@gleamlight-the-dreamer I finally have snow (nearly up to my knees in some places!), so here's a little bit of my winter wonderland! (volume up for some light snow crunch!) ❄️❤️❄️

Agora há pouco eu li uma observação de uma pessoa lamentando sobre o extinto Journal que havia na plataforma Spirit Fanfic. Na época, eu via como alguns usuários não apenas avisavam seus leitores e seguidores sobre atualizações de suas estórias como também compartilhavam um pouco de si mesmos.

Eu considerei abrir meu próprio Journal, mas eu era apenas uma novata no site e me concentrava mais em escrever e publicar meus trabalhos do que conversar. Mais tarde, não sei especificar bem quando, percebi que mudaram algumas coisas do Spirit e que o Journal foi removido. À princípio não liguei muito pra isso, mas depois, ao desejar que meus leitores ficassem cientes de quando um capítulo está em andamento, se uma estória foi atualizada, se estou com bloqueio criativo ou me afastando por um tempo, logo senti falta da possibilidade para tal. Como nunca cheguei a utilizar o Journal, não sei como ele funcionava, mas acredito que teria me ajudado e muito a deixar o pessoal que me segue “atualizado”.

Resolvi meu problema ao decidir usar minha conta aqui mesmo, no Tumblr, para avisar sobre novas publicações, atualizações, atrasos e se estou me afastando por um tempo. Até agora funciona muito bem.

Quem quiser me visitar no Spirit Fanfic, meu link é EternaLight.

Uma pequena observação: sabem o que meus dois links — EternaLight e GleamLight-the-Dreamer — têm em comum? O Light está bem óbvio, não é? Mas já se perguntaram o porque de eu usar Light?

Merry Christmas, Star! My mother and I are sending big hugs to you. May you have lots of inspiration, love and peace. We hope you and you're family are alright and happy.

Merry Christmas!! Thank you for the hugs, friend! Lots of hugs from my family to you guys, too! We’re doing well, had a nice morning opening presents and a delicious Christmas tradition breakfast.

As for inspiration... you guys can expect a little something later today. ;)

About the human Titans au, maybe Maddie could meet little Jia first and both of them have a bonding time, then Jia would insist to introduce her new friend to a mysterious man. Being the King's Pup, I'm sure Maddie would figure out that man is actually Kong, who'd take advantage of that size to better interact and play with Jia. I hope I gave some ideas.

GENIUS

*writes that down*

I traveled among the stars while reading this story. Maddie can no longer be called a human now, not after that travel. For her dad, she came back. This made me wonder how small we are compared to the universe.

That's such a lovely compliment! Thank you!

Yep, she's a little something else now, but that doesn't mean she gave up all of her humanity. She remembered her dad even when she couldn't remember her own name.

im so sorry to hear about your grandma, its always really difficult to hear that kind of news about family. i hope she feels well soon💙

Thanks for all the well-wishes, guys! ❤️ She's been released from the hospital, but she'll have to get regular check-ups to make sure it doesn't get serious. The tumor/mass/I-can’t-remember-what-they-called-it is benign apparently, so they aren't doing anything about it right now.

On a less serious note, I have a snippet of something? I wrote the beginning of a story, but I don't really have any ideas for more of it, so I might just share what I have here...

I was rereading your LN stories and a few questions came into my mind... what do you think of Six and Mono? I mean, what do you like and dislike about their characters? And which monster you think is the scariest in the games? I admit all of them scare me.

What do I like and dislike about their characters… hmm, that’s a good one. Six is an absolute gremlin, especially in the original Little Nightmares, and I really do like that about her. Protagonists are so often meant to be good or innocent people, or on some sort of pure-hearted quest, that I was immediately attached to her moral ambiguity that got less ambiguous as the game went. Especially in horror games, we often play characters who are trying to escape a terrible situation. Yes, Six is looking to escape the Maw, but she’s part of the horror that exists inside it. I love the end sequence of LN, where she drains the life from all the Guests she passes.

The moments of teamwork between them felt natural from the very beginning, like they’ve been working together for ages. They click almost immediately without needing to say a word.

I actually really like that Six and Mono don’t talk. Other than calling to each other with whispered, “Hey!”s, their stories are told through the environment and what we’re guided to do as the player. The overall lack of dialogue in the game is something I actually really like. 

For Mono, I love the contrast between two of his defining actions, one near the beginning and one near the end of the game. The slow, careful way he offers a hand to Six screams of kindness to me, but the absolutely brutal way he destroys the Thin Man is just as good as Six’s final scene in LN. I would have liked to see how his character might have changed in the long run after that confrontation. The loop reveal was absolutely fantastic and my jaw legit dropped when I realized he was growing up into the Thin Man during that last slow montage. 

A tragic but incredible ending, imo. 

I can’t think of anything I dislike about their characters. I wish we had more cutscenes that solidified distinct personalities for each of them, but I’m still happy with what we got. Six’s decision to drop Mono will always hurt my soul, but it feels in-line with who we know she becomes in LN. 

• • •

I love all the monsters in these games, honestly. The designs are just so good, so delightfully creepy. But if I had to choose a scariest, the Janitor from LN would win, with the Teacher from LN2 taking a close second. For me, it’s because the Janitor was our introduction to the monstrous adults of this world, with his bizarrely short legs, the disturbing way the false flesh on his face is bunched up, and his truly horrific arms. The way he sniffs at the air when he’s looking for Six, patting around the floor with his arms, the way the background music changes to something so tension-inducing when you mess up and he hears you… the Janitor thoroughly freaked me out the first time I watched someone play LN, in the best of ways. 

