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jamisonwritestf2trash · 8 months

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What sort of jobs do you think the mercs would have if they weren't, y'know, mercs?

What Would The TF2 Mercs Jobs Be If They Weren't Mercenaries?

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Ough, I love this. It's a very cool suggestion, Anon. Thank you for asking! I've thought about this a couple of times, and I'm glad to get a chance to rant >:)

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Demo would get into pyrotechnics for a while, (shocker I know, but bare with me) he'd find himself setting up fireworks shows, making fireworks, teaching safety courses and all that fun stuff, but I don't think he'd be fulfilled in the same way being a merc would. He'd find himself being bored with the monotony of it all, only doing it for the money. After a while of this he'd finally just say fuck it, and try and look for other work opportunities, found an animal shelter in desperate need of new hires, submitted his application, and with in two weeks had become absolutely enthralled with his new job. He finds out he loves working with animals! He makes friends with every animal in the shelter right away, and gets a good chunk of them adopted each year or so.

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Engie would have most likely gone on to become a very successful engineer. Shocker, I know. He would have probably specialized in biomedical engineering. I think he'd go in with no particular job in mind, but then would be introduced into the idea of building prosthetics and become a prosthetist. He likes being able to help people with his creations. (MINI HEACANON / STORY) The first time he ever made a prosthetic was for a little kid who lost his leg due to a car crash. He was super traumatized from the accident and refused to let anyone near him, Engie spent about a year working with the kid to, one be able to measure and fit him for his prosthetic, and two, to just make the kid smile and make him less scared. When the job was done the kid was so happy, grinning ear to ear, he hugged Engie and was literally crying out of joy, that's when Engie knew he loved his job 😭

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Heavy has a doctorate in Russian literature, so I'd assume he'd go into the teaching field with that as his specialty. He'd find a university in need of a professor and work with students to help them better themselves. He just likes being able to share his experiences and perspective with those who want to learn. Very much a "Tuesday's With Morrie" type of teacher. Will literally do anything for his students by the way. He love each year he spends teaching, also loves hearing from his students after they graduate. Really just wants to make an impact on peoples lives anyway he can. He'd probably end up being a writer if he couldn't go into teaching for some reason. He'd write fiction mainly, maybe some life experiences too, for the same reasons above.

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Medic would have found a way to get his medical license back, legally or illegally (most likely the latter). And went on to continue practicing medicine, most likely in a country with more lax laws on human experimentation. If that failed, the local morgue is always hiring graveyard shifts, and when no one really cares too much about what happens to the corpses, Medic would find ways to keep himself very entertained. I also think he could be content working as a librarian! I don't know, like the gap between librarian and doctor is huge but I can just imagine him and Archimedes running a little library together, (Kind of like uh Blue and Linda from Rio, I'm really pulling out random media this prompt, 😭) I just feel like even though he's batshit insane nine times out of ten he can still enjoy a quiet, peaceful life if he wanted too. Probably still does a bit medical stuff on the side though, you just can't stop him.

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Scout is another case of me being unsurprising. He'd be a baseball star. It's really a toss-up on whether he gets super famous or just enjoys quiet success. If he's super famous you bet he's signing contracts for advertisements and other things you'd expect multimillionaires to be doing (He'd also be so thrilled to be a multimillionaire he'd be giving his mom her dream life) and just generally enjoying the fame. If he didn't make it into the big leagues, he'd still be successful in minor leagues. I'll even go as far as to say that even if he didn't make it big or even semi big, he'd become a coach little league/ high school /college and love it. Honestly, he would cry if one of the kids he coached went pro one day. (Maybe a Twitch streamer would also fit, but that's silly, right?)

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Sniper has always been into wildlife photography. He absolutely loves animals. He's naturally good at photography. I think him having good aim and a steady hand are a mix of a natural talent and years of training. His years of training would have just gone into photography instead of, you know. He gets very good very quickly, takes pictures you'd see hung up as decoration pieces, and definitely had a fair share of curious animals wandering up to him to check out his work. For a guy who loves animals, he's living the dream. Haz had a few less than steller run-ins during his time, but generally appreciates being able to enjoy nature and animals as part of his job.

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Spy being an actor would come naturally for him. He's great at switching his style, mood, character, etc. So he'd naturally be interested in a job where that skill would be valuable, then he finds out about how much money he can make off of acting and just goes straight in. I think he would end up being a really popular actor, people liking him in almost any role he plays, and would generally have little to no hater or bad press. He loves going over every new script and building up his character in his mind, then giving them a place off the page. He also loves going to fancy parties, so... Also, the first time he got a bad/negative review or comment on his acting, he cried lmao.

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Soldier would so be a historian. Like, hands down, only job I think he could have outside of being a merc. He can rant for hours about American history and knows so much about other countries too due to their involvement with America and a general curiosity, that he'd be a perfect to teach about history in museums, classrooms, or even just uploading videos online. Just put someone who needs to learn about history of any kind in front of him, and they'll learn more in the time with him than they ever have. Also! I'm not sure what these people are called, and I'm way too tired to look it up, but I think that Soldier would help new immigrants with leaning English and with getting their citizenship. Solider would also help refugees. Also also, he'd hold support groups for veterans.

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Pyro is normally headcanoned as a fire fighter or ex-fire fighter I'm pretty sure, but I think it's easy to forget that while Pyro likes fire, they like making firsvl, you know what else they like? Making art! So naturally, being a glassblower would be a great fit for Pyro. They love the job! The molten glass is mesmerizing to them. The artistic freedom is liberating. It's all just so great to them. They make a lot of flame themed pieces that and animal themed pieces. They mainly do pieces and sell them at markets instead of taking commissions for them. They're super happy with this life and have multiple pieces of their work displayed in their home. They sometimes get this feeling of missing something, like a vague memory, but they just continue to make new art to fix that, but oddly enough, they end up reminding them more of those distant memories. I wonder what that's about.

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I swore I'd get this out today, and I held myself to that, even though I almost passed out. (Not me posting this 5 minutes to midnight lmao) I only had three paragraphs left, and I was not giving up on them. I swear I'm trying to get better at consistency 😭

Anyways enough of that, I hope you enjoyed this! I had fun writing it. Trying to come up with different jobs for them is both really fun and oddly difficult. Anyways! The schedule for new posts will hopefully go as follows:

Mercs favorite books

Medic and Creepypasta

How the Mercs would react to a close teammates death

(Then any asks that come in would follow!)

So yeah! Busy weekend, but I'm not complaining:D

#tf2 #team fortress 2 #tf2 headcanons #team fortress headcanons #tf2 hcs #tf2 demoman #tf2 engineer #tf2 heavy #tf2 medic #tf2 scout #tf2 sniper #tf2 spy #tf2 soldier #tf2 pyro

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technovillain · 9 months

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Obsessed with your alt Gisu design, you have so much talent! 💙💙💙💙 I was wondering how you came up with each of the interns alt designs. Also hope you make a comic using that Alt design for Gisu one day!

tysm!!!! i'm glad u like them ehehehe ^_^ i can give u some design notes. it will be a long post sooooo I will put it under the cut. always love an excuse to ramble abt design choices.

