#styled much more like baking for fun than a class

[braxlrose]

Heyy i LOVE your writing your my of my favs writers

was wondering if u could do like hc of tom with a reader like childhood bffs to dating only if you can ❤

a/n: i love this trope so much so im so glad someone requested! imo it's one of the best and cutest tropes to ever exist. it's actually the one I'm using for my DR 💀 this is also kind of like a pt 2 for this post except with Tom instead of bill and there's not much mentioned of georg and gustav

childhood friends to lovers w/ tom

tom x fem!reader

• you met tom and bill when your mom moved you to Loitsche when you were 5 years old, right next to tom and bills house. their mother met yours when their mother went over to introduce herself to you guys. that's when she mentioned that she had a daughter the same age as her sons.

• that night, your mom brought you over there for dinner and you played with Tom and Bill. you guys had tons of fun and ended up becoming great friends that night.

• after that, you guys hung out every day and hung out at school. you were their new bestfriend and as I mentioned in this post, you helped them switch back and forth and confuse the teachers.

• the teachers were already used to their antics but with you, it just got worse and more complex. your mom scolded you a ton and ever had a fight with Tom and Bills mom because you kept getting into trouble but there was nothing they could do to stop you guys from hanging out.

• it was really hard to tell them apart when they were younger so you got relieved as they got older and started to have their own style

• you guys went bike riding all the time together and would ride for hours doing random shit

• you, bill, and tom would always go to the pet store to see all the cute little animals

• you would pick flowers for bill and make him a flower crown and even know tom refuses to admit it, he wishes you made him one too.

• both bill and tom were very over protective of you, but tom mostly. if he ever found out that anybody hurt you in anyway, he'd be pissed.

• you went trick or treating with bill and tom every year. (even though it wasn't too popular yet in the 90s in Germany)

• sharing and switching candy with them was a must

• you and tom were a bit closer than you and bill but you were still friends with both of them. it's not like you had a choice anyways.

• you always slept in toms bed whenever slept over (which was pretty much almost every night) and you two were always cuddling.

• bill and tom had bunk beds, so whenever you slept over you guys would put blankets around the edge of the top bunk and then tell scary stories

• you guys would sneak onto the ice cream truck and steal as much as you could. you'd always end up puking after because of how much you ate.

• you and tom would sit next to eachother every time in class and whine whenever you two had to move or got told to move because you guys were talking

• tom has a massive sweet tooth and you guys would steal stuff from the corner store

• you, bill and tom would hang out at the pool tons.

• you and tom would practice playing guitar allllll the time

• you were apart of the original "band" and played for weddings and other gigs with them

• you helped their mom bake a cake for their birthday every year and you always had so much fun with her. she even taught you how to write their names on a cake

• you went cd shopping with Tom for new cds and other old cds he didn't have.

• when tom had his first kiss (WITH A 16 YR OLD GIRL AT 9 YEARS OLD 😨😨😨) you didn't really know what to feel. you weren't even sure what you were feeling but you didn't like that he was kissing another girl

• you never said anything though, what could you even say?

• you and tom started out as just friends, no feelings at all not until you guys were pre-teens.

• as you guys grew older, tom and bill started getting girlfriends. you never dated anybody though; mostly because of your insanely massive crush on Tom.

• you basically just pined for him while he dated other girls. but you did feel nice sometimes. you got to see the side of him other girls didn't. you got to see how sweet and fun and nice he was with you. he was always different with you and if any girl had a problem with that, he'd drop them immediately.

• you got to sleep in his bed and cuddle with him and stay up late and hang out with him 24/7. they didn't get to do that, you did. and that gave you a sense of security.

• when the band started to actually become a band and you guys started getting more gigs, you and tom would always play next to eachother and even created your own style of playing with eachother

• you helped tom pick out his red guitar

• you and tom also have matching stickers on your guitars

• whenever girls flirted with Tom, you'd always get jealous and sometimes even try and steer tom away from them. like if they started flirting, you'd come up to tom and say "we need to get to band practice" or "Bill needs you for something" etc. etc.

• after a while, you'd come to the conclusion you just weren't his type and he'd never have feelings for you like you did for him.

• when tom first told you guys he lost his virginity, your heart dropped. tom, your tom, lost his virginity. you wanted to cry but you couldn't, they wouldn't get it, they wouldn't understand. so you just laughed along with the guys and make jokes.

• when durch den monsun came out, more and more girls were all over tom. but at this point, you'd gotten used to it. when you realized how many girls he was sleeping with, you just shoved all your feelings down and locked them away. feelings would ruin your friendship, right?

• your hotel room was right next to toms so you could hear basically everything they were doing. it was absolute torture. why couldn't tom see your feelings, why didn't he feel the same way?

• tom treated you like a little sister. it was awful. you wanted to cry everytime he called you dude or bro. he would never call you baby, or babe, or sexy. like he does other girls. he'd never see you like that.

• when you guys are at clubs, you try your best not to watch him flirt with other girls. it's easier that way. but along with that, you just end up getting drunk.

• tom would come running into your room at like 11 pm at night asking you for a condom. this became routine, and over time your heart shattered a little bit less only because you'd gotten used to this. used to him liking other girls.

• one night, while you guys were out at a club. you got sloppy. when you were drinking you ended up stumbling over to tom and dragging him to another room. and that's where you confessed to him down you were feeling.

• you ended up bawling your eyes out and saying how stupid it was because you know he'd never feel the same and that he doesn't want a serious relationship but you couldn't "help how you feel".

• tom took you back home that night and cuddled you and rubbed your back until you fell asleep. little did you know he felt the exact same way about you...

edit: I'm super tired and wanna go to bed, but let me know if you want dating headcanons for this bc I will do it, I'm just so tired.

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#tom kaulitz #tom kaulitz x reader #tom kaulitz fanfics #tom kaulitz smut #tom kaulitz x reader #tom kaulitz tokio hotel #tokio hotel edits #tokio hotel fanfics #tokio hotel smut #tokio hotel x reader #tokio hotel #tokio hotel fanfic #tokio hotel imagine #tokio hotel tom kaulitz #fluff #smut #childhood friends to lovers #cute tropes #angst #x reader #x yn #tom kaulitz x yn

[basedkikuenjoyer]

I wanted to take a brief pause after VII, just to talk about hallmarks of Dragon Quest as a series. Because we are leaving the era where these games are a driving force in developing the JRPG genre. Like...I know when I do the final ranking I'm going to put II much higher than most. Because I earnestly feel II is one of those very special games that developed so many things that became ubiquitous you take it for granted. This does not mean VIII, IX, and XI are bad by any stretch. I'd compare it to The Simpsons; your purpose has changed in a world full of imitators. What was revolutionary is not comforting and timeless.

Sadly this does mean we'll lose a few elements that didn't translate into the next generation. Eventually the designers behind the series started following norms competitors innovated. So before we go on to VIII and it's massive legacy, a few favorite hallmarks I didn't get to cover:

One of the most iconic features here since the first that's just as fun in XI. Metal Slimes. So many have tried this and none work as well as the original. Rare version of a weak enemy that nets massive experience. The catch? They're quick to flee and while they have only 3-4 HP their defense is maxed out. Enough you might do 1 damage on a hit. Then later games introduce different, stronger varieties. If you need to grind, the metal slime family always feels like a fun little mini-game to shorten it. And the developers are smart about where their hotspots are usually. If you see one in a new area, it's worth it to try and bag a few first pass.

Dungeon Philosophy. I hate this has fallen by the wayside in favor of following Final Fantasy's style. Early on, you had to approach dungeons like an old school D&D module. You're not doing it first try. It's all part of the fun baked into what happens on a loss. You just go back to the last King/Priest you saved at and lose half your money. The dungeons are designed around this, if it's a tower you can just hop off and go back to town. But you'll have to make a few runs at the labyrinth to figure everything out and learn the optimal path. Especially with...

Random encounters having some teeth to them. This has diminished over time but game design in general has gotten easier so I don't fault DQ for it. But in those early ones, yeah random encounters can be brutal. You need to consider spells like sleep or fog that'll spare you some hits cheaply. If you flee and fail you lose a turn like a lot of RPGs but not every monster will go so it's more viable sometimes. All together, simple but tight design. A dungeon in early Dragon Quest feels like a real challenge of balancing resources like MP. This is why I love III so much, the class system plus peak design philosophy makes everything work so well as a total package. Your party comp will determine which parts are hard or easy.

Decisions on equipment. This is subtle but very cool in practice. Unlike a lot of JRPGs, in these early Dragon Quest games you're going to have to grind a lot to get every new piece of equipment you can buy immediately. Which will feel even worse if something is rendered obsolete with a dungeon treasure. You're not expected to. When you first get to town you decide what felt like it needed to be bolstered the most, then go on and start taking on the dungeon expecting to need a few trips. When you're ready to leave, decide if you want to polish it off here or try your luck with a headstart on the next town. Later games have replaced this with a crafting element I like, so it's more of a lateral move.

#dragon quest #draconic musings

[talesofedo]

One thing that has been endlessly fascinating to me while studying Edo-period Japan is the fact that so many assumptions made about the world are rooted in the Western perspective.

Take bread, for example.

I'm sure you've seen quotes like "bread is a universal food that exists in every country" and "without bread civilization wouldn't exist the way we know it today." That's all nice and good but not necessarily true across time periods and places.

In Japan, bread was first introduced by the Portugese in the mid-1500s, but it didn't actually catch on until much later.

