#also the deck's a lot of fun

[lunarlagomorph]

yknow the entire reason i decided to build virtual world was because of Virtual World Lulu. I mean she has my name (some friends call me lulu) and look at her

literally a trans robot

#also the deck's a lot of fun #resolving virtual world shenshen is so funny like hi heres my recurring macro cosmos your turn #yugioh #tcg

[aegisofworms]

Recently finished up a commission for @buddpla to make a steam deck skin! I've never tackled a project like this before but I'm really happy with how it came out.

#my art #artists on tumblr #commissions #steam deck #war for rayuba #this was so much fun!!! I also got to hide a little guy within the detail work as part of an in-joke which was a lot of fun! #i love you 5-Colossus-Pierces-the-Sky I would gladly draw you so many more times.

[riacte]

People on MCC Reddit talking about the future of MCC and mentioning a decline in interest of MC content while I know at least QSMP / HC / Life series did well on Tumblr wrapped… I think I know what can help MCC. Fanfictionable content 😏👍 /JOKE /hell

By that I mean angst. Vaguely homoromantic content. The fun skins that we already have. The cute lobby Christmas gift giving. Teams having the option to craft and fly their banners in SkB like some sort of Royalty AU. SoT lackey in which it’s the job of one player to guard a player and sacrifice their life if needed. Teams having to guard their egg baby in Survival Games. Someone should get married on the Winner’s Podium for funnies. What if we were trapped in the SoT cage 😳 and got set on fire 😳 and summoned a fire demon 😳. TGTTOS but you can drag someone up dramatically and they land in your arms perfectly. Sports anime arc in which two underdogs team with two mentors and they win with the power of friendship, like this kind of storyline can and will fuel people for three years. Ren and Martyn role playing with each other in horrible voices for three hours. People from different teams making out in the Battle Box wool mid. Fuckass Double Life scenario in which the entire team shares the same 80 hearts and they’re all intensely worried for each other. There’s a party with flashing lights with Hermitgang plays for some reason. Impulse raps to the second hand embarrassment of many. False and Ren return to stand next to each other for thirty minutes in the lobby

#ria.txt #mcc #/JOKE #ngl the sharing hearts could be interesting…. #but for real though one of the biggest appeals of mcc in s1/s2 was its storylines #one of the most popular: grian’s journey to champion #and a lot of those storylines have tied up #and ppl we’re invested in start leaving -> cycle of ppl leaving #can’t speak for qsmp but i know why hc and life series are so popular lol #charismatic well wounded cast with excellent chemistry doing fun shit and making the shippers and angst ppl go OUGHHHH #although for hc i think decked out was really crucial #*well rounded cast… ok well wounded also makes sense for life series. lmao

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Since the Neighborhood are adventurers, I'd like to imagine they travel by sea a fair amount of times too! A nice boat trip while occasionally breaking out into a sea shanty, eh? (And for gits and shiggles, to keep up with the whole.. Eddie in water joke, I imagine the poor guy is clumsy enough to go overboard. He may not be unconscious during it, but it wouldn't make it any less funny with the group desperately trying to pull him back aboard-)

OH OH OH allow to ramble at length about this!!! what an idea!!! i fucking love boats & the ocean & being on the water so this ask is checking all my boxes rn

first i imagine that the length of their trips varies wildly, along with the quality due to the glorious variation in weather & bodies of water. and i'm choosing to believe this universe uses tall ships instead of like... fantasy steam ships. because i fucking love tall ships. the sails, the rigging, the elegance... an absolute bitch to maintain and maneuver <3

i imagine that depending on the ship, captain, and size of the crew, the Neighborhood may be required to help out to earn their keep. especially since they're a crew of nine eight, and some ships are woefully understaffed!

I'd imagine that Poppy sometimes takes the cook's job if the crew is currently lacking one (or if the cook wants a fucking break, jeebus it's a demanding job. there's a reason ship cooks in moves/tv are always stern & serious). Barnaby can probably charm his way into doing nothing but provide music/entertainment (much to Sally's aggravation). everyone else are plain deckhands

of course i imagine that that doesn't always happen! plenty of ships are probably content to just take their coin and tranport them. some of them (Eddie, Poppy) may still wheedle their way into helping out though. they strike me as characters that can't Not help

who i imagine loves their little water journeys: Barnaby, Wally, Sally, Wormie

neutral: Frank, Julie

hates it: Poppy, Howdy, Eddie

allow me to provide reasoning!!

