#so we'll try our best!!

[mokadevs]

happy new year!

#fgo #oberon #artoria caster #castoria #ritsuka fujimaru #fujimaru ritsuka #oberon vortigern #lostbelt 6 #fate grand order #fgo fanart #fate fanart #idk what other tags scratches head #ANYHOW! #i decided to end the year off on trying to make the best piece i could and im pretty happy with the result! #im trying to push myself to make more complicated backgrounds and interesting compositions #so we'll try our best!! #ALSO!!! new years resolution is #oberon city B) #thats a lie. but i do want to become very good at drawing him #ill get him down someday soon!! #thank you to all the wonderful people ive met this past year #i started drawing and posting art seriously and frequently for the first time #beforehand i was very casual about it and quite bad #and while i hesitate to say im “good” now #ive improved a lot in the past year! #so a happy new year! and lets face the future bravely!! #kiki draws

[gale-in-space]

“Narcissists will butter you up and shower you with compliments in order to lure you in so they can abuse you!!!” No, we heavily compliment people because that’s the kind of stuff we wish people would do to us. I gush over people and try to be specific with my compliments because it's how I want people to treat me. I desperately want to be seen and to feel loved and appreciated the way I try to make others feel. Why is this so hard to understand

#npd #the thing in quotes is stuff paraphrased from actual articles i've read btw #but here's the thing. we’re not evil masterminds #we are people who were not sufficiently loved or supported growing up #and so we are trying to make up for it now #idk what good recovery looks like because instead of putting effort towards trying to research effective treatments for npd #people will just shun us and be like ‘here’s how to spot and avoid narcissists’ #so i guess the best thing we CAN do is try to be vocal about our needs #even if other people think it’s annoying or attention-seeking or what have you #edit: i do want to clarify. i don't know that a steady flow of compliments or praise is a good thing #i don't KNOW if that's the answer to the colloquial 'narc crash' #because as i said: no one is putting any effort towards figuring out how to actually treat npd #i feel like an end goal for treating someone with npd would be to help them learn to live with some discomfort #and to develop ways of being self-sustaining so that a multitude of compliments and praise aren't necessary all the time #but that seems impossible at times because. again. can't emphasize this enough. no one wants to research how to treat npd #we're just kind of left to fend for ourselves #we're like opportunistic omnivores in a way #filling up on what we can when we can because we don't know if we'll always have the opportunity to refuel again #even if it is detrimental in the long run #okay i'm done now fr lol

[soapbubbles511]

My two cents on the S2 trailer/premiere date because the fandom keeps hyping itself up at least once a week over some imagined drop date. Jenkins is not going to release the promo this week on Kristian's insta live. The trailer is not going to premiere at the next convention in a couple weeks or any other special date picked by fandom. Jenkins has no control over when it's released. This is completely on HBO's schedule.

HBO puts out a general trailer for upcoming shows once per quarter. OFMD had like 2 seconds of old footage in the January one. The next one should be early April. I'm expecting OFMD to feature more heavily in that one and with new footage.

The cutoff for this year's Emmy eligibility is the end of May. I don't think they'll want to skip a year of eligibility. My bet is on S2 premiering sometime mid-April to early May. So I do think the trailer will come out soon-ish. But like sometime within the next month soon-ish.

#ofmd #our flag means death #and we'll see how much they actually try to promote it this season #it feels like they have a bit of momentum #they made a bunch of best of 2022 year end lists #and won production design and hairstyling awards recently #so maybe they'll push a bit more promo this season #maybe #maybe not

[tswwwit]

Hey! You mentioned a while back that if the other dimension Dipper/Mabel/Ford might call the penthouse for advice in dealing with their Bill, and Familiar!Dipper might pick up the "call". I've been rereading the Bill v Bill series and can't get the scene out of my head. Any chance you'd be interested in writing it?

I'm certainly interested in writing it! I think there's a lot of opportunity for Shenanigans, and that's totally my jam.

The problem is: Actually Getting Around to writing it. But perhaps one day!

