#we are NOT gonna talk abt how much this costed

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[girlreblogger]

also to add to my previous post, when i say blk yn go through crazy situations im exaggerating but i mean (“cause me personally!!!!!!!!!!!”) allowing the character to be treated in certain manner and be put in “awkward” positions. i also want to say that the “situations” seem unfulfilling like i wanted to say in the first place.

because of the unsavory situations she is put in she legit has to have characteristics that are straight up unnecessary if the wellbeing of her character was prevalent. and i have to say that because of blk yn stories that it applies to. (and no ian talking abt how ppl be complaining abt yn being “ghetto” 😒)

drama, comfort, or for fun, is cool and dandy but it’s the same type of thing and i’m not tryna come for the plug stories like don’t nbgaf like omg i’m so tired of hearing bout them freaking stories.

to the ppl who still decide to ignore how damaging fr CERTAIN! blk yn fics y’all remind me of the ppl who support tyler perry movies simply because it’s for entertainment and “he’s telling a story” (that not everyone has)

yep. those things are true but an impact worse than good is being produced. like bffr.

and i feel conflicted by even saying that because some ppl obviously genuinely relate or find comfort in those stories but at what cost. like is comfort worth change and progression?

me rn:

some ppl just really don’t gaf and don’t care to want better. please don’t let the ppl who don’t gaf sway you. for the ppl who do, reblog nice fics or write. blow them up so other blk girls can find them. we deserve it.

there are so many blk fics where yn is not going through those things and if there is “drama” is solved or there’s a healthy resolve. (there’s so many blk writers who need to be publishing books fuck tumblr or ao3 and tryna get reblogs. with all that talent girl MAKE SOME MONEYYYY! YALL STUFF BE GOOD.)

i’m dead serious. why haven’t you thought abt it.

but yeah. it is what it is we have to put more work in to change as people in general. but i really just want my ppl to grow. ppl find comfort in fics for a reason. i really think a good balance of what everyone is looking for and needs should be found. i know ppl gonna feel like ppl telling them what to do but they prolly the ones who don’t want the change for wtv.. reason… ahem..

ppl feeling hit by what i said:

there’s obviously a problem and as a ppl! why can’t we just fix it. like at least try.

side note:

there’s so many ways to get drama. also the smut after arguing piss me off this is off topic cause it applies to a lot of ppl who make fics but like damn. y’all ain’t gon talk it out. and it be the most weird arguments and stuff and you wanna squeeze lemons after that???

idk that annoys me like everyyyy time? and i think smut after arguments can be well written but ….

anyways the blk ff community to damn big for us to be sitting here starving acting like we don’t have food in the refrigerator to make something.

get it together yall. youn want what’s in the refrigerator go get your keys and buy something.

i’m tired of this shit that’s why so many blk writers stop writing or ppl stop reading because it’s too much going on all for some damn fake characters we wanna imagine ourselves with.

and i know for some ppl it’s abt the followers and all that which i mean to each is own i mean

sigh i was tryna be proper and cordial but i really want better for us but it’s so many ppl who go too far or do too little. and some are so sheep that they go with someone else’s opinion too. you know you tired of all the toxic fics say sumn. you know you tired of ppl constantly bringing up yn being ghetto for no reason (that shit piss me off so bad i can’t. they be so close but so farr) say sumn.

me after thinking someone finna bring up how unnecessary struggle love/toxic/extra smutty blk fics are but they end up just complaining abt yn using aave:

anyways i’m ranting. i wanted to say what i felt.

muah

[luffyvace]

I have a question that’s been stuck in my head for a while? OK, so remember the episode of MHA where Kurogiri warps stain to the bar to meet Shigaraki so they can convince him to join the LOV and then stain stabs Shigaraki?

So imagine, what if Spinner, Dabi and Toga (separately) meet Stain BUT…… stain injures Reader (instead of Shigaraki) how would they feel if the hero killer hurt, they are beloved S/O?think about it??

Ohh yeaaa I remember that episode!

Ooooo yeah that’ll definitely set the mood for some killing dear- 😃 very intriguing question/request! Thank you! <3 :)

(gn reader since you didn’t mention pronouns or gender)

Spinner

⚠️(i think) spoilers at the end of spinner’s I can’t remember if it’s animated or not 😵‍💫💫

The Gif is literally Spinner to stain-

literally nobody liked him before he joined the lov

as we saw in the flash back (I think it’s animated) he was a nobody sitting on his couch watching tv

he joined the lov and now has people that respect him, he started dating you?!

quite frankly the best thing that has ever happened in his life.

no joke this man would do anything for you

He will probably never see what you see in him because of people in his ear from his upbringing but he hopes you continue to see that forever cuzzzz he’s not tryna let you go anytime soon 😋💗

so when you got stabbed by stain? This man was the exact opposite of calm.

What do you mean you just stabbed the only person who loves him?!

this is actually such an interesting request because spinner admires stain!

this dude’s villain costume is a target version of his! (😭)

Yeah he definitely no longer looks up to him. 😐

infact he might find himself hating him 😗

that’s how serious it is!

he panics for a second then pulls out his katanas to defend you in case he comes back for more

he would chase him down, if you weren’t wounded

he instead sheathes his blades and asks toga to wrap you up (until he can get you to the hospital if it’s fatal)

he’s on the verge of tears and is shaking because he could’ve lost you!

there’s no way he could ever let that happen!

Is heavily disappointed in himself that he couldn’t react faster to protect you and ‘realizes’ how much of a weakling he is

vows to protect you even if it costs him his life

of course he was always willing to, but now nothing. and I mean nothing. is ever gonna hurt you again

will track down stain to talk to him and tell him that wasn’t cool (and he doesn’t necessarily curse him out but rest assured he didn’t use the words I did)

⚠️(uh spoilers I think) after he gains the army of mutation quirk citizens he feels much more confident in his abilities to protect you

you should too! His army cares about you nearly as much as he does! They view him as they’re leader and savior after all~

not to mention he for sure changes his villain costume to something else

He asks you to help decide the design and now he looks much more epicc 😎💪

Dabi (Touya Todoroki)

Dabi is instantly heated abt it

like y’all invited him in here and he STABS his you??!

his lover?!

