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yippee knuckles comic done! wanted to try several things: tell a story in 4-7 pages, attempt to style layouts and writing a bit more like stc comics, and lump my "knuckles raised unknowingly by the m.e." headcanons together. mixed results I think but I still think it turned out nice :)
#sth#knuckles the echidna#sonic the hedgehog#fanart#can you see how i picked up and lost steam over the course of this lol#anyway the basket is not actually a hc thats . a silly#pages 1 5 and 6 were originally the only ones I had strong ideas for#everything else was just. attempting to connect things#i took sooo long making an actual thumbnail script for this and i still needed to change the last panels at the last second lol#also um the layouts def look better when starting the pairing from 1+2 but.#for posting reasons i wanted pg 1 on its own#okay thats all I have to say i think <3#id in alt text#comic
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Rules and FAQ
Schedule (All dates are 11:59pm EST):
Discord Opens: Jan 26
Sign-ups Open: Jan 26
Nominations Open: Jan 26
Nominations Close: Feb 21
Sign-ups Close: Feb 24
Assignments Out By: March 2
Final Date for Fics to be In: March 30
Work Reveals (works are anon): April 6
Writer Reveals (anon lifts): April 13
What is this event?
This is a fandom gift exchange for recursive fic— fic of fic— within the MCYT fandom. We are also allowing recursive art and web weaves and podfic— art, web weaves, and podfic inspired by fic, art, podfic, and other web weaves!
Gift Minimums:
Fic: 1k words
Art: 1 drawing, completed to a standard you would normally post as “finished”
Web Weave: a compilation or collage with a minimum of 10 elements.
Podfic: Audio or multi-voice audio of a minimum of 1k words or the complete work, whichever is shorter, edited to whatever level you normally post as finished.
Rules for Participating:
Must join our Discord for communication, and follow all discord rules.
Must do your best to produce a gift that meets the minimum requirements within the time of the event.
Must DM a mod ASAP if you don’t think you’ll get your gift out on time or at all, or you want to withdraw
Must request a gift (offer prompts) from at least three source materials and offer to create around at least four source materials.
Any under-18 persons found requesting or offering NSFW content will be banned from this and all future iterations of the exchange.
Because of Tumblr, Ao3 and Discord TOS, you must be 13 or older to participate.
Rules for Creating:
Your gift doesn’t have to contain only the characters requested by your giftee, but it does have to centre on at least one requested character.
Any shipping must be kept to PG-13 levels or below unless your recipient specifically requested NSFW. Any non-requested NSFW is grounds for a ban from this and all future iterations of the exchange.
Respect your giftee's DNW (Do Not Want) list. Any gift found to be in violation of a reasonable DNW is grounds for a ban from future iterations of the exchange.
Dark or Violent themes must be tagged appropriately.
Major Archive Warnings must be opted into. Any non-requested major archive warnings are grounds from a ban from this and all future iterations of the exchange.
Prepare a gift in good faith, attempting to make something your recipient will like. Mods reserve the right to ban people for being an asshole.
No AI-created content.
Links:
Ao3: [here]
A03 exchange signup instructions: [here]
Apply for an Ao3 account (currently a 10-day waiting list): [here]
Discord: [Here]
Nomination Form: [here]
Database of Nominated works: [non-explicit] [explicit]
Blanket Permission Statement Database: [link]
If you are not already there, you can add yourself to the Blanket Permission Statement Database here! Just scroll to the bottom and enter the link to your permission statement.
FAQ:
How does a fandom gift exchange work?
People fill out a signup where they offer prompts for gifts they would like to receive, then also offer types of gifts they are willing to make, and then they're matched on Ao3 so everyone gets an assignment to make a gift for another person. All these gifts go into a big collection, and they're revealed when everyone participating has a gift.
How will this event work?
This is a Derivative Works recursive exchange. People nominate fics or art that either have a blanket permission statement (fun database here), or a comment from the author saying that works inspired by their work is okay. Then each work is entered into the official tag set as its own thing you can request. People sign up as they would for a normal exchange, with up to ten of these fic fandoms as being something you are either offering to write for or requesting for your own gift. Once matched, you then write a side story, prequel, sequel, AU, or something else within the universe of that fic.
For example, I had the idea that I really want to see a side story about Etho and Iskall in This Is About A Stuffed Bird, by Bee_4. I will sign up and request that fic as one of my fandoms (and others, you need a minimum of three fandoms), and meanwhile I’m offering to write people’s requests for This Is About A Stuffed Bird by Bee_4, the trinkets and the treasures we brought back from the crusades by Odaigahara, The Extradition by Onelituli, or The Dollhouse by MawoftheMagnetar.
I will be matched during matching week, we'll have our creation period like is usual for an exchange, and when I post my gift I will be using both the "gift to" function (to my recipient) and the "inspired by" function (to whoever's fic I'm writing something inspired by). Once posted, there will be an anonymous period of the exchange where I get a mystery gift and my gifter gets a gift that is on anon as well, and then all will be revealed a week later.
The author I want to make fic for isn't on the database, what do I do?
In that case, you would check to see if the author has a listed permission statement that isn't in the database (this is normally under the "bio" section of an author's profile on Ao3). If they do not have one, check if they have a listed way to contact them, or comment (politely) on the fic that you're interested in, asking permission to enter the work in an exchange making works inspired by mcyt art (see template below).
To be accepted as a source material for this exchange, you would need either a blanket permission statement that is unlimited—"feel free to make any fic you want"—or limited in a way that is simple for the mod team to check on. "No NSFW fic" is simple to check, "No bad dad Phil" is not. You may ask this only in a polite way, and do not show up asking them in four different venues. We do not want this to turn into harassment of authors.
If there are multiple authors for a work, you need a permission statement from each one.
Orphaned works, or deleted-with-permission-to-repost works will be considered to have given permission for recursive work, as the author has given up the fic. Anonymous fics still require author permission, as the author retains creative control of the work.
