#side effect of doing a creative course i guess..

[buglaur]

simself college fits

#nothing will ever seperate me from the giò ferrari jumper i found in a charity shop #these past few days have been tough as fuck but i'm going to treat myself next weekend by going to a record fair #and i'm going to buy a carhartt patchwork jacket i've had my eye on for months #hope everyones keeping well i haven't been around here much #my friends and i started a minecraft server which we've been obsessively playing #so i haven't really played any sims.. #inspiration to do anything at all has been sparse lately i won't lie #side effect of doing a creative course i guess.. #college starts up again today.. getting up at 6am was a joy 😐😐 #see ya simblr

[rainykoo]

whimper (m)

masterpost : recent

wc: 1.8k

pairing: monkey d. luffy x (fem)Reader

summary : in-which you can’t help but wonder what other noises your loud captain is capable of.

warnings : sub-dom dynamics (like barely), post-timeskip luffy, non-established relationship, you subconsciously have a corruption kink, mentions of intoxication, drunk sex, use of devil fruit (AGAIN IK m’sorry i love being creative), LOTS of kissing, unprotected sex (nuh uh uh!), rough, multiple orgasms, praise kink (reader), overstimulation, luffy is very needy. 

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luffy has always been a rather vocal type, always having something to say— making sound effects at random. you of course have always adored that about him, listening intently as he rants and comments about various topics throughout the day.

it happened so subtly and gradually that it’s difficult to trace when you first started having such erotic thoughts about your captain. of course, you already, almost obviously crushed on him; long before these thoughts. but you’d never even imagine doing anything sexual with him. 

evenings ago, you were simply having quality time with the crew at dinner. casually nodding your head and intaking all the conversation going on around you while eating with luffy. he’d let out an 'ah!' of joy... maybe even ecstasy, every time he munched on his steak. it almost sounded like whimpering. you guess this must have been the key instigater, because from them on-- you couldn’t help but imagine how his voice would sound with you atop him, milking every last bit of seed from his cock. how he would shudder and whine under you, buried balls deep in your walls.

so maybe that’s how you ended up here in the captains quarters after a huge banquet, tangled in luffy’s arms as he kissed you. only moments before having drunkenly confessed your love to luffy— all you could recall was him softly saying “speak your mind (name) i wanna hear what you have to say.” before you went on describing how you dreamed of his touch, his whines, his everything. the room was spinning by by now, you didn’t understand how he’d agreed to letting you fuck him... but you could always discuss that after.

luffy kisses you messily. his arms roaming every inch of your back before settling a hand on your waist, bringing the other hand to rest on the back of your neck, so he could deepen the kiss. he pulls away slowly for a second, just enough for you to get a breath of air, but no farther. his hand reaching up to caress the side of your face and cheek as he holds you tight, mouth never straying far from yours. his eyes are shut almost tightly, so lost in the kiss that he might go weak in the knees. your body was physically expressing itself as well— a wet substance coating the fabric of your panties. he lets out a whine when you bite his bottom lip, slightly opening his mouth so you can clash with his tongue. you slightly part from him again so you can breathe, almost reconnecting lips afterwards, but luffy stops you— noses just barely touching. 

“(name).....” luffy whispered. “you really want me that much?" he’d say excitedly. there’s a big grin on his face and can tell in your captain’s voice that he’s turned on. “you can slow down, i wont go anywhere.. i promise ya!” he continues, giggling when he pulls you onto the soft mattress. 

“m’sorry.. i just wanna make you feel good” you respond, letting him strip you of your shirt, then bra. 

when you say that, luffy stares at you. he's breathing heavy, and slightly flushed. he smiles at you again saying, “nothing to apologize for” before pulling you down onto him, crashing his lips against your neck with a satisfied “mm”. he bites and nibbles aggressively, you pant loudly. his hands run down your body again, getting lower and lower. reaching the waistband of your shorts and unbuttoning them enough to slip his hand in. you choke out a moan when the pads of his fingers trace and press on the wet patch of your panties. 

luffy looks up at you, and lets out a surprised laugh. he’d never heard you make a sound like that before and he loved it. he pulls you back in the kiss becoming a mess of teeth hitting against teeth and tongues pushing against one another. you bring your hands down to feel his abs, tracing patterns all the way down to his lower stomach, tugging on his shorts. luffy gets the hint, pulling away and quite practically yanking them off. he can’t help but feel a tingle of nervousness, having never done anything like this before. a wave of shivers goes through luffy’s body when you kiss his neck and slide a hand down rubbing the throbbing pre-cum coated cock in his briefs. a loud groan escaping him in the process.

“m- ahh… more please” he whispers, hips jerking up when you grasp him, pumping his length slowly. his breathing becomes more short and rapid, whispers of your name leaving his mouth in an excited and breathless way. you jerk him slightly faster. his head shakes involuntarily, n his eyes roll up to the back of his head completely and totally lost in the moment, “f-fuck (name).. h-hah” he moans out. 

“does that feel good luffy..?” you coo, while he squirms. luffy was very overtaken by the feeling of your chilled hand wrapped around his painfully hard length, but he does his best to nod. it feels like he’s in the best dream ever, or heaven itself. but you interrupt his moment of pleasure by taking your hands away. you wanted him to save all the cum for when he’s inside you. he whines at the lost contact.

your already soaking wet, dripping at this point. so you don’t feel the need to bother with anymore foreplay. you just want to feel him, and he does too. you get rid of your shorts, then undergarments next. luffy following right after you. you grind down on his bare cock, luffy’s entire body shudders, and he’s not sure what to do. his mind is blank, and all that it’s capable of thinking about right now is the amazing feelings he’s experiencing because of you. 

he can’t take this teasing anymore so he grasps your hips, forcing you to sink down on him with a moan. luffy gasps, the feeling making the sounds that he lets out even louder and more primal. “w- ah fuck, you feel s’good (name)!” you let your head fall backwards, a string of noises leaving your lips. luffy’s hands would hold tightly, helping you to move. he’d moan shamelessly and utter words of praises as you bounced on him. “so warm, god please don’t stop” luffy says breathlessly— though theres no way you would be able to, with how desperately he rutted up into you and the way his voice sang out sweet praises which rung through your ears. “keep talking.. i love hearing you” you say in a breath. his praises continued, cock rubbed and bumped at your g spot, blurring your thoughts. the original pain from the stretch he gave you long gone. your brows crashed together, legs slightly shaking.

“shit- aahh c-captain!!..” you heave out, feeling your climax hit you faster than expected in a way that left your head pounding.

all thought and logic have left his head at this point, but that’s ok. you didn’t call luffy captain often, and never in this context- so it shouldn’t have been a surprise to you when he whimpered and let his cum spill into you. his arms tightening around your waist as they start to glow in red light. you can’t quite catch what he whispered, luffy's body starts to glow in red light as well. his pupils become more slitted and snake like. he pulls you even closer. your chests now beating against eachother.

“feels t-too good” he says to you in a tone he has never used before.. luffy's voice had almost completely changed. it became way more raspy, and deeper. his movements had slowed down, but never completely coming to a halt. so it didn’t take long for the overstimulation to course through your body. “w-wait! nngh…”

he looks at you through half lidded eyes, the cum from the both of you making a ring around the base of his dick as he continues thrusting upwards. “o-oh wow!” luffy let’s out a throaty chuckle, he didn’t think he could go any deeper, the sensation was amazing. “(nameee) ah- i love being inside you! i need to stay inside you..”

he instantly lifts you up, his already broad arms even more muscular because his snakeman form. you get flipped over, cock still buried in you. he’s now slightly bent over you, ass pressed against his thighs.

the moans that leave your throat at that moment, could’ve- no must’ve echoed through the ship by now. and your captain wasn’t any better. he’d verbally and loudly express the feeling you clenching around him caused. abusing your pussy with his throbbing length reaching areas you didn’t even deem to be possible.

never once caring to even hush himself. you had brought a hand to your face in attempts to muffle the guttural noises you were making, but he’d pin the both of your hands behind your back. “stop, i wanna hear you.” luffy rasped. he’s fucking you dumb by now, drool slightly dribbling from your chin as he repeatedly calls out you name. beads of sweat formed on your bodies, you felt the second climax of the night threatening to break you.

