#i didn't have THAT much commitment to The Bit™
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Liyah and KK Sister Dynamics HC's
Warning: cursing
Dialogue Color Code: KK, Liyah, Ice
Kinda short but ayee
(basically little sister KK, big sister Liyah 😊)
She's stealing Liyah's food most definitely
"Aye KK have you seen my chipotle?"
"...No."
"...Why is there rice on your cheeks? Nobody cooked rice today- Kamorea."
"I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T WANT IT!"
"WHY THE FUCK- bitch you're paying me back."
"I don't have the moneyyyy!!"
"Figure it out then."
Liyah is a decently early sleeper (like 10:30 the earliest) so uh... KK has ALOT of candid pics that she uses as memes in the gc
Aubrey: When I say I slept like a BABY last night....
Liyah: You and Aliyah was having fun huh 🤭
Aubrey: stfu
KK: Aubrey rn: *insert pic of Liyah sleeping*
Liyah: ...if u don't delete that rn istg
KK: hmmmmmmm no💙
Liyah: i hate you.
KK: oop not the punctuationnnn...love you too bookie 🤭
Liyah: 😒 Aubrey how bad would it be if i committed murder
Aubrey: honestly i support it
KK: AUBREY
KK is THEE biggest Liyah+Azzi truther Lizzi™ for short (yes KK did trademark it. deadass.)
"Soooo how are you and Azzi doing? Yall kiss yet??"
"Girl wtf- no..."
"Are you gonna?"
"Please leave me alone man."
"Aww trouble in paradise?"
*Liyah side eyes her*
"My bad girlie my bad."
EVERY SINGLE TIME Uconn mics KK up there are two people on the top of her hitlist: Ice and Liyah (free them)
"We back with another videoooo!!"
*in the background* "Oh God.."
*side eye* "ANYWHO let's go ask the people some questions. SO Icey Baby. Ice Cube if you will-"
*Ice side eyes tf outta her*
"....sassy much. Anyways what song are you listening to right now?" *leans the mic*
"Um Snooze by SZA."
"Ouuuuu I CAN'T LOSE WHEN IM WITH YOUUUU!! I like it I like it." *bolts over to Liyah*
"Heyyyy big sister!!" *purposefully looks down* "Or little sister..."
"Aight now what do you want?"
*looks at the camera* "You see how she treats me yall? Anyways...why did you eat the last of my pringles?"
"You literally told me to?"
"..."
"..."
"ANYWHO-"
KK will always drag Liyah into a tiktok dance. Liyah doesn't mind, but KK starts regretting it when Liyah starts making the dance even more complex
"Ouuu we could do it like this..."
"Liiiiiiiii PLEASE it's just a simple dance."
"But it could be SO much better. Let me cook dammit."
"Oh my fucking God." *throws hands up in surrender*
KK almost busted her ass once 😭
If Liyah is driving KK is GLUED to that passenger seat. She loves it there
"Hehe yeahhh I get aux." *shuffles music and plays God's Plan by Drake*
"Playing Drake during these trying times huh?"
*busts out laughing* "Don't blame me blame Apple!"
"Mhm.."
KK will always brag that she has scary big sister privileges and she's not wrong at ALL
*Aubrey and KK play fighting a bit TOO hard*
"Aye cut that shit out."
*Aubrey and KK IN SYNC* "Yes ma'am."
*cue Ice cracking up in the background*
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remembering i can draw my own characters: !!!
remembering i can MEME my own characters: !!!!!!
original under the cut :,) when your party's tank leaves and your cleric has the highest ac now...
( this is my beloved kithri ♡ they/them! )
#oc: kithri hilltopple#dungeons and dragons#d&d#dnd art#foxtrotsicrra.jpg#idk i make myself laugh.#also no i did not bother to research crossbow designs#i didn't have THAT much commitment to The Bit™
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No but I hate so much the fact that the amatonormative relationship hierarchy is so strong that romantic relationships are always referred to as More Than Friends™
If two friends seem to be forming a romantic relationship, it can't just be that the relationship is shifting into something a bit different, it is strictly More, and it's especially more not only compared to what the people involved had before, but it's also more than any other platonic relationship they hold. Other friends are expected to "know their place" in the relationship hierarchy despite sharing many more years of a connection with the people involved, because if the romantic relationship is More, then their platonic bond is Less, and it's just how it "should be" and if people get sad that their friend is isolating to their romantic partner only, restricted to only doing what they want to do, stopping speaking to them if their partner chooses so, leaving them behind all of a sudden because they are strictly Less Important, then they are actually ridiculous and should control their emotions because "of course you're less than their new partner"
And this then also translates to people not breaking off toxic, unhealthy or just simply incompatible due to life circumstances romantic relationships because then "they'll lose their partner". Because they already became More, so if they break it off, they'll become Less again and that's scary, and it can never be the same, because it's not just a simple shift where in many cases things don't even change that much, no, if they shift again they're essentially "breaking something sacred", something coveted, they're destroying the whole bond in every which way by Becoming Less. Not even getting into how society expects people to hate their ex-partners, or at the very least be very awkward about them, so people at large really cannot fathom the fact that maybe the change of relationship title was mostly just that and didn't change the dynamic so drastically that changing it back to "just" friends also wouldn't shake the foundations of the interpersonal bond at all. No, if they shake things up, they'll irrevocably lose their partner, they can never talk the same again, they can't share a laugh, they can't coexist as they did because now they're Less
And how this also impacts how people from outside claim to know more about the nature of a relationship than the people in it. Because "You're acting like More", "You can't really think that you're Just friends", "Look at them, 'Just Friends' don't do that, what they have is Deeper, it's More" or on the other side "You don't act like More, how can you say that you're partners? That's not a Real Relationship"
This devalues all types of relationships. People aren't allowed to put the title they want on it themselves. If you want something that's not either like a QPR you're breaking every rule and "actually it's Just a Friendship" or "actually you're just scared to call it romantic because you gave commitment issues but it is". And the people who buy into the More and Deeper can get so wrapped up in that ONE bond being More Than Any Other, that if it breaks, they've isolated themselves into it and pushed their friends away for so long that not it actually became the One Bond they had left
It damages Everyone
#every day I find 50 things about amatonormativity I wanna scream about to my friends#but they just plainly wouldn't get it#aro#aromantic#kitsu rambles#amatonormativity#aroace#it harms everyone. all the time#we need more relationship anarchy
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could i request a SFW anton alphabet thing? 💗💗
# SFW ALPHABET ; ANTON edition.
𖦹 bf!anton x fem!reader | fluff | bf au
𖦹 note ; thanks for requesting anon!! <3 + requests are CLOSED !
A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)
The A in Anton stands for Affectionate™. He won't be crazy on the PDA, but he'll always be holding your hand whenever he can, randomly pretending to bite your shoulder (iykyk), and playing with your hair.
B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)
Both of you would need each other to survive. He helps you to keep your life in check while you help him speak up when he's far too shy, even if it's just ordering at your local Subway's. The friendship would start from being assigned on an assignment together, because Anton is too much of an introvert to make friends directly.
C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)
He loves to cuddle! There's nothing he loves more than just being in your arms and having you around him. Even though he's ridiculously tall, he loves being the little spoon.
D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)
Anton seems like the kinda guy who would only want to live together if you guys were engaged or married, so probably only later on in your relationship. He's not the best at cooking, but he's great at cleaning. Be it folding the laundry or scrubbing the toilet, consider it done and dusted.
E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)
LOTS of tears. But Anton would be straightforward with it, and break it to you simply and respectfully that he wants to call it quits.
F = Fiancé (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)
Anton takes commitment very seriously. He seems like a date to marry type of guy, and he definitely commits to your relationship 100%. He won't rush marriage, and only propose when he knows the both of you are ready for it.
