and it goes on and on and on.

he/they / Currently stressed and tired

[tempestimes]

About

I'm Tempest or Temp (he/they). Sometimes, I'm a uni student; usually, I write fanfiction and analysis or draw fanart. I do not know how to be normal about the characters I like.

Blogs

Unfortunately, I've been using 5000 sideblogs since 2018 (hyperbole), but here are the main ones you should care about:

@tempesthreads: main blog, holds original stuff.

@tempestimes: this sideblog, holds all the fandom things.

You'll also see:

@tempreblog: a sideblog where I throw 95% of my reblogs. I call it my rebagel store, don't worry about it.

Interests

Bandori (YMMT, MyGo, Morfonica, Roselia)

PJSK (L/N, WxS, N25)

Witch Hat Atelier

Wuthering Waves

Discord Murder Party

Vocaloid/UTAU

Revolutionary Girl Utena

Identity V (no longer playing the game, but I study the character lore in my spare time)

Please feel free to talk to me in DMs or send in asks. My social battery is in a permanent state of exhaustion so my replies may be slow, but I love chatting with people.

Tagging System

I try to keep things organized on this blog with tags!

#temp thoughts: for general chatter posts

#tempest writes: for fics and other writing posts

#tempest draws: for fanart and other art posts

#temp vent: for vent posts (I suggest blocking this one)

I also tag fandoms with abbreviations (idv, hsr, pjsk, bandori). For Bandori specifically, I'll also be tagging 'garupa' and 'atsudori' when applicable/relevant.

For general content warnings like flashing lights/images or blood/gore, I try to tag things with [warning] cw. Example: 'flashing cw' or 'blood cw'.

Promo! Promo!

Want to support a broke college student? Consider commissioning me on VGen! I'm working on getting verified and would appreciate the support. I also offer commissions through Ko-Fi.

Links to my other socials can be found here.

DNI

DNI if you're under 18. I don't post anything NSFW, but this is mainly for my comfort. Everyone else, just don't be a bigot. I'm all for curating your internet experience, so I block liberally and as needed.

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wuwa emotionally devastated me i think i'm going to try to write fic. or art. or something.

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catching up on/starting things and really checking off all my boxes this summer

bandori animes (aside from AveMyGo)

wuwa

chess (2025 broadway revival)

CR campaign 4

homestuck somehow

truly the things i do to myself when i'm mentally ill and craving stimulation and procrastinating on thesis research...job prep...medley arrangement...and reading everything ever and so i can be a super knowledgeable and incredible teacher... and also avoiding the realities of my non-academic/work-related life... a very special kind of brain i have going on right now...

there's other media i want to check out on my list at the moment but i need out...

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Genuine question: Just watched Project Hail Mary today and maybe I missed it, but was it ever explained who wrote “good luck” on the inside of Grace’s suit? And when would they have done so?

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Writing an original piece after writing so much fic, it really is one different kind of "trust the process" moment.

There's no pre-existing media that you can explain or show to others so they understand your vision or why you're writing about certain themes.

All just stuff from your own head you have to convey in a way that makes sense, otherwise you just look insane (or maybe that's just me.)

Anyway, my office worker loser got himself disappeared off into somewhere, so his desk neighbor is showing the investigating officer around the office and telling him about the missing neighbor, but nothing is as it seems....

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got an A on this assignment but the 5k words I wrote is basically only the prologue, i think i'm in it for the long haul with this one

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what the evil tumblr ui update

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I will say, one disheartening thing about how Netease has (not) responded to the GenAI situation is seeing other games VERY quickly make a turnaround and explicit statement on their use of AI. Mainly talking about Neverness to Everness. I haven't gotten around to playing it myself (life is life-ing and I don't have the time to spend on another gacha), but I did observe the controversy over its use of AI art and video in in-game assets.

Hotta Studio did end up putting out a statement on Twitter that received...mixed responses. But at the very least, they put out a statement and explicitly admitted they used AI in the process and were reworking the AI-assisted assets.

