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druidx · 4 months

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WIP Intro - Her Countenance was Light

~SYNOPSIS~

The 1970s, twenty years after the rebuilding of Toreguard, semi-retired Sergeant Elowyn O'Toreguarde is called in for a new case - the murder of her childhood best friend, Evelyn Strucker. When the King of estranged Iceland turns up for an unexpected visit, the Triumvirate Council force O'Toreguarde to play tour guide, passing the murder case to her subordinates. But it doesn't completely leave her hands. A strange set of circumstances reveals an ethereal side to the City, filled with secrets. Secrets which may hold the key to Evelyn's murder.

~DETAILS~

Genre: Crime/ Urban Fantasy Type: Novel POV: Third person limited, predominantly Present tense Themes: Grief/ mourning, Change is neutral, Accepting who you are, Mercy is the preferred choice Aesthetic: Dieselpunk, Detective Noir, Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales Status: Technical editing. Posting weekly on Archive of Our Own and Tumblr. Tags: #WIP 'Her Countenance was Light' (All posts inc. meta info); #HCWL Chapters Only (Follow this tag for only the chapters in posting order)

~MAIN CHARACTERS~

Elowyn O'Toreguarde - F, Sergeant-Detective, Freeman of the City

Johan Strucker - M, Evelyn's Father, General, 1/3rd of the Triumvirate Council

Storri Nargondsson - M, King of Iceland

Lerrald Brauma - M, Master of the Exchequer, 1/3rd of the Triumvirate Council

~MINOR CHARACTERS~

Farren Breakwood - M, Constable-Detective, Elo's Police partner

Thazaar Clayrmantle - M, Acting Magister, 1/3rd of the Triumvirate Council

Snotgrut - M, Unusual fellow. Curiosity. Shouldn't exist. ???

Meredith Gruksdottir - F, Bodyguard of K. Storri, Old friend of Elo's

Yoruk Copperheart - M, Bodyguard of K. Storri, Husband of Merri

Irvine Cobbleskater - M, Constable, subordinate of Elo

~OTHER STUFF~

Written for NaNoWriMo 2017. Technically a Modern, Mundane-ish AU of a TTRPG set in the Fighting Fantasy World of Titan. Formerly known as "FF/T Modern-Ish AU".

The plot is... not something I would normally write, and for a long while I hated it. Then I thought it was a too cringy, and tried to 'fix' it, only to give up. Now, on a recent re-read, I think this is the shape this story has always had to have. So I've decided to suck it up and get it ready for posting, so at least it's out there and not loitering on my hard drive.

Title is from a traditional song, Besse Bunting, arranged by Mediæval Bæbes.

~EXCERPT~

She cuts through a narrow alley of dark soot-stained brick, trots down a short set of steps and onto the flagged towpath next to the canal. There is an improvised bridge up ahead that will allow her to pass over the canal closer to where the station lies. She has run this route a hundred times, she knows every nook and cranny along this path, so when she reaches where the bridge should be, and finds it missing, she is perturbed, but not worried. Maybe someone finally reported the ramshackle thing, made of old boards and stolen scaffolding.

It was quick work though, she thinks as she back-tracks to where a tree clings to the bank. The bridge was still there when she came home in the early evening. She shakes the thought aside as she unhooks a rope swing from the tree. It's been a while since she had to use it, but she's in a hurry and has no time for the uncertainty that tries to drape over her like a cloak. With a running start, she jumps. It is only as she enters the apex of the swing that she realises something is wrong. The weight of the rope is too heavy, it shifts alarmingly as she reaches the apex of the swing. Then it has snapped, and she is falling, and she cannot remove her hands from the tacky surface of the rope, and the water is closing in over her head, and she thinks she sees the blaze of red eyes on the bank as she sinks through the darkness.

#meta writing #oc elowyn o'toreguarde #oc farren breakwood #npc Johan Strucker #npc Storri Nargondsson #WIP 'Her Countenance was Light'#wip intro #wip in progress #titan fighting fantasy #fighting fantasy #ttrpg fanfiction #meta wandering words #this has been in my drafts so long

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therecordconnection · 10 months

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Ranting and Raving: "Telephone Line" by Electric Light Orchestra

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In the early seventies, when the breakup of the Beatles was still fresh and still being mourned, many people asked who (or what) could ever replace them. Asking which group was the second coming of the Beatles is like asking for a definitive answer on what the Great American Novel is. You’ll get possible answers, but you’ll never get the answer. Of the various options I’ve heard in my lifetime, only two answers make sense. The first is everything Paul McCartney did with Wings in the seventies.

The second answer is Electric Light Orchestra.

Jeff Lynne is the Beatles fanboy to end them all. He’s made it no secret. He’s lived out the fantasies that every Beatles lover could imagine. He’s played songs with three of them (never got to jam with John Lennon), he’s produced for George Harrison (the album Cloud Nine in 1987) and got to be in a band with him (Traveling Wilburys), he’s produced for Paul McCartney (songs on Flaming Pie in 1997), hell, he even got to produce the Beatles themselves when they reunited and brought John’s final demos to life (“Real Love” and “Free as a Bird” for Anthology in 1995). John even called ELO “Son of Beatles” during a radio interview in 1974. Lynne’s dream with ELO was to pick up where the Beatles left off with “I Am the Walrus” and he absolutely did.

There is no ELO without the Beatles, but I do think there are several ways Lynne stands out from the Lennon/McCartney model of songwriting. For starters, Lennon/McCartney started the Beatles with silly love songs like “Love Me Do,” “Please Please Me,” and “All My Loving.” It was only during the second half that they started writing about stranger things and getting weird with it. Lynne did the reverse. He started ELO with weird science-fiction and fantasy concepts. “Kuiama” is a song about a soldier trying to comfort an orphan girl while also having to be the one to explain he killed her parents. “From the Sun to the World” might be about the apocalypse. “Bluebird is Dead” is about somebody learning about and coming to terms with death because their bluebird is no longer moving. The entire Eldorado album tells a story of someone lost in dreams, going from dream world to dream world a la Quantum Leap in the hopes that they will find the mythical city of Eldorado. In short, the first few ELO albums are strange progressive rock that’s more in line with the sound of the Moody Blues, not the Beatles-inspired pop rock that would define their golden years.

The reason for all of this preamble is because “Telephone Line” is a pivotal moment in ELO’s story, both for their success and for Lynne as a songwriter. It’s when Lynne turned into a full on pop songwriter and his songs started focusing more on ordinary situations for ordinary people as opposed to the strange, almost otherworldly ideas that dominated the first ELO albums. It started with the album Face the Music in 1975, it was perfected the year after with A New World Record and “Telephone Line,” which might be one of Lynne’s best.

Jeff Lynne is a strange entity, both as a songwriter and as a guy. I wrote about his love for the Beatles and his connection to them because as a songwriter, he defies the Lennon/McCartney model because none of the songs are about him. At all. He would get inspired by things that happened in his real life, but he himself is never the subject of the song. No trace of the man is left on the page of his biggest hits. Like McCartney, he writes melodic, catchy, heartfelt songs and delivers them with love and sincerity. It’s a big reason why people still love the band so many years later. He’s good at what he does. However, McCartney also wears his heart on his sleeve and plenty of songs are about him. “Let It Be” famously came to him after he had a dream of his mother giving him advice while he was knee-deep in the rough final days of the Beatles. “Hey Jude” was famously written as a way to comfort Julian Lennon when his dad left his first wife for Yoko Ono. “Silly Love Songs” was a response to Lennon saying that silly love songs are the only kind of song he writes, with McCartney famously asking, “What’s wrong with that?” In short, a lot of lyrics to McCartney’s songs are personal to him in one way or another. John Lennon, on the other hand, rejected that. Words only mattered in the context of fitting into a song or what he was thinking about in a certain moment. It could be complete nonsense for all he cared. He once famously told a fan outside his door, “You just take words, and you stick them together and see if they have any meaning. Some of them do, some of them don't.” Lynne takes the best qualities of both Beatles. The words sound like they could be personal to him, but they’re just words to a song he wrote and they just happened to make a good song idea. Lynne himself talks about it in a radio show interview from 2001:

“Telephone Line” was like a song that was-- You know, I knew somebody, I knew a girl in America and I would phone her. But it was an imaginary story. I pictured a guy who phoned up this girl. And all he ever got was a ring tone, just rang out for days, y'know. And obviously he couldn't do that now. Somebody... some electronic thing would answer it and tell you to clear off or something. But this was just the loneliness of the long distance telephone call.