G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)
Anton created gentleness. He treats you so delicately and with so much love, and he's always there for you with open arms.
H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it?)
He loves them. He does it whenever he can, because he just likes being in contact with you physically so much.
I = I love you (How fast do they say the L-word?)
It's gonna take a while for Anton to tell you he loves you. That doesn't mean that he doesn't, he's just really shy about it.
J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when they’re jealous?)
He doesn't get jealous easily, because he trusts you and your relationship a lot. But there will be times where seeing you laugh at Sohee's jokes a bit too much for his liking leaves him to sulk alone for at least two hours, arms folded and being petty until you make it up to him with kisses.
K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)
Anton's kisses would be so so so so soft... They would be so gentle and so full of love every time. He likes to kiss you on your lips and your shoulder, and he likes it when you kiss him on the cheek.
L = Little ones (How are they around children?)
He's great around children! He gets along really well with them, always making them laugh at the silly faces he makes and takes care of them with full attention.
M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)
Anton's a morning person, so he'd be very productive. He'll greet you every day at six in the morning with a soft kiss to the cheek before going off to start his day.
N = Night (How are nights spent with them?)
Lots of skinship! His social battery would run out by night, and he just wants to be around his favorite person (aka you) and make up for any lost time if he didn't get to spend the day with you. It's as if he's glued to you by the hip, following after you wherever you go just to kiss and hug you whenever he can.
O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)
It would take quite some time for Anton to open up. He'll tell you all the lighthearted and basic stuff of course, but he needs some time to open up about his deepest darkest secrets.
P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)
Anton has 99.99% patience. He's very emotionally intelligent, so if anything were to upset him, he would manage it in a really mature way where no one gets hurt.
Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)
Anton would remember everything about you. From your usual coffee order to your birth story, he will remember anything you tell him. You're one of the best things that ever happened to him, and he wants to remember each and every thing about you.
R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)
Definitely when the both of you went out on a first date. The moment Anton felt the strong connection between the both of you, it made his heart skip a beat, a small smile on his face.
S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you?)
Anton's very protective. He's always looking out for you, willing to pick you up wherever you are instead of letting you take a cab or public transport home because it's far too dangerous. He follows the sidewalk rule strictly, and he always wears a jacket when you wear short skirts so he can help you cover up on the escalator or while sitting.
T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)
He would put his entire soul into these things. He prefers making handmade gifts for you, because they're just so much more meaningful. So be prepared for scrapbooks he made himself on your birthday and jewelry he learned to make on your anniversary. He has a personalized list for his everyday tasks, making sure he always gets his share done.
U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)
He doesn't talk sometimes. It makes you think he's mad, but he just doesn't want to talk somedays. You don't really mind, but it can get frustrating sometimes. He's working on it.
V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)
Very. Anton takes great care of his skin, and he works hard in the gym in hopes to buff up. But at the end of the day, he just wants to stay healthy so he can be around you for as long as he physically can.
W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)
If it was for a short period of time, then no. But if it was for a long period of time, like several days or weeks due to school or work purposes, he would question his will to live. The whole world would be so boring and mundane to him without you.
X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)
Anton's very romantic. And not the textbook kind of romantic with roses and chocolates. He takes each and every detail about you and plans the most personalised and sweetest dates and gifts for you. It surprises you every time.
Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldn’t like, either in general or in a partner?)
He HATES it when people affect his productivity. He's a organized person, so he hates it when his plans get ruined. He doesn't mind if others are unproductive or lazy, he just doesn't want his plans to get ruined. Especially if they're for something really important.
Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?)
He's a chaotic deep sleeper. He'll turn and roll around a lot in his sleep, and you often wake up to find that he's made you his personal bolster in his sleep.
© anton-luvr, 2023.
#riize#riize fics#riize fluff#riize reactions#riize anton#anton riize#kpop fics#kpop fluff#riize icons
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THE KNITTING SAGA BUT HERMES IS A DUMMY
previously: part 1 part 2 part 3
m'kay, so, we've talked about Athena & Telemachus' issues. now let's touch on Hermes, because a Diva™ like him deserves his own post. and also because this had been sitting in my notes for so long i've genuinely forgot about it (i'd say that it's what translating a musical does to you, but honestly my attention span is just shit)
now, as much as I love Soft Boi!Hermes, I even more so love prankster Hermes who doesn't really recognize personal boundaries or the meaning of 'too far'. he's the guy who'll commit to the bit so far, he'll commit mass murder with a Tee-Hee and genuinely wonder what has got everyone so upset.
kid!Telemachus, holding a cup of poison: grandpa, are you sure it's a good idea? I'm scared…
Hermes, laughing his ass of in the corner: of course in sure, champ! it'll be hilarious! good ol' game of Ithacean Roulette! now dump it into the wine, let's see who we'll get this time!
at the same time, he's not selfish. he's very keen on doing things for people he likes, and he cares enough to know when someone is distressed. he, as a god, is just so removed from traditional human morality that casual acts of cruelty are perfectly acceptable to him, while, for example, breaking an oath is a horrible sin.
think blue and orange morality stuff.
telemachus, outraged: …murdered his own family, can you imagine?
hermes, equally outraged: I know, right? he gave a blood oath and broke it! disgusting!
telemachus: why is that your only concern?!
but don't worry, helping to raise Telemachus and hanging around the same people consistently makes a real boy outta him gives him enough time and insight into humanity to start understand mortals better, and, as consequence, adopt some of their values.
especially the concept of spousal loyalty. Hermes is a patron god of thieves, and at the time taking someone's wife was viewed as an act of theft (because women were property, yeeesh). which is why to him Penelope's situation was less of a tragedy and more of "well, my dumbass great-grandson Odysseus should've seen it coming. snooze you lose! ¯_(ツ)_/¯"
that is, until he gets to know her better. and suddenly she's not a prize to be won or a challenge to conquer. she's a smart, capable person that commands respect from anyone who's got a shred of self-awareness. she's got gentle hands, and a radiant smile, and a spine of steel. Penelope looked Hermes dead in the eyes and told him serenely to keep being a good influence on her son, she does not deserve to be reduced to a token and given away to the highest bidder.
hermes, initially: well, penelope's a rich, gorgeous, basically single queen. I'd steal her too if she was my type.
hermes, 10 years later: she's the smartest, ballsiest human woman i've ever met and if she only wants her Ugly Ass Groom then she'll fucking stay single until he comes back.
unfortunately for everyone else, Hermes cannot step in to protect her, because Zeus and Poseidon are both pissed at Odysseus already, and if either of them notices Hermes (and Athena) interfering with mortals on Ithaca, they might take it as an invitation to follow suit, and then it'll be Troy Story 2: Electric Boogaloo.
so he stays his hand, and hangs around Telemachus discreetly, mostly posing as a human. for a god of liars, he's surprisingly bad at blending in for long periods of time. Hermes thinks he's an awesome conspirator. meanwhile little Telemachus didn't even realise it was a secret.
the only people who don't know that [insert alias] is a god in disguise are the suitors, who are notoriously either too stupid, too overconfident or too drunk to connect the dots. the exception is Antinous who pretends to be oblivious and makes sure the gods don't see him as a threat to their beloved little pup (otherwise he'd have killed the prince long ago).
the suitors, however, unanimously agree that they hate this weird annoying stranger, and try to get rid of him in increasingly elaborate ways, from poison to stabbing to wild animals to dropping pots on his head.
spoiler alert: it doesn't work.
hermes, next day: *comes back every morning like nothing had happened, whistling cheerily*
suitors: WHY WON'T YOU DIE?!
