#alecto rambles

[alectoperdita]

do you have any thoughts on % fat content in milk? like, flavor, mouthfeel, usage, etc

I'm lactose intolerant, so I don't drink dairy milk. If I do try to drink it, I'm repulsed by the taste and texture. When I could bear to drink it, I had a preference toward whole milk because skim felt weird and watery to me. I don't cook/bake much with milk these days either, but if I did, I think whole milk works better, especially for baking.

These days, I'm quite happy with the prevelence of non-dairy milk! (Saves me from a lot of stomachaches and unfortunate trips to the bathroom). Which is kinda funny now that I think about it because most milk substitutes are probably more similar in texture to skim and fat-free milk. I love the taste of coconut milk for stuff like cereal and oatmeal. Otherwise, oat milk is the one I often reach for since that's usually cheaper/more available.

[alectoperdita]

Just thinking about how in Xenoblade Chronicles X, you can climb some of the tallest fucking mountains in video gaming, take a swan dive off of it, and not die because there's no fall damage. That's it was seemingly a neat cost-free method of incentivizing exploration for exploration's sake and appreciating the gorgeous environment.

Then, at some point in the story, you find out there's a narrative reason you don't take fall damage. That the game has been foreshadowing this twist from the beginning through game mechanics if you were dumb/bored/distracted enough to fuck around and find out.

Peak ludonarrative resonance. What I would give to be able to relive that realization for the first time again.

[alectoperdita]

nothing funnier and eyerolling than absolute children going off in the tags about the immorality of shipping Yami/Atem with Yugi, Yami Bakura with Bakura, Yami Bakura with Malik, or Yami Malik with Malik because the former is “ancient” compared to the latter. 

[alectoperdita]

thank you for the excerpt! out of all the wips you're working on i hope regalia inspires you soon

Me too, anon. Me too. 😿

I'm actually gonna talk process for a second. Hope you don't mind. <3

So the real reason I haven't worked on Regalia AU more is because I, in my infinite wisdom, conceived its plot as a case fic/mystery story. I enjoy writing those types of stories a lot! They're challenging and engaging to work on, conceptually. But they are also the kind of stories that require the most up-front planning and outlining work compared to other stuff I write.

Paper Tigers, the Kaijou-ish mystery/case fic that I did for Big Bang last year, has been kicking around in my head for roughly 6 to 7 years. In the end, this was what had to happen before I felt ready to tackle it.

Paper Tigers

This board was created in Milanote.

And before that, Time Will Tell, the last case fic, which featured time loops, had this (pages 1-2 of 6).

I have nothing of this sort done for The Price of Devotion yet. As is often the case with things like this, I find myself being avoidant due to how daunting the planning process can feel.

But I'll get there one day, hopefully. 🤞 It may be years down the line, but someday. After all, Paper Tigers is now written.

[alectoperdita]

So the never-ending struggle of writing smut is "what should I call this part so that it's still appropriately sexy/doesn't make me want to stab my eyes with a pencil?" And I've settled on what I personally like depending on the character/mood for almost everything.

Except for the perineum.

Which is pretty damn clinical sounding, even more so than testicle.

But the "synonyms" are all un-fucking-bearable.

Is taint acceptable? I can't decide.

All of this is also to say that there should be a new Lure fic tomorrow for Kinktober.

[alectoperdita]

me, every time I see the number of fics after I refresh the KJ tag on AO3: don’t worry, baby, we’ll get you to 2k soon enough

[alectoperdita]

Dying. I’m absolutely dying on/after this second day of training. I can’t believe I used to go to classes for like 8 hours straight and then do homework? Now I’m old and busteddddddddddddd.

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anspd;knapdp 

I loathe this new notification sound Discord added in the new update.