I don’t think so..😐

bro not finna let that slide🗿

he’s aboutta incinerate everyone and himself (again 😂-) trying to kill him

in all seriousness in a situation where someone he cares about gets hurt he does beat whoever hurt you before helping-

just because he’s angry

BROS SEEING RED- 😭🗿🤡

he does come check up on you after though

Besides he knows the lov will bandage you up

either Toga will do it (but she’ll take some of your blood) or they’ll take you to that hideous doctor dude that works for afo

If it’s a fatal wound he checks up on you a lot and subtly asks if you need anything

he’s not some softy, imma be honest, but he obviously does care

no matter what, he now wants to track down stain and reduce him to nothing but ashes

it doesn’t matter who says what. he’ll never forgive him.

and trust me when I say he’s the type of guy who could hold a grudge forever 😬

will tell you to sit out the next mission if your injury isn’t all the way healed by then

he commits arson to try and ease his anger a bit but after all he’s been through, hurting the only person he loves is the final straw.

he’s noticeable more irritated for a while and will try and kill stain on sight

the hero killer has been spotted in the prefecture? He bouta pull up. Bro is over in the mountains? That crazy cuz Dabi is too 🤷‍♀️

Toga Himiko

Would be the angriest if Dabi wasn’t more hot headed (get it? Don’t get mad I had to) and if she didn’t like stain too- 😭

the fact that she loves to see you stabbed also comes into play-

But she’s upset she wasn’t the one to make you bleed

although this is all after she bandages you up

if the wound isn’t fatal she’ll probably unwrap you daily to admire you in all your glory 💉🩸😊

She tries to get payback by stabbing stain so it’s even but it just becomes a game of cat and mouse

meaning they’re both too swift and agile to get hit by the other

In the heat of the moment her first reaction is excitement that quickly turns to anger

as i said she’s happy to see your beautiful rose red blood but she didn’t get to inflict it ✋😤

Def woulda followed stain out the door to track him down if it weren’t for 1. Your wound and 2. Twice & magne stopping her

will lick the blood she cleaned

not fresh off the wound, but off the materials she used to clean you up

she knows it could give you an infection directly

and this is of course after your fine and dandy

she 100% tried to get as much blood into a container or syringe as possible

even if there isn’t a lot

If you have a quirk in particular

bonus if it’s a strong one

You two could pair up now!! Aren’t you happy? 🤗

if you are NOT happy and is upset with her for it, (I’m sure your not- your probably used to it in a relationship with her) she’ll gives you cuddles as an apology <33

[sl-vega]

✧Sticking to the Script✧-10

⋆｡°✩ 10-action!

"Take five everyone!" you heard Furina yell as you saw her walk by with an ice pack covering her head. Chiori quickly followed her escorting her out of the room.

"What happened?" you asked Lyney, who was helping you run lines. "Some freshman accidentally dropped a sword prop on her head. Thankfully it was one of the lighter ones." he replied.

You watched Furina hold back tears as she left the room, she didn't want to let a minor injury get in the way of the play. "The show must go on!" as per usual.

"So now that we have a break, do you wanna talk about that?" he asked, gesturing to your ring. He grabbed your wrist and inspected the piece of jewelry. "Archons, that's one hell of a ring." he was still admiring the intricate design, observing the way the gems shone in the light.

You giggled, "Yeah, I know." you caught yourself admiring the ring more times than you'd like to admit. "Must've cost your boyfriend a fortune." Lyney joked. "Trust me, it did." you responded.

"How much?"

"$30,000." you winced, not wanting to be too loud, you weren't risking getting robbed.

"30K?!" Lyney shouted, shocked. The two of you got some questioning looks from the other students, before quickly resuming their personal converstions.

"30K?!" Lyney repeated, whisper-shouting. You nodded. "Well it was more like 20k-25k, Xingqiu wasn't sure of the price." you explained fiddling with the piece of jewelry. Lyney's mouth was wide open. "It was more of a present from his dad than from him though." you added.

"Wait-how long have you two known each other?"

"Two and a half weeks..."

Lyney looked at you, his mouth agape.

"Where did you find this guy? He's smart, rich, AND he treats you really well? And he's managed to make sure you know all that in less than a month?" Lyney asked, bombarding you with questions that seemed more like statements.

You chuckled, blushing. "Yeah, he's pretty great." you were grinning like a fool. You forgot that Xingqiu wasn't actually your boyfriend for a moment.

Even if we aren't together-together, I can still like him as a friend. Can't I? You thought to yourself

"Attention everyone!" the whole crew turned to Chiori who returned to the auditorium. "Furina just needs to rest for a bit, so she put me in charge of you all. We're going to do a brief run through of the prologue, then skip over to Act 1, Scene 5." she explained. Everyone quickly moved to their places on stage.

You and Lyney sat in the front row together watching the chorus recite the prologue together. You glanced at your script a couple times, skimming over your lines.

"So how does Xingqiu feel about this?"

"What do you mean?"

"Us playing a couple on stage. He does know we have to get pretty touchy with each other right?" Lyney asked. You told him that Xingqiu was a great guy, but he wanted to make sure if there were any boundaries he shouldn't cross.

"He hasn't brought it up with me, plus he isn't the jealous type, so we should be fine." you explained. Another thing that reminded you about your actual relationship with Xingqiu. He wasn't your actual boyfriend so he didn't have a reason to be jealous of Lyney.

The prologue finished, Chiori called you and Lyney up to the stage.

