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mncxbe · 20 days

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omg!! LOVE THE NEW BLOG THEMEEEE💗💗 OH AND HEHEHE BACK WITH ANOTHER REQUEST FOR AKI.. since you made a new one!!!! prompt nsfw 4. one bed trope. aki. (I'm imagining that aki and Himeno scene lmwo) ilysm and all your writings hehshshudhu (That last aki fic was so beautifulpls) 😁😁🐑🐑💥

sheep my beloved hii♡ first off tysm i'm so happy you like the theme and the aki fic. and i'm very much hearing you out on this one👀

4– one bed trope

ღೀ๋࣭ ⭑𝒄𝒘: semi public, i got a bit silly at the end, slight degrading// it's implied that reader and aki had sex before

"What's wrong Hayakawa? Can't sleep?"

The way the syllables of his name rolled oh so sweetly off the tip of your tongue made his skin crawl.

"I'm quite alright, thank you for asking, Y/N. Now go sleep" he said curtly in a hushed voice, trying not to wake up Power and Denji, who were sleeping in a bed on the other side of the room.

Aki took you, his newest patrol partner, and his roommates on his yearly trip to Hokkaido and rented a room at a cheap hotel. He'd hoped that Power would be willing to share a bed with you at least for a night, but she insisted on sleeping next to Denji, so he got stuck with you.

The situation was less than ideal– he could feel your ass pressing up against his pelvis as he spooned you. It also didn't help that you were wearing a tiny little top that barely covered your chest and some skimpy pajama shorts.

"Why are you so tense, Aki? Are you cold?" you asked sweetly, shuffling closer to him and fuck he swore you were doing this on purpose. His hard-on was pressed right against your ass.

His deft hand came to rest on the juncture between your hips and legs, preventing you from squirming any further. "Don't play dumb, I know what you're doing and I suggest you calm down before they wake up"

"But 'm not doing anything" you cooed, glancing at him over your shoulder and even in the dim lights of the room Aki could make out your mocking smile.

You really had the nerve to make fun of him after teasing him all damn night? Aki felt his frustration growing with each passing minute. Fine, if you wanted things to be that way, so be it.

"You little slut..." he mumbled under his breath and you could hear him fumble with his slacks. Hooking your leg over his hip to give him space, you pulled your panties to the side. "Sorry, Aki, ya know I can't help it with you... ngh–"

"I know, dumbass" he said affectionately, covering your mouth with his hand "But I don't wanna hear a peep from you, got it? Keep quiet"

You gave him a small nod, an unspoken promise, but the moment he alligned himself to your entrance and pushed his hips forward you moaned into his hand. Aki traced sloppy kisses up the nape of your neck, his lips hovering above the shell of your ear "Loosen up baby, you're too damn tight."

It didn't take long for you to get used to his length and Aki started slowly rocking his hips against yours, whispering hushed praises."There you go, this 's what you wanted baby? Good girl..." The mattress creaked lightly and you prayed that Denji's light snoring would cover the sound.

Unbeknownst to you, a mortified Power was listening. She'd woken up a while ago to go to the toilet but well... she couldn't exactly do that now. Or during the next hour. It's safe to say that from day on, she agreed to share a bed with you whenever you went on a trip.

#𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝ღೀ๋࣭ ⭑#chainsaw man smut #chainsaw man aki #csm aki #aki x reader #aki hayakawa x reader #aki hayakawa #aki smut #chainsaw man x reader #csm x reader #chainsaw man #aki csm

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lemonluwrites · 1 year

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My One And Only (Is You) - Part One

I want to start by saying first and foremost I DO NOT OWN any of the Yan Bois you see in the story they are taken from other creators (I will post their blog links below) the only thing that is mine is Tim and other original characters so please show the creators some love Please be respectful and kind to the creators they are human too If I miss anything Or forgot to add certain stuff let me know Also Minors DO NOT INTERACT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD

My first time posting fanfic AAHHH This Idea came to me one day when I was reading Anon asks about what if MC was the yandere I really liked the idea but I wanted to add my own twist so instead of MC what if they (The Yan Boys) turned a completely innocent person in to a yandere like them and they slowly became obsessed with their own MC this story will of course will be a slow burn type of deal so bare with me I will try my hardest to keep the yan boys as close to there characters as possible but I won't make any promises as I was never good at stuff like that so sorry in advance if the seem OOC