The oldest surviving Japanese bread recipe was written down in 1841 by Egawa Tarozaemon, governor of Nirayama, teacher of Western gunnery, and builder of coastal artillery defenses.

Tarozaemon's bread recipe (from Yahoo News).

Tarozaemon's 1841 bread recipe is for a German sweet bread and substitutes amazake for the yeast and sugar content of the original. However, the written recipe does not include amounts for any of the ingredients, making it somewhat difficult to replicate without much trial and error.

The researchers studying Tarozaemon's records speculate that it was actually his mother who had an interest in baking and who was known for her excellent castella. They believe she may have been interested in other Western recipes and Tarozaemon, who employed at least two scholars of Western learning, might have been happy to oblige by copying recipes for her to try.

Alongside the German sweet bread, Tarozaemon also wrote down recipes for a kind of hardtack to be used by his troops, and two kinds of confections, which were perhaps more suitable to his mother's baking interests.

One bread-like product introduced to Japan by the Portugese did catch on: castella, a kind of sponge cake still popular today.

Matsudaira Mikinosuke and friends enjoying enormous slices of castella during the late Edo period.

During the time of Tokugawa Iemitsu, castella was served almost exclusively to the emperor and foreign envoys. By the time of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, its popularity had spread across the country, but it was still only available to the upper classes of high-ranking samurai and wealthy merchants. That's because it was made with expensive ingredients: specifically, eggs and white sugar. It finally became widely available to the masses by the end of the 1700s.

Edo period castella was more crispy than today's moist and fluffy Nagasaki-style castella. Described as a "simple, crispy pound cake", it was commonly eaten alongside miso soup or with grated daikon and wasabi.

Fun fact: castella was also used as a nutritional supplement for tuberculosis patients.

...

Speaking of eggs and their expense:

Even with today's soaring egg prices, eggs in the Edo period were more than 20 times more expensive than they are in 2023. By the early 1800s, an individual egg cost 20 mon, while a whole bowl of soba only cost 16.

The reason eggs were so expensive is that people did not generally raise animals for consumption until the very end of the Edo period, though that didn't really take off until the Meiji period, which is when we first see large-scale egg production in Japan.

People did keep chickens during the Edo period, specifically for their eggs and not their meat. In fact, many lower-ranking samurai raised small flocks of chickens to supplement their incomes by selling the eggs, something that had been encouraged since the time of Tokugawa Iemitsu. However, chickens at the time were not bred to produce large volumes. They often did not lay eggs regularly, and sometimes did not lay at all if the weather was particularly hot or cold.

Eggs, as well as meat, were often considered medicinal - something you purchased for a sick relative or to increase your own strength, though in many cases the primary reason for the medicinal label was getting around the feeling of guilt for consuming them, since it was frowned upon under both Shinto and Buddhist beliefs.

Even with those religious beliefs, meat was actually eaten pretty regularly in the Edo period by those who could afford it.

By the end of the 1700s, at least one restaurant in Edo specialized in wild boar, the most commonly consumed meat in the Edo period based on archeological finds. Others include deer, serow, assorted wild birds such as pheasant and quail, occasionally bears and, at times, dogs.

#history notes #historical notes #history reference #historical reference #history research #historical research #edo period food #bread #Japanese bread #castella #eggs #meat

[voidthewanderer]

Private: 5 Arsenic x Crow. Hier sind Kekse (lol).

@bleumanouche || Location Based Smut Prompts

Private #5: bent over a table while something bakes in the oven. 

Sorry this took so long! Gaming brain worms took over!

So, fun fact, this was almost a scenario that these two were nearly in before the war. Crow is the baker of the couple and Arsenic was just... very horny about this exact scenario happening for some reason? Like, it's been a scenario that's played out in his head way more than he'd ever admit. Some plot stuff for their story too. I just don't want to keep putting it off because it's taking me forever to write A Different Life.

MDNI🔞: 18 + CONTENT UNDER CUT Word Count: 1,857

All was quiet when Crow was able to sneak down the stairs of the house. It’d been a long time coming, them finally getting a house of their own within The Slog. Yeah, it wasn’t large by any means, a little two story; two bedroom, one bath. But, it was still something. It’d been the first home Crow ever actually owned and they wanted to do something special to sort of christen the home. The first thing that came to their mind? Bake a cake.

It wasn’t going to be anything big; they’d taken on of the seven inch pans from the main kitchen to make a little cake just for them and Arsenic. Hell, it probably wasn’t even going to be anything fancy. Knowing their partner? He’d try to turn it into some sort of sexual tease. The thought made them snicker to themself; that had been a big part of the start of their relationship. Crow had taken an avid interest in baking while still in school, though never went further than advanced optional classes. They just didn’t have the money to go to college for anything like that. The overall humor too of a chef and a baker ultimately winding up together; two very clashing styles having to share a single kitchen.

Arsenic never really bothered them too much when they’d bake in the apartment; just little teases here and there. His favorite extremely overused joke? Why not pass the time and get something else baking? It only made it funnier to their vehement desires to keep that child-free status, but it was still the same joke almost every single time.

“You’d make a good dad with those god awful jokes.” Crow’d always return with. It was worth it to get to see him flustered and stumble over his words, almost always muttering something along the lines of “Didn’t mean it like that…” The redness that crept across his face as he tried to hide his almost embarrassment for falling for that trap every single time.

He hadn’t made jokes quite like that in a long time, especially since they’d finally taken that plunge into that stage of their relationship. Granted, at the time, there was only the communal kitchen, but regardless… Crow did miss that joke in particular a bit. Perhaps it had just been the tone in his voice, the humor of the irony of it…

They didn’t want to dwell on the thought too long, knowing it would ultimately wind up upsetting them. Thankfully, it was still fairly early in the morning, Arsenic was still asleep. Nobody, outside of the guards, were awake (or rather should have been). Crow made sure the curtains were still drawn before getting to work, dry ingredients in one bowl, wet in other. The careful combining… making sure it wasn’t overworked, but that any clumps were broken up… Getting the oven preheated during the whole process.

It had been nice to be able to get the cake batter actually made up and prepped without having Arsenic hanging off of them. They knew he really did want to better his own baking skills, but they just wanted to bake out of the joy of the art, not to teach. They hadn’t even realized that they were being watched from across the room as they bent over to put the cake into the oven; nearly jumping out of their scarred skin when their spectator gave a whistle.

“Arsen! God damn it, I’m not exact-”

“Dressed? Yeah, I can see that,” he chuckled, “What, nude bakin’ a new thing ya tryin’? ‘Cause I’m gonna want front row seats from now on.”

“I just didn’t feel like getting dressed, I’m not messy when I bake and I’m careful around the oven when someone isn’t scaring the crap outta me.” And the curtains were still drawn, so it wasn’t like there were any prying eyes.

They set a timer, finally looking over to Arsenic. He’d cleared the room quickly, pulling them into a brief twirl before trapping them between the counter and his own bare frame. They were only able to make a soft noise as he quickly connected his lips to theirs, his hands releasing the counter and going to wander their frame. They pressed their hands up against his collarbone, lightly pushing upward. He took this silent request easily, his hands hooking their thighs as he lifted them to be seated onto the counter, breaking the kiss for a moment, “First mornin’ in th’ house an’ we’re bein’ a couple a horny fucks, ain’t we?”

“No,” Crow tapped the tip of their finger to the ridge of Arsenic’s remaining nose, “You’re being a horny fuck. I’m baking a cake.”

They watched the smirk form on his lips, them already starting to laugh, knowing exactly what was coming next.

“Wanna get somethin’ else bakin’ in th’ meantime?”

“I mean, you can try as hard as you want, don’t think anything’s gonna be baking in there anymore.”

Crow noticed the falter in his smile, their own fading, “Oh… oh honey…”

“I mean… We didn’t want ‘em… Just… kinda hits different when it ain’t possible anymore.”

“And thoughts can change, you know that,” Crow locked their legs around his waist, pulling him close so they could kiss his good cheek, “I’m not gonna lie and say I never thought about it. You made the same joke every single time I’d bake in the apartment. Eventually the brain worms were gonna happen. My sister didn’t help either.”

Arsenic pressed his lips to the side of their neck, a small, content sigh sounding from the smaller ghoul. They let out a whimper as they felt his teeth lightly rake along their skin. He shifted enough to be able to look at them, his smile returning as he watched their face slowly shifting from their content pleasure back to a more neutral expression. Crow cupped his face in their hands, lightly brushing their thumbs along his jawline, “Never said you couldn’t try though. Just because it can’t happen, doesn’t make the thought or actions any less enticing.”

He chuckled, one hand shifting to rub against them; him watching them tense slightly before biting their lip. There was caution in his movement, first only just rubbing his rough fingers against them. They tucked their chin towards their neck, shutting their eyes for a moment before letting out a quiet, “Please…”

They’d barely finished the word when they felt two fingers press inside of them; slowly pumping them inside as best as he could given their positions. Crow took a sharp breath at the feeling; this wasn’t something they frequently did. Arsenic was definitely more of an oral sex person for non-traditional sex, but this was also good. He never had to finger them long, something about the action rising a quick, small climax. He savored feeling their pussy clenching around his fingers as they let out a whimper with pleasure.

