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Potentialfate
@potential-fate
I'll answer to Nicky or Fate, 30+, they/them
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If you're expecting some sort of consistency, I'm sorry in advance. The only thing consistent here is that this is a sims (2) blog on main. I have a (nonsims) side blog somewhere around here, but I seem to have misplaced it with my keys...
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Navigation post is pinned.
for posterity's sake, I can also be found on simblr.cc, pillowfort, as well as dreamwidth, though I don't use it currently.
(and for my mutuals, my discord is potentialfate, just make sure you let me know who you are if you add me.)
I’m WCIF friendly, but I also have a lot of old stuff in my game, so I can’t guarantee anything. I should at least be able to give you names though! Please send them via ask though, otherwise I might miss them or forget!
I make TS2 CC exclusively (you will find no ts4 cc here.) and write semi-interesting soap opera style posts based vaguely around gameplay. (with a lot of artistic liberty.) That being said, my writing has some darker themes. I tag appropriately with “tw xxx” as the standard. (ie: “tw death”) please read at your own risk. I’m willing to add extra tw tags for regular readers/mutuals/etc if you send me a dm.
Due to Tumblr's new adverts on personal blogs, I feel like I should add a warning that I neither support whatever adverts are on my page, nor do I even know what they are. I highly recommend you too get an adblocker like ublock or adblock, or use a VPN that has an adblock included. (or all of the above)
(if you only want to see my posts, and no reblogs, all my posts are tagged "my posts" for more specifics, read on)
Current Story (Master Post)
Ten years ago, Arkhelios' "quiet" town was thrown into chaos when one of their beloved founders, Abraham Helios, was found murdered in the park one late night. With no real leads, and no laws as safety nets in place, the case went cold and the town hasn't been the same since. Salem Bellamy stepped up to take over in Abraham's wake, but the peace that followed is strained at best. With new complications on the rise, and the older generation fighting to establish a social hierarchy, the younger generation of residents struggle to find their place, and move on from their traumatic childhoods. But can one really move on, when what's dead and buried doesn't stay that way?
My Custom Content:
// [pfate tag] // (All my CC)
// [Whole SFS Folder] // (it might be a mess)
// [Google Doc Master Post] // (includes images)
// [Object Default Database] // (a GD database for ts2 B/B defaults)
// [Pearshape Fat Morph Project] // (info || tag)
Note:
My custom content follows the same tagging system I use for cc finds, so it will also be mixed in with those tags if you’re looking for something specific. You can also find only my custom content via the “dl: xxx” tags (ie: “dl: hair”) or on my Simblr.CC.
TOU is basically just don’t say you made it yourself, feel free to do whatever you want with it though, just don’t put anything created with my shit behind a paywall… and idek a link/credit or an @ would be pretty chill. it’s not 100% necessary though.
I don’t really take requests, but feel free to make a suggestion. Just don’t be alarmed if I say I’m not interested.
What happened in Pleasantview after Bella Goth's disappearance? How did the other citizens fare from the aftermath, and how does one exactly grow up when your parents can't seem to get a handle on their own lives? Follow the slice-of-life storyline of the teens and young adults from pleasantview, with a few cameos from other neighborhoods.
Other’s Content:
(Other simmer’s works, these will all also be generally tagged: reblog)
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Other common tags: Sims Artwork // Sims Memes // Sims 4 // sims stories
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Stories to Read list
The occasional TS4 post I make will be tagged pfate ts4
I can see it all unfold before me, like it should have been obvious this whole time. Me and Izanami. Together. The dreams I'd envisioned for us. Two soulmates. Life and Death.
This had to have started in Pleasantview. All of it did.
My father, Linus, is the son of Brandi Broke of Pleasantview. His father married Brandi after tragically losing his first wife and children. Their relationship was short-lived, as both of them were really just looking to make the hurt of losing their spouses go away. Linus was never accepted by his half-brothers and always felt that his parents were distant from him, their unhappy mistake.
