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cyberghu0l · 1 year

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Can't Help It

Valkyrie decides to pay Thor a little visit to get away from all the king stress. While visiting, she meets you-his little sister, and grows a liking for you.

Valkyrie × Thor younger sister!reader

Everyday was the same. Wake up, get dressed, attend a meeting, listen to boring businessmen go on and on about boring things, sign bills, kiss babies, sleep. Repeat. Valkyrie quickly grew tired of her duties, but knew she had to comply because the citizens needed their king. However, she missed her fighting days, her friends, her sisters, her normal life.

The king groaned as her alarm sounded once again. It was the third time in a row. There was a knock at her door. "What?" She spoke from the under the pile of pillows. "Your majesty, you have a meeting at 9:30 to follow up with the council on the new school being built." Her assistant looked at her phone. Then to the bed, she hoped had the king laying in it. "Kiri, cancel all meetings for today." She requested. "Oh um...okay. Any reason, your majesty?"

Valkyrie now sat up. Her hair messy from the blankets, and shirt half way down her shoulder. "I just need a break, it's been meetings for how many days now?" She opened mouth to answer. "Don't answer that. Just go." She held a finger up to the door. Her assistant sighed. "Yes, your majesty." Her heels clicked on the floor as she walked out, closing the door behind her.

She eventually got up out the comfy bed and started her morning. Valkyrie always loved fighting because it took her away from her thoughts. All good and bad, she didn't care. Being left alone with them made her do stupid things, like what she's about to do right now. She stood on the glass walkway thinking about what to say to the God of Thunder.

Oh yeah, just wanted to stop by. See how things are going.

I was in the area, figured why not.

Got bored and decided to come visit.

Being king is so annoying and I wanted to get away.

She sighed as the God came in view. She couldn't hide her smile as he held his arms out with a wide smile. "Valkyrie! My old friend!" She stayed stationary as he hugged her not caring that she hated hugs. "Hello, Thor." He pulled away. "What brings you to Asgard? How are the people treating you? The king glow got you, I use to have it once, y'know." He rested his hands on his broad hips.

She chuckled. "Slow day, and figured why not come up." She lied. He chuckled and guided her into the palace. She's been there before, but he loves showing off his palace to anyone willinging to listen. Unfortunately for her, she had no choice. While walking down a hall, they encountered a long curly haired girl. Her hair dark brown like coffee, skin light brown as hazels and eyes green like summer grass.

"Y/N, where are you off to?" You were dressed in armor and held a shining silver sword. Valkyrie couldn't take her eyes from you. "Training, can't fall behind and let my brother get better than me." Your remark made the king chuckle. "I am the God of Lightening, sister. I will always be better than you." You looked behind your brother looking at where the laugh came from.

"You're quite a character." She smirked. "My name is Valkyrie, King of New Asgard." Your eyes lit up, and looked back to your brother. "This is Valkyrie? Your stories does not do her any justice." Her eyebrow perked up. "I can tell you a few others." She let out. You rested a hand on your waist. "How about you train with me? I would love to see your combat skills." The king folded her arms, still her signature smirk plastered on her face.

"I can show you my other skills, if you want." You slowly caught on to what she was trying to say. And by the looks of it, your brother did too. "Okay! How about I spaw with my sister and you can watch. Lovely!" He exclaimed. You chuckled. The king's gaze never left yours as you walked ahead of her to catch up with your sibling.

"Come on! Loki could use a sword better than you and he's pure magic!" The God exclaimed. You huffed out a breath as you held the sword, ready to take him on again. It's been 30 minutes of you losing to Thor and you weren't having it anymore. "I surrender!" Thor laughed. "Very well, guess I remain better than you." Valkyrie observed from a bench. Even though he beat you, watching you spaw was calming.

There was a way to your movements, the way your waist spun to reject his attacks, how your hair flowed, your hands gripped the sword heavenly as if you weren't carrying a deadly weapon. "May I?" She asked. Thor waved his hand in exhaustion. They exchanged spots. "You're not blocking the attacks right. You need to hold it like this." She held up her sword and showed you her hands. You examined it, but couldn't comprehend how to do it.

She chuckled and came behind you. Taking your hands in hers, putting it on the handle. Her touch was soft and warm against yours. Her chest pressed lightly on your back and her breath steady while yours quickened. "Just like this." She whispered into your ear. Your breathing hitched, but you complied. "Now, do it again." She stepped in front of you. Sword in hand, ready.

After going back and forth, your swords found themselves on the ground, so you were forced to use hand to hand combat. You were better at it anyways. You dodged all her blows and got a couple in too. At some point you slid under her and had enough time to kick her to the floor. She landed hard on her stomach. but flipped over instantly. She took the opportunity to do the same to you, causing you to land right on her.

You sucked in a breath realizing how close you were. "You're good." She expressed while her smirk tugged at her lips. "Valkyrie stop trying to flirt with my sister!" You both heard the frustrated God yell and laughed.

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leporellian · 2 years

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susanna and of course, leporello

was going to do all of these last night LOL but. migraine. anyway now i am free

susanna

favorite thing about them- i think i said this the last time i did these but i love that she's fairly complex, really; she's often portrayed as 'figaro's wife who can do no wrong' but she really does have some very interesting flaws and i like that about her

least favorite thing about them- as always with opera characters it comes down to how they're portrayed. really dislike the whole 'she can't do anything wrong' thing a lot of productions sell bc it makes her way less entertaining (and the whole opera gets more sexist somehow). also really not a fan of the 'and the countess and susanna are BESTIES' concept but i'll get to that below

favorite line- every time she insults anyone i gain life

brOTP- love it when she has a like... big sibling-little sibling dynamic with cherubino. also i love her friendship with marcellina that grows near the end of the opera. finally she and figaro are best friends just as much as they are romantic partners

OTP- figaro. obviously.

nOTP- ok time to soapbox bc i'm thinking about this, right now. i genuinely don't get people who pair up susanna and the countess. the best way to sum up how I think the susanna-countess dynamic should be is a discussion i had with a director i was interning under a year ago, in which he was telling me about the best marriage of figaro production he'd seen. and he said in the letter duet that... susanna was sorta scared. susanna does think of the count as an annoyance, most of the time, but she is also fully aware of the count's power and is rather uncomfortable with the plan. and right before the duet susanna protests this whole situation, only for the countess to immediately shut her down and get her writing. and the way this production played it highlighted that without ever having it go too far, make it clear the letter duet is this moment between two women of vastly different worlds; and god damn that is way more fascinating than HASHTAG GIRLBESTIES or what have you. i think susanna and the countess aren't friends, really. throughout the opera they grow to understand one another and form a bond, but it's a subtle thing, and i don't understand the susanna/countess appeal besides lesbianism (of which there's better examples to be found in opera anyway).

random headcanon- i like to think when they initially met susanna and figaro were rivals who eventually grew fond of one another

unpopular opinion- tbh everything so far ive said is an unpopular opinion LOL but mainly the whole weird HASHTAG GIRLBOSS thing opera companies have been doing wrt marriage of figaro has only hindered susanna's character because of how... superficial it all is

song i associate with them- i mean she's an opera character. real answer: peppermint patty by vince guaraldi for some reason

favorite picture of them: man i gotta stop doing these i never have a good favorite picture down

leporello:

favorite thing about them- honestly everything. literally the fictional character of all time, in my mind.

least favorite thing about them- increasingly don giovanni productions feel like a 'the director and dramaturg horribly misinterpret leporello's character' speedrun and obviously i'm NOT a fan of this development. (don g. has ALWAYS been a Misinterpretation Speedrun, however, so who can be surprised.)

favorite line- i always like that he calls out the don for what he did to anna like immediately. really funny how his literal first lines of recitative are that and yet people misinterpret him as a vile sycophant who would be just like the don if he had the opportunity. I'm not mad about it though. (Gripping chair armrests violently) I'm not mad

brOTP- elvira :) also i think him being friends with zerlina and masetto is objectively hilarious bc Can you imagine two 17 year olds deciding to adopt a 28-30 Year Old Man That Something Is Definitely Wrong With

OTP- you see, i'm the only person in the whole wide world who cares about fiorello from the barber of seville, and-

nOTP- really anyone else in the opera but ESPECIALLY the don, obviously. i don't even think leporello is romantically in love with the don, it's more of a weird not-platonic-not-romantic-undefinable-and-rotten trauma bond situation developed by years of abuse and lep not really having anyone else. it's weird but trust me it makes sense in my dumb little rodent brain

random headcanon- you get three for the price of one. he's autistic and jewish and he loves to knit :)

unpopular opinion- Everything, really, Mainly being that i like him and think he is more than comic relief or a sycophant or what have you. He and Elvira are the literal main characters of the show

song i associate with them- ik ive said this before but listening to moonlight on the river by mac demarco and then segueing into don juan (also by. mac demarco) is such an experience i think everyone who directs the opera needs to do this

favorite picture of them- i'll reach back to you but can i just say at the lyric opera of chicago theres an entire don giovanni themed floor (the 5th one) and theres pictures of every character there BUT leporello. maddening

#susanna #leporello

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of-wisdom-and-war-blog · 5 years

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Autism Awareness

April is Autism Awareness Month, but April 2nd is specifically Autism Awareness Day. Though for people like my family and I, thats just every day.

My brother has Autism, and not just "On The Spectrum". My brother has severe, low functioning Autism. He is 27 years old. And today is actually the 6 year anniversary since he moved into a Group Home where he'll live at for the rest of his life. That fact can sometimes be hard on people like my mom especially, but in reality, we’re lucky that he loves it there.

I'm 28 years old, making Justin and I only 16 months apart and so all I have known is having Autism in my life. Despite the disability, we love and fought often as normal siblings do, and we sometimes still do. He might have severe autism but he is not physically handicapped, so as a sister, I have a different view point and relationship.

(Inspired by an old friend, who grew up in a similar situation)

Autism to me is sitting in the other room rewinding his VHS tapes over and over and over and over until the tape wears thin.

Autism to me is getting hit by someone bigger and stronger than me and not being able to stop him when hes angry.

Autism to me still knows his animal sounds that I taught him on our way to the zoo when we were 10 years old.

Autism to me is the boy that pulled my hair because he wanted to sit in the front of the stroller.

Autism to me used a stroller until he was almost 8 years old.

Autism to me lives in a house with 16 other disabled men, but loves it.

Autism to me actually lives in a different world full of Peter Pan, Sesame Street, and Thomas the Tank Engine characters inside of his head.

Autism to me is who I have to take care of when my mom can't.

Autism to me is who makes me laugh when he knows hes being silly.

Autism to me is the man in the restaurant screaming, both happy and mad.

Autism to me has the mind of a 5 year old, the speech of a 3 year old, and the strength of a 30 year old.

Autism is the man-child that only eats chicken nuggets, hot dogs, and french fries.

Autism to me is someone that means more to me than my own life.

Autism is my only brother and shows me love by repeating what I say.

Autism to me is the topic that I've yelled at strangers for when I see them give dirty looks.

Autism to me is the number of times that I've had to explain that its not contagious, its not genetic, and there is no cure.

Autism is what makes me sensitive, protective, proud, and strong.

As time has passed, and Autism has become more common as the spectrum has grown, everyone wants to help the special needs children. I have soo many friends and family that are special ed teachers and its amazing how many people are so passionate about it these days. I take comfort in knowing the amount of help and awareness there is about the spectrum now more than ever and its only going to continue to grow, I really do. But also, if you really talked to me about Autism, I have a different view point than most others because of where I come from and how long its been in my life.

I think about the lack of help and resources we had growing up. I think about the people that love special needs CHILDREN, but not when they're ADULTS. I think about the men at my brothers group home whos families never come to see them. I think about how my own father had a hard time accepting his son growing up. I think about how terrible people that don't understand special needs people can be. I think about how it took around 18 years to get my brother into a group home because Illinois is the worst state for funding special needs in the entire country. I think about the days and life my mom gives up every weekend so that he can still come home. I think about the people that are scared of him, because they do not know him. I think about how he'll never get married or have children. I think about him as an adult, not a child.

But most of all, I think of him as a brother more than his disability.

April is Autism Awareness Month, but it should be every day, to every one.

#autism #autismawareness #autismawarenessmonth #brother

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gastropodracing · 7 years

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because apparently i'm not allowed to ask all about morgen i guess you have to do 1-10 rose, 11-20 ayo, 21-30 your seafolk girl i can't remember how to spell her name, 31-40 morgen. i expect you to write a book

WHOOPS I’M GONNA WRITE A NOVEL

ROSARY

Does your character have siblings or family members in their age group? Which one are they closest with? Rosary is the lone teenager! Both of her cousins are under the age of 12 and her mom and aunt are early 40′s and late 30′s respectively! She doesn’t know her dad’s family well and isn’t really familiar with whether or not she even HAS cousins her age on that side.

What is/was your character’s relationship with their mother like? She loves her mom so much. She respects the shit out of her mom’s work ethic and will do whatever she can to support her mother in her endeavors. However, she misses her mom because their schedules don’t overlap much, since her mom works a lot and Rose is either in school or off solving mysteries or some shit. Her mom is very supportive but generally isn’t in the loop about her daughter, which drives a wedge between them.

What is/was your character’s relationship with their father like? Rose’s dad is dead but he was very supportive and involved with his daughter. He was very open about his culture and encouraged artistic endeavors from her. However, she was 9 or 10 when he passed and Rose feels a temporal distance from his love and support now.

Has your character ever witnessed something that fundamentally changed them? If so, does anyone else know? Oh boy. Having her abilities sealed off, seeing her mother break down after learning her father didn’t make it after the accident that killed him, reading the final missing page of Sharon’s diary (the one chronicling the leadup to her untimely death). The only people who are aware of ALL of these things are Ayo and Morgen.

On an average day, what can be found in your character’s pockets? She has a lot of twine in her pockets because she works as a florist. She usually also has receipts from the coffee she purchases before school, and the change from that. She also usually has eyedrops in her pocket because she cannot stand if she gets dry eyes while wearing her contacts.

Does your character have recurring themes in their dreams? Rose doesn’t remember most of her dreams, but if she does, it’s usually super bizarre shit.

Does your character have recurring themes in their nightmares? See above. Rosary isn’t really a dreamer. She doesn’t have enough information to draw from to draw off patterns.

Has your character ever fired a gun? If so, what was their first target? Rose’s weapon of choice isn’t really a gun, so N/A.

Is your character’s current socioeconomic status different than it was when they were growing up? Rosary has always grow up pretty smack-dab in the center of middle class, but money was very tight after her dad passed. When her aunt moved in with her kids, they were able to return to the smack dab of middle class sort of position. (Also they live out west so that cost of living tho).

Does your character feel more comfortable with more clothing, or with less clothing? Rosary likes to show more skin, but she’s also a 17 year old with tattoos, which is considered pretty illegal or is at least frowned upon by others. Also her mom has no idea that she has them, so she’s very careful about how much skin and what skin she shows, which feels stifling for her.

Ayo

In what situation was your character the most afraid they’ve ever been? Her first time out with Rosary investigating her friend’s murder kind of tosses her unceremoniously into the underworld of demons and spirits and stuff and she definitely doesn’t sleep for a few nights after that. In what situation was your character the most calm they’ve ever been? She’s really chill when she’s spending time with her boyfriend, Al. He keeps her grounded.Is your character bothered by the sight of blood? If so, in what way? This is an interesting question. Ayo is pretty rough-and-tumble and plays catcher for her softball team, so she’s used to getting roughed up and bloody from time to time. However, she really HATES seeing other people’s blood. For example, Rosary uses blood magic, and Ayo has to look away whenever Rose cuts herself to use it.Does your character remember names or faces easier? Ayo has a great memory for both! It’s one of her predominant character traits. She can hear a full name once and remember it always. When she met her boyfriend in freshman year of high school, he introduced himself by his full name, and she was able to greet him by it when she met him again for the second time months later. Also, her facial memory is kind of nuts.

Is your character preoccupied with money or material possession? Why or why not? Ayo kind of grew up in a pretty wealthy household, so she has that rich kid “doesn’t really understand the value of money” thing. She kind of just assumes she’ll be successful in life. In short, she doesn’t really have a preoccupation with it: it barely crosses her radar.

Which does your character idealize most: happiness or success? Before Sharon’s passing, Ayo was never truly unhappy in a broad sense. Her dreams are usually about the sort of job she’ll have and the sort of house she’ll live in, so I suppose success is what she idealizes.

What was your character’s favorite toy as a child? Ayo’s favorite toy was her older sisters lol. She liked to bother them and get them to play make believe with her rather than play with dolls or action figures or other toys. She has a stuffed dog from when she was a child named Dottie that you would have to pry from her cold, dead hands.

Is your character more likely to admire wisdom, or ambition in others? Ayo’s parents are both from cultures where elders and their advice are heavily respected, and this has passed on to Ayo. She views heavy ambition as a way for people to undo themselves. Ayo generally doesn’t value this quality as much.

What is your character’s biggest relationship flaw? Has this flaw destroyed relationships for them before? Ayo tends to overinvest in relationships at the beginning of them, which usually drives people away or makes them take advantage of her. She had a number of short-lived, unhappy relationships before she met Al because of this, but he was patient with her as they began to date. (note that they were friends for two years before they began to date).

In what ways does your character compare themselves to others? Do they do this for the sake of self-validation, or self-criticism? Ayo tends to compare on a level of “what is x person doing that I’m not?” She’s fairly confident in her body image and appearance, not caring if she has slobbish days. However, if she feels that a friend is doing more than her, she may begin to internalize that she’s somehow lesser for not being as involved or as busy. (A large flaw of hers is equating busy with productive or fruitful). It’s more self-critical than anything.

Caarda

If something tragic or negative happens to your character, do they believe they may have caused or deserved it, or are they quick to blame others? Caarda is a young teenager by her species’ standards. She tends to blame others before looking at herself, although the tragic events that happen to her in her story are generally just terrible luck rather than anything she can actively control.

What does your character like in other people? Caarda enjoys altruism (she hates sensing ulterior motives) and confidence. She likes people who hum or sing to themselves, too, especially if they think no one else is watching. Also, those who actively swear without a filter.

What does your character dislike in other people? Caarda doesn’t like people who are closed-off or hard to read. Her biggest pet peeve is also when people touch without asking, and will actively do her best to avoid these sorts of people if she can.

How quick is your character to trust someone else? Though flighty, Caarda tends to trust people pretty quickly if they speak nicely enough and smile genuinely.

How quick is your character to suspect someone else? Does this change if they are close with that person? Caarda’s trust is quick to die if someone does something that speaks against her morals. For example, if someone were to actively lie in front of her (with her knowing the truth of the situation), then Caarda would begin to distrust that person. It doesn’t change if she’s close to someone, but it can cause her more angst/grief if she’s familiar with them.

How does your character behave around children? Caarda is a child lol. But with younger children she’s the “fun older kid” who teaches them shitty behaviors and fun games.

How does your character normally deal with confrontation? Caarda is very avoidant with confrontation. She’d rather someone else deal with it while she hides away. Again, she’s pretty flighty, but that’s sort of to be expected from a young kid.

How quick or slow is your character to resort to physical violence in a confrontation? Caarda is very slow to resorting to physical violence. While she may horse around with friends or play-fight, she doesn’t want to actually fight and gets scared the minute things come to more than shoving and splashing. If necessary, she will do incapacitating blows and swim away as fast as possible.

What did your character dream of being or doing as a child? Did that dream come true? Caarda wants to visit every major ocean and sea on the planet and meet all other seafolk (current stand-in name for her species). I’m hoping she gets to!

What does your character find repulsive or disgusting? After being taken aboard a research vessel, Caarda finds needles and human men repulsive. She doesn’t mind women, like Ayelet or Lillian (two other female characters in this story), but MAN OH MAN. If a human man ever touches her again she may resort to violence.

Morgen

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most comfortable. Morgen is most comfortable when doing something he’s good at, especially if he looks good doing the thing he’s good at. For example, if Morgen got to play a really wicked violin/fiddle solo in a well-lit, gorgeous building, he’d feel really comfortable and happy to the point of being showoffish. He’s kind of a vain little creature.

Describe a scenario in which your character feels most uncomfortable. Morgen would be extremely uncomfortable in a situation in which he has no prior knowledge of what to do but is expected to perform/do a task perfectly. If someone gave him a task with no direction and not enough time to do it, he’d be uncomfortable to the point of excessive defensiveness or even tears.

In the face of criticism, is your character defensive, self-deprecating, or willing to improve? Morgen and criticism don’t mix well. He tends to get a bit defensive or deflects, asking if the critic could “do it better” or something like that. He can also get darkly self-deprecating, mockingly saying things like “Yeah I know, I fucking suck” etc etc. He’s pretty caustic when it comes to that, and he often has to be reminded that he doesn’t have to be perfect and criticism is okay.

Is your character more likely to keep trying a solution/method that didn’t work the first time, or immediately move on to a different solution/method? Morgen will strive toward perfection and the best-fit solution, so he will get really pissed off that it didn’t work but then invest quickly into finding a new solution or method to solving a problem. He’s the sort of person who would write like 80 drafts of something trying to find the “perfect” one.

How does your character behave around people they like? Oh god, this boy is so sappy and sweet, almost to the point of being overbearing. He likes to be physically affectionate and hug people or touch them, which can make some people uncomfortable. He’s also very chatty, because he likes to share what he’s thinking and feeling.

How does your character behave around people they dislike? Quiet. Cold. Distant. He will not look them in the eye, might use words they don’t understand (whether it’s a language or knowledge barrier), and will do anything to keep them from continuing to talk to him. He’s kind of childish in that regard.

Is your character more concerned with defending their honor, or protecting their status? Why not all of the above? Boy’s super worried about he’s perceived both physically, mentally, and any other form. He’s worried about looking good in all facets.

Is your character more likely to remove a problem/threat, or remove themselves from a problem/threat? Morgen will eliminate a threat as efficiently as possible. He doesn’t scare easily in the face of danger and would rather make the threat pay for being a threat than anything else. This sometimes can lead to what might effectively be an execution.

Has your character ever been bitten by an animal? How were they affected (or unaffected)? Dude gets bitten by cats constantly. He loves them but they do not love him back. It depresses him because HE WANTS THE CATS TO LOVE HIM OH MY GODDDDDD.

How does your character treat people in service jobs? A waiter could spill coffee on Morgen and he would apologize for sitting where the coffee fell instead of demanding an apology.

#novel concept #stariose #answered stuff

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