“cumming, captain i- m’gonna cum!”

luffy wants to say something, but his mind his not functioning, the only things able to leave his mouth being moans. he furrows his eyebrows, eyes rolling back. you clam down on him, breath hitching as your juices coat him.

in response luffy’s entire body had just been rocked by the intense climax, which makes him collapse on top of you and gasp for breath. you feel his seed spill in you, it drips down your thighs ticklishly. you shudder euphorically.

it’s hard to see, but his eyes seem to be slightly tearing up he’s so overcome with exhaustion, euphoria and love that he’s not sure if he cried out because he’s happy or intoxicated. probably both.

your eyes fluttered. the feelings from the incredible climax he just had still remain. feeling a little bit overwhelmed by the feeling of what had just happened, luffy takes in deep breaths. you were both fucked out, snuggling and shifting around to be in each others embrace.

luffy smiles and nuzzles against you when he finally calms down. there’s a certain warmth he gets everytime you sleepily look at him with adoration. you had a lot of questions, but right now you were just happy to be in his arms. “only me..? right?” you’d ask in reference to what just happened. your hand stroking his hair. “only you, you’re the only one who’ll ever hear my whimpers (name)” he whispers flashing you a grin followed up by his iconic laugh.

as long as he only makes those sounds for you, everything will be okay.

it think this my fav writing by me so far although it’s shorter than i’d hoped.

©2023 rainykoo  ‎   you are not to plagiarize, translate, modify or post my content on tumblr nor any other platforms.

#monkey d. luffy #mugiwara no luffy #mugiwara #luffy #op luffy #luffy x you #luffy smut #luffy x reader #strawhat luffy #one piece #op #strawhats #one piece headcanons #straw hat crew #rainykoo

[nburkhardt]

Of Insomnia and Nightmares.

Idk what this is tbh. We’ll go with hurt/comfort mostly with absolutely no real plot 🫣

“You’re not in bed. I came looking for you.”

His head hits the back of the cabinet with a loud ‘thunk’, wincing he brings his hand up to rub it before looking over at Steve, standing there still with bed-head and his boxers on.

It’s not technically his first time waking up at this ridiculous time of three in the morning. Also not the first time Steve looks for him. It’s an unfortunate side effect from nearly dying; insomnia and nightmares.

They both have it, luckily or well maybe, unluckily.

Steve tends to treat his insomnia by doing house work or he bakes. When he wakes from the nightmares he doesn’t even attempt at leaving the bed; he shifts in bed and holds him tight. Which always wakes Eddie up, but he doesn’t mind.

Because his thing is louder usually, actually. Right now he’s in the kitchen putting dishes away, which isn’t his thing whatsoever.

“Sorry, sunshine. I couldn’t sleep. Nightmares and insomnia, ya know?”

Steve nods and walks further into the kitchen, before stopping next to him. “And you decided to do, my thing?”

He snorts and looks down at the plate in his hand, shrugs and puts it in the cabinet before closing it. “Just needed a moment, needed my hands to be busy.”

Steve wraps his arms around his waist, resting his head on Eddie’s shoulder. Leaning back into his boyfriend, “I usually wake up to the sound of you playing, what’s different?”

“Just, needed to be busy, I guess” he shrugs before turning around to wrap his own arms around Steve, “Let’s go lay down?”

Steve looks at him. Concern is written all over his face and Eddie can see him trying to figure it out, “Bats?”

Sometimes he wants to dive into Steve’s brain and figure out just how he can read him and know. It’s a little frightening to know that he’s easy to read.

He sighs and rests his head against him, closing his eyes he squeezes his eyes shut. “Yeah, they hit before I could even start playing”

Steve let’s out a displeased sigh and squeezes him close. Doesn’t say anything because it’s not necessary, they’ve both told each other the words of comfort already. They’ve been together long enough to know when it’s not necessary.

All he needs right now is to be wrapped up in Steve’s arms.

They’re settled in bed, Eddie nearly on top of Steve. They’re quiet, but not asleep. Neither is actually sleepy at this point now; it’s still too late to really do anything else but lay in bed.

“You know, I was saving those dishes for when I woke up.”

Eddie could’ve sworn Steve was at least falling asleep, he moved his head slightly to look at his boyfriend and finds him with his eyes closed and a small smile, “yeah? You planned that?”

There’s a tiny hum of confirmation, makes him snort before laying his head back down and closing his own eyes. “Sorry, you just looked so comfortable and cute drooling on your pillow that i physically couldn’t wake you up with music”

He feels Steve tighten his arms around him, “I don’t drool”

A smile pulls on his lips, this is nice. This is everything, actually. Didn’t know he could have this.

“Of course not, sweetheart” he mumbles and sinks into the Steve’s warmth more, closing his eyes, “I love you”

The arms tighten again and he feels Steve’s lips press against his head, “I love you more”

~~

Before I ramble more, i’m ending it there. This wasn’t supposed to take me this long but my brain has been lacking on creativity lately :(

Anyway, here’s my permanent tag list under read more! (If you want to be added let me know!!)

@spectrum-spectre @itsfreakingbats @mysticcrownshipper @artiststarme @thereindeerlady @justforthedead89 @ronniescontinuum @freyaforestafay @littlewildflowerkitten @estrellami-1 @gregre369 @zerokrox-blog @bookworm0690 @flustratedcas @carlprocastinator1000 @marvelmwah @solliesolesito

Also tagging @momotonescreaming & @steddierthings because they asked for this during wip weekends and doing that helped me finish it 🥰🥰

#steddie #steddie fic #Steve x eddie #nburkhardt writes #this was supposed to be shorter #Eddie Munson fic #steve Harrington fic #stranger things fic #posting late again my time 🫡

[brain-rot-central]

Good morning, I'm having mushy personal thoughts

I was throwing around the idea of a possible oneshot/other long fic with Mia the other day. Like Tav/Astarion as adventurers but the events of the game never happened. They're lifelong friends and A just happens to be a vampire with a shitty backstory as to how it happened. But he's like all well adjusted to it now and uses it to his advantage etc

And then Mia suggested something like "hey you don't have to make this BG3 related, it can be actual fiction. You write really well. You don't have to box yourself into just BG3"

And I went

"oh"

I guess it's my imposter syndrome acting up whenever someone says something like that but I'm still in the mindset of like "nah my writing isn't good enough to post on AO3" which is why the majority of my library is here on Tumblr. I don't feel like I belong there; AO3 is only for the really good people. Which I am not. At least to me. And I don't mean to be disrespectful of the grace and the support I've been given by this community; it's all entirely received and I feel it and I cherish it. It's just challenging to change that sort of mindset. But I'm trying.

I would probably never think to actually try writing professionally but tbh I'm at the point where thinking about doing my current career full-time until I'm like 70 makes me extremely depressed so idk I guess now would be a good time to try?

I had a thought the other day too after our discussion where I used to feel a certain kind of way in my 20s, like a whole mess of creative energy all vibrating at the same time and I would try my best to keep it locked in a box and contained and never let it slip out because why bother allowing your creative side to flourish? You didn't choose that path in life. Ignore it, it's not to your benefit. And I would get extremely sad about it and just sit there and go "idk why I'm so sad I should be happy"

And idk it made me really emotional thinking about it because that's what those feelings were. And I remember how creative I used to be in my teens and then over the course of my 20s I just shoved it further and further into a box and kept adding chain after chain over it, effectively trying to suffocate it because I didn't choose it as my career path so it has no use to me. Like literally just trying to kill off that part of me because it doesn't help with efficiency. Turning myself into a machine, essentially.

And now that I'm writing again it's like taking the chains off and allowing the box to pop open every once in a while and idk I feel really fulfilled. It's made me realize just how much of myself I've had to (or forced myself to) sacrifice over the last 10ish years and yeah. It's just nice to reconnect with this part of myself again.

I just wanna thank everyone again for their support. It means so fucking much to me.

Signed,

The girl who hides in the corner because she's told herself she can't hang with the cool kids.

Thanks for lending your hands and showing me otherwise.

#neech's speeches #personal rant #writing

[loiswasadevil]

Hi Lois, I wanted to share extra information regarding the co-creators of South Park. I have a very grey but not neutral opinion on the show, so I won't try to tell you what to think about this. Also this is quite long and rambly, so if you'd rather not read it, that's okay!

Matt Stone is Jewish, but his parents didn't really "raise him Jewish" (for lack of a better term) if i remember corrrectly, as they are both atheists (Stone is as well). He is still ethnically Jewish of course, and someone can correct me but he didn't know this until he was 16. He said he did read an awful lot about Judaism and Jewish people, and I don't think their portrayal of the Broflovski family is completely negative. In some respects the firmness by which Kyle defends his identity and family can be nice to see on TV. I digress.

Matt Stone has written a few episodes (or co-written), and he voice acts in almost every episode, but his role overall is largely ideation and helping his co-creator stay on task and see the episode through. He does the important business side of things, and often the ideas that go into the shows are taken from him or are whatever made himself and Trey Parker laugh.

Trey is his co-creator and is not Jewish. He is the one responsible for a lot of the writing past the ideation stage and beyond making sure the plot tracks/things make sense. I feel like it just isn't 100% accurate to say Matt largely spearheaded the show, when the show is moreso about his dynamic with Trey, where Trey is the one with basically full creative control, only (or mostly) answering to Matt's second opinion. Matt defers to Comedy Central in Trey's stead as well, which is still a lot of work but mostly to keep Trey's work in tact.

