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nicolesainz · 8 months

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Timeless (CS55)

Carlos Sainz x f!reader

Warnings: much much fluff, bits of heattbreak, flashbacks

Summary: Carlos has had many supporters, even during his first years in racing. Deep down he knows that only one of them stands truly out and will be by his side until the end of the line.

A/N: The story is from Carlos’s POV :)

Two lovers laughing on the porch of their first house.

“Will you make me wait any longer? I’m bored, let’s go!” Y/N hand’s we’re grabbing my legs, pulling me off of my bed. It was Saturday afternoon and exactly a week after I’d fly to England for two whole months.

Two entire months without being near Y/N. Hearing her voice. Feeling her touch. Being hugged by her and kissed on the forehead. Being encouraged by her praising words. Feeling the butterflies in my stomach every time she is around.

“Okay, fine, fine. You win! Let’s go. We will take my car this time. Yours is always squeaking and I’m afraid we will be stranded.” I gave in on her suggestion of going to see a new romantic movie that had just been released. All our mutual friends had invited her with them, but she always refused to. Two were the main reasons why.

First, they all went as couples and she didn’t want to be third wheeling. And secondly, I wasn’t here. I was in Barcelona for testing. Now it was finally her time to see the movie in the comfort she chose.

I was never planning on going to see that movie. Like Lando has told me, romance movies are not my cup of tea. But I’d sit and admire her passion about those films all day and night.

“I’m so sorry miss, but we are sold out. Maybe come tomorrow morning to check for new tickets?” The cashier tried to sound a little bit hopeful for Y/N’s sake, but that didn’t quite work.

“Oh yeah, sure. Thank you very much!” Y/N put on a fake smile and took my hand in hers, leading us back to my car. Disappointment was drawn all over her face. I couldn’t bare looking at her like this. I felt so bad that I couldn’t do anything.

“I should’ve gone with the guys. Why did I think there would still be availability for tickets? It’s the highest selling movie and has such a big demand.” She was scratching her head, trying to hold back the frustration.

“I’m so sorry amorcito. I would’ve booked you tickets if I knew earlier. We can try again tomorrow. I’m up for it.” Truth be told, I would have fallen asleep on the cinema seat if we went to the next day’s screening, since my father had taken me to practice.

“No worries Carlos. Let’s just go home and we can order something. My parents are out so we can find an old dvd or play a board game.” She wouldn’t even look at me. She was staring at her phone, typing to her girlfriends how in the end we didn’t find any tickets.

What took me by surprise was some of the messages I peeked as I was trying to catch her attention, clearly failing.

“Will Carlos take you anywhere romantic?”

“I bet if you asked him to go to the fun fair he’d speed there”

“TELL HIM THE TRUTH GIRL”

What truth? Did she want to go to the fun fair? Where should I take care? What was she hiding from me?

I turned on the car and took the opposite direction from her house, which lead to one of Madrid’s biggest fun fairs ever. Especially this time of the year, it was really enjoyable and nice.

I wanted Y/N to enjoy her time. Have fun. Live freely. See her happy. I was driving as fast as I could, so she wouldn’t notice where I was taking her.

Comfortable silence had take over the car ride, but after a few moments I heard slight snoring. I looked next to me during the red light to see that she had fallen asleep.

I don’t even know how many hours of sleep she’s lost due to talking with me on the phone, keeping me company, from the other side of the world. While I was warming up her voice was calming me down. It was like a ritual. But I didn’t understand that I was affecting her negatively this much. I had to make it up to her.

I decided not to wake her up until we reached our destination. I turned off the radio so the music wouldn’t bother her and focused on the road.

I would’ve read your love letters every single night.

“Mi guapa, do you mind waking up for a second?” I softly whispered in her ear, not wanting to startle the peace she was in. Slowly, she was rubbing her eyes and only the bright lights of the fair hit her eyes, her mouth fell open in surprise.

"Wha-Carlos what is this?"

"A way of trying to bring your smile back"

Y/N took my hand in hers and squeezed it very tightly, as if I was going to disappear. The sparkles in her eyes gave me hope and her cheeks, even though light was limited, were as maroon as ever.

"What are we waiting for then? Let's go have some fun." I opened her door and she quickly grabbed my bicep and guided us inside the funfair. She was swirling and shouting at all the games she wanted to play or the rides she wanted us to go in.

I am not a funfair guy. Even as a kid, when my sisters brought me here, I would sit out most of the rides with an ice cream on my hand, enjoying the view. I feel like with Y/N being so excited and thrilled, my inner child found what it was looking for.

What excites me is racing and speed. That day, I had found an even better reason to be excited and happy. I didn't mind the noise, the screams, the swearing, or the chilly air. I was purely happy just being alongside Y/N and seeing her with a massive smile plastered on her face.

When we entered the haunted house, we had been warned that actors pop up every now and then. She wouldn't let go of my hand, scared that in the darkness of the room I would run away. But no. I had to stop running away from her. From my feelings towards her.

I was holding her waist firmly, wanting to balance her and prevent any possible accidents. As we were close to the end of the 'tour', a witch actress scared the both of us for the last time with skeletons surrounding us.

Y/N screamed at the top of her lungs. But what she did say, almost made me fall on the ground.

"I do not want to die without having kissed you"

She wanted to kiss me? My Y/N wanted to get a taste of my lips? And as it seemed as badly as I did?

I wasted no time and in utter dark, I held her face against mine, smashing my lips onto hers, bringing the heat of her body closer to mine, wanting to secure her.

The taste of her lips was as I had imagined. The feeling I had in my stomach was levels superior to the thrill Formula One had ever given me. From race win to podiums, I had never felt like this before. It was everything I wanted. Everything I desired.

When I broke the kiss, we walked outside of the haunted house and being confronted with a visible shock on her face, but it being painted wine red. Her fingers were touching her lips, unaware of what had just happened. The other hand was on her chest.

"Is it possible to die from butterflies or being in love?" she whispered softly, coming closer to me and eyeing me directly. My own heart warmed at the sight of her being so shy and innocent. Jesus we were 20 but at that moment I felt like a 15 year old boy again, falling in love with my best friend, with whom I would share irrelevant information about my mechanics on my home's front porch.

"Don't die on me cariño. I haven't even said 'I love you' yet."

#carlos sainz f1 #carlos sainz junior #carlos sainz one shot #carlos sainz fanfic #carlos sainz #carlos sainz x reader #carlos sainz imagine

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oobbbear · 3 months

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Hi again. I hope you’re doing alright and I hope I personally didn’t make you feel upset or uncomfortable or anything. I feel part of it is my fault that you feel down about your art…

But I want you to know that you and your art are truly special and wonderful. Even if it is simply just a hobby…

You and your art mean a lot and I hope you know that you are important and you matter very much! ❤️

First thing first, it’s not!!!!! I love your questions it’s just I had some hard time coming up with answers, it’s never your fault don’t say that :’) !!!!!!

I’ll do my best to answer some of your questions, please take all of these with a giant cart of salt I don’t know anything

Do I study art? Yes, I’m currently in college studying animation. Is it worth it? Depends, most of the stuff they teach you can learn online for free, companies don’t really look at their education level when hiring an artist they focus more on the person’s portfolio, if you can get the job done then they would hire you👍 most people here are to build connections and have a environment and peers to motivate themselves to study.

For the second question, how do I balance art and life? The answer is no I don’t :’) the problem with turning your hobby into work is that you don’t get a hobby anymore, I draw for school then I draw for myself it’s all I do I draw, non stop… I’m trying to get into new hobby lately so I don’t burn my passion away it’s a bit hard but it’s going

Third question is it an alright source of income? I don’t have an answer for it yet since I’m still in school, but from what I heard it really depends. Animation jobs are gig based, it’s not a stable career you’ll be running around finding new jobs every few months. Most artists I know have a side job that they can lean onto when they’re in the middle of job hunting, either an Etsy shop or commissions. The pay depends on the studio you’re working for, if it’s a big company then they can pay you okay, it’s a big company at least they have policies and regulations. if it’s small production then it’s hard to say, many are too much work for too little pay.