“Arsen…”

“Easy…”

He pulled them from the counter, glancing to the timer for a moment. He’d been surprised that only five minutes had passed… twenty five minutes was more than enough time for what he wanted to do. Crow went easily with Arsenic’s movements, following him easily to the kitchen table. He chuffed softly lightly pressing their belly against the table, “Haven’t done it like this in a long time…”

“Don’t think we’ve ever been like this,” Crow hummed, bracing one arm against the wood as they felt Arsenic’s hand cup against their hip. He chuckled, “No… don’t mean I haven’t before.”

“Arsen.”

He was quick to bury his cock inside of them, a shaky whimper escaping their lips. He kept his thrusts steady, a careful eye on Crow, making sure he didn’t get carried away. He watched as they took a soft breath, pressing back against his hip every so often. He arched over Crow slightly, free hand gripping a breast as he pressed his lips to the back of their neck, “Fuck… you’re so beautiful.”

“Keep going…”

“Pace yourself.”

A small squeeze and his hand slowly slid down their belly, resting on their midriff. He pressed himself completely inside, finger lightly tracing the small mound that pressed outward, “Fuck, I love this. Wonder if ya did it before ya went ghoul.”

“Oh fuck…” A small moan followed Crow’s words, bowing their head down, other hand bracing against the table. Arsenic chuckled softly, giving a particularly rough thrust. They let out another moan, arching themself up against Arsenic’s chest. His hand shifted once more, arm bracing against their shoulder.

The new position made him ease slightly, though, he was much more preoccupied with Crow themself. A hand lightly touched his, fingers curling around his own, guiding the limb towards their throat. He gave some resistance, trying to redirect their energy with a rough thrust. They bit their lip, “Please.”

“Not. Yet.”

“I want to try.”

“I said no.”

He pulled his hand down, gripping their chest once more, lips pressed against their neck. His teeth grazed their leathered skin once more. He felt their breath quicken, pulse racing. Lips still pressed against their neck as he spoke, “I just want you right now…”

“Which you have…”

“No kinks… no perversions… just… you.”

A thrust in and he felt their legs shake slightly with pleasure. Another thrust was met with a whimper, Crow pressing back against Arsenic. His voice was a low croon in their ear, “There we go…”

“Oh, Arsen…”

A tongue lightly brushed along their ear, lips pressing just behind the cup of it. Emotions flooded the smaller, rolling their head back into Arsenic’s shoulder as they let out a rather loud moan. Arsenic tried his hardest to keep himself steady in his final moments, savoring the moment when he finally released. This moment wasn’t something he’d wanted to end… The emotions that rushed through both of them… it felt so much more than anything he’d ever felt before.

He pressed his forehead against the back of Crow’s neck, taking a breath before moving slightly to kiss it. They made a soft noise as his lips brushed against their skin, going to rest against the table. Arsenic carefully pulled himself away from his partner, lightly running a finger down their spine, watching their muscles twitch as his finger hit each ridge, “Fuck, I wish I could get some more meat on you…”

“You like it,” they gave a soft laugh, taking a breath before slowly going to stand upright. He hummed, “I know… but still. Know what happened an’ all… Sucks that I can’t.”

The timer went off for the oven and Crow couldn’t help but laugh, “Certainly didn’t feel like it was that long.”

“’M not sure I should take that as a compliment or an insult,” Arsenic laughed as well. It had been just about thirty minutes. Crow popped up onto their tip-toes to kiss him, “Compliment. If that’s what it takes for thirty minutes to pass, I’ll take it any day.”

A hand splayed across their belly before snaking around their waist, “An’ I’ll be glad t’ give it t’ ya.”

#shut it void #friend talk #bleumanouche #oc: crow holiday #oc: arsenic #arsenicxcrow #otp: a different life

[sagiow]

15 questions

tagged by @tough-n-dumb, thanks friend!

Were you named after anyone?

Not “after”, per se, but my dad “discovered” my name after making a new friend in the glorious Montreal Red Light Disco District... who turned out to be an Italian exotic male dancer (he never told my mom that’s where he got the inspiration from until 30-some years later)

My middle name is my mom’s because my frazzled, mid-20s, overwhelmed first-time parents hadn’t thought of one before he went to register my birth so he kinda blanked and went with hers and she was pissed off because she doesn’t  like her name.

0/2, Papa.

When was the last time you cried?

Some time in the last month.

Do you have kids?

Two, elementary school age, although the eldest is solidly in his tweens and giving me a fantastic preview of the fun years ahead.

Do you use sarcasm?

Just did, didn’t I?

Actually, much less than I used to when I was younger. Mostly for joking around  or ranting about our incompetent colleagues with my work wife.

What’s the first thing you notice about people?

Not to sound like a hippie on Main, but I’d say their energy? Their vibe? Some people come off as very warm, and others colder (and some, downright antipathic). Some have this bubbling, crackling energy to them, others are super chill and calm. Some have this spark of intelligence or quick wit about them, and others make you wonder if there’s anybody home. So a bit of all of that.

A smile, greeting and eye contact (can all be super quick, just acknowledge you see the other person) go a long way in giving off good vibes, so we’ll definitely start on the wrong foot if the other person doesn’t do any of those. Be polite.

What’s your eye color?

Brown

Scary movies or happy endings?

I don’t like scary / horror movies with gore and torture. I do enjoy a good ghost story (the Gothicker, the better) and some psychological horror.

Love happy endings although unhappy ones definitely inspire a lot more fanfic.

Any special talents?

I never look at the picture when doing jigsaw puzzles and WILL complete it before you do.

Where were you born?

Province of Québec, Canada

What are your hobbies?

Phew... there’s a few, and they tend to be seasonal. Summer is reading, hiking, baseball, gardening, camping. Other seasons have baking, crochet, watching TV, playing old-school computer games, and getting ready for whatever holiday or birthday is upcoming. Puzzles and writing year-round (if inspiration striked and fellow fans are around!)

Have any pets?

2 cats (and often at least another because we are a foster family to our local rescue), 2 rabbits and 4 3 chicken (found one dead yesterday after that major storm / tornado passed. Her ancient 3 year old heart couldn’t handle it. RIP Matante.)

What sports do/have you played?

Phew... there’s a few there too. I’m always down to play pretty much anything with a ball (beach volleyball! street ball hockey!), but on the other hand, will probably get my Canadian citizenship revoked at some point because I do no winter sport except for snowshoeing and some shitty skating.

I played provincial-level softball and badminton in school. I did recreational synchronized swimming, various styles of dance, varsity basketball. Now, I play softball, tennis (although my dad is aggressively trying to draft me into pickleball), try to get in a game of golf or two per summer (every addition to this sentence makes me feel 10 years older). In non-summer, I practice aikido, and love hiking, especially in the fall.

How tall are you?

5′7″, or 170cm

Favorite subject at school?

History and Drama in High School, Anthropology and some of my Forensics classes in University (”no applied science”, you ask? meh, not really. Science was me playing Life on Safe Mode).

Dream Job?

I would’ve loved to study Anthropology further and become an archeologist (although I did take one Biological / Genetic Anthro class that was absolutely fascinating and made me reconsider Things) but I’d had enough Academia back then. I wanted to get a job, stop being beyond broke, and travel.

Nowadays I get this massive urge to dump everything corporate and move someplace with shorter, kinder winters, ideally not too far from the sea, and get a bunch of goats and chicken, fruit trees and grapevines, grow a shitload of tomatoes and eggplant, bake bread daily, and write in the evenings. Just need to win the lottery first but then I’m makin’ it happen.

tagging (apologies for the double tags if you got them, I lost track) @jomiddlemarch, @tortoisesshells, @fericita-s, @combat-librarian, @divinecomedienne, @luarenah

#ask games

[savrenim]

okay so the writing prompts You have been sentenced to death in a magical court. The court allows all prisoners to pick how they die and they will carry it out immediately. You have it all figured out until the prisoner before you picks old age and is instantly transformed into a dying old man. Your turn approaches. and subsequent story reply passed my dash again and my problem is I have some Real Answers that are living rent-free in my head but I did not want to write several hundred words in tags of clog up the post so guess I’m doing the tumblr thing of ‘make your own post’

but here we go, answers to this question that my brain has thought up and their rankings:

1. ‘Immolated standing right here right now in this timeline and universe by a 12km planet-killer class asteroid traveling at 30km/s as it vaporizes upon contact with the planet, alongside everything else in a ~200km impact crater’  : 3.5/10

So this one gets points for being the classic ‘Taking You Down With Me Syndrome’ in as far as I can come up with in a minute with my fictional life on the line. Also points for: as unavoidable as I think possible to come up? I have specified here and now, so they can’t teleport me to a different planet or time, or similarly to a different multiverse, which really makes no easy escape for anyone else around me. Furthermore, the specification of being a part of the impact crater makes it less likely that it’ll just happen to me in a magical bubble that is killed without it affecting everyone around me; even if it transports everyone else outside of the crater and just kills me in the impact, enough of the planet’s crust will be ejected into the atmosphere from the ‘crater’ part of the request to heat it up upon friction of re-entry enough to bake everything on the planet’s surface, not to mention the superheated rock around that is basically acting like a nuke causing thermal radiation to destroy everything within 1000km, massive shockwave winds, a magnitude 11 earthquake, etc. Explosions like that happen so fast that 1000% this just flat-out Would Not Hurt, I’d be dead before I realized I was dead. All in all, nice generally spiteful way to go, fun wording to deliver, satisfying thing to stare someone in the eyes at their growing horror and describe.

