouts, “Oi, oi—what took you guys so long? It's been—”

And then he freezes, because yes, actually—something is very, very wrong.

The Sunny is anchored just off shore, close enough to see the deck but far enough away that the crew has had to take the Mini Merry to make land. Scattered across the beach in various stages of chaos—rolling around, yelling, fighting—are his crew but not his crew, so similar and yet so, so different. They look younger, fresher, and whatthefuck there, on the deck of the Sunny just peering over the railing, he catches a flash of green—his own green hair—

“Ah, fuck,” he grunts, and then immediately turns back around because no, actually, he does not want to deal with this.

pairing: roronoa zoro/monkey d. luffy

word count: 24,853

ao3 tags: time travel; not a fix-it; major character death; spoilers through the end of wano; zoro protects the crew; and his captain; and does not realize they will go to the ends of the earth to protect him too; it’s all fine in the end i promise; mcd is a framing device only do not worry

[chiyune]

first impressions :3

[globaloppaaa]

PLEASE WEITE ABOUT THE MATTCHU MY GIRL THING IM IN LOVE WIYH YHAT IDEA 😭😭😭

GIRL U KNOW I WILL 😈✍️ matthews my newest ult and i’m actually baffled by how versatile his personality can be, so let’s explore that topic a little more yeah?

warnings → female identifying pronouns are used, some swearing, a bit suggestive bc matthews the cutest piece of shit, matthew making that canadian question sound that he always does (ehnggg?)

maybe this is self-indulgent? my form of affection is bullying y’all i’m sorry i can’t control myself 😔🤘🏼

my girl. smt

There’s no one who loves the idea of flustered overloads more thank mr. seok matthew, who goes the farthest lengths just to make you vulnerable for him, a side of you only he gets to see.

he notices how a pet name in particular hits your heart differently when u came home one day, absolutely stunned by your achievements of receiving a high mark on an exam. Beyond proud of you, he gently tucks a strand of your hair behind your ear, followed by a soft spoken “that’s my girl.”

and you’re left standing there, face contouring like 🤨😦😳

his brow raises, a slight smirk appears on his lips. suddenly he’s finding allllll the confidence in the world as he messes with you, because he’s found something that makes your crumble.

“you like that huh?”

“shut up.”

“ehnngg? just wanna know if my girl likes when i call her that.”

he’s stroking your cheek with his knuckle, and it takes half of you to refrain from melting into his touch, and the other half to resist uppercutting him in the face.

you scoff with a nervousness that’s doing a poor job at keeping itself hidden, and he takes the initiative of going one step further. Matthews’ arms find your waist, as his forehead gently touches yours. His’ voice softens, forbidding the walls of his apartment from hearing his sweet words to you.

“don’t forget you’ll always be my pretty girl, okay?”

and he’s overwhelming you with his love, so much that you physically have to hide your face in the crook of his neck, in a desperate attempt to avoid him from seeing your heated complexion. Matthew wants to acknowledge how flustered he can feel you are, the side of his neck burning from your crumbled state, but he holds onto the thought, not wanting to let go of you just yet.

he doesn’t want to let go of you ever.

[l0vem41l]

the passenger princess playlists

「 tws + notes: no tws, unedited, probably ooc, self-indulgent because we have fun here, author's taste in music is utter shit 」

「 gn!reader, can be platonic or romantic <3 」

↳ ft. these stupid parasites that keep infecting my brain aka bruce wayne,clark kent, jason todd, tim drake, and stephanie brown

author's note: THEY ARE THE PASSENGER PRINCESS!!!! WHY???? because if i projected my music taste on the reader insert we would have many issues. im not THAT self indulgent w/ my stuff i say, posting hcs of character's music tastes based on my own

you decide that it's time to show how much you trust them.

"hey," you mutter, eyes still on the road, fingers absentmindedly drumming on the wheel. "...you can have the aux cord, by the way."

▸ BRUCE doesn't even take it at first. he usually prefers to drive in complete silence himself, so he lets you handle the music. he's pretty nonchalant about what you play, indifferent to most music as long as it doesn't make his ears bleed.

the first time he takes the offer and plays something he personally enjoys, it's pretty straightforward: his main genres are classical, jazz, and dad rock. like... a lot of dad rock. he can read the room er, car?? well enough to know that the classical and jazz songs he listens to aren't exactly driving playlist material. and yes something in the way by nirvana will be played battison i fucking love you

BRUCE's songs include: ♡ she sells sanctuary by the cult ♡ something in the way by nirvana ♡ 1979 by the smashing pumpkins

▸ CLARK is more than happy to share his music! he's always been excited to hear whatever you jam out to and is pretty open to different genres. he definitely finds favorites of his that match the energy of your car playlists. doesn't wanna play anything that's too much of a bummer though, mainly because driving with you has such good vibes!!! he can't ruin that :( unless your in some sorta mood to be upset. then he's got some stuff aka a lot of elliot smith and jeff buckley

he finds a lot to love in all sorts of genres. it's a mix of stuff that he grew up listening to with his parents, stuff that he found on his own from artists he enjoys, and stuff you introduced him to. his music taste is just a mosaic of love for the people around him.