Whenever we fall in love with a song, we have a hunger to learn what the inspiration for it was. When lyrics to a song really resonate, we often want to learn what caused them to be written. People always wonder what Uncle Joey on Full House did to warrant Alanis Morrisette to write a song like “You Oughta Know.” People debated like Ancient Greek philosophers trying to figure out who Carly Simon wrote “You’re So Vain” about. We care about the performer behind the song, whether it matters or not. Tina Turner didn’t write “What’s Love Got to Do With It?”, but she may as well have, due to the way she performs it and the details of her abusive marriage to Ike Turner fitting the lyrics so well. ELO remains lyrically interesting due to Jeff Lynne remaining a sort of mystery man. We’re talking about a guy who hasn’t been seen in public or on stage without sunglasses on for close to forty years! The reason being that if you ever saw Jeff Lynne’s eyes you would probably start seeing those colors that only shrimp can see. He also has a habit of explaining his songs much in the way that Paul McCartney does, which is to say that he says something about how the song got written, but what he says usually doesn’t explain a hell of a lot.

I talk about the impersonalness of Lynne because I think that helps to illustrate what a great performer he is. “Telephone Line” is fantastic. Every note of it. I can’t think of another song where loneliness has been expressed in a more melancholic, wistful, and almost desperate manner. There’s so many little moments that make this song so wonderful. That keyboard in the beginning that’s mimicking a phone being dialed. Those sad, glittery keyboard notes that lead into the verses. The way the first verse sounds like Lynne is singing from an answering machine. The way the drum beat comes in after Lynne says “Hey” and begins the second verse. The way those gorgeous strings fill the empty spaces between Lynne’s lyrics and follow the lead of his vocal melody. It’s all so wonderful. There’s a reason Lynne got inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. A New World Record is also around the time he really perfected the production side of ELO. This song still sounds fantastic even now. That vocal harmony and blending of Lynne and bassist/vocalist Kelly Groucutt during the chorus is just wonderful. Lynne gets a lot of credit for ELO, but I think he still needs a nod on his production work. You don’t get to produce for the likes of the Beatles, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, and Del Shannon unless you know what you’re doing. Compare this to the first couple ELO albums, where Lynne was just stacking layers of instruments on top of each other, to this and the difference is night and day. This entire song is a musical treasure from one of the best that was just entering the top of his game.

Similar songs on this topic, like New Edition’s “Mr. Telephone Man” and “Misunderstanding” by Genesis, don’t work the same way. It’s mostly because they’re too poppy and you immediately know why the girl isn’t answering. For New Edition, it’s because she’s cheating and in the case of Genesis, it’s because the person trying to be reached isn’t dating the narrator. Lynne keeps the nature of the relationship ambiguous and the song is better for it. It’s clear that he’s singing to a person he was dating or at least romantically involved with (“Don’t you realize the things we did we did / Were all for real? Not a dream”) but this phone call could be coming from a one night stand or an ex he hasn’t spoken to in months. Up to you to decide. Whatever the case, Lynne delivers those first lines with such longing, such care, sadness, and desperation that you can’t help but want to root for him. It’s such an earnest way to start.

Hello, how are you? Have you been alright through all those lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely Lonely nights? That's what I'd say I'd tell you everything if you'd pick up that telephone

You don’t know what happened between these two people, but you know that he’s at least trying to make an effort to fix it. It’s unclear whether he’s singing this song to an answering machine, or he’s just holding the phone to his ear and hearing a telephone ring endlessly. Either way, it’s tragic. It’s also a place all of us have been at one time or another. Things happen and we try desperately to call (or text, in the modern world) and fix things but the person on the other side of the line just lets it ring (or ignores it or blocks you). A lesser song would pick anger as the driving emotion for the song or just make the whole thing sad and have it revolve around a relationship that has ended. Instead, Lynne goes for a scenario where two people are separated, but the relationship can still be saved if they both work together and talk it out. This is highlighted in the chorus when he sings, “I’m living in twilight.”

“Telephone Line” isn’t a love song, but it isn’t a break up song either. It’s something much worse: an inbetween song. It’s a song that represents the worst moments that come with the end of a relationship: the ones where you know things aren’t looking good and it’ll probably end in despair and heartbreak, but something inside you still wants to fight for it. Something inside you wants things to work out and you don’t care how sad and desperate you might sound trying to save it because it’s the only thing that matters in that moment. The ringing of the telephone represents those moments in time where you’re trying to save something, but the other person has given up. The endless ringing is “the hint,” that (hopefully) clear sign that you should give up and accept that things are over. There’s genuine melancholy to “Telephone Line” and I think Lynne strikes that wonderful balance between “someone who desperately wants to fix a broken relationship they still see hope for” and “pathetic loser who won’t take a hint and looks foolish for continuing to try.” The final verse of the song illustrates this balance wonderfully.

Okay, so no one's answering Well, can't you just let it ring a little longer, longer, longer? I'll just sit tight, in shadows of the night Let it ring forevermore

He accepts that this isn’t working, but he’s still not ready to give up because the hope that maybe the other person will answer is still driving him to try. One of the reasons I think this song has lasted is due to how we all have stories of losing friends, loved ones, romantic partners, etc. because they simply stopped talking to us. Sometimes it’s because we’re in the wrong, sometimes we’re given no reason and we’re left to figure out what happened. Regardless, Lynne took that relatable situation and he spun it into ELO’s first single that went Gold.

Whatever the outcome of this song is, we’ll never know. The song ends with the chorus repeated until fade out. We end up living in twilight the same way that the narrator is. The song will always be stuck in that inbetween. If we’re lucky, we’ll hear it ring forever more.

#original post #ranting and raving #electric light orchestra #elo #music criticism

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mywifeleftme · 6 months

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221: Traveling Wilburys // Vol. 1

Vol. 1 Traveling Wilburys 1988. Wilbury

To a certain type of rock purist In the late ‘70s and ‘80s, Jeff Lynne was basically the Antichrist, a Muppet Paul McCartney who did Macca one worse by not only making his own gormless megapop spoo but also producing records for his legendary friends and making them suck too. He’s been mostly forgiven by now I think, and I certainly can’t find that level of umbrage in myself. The best of Lynne’s singles with the Move and Electric Light Orchestra are as good as power pop gets, and if the albums around those singles are mostly grating trash, let’s dwell on the singles. It would’ve been cool if commercial wilderness years George Harrison had put out a folky, acoustic record that delved more deeply into his psyche, but he teamed up with Lynne instead and we got “Got My Mind Set on You”; it would’ve been intriguing if somebody had taken Roy Orbison back to Sun Studios, or even Tom Petty for that matter, but we ended up with “Anything You Want” and “Free Fallin’” and “The Comedians” and “Runnin’ Down a Dream” and that’s fine! Great even.

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All that’s preamble to talking about the Traveling Wilburys, a not-terribly-serious gathering of four of the more significant artists of the rock era and Jeff Lynne, the latter of whom emerges as the dominant creative force by producing these affably tossed-off tunes like it’s an ELO reunion. Some people were Very Mad that the prospect of, like, Bob Dylan writing for Orbison or Petty for Harrison ended up sounding like a jukebox the size of an Imperial-class Star Destroyer entering near-Earth orbit. Personally though, I pretty much wore out this cassette driving around with my mom when I was a kid, and I’ve got real love for just about all of these songs. These personalities were too big for anything approaching a Serious Artistic Statement to get off the ground anyway, and I’d argue that a Basement Types-like presentation would only reveal how threadbare some of the material is. Instead, we get Lynne’s fantasia of the ‘50s rock Orbison helped invent and the others grew up on, the common thread that allowed him to get the signoff from a group of very opinionated Dudes.

Take “Margarita,” a slip of a thing composed of a lazy Dylan verse, some of Lynne’s Sha Na Na doggerel, and a couplet from Petty (“She wrote a long letter / On a short piece of paper”; one of my favourite lyrics actually) that can’t even keep to a consistent grammatical person. Lynne’s production turns it into a spangled fantasia, replete with burbling synth pop intro, Spectoresque armies of backing vox, braying sax, multimillion-dollar acoustic guitars, and a shuffle beat. Even on the songs Lynne trifles with less, like Dylan’s hysterical crime novel in verse “Tweeter and the Monkey Man,” he wants every part to lunge at the listener: has anybody ever gotten a tougher sound on an acoustic slide guitar than the little lick that serves as the song’s chorus?

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Many albums would be greatly impoverished by having Jeff Lynne behind the boards, but not this one. Even when all five Wilburys were alive, they had the vibe of one of those “The Best Band in Heaven” memes people share whenever an icon croaks. And on “Handle Me with Care,” “The End of the Line,” “Not Alone Anymore,” and most everything else here, that’s exactly what they sound like.

221/365

#traveling wilburys #jeff lynne #tom petty #bob dylan #george harrison #'80s music #supergroup #music review #vinyl record #roy orbison

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ren-c-leyn · 2 years

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I hope your Sunday is going well so far, I am here to offer some wonderful writeblrs for Something Neat Sunday!