You could see the Pleasantview castle from the Broke house. No monarch lived in it as the government was then comprised of several councils, all controlled by demons with various agendas, especially ones extending the never ending war across the known world. The castle rose from the ruins of Tredony, and even without a monarch, it was still maintained for private events. A glittering symbol of a long ago past. Just another reminder of the inequality that ravaged Pleasantview.
Beau and Dustin Broke often stared at the castle in the distance, imagining how different their lives may have been if they were raised there instead of a trailer in the cheaper part of Pleasantview.
They would feel better about their lot in life if they could see how Pleasantview is now. I've seen what Gee pays to house reapers in Pleasantview, and it's staggering. I grew up in an orphanage in Crystal Cove in my most recent incarnation and nearly toppled that government because of the inequality between the rich and the poor. Stealing expensive jewelry from the monarchies isn't just a hobby I do for fun. I can't interfere in the governments of the living, but I can temporarily seize their wealth and make them uncomfortable. Maybe there is some spirit of the Broke family in me after all.
"Beau, I don't know why you bother staring out there. She's never coming home, you know that."
He's referring to their mother. Brandi was last seen heading towards the gardens of Shawn III, down the road from the castle. She went missing when my father was in college. He blames himself for her disappearance and his brothers do too, despite him being on the college campus when it happened. Linus loves to play a martyr whenever he can.
The living have never answered the mystery of Brandi's disappearance, especially when they assume it was related to the disappearance of Bella Goth. I've read so many books about alien abductions or a possible serial killer on the loose in Pleasantview. Books and movies have been dedicated to solving this mystery and I devour each and every one of them. It's fascinating to see how the mortals approach this "puzzle" over the generations, especially since I've always known the answer.
Brandi was sneaking out towards the castle to meet with her demon lover when she was attacked by a vampire and dragged into the gardens. I was there; it wasn't like Izanami was going to reap my grandmother without me being there after all. Bella's case was completely separate from Brandi's and had something to do with aliens. I don't really know much about aliens, so I only know the basics about the case.
Beau never stopped looking for his mother, while Dustin focused his rage on the half-brother he never wanted and Linus' dramatics about how he somehow pushed their mother away while being in a different city the entire time.
How do I know this?
I people watch as a profession. I've spent most of my career as Life watching people, learning about how they think and act when they think no one is watching. I manipulated my line of champions in later centuries the same way. I spent hours in the Broke residence, in my parents' military headquarters, and following my living half-siblings around for centuries. I appear in the background of photographs over the centuries and have been the basis of at least two popular ghost stories.
Izanami used to come too. In those early days, neither of us realized what we were meant to be to each other. The Ocean wasn't exactly helpful in that regard either, despite knowing that he'd made me to complete Izanami.
So, yeah, we definitely had a physical relationship since pretty much the moment we met, but neither of us knew how to process the intense feelings we felt for each other. Following me around was apparently Izanami's way of trying to learn about me and about humans in general.
And he had a lot of data to learn from whenever we watched my parents. They were frequently stationed in Pleasantview, as Linus had been born there, and occasionally bumped into the Brokes.
It was always messy. You can't put Linus anywhere without him being the absolute worst and Dustin constantly seemed to fall for Linus' attempts to goad him into a fight. Dustin was happily married with a family of his own, but Linus' fame and military success drove him up the wall, especially when Linus would brag about it.
Eventually, Linus was reassigned to the nation that would one day become Crystal Cove and Dustin gradually let go of some of his hatred for my father now that he was in a different country entirely. Dustin died an old man who, according to reapers, has never attempted to find my father in the afterlife even once. I'm happy for him. I wish that I had the luxury of releasing my anger at Linus, but when he's half of your genetic makeup, you aren't really given that choice.
But family drama was only a part of my time spent in Pleasantview. The castle that loomed over the town held a secret, one that must always be hidden for the safety of two realms. On the edges of the border of Old Tredony, the castle hid the sealed border between Jubilant Accosts and our realm.