This was just another part you needed to play

additional notes:

-yes that furina joke was intentional

-not gonna spoil anything for the canon game

-but if yk yk

-ALSO DOUBLE UPDATE LET'S GO

-not much else that i wanna say abt this chapter

-i'm proud of it

-y'all are gonna get some possessive xingqiu next chapter >:3

-be prepared

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✧Sticking to the Script✧

Pairing: Xingqiu x FEM! Reader

Genre: fake dating, strangers to lovers, slow burn, fluff, angst (?), high school smau, modern smau

⋆｡°✩-Synopsis: Xingqiu just got entered into a special writing contest, the type that's invite only, the theme this year is love, the only problem is that he has zero romantic experience. but he really wants to prove himself as a writer. meanwhile, you just found out that your boyfriend cheated on you, and you need to show him that you're 100% over him, the only problem is that there's no way you can get an actual boyfriend that quickly. clearly, the solution to both of your issues is to fake date each other. it shouldn't be hard for an actor such as yourself, all you need to do is stick to the script.

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[starry-hughes]

https://www.tumblr.com/starry-hughes/745484243104301056/charlie-and-trevor-are-having-a-good-day-for-his

i’m yesterday we talked abt what they did but can we hear more abt it

trevor comes downstairs. hair a mess and searching for his girlfriend. the kitchen and dining room are covered in decorative items. streamers and balloons and he knows it definitely wasn’t like this last night.

“happy birthday!” charlie exclaims as she finishes sticking a candle into a donut. “what a beautiful birthday present,” he pulls her against him. she’s still in her sleep shirt, which is trevor’s shirt. “here make a wish on the birthday donut. we are having the birthday cake later.”

“c’mere,” he drags her to the dining table after he blows the candle out and takes it out of the donut. he sits on a dining chair and pulls her into his lap. “we have lunch at noon with your friends at your favorite burger place. and then dinner reservations just me and you at seven tonight.”

“does that mean i get to see you in that pretty green dress in your closet that you have been hiding?”

she blushes, “maybe.” “best birthday present,” he mumbles kissing her neck gently. “wait this is your actual present,” she reaches to the birthday gift on the table. “mmh, i like you as my present though.”

“open this,” she laughs. its a watch. a nice watch. so nice trevor is concerned about how much it cost charlie. “thank you-”

“read the back!”

“we’re gonna be timeless. i love you. - charlie”

[winterchimez]

your moots as flowers? :3

omg hi anon!! this is such a fun ask/game & i'll try my best as i look through the list of flowers on google asdkjadnk

@sungbeam - sunflower (adoration & loyalty) im sure everyone thinks the same way abt you but you're literally a CELEBRITY, the best 妹妹 ever on this earth and where are my photographers at we planning a red carpet for you rn 😤 (btw it just so happens that sunflowers = changmin so 😙)

@from-izzy - forget-me-not (true love & memories) if the meaning doesn't speak for itself enough then idk what will. forever my soulmate till the end 💜 (also now its my turn to get mad at you for *coughs* 😄)

@justalildumpling - roses (love, passion, beauty) if you ain't the hottest and prettiest writer out there then idk who is my bestest dongsaeng ilysm 🫶🏻

@ethereal-engene - gerbera daisy (cheerful & innocence) you're literally a ray of sunshine you make me laugh a lot (esp with the challenge that you have been taunting me for months now 🌚

@daisyvisions - daffodil (new beginnings & rebirth) with what you have told us in our gc abt your irl stuff i think this suits you best!! also cs you're our unnie & i somewhat think yellow suits you a lot 💛

@aimeecarreros - chrysanthemum (friendship, joy, honesty) literally one of the funniest people ive ever met, never change. waiting for the day we meet in person to scream at the top of our lungs out AMEN 😘

@snowflakewhispers - freesia (friendship, trust) you know too much about me & my sister from my neighbouring country. here's to more bickering & saving each other asses whenever & always 😙🩷

@drunkdrazed - aster (patience & elegance) you're literally the sweetest person i know & you're always treating everyone around you with so much love & patience i don't deserve you 🥹🫶🏻💗

@h0mebody-heaven orchid (beauty & strength) literally one of the toughest ppl i know!! im so so glad we hit off right away & heres to us praying that we take over as wayv managers in the future AMEN 😤

@kyaroscuro - lavender (calm, serenity, devotion) another sweetest person ever like where are yall coming from 🥹 glad we hit off almost right away (i think it was bcs of my hyunjae series if im not wrong jasnkand) here's to more convos & stories abt both of our new adventures irl!! 💪

@stealanity - hibiscus (delicate beauty) matty unnie isn't just beautiful on the outside but on the inside too!! literally such a reliable older sister that i've met here and i know that i can always count on you no matter what. i miss you a lot & i always wish you all the best in everything you do unnie 🥺🫶🏻 @quaissants pansy (love & affection) my OG gremlin i love you loads (even though you torture me with daddy sangyeon pics every single time we try to start a conversation but know that i always got your back no matter what ❤️

@sanaxo-o crocus (cheerfulness) you're 1/2 of my gremlin and you're literally so unhinged (like sometimes i honestly dk what goes on in that head of yours kasdnaksjdk) but i think it's only bcs we're this close that we could literally talk abt anything (even if sometimes they made absolutely no sense but it's always fun talking to you, and i miss you a lot my sabrina wifey 🧡)

@cloverdaisies gladiolus (strength of character) the OG toughest person i know. forever clo my love, and i promise you that our frienship is def gonna last for decades, and i will get my ass to EU again one day so JUST YOU WAIT 💚

@kimsohn sorrel (love, healing, protection) my maya 🫶🏻 i would literally drop everything for you and protect you at all cost 😤 i treasure you sm and know that im always here for you no matter what 🩵

@gluion camellia / tsubaki (strength & bravery) honestly i feel like moni can do literally ANYTHING like they're so frickin talented in everything they do and i admire them loads 🥹❤️

@mosviqu goldenrod (encouragement & growth) bar is literally the sweetest like you're always keeping so many of us in check 🥹 coming to ask how we have been doing, and just the best at giving ppl words of encouragement which lowkey makes me forget that you're younger than me sometimes kankajsn

