#THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME INFODUMP FELIX
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Opening line patterns 📝
List the first line of your last 10 posted fics and see if there's a pattern.
Thank you for the tag, @bittersweetresilience!
Let’s proceed by order of updates (skipping Shadow Strike because my beloved @paracosmicat wrote the incipit)!
God Games ⚡️
If anyone could fend off an akuma, then surely, it had to be Felix.
So proud of this one. The entire premise is here: Felix just doesn’t get akumatised, so what’s the deal?
It’s also a testament to how strong he is in his cousin’s eyes. Fitting, as this entire fic is about Adrien learning how much Felix actually needs him.
Blueberry passion fruit 🫐🍪
Felix prayed this was not another false lead.
He loves his cousin! He’s been searching for him for so long!! He double-checks even the most improbable hints because Adrien’s absence is a gaping wound in his chest!!! I’m so normal about them.
True to Your Heart ⚔️
The wall had been Fu’s idea.
(So you know it’s a terrible one right away.)
I think there's a flaw in my code (Gasoline/Spy AU) 🔥
“You duped me.”
With this one, we begin in medias res! (That’s actually the title of the first chapter.) This entire first part focuses on the confrontation between Argos and Ryuko, and how we got to that point. Emotions are boiling over, as you can see.
Here’s to Never Growing Up 🧸
“Your niece was uncharacteristically excited tonight.”
You can immediately tell this one is going to be pure fluff! You can also infer Felix and Kagami don’t have children of their own, and they’re perfectly happy with it. Emilie could never.
All the shine of a thousand spotlights 🎼
“Did you know waltzing was once considered indecent?”
It’s about the hypocrisy of ever-changing social expectations. It’s about defiance as a form of love. It’s about holding each other tight and gently all at once. It’s about Felix infodumping, because I do it too!
Turntable 💍
“So, you like to be onstage.”
This one… The torture of your abuser holding and using your very nature against you. This first chapter is one of the darkest things I’ve ever written, but it’s always darkest before the dawn.
Escape from the city and follow the sun 🌅
Kagami only wanted one thing from that evening: to not get akumatised.
This poor sweetheart is heartbroken but trying to put up a brave face… She’s convinced her emotions are inherently monstrous… If only someone swooped in to sweep her off her feet… 🥺
Change targets 💐
“No one can know.”
This one is best explained in context:
“No one can know.”
That ship had sailed already. Knuckles white against the pedestal table, careful not to crease the napkin as another coughing fit broke her, Kagami cursed her own lack of discretion.
What she really meant was:
“My mother cannot know.”
Brave, Truthful, and Unselfish 🧸
“… And they lived happily ever after. The end.”
My favourite of the bunch! 💚💜 Fitting that it would be saved for the end.
Storyteller Felix is so dear to me, because we get to see him breaking narrative rules in his quest for freedom, love and happiness. Here, this is manifested by his starting at the end of the tale, ergo flipping the structure entirely. Iconic.
And of course, it’s foreshadowing for Emotion… All he’s ever wanted was to live happily ever after with Adrien. He’s just a child…
OK now let’s talk ✨ statistics ✨
6 of these fics start with dialogue
5+ begin in medias res (it really depends on your definition of the term)
POVs: 5 for Kagami, 3 for Felix, 1 for Adrien and 1 for Fu randomly
All of these tell us something about the characters’ psychology and emotional state. Yes even the stupid Fu one. He’s so proud of himself and does not imagine for a second this world’s Shan Yu is about to breach through his beloved wall. Pathetic.
No false modesty here: I’m really happy with all of these. I used to struggle so badly with incipits, yet here we are! 💜📝
@paracosmicat @jay--hawk @yardikins @capricious-lily @piromina you should do this too!
#I wrote this half-awake and keep thinking of new writer friends to tag#miraculous ladybug#felix graham de vanily#adrien agreste#senticousins#kagami tsurugi#feligami#colt fathom#master fu#ask games#writing#nina writes
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So, given the fact you've included a firefly and greyhound miraculous, does that mean you'll be removing the idea of the miraculous being tied to a specific region or culture (which personally I think is for the best)?
First of all, thank you for the ask! It means a lot to me that someone wants to know about this story!