CLARK's songs include: ♡ it's been a long, long time by harry james and his orchestra ♡ cupid by sam cooke ♡ real love baby by father john misty

▸ if there's someone who's going to criticize music without sharing his full music taste? it's JASON. he's actually not mean but he'll make comments which give the impression that he thinks he'd be better with the aux. like bro ask for the aux normally. REMIND HIM WHO'S HOLDING THE WHEEL. YOU BETTER PRAY THAT THE VOTERS ARE IN YOUR FAVOUR WHEN WE DRIVE INTO THIS TELEPHONE POLE

when you give him the aux privileges he's secretly overjoyed. he likes a lot of different genres, rock, metal, indie rock, some punk... but don't ruin his mood by pointing out his music taste is vaguely inspired by bruce's. or make fun of him for listening to sleep token. obviously he likes listening to chill music too— but for a drive? it's gotta be loud and fast. secretly gets happy when you like the songs he plays. the validation gives him a quiet sort of joy.

JASON's songs include: ♡ knives out by radiohead ♡ goddamn these hands by the taxpayers ♡ custer by slipknot

▸ TIM is pretentious about music, but he doesn't intend to be. he's proud of his taste to the point where he's beyond spotify wrapped and stats.fm. i firmly believe he's made his own software to track the music he's listening to and it's thorough. that being said, he really doesn't mind listening to your music. he likes giving recommendations based off of the songs you play in the car.

tim adores branching out into different genres, and the more obscure it is, the more he likes it. given, he's also into some pretty known and loved bands. car seat headrest. radiohead. slaughter beach, dog. the minute you hand him the aux, he's trying to put you on his favourites. a lot of indie. like... so much indie. and midwest emo... american football WILL be played. he also unfortunately cannot hide his love for the pinkerton album.

TIM's songs include: ♡ never meant by american football ♡ oh! starving by car seat headrest ♡ tragic girl by weezer

▸ STEPHANIE is so cool. i've seen swiftie headcanons but guys... pop punk princess stephanie brown is too real. pop punk, alternative rock, riot grrrl— all that stuff. probably got aux privileges before you even gave her permission, she just started queuing up her songs with yours.

when she gets full control, she already has a playlist ready for the drive. it's kind of all over the place, but the vibes are great. you will go from mommy long legs to chappell roan and then to whatever recession pop artist she's into that week. steph is also a big fan of evanescence, kittie, and hole. those in specific are heavily headcanon-y but i feel like she'd appreciate them.

STEPHANIE's songs include: ♡ misery business by paramore ♡ cherry scented by jack off jill ♡ gimmie brains by bratmobile

▸ what are you listening to? you don't know but CASS seems happy at least. when you gave her aux privileges, she didn't really know what to do. she ended up just picking her favourite songs out of your usual playlists.

eventually, she gets excited by the prospect of sharing what she usually listens to and it's... something. so here's the thing: she listens to a lot of ambient noise. like, things that people usually sleep to. you once drove around for half an hour listening to nothing but the noises of rustling leaves and chirping birds through your speakers. and she was happy.

she listens to a lot of music where there's not a lot of lyrics most of the time, but tends to listen to some of stephanie's music as well— usually the more mellow side.

CASS' songs include: ♡ relaxing tranquil day in the forest by nature sounds ♡ healing ritual by whatever, dad ♡ to violet by adrianne lenker

part two... potentially??? lmk which character's you'd want ^_^

— reblogs always appreciated!

[icarlyspanishsubtitles]

quackitys first kiss with you im thinking itd be awkward but so sweet

this idea is so cute tysm for the ask!

warnings: female pronouns,fluff, cursing, kiss, FLUFF.

deep-sea romance 🐠

I’ve been going out with alex for a little over two weeks. he’s so sweet and considerate of everything we do making sure that I’m having fun. the motherfucker won’t ever let me pay for anything, which honestly I’m not complaining. he always will let me rest my head on his shoulder if I’m tired, he buys me roses and lily’s, but there’s one thing he hasn’t done. kissed me. he’s resorted to kissing my hand which is just so sweet in a way. but tonight I think might be the night. he had texted me “hey amor tonight just wear anything :)” I smiled to myself at the name amor, and put on my black cargo pants and a shirt.

45 minutes later I hear a knock at the door, and I open it to reveal mr alex quackity. he comes into my apartment indulging me in a hug.“you look very pretty” he says into my hair smiling as I mumble a quiet thank you. we leave my house getting into his car, of course he opens the door for me. he has one of the playlists that I made for him on, as he holds my knee driving with one hand. I turn to him “sooo..where are we goingg” he laughs lightly “ynow it’s cute you think I’m going to tell you.” I roll my eyes smiling a little.

eventually we get to the destination. it’s an adorable aquarium. I smile softly, he remembered how I had told him last night on call, about when I was younger I was obsessed with marine life. I turn to him “your so sweet.” he smiles getting out of the car, a proud grin of himself on his face. I knew I’m his head he was probably saying something like “fuck yeahhh” cause he’s just like that.

alex’s pov:

FUCK YEAH! I actually chose a date that I was sure she would like and here we are. I took her hand and we walked inside me paying for the entrance fee. everytime I do it’s the same look she gives me signaling she wanted to pay, I just smirk in reply. we walked into the place seeing her face immediately light up when we walked in made me laugh a little. not in a mocking way, she was just.. really fucking cute.