Gisu: I do like her dinosaur shirt swag, but i feel like her layering doesn't have a lot of clarity in terms of like. what is going on with the shirts (vest?) and since the dino thing is never relevant to her character, I decided to lean into the electrokinesis theme with the lightning bolt jumper & under-cape pattern. Which is just a headcanon but I always forget it is!! I just like the idea of her being into electrokinesis bc it would make a lot of sense for someone who is paired up with Otto. Changed her bag to be a strap for her board so she doesn't have to carry it around all the time. Asymmetrical bun for some of that PN1 asymmetry flavor. Mismatched shoes bc she seems like the type to think that's cool (also maybe bc i do this and i'm projecting) Missing toof from skating incident + torn jeans. Electrokinesis scars on her hands, bc I like to think that psi-powers can leave physical damage if not used properly.

Morris: tried to balance out his proportions a little bit because sometime i feel like his head is so big you can't even see his body in screencaps. tried to make his head less round and his eyes too, I kind of like the thing that PN1 did where the heads sort of just fade into necks with less of a cutoff so I did that too. Nasty teenager moustache just felt right + some freckles. I changed his nose scar to face the other way bc I thought it was supposed to be nostrils at first. No notes on his levball-lawnchair wheelchair bc it is everything to me.

Lizzie: wanted to up the 80s goth influence on her. Imagine her hair as the super-teased puffy fried Siouxsie hair of the 80s goths. Nerfed her amount of patterns just for the sake of there is no way I am ever going to draw all of her details ever bc I don't have that kind of patience. again the graphic liner to lean into the 80s goth style. Also took away her chin/neck priveleges bc I did that to norma first and wanted them to still look similar. denim vest for more 80s influence.

Adam: (his is the only one i haven't stuck to drawing like this yet bc i like his canon round head) but I made him more square in general bc I feel like he's the most grounded and straight-edged intern. gave him more pattern on his dress (tunic?) and hat bc everybody has more pattern than him. the linked lapel pins and hat dangles are meant to evoke his use of the yo-yo weapon. Unified his color palette more with more green and purple. Strings tied around his fingers, again for more yo-yo imagery but also bc he seems like a workaholic who would be overscheduled and have a lot to remember.

Norma: this girl knits!!! she was the first character i tried to "PN1-ify" and she just felt like she needed a big old backpack. for her overprepared freshman who thinks she knows everything energy. also symbolizes her putting a ton of weight and expectations on her shoulders when she really doesn't have to (which is kind of a core tenet of the little bit of canon personality she has) orange glasses bc my tinted glasses addiction is quite evident. the yellow pompom on her hat matches Lizzie's, giving them a sibling connection, also saying that she knitted her sister's hat :]

Sam: the first thing that I thought when I first saw Sam's canon design was that she looked straight out of 2013 with her ugg boots and that particular shirt pattern, which maybe isn't exclusive to the early 2010s but once i thought that it was burnt into my mind. So I tried to make her look more 80s with the short skirt and buckled boots and off the shoulder sweater. the too-long sleeves give her kitty energy (and i put cat hair on them). Gave her whale earrings bc she seems to really like whales in canon. gave her a cleft palate scar because i drew her with that once, plus I kind of see it when she makes the :3 face. revoked her neck priveleges altogether because if compton and dogen don't have them why should she!!!

#redesign #psychonauts #ask #anonymous #.txt

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crow-in-a-teapot · 9 months

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unreal unearth first impressions

OKAY REALISING I AM RELISTENING TO THIS ALBUM FOR THE HUNDREDTH TIME JUST TODAY ACCIDENTALLY SO IIM GONNA QUICKLY WRITE DOWN MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS BC IM ALREADY BEGINNING TO ACTUALY THINK ABOUT THINGS AND LOOK AT LYRICS AND READ OTHER PEOPLE'S OPINIONS, so here is an only slightly tainted not quite first impression of unreal unearth from me (obviously the singls ive heard before but)

de selby (part 1) i turned on the album sitting in the absolute dark, ten minutes past twelve at night, this started playing, cue instant tears. i think i was just hit with 'this is the most beautiful thing ive ever heard' and i wasn't expecting that from de selby 1 for some reason. and when the irish kicked in that just. no words, just crying and im what two minutes in. i wasn't even thinking about what he'd been saying about connemara in the dark and mirrors of people you used to know (i'd seen him talk about it, but purposefully skipped the actual song when it came up online) it was just. de selby 1. and the part as gaeilge

de selby (part 2) sexy groovy silly fun, it's really growing on me, thinking about 'i'd still know you, not being shown you

i only need the workin' of my hands' also i cant wait to read third policeman and look at this completely differently

first time the beginning was jarring, and then at the lyric about his name i kind of :( i also liked the lethe/liffey parallel, it's so very hozier of him to do that. god the push and pull of there must have been something off from the beginning? if every time they called him baby he died? something like that was my first interpretation, now im wondering if it's because it's not his name and they're the one that made his name sound wonderful for once. intellectualising that part of the lyrics kind of ruins it for me ngl, i think it's more about how it feels, i think it feels like contrast like not knowing if it hurts or is wonderful. little detail of when he says come here to me and it sounds so casual and irish like come here to me tell me, i really love it. and the final lyric hurt. really impeccable timing for a breakup album like

francesca why can't i listen to i'd tell them put me back in it for the first time again WHY CAN'T I LISTEN TO I'D TELL THEM PUT ME BACK IN IT FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAIN AND REEXPERIENCE THAT. my favourite thing from this hozier era might just be that music video (over all the other ones help)

i, carrion (icarian) is just really devastating. sunlight but what if you wanted your heart to be torn to shreds. the imagery is so vivid

eat your young is growing on me too, the lyrics are just so good. they're just SO GOOD, their rhythm is so satisfying they fit together so smoothly, and at this point it's just as fun and danceable as something like de selby 2

damage gets done is kind of pop? it made me think of the bones ft marren morris

who we are [had to remove a section here] the vocals are otherwordly. the drums are gorgeously frantic. quietly it slips through your fingers love??? falling from you drop by drop??? HOLD ME LIKE A KNIFE???makes me physically ache

son of nyx i'm so glad this is here, an instrumental was something that really could put me back to where i was mentally with de selby (part 1). first thing i thought was i can't wait to learn the piano part. i've seen people say this, but it does seem like the obvious, it's an instrumental that just belongs in a movie

all things end all things do end so real. very cool how much of a direct inflence gospel music is

to someone from a warm climate (uiscefhuarithe) i can't wait to relisten to this one again and again, the parallels between being a child warming up a bed and jumping to later in time with a lover aaaa so tender NATURAL AS ANOTHER LEG AROUND YOU IN THE BEDFRAME AAAA

butchered tongue A FAVOURITE A FAVOURITE foreigner's god but softer, how can i listen to this and ever leave ireland how can i listen to this and feel like this and be packing suitcases what is wrong with meeeeee. the violin and the instrumence. jesus christ. instantly picturing my road signs when he started singing about the native ones

anything but THIS SONG STARTED AND I INSTANTLY STARTED SMILING COMPLETELY INVOLUNTARILY, THOUGHT OF ALMOST (SWEET MUSIC) i started thinking of bright lion king imagery before he even started talking about stampedes and hoofbeats. and the vocals here too, so overwhelmed by how cheerful and joyous it sounded that i really didnt pay attention to lyrics, so it'll be cool to look deeper later

abstract (psychopomp) the production here i was very unsure about, because there was something that made me think if it were more rustic/intrumental and less modern, it might have hit me even harder, like there might have been a way to elevate it further. it made me think of colours and purples and reds and oranges, another really visual song, like i, carrion. it's really gorgeous. SEE HOW IT SHINES will be in my head for a long long time... ugh it's all so bittersweet and sad and beautiful. all my love and terror there balanced between those eyes what a line