The animation and gaming industry are not doing well either, so many experienced people are getting laid off lately leaving little chances for newbies it’s a burning dumpster of a industry and don’t even get me started with ai art … I don’t want to sound negative and kills someone’s hopes and dreams but it’s really not the best place to be at the moment, I don’t even know if I want to do animation in the future it’s kinda frustrating

I’ll leave the final decision to you ofc, I’m not saying don’t study art, just that you need to think this through, there are positives like you’re gonna learn so much new stuff to better your work, and you can do something you enjoy as a job, it’s so much better than spending your life doing something you don’t like. But there’re also negatives like it might kill your passion and a job is hard to find

#ask #if I want to be rich I won’t be doing art #I do this because I love it #even if it burns my love #I still love it

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lifeismarvelous · 2 months

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this may sound strange, but...what to do if i lost the meaning of life? I, to be honest, don't want to live just because I'm feeling myself lonely.

well,

as repetitive as it may sound, you have to try to have hope. it’s said a lot but it’s true

no matter how many times you feel like you’re losing your sense of humanity and already feel like giving up, you still have the strength to pick yourself back up again. your strength will never go away. even if you think you’re really weak, you’re not. you’ve always had the strength in you to keep going no matter how much pain you feel.

I’ve been there. A lot. Suicidal thoughts plaguing my mind since I was a teen, never talked to anyone at school or at home about my feelings. there’s always been lots of things I don’t like about myself to the point where I just really want to getaway from my own self

yet, I’m still alive. Still standing, still breathing, still trying my best to enjoy life and never forgetting what brings me joy.

there are people in life that come and go, there might end up being some people who won’t like you but that’s okay

there’s always going to be someone who doesn’t like us. best we can do is just don’t pay any mind to them and keep surrounding yourself with the people who actually care about you. because the more you’re feeling yourself trapped in a dark world full of negativity and gloominess, the more you’re just going to feel even more miserable and cutting yourself out from the rest of the world when you really don’t want to be.

even if you think that the people you know and are friends with hate you, they don’t. they really don’t. sometimes we just have our bad days and we don’t want to even talk to our friends, and that’s okay. it’s nothing to take personally. they’re not mad at you or want you gone. sometimes we just want to do our own thing and don’t want to be bothered. there are still limits and boundaries we have to respect.

In a world full of toxicity, hatred, and disgusting people, we have to try to keep enjoying life and not lose sight of what’s really important to us. Our hobbies, our interests, our friends, our families (though if you have any abusive and toxic family members or friends you can forget about them)

Play video games, listen to music, watch cartoons, read comic books and novels, eat your favorite food, play instruments, love.

Love is really important. We all want love and don’t want to ever be truly alone. We CRAVE human interaction and to be in the company of others. We all have eachother through thick and thin. You are never alone.

If I can keep going, so can you. 💝

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jamtland · 7 months

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Hey, I hope you're doing well. I love your art, it's so colorful! Just pure eye candy. Plus I love all the little details in the characters that you draw. Anyway, just wanted to let you know to keep doing what you do. also your opinion posts are very entertaining, especially that ask game and i wish to see more of it! your denmark is so pretty. anyway, bye

Anon... do you really think so? 🥹

I'm sorry to reveal the bad news about Denmark, but I recently changed the way I draw him to be less pretty and cute. I still know how to paint him in a cute way, but I like the semi-realistic design a lot more and want to draw it more often. It's currently very windy and stormy in Denmark, so I managed to catch pretty Denmark before he gets blown away and we never see him again.

(Just kidding, I love painting characters in the cute style, especially their eyes. It's very unlikely that pretty Denmark will be gone for good.)

Thank you for liking the opinion posts! I want to post more too, but I need to balance posting art and my hater opinions. A big problem with those posts to me besides the amount of screen space they take up is how negative they are. I like exploring the concept of immortal regional personifications, describing the practical details of their existence, and addressing the philosophical questions that this concept raises. I also like to see (specific) hot guys being sexual with each other. Canon Hetalia offers none of these. The problem is that I love the concept and art of Hetalia, but hate the execution. So just about any question that asks me about my opinion on some element of Hetalia canon will get a negative answer.

I want to make more opinion posts that are positive towards my ideas without being negative towards canon. For example, I received the question on the ask game about what Hetalia character's anime voice I like best (none of them but I truly hate Denmark's squeaky canon voice). Instead of answering it like that, I'll be making a post about what I think Mathias' voice actually sounds like using a real Danish person's voice as a reference. No hating on something that people who are not me might enjoy, just love for what I like.

#ask #hetalia #hws denmark #long post

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kriosv · 8 months

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My thoughts on MK1(2) story mode

I don't want this too sound too negative. I did have a lot of fun with the batshit that was the final chapter. It was insane and fun and cool to see all those cameos.

But it wasn't what I wanted. When the first trailer came out, I was looking forward to a Back to Basics story. And we got that for the first chunk of the story, and it was really good. They created a new crew that I was interested in. Johnny and Kenshi teaming up with Ashrah, Syzoth, and Baraka? I didn't know that kind of random crew could be so cool. I just wanted more of that.

And then the story just threw out every character I had grown attached to. Threw them out and replaced them with a hundred new characters who were all killed off in a few seconds and forgotten a few seconds later. Sure, it was a spectacle, and I loved watching it. But at that point, I no longer cared. Even Shang Tsung was a disappointing final boss. I grew to care about the new Shang Tsung as a threat, and I no longer care about this one.

If it wasn't for the short epilogue, Every single character arc would have been thrown away. Most were. Bi-han, Kuai Liang, Ashrah, Syzoth, Barakah, Smoke, all characters I cared about who's stories were forgotten.

It wouldn't have mattered to me if the characters or their stories sucked. But they didn't. I truly wanted to see what happened to them. And they were all forgotten. Why write characters at all? Why give them the start of character arcs and foreshadowing their conclusion? If all you wanted to write was a big spectacle, then why did you bother with the first half of the game?

I feel cheated. Every character I came to this story rooting for was forgotten. I never got to see the finale of the story I started watching, and instead saw a high budget version of the Ultimate Showdown with the Fusion OCs I never returned to after 9th grade.

MK9's time travel story worked because at the center of it was Raiden and Lui Kang. Despite the cosmic scale of everything, it was the story about a man solely focused on a goal he keeps failing at, and a devotee realizing his God didn't know what he was doing.

MKX was the best story of the NT, because it was focused on itself. I loved all the characters introduced. Kotal and his krew, the Kombat Kids, it dealt very little with the timeline and focused on the characters themselves.

MK11 was not as good as X, but it did do some things right with the time travel element. The focus of the story mode was on how the characters reacted to it. I know Kronika isn't the most liked character, but she worked. Because the focus was more on how everyone reacted to what she did. I can remember so many feelings from the Kids interacting with the 9 krew, the 9 krew reacting to their future, that's what made it special. Sure, the climax similarly threw away a lot of characters, but it felt a lot less egregious because we had been following Lui Kang for three games and this was his climax.

And It should have been his last climax. I spent the first chapter following Kung Lao and Raiden. Johnny Cage was in almost every chapter after that in a major way. And yet, we never saw the climax to their story. We hear them talk about it, but we never see it.

I was robbed of the ending of the story I was invested in.

I know this sounds really negative, but I did really enjoy the story and the climax was a fun spectacle to watch. I just needed to get this rant off my chest.

#mortal kombat 1 #mortal kombat 12 #mortal kombat 1 spoilers #mortal kombat 12 spoilers #kinda ranty #rant

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card-queen · 8 months

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Writer Q&A Tag

I am truly blessed! Thank you so much for the tag @maskedemerald! It really means the world to me!! I'd love to do more tag game things just to get involved or join a writing group of some kind!

What motivates you to write?

Disappointment, I guess? A lot of things I read/watch/play don't go places I want to see, don't explore ideas I want to hear about, don't show the effects of events on characters I think should be there. It sounds all negative, I know, but it's really not. Nothing gets me fired up quite like getting mad at the things that should have been.

A line/short snippet of your writing that you are most proud/happy of. If not maybe share a line of someone else's work that you love (just please credit them)

Well, I'm not sure on this one. I still consider myself pretty green as a writer, so I don't think I've written anything that stands out just yet. I'll grab this from one of my little writing challenges. I grabbed two random characters and a vague prompt to write a little scene about. It was surprisingly fun as I hadn't actually written for Velena yet.

