Sin | Glimmer Author

Sin, They/He, 29. I write filth on Glimmer. Read the warnings on my fics for the love of god, some of them get DARK and if you ignore the warnings that's not on me. MINORS DNI Buy me a coffee!

[nigelgraz]

(OC) absolutely nothing but evil vampire yuri on my mind

[leloupdebout]

[cloroxcasserole]

Jax simp art then vs now. I know because I was there

[sinaabee]

I love trans jax 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

[enba-and-luka]

[copperisbald]

🏳️‍⚧️

[cinnanovaz]

og

[kyana313]

my ribbitrabbit outfit designs :3c

[canismajorly]

she would have been so famous on myspace

[jaydendr4ws]

In another life where she didnt fumble 🥹❤️‍🩹

[emwheezie]

Happy black cat day!!

Here are some black cats I've drawn through the years

[sinfiction]

@pixelcreations For you

[sinfiction]

Will there be a new chapter of Hey there, Neighbor?

Eventually!!

It’s not abandoned, I just have a lot of different projects I’m working on.

[teaboot]

“Why are you scared of dating” I’m not scared of dating, I just haven’t found anyone’s company to be more enjoyable than my own. And also I don’t care

[justlightmeonfire]

I just don't want anyone to steal my very cursed amulet

[teaboot]

Also the amulet

[whimsicalmayhem]

Is that you talking? Or the amulet? Are you SURE a new hand doesn't want to touch the beacon?

[teaboot]

The amulet and I are not currently looking for a third

[madeofklay]

I saw this perfectly in my head and had to recreate it

[teaboot]

Holy Shit

[that-house]

partially-managed mental illness is so fucking funny i'll be sitting around doing my job and suddenly think "wow i hate myself" and immediately get confused because, like, that's not TRUE! i love myself so much. who are you to talk to me like that

[sinfiction]

Hey sin! Quick question, is your version of sinister inspired by Ethan/Evan or are their similarities coincidental?

LOL OKAY SO

I wrote Sanguine Inclinations back in 2024 before I got into Invincible. Evan/Ethan was me going, “FUCK IT. I’m making my ideal vampire.”

My Sinister was not at ALL based on Evan/Ethan, but when I went back and started re-reading Sanguine Inclinations to start the Glimmer version, I had an OH moment.

So it’s not that Sinister was based on him, it’s just that I have a TYPE lol.

They do have some VERY distinct differences that are more apparent deeper into the novel, and in my Sinister prose.

For example, Sinister, however dark and violent he may be, he’s a hero at heart, and when push comes to shove he does what he feels is RIGHT—albeit, he’s from a world where everything, including him, is inundated with inherent evil, so his behavior is deeply skewed. He’s deeply traumatized since childhood and craves companionship because the only person who’s EVER cared about him is his father, who he killed to protect his Earth.

Evan/Ethan was a rockstar in the 1980s, and he has a very selfish streak/averse to confronting his own wrongs. To the point where he’d rather doom the world than confront the death of his former bandmates.

More than that. Depending on which fic of mine you’re reading, Sinister is anywhere from 21 (Mark’s canon age at the time of the Invincible War) to 31 (and in the story where he’s 31, he’s been trapped in the wasteland for a full ten years). He’s a young man trying to figure himself out amidst all the trauma he’s experienced, and most of the time in my writing he’s trying to figure out where he fits in a world that’s DEEPLY different from his own. He spent his whole life being what passed for a hero in his world, and suddenly that part of his identity is stripped from him, but over all, he knows this world is BETTER than the one he came from. He has a lot of complex feelings about who he’s supposed to be, especially when he looks at Mark.

Evan/Ethan was an adult in the 80s. He’s from a world comparable to our world, and he still made the terrible choices that he did. Much of what’s happened to Evan/Ethan, he played a role in. He wasn’t DESTINED to be what he became.

Rather than trust in his band’s talent to keep carrying them when they were about to go on a world tour, he sought out dark powers to sell his soul to preserve this moment forever… he just happened to be turned into a vampire and accidentally murder his bandmates in a bloodlust.

Sinister is the pinnacle of power in my verse, which makes him badly suffer from being “lonely at the top”. He’s never had a FRIEND at all before Lensless outside of AUs where MC was his childhood friend. He doesn’t have any frame of reference for how ordinary people act with each other. He’s a monster with a human face, and a deeply lonely heart.

Evan/Ethan knows a LOT of people. He’s lonely because of his vampiric lifestyle, but he’s not actually isolated in the same way as Sinister. He had a mostly ordinary childhood. He had his band, he was a beloved musician. He’s lonely because he used to be alive. Sinister is lonely because he’s ALWAYS been alone.

There’s more about Evan/Ethan I can’t share yet without major spoilers.

But yes! Sinister and Evan/Ethan LOVE very similarly, they talk very similarly, they even dress pretty similarly, but they aren’t characterized the same.

[hangsawoman]

therapist: and what do we say when we feel like this?

me: no live organism can continue to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality

therapist: no

[unfuckyourhabitat]

Emergency cleaning: Unfuck your whole house in the shortest time possible

So, your landlord/parents/home inspector/favorite movie star is dropping by, and your place is a disaster. You don’t have much time to clean it up. You’re in emergency mode. Let’s get started.