eventually Antinous convinces them to give up so they don't piss off Hermes.
years pass, Telemachus grows. Athena teaches him strategy and arts of war. Aeolus gradually comes out of the hiding and becomes the resident lovable comic relief side character. and Hermes? he teaches the kid all the good stuff.
and it's not just lying, okay? (though it's a signific significant part if it) music, diplomacy, geography, street smarts, some history. he's a worldly god, had observed and been a part of countless cultures. above all else, he knows people. he may not really understand them, but he knows how to get what he wants from them, how to find common ground and how to spin things to get along with practically anyone.
and girls. Hermes helps Telemachus with girls.
because he's the cool uncle figure that Telemachus admires, the kid trusts him enough to ask the god for advice when he starts growing older and gets his first crush in his early teens.
and, on one hand, Hermes is ecstatic. on the other one…
telemachus, blushing and stuttering: there's a girl I met, she's so pretty, and cool, and, and, and how do I talk to her, do I just come up and say hi, but what if sh-
hermes: …
hermes: *blue screen of death*
hermes: MY BABY-
it's the first time he truly starts to grasp how short the kid's life will be. because in the blink of an eye he turned from a newborn to an adolescent, and soon enough he'll have his own family, and Odysseus had become a king himself at this age, and he's not ready it can't be this he can't just grow old and die
so anyway, he pushes the thought aside and pretends it never came up at all (because that always works, and bottling shit up never blows up in anyone's face, right, Athena?)
he gives lots of advice, from useless macho stuff to golden nuggets like "be yourself" and "show her respect". and, of course, he cheers from the sidelines, hiding 'inconspicuously'.
and it goes surprisingly well. the girl appears to find Telemachus' awkward attempts at flirting sweet and charming, and the boy is on the cloud nine.
but Hermes isn't. because, unlike the prince, his judgment isn't clouded by a puppy crush and he can see that the girl is actually a lying bitch, who's playing Telemachus like a fiddle, hoping to become the next queen of Ithaca. and he won't stand for it.
except Telemachus, for some reason, doesn't seen thrilled when Hermes tells him to dump the girl. he flat out refuses to believe that, because love is blind and so are sheltered insecure teenage boys.
so Hermes, in his infinite wisdom, decides to prove to his naive little charge once and for all that the girl is just using him and doesn't actually love him. now, what's the first example of true selfless love from a woman that comes to mind to the god who had spent the last few years hanging out with the royal family of Ithaca? right, Penelope. and the one thing that characterises Penelope is her unconditional loyalty, even into the face of countless threats and temptations.
hermes, to himself: so, if I show the kid that the bitch will leave him as soon as she finds better prospects, he will definitely admit I was right all along! and dump her! it's a perfect, easy, foolproof plan! I am so smart! what could possibly go wrong!
another spoiler alert: everything goes wrong.
the girl does happily jump into his arms as soon as he hints that he's a god/demi-god/just a cooler prince or something. she does it right in front of Telemachus, in fact, so there's no way he'd be able to deny the obvious.
on the bright side, Hermes immediately outs her as a lying bitch and publicly shames her, embarrassing her family and ruining her prospects of marriage and causing her to suffer for the rest of her life ('disproportionate revenge'? what's that?).
on the down side, for some unfathomable reason, Telemachus doesn't seem very grateful??? what???????
hermes: and so, AS ALWAYS, I was right.
telemachus:
hermes: but please, hold your applause!
telemachus:
hermes: I did it all for you, out of the goodness of my heart!
telemachus:
hermes: and please, don't apologize! you were wrong, I get it! no need to-
telemachus: *bitch slaps his smug face and runs away, hurt and betrayed*
hermes: *shocked pikachu face*
thing is, Hermes doesn't understand what he did wrong. in his mind he did a rather good deed: showed the liar's true colors, and spared the kid a lot of heartache down the line. he doesn't understand the feelings of betrayal from having someone he trusts explicitly outing him as a naive fool in front of everyone he ever dreamed of earning respect from. doesn't get the pain of having been cast aside by someone he liked in favor of a god, with whom he could never compete. can't imagine living in the shadow of someone he had never even known and being constantly reminded of all the ways he's lacking.
telemachus: I'm not a stupid child, hermes. I could've handled it.
hermes: but you didn't listen to me, maybe you'd have never seen it on your own-
telemachus: and maybe I would've. maybe I would've had the opportunity to find out myself, and maybe I would've learned from it, but you never gave me that choice, did you?! did you think i'm that dumb?!
hermes: oh, come on, kid, you're not dumb-
telemachus: THEN WHY DO YOU TREAT ME LIKE I AM?! WHY DON'T YOU EVER TRUST ME?!
aaaaand there's the core issue. Telemachus had spent his whole life being babied at best and looked down upon at worst. constantly compared to Odysseus and his more vicious peers, always shielded from making tough decisions and proving himself. he feels like he will never amount to anything, because no one ever lets him really try. as soon as it looks like he's going to make a mistake, someone (usually Athena, Aeolus or Hermes) swoops in and 'fixes' everything for him, just like they used to do when he was an accident-prone toddler. which he isn't anymore.
and Hermes doesn't understand that. to him, ten years is basically nothing. the kid can't have changed that much in ten years. because if he did, then he'll change a lot in the next ten years, and the next, and very soon he won't change anymore, because ten years are nothing and so are human livespans.
ten years are nothing, because to admit otherwise would force Hermes to face the fact that Telemachus, no matter how precious, is just as mortal as any other human. which amounts to basically losing him already. and Hermes can't.
he held that boy as an infant. he fed him, helped to teach him walk and talk and make silly faces. he can't lose this child to time, the one thing even gods can't really protect humans from.
Penelope finds Hermes sitting on her balcony with the most human expression on his face she'd ever seem him wear. he's lost, and confused, and full of regrets, and kind of terrified. in that aspect, he reminds her painfully of her husband.
hermes, mumble: he's growing older
penelope, sighing: I know
hermes: he's not a baby anymore
penelope: believe me, I know
hermes: but... what do I do now???
penelope: you let it happen. not much else you can do.
she talks him through it.
hermes, rambling: but I will lose him. I'll lose him if he grows old and dies. this is why I don't get attached to mortals, you die too soon. he can't die now.
penelope: he's not going to die now. he'll become the king first, he will find a good wife and have children and grandchildren. he will become great, greater that I and his father could ever dream of. and he'll be happy. don't you want to see that?
hermes: I do, but- I don't want him to grow up!
penelope: then you finally know the biggest joy and the deepest pain of parenthood.
it doesn't fix his fear. doesn't fix his pain, either. but it does help fix his attitude.
because she's right. Telemachus is growing old, and he can't shelter and protect the boy forever. soon he'll become a man, then an elder. and there's nothing Hermes can do about it, short of dragging the prince to Olympus and begging Zeus to grant him immortality, which will never work.
Hermes and Telemachus make up, of course. the latter knows, deep down, that the former is just trying to take care of him. they make up and forget the fight - at least, the boy does.
Hermes will always remember.
and he will count every day, every wrinkle, every grey hair.
the joy and pain of parenthood indeed.
