#lickoutyourbrains

[chaifootsteps]

Calling it now, Kinger is either Abel or someone who worked with him. Either way, he definitely made the circus.

[tulipscomeinallsortsofcolors]

I went outside and picked up one of our chickens (Lotta) and asked her for a nice message to send you and she said to tell you, "Hrrrbkbrrrhh"

Lotta is an angel thank her for her message

[tulipanthousa]

This is a legit hear me out, okay it'll read like a shitpost but it's not. Hear me out, the "Dig" book from The Magnus Archives.

"It was just the one word, solid capital letters in a small, neat typeface at the very centre of the page. It said ‘DIG’. I took that to be the title, and turned to the next page. ‘DIG’. Exactly the same. The third page. ‘DIG’. The fourth page. ‘DIG’. Dig, dig, dig, dig."

"Every time I read it, it was like the meaning of the word became more solid in my mind. I knew what it was to find your meaning buried in the earth, to claw your sense from under the sand and mud and soil, to dig."

"Time is the least of the things that waits for us down there, things I can barely think of without collapsing in fear. A thousand terrible things, trapped and alone, out of air and out of light, all contained within those three hideous letters: DIG."

DIG.

DIG.

DIG.

i like that it implies rhythm very well. this is swag

[tozettastone]

29 and 14 for the writer ask game!

For this one

29 — how easy is it for you to come up with titles?

I am famous among my fandom friends for absolutely sucking at naming fics. This is why I name things stuff like "The one where Ichigo takes a trans-dimensional working holiday," or "The One Where An OC Moves In With Kakuzu."

But I also don't think people care that much about fanfic names, honestly. Thank god.

14 — where do you get your inspiration?

I like to look at popular conventions in canon or within the fandom to come up with new versions, combinations and subversions that I find fun.

But also, sometimes I just feel like none of the existing fics for a pairing or idea are doing what I want, too, and I try writing them instead?

And lastly, sometimes I just write a thing to fill up the hole in my head! Whee.

[glacierruler]

👑 and 🐀 for the ask game?

Ooh, you want opinions on the twins, alright!

👑 Opinion of Roman

I feel, so bad for him. He's not my favorite, but damn SVS Redux really bumped him up a couple spots because I just felt so terribly bad for him. He's been manipulated by Patton and Janus, and it just gets to me. I am feeling for this side over here.

🐀 Opinion of Remus

Remus is hard. At first I hated him, because he represented everything I've been taught to hate about myself? But now I'm more ambivalent towards him. I do really love his chaotic nature though, and I want nothing more than for the brothers to be on good terms.

Honestly, what gets me about the brothers, is I'm currently seeing a lot of myself in them, and Patton. Like, I can see myself with the other three as well, but I'm not as similar to them like I am to these three.

[starshard17]

For my dear friend @lickoutyourbrains who commissioned me to do some of their beautiful characters <33

[highglossfinish]

Heya Doc! On a scale from zero to ten, how high would this rate as a torture?

An appropriate and fitting punishment for someone who I assume talks at the theater.

[dukeceitweek]

What is the approximated start date for the event this year?

We are still trying to figure that out - as some of you may know, we upset some people last year by overlapping with other ship weeks, and we are trying to avoid the same situation this year. One of our new mods, Peregrin, has helpfully made a spreadsheet to help us figure it out, and we're currently leaning toward August

Mod Violet