#answers #I do have some very amusing ideas for it #But sadly they can't all fit in the same fic #I have to carefully select which ones work best and mesh with each other to create a Structure™ #Which is a whole thing #But perhaps I shall get around to it #In the meantime I'm almost done with this short 'Dipper forced to tell the truth' thing so we'll see how that goes #One potential thing I envisioned at one point was the Other Universe (or specifically that Dipper) #Trying to Spy on Bill to figure out if he could find a weakness. A crack in his defenses. A way to get that Dipper out of his clutches!! #Sadly he doesn't find any of that #He does see Bill with who he assumes is his husband though! Not sure who it is; can't see his face #Dipper doubts Bill would be taking a nap with his head on a non-hubby chest. Hugging them around the torso lying between their legs #IS that.... cuddling. No it can't be. It feels super weird to observe and now Other Dipper's uncomfortable #The person Bill's lying on is some guy who's fully clothed but it feels weirdly creepy to be watching anyway #Even though said guy is just dicking around on his phone. At one point he swats Bill for presumably no reason and that's amusing at least #Other Dipper decides he's gonna quit while he's ahead. Spying's not a great idea when who the hell knows could be going on the other end #(Our Dipper was playing a crossword and woke Bill up to provide an answer) #Clue: 'Suave' five letters. Third letter is 'u' Answer: Acute

[wizardnuke]

thinks about the mighty nein. throws up blood

#um you know how they were willing to fucking kill each other to prevent anyone from going down the wrong path. that's insane #from the beginning to the end they were talking about preventative measures and holding each other accountable and making sure everyone's #loved. you are so loved please stay with us. please don't be what your narrative wants you to be you're better than that #from the early days of fjord threatening caleb. beau and caleb and fjord all making pacts with each other. beau and caleb immediately #telling the others when they start having dreams. they want to live. they want to live and they don't want to hurt anyone #but they're so prone to it that they have to make sure someone has eyes on them (ha. haha) all the fucking time #molly died and came back wrong and they chased him down. yasha was stolen and mind controlled and they chased her down. #the FORGIVENESS that is built into that team. yeah you fucked up bad but we love you so much please stay with us we'll do our best to keep #you safe if you do the same for us. we'll kick your demons in the ass and we'll kick YOUR ass if you try to fall to them #do better do better do better #and that belief is so strong that it carried over to essek. he was supposed to be a villain..

[dreamupdates]

Will you also not update on dream on kick

We'll try our best to update on it but we may miss it a lot :(

#like all three of us are super busy and mostly vod watch so unless someone tells us or we see somewhere that dream is on the stream #it'll be hard for us to update esp bc update accs on twt are not as well #but we'll try our best :) #not an update #anon

[allsassnoclass]

hazel what if u <3 wrote more of ur vigilante au <3

good news! i will!!!!! eventually!!!!

i have an ask box prompt from megs for it, and the more i think about it the more a "tortured for information" whump piece is appealing to me..... that being said i am currently fighting tooth and nail to finish a fic for a big bang and it is sapping All of my writing time, so I can't guarantee a timeline, but i'm hoping to knock out more of my ask box prompts by the end of the year so that would include one for the vigilante au!

#ask #jess #daydadahlias #hi jess hope you're well :) #life has been wilder than anticipated for the past few months #ALSO I MIGHT MOVE OUT SOONER THAN EXPECTED #anyway. i've had very little writing time but i am so ready to write for this fandom again #i will not be hitting 100k words posted this year unfortunately :( breaking the 3 year streak #but it's all good! we're trying our best! #writing goals for the rest of the year are 1. the big bang fic 2. trying to finish my 5sos ghost au 3. ask box prompts (as many as possible #of course other stuff may come up and we'll see what happens #not setting anything in stone except the big bang fic #i just need to finish the rough draft by friday then i'll be fine #that being said. need to go finish a scene. they're about to kiss i just need it done #of to write! and then off to bed i am very tired i just got back from a bachelorette weekend

[barkingangelbaby]

everyone please clap for me I actually started relistening to fantasy high at work (very funny knowing the big plot points but forgetting all the tiny details that got them there) n am on ep 10 already!! slowly sluggin' my way through so I'll ~eventually~ be able to watch the new season lol. I think I'm gonna relisten to unsleeping city when I'm done with FH too

#now it's time to play more bg3 and have FH playing on the tv bc i don't wanna think today #i have some more small chores I'll do today too so that'll be nice #i was gonna go to our cousin's farm but it's v cold today and i wanna be lazy again #ooo maybe I'll finally set up my dad's old playstation today too?? we'll see #I'm missing my parents a lot today I'm pretty sad about it #and i keep thinking about my dad's death day coming up next month #omg also just a coincidence. N's birthday is the same day as his funeral so that's been. strange every time it happens #but it also feels special bc instead of feeling overwhelming grief i also get to experience celebrating my best friend #weird headspace 2day #okay bye gonna try to be offline today #rAMbles

[transmasc-cultureis]

transmasc culture is when ure not sure whether u want to be a boy or not bc having a male body sounds way better but then u have to suffer from societal expectations of men ure not ready to deal w

i think being a boy will make me feel happier w myself; but fuck the gender roles & stereotypes

transmasc culture is!