I should probably clear one thing up: there isn’t a greyhound miraculous. It’s still the dog miraculous, only with more range in costume colors (depending on the breed the holder wants to represent) and a different power (switched from Fetch to a healing ability known as Primary Care) because it fit better with both of Felix and Barkk’s respective characters/storylines. I wasn’t exactly clear with the wording on the original post though, so I understand the confusion.
As for the concept of regional Kwami, they were sorted and placed in Miracle Boxes all around the world by the Guardians. These boxes vary in number and status of Kwami depending on the region (a heavily populated area with a more volatile history will likely get a larger Miracle Box than a sparsely populated, predominantly peaceful region).
In addition, the strongest box on a given continent is known as a Continental Miracle Box (an obvious name, I know). A majority of the Kwami that appear in MTS (barring the world specials) are from Asia’s Continental Miracle Box (also known as the Celestial Miracle Box), which is the oldest and most powerful of all the Miracle Boxes (because it would be damaging to the plot of the show to have other Kwami who can alter the fabric of reality).
In regard to the FIrely Kwami, they actually are a member of the Celestial Miracle Box; However, Nooroo, Duusu, and Trix are all apart of the European Continental Miracle Box rather than the Celestial one for story reasons.
Sorry for the long-winded answer, and if there’s anything I should clarify, let me know and I’ll be happy to try (to the best of my tends-to-infodump-messily abilities).
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I'm kinda curious about your HTTYD ocs and their relationships w each other and all the art you've done w them. This is a kinda vague ask but basically can you just info dump to me about your ocs bc I love seeing people's original characters so much like
!!! I love this!!! I almost never get to infodump so omg thank you for this ask!!! <333
Alright, let's start with Siri, Niv, and their whole family. Luckily I have a family tree picture to make it all a bit more clear :D
Let's hope it's visible enough to read lmao-
Okay so quick info on Siri's family, aka the Vínteri family; they're a branch of the Hofferson family, which makes Seer a distant cousin to Astrid. The Vínteri's are bakers, Siri's dad, Felix, being the one currently holding onto the bakery (after his death he passes it on to his youngest daughter, Lilja).
Siri herself has a pretty good relationship with most people in her family! No traumatic childhood or anything, her parents love her very much (even tho Felix has very high expectations of her so their family's status could be heightened, mainly having to do with wanting her to marry into a well-off family) and she and her sister have a very teasing, but trusting bond. Besides that, she looks up greatly to Astrid and as a kid strives to be more like her, but that fades as she gets older and grows in her own personality.
Now onto my favorite relationships in the family tree; Siri with her kids. Her son, Niv, was born when she was only 22, almost 23, just over half a year after she and Gustav got married, and was a few months premature. Due to this and other circumstances, poor baby boy was believed to have passed merely two hours after his birth. However, he had miraculously survived since Siri and Gustav had no idea that premature births can cause breathing problems and accidentally gave him a funeral while he was still alive. Happens to the best of us. Baby boy was adopted into an assassin tribe and grew up completely traumatised, as this tribe was a brutal environment for kids.
However, after his return almost 14 years later, he finally got to have parents who loved and supported him through everything! Siri did feel really bad and saw herself as responsible for all the bad stuff that happened to her son tho, which caused her to try extra hard to be a good mother for him. She gently coached him into a steady lifestyle, taught him how to knit and talked to him about everything and nothing. Niv felt extremely grateful for that; she never judged him for any of the things he had to do while in the assassin tribe, and introduced him into the family he never had. He got very close with Siri's mom, who helped him break down the wall he had build around him.
When Siri was 27, she had her first daughter after having had trouble conceiving for years. Thus, her baby girl, Sunniva, was her everything. She had lost Niv already, she wouldn't lose Sunni too. While Sunniva was a daddy's girl, she adored her mom very much and would often ask Siri to read books to her or to help her bake cookies. Everything the girl wanted (within reach), she would get. Siri went out of her way to provide for her daughter, keeping her close to her as she was afraid of losing her too.
When Niv returned, Siri was only months away from having her second daughter, Helene. Sunni was 10 at the time, overjoyed to have a sibling, and while Niv was a bit uncomfortable at the thought of a small child at first, he quickly warmed up to his baby sister, getting to pick her name.
