I just want to know I live forever in your memory

Sol aka OtomeAuntie | she/her | 30s | mostly otome, manga, romance novels, Marvel, and other video games | ✍📝 | occasionally NSFW | 🔞 | not spoiler free

[galengames]

The Day of Reckoning is here!

KICKSTARTER LINK: bit.ly/dckickstart

DEMO LINK: Steam | Itch

Kickstarter LIVE NOW !! The clock has struck launch hour and our Kickstarter is ready for action! 

Four years ago, Dual Chroma witnessed a magical birth—a birth of a dream, a world, and a captivating character named Keldrannon. And now, on August 15th, we're celebrating not just Keldran's birthday but also a milestone that was once a distant glimmer in our eyes. 

A Reminder of the Plot of Dual Chroma, an epic fantasy visual novel:

Uncover ancient secrets and new budding relationships in this romantic fantasy adventure visual novel with a dark twist. Journey with the Galen’s Empire Second Prince and thwart sinister forces that rise from times long since past. With multiple endings and immersive battle sequences, your choices will shape your destiny— or lead you and the Empire down the path of tragedy once again.

Early Bird Gifts

For those who have been eagerly waiting and are ready to pledge our early bird gift awaits – receive an exclusive letter from Keldran himself, along with two stunning unique wallpapers to enhance your digital spaces!

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Join us in spreading the news far and wide—Dual Chroma's Kickstarter is live, and the world of Aradal is waiting for its magi. Help us achieve our community goal of 300 shares across twitter, reddit and tumblr, and we'll unlock an extra layer of magic—three short wedding epilogues that delve deeper into the characters' happily ever afters!

[salmonpiffy]

College works made my brain melted. Need to draw something silly

[soranatus]

Link By Hikari Toriumi, a story artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios

[only-tiktoks]

[indelicateink]

holy shit

[gardenvarietyhuman]

💥🙌👏

[ineffablebookgirl]

Well shit, Henry Jenkins, out here in 1997 dropping truth bombs

[addressmysol]

Oh hey I need this for a research paper I'm writing, thank you!

[angstbotfic]

i mean he had been out here since 1988 dropping such bombs:

"'fandom' is a vehicle of marginalized subcultural groups (women, the young, gays, etc.) to pry open space for their cultural concerns within dominant representations; it is a way of appropriating media texts and rereading them in a way that serves different interests, a way of transforming mass culture into a popular culture"

Jenkins, Henry. “Star Trek Rerun, Reread, Rewritten: Fan Writing as Textual Poaching.” Critical Studies in Mass Communication 5, no. 2 (1988): 85–107. https://doi.org/10.1080/15295038809366691.  

there are even some earlier works in fan studies but that’s what i have ready to hand. 

[neil-gaiman]

Henry's been amazing for a long time.

[freakxwannaxbe]

That scene in Mulan where all the ancestors are arguing about whose fault it was that Mulan ran off to join the army except with all the Force ghosts arguing about Ben Solo.

This is the greatest thing I have ever drawn I am so proud

[mist-the-wannabe-linguist]

Stage 1: using your native language's idioms in English out of habit/lack of knowledge

Stage 2: using English idioms as much as you can to prove that you're good at English

Stage 3: using your native language's idioms in English because they fuck actually

[hirkyy-moved-deactivated2025071]

“either take off your cross or put on your underwear” (ukrainian) to say that you can’t have both things at once is my favorite expression to ever exist in any language. i needed to put this out into the world so bad, im finally free.

[tonbanereblogs]

I'm gonna write some:

"you can't put doors to the countryside" referring to something you cannot control

"to honour which saint?🤨" A response to someone doing such a bizarre thing that you can only assume it's for a very specific god ritual (what my mom says when I'm caught cooking a full meal at 3am)

"my mouth is dryer than Christ's sandals" or nsfw version "dryer than a doll's underwear"

"never say from this water I shan't drink" like never say never.

"to write the dots on the i's" to make a negotiation very clear, point out flaws.

