#temptation was strong tho

[weekend-whip]

Ninjago Fic Rec Week: Day 1

Prompts: Canon/Lloyd Recs! The hard part is not recc'ing everything I've got because I have to save some for later days sgkhjggsf

Canon Recs:

Pathway: Canon-compliant look at how Wu and Ray's relationship over the years have helped shaped Wu into the person he is today (and the connects he makes with Kai in the process). As a suck for all things Wu and his dynamics with people, this is a must-read rec from me <3

Enclosed: A canon-compliant mystery where Lloyd, Zane, and Nya start to pick up on a few things that just aren't quite right. Still just getting started but a gripping read nonetheless!

Ready to Fly A bit of a Canon and Lloyd rec, this focuses on Lloyd's capture by the Overlord during the events of Season 3! Which, again, is probably something I would have loved to see in real time snksnkssk

Raising Hell Another double-whammy for canon+lloyd focus (can u tell what I like), follows the story of Lloyd finding his place on the team (and with others in general) especially in the case of the Smith Siblings. I go back to it all the time for the top-notch characterization and even just the dialogue. Siblings will being siblings <3

Lloyd Recs:

Lord Garmadon is Not Impressed With the Future: Essentially it's S2!Garmadon getting flung to the future to where S8!Garmadon is making a mess of his legacy, but it views Lloyd in the lens of both versions of his father and it is a FASCINATING read, and a nice little 'what if' that really makes me wish something like it happened in canon!

Far Too Good, Far Too Soon: A tale following some of Lloyd's time at Darkley's, where he inadvertently comes to learn about the pieces of the prophecy of the Green Ninja...and also, his eyes turn green in the process. Totally just a coincidence, yeah? Right up my alley when it comes to worldbuilding. And Darkley's stuff. And Lloyd.

Myrtleberries: Lloyd and Sensei Garmadon bonding, and getting used to the new changes both of them have gone through over time (or rather, the fact that it hasn't been very much time at all)

planetary go A fic where Llloyd gets a taste of what it's like to be a "Normal Teen" going on a "normal school field trip", but of course ninja-related shenanigans get in the way. Good thing the friends he's with don't mind too much!

what happens if you put a vampire on the sun? Still one of the funniest things I've ever read, the world somehow becomes convinced that Lloyd is a vampire and the rollercoaster of a journey that takes is nothing short of good, light-hearted fun and shenanigans~

Pipes, Paint, and Other Ordinary Things: Another fic where Lloyd and Garmadon bond, although this time Garmadon's a little too much like a dad and Lloyd, for the most part, is just happy to be here snksnkssnkn

Constant: Short but POTENT take on Lloyd, Garmadon, and the prophecy of the Golden Master which ofc speaks to me on a personal level aaaaa

#ninjago #ninjago fanfiction #ninjago fic rec week #lloyd garmadon #lord garmadon #there's a lot of lord garmadon on this lloyd list snksnknk #fic recs #also tried to avoid some fics i saw that got recc'ed already aaaa #temptation was strong tho #also i'm a day late don't look at me it's OKAY

[ferberus-skull]

so rng decided to be nice to me and gave me a plague egg in gathering. as per usual when rng gives me an egg like that, i expected at most something mediocre. but. um.

hello?????????????

#fr #flight rising #egg hatch #scry #ridgeback #wildclaw #nocturne #auraboa #aberration #tapir gene #bro i am fucking stunned #how #there's no way in fucking hell i just hatched this thing #a two off xyy OBSIDIAN PRIMARY????? #the temptation to keep is so so strong..... #but oh my god the amount of money i could get....... #i don't even know how to BEGIN pricing this tho. #but this has GOTTA be worth some good dragon money #the colors are obsidian/marigold/gold btw #like i'm just. holy fucking shit. #holy. fucking. shit. #i'm probably gonna have to post on the forums for an interest/price check

[alwaysneedyforsir]

who wants to buy me cute workout sets so i can take even cuter post practice n post gym selfies 🤭

#i’d fr love you forever #there’re so many cute clothes i wanna get but i’m a broke college student so #i prioritize shit like food n all that #but sometimes i wish i had enough to splurge on a cute workout set or a pretty sundress or a hot lingerie set hehe #like tonight’s practice fit was black on black n it’s cute or whatever but #i want a little variety n i want super cute fits hehe #n i’m not gonna start an of or anything like that but uh #sometimes the temptation is real strong 🤭 #(n yes even tho it was only kinda cute i still took a post workout selfie tonight hehe) #me #my thoughts

[belgianreader2]

Really quite proud of today’s self-control. Did not order more stickers than I said I would and saved up for later 😌😌

#bel talks sometimes #i know this is pretty basic #but the temptation was very strong #resisted tho

[barrymccaulkinem]

the back part of my brain told the front part of my brain that its time to play Prey (2017) again

#i will never be able to even start forgetting talos 1. #im gonna try to play it like a normal person* this time. idk tho how can i not grab the stun gun knowing its there? #the temptation to get hacking III before getting to psychotronics is also so strong #*idk do normal ppl spend 227 hours on single player games? :p

[byronicbi]

Making breakfast only to freeze up like a deer when the most wretched idea popped into my head and am now strapping myself to the couch because if I even glance at my laptop it is over for me.