What do I say to ask permission?
This is just an example, but feel free to say something along the lines of: "Hey, I really like your [fic/art]! I’m going to be participating in an exchange where people make fic and art inspired by MCYT works, and I was wondering if you are okay with people making fic/art/web weaves/other fanworks based on your [fic/art]?"
How many fandoms/fics do I need to sign up?
To increase matching possibilities, we will be using Yuletide rules for sign up. You must request a minimum of three unique source materials, and you must offer a minimum of four unique source materials. "Source Materials" here refers to fics, art, or web weaves. Your source materials do not need to come from different originating servers.
You must make sure that you request at least two source materials that are not created by you, and offer at least three source materials that are not created by you.
What happens if I don't match to anyone?
If there is no one who you can create for, you will be offered the opportunity to add more source materials to your sign-up. If you do not wish to add any more fics or art to your signup, you will not be able to participate in the exchange, and your signup will be deleted. It's a good idea to keep an eye on the sign-ups during the sign-up period, to make sure that you're matchable to someone's requests!
If there is no one who can create for you, you will go up as an Initial Pinch Hit, and somone will volunteer to make a fic or art for you.
What if no one knows about the source material (art/fic) that I want to nominate?
There will be a promo channel in the discord! You can make your pitch for why your source material is the best and everyone should love it there.
I can’t finish my gift in time, now what?
No worries, life happens. The important thing is that you notify the mods as soon as possible, so that a Pinch Hitter can be assigned. A Pinch Hitter is an artist or writer who steps in to save the day and make a new gift on an accelerated timeline.
I want to be a pinch hitter!
First of all, thank you. I hope you're ready to speed-read some fic, and then create like the wind. There will be a role in the discord that you can assign, and then you'll be pinged with a pinch hit request when they go out!
What if no one signs up to make a gift for me when I go up as a Pinch Hit?
The exchange will not open until everyone has a gift. If Pinch Hits are not picked up until the deadline, the work reveals will be delayed until someone is able to pick up the PInch Hit. This will continue for as long as necessary until everyone has a gift.
Is shipping allowed?
Yes. Because there is no broad fandom-wide consensus about how Creator boundaries are to be enforced in specific cases (whether it's okay to write beeduo as /r or /p is an obvious one, or whether it’s permitted to ship Joel Smallishbeans) or between specific fandoms (Lifesteal approach to shipping and boundaries is different from HBG is different from DSMP), the mods will not be policing any specific understanding of boundaries across the event. The event will operate on Don't Like Don't Read, in that everyone will have the chance to opt in for themselves as to if they want certain relationships to be written as platonic or romantic, and NSFW will have to be specifically opted into. Delivering un-asked for shipping or NSFW is grounds for a ban from the event.
Is NSFW allowed?
Yes. NSFW works are allowed, but must be specifically opted into. No one under 18 is permitted to opt into NSFW and attempts to do so will be grounds for a ban from this event and anywhere else the mod team touches. For the comfort of the greatest number of participants, anything with the tags Underage or Incest will not be permitted to be part of the event.
Is RPF allowed?
This is intended to be a character-focused exchange, but a lot of older works in this fandom are still tagged as Video Blogging RPF, Minecraft, or are wrangled into VB RPF. Because of this, and because with some duos or groups the line between RPF and RP is fuzzy anyways, the mod team will not be legislating what counts as MCYT for the purposes of this exchange. We will be taking your word for it.
Is Dark/Violent content allowed?
Yes. For many of us, the source material that originally drew us to the fandom includes major character death, torture, murder-for-hire, death games, public executions and more. The fanfiction that arose from the source material follows in that trend. We will allow dark content to be part of the event, but it must be tagged for.
We also ask that participants use best judgement in delivering commonly triggering topics un-asked for. If a triggering topic is a canonical element in a work, we will assume that to be a tacit opt-in. We reserve the right to ban people at mod's discretion for delivering unrequested triggering content, under the "do not be an asshole" rule.
What sort of triggering topics should be avoided?
We do not want to put down a list because any list would naturally be non-exhaustives, so we are primarily asking people to use their best judgement. If a trope involves extreme physical violence, violation of consent, dehumanization, extreme terror or fear, body horror, or death, then it should probably not be included unless specifically asked for or checked with your recipient via the mods.
Note that if a triggering topic is a canonical element in a work— for example suicide, child death, or addiction— we will assume that to be a tacit opt-in unless the person specifies differently.
Are major archive warnings (noncon/underage/graphic depictions of violence/MCD) allowed?
Aside from the content rules governing NSFW (no underage or incest, for the comfort of the greatest number of participants), major archive warnings are allowed. Depictions of real life horrors such as genocide and slavery are not-uncommon motifs in MCYT fics, and the mod team is not interested in legislating which types of horrors, griefs or abuses are inherently worse than others and are therefore off-limits. Because holding writing to a quality standard or saying only survivors can write atrocities is unworkable from a moderation standpoint, the three mentioned major archive warnings (MCD, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Noncon), are permitted to be included.
However, Major Archive Warnings must be explicitly opted into on Ao3, and delivering un-asked for major archive warnings is grounds for a ban from this event. The mod team reserves the right to warn other mod teams on both the MCYT and Multi-fandom side about your bad behaviour.
Is AI content permitted?
No. Specifically, what is colloquially referred to as “AI” content— large language models such as Chat GPT or Midjourney that have been trained on Common Crawl’s unsourced art and writing— is not permitted. Machine-assisted writing or art helpers such as spell check or grammarly are fine.
What is a DNW?
