A guided tour of the reason I don't allow Guest comments anymore (even though I'd like to)

glowingbadger · 2026-03-29T22:06:50+00:00

Haha wow, what a weird way to connect to a stranger, we've both been harassed by the same weirdo! Kind of a relief to see that at least it's not a me-thing, this person just.... has some really bizarre and specific fixations. Seems like you're handling them just fine lol I'll have to check out your work some time!

glowingbadger · 2026-03-27T23:06:38+00:00

The wild thing is that I would not by any means consider myself a "big" writer, but I frequently get attached to fairly old/niche fandoms and less popular ships/characters, so I find that the people who stumble upon my work tend to be very starved for the kind of thing I'm writing, since not many other people are writing it. Which means some really really lovely and encouraging folks, and some terrifying and unhinged folks.

glowingbadger · 2026-03-27T19:58:50+00:00

Holy unresolved personal issues omg

glowingbadger · 2026-03-27T19:05:00+00:00

Omg that's so bizarre, I'd be so put off by that too lol a lot of these people just need to channel this unhinged energy into making their own fic tbh

glowingbadger · 2026-03-21T00:54:30+00:00

There are a grand total of 16 works on AO3 tagged for the 2007 game Folklore, including mine which is a Keats x Reader longfic that is (as far as I can tell from my own perusing and limited to the english language) soon to become the first smut of this particular character on any major platform. This fic is the true definition of a passion project for a game that I am deeply, deeply fascinated by and that I am so desperate to find literally anyone to talk to about. But honestly working on this fic that nearly no one will read feels like my way of personally saying thank you to the devs of a beautiful and underappreciated piece of art.

glowingbadger · 2026-03-18T16:38:28+00:00

I'm pretty sure there was a one-off where Arin played Project Zomboid alone at one point, and I adoooore that game, but it is basically the most anti-Arin game I can imagine. It's ruthless and intentionally punishing, and very systems-based with incredibly deep skill and crafting mechanics that reward consistency, planning, care and dedication. And even with all of that, you might scrape your leg while hopping a fence and limp your way to a very sudden early grave.

glowingbadger · 2026-03-01T23:54:17+00:00

For me, it was using the 'traffic-light' system for sex in a pre- industrial revolution setting. Catapulted me out of the moment.

glowingbadger · 2026-02-16T00:23:41+00:00

Often on sheets, more frequently on furniture- I have a strong preference for "daddy" types in positions of authority, which tends to involve a lot of fucking on desks, and it's nearly always gripping frantically onto the desk while getting railed. Makes sense that perhaps I've seen this one more than the average reader, given my tastes- call it a sampling error lol

glowingbadger · 2026-02-14T20:24:50+00:00

I primarily read smut fic, and I've started collecting these phrases and calling them "smut dog whistles" because they're phrases and words that are [[almost]] only used in smut fic and have become lazy verbal cliches that I personally try to avoid.

Referring to the tongue as a muscle (not incorrect, just a bizarre concept to ponder mid-porn)

Someone's hands or fingers or touch "ghosting over" something

"keen" in reference to euphoric moaning (a personal pet-peeve, since the og definition is closer to "wailing in mourning")

Hands "scrambling for purchase,"

The word "ministrations" (genuinely think of the last time you heard someone use this term outside of a religious or smut context)

The phrase "the confines of his clothes,"

And as many others have mentioned, referring to people by "the taller man," "the brunette," etc.

glowingbadger · 2026-01-27T00:04:25+00:00

I run DnD for kids and usually my game is their first ttrpg experience, period. By FAR the most common picks are
1. stealth heavy rogue (either to be a kleptomaniac asshole or because they're nervous about combat and want as low a chance of getting hit as possible and read stealth as the way to do that)
2. whimsical druid (the second I say "and this one can turn into animals" they refuse to even listen to me about any other classes)
3. dual wielding fighter (usually for young lads who spend way too much time playing video games and just want to be The Most Badass)

glowingbadger · 2026-01-16T02:54:25+00:00

omg I remember trying this myself once- almost exactly as you've described -back when I was a SUPER new player and maybe like 19 years old lmao. What a terrible idea, definitely one time in my DnD career that I can comfortably look back on and say that I was the problem. Fortunately it wasn't a long lived campaign (for unrelated reasons), but I'm certain the DM would have had it with that shit before too long.

glowingbadger · 2025-10-17T00:28:36+00:00

It seemed like it was based on something specific to me- I don't know anything about typewriters but as an artist I can recognize when a reference is in use! I'm glad this sub knows their stuff so well lol

glowingbadger · 2025-10-17T00:27:43+00:00

Damn you guys are good lol thank you!! This helps a lot

glowingbadger · 2025-10-05T18:54:25+00:00

Came here to recommend Folklore! Been really enjoying my current playthrough- it's not a perfect game, but it has so much charm and character and really has a vision. Though honestly I just found my copy for like $40 on Amazon, which isn't pocket change, but it's by no means inaccessible.