@author-a-holmes is my best friend & fellow writer and she is as warm and heartfelt as her work. Stories set in fantastical worlds, if you're a fan of elves, or feyfolk, you should check out her writing. If you sign up for Arista's monthly newsletter, you can get the prequel to her Changeling series absolutely free! 🧚‍♀️

@authorminamoroz has a handful of work-in-progress that I love following as they develop, with wonderful worlds to get lost in, Mina's one to watch if you enjoy fairytale style stories and retellings. 👸🏻

@sylhorn isn't incredibly active on Tumblr, but her work is tremendous, in scope and imagination. Again, if you enjoy big fantasy worlds, species and epic adventure, I highly recommend giving Nimu a follow. 🧝🏻

@ambiguouspuzuma is a brilliant, witty writer, their blog is full of shorts to read in one sitting. Their novels are lengthy and thought-provoking, endlessly creative. If you like diverse stories and a writer that never fails to surprise, check them out! 🦜

@ladywithalamp has a beautiful writing style, her work is effortlessly poetic. If you enjoy legends & mythology, I couldn't recommend them more! 💗

@artbyeloquent a fabulous artist, as well as a writer! Not only is there a wonderful, fantasy webcomic to check out, but other exciting projects too. Elo has much to offer over on her blog. 🖊️

@afoolandathief do you want Norse gods in domestic circumstances? Giants in the sky? How about witches and vampires in Vegas? There's such humour and fun in everything she does, I couldn't recommend her more! 🧛

Aaaaaaaand I'm going to leave it at that for now, or I'll have no one left for future Sundays! 🌞

A large list of writers with a detailed breakdown of why you love them is neat indeed! ^^ Sounds like you've got a ton of super talented people crossing your dashboard.

Thank you for stopping by for Something Neat Sunday, I hope you have a lovely day/evening.

#Something Neat Sunday

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rondo-dev · 11 months

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The Mindgame Meta - when high skill meets low skill

You're at home with a friend wondering which game you want to play. "You up for some Street Fighter 6? It's pretty sick!", you say. Your friend looks at you a bit scared. "Never played it, but sure."

You boot up the game, give your friend a cheap knock-off PS5 controller, and get into the character select screen. "You can play Marisa, she's pretty easy.", you tell your friend. They hover over her and decide to go with your suggestion.

You know you're going to absolutely wipe the floor with them, but you'll hold back a bit. Keep it interesting.

The characters face-off against each other in the loading screen, you make your character pull a funny face, because you know you can do it. Your friend doesn't, but is probably too focused on their own character and all the unfamiliar sequences.

FIGHT. You move in, ready to play footsies and dominate the neutral game. Get a hit confirm and follow-up with a 6 hit combo. Meaty them when they get up. Cross-over into a super. Wiped. Your plan falls into perfect place in your mind palace.

And yet, as soon as you walk close, your friend runs in like a total baboon and hits your character. Okay, fine. Beginner luck.

They do it again.

And again.

The sound of what is button mashing eminating from the crappy controller next to you. What the hell is going on?!

MARISA WINS appears on the screen while your friend laughs like a maniac. Stunned, you rematch and go in with absolute concentration.

A repeat of the previous set. Hundreds of hours down the drain and this is the result. You're done with this game. Your friend can go play story mode or something, it's fine. Play something else, even.

Hard and soft skills

Almost all multiplayer games where you play against another player have some amount of depth and skill expression that you learn over time. As you play against, understand, and apply these mechanics, you will become a better player and thus climb the eternal ladder of elo/mmr/other arbitrary number based ranking system.

This number then, in theory, matches you with players of an equal skill level. They may be better at some mechanics you're not well versed in, but perhaps you're better and other mechanics. You didn't get to that rank with sheer luck.

This loop ensures that you will always be exposed to challenges, forcing you to improve if you want to climb and meet more difficult opponents.

I'd consider most of the above "hard skills", where the game tells you "you can do this". However, when you reach higher and higher ranks, "soft skills" become more and more important. What I mean with that is both strategy and getting in your opponent's heads (the mental game).

The Art of the Macro Game

To use mobas as an example for strategy, there's a lot of guides talking about the right way to play the macro game (aka map movements). Do x and y and you will win games. And yes, it probably is the most optimal way to the play the game, you'll get the most amount of gold and apply pressure around the map, forcing your opponent to do things they don't want to do. Perfect!

But what if they just don't have a concept of what the right way to play is? What if they suddenly, at a really bad moment, decide to group up and walk to your location to kill you?

It makes no sense!! They could've done so many other things that were more optimal to try and get you, the high skill player, out of the game! And yet, they did exactly that.

High skill players have an expectation of how the game should be played, and when the reality of a low skill player's strategy (or lack thereof) meets expectation is when the high skill players may ironically be beaten.

Pressure mounting

"gg ez". You feel your anger boiling. They worked 50 minutes for that win filled with insults and questionable comments, damn it! How can they even say it was easy?! You let your emotions get the better of it and write a novel of text in the post-game chat to verbally humiliate your opponent (and make yourself feel better). It doesn't work. You took the bait. You're done.

That's one type of mental game, though not the one exclusive to high skill players. But it is one that anyone can use. Wittling away at someone's mental game is, I think, a big part of how OG won the biggest tournament in Dota twice in a row. Not by typing things in games, of course, but by taunting on Twitter and by making very unconventional moves to target the "star player" of the opponents team. I mean, how would you feel if you already have a lot of pressure on you to win the mid-game for your team, and then you also get ganked and killed before the 10 minute mark? You'll start making mistakes and being predictable by sticking to what you know. Creativity goes out the window.

You may think these are underhanded strategies, but for any competitive game and sport, not tilting is always part of the game. I think it is simply another layer of competitiveness. Keeping your cool is an art on its own.

A dependency on the opponent

There will always be things higher skill players will be better at. Last hitting in lane, knowing when to go in for a kill, higher situational awareness, keeping better track of resources, and much more. These foundational concepts are the things they will always rely on to try and pull a win out of the bag.

What differenciates these things, in a vacuum, is that they don't necessarily rely on the opponent to do something. You know that you can get more last hits. You know by instinct that you have 4 bars of resources to pop into the next combo. You know you can do your super move after certain moves.

The difference comes from where you need to interact with the opponent directly. So when you're ever in the situation where you need to play against a lower skill player, do not overthink things and try to punish the "dumb" moves they are making or find gameplay patterns you yourself can exploit.

"If I don't know what the hell I am doing, how the hell are they supposed to know what I am doing?"

#game design #game developers #game development #psychology #video games #games #gaming

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wilhelmina-murray-harker · 1 year

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me when i am tagged by @legendoftheotherside!

Post the names of the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title of what most intrigued them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it. If you want, tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Okay i don’t have a WIP folder lol (they’re sorted in a different way) so this will just be the ones I remember that I am working on atm, including original stuff bc why not! These aren’t ALL the unfinished things I have, just the ones I eventually intend to finish. I am also not including the dnd campaigns I am writing rn

Fairy Tail

Ace of Spades

I Can Die A Million Times And I’d Still Wake Up At Your Door

Fairy Tales

HoaD - Gray (also Erza and Levy)

War AU

To Have and Let Go (published but half finished lol)

Gravity Falls

Gravity Falls AU (other potential titles: Te-rift-ic, There’s Nothing Strange About Gravity Falls, Gravity Falls Is A Normal Town)

Sword Art Online

Sword Art Offline

Original novel-type things

Remembering a friend you forgot

The Sky Is Yellow

Light Magic Story

From A Small Distant World (technically completed as in I turned it in for the assignment, but it doesn’t end where I intended)

Scripts (not saying original bc some are adaptations)

We’ve Been Played!

17776 as a play

The Metamorphosis But It’s A Play

MSF-like play

Time - ELO Musical

Tags! @chiropteracupola @dxppercxdxver (I’m only tagging you two bc i can’t remember who else writes stuff ashdjnsjk)

#there are some I would VERY MUCH like people to ask about and some I would NOT lmao #some of these are bad ideas that need some work before they become a good idea #my writing #hmm i think I shan’t tag these by fandom #ask game

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eloarei · 4 years

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Editing sucks, but at least I’m learning new things by forcing myself to fact-check things I wrote on a whim. For example: the “city guard” was in fact a thing in mid-1800′s America, not just in ye olde Europe. They were basically militia, and they helped the police but weren’t part of the police. Which, luckily, is exactly what I assumed without putting any research in. So thank god for at least one part I don’t have to rewrite.

#elo talks #elo writes a novel

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bookgeekgrrl · 3 years

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My media this week (7-13 Nov 2021)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊 👂 Anne of The Island (Anne of Green Gables #3) (L.M. Montgomery, author; Susan O'Malley, narrator)

😍 👂 Anne of Windy Poplars (Anne of Green Gables #4) (L.M. Montgomery, author; Tara Ward, narrator) - a lot of people don’t like this one bc it’s at least 50% epistolary but I enjoyed it. I was especially struck by a scene where Anne & another girl are in her room, just hanging out, chatting and doing their nails, and that small thing just hit me, about how some bits of life haven’t changed in over 100 years.

😍 Reparations (Saras_Girl) - 87K, Drarry - newly fledged healer Harry works a rotation in wizarding rehab & gets to really know Draco

🙂 👂 Grave Reservations: A Novel (The Booking Agents #1) (Cherie Priest, author; Ulka Mohanty, narrator) - this was fine - entertaining & moved right along. Leda is a very typical, everyday person that I could never tolerate for more than 10 minutes of small talk in real life. I’ve nothing negative to say but I probably won’t return to this series; I suspect this is a ‘not for me’ issue. I did really like the ride-or-die female friendship between Leda and Niki - that was probably my fave thing about the book.

