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pdflayn · 2 months

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BEACH DAY PT. 1 (1.1K)

oscar piastri x reader

summary: Oscar makes sure his girlfriend experiences the perfect vacation in his hometown, Australia. warnings: smut under the cut ! note: this is only part 1, part 2 will be posted once i find time again. reqs r open btw, enjoy!

It was already one in the afternoon and you were all behind the time planned to leave the house. Recently, Oscar had this brilliant idea to have a day or two at the beach with his whole family as a chance for you to be able to bond with them, something you’ve always wished for the moment Oscar asked you to officially be his girlfriend.

Everyone, excluding your boyfriend, were pretty calm about the situation. Oscar has been walking back and forth in the living room while holding his checklist. You couldn’t help but to chuckle at the sight of him. Little moments like this made you adore him even more. He really wants your stay in his hometown to be perfect. What he doesn’t know is it already is. What you meant by bonding with him and his family only meant to spend time with them even in the comfort of their own home and eat dinner at the table.

“Love, sit down for a bit. You’ve already triple-checked that list of yours.” You whisper to him as you run your hands on his shoulder, trying to ease him. It worked eventually and he flashed a smile to you. “I’m sorry, I just want this vacation of yours to be perfect. Especially since it's your first time here in Australia. Wouldn’t want you to hate the place and not think about going back here now, do I?”

You giggled at his silly remark and placed a peck on his lips. “Silly baby, of course I’d want to go back here. Even if you show me the dirtiest and ugliest part of Australia, I'd still want to go back. It’s your hometown, it’s basically you in many ways so why would I hate it?”

“Even the spiders?’

“No, Piastri. Not the spiders.” you say as you glared at him and he just laughed as he ruffled your hair. You didn’t mind really, but if it were other people you would already burst in flames.

After a few more minutes, everyone has already finished packing and finally placed their bags in the trunk of the van. Oscar and his mom were even fighting at first because Osar wanted to drive but his mom won’t let him. Eventually he gave in knowing how much of a mama’s boy he is. The both of you sat at the back of the van, it was your favorite spot in every van because you felt more comfortable since you feel no eyes watching behind you. Aside from Oscar’s of course.

“Will you ever stop staring at me?” you joked as you turned off your phone. you heard Oscar release a small chuckle and felt him scoot closer to you. you didn't mind at all, physical touch was your love language and he knew that too well. you took it as an opportunity to rest on his chest and close your eyes but Oscar had different intentions.

As you relaxed on his chest, you felt his cold hands linger on your clothed body. tracing your curves and drawing circles on your back, slowly making its way on your thighs which he had easy access to, all thanks to you deciding to wear your favorite skirt. “Oscar, not here.” you mumbled as you enjoyed his touch but the thought of being caught by his family members is such an embarrassment.

“Hey, can you get the blanket in ma’s bag? It's cold back here.” Oscar said as he took out his cousin's earphones in front of us. Oscar smiled as he reached for the blanket and gently covered you up as he placed a kiss on the side of your head. “no one will see now, you just need to be quiet if you want me to continue.”

“Do you want me to continue?” you nodded as a response. “I need words, baby.”

“Continue please, love.”

Oscar guided your head to rest on his shoulder as he rested his arm on your waist and his free hand slid under the blanket. you can feel his hands wander around your body, starting from your knees, to your thighs, to your hips, up to your waist, cupping your clothed tits. your breathing hitch as you struggle to be quiet. “Look at you, struggling so hard to keep it down already and I barely touched you yet.” Oscar whispers to your ear, adding fuel to your fire.

“Osc- fuck!” you yelped as he suddenly pinched your nipple. He responded quickly, covering your mouth with his free hand and chuckled in your ear. “Be quiet, love. you wouldn't want them to know how desperate we are, don't you?”

You bit your lip, hoping it would help you stop the lewd noises that might come out of your mouth as Oscar slipped his hand inside your panties. His fingers playing with your clit and teasing your hole. “Do you feel how wet you are, love? I can easily put my finger inside you.” he said as he slid two fingers inside you without warning, making you grip tightly on his arm as you battle with yourself to prevent yourself from releasing a moan or a whimper or a whine, you weren't sure anymore what sound would come out of your mouth. But you know it would be trouble if people in front of you heard it.

“Osc, please.” you whimpered as you felt yourself trembling and clenching around his fingers. “are you near, love?” you nodded quickly, almost sobbing from the feeling. “Of course you are. Look at you, such a needy baby enjoying my fingers. Imagine if it's me inside you and not just my fingers. the sounds you'd make will be heavenly.”

“Fuck- oscar, i'm almost-” you struggle to complete your words as he adds another finger inside of you, fastening his pace even more. He curled his fingers inside of you, reaching your spot which made you scream. Thankfully, he was fast enough to cover your mouth as he continued to fuck you with his fingers as you reached your high.

You were left breathless as he removed his hand inside you and licked his fingers clean.

He took his bag and grabbed a roll of tissue and wiped off a few of the residue left on his finger. He took another sheet of tissue and wiped the tears from your eyes, you didn't even feel it. “I think I stressed you out too much. we both know how much of a screamer you are." Oscar jokes, you slapped his arm with no energy at all. He took some wet wipes from his bag as well and slid his hand back on your underwear and wiped you clean.

“You can still get some sleep, I'll just carry you to our room when we arrive.” Oscar said as he moved towards the other end of the seat so you could use his lap as a pillow which you were more than happy to do.

#layn archive !#formula 1 fic #f1 imagine #oscar piastri #oscar x reader #oscar piastri x reader #oscar smut #oscar piastri smut #op81 #smut #mclaren

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xenosagaepisodeone · 21 days

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For the last 2 weeks I've been transfixed on a strain of lost media I've come to call "bad memory induced media", where the supposed media in question does not (or at least more than likely does not) exist, but there are swaths of people convinced that they have definitely seen it at some point. There is rarely anything more to go off of for the hunt than a vague summary outlined in a post on some forum, but the lack of specificity allows people to fill in the blanks with similar types of media that they've seen, giving them the impression that they've already experienced it. I've found that this is extremely common for alleged lost shock media in particular, which isn't surprising. I talked a little about this on my LOL SUPERMAN post, and I get the impression that a similar strain of logic applies on a smaller scale.

Anyway, 2 major cases I have been looking at for a while are Saki Sanobashi/Go For A Punch and Evil Farm Game. Saki Sanobashi in particular fascinates me because an urban legend like this should have crumbled to the wayside by like 2018 at the latest, since that's when anime more or less became demystified to normal people. The basic premise is that it is an 80s/90s horror anime about anywhere from 4-8 girls trapped in a bathroom. The girls talk about their lives, hopes, dreams and philosophies before slowly going insane and dying one by one. If you like horror stuff you probably are already getting the vague impression that it sounds familiar- which could be influenced by any swath of media artifacts from Saw to the Russian Sleep Experiment creepypasta to the Ikea SCP to ClockUp's Euphoria to snippets of Battle Royale to that one Grisaia no Kajitsu arc. OP insisted he found it fully subbed on the deep web (omegalul) and hasn't found a trace of it since, implying some kind of murky origin or legal status (the OVA is not pornographic btw). As you can probably tell, I think this is silly. Like, so much goes into anime production that it would be difficult to hide any traces of this thing's existence. Someone had to voice act those girls. Someone had to sit hunched over a desk and draw that settei. OVAs were such a new thing in the 80s and 90s that both sfw and nsfw series were advertised in magazines. The only way that this could be so lost that not even a MAL entry remains is if it had been a student/indie production or something made for a single comiket event...but even at that....you're telling me that someone still managed to rip this from a vhs and subtitle it? And then chose to upload it to the deep web instead of youtube? even the title sounds like something google translated but didnt format correctly ("Saki Sanobashi" being gibberish while "Saki-san no Bashi" translates to "Saki-san's Bridge").

And yet there are people who will say "I definitely saw this at some point" because they saw a reaction image similar to the alleged scene where the protagonist smashes someone's head into a mirror. "The neck scratching death sounds familiar...." because you watched a higurashi amv! And OP did too, and thought it was so creepy that he involved it in his fake story. It's almost grating how much you have to suspend your disbelief to embrace that something like this exists in the exact way that stories like this insist. While many people have accepted that the series is likely not real in the last 4 or so years, there still persists a cohort of people hunting for Saki Sanobashi, likely because they are kids who are now too old to believe in Squidward's Suicide.

Evil Farm Game gives me a chuckle because it goes like this: a redditor posts to r/tipofmytongue about an old flash game where you play as a farmer who kills his wife and then has to hide her body while going about his farm tasks. The setup is completely fine and actually kind of reminiscent of a few story driven flash games I played on newgrounds as a kid. Many people came forward insisting that they had played this as well, one person even producing a link to a file from their hard drive that they couldn't open, but strongly believed that the game was there. A subreddit was even created to support the search. The twist is that it was a misremembered joke from a vinesauce stream.

Everyone knows that memory is an extremely fallable thing; people can be coaxed into believing that they did or saw things that they didn't with the correct prompts. What gets me is that a lot of people on the hunt for "bad memory induced media" seem to largely be hyping themselves up. They want to believe there is something that exists against all reason no matter what. It's chuuni in nature. Do not get me wrong- the interest in finding a cool, mysterious, haunting piece of media isn't lost on me, but dog, the dopamine hit of finding a previously lost 1985 commercial for almonds in a box of vhs tapes you got from eBay is the same.

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sapionic · 2 months

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Numerology And Your Name

The Numerology of your name is insight to your character. Let's be honest, nobody is changing their name like we change solar charts every year. You most likely had your name your whole life, right? Let's look into some characteristics and energy people are likely to have just focusing on their first name as it's the strongest and most demanded. This is using regular, basic numerology because there are multiple systems people use.

Winter - This is a cute name as it is linked to the season so you automatically get fluffy or bright vibes from this name alone. Let's now break it down

W=(23)5, I=9, N=(14)5, T=2(20), E=5, R=9(18) We see that there is a pattern of 5 with this name so we know that 5 is linked to Leo in Astrology and linked to Mercury with the Numerology system. I have seen the energy play out in the astrological ways though. Looking at people with this name, we know they are likely to be feisty, sexy, and sexual. They can be spicy, creative, and complex. Likely to be deep into the party scene. 5 is the strongest energy of this person so they are likely to prioritize joyful experiences as much as they can. Notice how the W is 5 once the 2 and 3 is added. 23 is linked to high social activity. This person would be a good party host. Someone with this name also has significant 9 energy as you can see. They are good in authoritative roles, but they are likely to prefer authoritative roles in places they can also enjoy. Club owner, club host, promoter, dancer,etc. Likely have good basic life skills with the one 2 energy that they carry. This makes them efficient with money opportunities, cooking, and showing compassion, but also being comfortable with self. Winter would be a person who could be difficult to deal with and won't always be easy to handle, so she would need to grow up and mature. Change will be prominent. Winter=8

Whitney - Well known name, but not extremely common at this same time. We can see some repeating energies from the first name we did above, but let's now focus on this name in its entirety. W=5(23) H=8 I=9 T=2(20) N=5(14) E=5 Y=7(25) Whitney would share a lot of traits with winter, but with a splash of secrecy and sensitivity. Whitney would require a little more depth in her experiences, thanks to that 8 influence. She would likely do things while focusing on the long-term. She knows how to have fun, but still play for keeps. She is a hard worker and likely keeps a job. Likely came into lots of money and knows how to seize good opportunities. She likely had a little more taboo experiences than Winter(8 influence). Since Whitney is someone who likely endures many pressures in her life, her destiny # is 5 which balances out the drama and chaos she experiences. What better way to balance it out than good ole fun? Whitney=5(41)

Jasmine - Common name. Let's get into it! J=1(10) A=1 S=1(19) M=4(13) I=9 N=5(14) E=5. We can see that Jasmine has big 1 energy so that would make a person with this name innovative, impulsive, daring, bold, and active. The next significance we see is a 5 so we know Jasmine would be no stranger to sex appeal or activity. She is likely a fun loving individual who can be silly, playful, and childish, but also very protective. Where is the protective energy coming from? The 4. Any pressure or anger she has is expressed outwardly. Any excitement and urge she feels is acted on promptly. Any desires and interests she has is acted on promptly. Jasmine doesn't do anything she don't want to do. If she does anything, it's because she wanted to. Heavy 1 energy can make a person a hot head in some way. This is why changes will come to Jasmine. JASMINE=8 which is about growth, maturity, and transformation.