Before my creation, Life, Death, and the very first human born reaper sealed the realm to lock away Xexys, the Demon of Nightmares. This was when the reaper team, including this Absydee, was sealed away in Xexys' realm along with Rani and the Dream Guardian.
Life, a pale, hideous creation, had been created at the same time as Izanami and meant to be his equal. Life got greedy though, and rebelled against the Ocean's plans. He became the first demonic sovereign in an attack that left the Ocean without a corporal form. The position of deity of Life was empty, and the world became unbalanced.
The demonic sovereign had feelings for Izanami, even if Izanami was blind to it. Izanami swears that there was nothing between them, but I know that that first devil couldn't take his eyes off Izanami.
Time went on, and eventually, the Ocean had the ability to create me to balance the universe once again.
With the passage of time, and the chaos of a universe that had no Life deity to counteract Death, the seal on the realm of Jubilant Accosts weakened. It was up to Izanami and me to reseal it, something I wasn't sure I could do. It was one of my very first duties and was as intimidating as all hell to think about. An entire realm needed to be resealed and it was up to me to make sure that I didn't let Izanami down or let two realms suffer under Xexys.
"You're going to finish this task adequately," Izanami assured me. He'd made an accurate guess at my feelings, and comforted me in a way that seemed appropriate to a confused immortal. As Gee has often noted, Izanami has improved since our reunion all these centuries later. He's still a bit stilted with mortals and Gee, but he shares absolutely everything with me now. It's amazing that we stayed together as long as we did back then.
To my horror, the original sealers of Jubilant Accosts were waiting to greet us. Jordan, the first formerly mortal reaper (and my uncle through Linus), and my predecessor. No doubt the leader of all demons was after the energy contained in Jubilant Accosts and to possibly attempt to get Xexys under his control. I'm sure Jordan had a scheme of his own, but my attention was focused solely on my predecessor.
Facing the demonic sovereign was intimidating. I was made to replace him after all. What if I wasn't as strong as he was? What if I completely failed to seal Jubilant Accosts away? What if he made a move on Izanami and Izanami reciprocated? Did Izanami really care about me or was I just convenient?
I shouldn't have doubted him. Even if he didn't understand what he was feeling for me, Izanami made it very clear where he stood with my predecessor. He threatened them both if they so much as looked in my direction again. Which, well, didn't really make me any more confident in my skills, even if it was touching. The last thing I needed was for Death to completely overshadow me and promise to protect poor, weak Lukas.
But I stumbled my way through the sealing of Jubilant Accosts just fine. The original seal had been broken, and the realm would need to be resealed every few centuries to maintain Xexys' prison, but I had succeeded. Using that much of my power triggered part of my true form, and I discovered my wings for the first time while in the living realm. I didn't even know they could appear while in the living realm or that I could control so much of how I appeared to the mortals. There was still so much that I had to learn about myself back then.
The first Demonic Sovereign was an asshole, which was probably why he became a demon in the first place. I'd never seen his original, angelic form, but I'd imagine that it was just as ugly as his demonic form. He'd underestimated me, and decided to ramble off some boring threats that I didn't even pay attention to. I could see his eyes follow Izanami. Maybe he hadn't even come there that day to fulfill some evil scheme. Maybe he was just here to see Izanami again.
If a demon could die of jealousy, the Demonic Sovereign would have died on the spot after Izanami came to compliment my performance. He inspected the wings (which I was still trying to figure out how to make vanish) by running his finger down the length of the bone.
"Much better than your predecessor's," he said approvingly, shooting the Demonic Sovereign a look that I couldn't interpret. Whatever it meant, I was still winning.
I don't want to dwell too deeply on the physical relationship between Izanami and I, since there's a teenager eavesdropping in this dream. Suffice to say, we had an active sex life that started within twenty minutes of meeting each other. Izanami never said that he loved me; I don't think he even knew what love meant back then. It was a game that mortals played with each other, one that he didn't understand.
