Non-autistics living with autistics:
They keep eating the same freaking food and it frustrates me so much! We can't have the "big scary light" on just lamps everywhere! Even when I try to find peace by doing stuff with them they just ignore me and do whatever they want. They can't even do the simplest of things like go with me to the grocery store every week! How do people expect them to survive in society??
Autistics living together:
So as long as we get my 10 packets of this really specific food, and some snacks, I'll be okay. Also is it cool if you go to the grocery store? I can clean the bathroom since thats bad sensory for you and the store is bad sensory for me. Can you turn on the lamp instead of the big light? It gives me a headache. Thanks man. Yea I'll unplug the TV for you since you can hear the high pitched noise. Do you want to do two separate things in the same room as bonding again this evening? Thats my favorite part of the day too.
"All autistics have low empathy" - This statement is wrong.
"Autistics having low empathy is a MYTH, we actually have HIGH empathy!" - This statement is ALSO wrong.
Autistics can have low empathy, they can have high empathy, they can have learned empathy. The myth would be that all autistics only experience one end of the empathy spectrum.
In spreading around misinformation that autistics actually have high empathy, you are disregarding the autistics who do have low empathy. And vice versa.
It’s honestly shocking how fast cis women will jump to reject something that benefits them just because it also benefits trans people.
Like, the checkboxes that ask what organs you have without asking your gender? Fantastic for trans folks because they can tell the doctor what anatomy to be concerned about without misgendering themselves. Also fantastic for cis women who’ve had surgeries like hysterectomies who would probably rather not have the doctor blame every medical issue on something uterus related. Maybe I want insurance to cover my Pap smears but also maybe a lot of cis women who don’t even have uteruses would like the hospital to just give them the treatment they need without completely pointless pregnancy tests.
No one is afraid of the word woman. We just think accuracy would benefit everyone here.
i wanna say fuck you to anyone who shame disabled, chronically ill & neurodivergent people, especially homebound folks, for "spending too much time on their phone/on the internet/etc." when it's the only (Somewhat) accessible way for them to experience the world. many people don't get to get out much even if they want to because of their disabilities. shaming someone for trying to connect with the world, make friends and engage with hobbies in ways that are accessible to them is beyond cruel and unnecessary
"Greetings. Please, do enjoy your read, with the official Masterpost of..."
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⚠️ Under construction! Apologies! ⚠️
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The long-awaited official masterpost of the Harlequin AU is now here! You'll find everything there is to know about the AU, all in here.
"The names have the link to the full character biography attached to them. Please note that some aspects of it are still incomplete, for story purposes."
Pomni, The Last Harlequin: |•| Caine, The Puppetmaster:
Ragatha Azureus, The Artifact Collector:
Jax Jackson Jackrabbit, The Mischievous Trickster Automaton:
Lady Gangle, The Bashful Slithery Chronicler:
Z, The No-nonsense Housesmith:
Kingr, The Helpful King:
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The Lady of Forgotten Memories |•| The Skirmish General |•| The Last Formidable, Imposing Structure |•| The Mischievous Trickster Automaton |•| The Maddened Princess of the Theater |•| The Celestial Twin Entertainers |•| Bandits of the Confectionary Highlands |•| Former Guardian of Protection |•| Overlooker of the Confectionary Highlands |•| The Abstraction |•| Duchess of the Cliffend House |•| ??? |•|
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"Thrilling Order Of The Hunt" comic |•|
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Coming soon!
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Is this AU a showtime slowburn? |•| Main premise? |•| About Jax's alliance... |•| The Support Puppets! |•| Puppet classifications! |•| Pesky Marionettes! |•| Mogu, Richard and Maxwell, Bandits of the Confectionary Highlands |•| A Puppet's power source? |•| Gangle's issue... |•| Jax's weapon? |•| Trauma-list of everyone lol |•| Pomni's name |•| How does Caine get drunk? |•| Gangle's special attacks |•| Humans? |•| Magic system? |•| Circuit City (and more) concept art! |•| Pomni and Ragatha's relationship... |•| Pomni's live reaction to a drunken Caine |•| Caine's tongue, Concept of Pain, Pomni's "hobbies" & nicknames |•| Everyone's alcohol tolerance |•| How battle smart is everyone? |•| Kaufmo and Queenie's classifications... |•| Fears... |•| Boss vs Allies sizes! |•| Pomni, "The Last Harlequin"? |•| Saving crazed Puppets is funny |•| Jax's Toy.... |•| Interesting Team ups? |•| Abel |•| Jax's friend? |•| The Gang's honest opinion on Caine? |•| Is someone still making Puppets?? |•| Sneaky Gangle |•|
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"Come Back To Me." (showtime, ao3) |•| Cade, The Miracle star (Showtime fankid) |•| Anya, The Little sensitive Poppet (Jesterdoll fankid) |•| The Lady of Forgotten Memories' defeat |•| Who Broke It (Harlequin AU edition) |•| The Hole (Harlequin AU edition) |•| "Chandelier" fanart (fanfic, suggestive ⚠️) |•|
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"Now, what exactly is 'The Marvelous Mechanical Harlequin' AU?"
Well I'm glad you asked! The Marvelous Mechanical Harlequin, or "Harlequin AU" for short, is a grimdark sci-fantasy story about "Puppets", whom are soul-infused robots, trying to regain their lost humanity in a broken world.
It follows Pomni, a short-tempered Combat Harlequin, as she explores the city of Circuits with the aid of Caine, The Puppetmaster.
However, as the story progresses, Pomni not only realizes that there's more to the grand scheme of things as she explores more and more, she also uncovers The Puppetmaster's story, and what secrets he may be hiding.
"How do the boss fights go down in the story?"
Action-packed, fast paced, involves a lot of dying on Pomni's part.
Even though this is inspired by a Souls-like, the boss fights go down more so like a mixture between Cuphead, Shadow of the Colossus, and God of War (2018/Raganarok). Mostly God of War.
"Are there going to be canon ships in this AU?"
Yes! The AU is very Showtime (Caine x Pomni) centric, and some of the story aspects of the AU are heavily surrounded on that. There is a bit of Jesterdoll (Pomni x Ragatha) in it, too.
Aside from these canon ships, all is fair game. The Puppets don't have ages seeing as to how they are robots (and were already adults prior to their conversion), so the possibilities are endless.
"Can I make fanarts/fanfics/make original content for your AU?"
Why, of course you can! In fact, I would REALLY love to see it, as long as it complies with my personal boundaries below. So don't be afraid to tag this blog, or @iamespecter in your posts if you want me to see it!
"What are the boundaries of the AU?"
Go wild! The AU's rating is pretty mature, if it wasn't obvious already for it's grimdark genre.
However... I would like to ask that if you would like to make something dark even for my standards for this AU (i.e non-con or dark kinks), all I ask is that you don't show it to me. I personally do not like it, and do not vibe with it.
"What are your thoughts about NSFW surrounding the AU?"
Suggestive content and NSFW is allowed! I am an adult, and I personally enjoy them. (I think I'll make a blog for the more... spicy things.)
Even I make suggestive content for this AU.
HOWEVER! Please tag it properly with "cw suggestive", "tw suggestive", "tw nsft" and various other tags for people who do not wish to see them, or are minors. I can't keep track of everything try as I might, so it'll be up to you to be a decent person, which I know you will be.
"I don't like showtime, but I find your AU interesting. Will that be a problem?"
For you, it might be. The story leans heavily around Pomni and Caine's relationship as a whole, and I'm sorry. I'm just really soft about them.
"Will this be anything like the original TADC?"
Yesss...? And no...? It takes a lot of creative liberty and inspirations from various medias.
In the meantime, I hope you had a fun read nonetheless! Things will get updated overtime. - Ziku/IAmESpecter
Now that Lesser Evil is out, i figured I'd make a masterpost for context for people who don't know because I don't exactly have an Able-owned Pomni hashtag ToT it was just supposed be a little mini-timeline BUT YALL ASKED FOR MOREEEE SO HERE WE AREEEE /playful /lh
first appearance
I officialized her one night cuz I was bored :agony:
that one prompt I couldnt get out of my head
oh look she's animated :D
"Lesser Evil" fic art and Poster
"Lesser Evil" Fic!
BONUS:
she is also mentioned in the beginning of "Whats Not Yours"
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