The extra creepy extend-o features of the Janitor and the Teacher are why I find them the scariest. They are so blatantly inhuman like that and it’s horrid, and I love it. With the other characters, there’s certainly something grotesque about them—the Chefs sagging faces that they lift up to scratch beneath, the Hunter’s covered head with his heavy breathing and single eye-hole, the scrambling way the Doctor moves about the ceiling. But they all look human, though the Doctor kinda toes the line. They have human proportions for the most part, and human abilities. Even the Guests and the Viewers, both mindless in their own ways, retain human shapes. 

But the blinded Janitor and the empty-eyed Teacher… what happened to make them like that? Why are they different? I don’t know, but I love it. The Teacher’s head chasing Mono through the vents had me physically recoiling from my screen, writhing with terrified tension. It was almost a struggle to keep watching. Similarly, though it’s been a while since I watched a LN play-through, the Janitor’s reaching arms always had me shuddering. His screech tensed me up like nothing else in that game. 

As I said before, their designs are just so good. The ridiculous size difference between Six/Mono and everything else really highlights how out of place they are, and how daunting the truly terrifying world is. I adore it. Both of the games as a whole are so interesting to look at and there’s not a thing I would change about the aesthetics. It’s one of my favorite horror game series, even if I never play it, and a very large part of that is because of how it looks. 

WELCOME BACK! I missed you, Star! I'm so glad to have you back! And, omg, the new chapter of LTTS is GREAT, I can't imagine of what is going to happen next! "Come and get me, Jonah", Maddie said. Yeah, that guy messed with the wrong girl. Big hugs, Star, and a victorious Godzilla's roar to celebrate your return!

It's good to be back! I missed you too, friend! And I'm glad you enjoyed the new chapter! I've been trying to keep this story parallel to KotM with a few key differences, so I hope these last few chapters live up to any expectations y'all have.

I've got plans for Maddie and Jonah. >:) I think that'll be one of the biggest splits from canon.

Big hugs to you too!!

Maybe these unfinished stories will inspire you in the future, who knows? By the way, I liked the first chapter, it's very funny how Mark gets big scares concerning about his children (specially Maddie).

I certainly wouldn't complain if that was the case! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

And Mark will never get a break, poor dude. Not while I'm around!

YES, Jonah had it coming! Lamb to the Slaughter's new chapter is SO GOOD! Every single TITAN answerer Maddie's call, and they were all MAD at the man armed with a gun. Great job, Star!

He so did!! Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it! :D

I'm looking forward to marking it complete, and we've only got two short chapters left, both of which are written, so no more month-long waits!

I think it's wonderful your stories are so popular, Star! So, congratulations! Big hugs and I hope things are better for you now. By the way, I loved the art of Rodan and Maddie's first talk... and that art with Godzilla is funny.

Thank you! It blows my mind a little, and it makes me so grateful for all of you guys. It's a wonderful feeling, knowing people enjoy my stories.

I'd definitely say things are better now. I'm close to wrapping up the second of my two big projects, and I have another potential one coming up that I'll be legit excited for, so fingers crossed that I get it. I also actually just got my first ever real tattoo!!

Happy 2022, Star! I hoje you’re alright. This year got a very funny beginning to me and my family, making us laugh a lot (specially my mother and I). Again, happy 2022!

Happy 2022, friend! I'm doing pretty good so far! I'm glad you guys got some good chuckles out, that's always nice!

MY HEART!!! Aaaaawww, this is so cute! The sub part, swimming with Godzilla, the gifts, enjoying Christmas with her dad and her uncles and aunts, I'm sure Maddie is the happiest girl in the universe. I'm disappointed at Emma of course, not even a simple "hello". I got misty-eyed at the Andrew's life record part AND the shirt part. Big hugs to you, Star, from my mother and i. She asked me to tell you she wishes a peaceful and happy new year!

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I had a lot of fun figuring out what each person would give her.

Emma... has her reasons. They aren't good ones, mind you, but she was never going to be good in this AU to begin with.

The biggest of hugs to you, too, friend! Tell your mom thank you for me, and that I hope you guys also have a lovely new year!

Your allergies must be terrible, Star, I hope you get better soon! Oh, and take your time to write and post, you're going to win no matter how long it takes, I'm sure of it. No need to rush. Big hugs and lots of love!

They could be worse, so I'm very thankful on some counts. But, ugh, they're so bad. This is the first year of my entire life they've been so bad that I take medication every day, instead of just on days when they pop up. I can't wait for summer to be over, rip.

I'm nearing the end of both my projects, so I'm very excited about that! And thank you all for your outstanding patience! Hugs for everyone!! ❤️❤️❤️

I enjoyed the end of Bloodlines and hate Emma more than ever! It's so cute Maddie calling Godzilla and Mothra as Papa and Mama, and I am 100% fascinated with her having her very own flames. Though I feel sorry for Mark. Great work, Star!

Thank you, I’m glad! Yeah, Emma turned out to be pretty monstrous in this story. I didn’t initially plan for her to get so bad, even if it was an exaggerated dream, but I have no regrets!

I still feel bad for being so mean to Mark, because the poor dude didn’t deserve that. Then again: angst angst, baby!

It’s good to be able to take another WIP off my list!

I remember my parents took me to a party, a business party I think, when I was five and the only thing keeping me from asking to go home was the big, BIG aquarium full of beautiful fishes. If there was any other kid around, well, I was too busy looking at the fishes to notice. It was so cute when Andrew and Maddie talked with Jia using sign language, my heart just melted! I love it, Star!

That sounds lovely! I don't remember going to business parties or anything, but sometimes going to visit family was only tolerable because they had pets.

I'm glad you enjoyed that! I think all three of them deserve to have some friends in Monarch so they can exchange Titan stories and stuff when they get older.