Sunni and Niv grew to be partners in crime, both having a good set of brains and a lot of opinions. They would often shittalk together as they got older or dissing their dad for the fun of it. However, they also did their best to keep Helene (who was a little rascal and could not sit still) out of trouble as she was very into pranking.
Siri absolutely spoils her kids, loving them more than she had ever loved anyone - her family is the only thing she would actually throw a punch for. The siblings are sometimes pretty impulsive and Siri couldn't adore their little antics more than she already does <3
Anyways, that's on Siri's family! I love them a lot as you can see lmao and I would love to talk about them more! While Siri is actually just a gateway to Niv's story, she does have her own hijinks she gets up to in her teenage years when she joins the Auxiliary with Gustav. Stuff gets wacky real quick lmao.
Thank you so much for the ask!! <3333
#how to train your dragon the hidden world#how to train your dragon oc#how to train your dragon#httyd#oc#art#httyd oc#how to train a dragon 2#astrid hofferson#gussiri#gustav larson#siri vínteri#rtte#race to the edge#dob#rob#oc x canon#artinandwritin's lore
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hi, love your writing! ive been writing my own little ficlets recently just rewriting some scenes from felix's route bc as someone who's pretty goth myself and actively shares just abt all of felix's interests, i know i would be geeking out with felix abt practically everything—problem is even tho i know how *i* would respond, the fact that the game only ever lets u react with boredom to his interests means i have very little reference for how he'd respond to my enthusiasm, and its giving me writers block. do u have any tips for coming up with that sort of thing and/or ideas for how he might react?
Thank you!! 😇 And sorry in advance for the ramble, I really like sharing my writing process and hopefully helping some people out.
I've definitely had the same problem, both in the little things I do on this blog and the rewrites with my own OCs. I think the biggest thing that helps me is the framing of it;
Everyone, intentionally or not, puts a personal spin on the characters they write, and usually shift focus to slightly different aspects of the character's personality. So instead of trying to figure out exactly how canon Felix would react, think of how your version of Felix would react.
Personally, it helps me to pick a facet of the personality that I want to showcase, with that facet being dependent on the scenario. For something like what you're doing, I would recommend highlighting the Eager (Dark) Academic angle.
We already know that he's proud of what he's learned and accomplished based on canon interactions and that he's mentioned wanting to 'lecture MC on the beauty of [death]' (from the prologue), so we can reasonably say that he'd be the type to excitedly infodump about his interests, especially if it means teaching something in the process. Given his drive for learning, I think we can also confidently say that if you happen to share interests with him, he'd both want to tell you all about his version and then probe for answers regarding your (Earth's) version of said interest as well. Comparing notes and all that y'know? Because his interests are atypical (at least according to everyone around him, which we can see through primarily Anisa and Sage and their reactions to him sometimes), I think at first he would kind of cut himself off out of habit and need a bit of assurance that you're not bored or off-put to continue. Ultimately I think he's eager to share his interests in the same way that he's eager to teach you magic. There would be a lot of rambling and going off-topic during certain parts (in the same way that passionate people or people with hyperfixations can get) and plenty of asking detailed questions and note taking in others.
Hopefully this helps!
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Okay @princekirijo you want an essay? Well here it is now, or as I like to call it Felix's "Asumari is great and this fandom has no fucking taste" rambling and infodump. Congrats fellas, thanks to Prince you ALL get an asumari essay. But before that I'll try to give you a rundown of Mari and Asuka.
(I'm also so sorry for putting this long ass post on everyone's dashboard)
(Spoiler warning for Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time!!)
Alright on one hand we have Mari Illustrious Makinami. Her whole deal? She's a walking ray of sunshine, literally lol. Unlike any other character in the Evangelion franchise she doesn't suffer from her trauma, she's quite literally the only healthy and functioning human being, she's just slightly leaning towards "batshit crazy" with the stunts she pulls 🤷♂️. Other than that she just loves living, she loves being with people, she keeps moving forward, stays positive and decides to live life to it's fullest even after she experiences loss and multiple apocalyptic events (Second Impact, Third Impact, etc.) and she really just embodies the joy of living. That's all there is to her, or at least all we know.