Points taken away for the facts that (a) I do still die, (b) it is possible that the reason that other people have not done this or something like this already is because it’s built into the death curse that it won’t kill other people for you too and I did not word this carefully enough to allow for killing everyone else in the aftermath in which case I’ve just wasted the wish, (c.) this does kill the entire planet and end possible almost every living species and probably every intelligent living species in I’m guessing the known universe unless there are stuff like fae realms that might be safe but destruction on that scale is kind of petty and I’m not totally sure I would want to do it, I do kind of like humanity and all that jazz. seems like a bit of a waste to take everyone down with me in my grand revenge, unfortunately, I’m too flashy to ask for an asteroid just big enough to take out the village, if I’m going to go down it’s going to be in planet-destroying style.

specs for this description are taken from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs on Earth, which has the advantage that depending on what angle the thing actually hits at, potentially leaving the planet habitable in a couple of hundred thousand years again.

2. ‘By our sun going supernova (at the end of its lifespan)’ : 2.5-6.5/10

So this one gets potentially slightly more points than 1. because it’s just....... interesting. in that there are a lot of options and any of the options are really cool? but also less points bc there are so many options that are SO much more unpleasant. (and yes this is somewhat inspired by Dr Who that was a fucking Iconic episode, moisturize me). but so far as I see it, there are four ways this can go:

(a) The sun just magically goes supernova right now, guess it’s the end of its lifespan because a death curse said so. Takes about eight minutes to hit us, everyone gets killed just like the planet-killing asteroid but tbh in a 10000x cooler manner, all of the advantages and disadvantages of 1 working.

(b) I get teleported into the future to watch the sun go supernova, die very quickly because the sun kills me not the vacuum of space or atmosphere being unbreathable again etc etc, but mostly this begets the question of: assuming that the fantasy planet that I’m on is fairly similar to our own, we are around a G-type main sequence star! Those things don’t go supernova! they don’t have enough mass! which means that I get to watch as a magical death curse attempts to somehow figure out how to make the entire fucking sun go supernova at the end of its lifetime think about what cool science that is!!!!!!! I might die but think of how much data future astromagiphysicists are going to get from this!!!!!

(c.) The Magical Death Curse Does Not Have Enough Energy To Make The Sun Go Supernova And Fizzles Out In Trying, which while it sounds good actually is pretty boring bc they’re likely to just, like, stab me with their swords if it happens. rip me.

(d) answer (b), but instead of teleporting me to the future, I am made immortal until the sun reaches the end of its lifespan and proceeds to go supernova which means that I (6.5) get functional immortality for at least a couple of billion years which is more than long enough to do some interesting shit and probably get tired of being alive and then die in the coolest fireworks display the planet will ever see. points taken away tho (2.5) for not specifying that, like, if I’m surviving until then it’s in a fine preserved manner rather than a fate-worse-than-death manner (rotting like a zombie, frozen in time unable to move but watching everything happen around me, etc).

general points for no matter what happens it’ll be REALLY FUCKING COOL to watch, general points taken away for the lack of control and real range of how shitty the possible outcome might be and that I still die in every scenario here no matter what.

3. ‘In a lich-creation ceremony that turns me into an undead immortal lich’ 6.8-8.2/10

Nice, simple, to the point. Points for: surviving the encounter, it being very difficult for the magic to misinterpret it. Points range for: depending on the rules governing liches in this magical world, it might not actually be that fun to be a lich. Points taken away for: if liches are an established element of this world, they probably know how to kill them, so I’m not out of hot water yet. And also there might be elements of lichhood that are not a completely optimal existence that obviously I would experiment to improve over the course of my new immortality but who knows how easy that would be to do.

4. ‘In a super-special custom lich-creation ceremony powered by my soul and my death that will create a whirlpool of necrotic energy gathering up the life force and magic of everything in its path to power the creation of an indestructible magical object that houses a magical projection of my consciousness that contains continuity of consciousness, memory, personality, the ability to grow and change, allows it to project itself outside of its container as a simulacrum to affect the world, and the ability to gather magic around itself and use said magic, that can sustain itself through any form of energy manipulation either with respect to mundane or magical thermodynamics-slash-entropy-theory, and--’ 10/10

This is the supervillain origin story shit that I’m talking about. Survive the encounter? check. Using a word that the magic recognizes so you have a base for what you’re turned into but customizing for what you actually want? check. Revenge on everyone? check. Easy ability to murder everyone who knows what happened so that it’s that much harder to hunt you down and kill you? check. Avoiding the potential of there being a built-in rule about no directly stating that your death will kill other people here too? check, I never state the whirlpool of magic kills everyone I just make it I can use it to kill them after and tie up all the loose ends to further my own power growth immediately. Ability to watch the sun go supernova? also check; I’m an immortal magical lich now babey I 1000% will use the several billion years that I have to develop our planet’s magical spaceprogram, colonize some other exoplanets, set up a galactic civilization, and then when our sun is dying yeet it into another star so that I get to enjoy the cool fireworks show.

5. ‘By giving up my mortal form and ascending to godhood, bitches’ 115/10

I’m torn bc on the one hand 3-4 are basically just doing this in a more and more specific manner, but on the other hand, oh my god the STYLE, the SNAPPINESS, -100pts for being So Much More Likely To Kill Me but +216 for Okay But Imagine If If It Doesn’t It’s Way Less Stupidly Nerdy Than Very Carefully Describing My Brand New Phylactery As I Try To Come Up With All Of My Ideal Circumstances Of Lichhood

like. I’d probably go for 4. bc I’m careful and want to survive this thing. but I think in my supervillain origin story I will tell everyone that I said 5. better to not give away my weaknesses that way too.

6. ‘By teleporting me 1ft to the left in a completely standard teleportation, retroactively establishing that teleportation in this setting does not in fact move you but actually kills you via disassembling your atoms and creates a perfect copy of you with continuity of consciousness where you ‘appear’’ 7.5/10

Points for: I basically survive the at least implementation of the spell, and I enact abso-fucking-lutely hilarious revenge on everyone but especially all the wizards who have ever teleported by establishing the Existential Beam Me Up Crisis as canon, and probably cause immense socioeconomic damage as suddenly teleportation can no longer be used for people as a quick means of transportation and there are probably a lot of stuffy rich people who will no longer want it used on their goods. Points off for: I am 1 ft to the left and there are soldiers with swords here, while I will get to see the looks on everyone’s faces as this sinks in I will probably still be stabbed and die.

7. ‘By teleporting me to an unknown untrackable safe friendly location outside of the country in a completely standard teleportation, retroactively establishing that teleportation in this setting does not in fact move you but actually kills you via disassembling your atoms and creates a perfect copy of you with continuity of consciousness where you ‘appear’’ 9.5/10

Points for doing everything 6 does while actually saving my life. Points off for not getting to see their faces. Also points off for not giving me free immortal lichhood from it, but not too many points off as I am now free to research and do a lichhood ceremony myself without worrying about a death curse misinterpreting what I want.

bonus: my mutual-slash-housemate’s answer: ‘in the same time, place, and manner that you do’ 6.3/10

sorry it’s good and snappy and points for: combination of either revenge or actually surviving the thing at least for a while, and sheer delivery impact, but points off for not turning a death curse into immortality, zero destruction of planets or stars involved, zero rewriting of the rules of magic, possible body count for your revenge is only one other person, forces you to encounter this person again and die with them which really is something quite intimate for a random imperial sorcerer that you ought to hate the guts of, potentially traps you into an enemy-to-lovers fanfic in which rip now this sorcerer insists on keeping you alive so that they can achieve immortality but that might just be unpleasant locking you in a pocket dimension and not fun tragic star-crossed lovers narrative that you deserve out of it but will lock you in tragic star-crossed lovers narrative otherwise, gives you zero control over time, place, and painfulness of death, and all in all not nearly as flashy or evil as it could have been. and did I mention no immortal lichhood. like come on, if you’re not getting immortal lichhood out of this what are you even doing it for.

#long post #writing #I guess #sorry this was just living rent-free in my head and I needed to vent #I'm pretty sure that in this scenario I am a mad wizard scientist who is being sentenced to death either for my research #into blowing up the sun or into immortal lichhood necromancy

[mageofseven]

Hello! I saw your match-ups were open and I wanted to submit one! For starters, I'd like all the boys to be inn consideration.

Now, I'm gender fluid and demi romantic, though I typically just say MLM! I tend to present more femininely, but I have my days. I have a head canon that I'd just use magic to present super masc as I wanted too, because it'd be fucking hilarious.

I'm an ENFP, more of an Ambivert really, and I'm a Virgo Sun, Taurus Moon, Scorpio Rising, and Leo Venus. I was born in September!

Now, I'm very excitable, and have a tendency to overreact. It's due to my ADHD and Bipolar Disorder. Though, I'm seen as a really happy person. I'm very kind, and polite! I see myself as a caring and nurturing person who sometimes gets a little weird... but my friends nicknames for me consist mainly of old-man freak! So. I have a tendency to go a little overboard when talking to people I'm comfortable with. I'm also very insecure of my weight and such.

I am absolutely obsessed with yoga. I attend classes and such. I also like to go to the gym, mainly for lifting and cardio. I'm very strong! I also have a huge thing for cooking! I prefer to make meat products due to the overdoing things, as I over season non-meat things sometimes. I also really like baking, I just have a hard time eating so many sweets. Listening to music or trash TV while I do this is so much fun.

I adore kids! Not liking kids would absolutely be a deal breaker for me... I don't want a HUGE family, but I want more than 2 kids! I'm studying to be a teacher as well.

