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i'm gonna put out a little life update here because things have been crazy the last months! (you can blacklist #tiary if you don't care about personal posts.)
first of all, i am studying and working an 8-5, as well as working as a dance instructor twice a week, so i've been strapped for time for a while now. lately A Lot Of Stuff has happened that is keeping me extra occupied, which ngl sucks. being creative is a much needed outlet for me, and i don't have the a) brain space and b) time for it anymore and honestly there's days where i feel i'm gonna burst outta my skin. (not to mention that some encounters really did take a spring out of my step when it comes to putting all my creative work out there at all and no matter what, i can't seem to get over it.)
so, i bought and fixed up a car (read tin can, but it's MINE) for myself after years of having gone without one. important, because i was commuting to work 4 hours each day and that's finally been shaved down to 2 hours.
my hope was that that'd leave me with some time to get some painting, writing or vp in every now and then, but the reality is that all that did is leave me with 2 extra hours for errands each day and there's no room for anything else left in between.
i'm the sole breadwinner for a three person household, two of which have gotten way too comfortable relying on me to do everything for them (they're also both 30+ years older than me. dw i am not ranting about partners or children. it's super complicated). that whole situation came to be because i've been sort of acting as their caretaker ever since i was a teen (sudden illness struck one of them 15 years ago and the other is too incompetent to care for them, so i'm making sure they both don't mess up their life entirely).
anyway even with all of that, they somehow DID manage to fuck up their life even more and the house we live in is currently being foreclosed on.
so. lol. at the moment i'm apartment hunting. not just for myself but for the both of them as well, because i know they won't look for one themselves, not even if homelessness is on the horizon. they're low income, 60+, unwilling to take care of their own affairs and also own a large dog (that i'm also taking care of but can't take with me unfortunately). it's difficult as all hell to find anything at all.
adding to that my mental health and health took a nose dive (i had emergency surgery for organ failure a couple years ago and in the aftermath we found leftover traces of a mystery infection that didn't give me trouble back then, but lately i'm worrying it's about to flare back up with a vengeance. we had to quadruple my regular dosage of my meds.), and i'm mostly just exhausted and brain fogged all day long. currently trying to get this bitch diagnosed.
the good news is, HRT is on the horizon and i have an appointment with a counselor regarding the depression/burnout/total creative block coming up, so things are hopefully on the rise.
tl;dr all of this is part of me taking huge steps towards disentanglement and getting them professional care instead, but it's taking a LOT out of me. i hardly have time to come on here anymore, and i hate that i'm missing out on all the stuff you guys have been putting on my dash.
so this is a lot of text just to say that i didn't evaporate on the spot or died or anything, i'm still here and i'm hoping to get involved with the fandom again in the near future.
if you wanna keep up you can dm me for my discord or lurk over on my main @alongtidesoflight, but i'm not going to go anywhere. if you wanna talk about the game or rave about your ocs i'm always happy to listen. if you wanna tag me in something (even if it's your own work), go ahead!
i'm gonna put out a little life update here because things have been crazy the last months! (you can blacklist #tiary if you don't care about personal posts.)
first of all, i am studying and working an 8-5, as well as working as a dance instructor twice a week, so i've been strapped for time for a while now. lately A Lot Of Stuff has happened that is keeping me extra occupied, which ngl sucks. being creative is a much needed outlet for me, and i don't have the a) brain space and b) time for it anymore and honestly there's days where i feel i'm gonna burst outta my skin. (not to mention that some encounters really did take a spring out of my step when it comes to putting all my creative work out there at all and no matter what, i can't seem to get over it.)
so, i bought and fixed up a car (read tin can, but it's MINE) for myself after years of having gone without one. important, because i was commuting to work 4 hours each day and that's finally been shaved down to 2 hours.
my hope was that that'd leave me with some time to get some painting, writing or vp in every now and then, but the reality is that all that did is leave me with 2 extra hours for errands each day and there's no room for anything else left in between.
i'm the sole breadwinner for a three person household, two of which have gotten way too comfortable relying on me to do everything for them (they're also both 30+ years older than me. dw i am not ranting about partners or children. it's super complicated). that whole situation came to be because i've been sort of acting as their caretaker ever since i was a teen (sudden illness struck one of them 15 years ago and the other is too incompetent to care for them, so i'm making sure they both don't mess up their life entirely).
