call me Tact, even if i have a lack thereof

Current Projects (Priority, In Order Of):

Title — Universe — (Focusing Characters) — Genre/Genre/Etc.

Darling is an American Idiot: Steins;Gate (My Darling's Embrace AU) — (Kurisu x Okabe x Ruka x Weyland (OC)) — Friendship/Humour/Romance

The Gist: The story progresses from Weyland's point of view but will occasionally switch perspectives. In which, Future Gadget no. 12, "Darling is an Idiot," is donned by Weyland only a day after he is called in for a favour to Kurisu. The problem is, the very same device doesn't have a shut-off function. All but forcing him to be stuck with Kurisu for the remainder of his stay, can the two mend their broken friendship or will something more come out of it? (WIP)

Everyone Else Is Doing It: Doki Doki Literature Club ("Reality") — (Monika x Beck (OC)) — Friendship/Humour/Possible Romance

The Gist: The story progresses from Beck's point of view but will occasionally switch perspectives. Monika finds herself powerless in one Beck Foster's home. She quickly realizes that Beck may not reciprocate her feelings even in the real world, but that doesn't stop her from trying. Despite getting it on is nerves. (WIP)

Everyone Else Is Doing It, Idiot: Doki Doki Literature Club ("Reality") — (Natsuki x Beck (OC)) — Friendship/Humour/Possible Romance

The Gist: The story progresses from Beck's point of view but will occasionally switch perspectives. Natsuki finds herself in one Beck Foster's home. With similar personalities, it comes to the surprise of Beck to find the two of them growing close, despite Natsuki's broken past. (WIP)

Everyone Else Is Doing It!: Doki Doki Literature Club ("Reality") — (Sayori x Beck (OC)) — Friendship/Humour/Possible Romance

The Gist: The story progresses from Beck's point of view but will occasionally switch perspectives. Sayori somehow finds herself in one Beck Foster's home. A budding friendship soon forms, even through the struggles the two begin to face. (WIP)

Everyone Else Is Doing It?: Doki Doki Literature Club ("Reality") — (Yuri x Beck (OC)) — Friendship/Humour/Possible Romance

The Gist: The story progresses from Beck's point of view but will occasionally switch perspectives. Yuri somehow finds herself in one Beck Foster's home. As their friendship progresses, the walled-off Yuri finds herself appreciating the more real 'Weyland Lemming' and aids him through his hardships in life. (WIP)

I'm Not Disabled, I Speak English!: Katawa Shoujo (AU) — (Weyland x Hisao x ? x ?) — Friendship/Humour/Romance/Slice of Life

The Gist: The story progresses from Weyland's point of view, but will occasionally switch perspectives. A narcissistic transfer student transfers to another school in the country. Weyland Lemming has to suffer through bouts of translation errors and the inability to speak his mind; somehow, he manages to make friends and maybe something more. Sucks his best friend has a heart issue though, really. (WIP)

Still Thy Beating Heart: DOOM x Mass Effect (AU) — (Doom Slayer x Fem!Shep x Normandy Crew) — Sci-Fi/Adventure/Gore/Horror

The Gist: A third person story that revolves around Shepard's crew; more importantly, The Slayer. Takes place before, during, and after the events of Mass Effect 1, 2, and 3. They had created an abomination, an abomination to slay all others like itself. He hadn't a name, all data on him had previously been expunged, so he went by what most had called him. The Slayer. It is after he meets the Commander, does he discover the prophecy of an ancient race plotting the destruction of not only mankind but the galaxy as a whole. In remembrance of his past, he aids her and together, they rip and tear this prophecy to shreds. (WIP)

Doki Doki-ish: Doki Doki Literature Club (AU) — (? x Weyland (OC)) — Friendship/Romance

The Gist: The story progresses from Weyland's point of view but will occasionally switch perspectives. A rather negative transfer student by the name of Weyland Lemming manages day-by-day life as a high schooler. Along the way, he makes friends, joins a club and even finds romance. His life is great but all good things come to an end because there is no such thing as happy endings. and Monika is there with him all the way. (WIP)

A Drunkard's Ballad: Monster Hunter (Monster Hunter World) — (Weyland (OC) x (Named Handler)) — Adventure/Action

The Gist: The story progresses from Weyland's point of view. He's no Hunter, but he has to deal with being one. After a night on the town and a lot of alcohol downed, Weyland Lemming finds himself travelling abroad to the "New World." It is there, and along the way, he meets several others; together, they probably die take the world on by storm. (WIP)

Alex Rigger: Cyborg Pirate: Borderlands (Borderlands 2) — (Alex Rigger (OC) x Gaige x Krieg x Maya) — Adventure/Humour

The Gist: A third person story that revolves around the four main characters, the main focus being on Alex. A twist on the Borderlands 2 campaign with additional characters and quests; Alex Rigger, an ex-pirate, signed up for the Vault Hunting business. Why? It has something to do with that scar on his back, but he's not saying what. Along the way—actually, in the beginning—he encounters several others who he quickly calls allies. Together, they find themselves in more than just an adventure. (WIP)

Uninspirational Quotes:

"Tutturu~!" Mayuri (Steins;Gate)

"If you don't have a dad, be your own father." - Some Kid on the Internet

"I AM the hero!" - Handsome Jack (Borderlands 2)

"Gaaaaary. Ha ha! Gary!" - Gary (Fallout 3)

"I'm getting a god complex and I LIKE IT!" - Gaige (Borderlands 2)

"'Gasp' You mean, the cow level?" - Necromancer (Diablo 3 RoS)

"Don't believe in yourself. Believe in me, because I believe in you." - Jack (Borderlands The Pre-Sequel)

"I've covered wars, y'know." - Frank West (Dead Rising)

"We've discovered this man attacking the building. With... a, eh, goat." - Josephine (Dragon Age Inquisition)

FAQs and Facts:

1. I know this was asked before, but why the name Lack of Tact? - Have you fuckin' seen me? It's absolutely tactless to go on hiatus for so long for so many times. It's tactless how I respond to people the way I do. It's tactless to plan the way I plan. Planning for me consists of: I've got an idea for a story. What's the story going to be about? Progress the story as it goes on based on the first chapter alone. Should be obvious by what I write, guys. I have a lack of tact because I'm fucking tactless.

2. Why do you constantly take hiatuses? - Balancing life, work, YouTube, drawing, and writing is kind of difficult. Yes, some can handle all of that with ease, but due to these distractions, my focus trying to be on more than one thing, writer's block tends to hit me pretty often and slows progress. The same can be said for drawing, which I have almost all but cut out of my life at this point.

3. Why did you 'all but cut out' drawing from your life, as you said? - Reason being? Just like writing, drawing was more of a hobby for me and I just didn't see myself getting better. I never took classes, outside of high school that is, and even then, I practically failed the class. Writing just stuck with me, yet even still, I suffer from novice mistakes. I'm always learning new things, but for drawing? I just don't see myself doing it much further down the line.

3. Your OCs, what inspired you to create them? - Simply enough, just people I've met and accents I've heard. Be it the southern drawl or the Australian tongue, almost anything can inspire me to create an OC. Though, I really only stick to my guns with the six I have, namely because they interest me the most. I mean, come on! An Aussie space pirate with a pinch of sadism? A pessimistic American who always ends up in VNs (and one actual game)? A FUCKING PLANT-GIRL WHO WANTS TO BE A SPACE COWBOY? What's not interesting about them?

4. What's your favourite genre, if you have one, that is? - Romance. Plain and simple. As a guy who's been through heartbreak really only once, it's... hard for me to fall for anyone. But when I'm reading, and the main character is slowly falling for the background character (rare ships are fucking bae) or vice versa, my heart pounds for them. Hopes for them to get together because I want to know they know they love each other. That they'll have something I've only had once. Call me a hopeless romantic, I am who I am lol.

5. You're American, yet you add the 'u' in certain words, why is that? - You fucking kidding me? Colour actually looks right where 'color' looks fucking weird as hell. Don't patronize me.

6. Have any big plans in the future? Not saying your current stories aren't big, but something, I don't know, shocking? Coming from you? - Don't know if I should take that as an insult or a fuckin' insult. Bah, I'm kidding. Anyway, something big and shocking, huh? Ah, no. Not really. Slice of life stories have always been my niche; while I absolutely love reading expanding projects, it's simplicity that captures me the most. The only 'big' ideas I'll ever 'have' is following a game's story, but adding characters and removing others. "A Drunkard's Ballad," for instance. While it follows MH:W's story, it does so from a bystander's perspective. Weyland isn't the main character of the game, that title belongs to Samus. He just wants out of there as fast as he can; if it means helping the main character out, so be it. That's the 'biggest' project I have, and likely will continue to be the only one.

7. You mentioned YouTube before? Why does that affect the way you write? - By YouTube, I don't mean that I watch a lot of videos, I barely ever do nowadays, but meant that I'm a beginning Let's Player. While I've had an account for a few years, a couple of videos sprinkled on throughout said years, I'm still technically just a beginner. I want to know the ins and outs of recording games, I want to play for the people, I want people to just enjoy themselves. I figured I could do that aside from just writing and I can! While I only have a handful of subscribers, that handful is what keeps me going and what keeps pulling me from writing. Distractions like that are often in my life, while I'm not proud of how often they occur, I'm proud of the reason why. Also, shameless self-promotion here, but check me out sometime! I'm DonDaGuido on that platform.

8. What happened to all of your MLPFIM fanfictions? - As I have left the fandom, I didn't feel the need to keep them on this profile. Any and all of my MLP stories (save for a select few, which have been removed entirely) reside on the titular site, "FIMfic," and will be the only area I post said stories from here-out. Just because I'm no longer a brony, doesn't mean I have to stop writing for the fandom. If'n you're interested, I go under the same name, Lack of Tact, there. Make sure to leave a comment on my page, letting me know you came over from here!

OCs:

Name — "Involved in," "involved in," "etc." — Year created

Alex Rigger: "Alex Rigger: Cyborg Pirate," "Alex Rigger: Father Nature (Cancelled and deleted)," "Alex Rigger: Pirates in the Wastes" — 2014

Typically portrayed as a cyborg, with other variations being entirely human, he is a sarcastic and sadistic pirate. Of the wastelands, of the stars, of the sea. He fares well in vast areas, exploring the unexplored and taking what he wants, when he wants, from wherever he wants. Nothing gets in the way between him and whatever he sets his sights on, especially if it involves riches. Often clothed in just a flannel and a pair of shorts, a single black boot to cover his human foot, his newest variation (and most canonical) shows he prefers jeans and his deceased father's overcoat coat, with a scar bearing a capital double-u etched into his back left shoulder. He knows next to nothing of his mother aside from her name and holds a deep respect for his father, who taught him the life of the pirate. Outside of known languages, Alex has a botched accent of Australian English.

"Fuckin' cunt."

"Ya have to be so bloody loud, aye? S'givin' me a fuckin' banger."

Beck Foster: "Everyone Else Is Doing It," "Everyone Else Is Doing It?," "Everyone Else Is Doing It" — 2018

Apart from his rugged and decent looks, it's all a deception. The man is clinically depressed and has, on occasion, attempted to take his own life. Each attempt had failed. However, Beck hides it all with a sardonic attitude and a cynical outlook, which surprisingly, is his most endearing traits others have begun to know him by. Aside from his brother, both of his parents have practically disowned him, causing his bouts of anxiety and depression. To escape from his life and everyone he knows, he often plays visual novels, and with his luck, something of sorts always tends to happen. Jobless and all but homeless, whatever happens after each incident mostly ends up helping him in the long run. Outside of known languages, Beck speaks with a light Texan drawl, though it really only shows when he begins to panic.

"Hold up real quick, I'm gonna take a drag of a cig. I'll be right in after you."

"Just don't touch my shit! It's that simple, you dumbass!"

Dawn DeMarco: "Stardew Valley-ish" — 2016

Naive to the world around her, Dawn is almost always smiling at every problem she faces. As an optimist, it's a must, after all! After losing her grandpa to time, she takes on his old farmstead and turns it into something special, inviting friends and family alike as often as she can. While she isn't the best at what she does, and she does a lot of stuff, she doesn't mind. She figures she'll figure things out as they come. And this takes a while. A long while. Accident-prone and still going through puberty (it hit her a tad late, she hates the fact), her personality attracts many, even the sourest of pusses. Taking on a farm all by herself is something she definitely doesn't regret. Definitely. Outside of known languages, she speaks with a crack in her voice every odd syllable.

"I didn't mean to, I swear!"

"Oh come on now, I really didn't!"

Dean Gallagher: "Dead Cons (Cancelled)" — 2015

Morally grey, Dean doesn't care what decisions he makes as long as they're for himself and no one else. True, the same can be said for raiders, but Dean ran with a mercenary group for a time and he knows to respect civies when he can. What sets him further apart from being good, however, is the fact he's willing to kill family to keep a secret. It doesn't bode well with his companions or friends, but to him, a secret to the grave is the only way it ends. Having lost both his wife back before the bombs and his sister soon after, he does what he does so he can die. He's hoping one day he'll piss someone off enough that they'll wipe the world of Dean Gallagher. However, no one has been up for the challenge. His shots are too quick, too clean, and he's a threat to everyone. Even himself. Outside of known languages, Dean speaks in a near monotonous voice, only raising in octaves when he's angry.

"I did what I had to. That's all that matters, Piper. It's over with, let it lie."

"I don't care who you are. Say it again, say what you just said about my sister again, you sonovabitch."

In'ja: "Alex Rigger: Father Nature (Cancelled and deleted)," "Space Cowboy," — 2015

Having a strange fascination with cowboys, In'ja, herself, strives to be one... despite not having the proper genitalia. Either way, as she unlocks the shackles that are her destiny, she ventures onto the stars to lose herself and be born again. After having left her family, tribe, and future all behind her, all she has is a single friend and ally on this journey of hers. Anything is possible, and she wholeheartedly believes this as she searches for her metaphorical steed to run off into that sunset of hers. Yeehaw! Outside of known languages, she speaks with a major lisp during her s's and immensely broken grammar.

"In'ja wishessssss to be cowboy!"

"No! No! In'ja will be cowboy! Sssssstupid human can't say I can't!"

Weyland Lemming: "I'm Not Disabled, I Speak English!," "Doki Doki-ish," "A Drunkard's Ballad," "An Eternity Never Asked For" — 2018

As dead inside as they come, Weyland offers nothing but merciless sarcasm and strained smiles to all who knows him. Typically as a man who journeys across seas to foreign and new lands, he experiences more in his life than others can say. Not that that's always a good thing, however. Standing only at 5'5, he has a lot of envy for taller people and has a sort-of superiority complex due to this. Often times, his outfits consist of your every-day jeans, a shirt and jacket. Bar his school uniform, one shouldn't expect him in anything else (save for Monster Hunter's world, get it?) His family, as an only child, both his mother and father coddled him despite them not being the wealthiest and it made him grow to resent socialization to an extent. He finds most matters in life only needs a small group of friends, not parties or any other big social gatherings. He sucks it up though for those he trusts. Outside of known languages, he speaks simplistic Japanese.

"Why am I even here right now, I didn't ask for this."

"Goddammit, and there goes yet another reason to live."

To my supporters, friends, fans, and the entire FanFiction community,

Thank you; I've been writing for a long time, at least since early 2010, and I don't think I ever would have progressed as far I have if it wasn't for all of you. I've struggled with writing, a lot outside of that, and I've managed to overcome a lot of obstacles since I've joined. I got over my fear of judgement due to all of you, my fear of not being appreciated for simple matters. Similar things like that; I don't know where I'd be if I hadn't have found this site all those years ago.

Yes, that's saying a lot, but I truly mean it. I was so used to holding back and keeping my stupid ideas to myself. It hurt, but, with all of you behind me, that came to pass. I write freely now, as many words as my idiotic brain can come up with, and you all enjoy the shit I put out there. I fucking love you guys and thank you, again, for being there for me even if you don't realize how much you all affected who I am today.

As usual, you're all the best and, sincerely, I hope you all continue to enjoy.

Gratefully yours,

Don and endearingly, Lack of Tact