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Masterlist..
Sakuras Cousin:
Yunjin x Fem!reader.
You're sakuras cousin, you and yunjin both have an interest in each other but a specific member doesn't like that. (sakura) So you part ways, go through multiple different challenges in your relationship, making it rocky and difficult. Feelings get hurt, tears get shed, will you guys make it and last until the end? ... -Ongoing-
1. Not aloud
2. Flirting
3. Instagram
4. Cute
5. Mine
6. Caught by kkura
7. Blondie
8. Dinner date
9. Matching post
10. Chefs
11. My fave streamer
12. Railing
13. I'm sorry.
14. The truth
15. Kim Minju
16. Jealousy over a hoodie
17. Wait, what?
18. Getaway
19. Jealous Jen
20. Get married 👍
21. The world is healing
22. Uh-oh
23. 2Kim
24. Talk it out
25. Make out
26. Good golly
27. "STOP MAKING FUN OF MY SPELLING."
28. You're so horny
29. HWSHSHICEOA
30. Surprise?
31. Your Girl.
32. Posting again??
33. Quotes
34. Pr or no?
35. Babies
36. Damn..
37. In love with you.
38. That's our song.
39. Public.
40. Low blow.
41. Reality check.
42. Not for you.
43. Money, Money, Money.
44. Scandal Saviour
44. Are you insane??
45. Too fine
Fall in love with you.
Sakura x Fem!reader
You've been a fan of sakura for as long as you remember, it's always been a joke that sakura's your girlfriend. You're an influencer but half of your page ends up being sakura. But little did you know, she's a fan of you too. What happens when one day, she reaches out to you.. but she's nothing like you imagined? ... -Ongoing-
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Part 11
Part 12
Part 13
Part 14
Part 15
Teenage love.
Eunchae and Y/n experiencing teenage love together for the first time, but one mistake makes their relationship more risky and a lot more effort had to be put in. Can they do it? ... -Ongoing-
Eunchae x Fem!Reader
Dammit.
Run.
Try Again.
Forbiddingly Yours.
In a world where loving someone with a different surname is forbidden, but the two daughters of the most respected and well known families of Taiwan fall in love with each other. Chou Tzuyu and Lu Y/n. Can they keep things hidden? ... - Ongoing -
Tzuyu x Fem!reader
Intro!
[1] First talk
[2] I'm yours
[3] Melting
[4] Uh oh..
[5] Did it hurt?
[6] Seriously?
[7] Cheater!
[8] Lying.
[9] Break up.
[10] Falling.
[11] Explaining.
[12] Try again.
[13] Mine all mine.
[14] My love.
[15] What?
[16] Giving Up.
[17] Screw you.
[18] It's over.
[19] She needs to know.
[20] Korea and Vietnam.
[21] Secret Lu.
[22] Is it mine?
[23] Choices.
[24] Win her back.
[25] Won their love.
[26] Anniversary.
[27] Truly yours.
[28] Twice?
[29] Well..
[30] You didn't tell me??
To be continued...
Have Faith In Me
Kim Minji and Lu Y/n. One new jeans member, One lesserafim member. They get paired up as roommates for the new reality show of living with Nwjs and Lsfm made by their managements. They start off on the wrong foot but slowly get along.. -Ongoing-
Kim Minji x Fem!Reader
(Lsfm profiles) (Lsfm contact names)
1. Dorm arrangement
2. Word on the street
3. Bad first meet!
4. Physical!
5. Bad plans
6. Okay so..
7. Danielle
8. Hotel room
9. Girlfriend
10. Vietnamese Lesson
11. Loser
12. Pochacco war
13. Em yêu chị
A/N: CHANGE OF PLANS. Y/N IS BORN 2002. BUT EUNCHAE DOESNT CALL HER UNNIE HALF OF THE TIME.
One-shots..
A collection of my short stories/one shots 😁
Lesserafim..
Miyawaki Sakura:
All couples fight. [A]
Back the fuck up. [A, S, F]
Change for us, since you ruined me. [A, S, F]
Jealous g!p sakura [S]
Huh Yunjin:
Expect the unexpected [S]
Kim Chaewon:
nothing yet..
Nakamura Kazuha:
None yet...
Hong Eunchae:
Dammit. [F]
Run. [F]
Try Again. [F]
Twice..
Im Nayeon:
Not Over You. [F]
Yoo Jeongyeon
nothing yet..
Hirai Momo:
nothing yet..
Minatozaki Sana:
Falling for you. [F, A]
After Breakup Jealousy [A, F]
Park Jihyo:
nothing yet..
Myoui Mina:
nothing yet..
Kim Dahyun:
nothing yet..
Son Chaeyoung:
nothing yet..
Chou Tzuyu:
Long Distance [A, F]
New Jeans..
Kim Minji:
Campus Crush [A, F, S]
Kang Haerin:
Jealous Y/n [F]
Gf texts [F]
Second masterlist!
#huh yunjin#sakura miyawaki#lesserafim#yunjin#miyawaki sakura#tzuyu#nayeon#jeongyeon#momo#twice sana#park jihyo#mina#dahyun#chaeyoung#chou tzuyu#im nayeon#yoo jeongyeon#hirarimomo#minatozaki sana#myoui mina#kim dahyun#son chaeyoung#sakura miyawaki x reader#kim chaewon#chaewon#le sserafim#eunchae#hong eunchae#kazuha#nakamura kazuha
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Spider-Man Read-Through 056: The Frightful Four!!! (SSM 41-43)
MASTERPOST
The last time, Peter became a lizard for a while. Fun stuff!
In this issue, mysterious enemies try to seem menacing and utterly fail, homophobia, as well as special guests and the best villain ever!
Are you shocked, are you impressed, are you terrified yet? *snickers*
After using his powers to give his late paper to Professor Slater, Spider-Man interrupts Meteor Man at a microwave exhibition (...). We met this antagonist previously in Team Up, which shows you exactly how important he is. Bill Foster, whomst I know from Ant-Man and the Wasp (the movie) but who apparently has a different position, is giving a lecture nearby, but gets the opportunity to lend him a hand as Giant-Man.
The art actually has a lot of trouble trying to convey how big exactly Giant Man is supposed to be. There's perspective, and then there's whatever is going on here.
Meteor Man gets away, they track him down, and Giant-Man casually drops in his internal monologue that's he's dying of radioactive poisoning. Wow. Um. Alright.
They fight, Meteor Man gets to grow bigger, but...
Oh, between twelve and thirty feet? How audacious. How incredible. Show us, dude.
Okay, this is better! Actually a nice page.
That... was an issue alright.
Issue #42 has a neat cover!
Peter is trapped in traffic and ends up swinging to his class boat ride thingy.
I love this, because half the time I barely register that Marcy Kane and Debra Whitman are different characters. Digital issues (hey, have you seen these clean screenshots? Much better!)!
My opinions on each character: Philip is alright, I need him to have more of a personality. Marcy sucks, been there, done that (although I just read a spoiler about her and what the fuck, I'm curious to see how THAT plays out). Steve is hot and adorable. No opinion on Sloan and Debra.
I'm glad to see Peter's social life though. I still feel like these characters aren't anywhere as solid as the previous cast was, but I think jumping between both magazines really doesn't help either.
I missed you, hon.
No but seriously, I'd be interested to reread SSM only focusing on it, I think it's probably a stronger experience.
Marcy Kane immediately aggros Pete, but Connors interrupts them. Meanwhile, the Frightful Four aren't far away! We've got the Sandman, the Wizard, Electro and the Trapster (who even is that? :p).
They do a bit of mischief, and I'm pretty sure that cop is homophobic. "PARTNERS?", he says (lmao).
On the boat, Peter wonders whether he has a crush on Marcy (nooo) when Debra arrives.
Some depth? Wow.
Anyway, before Peter settles on whether he wants a relationship with our desperate lady, the Human Torch cockblocks him.
Why is this so funny?
She feels guilty about Peter getting away, and...
New, rare poses!
Hell yeah. Sorry for the amount of screenshots but I really enjoy looking at these!
It wasn't the Human Torch, however, only our Frightful Four! The Wizard created a suit imitating the Torch and gives it to Electro.
Our hero doesn't get fooled for long, and a fight quickly breaks.
A hilarious moment is Spidey trying to figure out who's attacking him. The Sinister Six? No, the Frightful Four after replacing Madam Medusa with Electro? No, it's actually the Frightful Four after replacing the Brute with Electro! What a mess hahahaha
In his own words, Spidey's fighting a "foursome". *snickers again*
The fight goes badly for Spidey, until... Electro interrupts everybody because now, he wants to know who's under the mask.
They sure are a bunch of idiots.
Their plan is to impersonate Spidey and eliminate the Fantastic Four. Uh-huh, sure. And the story continues in FF #218!
This is a really cool first page.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA ALRIGHT
The Human Torch acts extremely gay with "Spider-Man" in this scene. He gets knocked out. The Thing and the security system are also quickly neutralized, but as our villains enter the building, Sue wakes up... she finds her brother, but is quickly attacked and subsequently, knocked out. And just when Mr. Fantastic gets unconscious as well, Spidey arrives!
The ensuing fight is fun, and at last, all's well.
Anyway, SSM #43!
OH THIS IS GORGEOUS. THE SHADING ON PETER'S SHIRT. I LOVE IT. His face, not so much... Anyway, Steve and Peter being bros, hell yeah!
So bandits have broken into ESU and use Debra as a hostage. They get their stuff and get away, but not without Peter throwing a gadget of his at their car.
Handsome.
His spider-tracer leads him to a twink.
And what an ugly twink. Especially compared to this highly stylish Belladonna, what the heck, I love her.
I think I've been spoiled something on Roderick Kingsley, but we'll see how it goes.
Anyways, Belladonna wants to steal Roderick's ideas, apparently. Spidey decides to intervene. The villains get away, and Roderick's annoyed that Spidey ruined his apartment with the fight. However, our hero surmises that Belladonna wanted chemicals for her special gas.
The next day, at the Daily Globe, Sandy Jones is quickly charmed by Peter and she explains that Roderick is rumored to steal his designs. Plus, he has a show that night! Peter easily gets the assignment, and goes to his lab to work on countering Bella's gas.
I love that second panel, it's a very strong one.
Debra's here, she bought what was on Peter's list. He's so happy he asks her on a date, to which she obviously agrees. I would too, girl.
Turns out what Peter was searching for was vinegar. He worries about reactivating his ulcer, which is a nice callback to a storyline from like, ASM 80 something. That's cool!
This feels like a Pretty Little Liars storyline, I love it. Seriously, I love this issue! Also, Peter very pretty.
Anyway, Spidey stops the bandits, but Belladonna gets away!
Oh, I really went from bored at very excited throughout this post, wow! Hell yeah.
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@ofmdjanuaury day 10: Radio!
my brain: radio -> vhf operators -> Ed and Stede in opposite camps during the apocalypse??
Sure, why not.
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Day 178. Transcript of transmissions received at Camp Revenge. Messages start 05:38.
05:38 > Edward? Are you there?
05:38 > Camp Revenge, Camp Revenge, are you there? Please respond. Over.
05:40 > Ed, please. I'm sorry for what I said, before the storm. I'm -- I shouldn't have said that. Ed, please, just talk to me. I'm so sorry.
05:41 > Ed, please let me know you're alright.