‘That’s the funny thing about the truth, it doesn’t seem to change.’ ‘You truly expect me to believe that utter drivel about it being luck that you survived?’ ‘I don’t expect anything,’ Hughwen retorted in a predictable manner. Velena almost heard the words before they came out of Hughwen’s mouth. Was he becoming more predictable? Or was she? ‘You have your ungrateful life while your comrades don’t. How many good men died today instead of you?’ ‘I have no idea, I didn’t think to count,’ Hughwen said coolly. Velena felt something in the atmosphere change. Either she was getting to him, or Hughwen had decided he no longer wished to cooperate. ‘But I can tell you this, not that you asked: few of those men were “good men”.’ Velena looked Hughwen up and down. His face bore that smirk she had grown to loathe in the short time she had known her prisoner. His eyes showed a mixture of challenge and defiance. He had decided he was done for the day. She could see it.

Which OC makes you smile every time you think/talk about them and what are they like?

I'll say Cas for the sake of the question but quite honestly, I find myself getting wrapped up and enjoying thinking/talking about my characters without even realising it. Each character has something really enjoyable or challenging about them that makes them fun to write. The world, the story, the factions and forces within the world, the other characters and their struggles -- they all take root in the other characters as well, so even if you don't find their personality to be enjoyable, their perspective on matters, characters, past knowledge etc. often makes them stand out as enjoyable to me. Anyway, to answer the question: Cas' endless struggle to build an image of himself isn't really true to him to combat the stigma of a reputation that also isn't true to him. He pours himself into duty, over-exerts to the point of breaking and denies some of his stronger aspects because they might make him look like the criminal people see him as. He's exactly what I want from a main character: vibrant and adventurous, with a good heart and a rogue's mentality and a sucker for outcasts and black sheep.

What process of writing do you enjoy the most?

Easy answer: dialogue. It's fun to craft the ways characters say what they mean to say. Complex answer: that moment in the third or so draft, when you're looking at your overview and you see a common thread you didn't notice before and suddenly a whole wave of thematic resonance just clicks into place.

What part of writing do you think you are the best at? (Yes stroke your own ego it's okay)

I can't truly say yet. I think dialogue but to be honest, not many people actually read my work. Especially not now that I've started from scratch again!

What is something in the writeblr community is most enjoyable?

Silly asks, memes and just fun-building questions. Characters are simultaneously tools that fulfil a purpose within the story they inhabit, and ALSO they are vessels of personality and joy that bring the life to events and scenarios. You really need to have fun with and love your characters beyond their purpose and silly headcanon questions and fun doodles often do just that!

A writing tool/device you use that helps you with writing? (It could be speech to text, a writing program etc)

Enneagram, I guess. For me, I like to see similarities around where I'm aiming to feel grounded. The vast infinity of everything is really daunting and I do my best to avoid thinking about things that 'could be anything'. Anything = too much = I'm drowning. I've always tried to connect my work to other things to feel less disjointed but there was always something that didn't feel right or help me all that much. Everyone always went to TVTropes but I really didn't like to. Thank goodness I found something that worked for me!

A piece of worldbuilding that you like in your own story? (It could be the magic system, a particular place in the story, a law etc)

It's not so much one thing that I like the most, it's the fallout and effects of that thing. From this unspecified event, my world has:

The Runes of Magic as it is known. People are born under the sign of two or three Gods, with one God being their patron and thus, their birth element.

From Magic, there is Soulfire. Soulfire is the birth element dying and needing to be Cleansed. Uncleansed Soulfire can create Rifts and if a body with Uncleansed Soulfire is eaten by a beast or animal, they will transform into a Monster during an Athyric Moon.

Speaking of, Magic and Gods ties into the Godmoon or Athyric Moon. A monthly event that most Continental countries base their calendars on. A full-moon event that causes all Magic to be enhanced or brought to full power.

With Athyric Moons & Magic, there are engineers and tinkerers who use the Runes of Magic to make crystals and jewellery to perform simple tasks, like a Ice chests to keep stored food frozen, Heatstones for warming public baths, Crystal lamps to give off a faint glow at night, etc. These devices are designed to last the month then be recharged by the Athyric Moon.

Returning back to the original point with Gods & the Runes, we have the religions that populate the world. Each having different core beliefs, rules, taboos and ways of life based on the Virtues of the God that governed that land.

and so on, and so on...

Things in worldbuilding don't exist in a vacuum. If something is created, it may make something else in the world impractical or impossible. There may be something else that needs to be created alongside it to make sure that life would be sustainable for those in the world or area. These are areas where you can really have a lot of fun!

What piece of advice would you say to encourage others to write if they are having a rough patch?

My first goal for my day is always to write. If I can't write, then I'll watch, read or play something that might give me ideas or inspiration. If I'm not in the right mind for that, I spend time with my sisters and the dogs, and remember what I'm doing it all for.

Don't sweat the details, honestly. Some days/weeks/months just suck and it's good to recognise when it happens so you can just hit the eject button. Things tend to have a way of working themselves out. I find that if you're blocked when writing, there's something there that's bugging you and you might not even know what it is. The answer will be right around the corner before you know it, just don't go looking for it. Relax your brain, the answers will come find you.

Tag some people whose works you love/have been your biggest supporters

I can only really tag @maskedemerald, @yunidraws, @albicantknight, @snow-the-wanderer, @prismshard, @reneethegreatandpowerful and @merwetketet! Many of whom are inactive, I know, but I don't know anybody else!!

If you see this and want to do it, then pretend I tagged you, please! I need more friends here.

#writing #my writing #creative writing #writeblr #tagged #I want more friends #writers on tumblr #where you at?

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minuy600 · 9 months

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Review #0011: Combat (Atari 2600)

I may have made a mistake with the ordering of this one. Various sources cite that the 2600 initially shipped to stores in August 1977, rather than September 11th like the remainder of the launch titles. That would predate not only those, but also Super Bug. So consider this a slight backtrack if those sources are telling the truth.

This is the original pack-in for the 2600, and for good reason. The console was made to essentially run home versions of Atari's old arcade games, Pong and Tank. Everything else was therefore technically a bonus to what this and Video Olympics started.

Does it hold up now? Not in singleplayer, that's for sure.

Graphics (3/5)

Although this game looks visually inferior to Air-Sea Battle due to a lack of gradient and rudimentary squares depicting the mazes, it's still not bad at all. The tanks and biplanes look as they should, which is a compliment when compared to some other games we'll soon be taking a look at. The clouds in biplane modes are a nice touch and has the distinction of being able to hide behind them.

Oh and it's funny to have a HUGE biplane when you play 1 vs. 3 in that mode. Not that you *want* to play it for other reasons than that.

Sound (5/5)

Ahhh, welcome to quality central. I absolutely adore the Combat sounds, I cannot help it. Actual engine noises that change depending on whether you're using tanks, biplanes or jets, satisfying shooting noises and even better explosion noises, Pong noises when playing Tank Pong, it's bliss.

Many people enjoy the Atari 2600's sound chip, and I wholeheartedly agree, these noises just make me feel GOOD. Top of my personal list so far.

Gameplay (3/5)

Is this the first game with actual 'tank controls'? Hell if I know. All I know is that that takes a lot of time to get used to. It doesn't really get better with the other vehicles too, it seems needlessly complex to control for a game this simple. At least since it's multiplayer only and you have a ton of modes to select from, you both tend to struggle and eventually find the thing that is right for you.

Tank Pong is by far my favorite game of them all. It's enjoyable to have the ammo ricochet off walls and aim to take out your opponent rather than directly strike them down. It's not a surprise that this mode is the one that has an achievement on Flashback Classics attached to it.

This game is also quite glitchy! Me and my friend had it happen that we zoomed over the screen seemingly at random, and you can easily clip through the wall and cycle to the other end of the screen as you get shot. I assume the latter was because it'd be far too easy to get stuck that way- not that that helps cuz you still do so frequently. Still, hilarity ensued and that is what counts.

Longevity (4/5)

Let's get the negative out of the way, there is absolutely no singleplayer in this game. Almost every other game (that I can play) of the time had that option, but you won't find it here. You HAVE to have a family member or friend ready in order to have the right to Combat.

In this early era of video games, games WERE mostly built around that concept, however. As you'll soon see, a lot of these games lose their luster when you play alone even when they had that option.

So when you put that blemish aside, there is a LOT to this one. The aforementioned 27 modes really change things up unlike Air-Sea Battle. This really seems to utilise the tiny amount of space the cartridge had to the maximum. And that for a pack-in!

Truly the Wii Sports of 1977- hard to run out of fun if you have a very retro mindset and I doubt you'd need to return to the store for more carts for the first couple weeks.