unknown / nth if you've scrolled through my accunt for longer than a second you know how i feel about unknown / nth

first light i was hit with such intense terror that this was the last song of the album. what am i supposed to do for the next decade without music to look forward to while andrew goes back into hibernation under bray train station jean jacket lost and found or whatever. so i didnt play and instead did this musing on how beautiful the vocals throughout the album are and how funny it was in the zach sang interview when he talked about singing instead of playing instruments when recording songs because he's 'better at singing than most intruments' and his producer just wouldnt replace those voice recordings and that's why there are so many choirs and zach is basically like 'you absolute weirdo no one else has the talent to do that but ok' (affectionate) (paraphrasing). i love the drums so much. i love the strings so much too. A VOICE YOUR BODY JUMPS TO CALLING OUT YOUR NAME :(((((((((((( imagining hearing this in the 3arena and having colours break out across the whole ceiling ill remember those lights during no plan in 2019 forever im an indoor concert girlie forever what they can do visually is so magical.. i saw a good omens edit of this today already i love you good omens fans

not to sound like a broken record i wish swan upon leda and through me the flood and love of were on this and maybe even but the wages and

#hozier #unreal unearth #crow #de selby (part 1)#de selby (part 2)#first time hozier #francesca #i #eat your young #damage gets done #what we are hozier #son of nyx #all things end #to someone from a warm climate (uiscefhuairithe)#butchered tongue #anything but hozier #abstract (psychopomp)#unknown / nth #first light hozier

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imagine-knb · 7 months

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How would GoM+Kagami be like as Stardew Valley players? Who would they romance, if at all, who'd focus more on the caves instead of farming, who'd be bad at the fishing mini game, etc?

I was also deep in the trenches of Stardew and I'm soooooo excited for the update! Glad you're back here!

I felt so much joy writing these headcanons! Thank you for this request! ( ´•̥̥̥o•̥̥̥`)♡ Admin Neon

Kuroko

his type of significant other is a gentle person, so I can see him pursuing Penny for his first save file

on his second playthrough, he tries to go for Leah, but he ends up marrying Penny again – what can he say; he’s loyal

he’s the type of player who gets to bed right before the clock hits 2:00AM

his favorite part of the game is the customizability of the farm – his is so intricate, he even downloaded a mod to have even more custom stuff

has a multiplayer save file with Kagami and a few other friends where he has decorated every house to fit what he thinks they would like – he’s usually purposefully wrong

Kagami

he only plays the shared save file with Kuroko because he usually doesn’t make time for videogames

and usually when he does have time, he chooses something with a little more firepower

so you best bet Kagami is the type of asshole to craft a bunch of bombs and then accidentally set them off around some very intricately placed decorations

more basketballs seemed to find his face for weeks after that

often ignores all the people and all the farming in favor of going into the mines

when he finally gets to Skull Cavern, that is the only place you will find him in the game for the rest of eternity – he really likes all the fighting

Kise

he’s the type of player that gives Shane the pizzas he finds in the trash can because he thinks it’s a little funny

has instant regret when he runs into Shane’s two heart event

from that point forward, Shane only received pizzas bought at the Stardrop Saloon

Kise has so many save files because he wants to marry all the characters, but doesn’t want to divorce anyone – he can’t take the heartbreak

he saves Hailey for last because he thinks she’s a total bitch, but once he starts pursuing her he falls in love

begs Kuroko every single day to be let into the shared farm

Aomine

once learned that there was a mod that added weed to the game and he thought it was hilarious

he had to ask Kuroko to add it to his game because he was getting frustrated trying to figure out how to install mods

he also downloads a mod that makes all the character portraits look more… appealing…

initially starts pursuing Hailey because of superficial reasons, but stops after a while because he doesn’t find her heart events all that interesting

is honestly surprised when he ends up wanting to marry Emily because all of her heart events made him cackle – “This chick is nuts!” – plus his portrait mod helped a lot, too

Aomine is the type of person to tease Kagami for playing Stardew, but he secretly plays way more than him

Midorima

one day his lucky item was a radish, so he did not stop playing until his character had harvested at least one radish

on his first playthrough, he goes the Joja route

it made way more sense to him and he didn’t have time to go wandering around for odds and ends, he had a farm to maximize

doesn’t even think about building any relationships with the bachelors or bachelorettes

this is totally a money maker sim game to him now

one time Takao downloaded a mod on Midorima’s save file that added heart events for Morris and he was horrified

Murasakibara

he does not find any of the bachelor or bachelorette sprites or portraits cute, so he doesn’t pursue any of them

but when he meets Krobus for the first time, he thinks that the shadow creature is a pretty cute shape and it sold some pretty great stuff

Murasakibara only ever gets Krobus to 8 hearts however, because he doesn’t realize Krobus is a ‘dateable’ character

still visits Krobus regularly to get some cool stuff for his farm

speaking of his farm, it’s a mess

his crops are anywhere and everywhere, there’s no organization, there are weeds and tall grass all around – what is he even doing?

Akashi

Akashi never has time for videogames, so he never really gets to play Stardew unless those rare nights of insomnia come along and he has nothing else to do but try to coax his mind to rest

because he only plays at odd hours and so infrequently, nobody has ever seen him online, but they do see the playtime on his account go up every so often

he plays with headphones on; one, because he doesn’t want anyone to know he’s awake, and two, he enjoys the music in the game

his favorite is the fall soundtrack

actually mostly goes around the map talking to all the neighbors – reading the dialogue helps tire his eyes out – so his farm is the bare minimum he needs to advance in the game

he ever so slowly sees every single 8 heart event for every character, but isn’t really curious about the 10 heart events – he could read the same dialogue over and over to try and sleep

#divider by @skylightlantern #gom #kuroko #kise #midorima #aomine #murasakibara #akashi #kagami #knb x reader

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sukehiroselei · 10 months

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BLACK CLOVER SPOILERS

Been a while since I've fully written out my thoughts on the recent BC chapters. (I think May was the last time I did?) Anywho, these are my opinions—and I stress, MY OPINIONS!—on the recent chapters. I have to admit that my feelings about them are mixed, and I'll get into why. (Probably gonna get cancelled over this but yolo I guess loool)

First, I'd like to address the difference between Tumblr & Twitter discourse regarding Black Clover. From my personal experience, I find that Twitter discourse is more focused on the fights & power-ranking system—which, of course, is absolutely essential to the genre. Power-ups are a tangible way of measuring character growth, after all.

On the other hand, Tumblr discourse is more focused on the relationships between the characters & the overarching narrative of the work. Now, I'm not saying that one is better than the other, because all of these elements are important. I had to talk about the distinction because my criticisms of the recent chapters might be better explained with this context in mind.

As someone who enjoys BC specifically because of the relationships between the characters and the world-building, I've found that the story post-Elf arc has been really... flat. I know Twitter folks will say that BC's pacing has always been quick, but I've been missing some moments where the characters just have room to breathe, you know? Like when Spade Raid ended, we had half a chapter of fun before immediately jumping into the next arc, and I feel like it would have been nice to get a little more exposition on how Spade changed character dynamics. Like, they could have given us a little Greyche moment so their current state in the manga would hit that much harder. Or more bonding time between Nacht and the Bulls, so we appreciate their determination to find Asta together a little more? Does this make any sense? Lmao

Adding to that, I think the quick pacing is detrimental to BC's strengths. A lot of people like the story because there are so many characters with very interesting backstories and motivations, but the nature of the storytelling doesn't leave a lot of room to explore the depths of these characters. Tbh, the Black Bulls' stories are just as important to tell as Asta's journey to becoming WK. Side characters enrich the world, so I'm not a huge fan of glossing over what could have been really impactful moments for characters other than Asta/Yuno/Yami to shine.