Barnaby's impeccable balance probably means that he's stable as a rock even in choppy waters, and i'm reasoning that he doesn't get seasick either. his vestibular system is as solid as his sea legs! he probably finds the whole experience relaxing as anything. He gets to just recline on the bowsprit's base or wherever he isn't in the way & smoke/play his accordion/nap.

Wally just has such a love of life and new things, so why wouldn't he love being on the water? it's different! it's new every time! there are ample things to learn about and do! Home probably keeps his systems stable so that he doesn't have to deal with seasickness. though it probably takes him a little bit to find his sea legs... catch him stumbling around like a lil newborn lamb. sometimes he is facedown on the deck <3 i imagine he'd enjoy going aloft!

Sally would probably love the inherent romanticism and adventure of it all. Who knows what dangers and glory they may face! I bet she writes up a storm during this time - plenty of story material! food for the imagination! what does Anne say... Scope for the imagination, i believe! i bet she also loves having a captive audience. Literally. they're stuck on this ship with her <3

so many lines for Wormie to climb... so many little places to crawl into... new people to trick into giving her treats... down time where the Neighborhood is relaxing in one place. abundant time for affection!

Frank probably doesn't have strong feelings about it. It's a boring ship with no bugs or things to do. Except when he manages to rope crew members into having a lil impromptu fight club. Or when the Neighborhood is put to work - i wonder if he'd find the maintenance soothing or pleasant... or if he'd relish in the hard work of pulling lines

Julie is likely in a similar boat (ha) as Frank. once the initial "wow! whoah!" wears off, it can get boring! and games are limited - there's only so much you can do on a ship (depending on the size of the ship of course), and there might be strict rules to keep passengers out of the crew's way and to lower risk. She probably entertains herself by "bothering" her friends and the crew & cloudgazing.

Poppy... do i need to explain? wooden ship on the ocean, which i understand can be terrifying. who knows what lurks below the waters? if the weather will change on a dime? if one of the flammable things on board catches fire? if the ship hits something? etc. I imagine it's impossible to get her to go above decks. They have to literally push her statue-frozen body onto the ship when they first board

Howdy! honestly i just think it'd be really fucking funny if he gets Violently seasick! like, curled into a ball in his bunk & involuntarily making agonized noises. he sounds like a ghost w/ all the pained moaning. his sea legs suck unless he stances all four at the right distance to anchor himself in place. he's a weak, sickly, fragile little thing, take mercy on him... he doesn't even have the strength left to swindle or sell...

Eddie. now we get to the point of anon's ask - his sea legs would be nonexistent. he's staggering and stumbling all over the place. the ship just barely tilts and he's smacking into a mast or careening across the deck. and of course, hitting the guardrails at precisely the right speed/angle to allow him to tumble overboard. i bet this happens enough that every time the Neighborhood is so much as on a dock, there is at least one person either holding his arm or acting as a barrier between him and the water. as soon as they get on any ship, he's immediately sent below decks. any attempt he makes to come up is instantly blocked.

there's a lot of both comedic and angst potential there. small ship, calm waters? comedic. some neighbors are playing cards, there's on off-screen splash & Frank immediately sighs and gets up all "god damn it, Eddie-". lmao im imagining him floating there and rapid-fire blabbering in fear 'cause there's a shark (it's not a shark. it's a dolphin. everyone on board is so unimpressed.) he's sobbing in fear as they pull him in <3

but angst? imagine there's a storm. imagine it's an all-hands-on-deck situation, every available hand is needed, and Eddie is strong as fuck - he'd be a monster at pulling lines. probably wouldn't even need to sweat them. but a violently rocking ship, slick decks, maybe even waves splashing over the deck... oof i can so easily imagine Eddie slipping & sliding right over the side. maybe while the others watch. maybe they try to grab him, but they're too late. and in such a horrible storm, there's not much they can do - it's dark, the water is incredibly turbulent, the ship can't turn around easily, there's torrential rain. a high stress situation! i'm imagining Frank grabbing a lifebuoy, firmly fastening it to a pin, and then throwing himself overboard after Eddie. something to think about! (i'm imagining that after the storm clears up enough, everyone rushes to the side to check. Eddie & Frank are trailing after the boat, lashed to the buoy and exhausted. maybe a little banged up, but overall fine!)