Part One - introduction Tim doesn’t like to remember the days before his adoption, before his new parents took him in. Sure, he remembers minor details of his former house and his original name. He will gladly talk to you about the weird stains on the wall that kinda looked like a bunny or how he used to have a cat named tuna. well at least he thought it was his cat. It would come and go whenever it pleased. He liked to assume his kitty was a free spirit that could never be tied down. Those are the things he liked to talk about, the things he rather remember but if asked anything else about his biological parents he would lie and say he doesn’t remember them as he was too young to truly know them His new parents, though well, he couldn’t really lie about that. To say they were slightly better than his bio parents was the best he could say about them. They were rich with a very high reputation in the city they lived almost owning every business in the area. He remembers the first time they paraded him around random strangers coming up to his new parents complimenting them, saying how brave and kind they were for adopting someone like him. He could just scream. The truth of the matter is they didn’t really care about Tim (the new name they gave him) they just wanted to earn brownie points for being kind enough to take a chance on a troubled kid like him. Not surprising to Tim, they didn’t really know what to do with him. Once the novelty wore off, it was like a switch. Everything Tim did bothered them, whether it was as simple as just sitting and doing nothing to how he breathed. Needless to say, Tim was their only child. The best days for Tim were when both of his parents left on business, leaving him alone in the house. Those quiet days where he could be whoever he wanted without the added fear and anxiety were truly bliss. Of course, blissfulness didn’t last long. He eventually was forcefully enrolled in to a private school. Forced to wear an itchy and god awful uniform. He tried his hardest to make friends, but no matter how friendly and kind he was, no one seemed to like him, so he became a loner — a friendly loner, that is. His parents were not thrilled about this. No child of there’s would be some loser, so that’s when they started to pay and blackmail other parents to allow their kids to come and play with Tim. That didn’t help as those kids would mostly just use his toys and gaming consoles without saying a peep to him, although Tim remembers one kid something about them was… different. When they came over, much like the other kids, they went to his gaming consoles. Tim was ready to pass the time in silence when the game booted up almost instantly; the kid became talkative, going on rambling after rambling about the red plummer. Yet that wasn’t what was different about the kid, it was their eyes and how they light up when talking about said topic. A topic they loved. A topic they were passionate about. It was in that moment Tim admired that kid and wanted to see more of that light. A part of him wanted that light. In school, he made it a point to always talk to that kid to be around them, to see them, but sadly, not everything last forever. That kid, much like everyone else in Tim’s life, switched no longer did they have that light in their eyes instead it was replaced with a vapid void that kid became Tim’s first bully that is until a tragic accident occurred they eventually found that kid in sewer tunnel someone had strangled him to death with his own belt he remembers the police questioning him and his other classmates but nothing came from it to this day the case remains unsolved. There are some days Tim wishes he could have been there. Maybe it all could have been prevented. By the time Tim was 19, his parents insisted he go to college and study business so that one day he could take over theirs, but Tim had no desire to inherit anything from them deciding Instead, he packed his stuff and left the city and moved in to a small town and took a job at a dinner being a server. He eventually got an apartment, but due to how expensive the rent was, he put out an ad for roommates. Roommates came and went, none truly staying for long. Now 21, having moved again and no longer working for the dinner, he got another job in an ice cream shop. Quickly, his personality seemed to fit the establishment. His cheery disposition attracted parents and kids alike, making him an ideal worker. Tim adored his job - no, he loved it. The light in people’s eyes as he hands them their treat made him giddy. He really did love the light in people’s eyes. It was during that time he got a new apartment, but much like last time he couldn’t afford rent, so once again he put out an ad for a roommate. This one would not only be permanent, but different from the rest. That is when he met Redacted. The man had a strange sense of style grunge, maybe? He wasn’t sure he has never really met anyone dressed like that. Tim liked it in a way. Redacted wasn’t a very social guy. He mostly stayed in his room and every once in a while came out to eat what Tim made or to use the bathroom, although there were times Tim would hear him leave during the night. Tim figures he works at night. Poor guy must work long hours as he’s mostly gone all night. It’s no wonder he has bags under his eyes and looks like hell because of this, Tim takes care of most of the house chores. He doesn’t really mind as, despite having a job as well, he mostly has too much free time. Too Much time to think and Tim doesn’t like to think. Tim has never entered Redacted’s room since he moved in the last time was when he showed Redacted said room. But why would he enter? I mean, that’s redacted room you never enter someone else’s room without permission. That’s just… rude. But of course sometimes you have to be a little rude just to get things done. It was late at night when Tim woke up another nightmare to add to the books. After a few failed attempts to fall back to sleep, he decided he might as well get a few things done around the house before he goes to work. He made his way to the hallway, his bare feet brushing against the carpet before hitting the solid floor. As he made his way to the kitchen, he stopped by the laundry room, glancing at the dark room noticing how full the laundry basket was. He sighed and thought, might as well since I’m here. He entered the small room and loaded the washer with clothes when he noticed very quickly Redacted had not given him his laundry yet odd as Redacted always made it a point to hand him his clothes curiously he poked his head out of the room and stared at Redacted’s door as it was just a couple of inches away from the laundry room. Tim debated a couple of seconds before making his way to the other’s room. Quietly, he placed his ear against the wooden door, listening intently for any movements or noises that the other was there. Tim knocked lightly, leaving his ear pressed against the door. ”Redacted? you in there?” No response. Tim moved away from the door, glancing down at the golden knob. He took a deep breath as he slowly reach for it. Usually redacted would have the door locked, as this wasn’t the first time Tim tried to open the door. He would always hear it every time he entered his room, which Tim didn’t mind. It was his room. But this time, the door was unlocked. This startled Tim. Did Redacted forget to lock the door? Slowly, Tim poked his head in the darkroom. An odd smell hit him. He moved away from the door and gaged it smelled like something died in there. Now he was even more determent to enter the room. After all, what if Redacted died? once again he approached the door this time fully opening it ”Redacted?” He flicked the lights on, scanning the room. It was a mess of bottles and bags of chips scattered around. In the beginning, he had felt bad due to Redacted not having carpet, but now he was gratefully the room had none. As a matter of fact, he was sure the smell was coming from the rotten food or the copious amount of hair dye fums or maybe both. Carefully, he walked around the room, truly admiring some of the decor. Much like Redacted himself, his room was a grunge like style. Tim couldn’t help but stare in aw at his PC set up. It was truly impressive. On the bed, (despite being a mess) was a red electric guitar. He wonders why Redacted hasn’t played before or maybe he has when Tim isn’t around. Tim noticed pieces of clothing scattered around the floor. He picked them up one by one while also throwing away the bottles and bags. He wasn’t sure if he should fold the other’s bed but he decided not to touch it as he didn’t want to disturb Redacted’s guitar. Now with arms full of clothes, he noticed how some pieces didn’t really match Redacted’s style, although he shouldn’t really judge. After all, maybe Redacted was branching out with his clothing options. Tim was about to turn to leave the room, feeling like he had overstayed his welcome, when he caught sight of the closet. It was slightly ajar. He stared at the closet as curiosity took hold of him again. Shifting the pile of clothes in one arm, he reached out to the door handle and pulled it open.

#fanfiction #14 days with you redacted #stnafgame #see thru need a friend #stnaf #14dayswithyou #✨-friend #original characters #💣- Tim MacNeil #My One And Only (Is You)#MOAOIY

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parkersbliss · 2 years

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gRACIE I HAVE NEWS i picked a user name already 🫶🏻 u're good lol five + any word was the theme i was going for anyway too !!

also peep the fivespresso— so cute ! ❤️ -✨

OMG that’s so exciting for you!!!

new blog, new you ;)

it so is!! umbrellatte is a genius 🫶

#IM SO HYOED FOR YOU #watch me accidentally follow you 😭😭#congratulations tho!!!#gracie answers 💛#✨ anon

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kristencsummerlin · 2 years

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More Nicktoons Unite High School AU. Which means more characters in school uniforms. As pointed out by my sisters, you know my character list is deep if I'm using characters that haven't made an physical appearance in the shows yet. But you know what. I'm too into it. Also yes we are still on SpongeBob characters. I have like 5 left before I get to Danny Phantom. Anyway hope you enjoy.

For those new. I'm making a Nicktoons Unite Highschool AU thing. Listed every character from the shows then made a separate list for the high school students. Which is anyone between the ages of 13 to 21. And instead of giving everyone a single set of uniforms. I'm giving every character a costume uniform for them. So the pictures if you can see them. Apologies for the bad lighting. Are the character base and the uniform for the character.

Links

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/kristencsummerlin/690188868683759616?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/kristencsummerlin/690188327381614592?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/kristencsummerlin/682125298868813824?source=share

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/kristencsummerlin/690189435374043136?source=share

Sandals: Brown and Orange

The twin brother of Scooter. They are like legit the same except for coloring. Love his uniform. It was fun to draw.

Little Crab (fave background peep): Red and Orange

I don’t mean the little crab thing in Patrick’s spinoff. I mean the little crab the makes one of the funniest expressions on the planet during the Pickles episode. He’s my favorite background character. So I will include him into the fucking background.

Gale: Blue and Pink

This is the Gale whose married to Octavius Rex. No shit. She’s girly so went with a girly design.

Stanley SquarePants: Blue and Yellow

One of Bob’s many cousins. Stanley is the youngest from my understanding and is the shiest. Like when I was youngest I was annoyed with him like Bob but I...want to hug him. Kind of a poor baby.

BlackJack SquarePants: Black and Orange.

Bob’s cousin that bullied him throughout his life. I assume he bullied the others too. He’s also been to jail for littering.

Todd SquarePants: Orange and Light Blue

Todd is a cousin that showed up in one of the many SpongeBob comics or plain books. He has a funky pattern so I included it.

Larry SquarePants: Teal and Orange

This cousin was mentioned in one of the many videogames. And I know nothing about. So kind of guessing about him.

Dreaded Patrick: Blue and Pink

Patrick already is a minor villain. Especially with some of the episodes. But he has an evil counterpart. I don’t know the proper version of Patrick. So he’s gonna be Rick. Because of that battle where Bob erased part of Patrick’s name off the nametag and Patrick yelled “My name’s not Rick!!”

NoodleBob or DoodleBob: Blue and White

I legit don’t know what his name is. I swear to god is was Doodlebob. But my computer and wikis say otherwise. It’s like confusing the fuck out of me. The students have to pick a color between blue, slime green, or orange to go with whatever color they choose. So mister black and white went with blue because he had to have something.