😊 Not to Win (foryouandbits) - 66K, Zimbits - Bitty's a pro skater, Jack's basically Jack and they meet during the Winter Olympics

💖 +252K of shorter fic so shorter work shout out 💖

Murder, He Wrote (mklutz) - TW: Sterek, 31K - Stiles is a NYT bestselling author who procrastinates writing by helping his dad solve some arson and also finally gets with hot deputy Derek

Flood My Veins (thiccbuckybarnes) - MCU: Stucky, 27K series - absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE this little series about “Big Grump Bucky has a hot one night stand with a college kid who is popping up everywhere in his everyday life and he doesn’t know how to deal with it”

into the depths (thiccbuckybarnes) - MCU: Stucky, 4K - let’s hear it for some excellent quick & dirty consentacles

A Chance We Could Make It Now (babbitly) - Check Please!: Zimbits, 24K - as always I’m a sucker for baker!Bitty and this is new Falcs player Jack trying to feel at home in his new city and discovering a friendly neighborhood bakery with a very friendly cute baker

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Elementary - s1, e15-17

Living Single - s1, e2

Over The Garden Wall - s1, e4-10

Drunk History - s1, e1-2

Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well” short film

Jungle Cruise

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Cueva de los Tayos

You're Wrong About - Ed and Lorraine Warren w. Jamie Loftus

Stuff The British Stole - Not Your Venus

99% Invisible #465 - Shirley Cards

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The House on the Rock

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Capitoline Wolf

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Pennsylvania Firefly Festival

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Maine’s Burning Blueberry Fields

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The World's Quietest Room

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Haw Par Villa

Ologies with Alie Ward - Dolorolgy (PAIN) with Rachel Zoffness

This is Good for You - Ep 19: “For Colored Nerds” Is Good For You

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Plotz Plot

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The International Church of Cannabis

Strong Songs - "Like a Prayer" by Madonna

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - The Hot Ale Flip

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Mellow Pop-Punk

Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Ska Sounds

Give 'Em the Hooks!

Heartland America

Campfire Classics

Presenting The Offspring

Red (Taylor's Version) [Taylor Swift]

ELO 50th Anniversary, Vol. 2 [ELO]

Presenting Sam Cooke

#sunday reading recap #bookgeekgrrl's reading habits #bookgeekgrrl's soundtracks #rereading anne of green gables for the first time in 30 years #fanfic ftw #elementary is the superior modern sherlock #finally finished over the garden wall #which was excellent #i really wasn't in the mood for tv this week #strong songs podcast #stuff the british stole podcast #99% invisible podcast #this is good for you podcast #ologies podcast #you're wrong about podcast #genuinely delighted for all the tswift fans who had such a good week this week #i enjoyed her short film very much #atlas obscura podcast #fan makers are a *gift*

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sarcasmic-skies · 3 years

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about me!

i’m tyler (they/them), you can call me ‘ty’ :^) i’m a queer 23 y/o 4th generation swing dancer who loves their wife & this is my shitty blog!!

my dead poets society tattoo post w/gale’s response

free access to the dead poets society novel (google drive link)

i’m delivermetyler on ao3 (i beta for @still-in-my-2020s <3)!! msg me if you want me to beta for you!!

my inbox is open for messages & asks, so feel free to reach out!! <3 more info abt me under the cut :^)

what i typically post/rb:

poetry, quotes, webweavings, etc. (esp shakespeare <3)

favorite films/shows/games/books of mine (dead poets society, house md*, fight club, a separate peace, criminal minds, platoon, american psycho, bioshock, top gun, star wars, hbo war, m*a*s*h**, dcu & many more). i’m also part of danonation <3

a wee little bit of military history!! but no blind nationalism here lol. my favorite eras/those i am most knowledgeable abt: the civil war, wwii, vietnam era (also my favorite eras in the war film genre!)

art! collage art, photography, & paintings. i love art depicting the human body, so please be aware i may rb posts w/blood or nudity, but i will not post/rb graphic/detailed sexual content!

music!!!!! 40s-80s tunes: the bulk of my listening. 50s & 60s: my favorite decades. i love elvis presley, dion dimucci, the righteous brothers, depeche mode, squeeze, johnny cash, dean martin, bruce springsteen, rufus wainwright, billy joel, elo, glen campbell, the beatles, gene pitney, marty robbins, slade, the eagles, johnnie ray, twin atlantic, interpol, blur, the beach boys, cake, new order, arctic monkeys, pilot, frank sinatra, hank snow, elvis costello, the clash, the smiths (fuck morrissey), & plenty of others… esp yacht rock, doo wop, folk, new wave, punk, [pre-80s] country, & honky tonk <3

interests/hobbies of mine:

the basics (reading/annotating, watching films & tv, listening to lots of music); cross stitch, sewing, collecting & repairing vintage clothing; swing dancing, gambling (among friends), driving, writing, playing guitar, harmonica, etc.; research, sending & receiving handwritten letters, photography, baking, thrifting, & getting tattooed!!!

*my liveblogging for my first ever watchthrough [211018-211211] is under #ty’s house md watch party

**my liveblogging for my first ever watchthrough [220124-220807] is under #ty’s m*a*s*h watch party

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A Year of Writing - 2022 Writing Wrap-up

I quite liked doing the "Your Writing Year in Review" thing last year, so decided to do it again.

➼ Quick Stats

Total Written - 92,157 words Average Words/Work: 4,388 Started in 2022 - 33 works Finished in 2022 (started anytime) - 21 works Published in 2022 (started anytime) - 36 works Number of Works still in Progress (started anytime): 79 Mostly wrote in: August, October & Dec (4 works each) Longest work completed or added to in 2022: The Ruby Falls (181,884) Shortest work completed or added to in 2022: wip - elo the 'beggar' (96) Top Genres: Fantasy Top WIP(s): The Ruby Falls Top OC(s): Aderyn, Mio, Rowan, Caseswing

Below the cut: 2022's Plans, Work I'm proud of, Work that shows I'm still learning, Breakdown of 2022, Plans for 2023, ICYMI

➼ What were my writing plans for 2022?

❌ Finish The Ruby Falls by April, published by October

HAHAHAHAHAHA! 💀❌💀

✅ Finish some of the then-68 WIPs from 2021 and prior

I managed 7 - 5 Oblivion fanfics, and 2 Starbound fanfics. 7 is better than 0, so I'm counting this objective as completed.

➼ Work I'm most proud of

It's a tossup between Abecean Blue and Tales of the Starbound: The Barkeep's Tale. I'm fond of the descriptions and flashbacks in Abecean Blue, but The Barkeep's Tale shows just how much I've grown and learned as a writer.

The Barkeep's Tale was started in 2015, and while admittedly it was part of a NaNo and I knew then it wasn't perfect, I thought it was reasonably well crafted. But when I rewrote it - nearly from scratch - and read it back, I realised just how much I've improved - mostly in the last 2 years.

➼ Work that shows I'm still learning

The Need for What We Can't Have, Long Past Dawn, and Strawberry Fizz. I can't write men. I can't write gay men. I can't write romance between men! Why are men so hard? (puns not intended)

All of those pieces feel tremendously flat to me. The descriptions are fine, but when it comes to men emoting, the dialogue... I just don't feel there's the same pizzazz as if you asked me to write a feral she-goblin.

➼ Breakdown of 2022

There have been a lot of IRL things going on this year, and I just haven't felt as creative as I have the past few years. The trip to Iceland was inspiring, yet that and the trip to Denmark took huge chunks out of my year (both were nearly 2 weeks each).

That being said, when I look at my stats for complete fics over the years, I can see that 2022 was nearly on par with 2020, with 21 vs 27. And even though I finished more works in 2021, my word count was much lower. I feel like I'm now at a happy balance between word count and finished works.

I also feel like I'm finishing a lot more things recently, even if they are fanfic, where historically I was writing novels and then running out of steam on them. I'm not sure if I can apply that to the past novels I've never finished/ edited enough to publish. Honestly, I don't know what I want to do with them at all...

➼ What are my writing plans for 2023?

Post The Ruby Falls.

Finish stuff. Post more 'For Posterity' items. Study Romance? Read more.

IDK, everything beyond The Ruby Falls is flexible currently.

➼ In Case You Missed It

Here's the list of all my work posted in 2022 (including some older works), separated by universe.