On the other hand, we have Asuka Langley Shikinami who is... well it's hard to explain what she is to be honest. She's part-German and part-Japanese and part of a line of clones specifically made with the purpose to pilot an Evangelion and later on be used as a sacrifice to trigger another Impact (ITS COMPLICATED I KNOW-) Asuka is, unlike Mari, very much suffering from her trauma. She doesn't have her parents and has a very deep seated belief that she's completely alone, which she says doesn't matter as long as she can pilot the Eva. She also very much wants to fight and kill angels all by herself, and it's seriously messing with her when she can't achieve that.
Now we get to the more interesting parts (hopefully this so far wasn't too confusing, then again it's Eva and even I can't fully wrap my head around it all LMAO)
In the second Rebuild movie (Evangelion 2.0 You can (not) advance) we get introduced to both of them, Mari's introduction scene (in the original English dub) has her pilot an Eva and singing about how she'll take the world on by herself, while in the third movie's (Evangelion 3.0 You can (not) redo) opening scene she's piloting the Eva again but this time it's together with Asuka (in her own Unit 02 though) and during that Mari sings about how wonderful it is not to be alone. It's nothing big yet, but it's a really cute detail me thinks,,, you know what else I love about them? They bicker and they banter and it's genuinely so fun to listen to shskdhsuwj
(For a quick catch up: During the end of 2.0 Shinji (the protagonist) triggers another apocalyptic event, the Near Third Impact, and was only stopped due to Kaworu (the guy in my pfp) stepping in. Also between 1.0/2.0 and 3.0/3.0+1.0 are about 14 years (without Shinji bc he's like comatose) where A LOT happens AND we learn in 3.0 that Eva pilots don't age physically bc of "The curse of the Eva"... honestly Eva is wild lmao)
Okay okay I'll get back to it!
So one thing that happens is that Asuka during 2.0 develops a crush on Shinji (girl why-), unfortunately things take a turn for the worse. Asuka had volunteered to be the testpilot for a new Eva (Unit 03), she seemed happy at the time and it was a really sweet build up with the "I can smile, I didn't know I could still do that."-line. And then? Then it turns out the Ninth Angel had infected Unit 03 (Angels are basically the Kaijus they fight using Evas btw). The thing goes on a loose and Shinji is forced to fight it (With Asuka inside mind you), he refuses and his father uses an autopilot to destroy Unit 03. And boy did it destroy the angel, well it and it crushed Asuka between its jaws (you can actually hear her scream btw haha pain :)).
Asuka survived though, but the whole incident cost her her humanity and she ended up becoming an angel herself/she took the place of the Ninth. But despite that, there's one person who keeps believing in Asuka's humanity, who fiercely believes Asuka is still a human and tells her as much.
Yep, that one person is Mari and she keeps holding onto that belief until the very end when Asuka uses her last resort, which is using the power of an angel (Doing so was a guaranteed death sentence btw). Mari's own words (in the German dub) were, "Princess, you're giving up being human…" AND IT MAKES ME SO EMO GOD FUCK
While I'm at it, Mari and Asuka are a fucking killer combo as a team. They rely on each other for support in combat, listen to the other's orders and advice. Especially in Asuka's case it's kind of a big deal that she so openly relies and counts on Mari's support. Like these two trust each other with their damn lifes!!! Holy shit!!
Guess what though, they also have nicknames for eachother. Mari always calls Asuka "Princess" or "(Your) Highness" while Asuka calles Mari "Four-eyes" / "Four-eyed chrony (idk how you spell that tbh RIP" Even better though, in the German dub Asuka calls Mari "Brillerella" as in a combination of "Brille" (German for glasses) and "Cinderella",,,,Cinderella and her Prince,,,Brillerella and her Princess,,, man, that was a gay fucking move of the translation team. Spoiler: I owe them my life.
Funfact: There's exactly two times throughout the Rebuild movies where Mari uses Asuka's actual name. These two times being when she watches Asuka "die" and be used as a sacrifice for Gendo's selfish plan and when later on she begs Shinji, "So please the Princess… Asuka needs your help!" And the best part? That wasn't even the first time she did that. The mentioned line came from 3.0+1.0, but she did that too in 3.0 with the, "At least save the Princess!" line (although her tone was much more...pissed, like she was really angry lol)
Remember the crush Asuka had on Shinji? Well due to the Unit 03 incident a whole lot of other shit got mixed into that and her feelings for him in general became really bitter (understandably so). Now Mari being who she is sometimes teases Asuka about said old crush but she really does want Asuka to get closure and sort that mess out.