Squeeze Tentacles: Orange and Teal

The character with the saddest name in the universe in my opinion. He is Squidward’s cousin. And based on the small amount of info. He reminds me of a skater kid. So I went with the theme.

Chip Plankton II: Dark Blue and Slime Green

So Karen the computer built a robot to be the child her and Plankton. Karen is a robot. So Chip. Is a robot too. And he have attitude like no other.

Randy Cheeks: Blue and White

Did you know Sandy has a twin brother. This is canon. His name is Randy. Not much else is known about him. Again kind of guessing with him.

#nickelodeon #nicktoons unite #spongebon squarepants #nicktoons unite highschool au

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ethanheimerl · 4 days

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Ethan Heimerl Blog Post One

In this post, I will be evaluating the movie “12 Years a Slave” directed by Steve McQueen. This movie was made in 2013 and addresses slavery in the United States from the perspective of an African American man named Solomon Northup who faces both the horrors of being enslaved for over a decade. “12 Years a Slave” is based on the 1853 “Autobiography of Solomon Northup” and outlines Solomon’s kidnapping and sale into slavery as well as his journey of regaining freedom with the help of an abolitionist’s kindness. The power of immersing the perspective of African Americans through creative work allows the viewer to sympathize with and begin to grasp the plethora of consequences that have resulted from the trauma that slavery culture has inflicted.

"12 Years a Slave" represents racial and ethnic identities in America by portraying a story of the many hardships and few victories that had been won through a seemingly impossible feat of willpower and resilience. For hundreds of years, the history of African Americans has been shrouded by ignorance and moral superiority that Confederate, Jim Crow-supporting, self-interested politicians.

Social interfaces were historically under tight control but in the digital era the perspectives of others, including minority groups and those without representation have the opportunity to build platforms for themselves. The voice that “12 Years a Slave” creates for Solomon, victims of slavery, and people of color speaks to a central theme that has been addressed in this class creative work and media throughout the decades has been monumental in the embracement of our multicultural society. In a world that was dominated by the perspectives of newspaper executives and politicians, publically accessible media opened up a new world of accessible stories and information.

Another example of creative expression that broadcasts the African American truth from class is Harlem-based artist Jacob Lawrence’s artwork. His street murals not only encapsulate the style of his era, it captures the stories that build up the Harlem culture in a timeless snapshot that sparks dialogue and brings inspiration and courage to future generations of African American children in Harlem. Solidifying stories such as the Great Migration in visual artifacts support a cultural shift towards a recognition of black identity and symbolically give power to African American perspectives.

Another work from class that addresses the oppression of minority populations is Fusco and Gomez’s "Couple in the Cage". The way that Fusco and Gomez acted almost as an object during this performance, removed and mostly unresponsive to the environment, depicted the subjectification of native peoples effectively. The humiliating act of entertaining the crowd with paid peep shows of an emasculated man and souvenir pictures as if they were a rare animal paired with the physical cage represents the dehumanization of native cultures well.

All of these pieces shift the perspective of the viewer so that they can empathize and ultimately embrace their fellow Americans and our multicultural America. If instead of lecturing a person into compliance you immerse them into a creative experience that allows them to walk in the shoes of the artist, you can unify a country much faster.

Works Cited

Fusco, Coco, and Guillermo Gomez. “The Couple in the Cage .” Cocofusco.Com, 1993, www.cocofusco.com/the-couple-in-the-cage.

Jacob Lawrence: The Migration Series, lawrencemigration.phillipscollection.org/. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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grimoiresomnum · 8 months

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A New Pinned Post

Expanding on/tightening up this tumblr's focus since I'm going to at least try to be more active on here now, so here we go!

This tumblr is a singular muse-focused blog centered around an RP character within the world of Eorzea, of Final Fantasy 14. She is a Ravan Viera who goes by the name Kainé, and is currently trying to find her way and her purpose in the world outside the Golmore Jungle; read more below the line to find out more about the mun behind her, as well as her!

About Me: I have been roleplaying for over 2 decades now, so while I am still relatively new-ish to some of the intricacies specific to FFXIV RP, I am definitely not new to roleplay in general. I am looking for long-form back and forths (at least 2 paragraphs, please, but I can adjust within reason as needed), long-term connections for my character, and honestly, mostly just fun. And communication, please! I promise I don't bite. I'm open to dark and mature themes, as long as they come up naturally and aren't shoehorned in for shock value, but am absolutely NOT okay with any kind of phobic/fetishistic OOC ideas/views.

About Kainé: Kaine is a Ravan Viera, a few decades into her exile from the Golmore Jungle, finally comfortable enough on her own two feet to begin trying to explore the world outside her adopted Hyuran mother's textiles shop-turned-teahouse and bakery. Still, she can usually be found in Shirogane, in the private cottage she inherited from the Hyuran woman before her death; if she's not there, she can usually also be found in the Black Shroud, prowling along less-used walking paths in attempts to keep them safe from beasties for lost new adventurers; occasionally, strangely enough, she can also be found in Abalanthia's Spine, visiting a mysterious group of old friends there. However, not all is as fortunate as it seems; for those Viera who still hold fast to the Green Word, the way of the Golmore Jungle, there may be rumors that the Viera's banishment was merely one step in a two-part order, though from who the order hails is a mystery, and the second step may explain well why she is on the run, so skittish around so many of her kin.

My messages are open, and I would love any follows/reblogs/likes/et cetera! Hoping to meet some cool peeps and get this girl out into the world, and hope to post more soon! o7

#ff14 viera #ffxivrp #ffxiv roleplay #viera

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pyraffin-drgo · 1 year

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Tumblr (desktop) settings navigation

Recon I'd help the new people fleeing from Twitter since the settings of this site seem to be all over the place and might seem daunting. Excuse my crude circling I did it with a mouse and it's 2am

Here's the main ways to access settings, this dropdown is found by clicking the profile icon. There's not 3 different settings screens don't worry, there's just like 3 different ways to stumble upon it lol

Clicking this top one v

Leads to this basic standard settings screen - All settings are up to your personal preferences. Account, Dashboard, Notifs, and Privacy is all I'd really look at rn as a new user.

The settings screen above can also be accessed by clicking "Edit Appearance"

Clicking that above will show you this (main) settings screen: (which shows you more settings options than the general settings does)

Which has the basic settings PLUS scrolls down to a lot of in-depth settings as seen below (and more, cut for brevity)

Don't forget this little guy!!

Hidden in the corner you can change your icons, blog color, description (unlimited word count!), font, blog name (different from your username, like it is with twitter. One can be changed by the day the other stays for peeps to tag you by)

[You can also find the main settings screen by clicking your icon beside a post or at the top of feed by the option to create a post. Once you're looking at your profile just click Edit Profile and you're there.

Like I said, there's many ways to stumble onto the settings. If you're lost just keep clicking and you'll find it somehow.]

Finally, last but not least!!!

Change your dashboard color!!!

Those pictures are not the same size I apologize it's late

You can change it back to Tumblr's classic colors without a plug-in! Both desktop and mobile! (For mobile it's inside the settings)

There's also many other themes, some of them are light-mode so be careful clicking through them.

I hope this came in handy to someone out there!