we looked around us there were stingrays floating above our heads, the blue light reflecting onto her face making her look so beautiful. she grabbed my hand pointing to a turtle, “it looks so tiny and helpless. but over there look at the axolotl! ” she smiles brightly while observing every animal. “I thought those were only in Minecraft” she looks at me not sure if I was joking or not. “wow you think I’m that dumb.” she puts her arms to her sides,”welllll” I roll my eyes and laugh.

the whole date she was just absolutely stunned by the aquatic life. if she didn’t know what an animal was she would search it on her phone, stunned by how cool they were. she was holding my hand like a little kid, and I smiled in return. she pointed to crab,”that weirdly reminds me of you” she said tilting her head laughing a little. I wrap my arms around her laughing a little too. “Wellll you look like uh.. that one.”I point to a clown fish. she giggles a little,”and why is that?” I try to think of an explanation “mmm I don’t know it’s just, a cute fish. and so self explanatory” she laughs looking away from me to hide her smile.

she points while giggling a little bit “awe look those two seahorses are swimming togetherr” I smile softly and hold her closer.”they are, aren’t they.” she looks up at me with her silly little smile,”thank you for this date..it’s super thoughtful of you..” I feel myself have a pure feeling of love, was this the moment? I keep eye contact with her “any time..” she starts leaning in my eyes widen, I try to lean in and we bump noses. we both laugh a little bit, in my head I was full of embarrassment. I tilt my head and she leans in more us finally having our first kiss. she didn’t know what to do with her arms so she just held mine, my eyes didn’t even close really they were just heavily squinted. we both let go, I knew my face was a little pink. I continued holding her watching the animals, it wasn’t perfect, but it was our first kiss.

Tysm for the suggestion also hope you enjoyed reading! 💌💌

[patchiko]

What are your thoughts on Jason from Three Jokers?

particularly for me, his emotional dependence is so big just because he confused things with the Barbara

3 JOKERS SPOILERS !

tldr; i ramble a little abt how i hate modern Jason fucking Todd and highlight how much justice this comic did for him

and how modern writers are just trying to turn him into a batfam insert of deadpool

Yes! I dont think Jason had 100% feelings for Babs, like he said, he thought it could work. It definitely came from a moment of weakness/vulnerability, its often that Jason doesn’t get cared for too often, not in the way he needs. So when Babs let out a hand for him, it hit him HARD. Especially with just being traumatized by the last two jokers, I think its pretty obvious he doesn’t need someone to clean up/watch after him but like need someone to generally emotionally guide him.

my personal pet peeve with most modern Jason Todd canon ships is the laziness of it(b4 i get criticized i think ANY ship with ANY CHARACTERS can be good as long as the writings GOOD and makes SENSE) . GOD NO- i dont ship jason and babs, but they still put an odd amount of effort into it, to at the very least actually flesh out their characters.

Jason doesn’t need a character that fixes his mistakes when he’s overly impulsive, or babies him, or fixes his mistakes with a veil of ‘Your so dumb but i secretly care about you!‘ because then it leads to most of lazy writing where he does something stupid but his gf is here to fix it! so its ok! NO!! HES NOT LEARNING ANYTHING!! YOURE MAKING HIM LOOK STUPID AND MENTALLY BRAIN DEAD!! anyways sorry.

Jason needs someone to break him out of his cycle of impulsiveness and self-destruction, not have him indulge in it.Jason needs to go fucking soul-searching or something im so tired of his ass— REALISTICALLY I COULDN’T DATE COMIC!JASON IF HE DIDNT CHANGE,, HE WOULD FRUSTRATE ME RLLY BAD.

ahem. anyways. I think Jasons note shows a lot about his character and something that the modern writers ignore a lot. Jason CAN change, he just needs a reason, a solid reason to. He doesn’t have to put down his code, or the guns, he just needs someone solid to really make him think about himself. “All I need is one chance to you I can be better. And I will devote my life to making you proud. Happy. Loved.” WHERE IS THIS SWEETHEART RN?? I SWEAR EVERY OTHER WRITER IS MAKING HIM A EMO FUCK-BOY WHOS BRAIN MATTER GOT SUCKED OUT THROUGH HIS COCK?? ahem sorry.

I really love how much DC actually puts details into Jason in this comic. Ex. Jasons helmets abilities being highlighted, “Helmets registering multiple security doors opening across the facility.” OR him saying the chronic pain management book was helpful. SORRY— I REALLY ENJOY DETAILS LIKE THIS. It just makes Jasons technical skill and such more obvious then whats normally stated. Also Jason tracking sea water off a wrench to the Aquarium— where is this skill in more modern comics?? I swear they make Jason a braindead wannabe deadpool sometimes i swear to fucking god. Also him shooting the shark tank so it eats Gaggy— I DIE FOR DETAILS LIKE THIS.

They don’t even get rid of his humor in 3 jokers either, he still has a really well displayed personality and his banter with Batman is really bearable for once, it makes sense and its well written. I slightly dislike how hard Babs is being on Jason but i’m not 100% sure what Babs is like. I haven’t read comics centered around her, so I don’t mind it. Also dont mistake this for me disliking babs for rejecting Jay— thats not what i mean at all. Just her constantly saying how he’s a criminal and focusing on getting him in prison like he’s an opp was confusing 2 me..

anyways stop trying to turn red hood into the batfams deadpool challenge!!

inbox is open 2 yap or requests sum!!