Since I did go over what is known about Matt's experience being Jewish, I can cover (what I know regarding) Trey's experiences regarding Judaism. He grew up in a largely white, largely Catholic (or just Christian) town. He talked about how there was only one Jewish family in his choir or something? And how bad he felt for the 1 Jewish girl who had to go up and sing Hannukah songs after everyone was done singing Christmas carols. This might seem inconsequential but he chose to say this, though it must have been a bit ago when he was in his 20s so the memory was fresher. As far as I know, he hasn't said a lot else about it.

I think it might have been actually Matt who said this, but either way, one of them also had witnessed physical assault on Jewish peers at their school (I'm leaning toward Matt being the one who said this just because I think Trey just talked about hwo he felt sympathy for the girl in choir being the odd one out).

I will also say in terms of their partnership, Matt is viewed more as the one who has a dark sense of humor while Trey is considered to be the one with "heart." A lot of South Park overall is just the two of them making them laugh, and sometimes especially recently Trey will play off of "whatever Matt is pissed about today" for episode plots, and sometimes episodes feel like the A plot is Trey's idea while the B plot is Matt's, or vice versa... but regardless, Matt isn't the one writing the episodes (and he only co-wrote beforehand). That isn't to say either of them are genuinely anti-semitic, racist, misogynistic, homophobic, transphobic... but that isn't to say they aren't actually those things either.

I don't know what they currently think and i can't fully know what they were thinking when they said those things in interviews and whatever else. But we can still look at what is in the show and how people respond to its content, because REGARDLESS of Stone's involvement, if he does more or less in the development process, the show still had an effect on people that many would consider to be negative. I guess the question is how much do Jewish people need to be involved in a creative work for it to be "okay"? Does Matt Stone's involvement absolve South Park of being anti-Semitic or perpetuating anti-Semitism at all?

Anyway Lois, sorry for the long ask! Feel free to delete, I just used to be obsessed with South Park for years so I wanted to share what I knew. Let me know what you think!! I love your blog 🩷

Sorry I dont care about South Park so I didn't read this

[grapenehifics]

Making of Monday: Can't Stop the Suns Part 1

(I am thinking SO positively rn that I am calling this part 1, like I will remember to actually write more. YMMV; we'll see how I do.)

I'm hard at work on the concluding chapters of Pick Up the Pieces right now, and working on Pick Up the Pieces means I also need to do a fair bit of rereading An Uncivil War, so it's very much on the forefront of my brain, and also I have yet to participate in a single MoM, so: here's some backstory on An Uncivil War.

Okay I actually need to back up even farther than that, all the way to Solsbury Hill and February 2020. I started Solsbury Hill - it wasn't called that, then; it didn't have a name, just 'weird doc file/outline I'll probably never finish because I don't have a track record of finishing creative writing projects, ever' - and then the very next month I started working from home AND season 7 of Clone Wars premiered.

To get ready for season 7 - and because I was home a lot more during the day, now, and didn't have to commute to work - we decided to do a rewatch of Clone Wars season 1 through 6. And you know how we joke about plot bunnies, and why they're called that? That the hardest idea is your first one and once you have that the ideas just keep multiplying? So, I'm sitting on an outline for what would become Solsbury Hill, and we're watching Clone Wars, and we get to season 5, and the episode with Ahsoka's trial, and I think to myself, huh. That's weird. Why is Obi-Wan acting like that? Why is he not sticking up for our Padawan? If he had, I bet things would have turned out differently. Ahsoka might not have left the Order. Anakin might not have turned to the Dark Side. Clone Wars is full of all these little things that individually might not be enough to push Anakin over the edge, but they start stacking up, collectively...

From there, it was a pretty easy leap to, 'what if Obi-Wan left the Order instead of Ahsoka', and that created this whole domino effect because Anakin would obviously leave with him, right, and Ahsoka was getting kicked out anyway, and now I've got this scenario with three Jedi on the run in the middle of a war.

And that was fascinating to me. Once I started thinking about it I couldn't stop. But I was also getting really into Solsbury Hill, at that point, so this new story needed to take a backseat. I dumped a bunch of notes into a Word doc and went back to my AU.

It turns out, though - and this was the first time I'd learned this about myself - that I liked having both an AU and a canon project going at the same time. Solsbury Hill and An Uncivil War both used such different parts of my brain and required a different skillset and researching vastly different things, and if I got bogged down in one it was nice to be able to switch to the other one and hack away at that one for a while. So I ended up, from early 2020 until August 2022 when I posted the first chapter of Solsbury Hill on AO3, working on both projects nearly simultaneously, although obviously Solsbury Hill (despite being three times longer) got to the finish line first.

For a long time - almost three years - An Uncivil War was just called, An Uncivil War. And it had this expansive outline that I just kept cracking away at, and whenever I came across something cool in another piece of Star Wars media or another show premiered or I read another book I'd think 'Ooh, that's neat! That's going in the fic!' and I'd add it to my to-do list. And at some point I looked at my word count and realized I was pushing 100k and not anywhere close to the end of the story I wanted to tell.

So, I started thinking about sequels, and series. I had (still have) this outline, fortunately, and there was one pretty obvious stopping point at what was then the mid-point of the plot. (I say, 'then' because it has since, of course, expanded. It turns out I'm very bad at guessing word counts.) So I took half my outline, dumped into a brand-new doc, called that one Pick Up the Pieces, and wrote the 'ending' of An Uncivil War, as much as possible, as if it were the ending, just in case I for some reason never got around to writing Pick Up the Pieces.

Because it was important to me that An Uncivil War be able to stand on its own. It's got a beginning, a middle, and an end, and the end calls back to the beginning, and the main threat to the characters is resolved, and they talk about what they're going to do next but even if that was the only story you had, it should still be a satisfying conclusion (or, at least, I hope it is).

But it isn't the entirety of the story I wanted to tell. Because they originally were one big story, I actually had maybe half of Pick Up the Pieces already written by the time I started posting An Uncivil War, so while the first part took me three years to write, the second has technically only taken me a year, but I was definitely not starting from scratch.

I also - and this should shock absolutely no one - was once again wildly off in my word count estimate. Pick Up the Pieces is, right now, already as long as An Uncivil War (120k), and I've still got three chapters left to go...plus a bunch more things in my outline I haven't gotten to yet.

So, in true Star Wars tradition, I'm now plotting a part three! Pick Up the Pieces, like An Uncivil War before it, has a logical ending point, so it will wrap up there, but the plot will move merrily along to the next thing on my to-do list, which is in fact the same to-do list I've had since March 2020. (It's a good thing I love this story so much or I would have quit long ago.) Part Three, at the moment, is tentatively titled Sometimes Fate Steps In, and I'm really, really sorry to have to admit that that's where all the smut is going to be. (I know. It's Solsbury Hill all over again.)

(I do love it, though. I feel like I should...apologize, to my fics, somehow, for having a favorite? I do have a favorite, though. It's this series. I love it so damn much. This is the one thing I write where, if you told me right now that I would never get a single comment or kudos on it, I would still write it anyway, because I just get so much enjoyment out of researching and writing it and re-reading it.)

(Which is not to say you shouldn't comment on it. Please, please do! You will absolutely make my day, week, month, year! But I love it enough to do it anyway.)

#making of monday #obikin #an uncivil war #pick up the pieces

[hood-ex]

Sooo let's talk about Dick's various appearances for Dec. 20th. These are only my opinions, of course.

Batman/Superman: World's Finest #10

Pros:

Dick helped Bruce collect evidence at the crime scene.

Dick referred to Clark as "Big Blue."

Even with Bruce and Clark on the scene, Dick was still the one giving orders to the Titans.

He simply referred to Joker as "the clown."

Tried to stop David from killing Joker which is in character for him (though ironic for obvious reasons).

Cons: None

Overall, he knew what he was doing and I like that he was giving the Titans direction.

Batman: Urban Legends #22 "The Director"

Pros:

Dick was familiar with one of the perps and picked up on the fact that the perp's exit route seemed predetermined as a way to purposely get caught.

He apparently had tried to help the perp turn his life around in the past and he tried to help the perp again this time around by telling the perp to call the number Dick had given him previously.

Dick noticed a pattern with some of the criminal activity he's been taking care of recently. The activity felt off to him. Planned. Scripted. Same thing this time around.

Babs was in this issue and, surprisingly, her involvement/interaction with Dick didn't annoy the shit out of me like it tends to do in the current Nightwing run. I guess that's testament to how nauseating You Know Who writes the two of them together.

Dick looked like he was break dancing on the roulette table, which looked a little ridiculous, and I'm not exactly sure what he was actually doing, but I thought the visual of it was funny.

He tried to be intimidating to get information out of the perps. I give the intention 10/10 but only 4/10 for the execution. Dick's been far more creative with intimidation tactics in the past.