Mariella - Interesting name that I wanted to use for this post. Let's get into it. M=4(13) A=1 R=9(18) I=9 E=5 L=3(12) L=3(12) A=1

We can see that someone with this name has a nice 1 and 3 balance going on. Mariella likely has a good deal of initiative and social spark. She finds it easy to connect with others and there is a charm and grace to her mannerisms. She is likely proactive and good with responsibility. She likely has resourceful and intelligent friends who enrich her mentality in some way. She may sometimes talk herself out of things or downplay her capabilities. She prefers to be part of a group although she can handle things well on her own. Very high social energy. Likely to have a relaxed demeanor. People like talking to her. Could easily find herself being a manager of some sort. Would make a good marketing expert. MARIELLA=8 She will need to learn how to be more consistent as her energy initially may be scattered and she change plans often. She will also learn to be more private.

Danielle - Common name that I wanted to use. I had a friend with this name. Met her at work. Let's get into the general name of this person though. D=4 A=1 N=5(14) I=9 E=5 L=3(12) L=3(12) E=5. Someone with this name is likely to be fun loving and even funny, just like Mariella above. There could be moments where Danielle would be a little shy, but that is temporary as people with this name has very fluffy and upbeat energy. They are likely to be big on having a good time and socializing. Danielle and Mariella likely have big social networks physically, but Danielle may be the one that parties a little harder in this equation. She is always focused on where the most fun is and that is where she will go. She likes to laugh and would rather live on the bright side of things rather than worry and be sad. She won't handle sad situations how typical people may expect her to. Danielle likely has more drama in her life than Mariella, but it's more than likely linked to pettiness more than anything. Sex and fun is a highlight for Danielle. If she don't do nothing else, she's going to attend a fun event or create it. You may notice that every Danielle you know loves to be on the scene or it seems from your view that she is always on the scene. Day and night events, it doesn't matter. She would likely value friends that supports this lifestyle. It can seem like she is hard to catch up with if you are more on the controlled side. This party lifestyle is a highlight, but it isn't the end all be all which is why Danielle will change. Danielle=8 She would have to learn to take life more seriously and to smell the roses more. She will need to learn how to slow down and make sensible choices. Double 5 and double 3 energy can make someone too impulsive for their own good.

Hope you enjoyed. You can now do your own or comment and I can keep this thing going by replying and linking things together all with just a first name. This is fun and simple, especially when you dont know people's chart info.

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raythekiller · 11 months

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Can I have a BEN drowned nsfw alphabet?

🗒 ❛ NSFW Alphabet ༉‧₊˚✧

Featuring: Ben Drowned

#Notes: what yall so horny for (← also horny)

pronouns used: none, gn! reader

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A - AFTERCARE

Gets super clingy. Doesn't want to let go of you, even if you just wanna get up to clean yourself. He just buries his face in the crook of your neck, holding you tight while asking you not to leave.

B - BODY PART

He's a chest guy, boobs or no boobs. Just loves laying his head on it or maybe playing with your nipples.

C - CUM

As mentioned above, since it's his favorite body part, it's also the one he loves coming on the most. Don't worry, he'll lick it clean after.

D - DIRTY SECRET

He gets off to hentai pretty regularly. He doesn't even know why and won't let ANYONE find out about it. He's pretty embarrassed, which is rich coming from him.

E - EXPERIENCE

Again, he died when he was like, twelve, so the most "experience" he ever got was from watching porn, which is... Not great.

F - FAVORITE POSITION

The classic cowgirl. Absolutely loves seeing you ride him, hands grabbing at your hips like his life depends on it. Might get a bit too desperate and thrust up if you're teasing him too much.

G - GOOFY

After he gets over the first-time embarrassement, he's back to being his silly and cocky self. Will probably crack a few jokes and you both just have to stop to giggle for a few seconds before continuing.

H - HAIR

Doesn't have much body hair generally, so he doesn't bother with grooming. It's still blonde, but a little darker than his hair.

I - INTIMACY

Honestly, though he doesn't admit it, it means a lot to him that you're willing to do something so intimate with him of all people, so while he seems to not take things so seriously most of the time, he genuinely appreciates it and is willing to do anything to satisfy you in return.

J - JACK OFF

Avid masturbator, to the point where it's a little concerning. Gets horny super easy, so he just takes it out on the socks.

K - KINKS

Here's my full post for his kinks.

L - LOCATION

Mostly his room, since it's more private and he doesn't have to risk anyone walking in, but honestly? If you're up for it, he'll do it just about anywhere. He can't say no to you.

M - MOTIVATION

In all honesty, anything gets him horny. A new outfit, a lingering touch, a seductive look or whisper and he's gone.

N - NO

He's pretty subby, so he wouldn't do anything to hurt you or that could possibly upset you, like humiliating you or being a bit rougher while domming. Even if you assure him that it's fine, he just isn't comfortable with it.

O - ORAL

Prefers receiving because he has no idea on how to give and is kind of insecure he isn't going to be able to satisfy you this way. Though, again, if you want him to, he just can't say no.

P - PACE

He's not slow, but definitely not fast either. He wants to savor every thrust, every bit of you squeezing around him. Unless you're the one controlling it, he's gonna go pretty easy on you.

Q - QUICKIE

Pretty big fan. Just a quick one in-between rounds of whatever game he's invested in at the moment. Loves it when you ride him as he's playing, too, trying to keep quiet so his teammates can't hear him whimpering.

R - RISKS

He's pretty reluctant to try anything new, honestly, and he considers you suggesting it a sign he's not satisfying you currently. He's a little insecure due to his lack of experience.

S - STAMINA

Can last for about 2 or 3 rounds. Anything more than that and he's crying from overstimulation, begging you to slow down.

T - TOYS

Doesn't own any, surprisingly (unless you count the body pillow he fucks every so often), but doesn't mind using them on you if you have any.

U - UNFAIR

He tries to be a teasing bastard, he really does, but his body betrays him. He has no self control when he's horny and will always budge before you do.

V - VOLUME

Oh, he's quite loud. More so whimpers and whines, but when he moans it's fairly high pitched as well as shaky and a bit breathy, he simply sounds desperate. W - WILD CARD

Jerks off thinking about you for months before actually trying to make a move, watching you undress before going to sleep through your computer screen while he strokes his cock. X - X-RAY

Not too big, about 7.5 inches. Pretty fair girth for the size as well. Y - YEARNING

Horny all of the time. Will beg to fuck you in the middle of any occasion, genuinely doesn't care if it's inappropriate for the moment, he's hard and he needs your help with it. Please? Z = ZZZ

Falls asleep minutes after coming, which is one of the reasons why he doesn't want to let you go once you're both done. He wants to wake up in your arms.

#creepypasta #creepypasta headcanons #creepypasta x reader #creepypasta smut #ben drowned #ben drowned x reader #ray.writes

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batsipumkin · 3 months

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A/n:I've been watching this new series called Blood of zeus, AND DAMN. apollo is looking too good. Anyways, I thought I'd do a smut alphabet (cause why not.) Also about my requests, they'll be open again after valentines Day (I need a little break) BUT LETS GET TO IT

Btw this is with a chubby!fem , I'm sorry

NSFW UNDER THIS

A-aftercare

As soon as you guys are finished with your intimacy, he asks, "Are you ok, dear?" And asks if you need something to eat or drink, and showering is always an offer for u and him. He cares so much about you and makes sure you have the best care of all time

B-body part

You~I reckon he'd go for your breasts or thighs , idk

Him~ his arms due to them being able to hold you and keep you secure (and hyacinthus)

C-cum

He really enjoys seeing your beautiful body in his seed, but if he had to choose, he would definitely face and inside, just depending on his mood

D-dirty secret

He sometimes thinks of you having a three-way with hyacinthus and being fucked dumb, but he's only imagined that 10 times, cause instead of them taking turns they'll just have you at once. But you're not there yet

E-experience

He's a God, he's had plenty

F- favourite position

He's love Missionary and the face-off but also the pretzel dip one ( I call it that )

G-goofy

During intimacy, he tried being serious, but there were times he had giggled due to something you were doing (either doing it wrong or just being silly)

H-hair

This man has luscious locks and beautiful blonde hair on his beautiful brown skin, but his situation downstairs is not too hairy, but hair enough

I-intmacy

He's a bit of a sucker. I mean, he's a little teaser and will rile you up that you become a mess,but don't worry, he's gonna enjoy it

J-jerk off

Sometimes , but he has you and hyacinthus, so why would he. But if you aren't available to and hyacinthus is away doing something, he'll make sure to take care of his situation, and when you guys get home, you're in for a treat.

K-kink

Bondage, maybe spanking, breeding, *possibly lactation* , he likes to warm up his body from time to time(cause he's the God of sun)

L-location

He likes it to be private, but if you wanns try it and he likes it, good luck to you hun cause you'll be doing it in his chariot as well

M-motivation

When you become cocky or showering and he comes in unexpectedly. But there was this one time you were seeing if you liked any of the tunics he had seen one day strolling and he saw one and when he saw ,OH LORD

N-no

Not really bringing pain (besides spanking), he just doesn't find it hot

O-oral

This man loves to devour your fat pussy, and he likes it when you 69 cause then there's the 2 of you having pleasure

P-pace

Steady, not too quick or slow, just right bit from time to time he likes to go quick then slow just for the thrill

Q-quickies.

Gods and goddesses having a meeting? Do if quickly and leave

R-risk

He'll find it cute when you think your about to get caught in most situations when your in the chariot

S-stamina

He can go for whatever rounds he wants, cause of that God speed shit

T-toy

Due to it being based in ancient Greek, I don't think there's much, but there's rope, and that's all he can offer (sorry 😭)

U-unfair

This mf is cocky and will tease and then leave you helpless when you're the edge, but then there are times when he'll overstimulate the shit out of you

V-volume

Moans and grunts loudly judt to see how good your doings are and to see how much he loves it

W-wildcard

One time you asked if you can have hyacinthus in your plump cunt and have apollo in your mouth, he was severely shocked is to say

X~x-ray

I think he's quite large , so at least 9 inches soft and then 11 when he's hard ,NOT ONLY SIZE BIT THE GIRTH IS LARGE

Y-yearing

Big fat romantic and lovely dovey side all the time , like coming to you with flowers and mew songs he has written and telling people your his and hyacinthus

Z-zzz

Once he has finished cleaning both of you and himself, then asleep , he has nothing to do. He's fast asleep

I HOPED EVERYONE ENJOYED THAT

I'm sorry if it seemed like I gave up half way, I'm judt burnt out

#blood of zeus #apollo #apoolo x reader #smut #blood of zeus smut #im just a silly little guy #front page #thankyou #apollo smut

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genericpuff · 11 months

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A theory as crazy as it is profound in a silly r/im14andthisisdeep kinda way

So there's this conspiracy theory of sorts that's been whispered within the ULO discord and subreddit the last little bit. I don't think anyone's made an outright statement on it yet but it's definitely something people have been casually talking about in the comment sections and chatrooms, mostly as a joke, but also as a thought experiment.

