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I don't even think this is the type of thing you would normally get Asks about, but at this point I genuinely can't think of anyone better to come to and ask for their opinion.
I don't know if any of your followers have seen this situation as it's been occurring, but this massively popular mobile game that's been blowing up recently (called Love and Deep Space) has incurred a lot of drama and discourse as of a few days ago.
So LADS is an otome game, with a visibly femme/female protagonist who romances the male love interests. And a few days ago, the dev team behind LADS introduced this rule to all of their official groups and servers like Facebook and Discord: "Absolutely no BL materials are allowed to be posted or discussed in official spaces"
So, naturally, quite a few people are upset about what is basically a "no gays allowed" rule being forced onto the fandom. Because the "no BL" rules includes the posting of ANY queer content with "official" #LADS tags. Which for platforms like Twitter is absolutely unreasonable. They're stating that fanart of M/M ships can't be posted with any tags for the source material? It's ridiculous.
There's been people trying to defend it, saying things like "oh it's because of CN censorship laws" despite the fact that LADS isn't a CN game and the company isn't a CN company. Or "they only banned queer stuff in their official Discord and official Facebook group and for the official LADS tags on socmed!" even though that is still censorship and erasure of queer content (and somehow the fact that it's officially sanctioned makes it okay?)
But the worst part is the fact that there’s been an EXPLOSION of aggressive homophobia within the fanbase. It's as if all the cishet women who play the game were just waiting for their chance to go mask off, because the second those "no BL" rules were put in place the rampant harrassment and bullying started. People are getting attacked for M/M ship fanart, people are getting attacked for having male self-inserts or male MC or OC designs, and several artists have already been harrassed into deleting all of their artwork and leaving the fandom.
There's now a LOUD number of fans screeching that otome games "are only for girls" and that anyone even slightly queer or masc-leaning "doesn't belong in otome fandoms" and "needs to go play something else"
I've seen baseless accusations that "men want to force us to play as a gay male MC!" and "gay men are demanding that LADS turn the female MC male!" when absolutely no one anywhere has ever said anything close to that.
I have tried telling these fans that queer people, including queer men, have ALWAYS played otome games, that gay men and queer people have ALWAYS been a part of the otome community from the very beginning, but anyone who deviates even slightly from the new majority of "no gay shit allowed, otome is for straight women only and everyone else kys" gets immediately shouted down and harrassed/attacked. I know a lot of people have deleted the game and have stopped playing because of both the official "no gays" rule and also the extremely toxic and homophobic fanbase.
I was wondering if you knew about any resources (blogs, articles, anything) talking about the history of queer people playing otome/dating sim games, or even if you happen to know anything anecdotal about it yourself. Because we've ALWAYS been here, otome games have never been JUST for cishet women. I'm also just wondering what your/your followers' thoughts are about this whole mess in general.
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Oof. I don't play many games of that sort, so I don't know a ton about their history, but there has often been pointless beef between the more self inserty types and the more m/m shipping types.
I don't think you need evidence that people besides cishet women consume media X. It should be self-evident from being a human who lives in the world. These people are denying it because they don't want it to be true, not because they do or don't have evidence.
"LOL, you're a homophobe in 2024? Criiiinge!" is the only appropriate type of response to these idiots. Facts won't help.
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Oh I had some YU-NO thoughts cache'd I never shared. Thought #1:
Btw YU-NO is a 1996 eroge time travel PC-98 VN, context I guess.
Anyway, so in visual novels you often have two goals: fuck multiple hotties and tell an engaging story. These goals are synergistic when your love interests are the story; you choose a girl, and your learn about her and date her and have relationship drama. That is one type of VN, but its not all types - every genre is present in the dating sim VN world, mystery & sci-fi/fantasy plots most commonly.
Here you start running into an issue; you want multiple romance routes, but you don't want to just repeat the story each time you date them. Most people will play multiple or even all the routes. But its not like you are going to write five different endings to your mystery plot. And you can't just...fuck all of them on the way to the ending as one cohesive story, because you are pathetic coward of a dev team and also a nation. A common answer to this dilemma (I first experienced it in G-senjou No Maou) is for you to have a "main" girl, whose romance arc is the plot arc. And then the other girls are clear side girls, who are involved in the main story, sure, and who will give you tidbits, of course, but at a certain point in your arc with them you just trail off. You forget about the murder mystery or whatever, you just date them, have sex scenes, and you will even sometimes have an epilogue where you remark "man, whatever happened with that crazy shit back then?" Its a bit of an odd genre convention but you can see how it works, its lets you have new content and date all the girls without ruining the story, you know who is the 'main' girl is after all.
YU-NO is a mystery sci-game, and it a quantum multiverse/timelines mystery game. You go through the story, and you collect objects along that story, and you also get jewels that let you anchor your spot in the worldline and teleport back to them with your inventory intact. It looks insane btw:
You get no in-game explanation of it at all, the idea of playing this without a guide seems like a cursed no-sleep streaming challenge.
But anyway, this opens up an interesting idea to you as a designer. You are intentionally supposed to hop back and forth in time, to collect items, and unlock the true ending. So why not build all the romance route storylines around that time travel? And put items at the end of each of those romance arcs? Now you can date them all! In fact, you have to! There is a perfectly logical, in-universe reason for why you have 5 different romance arcs; they are happening in different timelines. You date girl one first, then skip back in time, and start on the next - the main character only barely remembers the time skips, to him he doesn't even feel like he is cheating. Pretty sure its intentionally written that way to make that plot conceit work.
I'm sure other games have done similar tricks, but I think YU-NO is the first - it is a pioneer in VN space for using the high-concept quantum timeline stuff, that is its claim to fame. Its a cute little trick, I like it a lot.
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GET'CHA HEAD IN THE GAME
˚✧₊ ( 🏀 📕 ) sim jake - an imagine
genre/cw: jake x fem!reader, angsty, fluffy, basketball player x nerd(?), kissing, forbidden love(ish)
word count: 3052
synopsis: jake sim is the captain of the basketbal team, but he needs some help with his grades. he decides to ask a random girl at a party, who's reading a book, to be his tutor. they start to fall for each other, but what happens when their friends want them to stick to the status quo?
—> mega inspired by high school musical 1 (jake as troy and y/n as gabriella!)
cameos: yeonjun (txt), beomgyu, (txt), and taehyun (txt)
a/n: i thought of this idea at like 1am. and it's a bit rushed but whatever. enjoy!
now playing... start of something new - hsm
i walk into the house party, with the slight smell of alcohol filling my nose. i find the first empty spot on a secluded couch and start reading.
parties were never really my thing. but my mom forced me to go, since i never go out. she thought it would be nice for me to get to know the people in the neighborhood more, since i just moved here.
music blares into my ear drums as i read.
"really? you're reading at a party like this?" i am interrupted.
"well i guess," i say still keeping my eyes on the book.
i feel the couch dip on my rightside and i turn to see a cute guy sitting next to me.
"i'm jake," he puts his hand right in front of the page to shake it.
i sigh and close the book as he leaves me no choice, "y/n."
"i don't think i've seen you around? are you new?"
"yeah i just moved here a week ago."
"ohh cool cool. so you're into that learning and reading stuff right?"
"uh yeah i guess. my grades are good soo."
"great, 'cause i actually need a tutor.. i'm the captain of the basketball team and i won't be able to continue if my grades keep going down. could you help me?"
of course he chooses a party to pick out the one girl who's reading a book to be his tutor.
"um sure? i guess? that would look good on my resumes."
"great! so i'll see you around? what's your num-"
"yo jake!" a shout from across the room is heard, "c'mere!"
"sorry gotta go! i'll see you in school though right?"
"yeah! uh-" and he's gone. just like that.
i guess i tutor now?
well, tomorrow's my first day anyway.
march 27, 2021 was my first day on junior year in a completely different school. everything was different. i was in a different country, city, timezone, and environment.
my first day went by smoothly. i got to know the school a lot and observed the cliques and groups. no one really noticed me, which didn't bother me at all. i liked being invisible sometimes. i have no worries and no drama.
i sit myself down at a table in the cafeteria and start eating, yet again, opening up my book.
i them feel a sort of presence by my side. i look up and low and behold, jake sim.
from what i've heard, jake sim is the captain of the basketball team, and the son of the coach. pretty much the most popular guy in school, and probably the most good-looking. his number is 16.
"hey," he says sitting down, "whatcha reading?"
"normal people by sally rooney. it's my favourite."
"oh cool cool. um so listen, we could have our first tutor session at free period today? in the library?"
i close my book and look at him, finally getting a good look at his face. he's cute.
"uh sure. i wasn't expecting it to be today but yeah, i'll meet you in the library at free period."
"okay great! oh and could i get your number so just in case something happens?"
"sure!" we exchange numbers and he walks away, going back to his friends, and i go back to my book.
my math class was good too. i was busy copying down notes and equations my teacher was writing down. but i noticed a mistake.
"shouldn't it be x=7? and not x=1?" it appears i sid it out loud a little to loudly.
"i'm sorry? did you have something to say y/n?" my teacher asks.
"uh shouldn't it be x=7?" i ask once again.
"that would be quite literally impossible-" she checks on her calculator, "i stand corrected!"
after class, a girl approaches me.
"hey would you like the join the scholastics decathlon? we have a championship coming up and you would be perfect for our team! i'm minji by the way!"
"oh um sure! i've been trying to get involved a little more and doing things out of my box, so why not?"