05:42 > If anyone else is getting these, could you please pass a message along to Ed? Tell him I'm very sorry, and -- <static, a rush of sound> -- I love him.
05:44 > That's for Edward Teach, I mean. I never asked if there were any other Eds at your base. Apologies if that went to the wrong Ed. My one -- I mean, Ed, Edward Teach, he used the call sign Blackbeard, when we first started talking. Just in case there's more than one Edward Teach over there.
05:46 > It's Stede, by the way. I'm the only Stede over here. Possibly the last one left in the world, I suppose.
05:46 > I'd consider talking to other Eds if they're available.
05:46 > But I'm afraid there's only one I'm in love with.
05:47 > Gosh, that's nice to say out loud. I love you.
05:47 > I love you.
05:47 > Ed, I'm so in love with you.
05:48 > Please, just let me know you're alright.
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(and then i started wondering what dumbass thing Stede said, and this happened:)
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"Stede," Ed starts, and the pause lingers for so long that Stede frowns at the radio. He's reaching for the knob when Ed's voice crackles back to life. "Do you think it's possible to fall in love with someone without having ever seen their face?"
Stede laughs, short and intrigued. "I'm not sure. How would you even get to know them?"
"I dunno, maybe --" Ed starts, stops, and Stede looks at the dials. There's a very odd lag today. "Maybe they write letters to each other."
Stede leans back in his chair, the old metal squeaking. "Well, I suppose so. It is easier to bare your soul through a letter than face to face, I've found," he says, tangling his fingers in the coiled cord that links the handset to the controls. "Although, can you really know someone just through words on a page? They could be concealing something humongus and you'd never know!"
"I hope so," Ed says, and Stede hears Mary cough in the next room. He's about to ask what that means, but Ed barrels on: "But, I dunno, what if you'd told each other everything? And you really liked the way they said things?"
Stede hums. "Well, I've certainly fallen in love with a fair few authors in my time. But it would be rather different if I met them! I wouldn't expect them to feel the same way about me as I did about them."
"Oh," Ed says, and then, "Right, yeah, I get it."
"It would be quite strange to expect any kind of reciprocation," Stede says.
"Yep," Ed says.
There's a pause.
"You lot ready for the storm?" Ed asks
"Oh! Yes, I think so. Doug's been reinforcing the east wall, he thinks we'll muddle through without too much damage."
"Great. Good. I should go, we've got a -- thing. Battens to hatch. Hatches to -- fuck, gotta go. Bye, Stede. Out."
"Oh, I -- goodbye, Ed! Out."
Stede stares at the dials for a long moment, wondering if maybe he should call back and... something. Double check they're okay. Set a time for checking in after the storm, maybe. Although surely Ed would have mentioned that, if he thought it was necessary.
Stede sighs, the chair complaining as he spins, and then flinches back because Mary's leaning against the doorframe, her arms crossed, her mouth tight and small.
"Stede," Mary says, with that glare that still -- despite everything, despite the world ending and the revelation about Doug and the saving each other's lives and the honest, soul-baring conversations they've finally been having -- makes Stede's heart squeeze tight, like it's trying to make itself a smaller target. "You are such a dick."
Stede frowns. "That seems a bit uncalled for."
"Ed's trying to tell you he loves you, idiot," she says, her glare softening into something disappointed and familiar.
"What?" Stede says, and laughs. "No, he --" he says, and then, "that wasn't what he -- " and then, "he could have just said if he --" he says, and trails off.
"Oh god," Stede says, and reaches for the handset just as the first patterings of the glass wind hit the walls.
The radio spits nothing but static.
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(Ed's fine. He's just... got things to do. In places other than the radio room. He asked Fang to keep an ear on the radio and write down anything that comes through, but only respond if it's an emergency.
Fang is feeling very torn between rushing off to get Ed and not wanting to miss anything Ed's boyfriend says. He hasn't cried this much since they found that dog wandering outside the bunker and he was allowed to keep her.)
the rest of my JanuAUry fics can be found on tumblr or AO3!
#i have seen the film love and monsters so this might be slightly inspired by that#in the radio + distant lovers + apocalypse sense#ofmd fic#ofmdjanuaury#our flag means death
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writing prompts
these starters are not mine and i do not take credit for them! imaginary-legendary-hamilton is whose page i found these on and though they were perfect for me practicing my writing!
you are more than welcome to pick more than one prompt for whichever character you pick. my only request is that you use character from mha / bnha. otherwise, enjoy your combo's and i'll post what i come up with! <3
1. “Do you want me to leave?”
2. “I swear it won’t happen again.”
3. “I’m not jealous.”
4. “You can’t keep doing this.”
5. “I’m going to take care of you, okay?”
6. “You can’t die. Please don’t die.”
7. “You did what?!”
8. “Were you ever going to tell me?”
9. “Don’t ask me that.”
10. “I might have had a few shots.”
11. “What’s with the box?”
12. “Say it!”
13. “I could kiss you right now!”
14. “Are you done with that?”
15. “Are you still awake…?”
16. “Excuse you?”
17. “This is all your fault!”
18. “I shouldn’t be in love with you.”
19. “I could kill you right now!”
20. “Just admit I’m right.”
21. “That doesn’t even make sense.”
22. “That’s irrational.”
23. “Just pretend to be my date.”
24. “Are you really going to leave without asking me the question you’ve been dying to ask me?”
25. “When you love someone, you don’t just stop. Ever. Even when people roll their eyes or call you crazy… even then. Especially then!”
26. “I think I’ve been holding myself from falling in love with you all over again.”
27. “I’m not going to apologise for this. Not anymore.”
28. “That’s almost exactly the opposite of what I meant.”
29. “It must be hard with your sense of direction, never being able to find your way to a decent pickup line.”
30. “Can I sit here? The other tables are full.”
31. “You weren’t supposed to laugh!”
32. “This is, by far, the dumbest thing you’ve ever done.”
33. “I’m not going to stop poking you until you give me some attention.”
34. “These stars are nothing compared to the ones I’ve seen in your eyes.”
35. “Before I do this, I need you to know that I have always loved you.”
36. “Did I say that out loud?”
37. “Do you think they could have loved me?”
38. “Everyone keeps telling me you’re the bad guy.”
39. “How long have you been standing there?”
40. “Have I ever lied to you?”
41. “Have you lost your fucking mind?”
42. “His ego is so visible; I can almost watch it grow.”
43. “I am not losing you again!”
44. “I don’t know why I’m crying.”
45. “I had a nightmare about you and I just wanted to make sure you’re okay.”
46. “I just need to be alone right now.”
47. “When I picture myself happy… It’s with you.”
48. “I made a mistake.”
49. “I may be an idiot, but I’m your idiot.”
50. “I need you to forgive me.”
51. “I see the way you look at me when you think I’m not looking.”
52. “I think I’m in love with you and that scares me half to death.”
53. “I’m flirting with you.”
54. “I’m not good enough for you.”
55. “I fell in love with my best friend.”
56. “I’m sorry, what? I keep getting lost in your eyes.”
57. “I’m up to the challenge.”
58. “I’ve been in love with you my entire life. Ever since the day I first met you.”
59. “I’m yours.”
60. “If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were trying to seduce me.”
61. “If you go anywhere near them, you’ll have to deal with me!”
62. “It’s okay to cry…”
63. “What do you mean? It’s exciting!”
64. “Talk to me.”
65. “Look at me—just breathe, okay?”
66. “Look, I don’t have much time, but I wanted to say I love you.”
67. “Oh my god! You’re in love with them!”
68. “Well, this is where I live.”
69. “We finish it the same way we started—together.”
70. “What are you afraid of?”
71. “You are the single best thing that has ever happened to me.”
72. “You deserve so much better.”
73. “You don’t have to stay.”
74. “You don’t know you the way I do.”
75. “You fainted, straight into my arms. You know, if you wanted my attention, you didn’t have to go to such extremes.”
76. “You need to wake up because I can’t do this without you.”
77. “You shouldn’t have even been there!”
78. “You weren’t supposed to hear that.”
79. “You’re safe now. I’ve got you.”
80. “Teach me?”
81. “We’re in the middle of a thunderstorm and you want to stop and feel the rain?”
82. “Looks like we’ll be stuck here for a while.”
83. “Just once.”
84. “I can’t believe you talked me into this.”
85. “It’s not what it looks like.”
86. “I got you a present.”
87. “Hey! I was gonna eat that!”
88. “See, now, what that so bad?”.”
89. “You’re the best part of me.”
90. “I don’t want to think about what I’d be like without you.”
91. “Can I hold your hand?”
92. “Let’s move in together.”
93. “It’s a real shame nobody asked for your opinion.”
94. “What time is it?”
95. “Just wait a second.”
96. “Here, let me.”
97. “You’re so cute when you pout like that.”
98. “Hold me back!’
99. “I don’t care what they said, it doesn’t mean shit!”
100. “I adore you.”
#mha fluff#mha kirishima#mha todoroki#my hero acedamia#my hero academia#mha deku#mha midoriya#mha dabi#boku no hero academia#bnha#bnha bakugo katsuki#katsuki <3#katsuki#bakugo angst#bakugo fluff#katsuki bakugo mha#bakugo x reader#deku midoriya#bnha deku#bnha eijiro kirishima#bnha bakugou#bnha dabi#bnha x reader#bnha kirishima#bnha headcannons#bnha todoroki#bnha mirio#bnha mirko#bnha mina#bnha denki
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since you asked me to answer all of thhe questions, you gotta answer all of the questions too!
💖 Which of your fics is your pride and joy?
probably zombie saga, although i also love 'i will vandalize your grave in your name', the 7+1 fic and some others that i think im forgetting. OH and 'we were staying in paris'
🎥 Pick a fic and I'll tell you the song I imagine playing during its movie trailer.
well this requires imput from other people. so.
but i'll choose zombie saga!! and the trailer song is Mamma Mia by ABBA. naturally
📝 How many words do you have posted?
approximately 162609
🤩 What's the most meaningful comment you've ever received?
that fucking ESSAY that Plankton wrote about iwvygiyn
🔮What's your favorite plot twist you've ever written?
ohh, this is an interesting one actually. definitely something in zombie saga but im not sure what!
👄 Your OTP are having their first kiss. What song do you imagine is playing?
THIS IS SO FUNNY AS A MUSICAL FAN. uh I Kissed A Girl. because that is what happens yeag
🎭What genre of writing comes easiest to you?
ANGST. it's so much easier than happy stuff lol it's like poetry for me
🙊Your coworkers or classmates stumble across one of your fics, but don't know you're the author. Do you fess up? Or keep quiet?
yeah i would tell them
🙌What's a line or paragraph of yours that you're proud of?
"Go to sleep, Lance, and now that she’s gone you sleep with your mistakes" from my fic 'don't speak (i know just what you're saying)', but also many different things from (especially the second chapter of) iwvygiyn
🦉Is there another author that helped inspire you to write?
@fen-the-magnificat !!!!!
👶Fankids: How you do you feel about them? Would your OTP have kids?
i dont have any fankids unless you count the Dubois brothers, but i think they're neat! i dont know if Frankie and May would have kids but they would be AMAZING parents, and i dont think Juliet and Romeo would have any. William and Anne already have kids, and Lance has kids too which make them Angelique's kids
🐗How do you handle trolls?
i havent had any trolls
🟥How long do you spend in edits?
like 5 minutes to skim over it when ive put it in ao3 idk
🏡What is your perfect writing envrionment?
uh. i dont fucking know
💪What motivates you to write?
someone needs to write about my blorbos!!!