"you have to feed him separately" as in 'this person is a handful'

"it's like throwing daisies to the pigs" wasteful, or useless, unappreciated act

"no one gave you a candle in this burial" you don't have permission to talk/give your opinion

"it's like going to pee and not letting even a drop" pointless, absurd, waste of time

"when the devil is bored he kills flies with his tail" when someone you hate is suspiciously idle and seems innocent (and you KNOW!!! they'll do something)

"my saint went back to the sky" meaning you were so distracted/zoned out that you didn't even notice a saint had descended to help you until it left lmao

"I'm more tied up than a Roman's leg" (refering to Roman knee high sandals) it means you're very busy

[coriphallus]

“An umbrella up the ass can’t be opened” situation is fucked beyond further fuckery

“Do what imam says, not what imam does” (pretty self explanatory)

“Don’t make stew for a meat on butchers display” don’t make plans hinging on variables beyond your control

“Vinegar that’s too strong harms its own bottle” bitter people end up hurting themselves

“You show sympathy to a cat and it’ll piss on your carpet” pricks will be pricks (an exclamation to be used for when someone who’s known to behave badly behaves badly)

“Mutt to mutt, mutt to its tail” an expression to depict cycles of abuse, (ie. husband abuses the wife, wife abuses the kids or ceo scolds the regional manager and regional manager scolds the cashier etc.)

“Hungry bear doesn’t dance” people won’t work for nothing

“Allah doesn’t have a stick…” used for when misfortune befalls a malicious figure/force. Karma, essentially

“[They] all shit in the same bowl” indicates that the figures in question all fundamentally uphold the same abusive systems

“Whoever lies with a blind man wakes up cross-eyed” people negatively affect eachother

“Hapless bedouin gets fucked by a polar bear in a desert.” Something very unfortunate happened here

[actualbird]

who in the nxx yells “THERE’S A BUG” and who removes the bug, and how?

HELP HAHAHAKHVFAHSF THIS IS A LOVELY PROMPT, THANK U FOR THIS!!!

those who yell "THERES A BUG": marius and mc

now im not saying both of them are particularly squeamish, no no, they can definitely keep it cool when the situation Calls For It. that being said, seeing a bug in the nxx meeting room on a slow day isnt exactly the most high stakes of situations, so the most High Stakes Element remains to be whatever bug they see

mc just doesnt like bugs, theyre creepy theyre crawly and she doesnt trust anything that can dart out of her line of vision in the blink of an eye

marius also doesnt like bugs and because of his upbringing, he did not get to see very many of them growing up. which means every time he Did see a Bug Intruder, it's like a Category 5 Drama Moment

the moment they see the bug, theyre announcing it LOUDLY to everybody else in the room while also getting up to stand on some chairs

those who dont yell "THERES A BUG" but does look at the bug and track its every movement while sitting still like a statue hoping the bug doesnt notice him, as if bugs operate on some kind of t-rex knowledge: artem

let's rewind a bit. before marius and mc saw the bug, artem saw it first. and he just

didnt say anything about it

artem.....Also Does Not Like Bugs. but he also also doesnt like being loud about things he doesnt like so he just Sits There, so still you'd think he fucking died, and he hopes the bug mistakes him for some kind of inanimate man-shaped furniture and avoids him due to sheer disinterest

it doesnt avoid him.

it probably crawls or flies very close to him a few times the only thing that stops him from screaming "THERES A BUG" is his self-control thats as hard as cast-iron skillet

it's fine though because marius and mc spot it and sound the alarm

(thank god)

those who remove the bug: luke and vyn

luke and vyn are the ones who will both 1) be completely unbothered by the bug and 2) have to bring it out

the reason for luke is obvious, he's had wilderness survival training and probably had to eat bugs like in an episode of Man VS Wild to survive on an uninhabited island, so hes REALLY past any squeamishness with bugs. in fact, if mc said the word, luke would grab the bug and crush it with his bare hands

and vyn is a gardener!!! bugs are APLENTY in the garden, so he sees them not as malevolent but as important creatures in a healthy ecosystem. the bug probably got in from vyn's garden, actually, since nxx hq is on his property

and thus

The Timeline Of Events When a Bug Appears In The NXX HQ Meeting Room

bug: //crawls in

artem: //sees it, soul leaves his body for a bit and he petrifies himself as a defense mechanism

mc: why did artem go so still

marius: i dont know, maybe hes rebooting?

mc: dont be mean!

marius: im not being mea---FUCK

mc: what?