When I get insecure, I tend to absorb mylaef into my interests. I like reading a lot, and I love movies. I'm a huge movie buff, and watch many nostalgic movies! Little Monsters, Drop Dead Fred, ect. I'm not an 80s' kid, but I was raised by my aunt, who was. I watch my comfort shows, my comfort movies, and read my favorite books. Or, I watch a good movie and read the book it's based off! Right now I'm reading The Count of Monte Cristo because I watched the movie! I also tend to be into childish things, like cartoon movies.

I dress in a variety of styles, and always try and make it fun. Sometimes, I can be wearing purple spandex shorts and 7 inch sparkly pink platforms with heart buckles, the next I'm running through the woods with no shoes on, and a flowy brown skirt with a orange crop top. I've been described as a Golden Retriever friend, and a free spirt. Many people think I'm stupid, but I'm actually really smart... and I'm terribly jealous of my younger sister because she's everything I'm not.

Sorry if this is a lot! I just really like obey me-

Omg!!!! You actually know your venus!! Thank you for that 🥰🤭💕

So your Venus in Leo tells me you are very lively, devoted, and passionate. When you're in love, you give all of yourself to your lover and expect the same in return.

Your Taurus Moon tells you are very compassionate and determined, but also aren't a big fan of change.

Your Scorpio Rising tells me that you can often find your guard up with new people to some degree, but when lowered, people see just how charming, passionate, and loyal you are. There is so much about you that others have to invest time in to see and it's always worth it.

Your Virgo Sun tells me you are also very practical and want to be helpful to those around you.

The rest of your information tells me you are very family oriented, keep active, and love nostalgia (then again, who doesn't lol)

With all of this in mind, three of the Boys pop up as potential choices, two being Diavolo and Asmodeus. However,

I pair you with...

Beelzebub

He is the ultimate family man. Like, as soon you feel you're ready for it, make this man a Daddy right away! He has so much love to give and he can tell you do too. Even before you two have kids, I can imagine him being so soft and cuddly with you, nuzzling your cheek or neck before whispering in your ear about how beautiful your heart is and that you'd be an amazing parent and how he just can't wait for that day 🥺😭💕💕💕

Outside of that cutesy parent stuff, I can see you two going to the gym together and Beel would even try yoga with you! He'd be pretty clumsy at it in the beginning, but I can see him enjoying it and keeping at it so it can be another activity that you two can do together.

You being such a lively and passionate person with him always brings a smile to his face, causing him to want to express just as much passion back at you 🥰

Beel will be just as devoted to you as you are to him and I can really see you two being this cute, healthy couple whose always taking caring of one another💕💕💕

But seriously, make this man a Daddy. It's practically a crime that he isn't one already lol

#matchup requests #t: astroseuss #so cute😭💕 #obey me beelzebub

[trainingforfandom]

Inosuke Hashibira

Now to write the training regimen of Kiyo, Sumi and Naho. They’re underrated AF. 

Writing this boy’s workout was HELL. It’s just as chaotic as he is. It fits with his hyperactivity in all honesty. 

This workout is INSANE, there are just TOO MANY EXERCISES I tried to balance it out, but point blank: This might be one to skip. 

Inosuke is probably a lot smarter than most would credit him with. He survived in the woods as a child, developed his own breathing style and learned how to talk pretty much without interference. His training is a bit of a mystery, however he is extremely flexible. He likely didn’t incorporate too many conventional exercises until much later. His strength might come from lifting heavy objects in the woods and repeated motions to perhaps build shelters or chase down food for himself, he likely retained and increased his ‘childlike’ flexibility by holding odd positions and generally just ‘having fun’. Perhaps he imitated the boars for their fighting and movement patterns  as this also could have made him so strong. He is also quite agile on his feet with a complex fighting style that basically uses saws as a weapon and flips/flexibility as evasive maneuvers. Generally his training might be a bit more sporadic and incidental, it would ‘add up’ over the week but on any given day he’s probably training less than Tanjiro and Zenitsu. 

This workout is probably the hardest for me to write and pin down as I have the least experience with this style of training. 

Diet: For his early life it was probably unluxurious foraged food, any berries or roots that wouldn’t have him shitting to death. Whatever boars eat… Insects? Small Animals? When he encountered humans they probably fed him a little better, vegetables, fruits, rice, and other Japanese mountainous produce. He seemed to like ‘baked mochi’. When he joined up with the others he developed tastes for fatty fried foods and ate more/higher calories than the others. His natural hyperactivity likely lets him burn this all off. For you, I’d say eat relatively clean in a few large meals, as far from training time as possible. Inosuke’s diet is a reminder for you to treat yourself every so often. 

Recovery:  I don’t know if I really want to recommend more stretching for this routine. I’d say CHOOSE EITHER NOT BOTH a warm bath or cold bath (some cultures/fitness practitioners recommend temperature shock on the body, it doesn’t sit well with me. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH). Get plenty of sleep. Tendons and joints take more time to adapt and strengthen than muscles so take more days off, and a deload every 6 weeks is recommended. 

Workout: Full Body 7x a Week. Don’t do this, most people shouldn’t. If you want to try it, workout every other day, or 3 days for Week A and 4 days for Week B. 

Day 1 Gymnastics/Flexibility and Cardio: Basic Drills for Strength and ROM  

* Times are simple suggestions, do each until you feel loose and limber, not IN PAIN (Do not be afraid to regress/advance the exercises). It looks like a lot of exercises but it won’t take a lot of time. 

800 m Jog

3 x 30 sec Pike 

3 x 30 sec Pancake 

3 x 15 sec Split Progression 

3 x 15 sec Full Bridge 

4 x 30 sec Hollow Hold 

4 x 30 sec Shoulder Stand 

3 x 10 sec L - Sit 

3 x 10 sec Crow Pose 

3 x 8 Toes to Bar 

3 x 15 Scapula Pull Ups/ Scapula Swing

800 m Jog 

Day 2 Weighted Exercise: Sandbag (30% of  bodyweight, Inosuke is 63 kg/130 lb so he’d use 18 - 20 kg/40-45 lb) Workout Circuit Style. 

5 Rounds No Rest: 

10 Deadlift 

10 Cleans

10 Press 

10 Front Squat 

***** REST 

5 Rounds No Rest: 

10 Weighted Pushups 

20 m Farmers Walk 

20 m Weighted Bear Crawl 

8 (Cheat if needed) Bicep Curl 

Day 3 Combat: Hand to hand + Swordwork 

This is a real treat! My Kendo Club actually gave a home workout because we had a COVID scare, so we’ll use that for these sections. Feel free to book a class or follow a few videos for a 1 hr total. This workout is a lot easier than something Inosuke would do. 

Warmup: 50 jumping jacks > Stretch

Circuit: Repeat the following circuit 8 times! 1:00 minute rest --> Repeat

10 Squats

10 Lunges (5 each side!)

10 Wall assisted calf raises (Lean forward against a wall)

10 Left Katate Men suburi (1 arm men strikes) with full water bottle as weight

30 Arm circles

20 Jumping Jacks

Day 4 Weighted Exercise: Conventional Workout 

3 x 16 Split Squat with Dumbbell (8 per side) 

15, 10, 8, 6, 6 Deadlift 

15, 10, 8, 6, 6 Pendlay Row 

20, 15, 10, 10, 8 Narrow Bench Press 

20, 15, 15, 12, 10 Dumbbell Shoulder Press 

----- 

* Lighter weights

3 x 20 Cable Face Pulls 

3 x 20 Cable Lat Delt Raise (10 per side) 

3 x 10 Cable Crossover 

3 x 20 Cable Leg Kickback (10 per side) 

3 x 10 Cable Curl

Day 5 Gymnastics/Flexibility and Cardio: Flips/Dynamic Moves 

DO NOT ATTEMPT WITHOUT A SPOTTER OR OUTSIDE OF A CONTROLLED CLASS ENVIRONMENT. I AM NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY OR DEATH. SKIP AND REPLACE WITH DAY 7 IF NEEDED. 

But anyway, here are some helpful videos: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3UJZqXTN_U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V69jZQn5bYo (Pigmie is pretty good for flips overall) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv8gZxvLYU4 (I don’t understand his language, but it's a fairly clear video, he puts tons of helpful links in his description and, I’m sure others can understand him) 

Day 6 Combat: Hand to hand + Swordwork 

Warmup: 50 jumping jacks > Stretch

Circuit: Repeat the following circuit 8 times! 1:00 minute rest --> Repeat

10 Squats

10 Lunges (5 each side!)

10 Wall assisted calf raises (Lean forward against a wall)

10 Left Katate Men suburi (1 arm men strikes) with full water bottle as weight

30 Arm circles

20 Jumping Jacks

Day 7 Gymnastics/Flexibility and Cardio: Basic Calisthenics for Strength

3 x 8 Archer Pull Ups (4 per side)  

3 x 8 Dips 

3 x 10 Ring Rows 

(5 minutes of work with rest included) Back Lever Progression/Lightly Weighted Shoulder Dislocates 

3 x 8 Pike/Handstand Pushup Progression 

3 x 10 Ring Chest Flye 

3 x 8 Hanging Core Twists Progression 

3 x 20 Weighted Sit Up/Crunch 

3 x 10 Pseudo Planche Pushups 

8 x 100 m Sprints

#demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #kny #workout #fitness #health #lifestyle #inosuke hashiriba #kamaboko squad #flexibility #fandom #anime workout

[vivaresmala]

Presenting Illumina's dorm leader, Alula Velata

╰┈➤┊ ❝ BASIC INFORMATION ❞┊

Full name: Alula Velata

Nicknames: Mitsumame (stage name), Allie (Her friends)

Age: 20

Gender: female, she/her

Sexuality: Demiromantic

Birthday: 19th July

Species/race: human

Homeland: Veiled Archipelago

Languages spoken: Japanese, korean

╰┈➤┊ ❝ APPEREANCE ❞┊

Height:186 cm (6'1)

Eye colour: teal blue

Hair colour: lavander purple to light pink

Distinctive traits: star shaped pupils, heart-ish tatoo on her left hand

Body type: pear shaped

Alternative/other forms: ///

Additional notes/characteristic: Alula wears eye contacts tk make her eyes more blue, they are normally much darker

╰┈➤┊ ❝ PERSONALITY & BACKSTORY ❞┊

Description: Alula's personality is made of layers. The first one is her idol persona, where she seems overly sweet and optimistic, always assuming people know her and loves giving out her autograph. The second one is one she uses to ward off people when they get too close to her, one where she pretends to be  an arrogant and spoiled chelebrity, too important to talk to other people. But if you have aneough patience with her, Alula can be kind and motherly to her friends and would do anything to keep them from harm's way.