and then yeah.... oh the shanties Barnaby could lead... the whole ship sings! and then them all in their bunks (or in their hammocks!) in the [insert term for living quarters here, it can vary] when its sleepytime. y'all would not believe the shenanigans that can occur in the fo'c'sle (or the main hold, basically wherever the ship's sleeping quarters are), especially before actual sleep occurs. peak silly time.

there's a lot of potential here, thank you anon!

like now i'm thinking - what about sea monsters? or jobs that Require them to go on the water, as in the job takes place on a ship? ocean battles! ocean searches!

#since eddie is pretty much banished to the holds no matter what #i imagine he & poppy are the main neighbors looking after howdy in his frail sickly state #im imagining eddie sitting on the bunk with howdy in his lap #howdy feels someone petting his hair and blearily cracks his eyes open to be all '...barn...?' #barnaby: *is actually eddie* #howdy: *groans & squeezes his eyes shut* oh god not You... #eddie: *mildly offended* hey now... #im also having a lot of fun imagining frank & eddie after they get reeled in after the storm debacle #they'd just flop onto the deck. exhausted. waterlogged. still holding hands though #they'd probably end up with colds... snifflin and sippin tea while cuddled up in a bunk under the same blanket... #everyone hovering nervously because for quite a while there they actually thought they Lost them both for good.... #SO MUCH POTENTIAL #i imagine that howdy actively avoids jobs where he knows they'll have to take a boat #oh his dismay and horror on the times he comes along and they have to unexpectedly go on the water.... #even if its just a short trip across a river you know howdy is bent over the stern & feeding the fishes #LMAO WAIT #im imagining wally going over too but in a really funny way. he's standing normally but when the ship tilts too hard #he just slides across the deck and right off the ship. not even blinking or moving. he just goes 'oh! im sliding now' #and everyone turns just in time to watch him vanish over the side w/ perfectly posture #i think this is a situation where barnaby would toss his hat to the side and jump right in after him lmao #but in a funny way! the waters are Calm! the ship is Slow! he climbs right back on with wally (perfectly fine) slung over his shoulder #home lectures wally the best they can w/ the language barrier <3 and barn resolves to teach wally how to swim #because apparently that's not in his skillset! he just falls in the water and Sinks! well. he floats for a minute until he inevitably sinks #& he does not react to it at all. he's exact opposite of eddie on the 'how they handle being in water' scale #eddie: lowkey panics. swims for safety #wally: lets it happen <3

[iholli]

inhales fuck it, I had fun with this, you're all getting subjected to it. My singular braincell is unleashing Booigi like the plague upon Discord and my friends are happy to encourage me. thank u Holly for the galaxy brain dialogue that inspired this silly little drabble <3

King Boo × Luigi || flirt

It's been a hell of a long night in this hotel, and King Boo can't stand it any longer. Except he's really, really bad at communicating his feelings to a certain oblivious green plumber.

Takes place during the final boss fight of Luigi's Mansion 3, so you know, if you don't want to get spoilered or whatever <3

It's been hours. At least 10 of them. And the man is exhausted.

He's been through hell, awake all night, narrowly avoiding death at every turn, fighting for his life every step of the way. He's tired and afraid, damn it, and his night still isn't done.

So this battle promising to stretch for long minutes is not something he's excited for.

Honestly, he's almost disappointed when Polterpup crashes into him, accidentally knocking him out of the way as the painting falls.

Luigi sits up as the ghostly canine hops off him, scampering off to who knows where, and the poor little plumber is back on his feet just in time for the great spectre before him to turn a seething glare on him. It's all Luigi can do not to collapse under that enraged violet gaze.