For example, someone brought up a great point that the BB fight against Damnatio was symbolic of the uprooting of Clover's caste system. You have this group of outcasts, some who were personally victimized by the corruption of the kingdom as represented by Damnatio, fighting to save the people who shunned them. It would have been nice to get flashbacks of the way that the kingdom has affronted them: Zora grappling with his dad's death and what it meant to be a Magic Knight, Gauche's history of being a convict and being separated from his only family, etc.

I'm glad that we at least had that moment with Nero, and we got to see how Asta specifically changed the trajectory of her life; how she sees Lumiere's vision of the world in Asta's ideal vision when he becomes WK. But I wish they had done the same for the other Bulls or even non-Bulls too, especially since Lucius mentioned that this whole timeline was affected by Asta. That's why I'm sort of disappointed that Asta came back right away to end things. I feel like it would have been more significant if Damnatio had been heavily injured and Asta were to deal the last blow than an unharmed Damnatio and Asta landing a fatal blow only once.

I'm still holding out hope that we'll get more of the Bulls in this arc, though there are currently a lot of loose ends and Asta's already back in the picture. I hope we get followups on Noelle/Acier, YamiChar/Morgen, and Mereo/Morris before Asta ends the battle, but idk what I'm talking about as usual 🤷🏻‍♀️

#e rants about bc #black clover spoilers #it's 1am and i'm sitting on the toilet microblogging about a fictional story #shit takes on the shitter? i'm making this a thing

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alivehouse · 5 months

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(While sending this ask I've accidentally found out what cool wallpapers (literally) you have on your desktop blog theme.)

Well, good day, my dearest horror podcast Virgil,

I, surprisingly to myself, actually finished "I am in Eskew" and enjoyed it quite a bit (which, I guess, could have been deduced by how much I spammed in the tag) even more surprisingly, considering I'm absolutely not a horror person - I substitute horror movies with their wikipedia retellings. Unironically.

Anyway, firstly, thank you! I definitely would have never discovered it without your recommendations!

Secondly, maybe you have something else like that stashed up your sleeve? I definitely need some time to recuperate, but I would like to explore more cool podcasts. (The only two limitations: short-ish - not much longer than this one, the view of a hundred+ episodes scares me; not gorier than this one/no actual jump scares - again, I'm a scardicat.) I remember you talking about "Mabel Podcast" and at the first glance it seems neat, but I'd like to hear your comments on it first.

Thanks in advance. :)

(thank you! its a william morris thing i edited a little lol) glad you liked eskew! its been fun seeing your thoughts on it popping up in the tag, not spammy at all.

i do want to mention that the creator of eskew also has another podcast called The Silt Verses, personally i havent listened to it for weird brain reasons so not sure how well it fits your criteria but ive heard its also very good

mabel podcast is another favorite! the creators of mabel and the creator of i am in eskew were both inspired by shirley jackson's the haunting of hill house to an extent iirc, so even though the stories are very different some elements of them have a similar 'feel' to them imo. i will say that mabel is very different stylistically though (especially the earlier episodes) which in my experience people seem to either love or hate. whereas in eskew you get a pretty continuous narration from david or riyo, in mabel youre mostly listening in on a series of somewhat disjointed voicemail messages. id definitely recommend at least giving the first few episodes a go, dont get discouraged if you dont feel like you dont understand whats happening right away. all you really need to know about the story going in is that youre following Anna, whos a live-in carer for an old woman named Sally. Anna is trying to contact Sallys next of kin (the titular Mabel), but shes strangely out of reach.

ok i know you said youre not a huge horror person but if you ever are feeling a little more daring id suggest trying out The White Vault. theres a small amount of gore (descriptions of finding hearts and teeth) and some uh. wet ripping sounds in it but its really not that bad all things considered, just know that it is straight horror though. its a found footage podcast that follows a group of people whove been hired to check out a remote outpost in northern norway thats gone dead, but a storm leaves them stranded there, and as time goes on it becomes clear that they arent exactly alone. this ones a little longer i think, but tbh ive only listened to the first two seasons, it felt like a natural place for the story to end to me

and then on the complete opposite side of the spooky podcast spectrum, if you want something thats a ghost story but really not horror at all imo, i just finished listening to Midnight Radio a few weeks back. this ones *really* short, like 10 episodes that are ~20 minutes each short, so its definitely lower commitment. in this one youre listening in on a radio show hosted by Sibyl, who died decades earlier but can still be heard waxing poetic about her hometown in the dead of night.

ok LAST ONE havent finished it so wasnt sure if i should rec it but a lot of people on my dash hype up Archive 81 so i thought id mention it at least. guy is hired to listen through a bunch of creepy tapes in some archive out in the middle of no where. classic horror podcast stuff. similar to eskew in that it pivots from mostly being mostly anthology into an overarching plot as you go on

#sorry i did not mean to write a whole essay lol..... but hopefully one of those sounds interesting!

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cerebrobullet · 1 year

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Sharpe's Fortress Daily Book Report:

alright, you know what i'll retract some of my judgement of cornwell pairing every woman he writes with sharpe because, honestly, every time sharpe makes a new male friend i immediatly go "oooooh i bet they fucked". so, really, it's just that sharpe has bicycle vibes.

also, sharpe yeeting himself over the fortress wall only to find like Everyone has followed him and he's now shouting orders at a captain, and immediatly being 😳 lmao.

hdgsfsf fuckin stokes out here seeing morris has been beaten up, figures out sharpe did it, and then is like "oh im gonna gaslight the HELL out of morris on this one".

also every time sharpe gets told no by an officer and he just goes "manslaughter it is then" and punches them. baby this is why you aren't getting promoted. wellesley is gonna start seeing a pattern between officers you've served under and officers who get stabbed and killed lmao.

also the image of sharpe, covered in blood, face cut open, tear streaks through the dust on his face, standing in the middle of the opening southern gate with a bloody claymore resting over his shoulder, glaring both defiantly and exhaustedly forward is something i super wanna draw 👀

Sharpe's Trafalger Daily Book Report:

well i'm so glad i just called myself out in that last bit because, guess what this book opens with? a navy captain. a handsome captain who hugs sharpe and is so very, very thankful to him and seems like a nice guy :). bernie why are you doing this to me :).

sharpe feeling comfy asking him questions and then getting lovingly fed a big meal hhfhsbss. chase is fucking trying to seduce him so hard rn im dying.

hgshsh ONE night with sharpe and chase is all "oh sharpe you're so cool i wanna use my reputation to help you someday uwu" BRUH

and writing a letter so that sharpe will go visit captain chase's wife and family like??? captain chase is 100% the epitome of the "i've had sharpe for 1 evening but if anything happened to him, i'd kill everyone in this room and then myself" meme.

HAH sharpe is so fucking anxious about talking to a pretty lady he's shaking. he's so BABY. god tho every time he pursues another woman i'm just like "she can't hold a candle to beloved teresa, teresa is so much cooler" and hey it's cornwell's fault for creating such a badass woman and handing the stories out to grubby little bisexuals like me.

anyway this one feels like it's gonna be a murder mystery for some reason. i dont think it will be, but it feels like it.

#sharpesession

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untilthenextencore · 1 year

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Cosmic~... Ch. 4

Once back in the car, it was as if they were back in their own little world. Back in each other's arms. Back in a clinch. Back in a sweet and tender embrace. Back in a maddening kiss.

"Darling! He absolutely loved you!" Jimmy raved between kisses that trailed from her lips to her cheek.

"Really?" She gasped as she reels from the trails his wandering lips burn along her skin. Her fingers gripped his coat, fingertips trying to commit the feel of the beaded designs to memory. Said lips latched onto the crook of her neck, searing a memory there. His tongue tracing sigils on her skin. He unbuttoned just one button on her blouse before a glint of something caught his eye.

A small gold locket on a chain with a somewhat familiar looking flower on it. "Hmmm... May I?"

She nodded, albeit with the disclaimer. "There's nothing much in it. Just a simple floral motif I like. A little vintage retread. I think it's called..."

"Blackthorn..." Jimmy gasped as he clicked the locket open & first laid eyes on the floral motif in question.

"Yeah that's it!" She smiled shyly. "I'm so glad you know it. I don't know much though. I just know that I love it!"

"It's a William Morris." He replied simply with a nod. Then looking up at her starry eyes & shy pride at their newfound shared connection. One look at Galatea & he could tell did not seem to have any clue of exactly how deep this fascination went for him.

And all of a sudden, whatever unseen vines that seemed to twine about them & entwine in such a way as to ensnare them together, just began to entwine them just that much tighter together. He didn't know if it was an errant thorn or a needle but he felt something pierce his heart. A hothouse worth of flowers bloomed. Their scent filled his mind. Their nectar made him feel both hyper-focused & hazy. His blood ran hot through his veins. Pumping in his temples.

He was aflame.

Instantly his lips were back on hers. His arms twining around her tightly. Crushing her to him. He seared yet another head-spinning kiss onto her.

Galatea was stunned by his ardor renewed & intensified. Moreso by the next words that fell from his reddened, kiss-swollen lips, blurted in a hush as he parted from her. "Come with me. Stay with me tonight. For the next few nights. For a while. As long as possible."

Galatea is stunned yet again. She'd be a fool to turn this down. That much she knew.

"I'd love to... But what about school tomorrow? Tomorrow's a school day after all."

Jimmy never flinched. "I'll arrange everything. I'll have my driver take you & pick you up. Anything you need."

She glanced over to the phone in the corner of their cozy little cab. "Can I make a call? I need someone to pick up my books from home. I know just who to call."

Jimmy nodded. "Anything." He was resolute.

Instantly, Galatea's trembling fingers dialed the number of practically the only person she knew she could trust with something of this caliber. The only person she could trust with a secret like this. Placing the receiver to her ear & with Jimmy holding & giving gentle comforting - yet altogether thrilling - squeezes to her free hand, Galatea hushed, knowing that despite the private line she was calling, it was then getting a bit late.

"Hello, Alicia?..."

As ever this is forever under construction~...

Hope you enjoy~!...

#untilthenextencore #led zeppelin fanfic #led zeppelin fanfiction #led zeppelin fan fiction #led zeppelin fan fic #jimmy page fanfic #jimmy page fanfiction #jimmy page fan fic #jimmy page fan fiction #cosmic fic

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nochi-quinn · 1 year

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campaign 3 episode 51: like a fucking fiddle

I am Afraid

sam riegel has never played a video game in his life

dslkjfskl he has to read all the disclaimers for the audio-only people

oh nooo

laura you're the main character how could you

"polishing the knobs"

I got distracted playing with my moon lamp

I can theoretically make it red but eh

the monitor I'm watching on trends warm so the lighting tonight is gonna be fun for me

do we need a deep dive on fcg right this fucking instant

donna noble voice: sometimes you need someone to stop you

poor laura

she probably had so much tea that day. or that weird chinese cough syrup they seem to swear by

stop spending all your spells on sending

"that wasn't an accident"

ira's gonna kill xandis and gank the ship

like I'll be very happy to be proven wrong but magic 8 ball says Unlikely

"sam did a lot of pharmaceuticals before this game"

threaten ira with nana morri

sam suffering for his art

sam's gonna fuck with laura about her voice all gd night isn't he

am I the only person old enough to remember Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot

I'm a simple bitch, I hear "three-pronged claw" and I think Doctor Loboto

someone get him some tinfoil

him leg too big for him got-dam robit

"how do I see - " "take the glasses off"

samuel

damn, nobody can talk tonight

okay where's the bioshock au fanart

they're ALL gonna fuck with laura about her voice

ashley

sam's fuckin gas can

"traveler's garments" they're all wearing green cloaks

NATURAL 20 OF FUCK OFF

oh shit

dunamis bunny

oh somebody finally commented on the warder/water thing

notohan

not the "son"

oh that's not great

ngl I dozed off until everybody yelled @ initiative

I am saving my attention span for when the moon hatches

"wiz kids exists!"

this can obviously only end well

"I'm going to then shit"

rapidly hiding and scarfing food OR me playing breath of the wild

"massive explosions" found caleb

oh NICE

NOT NICE

it was a good idea tho

PROJECT CHICKEN LITTLE

[puts xandis in a bubble]

pls no break ryn

NO BREAK RYN

not the Guess I'll Die

who left the robot unsupervised

HEY

PUT HIM DOWN

"uh-oh-regard"

UH-OH-REGARD

CAN WE HAVE A KEYLETH PLS

we need the Marisha Convergence

every time with the petrify and the arms

I WOULD LIKE TO ORDER AN AIRSHIP PLEASE

HEY WHAT

HEY W H A T

PUT TIME BACK WHERE IT CAME FROM OR SO HELP ME

YEAH

godDAMMIT

LET US HAVE NICE THINGS

"and that's when scanlan shorthalt arrived" listen I'm still crossing my fingers for kiki to bring grog

fcg! buzzsaw!

oh thank GOD xandis booked it

correct response

fucking reddit atheist bro

MATTHEW

that was a hair you didn't need to split

oh cool now I'm crying

"looks important, better push everything"

WHERE KIKI

IS KIKI??

KEYTEOR???

KEYTEOR!!!

MARISHA CONVERGENCE

matthew

sir

matthew you have to drive home with her

THE BOY

he's gonna be in so much trouble with his mom

BUT

liam piecing his brain back together in real time

"he's just so attractive~"

I need this animated. vax as described in the dalen's closet one-shot but animated

nooooo he was so close

god there's not even half an hour left what happens

MONKEY

"let a monkey end this"

WEREWOLF OUT OF FUCKING NOWHERE

okay that was a good line, I'll give chetney that one

godDAMMIT

like a bird off a windshield

hey I hate it

god I'm so glad my kid's off school tomorrow, no way I sleep after this

noooOOOO

they fucked with keyleth to draw her in bc they knew it'd bring vax in??? is that what fucking happened???

HEY MATT WHAT THE FUCK

NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR GROG

oh we have LAURA book-on-head

that's never good

somebody get liam a goddamn fainting couch

they just got fucking BLASTED

is robit on moon???

they're on WILDEMOUNT???

what the FUCK

okay I mean this very legitimately somebody get liam a bottle of water and a blanket. like shit.

somebody get ME a bottle of water and a blanket.

#critical role #spoilers #crititag #liveblog #reaction post

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lockejhaven · 2 years

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Happy Blorbo Blursday, Locke!

For Myhren and Arthur:

What is their sense of humor like? Are they easy to make laugh, or are they set in stone?

