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Trying times for everyone truly. Let's get our minds off everything and share some DSMP fanfics shall we?
Favorite tooth rotting fluff (preferably over 2k) GO!
Here's mine :) https://archiveofourown.org/works/36768175/chapters/91722487
#why drama when you can have fluff#i think we all need a bit of fluff#we could all use some distractions#also i just want new fluff fics to read#anyone interact!#ill read all of them!#self promos especially appreciated!#dsmp#dsmp fic#dsmp fic rec#fanfic rec#fic rec#ao3 recs#ao3#fanfic#ao3 fanfic#dsmp fanfic#fan fiction#ao3 fanfiction#dream smp
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That was probably my last fanfic for a while. Just so everyone knows. rambling in the tags for the curious.
#grems know bc ive been moaning about it but writing takes a lot out of me especially because im unmedicated#im out of ideas for narumitsu and writing for franmaya to dramatically less audience is fucking depressing#it's not that i dont appreciate the interaction i DO get it's just that i want to write franmaya and it seems like nobody cares about it#i dont care if that makes me vain or overly dependent on flattery or a bad writer. maybe that's true.#i have come a long long way on not needing outside validation but that doesnt change the fact that writing for a void is depressing#any fics i write are already written for my friends at this point and published for my own sense of self satisfaction#but all my ideas left are franmaya + very long and very involved and i just dont have it in me anymore#if you like my writing then please follow my game dev account#it's @sadghoststudios everywhere#i want to write something that fulfils me and is worth my time and maybe fanfiction isnt that anymore#and im working on some game stuff that is gonna be really awesome. it deserves to be my primary project for once#hashtag promo if you like AA you'll like what im working on :))))) sigh#i have a great catalog of fics im really proud of. and i dont regret a second i spent writing them#but i think i'm done. for now at least#sorry. thanks for everything
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❝ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙsᴜʀᴅ ʜᴇʀᴏ's ʀᴇғᴜsᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ʜᴏᴘᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇs ʜɪs sɪɴɢᴜʟᴀʀ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴀssɪᴏɴ ❞
darknessbaund: a levi ackerman roleplay blog from shingeki no kyojin. private / selective / multiship / oc & crossover friendly / art credit
featuring modern verses and verses from multiple fandoms such as bnha, spn, arcane, kny, noragami, bsd & more . . .
#( me? using the exact same promo as my multimuse? HELL YES )#( i plead guilty but everything about my multimuse was made to match levi's aesthetic )#( i'd appreciate your support! i'm craving to write him with more people )#( especially snk canons )#— (tag tba) self promo.#snk rp#snk roleplay#aot rp#aot roleplay
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Art inspired by my AU which I am dying to ramble about
#captain fordo#clone wars 2003#..... ive gotten attached alright#and my au too#fanart#my art#especially considering the fact that i painted this in one go impulsively around midnight i really like how it turned out#especially the lighting and the wings considering that i do not know how to draw either of those things#and the eyes. im so proud of those shriek-hawk eyes#i have literally no clue what bird eyes look like please appreciate them#star wars art#also for a bit of self promo im writing a fic for that au#ive even uploaded most of what ive written so far already#because im impatient lol#anyway if youre interested or something i can and am dying to talk about my au tbh
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Your Fanfic Update
These are all the fics I've been poking at for the past few months. I will update on other wips as I get to them.
molasses dark as pitch
Is currently at 2000+ words. And I am still not at the part where I need to be. However moraillegiance will be magic, and I get to stick in the term "hatefriend." As you do.
Randomly, possibly because I made Sha Hualing essentially a legislacerator, I keep having deep contra legem feels in relationship to this fic. Possibly because I did the same alternating pov chapter thing. And well, legislacerator and not-quite-neophyte feels.
some other story line
I have been doing some intermittent poking at this fic. I've had to re-write it twice, but I think I'm getting somewhere? This is a dark fic, and I have Problems with writing dark fic. Luo Binghe continues to be a creepy creeper who creeps, Shen Jiu continues to be hapless.
duende
I have been working on the second chapter! It will be Jin Guanyao pov. The weird shit continues, and there's more of a revelation of What is Actually happening. Or at least there will be, once I actually figure out what's going on, and how Jin Guangyao is involved or not involves.
(special note: duende and some other story line have a similar mind fuck gimmick which makes me both amused and mildly aggravated.)
Build a Life from Scratch
I have been working on it intermittently. I had to do some rewriting, and I absolutely dread the next action scenes. The problems with blocking battle/action scenes continue! I think I'm pretty close to the Battle with the Big (Literal) Bad. (Now watch me jinx myself.)