#the knitting saga au#epic#epic the musical#greek gods#greek mythology#headcanon#hermes#telemachus#penelope#we only have one greek god of emotional intelligence and that is hestia#the rest are fucked lmao rip#there was supposed to be more eldricth horror grandpa hermes#but i'm way more into angst#empty nest syndrom is real and ruthless#“(s)he steals my mascara and all of my dates”#selena beauregard 🤝 telemachus of ithaca#penelope is a saint and a badass#but more onto that at a later date again#also#hurt/comfort#found family#in case someone finds this 8 years later and gets into the mood you're free to add whatever onto the headcanon train#cause even I don't know where i'm going with these and I rarely post anyway#translating epic is taking way too much time#not that i'm complaining#I love my work#two things to add that I forgot to tag before:#1: if you spot the reference - it's intentional#2: everyone but the suitors know hermes is a god; especially servants#and they all collectively choose to ignore that because they Are Not Paid Enough To Deal With That™
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okay so i've never requested a platonic fic before, but if you're interested, i'd love to see a best friend!jake seresin x platonic!reader! i dunno anything fluff or just silliness with the guy :)
like when i think about being friends with him, i acknowledge 100% that he is a CertifiedPrettyBoy™ but he's just not my type 😭
but yeah, platonic!jake seresin x fem!reader please :)) i could see sarcasm thrown at him from reader and him spinning it into one of his flirting bits
I was super excited about this request because I'm ace and I love platonic/best friend fics so much.
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"What do we need for fondue?" Jake asked, leaning against the basket of your shopping cart, flexing his arms when a woman walked passed, looking over at him and smiling. You rolled your eyes, you should have known that going shopping for game day would've been easier by yourself. Although you hated driving and Jake was always happy to drive. And brave the absolute headache that was Trader Joes on a Saturday.
"Broccoli, some kind of bread, apples, sausage..." You read over the list that you had unfolded on top of a bag of bagels. You looked up from the list to see him looking behind him, still following the same woman, "Seresin, I swear to god-"
"I'm paying attention darling," he joked, turning back and smiling at you.
"You are not paying attention," you replied, "but I will pretend that you are. What do you wanna get?"
"Hmm," he hummed meaningfully before standing up straight, "broccoli, apples, sausage."
"You just want me to have to go back over to the bread cause you know I hate that lady," you muttered.
"I think you come here too often if you have a literal vendetta against a woman stocking shelves," he replied, "but also, I saw the guy with the kids headed to the veggies and I don't want you to commit murder over a bag of tiny trees."
"A true american hero Hangman," you laughed, turning the cart in the opposite direction.
The first time you met Jake Seresin he'd been out with some friends at the bar you worked at and he'd laid on the charm, pleasantly surprised but unbothered that you weren't interested. From there, something of a strange friendship developed and eventually evolved into him moving in with you when he officially moved to the area and didn't wanna live on base. The whole thing worked out better than you ever imagined that it would, mostly because he was the first roommate you didn't actively hate. You even did things you weren't entirely excited to do, like host Super Bowl parties for his friends.
"Look at this!" Jake interrupted your stare down with the bread shelves, trying to decide between the ciabatta and the french loaves. When you turned he was holding a chocolate cake shaped like a heart, "for Valentines."
"I have a date," you reminded him.
"On Valentines?" He asked, looking down at the cake and then back at you.
"Yeah remember, I told you? I literally put it on the calendar."
"Then we can have it the day before." He insisted, putting it in the cart.
"On Galentine's day?"
"More like Pal-entines day."
"Ehh," you cringed and laughed when he rolled his eyes at you. "Did you get everything?"
"Yeah, and that girl's number too," he smiled, waving his phone at you.
"Naturally," you replied, "hey maybe you can share the cake with her."
Jake shook his head, "first date on Valentines? Yikes," he said and then, "you aren't going on a first date on Valentines are you?"
"No...it's like our third date." You replied, "I've literally detailed both previous dates."
"Yeah and you still haven't told me, your nearest and dearest friend, who it is you're going out with," Jake pointed out. He was right, obviously. You hadn't mentioned who you had been dating. You were usually too transparent with each other and you wanted to tell him it was just that...it was someone he knew and if things didn't go well or fizzled out or anything, you didn't want Jake to feel like he needed to get involved. You loved him and he was your best friend but sometimes he went into older brother mode and you didn't need him thinking he needed to fix something or move something along that didn't need to be fixed or moved along.
"I will...but not right now, when we're supposed to be grocery shopping," you replied.
Jake stuck his tongue out at you and grabbed the grocery list from the cart, scanning over the items you hadn't crossed out yet, "does this guy like football?"
"Why would that matter?" You asked, grabbing the ciabatta bread finally and putting it in your cart, "I don't like football."
"Don't like football?" He practically laughed out loud as he said it, "darling you were literally screaming at the TV during play-offs."
"Um," you dragged out the 'm' as you shot him a skeptical look, feigning disbelief at his claim, "I don't remember that."
"I definitely remember that. Coyote as my witness, I have never seen someone that excited about football outside my dad," he replied. "Hey, it's not Coyote is it?"
"What's not Coyote?"
"This guy you're dating."
"It is not Coyote," you replied, "I promise you will be the first to know if I feel like it's definitely going somewhere...and it won't be Coyote."
"Just checking."
You rolled your eyes, taking back the grocery list from him, "grocery shopping Hangman, grocery shopping."
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I'm like a hundred words into the next chapter of Sincerity is Rock, Actually and I'm reminded if some comments I received and conversations I had back in April about the way I write Ryo. Specifically, about how strong my characterization of her is.
It confused me.
Don't get me wrong, I was happy everyone liked the way I wrote her, but I didn't understand why the people I talked to insisted my Ryo was different.
At the time, I wasn't familiar with the fanfic scene for Bocchi the Rock. Even now, I'd say I'm still not very familiar with it—but at least I've read a dozen or so fics since that time. I think I kinda understand the difference now?
The biggest thing I've seen is how a lot of Ryo's unleasant traits are toned down. She's less of an asshole; she's more emotive; she's more talkative; and most importantly, she thinks about how her actions affect other people and seems to adjusts her behavior accordingly.
No, stop that! She's a judgemental elitist with a permanent bitch face who borrows money from people without paying them back. Writing Ryo like she's a decent human being with a working concept of action and consequence removes the most interesting point of tension to her characterization: the fact that she can be so unpleasant while still being Ride or Die for her friends. You lose so much by sanding down those rough edges.
This sanding down of Ryo is also the reason I find myself not feeling as strongly for many of the shippy fics involving her. Ryo being such an asshole that you question why people are friends with her informs a lot of the friendships she does have.
Bocchi is a doormat who Ryo takes advantage of, but they also have An Understanding™ because of their mutual respect for the other's musicianship and a shared experience with being alone and unable/unwilling express their feelings to other people. Bocchi is willing to accept Ryo's worse qualities because… well, frankly, it's because she's desperate for friends. However! The other reason is because Ryo understands her, and will engage with her loneliness and negative feelings in a way that basically no one else in the cast is willing or able to engage.
Kita is infatuated with Ryo's coolness and uncompromising commitment to the bit—which, again, Ryo takes advantage of. From the other direction, Ryo respects Kita Go-Getter attitude and willingness to actually put in the work to get better at guitar—it's just that she's completely unable or unwilling to express that respect. Despite that, I get the sense that Kita still feels Ryo's respect on some level, and it makes her feel valued enough that her infatuation with Ryo never really goes away.
And finally, there's Nijika, who I went on a whole spiel about in chapter 2 of Sincerity is Rock, Actually, which I'll copy-paste here.
Honestly, Nijika's acceptance of Ryo's worst qualities is so fascinating for their dynamic. She's not trying to "fix" Ryo—and the fact that she isn't seems to be something Ryo is aware of. And even more fascinating is that, despite knowing that Nijika does very little to stop her, I don't really think Ryo tries to take advantage of Nijika the same way she would try with others. I'm not sure whether this is because Ryo rationalized a reason Nijika would be off limits or because Nijika gave her reasons. Regardless, it leaves them with a strange sense of equal footing that I find appealing.
All of these relationships lose a quality to them when Ryo isn't constantly trying to take advantage of people.