All participants will have the opportunity to fill out a DNW, which stands for Do Not Want. This is anything that has the potential to ruin a gift for you, and is where you opt out of content that would trigger, squick, or just displease you. DNWs must be phrased politely, (so no "No foster aus because they suck and you suck if you like them"), and they must be reasonable, (so no attempting to box someone into a specific gift, i.e. "DNW anything that isn't a space au where Tommy is a dinosaur-hybrid and Tubbo is a ghost bee and they rampage through the living ship named Las Nevadas"), and they must be specific and clear, (so no “no triggering content"), but they can be as petty (disliking specific art styles) or as broad-reaching (no modern aus, no specific ships, no crossovers with specific servers or fics) as you like. Deliberately breaking someone's DNW is grounds for a ban from the exchange.
How do I sign up/nominate?
We made specific posts for this, as it's a bit complicated! You can check them out here.
How many source materials can I nominate?
You can nominate a maximum of 10 source materials!
My recipient requested 10 things, but I've only read four of them. How many gifts do I have to make?
You only have to make ONE gift, no matter how many things you matched on. Match on ten source materials— you make one gift. Match on one source material— you make one gift.
Can I do the exchange anonymously?
While your offers remain private, and you can always give a gift on anon, your requests will be public, and you will receive a gift publically. We would recommend that you not request anything that you do not want publically associated with your account, or use a sock account if you're concerned. Moreover, you must publicly join the discord, so this is not the exchange to participate in if you want to be 100% anonymous.
Can I make more than one gift?
If you wish to sign up twice, you will need two Ao3 accounts, and you will need to change your discord name to indicate that both accounts are yours, so we know we have you in the discord. You'll also need to inform the mods that you are using a sock account, so we can make sure that we do not match you to yourself.
If you do not want to go through all of that hassle, you are still welcome to make as many gifts as you want, and give them as treats! Treats are extra gifts— on top of your normal assignment— that you manually address to the recipient and manually add to the collection, and they'll be revealed along with all the normal gifts when we do the grand reveal. Treats are very welcome!
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PJO Equinox-Solstice Exchange: Rules and FAQ
TIMELINE:
Signups open: May 5th
Signups close: May 11th
Assignments sent out: May 19th-21st
Check in: June 1st-2nd
Posting period:June 20th- June 24th
Extension period ends: June 30th
Emergency Pinch Hit Period Ends (DISCORD ONLY): July 14
RULES FOR PARTICIPATING:
Must tag your recipient in the eventual post
Must tag this blog in your post so we can keep track of gifts
DM a mod ASAP if you don’t think you’ll get your gift out on time or at all, or you want to withdraw
Must Check in during the check-in period to ensure gifts are on time
Must do your best to produce a gift that meets the minimum requirements within the time of the event.
Because of Tumblr, Ao3 and Discord TOS, you must be 13 or older to participate.
RULES FOR CREATING:
Your gift doesn’t have to contain only requested characters, but it does have to be centered on at least one requested character.
No NSFW content is permitted for either requesting or creating as most of the characters are canonically children
Any shipping must be kept to PG-13 levels or below
Respect your giftee's DNW. Any gift found to be in violation of a reasonable DNW is grounds for a ban from future iterations of the exchange.
Dark or Violent themes must be tagged appropriately
No AI-created content.
Prepare a gift in good faith, attempting to make something your recipient will like. Mods reserve the right to ban people for being an asshole.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Art (1 drawing, created to a standard you would normally post as “finished”)
Writing (1k+ words)
Playlist (2 hour-long playlist)
MISC:
Tag this blog as well, so we can reblog you!
You will not necessarily be matched with someone who matches your ‘willing to create about’ exactly. The goal is to have multiple matches, but in cases of more obscure requests you might be matched with someone who only has one commonality between your ‘willing to create’ and their wish list. In that case at least you know what to make your gift around pretty quickly.
Please send asks if you need information. If it is something you do not feel comfortable sending in an ask, you can message the head mod at @hallsoffandom
Because we have gotten multiple asks about it, unless you are a moderator of the other PJO exchange happening around the same time, please refrain from messaging us about it. We are aware it exists, we are alright with people not paying as much attention to this exchange because of the other, and if one of the moderators of this blog is participating in the other exchange, that is perfectly fine! People can participate in multiple exchanges at the same time, that is their own choice
FAQ (This will continue being updated as we receive questions):
"Can we write for the Heroes of Olympus, Magnus Chase, or Kane Chronicles books?" - Yes! This exchange is for all Rick Riordan books with a link to the percy jackson series in some way.
"Will there be an AO3 collection to add our gifts to?" - Unfortunately I do not understand the collection creation system, but if someone is willing to explain the system to me Id be glad to make one.
"Can we make multiple gifts for our recipient?" - Of course! Just make sure that at least one gift fulfills the requirements of its format. (Writing 1k words, Art to your finished standard, 2 hour Playlist)
#percy jackson#percy jackson and the olympians#annabeth chase#grover underwood#luke castellan#percy jackson and the heroes of olympus#trials of apollo#mod kal
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You are convinced that Aemond raped Alys and your reasoning is "Alys Rivers was a war prize “proving” Aemond’s power and military prowess. If you are taken as a war prize, you are an object, a literal reward or prize. You have no ability to even give consent because your other option is violence/death. Aemond raped her and this son is a rape baby." Your words not mine. Then I click on your blog and you ship Rhaegar and Lyanna lol lets apply that logic to them now! The Greens suck but come on.
Disclaimer: I might edit this post a lot because I might realize some things to add.
1)
Did you know, anon, that the word “rape” in medieval society could either mean the sexual attack or just straight up taking a woman/girl away from her father/brother/husband’s control and authority? Or whenever a female laborer of a household has been taken out of her previous household, unlicensed by her lord?
Its roots come from the Latin word, “rapere” and its past participle “raptus”:
“the usual Latin word being stuprare "to defile, ravish, violate," which is related to stuprum (n.) "illicit sexual intercourse," literally "disgrace," stupere "to be stunned, stupefied" (see stupid). Latin raptus, past participle of rapere, used as a noun meant "a seizure, plundering, abduction”
Rape had the legal and cultural meaning of “property-taking”, sometimes more than when a someone forced a woman into sex. And it comes from ancient Roman culture, literature, and ideas medieval societies would be adopting into their own systems (Ovid's Fasti and Livy's History of Rome): The Rape of Lucrece.
