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I've decided I'm going to keep my NSFW stuff separate from everything else. So that'll stay here (with the new handle) but I'm going to be sharing more SFW stuff over on @somethingsparked.bsky.social ✌️

... Everyone can't know everything. It's why we do what we do over here. It's why we encourage you to share these messages with people. There's no formal safety training for how to live life as an adult. There is literally just what we help each other learn (through safety memes).

A partly finished black and white hand drawn map of a fictional continent. It mostly runs north and south with a large bay to the east and a large island to the south. A sharp mountain range runs along the west coast and a smaller rounder mountain range is in the northeast. A few lakes and forests are scattered around the map, mostly in the north. To the southeast is a desert oasis. The southern island has a large lake in its center with an island inside the lake. Several rivers floors from the mountain to the surrounding ocean. The largest river runs from the middle of the map to the south, along the east side of the steep mountain range. A few small towns also dot the map, indicated by small collections of buildings. They are all slightly different - one has cylindrical buildings, one has cabins and a sawmill, two are small fort towers, one has cliff dwellings, and one has caves with chimneys.

I got a map-making book for a gift and started working on a fantasy map today. Consider this v0.1
I didn't realize it'd scaled it to this size, so she's probably going to take a while
It's super chill and meditative

Something I love about the tower mechanic in Star Crossed is how each successful pull is bittersweet. Part of you is disappointed and wants the tower to fall and see these characters act on their feelings. Another part really wants to keep their story going and see what happens next

We played through the story of a warlock and her patron falling in love. It ended with the patron giving all of her power to the warlock to save her life, giving up her godhood. 😭💔

I played a game of Star Crossed with @thefrogivert.bsky.social today. It's an incredible game. Heartbreakingly sweet and queer.

@thefrogivert.bsky.social and I are hopefully going to play Star Crossed this week, and I am HYPE

I've been exploring 2-player ttrpgs lately and have found some killer ones. From listening to a bunch of actual plays, I've found three I'm super intrigued by
- Star Crossed
- I Have The High Ground
- Godkiller

After not having the energy to write for a couple weeks, I finally got a few hundred words out

I‘m sorry I had to, this meme fits perfectly lmao

This is so awesome! Those frills were definitely a good call. And I love all the different textures!

It'd be kinda cool to have a daily score total and use it to guage how I'm doing too. Plus hitting a new high score or hitting the max score could be a fun incentive to help myself do better

It kinda keeps the shame of hitting a goal out of the picture while making putting an outfit together a bit fun. It's very subjective, so I don't feel like I'm working off a concrete rubric.

I saw something a while back about a point system for putting together an outfit where the goal is to get a high number while making a nice outfit (3 pts automatically for top, bottom, shoes, 1 pt for makeup, 1 pt for jewelry, 1 pt for a bag, etc), and it's helped a bit, so I want to expand it

No taking extra meds or brushing your teeth 20 times a day to rack up points - those kinds of things would essentially have a point cap - 2 pts max each day for tooth brushing for example

Just to clarify, the goal ISN'T to get the highest number possible. It's to push yourself toward a high score by doing things that help you feel better

If you were to pointify things like food and self-care along the lines of 1 pt per veggie or fruit, 1 pt per glass of water, 1 pt per tooth brushing, 1 pt per exercise, 1 pt per dose of meds...
What other things would you add that could be worth points?

'god, you're pathetic' (derogatory) vs 'god, you're pathetic' (adulatory)

She's got her work cut out for her

You gotta make art that sucks in order to make art that fucks

if you were always "israel is within their rights" about palestine but "violence is never ok" about the ceo, i want you to know that everyone noticed

hounds off time!!

you just know he would walk into the free candy truck without even being able to read the words on the vehicle

"Babe" as a sub title is underrated. It's a little condescending, but maintains plausible deniability as generic affection. It's really good for love-compulsion stuff, too.

"Aw, what's wrong, baaabe~?"

"Hiii, babe~! You enjoying that spiral?"

"Come closer, babe. Ignore the mistletoe~"

I've honestly kinda avoided self-tying (it just felt like something i wasnt supposed to do), but this framing makes it seem really appealing. I *did* really enjoy knot tying when I was in scouts. And I love me some compression feels

"They've probably never had a trans person wiling to sit down and talk with them, but I'll do it! I'll show them how reasonable and normal we are! Really I will!"

Jesus, at least put a dragon in your fantasies.

Writing a character with seriously internalized homophobia, transphobia, and religious trauma is a fucken trip 🙃

Managed to knock out a chapter with the new outline. It already feels so much better

Melty wooood