[caluski]

again, a brief moment of self-reflection :-)

turning a little older yet again, i think its funny to see myself changing still. i wont lie that my life feels that much different from what it used to be - but other than boring things such as employment or housing or the lack of relationships, something has perhaps shifted in a bit quiet way, one you usually notice upon retrospection much later.

i think im still pretty much a hopeless romantic, in that stupid, proud, dramatic way that makes me absolutely fucking insufferable. everything must be either grand or tragic. obviously, its not a bad thing in itself, but it does make me far too self indulgent for my own good. i know i have to learn patience towards others, and domesticate my solitude, otherwise soon life will drive me even madder... there is a lot to reconsider when it comes to what i expect from life and people in my life, even if it feels like i overthought everything to death and back already.

the big goals for 29th year is definitely going back on meds. or should i say, finding meds that actually work for me. theres a lot that i want - such as moving out and becoming independent, having a stable job i dont have to worry about losing, or finding companionship in my daily life - but i want to be realistic just once. last year, i remember finding out about the layoffs right before summer ended, and i thought - my next job will be the one that fixes everything. obviously, its not, not yet at least. even the minimum wage aside, im annoyed with lots of aspects of it, so its far from perfect. i wish i could land a safe, corporate job that pays enough to keep me afloat on my own, but, well.

but like, other than all my actual flaws, i dont think my attempt to romanticize everything is that bad in itself. it does make good-but-normal things seem far too good to be true (like having friends, being loved, having a safe home - how can it ever be real for me, if its so beautiful???), but other than that, i do like the way it makes me feel. i like treating every coffee like the biggest blessing of the day. i like how good music makes me tear up. i like it when days are so good, theyll feel like a dream when i look back at them. i just have to keep it under a little bit of control. i have to get used to the thought that the world is not out there to cater for me, that i am not in fact the center of the universe, that everything goes on no matter what. i always liked the thought of being not the main character of life, but more of a best friend or love interest; youre still there, you can participate, you can be significant if you put your mind to it, but the world wont stop for you. also, i do like the sentiment of someone's main purpose in life being both giving and receiving of love. i might lack the brains and beauty for much more, but love, i think everyone is capable of, no matter what - and it includes me, in the end.

i want to spend more time taking pictures and listening to music. going to cafes and having long walks. i want to try going back to drawing. i wanna get better at writing - god, if this wall of text alongside all my other silly little posts arent a proof of that...... - which of course, means reading more, too. i wanna hear more live music. local, or maybe the big performances, if artists i like come over to warszawa or kraków or something. also, i wanna travel a little more. even if just to sit in a local cafe and watch the traffic. i wanna visit żmija (if youre reading this, i swearrrrrrr im not trying to invite myself over - but maybe if im in kraków or something, we could see each other closer to your home. which could also be fun because its such a big city, so much to see, so many cafes to experience. maybe a gay bar to visit? are there any worth dancing in?). and i do wanna continue collecting vinyls - slowly, as they are so costly, but still. and i do wanna become more outgoing, i want to take more risks, even if it leaves my stupid little heart sore and exposed.... rejection is inevitable, right? and i do want to catch up with romantic experiences, too. i want to feel something for someone again, even if its one-sided and desperate and miserable. but i miss it so badly, so so badly. i want to have someone to pour out my affection on - consensually. i want someone to want to be loved by me as i am, with all this mess of loud, intense feelings, without being freaked out. or maybe getting freaked out in a good way.

anyway. such a gloomy day calls for love & food playlist promo. have a good evening everyone! mwah

[chaoslynx]

im so sorry for dumping this on you, but i have to admit, youre the 1st person i thought of when dealing with hate comments :(( it's terrible and i just received my 1st one and it's a guest comment, do i just give up on posting fics or do i just let it go (although i think it's pretty hard the first time around)

thank you in advance and i wish you good health and happiness because you played a role in mine (thank you for your fics ♡)

Hey! Sorry this reply took so long, and that I'm not going to be able to respond quite as eloquently as I want to. I know how much hate comments suck -- I know that you know I know, because I was the first person you thought of. And I know how those negative comments get to you SO much more than the positive ones. But I'm assuming if you're reaching out to me this way, you're a fan of my writing, yes? And perhaps it's even helped you in some way? And I've gotten my fair share of hate comments too. If I had given up on posting because of those comments, you wouldn't be able to reach out to me like this right now.

You're never going to be able to please everyone. In one of my novels, one of my critique partners tore apart one of my scenes and said it was self-indulgent and unnecessary and needed to be cut from the novel, and another said that it was the best scene they'd ever read not just in this novel but in any, and that they read it aloud to their coworkers on lunch.

Also, I'm not sure if this applies to your situation, but if the comment was from a guest account and was pretty vague (nothing specific to the actual fic, just comments about you as an author) it may have been complete spam. Ao3's had some issues with bot spam lately, and on the same day you sent me this ask one of my friends also reached out to me directly in DMs asking about some hate comments they got from guest accounts that were definitely spam. (The bots even used real ao3 usernames, but weren't logged into said accounts, and the usernames weren't in the same fandom as the fic.)

All in all, regardless of whether this was actually "valid" commentary on your writing or not, I don't think you should give up posting -- and I definitely don't think you should give up writing. If writing makes you happy, that's enough. That's why you're writing. You can choose to share it with other people, and their reactions at that point are out of your control, but your goal each time should just be to write something that you enjoyed writing, and that you feel proud of in the end. If you're not there yet, the only way to get there is to keep writing.