(they flow from form to form)
Yes, this is still be worked on. I have had to tear up and redo the chapter several times. It is VERY HARD to write my way through this. I have an idea of what I want, but getting there is a pain in the ass.
#homestuck#mdzs#svsss#fan fic#update#modao zushi#scum villain self saving system#moiraillegiance is magic#this is also something of a self promo#feedback is appreciated#even for my older stuff#maybe especially my older stuff#but i digress
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Reasons why Axel is best girl
Her name and design is absolute peak
This was a promo photo. The combat boots, the camo pants, the asymmetrical piercings, the camo paint and absolute feral energy in this photo.
There's a reason why she had so much hype before we even knew her personality. She exudes absolute girlboss energy and leaks with potential.
Her voice is incredible
Something about her dialect tickles my brain. Just listen to her speak especially in S2 E3 and you'll see what I mean. Her VA does an incredible job.
She's incredibly compassionate believe it or not
Her boot episode in S1 starts with her getting breakfast in the woods. She could have made food for just herself but took the time to find and cook food for the rest of her team.
S2 E2 consists of her helping her struggling teammates several times. Zee when he's taken too many hits and Damien after going through the 4 point tube.
You may think she does it out of necessity, but anybody could have gone and saved Damien, Priya especially. She's quick to inform them he needs medical attention.
She even admits that despite winning she doesn't approve of what Millie did. This is coming from the same girl that kicked a teammate overboard in the season prior. She genuinely cares about her team.
She's not very fond of Ripper, yet when she accidentally punches him in the face, she is quick to help him up and fix his broken nose. Her voice is incredibly soft as she helps him as well.
The way she handles Ripper's initial confession really sticks out to me. She doesn't lash out or mock him for having a crush, she calmly admits to being uncomfortable and gently tells him she doesn't feels the same.
She even apologizes. There's no need to apologize for not returning romantic feelings for someone. They're not entitled to your love. But she apologizes anyways despite Ripper never asking for one, because she knows that she hurt him and wanted to reject him as nicely and possible.
She recognizes Rippers development and sees how he's willing to better himself for her. He took the time to learn one of her hobbies for her and she realizes and truly appreciates that. She rewards his efforts by kissing him.
She loves Ripper for who he is despite his imperfections. She finds his stupidity to be attractive, and he's a bit insecure when it comes to impressing her, so she's quick to reassure him that she does in fact love him after insulting him and knocking him off their canoe.
There's these little blink and you'll miss it moments in the finale where when Ripper is getting hurt she's not too pleased and is there to comfort him.
Her confidence is unmatched
From the very beginning she's very sure of herself and her abilities. Her first line is her boasting about her survival abilities and how she's not afraid and how people should fear her instead.
She doesn't doubt her decisions. She kicks Ripper overboard in S1 and doesn't ever regret it, not even after she's been voted off because of it.
In S2 E3 she does a flip over a stump just because she can. Her only solo confessional is her bragging about how she was born for this challenge. She's fully confident in her skills and for good reason.
S2 E4 has a lot of these moments where she's so sure of herself not as a survivalist but also as a person. She was voted "most likely to make you regret stuff" in survival camp. She's not ashamed of that fact, she sounds almost proud.
When her love of poetry is revealed, she's not embarrassed, she sounds happy to be able to reveal that fact about herself. She knows that it's an interest not expected of someone like her, and she doesn't care.
She kisses a man on live TV despite being incredibly embarrassed and near uncomfortable with being put on the spot.
She doesn't change herself for Ripper. She is so sure of herself and she knows Ripper loves her for who she is. She's not embarrassed to show her love for him, and she's not afraid to still be her authentic self.
She takes bullshit from no one
When she stops Ripper from wasting his time and energy in the beginning, he lashes out. How does she respond? She growls at him. She's not gonna let some guy yell at her when she's trying to help.
Ripper refuses to have her lead the team despite majority ruling for her to be captain, so what does she do? She kicks him overboard for mutiny and refusing to cooperate.
Ripper taunts her for getting booted by waving his marshmallow in her face. She's already pissed, so she bites his hand and eats his own marshmallow straight from his hand. What a queen.
Ripper calls her and her team nerds in S2 E2 and she immediately snaps at him and intimidates him for his disrespect.
S2 E3 is when she and Ripper get stuck butt to butt, and it does slow her down a lot, but she ends up being in the pack getting carried by Caleb regardless. She's not really responsible for her teams loss. So when Chef puts her on the list of people on the chopping block, she immediately shuts him down because of how stupid that is.