Love how Dick could tell that one of the perps, Marcel, was terrified of the repercussions of telling Dick any information, and because of this, Dick offered to help Marcel.

After Marcel was shot, Dick applied pressure to the wound. Love it when he shows medical competency.

GUILT COMPLEX MY BELOVED. MUAHAHA. Fucking finally! Marcel died, and out of a desire to not see anyone else like Marcel get hurt, Dick got his ass in gear and went after the main antagonist of his own accord. He picked up on the only lead he had, picked the lock on the door, and stepped into a room of trouble.

Cons:

Tbh, I'm probably just sensitive because Dick's competency has taken a hit for... I don't even know how long at this point, but it was a bit irksome for Seer to call Dick's plan "D-grade" and for her to refer to him as "Not-So-Bright-Wing." She was meant to be antagonizing though, and Dick did just come through the window all, "It's over, Director!" sooo idk. Maybe the"D-grade" remark was warranted this go around. Although, obviously, that's not the standard for Dick's planning ability.

In relation to the intimidation scenes, I felt like the art needed to show more intensity during those moments. I wanted Dick to feel more threatening.

Overall, this depiction of Dick didn't raise my blood pressure so that's a win in my book.

Batman: Urban Legends #22 "The Murder Club"

Pros:

After Thomas berated Bruce for ruining the Wayne legacy by becoming Batman, Dick once again stepped into the role of emotional support, which is a role he's filled for Bruce multiple times in the past. I love that he acknowledged how Bruce must be feeling after hearing what Thomas said, but that he tried to appeal to Bruce's logical side by telling him that Martha and Thomas haven't been around long enough to understand Bruce's crusade and the positive effects of it.

Dick helped Bruce break down a substance as well as helped him configure an antidote for it. It was nice to see Dick and Bruce working seamlessly together.

Bruce thought about how much he missed working side by side with Dick, and he also mentioned how Dick had always been the one to keep him grounded. I think there's truth to that last bit (especially in situations such as the one mentioned above where Dick acted as Bruce's emotional support), but I also think there are other people in Bruce's life who help center him as well. Bruce's family, in general, keeps him sane.

When Damian let John Starr fall off the building, Dick commented that Bruce wouldn't be happy about Damian's decision to do that, to which Damian got defensive and said he wasn't going to let John die. Dick responded by saying, "I know that. But he's still not gonna like it." Love how this shows that Dick trusts Damian.

Cons:

This isn't something I'm genuinely miffed about, but I just thought it was weird how neither Dick or Bruce noticed that Damian had hauled John away to get information out of him despite the fact that John had been standing right behind them.

Overall, I thought Dick seemed competent and I liked how he navigated the devastating blow Bruce took from Thomas.

Nightwing #99

Pros:

Babs. Wasn't. Here. Did you hear that?? BABS WASN'T HERE! For the first time in TT's run!! She wasn't here! She wasn't even in Dick's ear! Halle-freaking-lujah. So much of my ire was abated by her absence.

In Batman: Year Three, Alfred mentioned that every year he would go to the Parole Board and protest whenever Tony Zucco became eligible for parole. I like that no one was there to protest against Zucco's parole this year since Alfred is dead and, thus, Zucco ended up getting parole. Not that TT made that connection to BYT in the issue or gave that exact reasoning for why Zucco got out of jail (I came up with the reasoning myself), but I'm choosing to believe that's what happened anyway.

Using the boat for the action scene was nice.

Despite wanting Zucco dead, Dick saved Zucco from what probably would've been certain death. His morals trumped his desire for revenge.

Dick and Melinda finally had a moment that felt more personal.

Cons:

In Batman: Year Three, Dick was aware that Zucco was going to walk free from jail, and you know what he thought about it? He thought that even though Zucco was going to be free, Dick's parents were still going to be dead, and that getting mad or crazy about Zucco's release wasn't going to bring his parents back. In fact, BRUCE was the one who was struggling to control himself from strangling Zucco. So it's odd to me that TT would have Dick go berserk over Zucco's release when Dick has already put all that history behind him (we're ignoring the N52 Zucco situation which TT clearly didn't take inspiration from).

Overall, I'm not the biggest fan of the liberties TT has taken with Dick's history, and this issue in general was average.

Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #7

Pros:

Dick called Slade out for his shitty parenting.

I like the nod to the history between Dick and Slade by having Robin!Dick go up against younger!Slade.

I thought it was hilarious that Bruce snapped Dick's initiation candle.

Bruce said Dick was his light and is basically a light for everyone else.

Cons:

Not necessarily a con but I can't help but notice how often writers are making Bruce use the word "son" lately. Like in this issue he called Dick "son" twice. He also praised Dick, and while that's generally good, Dick had no reaction to it. In the past, it was usually always a big deal to him whenever Bruce praised him.

Overall, this issue took a big sip of appreciation juice for Dick. I gotta admit, the praise for Dick would feel so much better if this event had occurred in the Post-Crisis era. It's kind of hard to look at Dick in the current era and to be like, yeah, that guy should lead everyone into the future.

Anyways. That's it for Dick's appearances other than Titans United: Bloodpact #4. I'm not reading that title so I don't have any thoughts on it.

#this took me 5 billion years to write like fucking hell why did he have to be in so much yesterday?? #Dick Grayson #comic appearances #thoughts

[ethereousdelirious]

For Ace Attorney fics, I would love to read about Miles violently puking from food poisoning and being cared for by Phoenix. Any form of emeto story about Detective Gumshoe would also be appreciated.

Can’t wait to read your stories, so pumped to see AA sickfics! :)

*CLAWS MY WAY OUT OF HELL AND EMERGES, FIC IN HAND* IM HERE I HAVE IT ARE YOU STILL HERE I HAVE IT FOR YOU

I am. SO SORRY. it took me so long to get this done skdhshhd

I couldn't think of anything for Gum/shoe this go around, but here's the Nar/umitsu! Feel free to drop another request for our favorite detective and hopefully I'll be in a more ✨️creative headspace✨️ upon receipt

CW: emeto (if that wasn't obvious lmao)

This was not how the evening was supposed to go.

When Miles had suggested a date, a proper date, he'd had his heart set on fine dining and privacy. No distractions. Just a quiet restaurant where he and Phoenix could finally, finally emerge from the smoke of their tumultuous lives and learn who they each were when the world wasn't on fire.

Of course, nothing could ever be so simple.

Miles had, at first, attempted to ignore the butterflies in his stomach. Phoenix had that unfortunate effect on him these days, particularly when he lost that hard look in his eyes and remembered to smile. It made him look younger, more vibrant.

The smiles had come more freely as the wine flowed, but tapered off as the sensation in Miles’ stomach grew stronger and stronger— not butterflies, but nausea.

Now, as he clutched the siding of Phoenix's run-down little rental, Miles could only pray that Phoenix's loyalty, which had withstood so much over the years, would hold up.

He stared down at the bark mulch as the warm evening breeze kissed his skin, cooling the sheen of sweat on his face.

“Oh, uh. Is it happening?” Phoenix asked from somewhere behind him. Or beside. Hard to tell with his hair in his face.

Miles swallowed down a wave of brackish saliva with difficulty as his stomach turned over. It wasn't that late. With the porch light on him, any passing neighbor could glance over and witness the scene.

“I mean…” Phoenix's house keys jingled. “Can you make it inside?”

Miles’ stomach gave another sickening lurch and he tried to shake his head, and pitched forward so hard his muscles burned and still, and still—

The first dry retch was so violent it made his ears ring and he nearly lost his balance from that alone. Phoenix caught him under the other shoulder just in time to witness Miles vomit properly. He almost gasped at the sensation of his stomach slamming inwards on itself, could do nothing but cling to Phoenix as wave after wave of bile and acid forced itself up his throat.

Somewhere beyond the misery, beneath the squeezing agony in his stomach and the burn in his throat, something cool brushed the nape of his neck— Phoenix's hand, steadying him.

Miles coughed up another wave of stomach acid and keened, the sad little sound forcing its way past his gritted teeth.

The weight of Phoenix's unanswered question sat at the bottom of his belly, unperturbed by the nonstop retching. The night breeze cooled Miles’ sweat-slick cheeks. Anyone could see them out here. “Ye— es,” he coughed, and forced himself to straighten. A deep breath kept him on his feet, that and Phoenix’s vice grip on his shoulders.

They shuffled over the threshold and the unfamiliar scent of Phoenix’s home washed over him— Although not wholly unfamiliar. Phoenix… Phoenix smelled like this, his suits… Under the cheap cologne he sometimes remembered to splash on, yes, Phoenix smelled like this.

The gentle scent was wasted on Miles and his aggravated stomach, but it was… It was nice and it was Phoenix and the taste of bile choked it all out as his stomach gave another feeble heave. His lips parted and his body wrenched, but nothing came up, and thank God for that.

