hello there! let me introduce you to the AU I'm planning on posting here! the name is "Something Is In The Water" or "siitw" for short it's a Gem-centric Hermitcraft (but really I think of it more as a MCYT) AU with the intended genre being horror as for the format, I'm planning on posting it in what I call EvoAU (by @solargeist) style, meaning that for the most part I hope to answer asks and post tidbits, but I am also planning on making sort of comic chapters (not a proper comic tho)
the premise of the story is as follows: One day Gem, who is rumoured to be the infamous pirate terrorizing many seas, arrives to a town where people call themselves hermits under the guise of just moving there, but the goal of her visit is to study the local water and its effects on the locals. For you see, there have been reports of memory issues and in some cases strange mutations, all threads leading to one source: the ocean.
and here's the piece I made to with this post! it was supposed to be just the cover for the playlist I made for this AU, but oh well
I do have a warning tho! this AU includes hermitshipping (gempearl), so engage with it at your own discretion
I call this "Improvise, Adapt, overcome"
(turns out I can't make twitch a pop-up window, so I had to find a workaround)
binged the Lamplight AU on ao3 in one night and now coping the only way I know how creating my own AU (at least trying to) here's what my brain came up with
bonus ending under the cut vvvvv
planning to make a fic with it
love is in the air... in the form of bullets <3
I'm like, mid chapter 28, but this image just refused to leave my head
if you don't know, this is about TAMN made by @uhohbestie
also thanks to my friend @mischivousvoid for coming up with Pops's line~
don't let ME stop YOU from fulfilling your scar dress dreams
the world needs more scar clocker in a dress
SO LETS SPREAD THE PROPAGANDA TOGETHER
AM I CRAZY OR DOES THIS STRAIGHT UP LOOK LIKE SCAR'S LIMITED LIFE OUTFIT
oh jee, sure hope there aren't more previously unseen critters here-
(read that with the sound of metal pipe falling)
first, no ink drop version:
now for the thoughts
just like with Lux, I was initially working on something else with him, but at some point decided to draw inklings instead
I am gonna post the other stuff at some point tho
hopefully
so I was looking through gem's name mc in search of her researcher skin
and I found this
so I present to you
grem
I'M SCREAMING-
Normally I don't reblog, but this whole situation with content creators getting hate makes me so sad and angry, and this is a pretty good way to combat that. I know that leaving comments can be scary. Hell, I only started commenting very recently, I was too anxious before. But as long as you're nice you'll be fine.
The videos they make are a gift, we aren't owed anything. If content creators stop having fun doing them, there won't be any more of it. So let's be kind and stop hating on people just having fun and sharing it with us.
The life series has some of the kindest and most supportive people I have ever encountered in fandom, and I think the creative minds behind the series deserve to get some of that love too. There is no starting or finishing day to this event, as the intention is for fans to leave kind comments highlighting what they love about Wild Life and the Life Series in general, over the course of the current season. I have devised a total of eight weekly comment prompts, making an educated guess as to how long the season will be based off previous season, intended to encourage you to leave a comment on at least one video per week.
There is no time limit or minimum word count for comments. Just be kind, be honest, and don’t tear other creators down in the process of trying to build others up (“[X creator] is so overrated, people should be watching you instead”, “you deserved to win so much more than [Y creator]”, etc.). Without further ado, The Life Series Comment-a-thon:
Week 1: comment on at least one video telling the creator that you liked the video!
Week 2: pick a team/alliance, then tell at least one person in that alliance that you are really enjoying the dynamic of their team/them collaborating with the other member(s) of the team.
Week 3: tell a new member or one who skipped one or more seasons (Gem who joined last season, Ren, Mumbo, Lizzie, Skizz, and Bdubs who all either missed or did not originally post their POVs of a season) that you are happy they are on the life series.
Week 4: Most of the creators involved in the life series are male, but we know that those who are not get a larger share of the negative comments. This week pick one of them (Lizzie, Pearl, Gem, and Cleo) and tell them that you enjoy their video/their content/etc!
Week 5: leave a comment on someone’s video mentioning at least one specific thing you enjoyed about their episode/their season.
Week 6: pick a person whose videos you have not yet commented on in this event and leave them a comment saying you look forward to their episodes every week/season.
Week 7: write a short, positive comment (e.g “I loved this episode” , “this was great” , “keep up the good work”) and leave it on every POV you watch this week.
Week 8: leave a comment on someone’s video mentioning at least three specific thing you enjoyed about their episode/their season. Alternatively pick three videos to leave one specific compliment on.
Week 9+: repeat one of the previous week prompts, or better yet combine two or more! You can pick yourself, use an eight-sided die, or a random number generator to decide for you.
I know commenting can be scary and that it can be hard to find the words. At the end of the post, beneath the the read-more cut, I have a list of suggestions for what you can bring up in a comment. Just below this you will also find a list of things you can do to let the content creators know that you love their art that are not commenting!
Other things you can do:
Like ten comments on a lifer’s video
Like every video you watch
Watch a video from one of the less popular content creators (subscriber wise, or within the fandom) on the day it comes out
And most importantly:
Did a joke make you laugh?
Did you catch them making a reference to another season, SMP, or piece of media?
Did the creator interact with someone in a way you enjoyed?
What made the interaction stand out?
Did they build something you thought was pretty?
What part did you like best: the shape, the blocks they chose to use, how it ties into their season, or how it ties into the terrain around it?
If they have a new skin, what is your favourite part of it?
Did they use background music in a way you thought was especially fitting? In what way?
Did a change from one scene to the next feel very well-timed, smooth, or narratively fitting?
If you did not notice any scene changes or cuts, can you think of something the creator did to make you feel immersed in the story of the video instead of the video making itself?
What do you hope happens next? (be sure to tell them that whether it happens or not you still look forward to watching the rest of their season)
Did something surprise you?
Did the content creator say or do something that made you have a new idea?
Did you learn something new about minecraft?
"All things considered, it was nice while it lasted"
explanation and references below the cut
so, this was actually supposed to be an art study, but I got so carried away that the original artworks became inspiration rather than anything. that said, it was quite a bit outside of my comfort zone, and it was really fun to make. I want to try implementing bright colours into my art more now
here is the canvas with the references, all made by @isjasz
do you really believe scott “gave” pearl a win? like seriously? pearl got a quad kill on everyone else who was left but them. in any other series she won right there. she would have killed scott with her dogs. he didn’t give her anything except the headache of the fandom constantly invalidating her win. if letting yourself die so another person can win means you gave it to them, scar got given his win too. good art but ruined by that detail.
ah, I had a feeling my wording would be misinterpreted. I fully believe she deserved that win, through and through. the "gave" part comes in more in lore sense than anything I guess? every other winner took out the 2nd place themselves, but scott didn't give her the option to, so I just decided to put that as a detail, even gave scott a matching eye, which imo should indicate that "given" the win or not, they're ALL equal winners to me, I just liked the concept
but I struggle with wording in general and when I wrote the post I was very tired, so I can't really blame anyone for misunderstanding my ramblings lol