@juyeonszn zinnia (thoughts of friends) it's been a while since we last catched up, but im sure you're out there busy doing everything you can to survive!! im always rooting for you and i wish you nothing but the best in everything you do!! miss you loads my bubba 🤍

@itsbeeble ivy (affection, friendship, fidelity) my pookie 🥰 we're always hyping each other up, and you have no idea how honoured i am to be your moot like i was one of your biggest fans / reader before (and i still am!!!) i love you so bad 😔💚

@strayed-quokka salvia (wisdom) my other daddy sangyeon half (even though you refuse to share 90% of the time 😒) literally if talent was a person it's definitely lennon. again, someone that i really look up to and so glad we became mutuals 💛

[toomuchracket]

since we be talking abt birthday stuff… what abt the thought of taking couple pics with matty in a photobooth for ur bday :D a bunch of cute poses and stuff

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this is actually so cute!! i see this being very "last thing we do before we go home" vibes, and the scenario that popped into my head reading the ask was you and matty squishing yourselves into one of the little passport-pic photobooths dotted in shopping centres/supermarkets across the uk lol. like say you've had a lovely day doing whatever - i did a museum day for my birthday last year, so something like that, maybe - which culminated in matty taking you to dinner at a fancy restaurant, the two of you chatting and laughing and gazing lovingly into each other's eyes as you split a dessert and get tipsy on expensive champagne (you gasped when you saw how much it cost on the wine list but matty was like "shush its your birthday i can afford it and you deserve it i love you so much" and then you were cool and excited about it lol), just the most perfect evening!! and it's a nice night, not too late, so you guys decide to walk home - matty flits between holding your hand and your waist, tugging you into him so he can kiss your head, and he makes you stop frequently just so he can hold your face with both hands and kiss you. you stop into the almost-empty supermarket on the way, so matty can buy cigs (and a bar of chocolate for you two to share on the rest of your walk lmao), and you're about to walk out together when matty tugs you back to stand in front of this photobooth and nods to it like "you wanna?", and you raise an eyebrow and go "you really can't wait until we get home?" and giggle. and matty rolls his eyes and says "get your head out of the gutter i want to take pictures with you to commemorate your birthday, not do anything... nefarious", and you're like "aww that's cute. ok lets do it". so you watch your boyfriend struggle to get the stool to the right height - you don't hesitate to quip that "well now you know there's someone shorter than you in our area" - before matty goes in and sits down, tugging you onto his lap. and you've picked the 'fun option' (idk if that exists irl but for the purposes of this ask it does lmfao) on the photo selection screen menu, so you get four poses - it takes you about fifteen minutes to decide on what to do, because matty's insistent on them "looking perfect but also natural like you know how i like the faded splendour of immaculate things taking on a more real quality yeah we need to commit to the bit and do that", and you're like "jesus christ that champagne was a mistake the bubbles have gone to your head sweetheart its a photobooth not an album cover shoot lol". but anyway, you take one of you both smiling into a kiss (which turns out to be matty's fave); one of the two of you looking adoringly at each other; one of you both smiling at the camera; one of you half-smizing (i.e. kinda posing but not quite) towards the camera and matty looking at you like you hung the moon (he was gonna do the same as you, but turned his head at the last second), which is your favourite. and like maybe you have a tiny makeout session in the booth when you see how nicely the pics turned out, which leads to matty sliding another fiver into the photobooth for another set of pics. rather than being romantic again, though, he starts kissing your neck and his hands wander to the neckline of your already low-cut dress before he says "can i? can we, just for us to keep?" and you're like "thought you didn't want to do anything nefarious in this photobooth", and matty's like "well i lied i want a picture of me holding your tit lol" <3

[nyxthejinx]

Wanna talk about Prowler Childe cuz the new Spiderman movie is still chewing my brain away (like- my spidersona has more personality than me). No spoilers for Across the spiderverse ahead?? More like, you gotta know the basics, or just Into the spiderverse.

It wouldn't be anything new, reader being a spider-person and childe the prowler but imagine them being friends (? that relationship where you insult each other but don't really mean it yk😭) and obviously not knowing about one another's secret identity.

It's just some classical friends to enemies to lovers or whatever, but Childe's possible design has me reeling (i tried to draw his mask and honestly, it's a huge slay). Mf is all shit and giggles, coming up with sassy lines and humouring reader's own typical quips, until the situation goes downhill and his goofy personality switches off.

Truth to be told, as much as he likes to fight, his job isn't always enjoyable. But does he really have a choice when his family needs the money? Not really. Bro's gonna risk his life without hesitation for them <3 So, while it seems that he's living THE life, working a nice job and being rich enough to spoil his siblings, he's actually toeing the line between life and death more than he'd like to admit.

Plus, if we consider that his in-game delusion takes a huge toll on his health... The POTENTIAL HERE. I don't wanna go into details cus not everyone reads the comics and yada yada, but he could be working for Alchemax (megacorporation that creates medicines, or in general deals with chemicals as far as the public knows), both as the prowler and as a beta-tester for some of their... Shadier products. Yeah, he's basically a super soldier, but at what cost?😔

And if he ever manages to unmask reader? Brooo he's gonna be wasted, he went close to kill them so many times... and maybe he'll be pressured into doing so this one faithful time too. How can he choose between his family and the person he loves?? dfhsdhf he can't.

Again, nothing particularly new abt this but oh boy is it an interesting concept----

Now that I got this off my chest, I can finally implode 🫡

[psychicbergara]

Genuine answer about the overproduced shows question - It's not that fans were unhappy with how the shows were produced before the announcement, in fact most people were very happy with it! But, Watcher announced exactly how expensive this production is and how, in order to fund that production, they need to move to watcher.tv; this immediately creates backlash from these same fans who WERE happy with the production of the shows, but it still wasn't and will not be the REASON these shows do so well. People love Watcher because of the dynamics, the educational content, the clever writing, banter... The incredible production was just a beautiful bonus which ultimately means more to the creator than the consumer, given the kind of audience Watcher has curated on YouTube (mostly youngsters, students, young adults looking for comfort content from their favorite Internet personalities; people who consume their content with varying degrees of dedication and regularity. We can assume that these people can get TV-caliber content from, well, TV, when that's what they want to watch.)