"Luigi! What are you doing over there?!"

King Boo is also tired, and he is pissed. He's spent far more than the whole night with that disgustingly obsessive woman dogging his heels like a lost puppy, watching her useless staff be thrown around by Luigi-- though, of course, the king can't deny his admiration of the man's strength and quick thinking-- and in turn feeling the anger of his own Boos being sucked away into that damned vacuum. He's going to break that frustrating contraption, so help him.

And after all that, after all his carefully laid plans-- the countless romantic settings, the harmless spooks, his desperate attempts to flirt-- Luigi still hasn't realized it! Only that awful Hellen Gravely had been wooed by the candlelit dining room, the beautiful concert, the seaside view! King Boo has had all he can take. At least Luigi vacuumed Hellen out of the picture, what a relief that was, and satisfying to say the least. Oh, and who could ignore the way Luigi smiled and danced and cheered for himself every time he successfully captured a ghost...he's just too cute!

He couldn't possibly admit it aloud, but that little green plumber has the king of Boos absolutely wrapped around his gloved finger.

"UGH! That's it! I'm sick to double death of you!"

Sick to his heart of that cute little mustache, those soft shoes, those blue doe eyes, that adorable accented voice, that sheer obliviousness! How could King Boo possibly make his feelings any clearer?! Surely Luigi is just tormenting him, and he's sick of it!

"You want to fight me? FINE! Let's go, Luigi! This is the end for you, once and for all! HERE I COME!"

The Italian's teeth are chattering in fear, because of course he doesn't want to fight, and he's thoroughly convinced the Boo just wants him dead, or at least trapped forever as a decoration. Well, it's no fault of his, considering every attempt King Boo has made at flirting has nearly gotten him poisoned or skewered or whatever else-- it's been such a long night, Luigi barely remembers all the ways the hotel has tried to kill him. And the king of Boos is very, very intimidating, no thanks to his threatening dialogue.

Which, Luigi can't possibly admit aloud, is rather attractive, in an inexplicable way. That voice, and those eyes, and...

No, no, no time to think about that now. That "rather attractive" ghost is trying to destroy him!

King Boo cackles, nearly at the end of his rope, summoning lightning, showing off his tongue (very intentionally, that is), throwing fireballs and explosives, every time missing and angrily cursing before vanishing. That Luigi...too smart in all the wrong places! Like he knows every move the Boo is going to make! Yet he can't figure out King Boo's affection towards him?!

When Luigi throws an explosive back at him, sending King Boo reeling and coughing smoke until he collapses on the roof, he's feeling more frustrated than ever. The plumber and that strange, goopy green clone of his suck him up by the tongue and smash him back and forth against the roof until the Boo tumbles backwards.

Enough is enough.

King Boo rematerializes before Luigi, glaring daggers, his enormous maw closed in a deep frown. The man steels himself for another round of attacks...

...but they don't come.

Instead, King Boo snaps.

"You know what?! Enough of this! You're cute and I've been trying to tell you that for hours-- no, YEARS now!"

Luigi freezes, his whole body going still as a ghost hit with his Strobulb. He...what?

The Boo's mouth is open now in a snarl, his brows low, his eyes glowing bright with irritation. He looks so angry; surely Luigi misheard him! If looks could kill, the plumber would already be six feet under!

"There, I said it! Must you torture me further?!"

No, he heard right.

...

He heard right?

The nozzle of the Poltergust clatters on the now-cracked concrete, Luigi barely even realizing he's dropped his only protection. He stares, then blinks and starts sputtering.

"C...cute? A-ME?!"

Oh, the Boo is a goner when that heavy accent comes out. His face flushes royal blue as he drifts like a deflating balloon to the rooftop. "OF COURSE YOU! HOW have you not figured that out?!" King Boo tries to snap in his usual tone, but it comes out in more of a pathetic whine as his voice cracks in disbelief.

"You've been-a trying to kill me all-a night!" Luigi chokes out. He's so shocked, he sinks to his knees, taking off his cap as his other hand comes up to run through his hair, the Boo watching his every move-- has he ever seen the plumber without his hat? His hair looks as soft as his mustache...