And that thought experiment is concerning the notion that Lore Olympus could very well have become a poorly-made AI comic.

Not necessarily the art, as we've already dissected the art process plenty of times before and it points to Rachel simply being bad at team management and using her mismanaged team as a way to circumvent any real effort on her own part.

But the writing. There's just something about Lore Olympus' writing that's become incredibly stiff, boring, and alien.

Disclaimer before I continue: this is a tinfoil hat theory, and a lot of the points I'm about to discuss can be easily proven with far more reasonable explanations, so take it with mountains of salt. That said, I do think it's something worth talking about as we're currently in an era of mass AI-takeover in the art and writing scene, and let's face it, Lore Olympus nowadays really does feel like it's either being written by an alien, or an amalgamation of possessed animatronic endoskeletons wearing a human skinsuit. So viewer beware, this post is full of speculation and tinfoil hat wearing, read at your own discretion and don't take everything I'm about to say 100% seriously.

Let's get started.

THE TONE OF VOICE

This is where that whole "animatronic wearing a skinsuit" vibe really shines, so I figured it would be where I'd start. Lore Olympus... does not feel human. It's dialogue often feels stilted and scripted, none of the characters have any sense of personal voice, and it often feels like the dialogue is coming straight out of a sterilized Wikipedia article.

There are also often times when characters will say one thing only to be responded to with an entirely other thing. It comes across as randomly generated, like the dialogue is being created based off a script that is only given prompts as to where it needs to end up - so everything between Point A and Point B ends up feeling like non-sequitur filler at best and outright nonsense at worst.

In fact, there can be better tone of voice and dialogue found in the legitimate AI conversations of Lore Olympus themed ChatGPT bots.

And this is a bot that's self-aware it's a bot, so it definitely has that going for it.

The more likely explanation: Rachel's bad at writing. She's planning these episodes maybe 2 weeks ahead at a time at best so she's just throwing dialogue in to keep readers spending money and meet her panel quotas. Her characters have no voice because they aren't, in and of themselves, characters. She hasn't given them any depth beyond their appearance and she clearly has next to no understanding of writing outside her own headspace (and her actual headspace as we've seen is... yikes) so it's not surprising that her dialogue-writing is on par with Shenmue 3. And Shenmue 3 is a game with real human-written dialogue that exists so it's not a stretch that something like LO's bad writing could be entirely the fault of a human either LOL

THE NARRATIVE INCONSISTENCIES

It seems since the start of S2.2 (post-mid-season hiatus which starts us off with the 10 year time skip) narrative inconsistencies and plotholes have become far more egregious, sometimes contradicting itself within the same episode. Almost like scenes are just happening from single idea prompts and no actual structure underneath the surface.

The more likely explanation: Just like the first point about stilted dialogue, this could easily be chalked up to Rachel just not committing to goal-oriented writing. She doesn't have any sort of end point planned for any of these plotlines, she just drags them out until she can finally think of a way to resolve them, if she even resolves them (many often aren't resolved, or are simply left as a "yep, that's it, moving on" type ending, ex. Eros and Psyche).

STRANGE SYNTAX AND CONSTANT TYPOS

This goes hand in hand with the first point about stilted dialogue, but part of what makes everything feel so stiff and robotic is how often the sentences are structured in very... odd ways. From the lack of contractions that make sentences feel less natural-

-to the strange choice of words that no human being in a modern setting would ever use (and LO is, again, set in a modern setting and is trying to portray the gods as being 'just like us')-

-to the numerous typos and spelling errors.

(there are so many I could post here but the "his deam" one always makes me laugh lmao)

It really feels like a lot of these sentences were pulled straight out of Twitter or a Wikipedia article. As a result, it never feels like these characters are talking to each other, but at each other.

As for the typos, at this point, Rachel really has no excuse for how frequent they are. Fortunately, she has hired a copy editor recently which seems to have mitigated these errors, but if there were a bot involved, it wouldn't be farfetched to think that the bot would also make spelling mistakes and stilted dialogue if it's been trained off Rachel's past material which is, y'know... full of spelling mistakes and stilted dialogue.

The more likely explanation: It's a well known fact that Rachel has dyslexia, so I'm not going to fault her for struggling with spelling things right. None of this is to shame people who struggle with dyslexia and reading disorders. But the fact of the matter is, Rachel is a multi-million dollar creator in the year 2023 where spellcheck exists. It's wild that she's only now taken on a copy editor. Literally any of her assistants that she's had for the last few years could have done that for her. It's great that she's hired a copy editor but it feels like too little too late. That isn't going to fix the stilted dialogue, either, which just comes down to, yet again, Rachel being a bad writer. And possibly a series of animatronic endoskeletons hiding in a human skinsuit.

REACTING TO CRITICISM

The irony of this post is that it asks not to take every speculation I write here seriously because it's just that, speculation, and we shouldn't get carried away with conspiracy theories... which is exactly the sentiment we had back when we initially suspected Rachel of spying in the criticism groups, which turned out to be true. It's basically public knowledge at this point that Rachel lurks in the criticism groups, thanks to both testimonials from others who have been in groups who got hijacked by Rachel (see: Broseidon's Palace of Fishposting) and the 'clapbacks' in LO that are clearly meant for the audience.

But it's wild to think that Rachel would really spend time in criticism groups when she's said it herself that she "doesn't like criticism". And considering she already spends an absurd amount of time on social media, it would be really ridiculous if she was still finding time to also lurk in the critic groups and concoct ways to 'get back' at them.

Unless, of course, there was a bot parsing criticism hashtags like #antiloreolympus and #loreolympuscritical. I can personally attest to the fact that Rachel must be subscribed to hashtags in some capacity because I've had Lore Olympus fanart (way back in the day when it was actual fanart and not foe-art) get retweeted by Rachel herself literally seconds after posting. So either Rachel is just constantly refreshing the search feed all day, or she's directly fed tweets and posts with the hashtags she's subscribed to.

The more likely explanation: Rachel literally just spends an absurd amount of time on social media and considering she clearly only involves herself in the beginning and end process of drawing her comic - and only has a buffer 1-2 weeks ahead of time - she's definitely got plenty of time on her hands to lurk and hurt her own feelings in the criticism spaces. She could also just have her mods sending things to her as well. Either way it's icky behavior and I wish she'd do herself and her mental health a favor and just stay out of the fandom spaces, they aren't for her, they're for the fans.

HOW IS IT GETTING WORSE?

Consider everything I've laid out here. Remember that Lore Olympus is a comic that's been in development since 2017, and in the Originals catalogue since 2018. Its Originals version turned 5 years old in March and technically LO is well into the 6-7 year age range in total. It's absolutely absurd that after all these years, not only has the story fallen apart, but the art has lost the quality it once had. Comics are a medium that encourage improvement, you're drawing lots and typically the same characters and settings over and over again, it's natural progression to get better at doing it over time. And yet, Rachel seems to be getting worse at it, and her involvement in the comic seems to be shrinking with each year.

Of course, improvement is optional. Not every comic gets better over time. Which brings me to my final piece on this matter.

The most likely explanation: Rachel is burnt out and not interested in LO anymore. This is the longest project she's ever done, and while it's not the first webcomic she's done on a schedule, it is the first one that's made it further than a handful of chapters (The Doctor Pepper Show ended after about 1-2 years, not even making it to 10 chapters). She even stated herself in the beginning that LO was a project she'd "never finish".

While it is a testament to how far LO has come from its humble beginnings, I think it also serves as a precautionary tale - success can come at the expense of your happiness and integrity if you've trapped yourself in a project that no longer fulfills you.

Rachel's never finished a long-term project, and at this rate, it's hard to say when she will. As well known as it is that she has dyslexia, it's also well known that she has ADHD, and speaking as an ADHD creator myself, I can fully empathize with and understand that webcomics are hard to create, and get more exhausting to see through with each passing chapter. There's a reason not everyone does long-term comics like this, they're incredibly hard to manage and require a lot of commitment. Even I've found my commitment to current projects wavering as the honeymoon phase has worn off and I've sunk into the reality that is monotonous work, panel after panel, episode after episode, deadline after deadline.

If Rachel were a more experienced creator and more self-aware of her own limitations and work methodology back in 2018, Lore Olympus likely would have never been dragged out this long. She may have gotten the chance to finish it while she was still happy with it, or at least leave it behind when she was ready to move on. While I'm sure the allure of signing on with Originals felt worth it at the time - especially when we didn't know yet just how exploitative Webtoons was - it clearly hasn't benefitted her in the long run because it's tethered her to a project that she never felt wholly dedicated to in the first place. A project that's now less about telling a story and connecting with an audience and more about generating clicks and revenue.

She can claim all she wants in her interviews that Persephone and Hades were her "muses" as a child, but the writing is on the wall - LO was a passing fancy that stuck around too long after its heartbeat gave out.

What it's become now is an endoskeleton on life support, made up of statistics and analytics, struggling to stay alive from inside of a colorful but rotting skinsuit that only barely resembles a living thing.

#lore olympus critical #lo critical #antiloreolympus #anti lore olympus #long post #essay post #yet another post that i didn't mean to open with a joke and then make deep but i did LOL #i swear to god this was supposed to be a shitpost

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STRAP IN JEFFANNIE LOVERS, IT'S ABOUT TO GET YUCKY AND YOU'RE IN THE SPLASHZONE

thought I'd give a comprehensive list on why I personally dislike JeffAnnie because I got called idiotic for it and I see that as a top tier compliment. I go more in depth at the end, but if you just want the quick stuff (since I know y'all like the quotes!!) here you go, but please read the rest of it!! this is an open discussion.

also I get pretty gross in my descriptions of Annie, be warned

season 2 episode 1: "since you have clearly failed to grasp the central insipid metaphor of those twilight books you devour, let me explain it to you. men are monsters who crave young flesh, the end."

season 3 episode 1: "we can't keep doing this forever, kiddo." "Can't we?" "no, that's gross. I feel gross."

season 4 episode 3: "I was just daydreaming. I mean, I've married you at least a half a dozen times. and Troy. and Zac Efron. Mostly Zac Efron."

season 3 episode 16: "but, we love Jeff." "no, we don't. we're just in love with the idea of being loved. and if we can teach a guy like Jeff to do it, we'll never be unloved. so we keep running the same scenario over and over hoping for a different result."

season 6 episode 13: "are you okay?" "is this really what you want?" "of course. I mean, I'd be fine with a dog too, but whatever you want." "do you have any idea what I want?" "yes?"

season 2 episode 20: "the general atmosphere of 'would they?' 'might they?'" "Annie, I think you're reading into some things." "oh really?" "oh, give me a break. I mean, you could do the same thing with Pierce and Abed!" "yeah, let's be honest, there's more between you and Annie than between me and Pierce." "Abed, it's called chemistry, I have it with everybody."

season 5 episode 11: "I'm 40."