As an example for the teasing, in 3.0 there's a scene that goes like this (please imagine Mari with a literal :3 face while saying that):
"Unit! Are you back in the game?"
"I'm on it, your Highness. But first things first, how was our little puppy (Shinji)? Did he sit like a good little boy?"
"He's exactly the same! Same stupid face talking mayhem!"
"That goofy face of his, that's what you wanted to see? Riiiiight?"
"Shut up! I went there to bat him one!... And I feel better!"
There's also a very short bonus manga that was released in Japan for Thrice Upon a Time's release that has Mari trying to convince Asuka to come with her on the mission to get Shinji, given everything that follows, it's just another thing to prove my point. And the final bit relating to that is this:
"Feeling better now?"
"Yeah, I do feel better."
That's the exchange Asuka and Mari have after they talked to Shinji, it's nothing special but I think it's really sweet and this time Asuka actually sounded like she was feeling better instead of when she was screaming after she nearly broke pretty thick glass with her fist (If she had hit someone with that much force she definitely would've broken something omggg #violentimpulsesgang)
To get back on track though: I already mentioned it but during the second half of 3.0+1.0 Asuka "dies" (and honestly that entire scene is worth its own in-depth post because its just one huge parallel to The End of Evangelion), the point is: You can tell that the loss of Asuka honestly hits Mari hard. Not only because of how Mari screams Asuka's name but also because of her expressions. They're pained, like really fucking pained and Mari even apologizes to her that she has to fall back due to the fact that she's injured AND because eveything is going wrong.
After the events of Evangelion 3.0 these two got seperated from eachother, Mari was with WILLE (the organization both of them are with) and on board of Wunder (the ship WILLE basically operates from) while Asuka was in a Village full of (Near) Third Impact Survivors. When they do meet again it went like this:
Asuka, barely back, comes to the door and calls, "I'm back." And within seconds of Asuka stepping into their room after the door opens Mari already runs towards her, arms wide open and she says, "Welcome back, your Highness! Good job. I missed you so much!" And she says that while she literally nuzzles into Asuka,,,like,,,what the fuck gay people real!!!
Best part? Asuka clearly has enough strength to push Mari completely away if she were uncomfortable, but she doesn't. Asuka merely wanted enough space to look at the room (because Mari managed to horde even more books lol) and play her game. During their entire renunion Mari keeps hugging her, and part of me thinks that perhaps deep down Asuka actually enjoys the feeling of physical affection.
Before we get to the last point though, let me say that Asuka and Mari have scenes in 3.0+1.0 that parallel Shinji and Kaworu's from 3.0. (Fyi Kaworu loves Shinji (yeah, like that, and 3.0 was basically them being gay as fuck for an hour) so like...do I even need to explain?
And then of course there's also this, the "Take care of yourself, Princess…" line. That is the last time Mari talks to Asuka and as much as that line alone already is so much, it's Mari's expression in particular that kills me. Because this? This soft, almost bittersweet expression she has, as she basically says goodbye? Because she knows Asuka will finally be happy and safe? It just makes me feel so much actually. Man.
In the end it's a fact that Mari loved Asuka, wether that is interpreted as platonic or romantic by someone is up to them. But it is a fact that Asuka was loved enough that someone wanted to hug her, was happy to see her, to praise her, was hurt by her loss, wanted her to be safe, that someone told her "Take care of yourself…" Asuka was really and honestly so loved that someone would tell her, "I missed you."
But Asuka? Asuka was too hurt, too wrapped up in her own head to actually see how loved she was by Mari (and other people) that she genuinely believed she's completely alone and always will be alone.
It makes the "Take care of yourself" line hit even harder to me, because it's not only Mari's goodbye, but it's a goodbye during the one time Asuka allowed herself to be vulnerable and admit what she really wanted.
And honestly? All of this? Its makes me feel so many things and I just love them so much man.
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hi chloe you prob. will never ever guess who this is because i am so stealthy ™ and very um good?? at impersonating not me,,,, anyway!! spare some himbeau content,,, or you will face pain 🔫🙂 [jk jk i love you + if i hurt you then who I'll give me my daily dose of beaulix content]
omg hello mysterious alnon!!!! oops sorry i mean anon haha.....i have NO idea who you are,,,,,,,but i guess i’ll just have to infodump about beau like this is a character intro post and not an anon answer :/// /j lets talk about (him)beau!!!
(please bare in mind he is v new and i am pantsing this novel so this is a lot of uh.....i THINK moments and just where i am w the development also this isnt a character intro post but im treating it like one except no coherency i am INFODUMPING!!!!)
so i still don’t have a very clear image of him in my head but i want to share this because i made the connection that this is how i see lorna, his mother, in my head when she was younger - around the time she would’ve been in the cult. she is such a warm character to me!!
so lorna was one of the first people to leave the cult, in 1968 (playing with the idea of a group of women leaving at the same time), but she also made sure that she had contacts still within the cult, which meant that people who left after her could contact her, essentially starting a chain which meant that there’s now a group of people that have left that stay in contact with one another (if they choose to). this was really important to her because she sees it as reclaiming the idea of community against the awful thing that brought them together in the first place. she is a queen! shes one of the first people felix visits after he leaves which we see in chapter 2, but i’m excited to see how her role develops further than that.
but onto her son!
beau was born into the cult on june 29, 1965. he’s a summer baby and this is relevant! because lorna got them out of there when he was so young, he has zero recollection of his time there. i think i want part of his arc to explore how he navigates his emotions with that and how they change because at the start, he feels very detached from it and doesn’t really think about it more than Oh So That’s A Thing and admiring his mom’s strength for getting out of that environment. but i think the more he talks to felix (more on that later :)), the more he’ll understand the weight of everything.
i think there’s a perception of beau that he’s had a relatively sheltered life, because of the life he has right now, which is far from the case. i think when it comes to the cult itself, there is an element of being sheltered, but that came from lorna protecting him and makes complete sense? but on a general level, he is definitely not sheltered.
we meet him in chapter two, when he’s 20 and currently studying psychology at college. at this point the novel is in felix’s pov (chapter one is in dorothy’s), and he plays a big role in felix’s arc (more on that later :)), and all of this backstory creates a very interesting dynamic between them. i didn’t intend for them to mirror each other, but felix sort of sees beau as a looking glass to the life he could have had and that is quite difficult for him to navigate. he feels this innate connection to him through them being born in the same place (lorna even has a photo of the two when they were toddlers) but at the same time beau is a complete stranger to him otherwise.
again, he is a new character and i’m pantsing this novel, but i think his arc will explore: queer pride, creating happiness, mental health and the importance of strong relationships
beau is THE sunshine oc. (felix is too but like, it’s hidden shh). he is SO lovely. truly a himbo. he’s super charismatic, loves making friends, very impulsive (or spontaneous, depends on how you look at it), often speaks before he thinks but ultimately has good intentions. he’s also super insightful and really good at emotional support conversations, like he tries really hard to understand what you’re saying the best of his ability - he’s super inspired by his moms loving nature and he wants to help others, but his arc isn’t defined by that. he is also so FUNNY, like i love writing this dude. dream man literally. of course, i want there to be more depth than that, and there definitely is, but this is where we are now and i LOVE him so far
but i have a feeling.....that the alnon wants to hear about him and felix. just a guess!
(i usually dont do pinterest moodboards but i dont have the energy for unsplash’s algorithm rn but anyway, just look at the VIBES)
i really was like felix’s sexuality has nothing to do with his arc even if i don’t think he’s straight and then these two interacted ONCE and were really like no <3 i was doing a sprint with some people from atlas and their chemistry just Happened its like i didnt even know what was happening then i read back and was like
the snippet that ruined my life:
“Or, I mean, we don’t have to go straight there. Have you visited San Francisco before? I can give you the Beau exclusive tour.”
Felix grins and faces him. “The ‘Beau-exclusive tour?”
“Yeah! It’s the Beau tour because I know the best places in the city, not all the boring tourist places. I mean, they’re cool and all, but the secret places are cooler, you know? And it’s exclusive because you’ll be the first one to have taken it.”
“Then how do you know it’ll be a good tour?”
“Because I know I’d be the best tour guide possible.” Beau leans against the doorframe, grin electric. “You down?”
“Just to see if you’re the best tour guide possible.”
i want to make this clear now and ill be talking about this in the update, but church mud still is not a romance story. it never will be. i was very apprehensive about including this into the story because i feel like adding romance into stories that deal with heavy topics like mental health and trauma is a very delicate process and there are very fine lines on both sides of the portrayal (either having a romantic relationship work out or not). i also really don’t know how felix’s sexuality will play a role because his pov was not really set up for it, but i don’t want to just ignore it now that this is a thing? so we’ll see where that goes, again i’m pantsing this novel lol. essentially, this is a big part of felix’s arc, but its not the centre of it.
the way i see it right now, is that this relationship wont be a straight forward “we become official and we are a couple and that is happy ending at the end of the book”, but these feelings will be explored and talked about out loud. i also want that exploration to be healthy regardless of that, because we love complex love narratives! i just want to be clear about this since the relationship does deal with two queer man and the last thing i want to do is promise something that the book won’t really give. ultimately, even if its not a traditional romance love story, the bottom line is these two will love each other deeply.
but beau and felix....,,,lovingly named beaulix! (thank you rhys for the best ship name)
they have ruined my LIFE in the last day. i am so obsessed with them. like this wasn’t planned the chemistry and connection is just so ??? NATURAL???
like i said above, beau loves helping people but that won’t be his arc, and i’m very conscious about that here. like i dont want beau just to exist to help felix (especially with sexuality involved). when i say this is new, i literally figured this out yesterday so i’m just letting it go where it wants to go but PLEASE I AM SO OBSESSED
these two are so cute like please.....the beau-exclusive tour PLEASE
literally their first scene together is felix opening up about how he feels like people only see him as a broken ex cult member that needs to be fixed, and beau is like “then we won’t talk about that. besides, i want to know about felix.” i’m literally losing my MINDDDDD hes so cute
felix also tutors beau’s little half-brother, byron, in piano, so he’s gonna be at his house a lot 👁��👄👁️
im very conscious of this post getting super long and also i want to save some of the beaulix talk for when i write the actual update, so let me end this off with these two snippets because i need y’all to appreciate the parallels here:
“Mine’s June 29th. So, I’m like, a real summer baby. No wonder I love the beach and love San Francisco. I was born for it before I was even there.”
Felix is inclined to agree with that. Summers for Felix were never that special; sometimes it was cool evenings, ice cubes, spending the whole day outside; sometimes it was scorching sun and sweat and heat headaches. San Francisco summers sound more exciting; like beach days, heat haze, drunk afternoons. Beau must be summer, Felix thinks.
then we have:
“Seriously though, do you have a favourite?”
Felix has to think about that one. “I think I like spring,” he says. “I don’t hate when it’s cold, but I always liked when you could feel the air slowly warm up.”
Beau nods. “Spring is cute. You should see the city during the spring when all the flowers bloom – you’ll love it.”
haha get it.....beau is summer.......so we’ve established characters as their favourite seasons.......and then beau......beau says...........
in conclusion, we all love beau........and we love beau and felix......i am SO excited to see where his arc and where their relationship goes
#long post#please the way this post is a long ass breakdown#church mud#thank you for enabling this al OSDJFISDFKMSDFJBSDNFKM#PLEASEEE THE BEAU EXCLUSIVE TOUR WILL HAUNT ME FOR LIFE#Anonymous
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now that i’ve had some time to ruminate on it, ossus thoughts. pub side only, as i am still dragging anya through the last throes of kotet.
scenery pretty
story... exactly as it was datamined. fairly generic/mediocre, ruined by possibly the stupidest plot twist yet. it annoys me for a lot of reasons, but as a fan of the characters, it shows just how little faith bioware have in their own cast that they immediately undermine anyone new they introduce by producing You Know Who as the most blatant edgelord fanservice this year
dailies... meh. they did the oricon thing of ‘the story is the dailies’ that also got rehashed in sor, which... yeah, it makes dev time shorter, blah blah,don’t care, it’s lazy. yes they have little budget etc but that’s their own fault so i got v little sympathy
theron and arcann mancers whining that their fave got 0 time are officially the Most Annoying. as an incredibly bitter koth fan, i... yeah.
