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"you're not alone, the world is small" and i am sick of all this talk of finding purpose

With Stormlight, there's something that's simply ingenious with knowing that KoWT will be both an ending and not an ending. The knowledge that everything that's been happening for millions of words in the previous books is all coming to fruition in the next installment while also understanding that we'll only be halfway through the story is an absolutely terrifying prospect.

Like for many stories, even the best, the metanarrative can sometimes get in the way of your expectations. It's like when you're watching a mystery show and the characters confidently pins it on a suspect and you look down at the progress bar and there's still 30 minutes left in the episode. You instantly know that something will go wrong. There's dramatic irony in the situation.

Sometimes that's great. Many stories are better for it. The entirety of the Tragedy genre hinges upon shit like this. That being said, there's also just something about being unable to predict what happens next.

I genuinely don't know what will happen in KoWT. With Sanderson informing us that there will be a ~15 year time skip between SA5 and SA6, and that KoWT will be wrapping up many present arcs established, the stakes established at the end of RoW have never been higher. Things can end well, badly, pyrrhically, or somewhere in between. I can just as easily see them barely succeeding and buying enough time to constitute the time skip as I can see them fail terribly falling back to lick their wounds and mourn those lost. I don't know what will happen and it's enthralling.

KoWT is a climax, but not an end.

If I'm to be so bold to throw out one concrete theory however, it's that it will end in a Draw. The way that Rayse and Dalinar's deal went is well defined and the consequences are clear. A victory implies a 1000 year time skip, which is why despite everything I said, I don't believe this will happen. It's the least likely outcome I think. Meanwhile, a loss is very obvious. While the Desolation will continue, it will be so catastrophic ending with Dalinar's corruption that it seems obvious.

Sanderson is very good at plot twists. He very much foreshadows the hell out of his revelations while still maintaining surprise ("I write these words in steel..."). The nature of how his plots work, in fact, all draw upon very clever application and twisting of the rules he put in place. With Todd at the end of RoW finding a way to win this conflict, in spite of the Pact being concocted in a way minimize our heroes losses, I'm very certain that Sanderson has a deceptively obvious way to force a draw and break the Pact, a hidden loophole that will change the way we see the Desolation.

But even then, I'm not certain. When its the beginning of the end and the end of the beginning, anything can happen. I so very much look forward to it.

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CATHOLIC EDDIE NATION WHERE WE AT?!??!

I HAVE GASTROENTERITIS AND I ALMOST SH*T MYSELF WATCHING THE RE4 REMAKE TRAILER

do you see greg falling for personal assistant!reader? like him just appreciating how the reader always look out for him when he gets too wrapped up in work? reader giving him food and drinks? reader giving him a massage when he’s too tense? then maybe during a late work night, feelings get confessed?

absolutely!!! <333

from day one greg knew that he would not be able to function at work without you! you are his right hand. when he’s overwhelmed, somehow you always have the solution. you always know exactly what to do to make things easier for him.

soon things get more personal when you bring him lunch and he insists that you stay and join him <3 he doesn’t want to eat alone :( and he loves spending time with you.

then the massages…his shoulders are always so tense from stress. and every time you massage them he feels like a weight has been lifted off his shoulders! but it also makes his heart beat so much faster bc he has a huge crush on you so feeling your hands on him make him all !!!!!!!! on the inside 🥹

one night he’s working till late and you refuse to leave even though he tells you you should go home and rest. instead you make him some hot tea and join him 🥺 you ask him about what you can do to help so he can finish all this work faster and finally get some sleep <3 he asks you why you’re doing it and you tell him that it’s because you care about him and you’re sad when he doesn’t take care of himself because of work :( so he gets all 🥹 and finally tells you how much you mean to him…on a personal level too <333

you tell him he should finish everything up and take you on a late night date under the stars which gives him aaaaaall the motivation in the world to work faster 💓💞💗

" I don't think you can even make it through the first round , " casually says Saint Sun , tone biting behind a smirk , darkest amusement found within the hellfire . The annual Break Beyond Force Festival with the combat tournament will be in next month , and there will be Antigods across the world from their respective Divisions partaking it , not just from the Kaileidom First Division , where both himself and Saint Cry works under . " I heard that the Sonderland Third Division is the most brutal place to train their Neosaints . One wouldn't want to wish to face against any of them . I fear for you , Cry . " Either it is said genuinely or not , Sun rolls his shoulders , his gaze more sharper , cutting into reality and eyes . " If you couldn't beat me in our combat exercises , how can you make it through the tournament where there are some Antigods who are just as strong as me ? " @sunsume leans closer to Cry then , dangerously curious to know what will their answer be .