Flaws: overprotective, not willing to take any risks, bossy at times

Fears: fear of failure and abandonment

Talents:singing, magic duels

Relashionships:

•Neige

One of the first people she made a collaboration with, Alula helped Neige win VDC the year before and since then considers him her little brother. She is often the one looking out for him and his dwarf friends, she even made some of his outfits and accessories he wears outside school.

•Kazuhiko ( @tsukikoayanosuke )

alula slamming adoption papers for him right away/hj

Thinks he's too naive for his own good, but she can deal with his over-emotional speeches because they don't trouble her that much. She is very interested in his signature spell it could be very useful to her.

•Machi ( @twstedprincess )

Alula admires her determination in her studies, and is impressed that the Guardian of Time had took her under their wing. Alula likely thinks of her as the next Guardian or Dorm leader after she leaves and tries to teach her some new spells when she can.

Family:

-mother & father

Backstory: The wonderful amd eye-catching Mitsumame, also called Alula, has more humble origins than one might think. She was born and raised by two bakers in the Queendom Of Roses, and became famous under the false identity of Mitsumame, she only revealed herself as Alula Velata recently whoch her fans didn't take too well. She is still trying hard to both succed in her studies and keep up her fame.

╰┈➤┊ ❝ SCHOOL LIFE ❞┊

Affiliation: Royal Sword Academy

Dorm: Illumina

Class: 4-C

Grade: 4th year

Room number: n°5

Best subject: Blessings and courses

Worst subject: Alchemy

Club: Music Club

╰┈➤┊ ❝ FUN FACTS ❞┊

Likes: cats, playing the keyboard, dressing up

Dislikes: getting made fun of, Vil, choatic students, clumsiness

Favorite food: Crêpes

Least favorite food: anything grilled

Hobbies: writing songs, cooking

╰┈➤┊ ❝ UNIQUE MAGIC ❞┊

•"CHANGE OF HEART"

this signature spell allows the user to change one's appereance for a few hours. The style depends on what their personality is like. This Unique Magic changes almost everything about the individual (unless they are already dressed the way that reflects them, then the spell will work on what feeling they have at the moment). It is not useful in battle, but for sneaking and stealth.

╰┈➤┊ ❝ TRIVIA ❞┊

❥ Alula's pets and familiars are two cats, Connie and Poivi who are always with her. They are both able to talk, and Poivi often gives Allie good advice while Connie is a trouble maker

❥Alula's baking is the best there is, and she often makes packed lunches for the Guardians and herself. She also has a habit of baking too much when she's stressed

❥Her main genre of music is pop and alternative pop, though she would love to collab

❥she is also very interested in fashion, most of the outfits she wears are made by her, and she also gets caught doodling during lessons

❥she also loves dressing up in matching outfits with her friends and apprentices

#HERE SHE IS FINALLY #Also if you want the template I used for her bio u can dm me #twst #twisted wonderland #twst oc #twst original character #oc #twisted wonderland oc #twisted oc #rsa oc #RSA #royal sword academy #Illumina☁️

[the-travelling-witch]

hi!! your account is super cute & congratulations on your milestone!! i was hoping i could participate in your event, & request a romantic tokyo revengers matchup! i use she/her pronouns & im bisexual, so i don’t have a gender preference :) im an infp & cancer!

im 5’2, i have long brown hair & dark brown eyes. my cheeks are perpetually rosy & im fairly pale with a few moles dotting across my face. i tend to dress in very soft & girly styles, & i love to wear platform shoes because they make me taller and i feel cool ajdbdkwjje. i also really love doing makeup!! both on myself & others!!

for my personality, id say im pretty bubbly and excitable. i try to look on the bright side and try to cheer up people when they’re sad. im very affectionate with the people im close to, and i kinda cling onto my friends arms and hug them a lot. i love anything soft or cute, especially animals!! im kinda scared of bugs though, but i still always try to take them outside, even if i have to go kicking and screaming. i get distracted pretty easily, and have pull my friends off the track they were on so we could all pet dogs (they were so cute!!). i also really like going for walks, shopping, yoga, baking, and reading. i really like to look after people, but sometimes that makes it so i kinda disregard my own needs. im a bit of people pleaser, and i tend to look for the best in others! though i can’t really tolerate it if somebody is overly cruel or rude to the people i care about. im not much of a fighter other than that, though.

for the number, i pick seven! please & thank you!! remember to drink some water!!

hi hon, thank you so much <3 your request came in after the event was closed but i still wanted to at least give you some headcanons, so i hope you enjoy them ଘ(੭˃ᴗ˂)੭

also, you´re the first one i´ve romantically paired with one of our amazing girls, so please let me know what you think about being matched up with...

YUZUHA SHIBA Manager

You two are so cute together, I swear

The looks you´re serving? Immaculate (I can tell both of you are so pretty and fashionable)

Yuzuha would let you do her make-up and you´re both well aware people are in awe when you´re rocking matching looks

Your bright personality and sunny disposition are really what Yuzuha needs in her life, having someone who openly shows their affection for her is so important considering what her older brother put her through “for her sake”

She also appreciates being able to relax around you and let some of her responsibilities go after basically caring for and raising her younger brother all her life

So, when you take the time to take care of her, she feels so loved and comforted; if you actually stand up for her, she will fall even more in love with you

But Yuzuha will also reign you in when you start disregarding your own well-being and gently coax you into relaxing too

She also kind of adopts the role of your voice of reason; yes, she´ll let you pet that dog but not for more than a few minutes and she´ll get you back on track when she notices you getting distracted

You two hit the town quite often, whether it´s to actually do some shopping or to just combine taking a walk and window-shopping, it´s always a ton of fun and you two cuties always come back with a bunch of bomb outfits (also: sharing clothes? Sharing clothes!)

Please take this girl to some yoga classes with you! She´d love to try it out and I think she´d really enjoy it too; getting to spend time with you while also staying fit? Sounds like a win-win to her

I also think she´s a good baker, too, so you can swap your favourite recipes or try new ones you found online; while waiting for whatever treat is in the oven to be done, you could either do a little bit of self-care, like face masks or doing each other´s nails or you could just snuggle up on the couch while watching a movie

Summa summarum, your relationship is very chill and relaxing

Being with each other is always a good way to wind down from whatever life throws at you, no matter if you´re having a low-key date at home or if you´re going out to paint the town red

Yuzuha gives you a sense of security and stability while you in turn show her the genuine affection she hasn´t received for so long

I´ve already answered the question you chose, so the next question in line is “Are you a native speaker?”

As you have probably noticed already through my grammar or some of my interactions, I´m not a native speaker but I´ve always loved learning foreign languages, so I´ve spent a lot of time inhaling English content, be it books, movies, videos, anything I could get my hands on really; I really love how it helps me connect to people from all around the world <3

If you don´t already know, can you guys guess what my mother tongue is? :)

#holly´s potions #coffee & tea break #letter from: the lovely romanovvass ✿ #stella fortuna event #first constellation #matchups #tokyo revengers #yuzuha shiba

[candy-floss-crazy]