Original Series - Astyria's Star

Summer Prose Challenge 1 ~ 450. At the abandoned council chambers at Gont Point, Astyria considers the perils the people of Ilma face due to the rising acid seas. Read on Tumblr

Summer Prose Challenge 2 ~ 680. A grandmother recites a folk tale to her grandchildren. Read on Tumblr

Summer Prose Challenge 3 ~ 490. Astyria’s nephew has to complete a school assignment. Read on Tumblr

Summer Prose Challenge 4 ~ 920. We join Astryia at a council meeting to hear the options for dealing with Ilma’s climate issues. Read on Tumblr

Summer Prose Challenge 5 ~ 1,120. A talk show host discusses the current climate issues on Ilma. Read on Tumblr

Original Work - 'For Posterity' Items

The Web ~ 176. How the spider invited its web. Read on Tumblr

Lost on the Moor ~ 206. A girl with paranormal powers is on Dartmoor. Read on Tumblr

The Frustrated Writer ~ 853. A girl complains to the reader that she has writers' block. Read on Tumblr

The Fox ~ 437. A girl meets a fox. Read on Tumblr

When I am old... ~ 273. A description of a woman's old aunt. Read on Tumblr

Hungry... ~ 546. A woman's sick husband bites her, and she becomes very hungry. Read on Tumblr

England Expects ~ 247. An old man reminisces about people taking responsibility for their community. Read on Tumblr

GM Mutated Cheese ~ 282. A young boy experiments with cheese. Read on Tumblr

Closure for a Silver Shilling ~ 328. A gravedigger is having trouble digging a grave. Read on Tumblr

Other Original Works

The Need for What we Can't Have ~ 341. A mining clerk considers his religious colleague. Read on Tumblr

Uncertainty in the Weather ~322. A farmer's daughter reminisces. Read on Tumblr

Starbound

While the Sun Shines ~ 850. Mio enjoys a picnic with some of her residents. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

A Place No Good Man Should Go ~ 420. Oganesson introduces Yasahama to the Black Market. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Tales of the Starbound: The Barkeep’s Tale ~ 3,240. Just a regular night in the Desert Rose; good times with good hooch and better company. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Tales of the Starbound: The Miner’s Tale ~ 3,380. The logs of mine guard Devon Parker, detailing a year and a half of adventure. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

The Temple of the Fading Light ~ 592. Mio investigates an ancient temple and learns the dark secrets behind it. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

The ‘Shroom Witch ~ 785. Mio visits an agaran witch for help destroying the Ruin. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

TESIV: Oblivion - Modern AU

Strawberry Fizz ~ 219. Martin and Baurus take a summer holiday. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Long Past Dawn ~ 646. Martin isn't fond of parties or unwanted female attention. Baurus has a solution... Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Self Indulgent AU ~ 8,274. The Hero of Kvatch is Martin’s Biological Child. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Spiritus Alco Custodiat ~ 451. A jest from Jena turns swiftly sour. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

TESIV: Oblivion - Vanilla

The Foundling ~ 700. Comic Script. Rhiannon's origin story. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Abecean Blue ~ 514. Martin extols the virtues of the Abecean Sea; After his death, Rhiannon goes for a dip. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Rowan Hunts ~ 1,803. Jauffre has gone missing; Rowan hunts him down and brings him back Read on AO3 or Tumblr

A Restless Pillow (Begets No Rest) ~ 1,650. Rowan is an insomniac due to too many people pestering xir in sleep. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Bring the Fire; Brave the Cold ~680. On a snowy day at Cloud Ruler, Rowan discusses the theory of magical fire. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

No Knight in Shining Armour, Xe ~ 4,780. What happens to Rowan between the end of the MQ and Accepting an Invitation. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

Per Necessitatem ~ 1,940. A description of Rowan performing the Dark Brotherhood's Purification Quest. Read on AO3 or Tumblr

#meta writing #meta wandering words #end of year review #ayearofwriting2022 #writing review #Scheduled to post on 18 Dec - some stats may be out of date

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bilbao-song · 3 years

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heres an ask because i too am desperate to engage with people. i know u dont care about roxy music but you did say you would accept something as incoherent as a keysmash so here is an equivalent: admittedly i find the dynamics between ANY band and their fans very interesting, but roxy music in particular. there is a peculiar divide between those who are staunch bryan ferry fans (these people typically dont give half of a shit about anyone else in the band), those who are fans of the group as a whole and dont particularly care about individual members at all, and those who are most interested in phil manzanera and andy mackay and sometimes the other guys, who generally quite dislike bryan (i being the latter)- and often there is resentment between the groups. i think its so interesting that a group of people can be presented with the same exact material, love it and enjoy it for years, and yet latch onto different parts of it and make it such a part of their identity that should you confuse one with the other they become insulted, or if nothing else will tell you "no no, i like roxy music but i REALLY like bryan, i think hes the best", or "no no, i love roxy music and im a fan of andy and phil in particular but i dont care for byran much at all, dont get it twisted", etc. are there bands you're more familiar with who have this sort of divide amongst the fanbase? do tell me about them, if you like :>

first of all i absolutely love that u sent this ksdhgkshg this is like. exactly the kind of thing i wanted

sorry for taking 39485949 years to post this lmao. i wrote like FIVE entire paragraphs and then had to edit it but it was getting super late and anyway it’s still absurdly long (as in, i can say whatever i want in the below text bc no one is going to want to read it) and definitely devolved into a huge general rant about the annoying and creepy behaviors of some people within band fanbases (specifically ELO-related bc of course) as well as vagueing about my own controversial opinions but......nonetheless.

anyway!!! i find this kind of thing really interesting too!! and i know EXACTLY what you’re talking about. there are just sooo many facets to this, and i guess it’s different for every band. on the one hand i do think it’s kind of an interesting phenomenon bc if you think about it, they’re basically enjoying the same thing but taking wildly different/opposing stances on it. as a whole i would find it a lot more interesting/amusing and less frustrating if people could like...manage these kinds of differences without turning it into some kind of overly vitriolic/super hostile opposition that you would think is about politics or something and not a band we r supposed to be listening to for entertainment purposes. i mean, i 100% get that things don’t have to be Extremely Important to be worth discussing, but it just seems wild the way some people get SO intensely angry about these things, sometimes to the point of being kind of inappropriate. i have a lot of issues with the way some people within band fanbases tend to behave lol

.......anyway the Full Rant is below here (idk why i wrote this bc it’s long enough to be turned in for a grade and it’s only partially relevant. read at ur own risk):

so!! thankfully with most bands i enjoy i just kind of watch the fanbase from the sidelines and don't get too involved in or even aware of all the drama. like...i know about the band and enjoy the music but just manage to not get involved in whatever the community happens to be collectively freaking out about at any given moment. i feel like the kind of divide you mentioned is actually pretty common within band fanbases (i think there are things like this with like...styx and three dog night? among others? but i don't know all the details 👀) but like, FORTUNATELY with most of them i just would not know. that's very nice because i unfortunately do not always have that kind of luxury with the ELO fanbase...idk i have a lot of very strong ELO-related opinions that i usually don't like to discuss in great detail bc i get disproportionately frustrated but yeah basically what you described does kind of happen among ELO fans, although thankfully i'd say it's to a somewhat lesser extent? people are commonly at each other's throats about a variety of topics including (but not limited to) who they support or don't support, but there are still plenty of people who (thankfully) are not so aggressive lmao. there is sort of a divide within the fanbase but i feel like it's probably not so 50/50 as what you're talking about...maybe more like 85/15

THAT SAID, i have frequently commented on the fact that the ELO fanbase is largely a dumpster fire and there is a whole entire sector of the fanbase that is comprised of people who i absolutely cannot stand, and most of them do fight a lot lmao. this is only partially related to the subject at hand, but a good portion of the bickering is relevant to The Divide. like, i'm 100% okay with having a different opinion than someone else as long as they aren't acting like a complete freak about it, but idk, aside from the fact that most of these people are like?? needlessly aggressive?? there are certain opinions held by certain members of the Greater ELO Community that just give me that vibe of like...hmmmm this is a person i probably would not want to associate with at all, even in matters completely unrelated to this. Unsavory Person Vibes. i mean like, “opinions” that just boil down to "i am very very entitled and also incapable of seeing anyone else's perspective on literally anything ever BUT that isn't going to stop me from openly whining about this absolutely whenever possible." like!! it's one thing to have some kind of legitimate, reasonable criticism of an individual or band but some, if not most, of the things i've seen people losing their minds over within this fanbase have been so hilariously trivial that i just CANNOT understand how these people actually managed to get to be (presumably) functional adults who are probably like 50+ years old. i mean like, full-blown tantrums and calling someone all sorts of nasty things over something that shouldn't even be an issue because without exaggerating i cannot fathom how anyone could even be majorly upset about it in the first place. to give an example: someone once had a whole entire little strongly-worded, excessively presumptuous freakout because a guitar was no longer on loan to the rock and roll hall of fame. like...it was there for quite awhile and two out of four inductees loaned absolutely nothing but you're whining because one who DID loan something eventually took it back? do we not know what the word "loan" means? anyway the best part is that basically every time something like this happens, if someone tries to point out that the person is overreacting or perhaps just needs to look at a situation another way, they will then go off on that person bc god forbid we try to be level-headed about things. everything has to be Very Horrible All The Time or we’re doing something wrong or being stupid or something. idk i'm convinced that some people just want to be angry

also just...some of these people do some really shady things that i personally feel are morally questionable but there's nothing i can do about it so i try to just kind of avoid dwelling on it lmfao. like, it's not okay to violate people's privacy just because they're famous and you're overly entitled/nosy/desperate for clout/blatantly trying to profit off of them? i know in the Sane World that's a completely non-controversial idea but band fanbases apparently often aren't based on sanity skhglkshgks idk i could probably write a small novel on this and make a specific list of all the things they do that are just like...bafflingly tone deaf and kind of appalling but i digress. idk the worst part to me is the way they'll be like, saying/doing something that's just awful or like, maybe even totally factually wrong while acting like they're in the right. absolutely wild

to at least somewhat bring this back to what we were ATTEMPTING to talk about!!! personally i've reached a point where i pretty much no longer care about like 90% of anyone who has ever been in ELO (jeffrey/richard/roy/mike de albuquerque supremacy) but i'm not like, actively a Hater of the others lmao. i appreciate that they were there and enjoy the nostalgia(? i wasn’t alive) of it and i’m glad they’re out there existing but i just...don’t really care about anything they do at this point?? a good portion of it is a result of me taking issue with certain things some of them have done, which has impacted the way i feel about them, but MOST of it is really not that deep and it’s just that some of them just don't particularly interest me on that kind of level/i don't feel the need to get that invested in like 927509257 different people (fun fact: during the 1970s every third person in existence on earth was, at least briefly, a member of ELO). there's really only one ELO-adjacent person who i actually very strongly dislike and a) luckily i feel like they barely even count as a member b) the reasoning is kind of its own Thing and has very very very little to do with anything related to the band so it's kind of another subject entirely. anyway that’s as close as i’ll ever get to actually getting involved with any of the Drama sgsdgsdgfhdh. my primary beef is with the fanbase anyway because, as previously mentioned, there are too many insane people. i guess what i’m getting at here is that yeah there’s a divide and it does affect me BUT i also don’t really get why people allow this to make them act in a way that goes beyond just having a difference in opinion and is so overly hostile towards each other as well as the people they’re discussing. like...if anyone involved is a serial killer or something even remotely similar then yeah, being outraged on an extreme level and absolutely hating them even as an outsider makes sense. otherwise? calm down!!!!!

anyway. to wrap up this mostly incoherent rant that i hope no one read: i have always suspected that band fandoms kind of attract certain kinds of very distressingly weird people and i just think it's funny how there's always like, a little cluster of people within the fanbase who basically seem like they actually hate the band (those are almost always the Weird Ones bc i can’t tell you how many times i’ve witnessed a person who is like, into a band to a CREEPY extent and then one day they just flip and become a hater). at that point i'm just like, okay? so why are you still here lmfao. i guess that's the Main Idea of all of this lol. i just don't get why these people stick around when 98% of all they ever do is complain and act overly judgy? i just feel like if my so-called favorite band was making me that miserable i would try to find another band to like instead of becoming a menace to society. that’s just me tho

to bring all of this together i guess i just assume that some kind of phenomenon like this occurs within basically every band fanbase. idk it just seems pretty universal for some reason. certain kinds of people just love drama i guess and will turn any difference of opinion into some kind of shitshow

tl;dr: yes

#every time i talk about this sort of thing i think about how my mom joined some of the elo facebook groups #and after a few weeks she was like omg!!! you were right!!! they're crazy!!! they're FIGHTING with each other!!!#sadly the facebook ppl are actually pretty tame compared to what can be found lurking in other corners of the internet #anyway this mostly just turned into me vagueing about my beef with the elo fanbase again but it's hard not to go there sdhglkhsdgl #also i feel like with a lot of things that cause Controversy within band fandoms it's just like #people getting so angry over things that don't affect them and that the actual people involved aren't even that concerned about anymore #AND ppl assuming they have the whole story on a particular issue when oftentimes it's likely that they don't #whether it's bc the information just isn't out there or because certain sources are obviously going to slant things in their favor #which is not inherently a problem bc of course people have different perspectives but you just can't forget that that's a thing #idk i have.....so many very strong opinions but the idea of being specific about it in a conversation gives me hives #metaphorical hives #anyway thank you for sending this bc i am literally always waiting to rant about weird ppl within band fandoms #eddie-riff

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Wonder Egg Priority anon here!

There are a lot of trigger warnings for the show and there are different ones for every ep. since they rlly don't shy away from confronting real life issues. The overall theme/plot being driven by the main characters wanting to see their friends who've commited suicide I'd generally tag the show with suicide, suicidality, self harm, but also being misgendered, sexual abuse, and pedophilia. With TWs varying from episode to episode you should look up tw tags on tumblr(or else where) if you know you won't be comfortable otherwise.

I haven't watched PMMM but I'm pretty sure WEP might turn out to be a bit darker than PMMM.

Fair warning tho: there have been ppl calling the writer of the show transphobic, which, if he is, the show really isn't conveying that at all, at least for now. There really isn't a way to tell how the show is going to play out since it's a og piece written for tv (i.e. not based on a light novel or manga). But considering how good the show has been and what the majority of trans ppl themselves have said, the show's rep is good. Which probably means that even if this cishet man is in any way LGBTQA+ phobic the show is getting a lot of consultation from LGBTQA+ ppl prior of airing/writing.

With that being said, the character Momoe and her struggles reminded me a lot of the struggles you've had voiced on your blog before. That played a lot into wanting to recommend this anime to you...yk besides there being kick-ass & cute magical girls in it who are Kinda Gay and Killing Evil (just the Elo-would-like-this type of genre :D)

OKAY, hold on, there's a lot to unpack here!

Thanks for the warnings, I'm fine with most of them, but the sexual ones are defenitely some I am more sensitive about, so it's good to know beforehand. But, like, do you mean that each episode has different ones? Like, idk, depending on the evil they're fighting at the moment?

You didn't watch Madoka? Bad, go fix that! xD

Oh gosh, fandom drama. Honestly, if the rapresentation is so nice I highly doubt the creator is lgbt+phobic or something. At worse he might just be neutral? I mean, you wouldn't go out of your way to inform yourself and do something good for people you hate, but if you're neutral maybe for the sake of your work you could. Or maybe he's actually supportive and trying his best, and the accusations came from some mistakes he made? I saw how people can be judgmental of rapresentation, what if he did something wrong without knowing? Sometimes we forget that cishets just can't see things like we do, they make mistakes and must be guided.

These are just made-up scenarios from me of course, possibilities I'm considering. But honestly? I think I'll just ignore all of that, I prefer getting the idea by myself directly from his work. I don't want external influences.

Considering all the suicidal stuff that should be on this show, how should I take this "momoe's struggles reminded me of yours"? 😂 It's still nice that you thought about me tho ❤️ And Gay Girls Killing Evil are always cool and welcome!

So, this is still ongoing? No ideas how long it's supposed to be? How many seasons? (I actually think I read on Google that it's complete? At least one season? Maybe I read it wrong, I'm confused)

#Ask #Anon #wonder egg priority

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hoichoitv · 3 years

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Shotoborsher Satyajit

Any discussion on cinema, especially Indian cinema, will remain incomplete unless you mention a maverick of a filmmaker, the legendary director Satyajit Ray- one of the very few Indian filmmakers to win an Academy Award (Oscar). Ray's works always came with a new lesson for aspiring filmmakers. He made 36 movies in a career spanning 37 years. Every film is distinguishable in its way, and that it is almost impossible to pick one over the other. On his 100th birth anniversary, as the Oscar-winning filmmaker, writer, and illustrator stands tall as an eternal Bengali icon. Us at hoichoi pay tribute to the Renaissance man of Bengali cinema and his creations through Shotoborshe Satyajit, a unique collection of films directed by him and his writings later adapted into movies. Here are the 11 iconic films featured in this series.

Pather Panchali

One of the greatest classics of Indian cinema, released in 1955, this Satyajit Ray film was produced by the Government of West Bengal. Based on Bibhutibhushan Bandhopadhyay's 1929 Bengali novel of the same name. With this movie, Satyajit Ray made his directorial debut. The film features Subir Banerjee, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Uma Dasgupta, and Chunibala Devi. The story of a young boy, Apu, and his sister, Durga, and their life in a small village of Bengal. Pather Panchali is a turning point in Indian cinema, with its poetic scenes managing to capture literature into filmmaking. The film won eleven international prizes, including the coveted Academy Award, and was among the films that pioneered the parallel cinema movement.

Hirak Rajar Deshe

A film that echoes the legacy of Satyajit Ray and his nature of challenging conventional customs. A children's movie filled with magic and music that also served as a robust satire to the oppression of state and ruling powers. Ray depicted societal issues in a subtle way, covered by humour without destroying its seriousness or sanctity. Featuring legendary actors like Soumitra Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt, Rabi Ghosh, this film is loved throughout the ages and remains an evergreen classic.