🚿Where do your best ideas seem to strike?
well zombie saga happened because i sent some dumb asks to Felix, anything about the wedding happening just comes randomly, and iwvygiyn came from a page of the sandman!
🌠What are your top three most commonly used tags on AO3?
uhh okay i'll do top 3 for each ig??
ratings: general (39), teen & up (38), not rated (1)
warnings: no warnings (52), chose not to use warnings (14), major character death (12)
categories: other (61), multi (49), F/M (46)
fandoms: & Juliet (74), citc (27), community (16) (last two are crossovers with &j btw)
characters: Francois (59), May (54), Juliet (51)
relationships: Francois/May (61), Juliet/Romeo (41), Juliet & May (34)
additional: title from an ABBA song (19), zombie apocalypse (18), not beta read (9)
overall top 3 are & Juliet, maycois/other (lumping those together lol) and Francois
💻What do you write your stories on? Laptop, phone, paper, etc.
laptop and phone!
🤔What are some words or phrases you find yourself overusing?
'Francois snuggled (etc etc)', probably, among other things lol
📕How do you feel about people printing your fics?
yeah fuck it just dont claim it as your own tbh
🤷♀️What's a fic you didn't expect to be popular, but really took off?
honestly. none. my readers are 3 friends and my brother and they all love everything basically
🍎What's something you learned while researching for a fic?
sinhalese isnt very gendered at all! it was refreshing cause normally i use italian and french which are very gendered
🥘What wip are you most excited about?
ohh... i think the new saga chapters lol
🦗Do you write in sequence or jump around?
not sure what this means sorry
👀 Would you ever accept requests or commissions?
yeah!! i might not get to them but i will try (if it's a commission i definitely will though!)
😱What's your greatest fear as a fanfic writer?
the actors reading my fics.
☕Coffee or tea while you write?
neither i am dehydrated
📈Which are your top three most popular fics by bookmarks?
'they forever hold their peace', 'Flower Crowns & Royalty' and 'Glee!' all with three bookmarks
🎬One of your fics gets turned into a TV series. Which one is it and what network is it on?
ZOMBIE SAGA FOR SURE. idk what network though
🛌 What's a trope you haven't written, but want to?
there was only one bed probably
🐸 If you incorporated your OTP into a Disney movie plot, which would it be?
i dont know, i dont watch enough disney
👩🎓 Do you have an 'official' creative writing background such as a degree or previous experience publishing?
nope
⏳If you could go back in time and tell your younger writer self something, what would it be?
already answered
💯 What rating do you write the most? Gen Audiences, Teen, Mature, or Explicit? How many fics at that rating do you have?
gen audiences with 39 fics!
😁What makes you happiest? New fic comments, kudos, bookmarks, user subscribers, story subscribers, or Tumblr asks?
COMMENTS !!!!!!!! AND TUMBLR ASKS and BOOKMARKS with nice comments!!!!!
🐎 Would you ever do a medieval or pirate au?
ohh, that could be fun actually
👩🏫Pick a character and I'll tell you their favorite season and why.
requires a character to be picked. i choose Frankie though and his favourite is autumn cause it's cold but not too cold
🎵Do you make playlists for your fics?
only sometimes!
🌷What's one of your fics that isn't as popular, but you hold dear?
my fromeo besties fics :)
❓Insert your own question here!
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From the Book Worm ask: 21, 36 and 41.
21: The book(s) on your school reading list you actually enjoyed.
High school is over twenty years in the past and I remember very little of my English classes (mainly because they were rather tedious) so I can't give you ANYTHING from then.
However, from college, I can say that I have one particular book on my shelf of "just damn good reads" -- "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy.
This book is good. It's brutal. It's not going to pull punches. It has triggering content. And it is fucking. good. I can't elaborate further beyond that because the characters, the setting, the plot, the background... they all deserve PAGES of analysis and this is a very highly lauded book (with good reason) so you can find far more intellectual discussion elsewhere.
However.
"The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy. Enjoyed the FUCK out of it and I've kept my copy ever since I first got it.
36: Your absolute most favorite character(s) from any book you’ve ever read.
Azhrarn, Night's Master.
That my absolute favorite character comes from a Tanith Lee novel should be no surprise.
I love Azhrarn. I love that he's flawed. That he's evil. That he isn't as evil as he thinks he is. That he grows through the narrative, that he makes mistakes, that he undergoes several deeply allegorical events, that he is queer as fuck.
And my absolute favorite sentence completely and absolutely encapsulates the character, the world you're in, the path you're going on.
"...and once he folded his inky wings on the roof of a temple and laughed aloud at men's notions of the gods."
41: When you get ready for a week long trip to somewhere how many books do you download/pack inside the suitcase?
It really depends on where I'm going and what I'll be doing. I get horribly motion sick, so I can't read during a long car ride. (I usually sleep.) And if I'm visiting my parents, my mother and I are going to spend a very large portion of that time talking.
On average, I will always have one physical book with me or within reach (it's easy at my parents' place because they still have a decent library and I can find something to read) and I will have at least one book in-progress on my phone. (I have three separate book reading apps and I use them all often.) I also download at least one extra, but I'll sacrifice data to get another book if I need it.
Now if I'm going somewhere for a full week and there's likelihood of downtime? At least two physical books (I usually pack one for my husband, too, but I end up reading it) and I make sure I have a charger for my phone.
And if we're going to be sniffing around a new city, WELL... Time to see what their used bookstores have!
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writer asks meme:
2. talk about a notable time a narrative or character has looked you dead in the eyes and said “fuck your plan, here’s what we’re actually doing.”
41. what is the weirdest story idea you’ve ever had.
81. if you could go back in time and give your younger self a piece of writing advice specific to you, what would it be?
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(Writing asks!)
2. I TRY NOT TO OUTLINE SO RIGIDLY THAT I DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR MOMENTS LIKE THIS BECAUSE TBH I THINK IT ALWAYS KINDA HAPPENS TO ME??? Something about how my ideas can be kinda of like nebulous but then once it's starting to take form on the page and I see how it ACTUALLY LOOKS vs what my idea was, sometimes the pieces start moving differently.
A specific example (Sheith example sorry but it's the most flagrant one I can think of LOL!) In chapter 9 of Tonight the Stars Revolt! I wanted to write out the canon scene of Keith's BOM trial (FOR YOU NON-SHEITHS BASICALLY IT'S LIKE A FUCKIN GAUNTLET FIGHT TO THE DEATH SEEING HOW LONG BEFORE HE GETS KILLED OR FIGURES OUT A WAY THROUGH THEIR MAZE LOL) and I wanted it to be bookended by smut scenes so that we'd see like how this event changes Keith and the way he needs intimacy? And like YOU KNOW ME I love angst & whump lol. But I had written out the bullet points of how I wanted the trial & post-trial smut to go but then when I was actually writing it like so many details and feelings came out in the moment once I was immersed that I decided to pull back and actually ease up on the whump because I realized that like, the IDEA of the whump was fun but then writing it out was making it sort of gratuitous and like TOO MUCH!! Where it wasn't serving the story anymore and like tbh I felt like I was pushing Keith TOO HARD where it wouldn't be realistic for him to even recover!!!!!!!!!!!
So I know at one point I had gone back and like deleted 3k or something to rewrite because Keith was like, LISTEN IM DONE YOU CANT GET KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS !!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry bud. lol.
41. BABY IDK ALL MY IDEAS GET VERY WEIRD. In 2017 writing The Lotus Eater I thought it was so weird for Daniel to get high via Blood Suppository and then in 2023 in Gallows Bird I felt like it was very weird that Armand got hammered via Wine Enema ? OR LIKE IDK Swampstat/Antoine dead dove? Or Victurri corpsefucking with EMBALMING FLUID AS LUBE???? I do often have WEIRD WEIRD ideas but like being realistic about what I have time to write I don't usually prioritize those things because I know my time is limited and I'd rather focus on things I can weave into more meaningful stories and sometimes the weird ideas don't come with a clear enough path on how to make them meaningful and worth my own time.
81. WRITE THINGS FOR FUN, DO NOT WORRY ABOUT MONETIZING YOUR HOBBIES! IT IS OKAY TO HAVE HOBBIES THAT YOU DO NOT MONETIZE! IF YOU MONETIZE EVERYTHING YOU CREATE YOU WILL RUIN YOUR ENJOYMENT OF CREATING! LEAVE THINGS THAT YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO CREATE FOR FUN SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE SOME JOY IN THIS FUCKING BLEAK CAPITALIST HELLSCAPE!
(And if you're ever wondering what your fic is missing, try making it hornier!)
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THINGS THAT WERE IN THE RWRB BOOK THAT DIDN’T MAKE THE MOVIE AND I’M MAD ABOUT IT (don’t get me wrong the movie was a masterpiece and I have literally watched it eight times but I’m still mad)
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
JUNE
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June and Alex going through magazines together
Alex and Nora pretending to be dating for the tabloids
CASHHHHHHHHHH
“Alex has seen her stab someone in the kneecap with a very similar embroidery needle” page 9, about Amy
ALEX CARESSING HENRY’S PICTURE IN JUNE’S MAGAZINE WHEN HE WAS A KID OMGGGGGGGGGGGG I PHYSICALLY CANNOT
Henry being “infuriatingly” tall compared to Alex
Literally the entire first chapter minus the cake falling. They even changed the set up and dialogue for how it fell!
Chapter 2:
“Alexander,” Ellen says, her tone eerily calm. “Shut up.”
“You’re a dumbass. Love you.” -Ellen
ALEX’S LISTS OH MY GOD I MISS HIS LISTS
Alex bi panicking for Shaan
Henry riding in from polo practice on his horse looking perfect, and Alex saying “I am going to throw up on you.” (Page 36)
Alex’s parents being divorced, it made Ellen even more powerful.
The entire cornettos scene: Alex seeing Henry in a plain t-shirt, the post Alex made, Henry commenting on Alex’s glasses
That mysterious part where Shaan gives Henry a pill, it intrigued both me and Alex. (Pg 41)
Actually hearing Henry’s interaction with the girl in the hospital. He’s so sweet. (Pg 45)
“You know,” he says into Henry’s hair, “we have got to stop ending up like this.” -When they fall on each other in the hospital closet. (Pg 46)
ALEX ELBOWED HENRY THEN HE PINNED ALEX DOWN WITH HIS THIGH IN THE HOSPITAL CLOSET. THAT WAS NOWHERE IN THE MOVIE I DESERVE THAT FRIGGIN PART. (Pg 47-48)
Alex putting his number in henry’s phone. So good.
Chapter 3
RAFAEL LUNA. RAFAEL LUNA. R A F A E L L U N A. HE WAS SO MUCH BETTER THAN MIGUEL RAMOS. HIS PLOT TWIST IS SO MUCH BETTER.
LEO!!!! HE’S SO SWEET!!!!! I LOVE HIM!!!
Ellen doing a wiping motion in front of her face, turning president face off and mom face on (pg 63)
The conversation where Henry texts “one does not foster a lifelong love of Star Wars without knowing an “empire” isn’t a good thing.” (Pg 72)
“tell shaan I say hi and I miss that sweet sweet ass xoxoxo” “I will not.” (Pg 74)
Chapter 4
The extended turkey scene. literally the entire thing. So funny. SO MANY good lines. (Pg 76-83)
Ellen and Oscar’s divorce also made Alex a deeper character in a way.