“So I guess the oysters were off,” Phoenix mused, and Miles couldn't stifle the nauseated groan that crawled out of him. He managed to direct it a little, into a pained, “Do shut up” and promptly had to follow his own orders to keep the product of another retch from staining Phoenix’s cheap laminate flooring.

“Right,” said Phoenix, and pulled Miles forward. Miles stared at the scuffs on Phoenix's dress shoes, watched the ratty laces flick with the motion of his legs. And Phoenix muttered something that sounded disturbingly like “...just cleaned the toilet, too…” and Miles fell to his knees.

…In Phoenix’s defense (ha), the toilet was remarkably clean. Miles promptly defaced it with a mouthful of— Well, better not to think about it, actually. His forehead hit the seat; he fumbled for the lever to flush the damned thing and Phoenix made a little noise and guided his hand.

Once the roar had died down, Miles opened his eyes and watched the ripples his breath made in the water. He couldn't move. Didn't want to. What was the difference? Either way, he was stuck on his knees in Phoenix Wright's bathroom while the man himself hovered behind him, coughing awkwardly and clearing his throat like he couldn't stand the silence.

“I'm sorry,” Miles said into the toilet.

“Oh, it's no big deal,” Phoenix said. “A little bleach and it'll be good as new.”

Miles groaned. Half out of exasperation and half from the crescendo of cramps squeezing his abdomen. “The date, Wright. I'm sorry I ruined our date.”

“Oh!” Phoenix shifted slowly, bringing his heat and his weight closer and closer to Miles’ side. “You didn't ruin anything.”

“You're not… not that good at bluffing.”

“Okay, well. I'll admit, this isn't my first choice of evening activities. But I don't think you have anything to apologize for.”

This level of grace was not something Miles would have extended in the opposite direction. Not without a good deal more huffing and crossed arms, anyway. Lesson learned.

His stomach having settled somewhat, Miles shifted his weight backward until he found the wall. Cold sweat crawled on his skin— everywhere. His face, his back, his chest, all of it slick with sweat. He must have looked disgusting, and there was Phoenix, ever by his side.

“Bet you didn't plan on staying the night so soon, huh?” Phoenix said, and got to his feet. “Sit tight; I'll get you some water.”

Miles began to shiver in the time that Phoenix was gone, and by the time Phoenix returned, he'd started shaking so hard that could barely hold the glass. This was the worst part about being ill. Not the vomiting, though that was unpleasant. No, it was the weakness.

Phoenix had to help him raise the glass to his lips, help him stand, help him to bed.

They both stayed quiet throughout this process, save the occasional murmur from Phoenix, requests and intentions. And through it all, Phoenix had a look on face that said almost as much as any words could, the sort of tender pity generally reserved for loved ones.

Somewhere under all the pain and nausea, butterflies filled Miles’ stomach.

Phoenix knelt beside the bed now. He reached out a hand and brushed Miles’ cheek, like something out of a dream. “How are you feeling now?”

Sick, embarrassed, wrung out beyond belief. But safer now, too. Miles studied his hands where they rested atop the duvet (Phoenix's duvet). “Better,” he said. “A little better.”

Phoenix had him, after all. He'd be okay.

#im still working on my characterization of these 2 so i hope this was to your liking!!! #emeto #ethereous writes

[themuse-if]

20 (or so) Questions with De Hartley

Let's find out more about the tall, dark and gorgeous bassist of The Rebel Rejects! Are they all work and no play?

Interviewer: Delphine/Desmond, thanks for diving into a more detailed conversation with me. Let's start with your birthday – Capricorn, right?

De: Absolutely, January 9th. It's right at the beginning of the year, and I guess it adds a bit of structure to the chaos.

Interviewer: Makes sense. Do you go by any nicknames, or is it all about Delphine/Desmond?

De: Most people just call me Delphine/Desmond. You can call me De though, my friends do, and we're friends right. *saucy smirk* It's short and sweet. And I'm one of those things. *winks*

Interviewer: Indeed you are pretty tall. Got it. Wait are you flir... *intensely flustered* Uh anyways so, beyond the Rebel Rejects and the music scene, what are some of your good traits?

De: Determination, adaptability, and a good sense of humor. I find humor to be a great coping mechanism, especially when things get intense.

Interviewer: Solid combo. And what about the flip side? Any challenging traits?

De: I can be a bit too serious at times. The weight of high expectations, both from myself and others, can make it challenging to lighten up.

Interviewer: Understandable. Hobbies outside of music – tell me more about your love for cooking.

De: Cooking is a therapeutic escape for me. It's a creative outlet, and the first fancy thing my dads taught me was mushroom risotto with seared scallops. Been perfecting it ever since.

Interviewer: Sounds delicious. Let's explore strengths a bit more. Besides the music, what do you see as your greatest strength?

De: Adaptability. Life throws curveballs, and I've learned to roll with the punches. It's like a survival skill.

Interviewer: Admirable. And your biggest weakness?

De: Perfectionism. I set high standards for myself and others, and it can be a challenge to accept that not everything can be flawless.

Interviewer: It's a common struggle. Describe yourself in one word.

De: Driven.

Interviewer: And how do you think others see you in one word?

De: Reliable.

Interviewer: Moving on to fears. What’s your greatest fear?

De: *deep sigh* Failing to meet the expectations set by my dads. I want to succeed and make them proud. The pressure is real.

Interviewer: Tough pressure indeed. What are your top priorities at this point in your life?

De: Success in the music scene with the Rebel Rejects is paramount. Making my dads proud and ensuring the well-being of my friends – they're like family.

Interviewer: Speaking of family, tell me more about your relationship with your dads.

De: They're both amazing individuals – a jazz bassist and an NY Times food critic. They've been incredibly supportive, giving me all the tools to succeed. Sure they can be a bit tough on me but it's only made me realize my true potential. And they've always made sure to make time for fun family shenanigans. They're my role models and my biggest cheerleaders.

Interviewer: It sounds like you've had a wonderful support system. Future goals – what's on your agenda?

De: Success in music, of course. Beyond that, I want to explore different cuisines, maybe even try my hand at culinary pursuits. Travel, see the world – there's so much out there to experience.

Interviewer: Sounds exciting. How would you spend a rainy day in more detail?

De: Cozy at home, experimenting with new recipes, maybe indulging in a good book or movie. Rainy days have this calming effect, perfect for culinary creations.

Interviewer: Perfect. Favorite book?

De: "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. It has a bit of a slow start but once you get to what lies beneath, it's absolutely gripping. I could barley fish it since I was so invested...but I won't give too much away.

Interviewer: Great choice. And your favorite movie?

De: I'm actually a sucker for musicals. I think my favorite would have to be "Across The Universe" and I'm not even a Beatles fan. The music, the visuals, the artistry to take songs made wholly by someone else and then create a fully fleshed out story. The film captures the essence of the time and the bittersweet reality that people were facing, and it does it in a fantastical surrealist way.

Interviewer: Lovely. Any dark secrets or unconventional experiences you're willing to share in more detail?

De: Honestly I'm an open book. Not really a secret, but I'm adopted. It's never been a complex for me. My dads are my family, and that's what matters.

Interviewer: Beautifully put. Switching lanes, What's your best physical feature?

De: Hmm maybe my beautiful brown eyes, or my full lips. *looks from your eyes to your lips and back* Why don't you tell me?

Interviewer: Oh you're trouble aren't you?

De: I don't know what you mean. *small smile, unassuming shrug*

Interviewer: *clears throat* Could someone get me some water? Ah thank you. *takes a sip staring at De* Anyways, next question. What about your worst physical feature?

De: *chuckles* Um I don't really think I have one. *looks down at their hands* My fingers maybe they're a bit calloused and rough from playing bass and occasional cuts in the kitchen.

Interviewer: Ok, and lastly, how would you describe being in love?

De: Shared passions, shared dreams, and supporting each other's individual goals. It's not just about the destination – it's the journey, experiencing the highs and lows together. It's knowing that someone will be there for you not only to enjoy life with you, but to hold you accountable and make sure you're happy with the path that you've chosen.

Interviewer: Well expressed, De. Thanks for sharing your journey in more detail. Excited to see where life takes you and the Rebel Rejects!

#choice of games #choose your own adventure #choose your own story #dashingdon #interactive fiction #interactive if #twine if #twine interactive fiction #character profile #choice script #RO interviews #if: themuse #themuse if

[bardcore-jaskier]

♡ My thoughts on Veskier + headcanons ♡

- One of the rarest rare pairs in the Witcher fandom for sure! And guess what? I LOVE IT!!!

- They chose the perfect actor to play Vesemir in season 2! Kim Bodnia is a charismatic Danish actor with a charming accent, his performance was AMAZING!

- As of season 2, I personally am a bit cross with most characters in the series for the way they treated Jaskier. Geralt used Jaskier for his loyalty and his apology was shit, so Geraskier prompts/ideas don't come to me as quickly as they used to.