Aparajito

The second part of The Apu Trilogy, directed by Satyajit Ray. The film starts with Apu moving to Varanasi with his family and chronicles Apu's life from childhood to adolescence in college, right up to his mother's death, when he is left all alone. The film features Pinaki Sen, Smaran Ghosal, Kanu Banerjee, Karuna Banerjee, Ramani Ranjan, Charu Prkash, Subodh Ganguly. The film won the Bodil Award for Best non-European Film of the Year in Denmark in 1967, along with other accolades.

Abhijan

One of Satyajit Ray's cult classics. Adapted from the novel Abhijan by Tarashankar Bandhopadhyay. This film features the evils in society and the abstract helplessness of its inhabitants. Starring Gyanesh Mukherjee, Rabi Ghosh, and Soumitra Chatterjee, Abhijan is a story of a taxi driver's attempt of reinventing his life and his eventual surrender to the evils in society. The protagonist Narasingh (played by Soumitra Chatterjee) was a direct influence on the character of the cynical cab driver, Travis Bickle (played by Robert De Niro) in Martin Scorsese's film Taxi Diver. Scorsese himself has credited Satyajit Ray as an influence on his work.

Jalsaghar

The fourth of Ray's feature films, Jalsaghar starring Bengali acting icons like Chhabi Biswas, Padma Devi, and Kali Sarkar, depicts the end days of a decadent Bengali landlord and his efforts to uphold his family prestige while facing economic adversity. Jalsaghar went on to win the Presidential Award for best film in New Delhi and played a significant role in establishing Ray's international reputation as a director.

Chiriakhana

Based on the story by Saradindu Bandopadhyay, Chiriakhana explores the investigation of detective Byomkesh Bakshi. Starring the legendary Uttam Kumar as Byomkesh, it is a rare opportunity of witnessing the work of two luminaries of Bengali cinema in a single cinematic experience.

Professor Shanku O El Dorado

Satyajit Ray, the filmmaker, makes way for Satyajit Ray, the science fiction writer. Helmed by his son Sandip Ray, the film tells the tale of Professor Shanku, a charismatic scientist, and his adventures. The film manages to capture the essence of the professor, loved by readers through ages.

Gorosthane Sabdhan

The genius that is Satyajit Ray was not only limited to film making and science fiction writing. He was equally adept in writing crime thrillers and detective stories. As the creator of the fictional Bengali detective Feluda, Ray's writing prowess is second to none. Gorosthane Sabdhan is a thriller that revolves around the mystery of a lost artefact and Feluda's deductive abilities that help discover it.

Ashani Sanket

Another iconic film that has the impact of an epic without seeming to mean to, The film is set in a village in the Indian province of Bengal during the Second World War and examines the effect of the Great Famine of 1943 on the rural areas of Bengal. Ray successfully shows the human scale of a cataclysmic event that killed many. The film won many accolades at the Berlin International Film Festival, and Ray won the award of the best music director at the National Film Festival.

Goopy Bagha Phire Elo

The sequel to Hirak Rajar Deshe, directed by Sandip Ray. The film continues with the adventures of Goopy and Bagha after they receive their powers from the king of ghosts.

Royal Bengal Rahasya

Another fan favourite movie, based on the immensely popular Feluda series written by Satyajit Ray. The story involves Feluda, as he investigates the case of a man-eating tiger.

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Strange Magic - Adam Sackler x Reader - Chapter One

[[A/N: Yes the title is stolen from the ELO song expect many of my fics to be named after 70′s era songs because I’m not good at naming things. Anyway I finally watched all of girls and I really adore his character in the show. More fics to come and more chapters for this one too!

3k Words Rated: +18 only

Features lots of dirty talk and explicit scenes. Hope you all enjoy!

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It was a Thursday night, you’re walking down the streets of New York City. The destination in your mind is a little Italian restaurant that you’ve never been to before. Your friend Alicia set you up on a blind date with some guy she met in the theater and that’s where you’re headed. You don’t know anything about this guy other than his name is Adam Sackler, he’s super tall and he’s an actor who’s been in multiple Broadway productions. You’re a writer of romantic novels, erotic romantic novels. You have a couple titles under your belt that have done so well in sales, you’ve made a name for yourself here in this city.

You’re almost there now, the clicking of your heels on the pavement following you and your hair blowing in the wind. You open the door to the restaurant, going inside. Looking around, you walk through the restaurant and try to find someone sitting alone, someone tall. You turn the corner and see who you think may be the person you’re here to meet. He sees you and stands up, confirming that he’s the one. Now you’re face to face. He’s got to be one of the most handsome guys you’ve ever seen, unique facial features with freckles that dot it all over.

“You must be Y/N.” He says with a smile, pulling out your chair for you.

“Yes, I am. You must be Adam then.” You respond, sitting down at the table. He sits across from you, eyes locked onto you.

“Have you ever been here before?” He asks, trying to make casual conversation.

“No, actually. Have you? I do love Italian food though.” You say, picking up a menu and browsing through it.

“I haven’t, but I heard it’s good.” He picks up his own menu and starts looking at it. It’s quiet now for a moment, before he speaks up again. “So you’re a writer?” He says.

“Yes. I have a few novels published.” You respond, hoping he won’t ask what your books are about.

“I used to know a writer.” He mentioned, picking up his glass of water and taking a sip quickly before continuing to speak. “She was crazy.”

“Well I’m not crazy.” You laugh and sip the wine that he must have ordered for you before you arrived.

“I know, I was just saying.” He says and the waitress comes by to your table, ready to take your orders. You and Adam tell her what you want and she leaves again. “What do you write about? What kind of novels? Anything I’ve read before?"

I sure hope not. You think to yourself, trying to figure out what to tell him. "I write romance novels. I doubt you’ve read any of them.” You said.

“Alright. Then I’ll have to read one of them soon.” He says and the waitress brings over a salad for you two to enjoy before your dinner. You hope he doesn’t ever read your novels, although you know your secret will have to come out soon. You’re just afraid of being judged if he finds out that you write erotic fiction romance books, ones with intense sexual scenes that you’ve never let anyone you were dating read. You know he’s going to get a hold of one and read it, you’re just afraid of what he will think of you after.

You both eat your salad, engaging in more casual conversation about any old random thing that comes to mind. You can’t deny you’re unbelievably attracted to Adam. He’s so handsome, you love looking at him from across the table. “How’s the theater been treating you? I’d love to come to your show when it opens.” You offer him a smile.

“You should definitely come see it. It’s wonderful, I’ve finally found my calling. I love acting and becoming different characters.” He smiles back just as wide, it brings butterflies to your stomach.

“I will! I’m happy for you. It’s a big achievement, being a Broadway actor.” You sip your wine some more, finishing off your first glass. He picks up the bottle from the bucket of ice on the table and pours you some more. Next your waitress brings out your entrees and they look delicious. The two of you eat dinner, you drink more wine and continue your date together, getting to know each other. He doesn’t drink and he tells you it’s because he’s in AA, to which you congratulate him on his sobriety. This night has been absolutely wonderful, not what you expected this blind date to be like. He’s so sweet to you, he listens so well and you can’t help but be ridiculously attracted to him. After you’re done having dinner, he pays the bill and the two of you leave the restaurant, walking outside onto the sidewalk. “Would you like to go back to my place?” You suggest to him, surprised in yourself that you made such a bold move. To be honest, you don’t want to say goodbye to him just yet. The night is still young and it’s only just getting started.

“Of course!” He says, taking your hand and holding it. You hail down a taxi and the both of you get inside. You tell the driver your address and he starts taking you there, your body relaxing in the back seat against Adam’s. It feels amazing to be so close to him. He smells wonderful, his strong arm around your shoulders, your head resting against his pec. The cab trip doesn’t take too long and soon you arrive at your apartment, getting out of the taxi. You live in a very nice apartment building near Central Park. He follows you inside as you say hello to the doorman and walk to the elevator. It takes you up to the tenth floor where your apartment is. You unlock the door and open it, shutting it and locking it behind you once you’re both inside.

“Well here it is. My humble abode.” You say, taking off your heels and putting them by the door for you to actually put away later. Your apartment is decorated in expensive decor, there’s a shelf of awards by the fake fireplace and the walls are lined with bookshelves full of novels of all different kinds. He kicks off his shoes too and takes off his jacket, hanging it on the hook on the wall.

“Very nice.” He says, looking around. “How long have you lived in New York?” He asks you.

“I moved here to go to University when I was 18. I’m 24 now.” You tell him. He goes over to a bookshelf, the one with the novels you wrote on it. He sees that those books have your name on them.

“Are these the ones you wrote?” He asks you and picks up a book, looking at the cover. You rush over and try to take the book away from him.

“Yes I wrote those but I’d rather you not read them right now.” You say but he won’t hand the book back over.

“Why not? What’s in them that I can’t see right now?” He opens the book to the first page and starts skimming over it. The anxiety in your chest is rising, you’re so nervous right now.

“Nothing, I was just hoping we’d get to spend some time together right now, you know.” You say but he turns the pages further and continues to read. His eyes widen, now glued to the words on the page. You can tell he’s reading an erotic scene, it’s probably the first one of that novel where the main character gives her love interest a blow job.