anyway even with all of that, they somehow DID manage to fuck up their life even more and the house we live in is currently being foreclosed on.
so. lol. at the moment i'm apartment hunting. not just for myself but for the both of them as well, because i know they won't look for one themselves, not even if homelessness is on the horizon. they're low income, 60+, unwilling to take care of their own affairs and also own a large dog (that i'm also taking care of but can't take with me unfortunately). it's difficult as all hell to find anything at all.
adding to that my mental health and health took a nose dive (i had emergency surgery for organ failure a couple years ago and in the aftermath we found leftover traces of a mystery infection that didn't give me trouble back then, but lately i'm worrying it's about to flare back up with a vengeance. we had to quadruple my regular dosage of my meds.), and i'm mostly just exhausted and brain fogged all day long. currently trying to get this bitch diagnosed.
the good news is, HRT is on the horizon and i have an appointment with a counselor regarding the depression/burnout/total creative block coming up, so things are hopefully on the rise.
tl;dr all of this is part of me taking huge steps towards disentanglement and getting them professional care instead, but it's taking a LOT out of me. i hardly have time to come on here anymore, and i hate that i'm missing out on all the stuff you guys have been putting on my dash.
so this is a lot of text just to say that i didn't evaporate on the spot or died or anything, i'm still here and i'm hoping to get involved with the fandom again in the near future.
if you wanna keep up you can dm me for my discord or lurk over on my main @alongtidesoflight, but i'm not going to go anywhere. if you wanna talk about the game or rave about your ocs i'm always happy to listen. if you wanna tag me in something (even if it's your own work), go ahead!
i'm gonna put out a little life update here because things have been crazy the last months! (you can blacklist #tiary if you don't care about personal posts.)
first of all, i am studying and working an 8-5, as well as working as a dance instructor twice a week, so i've been strapped for time for a while now. lately A Lot Of Stuff has happened that is keeping me extra occupied, which ngl sucks. being creative is a much needed outlet for me, and i don't have the a) brain space and b) time for it anymore and honestly there's days where i feel i'm gonna burst outta my skin. (not to mention that some encounters really did take a spring out of my step when it comes to putting all my creative work out there at all and no matter what, i can't seem to get over it.)
so, i bought and fixed up a car (read tin can, but it's MINE) for myself after years of having gone without one. important, because i was commuting to work 4 hours each day and that's finally been shaved down to 2 hours.
my hope was that that'd leave me with some time to get some painting, writing or vp in every now and then, but the reality is that all that did is leave me with 2 extra hours for errands each day and there's no room for anything else left in between.
i'm the sole breadwinner for a three person household, two of which have gotten way too comfortable relying on me to do everything for them (they're also both 30+ years older than me. dw i am not ranting about partners or children. it's super complicated). that whole situation came to be because i've been sort of acting as their caretaker ever since i was a teen (sudden illness struck one of them 15 years ago and the other is too incompetent to care for them, so i'm making sure they both don't mess up their life entirely).
anyway even with all of that, they somehow DID manage to fuck up their life even more and the house we live in is currently being foreclosed on.
so. lol. at the moment i'm apartment hunting. not just for myself but for the both of them as well, because i know they won't look for one themselves, not even if homelessness is on the horizon. they're low income, 60+, unwilling to take care of their own affairs and also own a large dog (that i'm also taking care of but can't take with me unfortunately). it's difficult as all hell to find anything at all.
adding to that my mental health and health took a nose dive (i had emergency surgery for organ failure a couple years ago and in the aftermath we found leftover traces of a mystery infection that didn't give me trouble back then, but lately i'm worrying it's about to flare back up with a vengeance. we had to quadruple my regular dosage of my meds.), and i'm mostly just exhausted and brain fogged all day long. currently trying to get this bitch diagnosed.
the good news is, HRT is on the horizon and i have an appointment with a counselor regarding the depression/burnout/total creative block coming up, so things are hopefully on the rise.
tl;dr all of this is part of me taking huge steps towards disentanglement and getting them professional care instead, but it's taking a LOT out of me. i hardly have time to come on here anymore, and i hate that i'm missing out on all the stuff you guys have been putting on my dash.
so this is a lot of text just to say that i didn't evaporate on the spot or died or anything, i'm still here and i'm hoping to get involved with the fandom again in the near future.
if you wanna keep up you can dm me for my discord or lurk over on my main @alongtidesoflight, but i'm not going to go anywhere. if you wanna talk about the game or rave about your ocs i'm always happy to listen. if you wanna tag me in something (even if it's your own work), go ahead!