Overall

Yyyyeah, this mostly deserves it's high praise. It's aged, it doesn't control amazingly, and if you are a solo guy, there literally is nothing to it. But the multiplayer still got a chuckle out of me and my friend, it has solid variety and the sounds are perfect for the time. You cannot get much better at all as the first game most 70s and early 80s kids saw in their homes. I'd almost argue it's the best Atari 2600 game untill Adventure and Space Invaders come along- but let's not go that far yet.

#retro gaming #atari #minuy600 #review #sona #1977 #atari 2600 #combat

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residentdormouse · 1 year

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Character Interview Tag Game

Thank you for the tag @bardic-tales, @mrsmungus, and @chickensarentcheap! - I figured by the third tag, I better get this turned around instead of it sitting half finished in my Google docs, huh? Yeah. Wow, am I getting bad at doing these in a timely manner. I miss being on a writing schedule…

Rules: Answer the 15 questions below as yourself or in character of an OC of your choice. Also tag 15 people if possible.

I’m going to go with Hayden, since she is my main OC. Pulling her for questioning from the middle of ‘Just Keep Diving Down’ because some answers are reliant on story events, and could change depending on when she’s asked. This point in the timeline would be the only spot she could truly give you a decent answer to the full lot of them.

(Although, if you have the time and are curious, I would recommend starting with Something Like A Spiral. Chronologically, it comes first. Just Keep Diving Down picks up where Spiral stops. Spiral is a canon storyline to the Stand, and Diving is after canon events end.)

No Pressure Tagging: @asirensrage @tsunderewatermelon @verba-writing @karimac @late-to-the-fandom and Open Tag to anybody who would find joy in doing this.

1. Are you named after anyone?

No, but also, kind of yes? I guess that doesn’t have as simplistic an answer as most. Sorry about that. My parents decided on my name after hearing it in a TV show. I don’t believe there was any particular attachment to the character, they both just liked the sound of it. But to be fair, you could also say I was named after a little girl in Arnette, Texas.

2. When was the last time you cried?

Oh. Jumping right in it then. I suppose a couple days ago? It has been a, well… a slightly trying time, to say the least. Sometimes it all just catches up with you, doesn’t it? Feels like death’s been surrounding us for so long. You think you get away, but you never really can, can you? It’s always a possibility, especially when you have a life like mine.

3. Do you have kids?

No! No. That’s nothing I would responsibly be able to do. Doesn’t seem very fair to them. No, I couldn’t do that. Won’t do that.

4. Do you use sarcasm?

Sarcasm always seems to have this type of negative connotation to it. I prefer snark. Sass. Cheek, maybe? Playful banter? I give shit a lot. And armchair therapy depending on who you ask, I suppose. If it makes it any better, it is our group speak. Love language perhaps? Ah, it's understood between us, I guess is what I’m getting at.

5. What's the first thing you notice about people?

Body language and posture. Most people will tell you who they are before they even say a word. It gives a decent gauge to see what note to start a conversation on. What to potentially expect from the exchange.

6. What's your eye color?

Brown, but there are some days they take on a slightly more hazel tone. Mostly brown though.

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

Oh, I have enough going on in my life to skip over the scary. Had my fill, thank you. I’ll take happy endings from here on out if you don’t mind.

8. Any special talents?

Some people say I have a knack for understanding how things work, but I don’t know. Seems like that’s just something that would come with being naturally curious, wouldn’t it? You have to understand how things work if you want to use them to work for you? Its a universal concept, whether its technology, magic, music… You have to know the principles before you can begin to successfully alter them.

But that said, I would personally say the piano. I’m not the best at it, more mechanical than natural about the movements, but I still enjoy it. Or more appropriately, I enjoy the music.

9. Where were you born?

A little absurd, but apparently, my mom liked telling the story, so here goes. I was born at our home in the bathtub. My mother had a very high pain threshold. Things that could break other people were nothing she would blink at. The stories surprise me sometimes, but digressing. She thought she was having braxton hicks, and went to soak for a few moments. Doctors told her that’s when her water broke, not that she would know. So without the normal alerts that would send most moms to be to their hospital, mine was quite content to soak until the water started to take on a red tint. Thankfully my dad had a level head.

10. What are your hobbies?

Oh, I guess the piano answer should have went here, huh? Not that I’ve had much time to do anything with it lately. I get a few breaks here and there when we’re down at Gru’s, but for the most, it's been research and practice. Wash, rinse, repeat. Although, Glen does make it a mission to make sure I take sporadic breaks. Mostly he pulls me along on his paint outings. Not that I give him much resistance, the area here really is beautiful, and the company is quite pleasant. I like watching him work.

I won’t turn down a good story though either. Books on a rainy days are always welcome.

11. Have you any pets?

Had? Yes. Have? No. I think that would be much like the kid question, slightly irresponsible on my part, I’d think. I would love it, though. I’ve had many pets before, and I love animals. Plus, I’m pretty sure Glen misses Kojak, although, good luck getting him to admit that. He still claims to not be an animal person, but how they got on, you couldn’t tell. Liar.

That does bring up a good point, though. We would not turn away one in need. If another situation like Kojak comes along, and we are better than any other alternative…. But we aren’t about to seek one out though. Not with life as it is now. Maybe someday…

12. What sports do you play/have played?

I never was much of a sports fan, not gonna lie. Small get togethers with a round up softball game or something, alright, fair. But all for funsies. Nothing organized, or for an extended period of time.

13. How tall are you?

About 5’7”, a little over. I’m pretty average, I think, but I’ve had a few people say I give off tall girl vibes, whatever that means. I think it was meant endearingly, but it's hard to tell when it comes from Max.

14. Favourite subject in school?

They all have their pluses and minuses. Overall anatomy, not my favorite, but once it came to neuroscience specifically, it was fantastic. You can’t have one without the other though. Programming. You can’t advance before you understand the basics. Same with teletporation and dimensional studies. I guess it really comes down to one of my prior answers: You have to know how it works before you can manipulate it, and that can be tedious. Learning the basics is dull sometimes. But the end game is so much more rewarding.

15. Dream job?

I honestly wish I could go back to the way it was before. Studying in my lab. Proposing and testing theories. Pushing the boundaries of what we know. What we’ve seen. Connecting to other worlds in ways we would have never imagined before. Seeing out beyond our reach. It was exhilarating. Maybe one day, it will come back to that. I can hope.

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retphienix · 1 year

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God damn it.

Pre-empting this post with "Me angy" so no I'm not being fair, I'm just being a little angry.

If I'm reading this right they just HAD to timegate arcanes yet again, can't just give a perfect alternative to Eidolons without a timegate, and can't have the new timegate be better than the Eidolons night cycle, fuck you, yet another barrier so you're options are "Enjoy the game but get no arcanes" and "Fight the same boss fights 9billion times every night cycle"

But okay, positives, I love that I can get arcanes from circuit, that is just straight up going to be how I grind those for the next while I believe.

Negatives, it sounds like you get to complete ONE reward path per week, sorta like nightwave challenges resetting each week.

So instead of the circuit being a fantastic alternative to the current arcane grind, it's just, 1-3 arcanes a week, (you know, as opposed to fuck tons of them every cycle so like 15 every hour and a half or something I'm not mathing)

-and you don't get to choose any more than picking 1 of 3 paths (no good arcanes means go fuck yourself).

That's not a replacement to the arcane grind.

That's DE spitting in my face.

But. Better than nothing. /said through clenched teeth/

Truly though, I've heard the DE ass kissing squad say "But they gotta keep arcane grinds tedious and unfun! It's core to trading!" and fuck you.

Arcanes do not have to be the least fun fucking part of the game, no amount of "Bu-bu-but trade prices" equates to a sufficient actual value to DE getting people to buy plat- they get their money from fucking forma and prime access, idiot.

They could make arcanes fun to grind TOMORROW and if anything they'd just see a small bump up in player retention. Like that's it.

