#wait... mae talks?

[maysplushieplace]

some of you might remember that around Christmas I was travelling down to my family's when I opened my bag and realised I didn't have Gumbo! he'd fallen out of my bag in my bedroom and I didn't have him with me!

my friend picked him up from where he'd fallen on the floor and tucked him safely into bed. I was still really sad about him being all alone, so my partner took him to their family's place for Christmas instead!

here he is cuddled up with all of my partner's plushies before they set off on their journey, making sure he's warm and not lonely

appreciating the Christmas tree!

he even got a gift!

all tired out after a long Christmas

today Gumbo returned to me! here he is at the raccoon squad reunion!

and now it's bedtime for my favourite guy. what a big adventure he's been on! I'm so glad for my friends and my partner who made sure he was okay, and I'm really glad to have him back in my arms again 😊

(pssst! don't worry about him getting lost again! I got him a surprise gift! it's a harness that I can attach to my bag so he should be nice and safe on any and all future adventures!)

[maebyshifting]

Hiii! Just wanted to say that's really nice to find other people who shift outside of shifttok! I didn't shift yet but I was thinking that it'll probably be more "safe" if I shifted to a WR first, to get used to how real it is and be more comfortable to eventually shift to a DR with a plot. What do you think??

firstly hi i’m also very happy that there’s communities outside of tiktok where we can talk about shifting!

i think a lot of people do that! sometimes i just want to shift to my waiting room instead of focusing on a dr, so i completely understand. some people only plan to be in their dr for a day to get a bearing and then shift back before going for longer periods of time, which is also fairly popular. i think it’s a good idea! i can’t imagine shifting for the first time and having someone just be there when you’re overwhelmed but also celebrating the fact that you shifted.

[maemil]

Struggling so hard with the Grymforge fight and then getting this notification as soon as I finished was extremely painful.

[morbific-or-felicific]

the ayato fic is doneeeeee

all i can say is get ready for some super vanilla sex with breeding 😎

[watermelonsugacry]

hii quick question! i remember a while ago that you posted a snippet of an unreleased jamaica chapter where jeff asks yn and harry if they’re “doing the hanky panky”. do you know how i can find that snippet? i’ve been looking for it 💜

yeah all of my sneak peaks snippets are under the tag "sneaky peaky" 😁

[maebird-melody]

🌹🌻 for Velaren!

Aww thank you for asking about my sad hedge wizard! He’s got a special place in my heart.

Where in the world does your OC feel most at home? Is there any reason why? If it’s not the place they were born, where were they born? Is there a certain somebody that makes them feel at home where ever they may be? What does home mean to them?

Velaren feels most at home in the old port town where he lived for several decades leading up to our current campaign. Once upon a time he was training to be a wizard, but after his expulsion (and the year he spent in jail for magic crimes), he changed his name and moved across the continent. It’s a bit of a double-edged sword though because while he felt safest during those years where he worked as a launderer and a mender, he had to deny his natural curiosity in favor of keeping a low profile. He shelved his cantrip primer during those decades and only recently started practicing magic again in small ways.

He still associates the feel of fabric between his fingers and the smell of soap and the meditative practice of mending with home. I imagine this is also partly because he came from a family of weavers, before his parents noticed his talent for magic and sent him off to wizard school. He doesn’t want to go back to his hometown for a mix of reasons, the biggest one being that it would mean facing the shame he brought on his family due to his expulsion and imprisonment.

Before the campaign, the person who made Velaren feel at home was his mentor Qalark. Lark was an easygoing man with a roguish streak who never belittled or judged Velaren. They traveled together for awhile and Lark taught him how to do street magic and tell engaging stories and also rob people. He wasn’t the greatest role model, but young Velaren was hungry for positive validation. He was like a father figure of sorts.

Right now, the person who makes Velaren feel at home wherever he is would probably be his newest traveling companion, Estella. She’s a gnome, but this world has never seen gnomes before, so everyone just assumes she’s either a really pink halfling or else Velaren’s daughter. Helping Estella navigate the culture shock of this alien society she’s been thrust into gives Velaren a sense of purpose he’s been lacking for a long time. And she’s also the first person ever to show him any tenderness, which is a shock to his system considering his self-destructive tendencies. He’s fiercely protective of her.

Home for Velaren means safety. Right now, that is with the people who look out for each other, the people who accept you and encourage you to try new and scary things and who have your back when you fail or mess up. Home is a wagon full of animals and his traveling companions. It’s the fuzzy little creatures who comfort you after a hard day. It’s music around a campfire while you share a pot of tea.

What little things do they notice about people or the world around them that make them happy? What tiny little treasures do they find in the normal every day that makes the world seem a little brighter for them?

Velaren notices the ways people are brave. Like a child trying to buy something in a store for the first time, a person riding in a boat when they are afraid of water, a blacksmith trying to follow the schematics for something outside their skill range despite knowing it might not turn out the way they want, or even someone admitting that they need help to their friends. Seeing other people being brave reminds him that he can be brave, too.

Velaren also notices the beauty in a well-mended piece of clothing. Mended objects in general, things that were broken being told they were loved enough to receive new life, makes him smile. He also loves woodworking and whittling, so skillful carvings on buildings and objects always catches his eye. He appreciates anything made well through some craft, but he also finds joy in the haphazard, mistake-riddled, starting work of someone who is still developing their skill. Because you learn through mistakes. And the fact that it exists means someone is trying and failing and being encouraged to keep trying.

[hwayo]

finally booked flights for tokyo next summer :')

[elvesofnoldor]

the vampire lestat in audiobook format is 24 hours long and i finished listening to it in a week, meanwhile merrick is only 8 hours long and it took me three weeks to chew through the whole fucking thing. it's not even very badly written, i just really hate it when anne rice turned the dial up to 11 on her Sympathy with the P*dophile bullshit

[anonbinaryweirdo]

wait oli has two platonic wives

[maehemthemisfit]

i hope when lyney comes out he’s nothing like what you all thought >:)

I'll love him either way 🤭 live laugh love lyney <3

[maysplushieplace]

Baking brownies with Gumbo!

[zujime]

i just want y’all to know that the moment i shit out a rdr fic, more specifically an arthur morgan or john marston fic, it’s over for you bitches🤭🥰

[arolesbianism]

Sigh. Nikola why must you be one of the more interesting oni characters. I don't wanna think abt you with your stupid spiky blond hair and your unethical science that mostly just serves to make Jackie more shitty by proxy. But I do. Because you're kind of orbo blorbo. Fuck you Nikola I hope you explode again

[morbific-or-felicific]

so i pulled for neuvillette and got mona so rip to me but now i have a guarantee for wriothesley

(also sorry for being inactive but i’m gonna finish a fic for my other account and then i’m gonna do something for this one ;-;)

[jojolimons]

sometimes reading things with knowledge of whats to come makes it hit harder

[hwayo]

first time taking the bus to go to work ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