Don’t panic. Panic leads to fear, fear leads to procrastination, procrastination leads to the dark side. You can do this, but you have to stay calm.

Unlike maintenance cleaning, we’re not looking to completely unfuck one space at a time. Instead, we want to decrease the overall mess in stages, spread evenly across the whole area that we’re concerned about. If you think your home is at Level 10 filth, we want to bring the whole thing down to a Level 9, and then down from there. One really clean spot in an otherwise messy home is not going to be helpful here.

Get prepared. You’ll want to shut the computer down (or turn the modem off if you need your computer to play music). Trust me. Get your music going. Gather up trash bags, your vacuum and mop, some rags or paper towel, sponges, and other cleaning supplies. Use what you have on hand. Don’t get distracted running to the store and spending an hour browsing cleaning supplies. A multi-purpose cleaning concentrate or a jug of vinegar will be just fine.

Breaks are very important. Depending on your time constraints, work in 20/10s (20 minutes working, 10-minute break) or 45/15s. But take breaks because otherwise you’re marathoning, and marathon cleaning is no one’s friend. Keep hydrated, don’t forget to eat, and check in with yourself frequently to make sure you’re physically doing OK.

Make your bed. This will be your home base if you get overwhelmed or need somewhere clear to take a break.

Start with the garbage. Going from room to room, throw out anything that is obvious trash. Once you fill a bag, take it out. Repeat as many times as necessary.

Move on to dishes. Gather the dishes from all over your house and bring them to the kitchen. If you can, start them soaking in a sink of hot, soapy water or start loading the dishwasher. After the dishes are all in one place, spend one 20/10 getting started getting them under control.

Now it’s time for your flat surfaces. Countertops, tables, dresser tops, etc. Clear them off and wipe them down. Don’t get distracted in too much sorting and organizing. We’re in crisis mode here. There will be time to get in-depth once this is all done. The same applies to cabinets and closets. Unless you have reason to believe people will be opening closed doors, leave these alone for now.

Attack the floordrobe and shoe pile. Get your clothes either put away or in the hamper. Start a load of laundry if you need to, but keep in mind that laundry and dishes have three steps: wash, dry, and put it away, goddammit!

Get random stuff up off the floors. If something is trash-worthy, throw it away now rather than just move it around a bunch of times. Otherwise, put stuff where it belongs.

Take another 20/10 or 45/15 to catch up on more dishes, if needed.

Head into the bathroom. Pour some cleaner in the toilet bowl, fill the sink with hot water and cleaner, and either spray the tub and shower with cleaner, or fill the tub up with some hot water and add cleaner and let it soak. Put everything away that’s out and shouldn’t be, clean the mirror, counters, and toilet seat. Sweep or dry mop the floor. Wipe down the sink and tub/shower, and give the toilet bowl a scrub. Mop the floor.

Sweep and mop the kitchen floor.

Vacuum everything you can, and sweep everything you can’t.

Walk outside of your house (don’t lock yourself out, please). Walk back in and see what catches your eye first. Go and deal with that.

If you’re being inspected or your landlord is coming in for repairs, spend time on whatever area they’ll be focusing on.

Give the whole place one more once-over and pay attention to anything you’ve missed so far.

It’s an old trick, but if your place is a little funky-smelling, put a pan of water on the stove on low heat and add some citrus or cinnamon or vanilla. Don’t leave it unattended or forget about it.

Take a shower, put on something clean, and eat something.

You can do this. It’s overwhelming, yes, but it is not impossible. You just need to do it. You have a list. You have directions. You have a whole bunch of Internet strangers who have been there before and who are cheering you on. You can do this, but you need to get started.

Why are you still here? GO. START. NOW.

[river-b]

the number of times in my past that I desperately wanted/needed someone to sit me down and tell me this stuff. I will never get back the hours and hours lost to headless-chicken mode, but it’s nice to know that in the last year I’ve learned so many coping mechanisms :D

[so-i-did-this-thing]

When the emergency clean is over, borrow or buy yourself a copy of “How to keep house while drowning”. It is a straightforward, compassionate book on how to stay on top of cleaning while dealing with any number of crises.

As a recovering hoarder myself, one of the skills you will need to work on is reducing your “clutter blindness”. OP’s leaving the house and coming back in is a great start. I also suggest, when you are in a room and are triaging cleaning:

If you have to step around something (or you stepped *on* something), put that object away

If you touch a surface with your hands, check for crumbs, dust, grime, etc. Clean it immediately, if possible. Easy spots to be blind to are the pull chain on a fan, or buildup around faucet handles.

Sit/stand where a guest would and pay attention to where your eyes naturally rest. Any clutter, dirt, etc? Pay special attention to spots like toilets, where someone may be lingering.

You’re not aiming for spotless here - just building your awareness in the places you spend the most. As time progresses, you may also get better at seeing the dust bunnies in corners or crumbs stuck beneath a couch cushion.

For a lot of us, this is not an automatic behavior and we have to go through the house with a checklist mentality. But as long as you are aware of your clutter blindness, you can start to work on it.