#twitter #tumblr #guide #for the noobs #settings

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breakbleheavens · 5 years

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hello hello new theme please check it out and tell me what you think. any feedback is welcome etc. can you find things easily

#I spent two whole days on this akdslfjha #I got tired/wanted to show the new mobile photosets properly #I used to never reblog them bc it stuffed up on the theme and looked bad #but I've been tagged in an increasing amount of edits and a lot of them are mobile ones #soooo...here it is!!#compatible with the new post types!!!#(also peep the name :) I will release it in dec probably)#blog

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deanzboyfriend · 3 years

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Thanks for the tag @scandinavian-punk ! 💚

name: Joey Gender: no label; they/them Star sign: libra sun, Taurus moon, Gemini rising Height: 4’10.5” (about 149cm for my peeps outside the US) time: 7:20 pm bday: October 17th favorite bands: Set it off, AJR, The Beatles favorite solo artist: Rex Orange County,Jack Stauber, Girl in Red, Conan Grey, a few more 🤷🏻‍♂️ Song stuck in my head: The Mandalorian’s theme, Maniac- Conan Grey Last movie: Soul Last show: WandaVision When did I create this blog: late 2019, but didn’t become active until mid 2020 What do I post: too much last thing i googled: inches to cm other blogs: none do i get asks: nope why i choose my url: agent cuz crime show obsessed, shortstacc cuz I’m smol following: 76 followers: 155 average hours of sleep: 5 or less lucky number: 17 instrument: I can play French Horn,Euphonium, Baritone,Trumpet,Piano,Alto Horn, and a little bit of Bass guitar what am i wearing: collared shirt with a long sleeve and my new Mandalorian shirt over it with jeans dream job: FBI criminal psychologist dream trip: Philippines nationality: American (unfortunately) favorite song: don’t know last book i read: Wuthering Heights, Emily Bronte tagging (no pressure): @kermitsaysgayrights @lizziechase @prentizz

#long post #(?)#Joey got tagged!!

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thatbanjobusiness · 3 years

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Bluegrass Basics #1

WHAT IS BLUEGRASS?

I realize that, what with this being a bluegrass blog and all, I should probably start by explaining... this.

If you’ve hung out with me in the last year and a half, then you’ve been subjected (probably against your will, kicking and screaming) to a Haddock Talks About Bluegrass conversation. Within seconds, you may be bombarded to an inescapable wall of sound as I shriek about G runs, five-strings, and dudes wearing hats named weird stuff like Lester, Burkett, Arthel, Dorris, Junebug, Haskel, and Chi Chi. Understandably, to cope and survive, your mind might have blocked out the worst of the memories... leaving you now with the question, “Well, what is bluegrass? And why does Haddock find it so cool?”

At its simplest, bluegrass is a folk-inspired genre of music originating from the Southern United States that utilizes a core group of acoustic string instruments: guitar, banjo, string bass, mandolin, fiddle, and dobro. However, bluegrass is not a direct preservation of old folk music. Its biggest influences are Scots-Irish fiddle tunes, African-American blues, and gospel music, and in that you can hear a lot of "old" sounds. But bluegrass also began within a commercial setting. Most people date it to the mid-1940s—yes, it's that new!—and it not only integrated new compositions and contemporary songs, but it brought about innovative instrumental techniques that most audiences had never heard before. Since its inception, bluegrass has been a music of unique juxtaposition; it's simultaneously homespun and commercial, simple and technically complex, straddling tradition with truly progressive innovation.

Also. Unlike almost every other genre that exist out there ever, bluegrass can be traced back to and centralized around a *SINGLE* human being. Yeah. That’s right. ONE dude essentially started his own motherfucking genre.

Enter: the Father of Bluegrass. Mr. Bill Monroe (1911-1996).

This guy.

1. HOW THIS SHIT GOT STARTED

Bill Monroe’s music at the time was considered hillbilly music. (“Hillbilly” was the name of the genre before we changed it to “country”). He was a radio star starting in the 1930s, and by the late 1930s, Bill and his band had become members of a popular, wide-reaching hillbilly music program, the Grand Ole Opry, whose radio signal stretched across the American South. Bill’s music wove together several influences: in particular, he combined the sound of old Scots-Irish fiddle tunes with the pitch bends, syncopation, and blue notes of African-American blues. For good measure, he chucked in four-part gospel songs, threw his singing into the high tenor stratosphere, and pushed the music forward with an urgent drive.

And the name of his act? Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys.

Hmhm... something sounds familiar here... something to do with “blue” and “grass,” maybe.

Bill’s music underwent changes, different personnel, different instruments. Every musician’s contribution is important and worth noting, but regrettably my post would be too long if I talked about them here. I will, however, mention what’s often considered the last piece of the puzzle. On December 8, 1945, Bill introduced a new musician he had just hired, a twenty-one year old banjo picker whose style of playing was so unexpected to audiences that you could barely hear the music above the amazed cheers and shouts from the live crowd. People who heard it on the radio talked about the banjo picker all week; some blokes debated about whether one person was playing or several, or if it was even a banjo at all. I know peeps today don’t tend to think of banjos as “cool” and all, but he was shredding up the instrument like some banjo Jimi Hendrix, as far as they were concerned. It was so exciting. Bill was already a popular performer; under this ensemble he had between then and 1948, he was launched to even more popularity.

I’m not trying to focus just on the banjo, but my point here is to emphasize how bluegrass did invoke monumentally new ideas.

That 1946-1948 group is what we usually consider the first-ever bluegrass band. They created the initial blueprint by which a unique band style emerged. Now, some standard musical features of the genre got locked in during the 1950s after several seminal Blue Grass Boys bandmates left and formed their own band. But this original group’s sound started A Movement™ that trickled down over the decades. New-budding musicians began imitating Bill’s sound in their bands. And also, Bill’s band had constant turnover, meaning that a ton of people went into the Blue Grass Boys, got influenced by Bill, then left to form their own ensembles, carrying with them the musical ideas they’d learned from Monroe.

(And by “constant turnover,” I mean—no joke—Bill had something like 200 official band members over the course of his career.)

^^^ The “Classic Band” of Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys, c. 1947. From left to right: Bill Monroe (mandolin), Chubby Wise (fiddle), Birch Monroe (bass), Lester Flatt (guitar), and Earl Scruggs (banjo). When talking about the classic band, the bassist usually listed is Cedric Rainwater, but here (and legitimately part of the band at the time) is Bill’s older brother Birch.

In the late 1950s and 1960s, mainstream country music had to find a way to compete with the new and oh-so-frustratingly-popular rock-and-roll. Mainstream country music strayed away from scratchy fiddles and banjers and moved to smooth, pop-inspired, electric guitars and background orchestration. And if you didn’t sound like that, you probably weren’t going to be played on mainstream country radio. But there was a notable cluster of acoustic string band musicians who had been left behind... those people and groups who had branched straight off Bill Monroe. By this point, they were distinct enough that their music began to be regularly referred to as... yeah, you guessed it... bluegrass music.

Having been ignored by radio, bluegrass continued through other means, such as festivals that began in the late 60s and 70s. Many musicians brought their own instruments to jam, and to this day, bluegrass is a genre in which it’s common to both pick tunes with friends and family as a social event and go out to see professional performers.

As new generations have entered bluegrass, new ideas and sounds have funneled into it. However, I feel like the theme of combining tradition with innovation remains. For instance, in the 1960s with the Folk Revival, second generation bluegrass musicians simultaneously inserted more several-centuries-old folk songs into the bluegrass repertoire (ex: Fox on the Run), and brought in contemporary rock and pop elements to their bands’s sounds. And while today you may meet bluegrass purists who want to stick with what they heard in the 40s and 50s, you’ll see just as many if not more musicians continue to innovate and expand the genre.