Though, I suppose I'm focusing too much on the Ryo-being-an-asshole part, since it's not like those tendencies would be relevant in every story. What is relevant is Ryo's lack of emotional intelligence.
I mentioned earlier that Ryo's flat affect is one of those things that are toned down often in fics. It's not nearly as toned down as the asshole aspects, but it's still different enough that I noticed it.
The difference, I've found, is that people seem to write Ryo's stoicism as either:
A. Ryo deliberately holding back her emotions,
B. Ryo simply not feeling her emotions that strongly,
or lastly, C. some combination of the above two.
C feels the most correct of the options I listed, and is also relatively common in the fics I've read, but I also feel like it's incomplete. It misses an important aspect in that I don't think Ryo actually understands emotions in general. Like, at all.
Think about it: Ryo doesn't feel most of her emotions very strongly. Whatever emotions she does feel stongly, she doesn't understand, so she pushes them out of her mind and doesn't express them—at least not outside of music. In doing so, she creates the outward appearance of stoicism, which her peers find her cool, thus reinforcing the behavior.
Sounds about right for Ryo, right? Wanna know how that reads to me?
Ryo is a teenaged boy—or at least she acts like one.
Like, it's so obvious to me! The commitment to the bit; the emotional constipation; even the general assholery! From the moment I first watched the show, Ryo always felt so "teenaged boy"-coded. She reminded me of a bunch of friends I had back when I was studying at an all-boys highschool.
Which also explains why, of all the fics I've read, the ones where Ryo is a trans girl were the ones most similar to how I would write her. Because of course they would be! Trans!Ryo writers obviously understand the teenaged boy-like aspects of Ryo. The difference seems to be that trans!Ryo writers want to distance Ryo from those aspects while I lean harder into them.
So, to conclude this post, let me answer the question that confounded me at the start: what makes the way I write Ryo different from others?
My Ryo is an asshole
My Ryo doesn't feel most emotions strongly. When she does feel them strongly, she doesn't understand them. To avoid confusion, she shoved those emotions aside and doesn't think about or express them.
My Ryo is basically a teenaged boy who is a girl.
Does that make sense?
#redlerred7 writes#do I tag this with the fandom? fuck it sure#Bocchi the Rock!#Ryo Yamada#fanfiction
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i keep thinking about my Dsaf and Fnaf crossover. specifically, in regards to Charlotte Emily and how she’d react to the Dsaf cast.
like, my version of her has been through some shit. a Lot of shit.
she was murdered on her twelfth birthday by a man she considered her uncle. she was left in an alley, dying alone. she was forced to watch her friends die and not be able to do Anything to save them. she spent decades just trying to find a way to free them all and put them to rest.
she's gone through so much.
and i think that'd make her interactions with the Dsaf Cast very interesting:
i feel like she'd try and comfort Dee to the best of her ability. she knows, from experience, how horrible of a job that it is to basically be the guardian of the souls. mix that in with the fact that Dee is basically half her age...it saddens her, makes her concerned for what this poor child has been forced to witness. add onto to that, the fact that Charlie's only had to do that for eleven children, while Dee's been forced to do this for dozens upon dozens...what on Earth has this six-year-old witnessed?
she sees Jack doing what she's also been tasked with: save the souls, put them to rest. she sees a man with a tired look in his eyes, reminding her of Michael, and she can't help but feel sympathy for him. from what she saw with Dee...it seems the universe they came from was rather hectic. maybe she'd give him encouragement. she's seen an older brother, desperate to fix his mistakes and free his siblings, even if it would cost him his own life in the end. this is hard work, after all. she would know.
i feel like she'd get along with Dave. she sees a version of Uncle Will who was willing to fix his mistakes, like, legitimately trying. she's always sensed William's regret, but he'd never admit it. he'd rather have Cassidy kill him over and over than admit that he'd done anything wrong. it's almost...refreshing, in a sense, to see some version of him willing to fix things. she'd be a bit wary, obviously...but he's got...okay-ish vibes.
Henry, however, she despises with a passion. a man who shares her father's name, who's committed utter atrocities, slaughtering more people than William could've ever dreamed to. she'd either flat out refuse to even speak to him, or she'd attempt to kill him where he stands. because, fuck, even William had his restraints! he knew when to stop. he, at some point, knew that he had to stop killing kids. sure, after becoming Springtrap, he had much fewer Murder Restraints, but even then he could hold himself back. Henry Miller?
her main question is, if he even had restraints to begin with, when did he lose them? 'cause they clearly vanished at some point.
Peter, i think, she'd let him vent. she understands.
she understands what it's like to beat yourself up over not being able to save your loved ones.
everyone else, i'm not too sure of. i think she'd see some of Cassidy in Blackjack. she'd hear about Blackjack dragging Henry to the Void and immediately think about Cassidy. given. y'know. They Dragged William Into Ultimate Custom Night Hell™.
i just like thinking about how (my versions of) the Fnaf Main Cast would react to the Dsaf Main Cast.
Charlie My Beloved <3
(another fun fact that's gonna be angsty as hell: Marionn, my version of the Fnaf Puppet, was basically built to be Charlie's Robot. she had a Big hand in their creation. she loved it. Dee's Puppet, however, as we know, was built to contain her soul, because henry didn't want to deal with the Consequences Of His Actions (Dee causing chaos because of her murder). do you think she'd be jealous? that Charlie's robot vessel was originally built with love in mind, while hers was built only to trap her further? just some fun food for thought for y'all :))
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PRAXIE'S SUPER AWESOME SUPER COOL THEORY ABOUT DANIEL BEING IN THE MOB:
because the where the magic awakens discord server seemed to vibe with it, and it's like. a little bit funny.
SPOILERS MAY BE PRESENT! PROCEED WITH CAUTION!
as the title says, i thought up a crack theory about the Pages being previously part of / in charge of / otherwise involved in a mob. here is the thought process for how my adhd crack led me down this path:
1.) the headline of the muggle news paper and what it implies
note that the headline is "The Bloody Pages" headlines during the turn of the century were more dramatic, news headlines i've seen are more straight forward if the perpatrators aren't well known. for example: "Father-Son Duo: Mass Heist, Mass Murder" would be what i would expect if the Pages were largely unknown. but they are specifically references by their last name implying the family itself is pretty infamous for this kind of thing. and while i can't quite ascertain this, dad Page and bro Page look like they're dressed in that sort of 20th century gangster style in their picture of them getting arrested: dark coat, dark vest instead of looking like run in the mill burglars with skii masks.
2.) the gravity of their crimes
it's implied that along with a heist, they've committed mass murder. this implies to me that if they killed that much people in one sitting, they either had other people with them OR it was just the two of them but they had firepower, and since this is the UK and not the US, purchasing guns has stricter regulations, especially guns that are something like AK-47s? with the intent of doing harm? the chances are they'll sniff you out.
this to me implies either: they had the power and influence to rally up goons OR they had the money and contacts to smuggle arms
3.) this partially explains kaleena and esme's thing
starting with kaleena, not only does it partially explain her infamy in the wizarding world (imagine, a wizard not only doing magic in front of muggles/to harm muggles but being in a muggle mob?) it also coincides with gridley calling her a world class criminal. maybe she was more underground before marrying daniel's dad, but ended up coming up on the surface as she became more involved in the mob, whichever path, it makes it clear she has experience in criminality
for esme, it explains the "knows more than she lets on" thing she has going on: she knows of her mother's involvement in the mob, but since she was definitely still underage, we can say she was kept farther from it. she probably hasn't seen anything firsthand, but she knows what she knows. we could also say that in general aside from their older brother, the Page kids were kept far away from gang business for there safety: making it so daniel didn't know about the mob
4.) shit i highkey made up but listen that's what you're here for
so then, if kaleena was in the mob, we could say that maybe by the time she had daniel, she decided to be less involved in the frontlines to stay with the kids more since they're a huge vulnerability bc they're in a mob and presumably have a few enemies, but also bc she probably genuinely cared for them. making it so she's very close with daniel, which could explain the strength of daniel's later denial
then we could say that, by the time dad Page and bro Page get arrested, she's old and she's rusty with her magic, since she's been spending most of her time taking care of the kids for a few years, explaining why she gets caught despite being a "world class criminal". but then all daniel would know is his father and brother are the big bad, and his mom just loved them so much she tried to break them out. and since he was still very young, we can say that esme didn't want to tell him the truth bc you try telling your 5 year old brother both of your currently incarcerated parents, one of which is he is very attached to, were mobsters.