"great!"
i am now committed to being a tutor and a scholastic decathlon member. i wonder what's next?
the day zooms by and now it's free period.
i grab my books and head off to the library, where i sit and wait for jake to arrive.
i wait and wait for him. where is he? it's been almost half an hour since we were supposed to start and i'm growing impatient.
i start packing up my things, thinking i've been punked and stood up and that he won't show up. but before i can, a boy comes running down the library and in front of me.
"i'm- sorry i'm- late i- had to avoid- sunghoon 'cause he wanted- to play ball," obviously out of breath jake explains himsef as he sits down.
"well let's get started!" i hurriedly get straight into it, not wanting to waste time.
"and don't forget that x is the variable not just a random letter."
"woah it makes soo much more sense now!"
i finish the lesson up smoothly after about an hour.
"thank you so much! i really appreciate this! tomorrow again?"
"yeah sure! and i can check your homework answers then!"
we close our books and grab our things, leaving the library.
its been about two weeks since i've been tutoring jake. and he's made a lot of progress. we've aso been getting a lot closer. we're friends now.
i ended up telling minji about it and she gave me mixed feelings. she told me that the scholastic decathlon is in two weeks and i need to focus on it, and not on jake. i didn't know how to respond, i just nodded and walked away.
(jake's pov)
i have another tutor session today with y/n. and its been heping a lot. i got an a in my math class, and a b in english.
we're also a lot closer than before. we've even hung out outside of school and tutoring. like to a coffee shop or something. i'm starting to really like her i think. i mean she's pretty, smart, kind, and soo helpful. i don't know if she feels the same though.
i leave for the library. and as i open the door, sunghoon steps in front of me.
"so you've been ditching playing ball during free period to go to the library? really? basketball during free period is our thing."
"i'm sorry. it's just if i keep my bad grades, i won't be able to play basketball. so i need to study-"
"jake!" y/n waves to me and sunghoon turns to see who it is. i return the wave and continue the conversation with sunghoon.
"who's that? isn't that the new girl?"
"oh uh yeah. she's been tutoring me- and it's really helping."
"you've been ditching me to study with her?"
"uh yeah i guess. she's really smart and helpful and i think i'm starting to like her."
"look- i gotta go, but all i have to say is to stick to basketball. don't go dating a nerd and start being all book wormy. and don't forget the championship game is in two weeks."
as he walks away, i'm left speechless.
stick to basketball? i'm just trying to get my grades up, right? or is he right? am i just using these sessions to get closer to y/n?
i shake my head, shoo away those thoughts, and make my way to y/n.
(y/n's pov)
i see jake finish his conversation and make his way to me.
"look! i brought snacks this time!"
"oh cool."
"you seem down, is something up?" i notice his slouchy posture and low voice.
"no it's nothing."
"you sure? you know you can tell me anything right?"
"yeah i just really don't wanna talk about it right now."
"oh that's okay. hmm i think i have something that can cheer you up! come with me!" i grab his wrist and run to the school gym.
when i grab his wrist, electricity shoots through me. i really like him. i can't explain it. the way his hair flows, his honey-like smile, and the way he csn make me laugh no matter what. i'm in love.
"the gym?"
"yeah! we're gonna play some basketball!" i grab a ball from the rack.
"really? you know how to play?" he walks to me.
"well- no. not exactly." i shoot the ball, but it completely air balls and misses the basket.
"i'll teach you."
jake walks closer to me and shows how to position myself to shoot.
"bend your knees and elbows and jump. don't forget to follow through with your other hand."
i follow his steps and attempt to shoot, but again it completely misses. laughing it off, i grab the ball to try again.
"here- could i touch you?" he gestures to my elbow and hands.
i keep my eyes on the ball, not daring to look him in the eye. it's too dangerous.
"this like this," he moves my elbow more, so it's bent. "andd your hand over here," he places my hand on the side of the ball.
my heart is racing. he's never been this close.
"and shoot!" i throw the ball and it actually makes it into the net. swish!
"ah! i did it! it went in!" i gasp turning to jake jumping into the air.
the surprised look on his face is so cute.
"look at us! we help each other!" i say and peck him on the cheek.
i turn around to shoot again. but i feel a hand on my wrist.
jake grabs my wrist and turns me back to him. i'm struck and can't move. he comes closer to me. even closer than before. i drop the ball as he closes the space and puts his lips on mine.
we're kissing. i didn't know he felt this way too.
the kiss is slowly and lovely. but he pulls apart to breath.
i stare into his eyes.
"y/n i really like you. like really really like you. you're all i think about."
i'm speechless at the sudden confession. but i'm glad to hear how he feels.
"and you might not-"
"i really like you too!" i interrupt him. his eyes instantly light up. and he starts to smile.
"really?"
"yes. i've been waiting for you to make a move."
"well i'm making it now. will you be my girlfriend?"
"yes."
a week had gone by of me and jake dating. i can't believe it's real. we're together. like for real.
i've never been happier.
(sunghoon's pov)
i walk over to mingi, y/n's best friend to come up with a plan.
"look i have a plan, and i hope it works."
we wait for jake in the locker room before practice. we created a presentation for him.
he walks in and we start.
"choi yeonjun! class of '99 captain, championship mvp, and legend! also known as ace!" i start off.
"choi beomgyu! class of '01 captain and championship mvp! also known as baller beom!" jay continues.
"kang taehyun! class of '02 captain and championship mvp! also known as lightning!" heeseung adds.
"no one of which were involved in books and studying. they won these games because they kept their eyes on the prize and didn't get distracted with books days before the championship game."
"get your head in the game!"
"look guys if you don't think i'll give it my 110% into this game, then you don't know me," we start setting up the camera.
"but we just thought-"
"no here's what i thought. i thought we were a team, i thought we were friends. we lose and win together."
"but then the girl and the studying."
"dude i'm for the team! i've always been for the team!"
(y/n's pov)
i am sat down by minji.
"in a world full of poverty and inequality, a game of basketball plays. though it's entertaining and fun, it provides nothing for this world! thats is the world of jake sim. rather than genorousity and change, he has slam dunks and fouls! unlike oprah winfrey and eleanor roosevelt. that is the inevitable world of jake sim."
"um i have a tutor session soon. i should really go."
"y/n! pay attention."
"dude i'm for the team! i've always been for the team!" the screen plays. i turn to the screen which shows jake.
"and the girl is just someone i met! alright? and the studying is nothing, it means nothing to me! it's probably just a way to ease my nerves and distract me! i don't know. but you're my guys and my team. y/n means nothing to me! i'll forget about her and the studying! are you happy now?"
suddenly it feels as if my heart has been shattered and stomped on like glass.
this is how jake really feels. it all meant nothing.
"this is the real world of jake sim."
tears starts filling up into my eyes. as they flow i realize how jake just used me for grades.
i walk out of the room not wanting to be there any longer.
a few minutes later i reach my locker to grab mu things and leave.
"hey! what's up?" jake comes up beside me but i ignore. "there's something i wanna talk about with you."
"yeah about how i meant nothing to you and that i'm just some girl you met? and how you can just forget about me?"
"y/n-"
"i really liked you jake. how could you?" i walk away as tears form in my eyes once again.
"y/n?"
the doorbell is heard and my mom answers the door. i walk halfway down the stairs.
"hi mrs. y/l/n, i'm jake."
"ohh so you're jake," i gesture to my mom to not let him in or tell him i'm here.
"is y/n here?"
"oh um sorry she isn't here right now."
"oh. that's okay, thanks though," he walks away and i go back upstairs.
the next few days go by and now the scholastic decathlon is in two days.
i've been doing everything in my power to avoid jake. in the cafeteria i sit at a different table. and i turn the other way if i see him, completely disregarding him.
minji could clearly see how hurt i was, i couldn't even focus on studying or reading. i just spaced out, and ignored everyone.
jake has tried to talk to me multiple times, but seeing that i wasn't going to talk to him, he stopped trying.
"y/n! the decathlon is in two days! pay attention!"
"i'm sorry it's just- my mind is in a different place."
"look y/n. i have something to tell you," minji sits.
"we knew sunghoon could make jake say things like that. we planned it all. we thought what jake would say would keep your mind focused on the decathlon. but it seems to have done the opposite."
"you planned it all?"
"yes. sunghoon made jake say those things."
"no one made jake say anything. be said those things himself."
(jake's pov)
what have i done? she completely ignores me and avoids me every chance she gets.
words can't explain how empty and bad i feel.
sunghoon see it too. i keep missing simple lay-ups or space out in the middle of practice. clearly not keeping my head in the game.
i don't know what to do.
"jake! pass the ball!"
"oh sorry-"
"dude the championship game is in two days."
"sorry man. my mind keeps getting distracted. i don't even know what i did."
"i know."
"what?"
"our team and the scholastic decathlon team made a plan to keep your guys' heads focused. but it didn't work. i made you say those things in the locker room and we live streaming it onto minji's computer. y/n was watching and heard what you said. we thought it would help you not get distracted."
"you did what?" i run out of the gym, in a hurry to y/n's house. i wasn't planning on doing this today, but it's now or never.
(y/n's pov)
my phone rings.
jake <3
i decide to pick it up this time.
"hello?"
"y/n. i'm sorry. i know you might not forgive me but please. i could never forget about you. you've been on my mind 24/7. i can't even focus during practice. my life without you is a misery. please come back."
"jake i don't know- you said i meant nothing."
"i know i did. and no excuse could make up for it. but just know that i love you. i love you so much. please."
"jake-"
"i got you something before you say anything else."
"jake what?"
"turn around."
i turn around to the window and there stands jake on my balcony. a surprised smile plays on my face. i walk over to open the door and hang up the phone.
"what're you doing here?"
"i got you this," he hands me a book.
"no way. you did not. A SIGNED COPY?! oh my god! thank you!!" i impulsively pull him into a hug, not thinking. "oh sorry," i awkwardly laugh.