And expand it they will.

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2. WHAT MAKES BLUEGRASS MUSIC BLUEGRASS?

As I’ve said before, bluegrass is a somewhat progressive amalgamation and reformulation of older music styles combined with contemporary music. Bluegrass might have been based in part on ideas from British Isles fiddle tunes and African-American blues, but it’s certainly not regurgitating how people played in decades past. Familiar, old elements combine with new, creative, and original concepts. You keep a healthy dose of both old and new.

It’s because of bluegrass that the banjo was completely reformulated as an instrument: changed from a comedic prop that was strummed into an intensely-picked solo instrument. Within bluegrass, banjo performance technique has continued to evolve, new ideas and styles building on top of one another. And let’s not forget the other instruments! The first dobro in a bluegrass band went in extremely unique directions compared to what was heard at the time, taking influences from everything down to banjo technique. At the same time, bluegrass has provided the space for styles like the old-time hoedown fiddle in periods of music where fiddle was ignored.

But....... as you’ve probably been wondering this entire post.... what does this genre sound like?

^^^ The typical instrument set-up for a bluegrass band. In the back is a string bass. In front, left to right, is a banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar, and dobro. If you’re not familiar with how to distinguish instruments: basses are plucked and low pitch; banjos sound twangy and play short note values; mandolins are a high-pitched instrument with a mellower sound that often employ tremolo (quickly undulating notes by strumming the strings up and down rapidly); fiddle is... I mean, it’s a violin; guitar is a mellower acoustic instrument that blends sonically with everything; and the dobro (maybe you’ve heard it referred to as a “steel guitar” or “Hawaiian guitar”) has a... uhhh... it’s a unique hound dog tone I have difficulties describing but is very distinct to hear.

A typical ensemble consists of mandolin, guitar, banjo, fiddle, string bass, and sometimes dobro. On rarer occasions, you may see other instruments like autoharp or harmonica (drums are usually considered horrible, forbidden things, even though... for the record... some high-profile bluegrass bands have used them). You’ll notice bluegrass is a distinctly acoustic string band sound.

There are also, of course, vocals, and in bluegrass, there is notable emphasis on tight two-, three-, and four-part harmony. However, what’s interesting about bluegrass as versus, say, other strains of country, is that for bluegrass, it’s about the full band and not just the lead singer. It’s as important to pay attention to the technically-driven solos (“breaks”) that the instruments play between sung verses. Many bluegrass pieces are straight out instrumentals, too.

Every instrument has a role or roles it fulfills in a bluegrass band. In the background, instruments may play rhythm or fills. Rhythm keeps the basic beat. Fills are unobtrusive melodic-sounding fragments that hide behind the vocalist(s) singing the main melody. And when there’s no singing, instruments take turns in the spotlight playing breaks. You can hear any instrument play a break. It’s to note that breaks are often improvised or semi-improvised, which is half of the fun and skill of watching the musicians perform. Ergo, even if the song itself may or may not have simple chord structures and lyrics, it’s also technically advanced with an expectation that every musician can perform fast-paced solos they improvise on the fly.

There’s different types of guitar styles I’ve seen in bluegrass. I’m not a guitarist, so I don’t want to elaborate too far and share incorrect information. However, it’s fair to say that guitar can be anything from a backup rhythm chord strummer to a flat-picked, fast-paced, melodic soloist. There is a VERY distinct guitar fill that happens at the end of lines, phrases, or sections called the G run you’ll hear everywhere. Fiddle I’ve also heard a wide variety of styles. On the dobro side, the dobro tends not to be the “Hawaiian” sound you may be familiar with on a steel guitar, but more geared toward quick, technical, bluesy stuff. Bluegrass banjo has several styles, but the most prototypical is the Scruggs style, where the banjo does rapid-fire, ornamented, three-fingered picking in which a melody line is pulled out at the same time you’re also picking background chord notes.

To describe bluegrass vocals, you’ll sometimes hear the phrase “high lonesome” thrown around. I don’t hear anywhere as much high lonesome sound in contemporary bands as I do first generation, but the high lonesome sound is a description of piercing, high-range vocals. Bill Monroe would even take songs that were usually played in the key of G and pitch them higher into A or B, pushing his and the ensemble’s vocals into a higher range. I remember listening to Monroe and thinking to myself, “Even though it’s male vocals, why is it so easy for me to sing to?” Because I’m a fucking mezzosoprano, and there’s times Monroe hits and holds notes that are at the top of my range. Hot damn.

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Rhythmically, bluegrass tends to be a driving genre of music. A term that gets thrown around a bit is “drive.” Even on the slow songs, you may hear the instruments push or strain forward. Beat-wise, bluegrass tends to emphasize both a strong downbeat and hit heavy offbeats in a boom-chick style. That last sentence might not have made sense to non-musicians, so I’ll explain...

When we listen to music, we can clap to it. We can also count along to any song as we clap. Music has an innate structure where, when we count, the sound seems organized in groups of two, three, or four. So, when we count to music, we’ll count repetitively. One song may be groups of two (you’ll count “One two, one two, one two”), groups of three (“One two three, one two three”), or groups of four. Every time you hit the “one,” it sounds bigger. It’s more emphasized. It’s restarting the pattern or unit of counting that’s inherent to the rhythmic structure of music.

Now, you can subdivide those numbers between your claps. That means you’d count “One (and) two (and), one (and) two (and),” where the “ands” tend to feel smaller and less-emphasized. Those “ands” are called offbeats. In bluegrass, you’ll hear both the numbers and the “ands” clearly hit. The string bass will play the one’s and two’s, while perhaps the mandolin and banjo are emphatically hitting the “ands” in the background.

There are subgenres within bluegrass. You may hear people refer to newgrass, progressive bluegrass, jamgrass, punkgrass, etc. Put a word in front of it, add the word “grass,” and it probably exists. Jewgrass exists and it’s awesome. There’s fusions, too. The Native Howl is a band that combines thrash metal and bluegrass. Gangstagrass is a band that combines bluegrass with hip hop. It’s also to note that bluegrass has long since become international, and there are notable communities and bands of bluegrass from everywhere to Japan to the Czech Republic.

3. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GETTING STARTED?

Ummhmhmhm I honestly need a separate post to begin sharing videos, bands, periods of bluegrass, and more. It’s diverse and I love everything from the music coming out in 2020 to the stuff heard in 1947.

I realize that this post skews more toward first generation bluegrass and the starting bands in Ye Olde Days. Because of that, I’ll say this much: the Big Three bands of the early years were Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys, Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, and the Stanley Brothers and the Clinch Mountain Boys. Bill Monroe’s music is “the original” and is based, at least in his mind, the most on the fiddle tunes he grew up with. Flatt & Scruggs skew somewhat more toward a popular culture sound with smoother vocals and instruments like the dobro that other early bluegrass bands did not use. The Stanley Brothers lean the most to mountain old-time music. Every band is wonderful in their own way and I love listening to all.

I’ll leave this post with what was my gateway song into bluegrass. This was the first song I listened to with the intent of experiencing bluegrass, not expecting to like it, but being pleasantly surprised. I fell in love with the song and... well... as you’ve seen... I’m a year and a half into the genre and still charging strong.

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I look forward to continuing to learn about bluegrass, refine my understanding of it, and share those discoveries with y’all in my future posts.