Her split second Yuri moment with Emma consists of her intimidating her not to mess up the challenge. Emma does mess up, Axel falls, and Axel votes her off.
Her team loses for the 3rd time in a row by E5 and of course Chris relishes in their failures and rubs it in their faces. Axel is a blunt and honest person, but here she resorts to sarcasm because that's how done she is with his shit.
She's literally about to be eaten by a shark and she just turns and yells at it to back off, icon.
#total drama#total drama 2023#tdi 2023#total drama island 2023#td axel#total drama axel#taylor rambles#ripaxel#axeripper#Let me know if I missed something
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I agree with the other anon, I predict Celina moving in. A couple of other random thoughts: Eric and Melissa are amazing! No way Chenford doesn't get back together, but I think it will take more than one episode, it will hurt and the pining will be delicious. This is honestly the only way I could ever see a break-up, Tim spiraling in self-loathing thinking she deserves so much better, knowing he's hurting her, but thinking she'll be better off. Love your stories!
i really hope so, it has so much potential lol.
omg 100000% ♡ i appreciate, admire, and love them so much. they're such amazing actors and i love how they breathe live into these two beautiful characters.
yes, yes, and yes. chenford is getting back together, it's just a matter of when. the breakup is literally just part of the storyline, one that's clearly hit it's climax and now we get to see the repercussions of it, individually and as a couple — from the look of the promo, they're both already spinning out, lucy as she processes with grey and tim as he flat out spirals.
from what they've teased in interviews, social media posts, etc., it for sure seems like it'll be more than one episode which honestly thank goodness. for it to be this much heartbreak making them get back together one episode later would be such a disservice especially if the point is to build on character development. like i'm so interested and invested to see how they come back from this because they will come back stronger.
no, for sure! like it makes so much sense that tim did that and why. i keep thinking about how he said "you deserve so much better" — in his eyes, he failed her. he knows he's lost himself and he's thinks he's pushing her onto a lifeboat to save her from a sinking ship, even if that's not true. the fact that he doesn't know if he can come back from it says it all. he'd rather hurt her now, have her deal with the heartbreak, and mend the pieces because in the end (in his eyes) that's a far smaller cost than to drag her down with him. it goes back to his "i'm trying to look out for you". he will never not look out for her even if it's not in the way she needs him to same as how he'll never not try to protect her. that's who he is. the fierce protector, her fierce protector.
this is gonna sound so cheesy but it's kind of like the "if you love someone set them free" quote because that's exactly what he did and they will find their way back to each other.
you're so sweet, thank you ♡
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F/ovember FAQ
I wanted to write out this little post of any general questions about this event. Please give it a read if you're interested in participating! 🧡
What is F/ovember?
F/ovember is an f/o takeover event spanning for the entire month of November, from the 1st to the 30th, where self shippers are encouraged to give their f/os control of their blog for the month.
What's an f/o takeover?
An f/o takeover is a one-person event that used to be pretty popular in the self-ship community, where bloggers give their f/o(s) control of their blog (a.k.a. you essentially get to roleplay as your f/o) and invite their followers to ask their f/o(s) questions, typically about their self ship.
I've never done an f/o takeover before! What are the rules?
That's the beauty of this event; the simplicity! The basic guideline is that your f/o is the one answering questions, but the rest is up to you! That being said, there are two rules that I encourage everyone to follow:
One, if someone sends you an ask, send one back to them if they're participating as well! It's good ask karma and you might make a new friend out of it too!
Two, please do not write your f/o saying mean or hurtful things about you. If it's a lighthearted jab or part of your lore, then thats a slight exception, but they would never say anything genuinely hateful about you, I promise 💝
Do I have to keep up the takeover for the entire month to participate?
Not at all! You're encouraged to have the takeover on your blog for the whole month, of course, but you can do it as long as a week, a weekend, or even just a single day. You can even do it for a week, drop the event, and then pick it back up later in the month if you'd like to!
What if I want to do the takeover with only a few/one of my f/os, or do the takeover with only a certain type of f/o (platonic, familial, etc)?
Then do it!! You're allowed to use as few or as many f/os as you want, and any type of f/o you want! You can even switch which f/o or what type is answering questions from day to day (i.e. having a day/week for all platonic f/os).
Who is running/moderating this event? Who is allowed to join? How can I sign up?