I'd like to actually argue with a personal opinion based on a fact, and some anecdotal hypotheticals

first of all, I'm 17, a year younger than Annie in season one. I know people who are 19, 20 even. the concept of them or myself dating someone who is (not only fully developed in the brain, but) at least ten years older than ourselves-

-is gross, no? if Annie got held back at all, if she didn't drop out, if she and Jeff met in a different way, same age difference and her still in high school, one might say that is a little uncouth, one might even go so far as to say it's gross.

but, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt; make them closer in age, say Jeff is in his 20s instead of his thirties, say 25 (the lowest we can go for him to still be a lawyer). still, Annie's brain wont fully develop until she is 25, meaning Jeff will already be in his thirties by that point, if he dates her any sooner he will be dating what is medically considered an adolescent (10-24) while himself above 30. "but chrissy, chimbo, my love, you're legally an adult at age 18!" if we start bringing the law into this, the post will double in size, to make it simple, just think for a moment why that makes you legally an adult. why is a legal adult not allowed to drink? why would the United States want people who are not fully developed making decisions, and how does that affect their country? food for thought.

another benefit of the doubt! take age out of the question, just look at them as people and their experiences, not by a number! age ain't nothing number, right? like Aaliyah, right? Yeah, did you know R Kelly, the convicted sex offender, wrote that song? Crazy, right? sorry, off topic. Silly me, silly little baby brain. haha. let's look at their dynamic:

Jeff is a man who values the women he dates - rather, sleeps with - very little. "I'm Jeff Winger, and I would rather look at myself naked than the women I sleep with!" he states, so confident and proud of himself. "I asked this woman out 30 seconds ago to prove a point!" he shouts. "I'll be back with booty!" he sneers. does this seem like the kind of person that would think of women in the long-term? that is Jeff.

Annie on the other hand, as the boy-crazy girlish urchin she is, sees every man that comes her way as Christ incarnate. Annie is obsessive, she enrolled in nearly all of Troy's classes to get some sense that someone, anyone, no matter how bad they treat her, has to rely on her for something she knows. Annie is fresh and inexperienced, she can't say the word 'penis' because it makes her uncomfortable and squirmy. pure, untouched porcelain. so impressionable, don't you think? so untainted, virginal. looking for a father.

describing her like that makes you a bit uncomfortable, doesn't it? feels a little yucky in your tum tum?

that's because if you take away their ages, their experiences speak for themselves. Annie is young, obsessive. Jeff has more experience than her and will discard her quickly in favor of someone younger or better looking. if you're into the 'born sexy yesterday' trope, go ahead. I'm not one to stop you from doing what makes you feel good! We all know what you really want, you don't have to hide it, Humbert- sorry, Jeff. slip of the tongue. scream it loud! scream it on the rooftops, or on the streets: "I want to fuck a teenager!!" see how people look at you!

Oh, they're not smiling, are they? yikes.

i'd just like to leave you with a personal opinion.

is the pairing of Jeff and Annie iffy and pretty gross? yes, scroll up, read this post again if you aren't convinced. at the same time, should it be removed from the show entirely because it's problematic and horrible and everyone who supports JeffAnnie is a meth-addicted pedophile who eats babies and fucks sticky flashlights with the mouthless faces of their classmates taped to the rim? while I would prefer that JeffAnnie didn't happen, yes, I just think those of you who are into this are just uneducated and stubborn. some of you, one of you in particular, i'm sure is a sweaty neckbeard with a fedora and a 4chan tripcode. but not all of you, and for that I have hope.

JeffAnnie is legal, yes. JeffAnnie is by far not the worst, too. and we, as mature half-adults, can admit that. I for one believe that you should be able to ship anything that is both legal and non-blood-related. that's the magic of fandom! enemies to lovers is one of the most popular genres! the toxicity of the relationship is not the problem, it is the predatory nature and unsavory implications that are the problem. I think the relationship as a whole is not something to be looked at with positive emotions, but I also don't believe that this type of screen representation is bad. just because something is put to screen does not mean it is acceptable. I think that's something we all learned in second grade, yes? good. glad we're all on the same page. you're looking wonderful. I hope you have a great day.

also, just to cover all my bases, it's just a matter of preference. it makes a lot of us uncomfortable to see relationships like that, especially those of us who are around Annie's age. like, imagine being her: you're fresh out of rehab and ready to start your life. this guy who is more than ten years older than you, who you think is kind of cute maybe, starts to look at you the same way. imagine having the knowledge that every time he looks at a woman he just sees a pair of tits and a vag on legs. imagine what he sees when he looks at you. imagine that guy having a conversation with your dad, they might even be closer in age than you and him. that's uncomfortable, to me at least.

plus, Britta and Jeff are a better couple.

and if anyone responds with that whole "Dan Harmon DVD season 6" copy paste I hope you all know it makes me kick my feet and giggle. papa needs an ego boost, go ahead *bats eyes* *gets hit by a car*

#community #community nbc #nbc community #jeff winger #annie edison

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Im going to try and explain my gender to the 0 people who are paying attention to this blog, because I deserve to ramble a little bit I think

For context I'm afab. I've pretty much always known I wasn't a man, which is a big part of why it took me so long to question my gender at all. I specifically remember seeing the term transmasc online when I was first discovering queer terms and being like "hmm I wonder if that could be me" and then looking it up and seeing it listed as a synonym for trans man and just being like "oh ok then guess im still cis". I didn't start seriously questioning until like. April of this year I think

I don't know why it took me so long to consider the idea of being nonbinary, but it was actually a conversation with some of my trans friends that made me consider it. I remember saying something like "I may be cis but I'd trade my female body for a completely neutral one in a heartbeat" and one of my friends was like "r u sure ur cis lmao". Silly stuff. My whole thing was like, I want a body that looks like nothing, that I can make look like anything. If I want to wear mens' clothes I don't want boobs that get in the way of that. But I want to be able to wear a dress and not have like, idk body hair and a dick getting in the way of that. And I said stuff to my friends like, I don't rly want hormones but Id wear a binder to look more neutral, Id voice train and get my voice deeper, that makes sense right

My biggest hangup was on pronouns, because I was REALLY proud of being a she/her. But I decided, hey I can't knock they/them until I try it right? So I proposed a they/them test for a week, and never looked back lmao. I went through a phase of absolutely despising she/her for a month or two, but I've since made up with the pronoun set as you can see in my bio. She/her and I are good friends now we've settled our differences <3

Putting the rest under a cut for the sake of my 2 followers' TLs not being flooded because I still have much to say

My gender is very multifaceted, but in the physical realm you could call me transmasc. It took me a while to realize but I hate my boobs (or rather, took me a while to realize that disliking your boobs is not normal lmfao), to the point where I very quickly went from "eh I might get a binder for some outfits" to "I NEED to get top surgery". I'm also not a fan of my hips and ass, never have been but I don't think there's much I can do about that one. I also have solid evidence for vocal dysphoria, in that I can remember a specific time as a kid where I learned that your voice sounds deeper to you than it does to other people because of the way you hear it through your skull. This disappointed me GREATLY because I always prided myself on the idea that I had a boyish voice. I do think I'd like to train my voice lower, if possible. Lastly for physical dysphoria I've always had a thing about my height, but I mostly learned to ignore it since boys LOVE to make fun of girls (and other boys I suppose) for their height. I learned to shut it out and make fun of myself as well as a coping mechanism, because it really did and always has bugged me. But what can I do, I've 5 foot even at 19 years old and it doesn't seem to be changing any time soon.

As for my internal experience of gender...I think this low-quality ms paint chart will explain it best.

Basically my gender exists on two simultaneous sliding scales--one of them a distinctly gendered outside-of-binary gender that I'm choosing to call neutrois, because it's an existing term that works for what I'm talking about. The other gender is a female-aligned gender that is distinct from cisgender femininity but is still feminine in nature, which I am choosing to call femme because I hate the words woman and girl and female in relation to my own gender. I can experience both of these scales at maximum intensity--bigendered as both neutrois and femme at the same time--or minimum intensity--essentially agendered, no distinct experience of gender either way--OR I can be some strange combination of these, such as minimum femme and maximum neutrois or half neutrois and full femme, etc. I've found that the strength of ANY gender fluctuates over longer periods of time, in that I tend to feel low amounts of gender for a period of about two weeks, followed by higher feelings of gender for about two weeks, during which the relation of femme to neutrois fluctuates on a daily basis.

As for labels, the best way I can think to describe this is bigenderflux, and also demigirl (or demifemme, as I prefer to call it). But for obvious reasons I usually just call myself nonbinary. I also like terms like librafemme, describing the property of being both agender and feminine, and juxera, describing the property of being feminine aligned in a way that is different from the way cis women are feminine. But it's...hard to label.

The funny thing about this is that it doesn't really line up with my gender expression much at all. There are days that I'm feeling fully agender or fully neutrois, and am strangely in the mood to wear a dress. Or days that I'm feeling mostly femme and want to present like a boy. So realistically my gender doesn't really have any bearing on anything at all. But I like charting it, because a few months ago if I'd woken up feeling feminine I would have spiraled into a panic about how I must be faking being trans. But this allows me to understand myself and predict how I'll feel so I know that when I feel a certain way, that's normal and part of who I am.

I feel like I had more to say in this post but I guess this is purely a gender summary. Now you know I guess

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ooooobliiiiigaaatory sso post because new dark rider design dropped! erissa (not sure why they didnt just keep elise or change it to eris? but that's ok!), the remake of chiyo, just dropped, and... she's white! interesting. there were a lot of ways sso could've saved the dark riders fumbles. there were a LOT of those fumbles, but the one i hammered on the hardest was chiyo, because i myself am japanese, and immediately know a bad design when i see one. likewise, i'm pretty spot on with calling how that character will most likely be written, and can make a few good solid guesses. i will say, i feel lots more in common with sabine, and am against the way they designed someone i could relate to and then painted them staunchly as a villain; likewise with all the dark riders, this may be sso's most diverse group yet, and they are villains. HOWEVER. at that point, they had already put them in-game, and now all i can hope for is some good old fashioned childhood "everything ends up fine" writing that shows these characters some love and perhaps sways them from their homocidal ways.

back to erissa.

why was chiyo's design racist? well, it wasn't just her. most of the dark riders were handled poorly. to be honest, i've talked SO much on this blog about why chiyo was such a bad design that i simply don't want to rehash it. was it the worst i'd ever seen? no. but putting in those stereotypes to a game children -- WHITE children -- play is like teaching children to hit bees nests for fun. it's pointless and hurtful to everyone.

SO: what do i think of erissa? she's cute! i like this design way better than the last.

that's it. whole idea. i think the colors are more comprehensive, i like the crochet details, i think the hobby horse looks a little silly but i kinda like it. overall, i am happy.

now you're probably wondering, "what, so sso can't make non white villains!?" and the answer to that is 1. don't be stupid and 2. of course they can. but they better put just as much effort into the rest of sso. they don't, though. our only buff woman is alex, who barely counts because she's kinda small as fuck in game. that leaves Sabine, who's more buff. her character is nonwhite, visibly has arm hair, and until proven otherwise, is nonhuman. not only that, she's evil. that sends some pretty strong messages, and, side tangent, but to anyone too goofy or too stubborn to see how that's a problem, i'm excited to see how the children in YOUR family turn out, be it yours or other family member's. will YOU teach them what racism is and why it exists and the complexities of it that people scoff at that allow it to continue to exist day in and day out, or will you let them play all the other games that DONT revise their writing, where the good characters are straight and white and every other type of "normal" and the enemies are gay or nonwhite or both? anyway. i hope you see my point.