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captainshadowshifter · 3 years

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Ok so apparently I feel brave again today, and honestly tumblr peeps I'm really sorry for being like this, but I really want to up my confidence in the stuff I create by just pushing it out there - taking the leap, so to say.

So!

Below is a little something I wrote a couple years back (when I thought about not making my fanfic/AU as a comic, but instead writing it properly) and I haven't touched it since so it's really badly written, but it's one of my favourite parts of the story I created and yes I am kinda proud of it.

A little context first, this is a little further into the story (even further now because the SABA timeline slotted in so nicely before the other game-based sections), so there's some backstory I'm not gonna cover - some of it is easy enough to figure out anyway. The character Shadow, she's my OC (blog name lmao), and yes they are a 'thing' (I was going through some stuff it made me feel better stop judging me). Shadow takes the place of Sackboy, but I seem to have made it somewhat more... Human, realistic, whatever. They're on the run from a new villain, my absolute favourite villain I created for this story, because I mean dragon-demon-snake things, the best. Also they're on a new planet in the Imagisphere, because hey Huge Spaceship can never stay flying long ¬w¬. There's a dark theme to this whole story, I won't deny it, so please don't read this thing if you're likely to be affected by a vague suicidal hint (it's literally right in the last sentence, and I do mean vague) - I really don't want to hurt anyone, and I know that just because projecting my own issues helps me to cope doesn't mean it's good for everybody else.

Ok ok I'll stop rambling now, here it is. Hidden behind a keep reading thing so that anyone who doesn't want to read it won't by accident.

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He had been noticing it for a while. All the little things; the little tell-tale signs that were so discreet no one noticed, but not so invisible he hadn't noticed them himself. The little flashes of violet and indigo across his face, the slight (but dismissible) desire to destroy things - even an occasional hatred for Shadow and the others, of which he didn't want to bring himself to understand, despite already knowing. He did, however, understand that they were getting worse, more noticeable. The mood swings he could simply put down to fatigue; everyone else had them, too (though not as bad), since they'd hardly stopped running for the past week or so, and as such they were all tired and somewhat irritable. However, the fact that he managed to contribute to building something using his popit without being sent flying face first into some trees was, while a pleasant surprise, a cause for concern - and not something that could be put to much else other than a miracle. He was sure, if no one else, Shadow would notice something was up – after all, she had quite the knack for picking up on things like that. Newton knew he had to tread very carefully around her so as not to arouse suspicion, because the slightest hint of a doubt about his control over the Titans could cause a variation of problems (most likely higher levels of mistrust, he figured), the worst possible of which was by far that conversation. ‘I don’t really fancy talking about countermeasures...’ he thought to himself. ‘It’s not as though I can just get rid of them... They have to do that on their own.’

Later that night, however, something changed. Sat on top of his sleeping bag with his knees tucked up to his chest, Newton was staring into a small round mirror. The entire right hand side of his face had turned a pale violet – not dissimilar to that of what he hated about his past, and feared was going to happen again. He glanced over his shoulder to see Shadow sleeping peacefully beside him. ‘This is problematic.... I can’t risk putting everyone in danger just so she doesn’t get upset...’ He closed his eyes for a moment, and just as the lights dimmed he opened them again, a flash of dejected determination in his mind. ‘... No.. For once... I am entirely certain that this...’ He picked up a pen and Shadow’s notebook, and flicked through the pages to find one that was blank. This proved more difficult than anticipated; almost every page had scrawls of tragic tales, comical doodles or various greatly detailed sketches of fantasies from other worlds. Eventually he found a blank space, on the back of a page containing a sketch she’d done of him a few days prior. He remembered that she’d asked him to sit still while she did so – so obviously, he’d made every effort to do the exact opposite. A hint of a smile flashed for a second on his face at the memory, and he heard a distant ‘awwh’ from Green as she watched. Newton blocked out the thought, and began to write. ‘.. this is the right thing to do.’ He thought to himself as he ever so gently tore the page out of the book and laid it on his sleeping bag, then stood up, picked up his boots and left as silently as was possible from the tent – and darkness then fell.

The stars twinkled softly through the rustling leaves above him as he strode through the undergrowth. He had no idea where he was going, not even the direction he had taken from the camp – but he knew as long as he moved away from it everyone would be safe. As a purple mist clouded over his vision he scrunched his eyes closed tight and rubbed the back of his sleeve against them before breaking into a jog. ‘GO AWAY!! I DON’T WANT TO HURT THEM AGAIN!!!’. He began to sprint, the leaves of the Neumoran plants cutting into his hands as he pushed them away, until suddenly they disappeared as he broke out onto a clearing. He skidded to a halt and opened his eyes, panicked that he’d simply gone in a circle and ended up where he started – where he didn’t want to be. However, the clearing he’d come to was a gentle grassy slope, with most edges housing a steep slope, excluding the one he’d emerged from that was framed by the thick trees and bushes. And at the top of the slope, just away from the edge, was a singular tree that twisted and curled around itself and up into the sky, topped by thick layers of emerald leaves. The tree’s roots snaked in and out of the ground to form small hollows and ledges that would be perfect for sitting. Newton sighs in relief, then slowly walks forwards to the tree, peering over the edge and the distance below it. ‘... Well that would be a good backup plan, I guess... Just like back then...’

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harehuntress · 3 years

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intro post i guess..

my name is gasp, i use it/its. both mun and muse are 18+ and i’d prefer it if only 18+ peeps interact due to potential mature themes. general tw for gore and nsfw content

i’m not new to rp, but i’m v new to tumblr rp and fandom rp in general - i may still be missing some contexts and whatnot so i apologize in advance! i’m not super selective (as long as you’re a dbd blog you’re game) so feel free to drop starters in my inbox. i always try to respond with art so if i take a while to get to your ask it’s because i’m trying to make something for it lol

99.9% of the art i use will be my own, but if it’s not i will credit when necessary

please don’t ask me to erp. i don’t know if that’ll be an issue but please just don’t try it (i’m alright with nsfwish asks and nsfw in general but i don’t erp and it will make me uncomfortable if initiated)

i am sensitive to surprise gore/violence in rp so please talk to me b4 trying to spring it on me.. i know thats a bit silly considering my interests but i just like to have a sense of control over what happens to me/my muse. ocs and crossovers are fine with me! i’m not much of a shipper and don’t plan to initiate ships but i do enjoy them a lot, you can absolutely give it a shot if you want

exclus/discourse, k*nk, pr*ship blogs please do not interact. ik problematic content is probably a given considering the themes of dbd in general but i cannot handle it for personal reasons, it will 100% trigger me so all i ask is that you tag/warn your content and blog accordingly

TAGS:

#plain faced lagomorph - mod posts, ooc posts

#bunny’s reflection - ic posts, art, stuff related to my muse

#a dreary hunt - non-rp/aesthetic reblogs

#cottontail lullaby - asks, submissions, anna talking in general

#cuniculus - rp reblogs

#mine - a general tag that lets you know the content within the post is my own

basic muse bio/headcanons below the cut

ANNA.

- goes almost exclusively by “the huntress”, being referred to as “anna” confuses her a bit as she isn’t use to it — though she does respond to it. nicknames like “annie” or “ann” are outright ignored by her if it’s coming from people she doesn’t know/isn’t all that fond of.

- physically around late 20s to early 30s. she doesn’t have a birthday as she doesn’t know what day she was born (and if she did she wouldn’t care anyway), so she doesn’t have an exact age. she is over 7′5 or so with a muscular build.

