The Roost

I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter. -Walt Disney Hello there~! Welcome to The Roost! Call me Wings. I'm a floof birb. Please don't fear me. FR blog is pastelglass-fr. Mobile banner by Elliot (hvrriccne)

[glassandmetalwings]

Psst, if you're looking for a Pokémon rp sideblog, it's @ancient-pokehistorian!

If you're looking for my otome/gacha fandom blog, it's @that-utsukushii-life!

With more people following me since I started interacting with people outside the Pokémon rp community, there's something I've really been meaning to mention. It came up once in an ask but that was months ago, when I was talking about getting new books for 'my kids' (aka my anime and manga students).

I am an adult. Specifically, I'm currently 27.

If this makes you at all uncomfortable, then by all means do not feel you have to interact with me. Hard block me if needed. Your comfort should be the priority here.

That being said, I don't tend to post too much n.sfw, and when I do I try to tag it accordingly. I have no issues with minors following me. But again, I felt it needed to be mentioned since it's been awhile and most of my followers are no longer people I know irl or from rp (where it's mentioned in my rules).

Anyways I have camp tomorrow so be safe all and please take care of yourselves.

EDIT: Hi I'm 31 now and still haven't made a proper pinned post.

Other links: Wings Shiny Hunting List

[glassandmetalwings]

I exist in the vaguest sense of the word. I'm still mostly over at @lore-and-legends if you need to reach me. Sorry about that.

But more importantly, today is my birthday!

[glassandmetalwings]

So my Pokemon class got cancelled due to no enrollment (everyone was surprised at this), but maybe it's for the better given the current situation between Nintendo and creators.

For those unaware, a lot of crochet accounts with Pokemon stuff on Insta have been banned/taken down recently for copyright infringement, even if they weren't selling anything and just posting stuff they made. Etsy shops selling pkmn crochet patterns have likewise been hit, and those it hasn't hit are pulling those crochet patterns just to be safe. So everyone in the crochet community is a little on-edge.

[glassandmetalwings]

Hi! Sorry I haven't been around! I got a new job that's been very tiring for me (but not bad-I just work the long evening shift and I just started switching to 10-hour days for an extra day off), and then mobile has been set to my new rp account ( @lore-and-legends, if you need to reach me or want to follow), so I just haven't been around. I'm so sorry.

[post-troy-stress-disorder]

if you dont have homemade blorbo to torture store bought is fine

[post-troy-stress-disorder]

genuinely i do not remember making this post. judging by the timestamp i must have woken up, written this, and immediately gone back to sleep. i must thus draw two conclusions:

1) my subconscious is better at tumblring than i am

2) i was, presumably, dreaming about blorbo torture

[glassandmetalwings]

Stop me from shiny hunting Drampa the slow and inconvenient way.

I need to make DLC progress so I can just get a Drampa wormhole but that also means wrapping up post-game and all together that's more battling than I want to do.

[glassandmetalwings]

I would like to actual intended shiny target to shine, please.

It took 13 phazes to get shiny Absol, and I have an Espurr and a Shalpha Hawlucha to show for my Lucario at this point.

[glassandmetalwings]

I want to go to Michael's. I also don't want to leave the house.

[glassandmetalwings]

I made a shiny hunting bingo board for 2026. Goomy in the free spot bc I got it yesterday.

A lot of these are very accomplish-able so this might be renewed later.

[thepeacefulgarden]

[glassandmetalwings]

I'm here for a little bit.

Happy New Year to everyone! I hope 2026 brings you good things.

I got my shiny charm in PLZ-A yesterday and I'm trying to decide what in the base game I want to hunt. I've already started the DLC but but there's still things I want to finish in the base game before I go too far.

Right now I've got rain so I'm doing some Goomy hunts, and I know Riolu/Lacario is high on the list, and Sprtizee...maybe also Absol and Dratini? Of course I'm not doing any in the Wild Areas...(except maybe 20)

I also have to go back to other games and resume those shiny hunts too.

[theveryworstthing]

the fight is harder each year.

[theveryworstthing]

gotta keep going because nothing ever stops.

[theveryworstthing]

you deserve to be new and whole.

[glassandmetalwings]

I'm also available here tonight if anyone needs me bc I remembered that incognito mode exists and can be logged in separately.

[bwabbitv3s]

I finished the last constellation tonight. All 40 of them are now done! Went through and double checked and every stitch is in place for them and all the beads are in place. Which just leaves the milky way part to do.

[bwabbitv3s]

Started stitching the Milky Way in. Slowly making progress on it as I am hiding the travelling thread so the back will look nice.

Looks pretty cool and keeps the readability of the other stitches. Very happy with it. Just a thousand or so to do. As they are in a grid roughly every centimetre apart.

[bwabbitv3s]

Update on the constellation quilt. I have gotten the last Milky Way stitch done now. Which means the quilting part of this project is done. My next step will be to baste the edges down, remove the pattern, trim the quilt square, and lastly attach the binding.

[bwabbitv3s]

Progress on the constellation quilt has come along quite a lot now. Finished the binding on the quilt over the weekend. I prefer to machine stitch the binding to the front then hand stitch the back side. It gives such a nice finish to the quilt. Took the time to measure it also and it ended up being 72" by 72" (183cm by 183cm).

With that done I could finally start removing the pattern. Which is taking both less time and more time that I thought it would. As it rips really easily so that goes fast, but the tiny corners and removing it under the beads is slow. You can now see the difference in the glow effect with it against the dark front of the quilt instead of the pattern.

[bwabbitv3s]

Behold the stars of the constellations of the northern sky! I love how this quilt has turned out. It was a lot of fun to work on and the effect is so cool in person. Overall I would estimate it took about 90-100 hours to complete. Give or take 10 hours if you want to count the time I spent custom dying the fabric.

I made sure to get a nice photo of it in daylight. For once I also remembered to get a quilt label on it. The back really shows the difference in readability of the quilting on the ice dyed fabric compared to the solid front. Thank you everyone that has followed this. I am glad you all found joy in it.

Those that are interested, here is the pattern I used by Haptic Lab. I made the large northern hemisphere version, and plan to make the matching southern hemisphere one next year. I also got your back for the less crafty people. Haptic Lab sells finished quilts in this pattern, both as a large quilt and a small one.

[lore-and-legends]

((Hey, I know I probably don't have to optimize for online play, especially bc I'll probably be playing with people who get the game for Christmas, but I need help assembling my team. I'm not trying to get to Rank A, but I'd still like to do decent.

Keep in mind I probably will not have access to the DLC and those megas.

I want to use Mega Clefable, especially bc it gets so many special coverage moves. But then I'm open to ideas. Mega Excadrill has crossed my mind, as has Gyarados and Gallade.

Any suggestions for online play? Pls help.))

[glassandmetalwings]

Hey all sorry my blogs have been dead, I started this new main rp blog instead of sticking to a side blog any longer and I don't regret it. But I want some help with some teambuilding.

[whichcouldmeanothing]

i love to be the most laidback customer to ever grace an establishment. comrade i will wait one william years for your goods and services

[mx-macintosh]

the world needs trans men more than it needs miserable cis women and the world needs trans women more than it needs miserable cis men and the world needs nonbinary people more than it needs miserable binary people

[moniquill]

The world actively benefits from people living the lives they want to live.