"I-- I HAVE NOT!" King Boo retorts after a moment, equally stunned.

"What...what do you call all of-a that, then?!"

"I was trying to flirt with you!" The king frantically pinwheels his nubby arms in a desperate attempt to explain. "I know those idiots kept ruining everything, but I was trying! I had a nice dinner planned, a walk through the garden floor, a magic show--"

Luigi's hand drops to his lap and he stares again at the ghost. "You set up all that...as a date?"

King Boo stops his rambling. "...yes?"

The little Italian giggles breathily, then laughs harder and harder, until he's gasping, arms wrapped around himself and tears rolling down his cheeks. King Boo blushes furiously. "What-- stop that! Why are you laughing at me? What's so funny?!"

"Oh, scusa, bello," Luigi manages when he finally catches his breath, wiping his face with his shirt sleeves. "It's just-- you are-a terrible at flirting!"

The Boo puffs out his cheeks, impossibly blue as he crosses his nubs in offense. "Well-- well, you're terrible at noticing, then!" He grumbles, his mouth closing in a pout.

"Both people are-a supposed to be there for a date, you know." The man giggles once more. He can't help being amused at the adorable grumpy face before him, and he's giddy with relief, heart fluttering now that he realizes that the ghost wasn't actually trying to murder him all this time, that the little voice in his heart was a mutual feeling.

"I...knew that." Boo's violet eyes flick away-- he definitely didn't know that-- then snaps his eyes back to Luigi in sudden realization. "Wait, what did you call me?!"

Luigi just smirks, one eyebrow cocking up, a show of the confidence he's feeling now. "Maybe if you-a take me on a real date yourself, I'll-a tell you, tesoro."

"T-TES--" King Boo blows the rest of the word into a raspberry, flustered, not knowing if the Italian is taunting him or complimenting him.

"Wait...are you asking ME on a date?"

Luigi gets to his feet, shuffling across the roof to retrieve the frame lying all but forgotten on the concrete. He inspects it for a moment, then sets it upright along the wall of the roof, aiming the Poltergust's dark-light attachment at the image of his friends and brother.

The plumber glances back at King Boo before switching the light on, grinning once more at the uncertain though hopeful king watching him. "Yeah, I-a guess I am." The light activates, a beam of rainbow slowly coloring the painting.

Well, after he explains this to Mario, and gets the group comfortably settled in the hotel, that is. And maybe gets the Boos out of their respective containers, since he knows the king will be asking.

Luigi's heart flutters again. His night doesn't feel so long anymore.

#booigi #king boo x luigi #ratkingwrites #that's a tag i NEVER thought I'd be making #i actually used to write a lot of self indulgent bullshit in middle school #but i stopped for a long time until i had to come up with a story for a game last Halloween #so I'm...kinda writing stuff like this now and then #booigi Tumblr please accept this humble offering #should i post this on ao3? I've never posted on there 👉👈 #luigi's mansion 3 #this is a Hellen Gravely hate zone #every time she's on screen i want to deck her #King Boo is cute as fuck #Luigi is also cute as fuck #they're both so stupid though (affectionate) #this was fun #and i am becoming very anxious very quickly #okay bye now

[hooved]

so fucking glad that picard (the show) only has one episode left and then it's completely over. now if only they'd just stop making new star trek shows altogether unless it has an entirely original cast. i'm so tired of them trying to do more shit with TOS and TNG and just ruining it

#some of you may disagree and many won't even give it a chance because of the art style but lower decks is the only good new trek show imo #but also if you haven't watched a LOT of star trek then you probably won't get as much out of it as ppl who have #s2 and 3 are fun and i'm excited for s4 #also wait i actually still haven't watched prodigy. i forget it exists tbh. i'm sure it's fine for a kids show tho

[laddertek]

shoutout to you giving us the tangtho highlights of the decked out 2 streams

hahaha thank you. I'm far from providing all the highlights because there are simply Too Many. that I just don't post about all of them. but hooo boy are the tangtho enjoyers living well right now!!