marius: THERES A BUG

mc: theres a wha---THERES A BUG

marius and mc: //immediately moving to stand on the couch

artem: //still Not Moving, hoping that mc and marius' sudden movements attract it

bug: //flexes wings open and closed

mc: NNNNO NO NO NO

marius: STOP DOING THAT MOTHERFUCKER

mc: NONONNONONONNNONONNOONONOONOO

marius: AAAAAAAAAA

vyn and luke, coming back in from where they were in the file room: ???

mc: THERES A BUG THERES A BUG

luke: oh. do you want me to kill it?

mc: NO!!

marius: YES!!!!!!

artem: i havent moved in 20 minutes

mc: JUST BRING IT OUT

luke: dead or alive?

mc: ALIVE

marius: DEAD

vyn, while they were all conversing: //gently coaxes the bug onto his palm and lets it out through the window

vyn's rationale here was that luke was doing a great job at handling (i.e. distracting) the People, so he went ahead and took care of the Bug. the bug will not be returning to the nxx meeting room because it was quite cold with no soil and also VERY loud

[cmdrtpol]

on a serious note regarding the wga strike and (as of 1:50 AM PST 7/13) upcoming sag-aftra strike, dsa-la has a fundraiser called The Snacklist which provides snacks and water on the picket lines here in LA. right now the funds they have will not last through the end of the summer, especially given the current and upcoming heatwaves necessitating more supplies. if you have a couple of dollars to spare it's a great way to directly support the writers (and potentially the actors) during this difficult time!

[cmdrtpol]

happy first sag-aftra strike in 60 years to all who celebrate.

if you are an enjoyer of media (which i will guess based on your presence on tumblr that you are) please consider donating to the snacklist (linked above) or to any of the following mutual aid funds that directly support striking actors/writers, IATSE and teamster union members who are also out of work and by and large refusing to cross the picket lines, and nonunion PAs and assistants (like yours truly) who are directly impacted by the work stoppage. everyone in this industry works unbelievably hard to bring you the shows, movies, webseries, and variety programs that you enjoy and every worker deserves a fair contract. any support you can give is extremely meaningful.

The Entertainment Community Fund provides emergency financial assistance to anyone in the entertainment industry who is unable to pay their immediate basic living expenses such as housing, food, bills, and healthcare.

The Union Solidarity Coalition has been formed by members of the wga, sag, and the dga to help cover the cost of healthcare for IATSE and teamsters who will not get enough work hours to qualify for their coverage this year due to their refusal to cross a picket line.

The Hollywood Support Staff Relief Fund (also run by the Entertainment Community Fund but separate from the above link which supports all film and tv workers) offers assistance to tv and film support staff and assistants who are not protected by a union and have been displaced from low or entry level positions.

Drive 4 Solidarity is an IATSE organized event in August raising funds for all union and guild members. Tickets are available for those in socal but donations are being taken as well.

Humanitas Groceries for Writers fund provides WGA members with grocery gift cards.

Green Envelope Grocery is a grocery fund for all workers in the entertainment industry regardless of union status.

[records-of-a-yiga-spy]

I saw the 'hero' walking around cutting grass while I was collecting bananas. He's pretty small, I bet I can beat him.

Glory to Master Kohga.

[records-of-a-yiga-spy]

I made a grave mistake everything hurts

[tartarduck]

左呆呆

[puppet-purgatory]

my problematic puppet history fan quality is that i don't think the jellybeans transforming garrick bernard into a puppet is going to be recurring plot point, i think garrick bernard just had a puppet of himself already and told shane and he was like 'you know what would be HILARIOUS'

[otomeauntie]

I've literally thought this since the beginning.

[emjiajia]

Recent artem doodles~😎✨✨✨

Okay but how does one wake up at 7am everyday

[otomeauntie]

These are so cute! ❤️

his switch from cute to scary is really funny.

[ryuuieu]

early ppl like him is too dazzling

[oddingram]

They're officially going full anime trope and making Clark into a magical girl who has characters accidentally walk into his boobs

also the squash-and-stretch frames deserve to be noticed

[otomeauntie]

THE SQUASH AND STRETCH FRAMES ABSOLUTELY DESERVE TO BE NOTICED *AND* APPRECIATED!

[rariatoo]

I hope the day will come when I can watch it in Japan too…!

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