#transmasc #transmasc culture is #Mod Kepler #these are the same doubts that we're having again where we know that being a boy would drastically make us happier #but we're also worried about how people will treat us if we pass enough to be considered a cis man #i think in the end we've decided that we'll be happy being considered as a cis man and even though we might get applied those gender roles #stereotypes we'll try our best to crush them as much as possible without making ourselves uncomfortable #best of luck to you! <3 #also sorry this took so long to answer. for some reason tumblr Did Not Like this ask

[kat-of-the-night]

This will be comprehensive to only a select few people but the reason why Dragon Age: Origins objectively rules and stands out from its sequels is because it somehow manages to perfectly capture the vibe of Jim Henson’s The Storyteller (1988).

The fantasy politics of Inquisition were okay but what about when there was just a random tree spirit who only spoke in rhymes for no discernible reason? Peak storytelling. Bring the poet-tree back.

#rambles #Dragon Age #I mean you can probably guess what I watched to bring this about lol #but I'm serious!! like even down to the music!!! #it reminded me so much of DA!!! #but also the just.... that mesh of whimsy and darkness that is so unique to folk and fairy tales #yes there is evil and terror but there's also goodness and wonder #there are things that cannot be explained but we'll try our best with what limited imagination we have #don't get me wrong II and Inquisition are still fun in their own ways #but I am fairy and folk tale enthusiast FIRST and LAST #and the other two don't hit that sweet spot #edit: somehow managed to come this conclusion and post it around the same time DA is trending #woops

[k66-official]

Greetings, Pekoponians, and welcome to the official web log of the Keroro Platoon, yessir! I'm the amazing and awesome Sergeant Keroro, and I'm sure I could do a better job introducing myself, but I'm just so, so excited to meet you all that I just couldn't wait to open up shop! As your friendly neighborhood alien invaders, we've opened up our "ask box" so you can communicate with your future overlords, yessir! So, please, drop by and say hello, yes, yes!

#sgt frog #keroro gunso #keropost #kerrooo i'm so excited!!! #we'll try to post pictures if we can! don't you want to see our fearsome yet adorable faces? #don't lie i know you do kero :) #me and tamama are excited anyway #i haven't told the others yet but i'm sure they'll have fun too yessir! #thank you tamama for helping me with this social media stuff btw #couldn't have done it without you private <3 #-k66 #and now a word from our host: #hi guess who it is :) #thats right its gem! from neardaily frogposting! yippee! #ive never run an askblog before so im jus. im doing my best here #i tried to run one once before for my fantroll it never went anywhere #but keroro is an existing character and literally me so i should get at least a little more out of this yippee #im too adhd to organize this properly from the start which is why keroro is the perfect host heehee #anyway im going to bed goodnight. keroro hopes he will have fun asks to answer in the morning :) #sorry i didnt really give you much to work with. just go nuts in the askbox doesnt matter if its silly or simple #uhh okay signing off

[chaoffee]

did you know that the constellation of orion is the brightest stars in the skies of a distant world? how do i know such things? oh simple my dear for i am a prophetess, i guide the lost to their homes. i have seen one of your kind, allies i suppose you may refer to or perhaps a friend? i shall not press on for i know that you’ll find your way back eventually. a bright star is one full of power, i will you to stay strong during this trying time. do not let anyone diminish your light and you shall return home soon enough. i shall watch over you from afar my darling, over you and your beloved who spends his days wasting away on alcohol. be brave, keep your head up high and you will get through this.

~ N

"Thank you for your warm words. I appreciate the reassurance, I'll try my best to keep going and make things interesting for you."

~ Orion

#orion plays ebg 2 #orion answers ask #with our starry guest N #the way I was nervous when I first saw i got this ask #but the warm and sweet words fuel me #i'll try my best to stay till the end of the game #but vengeance will be done so we'll see if I'll survive till the very end

[femme-malewife]

...Not tonight though. I have work in the morning.