How easily do they trust others? Is there a reason why they’re this way? Are they trustworthy themselves?

What is their greatest desire? (Bonus: How far would they be willing to go to get it?)

Who do they trust most in the world?

What are their love languages?

Where do they feel most at home? Why is that place so special?

~Morri🗡️ (@memento-morri-writes)

𝙷𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚢 𝙱𝚕𝚘𝚛𝚋𝚘 𝙱𝚕𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚍𝚊𝚢; thank you for the ask, Morri!

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Finally getting around to my asks, and got super excited about this one!! Myhren and Artwyn (Arthur) are definitely favorites of mine, and I'm so glad you'd like to know more about them; thank you very much for the ask, Morri ❤

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leave a reblog and comment if you want to see more of these two in the future!

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I ended up rambling a lot more than I expected, so answers beyond the cut!

What is their sense of humor like? Are they easy to make laugh, or are they set in stone?

Myhren tends to be quite serious; Artwyn used to make it his personal mission to make them laugh. As far as I know, the only thing to make them laugh so far has been when a dog leaped on them out of excitement. Clearly, they trust animals more than humans. Otherwise, they have spent most of their life in a state of conflict and it's difficult for them to truly relax and let their guard down, even when they're with their loved ones.

Artwyn, on the other hand, will often tease Myhren for their serious nature. He can be quite playful and immature, and he's even been known to crack deadpan jokes during meetings to make the knights laugh. His father is less than impressed.

How easily do they trust others? Is there a reason why they’re this way? Are they trustworthy themselves? Who do they trust most in the world?

Myhren's trust is conditional. When with their loved ones, they actually become less trusting towards any others. This is due to the trauma of constantly having to protect Artwyn from anyone and anything. When on their own, however, they don't necessarily trust others, but they don't distrust them either. Instead, they are confident in their own abilities to keep themself safe. Myhren is also not one to tell anything but the truth. They make it their mission to keep their word, sometimes even to the detriment of their own mental health. That said, there are still exceptions. Myhren would do anything to protect Artwyn.

Artwyn wants to believe the best of everyone he meets, though he doesn't necessarily trust them. Instead, he trusts Myhren to be there should he need them. As the prince, he knows his duty is to his people, and that means he should be aware of the possible danger to his life. In the same way as Myhren, Artwyn will do his damnedest to keep his word, but especially when it comes to the safety of his people. Although he knows his life is important for their security, he would just as soon throw it away to save them.

Both of them trust each other more than anyone else.

What is their greatest desire? (Bonus: How far would they be willing to go to get it?)

Myhren desires nothing more than safety; for themself, for the kingdom, and most of all, for Artwyn. To tell the truth, no one is certain how far they would go for this; not even them. I suspect we wouldn't want to find out.

Artwyn, on the other hand, often wishes he could have been someone else; living in the countryside, without the weight of the kingdom on his shoulders. His biggest dream is to live in a cottage with Myhren, with his only worry being whether Myhren is comfortable and happy. This desire is a constant battle in his mind, as he is also very loyal to his kingdom and subjects.

What are their love languages?

Loyalty, acts of service, and quality time are Myhren's most obvious love languages. They are quite happy to simply be in Artwyn's presence and will often step in to help him, whether with something big or small.

Artwyn, on the other hand, loves to spoil Myhren with gifts and dates, though it is always a challenge to figure out exactly what will make Myhren's heart flutter. Sometimes his gifts are things he has found, but often, they are crafts he has made himself.

Where do they feel most at home? Why is that place so special?

Myhren has never had the time to think about this, nor would they have any idea. Perhaps at one point, it would have been during the early mornings, with Artwyn in his bed, but their life is very different than it used to be, and I have a feeling they would prefer not to think about whether they have a home.

Artwyn feels most at home when he is in the grassy fields outside the kingdom walls; it is where he grew up, and when his mother was still alive. It is also part of the reason why he yearns to return with Myhren.

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~ Of Fables & Feathers,

🕊️ Locke J. Haven

#Anonymous #arthurian retelling #my ocs #my characters #ocs #wip: fable #wip: stdk #oc: myhren #wip: servant to dragon and king #oc: artwyn #locket answers

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sea-side-scribbles · 1 year

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Fanfiction: You Always Meet Twice

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Chapter 45

Nick woke up by the sound of a key turning in a lock. He saw Howard entering his cell and bringing his clothes. Right after, he was shaken by a sneezing fit. Whatever Howard tried to say got drowned out by the noise. Sniffing and blinking away tears, Nick looked back at the man from under the blanket.

“That doesn't sound good. Oh no, don't tell me you really have a cold”, the Headboy commented his behaviour. “How's your voice?” Nick coughed away a lump in his throat and croaked: “I...I don't feel right...Oh, no, my voice is gone! You can't shove me on stage like this!” He clasped his hands together to plead. “I can't take Joy to better my performance!” He coughed more. “Shit! You spare that throat and don't do anything funny.” Howard was about to leave again. “Hey, you can't keep me locked in here!” The other man turned around to give him a look. “Where would you go anyway?” “I love morning showers...”, Nick said quieter with begging eyes.

“Another one? You look fine! Would be good enough for the show if there'll be one.” “But what are you doing to me now?” “Well, I have no choice but to put you back into a good shape, right? I can't let you idle around without pulling your own weight. Don't move.” “Haha”, Nick mouthed and fell back onto his bed. “Why can't I idle around?”, he whispered then. He thought that was what cells were for. He just wanted to sleep again, glad of having a warm blanket to hide under. He had already put the blanket over his head when he noticed that his clothes were back.

Not too fond of the old rags, he was happy to put more fabric around his body. He was surprised by how clean they were. They even smelled good. Hell, this group of hooligans was all nice and clean like schoolboys. Where did they get all their stuff? What would Morrie say when he knew he was here? Ah, he wouldn't be happy about that. But when was he ever happy about something Nick did?

Nick sat in silence, dwelling in painful memories. Tears came back as he wished he'd have kept his stupid mouth shut. Morrie hadn't wanted to hear it anyway, he should've listened to him. But he had thought he knew better. But Morrie had been ambitious in the past, had been dangerous, right? He just didn't see it anymore? Or had he really been nothing but tender, loving and helpful? Different to anyone else who just used Nick Lightbearer as a stepstone for their own career? It was so unlikely, but yet...

Nick was interrupted by Howard who came back with a mug. Immediately, he took in the scent of the drink. “Tea?”, he blurted out, eyes wide. “It's surely not crème brulée”, the Headboy deadpanned. Nick sniffed at the mug. It smelled familiar but he couldn't quite guess it. “What is it?” He already enjoyed cupping his fingers around the hot mug. “Rowan berries with a drop of peppermint for the taste.” Nick sipped. At first, he tasted the sweetness of the mint, and happily drank more. Than the bitter taste of the berries came out, even worse than the fruit itself and he stuck his tongue out.

“Ew, really? Not enough peppermint in this one. Or sugar. Anything. I can't drink this.” “It's medicine, not lemonade. Just finish it before it gets cold, because then it's even worse. But it helps, you'll see.” “No sugar, are you sure?” “It wouldn't make it better.” Howard didn't look like he allowed any more protest. Nick stared at him, pouting, and didn't move. Howard played along for a while, then he answered: “Alright, superstar...” and leaned against the bars. “I don't have to help you, you know? I could announce your show right now and if you fail it's entirely your problem. You're not the only lookalike around and not the only one who'd rather sing than getting his head cracked.”