It seems kind of weird to say that people don't deserve to be upset about paying for high-quality TV caliber content to be produced. Those very same people, that very same audience, didn't connect with Watcher because of its production quality in the first place. So people will be upset about having to fund something they don't consider a fundamental part of enjoying a Watcher video. People will want them to cut down on production costs instead of making them pay for something they don't necessarily want.

This is, of course, incredibly one-sided. Watcher feel proud of producing such high-quality and expensive products and I'm absolutely sure it fulfills them creatively. They want to make the best product they can. That's admirable and it should be commended. But it costs so much money, money that they do not have anymore. And there is now a disconnect between the audience's needs and wants, and their own, neither of which are wrong but they are simply not compatible. They cannot expect people to want to pay for their upward climb toward higher and higher-quality content. That's not what their fans see in Watcher and its future. It's a pretty sad situation.

hi anon! thank you for the genuine answer.

while i totally understand, and people have every right to be upset (you may not be talking abt me, and just in general, but to clarify- i have never said it's weird that people are upset. it's weird that people are attacking them, but not being upset. and i'm all for a potential middle ground that watcher may come up with), it's still overall odd people are saying it's overproduced. like yes, you can say you're for the dynamic, for the banter, and that the production was just a plus. i am in it for the dynamics and banter too. but, like you said, watcher wants to produce high-quality products that serve them because they like to create it.

to do this, they shouldn't have to downsize. they shouldn't have to let go of people at all (which was what buzzfeed did and im sure letting go of people wouldve created some backlash too). so they looked for an alternative, and while a bit hasty in terms of not soft launching it at all, they were looking for a better way to make money. i'm not saying people have to agree with it, i'm also ambivalent about it.

im gonna quote the wonderful @/littlekingbergara because they explained it better than me:

"i think people complaining about the production are so happy to see them stagnate. they started the company so they could make shows that creatively fulfilled them and so they wouldn't have to trim down or sanitize their work for a corporation that was at the time buzzfeed and now youtube is doing the same thing. forcing its creators to be advertiser-friendly at the cost of Literally Making No Money for one mistake that can't be undone because its appeals process is inconsistent and may as well be nonexistent. youtube started out as the best platform for them because of the income potential from their built-in audience from buzzfeed and it just isn't that anymore because it's working against its own creators."

but yea anon. it is a pretty sad situation for many. but people have to realize where watcher is coming from, and from the beginning, they have advertised their company as something they want to create tv-caliber content on, and the fact that many people are complaining that it's overproduced when it was always aiming for high production, is simply just odd to me imo 😭 it is okay for people to simply say 'i don't want to pay for this' and move on. they don't have to comment on production quality sdfshdf

[xx-vergil-xx]

hey hi <3 loving the snippets of your original writing!! i'm intrigued by the strangely structured novel. can we see JOURNAL ENTRIES?

hope you're keeping well!

hello howdy!! thank u so much! and well wishes to you too friend <3

a bit from JOURNAL ENTRIES — i’m gonna link this post where i talk abt the structure some so u have like a modicum of context, but these are the journals of a lit. studies doctorate attempting to untangle an old book with a second hidden meaning under its facade

thanks very much for the ask my friend !! <3

FEB. 12

Was it like this before? Am having the dream again. R not helping much. Supposed to. Lark might have better. Wish he’d visit but also wish he wouldn’t. Get what I want and don’t get what I want. Ordering in is starting to rack up bills. Will have to foray into the world. Bodega has the good chips, the salsa verde ones. I will arm myself with two coats and dark glasses. Maybe they’ll think I’m famous. Need to finish this stupid fucking book. And then. And then?

FEB. 25

Today was a long day finished annotations on IV but at cost. Persistent cold spot at the small of my back. Called Lark he turned taciturn (thinking thinking dial-up almost audible) then recited the litany of sleep and sun which is the sort of uselessly useful advice that makes me loathe him sometimes.

MARCH 3

Peering in the [cloister] [class] [chamber] of boys and men what is it in this insular/sprawling world which is compelling? To want and to want to become are not so different love and assimilation and is love’s expression homogeneity or disparity? Witten becoming storyteller in imitation see there’s this pull towards pictures and senses is it because he’s trying to make and expel a lost voice or is it because that is how we see the world? Lover lover lover. Linguistics. Good word lover smooth in the mouth (river rocks) and a hum on the teeth and the lower lip does the shape of the word generate the sense of feeling rightness or does it feel right because of its meaning and signification back-influencing an understanding of the word whatever were my shoulders a little broader or my body a little narrower I could count myself king of infinite space. The complexity masquerading as simplicity? The object of feminine self has been so distressed with commodity it can’t just be? Thoughts crisp and clear but expression sloppy. That’s what Dr. K always said ‘you have it so inside but it doesn’t survive the crossing somethings what I see in your work is interiority struggling into the sun’ he was always such a fucking poet about it.

[drops-of-universe]

You asked for rants I’m gonna rant a bit. I keep getting this ad for Taco Bell and they’re like “Man back in the day we were starving artists but we always had Taco Bell because it was cheap” or whatever. And yeah, I remember getting sloppy on some 99 cent beefy 5 layer burritos back in my teens. But that same burrito now costs almost $4. My brother in Christ that’s 4x as much for what I can only assume is less burrito overall. How are you going to advertise on being the super cheap fast food option when your burrito is outpacing the cost of living?

Rant over I guess

Can we talk abt the fact inflation should be an easily solvable issue bc it genuinely fucked up the idea of having a nice comfortable life for our generations? if you want we can both throw grenades at taco bell for being literally so stchoupid on their ads. count on me.

speaking of ads. THIS is the kind of thing tumblr is advertising to me——- catholic families. you can pick whats worse.