"no no it's okay. i liked it, " he smiles.
"look y/n. i'm so sorry. words couldn't describe it so i thought i could give you this instead. open the pages."
i open the book. "oh. my. god. jake." i'm in awe.
"you annotated it? thats so sweet! thank you! yes i forgive you."
"yes!" he jumps up and down cutely in celebration. "thankyou thankyou thankyou! look i even wrote down a playlist for you in the book, so you can listen while you read or just whenever! anddd just in case you didn't dorgive me now, i wrote down an extra apology on the last page!"
i laugh at his rapid words.
"and i-" i steal his lips for a second to kiss him. and he's left speechless.
"i-" he pulls me in another time to put his lips on mine. and we pull away.
"i love you y/n."
"i love you too jake."
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It's time for Saiwa to rearrange their sub unit aka The Boys.
Even though Ji Ho already promised Jeb that he will help to keep them together, Saiwa took him aside.
Saiwa: "Ji Ho, when the Bond is cut - are you still determined to leave us?"
Ji Ho: "Yes, there is still the Prophecy. And the Council will be after us as long as Vlad and I will be together. Even if the Bond is cut. There will be no proof of it for them and they will still fear us bringing 'great evil' upon them... Better you four continue without me. I hope you will be able to use the power of the meteorites without me when Rubyn is successful with the experiments."
Saiwa: "Have you already decided who will claim and protect you from the other vampires when the Bond between you and Vlad is cut?"
Ji Ho: "Yes. You know Genji offered me his help and I think this is the best solution. He is my first bonded and I hope he doesn't even need to claim me again... uhm ... fully... and we could skip... uhm... 'tightening the Bond', you know? I'm sorry."
Saiwa: "I understand."
Jeb and Jack: "WHAT?"
Vlad: "GENJI!?! After all we went through because of Genji?! I even died! I went through hell! Because of him our world turned upside down! Because he claimed Ji Ho all out of the blue! And now he's going back to him?"
Saiwa: "Vlad. You know any other vampire would have to claim Ji Ho. This would spare him. And you know that all this wasn't Genji's fault. Ji Ho doesn't really have a choice in this."
Saiwa: "Can we now please agree to the new terms and conditions? Being honest to each other, no stupid secret single actions and acting as a team to stay together? I'm hungry."
Jeb, Jack and Vlad: "Agreed."
Jeb: "See? I told you we would make it ;) "
Saiwa sighs.
Later that evening Jeb and Ji Ho are working on their songs and Ji Ho showed Jeb his progress on his Siren's Songs. Ji Ho had no one who tought him about them while he grew up in the Slums of Sulani. But he had been able to cast a spell to drag Vlad (and Leander) out of their hell. So he's not quite starting from zero. Though it's difficult to try to get a connection to them without being in the water.
Later, Jeb and Saiwa went for a walk.
Jeb, making a move: "Don't worry! I will protect you from the wild animals of the Jungle!"
Saiwa: ?
Iguana: ??
Saiwa: "And who will protect you from me?"
Jeb: "Nothing can keep me away from you, Vanië."
Jeb: "I love you."
I'm so happy they are finally together again! ^^'
Hello there! Thank you for reading until the end of the post! Not many do that and I really appreciate it 💕 As a little thank you I want to offer you my first bluesky invite codes!
bluesky is a twitter alternative with an awesome, welcoming, drama free Sims community. For the time being you can only create an account there when you get invited by a user. So I've been there for ~10 days now and I got my very first invite code and if you are interested to create an account there and share your Sims stuff, let me know!
I will get more codes over the next weeks so don't hesitate to message me or leave a comment below this post.
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Hello! I've been super busy finishing up requirements for school... Today's the last day for the submission of requirements and I've been rushing to do them and submit on time, but I've been struck with a bout of procrastination, and I thought I'd participate in simblr appreciation day!
(under the cut because it's surprisingly long [that's what she said...])
I don't really have any particular people in mind but that's mostly because I cannot remember every single person and I would feel bad about forgetting anybody,,, ANYWAY! here's some appreciation to:
The people who make CC and mods - y'all make this game bearable and I genuinely cannot live without them so I am very much thankful to all of u ily all (except the permawallers)
The people who make those CC and mods POSSIBLE - the people over at s4s and all the other tools like s4castools, as well as the tutorials they've made over the years have been INVALUABLE to the community and I just wanted to recognize them and say thank you <3
The people who reblog CC and mods - I feel as a creator, I've always been very appreciative of people who reblog my content because it genuinely helps me out to have my content spread to a wider audience. On the flipside, as a consumer, I'm also very appreciative of these people because I LOVEE discovering new creators that I've never known before who make literally the best items out there and AAA i'm just so happy
The people who download and play with said CC and mods and create the most beautiful sims, stories, and builds with them - as a creator, I honestly feel very giddy whenever I see people use my cc or even my mods. I know I don't generally reblog (because I usually forget) but I genuinely appreciate all of you! Thank you so much! All of the sims and builds I've seen with my CC have been incredible and have been truly inspiring <3 The stories and edits that I see on my dashboard (or when I stalk people on my activity dashboard IM SORRY) are honestly amazing and I LOVE to see it!
Of course, the people who play vanilla! - whatever type of gameplay you make, whether it's vanilla or with a shit ton of CC and mods, I love to see it! It's so refreshing to see how differently people use the same game to create such a diverse community! Vanila players, however, I have SOO much respect for. You guys are the strongest soldiers out there. I am weak to the temptation of custom content. Always have been.
The people who made this a thing! - this has honestly been one of the best things I've seen on simblr in a while, all the negativity and drama have made me a little less keen on being here a few months ago, but I've slowly come back and I'm genuinely so happy to see something like this happen :D
My patrons - honestly couldn't really end this appreciation post without saying a thank you to my patrons. Seriously, thank you :D You don't know how much your donations mean to me and my getting through college. The extra funds from your donations have allowed me to be generally independent in terms of funding myself and my activities. Seriously.
Anyway, this has been a super long post and I'm actually kind of embarrassed to post it because it feels like a long diary because I've been rambling about stupid stuff that I should have probably kept to myself but uhh yeah!!!!
Hope you guys have a happy holiday season!!! Expect more things from me, at least until the end of this year! I've been working on some stuff! Probably not exciting, but it's stuff!
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This is by no means an exhaustive list, and I'm always overlooking someone very important and feeling terrible about it later, but before the day gets away from me, here's my eternal devotion and gratitude to some very amazing friends and family I've made here on tumblr (In no particular order):
@micrathene-w, my partner in crime whose sims and stories have a tight hold on my heart! @mosneakers you never cease to amaze me with your talents, both with character creation and storylines, as well as with CC items. You make me laugh, cry, gasp, and chew my nails with your stories! @zosa95, when you go comforting, you make me feel so soft and fuzzy with family gameplay and sweetness, and then when you decide to go hard, it hits like a freight train! I always come away from your posts with awe, my friend! WOOF PACK 4 LIFE! @storiesbyjes2g, ma'am you have no idea what you do to my feelings all the time, how dare you and ilysm, your sims and stories are truly chef's kiss! @queeniecook the struggles, tribulations, and triumphs of your pixel people, my friend. My gods. I know I've missed so much, but I forever love your content. @simsstuph you precious lamb, your wholesome, heart-wrenching content is top tier. @treason-and-plot I could never pass you over, my friend! No, I haven't dropped off the earth even if it seems like it, I promise! Even when I have no time, I make time to peek rq and vow to do a proper catch up because I do not want to miss the continuous drama and shocking surprises always unfolding with your incredible characters! @aleksa-sims my dear, your sim-self irl story breaks my heart. It's so intense and I just have no words, but I love your storytelling and as much as it hurts to think these things happened to you, I admire your ability to put it into a game we all love and share it with the world.
This post is long, I apologize and I'm sorry to those I've missed! Know that you're all loved! If I follow you, it's because you snared me and I love your stuff, and if you got me, you got many others, too! Love you so much, guys! Happy #simblr gratitude day!
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I'll be honest. I thought for sure Narrator was gonna Tumblr's sexyman for 2022 when Ultra Deluxe dropped. Really fandom, I'm truly disappointed in us. So I guess if y'all are too much of cowards to do it ya damn selves, (/j (joking)) I'll make the romantic Narry stuff. I'll be the clown. The court jester. The gremlin that screeches--
Romantic Narrator (He/Him) HC (we're going to assume he's in a sort of Narration room, and that he has a physical body. You're the only one allowed in.) Also GN!Reader.
After you both met (however the hell that happens) Narry's... A little clingy already. Not that he's downright obsessive or hugs you without permission, but he wants you to stick around as he vents about Stanley, he wants you to just be in his presence when Stanley (and he) is happy in the Story ending, and he needs comfort after things like the Zen ending. Things like that.
With enough time, he eventually THEN starts to kinda show signs of just how touch starved he is, by starting to subtly get his fill of physical touch.
"Oh, my papers for this part of the story HAPPENS to be is right next to your side. Let me reach around you and grab it."
"Ugh! Can you BELIEVE Stanley?! Here, let me lay my head in your lap as I lay down and complain and be dramatic about it."
...Well, HE thinks he's being subtle.
Narry doesn't think much about it at first, thinking he's just been alone without physical contact for so long that he just craves it.
...Then you hug him on your own after Stanley has given him nothing but bad endings one day. (Is Stanley being a prick or was causing Narry to have a genuinely shit day an accident? You decide!)
And then he just feels... Warmth in his face as he slowly realizes that he likes you.
