Have you read the Locked Tomb series bc GIRLLL you would love it (the audio books are great too imo!)
i haven't, but i've been reading a TON lately (i get to read on the bus every day and listen to audiobooks while i crochet or walk around) and i have a book on hold at the library right now (my heart is a chainsaw) so i want to read that series first. and i'm looooving horror/mystery right now so it might be a while before my brain can shift gears lmao. but eventually i think i will!!
without spoilers - what about the locked tomb made you think i'd like it? maybe i'll move it up the list :D
Idk why my fav AU is forcing ur ocs to have extra siblings LMAOOO (I say this with love 💕 ) anyway, how do you think Finn’s story would be affected if he had a sibling(s)? Whether they be older or younger, how would it affect his choices? Would he still try to run away? Would they be close to eachother or distant? I miss talking to u so much brandiii 😭
i gave this a lot of thought before finn was introduced in the story!! i went back and forth about it actually. his parents never planned for finn to be an only child, but lucy had severe post partum depression (she wouldn't use those words back then, but that's what it was) that never really went away because she was never treated or supported in any way, so she just became more and more unsatisfied with being a mother. she's always been the self-aware one between finn's parents, and she knew she was not being a good parent even before things became abusive, so she didn't want to bring another kid into that environment.
that means that if finn were to ever have a sibling, it would have to happen really close together, and the second baby would be accidental. but even that, i'm thinking like... lucy definitely would have wanted an abortion. she was incredibly unhappy, not just as a mother but with herself in general, and i don't think there's anything that would make her want to go through it again. but this would've been in 1971 or 1972 in maine and i can't really find a solid answer on how easy it would've been to get an abortion in those years? because literally the next year, in 1973, roe v. wade gets enacted so the documentation is easy to find, but before that it's murky. anyway it doesn't matter because i genuinely think lucy would find a way. and if she couldn't find a way, i.... don't think she would still be alive right now, i'll just say that.
so i just don't see any way finn could've had a sibling unless they were twins, which i didn't like the idea of. it's important to finn's backstory that he felt alone. not just lonely, but he truly felt like no one saw him. he spent much of his life doing whatever he could to be liked, and when that failed, he did whatever he could to be untouchable so no one would know how badly he was hurting. so the idea of him having a sibling, especially a twin, who would have experienced many of the same things he did and would know him on such a deep level, just doesn't work. finn had that type of relationship with his grandma, but it was crucial that she passed away early on, leaving finn alone again. he had a close bond with steven forged by many shared experiences, but steven was hurting in his own way and pushed finn away, leaving him alone again. finn's cousin liz loved him and wanted to be closer to him, but she lived too far away to maintain that connection, leaving finn alone again. always alone. :(
@bb-enablefreebuild it's true, but asa says it himself, "I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I have everything a person could want and a better family than some could ever imagine - but it’s not enough for me. I don’t know why. I want to be happy, but I don’t know how." it was important for me to include that part in there, because that has nothing to do with finn – well, only a little bit in that he knows he can come across as ungrateful given that his family is incredibly supportive and some people's families, like finn's, are the opposite. otherwise, this is entirely centered around asa's internal feelings. he's had depression nearly his entire life, it's just that when finn is around he's able to find reasons to take care of himself (going outside for long walks, sleeping regularly, paying attention in class because finn tells him to, taking his meds, etc.) and without finn there to ground him, asa is falling apart for more reasons than one. so yes it's the heartbreak of losing your first love, but it's more than that for him. it's losing the primary reason for living in the moment and looking forward to the future :(
he will be soooooooo pissed :( we'll have to wait and see if asa tells him the truth (or the full truth) about how he got to this point... especially after everything asa said in this post; he KNOWS finn wouldn't approve of any of his actions thus far, but he keeps digging his grave deeper and deeper because he's already gone too far, he's already broken finn's trust and he can't leave things like this now :(
that tag is so funny, i wasn't even referring to myself in Sim God terms i was just mad at him as if i'm a powerless reader like the rest of you jfkjsds and YEAH poor casper :( he'll come up in one of the next posts so i don't want to say too much, but the fact that his worst fear is missing out on something important while he's away, to the extent that he's calling constantly to check on his family is so..... :(
bro yes 🤭
thank you for sharing!! that makes complete sense to me and that's a really sweet way to incorporate your mom in that decision 🥺
RIGHT he needs the sense knocked into him fr
@forgotten-pixels ahhhh i love this question, i was JUST thinking about mac while i was making vegan chili mac the other day fjkjsds i'm actually going to save this in my inbox and take some pictures for you when i have the energy because i miss mac and honey too :') they're always hanging out in the same room while i'm taking screenshots, they just NEVER make it into any good pics. it's actually a curse i swear
i honestly have no idea, i'm sorry 😭 it'll probably be awhile though, i haven't been doing great tbh but i want the next post to look as good as it does in my head so i don't want to half ass it!!