So the fact that your options are

Grind the most tedious speedrun boss fights in the game forever until you die in real life, also it's time gated behind a day night cycle so you can't just do it when you want, also the gameplay is boring as fuck and you can't shake things up too much both because the meta option is already instantaneous and because there aren't really enough mechanics going on to get creative- you just shoot dummy. GET INFINITE ARCANES, FOCUS, SHARDS, REP, PROFITPROFITPROFIT CONGRATS ON HAVING NO FUN <3

Grind for 20 minutes for 1 arcane in Orphix, the gamemode is unbalanced, the gimmick is neat but unpolished, and the rewards are PAINFULLY slow compared to the loot pinatas on Cetus

Or, upcoming

Get a couple arcanes every WEEK, but you're allowed to have fun :)

The limitations on arcanes aren't remotely fairly placed, they are arbitrarily placed like a fucking toddler designed this shit.

Angy.

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for as much as i very much acknowledge and discuss yagami’s negatives, i’d like to briefly touch on characteristics that are more positive. being human, he is full of character flaws, but also with character strengths, which i highlight the latter below: [ repost from my archived blog ]

tenacious. this should be obvious by how dedicated he is to his goals and his ability to achieve almost anything he sets his mind to ( within human reason ) . in that vein he’s also very devoted, very passionate, and very focused.

confident. this goes hand in hand with narcissism, but on a whole yagami is very confident. he knows who he is to a certain extent, and feels good putting himself out there without little fear of being embarrassed. he is in control of himself and his actions and tends to not get himself into hot water.

a sense of humor. it might be a little dry, but it’s based on more perceptive humor than anything. he’s a little flat when telling a joke, but he can still be humorous or playful. he also will acknowledge humor in others. we see this with sayu at the end of the intermission, as well as in the yotsuba arc specifically.

intelligent. this goes without saying. he checks out in a 9/10 for intelligence; his intelligence isn’t what got him killed, it was every other inherently human attribute. on intelligence alone, yagami is a winner.

honorable. this might sound strange, but hear me out. yagami is still an honorable citizen, has a high moral code, and will assert himself fully for his beliefs. he stands firm in what he deems right and wrong.

masculine. there is nothing wrong with admitting that yagami is inherently masculine. he doesn’t appear anything other than a normal boy. he enjoys his masculinity and feels very comfortable in it.

pursuit of justice. yagami is born into a family of justice and into a very black and white world socially. from micro to macro, his community has a clear line of what is considered right and wrong, plus culminated with his age, his entire outlook really makes sense when applied to the character developed up to that point. yagami is inherently only interested in what is right or wrong, but ego comes to play and tends to disintegrate the inherent good associated with this desire. he wants to do the right thing, and that right thing becomes threatened by ideological input that gets him off track, into thinking it’s a game. at the end of the day, yagami is a man of personal honor, whatever that means to him.

social. yagami is social, and he has no problem fitting in. he able to make friends, and seems to be able to keep them. he can revive old friendships and romances without making it too awkward and comes off as rather genial when he’s in neutral mode. he sees the world as rotten, but it’s a world he has to live in if he wants to change it. despite this, he does self-isolate, but still pursues an actively social life.

helpful. no matter what, yagami wants to do what he considers the right thing. even if it is inconvenient, or he just doesn’t want to, he will always be available for those that need him. he never gets tired of helping the elderly woman cross the road, or helping a man with his groceries. it feels good to be useful, even in a world he finds himself unable to truly belong to.

forgiveness. weird, right? not really. yagami as kira / og kira lays down clear guidelines that people can change if they want to, and he’s going after the worst. there is arguably his side that directly states he will remove all burdens to the world, but taken on a smaller scale, yagami forgives personal trespasses against himself ( sans L ) as nothing more than fleeting things he can overlook. they really aren’t that important to hold onto.

family-oriented. for all the yagami drama in that family, he still is sayu’s older brother, and he is the son of a father and mother that love him. in his own way, he cares about them. he will go to the lengths to not have them die, but accepts it could happen. his own soul is a small price to pay … but he still tutors sayu, pushes her to be better, protects her as the older sibling, and overall has a relationship with her that continues into pt 2. he meets every goal his parents have set for him. he is the perfect son; the prodigal son.

on this note, i’m not an idealistic person, nor do i aim to portray yagami as this true savior. but he is human, and all humans have facets to them beyond ‘good’ and ‘bad’. all of these attributes have their negatives as yagami very much is a multifaceted character.

for every positive, the negative is right there in line; so much so that it can be hard to separate the two and thus only see the negative. in saying he is masculine positively, he also bleeds toxic masculinity. he cannot have one good thing without the direct consequence of the bad that comes with it. that’s what makes him so much of a person constantly balancing two personalities without any real collection of a true self.

the closest we arguably see is his yotsuba arc, but even i would argue that’s bordering into fanservice, a reason to slow the plot down to keep L alive, and to give us a what-if for the idea that L and yagami are very compatible in the sense that they align a lot, and where they differ seems to give them the ability to lash out on someone entirely on their level. we only see yagami become physically violent with L, though he is aggressive with misa later. his physical expression is quite complicated.

#/ * KING OF GLORY ( YAGAMI RAITO )#/ * HEADCANON #i had to repost this but it's under a read more for length #it'll eventually go into the big post im planning on making eventually

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Tattooed Wings, CHAPTER 573, Peter Steele & OFC, Soulmate AU

SUMMARY: Mary Claire Bradley meets her soulmate- literally- the famous Peter Steele of metal group Type O Negative. But will obstacles including trauma, stalkers, and toxic family members get in the way of their life?

WARNING: mentions of child rape (nothing graphic) PTSD, milk kink, soft smut, grinding, assault, fingering, hand jobs, blow jobs, 69, P in V sex, blood, noncon rape, violence, death, vandalism, graffiti, attempted kidnapping, break-ins, wild animal attacks, terrorist attack (sabotage) consensual impregnation, bareback, impregnation kink, creampies, terrorist attacks (shootings) hit and run pedestrian accident, precipitous labor, neonatal death, abandoned baby

WORDS: 1252

I smiled as I watched Baby Tommy feeding Baby Kit, the blind little girl happy as a clam as she chewed her mouthful of half a peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I had made two sandwiches before slicing them into neat halfies and giving one piece each to little girl, Baby Noah, Baby Tommy and Baby Kit along with sliced apples and Ruffles. Little girl and Baby Noah were watching with happy smiles of their chubby baby faces.

“I think you better get ready for a wedding!” Sammi told me in a teasing tone of voice, the both of us turning and smiling at Isabelle as she came into the house from the garage.

“Hey my martial arts class has me beat!” she announced, kicking off her shoes. “Hello, sweet babies!” She pressed sweet kisses to the four babies’ heads before excusing herself to go take a shower.

“Hey MC?” I hummed at Sammi’s voice, letting her know that I was listening to her. “I think I’ll deactivate Sammi Heart up from OnlyFans and take down her other affiliated social medias. What do you think?”

About time, I thought, but I didn’t say that out loud.

“Auntie Sammi!” Katie appeared in the doorway to the kitchen just then. “Lizz Lizz and I want to play a game with you! Please?”

“Well, I suppose so,” she grumbled, taking her mug over to the sink for a quick rinse out before being set into the dishwasher. “You going up to bed soon enough, MC?”

“Yeah,” I hummed, standing and heading upstairs to go get changed into my pajamas for the night.

“Oh yes!”

I paused at the closed door to the master bedroom, smiling viciously at the wicked sight that my dirty little mind conquered up before I opened the door and took a step inside.

“Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!” yelled Isabelle from doggy position as my husband grunted and bellowed from behind her, where I saw his covered cock ramming into her delicate black flower.

“Hey there now, my love, Isabelle,” I greeted the two fuck bunnies with a playful smirk on my face. “Sammi and the kids are having a game night, so we got maybe forty minutes before the babies come up to be tucked into bed.”

Isabelle couldn’t really speak, only letting out whimpers and whines as I crawled onto the bed, slitting my face between her thighs as I offered her my hairy cunt to fest upon.

I let out a quivering sound of arousal as I stuffed myself with the irristable taste of my handsome silver daddy fucking the family nanny’s tight cunt with his imposing dick.

Sweet, flowery, scrumptious.

Was I going to hell?

I couldn’t find it in me to care either way, but if I was truly going down below, I might as well enjoy the ride along the highway.

Isabelle and I both found out sweet release at the same moment of time, Peter slipping out from her and removing his condom, his hand frantically working at getting him off.

“Fuck… fuck… fuck… fuck…” he gasped around the heavy SLAP-SLAP-SLAPs. “Fuck… fuck… fuck… “FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK…!”

Isabelle let out a final whine as my husband’s load shot out from his mushroom shaped head and spattered onto her pretty face as she rolled onto her back and went still.