Of which medieval or Reniassance writers have made use to create doubt and suspicion for the state of their various female character’s chastity. Why does such matter in those stories? A woman’s chastity is linked to nation building and male-alliances. Marriages were for alliance, resources and power -- not love. Lyanna was arranged to marry Robert because of power and resources and to strengthen/solidify the alliance already set up by Ned and Robert’s friendship before.
So when we go back to A World of Ice and Fire, which says:
“Brandon Stark, the heir to Winterfell, had to be restrained from confronting Rhaegar at what he took as a slight upon his sister's honor, for Lyanna Stark had long been betrothed to Robert Baratheon, Lord of Storm's End. Eddard Stark, Brandon's younger brother and a close friend to Lord Robert, was calmer but no more pleased. As for Robert Baratheon himself, some say he laughed at the prince's gesture, claiming that Rhaegar had done no more than pay Lyanna her due...but those who knew him better say the young lord brooded on the insult, and that his heart hardened toward the Prince of Dragonstone from that day forth.” (pg. 127)
We get the sense that the Starks percieved Rhaegar taking Lyanna and even just gifting her the crown of blue roses as defiling her female chastity. It wasn’t about her and what she wanted it was about Robert’s claim over her. And it was more about Ned’s ties to Robert and why he was sent to the Eyrie to be fostered in the first place, where he befriended Robert -- to create alliances amongst various families.
By contrast, Lyanna clearly did not want, respect, nor love Robert. When we read AGoT and keep track of Lyanna and Rhaegar (not their families, but themselves), we see that Lyanna wanted Rhaegar over Robert and they formed a genuine relationship.
She expressed to Ned:
"Robert will never keep to one bed,” Lyanna had told him at Winterfell, on the night long ago when their father had promised her hand to the young Lord of Storm's End. "I hear he has gotten a child on some girl in the Vale." Ned had held the babe in his arms; he could scarcely deny her, nor would he lie to his sister, but he had assured her that what Robert did before their betrothal was of no matter, that he was a good man and true who would love her with all his heart. Lyanna had only smiled. "Love is sweet, dearest Ned, but it cannot change a man's nature.”
(A Game of Thrones; Eddard IX )
AND
"You never knew Lyanna as I did, Robert," Ned told him. "You saw her beauty, but not the iron underneath. She would have told you that you have no business in the melee."
(A Game of Thrones; Eddard VII)
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Robert reached for the flagon and refilled his cup. "You see what she does to me, Ned." The king seated himself, cradling his wine cup. "My loving wife. The mother of my children." The rage was gone from him now; in his eyes Ned saw something sad and scared. "I should not have hit her. That was not … that was not kingly." He stared down at his hands, as if he did not quite know what they were. “I was always strong … no one could stand before me, no one. How do you fight someone if you can’t hit them?” Confused, the king shook his head. “Rhaegar … Rhaegar won, damn him. I killed him, Ned, I drove the spike right through that black armor into his black heart, and he died at my feet. They made up songs about it. Yet somehow he still won. He has Lyanna now, and I have her.” The king drained his cup.”
(A Game of Thrones; Eddard X)
So, if Robert, a canon and confirmed serial rapist (Cersei) and sexual abuser of children (that 14 year old sex worker that even Ned was like “...bro”) by the time he was 40ish, could not see that Lyanna did not want him and only thought of how pretty she was....while Rhaegar gifted her the crown of roses for her participation and victories at the Harrenhal tourney (however politically stupid it was)...who’s the true rapist here? Would Robert have respected Lyanna’s indifference to him if they did get married? Fuck no.
So if there were any persons defining and saying Lyanna was raped, it was never her or about sexual rape but those who would have benefited more from Lyanna marrying Robert & about “stealing” virginity.
And if you wonder why I bother to introduce medieval society when this is a fictional story with European medieval-inspired and not-so-differently modeled infrastructures and ideologies.....I can’t help you.
2)
Lyanna was 16 when they left for the Tower of Joy and had Rhaegar’s child, and they met when she was 15 at the Harrenhal tourney.
We remember that she was betrothed to Robert before she turned 16, and Robert was 19/20 at the Harrenhal tourney.
Rhaegar was 22/23 at the tourney and 23/24 when he went with Lyanna to the Tower of Joy.
Lyanna, by real, American, modern standards, is a minor/child by the time she’s pregnant with Rhaegar’s kid, but she’s an adult by the Westerosi age of majority. And she’s past marriageable age.
To totally ignore that noble women of both real life and Westeros actively were treated as adults and like Rhaenyra Targaryen, and participated in politics as if they were adults is to:
deny any reality of their political and psychological autonomy and ability to reason
suppose that the man she chose broke a law or principle that is then recognized as a crime
....but if you go back to how I bring up the definition of “rape” and what that means for male-alliances, then you should realize that the crime that anyone would have thought what happened was that Lyanna was not passed into Robert’s authority (and out of her father and brothers’) and Rhaegar intercepted that licensed transfer.
3)
Robert is Rhaegar’s foil. Rhaegar displays an sense of responsibility and emotional intelligence (if not always a political one) that Robert simply lacks and never bothers to develop.
A foil is:
a literary device designed to illustrate or reveal information, traits, values, or motivations of one character through the comparison and contrast of another character. A literary foil character serves the purpose of drawing attention to the qualities of another character, frequently the protagonist. This is effective as a means of developing a deeper understanding of a character by emphasizing their strengths and weaknesses. In addition, a literary foil allows writers to create a counterpart for the protagonist that puts their actions and choices in context.