I'm sorry you received a comment like this, and I hope this response helps! Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you. Keep at it!

[merotwst]

GET TO WORK ! ‹ vice housewardens ›

⇝ . how they motivate you to study + tutoring you !

[ n: self indulgent bc i have no motivation to study whatsoever i jus want jamil to tell me to get my shit together or i'll fail my prelims n cry ]

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⇝ trey clover ‹ heartslabyul ›

. ok, here's one person who would actually help you study.

. if you're a foodie, he would definitely help motivate by promising to reward you with something he'd bake personally just for you if you did well.

. i feel like he wouldn't encourage cramming tbh and so he makes it a point to check up on you and see if you're actually studying.

. if you have a hard time focusing, he'd definitely help you with that and introduce some study techniques that would work best for you.

. doesn't mind staying up late to help you.

. he's a liiiiiiiitle bit strict though. like, if he helps you study, you better make sure to TRY to get at least 80% marks

. or else he's gonna be disappointed.

. and that's so so so SO much worse than angry trey tbh.

. of course, he wouldn't put too much pressure on you if he knows your academic capabilities.

. but he definitely believes you can get high marks if you really apply yourself.

. overall, 10/10 for the study motivator score. not too lax, not too strict and will give you snacks.

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⇝ ruggie bucchi ‹ savanaclaw ›

. wouldn't really care much abt ur grades tbh

. i mean, he gets it. studying isn't easy n all that as a regular student but as a magicless human with so much crowley's putting on your plate? yikes. yeah, he knows. especially for him considering how he's leona's errand boy and all + needs to also keep up with studies.

. if you asked him for help, he wouldn't mind tutoring you if he has time—that is, if you have something to offer him in return.

. i feel like ruggie's someone who really tries to put his mind into academics. mostly because opportunities like night raven college isn't an everyday thing where he came from and he can't afford (literally) to mess up

. and so he uses that to motivate you, reminding you about your future and all that if you couldn't go home. work, money, future plans n the likes.

. would be a pretty decent tutor tbh but expect a lot of bullshitting and goofing off with this boy

. would probably make up a game to help you get some info in if you're struggling with that

. is pretty patient as a tutor and is actually so much fun to be with

. 8/10. not too intimidating and is nice for a casual tutoring session. nothing too serious and he won't really bother checking up on your progress unless he's really invested in your study life.

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⇝ jade leech ‹ octavinelle ›

. idk abt jade tbh...

. maybe i'm a bit biased bc he scares the living FUCK out of me but

. he would make a good tutor. he'd make sure you understand the lessons and probably has effective learning methods made specifically for you after analyzing your learning skills (shudders)

. he seems to have a long patience and that's good if you're not a quick learner but i feel like he would have this sort of sadistic method of teaching....

. like, he'd give you 20 points at the beginning of a session and everytime you make a mistake you lose a point

. he doesn't tell you what happens if your points reach zero

. he just gives you that terrifying smile he has

. your motivation to study is fear

. would definitely check on your progress in acads

. proud eel if you get high marks

. would get you a congratulatory gift free of charge (or is it)

. 7/10 im just scared of him

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⇝ jamil viper ‹ scarabia ›

. im sorry

. he's the best out of all of them (totally not biased)

. ok but in all seriousness, jamil viper, if he's willing, will help tutor you and WILL make sure you improve

. if you're a slow learner, dw about it. this aint his first rodeo (kalim)

. is patient and gentle when he's teaching but has a sense of strictness to him. he makes sure you know the lesson and understand what he's talking about when he's explaining

. would make you explain the lesson back to him just to double check to see if it got through to you

. will make you practice quizzes and would lend you study guides he makes for the scarabian first years as well

. wouldn't have too much time to tutor you though :( but he's definitely monitoring your progress

. encourages you and would be SO proud if you got high marks <3333

. anything for you jamiii

. 100000000/10, best tutor. i'd perfect all my exams just to impress you, sir ackk

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⇝ rook hunt ‹ pomefiore ›

. rook's a pretty chill guy, so he wouldn't mind giving you a bit of extra help if you need it

. another person who wouldn't care too much abt ur grades tbh

. he believes that as long as you try your best, whatever score you get is good (long as it isn't failing, ofc)

. would be pretty fun as a tutor. but unlike the others, if you said "man, fuck this i don't wanna study anymore", he'd just laugh and wouldn't really encourage you to continue studying

. honestly, rook just doesn't strike me as the academic type

. you'd probably end up doing other things instead of studying like idk scrolling through magicam or just chatting about stuff

. 5/10. a decent tutor.

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⇝ ortho shroud ‹ ignihyde ›

. idk who their vice housewarden is

. oh fuck idk about ortho hmmm

. he'd be happy to help! but good luck on trying to keep up

. he'd explain things to you in the most complicated way possible

. ask idia to have 'idiot language' downloaded and installed so you understand him and he can level down to you

. he's got spirit, but just doesn't work out on your end

. 3/10, sorry baby im just too dumb

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⇝ lilia vanrouge ‹ diasomnia ›

. little shit

. wouldn't be helpful AT ALL

. like, he'd tutor you for history, but any other subject? he'd just goof off

. and while studying history he'd get sidetracked telling you a story about this and that a couple hundred years back

. says he'll give you one of his candies if you do well on your next exam

. but if he sees that you're really struggling and desperate for help, then he'd level down and actually teach

. goes dad mode and reminds you that at the end of the day, grades would just be that and you should just do your very best

. he'd be proud of you either way

. 4/10. grandpa's just too silly to actually focus on helping you study.