“Sweetheart?” Peter meeped ashamedly. “I think my dick killed the family nanny.”

A soft giggled slipped out from in between my lips as I shuffled forward to press a heady kiss to the tip of his deflated manhood, ending with it pepping back up to full length.

“Sweet Jesus fuck woman,” he snarled as I rolled out of bed.

“My love, can you please help me get Isabelle into the tub?” I requested in a soft hum, smiling when he did as I requested with an audible grumble. “Gramacy my love.”

While I was tending to Isabelle, I heard Peter leave our bedroom, and my mommy senses told me that the babies were being put down for the night in little girl’s nursery. I smiled at the shared intimacy that Peter and I shared with Isabelle before returning to lathering her washcloth up with my body wash before beginning to scrub her skin clean.

“Hey there, Izzie bear,” I greeted her as she roused from her slumber. “How are you doing?”

“Better than before,” she confessed in a drowsy slur. “Do you know that feeling you get when you need to have a good dicking?”

“I do, yes,” I answered. “Peter’s dick ruined me for life- I will always crave his thick meat. I cannot possibly be happy with another man.”

“Yes, he be packing.” Isabelle passed out just then, letting me work on her legs next.

“Hey MC? You in here?”

“I am!” I called out softly, smiling as Sammi appeared in the doorway just then. “Sorry, Isabelle was hit with a serious case of the sads and needs to be looked after for a little bit.”

“Uh huh.” Sammi looked like she didn’t believe me, but she remained quiet. “Baby Eve almost rolled over onto Baby Teddy, so I do think that it’s about time that she graduates out from sharing with Baby Jojo.”

“Sweet little Baby Eve won’t be a baby for much longer!” I cooed, smiling as my mommy senses told me that the little lady in questions was sound asleep in Peter’s bedside bassinet and that the triplets were conked out in their tiny individual cribs in little girl’s nursery. “Hard to believe that she’ll take her first step any day now!”

“Yeah, it sure is hard to believe,” Sammi’s face had a suspicious look on it as she excused herself to go to bed for the night.

I quickly finished with Isabelle, dressing her for bed in her pajamas and then standing aside to give Peter room to pick her up for the journey back down to her bedroom on the second floor.

The last thing that I was aware of before conking out for the night against my pillow was the crackling fireplace, spitting and popping merrily as flames danced a lazy waltz in the fireplace.

Gramercy, thank you, old French?

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oraclekleo · 1 year

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Hey! I just sent you a normal ask, I'm so sorry. I read the instructions properly, please ignore the previous ask and consider this one instead.

I'm RA, a taurus sun, Scorpio moon and libra rising in tropical astrology. I'm 22, and my pronouns are she/her. I'm into he/him.

To my best belief, I have followed all the pre-requisites to request for grant of a free reading, however, if I have missed out on anything, please bring it to my notice.

I want to request for a personal kinky reading about myself. Some things about myself are that I love the color blue, I am terrified of physical intimacy, I love fantasizing about love, my venus is in the 8th house and my idea of love has transformed over the past few years. I'm a foodie, I love desserts, especially waffles and pancakes with a huge scoop of ice cream. I love blueberry cheesecake too.

If there's anymore information you require, please let me know. And Thank you so much for offering free readings, I'm grateful to claim one ✨

Also, I don't desire a private reading, you can post my ask on your feed and I'll drop a feedback :)

Thanks once again! Good day/night 💕💖

Hello!

Dear! You have followed the rules perfectly and you gave me so much information! I'm so grateful because I think it truly helped me so much with this reading. I must say that the words just flow in this one, there was no struggle for me to pick what the cards were trying to tell me. Whether it's accurate, that's a different question 😂 You'll be the judge of that. But I want to let you know that I truly enjoyed doing this reading as my intuition really felt easy flowing this time. I mean... with some people (regular and celebrities, too) I struggle to properly word the meanings I see in the cards but with you... It was so smooth. And while most readings take energy away from me, yours actually kinda cheered me up and energized me. There must be something special about your vibe so thank you for allowing me to bask in it through this reading. 😁💝

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Spread / Question: Kinky Reading

Deck(s): Everyday Witch Tarot + Everyday Witch Oracle

Position - 9 of Pentacles

Lol! This card just screams a contented loner. You’re not very likely to play some games when it comes to relationships. You’re not really into sub/dom dynamics as you are not willing to boss others around or to be bossed by somebody else. You are happy the way you are. You are you, you are your own boss. You don’t even actually need to be in a romantic relationship to be happy. You are able to truly appreciate and cherish your own company. That doesn’t mean, you will never date anyone. But if you do, you are likely to maintain your healthy boundaries with the person and just make sure that the relationship is in no way toxic or abusive on either side. You know how to get along with people in a healthy and respectful way and you also know how to be alone and just cozy in your own company. Some people are terribly dull when they are not in a relationship, like they don’t know what to do if they don’t have a partner to do things with… You’re not one of those people. You have your interests and your hobbies. If you can find your mutual, great! You will happily share your days with them. If there’s no one to follow your requirements at the moment, you’re perfectly happy on your own and you can wait. You’re not very likely to just start dating someone for the mere sake of dating. You have your standards.

Libido - 2 of Cups

You mentioned it yourself that you’re not into physical intimacy and the cards confirm it. You’re likely a romantic person deep down, you said it yourself you like to imagine romance but the cards suggest you might prefer the emotional and spiritual connection to come first, before any physical contact. Honestly, I’m even getting the vibe of like a spiritual marriage in a sense you might meet someone you feel mentally, emotionally and spiritually close with, deep bond, but you might never actually get physical. I know it sounds a bit weird but I assume it can happen. If this is ringing no bell for you, just ignore it, I simply had to tell you what I’m sensing from the cards. On the other hand, if you meet your super special person, you might start to feel physical attraction to them and if you do, you’re likely to be more soft and vanilla about it. This card doesn’t really give a dominatrix vibe, lol. You’re likely to enjoy long sessions with your lover when you cook, eat, walk and talk together, holding hands and some soft kissing. You’re likely to take it slow in the relationship, really getting to know each other through and through emotionally and spiritually before you get physically intimate with each other.

Turn On - 7 of Cups

Lol! So many options and you just can’t pick one! It looks like you don’t really have your specific type yet. Either there’s no one who would come as physically attractive to you in a sense you would actually risk it and get physical with them, or… There are like many potentially attractive people but you only find some aspects attractive in them and none of those people tick all the boxes for you so you’re not really interested in dating any of them for real. Each of them has characteristics you dislike to the level you can’t imagine sharing your life with them. This card can also mean you are in love with someone (or many) who is not real or accessible. Typically those can be fictional characters or celebrities. You might be in love with Mr. Darcy (sorry, I’m old, Mr. Darcy is the ultimate perfect man for my generation, you can have a different idol) but you know he’s not real. And you can have a crush on a celebrity knowing you will never be able to date them but it’s still nice to imagine.

Kink - 2 of Pentacles + Follow your Dreams

With all that was said, it’s not a big surprise that you don’t really have settled for a kink of yours yet. You probably juggle with several ideas that appeal to you, you probably have looked into the options but… I can’t really see you being enthusiastic about trying one of the kinks in real life. Maybe with the right person you will one day. The cards really hold that potential. Just like the young wizard getting ready to jump out of the window and fly on the broom, you’re currently looking into options and getting ready, still safely in your own headspace. And just like the two of pentacles card, you’re balancing and judging the options. It’s only up to you if you will shift to one option or not. It’s up to you whether you will actually ride the broom or stay in the room and sweep instead. Lol… That’s both a metaphor and an actual suggestion. I mean… the floor can never be too clean, right? Anyway! I wanted to mention at least some of the kinks coming into consideration but I seriously can’t pick here. I mean, both cards depict a solitary person, in one card it’s a day time, in the other it’s a night time, so you probably don’t have a preference on when to make love. The Two of Pentacles is outdoors, the oracle card is indoors… Seriously, I can’t pick a kink up from these. I’m sorry.