it entertains me more than it should that no matter your character/alignment/romantic partner, the chapter opens on a romantic walk with lana in the woods. bioware, ur love interest bias is showing. sha is a happily married woman who is only into felix iresso, thanks.
i love how much nadia has grown into her own. and her new outfit. and her new hair. and nadia. precious sarkhai frien. didn’t do her alert yet, mind.
tau, i would die for tau. i would commit heinous crimes for tau. her Sad Backstory Infodump was uh. a little out of the blue, but her va sold it. Let Me Give Her Hugs.
i love the new general fish guy (i’m blanking on his name. the anti-var suthra, as he is both willing, able, and at least halfway competent). someone called him the anti-vowrawn and they’re right (as much as emperor grandpa is emperor and not a mere general). can’t wait to watch him turn vowrawn into paste.
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10 through 21 for whoever is causing brain rot?
Surprise! Felix is rattling around in here and giving me brainrot bc I miss my sportsball himbo 💙
10. What was your worst fight?
Probably when we got in some serious trouble with marauders. God I don't even remember where we were, I just remember when we got back on the ship we were screaming at each other. It was mainly the "Why did you do that! That was stupid! You could have died!" "I can't always be around to protect you!" "I can protect myself!" Mainly Felix got hurt pretty bad and I was scared and he was scared and I think that's the only time we've ever fought. Scared the whole ship
11. Best gifts you two have exchanged?
Felix gave me a beautiful necklace with a silver manti-queen feather to remind us of when we took on a mega manti-queen on our own. I managed to get two front row tickets to a Rizzo's Rangers game (thanks to my detective work at Eridanos) and it was scary but Felix was having the best time ever. We even got a tossball from the game! (It has blood on it but he won't let me wipe it off)
12. Do you want/have kids?
Maybe someday! We've talked about it, and we wouldn't mind having kids. Probably just one, maybe two. I've always liked the names Joshua and Annalise!
13. Have you ever broken up?
No, thankfully. Other than our big fight, we tend to work things through!
14. Scariest moment together?
Our first encounter with a mega manti-queen without Nyoka. Making a quick trip to Monarch, stepped outside to check the ruins for any salvage, found the queen just existing. Tried to sneak around, she saw us. We were absolutely terrified because I only had my hammer and pistol and Felix had his shotgun and tossball stick. After a lot of yelling and panicking and bullets and Felix kicking the damn thing in the face, she finally died. Absolutely terrifying but we couldn't wait to tell Nyoka! Although we both did get banged up pretty good, got an earful from Ellie :(
15. Happiest moment together?
The first time we said "I love you". We had fallen asleep in my bunk after watching an aetherwave, him laying with his back against the wall and me snuggled up close as the little spoon. I remember him pulling me closer, burying his face into the back of my neck and saying "goodnight, I love you". I looked over my shoulder to see his face turn red as he realized what he said. I'll never forget, he looked so mortified until I said it back. He kissed my forehead and we finally went to sleep
16. Are you or will you ever get married?
Maybe someday! Marriages are kinda iffy because they're seen as contracts that have to be renewed and crap like that, but I see them as more? (Maybe it's a Terra 1 thing.) We're both content with taking it slow :) we do have matching rings like promise rings, if that counts for anything
17. Ideal way to spend time with one another?
Either out exploring or when one of us infodumps and the other listens! Or playing with the other's hair. Felix also likes to sit in my lap and laugh as I tried to reach around him like he's not there
18. Who has the higher sex drive?
We honestly are pretty even, but I think I have a higher drive but I'm also just lazy hdkshdjs
19. What areas do the two of you like to be kissed on?
For me, I love my neck/jaw and hips. Him? Anywhere on his neck, and the insides of his wrists drive him wild
20. What are the biggest relationship flaws the two of you have?
We're both headstrong and just blurt things out. We're both also very, very stubborn, but not prideful so we know when to own up to our wrongdoings. We don't argue often, but when we do? Woof..
21. In which ways are you two the most similar?
For starters we both love sleep, we're both content just hanging out! We both also have a lot of hyperfixations so we love to infodump about them. We're also both stubborn (as said above), we're loyal to a fault (to our friends and each other), speak out about injustices, stand up for our friends. And we both have very curly hair, so we have that going for us
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