Alex’s entire HOUR LONG phone call with Henry after his parents fight on Christmas Eve
June’s resistance to Ellen wanting her on the campaign (little details like this made the story so real.)
“Legendary Balls-Out Bananas White House Trio New Years Eve Party.” (Pg 95)
Pez actually asked June out, not Nora. You can’t just replace her like that!
The fact that Alex kissed NORA on new years. It was more personal.
Alex and Henry leaning against the tree together before they kiss (Pg 106)
Chapter 5
Alex tripping and scraping his knee on a run with June because he can’t stop thinking about Henry (Pg 113)
Alex having an actual job on the campaign
Henry going out with a girl, it built more tension
Amy being gay
Liam Liam Liam Liam Liam Liam Liam Liam Liam
Chapter 6
Alex being into henry’s accent just from the word “Oh.” (Pg 129)
“You’re not going kill him, are you?” “Probably not.” (Pg 131)
HENRY’S TIE IN THIS SCENE OH MY GOD I LOVED THAT ALEX GRABBED HIS TIE HE WAS WEARING A FRIGGIN BOWTIE IN THE MOVIE I’VE BEEN ROBBED.
“Stop thinking.” “Yes. Gladly.” (Pg 132)
Alex grabbing henry’s tie and whispering the “I’m going to do some very bad things to you” line. I’m serious that tie was important to me.
“Yes, you preening are, I’ve wanted you so long I won’t have you tease me for another fucking second.” (137)
“Alex rolls his eyes. “For fuck’s sake, man, you just had my dick in your mouth, you can kiss me good-night.” Henry looks back up at him, his mouth open and incredulous, and he throws his head back and laughs, and it’s only him, the nerdy, neurotic, sweet, insomniac rich guy who constantly sends Alex photos of his dog, and something slots into place. He leans down and kisses him fiercely, and then he’s grinning and gone.” (145-146) THEY EVEN ADDED A PAUSE WHERE HE WOULD HAVE SAID IT LIKE COME ON
Alex absolutely dying over the way Henry looks in polo gear
Seeing the actual emails they sent to each other, they left out a lot of the emails and the way they addressed each other was SO GOOD.
Chapter 7
“You’re a mad, spiteful, unmitigated demon, and I’m gong to kiss you until you forget how to talk.” -Henry texting Alex (158)
“Listen,” Henry is saying, heated, over the phone on a Thursday night. “I don’t give a damn what Joanne has to say, Remus John Lupin is gay as the day is long, and I don’t want to hear a word against it.” - Literally Iconic. *chefs kiss* (160)
Zahra telling Alex she’d chop off her own tit before letting him do something stupid to let Ellen lose reelection. (162)
Catherine, the badass way she married an actor even though the queen forbid it, because she loved him.
WASPy Hunter, that’s literally the only way Casey McQuinston refers to him and I love it.
“You have so much in you, it’s almost impossible to match it. But he’s your match, dumbass.” June (178)
The entire scene of Alex coming out to June
The entire phone call where Pez answers Henry’s phone and teases them (183-185)
The way Pez made MATCHING. KIMONOS. For The Super Six when they did karaoke in LA.
Bea being a bigger and cooler character
Alex convincing Henry to do karaoke by… lets just say being sexy.
The scene after karaoke in the hotel, Alex wishing he could get up with Henry every morning, Cash bringing them hangover coffee
Chapter 8
“If only you had known the mighty work of thine loins would be undone by a gay heir who likes it when American boys with chin dimples are mean to him.” An email, from Henry to Alex. (203)
Alex being so extremely passionate about flipping Texas with the Texas binder and everything
Phillip being an absolute prick at Wimbledon, then Henry escaping the match to have sex with Alex in a storage closet, the last thing they “should” be doing. (216-218)
The extended piano scene where Alex is most definitely falling in love but is in DENIAL
I said it once but I need to repeat, RAFAEL LUNA’S BETRAYAL/PLOT TWIST
Henry just showing up for Alex because of Rafael.
“Henry kisses his mouth over and over again and says quietly, “You are good.” (230) OH MY GOD HOW DARE YOU TAKE THAT FROM ME
Henry making a joke about being closeted when he hides in the closet from Zahra, also the fact that he “comes literally tumbling out of the closet.”
“Oh my god, I thought you were getting into international relations or something.” “I mean technically-“ “If you finish that sentence, I’m gonna spend tonight in jail.” (232)
Chapter 9
Ellen basically saying “oh, that’s all?” At his bisexuality, THEN being shocked at the bomb drop of Henry.
ELLEN’S POWERPOINT ELLEN’S POWERPOINT ELLEN’S POWER POINT E L L E N ‘ S P O W E R P O I N T. IT WAS AMAZING, HILARIOUS, HONEST, AND STILL SUPPORTIVE OF HER BISEXUAL SON.
History, huh? Being in an email and becoming the big quote that people used in support of the relationship later.
The way they ended emails with gay/romantic quotes from letters in history
Henry said “Hi, Love.” Into a hug with Alex then they held hands in the jeep on the way to the lake cabin and if that isn’t love WHAT. IS. (249- 250)
Henry learning how to eat ribs (256)
Henry ending his goodbye note with “Thank you for everything. X” was 1. Heartbreaking. 2. Extremely romantic and makes you go “ooooohhhh he’s no just leaving for family stuff.” (265)
Chapter 10
After Henry left the lake cabin, Alex smashed a mug and his phone because he was so upset and restless (267)
Alex screaming at henry’s window making a huge scene until he was let in to the palace
“My birthright is a country, not happiness.” (272)
“What do you want?” “I want you—“ “then fucking have me.”
The fact that their argument descended straight into making out because Henry loves him and it kinda sucks but he still does and he’s crying as they kiss
The morning after Alex storms the castle, Henry and Alex are laughing snd kissing and Henry accidentally presses play on Ellen’s voicemail, which is “Diaz, you insane, hopeless romantic little shit, It had better be forever. Be safe.”
V&A, Alex “taking a picture of a national gay landmark, and also a statue.”
They clink together under his shirt, two homes side by side. (I admit the narration would be hard to do in a movie but readers would just KNOW and the camera could just focus on his necklace.)
Chapter 11
“You had the absolute audacity to love me back.” Henry in an email (300)
AN INCOMPLETE LIST: THINGS I LOVE ABOUT HRH PRINCE HENRY OF WHALES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 12
Alex comforting Henry in the car because he’s getting a panic attack due to the pressure of lying (311-312)
“It would be a lie, because it wouldn’t be him.” Alex’s talking about getting a wife, arguing w/ Rafael Luna (317)
“Should I tell you that when we’re apart, your body comes back to me in dreams… “Fuck!” He says a third time, spiking the newspaper at the floor. That one was his.” (324) AJSDHFLAGAHLKFAJG
Chapter 13
Alex thinking he’s getting some sort of lecture or game plan from Ellen after the email leak only to have her ask if he’s okay like the good mom she is. (326)
Alex’s family all standing there for him after the leak, then Alex crying and collapsing to the floor in their arms. (331-332)
When Zahra gets Henry on the phone, Henry asks how Alex is doing But Alex immediately asks how Henry is instead because it is harder for him. Also, Phillip broke a vase that belonged to Anne Boleyn??? Amazing detail.
“I love him on purpose.” (344)
“I’ve been gay as a maypole since the day I came out of mum, Philip.” (353) it was better and funnier in this fight than their first night together.
Catherine sticking up for Henry so strongly against the queen
Bea spilling tea on Phillip to shut him up (and just generally keeping him away from Henry to be protective.) (357)
Chapter 14
June wearing a “History, huh? Shirt and Alex tackling her into the tightest hug that they fall into a shrub (360-361)
Richards’ campaign being the cause of the email leak and Nora working her ass off to prove it
THE FACT THAT ALEX MEMORIZED LUNA’S FIVE GUYS ORDER, AND IT WAS A SECRET. CODE. IN THE EMAILS. THATS SO FRIGGIN COOL ARE YOU KIDDING ME
“You are,” he says, “the absolute worst idea I’ve ever had.” (372)
I just need to repeat, R.A.F.A.E.L. L.U.N.A. A BADASS KING. I. WAS. ROBBED.
Chapter 15
Phillip starting to not be a prick
There is an entire page written, just describing the moment that Ellen officially got reelected. Everyone in different little bits of joy, and I think that could have been beautiful. (413)
HENRY BOUGHT A BROWNSTONE IN BROOKLYN FOR THEM YOU GUYS. PRETTY IMPORTANT DETAIL.
This list is so long but I could have made it so much longer I’m not even kidding. I cut it down to make it readable, and there is still so much in the book that just doesn’t translate to movies, but makes the story so much richer and amazing. Books are honestly ALWAYS better than the movie, but again, the list could be longer. This book is so beautiful.
Things that I actually liked that changed in the movie
“You act like the sun shines out of his ass, and you have a vitamin D deficiency.” (Instead of “and you make it convincing)
“You’re wearing lifts, I know that too, sweetheart.”
Alex saying “You’re late” smirking and closing the door, only to have henry walk right in and start to make out with him
“And I thought Alexander Gabriel Claremont-Diaz was a mouthful.” “He is.”
“I want you chewing on a goddamn crumpet by sunset… *Bows* Your Royal Highness.”
“I wanna see your face COVERED in barbecue sauce, and then, I wanna lick it off.”
That part where Henry asks why they have to maintain a traditional royal image and the king says “beca-beca-becau-Because!” Rambles about the country, then says “a prince who is… ✨HOMOSESGXSGSUAL.✨” but in the most funny disgusted voice
#rwrb#firstprince#lgbtq#red white and royal blue#lgbtqia#alex claremont diaz#henry fox mountchristen windsor#casey mcquiston
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“One Flesh, One End”: The Beautiful, Tragic Friendship At The Heart of Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon The Ninth
SPOILERS FOR GIDEON THE NINTH BELOW.
Something about the absolute animosity between Gideon Nav and Harrowhark Nonagesimus lets you know…these two crazy kids love each other to death. That something isn’t the vague, zeitgeisty knowledge I had about the novel before ever picking it up (thanks, blogosphere!); nor was it an errant turn left down the Internet’s archives of scalding lesbian necromancer fan-art (which I would know nothing of *he said, beefing up his Pinterest privacy settings*). And it’s not that the thrashing and back-and-forth don’t convince you there’re plenty of issues to explore in a healthy space such as a therapist’s couch, or….I don’t know, a long-abandoned gothic castle at the heart of empire? It’s that you recognize the fuel behind that “absolute fucking hate” the two girls swear on left and right is only half of the (abusive) story.