Chills crawl down on their spine when they remember their first fight with Saint Hero Sun . Burning sensation builds across the body while the memory plays , shows Sun burning them entirely with his Techne of violent sunlights . Although , Micah tries not to let the anxiety take over the rest of them , even when Sun's terrible gaze is hard to meet with . He is not wrong to say that they , along with Saint Healer Steel and Saint Hero Sweet , fight against other Antigods from different countries . They are certain some can be as brutal as Sun as well , mutilating them in the kind of fight that should be friendly , yet . . . How else will they be able to learn if they do not engage in these sort of experiences ? How can they improve on themself as both a Antigod Saint and living being if they do not take the risk and fall into the darkness ? Micah takes a step closer to Sun as well , steel seriousness in their tone and posture .

" I've been training in all of my effort and with every parts of me , " they start their reply , gentle , but with dignity , bearing their great lights against the hellfire himself , unwavering , as they stand perfectly still before the sun devourer . " I believe I'm doing enough for me to be able to sign up for the tournament , but tell me, Saint Hero Sun , why does it matter the most to you or anyone else if I win or lose ? Get injured or not ? I am well aware of what I am getting into , not just in terms of the tournament , but also the lifestyle of becoming and being a Saint . " Micah is never the one to back down from anything the moment they would choose to follow it with their golden heart and silver soul , brightest stars in their existence . Those like Sun may try to frighten them into surrendering themself to the cruel reality of life , but they will always try to rise with the others . Always try again if they must .

Micah takes another step towards Sun then , their eyes glowing . " Should you know , I am never here to compete with anyone or become greater than anyone else . I am here to learn and train and understand . I come here because I want to be better at protecting those in need , at ending the threats against the world and Natural Order . " They want to be a Saint so no one else has to suffer by the hands of Godtellers , just as they have been after Adoniram is gone . Micah bares their teeth at Sun , with shaky hands clenched , bearing determination . " I may not get through the tournament , and that's okay , 'cause I can use those experiences to improve myself so that I can get through the life of being a Saint . " And that is all that matters the most to Micah in the end . " No matter how many times I get hurt out of this life , I am never going to give it up . " Ever .

WAS ANYONE GOING TO FUCKING TELL ME THAT THERE WAS A KONJIKI NO GASH SEQUEL OR WAS I SUPPOSED TO FIND OUT ABOUT THAT ON MY OWN?

It's kinda getting harder to breathe I won't let it show I'm all about denial But can't denial let me believe?

That we could talk about it But we can't talk about it

Because nobody knows That's how I nearly fell Trading clothes And ringing Pavlov's Bell History shows, but rarely shows it well Well, well, well

I'm finding it so hard to dismiss If you're what I need Then only you can save me So come on baby, give me the fix

One thing I find interesting about CSM is that at the end of Part 1, the conversation between Kishibe & Denji, then Denji & Pochita, has a very subtle implication that Makima herself was groomed. Maybe not sexually, like she did to Denji, but what I ultimately took away from that conversation was that the Japanese government had some hand in molding her into the manipulative bitch she became. We know the Prime Minister was contracted to her and Kishibe said that if they got their hands on Nayuta, they'd only bring Makima back, but that's full extent of her backstory we're told.

Something about her past made her incapable of seeing others as equals. I wouldn't be surprised if the government had hand in that, so obsessed with maintaining Control that they over-emphasized her status as the Control Devil and the powers that came with it. Basically isolating her, dehumanizing her, and using her as a means to an end. Much like how she treated Denji.

Maybe the rest of Part 2 rolls around and completely disproves this, however, I think this is a pretty clever way of humanizing her in manner that doesn't overshadow all of the horrific shit she did if this was the case, giving just enough details for those who want to look closer the ability to without shoving it in people's face "look at how sad she is."

Just found a sparkledog OC I made on a base from DeviantArt, guess who's not gonna change SHIT about her?

I GOT THE HIGHEST GRADE WITH MY INQUIRY WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO