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I! *flips table* LOVE! *kicks wall* VIDEO GAMES! *chugs carton of orange juice* THAT! *throws lamp* EXPERIMENT! *sets couch on fire* WITH! *dumps whole bag of jelly beans into mouth* DIFFERENT! *stabs knife into coffee table* STYLES! *does backflip* OF! *gently moves potted plant* GAMEPLAY! *knocks over bookshelf* TO! *rips stuffing out of pillow* TELL! *topples trash can* THEIR! *breaks window* STORIES!!!! *explodes*

I just love starting off a new video game by wandering around a small, open, flat area for thirty minutes because I received the first fetch quest and immediately forgot what the character asked for. Just... in one ear, out the other. And it took me way too long to find where the quest log was, despite it literally being on the first page of the pause menu. And also despite almost immediately receiving a tutorial for collecting the resource I needed because it's right there when you first enter the area. Nope, I just... ran around... for thirty minutes...

Off to a great start! :)

!Undertale True Pacifist Ending Spoilers!

I can't believe Undertale is turning ten years old this summer. I cannot stress how much my life changed after experiencing this silly little game.

Little Me had been playing video games their whole life, but had only really thought of them as fun things to do on weekends. I mean, I knew they could have storylines and stuff, but I hadn't really considered they could be stories in the same way as books or movies.

Then I found Undertale in the form of a YouTube lets-play. And at first I was like; "haha, this game's cute and funny". But the person I was watching was doing True Pacifist, and so it quickly turned into so much more than that.

A game where there are monsters and you don't have to fight them? Where you are encouraged to make friends with them? As a Neurodivergent tween who would write Pokemon fanfictions about cities ruled by humans and Pokemon together, and attempt to befriend Endermen in Minecraft by wearing pumpkins and placing cool blocks for them to pick up, it felt like finding someone who finally got it.

I couldn't stop thinking about it. I loved all the characters. I laughed so hard, even at the jokes I didn't really get. I was so invested.

It was the first time I ever cried at a video game. Comforting Asriel at the end was the most emotions I'd ever felt over a piece of media that wasn't a Pixar movie. I remember thinking; "wow, I didn't know video games could be like this".

I grew up with my parents playing games like Dragon Age and Uncharted, which Little Me couldn't comprehend in the slightest. And even as I started to understand more complex stories, I still didn't really think the plots or characters were part of the appeal of games like that. I thought my parents just liked stabbing and shooting things.

Undertale changed my perspective on video games as a whole. They could be like movies. They could be like novels. They could be art.

It was the gateway drug that got me into indie games (and made gaming one of my primary hobbies). I loved the music so much it got me into listening to video game soundtracks outside of their games. The "despite everything, it's still you" line will stay with me for the rest of my life. It had some of the first LGBTQIA+ representation I'd ever seen in media. It helped me find friends. Omega Flowey is still one of the most terrifying boss designs ever. It taught me how to spell "spaghetti". In every game I've ever experienced since, there has been at least one thing I can't help but compare to something in this one.

And, of course, it taught me to always stay determined.

Undertale did so much for me. I wouldn't be the person I am today if it weren't for this game.

Sorry for the long, sappy post. I just really can't believe it's been ten years already. Wow.

Hello there! (intro post)

I'm The Secret Beetle. You can call me Beetle. My pronouns are They/Them, It/Its. I am Non-Binary. I am also Neurodivergent (Autism and possible ADHD).

This blog is mostly for fandom-related stuff and some other random things I like/find amusing. I'll repost memes and cool fanarts I find. Memes and other posts could contain swearing and other 18+ topics, but there will be no lewds here. I might also occasionally repost things that resonate with my personal values and viewpoints.

I'm a writer working on the first draft of my first (hopefully) novel. I have a separate blog more dedicated to writing. I also play piano and compose music as a side hobby. Most of my art is traditional, and I probably won't post it often, as I have convinced myself from a young age that I suck at it.

I was also the editor of the Mob Psycho 100 fanfic "Broken and Healed" on Ao3.

When I'm not doing any of that stuff (or battling executive dysfunction), I'm probably gaming, reading, listening to music, or watching cartoons and anime.

My favorite game genres are; Platforming, puzzle, horror, and occasionally RPGs. I mostly play indie games, but I've been getting into more triple-A game franchises slowly, but surely.

As for specific fandoms, trust me - you'll know. I will mark posts with spoiler warnings as I see fit.

Basic DNI; no racists, sexists, ableists, homophobes, transphobes, pedophiles, proshippers, etc.

I'm not comfortable with DMs unless I know you personally. But asks are fine.

I believe that's about it. Don't really have any other socials - people scare me.

Remember to be kind to each other! :) - Beetle

I had this little idea while watching Smii7y play Mario Kart. I hope you like it.

After hitting level 10 last night, I can finally add a showcase to my Steam profile 🔥

I'm back on tumblr for good this time and my first post is going to be about this beauty. I wanted this for a while and I finally have it. This art book was £35 when it first released but I got it for £5. My Halo 4 collection grows with every passing month.

My final workout of the day was the waist set. I love my Switch. I'm interested in beat saber for the PSVR but right now, two fitness games along with my wrist weights, ankle weights and weighted belt is fine 😅

I've been doing Ringfit Adventure for a few weeks now so time to step it up a notch. As well as Ringfit Adventure I now also use Fitness Boxing 2. Today's workout on Fitness Boxing 2 was 38 minutes long including stretching. Leads nicely to my usual 1.5 hour Ringfit workout.

Also in Fitness Boxing 2 my instructor looks like Elsa ❤

When choosing my exercises today I used the "all" category and chose Abs. It's much better if it chooses as it makes for a more targeted, intense session

I'm unstoppable, I'm a Porsche with no brakes 🎶

Difficulty level 27

Destiny 2 The Witch Queen and the season of the risen launched on Tuesday and I love the tone of it all so far. Savathun's throne world is very beautiful of course.

One of the most badass characters in all of gaming right here. I'm playing Doom Eternal on the Xbox Series X with ray tracing. Back in the Sega 32X days I would never have believed Doom could have looked this good.

I finally got my brewstoid 😁. I now have him leading a whole choir in my house

I completed Spiderman this morning so I'm now onto Ghost of Tsushima. After playing Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order I'm a bloody good swordsman and it translates well to this game. Games like Ghost of Tsushima are the reason I think being a zealot of one console is just stupid. You're going to not play excellent games due to brand loyalty? Fuck that, play everything.

So far this year I've completed Mass Effect 1, Halo Infinite and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on the Xbox. Time for the PlayStation to get some completions in and this moment was the coolest so far in Spiderman 😍.

Hell to the yeah! I was waiting ages on that last fossil but finally found it.

Defeated the ninth sister by the skin of my teeth! Seriously look at my health by the end of the fight.

Confrontation with the second sister went better than expected. I have to say, I never saw this coming till the last second.

The screenshot is more of an ooooo look at the pretty shadows and lighting.

Absolutely loving Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. I didn't actually see this bit coming! Cere's apprentice didn't perish after all. The game runs great on the Xbox Series X with quick resume 👌

i need one !

Well.. i wrote really huge "hello" post in my phone notes, but then suddenly deleted it, but i wanna say "hello, tumblr" so much - thats why i am here now without a million words 🤍

I will try to tell a bit about myself in the next post.

Also my tumblr past is all in @a1ter1ove, this acc where you see this text is like the second chapter of my life - after 2 years.

Sorry for my English, it is not language of my country, but i gently love it and trying my best to speak and improve it.

Long time ago i used to do camo for CSGO before my monitor died.So today i'll try to do it again but with my brand new style and phone cuz i dont have any monitor yet..✨ . . #csgo #counterstrike #pcgamer #pc #gamer #mods #modding #counterstrikeglobaloffensive #pcgame #gamermeme #animegirl #art #artwork #artist #artists #animeart #drawing #edit #ak47 #pcgaming #weeb #weebmemes #animeedit #pastel #pastelcolors #csgoskins #skins #camo #commissionopen #twitch https://www.instagram.com/p/CAus0DjJNgr/?igshid=1ayy05cgnmdd

My first post and my most recents draws! I hope you like it guys!

My comfort space

Another old colouring, best viewed on a black background. This was a huge experiment with complex lighting. The original image is by Tremblaxx at Deviant art, and can be found here. I don’t own the line art, just the idea behind the colouring.

poods, i love you so much :'D pewdie

Meet Vigilence, my friends half demon paladin of vengance.

Today I did a redraw of a couple sketches from 2014 and 2017 respectively. I initially thought there wasn’t gonna be much improvement from 2017 to now but I guess I’m still surprising myself huh.

Did a sketch of Eris last night. She finally has a fireteam again even if it is pretty odd.