“I'm not a lookalike!”, Nick moaned. Howard looked him deep into the eyes. “Prove it.” Nick held the gaze for a while, then looked back at the mug. It was getting colder. If this stood between him and his fame... “Fine”, he muttered and emptied the mug. It was awful and made him retch right after. “If this was a prank...”, he muttered. The Headboy grinned. “Good man, Nick. See, if you become as big as you think you are, you can call yourself what you want and get all the sugar you want. But get there first.” Nick handed him the mug, then noticed he didn't cough again. “Hey, that stuff helped!” He gulped to test his throat. The itch was gone. “Alright, I get you more.” “No, no, no, I'm fine now...” Nick hectically waved him off. “U-huh. At least two more. And then you sleep. We need to work a miracle on you.”

The Headboy hurried away and Nick assumed he really wanted to force him to sing tonight. He regretted not looking for a hideout right away, letting himself get soaking wet instead... Well done, Nicky. He attempted to hum a melody, but he didn't like the croaky sound he made. That didn't sound like him at all. They'd take him for a lookalike... He figured he couldn't make a fool out of himself like this. He had to make them keep him. Frustrated, he pulled the blanket over his head again.

After a while, he heard Howard's voice. “Hey, there, superstar. Are you alright?” He felt a finger poking his head and crawled out of the blanket. The Headboy placed the mug and a teapot on this bed stand. “No breakfast?”, Nick noticed. Howard crossed his arms. “I'm beginning to think that you take this for a hotel.” Nick grabbed the tea. “Well, I didn't ask you to lock me in. This would be easier if I could get around myself.” “And fuck you up before you started? Forget it.” “What could I do wrong?” “Everything! Imagine someone asked you for a performance and wouldn't you be in trouble then? You better keep a low profile instead of strutting around like a peacock.” Nick huffed. “I can't help that I have such a classy aura around me. Doesn't that prove I'm a real star?” “Why? Because you're full of yourself? Wouldn't that make most of Wellington a star?” Nick had to chuckle at the thought. “I guess so.” Then he let out a sigh. “There's no way to convince you, right?” Howard didn't answer.

Nick began to drink and the tea just tasted like he felt inside. He grimaced but went on because it helped his throat. He moaned loudly when he put the mug back down. “This is worse than any of Virgil's recipes.” “Who's Virgil? A dealer?” Nick paused at that. “My manager”, he finally brought out. “He's still in Hamlyn. Virgil Dainty. Maybe you heard of him? He had his own recipe against headaches...tasted like shit but it worked wonders...” He wiped his brow, blinking. “I wonder if he misses me...” Howard looked puzzled and even moved. “Hey, now...Wouldn't he make sure his tar would never... I mean...the real Nick is above all rules, he's save with his manager and his bodyguards.” Nick gave him a look, then sighed. “That's what I thought, too. Couldn't help me when I had a breakdown in the streets like a Downer and couldn't take Joy anymore.” “You're telling me Nick Lightbearer has to take Joy to get around?” “Uh, yeah, he had...I had to.” Nick couldn't hide how his question offended him. People always thought he was better off than everyone else and deserved a punishment. Even Morrie...

He stared at the Headboy. “I was locked up in that fancy cage just like all of you! I didn't know what happened until I got here! What's wrong with you people?” He buried his head in his hands. Howard stood there in silence, pondering. Considering that he really caught a big fish here. This man never bragged about his fame, never dropped any biographical facts to make sure everyone got he lived the Lightbearer's life. He never mentioned his golden records or his most famous performances. He acted naturally, as if he didn't have to prove himself. Lookalikes would also fall out of their role from time to time, right? “Why are you still here? Don't you have anything better to do?”, Nick suddenly shouted. “Still want that breakfast?”, Howard asked, softly even. Nick was irritated by the question. Then he nodded. “Yeah”, he sighed. “If it isn't too much to ask for...”

When Howard made his way through the hallway again, Nick stared after him, wiping his face dry. When he felt ready, he filled the mug again and drank. At least his throat thanked him. Then he wrapped himself into the blanket and waited. He felt a lot like in the past when he had been sick and Virgil cared for him. He missed their banters, even Virgil's sarcasm. The manager had never been really mean. Never threw him out of his fucking house because of a single mistake. But how did his star thank him for this?, he thought bitterly.

After a while, the Headboy came back, placed a sandwich on his night stand and checked the tea. Glad that it was empty, he picked it up and then looked at Nick and seemed to search for the right words. “Sleep well,” he then said. “Hmm.” Nick suddenly was too tired to answer, wondering if the tea did that to him. He managed to eat, though. His hunger helped and he got an idea how the sandwich must've tasted like for Morrie when they went through the bridge. Sated and tired, he didn't need long to doze off again. He had a deep, dreamless sleep and awoke when he saw his Headboy again with more tea.

Now refreshed, he smiled. “Are you a nurse or something? You're so caring.” “Bah, nurse! I'm a guard. I swapped my shift just for you.” “I'm flattered.” “You're my mistake, right? I brought you in. And I fucking hope you're not gonna embarrass me.” “Well, that's...motivating.” “Er...okay. I heard your angelic voice and just knew that you're gonna be the best bard we ever had. Better?” “Much better.” Nick gave him a smug grin. “Even if I might have to kick your arse a few times.” “Hey...” Nick sat up. “How's this going to work out? The show, I mean? Do you have a stage? Any equipment? Instruments? Or is this going to be just me and my voice?” Now it was Howard who grinned. “Drink”, he said. “Then I'll show you.”

What Nick saw then surpassed all this expectations. They had a stage with lights and all, amplifiers and a mic. “Whoa, you guys know how to live!�� “Would be dull in here very quickly otherwise.”, Howard answered. “If you feel alright, I can introduce you to someone to set up your show.” Nick looked back at him. He really felt great in this moment.

They went into a side room that was full of equipment. Another Headboy was busy rummaging in one of the boxes. Howard approached him and they had a short talk, another introduction of Nick who didn't need to act to look excited. The other Headboy's brow went up when he heard the word “Lightbearer show.” “No problem”, he said. “Shouldn't look too different from the real one.” “Wow, this is smashing...” Nick answered. “But apart from the light and all...do you have any instruments?” That caused the Headboy to laugh. “Oh, do we have instruments. I guess so. Our former bard had a collection, just go and get what you like.” He pointed at another door between piles of boxes.

Nick went there, careful not to knock over the rubble. What he found surprised him once more. There was indeed a collection of guitars, acoustic and electric. Nick walked back and forth between them, stunned to see his old friends again. He picked up a purple guitar and then looked around for an amp. Because he didn't find any, he went back. “Found something?”, the Headboy sneered. “I need to check what they sound like”, Nick answered and off they went. The Headboy began to show him the amps and explained what effects the former bard used. Howard interrupted him soon to say his goodbyes. Nick assured him that he was fine and Howard made him promise to come back for more treatment after the preparations.

What followed next were the most inspiring hours of Nick's life. Experimenting with the new guitars and the equipment made him feel alive again. Just going back to this after such a long time made him remember how much he missed this. Then he heard his voice again, filling the hall and he was about to break into tears again. He felt like himself, finally. It also convinced him that he needed more tea. He wanted his voice to be clearer. He sang a few lines from different songs, to it again. Now it drove him mad how long he had abandoned his precious voice. Just to purr at Morrie. If only he could hear him now.