- Lauren went and killed off Eskel, so to cook up some Jaskel content it would have to be an AU where he doesn't die and would require a LOT of creativity not only to make it possible for him to be alive, but also mix and match his personality from video clips of his game counterpart on YouTube, since Eskel didn't get enough screen time on Netflix to show the entirety of his character.

- Lambert was an absolute dick to Jaskier, so Lambskier is rocky too, Lambskier's only saving grace is that Lambert and Jaskier didn't have a lot of scenes together, leaving a lot of room for thinking up ways in which those two could bond.

- WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY CURRENT FAVORITE JASKIER SHIPS: Yennskier (I already made a post about) and of course Veskier!

- Veskier, being a ship of a younger pretty man and an older witcher warrior, has mostly gotten attention from the extremely kinky side of the fandom. Daddy kink, BDSM, dom/sub, breeding kink and other kinks galore. Even more often, this ship is mixed with others in a M/M/M/M/M setting, you know, I know you know, we all have seen the witchersexual!Jaskier tag on AO3. And while I do enjoy a little well written smut from time to time, most of the Veskier fanfics out there do not quite suit my taste.

- Vesemir and our beloved, adorable, brilliant walking sunshine trouble maker of a bard, did not interact in season 2 at all, I doubt that they will ever, with both being side characters. HOWEVER, that makes this pairing FREE REAL ESTATE! Who is to say what is likely and what is not? Who is to say they won't work? Who is to say that they couldn't have gotten together at some point off screen?

- It makes me a little sad that people don't realize just how much potential there is with Veskier! Much like Yennskier, the theoretical romantic relationship between these two, at least going off of Netflix canon alone, would be surprisingly healthy and wholesome.

- Every time I imagine them together, I headcanon Jaskier as not entirely human. Either part-fae or of elder blood.

- Veskier is a perfect ship for emotional healing, for fluff, for the kinky side, for the crack, for happiness!

- FLUFF × CRACK × SMUT × HURT/COMFORT

Let me set the scene

- After Voleth Mier, Jaskier realizes that he somehow ended up in a situation where he lost his precious lute, became a wanted man in Oxenfurt (a city he considered his home), got tortured for information about his ex-bff, then said ex-bff came to bail him out of jail because he needed him, not for the sake of making amends, essentially using Jaskier to find Yennefer and then sending him off with Ciri as a glorified nanny. And here he is, at the top of another mountain, in Kaer Morhen, where Geralt is too busy with Ciri to talk while the other witchers are rude to him. He is penniless, injured, has nothing but the bloodied clothes on his back and is suffering from nightmares about Rience.

- Vesemir is a tired old man who has witnessed too much bloodshed in his lifetime. His body may be enhanced and therefore he doesn't feel the physical effects of aging (if at all) as much as he does the mental. All witchers were human at some point, he can actually feel the psychological toll of living much longer than humans are designed to. Still, he has to be strong as the master of the keep, to set an example and to be a dependable source of wisdom and guidance for his pups. He will never admit it out loud, but the things he has to deal with after Voleth Mier overwhelm him. There's Geralt's whole elder blood child surprise thing, constant repairs of a crumbling fortress, honoring and mourning the fallen witchers, processing the fact that new mutated mosters are appearing and they don't have the mutagens to create more of their kind to protect the continent and survive. There is nothing he can do about it except deal with the anxiety of knowing these stone cold facts.

- In this whole mess, two broken souls might just be what the other needs. Where Vesemir could do with a break, with a little joy, Jaskier is more than enough to help with that. And where Jaskier could do with being taken care of after everything he's been through, after everything he lost, Vesemir is a perfect candidate for that job. Their relationship would be yin and yang, balance and harmony personified.

- Honestly, please tell me that you see it too! They have a lot in common, Jaskier is a professor, mastered the seven liberal arts, grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, geometry, music, astronomy and according to canon, he passed every exam with flying colors!

- Vesemir is wise, he has lived for centuries, he has witnessed history, he was trained as an alchemist, has extensive knowledge about many things. He is a bottomless pit of knowledge.

- They could talk for hours together and never run out of topics to discuss.

- And the sex? OH BROTHER! Jaskier fucked his way across the continent countless times, while Vesemir is so ancient there is no way that he hadn't bedded a considerable amount of people. Yeah, the sex would be mind blowing I should think.

- Jaskier is a hopeless romantic and Vesemir is a traditional gentleman (when he is wooing the damsels, according to game!canon Lambert.) They would probably be very fluffy and affectionate with eachother. Verbose compliments, music, cuddling, kissing.

- LMAO, imagine everyone else's reaction!!!

- Geralt would be mortified seeing his friend making out with his father figure on the kitchen table 🤣🤣🤣

- The other witchers would probably feel uneasy, shocked at first too, until they get used to it. HAHA ONCE THEY DO LAMBERT IS GONNA FUCKING MILK IT

"Morning papa Vesemir, papa Jaskier"

- KAER MORONS!!!

- Also, the theoretical adventures a witty traveling part fae bard and a silverfox witcher could have, make me beyond giddy!

#jaskier #julian alfred pankratz #netflix witcher #witcher netflix #dandelion #jaskier dandelion #vesemir #witcher vesemir #jaskier x vesemir #vesemir x jaskier #veskier #geralt bashing #geralt of rivia #witcher headcanon #witcher fic #the witcher #lambert #fae jaskier #elder blood jaskier #joey batey #kim bodnia #henry cavill #witcher ship #netflix #kaer morons

[at-verticallity]

tag someone you want to know better

tagged by @alwinfy

Favorite Color: i have a hard time choosing… i usually answer grey as the best general purpose answer, but i also like reserved warm greens, bright orange, and eyestrain blue.

Last Song: haven't listened to much lately, except for a few vocaloid songs here and there. i currently have 問題児P - 地球を削る巨大な歯車 (Giant Gears Grinding the Earth/“World Rock Drill”), Kikuo - As it is, as it is, without change, and r-906 - Panopticon 2021 stuck in my head.

Last Movie: i watched The Rodfellows Movie after it was brought up in the most recent Patricia Taxxon video and that definitely counts. aside from that, i had been watching a few old movies with my dad, and i think the most recent were The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and True Grit. and before that i think would just be Barbie and Oppenheimer back when people were watching those together.

Currently Watching: nothing right now, though recently i picked back through my ‘introductory anime’ list that i made to try to go through last winter. i'm very late to the party on all that, but even moreso now because i also sprinkled in a couple of shows from the current season at the time to try to be relevant. all of that to say i watched WataMote and Bocchi the Rock! a few weeks ago, which was a fun surprise in that there was more to contrast between the two than i was expecting. unlikely i'm going to watch anything else soon, but if i do the main three ones left are lain, bebop, and utena.

Currently Reading: i haven't been reading anything though i probably should… i still have a short list to get to but i'm not really in the mood right now. anyway i'm hijacking this section to be about games instead because i've been catching up on a lot of those after only trying one or two per year for the longest time. recently finished Braid, Outer Wilds, and Superliminal, and up next planning to try Rain World (top priority at a friend's behest), A Short Hike, IMMORTALITY, and SIGNALIS. i've also started a few more in-depth skill games and puzzle games, but because those are made to put more dedicated time in, they're pushed to the side for now.

Currently Working On: writing a small programming language with an effect system so that i can use it in other projects. in particular i wanted it for a Touhou fangame (or if i fail to finish that, at least a skeletal engine for one) to describe bullet patterns, but i think it could also be useful for some audio coding stuff i wanted to try. of course, this is PL brainrot because both of those are already solved problems, but it's fun to work on. i still feel like i'm a creative downturn, not for lack of ideas but because over the past half decade i've gotten a lot worse at seeing anything to completion, so i'm also continually trying to get used to doing more small creative stuff, but not much has come of that so far.

Current Obsession: really into Touhou right now. yeah.

Who I'm tossing the potato to: i don't know many people on tumblr, and many of the tumblr people i don't-know were already tagged… i guess @mickelbach and @tenqi if they'd like, since we've talked before at least. anyone else feel free as well of course.

#tag game

[sepublic]

            I’ve decided to rework Trexdis’ powers. I’m pretty sure I’m keeping stuff like the mirror travel, but I want to elaborate on her ability to turn invisible; I’ve decided it’s way more fun and interesting if Trexdis can make other people and things invisible, and not just herself!

         Not only is this much more practical, but there’s different ways this could be pulled off as well. Oh, you think Trexdis just narrowly missed you with her punch? Just kidding, she’s been holding a sword in her fist this whole time, and you feel yourself being cleaved by an invisible force. If Trexdis wants to hide something she has, turn it invisible.

         She can turn an entire chunk of a wall invisible, making you think there’s an opening where there isn’t; Trexdis has tricked a lot of people into ramming full-force into a solid barrier, like a Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote gag. Trexdis can also use this power to create windows to look through, though it’s two-way and she has to remember this; Trexdis can’t be seen, but anyone on the other side will notice the new ‘opening’.