and because he's got a whole complex about it by the present time, having The Talk™ with him is even more complicated, especially when esme herself is presumably only somewhere aroumd 17-19 years old and has to juggle taking care of daniel and her own personal struggles brought on by the arrest of her parents
5.) but why doesn't daniel know about the mob in the present time?
could be that he knows his parents are in a mob but doesn't say it bc his whole thing is getting bullied for crimes his family did and he'd rather not pour gasoline on a house on fire, and is under the belief that his mother was there against her will OR that his mother wasn't involved at all, bar her trying to break dad Page and bro Page put of jail.
and thats my delulu corkboard crack theory on why daniel's family is part of the mob. thank you 🚶
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Helllelloello!
I don't have too many headcanons, but I do think etho and Joel definitely stalked each other's social media after the breakup lol. Well as much social media etho might have at leasf.
What do you think about swedish beams, and the implications for boat boys lol honestly I would just like to know what u think of swedish beanss.
Big fan of the fic™
Welcome back anon! Glad to see I didn't scare you off with my paragraph and thank you for a headcanon of your own about Fic™. I totally agree, they definitely made burner accounts to stalk each other's profiles even though they're over each other and don't care what the other person is doing or who they're seeing (liars). Etho, with his little to no presence online, definitely posted more after the breakup just to seem extra fine.
As for swedishbeans, I find them hilarious; no notes. I think Iskall himself put it best, he doesn't know Joel that well so everything he does is just ten times funnier. He just decided one day that he was going to be insane about Joel and committed to it 110%. Even though Joel is...lets just say standoffish by the bit, both Iskall and him know that Joel will do anything if it's for humour.
It's soap opera levels of story and drama and it's even funnier that it's basically completely one sided. From the mail spam, to the "breakup", to the rebound to Jimmy, to just being crazy on Twitter and his own comment section. Hell, he's making a love tunnel for Joel just to show him how *over* Joel he is. Iskall is just so funny, watching some of his second channel videos/vods have been an absolute treat (and apparently Joel was a fan of his content before joining hermitcraft so take that as you will). At one point during stream Iskall was like "What does Etho have that I don't?" and his entire chat was giving him reasons that he just agreed with.
So yeah. I hope he keeps doing the pathetic, obsessive "ex" bit even if it's just for a little while longer.
#my fic <3#swedishbeans#iskall85#The tunnel is a secret tho so shhhh#No one tell Joel he has ears everywhere#Ramblings
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EDITED [ Canon & AU ] This has likely been asked before, but I got curious, soooo...
'Older sibling' MC is either:
a) tired of having to clean up after the "kids" but would never actually hurt the Soul Riders in any way. More likely to bicker and less likely to have heart-to-heart convos. Usually awkward with emotions and more likely to keep physical contact minimal but will be there when needed.
b) the more warm, guiding force who offers advice and a shoulder to cry on when times get rough. More comfortable with physical affection & showing emotions. More or less the Mom Friend™.
'Younger sibling' MC on the other hand:
a) is a bit more naive and tends to look up to the Soul Riders and tries to be like them.
b) tries to prove their worth to the Soul Riders, but usually needs to be saved due to MC's inexperience.
[ And just to clarify: sibling = sibling-figure; not real siblings. ]
[ Also; I personally am the oldest of 3 so apologies for lack of elaboration on the 'younger sibling' part... ]
/neg is a "I want nothing to do with you" and more akin to MC feeling surrounded by toxic, gaslighting narcissists and wants to get out.
/NEG is the more visceral hatred that would make MC commit things that should never be committed, and would likely make them a villain.
[ edit: Just to make it clear that I'm in no way shape or form calling the Soul Riders toxic here. I wrote these from viewing the MC as an unreliable narrator and mainly based on an AU pov that isn't 100% true to the canon. I'm also aware that the Soul Riders are just as much the 'victims' as the MC is when it comes to the Keepers. I also made this poll with the idea of not everyone in this fandom being fond of the Soul Riders in mind. Not that there even are that many cases of it on here on Tumblr when compared to, say, Instagram/TikTok/Reddit. ]
If you pick '???' I'd like to know what it is. :3 Please enlighten me!
Or if it's a combination of different options, too!
#star stable#ssoblr#this is my first poll so I'm sorry if it's a bit all over the place#edit: added more information and did my best to clarify some things#I was also sick with a cold when I made this poll so I made this pretty much in a hurry; thus the not well articulated points on my end...#I also have the writing and articulating skills of a 5th grader so I apologize if things don't make much sense.
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Todays rip: 15/02/2024
Corridors of Vine
Season 6
Featured on: SiIvaGunner's Highest Quality Rips: Volume FF
Ripped by Heboyi
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Right, okay, we've had a good streak recently of covering more "traditionally good" rips for the blog - arrangements and remixes like NIGHTMARESCAPE 〜Unrestrained HyperCam 2〜 (Final Boss Phase 2), genuinely good arrangements like mlp racism anthem (comix zone arrange), even the premiere of a new Season with the Joke-Explainer™ 7000 Fusion Collab. I think its about high time we change the clock to something "stupider" - the kind of rip that reminds you just how much SiIva is driven by the wild imagination, skill, and commitment-to-the-bit of its contributors. Only within a community like SiIvaGunner's will you get something like Corridors of Vine.
With memes as a whole, there seems to exist some sort of...invisible hierarchy that defines their public perception, that I've always found really fascinating. It's not impossible to understand why this hierarchy exists: Memes like the Hampsterdance in Wario's Hampster Mine, the Sparta Remix in THIS. IS. SOLEANNA. and more call back to a different, more innocent time in internet history, wheras memes like Despacito in Plains of Des-passing-to and It's Everyday Bro in It's Everyday Lake are oft met with comments like "I hate that I love this", or other similar sentiments. Memes generally follow a trend where, once one has worn out its period of inferred relevance - typically once it stops being a niche internet activity and spreads to marketing teams and unfunny people in general - its labeled as "dead" and unwanted, left as a relic of a smaller period of internet activity. That is, of course, unless it gets brought back into fashion by virtue of nostalgia and given some sort of new spin, as we've seen happen with Doge as of late - until that then too becomes co-opted by unfunny people (this time crypto-grifters) and the cycle begins anew. Yet part of what makes SiIvaGunner as a channel so great, is that very few of the memes it uses ever reach that state of abandonment: the team is so good at finding new, inventive ways to use memes as old as from Season 1, to where they rarely feel stale. And if they do feel stale - well, then that can ironically become part of the joke, playing into just how samey and played-out the joke is for a sort of ironic appeal.
All of this is to say, that I always find it immensely funny whenever the team decides - seemingly at the drop of a hat - to begin using memes that have been thoroughly labeled as dead for years by that point. A meme like the Harlem Shake didn't have so much as a pulse by the time Season 6 rolled around even past its sole revival to relevancy a few years back from being attached to Ajit Pai - yet The Harlem Shakeover of that very season was one containing over THREE HUNDRED rips utilizing the joke, next to none of which were made with the intention of sounding bad. Funny enough, then, that one of the first events we'd see during that same Season would be doing the exact same thing to a meme that's likely far more loathed than the Harlem Shake ever was - Damn Daniel, the core joke to Corridors of Vine.