#(has to be up in less than 6 hours) #i hope work gets delayed or cancelled again....that would be so awesome... #sigh....though i cant imagine w all the snow and ice we'll be very busy...even though its our big discount day #ugh... #Well anyway... i THINK i have an okay grasp on the characters #im a lil hesitant. 58 chapters wasnt enough for me to really grasp onto them #i need to understand characters inside and out before i can write them. When i can enter my hyperfocus writing mode #its easy to let the characters write themselves and im nothing but their vessel. helping them move along. #for me writing isnt like being a puppeteer controlling puppets. The characters do the work. #a Vessel is the best way to describe how i feel when i truly write. #the world around me disappears and the story pans out. Sometimes i get so into it i practically turn into my protagonist #so...im not Quite sure im at that point yet where i can let these beloved chars write themselves #let alone what situation to let them get themselves into #hmm. #ill try to think of smthin. #there isnt a whole lotta info out there abt the chars tho so i cant rely on that many sources or interpretations #its gonna be shaky at best if i do write them... #which my writing is Always shaky when i cant fully get into it. Thats how it be #when im unfocused it shows in my writing. #i have to let my subconsciousness drift and let my mind warp to another reality... #anyway hi im sane if you read all this!!

[snowflop]

Happy new year from me and my beastie 🎉

#wishing you all a safe and happy 2024. #i know everything is kinda... horrible forever but we all gotta persevere okay? lets do our best to find joy in the little things. #last year was. okay for me i think #like. i really didn't get up to much but i enjoyed myself immensely #and i did a few little hobby things i've wanted to for ages. made an itabag that was awesome #got a pin press. did some embroidery. did some painting. started collecting everything i need for my bjd #next year... i want to get into sewing doll clothes (both for my bjd and for plushies) and knitting (i'd like to make my own leg warmers) #it'd be nice to do more painting to. like traditional stuff. it's gonna be so bad but its fun so i keep trying #hobby stuff aside i'd like to attend 1 (one) convention. it's scary and expensive but... ahh i really really want to #we'll see if i can budget it in -w-) #i don't think i have any particular resolutions... ah wait. gonna draw AT LEAST 1 thing a month #was diseased or something last October and fell into a slump. not this year. 2024 is MY year. for art at least #i've lost the plot with the tags because i'm typing it between reading subtitles but you get the idea. i lived. you lived. we'll be fine #WAIT!!! i forgot the cats. wah. #the cats are hands down THE best thing that happened to me last year I love them. #Haru and Christopher (pictured above) are my brightest light in this cold dark world they make me so so happy every day #snow blogging

[starzwithapen]

hello!! I don't have a fic request, just a question. :( Do you write for Riff? I know he wasn't on your list (or at least I didn't see him on there), but I am curious. If not it's totally okay!! I get he's a harder character to write for -^- - anon!!! >:∆

Hellooo!! ^w^ I could def try my best to write for Riff [might leave it to my alter Silver since he's a big Riff fan :3] and I'd super appreciate it if the request was more specific since it helps us visualise things better!! Thank youuu for the ask :3!!

#starzasks #we'll rewach world tour rn actually LOL so Ill pay more attention to Riff and hopefully it turns out okay!! #also if you wanna send in your Riff headcanons I dont mind at all ^w^ characters w low screen-time I find harder to write #since I'm afraid of like deviating too much from canon in reqs but. canon doesnt give much to work with yk? so i have to think outside it #but im always like omg no one's gonna agree with your hcs STOP THIS NEOW !! #when I dont think ppl care that much lmao #ok im just ranting AVSHXBX overall you can absuloutely send in your request and we'll try our best !! :33

[libraryofruinaofficial]

Hands-down the most useful tip for anyone trying to figure out how divisions of astral, etheric, spiritual, etc. work (especially in relation to the mechanics of magic, the paranormal, the supernatural, etc.) is acknowledging that they all have phases and states of "matter" affected by levels of energy like the physical does, and that those phases and states will affect their own "matter type" differently than they will affect others depending on those energy levels.

#we're still trying to do a big long breakdown of this but so far the hardest part has been figuring out those interactions #the mad mage muses #theoreticals and interpretations #magical theory #now realizing we'll also have to get more firm definitions of things like plane realm etc. #this is also why discussions of vital energy are confusing and also a pain #in our system we do utilize the notion of overlap or transitional states between groups #so like there's a mid phase between physical and astral a mid phase between physical and etheric and even mid phases between more than 2 #and our current working theory is your vital energy will likely be a unique mix #most normal mundane humans seem to have physical-dominant etheric mix vital energy #on occasion astral or spiritual if they're visionary-types or religious and they're serious about it #but that's why you'll get a lot of psyvamps who don't care for that taste #athletic-types are either the best or the worst of normal humans btw because they either accidentally pull more etheric in (best) #or drive it all into the physical (worst) #actual nonhumans and legit magical practitioners seem pretty unique and variable since they pull from several places actively/natively #we couldn't even begin to tell you what the fuck ours is since it's mostly library data #which has its own periodic table/hexadecimal base coding type deal. it's insane and can arrange itself to mimic damn near anything