[7ndipity]

Heeeyy!! I hope the shipping game is still on! If not, you can ignore this haha

I dont believe in zodiac signs so I'm not gonna feel the need to tell you mine :]

I'm a very smartass girl who forgets what she wants to say or do all the time! I get sassy while trying to be funny and people who don't know me often call me mean, cold and arrogant. However, I'm the complete opposite of this! I'm actually very soft and loving and im the therapist friend. I love love love dramatic historical love stories that are set in the world wars and I cry like a baby everytime I read or watch something like this! 😭 I love romantic stuff but I'm pretty goddamn awkward and even though I crave physical affection all the time, I'll make sure I will never admit that to anyone (except you haha)

I easily get jealous, lose my temper and get possessive of whatever is mine. My trust issues? To the moon!

I dont like any nicknames in relationships and neither am I introverted nor extroverted.

I'm very socially anxious, to the point of I start shaking intensively and to almost cry whenever I have to ask a stranger something, so most of the time if I'm out with someone I make that person talk in public instead of me. For example: I want to buy this. Can you please ask for me how much it costs?

One of my biggest passions is acting, and I'm currently trying to pursue my acting dream and career and an acting school!

Oh and I also have severe eating disorder, I usually eat one small meal a day because I've been struggling with lost appetite since I've been a teenager

So that was me 🫶🏻

I ship you with Yoongi, Hobi and Jimin!

You and Yoongi have several similarities like his dry, sarcastic humor also earning him the false reputation of being cold/mean, but we all know what a sweet and caring person he really is, and I think he would really appreciate having someone that understands those different sides of him.(literally, as soon as I read your comment abt astrology signs, I was like “Yoongi”😂)

Speaking as fellow socially anxious person, Hobi is the supportive, extroverted energy that every introverted person needs in their life(there’s a reason Yoongi calls him vitamin) He and Jimin are also very romantic and naturally affectionate, so even if you’re not the best at voicing your needs for attention, you’re gonna get loved on!

They’re all also very comforting, reassuring energies, and love looking after and taking care of others, so they’d be well matched with you on that level as well!

Hope this was okay💜

[dballzposting]

I think if Goten and Trunks played Stardew together Trunks would try and min max their income but Goten would be a financial strain because he passes out in the mines and buys pizza which are 600g (my friend is a financial strain on our farm in the same way)

Oh Thank Heavens a good take on Goten & Trunks playing stardew valley in my inbox ON a monday night . HE WOULD DO THIS !

The only time it's reversed is when Goten tries to diligently save money to buy a heater for their chickens becasue it's getting cold out. And Trunks keeps blowing their money on MORE SEEDS!!!!!

Things Goten does and thinks and says

- "No dude just pass out it's a free ride back home just a few coins man it's nothing valuable"

- He sleeps in Trunks's house when his own cabin is too far away (and also when it's not) and that would be fine if it werent for the ongoing inside joke where if Trunks doesnt absolutely see him out then Goten will double back and steal something out of his house

- The time Goten blocked Trunks in his own house with furniture

- Goten spending all day fishing and returning with trash and trash and trash becasue he ate the fish while he was out so that he could fish for more trash

- Goten being reluctant to put his trash in the recycling machine becasue it "takes too long" and it's easier to just leave the trash in his chests or, better yet, toss it out of his inventory and into the farm water source

- With that being said Goten doesnt like pollution and so when it makes him too sad he just puts the trash in Trunks's chests.

- He picks Trunks's crops to be "helpful" and it messes up Trunks's methods and routines

- "Listen man. I LIVE on a farm. I know what I'm doing." VS Trunks's "I GREW UP playing video games. I KNOW what I'm doing."

- trunks perpetually has the sense that Goten doesnt QUITE know how to play the game, until suddenly Goten presents Trunks with the Wedding Ring, an item that Trunks himself barely knows about and that cost a LOT of time and resources.

They're playing at a long distance becasue Goten finally got the Nintendo Switch to work on his geriatric and idiosyncratic TV and he doesnt want to move the switch and fuck it all up, so hes on a voice chat with Trunks. And Goten spent a LONG time on this gambit, he KNOWS that Trunks thinks that Goten is bad at this game, and he maintained that ruse and hid his knowledge about the ring so that it would be a surprise. Until they finally finally FINALLY had the man-hours and resources in for him to pop the question.

And Trunks barely knows about this item and it dawns on him that Goten knew something practical about the game that he didnt and he remembers only vaguely reading something abt the function of being able to marry other players and how the item was expensive and he didnt care much then. But hes on a voice chat with Goten and they were gonna go mining on Fern Island in the volcano and hes all stacked out and Goten was like "Hey you forgot your ring" and Trunks checked his inventory and was like "Nah I got both of them" and Goten was like "No you forgot this one." And then proposed on stardew valley and now Ttunks is sitting here staring at the screen slowly processing that Goten had flexed his whimsy once again

Theres a pause and Goten says "will you marry me dude" to make it real and from Goten's POV he cant see Trunks sit there and process it becasue they're playing at their own homes so from his POV theres just a loooong silence and then the dutiful sound effect of the item being accepted.

And they both literally had been talking about marrying other townspeople but the gambit was too impressive and Goten knew the risk of presenting it .. He knew that there was a 50% chance that Trunks would accept it and that they would both be stuck with this. And well. Here we are

They silently wed and that's that...