I loved him desperately. He was my only family for decades, the only and best friend I had. I dreamed about having the same milestones that I saw the mortals complete. I wanted to get married. I wanted to have kids. I wanted to settle down with the man who my life revolved around.
Then one day, I discovered that I was pregnant. We weren't trying for a baby, but we weren't exactly being safe either. Life and Death are incompatible with each other on a fundamental level, so we assumed that a pregnancy could never happen, as much as I longed for one.
I planned it all out in my head. How I was going to tell Izanami. How soon I would expect him to propose. What names I would pick. I had an order of flowers for a wedding bouquet on standby, and I nearly burst with excitement trying to keep this secret from Izanami's son, Gee. Gee had been an accident of the Ocean's, so Izanami had never experienced a pregnancy or a birth before and I knew that both Gee and his father were going to be thrilled with my news. At long last, I was going to have a family. Everything I'd wanted was finally happening.
Until one day, I woke up on the office floor, suddenly not pregnant. I'd miscarried, if you could call it that. My body had overwhelmed the piece of Death hiding within me, destroying it to protect the safety of the deity of Life from the realm of Death. I don't know how we made that spark of life together or any of the pregnancies I'd had since getting back together with Izanami. Losing our child was the most emotionally painful thing I'd experienced in my relatively short life, and I wanted to rush immediately into Izanami's arms to mourn the future I'd dreamed of together.
Mortal, if you're hearing this, know that my husband is different these days. I'm different too. Izanami has never been a man of many words or feelings, and if you ever see the Grim Reaper in passing, know that he could tell you an endless amount of examples of his father being insensitive and blunt. Izanami is better at realizing that people have feelings, hopes, and fears now. He does his best, and I'm proud of him.
However, when we were young, Izanami made no attempt to understand people or their needs. Everything was black and white, and having a son who never stopped needing emotional validation and love was an inconvenience or an embarrassment.
When I told Izanami about my miscarriage, he was not sympathetic. His exact words are burned forever into my mind. Even reincarnating twice couldn't wipe them away.
"That's a relief. I couldn't imagine having a child with you. With the family you come from? It would be worse than having Gee around."
He left the room and closed the door behind him. He didn't even ask if I was okay or what he could do to help. He didn't love me like I loved him.
I was humiliated. No one else knew about the pregnancy, but practically every reaper in existence had seen us together, tearing each other's clothes off. They thought that I was a reaper, that Izanami was sleeping with a subordinate. But I wasn't his subordinate. I was his equal.
I was a god.
I technically can't cause a death. Technically. I have my workarounds, mortal, but to kill Death? That would be impossible. And I wanted him dead, gone, whatever would make the constant ache in my chest go away.
It was an ambitious goal, one that I know now was doomed to fail. Just as those witches in Strangetown learned, killing the Grim Reaper was next to impossible. Killing Death? It couldn't be done.
I was still young enough to try. I created the first of my creations to do what I couldn't: kill. Like me, the others assumed she was a reaper, but Violet was dangerous, and unstable. I ordered her to attack Izanami, but she targeted living targets instead, including people the Ocean had marked for their own projects.
Because she passed for a reaper and wasn't afraid to kill, Izanami was blamed for Violet's actions. He knew exactly what I'd done, but couldn't understand why. He couldn't understand the pain of a broken heart. He couldn't understand causing such pain to the person you were made to complete. Violet was destroyed, and I used the experience to hone my skills for later.
We didn't speak much after that. We still had to work together from time to time, but I made it very clear that I wasn't interested in speaking to him.
Instead, I poured my pain, and my anger into whatever power I had.
One night, Isabel wakes with a start, freezing, on the floor.
Ugh, she must've fallen out of the top bunk again! And stupid Joseph and Bertram didn't even notice! At least it doesn't hurt that much this time, and she doesn't seem to have any broken bones.