Damn Daniel is perhaps the closest we've ever gotten to having a meme that felt like a social experiment - a complete non-sequitor of a joke starring an average, marketable teen and his immaculate footwear. At the peak of Vine's age of randomness humor, the series of various videos on Daniel's Vans absolutely blew up - and immediately, there were cynics from outside of Vine, older internet dwellers mainly, who made a big point about how lacking-in-funny the videos were. Yet the guy, Daniel, made it onto the damn Ellen Show of all things within mere weeks after his debut, and in a way it kind of made Damn Daniel a symbol for everything considered wrong about Vine: its mainstream appeal and focus on short, memeable videos had created a form of shitposting that...no longer felt like they were part of a community.
That is, of course, just my summary of the opinions I gathered from all the way back in 2016 - back when SiIvaGunner itself was first revving up into gear. And I find it so incredibly befitting that it was during Season 6 that the Damn Daniel event occurred on SiIvaGunner - the Season all about letting go of the past. To have it begin with SiIvaGunner, itself a 2016 meme, acknowledging its near polar opposite made around the same time: A meme that was, for a solid while, one of the most wanted-dead memes of all, one that the internet as a whole frankly felt a kind of hatred toward during what would come to be a rather cynical, hateful year in general.
There's definitely an overarching aura of irony applied to the anniversary celebration's rips regardless, of course - part of the joke with Corridors of Vine is that its using a song otherwise so closely enveloped in emotion and vulnerability (one SiIva itself used to similar effect with 時の回廊 ＜ver. CCC＞), alongside a joke that's so bitterly remembered that its mere inclusion makes it difficult to take seriously. Yet Corridors of Vine takes itself as seriously as the concept could be, it is a genuinely fantastic YTPMV using several of the famous Damn Daniel Vines in conjunction with one another, resulting in an infectiously catchy combination of lead- and backing melody instrumentation. I do think the commitment to the bit worked excellently, and the comments of the video itself appear to agree with me - despite how beloathed Damn Daniel itself was, the time to properly acknowledge and accept it had arrived, and we were for once actually...enjoying the meme?
To circle back to the point made in the second paragraph here - the truth is, there are very few memes that wind up actually full-on dead for long. Dead memes as a concept are a label we put upon jokes we feel have ran their course, yet especially in the world of YTPMV there will always be people out there able to prove the naysayers wrong, even if the intentions are purely ironic. Ironic or affectionate, the end result is the same, isn't it? You've got a smile out of your audience through your work in adapting the meme! And through all the comments expressing their concerns over returning to the hellscape that was 2016s meme culture, those smiles - even through the barrier of the internet, felt as if they were shared by all of us. The entire event - and Corridors of Vine in particular - showed Damn Daniel a sense of affection it likely hasn't had since the days when the SiIvaGunner channel's name began with a G.
Here's to 8 years, Daniel.
...Stussy man, Damn.
#todays siivagunner#season 6#siivagunner#siiva#Heboyi#damn daniel#chrono trigger#chrono cross#corridors of time#snes rpg#snes music#vine#vines#Youtube#Bandcamp
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I don’t know if you’ve ever been asked or addressed this but what attracted you to reed900 and what is it about r9 that you love and keeps you shipping it?
Short answer(s)
Fan art initially attracted me to the ship (...and then I started analyzing it in detail to find many other reasons to like it)
I love the potential of the interesting/unique conflicts between them
I keep shipping Reed900 bc it brings me happiness + there are not nearly enough in-character/canon compliant portrayals out there
Long answer(s)
As I'm sure you know, I'm a huge canon Gav fan. It made me want to create content for him, delve deeper into his character, study him, etc. Nevertheless, my true creative passion lies in romance... so naturally, I needed someone to pair him with.
I started looking at the characters in the game that I had encountered, but literally no one would be a nice/logical fit for him. I considered simply creating an OC -- Craig Adler for those familiar with my A&E story (WebComic | Written) -- and going from there. Less ppl (if any) would give a shit if I committed to that OC being Gav's main love interest, but I write for myself. Not others. So it wasn't an issue.
After my 1st exposure to the full game, I researched several endings bc the world intrigued me. That's when I came across Niner. Like all humans, I can be a bit shallow at times. I wanted the best for Gav and didn't find Niner attractive enough to be with him (sue me, lol.)
I then came across some incredible Reed900 fan art and I started to put aside my shallowness. I don't find Niner ugly -- he's average at best -- but he suffers from Baby Face Syndrome™ and it unnerved me a bit. Not only that, but I've always disliked Con... so I had to teach myself to see them as individuals. Niner isn't Con. They couldn't be more different personality-wise and the writers have confirmed this.
That said, I started seeing the immense potential for the interesting conflicts between Gav/Niner in particular and how to solve them.
Enemies to Lovers, in general, is my favorite trope
Niner is an android and Gav hates androids
Niner shares Con's face and Gav hates Con
Niner isn't a doormat and Gav likes bossing ppl around
Niner can easily take the job Gav is terrified to lose
Niner was (back then) a blank slate
At the time, I could mold Niner into whatever I wanted without worrying about disrespecting the source material/canon. I was shocked to learn that the overall way I envisioned him (not likable, not sweet, but intimidating and scary) was canon. That encouraged me to create more Reed900 content bc I felt like I 'got' these characters.
As for why I keep shipping them?
At a foundational level, it's bc Reed900 makes me happy. I love their love and adore the relationship dynamic I've envisioned for them (enemies to lovers, power couple, bickering, mutual respect, challenging each other, playfulness, not afraid to tell each other off, etc.) There are also not enough Canon Compliant fan works -- 99.99% of the Reed900/Gav/Niner content out there is concerningly OOC -- and I'm trying to remedy that the best I can. I've grown to care for Niner at this point, too.
I love the boys just as much now as I did back then, so I don't see myself stopping to create content for them at this rate.
#dbh#reed900#gavin reed#rk900#900gavin#gavin900#900reed#g9#detroit: become human#long post#Q&A#anonymous#*aydaptic
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Hello could you do red son meeting the reader for the first time and it's like love at first sight idk I thought it'd be cute
Anyway can't wait for all the stuff you write 💕
LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO FIRST REQUEST
Also gonna do this in headcanon bulletpoint form as an automatic
It was truly indeed love at first sight for me when it came to the fire child for me, his tsundere mad scientist antics captured my heart for sure.
Reader's Gender Neutal so all audiences can read!
Off the bat I'm gonna make the reader apart of MK's gang as a means to keep the interactions high in probability for this to really work
You met Redson during the Weather Station fiasco where things sorta sparked from him for you, but really had a proper interaction during The Great Wall Race.
Wanting to get in on the fun and having a bit of a competitve streak under your belt, you wanted to try your hand at racing, which led to a proper interaction with Redson.
Of course, he immediately called you a mere peasent like he seems to with everyone, which, you personally did not let slide
Immediately clapped back
Despite this though, he was very intrigued with someone willing to test their luck with a literal demon that wasn't Noodle Boy and Horse Girl, both which he found out the hard way could hold their own given their unique backgrounds
But you? You were quite an interesting case
A mere human peasent asfarasheknows daring to step up to the son of THE Demon Bull King & Princess Iron Fang?