I came up with the event idea on my own (my name's Ruby if you don't know me, hi :3), so I suppose that technically makes me its sole moderator, but that is only in the most loose of terms. This is being held on each person's individual blog, so there is no type of sign-up process required! However, that also means there's not much I can do against someone joining other than blocking them and advising others to do the same.
That being said, I would appreciate if anyone who matches my DNI section of my Carrd, especially pr*shippers and c*mshippers, does not interact with this event or use the tags for it either. This is event is not for you.
I am a pr*shipper and I'm gonna interact and do the event anyway! You can't stop people from just using a tag!
Okay. Have fun on the blocklist, freak :)
No one is sending me any asks! I feel left out :(
I'm really sorry to hear that. While there's no solid way to guarantee asks in your inbox, there are a few things you can do to increase your chances. You can try making a promo post for your takeover, and be sure to tag all your posts related to it with "f/ovember", as well as other tags like "f/o takeover", "fovember", and "self ship community" so people who frequent those tags can see it. You can also try sending asks out to other self shippers who are doing a takeover, as they're likely to send one back. In addition to that, I'll be trying to send an ask to everyone participating, so if I missed you then please do not be afraid to send me a quick message about it!
Are you participating with an f/o takeover as well?
Yes, I am! I'll be trying to run my takeover for the entire month with all of my f/os available to answer questions!
I have a question that wasn't answered here, or need some more clarification on something!
No problem, friend! My inbox is always open for any inquiries you may have about this event or takeovers in general!
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had the privilege of drawing this emo lil freak (affectionate) for @aximili <33 -- always a delight to get to draw folks' ocs and i especially delight in doing friend art <3 Get Appreciated, Idiot <3
also sorry not sorry 2 self promo but reminder that my commissions are open and i would love to draw more ocs, etc. in this sorta style <3 my prices are flexible and anything you are able to contribute is super appreciated <3
#art tag#digital art#digital illustration#dnd character art#illustration#ttrpg character art#ttrpg art#original character art#artists on tumblr#digital artist
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hi! welcome to the lockwood fic rec blog <3 the aim of this blog is to uplift old and new fandom authors alike, and to make sure that with the constant influx of new fics (which we are endlessly grateful for) we don't forget about some of the older works!
if you'd like to submit a rec of your own, feel free to! we only ask that you follow the template that we use for our other recs, including the tags (especially the tags). if you'd like to request a recommendation, slide into our ask box and tell us what you like! we'd be happy to help you find something that's to your tastes :)
this blog will use tags extensively so hopefully it should be easy to navigate (similar to ao3's own methods, except adapted for tumblr). each fic rec will have tags for ratings, ships, warnings, categories, characters, lengths (oneshot, shorter multichap, long multichap etc) as well as the status (complete, in progress, on hiatus etc).
notes:
fic recs will all be tagged #fic rec
discussion posts for fics will all be tagged #fic discussion
weekly polls will be tagged #fic poll
you can find our twitter at the link in the bio
we will be following the tag #lockwood-fic-recs, so if there's something you'd like us to reblog for you (self promo is always welcome here!) tag it with that and we'll either reblog it, or make our own post if any of our usual relevant info is missing :)
our weekly schedule can be found here!
any engagement tracking polls or masterlists can be found under the tag #portland row housekeeping too
please be patient!! we're new to this, but we're really excited to start sharing <3
(please note: this is a positive space meant for appreciating the authors we have, not putting them down. don't like, don't read! if something isn't to your taste, don't click on it!)
#lockwood and co#lockwood-fic-recs#portland row housekeeping#lockwood and co fanfiction#lockwood & co#l&co#fanfiction#ao3#portland row library
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ma$ter list what i’ve done as of FEB 2023:
👩🏽in (oct 2022) : 🧬 successful ($170) 7 day investigation, very easy
schkims (oct 2022) : EB , successful ($250)
chēwie (oct 2022) : 🧬, successful ! ($60)
8&M (oct 2022) : EB , FAIL LMAOOO,completely a self error. my dumb ass didn’t know how to do EB correctly when i did this ($197)
hallo fre$h (oct 2022) : PEB , successful , some shit happened with CS so to my luck ! they refunded the whole order but don’t expect this to be the normal. i got very very lucky someone dumb pulled up my order first. ( 4 meals + 1 add meal & 1 add on dessert w new member promo code = $45)
home 👩🏽🍳 (oct 2022) : PEB , got $40 back :) ( originally $60)
👴🏻 navy x2 (nov 2022 & jan 2023): 🧬, successful
D$G (nov 2022) 🧬 successful ($250)
🏁 line (jan 2023) : 🧬, successful:) ($230)
📚 ( dec 2022) : 🧬, successful ($100)
🦴 y: (feb 2023) 🧬, successful ($130)
do with this info as you will. i feel like me adding the 🥘 plan places was something different:)
also guys, please don’t be greedy and hit up places an excessive amount of times please. especially for large amounts. 1. this is a cr!me , after a certain amount a company can pursue legal action if it’s that serious & 2. leave some for everyone else. a lot of companies are tightening up just from beginning of oct to now. so many places that were soo easy when i first started don’t even refund when there’s like an actual problem anymore L O L :(
recommendations on places for an 🍎 watch would be appreciated :) !