Dirty Secret - Ace of Swords + Prayers and Wishes

Your cards are so incredibly clear with their messages, it’s insane! Do you often catch yourself daydreaming and imagining romantic scenarios? Do you play dialogues with your imaginary sweethearts in your head? Do you sometimes know you’re going to stay home but still dress up pretty and make yourself look nice just in case a rain drenched hunk in see through wet white shirt knocks on the door and asks you for help? Okay… this one is maybe my fantasy but you get where I’m going. Your dirty secret is that you’re probably a very pure and decent person in real life, all the dirt and spice are happening in your imagination and fantasy. You’re likely to imagine, dream and wish for someone really special to come into your life so you can fall in love with them because you’re a romantic soul. While you really crave this to happen one day (or maybe it already did happen recently), you’re still sensible enough to keep your standards. The Ace of Swords suggests not only a superior imagination (do you perhaps write stories or fanfics?) but also a clear mind. Once again, the people are alone on the cards which suggests you are an individualist. You have a strong persona. You don’t need to lower your expectations and you will know when your prince in shining armour arrives.

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captainfightingflower · 1 year

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Why Word Spud is my favorite game out of all the Party Packs.

No, you read that right: this isn’t a shitpost. Word Spud is my favorite game out of all the Party Packs.

Now i’m not saying the rest of the games are shit in comparison, a good bit of them are really darn fun and only some of them really need tweaking, (also not saying all of them are good ether, Lie Swatter is pretty mid and i hate most of the games from Pack 8 & 9) i’m here because i want to share to you my love for this incredibly over hated game and why exactly i find it so appealing.

Reason 1#. The soundtrack is one of the best out there!

Most of us know that a lot of the stuff made by Andy Poland for these games is really really good, but my GOD is Word Spud’s soundtrack just banger after banger after BANGER! All of it is so darn soothing. I do have a good bit of the songs from these games in my MP3 folder, however i only really have just a couple of the songs, but Word Spud is the only one of these games where i have every single song in my MP3 folder. Take a listen to it if you have the time, it’s a real treat!

Reason 2#. The sound design in general is incredibly soothing!

The sound of someone typing, them entering a word, the clicks and clacks, it’s almost ASMR! The sound design really stands out & compliments the music, which isn’t all that new to the Party Packs, but man is it phenomenal! I almost feel like i’m transported to another world with how joyous it all is.

Reason 3#. The graphic designs is so sleek!

Now people tend to bring up how Word Spud lacks character as one of it’s biggest flaws, but i think the opposite. I think it’s apparent “lack of character” is one of it’s strengths! Every game in these packs try so hard to stand out, giving you hosts with lore and so much depth it rivals most main characters, as well as giving each one it’s own quirky aesthetic so it can stick in your head for as long as it can. But Word Spud’s lack of apparent host or quirky visuals make it stand out just as much as the rest of them. It’s got a potato for a mascot, sure, but that’s really the end of the quirky visuals. It unique in the fact that no other game is so simple, so calming, so sleek and modern looking. And because it’s the only one of it’s kind in all of the Party Packs, it has it’s own incredibly unique identity unmatched by any game before or after it. While every game other game is like a poster, Word Spud is like a tree: it isn’t trying to grab your attention, but it treats the ones who do notice it with a beauty that no billboard can imitate.

Reason 4#. It doesn’t hold your hand as much as the other games do.

Now what do i mean by this? Well, the other creativity-type games are like cake mix: you can add what you want to it and it won’t ruin the cake (unless you REALLY put something disgusting in there), however, you can’t really improve the base cake mix all that much since most of the cake has been already done for you; if you use chocolate cake mix, you’re locked out of most other cake flavours. While Word Spud is like flour, it’s harder to make a good cake out of it, but if you really know what you’re doing: you can make an incredible delicacy! While baking with cake mix tends to be a one person job, baking with flour is better enjoyed when working with a team. Both have their positives and negatives. People don’t really tend to like Word Spud because of this, but that’s because they treat Word Spud as cake mix when it’s truly flour. You put strawberries in it: it’s gonna taste like strawberries. You put cucumbers in it: it’s gonna taste like cucumbers. You put shit in it: it’s gonna taste like shit. Plus: it being this freeform prevents “winning by writing nothing but the word cum” that people have been complaining about so many other creativity-type games Jackbox produces. You gotta learn how to truly get your enjoyment with the spud, but once you do: GOD DAMN is it fun!

Reason 5#. It’s zen atmosphere.

Like i mentioned previously: Word Spud has got a character no other game in the series has: it’s calming. I find myself best enjoying playing Word Spud when i’m stressed. Because when i try to play any other Jackbox party game when i’m stressed, all see is: BAM POOF FIND IT FIND IT DO THIS NO DON’T DO THAT LORE LORE LORE COLORS FLASH SLASH FARRRRT KA-BOOM YA LOSER! and i don’t really want to deal with that when i’m stressed. But Word Spud? It’s so serene! After a few game i may even forget why i was so stressed to begin with, the worries just melt away like butter with sour cream. Best of all: my mind doesn’t get preoccupied with the hosts, causing me to truly relax instead of stressing myself out on something new. Word Spud is just something i can pick up at anytime while with other games i need to be in a specific mood to consider playing (especially Trivia Murder Party, i CANNOT play that game unless i’m in the EXACT PERFECT mood for it). And while the game doesn’t support single player: i just open up an incognito tab and play a round with myself, or maybe even with an AI if i really feel like playing with someone.

Now you know why i like Word Spud. And while it may never truly get a sequel: the game by itself is perfect to me as is!

But for the love of God Jackbox: please stop with the hate, it’s not funny: it’s just cruel! The horse already died a decade ago, stop punching it’s decaying corpse.

#Jackbox games #The jackbox party pack #Word Spud #why i love it #very long post

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Genshin Impact: A Look on the Last 12 Months as a Black Player

Hi everyone,

It's Maur, the moderator of the Obsidiant Files.

Part of this blog, this project really, is to talk about experiences as Black people when trying to engage in media that isn't "for us". Now what do I mean when I say that? Think about it, how many times have any of you heard one reason or another on why Black people or any people of color, are not or shouldn't be inserted in a specific media? "Ariel can't be Black because XYZ" "Elves aren't Black because 123" "Well there aren't Black people because *insert non-western media* isn't catered to you". Sounds familiar doesn't it.

I think to get the metaphorical ball rolling on this less-than-heartening sentiment, I oughta share one of my own. More specifically, I thought I oughta share one of my more recent negative experiences. Unsurprisingly, Genshin Impact came to mind and it's a recent piece of media I only got into in January.

See, I had heard about Genshin Impact in 2021 I think, didn't care too much about it and I actively avoided it for a fat minute before I decided to see what it's all about it and what the hype is (in reality, I caved for Kaeya after reading a really long Wiki post on his lore and I am a sucker for some gripping lore).

To make a long story short, I enjoyed this game for about three months, probably a little past March, and the only reason I was able to do so is due to the fact that I knew absolutely nothing about the in-depth mechanics of this game, the culture around it, nor did really engage with other fans. I took "Blissful Ignorance" very seriously and struggled through this game for a long while and ignored tutorials from other players, leakers, famous Genshin enthusiasts, etc., and wouldn't you know it? That was probably the most fun I ever had playing that game. Stressful, sure, but it was a good kind of stress that makes you want to play more. I didn't care about banners, I pulled for characters I basically guessed would help me progress (pulling Ganyu was the best choice I ever made) and I enjoyed it for a little while.

I can't quite recall when this changed, or why I decided to get involved in this game's "fan culture" more than necessary, but I did, and I think my joy playing this truly went downhill from there. I had...a vague idea of how volatile this community could be when it comes to Black people and darker people of color. That alone didn't shock me, having been deeply involved in the Supernatural community during middle school and high school, I'm unnervingly desensitized to it (and the Supernatural story is one for a different time and more awakeness involved). I think what tripped me up is how some of these fans managed to perpetuate all kinds of other bigotry in the name of insisting that characters like Kaeya, Xinyan, or more recently, the Sumeru characters can't possibly be Black or can't have darker skin and then proceed to provide the most absurdly racist reason one could muster up. Or in an equally baffling display, the overused and rarely nuanced take of "it's just fictional" that some of these fans will use for anything and everything will fly out the window and you're left wondering what mental gymnastics had to happen for that rationale to even happen. It's been about 12 months since this subsequent exposure of this community, and while I have still yet to fully interact with this madness, it's exhausting to watch.