What did it for me at the onset was the following: “Harrowhark’s eyes found hers, and that disdainful mask slipped in its blankness; her lips thinned. The people clamoured. Gideon winked” (41). That small moment of camaraderie in the face of two decrepit fossils fighting over the limits of duty informed my perception of the Ninth protagonists more than anything else in those first eighty-six pages of Gideon. The impression it drew on me coloured every scene of animosity, every bizarre Ninth act and order that follows. So for example, one of Nonagesimus’s orders in absentia is that Gideon keep her mouth shut and not talk with anybody—a seemingly mean-spirited order, as any reader will have come to expect from Harrow (91). Yet upon her very first possibility of interaction, what is Nav surprised by? Shyness, and relief thanks to “Harrow’s diktat against talking” despite the overwhelming feeling that she should “yearn to talk” with anyone not of the House she’s unwittingly spent her whole life in (93). Is it a stretch to think this is something Harrow does at least in part for Gideon’s benefit? On first thought, yes; but then again, Gideon and Harrow have grown up together, have beaten each other black and blue over their entire lives, are the absolute fiercest enemies in the oppressive environment of Castle Drearburgh. If there’s anything that such a level of antagonism evokes, it is familiarity. Kinship, too: why else would Nav, upon finding a concealed door, and “out of a complete sense of perversity, tacked the tapestry back up so that” it is completely covered (97)?
And what do Nav’s fantasies tell us? An extended one, based on upwards of a million comic books, can be boiled down to, Gideon goes off to fight for the Cohort and annihilates, near single-handedly, the Empire’s enemies. The crowning flight of fancy, however, sees Gideon imagine Harrowhark opening an envelope full of praise and medals and a fat check all based on Gideon’s role as an “outstanding and very hot” soldier. Yet it’s not the accolades that Nav dreams of but Nonagesimus’s reaction: “Harrow’s lip would curl, and she would drawl something like, Turns out Griddle could swing a sword after all” (126). Funny how the thing that keeps Griddle going, her proverbial “hundred reps,” is Harrow finally showing some appreciation for her skill.
Conversely, Gideon takes little malicious pleasure to see Harrow flustered such as on the occasion of Magnus and Abigail’s anniversary party. The feelings that define the cavalier’s impression of her necromancer are rather more in the line of “amusement and curiosity” at Harrow’s fright (168). I ask you, is that not very much in line of what one friend would feel at the sight of another friend’s flustered self before something that should not awaken nearly this level of agitation? (And yes, I know a line like “As Harrow smouldered with hatred, Gideon began to enjoy herself” (171) is capsizing my argument somewhat—but I’m acknowledging the snark as something that’s all the more natural for one friend to throw at another on the occasion of their discomfort…I might not be a good friend).
This friendship thing? At this point in the novel, it’s still at the unconscious level; but it’s starting to come through towards the end of Book Two, with a line like “Gideon was forced to give her necromancer the first particle of credit in her life: Harrow did not yell at her” (179). This, at a time when the necromancer’s frustration is mounting after several failures in making progress; once this progress has been made, something even more bizarre happens, from Nav’s point of view: Harrow of flesh and bone, Harrow of the nastiest temper, Harrow tells Gideon, “But for the love of the Emperor [heh], Griddle, you are something else with that sword” (182). In effect, that daydream the Ninth’s cavalier returns to time and again is become reality! Look at out Griddle, following up on those big dreams of hers! Even more strangely, “Harrowhark smiled. This smile was unusual too: it betokened conspiracy, which was normal, except that this one invited Gideon to be part of it. Her eyes glowed like coals with sheer collusion. Gideon didn’t know if she could handle all these new expressions on Harrow: she needed a lie down” (183). It’s a wonderful moment, only slightly ruined by the murdered bodies of our necromantic gang’s Mum and Dad, Abigail and Magnus.
That seems like a good enough moment to move past the seeds of friendship and turn to the tragic aspects of this relationship: the difficulty of trusting, of acknowledging the trust that exists despite a lifelong history of enmity and violence:
“I need you to trust me.”
“I need you to be trustworthy.”
In the thick dimness of the room she watched the black-garbed girl in front of her struggle around a thing that had settled over them like a net; a thing that had fused between them like a badly broken limb, shattered numerous times, healing gnarled and awful. Gideon recognized these strictures all of a sudden: the rope tying her to Harrow and back to the bars of the House of the Ninth. They stared at each other with shared panic.
Harrow said finally, “In what way can I earn your trust?”
“Let us sleep for eight bloody hours and never talk like this again,” said Gideon, and her necromancer relaxed, very minutely.
Bitter, isn’t it, the way both see the relationship between them? But note that Gideon’s rebuke is not final. Neither is Harrow’s brisk response the promise “to never talk like that again”. As Gideon acknowledges—for the first time—“Too much of this shit, and they’d end up friends” (210). And before I move on, I want to note one more interesting moment; in Harrow’s expression at the close of this conversation, Nav sees something that recalls a younger Reverend Daughter, one without any of the Ninth make-up, with an expression marked by “something not totally removed from Jeannemary’s desperation”. In effect, this scene marks the conscious wounds these two have left on one another but it also showcases the depth at which they know one another. Nonagesimus recognizes that pushing the point of trust further will only force any progress the two have made back; Nav in turn sees through the make-up and begins to come to grips with just how frightened her necromancer is by how serious the Lyctorhood trials have turned out.
So when a frustrated Harrow needs juice, what’s Gideon to do but say, “You want my juice? I’ll give you juice” (223). As the two prepare to face another trial, with price steep indeed, Harrow has to syphon Gideon’s very life essence. The calm acceptance with which Nav agrees when the Reverend Daughter comes asking takes the latter by surprise: “That’s all it takes, Griddle? That’s all you demand? This is the complex mystery that lies in the pit of your psyche?” And of course it is, of course Nav’s answer is going to be “That’s all I ever demanded…you asswipe” (224) because she doesn’t need the complex motivation that pushes Harrow’s every action, that bizarre mix of guilt and duty and a sprinkle of fanaticism that animate the Reverend Daughter’s every move.
And what of what Gideon awakens in Harrow? Nav has always seen as disgust the treatment offered her by the Ninth House’s putrefying acolytes, particularly that of the Reverend Mother and Father: “their diffidence had been cut through with a phobic flinch: the way you’d look at an unexpected maggot” (102). While Gideon thinks that the “phobic flinch” here is disgust, it is in fact fear at her impossible survival at being poisoned along with the rest of the Ninth’s children in preparation for Harrow’s conception. The Reverent Daughter, however, has not forgotten this; I would posit, not for a single moment in her life, not once when she lays eyes on Nav. Fear, confusion, disquiet—wouldn’t those be very natural reactions to that knowledge? The natural response is violence, exactly what has defined the two Ninth subjects all throughout their lives. Violence can often be mistaken for hatred; indeed, is often birthed from hatred.
Gideon well and truly believes that to be the case: when she tells Palamedes the story of the Reverend Mother and Father’s deaths, she begins the story so: “Harrowhark had hated Gideon the moment she clapped eyes on her, but everyone did” (332). And no, I haven’t forgotten the opening to my own bloody essay—or to the book for that matter, I didn’t read Gideon and Harrow three times for this, you did, shaddap—but what I most enjoy about third-person limited narration is that it is storytelling coloured by the character’s own perceptions, when done right (and you better believe that Tamsyn Muir does it right). Could Gideon be mixing Nonagesimus’s fear for hatred, the way she does her parents’? After all, “tiny Harrow had found her an object of tormentable fascination—prey, rival, and audience all wrapped up in one” (332). I’m not saying childhood besties, but…And it’s only natural that Harrow wouldn’t be able to keep her distance from Gideon Nav; Gideon Nav, who terrified Nonagesimus’s parents “for the rest of their lives,” a reminder of the wholesale slaughter they committed to buy the Ninth’s future by creating their Reverend Daughter (353). Fear and fascination, not hatred of Gideon, define Harrow’s actions towards her; the only hatred is the one Harrowhark feels for herself, clearly shown when Gideon asks her if she’s worth the sacrifice of two hundred Ninth children:
“Of course I wouldn’t be worth it,”Harrow said scornfully. I’m an abomination. The whole universe ought to scream whenever my feet touch the ground. My parents committed a necromantic sin that we ought to have been torpedoed into the centre of Dominicus for. If any of the other Houses knew of what we’d done they would destroy us from orbit without a second’s thought. I am a war crime.
Like Gideon’s self-hatred, based off the perception that she carries the blame for the Reverend Father and Mother’s deaths, Harrow, too, lashes outwards, at the only friend she can.
The moment that she admits to it, the moment both of them own up to the poison that has turned their lives so toxic—that is the moment when this tragic, beautiful friendship reaches its cathartic peak, when Harrow well and truly falls to pieces:
Harrow’s eyes snapped wide open. The whites blazed like plasma. The black rings were blacker than the bottom of Drearburh. She waded through the water, snatched Gideon’s wet shirt in her fists, and shook her with more violence than Gideon had ever thought her muscularly capable of. Her face was livid in its hate: her loathing was a mortar, it was combustion.
“You apologise to me?” she bellowed. “You apologise to me now? You say that you’re sorry when I have spent my life destroying you? You are my whipping girl! I hurt you because it was a relief! I exist because my parents killed everyone and relegated you to a life of abject misery, and they would have killed you too and not give it a second goddamned thought! I have spent your life trying to make you regret that you weren’t dead, all because—I regretted I wasn’t! I ate you alive, and you have the temerity to tell me that you’re sorry?”
There were flecks of spittle on Harrowhark’s lips. She was retching for air.
“I have tried to dismantle you, Gideon Nav! The Ninth House poisoned you, we trod you underfoot—I took you to this killing field as my slave—you refuse to die, and you pity me! Strike me down. You’ve won. I’ve lived my whole wretched life at your mercy, yours alone, and God knows I deserve to die at your hand. You are my only friend. I am undone without you.”
This is such a humongous quotation, I know, I know, but I cannot bear to cut a single sentence out. It’s incandescent, a revelatory moment whose emotional force resonates with me the same way as it did the first time I read it, no matter how familiar the words become. Between you and me, Harrow’s words make this essay all but redundant. It’s all there, for the reader to piece together—I’ve done no more than follow these clues, taking some sick pleasure in pouring back and forth through Gideon’s pages, as my literary kin is wont to do.
What more can I say about it all? Gideon, Harrow…they’re idiot kids—you can’t help loving them even when you want to beat them to death with a newspaper. If you’ve read this grotesquely long jaunt across one of the most engaging friendships in the recent SFF dreamscape—you’re a patient human being, you are. (Thank you, so, so much). Would you like me to follow the thread of this friendship throughout Harrow the Ninth? Hint: lobotomizing yourself for a friend is not all it’s cracked up to be. Or would you prefer I look at something different? Something like “‘Sex Pal’: Palamedes Is The Best Friend You’ll Ever Need” or maybe, “‘I love a captive listener’: The Gleeful Sadism of Cytherea the First”? Let me know!