#Telling myself that if I succumb to this madness there is no coming back from it. #I even scoured youtube and I'm shocked that no one's made this connection when there's entire YT personalities #that have made this their entire careers. #YOU GUYS IT'S RIGHT THERE. HOW HAVE YOU NOT PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER??? #but I guess applying literary analysis to a video game franchise isn't exactly common given how much research it'll require #especially if you're not already lost in the literary sauce I guess. #Good god the temptation is so STRONG...... #I'm either a genius or just insane tho I'm leaning towards the latter. #..... i feel like this would make a certain someone cry. #'You're reaching' you say. 'Yes' I retort #'But I can trace the lineage of genre evolution all the way back to the great 18th century Gothics #and by looking at the trope conventions--' #*distant sound of a piano crashing* #..... i may be slightly manic today

[chloemew]

Speaking of, I went ahead and got all the (currently available) books lol..... except for vol. 3 because for some reason that one is impossible to find unless it's the German or Japanese version :L

#things i deem important enough to dedicate posts to #haven't read ahead just yet #saving that for after the last ep of the first season airs #the temptation is strong tho aaaa the episodes are TOO SHORT #I need MORE

[kiwidotcom]

went to deposit a cheque into my account to discover i have $30 until my next pay cheque 😩

and of course the app isnt letting me deposit this cheque. because why bother having an app if its functional. a banking app that works ????! wild

#getting paid on thursday aka my birthday #but my rent is going up just for september so i really dont have any money oh my god #this birthday just keeps getting better and better #also this pay cheque will be smaller anyway because last monday was a holiday and i dont get holiday pay #the guy ive been seeing has been insisting on paying for things and holy fucking god thank god i didnt insist too hard #imagine i insisted on paying for $100 dinner and then got declined #our next date is going to be me making dinner at my hosue which was already the plan but yea thank fuck it is lol #i have cash to buy alcohol but i was originally going to get a decent bottle of wine #not anymore i suppose lol #fuck me man #i work so much how am i so broke #im not having a good morning #and ngl ive been taking too much xanax recently because my anxiety has been awful and the temptation right now is so strong #but i cant i cant i cant i cant #just gotta suffer instead #omg tho #i mentioned . to my date. that my doctor wont prescribe me anti-anxiety meds because of my 'problems' with addiction. #the addiction being that alcohol i drink to deal with my anxiety #to be clear #and he (my date) said he could help me with that because he knows people ahahaha #i said nooooo its fine ahaha but yea it did make me like him . just the fact that he wants to try and help #but its fiiiiineeeee #i need to find another doctor #uhg i want to see my therapist #its been 6 weeks but yea #$30 in my account so fucking fat chance thats going to happen any time soon #also i think i need to stop taking my meds #i spend $20 a day just to feel normal #i cant afford this #sure not being on my meds makes me suicidal but hey

[todayisafridaynight]

YOUR FRIEND WAS SO WRONG FOR SAYING IT'S WEIRD TO FIND ACCENTS ATTRACTIVE 😭 Unironically the Kansai accent is one reason I prefer the Omi to the Tojo... like the Omi cast is kinda cracked In My Opinion if I were to compare the two as a whole but the accent and associated characterization do a lot for them...

That's also one reason I'm SO excited for Gaiden since MotoYama have only done Kansai accents once or twice, and they used to be so bad at it the writers for Nihon Touitsu rewrote their characters to be from Yokohama instead of Kobe LMAO sounds like they nailed it in Gaiden though... And Lest We Forget Miss First Summer Uika her voice as Akame still makes me soooooo 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

TO REWIND TO JO I think it was actually such a missed opportunity not to have him be from Kansai. Not just because I think media should stop doing Tsutsumi like that (And They Should), but there's genuinely some super interesting interplay you could do with his background and characterization. Sayama immediately came to mind with how she feels the need to suppress her accent to be taken seriously, but you can hear it when she's fully relaxed.

Jo already does a great deal of suppressing himself, right, so I just think it would've been a great way to subtly add to to that. Also interesting specifically because of his "backwater scumbags" comment which to me absolutely reveals overt prejudice specifically against people from Kansai... and y'know, he's like, he's Omi but as far from the heart of the alliance as he can be... For What...

I can see his parents moving from Kansai early on, perhaps even before he was born, and him growing up speaking Kansai at home. Coming to hate the sound of it because of his family life, finding it harsh and uncouth, getting rid of every trace of it he consciously could. Maybe getting shit from his dad over it if he was still living at home. Maybe feeling justified later down the line if he ever worked any service jobs or even when he joined the Tojo, since having a Kansai accent is detrimental because you'll get mistaken for Omi...