- Goten keeps cooking all the food items out of the fridge indiscriminately so theres never anything useful in the fridge. And whenever they go mining together Trunks keeps seeing Goten eating random and lavish dishes and desserts and it makes no sense becasue you're meant to go into the mines with a mostly empty inventory and clearly Goten is not doing that. Trunks has a stack of gold star cheeses to keep him going meanwhile hes hearing Goten say "hold on I gotta heal up" and put away an entire chocolate cake or "hold on I gotta clear up inventory space" and then he just eats random dishes like Autumn's Bounty and Fried Eggplant like WHAT ? Hes throwing back Seafoam Pudding in SKULL CAVERN ! He's popping a raw Super Cucumber becasue he felt a whee bit peckish while cutting down trees. WHY IS HE CARRYING A STACK OF FISH CAKES ? Why is he packing artichoke dip?? Why is he offering Trunks a Cranberry Candy as a celebration treat for breaking their depth record in the mines? Trunks accepts it of course.

- Goten loves the berry seasons. He loves picking that shit

- Basically Trunks is trying to be filthy rich while Goten is just trying to have fun and chill out

[ghostlylicious]

OKAY SO I MADE A KINDA LONG RANT ABT THEOWYN AND ANGELO AND IT'S MOSTLY ME JUST BREAKING IT DOWN SO BE WARNED (another warning; i use a lot of probs 😭💥 )

angelo's a bard, and i'll just assume he knows a lot abt human emotions bc of that, though he's a lil stupid but he's got the spirit.

angelo prob only knows how to write epics and generally positive things. (based on that 1 comment on the ep. 8 of just esperia things) theowyn prob would've liked more emotional or somber songs that still have good endings. she prob would've enjoyed a good fairytale but that's like my hc since we don't rlly know too much abt her.

angelo would never back down an opportunity to brighten a girl's day, so he'll still try to make her happy the next time he meets her even though their last encounter wasn't so great. he'll have to learn more abt her and adjust things for her, and there's no harm in telling someone what makes you comfortable and what doesn't unless you take advantage of that someone's kindness, and theowyn def isn't the type to take advantage. she's too babygirl.

angelo would prob just resort to telling her tales and singing epic ballads to her since it seems those are what makes her be in a good mood. and also, he'd talk to her abt her feelings bc of what i said abt him being a bard. he'd give her gifts and such, though the prev mentioned things and playing w harry seems to be enough for her. basically, he's a therapist friend.

only downside though; he reminds her of edwin 👎👎👎

she's prob got serious trust issues, so it takes a while to let herself like angelo. but through time and patience they'll learn enough abt each other to trust each other and just casually hang out. angelo is a nice man and he teaches theowyn how to be nicer to herself- THAT'S SO CUTE I'M GONNA EXPLODE THEM- anyways.

through angelo, theowyn learns how to be "less sad" or learns abt the beauties of life in ways she could understand (i mean, a passionate artist usually tends to do that) and what does angelo get in return? a deadly graveborn gf to protect him at all costs (them being bffs is good too and i think that's even cuter and better)

RAHHHHHHGGH end of rant

[nanowatzophina]

Pspspspsing you to tell us abt your wardens!!!!! Would luv to hear abt any other da ocs as well

GASP!! SURE!! You wanna hear about my wardens??? Yay!!!

This will give me a good excuse to redraw/make ref for em too!

Dragon Age Shit under the cut!!

((Holy crap. It deleted all my progress but here we go again. I hope I can remember all the details))

— Also for reference I’m only gonna talk about the pt’s I’ve actually finished. Which is only four of em.

First up we’ve got Rosal Surana!!

((Still proud of how this one turned out so she doesn’t get an update))

Circle Mage lady who just wants to learn as much as she can!! She’s my first COMPLETED pt. So I made the fact that I was always asking all the questions in each interaction part of her character.

She’s curious, a bit overly so.

She made her own outfit. This was like— designed before I got better at copying clothes fashion but I do like the idea of Rosal just… making this for herself. Not looking like she’s from any particular nation. Just herself.

She romances Zevran, whom I love dearly. She is best friends with Alistair and Morrigan. She never got as close with Leliana but they still friends.

Rosal was a Chantrified name for her. Instead of the traditional Dalish name that her mom named her. (I honestly can’t recall what it was originally. I was dumb and didnt right it down) She was born in the Denerim alienage and taken away at 8 when she accidentally used her powers against a human boy in the street who was picking on her.

I had like. This whole idea for a fanfic with her that takes place after Awakening where she goes on a search for her mother who was sold to Tevinter. Full of intrigue and drama.

Secondly! Alana Cousland!!

Grew up refusing to act like a lady, much to her mothers disappointment. Not doing her hair, running out to learn how to fight with daggers rather than manners, scaring off suitors with her blunt way of speaking and teasing. Just a real Princess Merida situation.

She grew up wanting to be like the great heroes she learned about growing up. Slaying dragons and fighting armies!

But then… her family was taken so suddenly from her. Everyone she knew and loved and grew up with, dead. She got her dream of being a heroic Grey Warden but… the cost always makes her feel guilty… like she brought this upon their family due to simply… wishing for adventure. She had a LOT of survivor’s guilt and became kind of a rude, blunt person. Cold and hardened.

But… then she met an idiot named Alistair. Who somehow managed to make her laugh despite terrible circumstances. And would listen to her and talk with her. He helped her to open up.

Despite being… herself. She managed to befriend all the companions pretty closely. Especially Sten and Leliana. Sten approves of her while Leliana is much like Alana’s mom, nagging her into brushing her hair and maybe… taking care of herself a bit more…

In the end Alana marries Alistair and became Queen. She finds it incredibly ironic that she was running from this type of life all of her youth and yet… walked right into being Queen. Because she saw it as… finally accepting her duty is important. And wanting to take that step with Alistair. She still struggles with public appearance sometimes. And would often rather be off fighting dark spawn. But she is also happy to be able to… rest. After everything…

((Tho the convincing Alistair to sleep w/ Morrigan to save their lives for the sake of the kingdom was… a little awkward. Especially since Alana is friends with Morrigan just… uncomfortable all around))

Next up we’ve got Solan Aeducan!

Solan Aeducan was on her way to being a great dwarven warrior. Which sucks. Leaving Ostagar was one of the hardest things to happen. Seeing the sky was a horrible reminder of what she had lost.