"children will experience this stuff ANYWAY!" sure. why add to it?

"oh, so you're pulling a save the children thing? so what, you want everyone to be th3 same?" no. i want them to take chiyo's design, make her clothes look better, make her default state not like a mouse, and put her in the game as sso's like. only japanese character. i'd fucking love that! do you know how little representation there is for weird japanese girls? we dont got dick or shit. it'd be so fun to have a slightly redesigned chiyo as an npc, i'd totally fucking adore that! different clothes bc i think her past design was a little. ourgh. it'd be fun and cool if they made her like, a budding emo? omg that'd resonate with so many people i'm sure, and the purple hair is already suited to it. black hair would also be cool, though. do you see what im saying here, though? context is everything. im sad sabine is a bad guy. im sad every white girl who plays this game gets someone to relate to. i guess i too really relate to and like anne, but that's where the similarities end. it's easy to say "why does race matter?" in a sea of white people if you're white, but it can get lonely playing any video game if you're not white. sso is one of the best games ive found in terms of trying to really add diversity (although im still waiting for updated fat npcs), and that's why i weighed in so heavily. it matters to me. i love this game. i think they've done so much good with it recently, i'm really just beyond impressed and in love.

i think erissa is a good design.

#sso #also not arguing with anyone 🕺

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I REREAD UR INTRO POST. MP100. need to tell u this. consider aslfua mpo au. on one hand. esper cheol. his repression and social anxiety swag. listen 2 me… him playing w his powers in the countryside …. but then he doesnt use them at all anymore ….

ALSO TERU!JINSEOP

SORRY I AM RESPONDING TO THIS LATW i had to let it marinate sufficiently in my head it was just so good…..

jinseop and teru both had to experience humbling but jinseop could definitely maybe use a little more LMAO free my girl song-i rest she deserves better T_T

also thank you so much for cheol psychic powers bc he has always been so autism to me (avoiding eye contact, extremely awkward, not very good with adults and being formal, struggles to process and express his feelings, shuts down and stops speaking when he’s freaked out, intimidating by accident, prone to outbursts when overwhelmed, quiet, uncomfortable around people, antagonized by the school system and the people around him despite being the victim because of a perceived “threat”, mi-ae is his adhd counterpart) and we all know that mp100 is about autistic people have psychic powers

mi-ae is kind of like tome? the energy and the goof factor for sure. she would be a non psychic who thinks psychics r so cool and her whole arc w cheol would be him thinking she only likes him for his abilities and he’s kind of like god fuck off!!! bc he feels like all anyone cares about is his powers whether they’re scared of him or they want to use him or they’re gawking at him and treating him like a zoo exhibit. everyone being scared of him bc they’ve heard he has insane powers and had an outburst in the past, but she genuinely just wants to be his friend bc she remembers being friends as kids and stuff and he starts using his powers in little ways to protect her !!!!!!! UUUAAAAHHHH

LIKE LIKE the first time it happens it s like he hasn’t used his powers at ALL in like years but one time mi-ae gets into trouble and someone kind of starts to threaten her and suddenly he uses just a little bit of psychic power to freeze the guy and be like hey dude. stop. AAAAAAHHH !!!!! literally thinking abt this in real time oh this post is going to be an essay. and then he starts using his powers to like. catch her when she trips or send a note across their windows or silly little things as he gets more comfortable using it again. ugh. i love them. and her genuine lack of fear of him and appreciation for who he actually is makes him fall in love like in the regular series OTL

and obv we don’t know shit about whatever the hell happened between them back in the country side STILL UGHHH but i would think it would b something like. they are like playing together and he’s using his powers comfortably and freely in front of her and it’s such a bonding moment god i love them <33333333!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and like in the future he likes to float her around to tease her (she also loves it and requests it because she gets to be taller than him and fly like an airplane LOL)

he will put her in air jail when she needs to settle down

i also feel like they might have a fight scene with some sort of “jason this isn’t you :( just look at me jason ok? it’s just you and me right now” kind of moment LMAO but it would actually be good and not corny, more like the scene from avatar with aang and katara in the desert

anyway THANK you for this i am going to think about it forever i hope i was able to contribute and expand upon it

#literally in love this is so cute and fun #aslfua #mp100 #mop cycle #cheol and miae #after school lessons for unripe apples

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hihihi, this isn't a question but

I saw someone else show a song that reminded me of echo garden so I was like "omg waitttt I know some songs I'm INLOVE with that remind me of soundrod"

so like 2 songs that remind me of rodimus/Soundwave are

"once more to see you" by mitski

LIKE THAT SONG REMINDS ME SM OF THEM HH😭

ESP THE "but with everybody waaaaatching ussss, our eeeeevery moveee we doo have reputationsss, we keep it secretttt, won't let them haveee ittt" LYRICS AUGHH bc like it kinda reminds me of them now being inlove with eachother and wanting to be together and stuff but rodimus is a whole entire captain of a huge crew and Soundwave is already sorta popular on the ship bc of his recent acts and the graffiti and esp the mission or wtv to get skywarp and rodimus being put in the medbay and allat

AND THAT ALSO KINDA GOES WITH THE LYRICS "then I wouldn't have to scream your name, atop of every roof in the city of my heart"

likeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrghhhu it also slightly reminds me of just like having sossosos much love for one another and just not being able to express it properly and just say everything you love about them so you KEEP IT INSIDEEE IN YOUR HEART (if that makes sense bc it could go in the way of them as I said not being able to be open abt their interest in eachother bc yknow people and drama blah blah blah but it could ALSOO be like entirely from soundwaves perspective bc he doesn't really have relationship experience and yeaaa)

and one more for this song I also really like the lyric "so come inside and be with me, alone with me" since it reminds me of a small detail of rodimus entering soundwaves hab suite often JUST so they can be together "be with me" and alone together bc of yesyes "alone with me"

AND FOR THE SECOND SONG IS "door" by mitski

(I really like mitski 😇)

THAT SONG MAKES ME START BACKFLIPPING ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️

it reminds me so much (and makes me so sad wawawawa) of rodimus and his silly little door between him and soundwaves room (which used to be drifts room💔)

THE STUPID SAD LITTLE "sometimes I get closer to it, but I've never found it, at twilight, I almost had it, but then the night fellll I looked out at the dark and wondered, how could I have lost it" LYRIC MAKES ME THINK OF rodimus being hesitant opening the door and almost even depressed around it because it reminds him of drift during the grey years and how he "lost" him but NOWWW soundwaves there so it's just one big struggle that sometimes he even forgets the door is even there bc he just wants to see his sweet little smookie pookie dookie so it just kinda disapears in his mind (DO YOU GET WHAT I MEAN 😭)

and the "then one night at the park I saw it with my cheek in the dirt, I couldn't move underneath the dark but, but atleast I finally found it, cried out a creak and opened, to show me what's beyond ittts, a hopeless, a violence, I named it love." LYRICS JUST AUGH they r so haunting to me

it reminds me of rodimus not wanting to open it because of him feeling guilty about liking the grey years when it was drifts worst times so it turns from good memories to bad and it makes him feel BADD so he just keeps it sealed but ever since the seal broke and he finally got himself to use that door he saw soundwave, the ex-decepticon (in echo garden ofc) who has a certain 'hunger' for rodimus ((like that one scene when *idk if I need to list this as a spoiler but I will 🔥* ⚠️SPOILER! -when soundwave was digging through rodimus's like spark area and spark chamber and stuff he had a 'hunger' to KNOW but it results in VIOLENCE-⚠️ )) and yeaa

so what was behind that door was a "violent" little soundwavey he named

love

like idk if I'm misinterpreting that song but if I intend to think of soundrod/echo garden for that song that's what automatically forms in my brain because of the silly willy door

OH AND ONE MORE this one wasn't supposed to be here from the start but

"goodbye my Danish sweetheart" by mitski

it just slightly reminds me of soundwave being like "ermm!1!1! I did something wrong that rodimus doesn't like I feel bad now yk what he should just hurt me I deserve it wawawa" but then going onto rodimus it's like "dangggg that's crazy bro he expected more from me he probably thinks bad about me now and will avoid me I'm sososarrywaaaaa" idk how to explain it properly 💔

BUT THOSE GO AMONG THE LINES OF "and I don't blame you if you want to bury me in your memory I'm not the girl I ought to be but maybe when you tell your friends you can tell them what you saw in me I'm not the way i am, and i dont mean to make your heart blue" and yadayadayada

like soundwave being sad and embarrassed and guilty because he made rodimus feel weird or sad or mad or disappointed and rodimus being sad when he made soundwave mad (I feel like that's a good way to describe it no 🤕)

AND NEITHER OF THEM MEAN TO MAKE EACHOTHERS HEARTS(sparks) BLUEEEEERRGGHGHTHREARAGHRAGRHAGRHAGH

I hit a Irish jig when echo garden gets updated like I physically and mentally cannot contain myself (I'm not joking I genuinely start tweeking) they make me just SOO UERRGH

echo garden is probably one of the BEST fics ever like idk another fic that went on for this long and has basically a whole entire FANBASE you write emotion so good and amazing and you even inspire me, a procrastinator, to finish my own works its just all so amazing I'm SERIOUS SERIOUS 🤧💝💝💝

also I apologize for the possible very long essay 🙏

have a day(or night) so amazing that its INEFFABLE❤️🧡💛💌💙💜🖤

hello hello! my headphones are currently dead but I will try to check out these songs later today :D

>"so come inside and be with me, alone with me" since it reminds me of a small detail of rodimus entering soundwaves hab suite often JUST so they can be together

yes, just seeing the lyrics written out, absolutely :D

>sometimes he even forgets the door is even there bc he just wants to see his sweet little smookie pookie dookie so it just kinda disapears in his mind (DO YOU GET WHAT I MEAN 😭)

yes I see what you mean but also LOL "smookie pookie dookie"

>"and I don't blame you if you want to bury me in your memory

ooh that's a powerful line for sure :u

>you write emotion so good and amazing and you even inspire me, a procrastinator, to finish my own works

aww thank you! I'm honored to help inspire you and I'm glad you're finishing your own works :D I once heard advice from an interview which said "Finish your projects." 1) it means you're actually finishing your projects, so you learn about the whole process etc etc, 2) you get the I FINISHED THE STORY! joy at the end.

I'm trying really hard with TEG. we're gonna get there!!! and you can, too!! 💪

>idk another fic that went on for this long and has basically a whole entire FANBASE

thank you!! hello readers, thanks for reading ❤️ I know of at least one long fic that had a strong fan base. I wasn't there at the time, but it was rec'd to me years after, and from the Afterword, I gather it had a huge following. I'll list it, and a couple other fics I know had strong positive fandom reactions:

🔞These Games We Play by peacewish

⚠️NOTE THE WARNINGS AND TAGS BEFORE READING. Archive warning is for Rape/Non Con and tags include slavery.⚠️

Years ago when I was thinking about writing TF fic, I asked a friend for an example of a well-done story, so I could get a sense of what was out there. TF is a daunting franchise to write for (or it felt that way at the time). Friend rec'd this. I read it (most of it, there was a party scene I skipped through), put my head on the desk, and thought, "I will never write something this good." I put off writing fic for a year because I thought I'd never be able to write something as complex and emotional. One of the chapters in this fic is the BEST writing I've ever seen in anything ever. It's not my favorite scene. It is the best scene. I won't say which one it is, because its power comes in part from being read properly in the story. But like. Holy shit, dude. So by my friend's rec, and things I've seen here and there, and the Afterword, I gather this fic had a huge audience at the time. I read it once and I will probably never read it again because of the aforementioned tags (it's too depressing for me), but I do occasionally go back and read That One Chapter to enjoy all its layers of meaning and amazingness. So if those warnings/tags don't put you off, and you don't mind depressing stories, you might like this one.