Oh this boy when he's in love. He gives Stanley new paths to follow, and those paths have everything to do with trying to figure out what you like and don't like in a romantic setting, and he takes notes on your reaction. (He says it's for Stanley though. Meanwhile our office worker is... So confused why it's basically a fucking DATING SIM)
Then there's the poems. He's a writer, of course writing you a poem is his bread and butter. He is SO flowery in his words though. What a drama king.
Of course, eventually you accept his eccentric way of saying "I like you, a lot." And he is OVER THE MOON he's so happy
I feel bad for poor Stanley who more than likely, heard several times Narrator and you kissing, and Narry scrambles as he realizes Stanley heard ALLLLL of that.
"NOPE IGNORE THAT STANLEY THAT WAS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS-"
He's very attentive to you. If he even THINKS something is up with you, he'll put everything on pause.
"Yet there was not a single person here either. Feeling a wav-- Hold on Stanley. Are you OK over there, dear? ... Oh, you're alright? You sure? ... Ah. I see. Alright then. Forgive me Stanley, let's proceed. *ahem* Feeling a wave of disbelief-"
And when you do need something, Narry tells Stanley to stay wherever he is and might even lock him in that room for a bit, as he goes to your side, with a muted mic, in a heartbeat.
And while Stanley wouldn't see it, sometimes you two cuddle on the chair Narry sits on to narrate the Stanley Parable, with one sitting in the others lap. It really depends how tall you are compared to Narry on where you sit.
If you're shorter, you're little spoon and he hugs around your waste with one hand, as the other controls everything needed as he narrates, as he puts his chin on top of your head.
If you're taller, he sits in your lap and he'll reach back and pull your arms around him as he works.
If you want to be in the opposite position (short behind him, tall in front of him), he'll try to work around you the best he can as he complies.
So to say the least, his bonding with you is vibing together as he works. Though if you want his attention more often and you express so, Narry makes some more endings for Stanley that will distract the office worker for a long while. Maybe even load up some more games and let him go off in the world and do whatever for a while.
If Stanley has especially misbehaved though, Narry will plop him down in the baby game and tell him he's not allowed to leave until he's played the full 4 hour game.
His petnames for you include:
(My) Dear(est)
(My) Darling
Sweetheart
(My) Love (or rather Luv bc british?)
And probably a few others that are either individual to you, or some semblance of an inside joke between you two.
And if you have any petnames you'd like him to call you, just say the word and that's the thing he'll call you most often.
Overall, he's a dramatic drama king with a short fuse that only you can put out to see his more patient side. He's going to be clingy, but he's ready to be at your side for anything you'll ever need.
#ta-stinkin-da fandom#you're welcome#the stanley parable#the stanley parable ultra deluxe#kinda#tsp narrator#tsp narry#narrator x reader#tsp narry x reader#tsp
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re: your arcana post - i literally don't even go here but i live for drama.... if you were ever to do a video essay or even just a write up in a post about the situation.... i want to know what happened, can't resist 👀👀
oh my goodd it's so eerie to explain it to someone who wasn't involved but this silly little mobile dating sim was just an initial passion project from a small team of employees of an indie game developer that was basically given six weeks to turn in something completely self-indulgent and it quickly got a backing on kickstarter around 2016-2017? beyond that it was quite a classic case of a project becoming more famous than its creators expected and it turns into a bit of a mess bc of their lack of experience.
and by that i mean they got very close to the fans, and that's bound to open a can of worms. they used to make weekly q&as and you can't imagine what an exciting event that was, oh my god literally everyone was in a discord server losing their shit bc the devs had opened the askbox and we could ask the stupidest questions in the world about their characters and they would answer bc frankly they were very funny and the characters were all like... established in a funny enough way that it was so easy to make good jokes about them.
and i think what makes it very interesting is that the fandom was actually pretty small, but it felt HUGE. those q&as seemed like the most viral posts you could run into when you logged on tumblr but really most of them had a couple thousand notes at best, even when the arcana was at its most popular. it was literally like living in a small village where everybody knew EVERYBODY. if you posted something, high chance everyone in the fandom would see and reblog. it was like a hive mind.
also part of the reason why it felt so huge was bc everyone was churning out fan content like CRAZY, i don't think there was ever any fandom i've personally been in where i've seen so many people create so much damn stuff and frankly i think it's one of its strongest features. idk what it is about this game but everytime i revisit it inspires me so much, suddenly i wanna pick up my tablet after months, i wanna try writing again, etc. it's just wonderful at urging you to create and i have no idea how one even achieves that.
but yea the fandom slowly disappeared partly due to controversies, some of the creators were found to have been into some questionable stuff back in their not so olden days and they stepped away from the limelight, afterwards i believe a lot of the team stepped away from the game altogether. but it was weird because the controversies were constant, not just towards the creators but also within the fandom itself 💀 and given the huge volume of them they of course ranged from reasonable criticism especially regarding the representation of the characters of color, or the absurd microtransaction to stuff like 'his eyes are drawn bigger in this cg so the artists wanted to make him look like a child so this game caters to pedos actually' dkjgdkfj i saw some CRAZY takes and the bad faith criticism definitely overshadowed the reasonable voices in my opinion, it was not balanced at all. they stopped doing the q&as, the posts they made on their official tumblr became way more sanitized, and actually in a way so did some aspects of the game, and little by little it grew quieter.
and now it's... silent. but it's so near and dear to my heart, i think it's an absolutely wonderful game and what i love about it the most is how much it inspires people to create. and i think the reason why is bc unlike in many games like this (at least i think, i'm not sure cause i haven't played many) your character doesn't just suddenly meet every love interests. they have a connection to some of the love interests and a past they don't remember so it's very interesting to peel those layers back, BUT because it's your character the story stays quite vague about the past. so it's incredibly fun to speculate, to create a backstory, etc! that's i think one of my favorite things about it and it's not a coincidence that arcana went on to inspire some fans to venture into the visual novel genre as creators themselves.
and yea overall it just felt like a close positive community (well. mostly really, we are talking about a fandom on tumblr here so) and a super creative and inspiring one. the jokes were super fun, the art was top notch, the writing was also good. so yea i kinda miss it and it's sad to see how empty it seems now? like i see people from 2020 onward go 'ohh i just discovered this game' and i'm like... MY SWEET SUMMER CHILD... YOU HAVE NO IDEA.... YOU HAD TO BE THERE....
and ig i didn't really answer your question bc i kind of glossed over the drama but i went through the whole phenomenon bc i think it was. really interesting to witness 🫡
#can't believe i'm blogging about the arcana in the year of our lord 2023... 2024 almost#anonymous#asks
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OH MY GOD. I just spent the last ~2-3 hours binge-reading Chosen of the Sun from the beginning, and HOLY SHIT. I'm so attached to each and everyone one of them. This is definitely now in my top 3 simblr stories, holy shit. I can't believe I hadn't read it before because fantasy on simblr is literally my niche….. Ugh, I can't wait to see what happens next. I have hope that after Ase's talk with Sarayn that maybe he will see some sense and agree to help Taiyo and Tayuin, but we shall see how everyone else votes....
Sorry for the long rambling ask, but holy shit I am officially OBSESSED. I apologize in advance for all future fangirling that will be happening in the comments and tags of this story. This is literally everything I've ever wanted!! Political intrigue/mystery with the history of the Trials, all the interpersonal relationship drama going on, a side of slow-burn romance... What more could a woman ask for???
(I will say that although I adore literally every character, Ase and Eira's friendship brings me so much joy. My initial favorite was Aster, based on his intro post alone. Tayuin has grown on me a LOT, and Sarayn intrigues me. God, I really just love them all so much.)
Okay, I swear that's the end of this. Bye!! I hope you have an amazing day, and thank you for feeding me with this INCREDIBLE story.
where does my socially inept ass start with this reply... firstly, apologizing lmao, and secondly thanking you immensely from the bottom of my lil black heart for taking the time out of your day to read my silly sims story. it will never not be a shock that people can find and engage with my stuff so enthusiastically, but if there's anything I've posted here worth getting invested in, it's certainly CotS LOL. I absolutely appreciate you falling in love with these characters, as I have done myself over the course of posting. and I'll endlessly praise the ten amazing people who contributed their sims to this bachelor challenge ~idea~ and unleashed chaos upon my blog xD
this ask was an absolute trip and treat to read, and as much as I love hoarding nice asks, I had to post this right away so that each of these character's mommies can share in the good vibes. thank you SO much again for reading and getting invested, and to leave this wonderful message in my inbox (and nearly giving me a heart attack but it was the best kind, I promise). I hope you will continue to enjoy the rest of this journey with us. glad to have you on board and hope you'll cast your votes into the hellfire ring and join said chaos. thank you, thank you! ♥
also is this the vote that finally turns sarayn around? we here of little faith salute you
#jade babbles#cots fanmail#is this tag still relevant lmao#it's been a hot minute usually I only get memes#im awful at taking compliments#cots is easy cuz I can just deflect blame onto everybody else#yeah jana how dare you make aster so good#ase and eira being the bromance we all need do be facts
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Changes
A brand new town (sort of) feels like a new beginning, so I decided to make some changes.