Did she have a nightmare? Isabel can't remember, but she's so awake all of a sudden, and so hungry. She can hear the boys snoring in their beds, as always, but Aunt Margery tossing and turning in the other room, too? Everything's way too loud, and the room is strangely bright...
A few months ago, I began testing colors from @pooklet's 2022 The Endless Harvest palette on various build and buy objects.
I chose only 5 colors from the palette (the unique blues, greens, and red): awakened, blazing, gleaming, haunting, and miasma.
Here is a remastered version of 6 Maxis floors I previously shared on Discord. There are 3 stone floors, 2 tile floors, and 1 wood floor in this color palette.
\^o^/ hi!
three tops today on meshes by kaluxsims, SkittlesSims and Lucilla!
the Zoe top is just some of the original printed recolours since Lucilla did the solids. It's probably not all of them, just the ones I liked. If someone did this already they probably did all of them but I couldn't find it thanks to Googling being essentially useless now. :F
I think the SamanthaTop texture has some stuff from BlackLily but it's also been about eight million years since I did this so correct me if I am mistaken. D:
Samantha Top
download (TF-AF)
4t2 GP05 Sweat Cropped
download (TF-AF)
4t2 AxA Zoe Top
download (AF)
Today I felt a sudden impulse to change John Burb's face to look more like his daughter.
Then, it occurred to me that his wife uses the same face template as he does, just with some teeny tiny edits.
So I used the same sliders as used when creating his wife but dragged them in the opposite direction (so for example, instead of eyes narrower, I made his wider).
I have no clue if anyone would ever have use for this, but in case you were to
Download on SFS!
No CC included, defaults are in preview pic however.
super cozy pajamas for all your fellows!
this is megamassikalove's conversion of the pajamas from the Golden Years pack (yes, I will take the whole pack please, thanks. <3) and it was love at first sight before the conversion so I KNEW if it was done I was recolouring it. XD AND THEN DeeDee was a doll and made AM and TM conversions T_T so I am a happy moogle. thank you thank you thank you both <3
Goat was so very lovely and made this easy for me by supplying a psd and I am so grateful because I can get overwhelmed by things that need a lot of little bits like this. (not that that has stopped me before but.. lately I'm swamped XD) no1curr i know
So thank you so much Goat. <3
because of the mapping of the socks being on the back of the cardigan they will pick up that texture.. so yes, your nice knit cardigan includes fuzzy knit socks. You can decide if that's a dealbreaker for you. :D
also, I did this for elder males first so TM and AM will be repository to that this time.
patterns are from spoonflower artists. <3 (the cardi texture is actually from ts3 as well)
download (TM-AM-EM) repo to EM files this time so you will need those for the other ages to work
Paperwork📝: No matter where I go, Chucky will always find me
Presented alongside Velco!
Now your Sims can do paperwork at home and get paid when they're done! A small item designed for those who need a few extra bills.
a cloned object from the MogHug manuscript
Options:
Do paperwork: The Sim will sit down to write, finish after a while, take the paperwork to the mailbox, and be rewarded with Simoleons.
Continue paperwork: If you interrupt the writing, you can resume it whenever you want.
Reassign owner: If the Sim who was writing is busy, you can assign another Sim to do the paperwork.
This wonderful article can be found in Hobbies/Knowledge.
Important update: Remember when I said it was a clone of the manuscript? Looks like I forgot to change the GUID. Damn, that's embarrassing. Anyway, download the file again so it doesn't conflict with the original manuscript. Download here.
50/50 this gets me flagged again XD YOLO? they're Sims, tumblr! they're not real and they're in virtual undies!
this is a small sampling of these undies by LadyFu. And I do mean small 'cus I think the Queen did like 200 textures o_o I really wanted to do so many more lol
done with some quick work in paluding's Tattooer. :)
download (TM-AM-EM) repo to AM files (CM was too low on the hips no thanks)
Inspiration for the creation of this lot served as an old roadside eatery. The motel also belongs to the lot. But it goes like an extension to the cafe, ie inside it is empty.