Side note: I PUT OFF WRITING FOR A YEAR BECAUSE I COMPARED MYSELF TO THIS FIC. If you like my writing and perhaps compare yourself to it, I get it, but don't let my work stop you from practicing and growing. Imagine how much better my writing could be if I hadn't lost a year going "weh." Don't lose time to comparing yourself to others!

And I Alone Have Escaped To Tell You by astolat

I learned this fic existed because I saw tumblr posts talking about it and a friend of mine drew a really pretty fan art for it. It def had a fanbase when it came out :D Astolat is a great writer (if you know, you know why). I have read this fic. It didn't grab me as much as it grabbed others, though another of her TF fics had some amazing and haunting worldbuilding and I still think about it sometimes.

ok ok this post is getting long but there's one more fic I'll rec:

🔞Working Through It by Trinary

Trinary is a great author. Actually, scrolling through their fic list to find this one, I see their stories have tons of hits. I highly rec you check them out :D anyway, I distinctly remember people talking about this particular fic when it came out. It's very much 🔞, it's pretty short but it packs in so much worldbuilding and characterization and weird/awesome 🔞 in a tiny space. I highly rec you follow Trinary on tumblr/twitter/everywhere/anywhere: they post rather infrequently but it's always really astute observations/commentary on stuff.

So yeah I suppose "I saw people talking about it" is an arbitrary guideline, but... yeah! These are some fics I know had a strong fan response in their day :)

Thank you for the very kind comment! It's very nice to see you so excited about TEG, and thinking about it while listening to music you like 😊 Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

#ask #anonymous #music #songs #fics #fics with fanbases #long post

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sentientgopro · 4 months

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So, the other day, I told the first other person I know IRL that I cracked, over a month after it happened, and it was, well, weird.

The reason for it being this person in particular was that I know, damn well, they get it. Hell, they're a massive egg themselves, their words, not mine. So I knew if I was gonna tell anyone, they had to be first.

I didn't wanna outright bring it up to them if I could avoid it, so I started with small hints every now and again, like being a little too careless with keeping my phone close to me while I had an r/egg_irl or r/traaaaaa... post on my feed. They commented on it when they saw egg irl, I told them Im not an egg, they looked at me as if to say "yeaahhh sure about that buddy" and I followed up by saying an egg is someone who hasn't realised it, And I realised a month ago.

Idk if I wasn't clear enough, it was kinda loud in the room, of whether they thought I was joking, but they didn't really react to it at the time.

It wasn't until we went on a walk to get lunch a week or so later, and they kinda got into something a bit personal out of the blue, and it really set the tone of "we dont normally talk about shit but we can do that right now." As it goes, the thing they were talking about could feed kinda well into me being more upfront with what I was trying to say. I repeated the same "Im not an egg" trick I did last time but clearer, and we had a back and forth exchange of

"But In a cis way right?"

"No."

"But in a-"

"No."

"...

...

...But in a-"

"no."

and it kinda seemed to catch them off guard a bit, being so upfront with what I was saying. As I said, they say themself that they're a massive egg, as a joke, ofcourse. But I think they were so suprised by me doing that because they feel the same way but are down so many layers deep in "in a cis way, still cis tho". And it kinda makes me wonder if me being so upfront and honest with myself about it will help them be honest to themself. Either way, I feel like I'm starting to read too much into someone elses emotions and make assumptions based on nothing.

Other than the initial suprise, they didn't really react much and have much else to say, and I really think thats a good outcome? Like, they get my situation, I can't start transitioning for a while, so they understand that I'm not really trans yet, Im just telling them how I feel, and kinda reacted like that was the case. The most they said was when I was talking about how I just kinda gotta manage it for now until I can move out and they said "Fuck it, we ball" and I was just like. Exactly, you get exactly what I mean.

So its weird, because while it feels like a massive deal to me and feels kinda anticlimactic, I dont really want to be treated like its a massive deal yet? Because really, nothing has or will change for a long time, and thats part of the reason I havent come out to more people yet, because its just gonna be awkward to continue like I never said anything afterwards. But this was good.

So, this has been a fairly aimless log just generally talking about my first experience kinda coming out as trans (not my first experience of coming out, plenty of people know Im Ace) so I wanted to write down my thoughts on it. After so many posts like this, it still feels kinda silly, but I guess the whole point of blogs is that theyre kinda like public diaries? idk.

Its also worth noting this was part of one of my 3 goals for this year, to start kinda coming out to people. I doubt Ill tell anyone else, maybe one other person I can trust, but idk. As for the other 2, I really havent made a great deal of progress with planning my transition, but thats fine, its January. As for "100%ing Celeste to the best of my ability?" Kind already done after 40hrs and just over a month of having it. I thought thatd take me alot longer lmfao. So, update to that one, lets say, Strawberry Jam done up to expert lobby? Sure, why not.

#personal logs #196 #transgender #transfem

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i-drop-level-one-loot · 7 months

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Pssst hey poke poke wanna rant about Diablo II is it any good Iv been considering getting into the series

Absolutely!!!!!!!

Oh my fucking God, ok ok ok...

So. I love it.

Diablo II remastered is my favorite in the series, and I can't even verbalize how much of a fucking gremlin I become over this game, bro. Dude. Okay so. Hot takes, coming in, but the second one is my favorite in terms of art design, gameplay, and overall vibe. It's also a pain in my ass. But a good pain lol.

In terms of playability, something a lot of people complain about with older games is the lack of explanation for a lot of gameplay mechanics (not just Diablo, if you play older games you probably know what I'm talking about), so the first two games even remastered can feel sluggish, unnecessarily difficult, and confusing. Which are very valid criticisms, I don't side with gamers who complain about new games coddling their players however. Straight up, the horadric cube in D2 doesn't have an instruction manual. Bless the internet.

Diablo 1 and 2 have just an incredible atmosphere and artistic design. It's dark fantasy. The angels are sick as fuck. The cover art; o r g a s m i c. Like,

And for some people who didn't grow up playing Diablo II, the learning curve is really steep. But I enjoy it! I love starting new characters and then deleting them again because I found a better build. Experimenting without looking up guides for point allocation and gear.

This is the cover art for Diablo II: Resurrected.

This is how I want to feel going into my fights. This is my enemy. Sexy as hell. I would recommend this game, it's one of my all time favorites. The characters are connected through your battlenet account, so if you buy the game for your Xbox and for the Switch as I did, you play your same game. Which is probably a no brainer for people who played video games for a lot longer than me, but I didn't have a console until I was in my twenties.

If you ever get this game, and wanna cry when encountering the first boss, I will give you my ultimate guide to how this dumbass cheesed their way through the encounter without dying ❤️

Also, secret level, near the beginning of the game you go through a portal and you can pick up a dead guy's artificial leg. Keep it. Later, you can use it with the horadric cube to unlock the best fucking level of all goddamn time. 🐮

Now, the other games... Diablo III.

The gameplay was way too easy (for me at least). After the first boss the story gets better, but everything about the third game is super different.. It's art is super stylized. It feels cartoonish in the lineup. It isn't dark, even with the body horror and literal demons, because everything feels colorful. It's the anime inspired fantasy roleplay version of the grim dark heavy metal fantasy games. I liked the story, because I was so invested in Diablo II that I needed to experience what came next, and I don't regret playing it, it was fun, but it didn't have that replayability factor imo. That's just me though.

Before anyone complains, yes I played RoS and Death was sick as fuck, these are just my silly little opinions playing the games. But like, it just didn't frustrate me, or make me feel like I was in a life and death war. But, if you like power play fantasies, Diablo III: Reaper of Souls, necromancer broken as fuck. Kept having to raise the difficulty while playing because I blasted through everything.

Before I go on, you know that trope where angels are dicks? Cuz these games are full of angels that are huge dicks. Best angel in the entire series is in the third game, he's the best character, I won't say his name because they act like it's supposed to be a surprise that he's an angel but ahshgsjsj..... I replay for him, and Diablo, but other than that it's only fun to play with someone who hasn't experienced it yet so I can vicariously feel their enjoyment. If that makes sense.

And my ultimate disappointment, Diablo IV.

The story is awesome. The cut scenes are cinematic. Lilith is superb. They went back to the same dark realistic atmosphere of pre D3.

I'm just really bitter about microtransaction hell, season passes in a game that just came out and was so pricey, and end game content that felt like a chore instead of a game.

It was super rewarding the first playthrough, don't get be wrong! The story was so fun, and the monsters were delightful bastards. They brought back the Butcher from part three, but unlike in D3, he was a huge asshole in D4, sunnova bitch lol

The game was so fun until we got to the end game and season of the malignant.. the developers keep arguing with the community whenever they bring up valid criticisms instead of addressing what's lacking. I wish the game wasn't so expensive, because I would recommend it if it was just a fun game..? I liked it, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the developers do something better with season passes or with future dlc expansions.

I hate real world currency in game shops and a lot of season passes. DLCs I understand. I like. But a season pass that's ridiculously expensive on top of an already pricey game that doesn't add enough new content for actual gameplay and instead makes you grind for a new horse skin? And grinding.

Ugh. I still really enjoyed it, but I can't in good conscience recommend it because the price makes me feel guilty. It's great, until you beat the game. It's open world, but the missions are limited, and the grind isn't rewarding. Again, crossing my fingers they make it more fun with future updates.

Such a bad bitch. Fucking love her. Mommy. The initial game is great. Just not for that price. Open world games should be playable forever, and that's what D4 promised, they just didn't deliver.

Sorry if this is a mess, I'm about to fall asleep ❤️ but yeah, I fucking love this series, even when I don't. The story and characters and the atmosphere when it's there.

#thank you so much for asking this!!#i love diablo ii #i fucking love video games #diablo 2 #diablo #diablo 3 #diablo 4 #lilith #cow level

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yourladystar · 7 months

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Star's Engage Catalogue Day 34 (part 5)

I feel that it's only right to showcase the final team that will be joining me.

And I have to split it into 2 posts because Tumblr has a 10-picture limit.

Don't really think I have to explain why Alear has been a strong fighter. You see those stats and you see why I had Marth stick with him, those two are a perfect fit.

But I wanna talk about how shocked I am by Alear's character. He's genuinely up there with Corrin and Shez as one of the best avatars this series has done. His story is engaging, he's a joy to watch in anything he does or says, his voice acting is immaculate, he's so God flippin adorable! I'll definitely talk more about him another time, but he managed to become one of my favorite characters in all of Fire Emblem, something I never expected to happen playing this game!

Again, don't think I need to explain why a dancer is good. And while Corrin worked with him for a while, Byleth is a better option, especially with the stats he gives.

And Seadall surprised me with his character. His alluring nature and way of speaking, his wisdom and experience from his past, the struggles he deals with from his lifestyle, and the way he can inspire others even when he doesn't believe in himself. I don't know how some of y'all can say he's boring, this sh*t is lovely.