- sapphic-coded, she displays a heavy positive bias towards women and fem aligned people in general. there are exceptions, but very few of them

- she can understand english but she does not speak it. translations will always be provided when necessary (i am not russian, i will do my best to make translations accurate but mistakes are inevitable with me)

- she behaves motherly - or at least, she attempts to. she cooks, offers trinkets and lullabies to whoever she grows fond of, no matter if they reciprocate or not

- her general lack of social skills makes her.. not the best conversationalist, so she may have odd mannerisms, reactions and speaking patterns when being spoken to. she is used to being alone.

#plain faced lagomorph #dead by daylight #i moved from a side blog to just make this my main lol #i dont have time to make a carrd or doc im sorry abt how sloppy this is #ill pretty up how i write as time goes on

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chocosvt · 3 years

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if i were to list down all my favorite svt fanfics, I'd probably just whip out your whole masterlist because you're like the blueprint of svt writers. since when did you start writing on this blog? im just genuinely curious because your writing is really good and i can tell you really took some time to grow better in it.

THAT IS A VERY ASTOUNDING COMPLIMENT SO I EXTEND ALL MY GRATITUDE 💗 i’m not sure i’m a blueprint LOL just a person whose been here for a very long while!

i started my blog in 2015, right around the time that svt debuted! i had another blog which i created beforehand, used to follow groups like exo, bts & snsd as they were my ‘introductory’ kpop groups (however i nvr wrote on that blog!) and that’s when i started becoming interested in the world of fanfic. THIS FANDOM WAS SO TINY BACK THEN OMG 😭 there were only abt three to four svt writing blogs i commonly visited – i specifically rmbr 17writes bc i used to lurk their blog like every day after school 💃 and miss julia (renthecupcake). she’s not a writing blog but she was the very first friend i made and WE’RE BOTH STILL ACTIVE SJJSJ.

i definitely think the svt tumblr fandom experiences waves of ‘eras’ where writers (and other cc) come and go. i’m sure you can pick a few writers off the top of your head who were rly well known that are inactive now! when i think abt it, it feels so strange to have seen certain mutuals be very present, and then a year or so later their blogs are gone or untouched. it’s definitely just a product of time and me being here in blotches for these past five yrs, but it’s also weird to think abt how many peeps have come and gone!

the writing svt community has definitely expanded to a point where it’s just impossible for me to know every writer like i used to 😢 but i love the variety and uniqueness of everyone! there are some ppl whose work i read and it has their name/style written all over it!

i think when you’re first starting out, ur writing is rly impacted by all these ppl you’ve been influenced by, so there’s this inevitable phase of trying to cram all these styles into smth which - at the time - you believe is rly authentic and “omg so expressive and new!!” but eventually that shell falls off and that’s when ur writing can RLY take shape. ik that happened to me! from what i’ve noted among this fandom, i think we all have a certain type of narrative or “theme” commonly expressed through our writing, so readers have many different sources they can go to when craving smth specific. it’s very interesting and i’m not sure i explained it well ,, BUT ANYWAYS 🦐 TYSM SRY FOR HITTING U WITH THESE ODDLY REFLECTIVE AND SENTIMENTAL PARAGRAPHS ✨

#i rly just unloaded for no reason 🥰 sounds like me #and ty for saying my writing has grown!#WHEW am i right #have a pleasant day!!#n: moonbeam #t: choco’s letters

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sueladyfinds · 4 years

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💡TUTORIAL - EA Gallery Links💡 How to link to your EA Gallery item for Download / How to link to your account on your Tumblr profile.

Sueladysims again 😁 my dear simmers! Have you ever wanted to link to your Origin Account aka EA Gallery Profile? Or how about providing a direct Download Link to your Library within your game via Tumblr without being actually ingame? What? You didn’t know that this actually works? It does and I will tell how. The linking to your creation is a bit tricky, simply because you need to know where to find the link! Don’t worry I got you covered! @simstreasurehunter was so kind as to ask me how I do it and I told them that I will do a quick tutorial for a better understanding on how this works. Because once you know how it works it’s actually pretty easy peasy.

So here we go:

1. STEP - Bookmark your EA Gallery

Open your browser and make sure to bookmark the link rename it, call it simply EA Gallery. I did put it on my Bookmark Bar, for quicker use. As you are going to use it from now on as much as I do, once you know how it works, hehe.

https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery

Or visit the official EA site for The Sims, you can find the Gallery under the tab “The Community”.

2. STEP - Login in to your Origin Account

For that, you need to be logged in because otherwise, you can’t browse through the creations by name if you aren’t logged in. It will ask you to do so.

3. STEP - Search your Profile

Once you logged in, you need to click on the tab next to “Trending” on “BROWSE”. Enter your Origin Name within the search bar, sort by “Newest” and uncheck under “Advanced” Maxis Fav or it will only show creations which are fav’d by Maxis, this is not what we need, right? ;) Dunno why but under advanced it’s mostly checked by default. Now click on “SEARCH” and your latest creations will pop up as you can see below.

4. STEP - Get the LINK

Open the creation for which you want to provide a download link for your Tumblr Post. Do you see the Social Media icons below the gallery image? Right, above the surprised “WOW” smiley. Click on the Twitter Icon. Sadly we don’t have a link to Tumblr. Goolge+ is obsolete and the other icons are linking directly to the profiles if you have but it doesn’t show the link you need before posting. That’s why Twitter is simply the best choice.

A new little window will open, this contains the shareable link for this one creation. You need to scroll a bit down within the tab because it will show first the description of your creation but after your description, you will find the link. Make sure to copy the whole link, otherwise, it won’t work. It should look as follows:

This link is pretty long that’s why I use Bitly to shorten the links and to track how many are using the EA Gallery Link for download. Actually quite interesting because of course, SFS is more popular than the Gallery but still a bunch do download my creation via the Gallery as well and some even comment, too and that’s supa cool. Simply want to give you the opportunity to pick and choose. I think most aren’t aware that it’s possible. This is how the original link looks when you copy it:

https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/pc/gallery/3A86342AFC8A11E98289342C8609C7AD?category=all&searchtype=ea_origin_id&sortby=newest&time=all&searchquery=sueladysims&max=50&maxis=false

You can click to follow the creator via the gallery, fave the creation by the creator and also add it to your library without even being in-game and on the EA Gallery. How convenient right?

I find it very convenient as it works faster and better. I do search sometimes for hours via the browser for new creations via hashtags or creator’s I know and add them to my library. When I log in it says you have new items in your library and I love it! No need to use the mods folder, unpack and add it, right? It’s just a click away when the creation is NOCC. Sure, it works of course for CC too but you need to provide additional the cc /or the links for simmers to grab the cc as you know and then you need still to add those file to the mods folder but even the CC build can be added to your library if it’s available via the Gallery, in that case, you need to include cc in your filter options when you want to check it out your library.

5. STEP - Create your post and share the LINK

I always provide in my posts for new builds both links the one to the Gallery and the other to SFS as seen below, clear and understandable for everyone - I think 😄 Thinking also to do it for my NOCC Households, yep works like charm. 📥 DOWNLOAD [ EA Gallery ] 📥 DOWNLOAD [ SFS] forever ad-free 😍

6. STEP - Share a “direct working link” to your EA Profile on your Tumblr as well.

You can also link to your profile itself within your info section on Tumblr. Check out, right here how it works. Follow the instruction as I described under the 3rd Step, now copy this time the link directly from the browser.

When simmers visit your Tumblr, provide a working link, it’s easier for them to see your latest creations and follow you also on the gallery, right?