         Trexdis can throw daggers and other projectiles, and you won’t be able to see them coming, and have a much more difficult time deflecting/dodging. There are a bunch of traps all over the place, and Trexdis has made them invisible; So you’ll find yourself stepping directly onto a spike, or under a hanging piano.

         Trexdis can make other people invisible, so they can both move undetected. And she can be very specific in what she makes invisible, too; As a practical joke, Trexdis could turn your entire skin invisible, making everyone horrified to see some walking flayed person. Or she could turn a suit of armor invisible; So when someone tries to punch you… Whoops!

         On a more serious note, Trexdis’ powers have medicinal applications as well; Want to look inside of someone to see what’s wrong, but would rather not cut them open? Trexdis will make a chunk of them invisible so you can see what’s going on in their stomach or other organs. This also makes her a boon for anatomical reference; Trexdis can show how various parts of the human body function without having to actually expose them. She can even turn your entire body invisible except your blood, so you can see how blood flows through the body! For this reason, Arakchos loves having Trexdis around for anatomy lessons, and just for dissection (and vivisection) in general.

         Trexdis could also use this power to scout an enemy’s weaknesses; Perhaps exposing parts of their anatomy to figure out where to strike, or rendering a mask invisible to learn a person’s identity. If Trexdis is in the mood for a prank, she might turn someone’s hair invisible and make them look bald. She could even use this to make a message, ‘carving’ invisible letters into surfaces.

         Hmmm; I wonder how this ability might apply to actual rays of light, since invisibility is just messing with how light bounces off of things? Could Trexdis, theoretically, render Nokimi’s lasers non-existent with this power? That’s a fun idea that I may or may not incorporate; If she CAN do it, then obviously I need to avoid having Nokimi fight Trexdis often, or have Nokimi use her lasers more creatively (Like chopping down a tall structure so it can fall on Trexdis). Of course, the heat from Nokimi’s lasers might just incinerate Trexdis’ hand before she can make contact, which gets me to my next point;

         Trexdis has to make physical contact with something to turn it invisible, and if I had to guess, this can only reach so far. And Trexdis can’t reach through air, either; So for example, she can’t turn two feet of rock invisible if she’s not touching it. But if Trexdis touches a gravel pit, she can turn all of the gravel invisible, because they’re all solid and touching one another to conduct the effect.

         I guess this calls into question if Trexdis can make gases invisible; Like smoke, for example! I wanna say yes, but her invisifying power can’t travel through a gas to a solid, it’s through gases, or through solids and/or liquids (because of what I said about the anatomy stuff earlier). I might distinguish solids and liquids too, with the exception being if they’re so compact and tightly woven together that they’re practically one, in which case Trexdis CAN reach through.

         That gets to another point; Since Trexdis can turn gases invisible, it means you can’t track her by, say, setting up a smoke bomb and checking movement in the smoke, because she’ll simply turn the whole cloud invisible with her. Throw paint or sand? She turns it invisible. Want to check her footprints in the snow? Man, what if Trexdis turned the topmost layer of snow invisible, so her footprints would be unseen? This would only have a set range as I said of course, but it’s a decent range for her to move about unseen, and Trexdis can expand that range by just moving around; Once she turns stuff invisible, it’ll remain that way out of her vicinity for a while.

         Going back to the topic of lasers, since light can pass through invisible objects completely unheeded… Would lasers apply? Could Trexdis allow UV rays to reach your heart? If she’s invisible, can that render Trexdis immune to lasers? I don’t think so, given the heat of them of course; But the UV ray question is interesting. If I get too scientific, I’ll have to take into account how Trexdis can see despite light not bouncing off of her eyes; Of course, maybe I’ll make HER the magical exception, since she’s the source of this power, and everyone else who turns invisible will be blind and have to rely on Trexdis for guidance.

         This power has a lot of use for assassinations, too; Nothing’s stopping Trexdis from bringing a rocket launcher with her. And she can turn bodies and bloodstains invisible, too… Imagine someone getting stabbed from behind by something unseen, and just disappearing. There’s probably a time limit for how long things can remain invisible until they inevitably turn off, and obviously Trexdis can turn off the effect early, at will. That latter part may require physical contact again, or it can be from a distance, like Tamara and her gravitational redirection.

         Maybe I could apply some restriction to this ability; Trexdis can only turn a certain amount of space invisible at once, and this applies to herself. So what I said about her being permanently invisible, that being a default she needs to take steps to undo; I might be taking that back. Or maybe it’s still there, and Trexdis can transfer the invisibility of herself to other things, to become visible.

         So consider; Trexdis’ whole body is invisible, but if she wants to turn this car invisible, she might have to sacrifice some of her own invisibility, and thus expose a little bit of her body to do so, or a lot; I’m not sure if there’s a one-to-one ratio here. Like if Trexdis sacrifices a finger’s invisibility, can she only make a finger’s worth of space invisible, or will it be more than that? Overall, this gives the potential for balance, because if Trex wants to turn a sword invisible to do better and more discreet damage, she’s gotta expose a part of herself for others to see and use as a frame of reference to keep track of her.

         This could also incentivize Trexdis to do some impressive miming; Say her enemy knows she can only turn so much invisible at once, so she pretends to be wielding something unseen in her hand. When Trexdis swings, they dodge, and are unsuspecting of what Trexdis has actually hidden this whole time; She can toy with expectations, though if that person doesn’t feel a breeze from a supposed attack, they might figure it out; And obviously those who rely on sonar, air currents, etc., may as well not notice the difference with Trexdis’ invisibility. On a similar note, I like to think Trexdis has done a reverse of the Roadrunner joke; Where someone assumes this opening in the floor is just an invisible chunk like the others, only to fall right through.

         I’m sure there’s some limit to how much Trexdis can turn invisible at a time, but I’m not sure where to draw the line. She’s also got mirror travel as I said, so she might have a pretty sufficient arsenal as-is. And to be honest, I like the idea of Trexdis being really powerful, if only because there’s fun in imagining the protagonists having someone like that on their side and writing with that, when usually the antagonists retain the overpowered assets; Especially if one of them turns good! Don’t want a “The Boss VS when you unlock them as a Playable Character” moment. I want Trexdis to be someone who can be legitimately threatening from the perspective of the antagonists, a supervillain but she’s on OUR side this time!!!

#Kate Trexdis Lasher #GEverse #oc #ocs #my ocs

[kookies2000]

You know? I think Stephen Schwartz would do a good “Owl House” musical and Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty would do a really good musical version of “Amphibia”.

I have no idea who those people are but I'll take your word for it! 🤣

I'm guessing Stephen Schwartz is the one who wrote The Owl House Musical. He did a great job at it. If not, please explain whi they are.

But an Amphibia Musical? Now there's an idea. Sasha would have an army like musical moment too her. Like Hunger Games "The Hanging Tree." song, or "Les miserables".

Marcy would have this fantasy moment to her like "Into the Woods".

Anne would have a mix of Hip Hop like "Hamilton" or "The Greatest Show Man". Or maybe a Disney vibe since Sprig dies give me that Disney energy.

As for The Owl House Musical, I always have thought about that since I watched The Owl House. If it were to be a full length musical, I feel like the story should be told from the beginning of season two to the very end of season three. Timing reasons. It would take too much time to do all three seasons. So the opening could be this big musical number. A summery of season one. Have Luz sing and reenact how she made it to the demon world and note anything important. Palisman, Bat Queen, the rules of the sigils, curse, and her friends. At max it should take twenty to thirty minutes. So it should include all the songs Joriah Kwamé wrote, including a big finish with Edas petrification. And then intermission should be after "Hollowmind" and then have the second act open with King singing about fidning his family.

You can tell I have had this in my head for a long while. Even thought about how everything would be done on stage and costuming. King would be an actor with cloths that resembles his fur and a crown that has his horns. Hooty would be a puppet of course. Go like they did with Olaf in Frozen Musical. Have someone dress up like Hooty while they puppeteer him. As for the magic duels, lighting is highly under appreciated. Anyone who has seen "Wicked" knows magic can be done with proper lighting and sound effects. Heck Hunter's teleportation can be done with the trick of lighting. Have the stage dark or at least the area where he's at dark. With a flash of gold, have the actor run in the dark as fast as he could to the next spot where the gold light will appear. It can be a short distance run and fast. More effective. Plant magic is easy with the right puppeteering. "Little Shop of Horrors"? Ice can be done as well with the same lighting effects as "Frozen". Fire? Same as ice. Light? Lighting, duh. Any demons like The Bat Queen can be done through puppets. The hardest thing to do from the show? Illusions, as in, the scene where Hunter and Luz switch spots in "Cloud on the Horizon". You can do misdirection, a really good costume change or the easies rout, blocking. Have the actor for Luz continue to act as illusion Luz and vise versa for Hunter. Once Willow runs to the airship, have it dark on one side of the stage so the actors for Luz and Hunter can switch out. And the reveal can be done through blocking. Willow goes on the airship first, says her line. Amity comes on next and does her line. Alador is next to walk on the ship and once he says his apology to Luz, he turns around only to see Hunter and Gus walking on the ship. Vee would also be a challenge. You can have her as a cute puppet with someone voicing her in the back. Who ever she needs to shape shift into can be done like this. Dress up the voice actress to look like of whoever she's shape shifting into and hide her near by. Once she shift shapes, pull down the puppet and have the actor appear.

Ok ok ok, I've done enough geeking for today. 🤣 I was a theater kid!!! I will always think of ways to do certain events on stage. And these ways are tricks we used when I was in theater. We had to get very creative and improvise. Improvisation was very important. A popular story in my class was this. A girl was doing her dance routine and laid down on the table. Her bra got caught in the table and she remained stuck flat on the table for the rest of the dance routine. As everyone danced off stage, someone twirled to her rescue. He dance his way to the table she was on and gracefully pushed the table away. 🤣

#send asks #ask #the owl house #owl house

[witcherhunterbros]

I finished watching the latest The Witcher season and I kind of understand that Henry Cavill is leaving, as he seems to be an uber-nerd when it comes to Sapkowski’s book series. I,too, love the books and games...and I know that any adaptation has to make changes because some things might work in writing but not on the screen, but some story points and the behavior of some characters 

do not make sense to me in that show. I think the show is at its strongest when it follows the narrative of the book series more closely, as soon as it deviates to much, well, the writing just becomes bad e.g. the character development of some side characters felt very erratic at times. Even as someone who knows the narrative, I had trouble following the story and making sense of why this character suddenly behaved in a completely different way than before. I suppose it might be even worse for people who don’t know the books. It just felt like things and events, especially the whole political aspect of the story, were brushed aside or over-simplified for the series compared to the books. And what is worse is that it felt like some characters have been dumbed down. Moreover, the pacing just felt off at times and I somehow did not care most of the time for the characters and what was happening to them, especially in the first half of the season. That changed somewhat with the last four episodes. In my opinion, the fifth episode is the strongest of this season. Probably because I usually enjoy non-linear story telling and it is the closest to the books, they even used a good chunk of dialogue from the books. I also liked episode seven and eight, especially Ciri’s journey - which was also rather truthful to the events in the book, plus it was really cool to see The Rats for the first time, which I thought were introduced very well.

The costume design and the set pieces as well as the visual effects are still hit and miss in my opinon. Though, one thing that stood out for me in a positive way was the new design of the Dryads. I think they looked really amazing and it fit with who they are, a definitiv improvement over how they were portrayed in season 1.

In conclusion, the show had it moments, but they were to far and few to make it an enjoyable watching experience. I mean, as a lover of the books I could go on a rant about some creative choices, but the thing that annoys me the most is how it feels like the creators themselves or at least those in charge do not understand the appeal of Sapkowski’s narrative. He has created such an intriguing and rich universe with political intrigues and literally warring parties, the threath of world changing events constantly hanging in the air, and somehow the series lacks all of the interesting aspects or simplifies them in a way that makes them boring. Sapkowski’s series is like a 12-course menu and I guess, I just expected the show to deliver a full healthy meal and what I got instead was a meager unhealthy snack that is soon forgotten because there is nothing memorable enough about it except a dull aftertaste.

#my opinion #witchernetflix #the witcher season 3 #rather spoilerfree review #I really don't know if I wanna watch season 4 #and not even because of Henry Cavill leaving #it's just that the next book on which season 4 will be based #is my favorite of the series #and I don't know if I can stand watching how they butcher that one on screen

[comical-icicle]

I like the concept of Goofball Island and I’m going to talk about it and give my own ideas. Kind of an AU? It’s just my version of the island. (Obvious spoilers mixed with headcanons):

Having the crystals, when blasted at someone, temporarily make them bland or goofy is a fun idea, and some actually wanting to be blandified or become goofy is interesting. And the side effects? Personality change during the whole thing, memory loss on both sides, etc. Since it’s unclear if Dr. Gramston blasted her own arm to make it goofy or not, I’m going to say she didn’t and add randomly switching from bland to goofy and vice versa with overexposure to the crystals onto the side effects list. So yeah, side effects have a lot of potential creativity.

There could also be a constant identity crisis and paranoia for the people of the island about what the other version of them have done while they blacked out (leading to severe insomnia cases and worsening the problems) could have made for some interesting conflict, especially for the pc where people can say that they swear they recognize the pc (from the fact that we could recognize the mayor despite being blandified and, of course, bosko), the pc obviously has no idea what they’re talking about, leading to the islanders second guessing their own clear memory further, apologizing and saying that they need sleep, and perhaps a small joke of pc being worried of meeting someone else that looks like them but is evil since pelican rock is mentioned in this island. Not sure about that or exactly how that would come into play.

Speaking of which, instead of having the pc ‘just’ arrive and not knowing what’s happening at all while their blimp is clearly destroyed (again) and the pc just… not commenting on that, it would start by the pc waking up feeling sore/ having a headache either on the street or sidewalk and then wondering what’s going on before the flashback of their blimp being blasted by something (the bland ray) and it doing something weird to their blimp as it begins to crash and they ‘pass out.’ Not sure about keeping the twist, but if it is revealed the pc was the villain for a minute, there has to be hints that this is not the first time they were on this island, hence why I want people recognizing them or the pc somehow knowing where to go despite not receiving any directions. Things like that, where you have the idea pc was blandified, but not entirely sure what their bland role was.

Tree man can stay as he is because I think it’s funny if he stayed exactly where he was as the bland pc was blasting city hall, having little, if any, reaction to it and just studying them, only for them to come in later with no memory of any of it and helping with an investigation and he takes the opportunity to fuck with them (hence his ominous message of questioning if the you that you can’t remember is the real you or not). So yeah, he would be one of the few people that truly knows anything going on.

I could think on it more and make it more coherent, but this is just me having the idea and needing to write it down before I forget.

#Poptropica #goofball island #My version of the island #basically the bare minimum with some flavor of ideas right now #Just my rambling thoughts and ideas about it #I just really like the concept and the actual island could have been so much more you know?

[overnighttosunflowers]

For the overly specific CR ask meme: 4, 5, 8, 24, 25

4. Minor character you are (correctly) obsessed with.

Hmm. I mean, I think we all love Kiri, Marwa, Pumat Sol. I am presently obsessed with what Liliana and Relvin’s respective deals are. I would be so happy if we saw Artagan again. I haven’t seen campaign 1 but I suspect I would love Kima. That one shopkeeper who was a bunch of kobolds in a trenchcoat?

5. Meta you would write if you did not fear people would be SUPER weird about it. This is also an invitation to write that meta and block the haters.

Oh gosh I don’t know. I have a lesbian reading of Laudna’s flirting with Monster Men and her confidence in those instances vs. how flustered she gets by Not Men and what she’s said about Not Accessing That Part Of Her Brain? But of course I’m open to canon or Word of God proving me wrong on that one, and have no bones to pick with readings of her as bi, aspec, etc. All Laudnas are good Laudnas.

8. You may personally require that Liam O'Brien plays a non-core four (ie, not a Rogue, Wizard, Cleric, or Fighter) character for at least 10 episodes - he cannot in any way be one of those classes, even as a multiclass. If you like Orym, assume this has no impact on him. What class or multiclass do you have him play?

Bard, any subclass except College of Tragedy because while I deeply love every single Liam sadboi that one is too much of a freebie. Spirits would be fun. In the brief window when Orym was dead I was convinced that if he stayed dead Liam would make a bard, 50% because this party needs another support healer and 50% in tribute to Dorian. I still would put money on this if we see an Orym permadeath.

24. You can guarantee that one Evergreen Question you write is pulled on 4-Sided Dive AND that the four cast members you most want to answer it are on that month. What's the question, and which cast members answer it?

I confess that I haven’t watched 4SD, much as I want to, because I just haven’t had the time—I catch up with recaps. So I don’t think this has been answered before but please tell me if it has! I always am interested in the character creation process, particularly whether/how much they all talk about their characters with each other, especially anyone they’ve got any shared backstory with. SO I guess boiling that down to a question… How much did the other players at the table know about your character going into this campaign? Laura, Marisha, Liam, Ashley. I’m curious about Ashton/FCG too but less so than I am about Imodna’s two years on the road and whatever happened for Orym and Fearne between ExU and C3.

25. What class do you most want to see Matt play if he is in a future EXU campaign as a new (not Dariax) PC?

Ooh hm. I don’t know! Artificer maybe? I haven’t seen one in action and he’d have so many opportunities to flex his sound effects and ability to think creatively on his feat.

#monadique #ask games #critical role #cr3