Also he's pretty as hell, but I think you can see that.

Rosado has been a reliable fighter who can just about any enemy I have him face. Good stats, weapon variety and flyer mobility make him extremely versatile. Leif has been the best fit for him, since his stat boosts and skills work best for how Rosado functions in battle.

His character is also wonderful. A perfect evolution of Forrest and wonderful rep for trans, genderfluid, crossdresser's, and gender questioning people in a time where they really need positive representation. Plus he's spunky and sassy while also being caring and supportive.

Amber is a weirdly good example of hard-hitting but fragile. His low speed and res make him susceptible to one-hit kills, but the enemy can't do that if he doesn't kill them in one hit first. Eirika also works weirdly well for him, as the twins' skills suit whatever I need him to do that turn.

But I can overlook all of that for his character. I love this doof! He's so dumb and goofy but filled with so much positivity and cheerfulness it's hard not to smile at his antics. Even when he royally f*cks something up, you can't help but smile and go, "Youre doing amazing, sweetie."

Alcryst might just be the strongest member of my team and Lyn really helped to bring out his true potential. Her skills perfectly suit his play style and ensure that any he fights will not survive, whether it'd be death by crit, death by Luna, or Alacrity stopping the opponent from even fighting back. And with me giving him avoidance skill, literally nothing can even touch him. It's honestly ridiculous how busted this unit is.

And don't get me started on how much I love this little skrunkly! He stole my love the second his first scene ended and it only got better with each scene he got. I just wanted this boy to have love and happiness and seeing him get that from everyone in his life- his brother, his retainers, his friends, his boyfriend- they all just make me smile.

Alfred has a rocky middle, but he really picked up. Once I started utilizing the resources I got and realized that he got swords after being promoted, Alfred really came into his own and started being a powerhouse. Sigurd has been his Emblem since the start. No one else can really utilize his movement the same way Alfred does.

Alfred also shocked me with his character. I already liked him enough for the goofy and entertaining meathead he was, but the second I unlocked his A-support with Céline, everything I perceived about him changed! He went from being just a fun and silly presence to one of the most tragic yet hopeful characters in this. Someone who, even knowing they have little time left, refuses to give up and continues to strive forward to protect everything and everyone he cares. Someone who doesn't ask for your pity and will always be put you first.

I couldn't have picked a better person to give the Pact Ring to.

Alflear for life, baby!

Zelkov is a unit that started off good and continued to be good throughout the entire game. I've never been in a position where it felt like bringing him along was an inconvenience, even when there was no chest for him to unlock. Hell, for the longest time, he didn't even need an Emblem to assist him, but when I did decide to give him one, the Three Houses lords for him like a glove.

And God, I love listening to him talk! I had no idea what to expect out of him during the lead-up to Engage, but I am so happy with what I got. An enigmatic and mysterious yet sweet, caring, and helpful man who seems like an autistic coded goat on the surface but is just using his many hobbies to avoid dealing with the trauma of his childhood- that is right up my alley!

I'll do the second half in the next post.

#fire emblem engage #playthrough #first playthrough #alear #fe alear #m!alear #seadall #fe seadall #rosado #fe rosado #amber #fe amber #alcryst #fe alcryst #alfred #fe alfred #zelkov #fe zelkov

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i mainly just do absolutely terribly with visual horror, but i have easily triggered paranoia especially with medical stuff 💔

okay!!! ill skip over something then. this is gonna be LONG, ill put it under a readmore. keep in mind i didnt watch any of this live (timezone horrors) so i had a different experience to people who did

(i just finished writing it and its literally. 4.1k words im SO fucking sorry oh my god)

episode 1 starts off very sillyfunny with a few breakthrough moments that r designed to make the audience go “!! somethings wrong here”. ranboo starts off normalish but then the mask turns on and he becomes a point-and-click NPC. important to note that they say “it wasn’t supposed to be like this” at some point during the first few minutes. keep that in mind for theories later

so ranboo searches the first room and then charlie comes in and hes Different. hes like a slime demon thing. COVERED in slime. head-to-toe. and hes very childlike and likes to mess w ranboo. theres a cooking show segment and it gets rly silly and sort of makes you forget about the whole horror element. the whole show is very much like a boiling pot thing where it gets worse so slowly but the difference between the start and the end is jarring. cooking show finishes and charlie says ranboo can leave and he goes through the door but its christian hell so they come back. charlies gone. this is where we meet hetch for the first time; the screen glitches (one of the first Breakthroughs!!! the first sign that Something Is Very Wrong Here!!!) and speaks to ranboo, telling them to play along and that theyre doing great. the glitching stops, the mask goes back to normal, and then theres a little intermission thing. fun fact: its at this moment that one of the wires for ranboos mask breaks, and they proceed to get second degree burns throughout the rest of the episode!

uhh ran finds sneeg in a cage in the basement (so far the rooms have been directly next to each other on a flat plane, but theyre Designed as if theyre layered. theres a staircase in the basement). sneeg has a plastic skeleton named frank who he insists is alive and also insists on dragging around with him for the time theyre in the basement. he talks to the skeleton. more on that later

charlie appears (he was in a box in the corner and is stuck in the box) and douses slime over sneeg who is suddenly now Mind Controlled and fights ranboo. with chats help, ran wins, gets the slime off sneeg, and charlie leaves

the rest of the episode is still pretty strange. they explore charlies bedroom (newly unlocked) and theres a dream sequence where charlie and two other actors throw their asses back into a fake wall while sneeg is forced to witness the whole thing because hes Frozen All Night, and isn’t that strange?

sneeg gets killed after they rip open the wall. rip sneeg

ran goes through, fights charlie in another turn-based sequence game thing with chats help, wins, and kills charlie by drying him. rans like yay! then the mask starts glitching and freaking out again. he goes back to the tv and hetch appears again to be like yay! good job. ur doing great. keep listening to them! smile.

mask comes back and ran goes through one of the doors and then gets pounced on by the Rats (rae and sykkuno) and episode 1 ends there, with a jumpscare, to set the mood for the next bit

ep 2 is CRAZY. theres still humour in it but its definitely getting into “oh shit” territory. hit character The Puzzler leads ranboo through a series of – you guessed it – puzzles and shit. charlies back! hes not having a good time. but that’s medical stuff so i wont go into it. theres another Breakthrough here though and its cool as hell and INCREDIBLY haunting. theyre rly good actors

new characters! sneeg is back! theyre on a carousel. niki nihachu, vinny vinesauce, austintv, ethan nestor (and sneeg) are on the carousel (frank the skeleton is there too!) and the puzzler (who is revealed to be jerma with crazy looking prosthetics on his face) tells them to Beg For Their Fucking Lives so chat can vote for them. crazy! niki is crying the whole time. charlie gets pulled into the room because OOC during rehearsals he was like “hey wouldn’t this be funny” and they went yeah ur right it is

at some point another breakthrough happens but its after sneeg gets his hat back (bc it was missing somewhere). sneeg goes to “the bathroom” and we see him sprint offstage. interesting! the scene continues until all the characters suddenly freeze (throwback to ep1 when sneeg was frozen all night!) and we start to hear sneeg crying out for help. Showfall employees (the first weve seen of them) wrestle him into a chair and force a mask over his face. he stops fighting and goes back to his spot on the carousel. showfall people leave, scene unpauses. horrifying! for the rest of the scene sneeg is not tied to the carousel and makes no move to leave. he has a different hat now

important character note: when its nikis turn to beg for her life she just stops crying immediately. and shes very insistent on the fact shes Super Nice and Very Helpful and Please Choose Me Im So Nice And Good Please :D

chat picks niki and sneeg (sneeg, for story purposes, had to move on anyway). they go to the next room. another puzzle! niki dies because she gets shot. rip niki. shes also very good at acting. :(

vinny vinesauce time! he seems to be the only one disturbed by nikis death. interesting!

anyway they finish the puzzle (by accident lmao) and go through to the next room. before they do, ranboos mask starts flashing again, but a showfall employee appears and grabs something on the back of his head. from here on, they act even MORE like an NPC with no guidance and seem very lost and confused for the remainder of the episode

next room is a heist scenario with lots of lasers. vinnys like dw guys i got this. throw me through the lasers. ran and sneeg go “?? ok”. they do. he makes it through the lasers through a series of funny visual gags of a mannequin being tossed through the air and hitting the ceiling. oh yeah important note this bit was prerecorded btw. umm vinny makes it through and lands on the ground and is like “yay!” and then he dies to falling anvil. rip. neither sneeg nor ran react that much. interesting! ran tries to get through the lasers too (some turned off after vinny got thrown through) but he gets stuck. suddenly, charlie voice! in episode 1 he was dried off after having a towel thrown at him and ranboo picked it up and put it in their pocket. for plot reasons, i guess, because now charlie the demon is speaking to him from the towel. charlie tells them to throw him at one of the laser projectors and ran goes “aight bet”. theres a cut in the video because apparently ranboo took FORTY MINUTES trying to land it and failing. towel catches on fire and charlie dies again. rip.

anyway now ran can make it through yay! they make it through and grab a diamond and the lasers all turn off. sneeg and ran go to the end of the room and are both like “now what??” then they get teleported out into a different room much to their surprise.

it’s a walk in wardrobe! and a huge one at that! presumably the puzzlers! ethan and austin arrive and the puzzlers says something about how “appearances can be deceiving” or smth like that. ethans like “omg we should change our appearances” so they all get dressed in random outfits. the puzzler when he returns is very confused but goes along with it. chat votes, ethan is voted to be the coolest looking person there. puzzler + rats leave (its either this point or earlier that the puzzler breaks the door with his ass i cant remember. joke for the rest of the episode. fun blooper). umm they take the outfits off and discover two buttons and press them. uv(?) lights turn on and reveal writing on the walls and floor, pointing to one door and advising away from a false shelf. theyre all like “fuck that”. puzzler comes back at some point with the rats just to discover that everyone has taken the fun clothes off. for the entire episode so far, jerma has been putting on a funny voice to be the puzzler, but for this bit he goes back to his normal voice which is rly jarring and made me rewind it so i could laugh when i first watched it, and it still gets me every time MGDFGKBH. puzzler + rats leave. the guys wander around again and ethan pulls on something on the fake shelf. it starts turning and hes like “omg guys the exit!” and austin gets ready to follow him but then strange chewing sounds happen and ethan starts fucking SCREAMING. and “blood” pools on the floor (idk what the liquid is but its red and meant to represent blood so.) anyway ethans dead now! austin is the only one who freaks out about it, the other two r like “damn that’s weird”

WAI TIMPORTANT THING before ethan dies, the focus is on all of them standing there talking . ranboo still looks very lost and doesn’t seem to be able to do anything without instruction. while theyre standing there, one of their hands starts tapping out “SOS” in morse code. the other one, after a bit, reaches over to stop it. CONCERNING!!

they find the real exit and get through. new room! this one is slightly boring. puzzler goes on a tirade on a screen and then something blows up and the feed cuts. concerning! ranboo solves a rubix cube. for no reason. he confirmed afterwards that he just saw the cube and went “ooh solve time” and forgot about the show for a few seconds. someone (austin?) presses a button and a wall starts moving. sneeg and austin try to fight for the position but eventually sneeg sacrifices himself to stop austin so ran can get through. those two die. rip. now its just ranboo

ran gets to the puzzlers office (after the longest still shot EVER) and finds a recording the puzzler left. i don’t remember it word for word but he tells ranboo theres a key and ran finds it. then another Breakthrough happens! hetch appears on the screen. i don’t actually think he had a name yet until either this episode or the next one i cant remember oops. anyway he does something, ranboos mask turns off, and then ranboo slowwwwwly turns to look directly at the camera. holy shit!! in-universe, its been a fucking SHOW!!! theres a camera crew!!! ranboo walks RIGHT PAST the fucking camera crew and out into this HUGE ASS FUCKING MALL!!!! this is where ranboo swears for the first time ever and says “what the fuck…. what the fuck is this place….” then the feed cuts!!!!