Here is the snippet on how to implement a working link on your Tumblr profile. Like I said I use Bitly to shorten and track the links and a bunch of peeps are using it and it’s always nice to see if your work pays off! Replace the bold text with your link, name and copy it to the info section within your Tumblr Theme under the “info section”.

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<center> Origin ID <a href="http://bit.ly/sueladysims/" target="_blank">Sueladysims</a></center> ____________________________________________________

If you now click on Sueladysims it will lead you directly to my EA Gallery profile via your browser and you can check out the creations I have published over the years via the Gallery, like them and follow if you like it that much. You can remove the wording <center> and </center> if you don’t want your text to be centered this is just the HTML text formatting code to center the text in the middle. Check below this is how it looks on my Tumblr - test it out and see how it works yourself.

Hope you find it useful and let me see from now on that you also provide a Download- Link to your Gallery creations and profiles as well. If you have questions simply drop an ask on my main blog @sueladysims I don’t bite.

May your plumbob shines brighter in the darkest hour... With simlish luv, Sue

#ts4 tutorial #sueladysims #sims tutorial #ea gallery #how to use the ea gallery #link to ea gallery #tutorial

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fleetingfigures · 3 years

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|| 2020: A Retrospective ||

With the year coming to a close soon, thank god, I thought it’d be cool to take a look back and see what’s transpired in FFXIV as well as this blog! Anyone also reading this, I invite to do the same, if you have time of course. It’s always nice to close out the year thinking of the positives. Though, without further ado let’s goooo~

Blog-Related

- Actually, well, started using this thing! Met a lot of cool peeps and had the chance to actually break out into the world RP thanks to it.

- Almost hit 100 followers, just 5 shy!

- Top 10 Posts of the Year!

1). Promise Me You’ll... 116 notes - Aug 19 2020

First and only post I’ve had reach 100 notes! Mighty proud of the posing I pulled off for this, and who knows, I might make a sequel in due time. WoL!AU’s are still very much my weakness. And G’raha. He’s a weakness of mine too, if it wasn’t readily apparent already.

2). LFRP - Saerno Glista (Balmung/Crystal DC) 75 notes - Jan 28 2020.

Ah... My old LFRP. I even updated it, but I feel the need to change it again, especially given the fact I’m Giving my Carrd a complete overhaul. Might do the same to this blog too lmao. New Year new me as they say, but in actuality a lot has occurred for a certain catboy and things must be adjusted.

3). I Was Busy Thinking ‘Bout Boys 70 notes - Dec 5 2020

I was surprised this even got the attention it did lol. Seems NPC-related content is my most popular stuff. Also I am highly disappointed no one could recognize Arnott from the HW anima weapon quests. Y-yea he’s a very minor NPC, but I think he’s a cutie.

4). Black Mage is a Fun Class 51 notes - May 6 2020

The first of my fun class series! Originally wasn’t supposed to be a series at all, but I decided that every class in the game deserved some love! Also can I just say how much I love staves? Oh and the pagos bandana. It fits oddly well Sae imo.

5). Eden’s Promise Eternity 46 notes - Dec 18 2020

One of my more recent posts, and one not all too involved in the posing. Though, like I said in the post, the MOMENT I saw that arena, I fell in love with its lighting. OST is also a banger. Glad that people enjoyed random glamour shots with Gshade improving the already good lighting.

6). A Guide to Arcanima 42 notes - Sep 28 2020

The post I put the most time into... Photoshopping became so tedious at some points, but it was well worth it! I’m proud of the result and the opportunity to share some of my views upon the RP-flexibility of Arcanima.

7). Random Shower Thought 32 notes - Feb 9 2020

...I genuinely do not remember making this post.

8). Astrologian is a Fun Class 31 notes - Nov 30 2020

My old healing main, but still without a doubt the most beautiful class in the game. I wish Tumblr didn’t restrict gif sizes, but I understand the need for people’s devices to not implode when loading resources. So much grain could be reduced and more detail could be added, but alas. The screenshot at the end is still my favorite screenshot of Sae I’ve taken, even if it’s not IC.

9). Crystarium Coat of Scouting 29 notes - Mar 20 2020

And I still stand by my statements today. Since last tier is a patch behind us now, I could spare some augments to finally dye the coat. And, like a basic bitch, I’ve made Saerno’s ninja Rogue glamour jet black as far as the eye can see; all leather, of course. What is a rogue really without their leather?

10). 26 notes - Nov 16 2020

One of my first gifsets next to my Ninja ones! It Showcases the wonderful land of La Noscea, Sae’s only true home, and highlights some of his personal favorite areas! Hence why Limsa is barely pictured. He likes the city, but growing up in the country makes one appreciate the more natural side of La Noscea.

(Created by TumblrTop10)

In-Game

- Levelled all classes to 80! Though it does feel a bit hollow not being able to get xp for doing stuff now...

- Started Raiding... Well, seriously. I used to be a scrub and only do e1,e5 and e6 savage in PF, but a friend’s static needed a healer and they all but convinced me I was good enough to join. It’s been a hell of a ride, I’ll finally be going into e12s soon, but my experiences thus far have been awesome to say the least. I feel like I’m actually getting the most out of this game now that I both savage raid and take the time to RP.

- FINALLY GOT A HOUSE ON BALMUNG.

God was the release of the new wards hella stressful. Stayed up all night, logged on the second I could, booted up next to the ferryman. Didn’t get my ideal plot, but got the neighboring one. I finally got to house something with more than 100 slots, and for that, I am eternally thankful.

- Finished those goddamn Shared Fates. And all so I could get a piece of music and possibly make a few million gil selling other SHB area themes. Crystarium night theme is the GOAT and you cannot tell me otherwise.

Roleplay

- Actually RP’ed outside of my circle of friends! Now I haven’t had the time recently to seriously go back to it like I once did, but the things I’ve learned and the people I’ve met... I wouldn’t trade it for the world. With this upcoming new year, and me taking a small break from Uni, I think I’ll begin in earnest again! First I’ve gotta update all these damn sites first to better reflect where Saerno is now.

- New Plotlines realized, old ones closed up. It’s cathartic and oh so satisfying, in a way, to see your OC go through legitimate change and to have them put a cap upon a phase of their life, slowly moving on to the next. While Saerno is still as brash as ever, he’s begun to realize just how fragile his life is. To slow down, to sit back, rest, to think about the direction his life is headed, that is the essence of his new arc.

- Secrets to uncover. To keep things brief and without many spoiler, Saerno has made the transition from Arcanist to Summoner, but with it comes its own host of problems, ones that Saerno has to grapple lest things take a turn for the worse.

- Potential Alts. Well, now that I have money again... I may actually follow through on one of the many alt ideas I’ve had, some tangentially tied to Saerno’s own story, others completely unrelated. A tailor with an unrequited love that’s inspired him throughout his hardships? Perhaps the prodigal daughter of a family whose cunning nature only fuels her desire of pure freedom? Or maybe the son of Doman liberators, trying desperately to gain the approval and praise of others so that his parents’ name do not die out completely. So many choices...

And, well, that’s all! So far while 2020 has been quite terrible, at least I have these moments to look back upon fondly. Thanks to any and all of your who have been here this year, and here’s to hoping for a wonderful 2021!

#ffxiv #rp #Balmung #Screenshots #Saerno Glista #Thank you all!#And a Happy New Year in advance~#It's been a lovely year for my creativity

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