That spark in you definitely piqued his interest
Not that he'd admit that in front of your face though of course not
He has enough peasents gloating in his face and not knowing their place
But because of this, instead of his semi one sided rivalry with Mei and MK during the race, he pitted himself personally against you instead
Didn't help you weren't backing down from keep the last word which set off constant bursts of flame from the lad
So during the race, your innate, burning passion to get that dub™ kept you distracted as MK, Mei and Redson were committing their casual shenanigans and absolutely rekting the race track behind you, so it wasn't out of the realm of possiblity when you were also roped into the wreakage
Very tight fit when MK monkie mech'd the cars back together.
"Hey Redboy, I get you got the hots for me and all but try not to burn up too much, kay? It's tight enough as is in here-"
Flusterson™
At the time it was a joke as Redson went flying out of the car, but it hit Redson in more ways than one
"Am I that obvious???" He thought to himself
Existential dread™
From then on he was more flustered around you but also way more hyped on the theatrics for the sake of impressing you
Softer around you too albeit hard to notice since this is Redson we're talking about
So when it came to saving his Dad and Megapolis from the Spider Queen's clutches, teaming up with you instead of Mei found everyone with slightly less fire and insults and more cooperation
But an equal amount of bickering
"Heard you and MK bested your dad"
"IT WAS ONE TIME"
Immediately met with fire and denial before Redson calmed down into a more somber tone, reminiscing about the strange behaviour of his father and almost falling by his hand if it weren't for his mother and MK
Only to be immediately met with him denying helping "that sorry excuse for a hero" again
"Ok sure, but that's exactly what you're doing right now-"
"Wait-- do my eyes deceive me?!"
"THE Redson is becoming soft?!"
"A hero even?!"
"I AM NOT--"
Continue to tease him it gets adorable
Eventually, Redson sucks it up and grumbles to himself, angry at his indescriable feelings
"This is what I get for falling for and getting soft some measily lowly peasent"
"You what-"
You decide not to go over it since theirs higher priorities
But you did think about it whenever you were in close proximity to Redson
Flusterson squared
Eventually you get your peach and other ingrediants and save the city, using this as another chance to tease him before him and DBK leave
"By the way DBK, your son was quite the lovely hero today!"
"I AM NOT A HERO!"
"Quite the charmer though!"
"I-- YOU-- LOWLY PEASENT--"
It is literally just constant teasing
Never catches a break
Apologies for making this so long
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Long time, no post.
If you're here, and I have no idea why you would be, you've probably read something bad about me from when I was in middle/high school years ago that my stalker or groomer and their friends posted on a callout blog that has genuinely ruined my life.
A few things first.
Don't call me Tr!ckster or T%ny. I consider both of those deadnames.
Please don't use they/them for me. My only pronouns systemwide are it/its. Please don't call me a person, call me a thing. If you can't do that you don't get to talk about me.
Most of the people I was friends with during the events of the callout, like @raystarkitty , I have cut ties with.
For the love of god, please don't reupload or edit any pictures or gifs of my dog or pictures of my face.
I'm not going to sit here and act like I'm not innocent, because as someone who had a chance to grow up a little I realized that I did hurt quite a few people.
To those people, I am genuinely sorry and if you want an apology this inbox will be open for a bit if you'd like to ask for one. I am not going to message anyone spontaneously because I want to respect boundaries. There are also some people I will never apologize to.
I also realized a lot of people who were and weren't involved were totally weird about me being an edgelord about all this. A lot of people who were involved or wanted to see The Drama™ were generally cruel and really fucking racist towards me.
I get that some of the things I actually did, like bothering a few people who genuinely didn't deserve it, was wrong, but there was no reason to edit my skin white or go to where I used to live and go to school and take photos looking inside the windows of my bedroom at the time, and posting my number on here and kiwifarms.
There's a lot more things that have happened, including several people trying (and succeeding) to contact my abusive family or call CPS on a friend of mine because I said "hi" to their kid on call every once and awhile, or purposefully using my very much real schizophrenia and OCD against me regarding numbers and false doomsdays and using my very obscure trigger and CSA trauma against me.
That was fucking weird to do to someone who was barely out of high school.
I could sit here and talk about how the blog came up with a mirad of false accusations, like the many involving me abusing my 13yo ESA or me sexually assaulting people, some I haven't met IRL ever, or how I am allegedly faking my disability despite there being recorded proof of me being a victim of police brutality.
The entirety of @herocallout and @stationarchive was a smear campaign that never attempted to do research into what accusations were true, and which weren't. They wanted quantity over quality in regards to testimonials.
Because, yes. The abusive woman who raised me DID know about the blog, and submit to it, and check it frequently. My college at the time has pulled me in for questioning about posts about I'm apparently a nazi despite converting to Judaism. This very much had an impact on my offline life and still does.
I'm not saying any of my actions were okay, especially the ones I actually committed. I am quite literally not the person I was when the events of that blog unfolded (because we're a system and that alter was integrated with therapy). I'm also not going to say that I'm the only victim.
Hopefully the few people that were involved that shouldn't have been have moved on and gotten better and I apologize again for my actions. I can't change the past, but I hope you can recover.
I'm not going to link my other socials because I don't want to be harassed. Have a good one, I guess.
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some further country gentlemen thoughts (10/25, spoilers)
so it's like. how to put it. where to start. hmmm.
the story's set in 1810, but the narration and dialogues are closer to modern, which -- obviously! not every early 19th century novel should be emulating austen. However sometimes the characters -- especially when they're joking -- sound like modern people. that's a little bit jarring at times.
and this one might be my fault, because maybe i simply focused on the wrong paragraph -- during the whole sophy problem, at some point gareth was battling between "yeah, i don't want to end up as the asshole who rats on the locals and makes enemies for himself amongst dangerous people" and "ah but my step-sister would like me if i helped her boyfriend out, and also smuggling illegal"
and i always took the latter as this like... something he's forcing himself to think, because he wants to have stronger principles and so on, but then he just... keeps on... bringing it up... smuggling is illegal! there's a war going on! you're helping the enemy! joss is delightful but he's radical, ruthless and even brutal sometimes! and while the first three arguments could be explained away by just, idk, the hypocrisy of someone who's always lived comfortably and never had to break the law to put something on their plate, the latter is just. babe. joss and his family are a textbook "bad guys with golden principles". they're fair! they take care of people! joss even has a heart-to-heart with his grandpa about being mean to gareth! the only violence gareth sees joss commit is when joss beats up people who would've otherwise beat him up.
and gareth is furious at him for blackmailing him to get him to withdraw his statement, but he... doesn't really do that...? the only people who know they fucked are themselves, and to everyone else joss is just a local guy telling the newcomer who's the boss here. at no point does joss even hint that he could reveal anything, and also in a later conversation he himself says that he doesn't sleep with men in his hometown but rather goes to london for that. so it's not like gareth was in any danger that wouldn't also fuck joss up?
idk, i feel like if i saw more of gareth caring about the law or maintaining order, or if the narration was more, hm, archaized, i would've believed him more, because the convention™ would fit it -- of course he's getting all jittery about stuff that seems unimportant to me now, That's What It's Like Here. but he's very much like a modern times guy at times, so it's kinda. huh. like i've been treating all this as this sorta "character is valiantly trying to make himself believe something", and waiting for his real thoughts to drop, but... are those? his real thoughts...?
i also sighed a bit over that one mention of "those who didn't name themselves according to their body's dictates", both because i don't need 100% diversity in my historical-adjacent romances and because i was raised on tumblr and find it hard to believe that a guy could casually go "it was a guy, or a girl, or a trans/nonbinary person" and go "oh shit! this is so radical and i don't know if i can agree with it!" about smuggling, but like, that's just me.
#shrimp thoughts#liveshrimping#obligatory this super doesn't mean i don't like the book! i do! i just like to dig into things a bit as well
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