#like. it's the little things like #etho's “don't you giggle at me” #*and etho laughing a lot at tango's bdubs short joke :') #it's all just A Lot. there are so many great little moments between them at the moment haha it's great they're very fun #and sweet #you know it'd also be fun to collect some past ones too but who has the time haha #but for example I think during season 8 on a stream tango was asked what his favourite thing about season 7 was #and he thought about it. and he said becoming better friends with etho #like #that's so sweet #anyway sdfghj thank you for the ask! I appreciate people being here with me too #also reminder that everyone and anyone can please word vomit and post and art about tangtho whenever they like sdfghj #I for one will eat it all up <3 #decked out 2 #hermitcraft #tango tek #tangotek #ethoslab #etho #tangtho #hermitshipping #asks

[dent-de-leon]

OFFICIAL ART OF CATHA AND RUIDUS MY BELOVEDS 🌕✨

#critical role #the implications of imogen and molly being drawn closest to ruidus now that we know mollymauk is ruidusborn-- #also definitely think isharnai being drawn under ruidus means she uses a red moon oracle deck to tell her fortunes #just throwing this here for my own reference and also just because i love the weird moons and moon goddess of trickery so very much #c3 please show me sehanine during the solstice i need to know molly's silly little godling is okay #so nights when ruidus flared include: molly being born in the savalirwood #the whole corruption of the savalirwood #delilah doing wild dark magic in whitestone #veth being cursed by isharnai-- #theres also lots of fun ruidus stuff in call of the netherdeep

[capriciouswriter207]

I've been really inspired this week to work on my decked out 2 inspired dnd campaign, so here is the first gameplay chapter for this campaign, namely chapter 2: Deepfrost Citadel. Explore the lively citadel itself across three maps before you descend into the dungeons.

You can find everything else I've got for this campaign until now right here.

NOTE: this project is not finished yet (still have to add everything from the Frozen Crypt to the Burning Dark), I'm just excited to share with you what I've already got. So please keep that in mind.

#decked out 2 #terrors beneath deepfrost citadel #deepfrost citadel #i still can't believe i'm actually doing this #it's so fun to do #even if it can be frustrating at times #not a professional dnd game designer or writer #i'm pretty sure it'll be a while before i finish the other chapters #because there's a lot #but i will do it #i'll also likely bundle everything into one document by the end #but that's another thing #and a job for future me #capricious writings #tangotek

[chrysalizzm]

close encounters of the bedwars kind

#mcyt #mcyt fanart #purpled #purpled fanart #had a lot of fun with chara design. very nausicaaesque #real bedwars sweats wear skirts #dont love the scales???? that i gave him but thats ok #also went with the color scheme on quackity’s deck for him #when will i finally be normal abt purpled :pensive: #chrys draws

[red-dragon-archfiend]

My Yugioh anime hot take of the night is Alexis Rhodes might've been the main character if Jaden wasn't set in stone as the protagonist

#musings #yugioh #don't get me wrong i really do like jaden #he's one of my favorite characters in the franchise #but alexis had a very similar strong sense of justice and would frequently step to the plate when it mattered #i think the main issue with her as the protagonist is her deck #it just wasn't as flexible or fun to watch as jaden's #protagonist decks have to be designed to win in various ways #even if those ways universally involve special summons the monsters have to be different #elemental heroes are one of the most intelligently designed protagonist archetypes for that reason #if alexis was the hero there'd need to be a LOT more cyber girls and cyber angels #personally i just wanna see her being given the agency she deserves #and i wanna see more than one obelisk blue girl be an actual character #jasmine and mindy don't count because they're basically background characters #anyway i'm not saying alexis should've taken jaden's place #but i am saying that she's the most suited to the role out of the other characters #if he wasn't introduced so late i'd also say axel brodie could easily work

[skeletalheartattack]

What are your OCs favourite toys? I love toys.

it took me a bit to think about, but i think my characters favourite toys would be like:

Boe: a wooden do-nothing machine

Budd: a stray old tin can

Ruce: just a tech deck

#ask #anon #Boes would be a do-nothing machine cause i feel it's pretty fitting for him. that and i also had one of these growing up #Budd's just makes sense to me to be a stray piece of junk. he eats the stuff after all. its kinda like a dogbone to him i guess. #that and theres an old stop motion clip i saw a while back of this tin-can dog pissing on something and then lighting on fire #and to me that was a very Budd-like creature. i don't know what its from. i just remember seeing it on twitter once. #Ruce's was a lot tougher than the other two. mostly because he doesn't have too much grounded lore #besides the fact he's a weird dude #so i tried to think back to what toy did i grow up around that would line up with his design and character #and a tech deck kinda just seemed like itd make the most sense. #and while Boe and Ruce arent in the same universe [to be decided]. i do imagine Ruce having the Reaper tech deck dude #1. mainly because its just a fun reference to Boe #2. because it was also a tech deck dude i remember us owning #i think tech decks were more of my brothers things. but i think it lines up for Ruce. #anyway thank you for the ask anon! :) #boe #boe tai marrow #budd #ruce #ruce o'donnell #my characters

[doggernaut]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Check Please! (Webcomic) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Eric "Bitty" Bittle/Jack Zimmermann Characters: Jack Zimmermann, Eric "Bitty" Bittle, original child character Additional Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Future Fic, Parenting, retired Jack Zimmermann, Established Relationship, Long-Term Relationship(s), Domestic Fluff, Light Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Kid Fic, Getting Older, Holiday Traditions, Holiday Stress, Christmas with the Bittle-Zimmermanns, Injured Jack Zimmermann, Christmas

Jack wakes up with a sore knee and a toddler sitting on his chest.

“Hi, Papa,” Ellie whispers. Her blonde hair is wild and she smells like maple syrup. Since Jack retired earlier this year, most mornings have begun this way and he can’t say he minds all that much. He knew that her first few years, when he was still playing, would be hard. He’d tried to be as present as possible but even when he wasn’t away on roadies, the early morning practices and evening games meant less time than he’d have liked at home. He relishes these mornings with Ellie; most of the time, he doesn’t even miss those early workouts. He definitely doesn’t miss waking up in a hotel bed in a different city. Jack’s mornings are a lot slower now, but they’re also a lot sweeter.

But most mornings, Jack’s knee doesn’t feel like somebody’s just jammed a screwdriver into it.

Read on ao3

#omgcp #zimbits fic #future fic #I can finally reveal the fic I wrote for Deck the Haus! #Fun fact: the time I spent writing this overlaps with the two months I was sick with Covid + sinus infection + random mystery illness #(and was also injured) #so I guess you can say I relate a lot to Jack in this fic and that informed its writing. #At any rate enjoy a little bit of the holidays Bittle-Zimmermann style.

[kadoodles-on-ao3]

Quick Update: I've been busy with many things good and bad, but I've been working on updating the Xenoblade articles on The Cutting Room Floor with my findings! :)

So far I've done the main party members' unused battle lines, found a tonnn of unused cutscene lines, and added some bugs (everything from the Riki Gem Crafting section on!)

All that's left is to do the temporary party members' and the bosses' lines! I'll probably end up giving the bosses their own subpage... if I'm allowed to do that lol

I've also edited all the playable characters' dialogue articles as well as added info on the bosses' lines to their respective individual pages over on the Xenoseries wiki! :) Too many pages to link here so I'll give you Shulk's and then you can find the rest by searching!

#aside #xenoblade #this has been a lot of work but it is very much a labor of love :) #it's been like a year since i started testing lines and i'm still finding out new stuff #there is so much attention to detail and love put into this game... #also my bf simultaneously got me into yugioh again (the show) and for the first time (the tcg) so blame him for my absence #if you're curious i play an invoked dogmatika shaddoll deck! #idc if it's not meta anymore i just think it's very fun!! #also bc aleister and spoopy puppets and strong ladies my beloveds #especially aleister he is going on My List TM. look out shulk you have competition

[windmillwizard]

happy secret samol! my gift is for @/sn0wglass who asked for my favourite dramatic moment featuring lyke and aterika'kaal. i picked the scene from lyke's six travellers episode where he finds alaway and aterika'kaal in the cabin and gives a blood sacrifice

#friends at the table #secret samol #my art #this was so fun to work on! i feel like i learned a lot #also the poses/composition are referenced from rider waite's tarot deck :-)

[sysig]

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe screengrabs

‼️ SPOILER WARNING ‼️

Alright so the first few are just from replaying all the stuff that was in the HD Remix, just to see some of the texture differences, but I also took some screengrabs just because they’re fun!