This is a looooooong (text)post, but here's the short version:
TL/DR: I'm going give my story a title (below you can vote for what you think the better title is) and I'm going to start posting my updates to Tumblr in full. Want to know more? ⬇️
1. A story needs a title
Those of you who've been following me for years know that I've undergone some style changes. KimmiesSimmies, both on WordPress and on Tumblr, started out as a gameplay blog. I visited my Sims, played for a bit, took pictures, added a few lines, and that was my (non-)story. Pretty soon, a shift started to occur. Even though gameplay remained my main focus, there was usually a theme, a story-like idea which played out. While my Sims led lives that ran as a thread through the tales I created, these could also easily be read as standalone stories about a prom, an athletic festival or a summer camp (I do miss Windiwell 😢). This shifted further when I wanted to write out more significant ideas, such as the story of a runaway girl (Go, Martha, go!) and what would happen to her. I couldn't possibly fit all that in one story update, so it became more extensive. Characters evolved, and my mind started working overtime, constantly coming up with new ideas. After a five-year pause (life got in the way) during which my mind never stopped coming up with new ideas, I decided to write my stories down and then go in game to take the pictures to support my story. And with that I had gone from "gameplay-based" to "story-based". Now, the stuff I write aren't standalone stories anymore; it's all part of one big story about the Sims of Honeycomb Valley (and The Hills), where everything is connected somehow and always ongoing. And a story needs a title. Which is why I decided "KimmiesSimmies" is just not fitting anymore. This will remain my username (because that's my public identity) and the address to my WordPress blog, but the story in itself will get an official title. After a loooooot of thinking, discussing and web searching, I've narrowed it down to two possible titles, and I would like you to give your opinion (yes, you, one of the six people who are actually reading this entire essay).
The options are "A Taste of Honey" and "Life with a Drop of Honey". The honey bit is important because I will never stray from my bee/honey theme. That's everywhere, so it should be in the title as well. "A Taste of Honey" is, in my personal opinion, more catchy. However, it's not unique. It's the title of a Beatles song and a movie from 1961. Now, I haven't seen this movie, but I looked it up, and the genre description was "drama, LGBT", which did make me chuckle, but with the current state of my story, those keywords are pretty fitting. "Life with a Drop of Honey" is unique but makes less of a statement and isn't as memorable, I think. So, please let me know which you prefer! I'm not promising this will be a democratic choice; I might go against the grain and pick the one with the least votes because it feels better, but I'd still like to know what you think.
2. Bringing the story to Tumblr
(Are you still here, reading this? Wow, I'm impressed! 😄)
Until now, I've posted my story on my WordPress blog only and made a post containing some pictures and a link to my WordPress blog here. Now, some people actually click through to my WordPress blog to read the full story (and if you're still here reading this much-too-long post, you're probably one of those people, so thank you for that ❤️), but many click like and move on, which is fine. However, someone I've come to consider as quite my closest friend (and therefore wouldn't lie to me) and who's a very excellent storyteller herself (and therefore knows what she's talking about) recently convinced me my story deserves to be read. So, after going back and forth on this, I've decided to start posting my story updates (since it's all part of one story, I will refer to them as either updates or chapters instead of stories) on Tumblr as well as on my WordPress blog. I haven't quite figured out the details yet, but I think I'll post a link to the full post for all those who want to read the whole update in one go (like I did up until now) and post the story in parts over the following days for those who'd rather read on Tumblr. My WordPress blog will remain "home base" where story updates, sim bios, and town tours live together.
So, that's it! Changes! Couldn't I tell that using fewer words? Probably. But I've never been one to keep things brief...
#long text post#I like words#I talk too much#Or ramble too much#sorry I'll shut up now#blog changes#kimmiessimmies#non sims#though related
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Guidelines,
I am 30 years old and will only write with people over 21 since the subjects I write about are all over the place and can be dark, triggering, and NSFW. Also, I have ADHD so either I'll be here posting 5 million things and flooding the dash or I'll lurk and reply selectively.
I've been doing this for a very long time and in that time I tried to make myself reply to things before I was ready to avoid guilt but I won't be doing that anymore. Please understand that my replying to others does not mean you are less than them. Please monitor that mindset yourself and remember you have the power to write with whoever you want as well and if one person is busy it doesn't mean someone else is as well.
I am a laid-back roleplayer. Your best bet in writing with me reguardless of how long we've followed one another is to take initiative. It doesn't have to be well thought out or plotted. Send memes, send ic questions, dialogue, or actions as simple as pinching my muse's cheek. Post dash comm. Reply to my dash comm. that's what it's here for. sometimes I just wanna write little stuff.
Which brings me to my next point. MY WANTS for this blog. I like to write very mundane things. I love to write about budding friendships, growing relationships, families expanding. I'm a very slice-of-life writer but that doesn't mean I won't plot the entire world out before we drop our characters in like a jacked-up game of Sims. It just means if you're looking for anything intense I am noooot your girl and that's okay.
Length varies. Sometimes I wanna do one-liners, others I wanna do a paragraph and there are days I'll write you a 50-page reply lol. Go with my flow or leave me be.
I don't always use graphics since I jump back and forth between my good pc and my shitty slow ass Chromebook.
My pronouns are she/they and you can call me Sunshine or Willow.
I do not participate in any drama and this is not a safe place for bigots.
Lastly, remember we're all here to have fun. If you're no having fun you're doing it wrong and it's nobody's fault but your own. Take creative control of your blog babes. You deserve it. This is your corner of the internet! Don't forget that!
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Oh boy its that time of year again!
2024 INTRO POST TIME!! 🗣️
HI! I'm Sheepie! I'm 20, I use they/them pronouns, and this is my selfship blog!
Here I post about my selfship stuff, but I'm also into ska/punk music, life sim video games, I'm an animation major, and I'm trying to get back into reading 😅
🗣️ Here you can find my Carrd, which has my DNI, BYF, and F/O list!
🎺 My commissions are OPEN! You can find my info HERE!
🗣️ Click HERE for my EagleAce Masterpost ^o^)/
🎺 I do have an nsfw blog, dm me for the url
🗣️ Credit to Nyurei's Picrew for my PFP!
DNI & BYF + GENERAL BLOG TAGS UNDER THE CUT!
DNI IF: You're LGBT-phobic (including trans and aphobes, get outta here), if you are a map/pedophile, proship, don't like selfshipping, or if your coming here to bring drama.
BYF: THIS IS A SELFSHIP BLOG, NOT A FANDOM BLOG. THE OWNER OF THIS BLOG DRAWS THEMSELVES KISSING FICTIONAL CHARACTERS!!!
Also I am comfy sharing all my f/os EXCEPT for All Mi.ght and Eagle.bones! If we are already mutuals who share those two then I'm alright with it, but generally I will block your tags for those two and ask that you filter mine please and thank you 🙏 I'm not super like. "strict" on not sharing, it's just a personal comfort thing tbh.
GENERAL TAGS
Tag for my self-insert references is #self insert intros
Tag for my art is #sheepies art!
Rambling tag is #sheepie talks
Asks tag is #asks go brr
Ask Games are tagged #ask games :D
Reblog Games are tagged #rb games :D
Crush tag is #sheepie crushes 😳
Storytelling is #sheepie lore
Gush tag is #sheepie gushes
Mutuals tag is #beloved moots 💛
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I'd like to hear your soap box about romantic standards! I use ACR at the moment but reading that "unpopular opinions" post got me curious about other options 👀
Hiya! Thanks for asking. I absolutely love Romantic Standards, I could NOT play without it these days. I used to use ACR in the past though, so I tried to make a balanced list of the pros and cons for me. But then it got REALLY LOOOONG because I'm a wordy person sorry, so it's under a cut.
The quick TLDR of it is - I feel like ACR creates romantic chaos that's often unpleasant/nonsensical to me, while I feel like RS creates romantic drama that makes sense and also allows for a lot of variety in how different sims will feel about their relationships.
By the way, I use Midgethetree's edited version of RS because it's modular (you can pick which parts you want) and the documentation is way easier to understand lol. If you have any trouble with mod conflicts or with getting RS set up the way you like, feel free to ask me about it and I can help you out with what exact files you need.
The full soapbox under the cut!!
One thing I want to say is I think a lot of people have been playing with ACR for so long that they don't know what their game will be like without it? And they underestimate how much autonomous romantic interaction will still happen between sims. A key here is that sims can't autonomously interact romantically unless they have compatible gender preferences, and townies or CAS sims always start with 0 preference, so a vanilla hood without ACR will feel low on the random flirtations unless you use something like the Sim Blender (or similar) to randomize everyone's gender preferences! (And ACR gives out random gender preferences automatically, so you might install ACR, see a lot of people interacting romantically for the first time, and assume you can't get that without ACR when all you needed was the gender preference setting, yknow?) But I can assure you that with ACR removed, my sims are definitely still getting into plenty of unexpected romantic entanglements and exciting drama.
To my mind, these are the biggest features of Romantic Standards that I just can't get with ACR:
Random chance of crush/love status: I could never play without this now. As you probably already know, normally two sims automatically get a crush or love when they interact romantically with 70+ shortterm or longterm relationship respectively. It's kinda predictable and boring to me.
RS, specifically the "slower feelings" file, makes it so that crush/love flags are added randomly with the chance being based on the sims' chemistry with each other. This also allows for some amazing Drama Potential where you could have 2 sims interacting and one is completely in love with the other but the other has no feelings for them at all! It's otherwise impossible to do that. This makes crush/love flags actually feel meaningful to me, like they represent real human feelings, instead of just being able to know that if I decide one day to smooch my best friend they're guaranteed to fall in love with me.
Simple jealousy system that makes sense: I could never get my head around ACR's jealousy system to make it work the way I wanted. I felt like sims would have their token values changed even when I set them to be static, and stuff like that, and it just was so complicated to figure out what values I wanted...
OTOH, this is how jealousy works in Romantic Standards: If a sim is in love or in a committed relationship (steady/engaged/married), and they see their love/partner interact with someone else romantically, they get mad about it! Unless you put a "no jealousy" trait in their inventory (then they won't get jealous over anyone) OR if they also have crush/love flags for that 3rd sim (this, allows for you to have polyamorous relationships).