[signiko]

oc art dump in honor of me apparently having this account for 6 years ? i'm sure a lot of yall are following me just for the jrwi stuff (and there's more of that coming!) but these are my favorite oc drawings i've done as of late <3

if you are curious about my ocs (thank u btw!!) here's some basic information since i don't want to make yall deal with a wall of text!

1: Rue (she/her/any) - the goddess of my universe! that's actually a drawing i've redrawn many times, the past versions are on my instagram :3

2: Nadia (left, she/her) & Natalie (right, she/her) - Natalie is the main character of a story i've been working on for 5.5 years! Nadia is a princess & is the twin sister of natalie's eventual girlfriend.

3: Suspiria (she/her) - a royal knight from before Natalie's time, her lore is pretty convoluted but it's cool & i love drawing her so so much <33

4: Peggy (she/her) - a widowed plague doctor who doesn't have too much plot bearing but i love her dearly regardless. this is actually the most recent drawing of this bunch, done for her birthday yesterday (may 26th) :D

5: giving them their own paragraph so it's easier to read !!!

Lorelei (left, she/her) is a D&D character of mine, my lovely lesbian bard <3 since this drawing i've given her a new hairstyle!! i've played her in a campaign that got canceled & im reusing her with the same DM very soon!!

Celeste (middle, she/they/any) basically boils down to my silly self-indulgent borderline marysue character, and is one of them that i draw the most despite having little to no relevance in my actual oc universe. She also got a full redesign like, a week after i made that piece

Penelope (right, she/her) is my outlet for my love of oc x canon and also just one that gets a lot of tropes i love!! not much to say but she's one of my beloveds and i hope to draw her more

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i'll probably keep the oc posting here pretty low & save it for ones i'm super proud of!!! if you want to see more of my ocs, my instagram is also signiko & i just generally have a lot more art on there as well :D ty for reading!!!

[wishing-stones]

how did you come with the plot for r&r? its so nicely written and i constantly struggle with coming up with plots for multichapter fics despite desperately wanting to write one, so im wondering what your process was?

This one got long

Originally, the plot came about from a one-word prompt done for my oneshot collection. The story wound up with more background to it than I intended, and I decided to try and fill it out a little more. I'm kind of old-fashioned, so I used a plot diagram and slapped the important bits in there before thinking about what all else I'd like to put in a story like this.

Picking a villain was pretty easy; who is stupid and/or ballsy enough to pick a serious fight with Nightmare? XGaster, who could be made a main antagonist easily. He also has the added bonus of having a personal investment in fighting Nightmare (Cross) That gave me my conflict, and filling out what needed to happen between that and the resolution got handled too.

I knew I wanted this to be a reverse harem sort of dealio, so everyone needed to have their own arc with the reader. Everyone needed to have character development. To do that with Nightmare meant having to include his brother, and it gave me an avenue to do their resolution and also include the stars. Killer and Cross needed to come to an understanding, but after realizing that would only really come about after they go to blows, they needed a doctor.

Enter Baggs, who I have sort of stuck with the Bad Sanses for a hot minute in my own sort of personal plot space and in general thought mess. Formally including him would also just be a nice little self-indulgent thing since he's a seriously bastardly brainrot. It also gave me an excuse to work with him more, and, unintentionally though it was, introduce more people to him and his AU.

With the cast figured out, I could start placing little scenes I wanted to happen in the appropriate places on the timeline. As I wrote it, some things were off-the-cuff, some things popped up early, some things got nixed, and a whole character who I hadn't originally intended to include got included anyway due to source material being released between plotting and writing (XChara.)

The actual ending got pulled out of my ass because I only had a couple bulletpoints for the post-fight resolutions. There's a couple whump lines there I'm especially proud of.

That being said, there's a couple continuity errors that need fixing and places where things didn't quite go according to plan, so always be prepared to compromise and fix in post. I also never had a beta reader and basically went "FUCK IT WE BALL" with every update. (I did re-read them and fine-tune them after the initial write before posting them, but that's it.)

In short, the process was: 1. Come up with the initial idea 2. Refine the idea (Starting point, rising action, conflict, resolution) 3. Place the idea on a plot diagram 4. Figure out scenes you want and place them accordingly 5. Figure out how characters are (or are not) going to change and place the catalysts for the actions and where/when their arcs will conclude/when they have gone through their development 6. Pad it out-- make scenes connect and plot points make sense 7. Start writing. Keep writing. Pace yourself. You'll finish it eventually and with a roadmap, you'll always know where you're going. Feel free to embellish on the details and don't be afraid to move things up or back in the progression of the plot if it makes more sense while writing it.

And if there's anything I've learned from this, it's that:

a. Your audience is a lot nicer than you think they are. You are absolutely your own worst critic. b. Don't be afraid of mistakes, just go with the flow. You can edit things in post when you re-read it, even if that's after you posted it.

I really hope this helps!