The pain was short though. The Headboy listened in awe. “Man, you're making me cry. You really sound like him.” “U-huh, me and him have much in common.” “Anything else you need, Golden God?” Nick looked around the stage. The sound was set, the lights too, the improvised playlist... “I'm ready”, his amplified voice announced. He was still surprised by the whole situation. “Perfect! Aww, don't worry, man. What's that face? The lads are gonna love it!” Nick stepped off the stage and looked into the hall. The stadium. He imagined how it would fill with fans. Headboys with batons, more like.

“I bet they're not an easy audience.” “Ah, they just want fun. They're starved of live music. Playing records over and over is boring as hell. Don't fuck up completely and they're gonna be too drunk to even notice it.” “Yeah, I guess...” Nick said absent-mindedly while glancing around. “Anyway, I need to leave or my nurse is gonna get mad.” “Oh, sure...He told me where to bring you...” Nick followed him, again reminded of his status in this odd community. “I'm a prisoner, right?”, he said gloomily as they walked back down the narrow corridor. “Nah, just the usual security measures. We don't take everyone in, you see. Just the toughest and the smartest. Those that stand out. Not the trash collectors you find outside. Prove yourself and you're gonna have a great time.” Nick sighed. “Yeah, I guess...” “Ah...what we don't like is pouting. Are you pouting?” Suddenly a cold shiver ran down his spine. “No”, he said quickly.

The other man laughed. “Good, now get in there and behave until your caretaker comes back.” He opened the cell and Nick went inside to wait on his bed. He was too nervous to be patient. It felt like hours until Howard came back with more tea. When he asked him if he was okay, Nick could confirm, though. Howard looked very relieved to hear this. “I spread the news, then.” “Yeah, do it. I'm ready.” They locked gazes as if they were staging a coup together.

Nick did his best to heal himself before the show. Some time later, Howard opened his cell again and brought him back to the stadium. Nick could hear the audience from afar, shouting and whistling. A loud voice spoke to them. An announcer? Nick felt just like in the Orpheum. As expected, the stadium was crowded with people. From the stage, it didn't matter that they were Headboys. Nick started right away with a song and as soon as he played his first accord on his new purple guitar, he became the Golden God again.

He sang, he danced, he shouted, he purred and the crowd cheered along. His opener gained him thunderous applause, shouts and more whistles. Then he spoke a few words to them and it felt good to hear himself talk to a cheering crowd. He completely forgot his sickness. His adrenaline was up and he gave this show his all. He went through his programme, considering to kiss this technician afterwards for setting the right mood for every song. The guitar sang along with him and their voices matched perfectly. Considering this was a pure solo show, he found himself fantastic. And this audience agreed. They danced, they shouted and just had fun like true fans.

Even when he felt his voice fade, he couldn't stop. He went so far that he had to hide a coughing fit with a guitar solo, but then someone grabbed his arm. Horrified, Nick turned around to see Howard drag him off the stage. “What happened? What did I do wrong?” Nick pulled at his arm to free himself, but the man's grip was too strong. Then he had to cough again. He had no choice but to let himself be dragged away.

Back in the corridor, Howard finally spoke: “Just look at you, you're killing yourself!” “But they love me!” “Yeah, yeah, they're gonna love you more next time.” That made Nick stare at him. “So...I passed? I'm the bard now?” “I'm pretty sure that was a pass. We have to wait until tomorrow for the official decision.” “I didn't get my grand finale!”, Nick whined, tearing at Howard again. “I'm sorry, but you start so sound like shit! You need to get back to bed and sleep it off!” Nick was reminded of Virgil again. “I'm still sleeping in that cell?” “Yup, until you get another room. Sorry, it's the rules.” Nick looked behind himself into the corridor. “I hope that sudden ending was okay.” “Better than letting your voice fail, trust me. And falling over dead.” “I'm fine!”, he shouted but Howard ignored him.

Nick had to admit that his throat was swelling and he felt weak on his feet now that his adrenaline faded. Back in his cell, he stared at Howard, a hundred questions in his look. “You'll be okay”, the man said firmly, gave him one last look and then walked away. Nick put trust in his words and wrapped the blanket around himself. He lay awake for a long time.

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For the farming sim game: 🥔, 🍋, 🍅, aaaand 🍐 for FoMT and Stardew! (I had a hard time picking questions lmao these are all really fun)

Aww, thank you 💕 I'm glad people are enjoying them.

🥔(Potato) - Favourite non-romanceable character

FoMT:

Is it any surprise that I pick Harris? 😅 He was just another NPC to me originally, but over time I've really grown to love this big Teddy bear.

If Harris was a bachelor, though, then I'd choose Barley/Mugi. He's such a sweet, kind old man. I want to adopt him as my grandpa, please.

Nearly everyone in Mineral Town feels like family to me, at this point 😅 I love (almost) all of them.

SV:

Kinda hard to choose just one, tbh. I like a lot of the side characters. Linus is a sweetheart, and Clint reminds me somewhat of Harris.

But I think I like George the best. Grumpy old man who warms up to you gradually as you show him kindness? Check. Tragic backstory? Check. Genuine heart of gold beneath his gruff exterior? Check.

🍋(Lemon) - Least favourite character

FoMT:

I'm sorry, I just don't like Won/Huang. His first event - where you meet him at Zack's, and he ogles Karen and gives her preferencal treatment because she's pretty - just left a really sour taste in my mouth. And it doesn't help that he's quite arrogant and so obsessed with money.

SV:

Does Morris the Jojamart manager count? 😅 No? OK, then.

Probably Mayor Lewis. He refuses to settle down with Marnie, even though she clearly wants to, because he's "worried about his reputation"?! Big red flags there, Marnie! And besides, what kind of mayor uses town funds to commission a golden statue of himself instead of putting that money back into the town through, say, repairing the bus service to the city?!

🍅 (Tomato) - Favourite and least favourite festival?

FoMT:

Since I've already talked about the Animal Festivals and the Horse Races, I'll mention another event I really love: the Harvest Festival.

The whole town getting together to cook a giant potluck, with everyone bringing something along, has such a warm, homey vibe for me. I really get a sense of community from this festival. I love it, and all its variations across the games.

Least favourite is probably White Day/Valentine's Day. It's a non-event if you're not high enough with anyone. And if you're high enough with enough candidates, you have to hang around on your farm most of the day waiting for them to arrive. I want to get on around town and the mountain on my daily routine, not sit around at home waiting all day.

SV:

I think the festivals are sadly lacking in this game, especially after all the interesting events that HM/SoS has to offer.

My favourite of the few available is the Stardew Valley Fair, because you can interact with a lot of the stalls, and because its the only festival where your farming actually comes into play.

My least favourite is probably Spirit's Eve: after you've done it the first year, there's really nothing to do in subsequent years.

🍐(Pear) - Favourite rival pairing (Canon or non-canon)?

FoMT:

Karen x Rick is a brilliant pairing. So is Gray x Mary. Both of them feel like they complement each other really well.

Non-canon: I'm really growing to like the idea of Ann x Kai. I feel like they'd have some really good chemistry.

SV: No rival pairs in this game, alas, so we'll have to go with non-canon.

I think Harvey x Penny would be a sweet couple. Probably extremely traditional and low-key, but I think they'd work well together.

I'll answer your other ask separately, since this has gone on quite a bit 😅

#Lol autocorrect changed Marnie to Marie and Marine 😅#thanks for playing!#Friendofbats #Farming Sim Ask game #Ask game #Harvest moon #Stardew valley

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