also happy to answer any questions as well!
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I really liked your love languages analysis!! Can you do one for what those characters would like to receive as a love language?? If that makes sense??
Kaeya favoritism is encouraged ^^
So this kind of part two of What would Diluc, Thoma, Xiao, and Kaeya’s love languages be? This can be read as standalone, but I won’t be giving sources\quotes for the same things that I’ve already established in the first part.
Another note is that there are signs of affection that a character would like to receive, then there are things they’d like, but would hate to admit, and then there are things that they are not even self-aware enough to realize
Diluc
Okay, so Diluc represses emotions like whoa, hinges his self-worth on being useful and needs external validation to access positive feelings.
So he really needs gratitude and praises, but they need to feel earned, he has to spend enough effort, achieve great results and only then he can be complimented on them, otherwise it doesn’t count
So like the baseline of keeping his anxiety low is asking him to do smth for you and then telling him he did a good job, then he can be like “I’ve received a good grade at being in a relationship, I can feel good about myself :)”.
But tbh the best thing to do for him long term is steering towards accepting unconditional affection, tho that’s not a quick process
Another nice thing to do is force him to take a break\enjoy himself, bc he won’t do it himself, and you’d need to exploit “would do anything for someone he cares about” loophole
gift-wise, will value anything made by you over most expensive things no matter how ugly the handmade thing is
Thoma
Thoma really appreciates gifts and gestures with personal, symbolic meaning behind them (hangout, giving him a token from Mond), especially if the symbolic meaning is about belonging together\commitment, bc that’s one of his weak spots
doing things together, like helping him feed street animals or cooking together
tbh Thoma has like one of the healthiest mentalities in genshin, he doesn’t have an arrangement of hidden complications that you need to take into account and he is also very empathetic, so he can understand other ppl’s love languages even if they are different from his own
so just like do whatever you prefer, this is actually “it’s the thought that counts” situation
plus this post in general
Xiao
Xiao can’t handle straightforward affection right away, you’ve gotta ease him in slowly, it’s like the frog in the boiling water
too much too fast will send him into “you think a cold-blooded killer who knows nothing but rage ” blah blah
boy has to go through like 12 stages of grief every time and sometimes its circular bc he can slip back into denial at any point
the most comfortable thing to do for him is doing smth that doesn’t require him to acknowledge it directly and lets him react on his own time, like leaving him almond tofu so like a day later he can grumble “thanks for the food, you don’t have to do it”
long term the best thing to do for him is helping him ease into a mortal society.
he asks to go to Liyue with you himself, but he’s obv very anxious about it and says he’ll try to keep quiet (teapot high friendship), so just reassuring him that its totally okay, Liyue Harbor is a huge city, they’ve seen all kinds of freaks here, no one will think Xiao is being weird or pay him any attention when there are Hu Tao and Xingqui rap-battling on the streets as a part of coffin sale promo and Xiangling is trying to make ppl try her new slime burgers.
but all of this at very slow pace, patience is the best thing to do for xiao
Kaeya
Kaeya goes into any relationship with expectation that first of all, it will end, and second that it will end badly if the truth about him comes out, no matter how seemingly close you were before, and he’s not even blaming or mad at the other person, he thinks its just par for the course
his abandonment issues are on another level, like he’s never even been on “please don’t leave me” stage, he went right into “i will be left no matter what, so there’s no point in trying to stop it, i should just enjoy whatever scraps of affection I can get and try to not get attached too much and not let the other person to get attached too much to minimize the heartbreak in the end”
this is why his operative word that he repeats so much when talking about relationships is “fun”. all his connections are supposed to be superficial fun and nothing else, and he deliberately tries to keep the distance >
I didn't realize we'd known each other for so long now. Time flies! You know, following you on your journey might just be the most fun I've had in my whole life. I hope it stays that way.