I’m so glad this one made it in lol (he is)

I got the paper office! :D

And the whiteboard ending!! Yes!!! Dog mode is terrible though haha ♪

Spamtoncore

This was new! I knew about the Bucket but I hadn’t met them yet so I was just like Hmmm Hmmm Interesting haha

Fall through the floor Part 2 - luckily this was the last one of the initial play session! Still though, load your rooms pls

Alright from here it’s all Ultra Deluxe so watch out!

I want this. Sadge that it’s sold out </3

I just got this one! :D

They!!! So tiny <3 It’s nice to see Mariella’s model as well, I’ve seen Stanley’s a few times but never Mariella from the front!

Just played with this one too, the grandfather <3

Who is this!!! They’re so cute what!!!

This image is probably especially funny to me because it reminds me of a meme I made lol

Hi Stanley, Hi Stanley, haha ♪

There he is. The Narrator turned him into a marketable figure

Very cursed Stanley smile :) He deserves it

Me

See, this dark, infinite abyss makes sense! It all ties together! Brilliance in writing! Lol

My previous point (also implying that Stanley is normal, really, Narrator, you should know better by now)

I appreciate the serial code(?) nameplate lol - this whole section was too strange haha

*heavy breathing* I mean literally what more could I ask for (I did also like the Stanley Parable concept art though haha, and the pause button stuff)

I gotta be honest, I was not sold on this bucket at first, but after this-

EEE, even better!! Yes, I’m onboard on the bucket now, I love Bucket

There is an awful lot of Bucket death in this game huh. Like, Stanley dies a lot too, but we don’t get to see that usually, so it’s oddly visceral

Employee 416 you say 👀 So there was somebody in there initially, until they were moved...? (I like to imagine they also drew the little Stanlurine doodle on the whiteboard lol)

I forgot that this was flagged by the phone call lol, I wonder if anybody has actually counted them

That’s all for this playthrough! If I fall through the floor again, I’ll try to catch it!

#The Stanley Parable #The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe #WPTSP #Blood #There will also be spoilers in the tags so be warned! Haha #Don't mind the weird cropping on some of these I was trying to work around my little Windows watermark as best I could #At least before I remembered/paid attention to how to screenshot using the Steam overlay anyhow lol #The Bucket did not fare so well ah well it's charming enough on its own merit lol #I had a lot of fun little happenings that don't really communicate in screenshots ah #Like playing the 2: Escape Pod and 2: Mariella endings back to back (with an interstitial waiting period for the Bucket lol) #Being called a dork (<3) and a dolt (<3 <3) by the Narrator (<3 <3 <3) #And the updated Games ending for this version! Ah!! He's so bratty!! What a delight #And the differences in ''endings'' down the vent if you bring Bucket or not and the Narrator ''disproving'' some fanon #Tbf I don't think most people actually thought he was like Just a recording but rather the aesthetic of him literally Being a cassette deck #Like the monitor head! It's all good! All of it!! He's a strong aesthetic man <3 #Also saw?? Alex Hirsch in the credits sorry?? Was he the cassette man voice or? I don't know where else he might've been #And the Curator was mean in 2: Museum!! Bucket really brings out the worst in people ♪ #I can't tell if it's just because I was losing steam by that point but the only one I was kinda meh on was 2: Real Person #Retrofitting one of the best endings is always a tall task tho :P And I still prefer the HD Remix's version of the Real Person ending anyhow #Even the glitching was a little lackluster :0 The timing was a little off #But :) I still have the HD Remix if I ever want to experience it my favourite way hehe ♪ The more the merrier! #Now for some stress tests >:3c Gonna go back in and see just how many ways I can mess up the game ♪♫ #WPVG