And you can look up Rhaegar’s characterization by clicking HERE (of what I collected). But the universal consensus (except for Robert, but fuck him) is that Rhaegae was generally both a good and impressive person. He was loved by most and even Robert didn't dislike him until he gave Lyanna the crown and stepped on his "turf".
It is actually more in Robert’s than Rhaegar’s character to rape. Robert thinks Rhaegar raped Lyanna (the other meaning) because he would have raped her. Because to him, "rape" is unallowed transfer of a woman's body, not about her consent. He feels every man naturally thinks and would treat Cersei/Lyanna as he does/would have. (Meanwhile, can we say that his own friend, Ned, that he would do that to a woman?)
Rhaegar was a gloomy person and mimics the Byronic Hero trope; Lyanna was a lot more positive and vibrant, mimicking the Rebellious Princess or Spirited Young Lady tropes:
The Rebellious Princess is usually a teenager, typically brash (since it goes hand in hand with being rebellious). If she's not the hero, quite often she's the hero's love interest. This will sometimes invoke Marry for Love not only as another way for her to rebel, but to also get out of an Arranged Marriage. She usually qualifies as a Royal Who Actually Does Something.
Thus these two embody Forbidden Love, Opposites Attract, and dabble into Good, Bad Adultery.
Edit: I just realized that Rhaegar also fits into the Royal Who Actually Does Something Trope. Also, he and Lyanna are the inversed versions of their traditional gendered roles: Rhaegar becomes the musical, singing quieter lady imbued with remembrances for a time past while Lyanna actively participates in tourneys and masculinized quests/journeys like the Prince Charming/Knight in Shining Armor. Subversion of narrative and gender tropes!
Rhaegar loved Lyanna for:
her bravery and passion
protecting those needing to protecting
her determination to stand up for what she thinks is right despite constrictions placed on her bc of youth and gender
positivity
Lyanna loved Rhaegar because:
he had much more of a sense of responsibility and the sense of grief that comes with his need to "fix" certain wrongs in their current society (thus was more...he cared more than any other person, regardless of gender, about what it means to rule apart from having power)
that that responsibility went even beyond her
that that sense of responsibility went further than most noblemen’s while not trying to change or repress her, nor disregard her entire personality for his own sense of power or (for him, nonexistent) fantasies of her person
his passion
And tropes =/= “trite” or cliche. You can think of them as building blocks for themes, storylines, and characterizations.
Martin has painstakingly made sure to convey that their story and deaths are tragic not just for them and their families, but for Rhaegar’s ambition to remodel and begin to reverse the damages done in Westerosi history after having learned of the prophecy.
4)
What defines a war prize, anon? Assuming you’ve read the post you seem to be referring to (this ONE), you should know that they are people or things that a warrior claims or is given as a reward for victory or conquest during/after a war/a battle.
Lyanna and Rhaegar form a romantic bond and they go off together before Rhaegar ever actually battles anyone or there was a war happening. Before Robert rebels and lords begin to gather weapons and troops.
It begins with him giving her the crown for Queen of Love and Beauty at the Harrenhal tourney, passing his own wife. You can look at all the posts I have tagged “lyanna and rhaegar”, or click HERE for more.
So just by definition of a war prize, Lyanna was never a war prize.
#lyanna and rhaegar#asoiaf asks to me#robert's rebellion#medieval terms#medieval society#rhaegar's characterization#lyanna stark#lyanna stark's characterization#robert baratheon#robert baratheon's characterization#war prize#rhaelya#classical literature#agot comment#a game of thrones#asoiaf#AGoT
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yknow it’s occurring to me that I just sorta skated past Red Helena and I haven’t got a single fucking clue what her deal is. Sleepwalker? Was she named sleepwalker? You tagged ONE post with sleepwalker and that is unironically an S-tier villain name. I miss her (didn’t ever know her)
SLEEPWALKER MY BELOVED!!!!!! she's a rotten little freak (affectionate) yes that is her name! a bit ago i went back and tagged the other posts under "sleepwalker" as well but tbh she doesn't have that many posts to begin with MFDHJBF
UM yea Sleepwalker (also Batman but primarily "red helena" "evil helena" and "freak helena" if you will) is the main acting villain of CTDE arc 3 ...!!!
arc 1 is focused on a PG problem, arc 2 goes to a SG problem, so arc 3 is helena's turn in the spotlight (despite trying so so hard not to get into the spotlight if she can help it). and to suit the formula obviously the villain has to be some kind of helena (famously pg herself is the antagonist of arc 1 and red lantern soupey for arc 2)
😭 she doesn't like it but honestly she should've seen the formula coming for her. babe its YOUR turn to unpack stuff about yourself while defeating the antagonist. who is also you
Sleepwalker is from a different place in the multiverse (Third Known CTDE Verse!!! (or Fourth i guess since carrie's is mentioned first)). in the CTDE, things like "the multiverse" aren't really Known except in very niche cases (eg. kara and helena obviously know about it since they are From A Different Earth) and power levels are generally hard-capped before reaching Close to multiversal levels. even the strongest characters can't affect anything beyond the boundaries of their own universe yknow. obviously this makes Sleepwalker an anomaly because she's very much breaking into the primary CTDE world and using Weird Powers about it too
well but okay so, she's basically, Helena Wayne From A Different World, more or less. her world roughly follows the same backstory as helena's, up until the day the big dumb apocalypse war is lost & the girlies get transported out of their universe (you know—this day)
in Sleepwalker's world, the war is lost as usual, but kara disappears Without Her. she's been left behind in the bad ending and had to make it on her own on an earth that's already fallen. it's kind of hopeless and there aren't a lot of pockets left for survival to exist in...