#Gideon the Ninth#Tamsyn Muir#Harrow the Ninth#Griddle#Nonagesimus#fiction#essay#book essay#friendship#The Locked Tom#Gideon#Nav#writing#creative non-fiction#creative writing#Reverend Daughter
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kk 2022 reading roundup
total books read this year: 41!! (which is a lot. to me)
my goal, as it has been the past couple years, is at least two books per month. and. dear reader, in the interest of being truthful and fair, I did not meet my goal. july wasnt a great month for both for interpersonal reasons and also because I was coming down the high of having read the gideon the ninth and harrow the ninth. so like. everything kinda tasted like dirt yknow what I mean? I read ZERO books that month. other than that, I did read a bit more than I did last year so it's a win all around
overall I do feel like this was a bit weaker. the majority of the books were fine. interesting enough to finish but not really memorable once closed. not as many of them hit quite very hard BUT the ones that did were INSANEEEEEEEE which! fine! okay! not all books are going to be mind blowers but I think it made reading this year feel a little bit more like a slog than previous. blah. you win some you lose some.
that being said, im only counting books that ive finished but I did start far more books that I ended up not finishing. I mayyyyy come back to some because I might not have been in the right place but idk. im still a very picky reader I think.
random observations:
i overwhelmingly read women writers. this is not by design. kinda neat i guess
i purposely try to read a variety of authors instead of delving into one author's bibliography (except shirley jackson, who has my heart). maybe next year I'll try to read more deeply into author's I enjoy??? we shall see
im surprised that apparently my top genre for the year is horror? i think the bulk of that is because shirley jackson is labeled horror which i suppose i have to agree with though i never considered myself a horror enjoyer. I think id like to delve more into the genre next year but ummmm im squeamish and I get scared and start shaking all over very easy ((:
i should read longer books. ill admit seeing an ebook with 300+ pages and preemptively mentally checking out....... this habit will probably follow me into the new year unfortunately )):
anyway. here are my rambling nothing thoughts on my top 10 reads this year!
top 10:
Harrow the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir | easily one of the most succulent, juicy, mind searingly delicious things I've consumed in..... I don't even know how long. possibly ever. all my thoughts can be summed up as: ooga booga
Hangsaman - Shirley Jackson | ive read a lot of shirley jackson this year and I think ive read all her novels excepts one (the road through the wall). anyway. this fucking book. no one understands the tragedy of being a young woman quite like shirley jackson.
Our Wives Under the Sea - Julia Armfield | this is one of those rare books where a confluence of things I love all come together AND it actually works out. just off the top of my head this book has (and executes WELL): floaty yet vivid prose. sea monsters. a healthy fear of the ocean. lesbians. mundane yet sublime body horror. unanswered mysteries. it's just!!! one of those things you hear about and you're like. there's no way this is actually that good right??? and true it has issues but I personally find the blemishes forgivable. I think my biggest problem is that it feels a bit drawn out but the vibes were so pitch perfect i can barely fault it for that. anyway. absolutely had a wonderful time reading this book. I went into it with relatively high expectations (especially for me) and left delighted and fed.
The Bird's Nest - Shirley Jackson | i went back and forth a lot about which jackson book was my favorite this year and it was really difficult because 1) they're all insanely good and exactly to my tastes and 2) this was the year i read the locked tomb so...... dsjkdsjkfd decisions man. ANYWAY the vibes in this book are off the charts
The Sundial - Shirley Jackson | ms jackson does it again!!! you would think that a book about a house that becomes a prison that symbolizes some form of control inhabited by a collection of delusional rich assholes would rank a lot higher since its so so so painfully quintessentially made for kk. it's also funny! I laughed out loud a few times and it was all in good fun. let me tell you. the only times I was laughing during her other books - say, idk, hill house - was at the absurdity of it all. the sundial was legitimately good fun.
Gideon the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir | DO NOT get it twisted. just because this is number 5 does NOT mean this book didnt make me absolutely insane feral. the difference between gtn and htn as far as my love is thin. razor silk spider web fucking thin. but theyre also completely different books so ughfdhfdjh okay. im not going to get into comparisons because who knows how we'll be at it. tamsyn muir is insane (affectionate with a twinge of awe.) i, a guy who sidestepped getting into A Certain Webcomic, have had a tab open for months now with fanfic for previously mentioned Webcomic (that i know next to nothing about) because im just so hungry for more tamsyn. gimme hands waaaarabslkdsb
Salt Slow - Julia Armfield | i read this before our wives under the sea and let me tell you... it set such high expectations. i obviously like her better when she's exploring subdued terror that slowly grows and grows and grows over time but she's very good at the fanciful and the deranged. she's contemplatively imaginative and the fact that she seems to also have a love for the ocean is just gravy for me. she wrote a fun little piece called the ocean is a lesbian. it was nice.
The Last House on Needless Street - Catriona Ward | this book is like one of those old timey anatomy diagrams to me in that i feel that really sums up the overall mood of the book AND also my feelings AND also conveniently describes how i read this book. this is an S-class concept with A-class writing which is delicious and delightful because it's both wonderful as a reader AND a writer. i was unnerved from the very first page and it was equally fun to luxuriate in that slow panic as a reader and to also unravel it through scrutiny as a writer. do you get what im trying to say? (i do feel presumptious referring to myself as a writer but this book really did make me remember why i love writing. so fuck it. I am a guy who writes aka writer)
Calling a Wolf a Wolf - Kaveh Akbar | im still very wet behind the ears insofar as my poetry knowledge goes and ill admit to not really. hmm. well, "getting it" sometimes. im learning! however. that being said. this collection. ooooof. i didn't feel like i had to stretch to grasp the concept. it ate my brain though thats for sure.
Devil House - John Darnielle | this book came to me at a very opportune time because I've been putting a lot of thought into the whole. true crime thing. still chewing tbh (got caught up in other stuff) but it definitely had a lasting effect
#kk books#i can out out the full ranked list too if anyone wants to take a gander#ill also take any book recs for stuff to read next year#love me a good book rec
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41, 28, 11, 1
What are your top 3 favorite sets you’ve made?
Okay, I feel like I've answered this quite recently, but to play along.
Five as the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: This is a new one, and it's really dear to my heart. Because I'm me, I really love all the literary reference the writing tosses at Five (....with varying subtlety. this one was not subtle.), and this was a kind of gifset I don't usually do because it takes me a long, long time. But it turned out really pretty, with a nice layout and colouring. I think it's the first gifset I ever drafted that, once finished, made me smile at my own work. I'm really, really proud of this one.
Allison & Five: I'm salty that it's been three seasons and this gifset I made that cut them together to actually talk to each other, with dialogue adapted from the comics, is still more than they've talked in the show. I don't understand the show's unwillingness to have these two interact, I really don't. Which is why I love this gifset, and I'm quite proud of how I made different scenes look like they could be the same one, it was a fiddly one with colours.
Five in the show and Five in the comics: I think I will always love this gifset. I'm actually currently working on either a part two or just a complete remake of this with more instances that parallel the two versions of Five. But as I have made clear before, I love Aidan Gallagher's physical acting, and getting to connect that back to the original comic version is soooooo fun. Some good fucking casting right there.
What is that one set you made that just won’t die?
My tribute to the high numbers, the lost Hargreeves, the last set I made before S2 dropped. That really spoke to people, and every few weeks I get a little influx of notes and people going 'how dare you op' in the tags, which, as you surely know, is one of the biggest compliments a gifmaker can receive.
Have you ever posted a set, regretted it and immediately deleted it?
I have not, actually! I spend a long time giffing, so y'all get everything I make, even if it flops.
What is your least favorite part about your gif making process?
Fucking sharpening lmaooo. I'm using an oldass version of Photoshop Elements (Elements!!! The thing you use for photos, not even gifs!!!!! If I click on an explanation link, it sends me to an expired page on a browser that literally has been taken down!!!!), and so I sharpen every single image by hand. Yup. I really do that with my life.
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2, 12, and 41 for the fic ask game?
you and blorb both sent me 41, but i'll answer it here so that there's 3 questions per post gjkrnkgjr
questions for fic writers
2. Go to your AO3 “Works” page, to the sidebar with all the filters, and click the drop-down arrow for “Additional Tags.” What are your top 3-5 most used tags? Do you think they accurately represent your writing habits?
oh absolutely LKNGERGN most of what i write is character studies, a lot of them with copious amounts of introspection, and apparently that's over 1/3 of what i've posted since joining ao3 lmao. it's my favorite thing to write, really!! and i'm usually the most proud of those. i also trend more towards writing fluff or happy content than angsty content, but most of it ends up with a little angst added in anyway. the canon-compliant surprised me, because i really do come up with a lot of AUs, but it makes sense now that i think about it - usually my AUs remain as unfinished concepts, without much writing and just development, where as canon content gives me the context already to write from lmao
12. Are there any tropes you used to dislike but have grown on you?
oh boy. honestly?? fake dating and arranged marriage AUs. also slowburns. the AUs always just seemed so cheesy to me, and they were often written to just be as cheesy as possible, but there's some i've found recently that have just absolutely hooked me. and i realized that with fake dating, i can have a slowburn where they still get to hold hands and kiss, so it's a win-win. as for the whole slowburn thing, that just stems from how impatient i am and how they're often sadly unfinished, and i really do prefer from reading established relationship at the end of the day. however, i've come to enjoy the slow build (especially after perc'ahlia) as long as they're finished - although, i still do prefer when more of a fic focuses on the pairing when they're together gkjrngkjnrg
41. Link a fic that made you think, “Wow, I want to write like that.”
oh god, just one???? uhhhh lemme see if there's one that sticks out
the first one that comes to mind is usually she must, then, try by miss_echidna on ao3, aka @randomfatechidna on tumblr. they've written a couple wanda maximoff-focused fics, and i love their style for writing wanda, and this was just the first that i read, and it just... the style blew me away. i just wanted to write like that, and it stuck with me. also this tag is hilarious
another one that i read even longer ago is Falling by viinas on ao3, aka @viinas-writes on tumblr. it's another one where i love the character, kazuma, and they captured his character SO WELL!!! like it's fucking perfect, and THEN the writing style kicked my ass into next week. and also i left a comment and got the sweetest and most wonderful reply, and later we were part of a zine together, and since this is a writer i've looked up to for a WHILE, it just became something special to me, cause that experience was surreal
andddd a more recent one - Orpheo Looks Back by lordy_lou on ao3. i just... again, the style blew me away, just... i was hooked on every word, and it just had this visceral quality to it, and it picks apart the pov character, scanlan, in SUCH a good way. and it goes into dreams and guilt, and then i read other things by this author, and i just kept adoring their writing style.
GOD I WROTE SO MUCH FOR THIS WHOOPS. thanks so much for the ask!!!!
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Fantastic Four Vol. 1 Annual 1987
Wed Feb 9 2022
[09:37 PM] Bocaj: An annual? Noooooo
[09:37 PM] Wack'd: I don't usually take note of the credits superlatives but I have to admit I chuckled at "J Jonah Jim Shooter"
[09:38 PM] Wack'd: The idea of J Jonah as an intensifier is very good
[09:38 PM] maxwellelvis: Not making a lot of friends, is he?
[09:38 PM] Wack'd: So the annual picks up, for I'm pretty sure the first time since the sixties, in the middle of the actual ongoing mag
[09:39 PM] Wack'd: With Doom having just shown up demanding Franklin Richards
[09:40 PM] Wack'd: So. Apparently way back in a Ka-Zar comic from 1971--god I hate comics--
[09:41 PM] Wack'd: It was established that Doom annually does battle with Mephisto for the soul of his mother
[09:41 PM] Wack'd: And this year he's like "wait a second, Franklin kicked Mephisto's ass that one time"
[09:41 PM] Wack'd: So he's come to this four-year-old for backup
[09:41 PM] maxwellelvis: ......Why would Ka-Zar know that?