We were just traveling partners. I never thought I'd have you to thank for getting me to this point. Seems I really should respond in kind. Let us carry on, partner. The road ahead is still long
he clearly planned to keep it as “just traveling partners” and he sounds both surprised and wary that it turned into smth more. “I hope it stays that way.”
but he’s also extremely lonely and very defensive about it
Kaeya’s Troubles: “ Lonely? Me? Not with someone here nagging me all the time, that's for sure”
so he craves deeper connections, which clashes with his overall modus operandi of not getting attached and not letting ppl too close, which results in him pretending to be fine most of the time, then having a quick mental breakdown about wanting someone to understand and care about him and quickly covering it up with “haha just kidding”, see both Depression Notes aka birthday letters
Why, if it hadn't been for a certain someone's throwaway remark, I might have forgotten that today was my birthday. Which is just as well — I haven't had cause for any private celebrations for a long time.Hmm, how do you think I should approach a day such as this? Haha, relax. I'm just fishing for your opinion. I am, unfortunately, not well-versed in matters of this sort. How mysterious... When you're around, the truth just slips out of me at times. I must have had a glass too many, I fear.
like, EESH man
basically, he’s in a constant struggle of
OKAY, so after all this, finally to love languages.
the easiest way for him to accept affection is if it can be at least disguised as “just fun”, which is why as i said in the first post, spending time together and enjoying each other’s company is his favorite thing
but like making sure to let him know he is the main reason you’re having a great time? like he gets treated dismissively way too much, his brother acts like he barely tolerates him, at least in public, Rosa talks about him with ironic detachment, which like yeah part of the “keeping distance from others” act from both of them, so no shade to her, but it adds up. from his remark “And they say my charm is fake” it’s clear his presence not being acknowledged as truly wanted gets to him
out of all ppl around him, only Jean constantly and openly supports and stands up for him. which is why he supports her completely, but tries to give credit to someone else when doing nice things for her (Jean’s party in her story quest)- to try and keep the distance. bc again, he’s living under the constant threat of a falling sword
a nice, grounding thing to do for Kaeya i think would be creating a little ritual that is repeated often, and even if you’re having a fight or smth. like idk, leaving a funny doodle on his desk, smth that takes zero effort, just a small, but constant affirmation that you thought of him and he is wanted no matter what else is going on
i think that would do more for his anxiety than grand gestures or promises, bc he’s used to not trust the words
another thing is that bc of this anxiety, he clearly feels like he has to be a ~fun person~ to be around and be entertaining to deserve attention, see Depression Notes #2 where right after “no one cares to celebrate anything in my life haha :) :) :)” quote from earlier he asks to sit with him for a while and offers to tell stories in return. babe, it’s your birthday, you don’t have to do anything to earn company
so just like. supporting him?? so he can feel that he doesn’t need to pretend to be fine all the time and feel comfortable enough to stop “never-ending performance” for 5 fucking minutes and just be human, and that he can be in a bad mood, share problems, etc. like thats barest minimum in any relationship obviously, but Kaeya clearly doesn’t have it.
#rhine talks#kaeya#diluc#thoma#xiao#genshin impact#readmore still doesnt work im sorry#you dont have to ask for kaeya favoritism it happens anyway#i edit so much out of his part and its still 2 times longer than other every time
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a little comic self-promo!
Hi! For those of you who don't know, I currently run a webcomic called Another Story, which is hosted on Webtoon Canvas.
I've been working on the story for around 4 years now, and the comic itself has been running for almost 2 now. It is my absolute pride and joy and I have put so much of myself into working on this project. You can find it here:
I am notoriously bad at self promoting, but I wanted to give a few reasons why I think you might enjoy it!!
I was inspired by various cartoon series that follow a serialized setup despite starting off more episodic. I've always been a big fan of shows that start off simply and plant the seed for some later lore that gradually builds over the course of a season. (Shows like Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, Steven Universe, etc. really inspired me to use this style when I first started development)
It has a fun, unique artstyle! I am not trying to toot my own horn, but one thing that I like about my comic is the uniqueness of the character designs. The fact that every character is a part of a diverse alien species and there are no human or earth-based references is interesting and fun. (Considering this is a long term project, you can see how the style and designs have evolved a bit since the first few pages.) If you follow me already because you like my art, you can like my art over and over and over again if you decide to read Another Story.
So much lore and worldbuilding. One of my favorite things in media that I enjoy is some worldbuilding you can really sink your teeth into. It's the kind of thing that really makes me want to theorize and observe and analyze.... which is exactly what I've tried to do when building the world of the Araelian system.