“Is this why you didn’t want me to read them?” He asks you, not taking his eyes off the page.

“Yes.” You frown a little and cover your face with your hands. He flips the pages and skims them, seeing more and more vulgar words strawn together to make the many sex scenes in that novel.

“I’ve never read something like this before.” He says softly, looking over at you as he shuts the book and puts it back. “I’d love to read it more for real and the other ones too.” You stare at him, unsure of what to say. “What? Are you embarrassed? Obviously you’re extremely successful.” He said, waving his hand around momentarily at your apartment that surrounded you.

“I’m not embarrassed. I just didn’t want to show you those quite yet.” You said and went to the kitchen, pouring yourself a glass of red wine. He follows you, watching you.

“I get that. Sorry I read them when you didn’t want me to. I was just very curious.”

“It’s okay.” You take a sip of your wine.

“I’m still very curious.” He walks over to you, placing his hands on your hips and you love the way his touch feels. “How do you get the inspiration to write those?” His question makes you chuckle lightly.

“How does any writer get inspiration? Experiences, fantasies, ideas. Then I put them all together to make a story.” Your eyes are locked on his face and his on yours.

“That’s true… Let’s go sit down? I’d love to hear more about your creative process.” He takes your free hand and leads you back into the living room, causing you to chuckle again. You two have a seat on the couch, real close to each other like how you were sitting in the back of the taxi. “I’d be lying if I said it doesn’t turn me on that you write smutty stories.” He says ever so boldly.

“Well thank you for being honest.” You grin, setting your glass on the coffee table in front of the sofa.

“I bet you’re really kinky, aren’t you?” He strokes your cheek with his thumb, your faces so close to each other. His voice is soft and sensual as you’re surrounded by the warmth of his body.

“You could say that. I guess one has to be when they write erotic novels.” You confess, a little smirk on your lips. He presses his lips to yours in the first kiss you’ll ever share and it’s absolutely perfect. His lips are so soft, plump and they feel amazing against yours. Your hands rest on his big arms, tasting his tongue when he slips it into your mouth. He kisses you with passion and desire, one of his hands rested on your cheek and the other one on your hip. He breaks the kiss for a moment to whisper on your lips.

“I like you. You’re gorgeous, you’re talented and I like the way it feels to be around you."

"I like you too. Very much. Would you like to see my bedroom? I just feel bad not showing you the entire apartment yet.” You say and it’s really just an excuse to get him inside your bedroom.

“Yes, of course.” He smiles and you two stand up, you take his hand and lead him around your apartment. You show him your study, your library, the bathroom and laundry room and then you lead him into your bedroom where your king size bed is. He immediately puts his arms around your waist and your lips lock again, your arms going around his neck. Your tongues begin a battle against each other, tasting each other and it makes you moan a little into his mouth. He moves his hands to grope your ass and then breaks the kiss to attach his lips to the skin of your neck, collarbones and shoulders, leaving kisses and little bites all over you. Your fingers tug his shirt up and he raises his arms to help you remove it. You have to stop yourself from drooling when you see his chiseled, hard chest and his bare, muscular arms. He reaches behind you and unzips your dress, pushing it off your shoulders, watching it fall to the ground. Adam sees you in your bra and panties, reaching his hand to squeeze your breast for a moment. As he’s taking off your bra, you go for his belt buckle and open it up, unzipping his jeans zipper and pushing his pants down his waist. He kicks them off, now the two of you are just in your underwear.

“You are so beautiful, I don’t know how I’m gonna thank Alicia for introducing us.” He says and tucks your hair behind your ear.

“I’ll have to find some way to thank her as well. You’re pretty stunning yourself, Adam.” You say and sit on the edge of the bed. He stands in front of you, eyes locked on your face as he stares down at you. You hook your fingers to the waistband of his underwear and slowly pull them down. His rock hard cock pops out and it’s way bigger than you expected. You figured with how tall he is, he’d be big but you had no idea that this is what he was hiding in his pants this whole time. “Fuck.” You mumble, wrapping your hand around his erection and pumping it slowly. He steps out of his underwear and tugs at your panties.

“Take these off. I want to touch you.” He tells you and it makes you feel like there are volts of electricity rushing through your veins.

“Yes, sir.” You say softly and wiggle out of your panties, letting them fall to the ground then stepping out of them.

“Good girl. Lie down right here on the edge of the bed in front of me.” He orders you and you obey. You lie on the edge and open your legs enough for him to have access. Adam sticks his fingers between your thighs and starts to rub your slickness up and down. You take his length in your hand and start stroking it again, watching as he makes a face of pleasure. His touch feels so good in your most sensitive area, you’re moaning as you lift your legs up a little to give him better access. He slides a finger inside you and pumps it in and out, over and over.

“Oooh, yes please.” You moan and he bites his lip, moving his finger faster. He’s making you very wet and your hand moving on his cock is just making you want him more. He sticks another finger inside of you and continues to work his digits in and out of you, harder now. “Oh shit! Yes! Yes!” You moan, encouraging him, staring up at him with lustful, needy eyes.

“You want my cock inside of you? Deep, deep inside of you?” He asks you, your cunt soaking wet from the touch of his fingers.

“Yes! Yes I do! I want your cock deep inside of me, Adam!” You moan loudly and honestly then he retracts his hand from between your thighs, moving it to his cock to transfer the wetness from your pussy to it.

“Adam, will you sit up against the headboard on the bed? I want to ride you.” You ask him, knowing it would be best to start this way because of how big he is, you can have control at first to get yourself adjusted to his size.

“Sure, of course.” He says and nods eagerly getting on the bed to sit in the middle with his back against the headboard like you asked. He was typically very dominant in bed, but he just couldn’t say no to you asking to ride him. You climb on top of him and straddle his hips then he guides his cock inside you slowly, filling you all the way up as you slide down on him.

You can feel every inch of him stretching you out, not moving for a moment to relax yourself around him. His hands are on your hips and his gaze is locked on yours. He tilts his face forward and kisses you longingly to which you return the kiss with passion. Your fingers are woven into his long dark hair while you start to move your hips slowly, it helps that he got you so wet earlier with his fingers. His cock slides in and out of you again and again with ease as you ride him, both of you moaning into each other’s mouths.

He breaks the kiss with a deep breath, moving his hands down your body behind you to your ass, squeezing your cheeks as they bounce on his dick. Next he does something a bit bold but it’s certainly not unwelcome. He raises his hand and brings it down with a hard smack to your ass cheek, making you moan.

“You like being spanked? You’re a dirty girl who likes when I spank her ass?” He says while keeping eye contact. You nod quickly and begin to move your hips even faster.

“Yes I am!”

"Shit, fuck! You are so fucking tight, Y/N!” He says, feeling like he’s in pure heaven. You grip his shoulders and stop moving for a moment to get on your feet in a squatting position, his cock still buried inside you. You’re so wet as you bounce again harder than before and he reaches his hand to your chest, squeezing your tits. His thumbs rub your nipples adding another sensation of pleasure. He can feel your cunt tightening around his cock, you’re going to cum soon.

“Yes, yes, yes! Right there! I’m going to cum!” You moan out to him, riding him as quickly as you can.

“Be a good little slut and cum all over my cock!” He orders you and the way he talks to you in such a filthy way turns you on so much. The way you moan when you orgasm and the sounds your cunt makes from how wet it is let’s him know you’ve reached your climax. In a state of pure bliss you nearly lose your balance and Adam helps you get back on your knees. He wraps his arms around you and moves your bodies, lying you down on the bed with him on top of you, still inside you. He supports himself on his knees and grips your thighs, snapping his hips in a quick pace. “You’re such a good little slut for me.”

“Adam, Adam, Adam…” You moan, clawing into the sheets beneath you. This makes him pound you faster and harder, getting himself closer to his own release. You’re moaning so much now that it’s become incoherent, a mixture of jumped words and sounds of pleasure.

“I’m going to cum.” He says, looking at your eyes.

“Where do you want to cum?”

"All over your perfect tits.” He growls.

“Please cum all over my tits.” You moan, licking your lips and seeing him stare at your tongue while you do it. He stops moving his hips, pulls out of you and kneels next to you, aiming at your chest as he pumps his cock with his hand. He spills out and covers your breasts with his hot sticky cum and you watch his face the entire time he does it. You love knowing that you’re the one who makes him make those kinds of expressions when he cums, that you’re the one who makes him moan like that. He collapses next to you, both of your chests heaving.

“You’re incredible.” He says to you, making you get that fuzzy and cozy feeling in your chest.

“So are you.” You reach for his hand and hold it, turning your head to look at his eyes.

After both of you had a shower, Adam stayed the night and spent the rest of the evening with you. He had to go home sort of early in the morning to prepare for a theater event he had to attend later that day but told you he would call you soon. It wasn’t fun to say goodbye to him, although you knew you simply must. You look forward to seeing him again and perhaps pursuing a relationship with him. Will he be interested in that? You don’t know yet. You can only patiently wait for the next time you’ll get a chance to talk to or see him.

Hopefully it won’t be too long.

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