@itsalwaysgonnabeher oh you caught that huh sjfkjsds don't worry (yet) 💖
@little-orphan-ant I'M SORRY 😭 i'm thinking brandi wtf at all times too lmao
omg okay so i'm saving this message in my inbox for later because i KNOW for a FACT that i listed everyone's favorite candy many years ago but tumblr's search function is so incredibly ass and i don't have the energy to keep searching for it right now but i will find it eventually i promise 🥺 and if not i'll just rewrite it and then when i inevitably find the original post we can compare my answers and see how well i know my characters' tastes fjksjds
absolutely yes i'm afraid 😌
in my head i still have to sound it out sometimes if it's been forever since i've typed her name fjksjds
@rebouks thank you so much 🥺🥺 the same goes to you!!! 💖
@moonfromearth thank you!! it's so sweet you thought of me ;-; 💗
i........ have never played 😔 i was supposed to play with my friends but we got side tracked and now i feel like a grandma who’s lost touch with what The Kids Are Into These Days
this is a ridiculously long one, i’m sorry! i broke it into sections so it’s easier to find your ask
[not related to the current simblr issue]
@tastelesscolors ahhhhhhhh i can’t even tell you how happy this made me, this is the sweetest thing 🥺 i’ve always wanted to make people see the world differently through my writing (because in writing this, i’ve also started to see the world differently) so that’s a HUGE compliment!! thank you so so much!! 💖💖💖
i don’t think i understand what this means jfksjd sorry that happened to you though :(
considering i had to rewrite some of my plot because it just wasn’t fitting right.... me too 😅 jskdjs but thank you!! i’m glad you’re interested 💖
fjskdjs me!
omg i wish i could help, but the only mullet i can think of off the top of my head is this one. otherwise i have no idea, that’s why i had to make asa’s myself :( i’m sorry!!
i would rather not share, somehow people twist it into something else even if just post the number and give zero input about it. i don’t pay attention to numbers anyway, it stresses me out :/
[about my horrific chemistry exam lmfao]
@orphyd i love u more nia 🥺🥺💖💖💖
thank you!! i think i would need more luck than the entire universe contains but 😅 i appreciate it 💖
thank you so much 🥺 i’m trying to stay positive and hope that the next test will be better, but honestly i’m already resigning myself to the fact that i’ll have to retake this one too. i wish i could blame it on the pandemic but this has been happening much longer than covid fjksjds but it’s okay!! i’ll finish it one way or another, i’m committed! thank you again for reaching out 💖💖
sjksjd i don’t cheat, but thank you! 💖💖 i just want to get on with my life and get a job and actually have something of my own for once... i feel like i’ve been in college for 20932092 billion years :(
thank you so much, i needed to hear this 🥺💖 i sent my professor an email right after the test, basically just explaining that i wasn’t trying to insult her with my horrible score lmao. i had her for chemistry 1 last year (the semester that i actually passed it lmaoo) so she already knows that i struggle with chemistry, but i just feel like not only did i let myself down, but i also let her down. it’s been especially hard not having classes in-person because a 20 minute zoom meeting just isn’t the same as a real lecture :( i don’t know what else she could possibly do for me, i just really..... REALLY suck at chemistry :( but i appreciate you reaching out, it feels good to just be reminded that i’m more than this one class 💗
[related to the current simblr issues]
trigger warning for: racism, antisemitism, bullying (of minors), etc.
here’s the briefest summary i can manage:
oliveandoak & simvicii used to be popular simblrs last year. they started a discord. that discord included many other popular simblrs. in that discord, they all participated in things like racism, antisemitism, bullying of minors, targeted hate, etc. [more proof]. none of these people came forward or reported the behavior that was happening in the discord. now that they’ve been called out, lots of them are posting apologies, but you have to wonder how sincere they could possibly be, given that some of them helped write oliveandoak’s apology and called it “damage control”... so that’s a super quick summary! i suggest reading all the screenshots if you want further proof
i’m genuinely very sorry that this topic is triggering for you, but i’ve already been tagging everything with the appropriate tags (racism tw, antisemitism tw, bullying tw, etc.) and i feel it would be disrespectful for me to tag it as anything else (like drama tw, because it’s not drama, it’s much more than that). i also miss my dash being full of creativity and love, but right now we’re seeing that pushing everything under the rug doesn’t help anyone. i would recommend taking a hiatus if this is negatively affecting your mental health, and i’m truly sorry that this situation is triggering
literally!! i can’t even describe how angry i was this morning when i woke up to see that list including multiple people who had dm’ed me yesterday (pretending that they were innocent & that they all stood up to oliveandoak when in reality they were actively participating in everything). their apologies mean absolutely nothing considering they couldn’t even own up to me privately. they’re just covering their asses and i feel so stupid for trusting them even for a moment
yeah i’ve never thought about leaving simblr until now tbh. i’m still not going to leave until my story is done, but this has made me realize that 1. people suck, 2. the internet makes it even easier for people to suck :( i’m so sorry that you don’t feel safe or welcome on simblr, i can’t even imagine how this must feel for anyone affected. just know that i love and support you and if there’s anything i can possibly do to make you feel more welcome, let me know 💖
literally me!! i’ve never used discord (except with irl friends) and i’m definitely not about to start now. can’t trust anyone!
@bb-enablefreebuild omg thank you, but it’s okay! it’s not about me. i just feel sad that people used me as a mouth piece and i trusted them when they said they were just being manipulated in that group. when really they were manipulating me haha. but now i know better 🤷🏻♀️ ily!! 💖
they don’t even know yet fjskdj but to be fair, she’s a couple weeks early so they thought they had more time. also they want to see her face before they decide on a name ;-;