I find that easy to understand and to work well for a majority of situations. There's also an option where they won't get jealous over love, only committed relationships -- but I prefer the also-in-love version because it combines really well with the previous point about crush/love being randomized! You can frequently get situations where A is in love with B but B only has a crush, so B will be willingly flirting with other people and A might get their heart broken over it because they thought this was serious... It really generates a lot of interesting storylines.
Sims don't cheat on their partners if I don't want them to: I know ACR is supposed to have settings that will make sims stay faithful, but I was unable to get it to work consistently, and I feel like I've often heard other people say things too like "I didn't want this sim to cheat but 🤷 ACR just did that". With RS, if a sim is in a committed relationship they can never do autonomous romantic interactions with someone else unless 1) they're Romance aspiration or 2) they already have crush/love for that other sim.
You can of course still direct sims to cheat if you think it makes sense, but I don't have to worry about anyone's marriage falling apart if I want them to stay together. (Also, you can override this for specific sims by giving romance sims a "hopeless romantic" trait, or non-romance sims a "commitment issues" trait.)
Midge's version of RS is modular so almost all of the stuff I listed above is separate if you only want part of it.
On the other hand! Here are the things that ACR does that I've missed or that you might miss:
Autonomous woohoo and try for baby: Your sims won't woohoo on their own anymore. I found that I didn't really mind this? The woohoo timer in ACR feels kind of mechanical to me, and a lot of times they'd be starting to do it in situations that were really inappropriate (like other people are in the room and they're stripping naked on the sofa at 9am). And I don't mind the lack of try for baby either because I prefer to decide when my sims have a baby based on if they roll a want for it, or if it just happens from risky woohoo.
I've noticed that simler90's original version of RS has an optional plugin that allows for autonomous woohoo but I don't know if it works with Midge's edited RS. I haven't tried it yet bc I don't mind not having auto woohoo. If anyone has, let me know.
Can't woohoo on the sofa and can't woohoo in one menu-click: My god it's so much easier to be able to click "casual...woohoo" than relax on bed, ask other sim to join, wait for them to get there, cuddle, then woohoo.
Something to note is that there is a "stripped down" version of ACR which only retains the Casual Woohoo interactions and was made to be compatible with Romantic Standards. However in my experience (and that of a few other people I've talked to) the jealousy aspect of this so-called compatibility... still doesn't quite work correctly? So the "casual woohoo" option, if you have stripped-ACR, I think it will still go off of ACR-jealousy (which is impossible for me to understand lol), instead of RS-jealousy like everything else in the game? It can definitely cause situations with jealousy reactions that aren't working how they're supposed to.
So um... the crazy thing that I do, personally, is keep that stripped down ACR in my game but with all the autonomy completely disabled in global overrides, at which point it is doing literally nothing other than letting me tell them to casual woohoo if I want them to woohoo on the sofa. And I just make sure to never use that option in a situation where jealousy is a possible concern, in order to avoid the issue where it doesn't work correctly. It's kind of overly complicated a thing to do just to get sofa woohoo but I'm just saying it's an option 😂
No autonomous First Kiss: This is it! The one thing I truly do miss from ACR and would really love if someone made a mod for it one day! I love when my sims do stuff autonomously and surprise me. But First Kiss is a non-autonomous action, and what's more, sims can't roll the want to "Kiss so-and-so" if they haven't already had a first kiss, so I find it kind of hard to decide when my sims will have their first kiss. I'm always like, why can't you do it for me!
The other major difference is that the "Casual" romantic interactions from ACR have lower thresholds for acceptance than the default Maxis interactions. I personally don't see this as a positive because... well... I've been playing this game for so long, I kind of know how to get sims together at this point, I really don't need to make it even easier 😅 I'd rather have RS making it a little harder for sims to fall in love. I use a lot of other mods for other aspects of the game that make it harder overall because it's more fun for me.
Also! So, I was going to give you a list of other romance-related mods that I use in my game along with RS, but then I realized I could be lazy and just give you a link to my friend @alice-in-strangetown's mods list, because she & I have pretty similar taste in how we like romance to work in this game and I use basically all the same romance mods as her :P because I started using RS after finding out about it from watching her TS2 livestreams.
If you want to try RS on a neighborhood that has ACR but you're not sure if you'd like the playstyle, I recommend temporarily replacing it with the "stripped down" ACR version (and disabling autonomy), because that way your sims will keep their ACR tokens if you decide you don't like RS and want to switch back to using ACR. Of course, it's technically possible to have both of them at the same time, but the key thing about ACR is that all of the "Casual" interactions in it are completely separate from the vanilla maxis interactions so mods that affect default maxis interactions or maxis jealousy (like RS does) won't interface with ACR interactions and vice versa.
I hope all of this was helpful, and that maybe it convinced you to give Romantic Standards a try! Like I said, if you need any help getting it set up I can give you advice or a more detailed guide on how to install it (I think the documentation's pretty straightforward tho).
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hi I just wanted to say thank u so much for representing the horny manipulative Dom jack lovers in the fandom. I was also annoyed at the way some fans were upset with him saying slutty once in an audio drama, and wanting that kind of language to be absent from the game entirely. im glad to that there are also others who enjoy the less wholesome.sides of him.
for me what makes jack compelling as a character is the way his manipulation and his genuine care for MC cannot be disentangled. I feel.like it's what makes him a less generic and way more interesting yandere and character in general. it's also what makes him so convincingly persuasive in character.
I feel like people want his character to be more black or white, they don't want to have to consider him as very grey. that the character who gives them comfort would be doing so for selfish reasons, even if it is true love for him. like he can be manipulative and genuinely care for u and take care of u, tho he is holding his own feeling of love for u over whatever ur own feelings might actually be. and like, it's fine if u really only enjoy the more wholesome complete devotion angle, just don't get upset that there are other sides to a character.
also for sure it's my kink seeing the horny manipulative careraker shit and I would be so sad if they didn't include deceptive Dom jack in the game. so thanks for writing this kinda stuff! I wish there was more of it in the fandom.
Yeah, of course!! Honestly, for me it's like 50% because that's what I'm here for and 50% because it's ridiculous to me that anyone would be self absorbed enough to think they know better than the actual creator of the characters. Idk the entitlement of thinking entire things made for a whole bunch of people should be changed because of your personal discomfort is nuts to me. Especially demanding that things with appropriate content warnings for hard stuff be softened for you. If you want soft shit, get out of the yandere fandom and go play the hundreds of soft, sweet, well-made dating sims out there!! But don't come into a hard kink zone and then throw a toddler tantrum that there's hard kinks.
#sunshine#asks#I mean degradation isn't even That hard on the list of kinks#but the point stands#I'm tired of people coming into rough spaces and demanding softness#you ain't getting that shit from me#and you shouldn't be demanding that shit from others too#consent goes both ways and we're not consenting to being part of your soft vanilla sweet fluffy romance shit
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Sex Education: Car rides and tears (LN)
Part 10. George is a really clever guy and somehow the second rule gets broken. Angst to smut.
MASTERLIST.
Previous part: Sun and Waves.
Note: After a huge block and lots of thinking, I changed the plans a bit. Sorry for the long wait. Also, here we have some good drama. This was requested but I can't find the request to link it 🙂 (again).
Warning: +18, penetrative sex (p on v); fingering; oral (m on f). Lando is the cutest.
I heard a knock on my door. I wasn't expecting no one. Not even Lando. I hadn't seen him since the holidays even though we had been talking. The only thing I knew was that he was in a different hotel for this GP.
I put a hoodie on and walked to the door. I opened.
"George"
He came in, not even bothering to wait for me to invite him.
"I'm tired, YN. I'm tired"
I closed the door and turned to him.
"What? Are you okay? Is it the sim? Did they trap you in there again?"
He laughed.
"What?" I was confused.
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
I felt something drop on my stomach. George was my best friend, he had never talked to me like this.
"W-what?"
"What?" He mocked me. "Lando!"
I took a step back, feeling cold sweat forming on my forehead.
"Do you know that Lando has a secret girl too?"
"W-what?"
This couldn't be happening. No, no, no.
"Yeah, he is fucking a secret girl. No one knows who she is. Surprise. Just like your secret guy!"
I was shaking. I couldn't speak, I was only gasping.
"It's curious right? You only get to see your secret guy on race weekends. I know you see him. You come with marks and sneak around. So does he. Daniel told me about how Lando lied about being on the shower when he clearly wasn't there. And I went to you room at the same moment. What did I heard? You fucking calling his name!"
I flinched.
"And when you kissed him that night? I knew you were hiding something. You jus don't go and kiss a guy like that."
He took a breath.
"And you know what else?"
I shook my head. I was scared. Not because of what he could do, but because of how this could end. I couldn't loose George. Not for something like this.
"He likes you."
I blinked the tears away. What?
"He has the same stupid smile you have when he is in front of you. He fucking likes you and you like him. And both of you thought I was stupid enough lo lie on my face and think I wouldn't notice." He spat. "You both gave me the same stupid answers when I asked"
"G-george..."
"No! No George. No. I-I thought you were my friend..." He sounded pained, but he had no right to treat me like this. "You are fucking Lando. I thought you were just messing with him. And the other guy. That's why I wanted you to be careful!"
I took a breath wanting to speak.
"I knew it. When... That thing happened in the club... He was weird. Lando was behaving so fucking weird. And then I saw him. He went back to your room, right?"
I nodded.
"Why him and not me? Or Carmen? Why didn't you call us?"
I couldn't answer. The words didn't left my throat. They got stuck.