Literally so much to chew on with the willful erasure of his identity and self-hatred turned outwards And Everything compared to him just randomly being really good at the accent (<- I will admit this is funny as hell)

she said it was problematic in some veins at some point SO <3 i can only tell you whats going on in her dome <3 omi favoritism is mad valid as hell tho like TRULY they're just all a unique bunch even aside from their accent... love to the tojo crew but like... only like three of you are truly memorable... and your most memorable dude Has A Kansai Accent like GIRL--

it'll be fun to see more kansai bitches added to the cast on that note :) fun for my ears in any case YATAA

BUT YAYA THATS EXACTLY WHAT I HAD IN MIND WITH JO BEIN FROM KANSAI DAS EXACTLY IT LMAO i just think it woulda been neat... he's already got layers to him Both Metaphorically And Literally why not add another one to how he speaks.. also so i can hear ttm speak kansai more.. ANOTHER thing fun for my ears....

#snap chats #the alt of him just being REALLY good at accents for some reason is of course funny as hell tho #maybe mate just has a penchant for impressions in his spare time LOL #in any case ive chewed on the Jo's From Kansai idea for a few months now but i dont really know what to do with it #it just sits in the corner of my brain taunting me. just a fun truth for me to believe in i s'pose.. teehee.. #in any case. im almost done with ep 5 of 11 good lord the temptation to crunch this series out tonight is SO strong #this'll prob be my last ep tho... i do still have a bitch ass class tomorrow... or later technically..

[minhtblue]

You should absolutely play the quarry. As someone who guards until dawn with their life and won’t let anyone say anything is as good as until dawn….. this game is as good as until dawn. And,,,, they may or may not reference climbing class in it if that draws you in more

nice, that's really promising! i've only heard good things from people and the places i've poked around, and i was very impressed by the first 30 mins of gameplay that were shown!!

i'm just looking for a good romp that has some fun horror elements, and this looks like it should deliver...

...i just don't have much time rn OTL

#minht answers #the temptation is SUPER strong tho ngl #who knows what shall happen

[lesbeidou]

if leaks are true and there’s only 3 banners until kafka… then time to save 🫡

#fox posts #hsr #i got very lucky pulling seele AND her lightcone early as hell so now it’s kafka time #tho tbh the temptation to keep pulling on standard is so strong. bronya pls #but if i skip jing yuan… and if 1.1 is silver wolf and luocha… i should be fine right (laughs nervously)

[mango-ti]

❄Ayaya❄

#hello i'm still getting used to a drawing tablet #i'm getting better tho #ayaka is very cool but i'm not pulling for her #the temptation is very strong because my sister pulled ayato and it would be cute if we both had a kamisato sibling lol #her hair things are weird to draw #anyway byeeeee #kamisato ayaka #ayaka kamisato #ayaka genshin impact #genshin impact #my arts

[viciousewe]

Again with the dark reds……

( @lladyllamafiberco limited edition colorway. I’m trying to be good and only buy more when I finish some but it was limited edition and in my colors and I think would go very nice with my current spinning project as a big woven thing so technically it’s all the same project! And and! I will be finishing this merino first so the fiber is “going out”! That’s two technicalities, therefore I am basically sinless and deserve even more fiber! If not that the wallet is weak….)

#ofc this hypothetical weaving project is a plaid #I’m sort of considering adding some black as a pop #but I have some commercial black yarn for that #not going to go crazy purchasing all I need rn #the temptation is strong tho #I’m also so scared of warping with handspun tho #even tho my loom has texsolv heddles which will be a lot gentler #and I’m planning on felting the warp yarn a little #and probably felt the cloth a little more #I’m mildly considering using my rigid heddle loom but this thin ass yarn really needs 12epi reeds imo #yarn #handmade #spinning #handspinning #handspun #wip #work in progress #wool #hand made #homemade

[appropriatelystupid]

1, 3, 46 please!

1. Museum date or aquarium date? Why?

oh gosh this is a tough one because i love natural history museums (i’m an anthropology major at heart and also dinosaurs) but also, i love penguins… so i guess it depends on what animals the aquarium has

3. Name a subject/topic you know a lot about.

not to brag but i am very knowledgeable about my job even tho i’m not properly recognized for that

but also i retain an inordinate amount of knowledge about pop culture so i’m pretty good in a game of thrones, mcu, star wars, lotr, or friends convo

46. What is any creative talent you wish you had?

i really wish i could draw well… most of my family can sing but i don’t think i can and that would be fun to bond but i think drawing would serve me better in my day to day boredoms

asks

#the temptation to make out in there underwater tunnels lit only by the tank lights so strong tho #also i probably know too much about kmcg roles but that one doesn’t come up much irl #alwaysatrombonist #appropriatelyasked #stupidlyanswered

[raiiny-bay]

slowly making progress !

#i got absolutely nothing done yesterday 'cause my mom came over #& i had to do a couple rl things #but! today! today! i'm gonna work on the posts #tho ngl the temptation to do literally anything else is strong #kinda wanna work on like......... a scrapbook for the kids? #'cause bow's really into scrapbooking & i think it would be fun #n e way #td:ex

[thisbibliomaniac]

Blocking everybody with hobbit in his or her url. Be original.

#im kidding dont yell at me #the temptation is strong tho