she picks up the Batman name ofc. and she also picks up a lot of new lessons in efficiency and brutality. it's rough out there so she's had to learn to play rough in return... she doesn't have a gadget guy or anything so most of her weaponry is scavenged tech that's barely safe to use, but when you're fighting out of a cornered position like she is, 😔✌
obviously she wants Out. this shit sucks. and she's bitter and jaded about a lot of things and holding on to a lot of grudges. shes not having a GOOD time. even less so when a brand-new bit of multiversal awareness shows her that it didn't have to be this way at all and there's Another Her that's living a way better life (WITH the girl who vanished no less)
basically once she's in play it's like. Sleepwalker is not stranded on primary earth. sleepwalker is loose. and shes making it helena's problem 😭
AND SHE HAS A GUN? AND NEW WEIRD MULTIVERSAL POWERS?
yea so there's a Plot Woman who exists in the CTDE solely to facilitate the plot of arc 3 (and then fuck off once it's done). she's sleepwalker's sponsor who's giving her the power required to not only transcend her home territory but also to affect things on the primary earth on a level no one inside the universe can overturn
as a bonus for being an interesting little bug, Sleepwalker has been given a minor restricted dominion over dreams and sleep (hence the overall Theme and Name). her swag new powers are the reason Arc 3 opens with both peegee and soupeygirl falling into an unnatural sleep that no one can disrupt. because it's a state they were put into by power of a scale and nature no one can approach, because we're working from inside the house. yknow?
the weeks leading up to Arc 3 had people increasingly gripped by nightmares until one day the karas don't wake up anymore. that's Sleepwalker, baby! the backfire is that sleepwalker is also extremely haunted in her own dreams but that's probably fine for her mental wellbeing i think
so you have like helena and raven fussing about their respective favorite karas and trying to solve all that while sleepwalker is out Lurking and like theoretically the league is free to help out for once in their lives but the sleep powder is in a universe-bending weight class so its like "superman finally showed up just in time to do fuck all"
as for how to deal with sleepwalker and the sleepy bitch situation i completely trust helena to take her out back and Handle It. but this post is getting long + solving it is what Arc 3 is like About so suffice to say
(thank u for asking i love when people are interested in my AU. -the rambler MDFHJBDFSG)
#CTDE#for the LEARNÉD among you. sleepwalker is simultaneously an ascended territory witch and the [REDACTED] to weaver's Featherine. okay
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[CN] Victor’s Interflowing Date (Eng Translation)
⌚Warning⌚ This post contains detailed spoilers for a date, 调制之约 , that is yet to be released in the global server! ♡
Fun Time Stories: Here!
[Translation Under The Cut]
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✧ [Summary Of The Prologue] ✧
Since PG wanted to avoid AU for this event, cause CN players complained a while back that they’d rather have the canon dating timeline progress forward, and to do that PG needed a reason—
Apparently, an animal-related Evolver produced excessively high level of phenylethylamine while engaging in courtship, resulting in diffusion of pheromones and causing everyone in the city to obtain animal-like features. This phenomenon will disappear in a month~ 💀
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✧ [Part 1] ✧
The radiance of the sunset shines on the projection screen, leaving a fuzzy shadow. I get up and lower the curtains of the conference room, seizing the opportunity to draw in a few light breaths of fresh air.
Despite the fact that the Fresh Air Ventilation System is already turned up to the maximum, the small conference room is still abundant with all kinds of odors.
Since the Evol mutation, people have grown more sensitive to smells and have developed unique ones of their own simultaneously.
The smell of cologne mingled with kelp from a zebra colleague next to me is now rampaging into my nasal cavities. I rub my nose and look in the direction of the podium.
The person in charge of X Group is reporting at length, his leisurely tone of voice agreeing perfectly with those sloth ears.
As a scent feebly analogous to sandalwood weaves its way into my nostrils, I can’t help but secretly look at Victor.
He is sitting at the conference table with his both hands folded. The cat ears on top of his head stand alert, so stoic that one is unable to discern any emotions whatsoever.
But in contrast to his serene expression, the soft, long, and slender cat’s tail is thrashing against the back of his chair, producing short and regular sounds.
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[Trivia]: When a cat thrashes its tail, it means they are either irritated, annoyed or angry~ ⸝⸝ʚ̴̶̷̆ ̯ʚ̴̶̷̆⸝⸝
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Victor: We are already clear on the phase results. Is there any other key point that you’d like to add?
Apt to the occasion, Victor interrupts and lifts his hand to open the next document.
Goldman: Thanks to the person in charge of X Group for his excellent report. Time is limited, so we will move on to the next segment.
I turn my gaze towards Goldman, who has a pair of antelope ears on the top of his head. And, he meets my eyes “inadvertently.”
Understanding tacitly, I neatly sort out the materials and nod my head.
Goldman: Next up is [MC’s Company Name]. MC, you can start your debriefing.
I promptly walk towards the podium. As I pass by Victor, the fragrance of sandalwood and rose breaks through the other entwined smells, seeping into my heart and soul with precision.
It’s the scent I’m familiar with, and my favorite.
My vigor, which has previously been somewhat shriveled by various smells, is lifted with spirits. I inhale a deep breath and click on the PPT.
MC: [MC’s Company Name]’s assets rose at a steady pace in the last quarter, increasing 13.5% compared to the corresponding time period last year. And we have met the quarterly target on time...
Victor listens in silence, but his tail suddenly swishes from side to side.
I hastily review with an unaffected expression. And sure enough, I find a discrepancy between the data and what I have just narrated.
MC: ...the PPT displays the outlooks on the previous target, and the actual quarterly target has increased based on this.
As soon as the words leave my mouth, the “fussy” tail hangs down. I heave a sigh of relief, and my tensed mood also loosens up.
Thanks to this emotion-revealing tail, I’m always able to carry out the amendment in response to any problems timely throughout the entire debriefing process, and my presentation ends smoothly.
My heart overflows with a small sense of complacency when I find that Victor is staring at me. His eyebrows are slightly raised, as though he’s seen right through my little thoughts altogether.
Goldman: This concludes our meeting for today. Adjourned!