"How many times? You were together in the yatch. I know. He almost told me. He can be so dumb."
I felt my blood boil.
"What the fuck do you think you are doing, George?"
"Taking care of you!"
"You are not my dad!"
He closed his mouth when I reacted. But it didn't last long. He wasn't one to stay quiet.
"You were fucking my friend in front of my face!"
"It's not cheating or something!"
I was so exhausted. This isn't what I had planned. I wanted to talk to Lando before telling George. I wanted to do things right. I suppose I should have told when Carmen warned me.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"B-because we wanted it to be a secret."
He huffed.
"Did you thought I would tell the press?"
I had to cover my eyes with my hand.
"No, George." He was saying things about me that hurted a lot.
"Then?"
I took a deep breath. I was so tired. So, so tired.
"It's none of your business if I'm fucking Lando! It's our thing! We choose who and when we tell our stuff! Not you! I owe you nothing!"
We looked at each other. There was rage on his blue eyes, his jaw was tense and he was breathing hard.
"Okay. Have a nice weekend, YN" He said with the coldest voice ever.
He turned around and opened the door, leaving with a loud noise behind him.
I broke down. I couldn't stop sobbing. The fucking idiot... He has intelligent, I should have known. I was a stupid. But he had no right to come and do this.
The room started feeling tight, as if the walls were closing around me.
On autopilot mode, I grabbed my phone and called the only person I could. The person I needed the most. He picked quickly.
"Hey!" He sounded so happy it made me cry more. "YN?"
"L-Lando"
"Oh fuck, are you okay?"
"George knows. H-he is angry"
"YN, babe. I need you to calm down a bit. Tell me we're you are? Are you safe?" He sounded worried.
"On my room. I-I don't want to be here, Lando. I can't be here."
"Okay, okay" I heard him taking deep breaths. "Let's do something, okay?"
"Okay"
"I will take a car and go to your hotel to pick you up."
I nodded eventhough he couldn't see me.
"Hide yourself a bit and wait for me outside."
"Okay" I said with a weak voice.
"Send me your location once you are outside. And stay calm. It will be okay. We will solve this"
I bit my lip and cleaned my tears.
"I'll be there soon"
"Thank you"
"No problem, Missy"
I smiled.
Soon I was outside in a parallel street. I was wearing a big hoodie, my hair tucked inside.
A big black car, a Volvo, stopped suddenly in front of me. The glass rolled down and Lando appeared on the other side.
"Want a ride?"
I smiled a bit and opened the door. I jumped inside and closed.
"Hi" I felt weak and exhausted.
He gave me a tight smile, the air feeling tense between us.
"Hi, YN".
He started driving in silence. I leant over the glass and watched the city lights. I was shaking, George had never talked to me like that. We hadn't fought like that.
"Hey... Hey, Missy" He said poking my thigh. He was talking softly. "Talk to me, c'mon"
I turned my face to him. He looked so good, so handsome. He was wearing one of his Quadrant hoodies. It was black but had colors on the hood and the logo. It was pretty.
"He knows" I said.
He nodded slowly.
"The fucking idiot caught us. He is so fucking clever. Fuck!"
"Okay, let it all out. Rant a bit. I will just drive"
And so I did. I couldn't stop talking.
"He was always keeping an eye on me. I could fucking feel it. The idiot was like my dad. Always checking what I did or were I went."
I ran my hands through my hair.
"He was like a spy! The guy has been investigating me! Like and FBI agent!"
Lando pulled the window down and the air hit my face.
"You are overheating" He giggled.
I rolled my eyes but smiled.
"He caught us, Lando..."
His hand grabbed mine and then he pulled it to his lips.
"I'm sorry you had to go through it alone"
I sighed. He had to be this sweet. He couldn't be a dick. It would be too easy.
"He really had all of this clues. He had been observing. He... He knew I was fucking someone and then saw me around you and connected dots. Fuck..."
"Y-you told him?"
I swallowed.
"I didn't told him it was you"
He turned to the left and then to the right and soon we were on the road.
"I was confused. It was at the beginning. After the first time, actually"
"You were confused?"
I nodded. He didn't pressed and I was glad. I didn't feel like confess anything then.
"I tried to hide it. I-I thought I was doing well. But no. He is clever. He is clever as fuck. And he knows me so well" I groaned. "And he fucking came to my room, screamed at me and..."
I started crying. My best friend didn't trust me.
"Oh, wow. Hey, YN..."
"He won't trust me again..."
"Hey, listen. Missy, hey" The boy was trying to get my attention. "Look back?"
I turned and looked at the back seat. Food. There were bags of food.
"What is that?"
"Food. Jon cooked it. I will have to explain to him why food for two days have disappeared, but it's delicious and I wanted you to try it."
I looked at Lando.
"You always have to be that lovely, right?"
He chuckled and blushed, gripping hard the steering wheel and cheeking the GPS.
"I looked for this place on Maps. It's really nice and you can see the city. I just hope there is no one in there."
I bit my lip, tears still falling down my face. I didn't know what would happen tomorrow, what would happen with George or what would I do with all this feelings I had. But fuck, I wanted to enjoy this night. He had driven to my hotel and taken me out of the city. He had brought food for me and was taking me to this place.
"What are you looking at, missy?"
"Um... Thank you, Lando."
He shot me a quick look.
"It's nothing. Just clean those tears. I hate when you cry"
My heart was beating fast.
"And put your music. Your favourite."
I love you, Lando. I love you so much.
And then the words George said hit. He likes you. It was obvious he did, right? You don't fuck someone you don't like. I already knew that. He wasn't shy about it. He was all nice words and praises. But it was sexual. Our relationship was built around sex and nothing else.
It took us a while to arrive. My favourite Playlist was on and the air was hitting my face. He had left me alone to think, he had shut up and grabbed my hand, played with my fingers and distracted me when the urge of crying came back. But when he stopped the car, he laughed a bit.
"We are alone. Nice." He said with a smile. He rolled his window down and turned the engine off before turning his body to me.
Surprisingly, he reached his hand to my face and pulled me in for a kiss. A kiss like no other we had. He kissed me slowly, deeply, his hand resting on my face and never looking for more than just a kiss. I never loved his lips so much. He was sweet and for a second he made me forgot why we were here. And then he pulled back and looked into my eyes, making me loose my breath for a moment and want to cry again.
"We will solve this. George doesn't hate you. We will explain and he will understand. I'm sure. He will" He whispered and touched my nose with his. "Let's have dinner, okay?"
I nodded, but before letting go, I pecked his lips.
We both got out of the car and I watched the view while he put the food out. I was observing and he was laying the different tuppers on the hood.
"What are you looking at?"
"The track" I pointed with my finger and gasped when his hand rested on my waist.
"Oh wow. It's big. It doesn't look that big when we are there."
"Mate, it's huge. Even when we are there"
He laughed.
"Try this"
He put a chip right in front of my nose. I smiled and looked at him taking it between my teeth.
"Oh fuck. It's delicious"
I said covering my mouth.
"I told you. Jon is a great cook"
I smiled and he kissed my cheek.
"Come to eat"
He had laid a hoodie on the car and put the food boxes on it.
"I can't scratch it. It's not mine." He said laughing.
I leaned closer to him, needing to feel his warmth. Lando simply took a deep breath. Things were wetting serious. It wasn't a game anymore.
"Are you feeling better?" He asked while eating some chicken.
I had a piece of it too before speaking.
"Yeah. He came into my room and started shouting so... I was pretty nervous"
"What did he said?"
"A bunch of things." I took a deep breath. "He said he talked to Danny. That day with the multiorgasms lesson. Danny knew you lied and at the same time George was coming to my bedroom and heard me."
"Heard you?"
"Screaming your name or something" I answered with heat creeping up to my cheeks.
"Oh fuck"
"Yeah, oh fuck"
He gave me another chip and I smiled.
"He was angry because we didn't tell him."
Lando sighed.
"It's difficult, you know?"
I nodded.
"I wanted to tell him. He is my best friend and Carmen told me about this. I had told George that I was seeing someone because I felt like I needed to tell someone. But then I kept pushing it. I wanted to talk to you. I wanted to ask you first before telling him it was you because we have rules. But it's too late now"
"Hey, no. It's not too late."
"It is..."
"No, no. It's not" He pinched my cheek softly. "You see it like that because it's recent and you are still like... Affected by it. But tomorrow things will be different. We will talk to him."
"And what do I say? I fucked Lando because I wanted to learn?"
"Yes?"
I looked down.
"We have to tell him the truth. It's not bad. We didn't nothing wrong. We hurt no one doing this" He cupped my cheeks and made me look at him. "It's always better to tell the truth" He whispered.
I swallowed and nodded.
His fingers stroked my cheeks and I felt my eyes watering again.
"Don't... I hate to see you cry"
He pulled me close and I had to bit my lip to not sob.
"I should have noticed too, you know? He was asking a lot about you. He started after... After what happened on the club..." I felt Lando taking a deep breath and it made me look at him. "I spent the whole night looking for you in the crowd. I just wanted to be with you. And he notice. But then..."
I closed my eyes and nodded. He took the oportunity and kissed my forehead.
My heart was beating fast and I wasn't thinking much when I kissed him. Just as he had kissed me inside the care. Lovingly. His hands gripped my hips hard and soon he had trapped me against the car. His hips were making pressure against mine and his mouth was gently devouring mine. He pulled back with a wet noise and a nip on my lip and looked into my eyes.
"Let me distract you a bit, okay?"
I simply nodded. There was no way I could tell him no. I needed him close. I just wanted to be with him now.
He took my hand and pulled me to the back of the car. I felt something on my belly. This time felt different. There was now lesson here. It was just us because we wanted to be together. Nothing more.