Jacket Potato Cart Hire

Jacket Baked Potato Cart Hire.   Juicy Jackets, When You Need The Food To Be Remembered.   Reputed to have been introduced by Sir Walter Raleigh, if you don't like 'taters' you could always try his other offering, tabacco. but we don't think 'baccy' goes with chilli too well. Everyone remembers what the food was like, poor food can totally ruin your event. Don't offer your guests or colleagues the usual boring platter of sandwiches and a slice of cake. You need something a bit more filling, a baked potato cart is just the ticket. Everything is taken care of for you, preparing and serving the food, and the clean up after the event. Your choice of hot and cold fillings with side salad. to make a perfect late night offering for your guests at a wedding. Although it’s just as good through the day at parties or company fun days. Fancy a Tater, just ask, we don't bite!  Yes PleaseThe menu lists a small selection of what you can choose for your event. If you have something specific in mind let us know and we can put a customised menu together for you. We can also offer veggie and vegan options, so everybody can be happy.You can have the baked potato services on a quirky range of carts, remember nowadays the service needs to look as good as the food tastes. Victorian style pickwick potato ovens are used to cook your juicy jackets to perfection fluffy on the inside, crunchy on the exterior. •Victorian •Alpine •Contemporary •Tikki Hut •Horse Box •Gazebo You have the option of a custom design and build service for promotional events and exhibitions. Check out our carts... Branding For sales promotions and exhibitions your baked potato carts can be branded to suit your theme. This can be as simple as adding a logo to the front, right through to a complete custom design and build, you also have the option of; Custom Branded Napkins. Custom Branded Plates. Custom Signage.The same old buffets are beginning to look a bit stale. Adding a baked potato cart serving a range of healthy options is a sure fire way to keep your guests happy. Add a touch of class your event with our delicious hot fresh spuds and range of both hot and cold toppings. Perfect for private parties, and wedding receptions. In addition to our jackets, we also offer other great savoury options, why dont you check out;  Hot Dogs, Chipstix and Nachos. History Of The Potato The humble potato has become the world’s 4th largest food crop. Quite a feat for a vegetable which was first cultivated in Peru around 8000 to 5000 BC. When Peru was invaded by the Spanish Conquistadors in 1536, they discovered the taste of the potato and carried them to Europe. Sir Walter Raleigh introduced potatoes into Ireland around 1589, planting them on 40,000 acres of land near Cork. It took around 4 decades for the potato to spread to the rest of Europe Did You Know At one point during the Alaskan Klondike gold rush, the potato was worth its weight in gold. They were valued for their vitamin C, and gold at that time was more readily available than nutritious foods! The potato was the first vegetable to be grown in space. NASA and the University of Wisconsin created the technology with the aim of feeding astronauts on long space voyages, and eventually providing a staple crop for future space colonies.DO YOU OFFER VEGGY OPTIONS; Yes, we can provide a range of veggy toppings, or a mixture of both. CAN YOU PROVIDE HALAL OR KOSHER TOPPINGS; Yes we can work up a menu to suit your precise requirements. HOW MUCH IS A JACKET POTATO CART; The price varies depending on where you require the service and how many guests you need us to serve, but expect to pay around £500 for upto 100 servings. WHERE CAN I HIRE A JACKET POTATO CART NEAR ME. We offer a service covering the full U.K. and can provide a cart for you. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A JACKET POTATO AND A BAKED POTATO; In reality they are the same thing, basically the English call it a jacket, the Americans baked. U.K’s Premier Traditional jacket potato carts are available to hire throughout the FULL U.K. and Europe. Including the North East, The Midlands, London, Scotland, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and they are perfect for military balls, corporate events, college balls, weddings, parties, university balls, company fundays, barmitzvahs, bat mitzvahs and any other type of public or private event catered for. Hire Jacket Potatoes Near Me. Baked potato food trucks and carts for any event. Waffles make a perfect complement. Read the full article

[history-of-hanover]

A Piece of Hanover's History

Growing up in the small town of Hanover, Massachusetts, history has always been right in my backyard. Located on the South Shore, Hanover was established in 1727 and is now made up of roughly 15,000 people today. Many houses and establishments have been around for hundreds of years, including one of Hanovers oldest houses, the Stetson house. The Stetsons were a big, middle-class family living in Hanover, who opened their house for religious services after the town's church had burned down during the 19th century.

This two and a half story, bright yellow colonial-style house was built by Samuel Stetson himself in 1716, although construction began around roughly 1694. By the 1870s, the family had run out of ownership of the house, after being owned by three successive generations of the Stetsons. The third generation had birthed and raised nineteen children, all fathered by Samuel Stetson. Samuel had been through two marriages, resulting in three children with his first wife and sixteen with his second. Some of his children even served in the Civil War. Inside the house, you will feel welcomed by the large fireplace located in the common room. In fact, this fireplace is one of six located within the house. You can also find the music room, the dining room, which was only used for special occasions, and the cozy kitchen where Mrs. Stetson would occasionally bake. 

“As one of the oldest houses in town, and one of the oldest houses right in the center, the Stetson House has played a role in the development and growth of the town,” says Stephen O’Neil, executive director of the Hanover Historical Society. “Town meetings and church services were being held inside the Stetson House while the church was being built.” O’Neil has been working with the Hanover Historical Society since March of 2016. This private, non-profit organization was founded in 1927 in order to preserve, collect, and interpret Hanover’s history through events, exhibits, photographs, documents, and various other pieces. “I am the Executive Director of the Hanover Historical Society. I have been working in museums, libraries, and archives for almost thirty years, and have curated more than thirty exhibits. I am a published author, and have taught at University level for 15 years,” O’Neil explained. When asked what he likes about working at the Stetson house, he responded, “the most fun is when all ten third grade classes visit the house in May and June, it’s great to tell stories, answer their questions, and share my enthusiasm for history.”

      Stephen O’Neil, Executive Director of The Hanover Historical Society   

One of the Stetson daughters dresses

The house even holds on to some of Hanover’s most historical pieces. Since 1928, the Hanover Historical Society has kept items associated with the history of town inside the Stetson House, such as books, objects, furniture, and many other historical objects. “Much of the house has its original woodwork,” O’Neil described, “you can see where there are little score marks on the mantelpiece from where candle flames burned into the wood over the years.” As far as his favorite part of the house, he said, “there are really no right angles in this house, it is built around the center chimney stack and the doors are made with angles at the top, if you were to drop a marble on the floor it would roll to any other direction.”

Anyone can stop by and check out this important piece of Hanovers history. Tours have been offered to the public ever since 1928. Located at 514 Hanover Street in Hanover, Massachusetts, the Stetson house is open for tours on Saturday afternoons from 12-4pm as well as Wednesdays from 2-4pm for additional tours and research. You also might be able to take a look inside when there are special events or occasions that are taking place in the town. 

[ofbcwties]

welcome to london, BLAINE ANDERSON! did anyone ever tell you that you look just like ANTHONY KEYVAN? well, no matter, we hear that you are 22 and working as a MUSICAL THEATRE STUDENT/PERFORMING ARTS CAMP COUNSELOR. we also hear that you currently HAVE SOME OF your memories from GLEE and have a tendency to be PASSIONATE as well as NAIVE.

STATS.

FULL NAME: Blaine Devon Anderson RELATIVES: unnamed father, Pam Anderson (mother, I wish I made this up but no, it’s canon), Cooper Anderson (brother, 10 years older) AGE & BIRTHDAY: 22, April 5th 1995 ZODIAC SIGN: Aries GENDER & PRONOUNS: Cis male, he/him SEXUALITY: Gay RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single HOMETOWN: Westerville, Ohio ETHNICITY: Filipino / Iranian SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English, some Spanish and some Tagalog OCCUPATION: College student (Musical Theatre major and Songwriting minor) and camp counselor at a performing arts camp POSITIVE TRAITS: Passionate, dedicated, charming, driven, enthusiastic, sympathetic NEGATIVE TRAITS: Naive, overdramatic, vulnerable, stubborn, impulsive, gullible

MORE.

tw: homophobia & assault

you can find his wiki here! and please feel free to ask me anything about him.

i’m up for all kinds of connections! (best) friends, neighbours, theatre buddies, people to jam with, maybe even an ex or someone he has a crush on!

blaine grew up in an upperclass family in westerville, ohio, with a very supportive mom, a father with unrealistically high expectations who hasn’t always been very accepting of blaine’s sexuality, and an overcritical older brother who would always shove blaine into the background (sometimes even literally). this has resulted in blaine being a huge perfectionist.

he has always loved performing. he started to sing and dance at a young age, started piano lessons when he was 5 and is a big fan of musicals. becoming a broadway star used to be his dream, but now that he’s in london, he’s determined to make it to west end instead. he also loves to write songs, even though he’s still somewhat insecure about his songwriting abilities.

blaine is slowly regaining his memories, although they’re still a little vague, like they’re just dreams. he remembers transferring to dalton academy after getting beaten up at a school dance, and transferring once again so he could spend more time with his boyfriend kurt. he remembers the absolute chaos of mckinley high and its glee club, how kurt left for new york and how he started to feel a little lost at mckinley, but nothing after that (aka after 4x03). blaine now thinks he broke up with kurt under different circumstances and that he moved to london right after graduation.

almost always wears a bow tie (he has a huge collection) and uses a bit too much hair gel. his style can otherwise be described as somewhat preppy, but colorful and with lots of patterns.

always has a way too busy schedule filled with extracurricular activities, college plays and other performances, additional classes and fun activities with friends

a hopeless romantic, a gentleman, drinks too much coffee and has a cat named freddie (purcurry). he’s always singing, he boxes, loves comics and superheroes, and bakes when he feels stressed

this was more than long enough ig <3

#* ♪ ― about. #wal: intro #homophobia tw #assault tw

[redwizardofgay]

Ok but high key an MTG (TT)RPG would be so fun so thank you for trying to make one!!!

Also, if you want a suggestion for how mana works (if not then just ignore this paragraph), maybe something similar to like how mp/pp works in JRPG’s? Where like each ability costs X mana but you gain back Y mana each turn?

Howdy there anon!

That's pretty much what I landed on! The challenge I ran into though, was how to manage there being five distinct colours, of which someone can use only one or all five. I didn't want trivialise mana as a resource by saying that you just get mana of the colour you want each turn, nor did I want to do what MTG video game adaptations have done, where you start with no mana and get mana back each turn, as while that IS how the card game works, it doesn't play as well in RPGs --- namely because it means encounters take FOREVER to get to the good part.