Positive LGBTQ+ representation! I know that this is no longer rare in webcomic spaces, but I still thought I'd mention it as a point. I think it is nice to read a story every now and then where an LGBT character's main arc doesn't have to be about actively struggling with their identity, it is simply another thing that adds on to who they are as a character.
It is silly....until it is not. It has a lot of tone variation ranging from really conversational-style comedy writing to some edge-of-your-seat, earth-shattering intense drama later on. Best of both worlds and I am hoping to give each and every one of my readers some tonal whiplash when the proverbial ball drops.
It's got Umbot in it. Everyone seems to like that guy.
One thing that I have really struggled with on the comic however is growth. I have promoted it on my Insta quite a bit and it never seems to get any traction. It has been the slowest climb imaginable to 100 subs over the course of 2 years. With 4 completed episodes (comparable to cartoon episodes) and around 50 individual updates, this is not all that much. I really care so much about this project and would appreciate any sort of support at all, especially subscribing to the comic itself on Webtoon!
Nothing can stop me from making more Another Story, however. My loyal fanbase of roughly 10 people and my brain that cannot cease AS-related thoughts for more than 5 minutes will not allow me to do so. So read it, or don't! But if you do I'm sure you won't regret it! :D
--Kiwi
#tries so hard to not apologize for self-promoting. reminds myself that promoting is so many people's jobs. this is normal and good.#*coughs* anyways#another story comic#another story webtoon#oc tag#.txt#anyways reblogs are appreciated! or clicking my silly little link
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i wasn't sure if you would read the tags i'd leave if i reblogged your reply to my ask so i decided to just send you another ask! ha! i'll bullet point them this time bc i have quite a few things to say:
1. you can definitely keep my asks public, i really don't mind :)
2. never have i ever been so excited to open an email, and that too first thing in the morning. seeing your reply, especially that little treat at the end (!!!!!!!!!), had me smiling and kicking my feet in bed. i'm, impossibly enough, even more excited for Emberclaw now.
3. having more than one narrative position in a book is certainly ambitious and one that i haven't encountered in any other book so far, but it grows on you, fast (at least it did on me), and can be an acquired taste to some who are willing to give it a chance. i think you might just be the first author who has changed my mind completely on first person narratives and i owe it to your flawless delivery, of course (i'm biased, i'll admit). also, "narrative positions" was exactly the word that wouldn't come to me in my fit of excitement while writing my last ask; it was a tiny brain-fart moment on my part when i said "pov choice" instead haha.
4. this is more of an aside really but it once took me 400 pages (of a 800+ pages) to get into a book, so imho, 50 pages isn't asking for much. fantasy novels tend to be a little demanding! also, it was my first proper foray into epic fantasy. i then went on to finish the series despite the really, really, really slow start. the slowest. i think a reader can tell when the wait will be worth it though, almost like a gut feeling.
5. multi-pov is another polarizing aspect of books, but then again, it can be enjoyed if done well. i once read a book with 14 povs and gave it 5 stars. it wasn't even a fantasy novel, but a contemporary one! in comparison, your book with its 4 povs is pretty tame, and i think, even the norm for epic/high fantasy novels. personally, i enjoy being in the head of different characters! especially when you've got a big cast of them. also, that surprise 5th pov toward the end took me quite by surprise!! jaw, meet floor.
6. i do have a GR account! and i certainly have plans on leaving well-deserved, glowing reviews on both the book and audio :) it's the least i can do!
7. this one is more of a suggestion to those who might find the narrative positioning a little jarring: listen to the audiobook instead; it warms you up to it much faster!
i think that just about covers it. again, i cannot say this enough, but Dragonfall would not be the story i fell absolutely in love with had you not made the narrative (ha!) choices you did. i hope more people come to appreciate and love it as much as i do, and are willing to give it the fair chance it deserves <3
much love 💖
I think I'd see the tags! I'm so out of practice with Tumblr, but I have enjoyed coming back to it as I feel in some ways I can be more authentic over here rather than the more traditional promo over on tiktok and insta. Not that I'm inauthentic elsewhere it's just...here you can be a bit more off the cuff, I think?