EPISODE THREE BABEY!!! there is no room for humour in this one, its all gone to shit and ranboo is freaking the fuck out. hes acting (mostly) like a normal person now. the mask stays off for this episode. they continue talking to hetch, question the camera (which hetch says is a ‘drone’ and ‘under his control’). hetch leads ranboo through the mall and ran finds an exit and is like “oh hey i could just leave and get like. the police. please?” and hetch goes “your friends are still alive! don’t leave yet! what would the police do anyway?” and rans like. ok :(

ran goes downstairs and finds a store with the security closed screen shut but its seethrough. the room is blue and full of smoke. suddenly a BIG fucking Thing appears from the smoke and slams against the screen door. ran freaks out because HWAT??? but hetch just says its Security. important note: the actor for security is smth like SEVEN FUCKING FEET TALL

hetch continues leading ran through the mall until they find a room with a bunch of showfall employees who r all perfectly still. like its fucking creepy. the actors r very good at standing still. nasty. ran discovers whiteboards that show the WHOLE of episode 1 and 2 were planned out from start to finish. freaky!

ran finds four codes that hetch says will shut the facility down as long as he picks the right one. ranboo takes the codes to the ‘heart of the facility’ which is a room covered in wires and screens and it looks freaky. he sidles up to the control panel and turns it on, then it asks for one of the codes. hetch puts it up for an audience vote and ranboos like “wtf???? no”. audience picks red, ranboo punches in yellow (the computer screen is yellow). it’s the wrong code and an alarm goes off. hetch is like “lol good luck ur on your own now” and sets the drone/camera to ‘autopilot’ apparently. ran is now on his own. swears again. runs out and in the direction of the room they got the codes from. the employees are Awake now. ranboo shut the security door earlier so they cant get out. good job ranboo

ranboo runs back through the mall in the direction of the security creature and discovers That door is now open, with a blood trail leading into it. he does not stick around to find out what happened. they continue walking and start to hear voices! yay!

they run through and discover a foodcourt that has been turned into five(?) different streaming setups. there are some streamers that do actually stream i think, but idk any of them. suddenly, CHARLIE!!! hes been Actually live for the past 13 or so minutes and just reacting to colours (the vod is on youtube, its rly funny) and ignoring the chat. some poor fucking person in the chat said it was their first charlie stream. rip to that guy. anyway ranboo climbs over the counter and rips charlies headphones off and suddenly charlie is Aware of Ranboos Presence!! but he still cant see over the counter and i guess he thinks it’s a wall. very literal fourth wall shit. ranboo drags charlie away from the pc (more of my thoughts on this later) and yells at the camera. important note: charlies stream setup was recreated almost fucking PERFECTLY. its UNCANNY. literally u cannot tell he is in the mall at first. eerie shit.

charlie climbs over the counter with ranboo and suddenly is like “wait what the fuck” because in his eyes hes just teleported Through The Wall. they continue walking while charlie tries to get answers out of ranboo (who also knows nothing). they discover a shrine to the puzzler (rip). they almost find an exit but there are showfall employees chaining the doors shut. uh oh! important note again: there is currently a smoke alarm going off (accidentally) because one of the smoke machines triggered the alarm. this is adding to the vibe. it was unintentional

they run through the mall and find a directory. they try to find an exit. charlie spots one, yay! he takes a step back from the directory and sees something out of view of the camera. camera pans. dead showfall employee on the floor. suddenly, Robotic Roar! camera swivels over to zoom on the Security monster, hunched over someone. bit hard to tell in the moment, but if you pause and look closely, its sneeg, dead for the third time, right next to an exit. rip buddy. u were so close

charlie and ran RUN for their lives and discover more employees trying to break out of the room ranboo shut earlier. nice job again ranboo they find the exit they spotted earlier and almost go through the door, but more employees appear through it and force them to change direction. theyre shouting at each other. its so tense. i cannot IMAGINE how it mustve felt live. they get into a prop/surplus store ??? of some sort and bolt the door shut. charlie demands more answers and ranboo still cannot give any. freaky! ran finds a knife and charlie picks up an axe, but ran goes “can you run with that???” and charlie says no (despite handling it very well with one hand. interesting). charlie instead takes a frying pan. ok. he also has a bulletproof vest now. theres a bucket on the floor, labelled “slime”, but its got a red liquid (presumably blood) in it. think back to the first episode, where charlie was covered in slime. yeah that’s blood. it was blood. he was covered in blood. holy shit.

they go through back hallways and find another exit but get pursued by Even More Employees Holy Shit How Many Are There. they get back to charlies “stream setup” and charlies like “how didn’t i know??? how did i not know???” they climb back over, try to go back to the first exit, then get chased again. ruh roh! up the stairs they go. they slow to a stop and spot security again, so sneak onto a set. its the set of episode 2! they wander through the carousel area and even though charlie cant remember much hes still like “wait,,, i think we came through here before”. ranboo hesitantly goes “i did.” they get back to the previous room that i skipped over earlier and charlies like huh! and they move through but charlie is definitely subconsciously remembering something.

they find another exit! its boarded off. with wood. that could’ve been broken if charlie had the axe. sad!

they find hetch! hes dying. he gives the two a reality check and an existential crisis (“where did you grow up?” and they both answer cabin and hes like NUH UH!!). he gives ran a map and says to finish the job and tell showfall that ‘the hetch did this’. ok. he dies. charlie and ran leave. at some point in the past few minutes it became prerecorded, but its hard to tell where. interesting.

they walk out of the set and theres a ringing in the audiences ears and presumably ranboos too. charlie is begging ranboo to say something (“just answer a single question of whats going on!! are you even you right now? is this what you want??”). ran doesnot answer and just pulls out the knife. showfall employee jumpscare! ranboo stabs the employee. wires burst out from the wound. ranboo drops the knife for some reason!!!! charlie looks horrified

they enter a new room and discover The Cabin set. seeing as they’ve both only just discovered that they didn’t actually grow up there, despite the memories they have of doing exactly that, theyre very fucking distressed. they sloooowly walk towards the set. gorgeous camera angles here btw. charlie tries to say something but surprise, Security! it lunges at charlie and he trips and gets attacked and starts fucking screaming and holy shit cc!charlie is good at doing the most haunting fucking screaming ever. jesus christ.

charlie points out the button and his voice is overlaid with the robotic noises of Security which is cool as shit. ranboo looks around as employees appear from fucking everywhere and chase him towards the button. they press the button, turn around while all the lights are flashing and stare directly at the face of an employee behind him, then everything shuts off and all the employees’ heads tilt towards the floor. important note: the camera is still rolling. the camera presumably controlled by showfall. just to make u tense

gentle music now. so much relief. ranboo walks towards an exit (passing the first sign of sunlight weve seen for the entire show) and does a bow in front of it. music shuts out and Sinister Sound happens, and fucking HETCH appears!!! ranboos mask lights are back on. hes dragged into darkness. camera cut

it turns back on to show ranboo trapped in a fuckign saw trap, i Guess. hetch monologues at ranboo like “haha congrats you made it to the end :) wasn’t this so fun :)” and ranboos like WHAT…. WHAT THE FUCK. their mask is flashing. fun fact! cc!ranboo confirmed the mask flashing here was ranboo getting their memories pre-showfall back. fun! i hate everything. ranboo is crying

hetch sets up a vote. the audience, everyone who watched genloss live, has to vote whether ranboo lives or dies. and at first ranboo thinks that living means escaping, so he fucking screams at the camera “LET ME GO!!! LET ME GO!!!” and its haunting and devastating. and then hetch drops the news that actually, living is continuing with showfall, and dying is the escape. ranboo is stunned. and then starts begging for the audience to kill him. thus we get the horrifying clips of seeing ranboo, crying, scream “JUST LET ME DIE” . i am a puddle on the floor at this point.

the audience was trying to 50/50 the vote, and it was holding strong up until ranboo started begging to die, at which point the audience started swinging heavily towards die. mercy kill. audience didn’t want them to suffer anymore.

‘die’ wins. hetch teases at it for a bit and then announces the result. box closes! music cuts. ranboo dies with arms outstretched. fun fact! the position ranboo wakes up in at the very start of episode 1 is eerily similar to the way he dies here!

BONUS!!!

when ranboo wakes up charlie in ep3 he essentially dooms his friend to die, because if charlie stayed there, he wouldn’t have been killed by security. yeowch!

during episode 2, when sneeg is leaving for the “bathroom”, he says to ranboo ‘ill come back for you’. he does not! maybe he tries in episode 3, but all we see of him is him lying dead next to an exit. sad!

the plastic skeleton ‘frank’ was an actual living person at one point! sneeg was dragging around an “actual” (in-world) skeleton. freaky!

during the cooking segment in episode 1, there are points where you can see a message written in those magnetic letters on the fridge. it says “behind you” or something like that. referring to the cameras and shit that none of the characters can see!

um anyway generation loss was a commentary on how audience behaviour affects streamers and other celebrities and the like. which means its kind of ironic that ranboo got burned in the first episode because they refused to like, Stop, for their health, just to deliver a cool show for us, the audience. very meta of u ranboo. its rly shown in ep2 with how everyone is characterised; niki confirmed her character was created around the idea too many people have of her; that being thinking shes overemotional and dramatic (the constant crying), and the only good thing people describe her as is ‘nice’ (the crying stopping as soon as the attention is on her, her emphasising how Good and Nice she is please smile). ethans character was described as ‘unemployed’ and its essentially a commentary on how he isn’t viewed as his own person outside of his friends very often, and how most people associate him with markiplier because of unus annus, and now that UA is over they don’t rly know what he does. sneeg is kind of dickish and very sarcastic on the carousel and its an exaggeration of the way he acts on streams, because a lot of the time non-viewers see that and think that’s all he is, just kind of an asshole to everyone. i care about gl!sneeg so much .

ummm i don’t really know a whole lot about vinny or austin outside of genloss but vinnys character is described as a hoarder. he talks about shit hes collected ‘over the years’ and just rambles on about something until the other characters cut him off. they all got titles btw related to the stuff they rambled about (except for sneeg, ran and charlie, who are ‘the taken’, and ‘the hero’. i don’t think charlie gets a proper title like that?? hes referred to just as ‘slimecicle’ in the first episode so that’s what his ao3 tag is lmao). anyway austin is Austin “The Gay” and his whole character is just about how Very Straight He Is Yep and how he has a beautiful wife (many of them) and children (four of them) and his wife(wives) enjoy long walks on the beach and hes So Straight Cant You See? and hes desperate the whole time and generally the only one who properly reacts to anything happening around them. and thus i guess its sort of a commentary on how people perceive him as just ‘the gay one’, but also corporate homophobia and how his queerness is covered up and treated as a joke

#vin.gl #mutuals if theres anything i missed talking about then pls add to it #this is so long im so sorry im a bit insane

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