It's this disregard for Black players, darker-skinned players, and other players who are not either of eastern Asian descent or white that makes trying to engage in this community downright undesirable to engage with. Another upsetting part is the sheer ability of a lot of these fans to stay eerily silent on the issues I mentioned but the second that something that is such a non-issue pops up, you suddenly have swaths of people vying to boycott or stop playing Genshin. The anniversary gifts for example. I do not and cannot care what anyone says, the sheer level of outrage people had for that versus the litany of other issues this game has in terms of the inconsistency in giving the cultures they pull inspiration from any real respect, the inability to create playable characters with skin tones darker than sun-bleached-paper-bag brown, the community itself just being unkind to Black players and fans specifically, nearly none of that is given the same time and energy. And you could say "well just don't engage with the fandom" but why should Black people have to stop fandom engagement simply because too many of you refuse to have a nuanced conversation on the problems this game has with treating specific minorities, their cultures, and their fans? I consume as little of Genshin content outside of the game as I can at this point, 12 months into playing this game. I know that if I don't the sheer level of exhaustion I got being exposed to that much racism when I did finally venture somewhat into the fandom, will seep into my game experience. And I'll be real honest, at this point, if Genshin stops functioning right now, I'd almost be glad. Too many games such as this one stimulate so much hatred and racism within these online spaces, and it makes it that much harder to enjoy these pieces of media as well as try to have a nuanced conversation on these pieces of media's problems. I enjoy this game where I can. I genuinely am interested in a few of the lore of these characters, the music, and the story involved. I'd like not to lose that due to this company and their fans making the ability to do so nigh impossible.

So...with all of that said...and yes it was quite a lot, I invite other Black Genshin players to share their own thoughts. The Obsidian Files is not just here to talk about positive experiences in engaging with media. The negatives have to be talked about. It's one of the only ways we can work towards developing positive conversations on how to avoid the negatives or work on them.

Until next time, friends.

#genshin impact #genshin impact fandom #mihoyo #black gamers #black fandom

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malleux · 4 years

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spell [2]. | corpse husband

part one ; part three

-> Pairing: Corpse Husband x Fem!Reader

-> Genre: Fluff, Slight Angst

-> Warnings: Hate Comments, Self Doubt, Anxiety, Cursing

-> A/N: thank you for 1k notes on part one! i’m so glad everyone likes my work. it’s really nice getting this much love after taking a hiatus on my fire emblem writing blog. i hope y’all enjoy it and stay on the lookout for part three!

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Two weeks.

It’s been two weeks since you joined Sean’s Among Us stream.

While that was your first public appearance, you had joined three others after that and already you were blowing up on almost every social media platform you had. The attention was kind of nice, you had to admit, but sometimes the anxiety of becoming a public figure weighed heavily on your shoulders.

During that time, you turned to your friends who were used to such scrutiny: Sean, Felix, and now Corpse, who you’ve been talking to every day for those two weeks.

It was another one of those nights where, at 1am, you were on Facetime with said man. His screen was dark, as usual. He hadn’t shown his face yet and you respected that. You didn’t need to see him to talk to him, or be his friend, or develop a slight crush on him. All of which you did.

The call was relatively silent on your end. Corpse was on Facetime with you, yes, but he was also on a call in Discord, once again playing Among Us.

You often wondered if playing that game was all your new friends did anymore.

You stayed quiet, letting Corpse play the game and avoiding his fans finding out about your call. You had college work to finish anyways, so the silence was rather helpful.

“We should ask Y/N if she wants to play. I wanna meet her.” Sykkuno’s voice rang out from the Discord call. He was right- you’d never met him. He and Corpse seemed extremely close, though, so you’d love to talk to him. A friend of your crush friend was a friend of yours.

“She’s busy tonight.” Corpse responded.

“Yeah, she’s got an exam coming up- wait, how do you know?” Sean joined in, questioning Corpse.

“Uh, I mean we’re on Facetime right now, I guess.” Your heart sped up- now his fans knew. “She’s studying. We’re just hanging out.”

“Didn’t you guys ‘hang out’ last night as well? It seems like you’re trying to take my best friend away from me.” Sean joked back.

“I mean, I definitely am.”

Your breath caught in your throat. What was that supposed to mean? Sean was obviously kidding, but the tone in Corpse’s voice wasn’t the one he used when he was joking as well.

Felix suddenly butted in. “Ooooh, I think Corpse-y has a little crush.”

“And if I do?”

Y/N.exe has stopped working.

꧁꧂

Three weeks, now, that you’ve been talking to Corpse daily.

One week since Corpse’s crush comment and one week that you’ve endured countless mentions and tags on Instagram and Twitter, constantly talking about #CorpseY/N.

You didn’t really mind the shipping, often losing yourself in daydreams about driving those two hours down from your apartment in Los Angeles down to San Diego and running into his arms. It didn’t help when he mentioned wanting you to come visit one day.

You just worried about how Corpse felt about them. He was still relatively new to blowing up on the internet as well, his fame suddenly skyrocketing in the past few months, so you weren’t sure if he was comfortable with them. You didn’t want to bring it up, either, fearing that the discussion would make things awkward between the two of you.

For now, you were rather content with just scrolling through the #CorpseY/N hashtag, looking at the pictures and nice things people had to say about you both.

“they’re so cute when they talk to each other, you can just tell Corpse meant it when he said he was trying to steal Y/N away.”

“#CorpseY/N is my new favorite thing. Everyone shut up this is all I’ll be talking about from now on.”

“God why can’t they just be together already? #CorpseY/N”

Everyone was so supportive and sweet, it almost made you feel like you already were Corpse’s girlfriend. Although your heart hurt when you were brought back to reality, you couldn’t help but love the comments that everyone left. They were amazing.

Until they weren’t.

There are always two sides of the same coin. Along from the supporters and their loving actions, there were also those who seethed at the idea of you and Corpse.

They scrutinized everything about you to the point that you made your Instagram account- already with 30k followers- private.

Haters talked about you. Your body, your personality, how you weren’t worthy to even talk to Corpse and the rest of the Youtubers, and so much more. You’ve spent many nights with your Facetime mic muted so that Corpse couldn’t hear the small sobs coming from you.

These thoughts were almost always on the back of your mind, but you were sometimes able to push them away.

Like now- as you focused on your exam. Well, tried to focus. There comes to be a time where one can only hear so many negative things about themselves before they can’t ignore it anymore.

But alas, you tried your hardest and finished your exam, before walking out of the room and pulling out your phone. Now, you had a break before your new classes started and you’ve never been more relieved. You pulled up a certain contact and clicked on the message icon, beginning to type.

you:

i’m finished! up next, a break.

corpse:

I hope you did well. How long is your break?

you:

two weeks!

corpse:

Come spend it in San Diego

You stopped in your tracks, taken aback by the offer. You really didn’t think that he’d invite you over, but you weren’t about to complain. Instead, you sent back an ‘I’ll pack tonight :)’ and rushed home to do just that.

Corpse called you as you packed, just like he calls every night. You were used to the routine now, often falling asleep around 3am as he stays on the phone, doing whatever he does with his ruined sleep schedule until you wake up and say good morning.

Tonight, however, you were too jittery to sleep. You stayed up all night with Corpse, talking about anything and everything, like usual.

What wasn’t usual, though, was how distracted he sounded. It made you nervous- was he having second thoughts about inviting you over? Was something wrong?

Your thoughts nearly overwhelmed you, forcing you to say something.

“Are you okay, Corpse?” You tried to hide the small shake in your voice.

“Hm? Uh, yeah, yeah, everything’s good. Why?”

“It doesn’t sound like it. What’s going on? You’re acting off.”

His side of the phone was silent for a moment, before he let out a sigh. “I’m just thinking about what I’ve got to do before you get here tomorrow. Like, cleaning and stuff.”

“Pshh, that doesn’t matter to me.” You waved your hand, even though he couldn’t see it in the darkness of your room.

“It’s just that, my apartment isn’t… the best. It’s small and there’s only one bedroom and it’s kind of shitty. I just don’t want it to be even more shitty.”

“Corpse, I’m coming there to spend time with you, not your apartment. I don’t care what any of that shit looks like. I’m going to be looking at you and hanging out with you. Not your apartment.” You didn’t mean to go on a tangent of reassurance, but you truly meant all of your words. “Hell, I might not even see the apartment because I already know I won’t be able to look away from you.”

“I- God, give me a minute. That took me off guard.” He laughed. “But thank you. I may not even be able to clean because I’ll be distracted too.”

“By what?”

“You, standing in front of me, in person.” You could hear the smile in his voice. “That’s a fucking dream come true.”

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