As the crowd leaves the conference room, I walk over to the window, wanting to open it to disperse the myriad of pent-up smells. But, my hand touches another hand.
Victor opens the window. The instant the cool breeze pours into the conference room, the glow of sunset outside the window also shines in.
The golden evening rays shroud Victor’s cat ears, akin to a layer of golden veil encasing the black velvet.
I think of wanting to stroke these cute ears. But I find my bunny ear being caught in turn just as I reach out with my hands.
Victor: A certain someone has recently learned to be smart and knows how to use the information from the Evol abnormality to amend her mistakes.
MC: Hehe. After all, I’ve been fully concentrating on this research for several days!
Victor: You’re actually really enjoying this.
MC: That’s for sure! While it’s true that this abnormality has indeed brought no small amount of trouble for everyone, it also has its benefits.
MC: For instance, the matter of understanding the cold-faced, sweet-hearted CEO Victor has become much simpler and easier.
I thought that Victor would tease me a bit. But unexpectedly, he casually diverts the subject, a slight frown finding itself in the space between his eyebrows for a moment.
Victor: Wasn’t a certain someone crying about being hungry before the meeting? Let’s go. Time to get off work and return home.
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After dinner, Victor sits on the sofa and flips through a magazine. I shuffle closer to his side.
Looking at his calm side profile, I think of his somewhat unnatural appearance in the evening and can’t help but poke him.
MC: Victor, have you not fully adapted to the cat ears and the tail yet?
Victor’s hand pauses in its movement, and he lifts his hand to prop up his spectacle frame.
Victor: Nope.
MC: Really? I guess you don’t know, but it has become easier to understand you ever since the Evol abnormality.
He lifts the tip of his eyebrows, not saying anything. But his cat ears wiggle disobediently. Resisting the urge to laugh, I nod my head with deadpan earnestness.
MC: For example, you’re not saying what you’re thinking right now, aren’t you?
Victor’s eyes slowly swirl over my face, and he helplessly ticks his lips.
Victor: Just say what you’re trying to say.
MC: What I’m trying to say is that it’s normal to feel uncomfortable.
MC: After all, the CEO usually doesn’t like to reveal his anger or other trivial emotions. But now, the little emotions in his heart are being sold out by his kitty ears and tail...
MC: And to add to that, the staff’s attentions are also entirely focused on each other’s smell, ears, and tails – which is affecting their work more or less.
Victor: Even if it’s not the Evol abnormality, there will always be some other fresh things. This isn’t anything special.
Victor: I just don’t approve of the way staff try to work by speculating the manager’s mood. This can bring about many inconveniences.
Catching the implication in his words, I smile a little embarrassedly.
MC: Criticism has been accepted! I will conceal these little thoughts very carefully in the future and make sure to not let CEO Victor find out.
Victor chuckles softly as though he’s thought of some funny scene and tugs on my ear.
Victor: Your bunny ears droop in one minute, and then they’re itching to fly in the next. Are you sure you have that ability?
While Victor teases me in his mouth, his tail has also curled up in a tiny arc, swinging back and forth.
Not to be outdone, I lift my hand and reach for Victor’s tail, which is standing tall.
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[Trivia]: When a cat’s tail is raised particularly high, and the end is curved into a little arc, it means they’re incredibly happy. This is a way of cordial greeting, and it also states that they want to play with you! Which appears to have a slightly different meaning when the said “cat” is your human fiancé LOL. You’ll see haha ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄
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MC: In that case, I also want to take a look. What emotion are you concealing right now, CEO Victor?
To my surprise, his tail swings to the other side at the speed of light, avoiding my evil clutches.
Victor: Stop messing around.
MC: Don’t be so stingy. I won’t be able to caress it after a few days...
Victor: You like to pet the tail that much?
MC: Cat tails feel so good to the touch. I don’t want to miss out on this opportunity.
Victor: When we go to the cat café tomorrow, there will be plenty of cat tails for you to touch.
MC: How can that be the same? It’s Victor’s cat tail that I want to touch.
I put an act of nodding at his tail that is wagging in the air, causing Victor to release a sigh and finally give in. Perfectly contented, I reach out with my hands and feel the fluffy sensation.
MC: Speaking of which, if you’re very concerned about the tail revealing your emotions, how about leaving the task of communicating with the guests to me when we look after the shop tomorrow?
A few days ago, I received a call from the owner of the cat café that Victor and I visit very often.
I’ve heard that he has turned into a leopard and that the kitties in the shop shiver and scurry when they see him. Therefore, he has no alternative but to recruit cat lovers and help him look after the shop on a part-time basis.
Victor and I happened to have no plans this weekend, and I really miss those little fellows. So, we’ve agreed to help out.
Victor: [sulking] So you’re more concerned about the guests at the cat café than the staff at LFG?
He looks at me with an arched eyebrow as though I’m worried about a silly issue. But his tail, which has been calm up until now, restlessly burrows itself out of my palm all of a sudden.
I look at the tail that discloses Victor’s true feelings in all its glory and can’t help teasing him.
MC: Who knows, perhaps the guests at the cat café will have a lot of strange requests?
MC: What’s to be done if they think they can pet the kitty attendant too? Will you get angry?
Victor: ...if you have the energy to let your imagination run wild, it’d be better to set that aside for tomorrow.
MC: [sulking BIG TIME LOL] Tell me. What will you do, huh?
I close his magazine. Before he can react, I take off his spectacles with my hands and stare at him unrelentingly.
Victor takes a deep look at me, enfolding me in his arms.
Victor: I won’t get angry, but I won’t let them touch me either. Are you satisfied with this answer?
I nod, and my bunny ears wiggle back and forth following my movements.
A warm, tactile sensation spreads from my bunny ear. I can’t help but incline my head and cater to this tenderness.
Victor: I see you’re very quickly adapting to being a bunny.
MC: That’s because the opportunity of becoming an animal is awfully hard to come by. And besides, bunnies have very sharp noses...