[09:42 PM] Wack'd: It was established in an issue where Ka-Zar and Doom teamed up
[09:43 PM] Wack'd: Anyway what Reed wants to know is what and how Doom knows about Franklin and when it turns out Doom knows a creepy amount Reed is like "actually fuck off"
[09:45 PM] Bocaj: That’s a valid response
[09:45 PM] Wack'd: Doom leaves peacefully and everyone is like "wow, that was weird, but I guess it's over"
[09:45 PM] Wack'd: And then the drone strike starts
[09:46 PM] Wack'd: Four Freedoms comes equipped with defensive shields like on Star Trek or whatever but they're not enough and Reed needs to do some tinkering with the settings
[09:46 PM] Wack'd: Which leads Ben to realize that when Reed and Sue leave he's gonna need a new science officer
[09:48 PM] Wack'd: After a very, very long fight scene, the team finally defeats all of Doom's flying shooty robots
[09:48 PM] Wack'd: And while they're trying to do the last page wrap-up gloating thing they usually do in shorter issues, one last surviving robot takes them by surprise and snags Franklin
[09:48 PM] Bocaj: Womp womp
[09:49 PM] Wack'd: "Doctor Doom knows better! Doctor Doom works alone and talks to no one. Thus--*Doctor Doom wins!*" say the narrative captions
[09:50 PM] Wack'd: What kind of message is those narrative captions sending to our children
[09:50 PM] maxwellelvis: HAIL DOOM, that's the message it's sending
[09:50 PM] Wack'd: The robot deposits Franklin in Doom's jet, which then blasts away faster than Johnny can follow
[09:51 PM] Wack'd: Johnny recovers the robot thinking Reed can get a clue out of it but Reed just gets mad Johnny thought that was a good idea
[09:52 PM] Bocaj: Hey he’s trying Reed
[09:52 PM] Wack'd: Reed then gets mad at Ben because if Ben had picked a new team by now, he and Sue and Franklin would all be retired somewhere, which
[09:52 PM] Wack'd: Doom would've just tracked them there, probably? And they'd have less backup? But Reed's mad, his son's just been abducted, whatever
[09:53 PM] Wack'd: Sue is more levelheaded about it and tells them to stop squabbling so they can go invade Latveria already
[09:54 PM] Bocaj: It’s not even an international incident anymore
[09:54 PM] Bocaj: It’s an option the customs agent says
[09:54 PM] Bocaj: "Business, pleasure, getting back at our iron fisted leader?"
[09:54 PM] maxwellelvis: And if you answer that third one, they call security and a horde of Servo-Guards come to arrest you.
[09:54 PM] Bocaj: I mean if you're dumb enough to answer that...
[09:54 PM] Wack'd: Oh no turns out Reed's actually mad because Doom knew more about Franklin's powers than Reed did
[09:54 PM] Bocaj: fuckin Reed
[09:54 PM] Wack'd: And sees his own lack of knowledge about his son as a parenting failure in his part
[09:55 PM] Bocaj: I mean he's half right
[09:55 PM] Bocaj: "And sees his own.... parenting failure..."
[09:55 PM] Wack'd: "Doom's spent more time on him than I have! God help me, what kind of a father am I...?"
[09:56 PM] Wack'd: Over in Doom's jet, Franklin has deliberately passed out so he can send his dream-self back home, but Doom's accounted for that and Franklin can't pass through the walls
[09:57 PM] Bocaj: DREAMPROOF WALLS
[09:57 PM] maxwellelvis: He's got anti-astral-projection walls? What are they lined with, tinfoil?
[09:57 PM] Bocaj: Oh wait yeah he's magic
[09:57 PM] maxwellelvis: You can forget that because he rarely resorts to using his wizardry.
[09:57 PM] Wack'd: What Doom actually says is the walls have "mental dampeners" so he's at least trying to pretend it’s science
[09:57 PM] Bocaj: I'm wise to his game
[09:58 PM] Bocaj: “HAIL SCIENCE!”
[09:58 PM] maxwellelvis: So it's like with the Doctor
[09:58 PM] maxwellelvis: always wraps up magic stuff in scientific lingo because he'd rather eat his own head than admit it's magic.
[09:59 PM] Wack'd: Anyway Doom explains to Franklin how Mephisto took his mom and Franklin's like "yeah sure, I'll help"
[09:59 PM] Bocaj: What a nice kid
[09:59 PM] Wack'd:
[10:00 PM] Bocaj: I just cannot imagine that being a conversation in the Baxter Four Freedoms Building Plaza
[10:00 PM] maxwellelvis: Ben might say that
[10:00 PM] Wack'd: I do genuinely love that this is Doom's conception of his relationship to the Four
[10:00 PM] Wack'd: That they loathe him so much that this tactic would even occur to them
[10:01 PM] Umbramatic: omg
[10:01 PM] Umbramatic: i love it too
[10:01 PM] Wack'd: Also there's a specificity to it being "turnips" that's making me laugh
[10:01 PM] Wack'd: I dunno
[10:01 PM] Wack'd: It's delightful
[10:01 PM] maxwellelvis: "Turnip" is a funny word
[10:01 PM] Bocaj: I don't think they see much use as a staple vegetable in New York
[10:02 PM] Wack'd: Back with the Four we do that thing we do sometimes when it's a quiet rocket ride and we do a quick check-in on everyone's thoughts
[10:03 PM] Bocaj: Do this thing we do sometimes ever have someone just not thinking of anything serious or having a head empty moment?
[10:03 PM] maxwellelvis: I was about to ask
[10:03 PM] Wack'd: Not that I can recall
[10:03 PM] Bocaj: We're having some specific shared thoughts today
[10:03 PM] Wack'd: I think it's the sort of thing that only becomes an obvious trope on a studious full-length reread, it doesn't happen frequently enough yet for someone to think to subvert it
[10:04 PM] Wack'd: Johnny's angry that Crystal's come back, Crystal's considering leaving as she's clearly a source of tension, Sue doesn't like their chances with the team being in a tiff, and Reed's just wondering why Franklin's dream self hasn't shown up
[10:05 PM] Bocaj: "Could he have lined the walls with--No! Latveria could not have access to tin foil... God help us if they do"
[10:05 PM] Wack'd: Pfft
[10:05 PM] Wack'd: Ah! Here we see why Johnny brought that robot back
[10:06 PM] Wack'd: Kristoff whistles a tone that Doom programmed into all his robots as a verification key, and then instructs the robot to free him
[10:06 PM] Bocaj: God dammit johnny
[10:06 PM] Umbramatic: oh geez
[10:06 PM] Bocaj: You had no way of knowing this would happen and yet its your fault
[10:07 PM] Wack'd: Sometimes when you swap out pencilers certain details vary if they've not been specified in the script, so either Englehart never actually described Kristoff's room or Neary never got that specific instruction
[10:08 PM] Wack'd: In any case it's here depicted not as a rubber-walled solitary confinement cell, as under Buscema, but as a benign child's bedroom, with a TV, and toys and comics lining the floor
[10:08 PM] Umbramatic: ...huh
[10:08 PM] Bocaj: Neary: -doesn't think Reed would stuff a child into a padded cell, apparently-
[10:08 PM] Umbramatic: much healthier but
[10:09 PM] Wack'd: Either Neary didn't think Reed would do that, or Buscema thought Reed would do that, or Englehart thought Reed would do that and told Buscema but not Neary
[10:09 PM] Wack'd: Who knows
[10:10 PM] Bocaj: The Shadow knows
[10:10 PM] Bocaj: We've been over this.
[10:10 PM] Wack'd: Ah! Turns out Reed deliberately left that robot within listening distance of Kristoff, so Kristoff would break out, return to Latveria, and the Four could sneak in behind him
[10:10 PM] Bocaj: ....
[10:10 PM] Bocaj: That's some four dimensional chess Reed is playing
[10:11 PM] Wack'd: It's clever but also
[10:11 PM] Wack'd: Reed was allegedly keeping Kristoff locked up to help him get over his delusions or whatever
[10:11 PM] Wack'd: Are they planning on snagging him again on their way out
[10:12 PM] Wack'd: I guess whichever parent Kristoff ends up with, it's a lateral move
[10:14 PM] Wack'd: Doom the Brothers Grimm were from Germany. You're in no position to throw shade on other peoples' education
[10:15 PM] Bocaj: Is this like that thing where Klingons claim any human artist they like and say they were Actually a klingon?
[10:15 PM] Wack'd: Fuck I was just about to make that same joke
[10:15 PM] Umbramatic: omg
[10:15 PM] Umbramatic: clearly doom is a klingon
[10:16 PM] Bocaj: With that mask, we can't disprove that theory
[10:16 PM] Wack'd: Doctor Doom: benevolent despot
[10:17 PM] Bocaj: Franklin looks like he's wandering off to find a construction site to be endangered on
[10:17 PM] Umbramatic: he does
[10:17 PM] Bocaj: ... I would kill for a cartoon of Doom enduring slapstick as he tries to keep Franklin from danger
[10:17 PM] Umbramatic: same
[10:19 PM] Wack'd: Kristoff arrives in Latveria and hits up a safehouse where Doom keeps a spare suit and some extra Doombots, and recruits them in defeating this obvious imposter Doom
[10:20 PM] Wack'd: This poor kid is so close to getting it
[10:23 PM] Wack'd: Who'd've guessed the dictator was a bad guy
[10:24 PM] Wack'd: Kristoff shows up and he and Doom scuffle, during which Mephisto is like "while they're distracted I'm gonna grab Franklin and keep Doom's mom", which doesn't seem very sporting
[10:25 PM] Bocaj: Play fair, Actually Satan
[10:25 PM] Umbramatic: ah, mephisto. never change
[10:25 PM] Wack'd: I mean look if Satan is real and can just do whatever the fuck he wants that feels pretty game-breaky
[10:25 PM] Wack'd: Dudes like him need to be bound up in rules for a reason!
[10:26 PM] Umbramatic: true
[10:27 PM] Wack'd: The Four show up but they're trapped in the scuffle and only Reed manages to follow Franklin and Mephisto through the portal back to Hell
[10:28 PM] Wack'd: You're getting greedy, Mephisto
[10:28 PM] maxwellelvis: He's the lord of evil, if he shouldn't be greedy, who can?
[10:29 PM] Umbramatic: i see we have a soul hoarding problem here
[10:29 PM] Wack'd: Reed slips Franklin a gizmo that reactivates his powers and Mephisto is like "nope, too hot for my blood" and poofs them back to Latveria
[10:30 PM] Bocaj: Risk averse for a demon
[10:30 PM] Wack'd: In fairness Franklin did literally kill him once
[10:31 PM] Wack'd: Franklin's real mad at Doom about the double-cross and threatens to send him to Hell, but Reed is like "that's a bit much" so Franklin backs down
[10:31 PM] Wack'd: I should point out Reed's been calling Franklin "Frank" a lot this issue, which feels wrong on a gut level
[10:33 PM] Wack'd: Doom is pissed off at Kristoff but Reed points out that if Doom had only trusted Franklin, Franklin could've won Doom's mom's soul back
[10:33 PM] Wack'd: Doom, begrudgingly, admits that he is perhaps a victim of his own ego
[10:34 PM] Wack'd: And the Doombots, which identify Doom solely on brain patterns, can't distinguish between him and Kristoff, and have spent all issue in a tizzy about who their real boss is
[10:35 PM] Wack'd: Unilaterally go "well, the real Doom would never admit a flaw, so obviously this guy's the fake"
[10:37 PM] Wack'd: And with that all of Doctor Doom's robots drive Doctor Doom out of the capital, leaving Kristoff in charge of Latveria
[10:37 PM] Bocaj: HA
[10:39 PM] Bocaj: Doom: "I said 'perhaps'!"