[sibyl-of-space]

i plan to write about this in lots of detail in a devlog later, because i think it might be useful for other developers with a very small audience to know what to expect from next fest (every article i have seen about "what to expect from next fest" is written for an audience of developers who have wishlists in the thousands, whereas i went in with a humble ~134 that I'm insanely proud of)

but i had the first livestram of the fest today, and i will just let this chart speak for itself because this is still insane to me

(you can spot the instant the game's hour in the Next Fest spotlight ended LMAO)

that's.... that's pretty much averaging around 200 views at once. I actually ended up deciding "this must be normal, everyone must get this much" because I assumed if *my* janky self-indulgent 4x3 game got that many then surely everyone's did.

...but I've been checking back pretty frequently (not just to compare numbers but also, you know, to check out cool games) - and that's not the case. It's obviously not the 4,000+ numbers some huge titles get, but there are a lot of games that don't even get into the triple digits. This is substantial, and exciting!

The gamers have spoken and they have said they want janky hand-drawn demos made by 1 guy with something wrong with them and if I do say so myself a super mega weirdcool soundtrack!!

I know this doesn't actually directly translate to interest - it could very well be that a lot of people clicked because it looks strange/unique, and then moved on immediately after deciding it's not for them. That's cool. I don't really know WHAT this metric means. But it does mean that, um, I think it went well?

I think a big part of it was I followed the advice to start streaming before the slot so you aren't starting at 0 viewers at the start of your slot. That may actually account for the entire difference, for all I know?

Anyway, it was stressful as fuck but I did it! And I was VERY SMART and scheduled my next one for Saturday, giving myself a lot of time to recover from this one before the next one.

(seeing 200 eyes on your janky passion project and knowing that every pair of those eyes is full of Silent Judgement is. so stressful)

EDIT: ohhhh wait i just realized something, the 200 is probably below average after all because the steam widget shows all livestreams all the time for games in the fest, not just the ones in their hour spotlight. but whatever i dont really care im not trying to size up against the big boys anyway i just want to make a game and for people to maybe play it

[zyonsay]

boy, havent opened tumblr in a fat minute

hyd zyon!!!! ^_^ man when lando won i remembered you, and thought about you probably freaking out abt it lol

hope you've been doing well!!! what's your opinion on this season so far? im in shambles cause fernando kinda just.,., gave up. completely devastated. spiraling. rotting. sad and bothered.

still absolutely in shock at mclarens performance tho, the difference between this season and last year's is vrazyyy im so proud of the team honestly

i dont think ill start being active again BUT i wish you and all anons the best!!! love you!!! have a wonderful day/night ^_^ yall are so cool and awesome and thank you for letting me borrow your multiple ferraris and for helping my grandma with the groceries

btw WHO is joost klein.

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I LOVE WHEN YOU LEAVE A WHOLE PARAGRAPH IN MY INBOX OMG

I actually missed the Miami gp so i didnt see bro win but trust me I WAS TWEAKING (in a good way)

Im honestly pretty happy with how the season is going at the moment. I love how the competition is a bit more active, even though i love seeing my husband on p1. McLarens performance is awesome and im so ready to see an Oscar p1. (Manifestando 🕯️)

I hope you‘re doing alright <3 i also kinda took a break, everything got a bit too much. I think i wont open my reqs for a long time. It started feeling like im just writing to push out more works and not because i actually enjoy it. And constantly writing smut really made my motivation disappear. I wanna start writing more self indulgently!

SOO, Joost Klein is a dutch musician who represented the Netherlands at Eurovision. He‘s really chill and kinda goofy and i LOVE THIS MAN OMG. His songs sound very happy go lucky but they usually have a much deeper meaning. His most recent one „Europapa“ doesnt seem that deep and more like a fun song but i actually cried when i read the lyrics.

IF YOU WANT ANOTHER RECOMANDATION, i really love Ski Aggu. Him and Joost had made a collab before, but i also like his other music. Its mostly chill party music, but again some of them are sad as fuck.

[riveriafalll]

Okay, I just fell into a trap in my writing which I think is indicative of the bullshit I’ve been fed my entire life, and dug myself out of it immediately which I think im more proud of myself for than if I didn’t make the mistake in the first place

My OC in this piece of writing is a tall skinny white girl, who has defined muscles because she trains and works out to get them.

Fundamentally, nothing wrong with that, a bit overdone maybe, but skinny white girls do in fact exist and I think I’m allowed to write them.

The problem arose when a scene came up where she reminisced on when she used to feel self conscious and jealous of her body when comparing it to another white skinny girl who doesn’t have muscles, who happens to be her cousin.

And I was writing this and went… huh the beauty standards I’m using in this are “skinny white girl is prettiest”, while simultaneously saying “this other skinny white girl isn’t as pretty for no reason I can discern.

So I went, you know what? Fuck it.

The land they both come from has a specific climate that is freezing cold for like ten months of the year, with two months of blazing sunshine and then right back to freezing cold

So having an extra layer of fat in those winter months, especially before technological advancements, would be a sign of success and prosperity - not only are you hunting well enough to indulge in food, you have an extra layer of protection against the cold and could survive longer in times without food.

And since the summer period is so short and intense, being tan and having darker skin indicates not only do you have the time to waste playing in the sunshine, you are secure in your food supply that you don’t need to spend every moment hunting and foraging

So fuck it, the beauty standards for this culture is thick thighs and chubby stomachs and big arms with skin to go round. Stomach rolls? Damn, you must be epic at hunting! Stretch marks? The more you have the richer you are!