So what I did was bake the colours of magic you use into character creation. You choose your colours of magic at the same time you choose your tribe, class, and background. Unlike these other elements you can change your mana affinities later, however, doing so is *supposed* to be a big deal.

In actual gameplay, you begin each day with an amount of mana equal to your magic score. Magic is a score like Strength or Dexterity, though I'm retiring the idea of score vs. modifier for this d20 run, so it'll range from -3 to +5. (Sidenote; this assumes you can play a non-magic using character, even though I'm not really planning on write rules for them). Note: that as you gain levels you can increase your magic score to get more mana, but that as this is an RPG magic isn't everything (so be wise when deciding how much of your energy to sink into magic).

Whenever you use a spell or magical ability, you expend mana. Mana costs are written in the same way they are in the card game, calling for a certain amount of coloured mana and (usually) a booster of mana that can be any colour. Lightning bolt, for example, might cost 1 red mana but fire ball might call for 2 red and any amount of other mana to increase the size of the explosion.

Once you spend mana, it regenerates rather slowly. At the start of each turn that you don't have a full mana pool, you can roll to get mana back. Do this, you roll a d20 for each colour you have access to, in an order you choose. The DC is equal to a base, set by the number of colours you use, minus your magic score (so that the more powerful you are, the more likely you are to get mana back)

The base table is:

Use 1 colour = get mana back on 12 or higher.

Use 2 colours = mana back on 16 or higher.

Use 3 colours = mana back on 17 or higher.

Use 4 colours = mana back on 18 or higher

Use 5 colours = mana back on 19 or higher.

You roll until you have a full pool of mana again or until you've rolled once for each colour, whichever comes first. If you roll a natural 20 you get 2 mana back instead.

If you need/want more mana than you would regain by this method, what you can do is use one of your 3 actions each turn (Pathfinder 2e style) to try rolling again. This is called a channeling check. You can gain more mana than your normal maximum by channeling, though you can only ever have mana equal to twice your magic score, and mana in excess of your magic score is lost at the end of each encounter.

And that's mana! I've also figured out the rules for spells (cause by GOD I am not using Spell Slots) but this post is long enough!

Thanks for the ask, friend! ☺️

#asks #mtg rpg #this is the first not creepy ask I've gotten in a hot minute!

[first-impressions-gaming]

Roboquest

Developed & Published by RyseUp Studios

Release Date 2020 (Still in Beta phase, v1.0 will be released in 2023)

Tested on Xbox Series X

MSRP 19,99 USD

Please be informed that this game was in beta when it was reviewed, final product may differ from what was available in version 0.12.2.

Dynamic, high-adrenaline, always-on-the-move, energetic and “die-and-try-again” games are not my cup of tea usually. I prefer games that I can lean back and play them at my own pace. What I feared about Roboquest turned out false, it has everything that can put me off from playing, still it achieves to be most fun game I checked out lately. Clearly, it is a great sign that I put 3 hours in Roboquest at one sitting.

Roboquest is an FPS game with roguelite mechanics, meaning that you grow and upgrade as the player dies again and again. At the end of each run, you can spend your currency to upgrade your classes (such as a talent that allows you to carry third weapon) and general game mechanics (for instance a talent that allows you pick among more than two weapons at the start).

In each run, you are given choice to pick one of available weapons. It can be a shotgun, a flamethrower, a crossbow, an assault rifle or a gauntling gun. The list goes on and on, and bunch of weapons will be available with the full release. Each weapon has its own percentages, damage statistics and whatnot but this does not interfere with gameplay that much, for example it is not Borderlands-level weapon statistics. You just browse the weapons, quickly compare with your own weapon and switch to them or not. Most of the time the game encourages you to change your style, for example if I’m equipped with a pistol and an assault, the chest presents me with a shotgun or a throwing axe, always a different type of gun. During these runs, you stop by locations where you can replenish your health, open secret doors with keys that is hard to come by, purchase weapons and talents.

Our main location is a hub area which consists of Locker Room (class selection menu), Workshop (Basecamp upgrade menu) and a Multiplayer (online co-op up to 2) section. This is not a huge place at the moment, I gather that it will expend as the game gets updated over time.

I should also mention the game’s opening sequence, which is insignificant and mostly forgettable to be honest, a young woman driving a flying vehicle finds a robot in the middle of nowhere, just lying around in sand, she drags the robot to her vehicle and she turns it on, the screen in front of her pops up with the text, “Mission: Save Humanity” and the game pushes into the hub area. Frankly, that opening feels… a bit cheesy? I mean, is that the best opening sequence the developers could have come up with? Or, did they not put enough work into the back story? It feels like the game was developed and they just wrote half-baked story in half an hour just to be there. As I said, you will most definitely forget that there was an opening ever.

As previously mentioned, Roboquest checks all the right boxes for me by blending and mixing Doom- and Serious Sam-like gameplay so well that this game makes this genre approachable to non-hardcore FPS players. High-octane soundtrack of this game is just over the top quality. Even if the ‘standard’ difficulty feels challenging for you, you can pick an easier option. I understood the meaningful nature of ‘dying’ in Hades and Dead Cells, and I can safely emphasize that Roboquest brings that element into FPS space and makes it so addictive just as those games.

I was able to fight the first boss only once in my three-hour long playtime and I could not defeat it. From time to time, the weapon combinations I got were too random to my taste, sometimes I felt pretty powerful against the enemies, other times the weapons were felt weak and I did not come across any weapon from chests to my desire. For example, when I had a shotgun and a pistol, the choices that I had from chests were either a throwing axe or a short-ranged another weapon, what I would liked is a rifle or a gun that could be useful in long range. Apart from these balance issues, my overall experience has been exhilarating.

#games #gaming #game review #roboquest #xbox #playstation #nintendo #youtube #Youtube

[thatalicornstallion]

Here’s my interview with Dreamwalker with the new format!

“I’ve decided to try changing up my interview format, how are your baking skills?”

DW: "Um...pretty okay I guess, not anything special though."

“I guess we’ll have some fun.” *He chuckled* “So the idea here is that we’re going to try to make the recipe up on the fly. What kind of dish should we try baking?”

DW: "Did you not have something in mind?"

“I thought I’d ask first. I was thinking maybe a loaf of bread would be fun and easy.”

DW: "Sure then."

“So, as per my usual start, is there anything that you’d like the fans to know about yourself?”

DW: "Well, my name is Celestial Mural, I'm the leader of Dream Exile, I'm an S-ranked disruptor and I work for Delta Zeta. I also teach astronomy and aerospace engineering at the University of Klugetown. I've been with Delta for a few years now."

*Type got out some ingredients* “I see. And how did you get your start with Delta?”

DW: "I was exclusively a professor before then."

“How many eggs should we use?”

DW: "Oh- You don't need eggs for bread."

“Okay, what should we start with?”

DW: "Well we're going to need a dough, so...flour, oil, water, salt, sugar and yeast."

*Type got the ingredients* “How much do you figure we should use of each?”

DW: "Well first we need to do about two cups of warm water to dissolve the sugar and yeast, let's call that...half a cup of sugar, tablespoon or two of yeast. Let's say two."

*Type tried to follow the instructions* “So, you said that you are pretty okay at baking, what kinds of things have you baked before?”

DW: "Not much, really. My mother was a pretty impressive baker, so I just picked up a few things."

*He added two tablespoons* “What would you say your favorite thing your mother baked is?”

DW: "Her banana bread was perfect."

“I’m a fan of banana bread myself. How do you feel about your core and role on the squad?”

DW: "I feel very connected to my core. It relates to me and my combat style very well. I feel the same way about my role on the team - I enjoy leading. I love my team."

“How did the selection process go for your core, was this one similar to what you had in mind when signing up?”

DW: “I didn't particularly have anything in mind when I signed up. Sequence helped me figure out what it was I wanted, then I got a shortlist and he helped me pick from there. He has a lot of say in these things."

I see. Do you recall what the other items on the list were?”

DW: "Lunar weaponry was on there, I believe."

“Do you think you’d feel less connected to the core if you picked that one?”

DW: "Who can say? All I know is that I'm strongly connected to the one I did pick."

*He nodded* “So, what’s step two?”

DW: "Salt and oil, then mix in the flour one cup at a time."

*Type mixed the ingredients in as instructed* “Do you eat a lot of baked goods?”

DW: "Definitely not. My training regimen keeps me on a pretty strict diet. Athletic form is important in my line of work."

“Ah. What’s it like leading a squadron?”

DW: "It's a fairly massive responsibility. A lot of things rely on my ability to perform. It's important to have confidence in that ability, or I might as well not even show up at all."

“Is there a reason why your team has no damagers?”

DW: "No particular reason, no. It's just how the team played out. We knew what members we wanted and none of them happened to be damagers. It gives us a unique structure, but it was never intentional."

“How has it impacted your team and the way you fight?”

DW: "We have to be more creative than other teams, but I don't think it hinders us. Classes aren't exactly rigid. Plenty of damagers tank. Plenty of supports damage."

“Step three?”

DW: "We'll need to knead it for a few minutes, then it needs to sit for about an hour."

*Kneeding time* “Do you have any stories of interesting fan interactions?”

DW: "Surprisingly, no. All of my fans have been plenty polite and well-behaved. That might be because I'm a bit less popular than those in, say, Alpha or Beta."

I found Dreamwalker to be quite intelligent and it was a fun interview, though I don’t think this is the format I’ll be using going forward. Stay tuned for the next interview featuring Kingfisher!