She was always a quick to anger, hot-headed woman. But after leaving Ostagar she became untrusting and just... more angry...

But then... she met Leliana. Who helped her to see the beauty of the stars... and then they fell in love. I love them so much.

Solan got Leli a nug in Ostagar. And listens to her stories, loving just how... smart Leliana is.

However... she is... the ONLY playthrough that I’ve done that she refused the ritual... and so she dies... and Leliana is left alone... So I’m a terrible person.

And Lastly! Fen’nas!

Fen’nas is a glorious himbo. He is bold and flirty though has a BIT of a short-temper. He likes doing nice things for people. Which... makes him and Morrigan a bit of a... unique situation.

He totally fell for her the second he saw her. Which is a surprise for all of us considering how Morrigan swooped in the way she did.

But he loves Morrigan and wants her to be happy. Even though she runs away after they make a baby. But he runs after her like the rom-com man he is.

And he goes through the mirror with her. And raises their kid together. And he is a great stay-at-home husband. Though... they never got actually married. But they are in love. I love them.

[missymurder]

i wanna make out with yr fem noiz her hairs so cute. so flippy :) also would love to hear more abt your dmmd oc i feel like i never hear abt dmmd ocs im scared to talk abt mine

HIII sorry im replying so late!!!! I'm so happy u like my fem noiz she is The gamer girl i luv her

as for my dmmd oc..............i have so many things i want to say about her but i don't want to clog ppl's screens so im gonna stick em under a cut and pray tumblr doesnt do that thing where it just shows the whole thing anyway

(be warned it is a very, very, VERY chunky read more cause i'm just gonna ramble off how much of her story I have figured out at this point)

(TL;DR: nevaeh is born on a plane, -1 leg but +1 brain injury, she gets adopted, 20 yrs later does a DNA test, finds out shes got exactly one living relative in midorijima whos 100% a criminal)

Nevaeh time!!

Was born on a plane and subsequently chucked into a busy road upon landing, but got grabbed by a pair of local punks before anyone could hit her

fall damage gave her a bad leg injury, aka "had to cut the whole leg off" bad, as well as bonking her on the head which gave her severe memory + emotional regulation issues down the line

fast forward 20-ish years, Nevaeh (named after her papa's motorcycle, but backwards) is graduated from high school but a college dropout who's living with her dads and working part time at the local bar trying to save up some money for her own place

eating dinner w her dads when her papa mentions that some guy brought in a really nice motorcycle for repair (fancy Allmate port and everything), but wouldn't say how it got damaged and didn't ask how much it'd cost. obvs a criminal but he seemed like a calm, quiet guy so it probably wouldn't hurt to do the job, but his vibe was Off

he probably gets a felon's bike every single day so nevaeh decides to use her free day to follow her papa to work and see wtf has got him so weirded out about this guy

soon as he walks in, the vibes go bad and its like the whole place gets a little weird, but nevaeh can't shake the feeling that she knows this dude?? from somewhere?? way too old to be a high school classmate, too felon-y to be a teacher, doesn't seem like he'd hit up a bar for funsies, where tf does she know him from????

he gets his bike, pays what he has to + some extra, and leaves without getting his change back. thank god for that but now nevaeh is getting pissed off cause she KNOWS him from somewhere but like everything else, she just can't remember

her papa tells her to use the back door to cool off in the alleyway before she starts breaking stuff, but on her way out, she sees Bad Vibe dude smoking a pipe and leaning on his bike while he talks on his coil (no respect for the bike?? he really is some bad news)

AYO HE'S TALKING ABOUT ARMS SMUGGLING?? nah nevaeh can't hang w this guy he's Crazy crazy

but also she really really really wants to know how tf she knows him and if she doesn't find out she'll forget later and then she'll get more pissed off cause she forgot

fuck it we ball

"omg hey u like ur bike? my papa does great work hes like soo good at it anyways have you ever been to the Casa Flora on Yui-dori?? the high school right across the street?? prison?? i'm taking ur silence as a no just let me know when i get it right"

bad dude taps out his pipe and leaves (do criminals just not have manners now??)

maybe he has one of those familiar faces but lets be honest he looks like a personified brick wall no way he'd just be Some Guy in a crowd nevaeh KNOWS HIM

.........maybe they could b related? nevaeh knows she's adopted, he's the only non-Japanese non-white person she's seen around town besides herself and her dad, and they have similar cheekbone structure......kinda.....if you squint...........

only one way to find out: DNA TEST!!!!!! she sends her dna off to a company that checks Japan, North America, and Europe (covering all the bases here) for any relatives

good news! the test found lots of relatives! bad news! they are all dead!

the company actually has her come in and explains that she has a very very very VERY rare strain of DNA found in a teeny tiny section of North America which was home to a tribe of unnamed Native Americans who were said to be antisocial and reclusive

its most notable feature is a genetic whoopsie in melanin production that makes the eyes a bright gold color, but doesn't seem to affect much else besides maybe a higher chance of skin cancer??

unfortunately, the tribe was wiped out by a group of nationalist terrorists, and nevaeh most likely ended up in Japan because Toue's corporation swooped in to save her remaining family and bring them to Midorijima for treatment--that being said, all of them succumbed to their injuries and died within a few months

she must have gotten lost during the transportation process and was super duper lucky to have minor injuries

(obviously not what happened, but the sudden and violent destruction of an entire village doesn't just get Ignored in a world where social media exists, toue had to cover his ass somehow)

there's only one relative left whose name, age, gender, and living status are unknown, so there's a good chance that they're dead, too, but the company agrees to give Nevaeh whatever genetic information they have on this individual and hopefully she can use it to do some research on her own

its not very specific but she has a few tidbits that might help, namely that they're 42.5% Unknown Native American and 45.7% African-American (similar genetic makeup, so maybe some shared features), higher chance of being a smoker, and very likely to have a mood/personality disorder

.........hey wait a second