[10:41 PM] Wack'd: Pffft
[10:38 PM] Wack'd: Reed tries to explain to Kristoff one last time that he's not Doctor Doom, he's an eight-year-old brainwashed to believe he's Doctor Doom and have all of Doctor Doom's memories
[10:38 PM] Wack'd: But Kristoff is having none of it and tells the Four to piss off so he can hunt down this imposter and bring him to justice
[10:39 PM] Wack'd: And with that, the issue ends
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hello! from the fic writer thingy; 1, 8, 9, 17, 25, 36, 37, 41 and 42 !!!
1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)
oh boy uh. for dsmp, by far, can i sleep in your house tonight or like i've never been are my strongest works. best foot forward, and all that.
for mianite, though... i love the karma series but it's a Lot, so maybe vintage misery or stars burn out. peak identity theft for both of them, tbh, but they're Good.
8. What song would make a great fic (to either write or read)?
i've done most of the Splash Potion of Brainrot ones, but left on the list are:
the plagues from prince of egypt, 100 bad days by ajr, home to me by devil and the deep blue sea, thus always to tyrants by the oh hellos, dirty by grandson :)
9. How do you find new fic to read?
i subscribe to vav on ao3. and also scroll the wilbur soot character tag with dozens of excluded tags. and also read my friends' stuff.
17. What highly specific AU do you want to read or write even though you might be the only person to appreciate it?
my batshit insane tubbo- and andor-centric vigilianitee au, my fucking beloved. put those boys in situations. someone becomes a magical girl and i'm not telling you who.
25. What other websites or resources do you use most often when you write?
i have the mental illness transcription doc, which is roughly 80 pages of transcribed mianite dialogue written out in script format, and i reference that pretty often. i've also got a folder of about 725 screenshots of mianite references, so. yknow.
36. Do you visualize what you read/write?
....sometimes? i guess? i'm really fuckin bad at it when i do, but i end up sketching out reference maps or using screenshots bc my spacial awareness is a little bit Really Bad
37. Promote one of your own “deep cut” fics (an underrated one, or one that never got as much traction as you think it deserves!). What do you like about it?
all of my mianite fics.
nahhh as far as dsmp fics go, i have to say just give me a happy middle is one that i loved and most people didn't. it was just posted at a weird time, i think? idk. food as a metaphor for love.
41. Link a fic that made you think, “Wow, I want to write like that.”
THIS ONE. THIS ONE RIGHT HERE. it was the first one of vav's ao3 fics that i read, and i lost my fucking mind. the imagery. the detail. the pacing. the quilt. OUGH i wish i could fuckin Do That with words. i dont care if yall warch mianite or not i am telling you to read the fic
42. Have you ever received a comment that particularly stood out to you for whatever reason?
the tipping point for me becoming a wilbur main was zanna zannolin's comment on save the world. so. yes. anyone who leaves long detailed comments analyzing symbolism or easter eggs or characterization, i would already die for you, but that comment specifically is one of the things that got me to start writing wilbur-centric stuff as a whole. thanks king.
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((Session 41 is wrapped!))
Most of the party started off with the reading homework (re: written exposition that had to happen but that I didn’t want to use up session time to work through) bc nobody read it before class. I did the same thing all through high school so I can’t be mad.
Bagelby’s PC had to let go of their dog this past week, so we spent half an hour sharing beloved pet stories to help cheer them up.
“It’s, like, three pages long!”
“Listen, listen, I was on a roll.”
We waffled back and forth for a minute on whether Bagelby would be a wizard or a warlock, but ultimately settled on a wizard.
“Bagel is very much a cash up front kind of guy.”
“I don’t think Bagel even knows what cash is.”
Ena’s Player, to Lex’s Player, to catch her up: “Velenna and the Taker are about to have a custody argument over Michael.”
“Bagel is tripping on slugs while trying to read a book about magic.”
Sir Carl Jaeger moved to sit between Velenna and the Taker to prevent them from fighting.
Ena, just wanting answers: “WHY AM I PURPLE?!”
Velenna, unimpressed: “Because I fucked someone millennia ago and you’re related to them.”
The party, collectively: *gasps in horror*
Ena, sputtering: “Wh-. Why the FUCK did you do that?”
Velenna, glaring: “I’ve often asked myself the same thing.”
Ena went off on Michael, screaming that he had NO right to be throwing a pity party because he didn’t even remember the person whose ghost he was crying over, or her, OR their father, OR their home-. Aaaaand now Ena’s crying, too.
Ena’s hair began to flare up more and more as she lost control of her emotions, prompting the Taker to lean back from her on instinct. No-one else in the party knows what to do to calm her down.
“You’ve gone full Ghibli!”
After unloading like a shotgun and leaving Michael speechless, Ena stormed off from the group and tried to leave, but the spell Velenna used to lock off her property won’t let her cross it, so she slumped down against it and cried some more.
The Taker - torn between his two upset children - sent a flower to comfort Ena
“Which crying child needs his attention?”
“This should be an easy answer - there’s only two of them this time.”
Asahi decided to take the lead and asked the two powerful arcane beings if they knew about the “crazy chaos tree growing out of a portal” in the basement of Skaadi’s lost temple.
Both of them grew immediately tense, but not with each other - whatever the “crazy chaos tree” is, it appears to be something they both have heard about.
Thiori is slowly moving away from the party in search of a tree to sit under. He won’t explain why.
Me, to Ena’s Player: “There’s not a single important rock I’ve put in this campaign that you haven’t licked.”
Bagelby spent half an hour showing Velenna his rock collection, and she sat there at listened to him talk the entire time.
Asahi: “You’d be amazed what kind of- THIORI HE’S WANDERING.”
Thiori: *sprints up and tackles Bagelby*
??
Bagelby, listing off all the things he’s stolen in life: “…and the sack I was found in!”
The Party: Excuse me what?
Instead of growing grey hairs when his children worry him, the Taker sheds leaves from his cloak.
Things Sir Carl has done in the last week:
Joined an adventuring party
Lost his squire
Survived a coup
Ridden a dragon
Become a father x2
Stopped a fight between an ancient dragon and an Archfey
Bagelby finally discovered the fate of the lighthouse from the Blackstone City harbor (demolished when the harbor roof caved in) and was utterly distraught.
Bagelby: “Who’s my dad?”
Velenna: .......
Bagelby: …….
Asahi: Are you actually honoring that request?!
Bagelby has not learned who his father is today. Some mysteries, Velenna says, are best solved first-hand.
Bagelby: “I don’t know how to answer that question, so I won’t!”
Asahi’s Player has an actual checklist of questions to ask and I’m struggling to keep all my lore straight.
“Don’t try me - I’ll make your favorite show canon.”
Thiori has finally named his mimic friend - Saoirse - and ransacked the picnic spread for some jerky.
“Everyone else roll perception to see if you notice Thiori feeding his mimic at the picnic.”
The Taker of the Lost can masquerade as a Korok to ‘blend in’.
“Michael and Asahi understand money but think of it on different scales.”
Thiori and Asahi decide to race back to the tavern to ask Bethany Herself for a ride to the palace, and Lex - remembering that she has magical speed candies - jumps up, downs two candies, and does Sonic the Hedgehog proud.
Lex’s speed candies are like Benadryl - you really should only take the recommended dose.
Lex - of course - won the race, and asked Bethany if the ‘Group with Too Many Names’ could have a ride to the palace.
Bethany begrudgingly agreed to ferry the party to the palace on her own way there, provided Velenna agree to supply her with another shipment of Shorthalt’s Classics songbooks for a local bard club in town.
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Fic writer questions: 2, 4 (you choose fic), 9, 41, 48, 49
Sorry this took so long! TW: rape mentions.
2. Go to your AO3 “Works” page, to the sidebar with all the filters, and click the drop-down arrow for “Additional Tags.” What are your top 3-5 most used tags? Do you think they accurately represent your writing habits?
Post-Canon (16/81 Fics), Fluff (13/81), Hurt/Comfort (10/81), Aged-Up Character(s) (7/81), and Angst (6/81).
I think this is more indicative of me under-tagging certain things. Like, "you're a crisis of my faith" isn't tagged for angst despite being a fic entirely about rape trauma. With Fluff, though, it's just... harder to think of tags that fit. Do I really need to tag hugging and cuddling and pet names? Arguably yes, but you can also file all of that under "fluff" and everyone still knows what you mean.
4. What detail in [insert fic] are you really proud of?
Speaking of YACOMF, I really like the opening lines,
And here is where it ends: face down on a grave while Belos fucks her like a dog. The words and the pain and the weak little Palisman squeaks are all distant, but the smell of hairspray and glue is louder than God.
I wanted to emphasize how Luz is trying to distance herself from what's happening, hence also lines like "Her body only her hands in the dirt and her face in the wig her mother had bought for her off the internet." I really wanted to have some kind of focus on the mundane externalities and not so much on the actual physical feeling of what's happening to her, mostly because I'm honestly very, very tired of fics that try to present rape for horror yet write it in the exact same way someone would write it for smut, with the same blow-by-blow voyeurism. I'm not upset at anyone who does this, and I understand the larger reasons why it happens, but if I can be completely honest, it's fucking boring to me at this point. As soon as the scene starts I know literally everything that is going to happen, right down to the word choices. Why is this scene 5,000 words again? They got raped and got a bit of a boner and now they're sad and confused. Let's move on.
Arguably, I didn't do enough, and I'm not trying to act like I'm some masterful writer breaking new ground, but I do think having more particular, mundane details adds more to the horror than the blood and guts. A lot of my horror writing is informed by this idea of "going cold," which Dylan Landis did a great write-up on for Brevity. (Tw: csa, rape, suicide.)
9. How do you find new fic to read?
Y'all can read?
41. Link a fic that made you think, “Wow, I want to write like that.”
Several fics have been pretty influential on my writing style: the biggest ones I keep consciously returning to are "could not erase it" by Kali Cephirot, which I've used as inspiration for both el dickchompo three and a published essay of mine, and Eden by obsessmuch, which I constantly plagari--- I MEAN, embed references to in my works. The "louder than God" phrase in "you're a crisis of my faith"? You guessed it.
48. What’s the last fic you read? Do you recommend it?
According to my ao3 history, basically all the fics I've read this last six months are trash-tier porn fics that I don't even actually "read," but pick apart and use as a base for me to then paint over with the characters I'm actually interested in. "Textual poaching" at its most literal. There's no point linking any because they're all bad and I'm only """"""reading""""" them because my growing taste for extreme kinks means the amount of good fic available to me is constantly shrinking. Most people can't even get gangbangs right! I live in Hell.
That being said, Rodion @lukebeartoe is writing a [REDACTED] for the tennis team AU and every time he shares a snippet it makes me want to bite things. He writes good stuff! Sometimes without even mentioning Nick!
49. What are you currently working on? Share a few lines if you’re up for it!
Well, last night I wrote some Nickberto, but that's for a personal AU and thus will make literally no sense to all but a select few of you. since we've talked about "crisis" so much, I might as well share what I have written of Part 2:
Flapjack gives himself for Hunter’s chance at a better ending. That part always stays the same. What’s different now are the eyes staring back at her, one brown and one hollowed out. What’s different now is the twist of guilt in her chest like a knife—no, a sword—no, a black hole that will make the sun rising tomorrow feel obscene. What’s different now is that her mother and her girlfriend and her friends all arrive and can see that she’s forgotten to tuck Hunter’s cock back into his pants.
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