He opened the door then pulled me by by clothes.
"Only the necessary" He whispered while his fingers fought with my trousers. "Don't want you to get a cold."
I smiled and cupped his cheeks, kissing him softly as he pulled my trousers down.
Being careful to not hit my head, Lando pushed me to the back seat. I let a sigh when my back landed on it, feeling the pressure in my body slowly dissipating. He was gentle and took my shoes and trousers of slowly. Then he pressed a kiss on my knee.
"Don't think of anything else. Just me, okay? It's just you and me now" his breath tickled the skin on my inner tight.
Lando kissed his way down to my underwear, bringing me closer to the edge and kneeling outside the car.
"L-lando...are you comfortable?" The floor was basically dirt.
"I'm okay. Really. Lay back and relax."He pushed me till I was laying again and then run his tongue over the edge of my underwear.
I let a whimper out and closed my eyes. I needed this. Since that day on the yacht, the shower... I needed him. It had been to long.
"I need you, Lando"
"Do you?"
He kissed my core through my underwear, his nose pressing over my clit and making me skirm.
"I'm gonna make you feel so good, okay?"
"Yes, please."
He pulled the underwear to the side and gave me a soft lick.
"O-oh" Even that felt good, even the slightest touch.
Then he pressed his tongue flat over my clit and I moaned his name. He ate me out slowly, using tongue and fingers and showing me everything he could do. He was sloppy and messy, he didn't care about anything but to make me feel good. And oh fuck, it felt so good.
"L-lando..." I ran one of my hands over his curls. "M-more... Use your fingers... Please..."
He obeyed fast, using to fingers in me and moving them in tandem with his tongue. He knew what he was doing to me.
I was panting and shaking. He was making me feel so good.
"Oh fuck, I'm gonna cum, Lando." I announced and he hummed.
"Look at me when you cum. I wanna see your pretty face" He said before returning to me. He worked even faster than before and my legs tensed on both sides of his head.
I lift my body with my elbows. He was looking at me. Those green eyes were on my. His pupils were huge and the dim light of the car made them look darker. "Of fuck, Lando. You are so beautiful" I said reaching for his face. I kept asking myself over and over again how the fuck I was so lucky.
The orgasm hit hard and I was unable to keep my eyes on his. My hips moved on their own and I ended riding his face through it útil it was over.
Lando pulled back panting. He was blushing and his chin was wet. He climbed over me and I moved back on the seat until my head was almost touching the other door. He laid on top of me and kissed me with hunger. He devoured my lips and locked into my mouth, giving me bruising kisses combined with soft touches on my face, neck and body.
I needed more of him, so I took my hands to his trousers and opened them. He broke the kiss to pull his trousers and underwear down. He was nervous, I could see it. His movements were clumsy and the reduced space didn't helped either. Gladly, the Volvo was way more spacious than Zak Brown's car.
Lando took a condom from his wallet and put it one. Then looked at me and reached for my face. I nuzzled my cheek on his warm palm and he ran his finger over my lips.
"So pretty. It's unfair."
And when he finally slipped in me, we both moan in relief. Long days of nonstop text, slight flirting and cute random pics. Long days of not stopping thinking of him.
"Oh fuck... I-I missed you so much, YN" He said on my ear.
One of his hands was grabbing into the door and the other supporting him next to my face. His hips were thrusting deeply into mine and I was overwhelmed by the pleasure. He was so perfect, so right for me.
"Oh Lando..."
I closed my eyes and bit my lip. He went deeper and harder, he was moaning and breathing fast.
"Fuck, fuck..."
I grabbed him by his neck and pulled him to my lips. I needed him closer.
It didn't take long for our orgasms to build. It was intense, it was deep and all the feelings I felt when I came almost knock me out. Lando grabbed my face with one hand and made me look at him as he fucked me deep.
"That's it, keep your eyes on me..."
"Oh Lando..."
I kissed his cheek and then his neck. I bit the skin on his shoulder and he whimpered.
"YN..."
We came soon, almost at the same time. He collapsed on me and my only reaction was to hug him and thread my fingers on his hair. We were panting.
I kissed his temple and closed my eyes. A tear had fallen down my cheek.
"Hey..." He ran his nose down my cheek. "Are you okay?"
I opened my eyes and nodded.
"Yeah?"
"Yeah"
He touched my nose with his finger.
"Really?"
I nodded and brought him for a kiss.
"Thank you"
He pulled out and took the condom off. Then came back to lay with me. He hid on my neck.
"It's nothing. I got a little bit scared when you called crying."
"He will understand it, really?"
"I will make him understand" He said looking at me.
"Yeah?"
He nodded and kissed my lips, then got up and helped me out of the car. Then he also helped me with the trousers.
"This wasn't necessary."
"Shh"
We finished having dinner and he took me back to the hotel.
"Hey. See you tomorrow?"
"Yeah, of course"
He cupped my cheek and kissed me.
"Good night, Missy"
"Good night, Lando"
I left the car feeling as if our thing was real. As if we were a real couple. Two young adults after a date. I felt incredibly good, incredibly happy.
Finally, here it is. I'm sorry for the long time it took. I hope the wait was worth.
Next part: Adults.
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Get to Know Me- Sims Style
Thank you for tagging me @treason-and-plot
What’s your favorite Sims death?
Ugh man, I don't know. I don't let mine die a lot, but they do tend to die from random stupid things. Meteor death, while I was making scenes. Birthday cake fire/death from a gameplay.
Alpha CC or MaxisMatch?
Alpha. I like MM for TS4, but not so much for TS3.
Do you cheat your sims weight?
I haven't had to until recently. Laken ate a whole bunch of pie, autonomously!!! and then the next thing I knew he was all blown up and waddling around. The rest of them seem to have kept themselves in order. Its no good when taking pics of a scene and suddenly someone looks waayyyy different. Fucking Laken.
Do you move objects?
Oh absolutely. I don't think my game likes it. But its a necessary evil.
Favourite Mod?
All of NRAAS, and also all the new toddler interactions from MTS. Skins are a must for me, same with eyes. I don't like dead eyes.
First Expansion/Game Pack/Stuff Pack?
TS3- Generations or Seasons? I think. I had TS2 previously, but that was a lifetime ago and I don't remember what I did with that.
Do you pronounce live mode like aLIVE or LIVing
Live like aLIVE. What the heck man.
Who’s your favourite sim that you’ve made?
Oh lord. I have so many. I'll be the most apparent and say Jonah. Because he's just a whole legacy.
Have you made a simself?
Oh yeah. Just one though. Because I wanted to see if she'd get up to some shit. On brand as always, she does nothing. Just shows up here and there. Goes to work, goes home. No drama. Sigh. Lame old thing.
Which is your favorite EA hair color?
Oh man.. I don't know. Black? I usually change them. The brown is too green, the reds too orange... blonde too yellow.
Favorite EA hair?
Good question. Maybe this one? I don't use EA hairs for the most part. Jared got a makeover and doesn't use this one anymore, but it was one I've used before. There are some other ones that are decent but I don't have images.
Favorite life stage?
Young Adult, just because it encompasses a pretty huge frame of life. You can make them look 18 or 35+ in the same stage.
Are you a builder or are you in it for the gameplay?
I like building things, I just suck at it. I love the gameplay, but I also love making up a story as I go. So while I am mostly a story teller here, I do let gameplay dictate a lot of what goes on. High free will is always on.
Are you a CC creator?
In a way. I do have CC out there, but nothing fancy. Just make up and some paintings. I share a lot of my sims because I like making them.
Do you have any Simblr friends or a Sim Squad?
I would say that there are some older sim story tellers and such that have kept me going. There are ones that I think about a lot and would 100% credit me for keeping on, even when things aren't the same as they were before. I do it for you!
Do you have any sims merch?
Yeah for sure. Any dildo out there that you fancy is directly moulded after Jonah's dick. At least he'd say so.
Do you have a YouTube for sims?
HAH. I can't even imagine the torture of sitting through me 'playing'.
How has your “Sims style” changed throughout your years of playing?
I really used to be gameplay only. But In my mind I made up stories and dialogue as it happened and of course laughed at my own jokes and their antics. It wasn't until after TS4 came out and I really went hunting for stories that I started my own, not in TS4 because I couldnt "connect" with it.
What’s your origin id?
I don't know. I do have TS4, but I don't play it. I ended up having TS3, GEN, Seasons, ITF on there.... but then I re-bought it all on Steam way back because Origin is so shifty.
Who’s your favorite CC creator?
Oh man, so many and so niche. But generally Around the Sims is so solid and still converting and making things for TS3. They are the only person I've spent real $$ on.
How long have you had simblr?
I don't know. 6-7 years? Maybe more. I'm sure I could look it up, but... that would make me look back on my life.
How do you edit your pictures?
I used to take reg screens and then run them through Adobe Lightroom. But then I thought I would try gshade-reshade, hated it, then tried it again. I still don't love it, but it cuts down on editing time which means I can actually share/write whatnot. So I'm there now. Reshade.
What expansion/ gamepack is your favorite?
I love ITF... because its just... out there and every so often I love me some sci-fi. With that said I think the game isn't complete without Seasons and Generations. I'll be honest and say that I haven't explored the game to the fullest. I wish it would be "remastered" and more current to todays systems. It would be a whole ass banger if it could actually play on the system I have right now.
***I'm not nominating anyone because I'm so late to the game. Life is wild and crazy and I feel lucky that anyone remembers I'm still here. I love you all, and appreciate all the hearts and comments. I know I'm not as consistent or interactive as I used to be. Life has just... decided to make me work for it.
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