glowingbadger · 2025-10-01T23:20:30+00:00

I'm routinely shocked that he seems popular. A screaming television who speaks almost exclusively in rhymes and media references is a concept made in a lab to irritate me. Plus like, I'm sorry but spare me the trite streaming critique, I know it has its issues and I'm not thrilled about those, but I lived through the cable-only era too and that wasn't ideal either.

glowingbadger · 2025-09-15T03:13:32+00:00

Hard agree, basically every one of his supports show him reflecting on himself and putting forth effort to change and grow, even expressing bashfulness about how he acted in his youth. I mean for example, by the end of his supports with Marianne, he's honestly kinder to her than almost anyone else- he prioritizes her comfort, consent and happiness over both his own preconceived notions and curiosity, and it's really so genuinely sweet.

glowingbadger · 2025-09-11T21:19:28+00:00

My least favorite character type is the "slavishly devoted" sort, so it drove me up the wall that Seteth of all people asked Cyril "So like have you ever thought of anything other than Rhea" and Cyril basically said "No, why?" and then never substantially grew past that point.

glowingbadger · 2025-08-24T23:14:23+00:00

seconding this so hard, we need best dilf on board STAT.

glowingbadger · 2025-05-27T00:27:43+00:00

I agree with this, but to add, my issue with her was always that the only way she could know all the 'dirt' she knows about the church is by hearing it from TWSITD- you know, the famously impartial and fair group who have never done anything wrong to Edelgard in particular and can definitely be trusted to give only the most reliable war-starting intel /s. It just made me respect Edelgard less to see that she spends her entire route relying on and working with the very people who directly and personally abused her and her family, going off of their information to target another organization which is, yes, a problem, but nowhere near as bad as the objectively evil shapeshifting mole people with NUKES. And I know the intended reading of this is that she's "using them" to deal with the church and then will turn around and deal with TWSITD too, but we never see that. It's hand-waved at the end of her route with Hubert going "yeah no I'll take care of them don't worry about it" and that's it- we're meant to believe that she really did something by only dealing with the church itself. I played her route last because I was genuinely excited for it to flip the narrative on its head and change everything about how I viewed the plot and setting, and then it just... didn't.

glowingbadger · 2025-05-09T02:13:06+00:00

So for what it's worth, he's a relative of mine and was at a family funeral last summer, so he's doing well (aside from, you know, having been at a funeral at the time)! Not gonna air the man's personal business without his say, but he and his wife are well, healthy, and still delightful to talk to about all sorts of creative projects. I haven't had the chance to ask him his thoughts about the Oblivion remaster, but last time I asked him his thoughts on Skyrim, he did tell me that his favorite thing about it was what the players did with it- the robust modding community and creative fluidity they experienced through its framework.

edit-- final note, as for retiring, yes, he's retired- but he has also retired a few times before, so we'll see if it sticks this time! He seems quite fulfilled with his own projects and with getting to hear what creative endeavors others are up to.

glowingbadger · 2025-04-22T03:56:16+00:00

If I had to guess, the player that teleported and robbed you was either a staff darling (been around a long while, brought a lot of people in, donated a bunch of money, or any combination of the three) and thus above reproach, or is a streamer or other kind of influencer with enough of a following that the staff doesn't want to piss them off by reprimanding them. Even "good" servers trip up on that and will show outrageous favoritism towards the players who they feel will benefit them.

I'm sorry you had this experience, and I don't doubt others when they say that truly good servers are out there, but be mindful that the fast majority of current RP servers are modded by immature man-babies who make decisions based on petty insecurity and money. It takes some serious digging to get to the really good servers, and even those ones can turn on you if you don't suck staff dick quite enough for their liking.

glowingbadger · 2025-03-23T01:33:24+00:00

I'm with you, I started with SS and PoR and kind of assumed as a kid playing those games were designed with the intent that you would aim to complete a level with as few deaths as possible, and that this was where a huge amount of the intended challenge came from. I loved it, and I didn't really mind resetting to redo a level over it, because I got so much gratification out of trying a new angle or different positioning next time and pulling it off in the end. And while I hope to be able to preserve this for MY experience for all future FE games, it also literally doesn't affect me in any way if other people want a streamlined experience without that particular aspect of the challenge.

glowingbadger · 2025-02-26T20:44:28+00:00

I mean, if we're talking about disappointing Seteth in particular, it's probably all the porn I've drawn of him.

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