A culture where bigger really is better, which makes my skinny white girl who cannot spend more than five minutes in the sun without burning actually against beauty standards, in the same way that fat people are in our society today.

If you’re going to claim your skinny white girl is a freak because of her skinny whiteness, give something actually different with the culture to compare it to, because in a world of tanned giantess queens, your skinny whiteness really *is* weird

[honestlydarkprincess]

yes hi hello i love your buddie fics 7 (and can i request the buddie accidental sexting wip) 36, 39, 66 (for pretty in pink) annnnd 79

hi!! thank you so much<3 i'm so glad you like them!

7. Post a snippet from a wip

Eddie had tried to give Buck a call, see if he wanted to come over and watch the game, but Buck hadn’t answered. He was probably busy with Natalia, it was Friday night after all. Eddie knew that he was making assumptions, but he couldn’t help it. Buck hadn’t said that he and Natalia were officially dating yet when the team tried to pry information out of him he was unusually quiet about it. Eddie wanted to take him by the shoulders and shake until Buck told him the truth. He knew it would hurt to hear that yeah, Buck was dating Natalia, but at least then Eddie would know.

36. What fic are you most proud of?

I think I'm most proud of (mis)understanding the assignment! I specialize in shorter oneshots and this was my longest fic hehe so it holds a special place in my heart!

39. What's your most self-indulgent wip?

Oh definitely the backwards cap sequel >:) I have an unhealthy love for backwards caps and the backwards cap fic was my first 911 smut so im really excited to finish writing the sequel

66. What's a fun fact about Pretty in Pink?

i actually had the title picked out for years and was just waiting for a chance to use it! i also wasn't expecting it to get as popular as it did tbh

79. Do you have any writing advice you want to share?

Use an outline! It's literally revolutionized how I write my fics. I dump everything i can think of about the fic into a doc and then structure, then it's just a matter of writing the actual scenes around the core elements. I used to get stuck because i would have this good idea but by the time i got to the scene that had sparked the fic i'd forgotten everything, so writing it all down in the beginning really helped

fanfic writing asks

[mykindoffairytale]

This year

This year has been an absolute nightmare, from undergoing the trenches that was KKH paeds, absolutely fearful of the coming day, to loving and being proud of myself that I actually made it. Remebered the blurry mornings, the painful history takings, my seniors slogging it out with me, kind seniors and those that hated my guts. I remembered being somewhat happy when things started becoming better, of course I loved the prerounding. Even managed a Sasha Sloan concert midway through. Then it was Taiwan, that was pretty meh but also pretty glorious.

Onto GS, where I was enjoying myself very much the first few months before everything came crumbling down, slowly but surely. Regretful actions were made but I'd generally attribute that to the wrong crowd- GS was definitely full of the absolute wrongest people. Made it to Laufey, made it to indo once again, and finally went to Uk. Saw glasgow who held my heart since I left, but going back I realised I had taken all she had to offer. Every month, mistakes were made, plenty of I wish I didnt say that till the very end. Thankful for everyone that loved me and stood by, and thankful for myself for never giving up on me.

Then very quickly it was NPL, that was spent lazing around, Jakarta, Seoul- which was greatly healing, and Bali- Labuan Bajo. The latter of which carried news Ive always dreamt of in nightmares, waking up in tears, safely forgetting the pain that I have dreamt. However, this time the pain was much to real, till now I try not to think about it, because I wish you had been kinder- especially because I had loved you so. Sadly it was towards the end, when I came home that I realised how bitter you were, and how although you provided, I was never your pride and joy. But by this time I knew how much I had laboured, and how much I had thought of/for you. Giving up quite abit of indulgence from guilt, stressing from the concept of "limited wealth" you had put in my head. No doubt I am ever thankful that you had given me a once in a lifetime experience - that was the best in my life. But at the end of it, my sadness was quickly blunted by self-preservation, I remembered your cutting words, my earnest love, your great providence and the joy of your presence. At the end, I'd call it even- not your lifetime full of contributions and the shortness of mine, but in general the positive influence you had on my life, although I wished you were more and myself slightly "less". I still miss waking you for snacks, thankful for your ever peaceful departure. Thank you for Malaysia and Glasgow.

Oh I forgot about Vietnam, the food great, the company peaceful. My alternative sister from different parents.

Oh I too forgot about Nik, who has been a steady source of comfort on work days, thankful we got to grow together, again its not about counting the gives and the takes, not about giving what you got, but a giving from what God has given to us.

The end of the year in Cardio has been the best so far, Cardio was a soft landing spot into the realm of MO ship, Ive gone to more services, exercise classes and received an exceeding amount of grace despite my underperforming ass. Im reconsidering IM because of her, but also very aware of what stands ahead. Nothing much has changed, the motion remains very much the same, fear-grace-growth, sprinkled with regret here and there.

The proposal this year was too a highlight- true love, girlhood. Definitely felt the love, and for an all too deserving couple <3

These moments of quiet reflection come less frequently, expecially with baseline "anxiety" and lack of spirituality. Thankful that pondering over money has gotten me here.

Looking forward to a better year next year, with more looking to Jesus rather than the ways of this world.