Ta-daaa, the pose pack is live!
It's official name is 'Sunbleached'.
It's a collection of male V poses inspired by the sunny weather and environment of the Night City area, themed on poses perfect for just basking in the desert sun or lounging by the pool!
A huge thank you to @cybernomads and @wraithsoutlaws for providing some amazing screenshots showcasing some of the poses, it totally makes it feel legitimate!
The pack can be found: here
If you happen to use any of these poses in your photos, feel free to tag me so I can see!
i have been tagged by both @harellan and @dandenbo to do this, thanks guys!
instructions: rate your oc's traits and show off their aesthetics (moodboards, art, vp, etc.)
i'm tagging: @wraithsoutlaws @raenef @neon-mutt @blighted-elf @keriweird @pastelroyce @ineed-to-sleep @chevvy-ryder @alphanight1-vp and whoever else wants to do this. (no pressure)
(and because the first tag focused on aesthetics and the second on more Lore Talk, i'm simply doing both. who's gonna stop me.)
compassion: 8/10
he's very compassionate, but doesn't really like to show it (unless absolutely necessary) out of self-preservation. usually ends up putting everyone else's needs above his own regardless.
bitterness: 7/10
prefers to bottle up his feelings and keep the mood up instead. there's things that happened to him that he buried 6ft deep and under and boy does it get ugly when they crop up.
happiness: 4/10
making people around him happy and smile is what he's really REALLY good at. when it comes to himself though? he's honestly stopped trying.
politeness: 5/10
he knows how to be polite when the situation calls for it (like dealing with the arasakas). but he prefers not being put in those situations at all, because he can't stand being around the kinda people who demand around-the-clock politeness while there's a ton of corpses rotting in their basements.
chivalry: 2/10
chivalry isn't his thing. he's good at appearing chivalrous, though. it's a hit with the guys and girls.
pride: 7/10
there's times when pride has to be left at the door and he has a good sense of knowing when those times have come. but he knows his strengths and like hell is he gonna deny those.
honesty: 2/10
lying has saved his life so many times he's lost count. there's hardly a person who truly knows him and he likes it that way. the few people who do know him, however, usually get the truth (or know him well enough to know he's not being completely honest rn).
bravery: 10/10
there's no room for fear and cowardice when you're raised by the raffen shiv. full stop.
recklessness: 10/10
it's survival at any cost. he's aiming for it with absolute unpredictability and recklessness is 100% a part of it. has to be, really. he's wedged himself into situations that he wouldn't have gotten out of otherwise.
ambition: 7/10
he doesn't get ambitious very often, but when he does he's not letting go of his ambitions until he's reached whatever he currently wants. but he's not the kinda guy who gets super competitive about something.
loyalty: 5/10
he's loyal to three people only and that's carolina, himself and whoever ends up his partner. those trust issues of his are through the roof.
love: 6/10
i've said it on another lore post of him and i'll say it here again. he's incapable of holding down relationships, he's just not that kinda guy. casual is the way to go. (will never beat the "actually wants to love and be loved romantically but doesn't know how to initiate, make that happen, OR react to it" allegations)
sense of family: 0/10
look. his father abducted him and dragged him across half a continent to make sure his mother wouldn't find him. he spent most of his childhood with the raffens. fuck his family.
(he tries not to think of other families. until jackie and mama welles he has no sense of how they work and once he does all they do is make him envious and sad.)
attractiveness: 7/10
attractiveness is a subjective thing. but he's big on personal hygiene, spends more time in front of a mirror than he'd like to admit, has a warm smile, a disarming aura, charm for twelve, and a knack for making people feel relaxed and comfortable. he'd rate himself a lot lower, though.
agility: 10/10
agility is one of his main traits and how he escapes a lot of dicey situations. he isn't tall and he isn't particularly strong without his cyberware, so he's relying on being quick and smooth. he's really good at turning his environment into an impromptu weapon.
sex drive: 14/10
that sex sure is driving. (he needs to shut off his brain for a couple hours, so please please please answer your phone)
if you're confused and wondering where the hell this tag comes from hi this is @cybernomads on main!
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