1. Whew!
2. Aww yay! Interacting with readers is honestly one of my favourite things. I'm so excited when I hear from someone who got what I was trying to do. Releasing art for public consumption can be excellent but also hard. Dragonfall is probably my most personal book, so it being marmite made me so self-conscious. I always think about that Don Marquis quote "Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo." It's nice when you get the echoes back. :-)
3. I was inspired to be experimental after reading The Fifth Season, which is a masterpiece. I've heard good things about The Spear Cuts Through Water which also does cool narrative position trickery, I think. I also really love framing devices of people looking back, like in Assassin's Apprentice by Hobb (my fave author, as evidenced by the dedication). I'm glad I could open you up to all the opportunities of first person! I taught a class on narrative positions when I was a creative writing lecturer so I'm just very passionate about how form can marry function, hah.
4. Yes, four (technically five) is tame compared to some! I did seven in Seven Mercies and whew, that was a lot, even though technically my co-writer and I mostly split it up. My next projects will be 2 and then 1 as a bit of a breather. It is harder to balance multi POV, but I love the "heteroglossia" potential of storytelling.
6. Thank you!
7. I wish I could listen to the audiobooks of my books! I get too self-conscious or want to edit. I can say that Philip and Rachel did amazing jobs from the samples I head, though, and I was super excited they hired a nonbinary voice actor for Arcady. This was also my first time having more than one voice actor, which was neat.
And yes, I hope so too. <3
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Hi, anon who forgot the difference between a paperback and a hardcover lol. Anyway, I just wanted to tell you that I finished I Don't Like Blue and I really loved it. I wanted to tell you what I think, but I'll try and keep in vague for the sake of spoilers. First of all, I thought that this book was a really digestible read. There were a lot of points where I needed to sit the book down and think about it because it was intense emotionally, but I never felt overwhelmed by the writing style (1)
(2) And also I really liked how Zane's anger was never turned into something that was objectively horrible. I liked the fact that he was never forced to forgive so-n-so for what happened. Also I really liked that Azure never came back in any way. Often I find in stories like this, they find a 'final message' or something that brings closure. And that just doesn't happen here. And I like that because that's more how it feels irl. Anyway, I really loved the book and thank you for writing it!
Thank you so so much! I'm so happy that you like the choices I made in the book. They were very intentional, as I'm aware of the impact creative media can have on people, especially with an audience of primarily teenagers like this book has. I wanted everyone's emotions to be understood and true, and also for it to feel like everyone did their best, even if their best wasn't always "good enough" for them or for others. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Not to shameless self-promo even more, but if you're able to drop a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads I'd really appreciate that too! It helps a lot :D
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Hi! I was reading your coming out post and I just wanted to add my thoughts if that’s ok? I agree with your assessment of L being the one used to control the situation, and I feel so terrible for both of those boys, but the emotional strain on him must have been horrendous. Quite honestly, I am amazed at how he’s got through it all.
I think maybe that they’ve both been able to successfully compartmentalize their lives as they’ve matured, and H especially doesn’t need the validation he seemed to want in the band. I also see how L is dipping his toes more obviously with showing himself- the rainbow lights, the songs (FITF to me just seems to shout who he is and how he’s managed to fit his authentic self into the world he inhabits), etc. and he’s always been one for a puzzle- to find meanings, and to look beyond the surface. It’s just that the GP don’t see this, after all, his “fatherhood” is a neat “straight” card that they don’t look past. As an aside, I’m intrigued if F as a topic has been removed from this promo. Do you think it’s because of the fans there, or something wider?
Anyway, I’m not sure what point I even wanted to make, I’ve rambled along… maybe I just don’t see either of them coming out for a good long while yet- as you said, given their career potential and all. I hope they can one day, and that they can together, if that’s what they want. I mean I hope that they make it, but we just can’t know. Heck, I’m a romantic, so I’m holding on to that for as long as I can. And I really appreciate your discussions!!
Hello!!!! Thank you, I appreciate you!! And you’re always welcome to add your thoughts.
110% with everything here. As a side note, I am also a romantic and I will fight for this forever hahahaha.
Look… I think Louis is so set on creating a career and name for himself, that doesn’t rely on his personal life or stunts right now. I think he’s very rigid about it, in fact. We haven’t had a gf stunt in ages, and bbg just plods along in the background until each Christmas. Which I am eternally grateful for, but I believe will not be good for my bingo card hahahaha.
So I think yeah, he’s probably banned most of these tour promo LATAM interviews from mentioning Harry, F, bbg, “are you single” etc., so it doesn’t overshadow his music. Also, all things considered, he is still a “new artist”, as are the rest of the boys. They have names to make for themselves again, to convince people they aren’t just 1d boys, and not rely off the fame of that. So I do believe it is a banned topic for this promo.
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