While getting caught up in an AI controversy immediately upon release is probably not a great look for the future of the game and will forever place doubt on the parts of the game that are human-made from now on, the fact Hotta put out a statement and said they wanted more feedback is something (though time will tell if they commit to it in the future).

Waiting a month now for Netease to say literally anything is a bit maddening. Could've just been a simple Twitter post like this TT

For the curious, while I'm not planning on playing IDV or spending money on official merch, I will still be trying to learn IDV lore, draw, and write from time to time. My motivation and energy (understandably, I hope) has taken a hit for the past month and there are other media I've returned to/gotten more into (OG5 Bandori, WuWa, Nevermore webcomic, etc. etc.) so you might expect more art or writing from those when life isn't keeping me busy.

But I've said it a million times before and I'll say it again: I do want to finish Fresh Trufflebread and I do want to continue writing/drawing Wenmilla and Wenmelly. I am a very new IDV player at the end of the day so I know I'm able to move on more quickly than others who have spent far more time and money into the game. But I hope things get better from here on out, somehow, and that Netease just fuckin says something

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I need to draw a Miku based on the venue I saw her at. I need to draw lobster roll Teto and clam chowder Miku. I need to draw ballerina Kaito--

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Writing an original piece after writing so much fic, it really is one different kind of "trust the process" moment.

There's no pre-existing media that you can explain or show to others so they understand your vision or why you're writing about certain themes.

All just stuff from your own head you have to convey in a way that makes sense, otherwise you just look insane (or maybe that's just me.)

Anyway, my office worker loser got himself disappeared off into somewhere, so his desk neighbor is showing the investigating officer around the office and telling him about the missing neighbor, but nothing is as it seems....

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Btw this is what I saw when I looked up 'Herztier'

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Ik it's Alice's day and I haven't been talking much IDV, but a fun fact I learned recently is that magnolia trees are REALLY old as a species, having evolved around 95 million years ago. They actually weren't pollinated by bees and were rather pollinated by ancient beetles, which is why magnolia flowers are have tough carpels (to withstand beetle mandibles). The carpels (female parts) are also similar to the stamen (male parts) to have beetles spend longer on the flower and ensure pollination.

As for bees, they evolved from wasps that were around about 120 million years ago. It's really interesting to me to think about how bees somehow came from a carnivorous insect.

Anyway, I've had this idea for a "meet me under the magnolia tree" piece with Wendy and Melly...I'm thinking about the gender symbolism...

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As hyped as I am about getting a glimpse of Galatea and Game 0, is the new game mode essentially another set of AUs written by Orpheus? Why were Frederick and Alice on the Orient Express TT

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While I hate to imagine how expensive putting on a Roselia x Ave Mujica concert would be, I think the amount of money Bandori could make off of it would make it worth it.

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Same goes for YMMT x RAS or maybe even HHW (I really liked their joint performance of Smile Orchestra at the 10th anni live ;;)

I just think that PAREO and Miyako (and Ritsu actually!) interacting at some point would be super cute. And Chu-Chu and Yuuno...I feel like they'd be put off by one another immediately lol

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I POST THIS and the next day it's announced there will be Popipa x YMMT x RAS live I am a genius

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While I hate to imagine how expensive putting on a Roselia x Ave Mujica concert would be, I think the amount of money Bandori could make off of it would make it worth it.

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Same goes for YMMT x RAS or maybe even HHW (I really liked their joint performance of Smile Orchestra at the 10th anni live ;;)

I just think that PAREO and Miyako (and Ritsu actually!) interacting at some point would be super cute. And Chu-Chu and Yuuno...I feel like they'd be put off by one another immediately lol

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While I hate to imagine how expensive putting on a Roselia x Ave Mujica concert would be, I think the amount of money Bandori could make off of it would make it worth it.

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Honestly the main reason I want to study Japanese at the moment is to one day reach the point where I can watch Yumemita streams and understand a decent chunk of them. Then maybe one day translate older untranslated YMMT materials into English because they are not appreciated enough TT.

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happy 4th anni, mygo!!!!!