MC: So long as I shake my head like this, I can sniff out your scent.
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The next morning, Victor and I wake up early and arrive at the “KittenCafe.”
It’s the first time we’ve been here since the Evol mutation. The original wooden exterior and the cute paintings on the windows are still the same as I remember them.
Following the instructions in the shop assistant’s handbook, I change into my uniform in the lounge and prepare to welcome the day’s work.
When I return to the lobby, the little calico kitten is reaching for a piece of snack from Victor’s hand, then it runs away with a “clip-clop” noise.
Even more little fur-balls gather around his feet, clamoring for snacks and trying to outdo one another.
Having fed all the kittens till they’re satisfied, he turns around beneath the soft light, the glimmer of a smile gracing the corners of his lips.
MC: Hello, Mr. Kitty. I’m the Bunny Maid! Thank you in advance for taking care of me today~
I tilt my head complacently, causing the hairband on my head to come loose and dangle down on the side of my cheek.
MC: ...
Victor’s eyes suddenly turn a little helpless. He steps forward, extending his hand.
Victor: Why didn’t a certain someone tie her hairband tightly before showing off?
MC: Hasn’t your tie knot also gotten crooked by the kitties?
Victor and I sort out each other’s accessories for each other. I carefully roll up the cuffs for him, opening my mouth to speak while doing so.
MC: How should we arrange today’s agenda? I feel that just feeding the cats would seem like a bit of a cop-out.
Victor: What else do you have in mind?
MC: To make the dry and dull part-time-work-day trip marvelous, I’d like to arrange a fun little activity!
Victor: Let’s hear it.
MC: I want to organize a “Drink Of Impression” themed event. What do you think?
MC: The guests will be asked to write down their mood on a card, and they will receive a unique-blend drink of impression in exchange.
MC: This kind of “customized service” has always attracted many customers. It’s just that, this can’t be done by me alone.
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Hearing my proposal, Victor gives me a look of applause.
Victor: Looks like a certain someone is very adequately prepared this time.
MC: Of course I am. I’ve got the division of labor figured out too.
MC: I’ll be responsible for handing out the cards to the guests. After collecting the cards, we will analyze their characteristics together.
MC: As for the tasty, unique drinks– naturally, CEO Victor, The Master Chef, will have to be the one to exhibit his skills!
Victor: So you’re just trying to keep me awfully busy with the so-called “exhibition of skills?”
MC: How so? I- I can help you and be your sous chef! I can also be your gold medal creative director!
Victor: If this creative director’s mind could be used in the proposals, the corrections needed would have been at least half of the current number.
MC: I work very hard on writing my proposals too. It’s you who has high standards and strict requirements...
MC: In brief, I’ll definitely repay CEO Victor for making him work so hard, okay?
Victor looks at me with eyes overflowing in anticipation, the corners of his lips slightly hooking upward.
Victor: I never said I wouldn’t.
After laying out the shop’s interior decorations, I put up the blackboard consisting of the event activity on the storefront, then head towards the kitchen to help Victor.
Lifting the curtain, I find a tall, slender, and straight figure standing in front of the kitchen table and decorating the cake, surrounded by five or six round fur-balls on the side.
Victor holds a piece of kitten cookie in his left hand. His well-defined hands are concealed inside the pure white gloves, looking sacred and soft.
Obediently forming a circle around him, the kitties watch his movements with full attention, not stirring up trouble or scrambling around.
All the kitties show their utmost respect for this majestic and handsome Cat King.
Looking at the table full of desserts, I find myself somewhat unable to believe my eyes.
MC: I was just handling a simple matter of decorating the shop, but you’ve already done so much in this time!
Victor inserts the last strawberry into the parfait. Then he takes off his gloves, teasing me with a smile.
Victor: [his teasing laugh practically sounds like heaven] When the creative director is working on the project herself, it’s only natural that the rest of the process also needs to be of a high standard.
Victor: How’s your preparation coming along?
MC: Ahh, the lighting, the food, the decorations are all done... oh yeah, and the music too!
I create a brand new playlist, adding a few songs that Victor and I usually listen to.
The KittenCafe officially opens for business amidst the fresh and mellifluous music, with the wind chimes swaying in the morning breeze at the door.
Perhaps it’s the signage at the entrance for the Unique Drink Of Impression Event that has done the trick, as we are soon inundated with guests.
Mr. Elephant: I’m the head of the Moral Education Department. But with my long elephant ears, students laugh whenever they see me, and the discipline has gotten much worse with me around!
On the side, Miss Elk takes a sip of her coffee. But, she can’t help but squirt it out when she catches sight of the elephant ears.
Miss Elk: HAHAHA! I’m sorry. My bursting point is too low, and I can’t help it when I see animal ears. HAHAHAHA...
The guests, who are also fellow cat lovers, very quickly warm up to each other, even mutually discussing the other person’s ears and tails.
Bouncing up and down, the sea otter girl on the side comes up and hands me the card she already wrote a while ago.
Sea Otter Girl: I’m really curious to see what kind of unique drink you guys will prepare. I can’t wait to take pictures and share them with my boyfriend!
The guests are already playing with the kitties. I head to the back kitchen with a stack of cards and hand them over to Victor.
MC: Mr. Elephant sounds like he’s really distressed. What kind of drink would be suitable for him?
Victor: Although the main focus of the unique drink of impression is the impression a person gives, satisfying the needs of the guests is also an indispensable part of the service.
Victor: Instead of pondering over the state of distress, why not think about what he needs?
MC: The mischievous students must have been troubling him lately... how about a refreshing cold drink? Perhaps it can bring him peace!
Victor nods in approval, drawing the ice cubes out of the ice maker.
MC: But when you think about it carefully, what’s troubling us now may actually be a beautiful memory for the future.
MC: Mr. Elephant has grown closer to his students during this time. One day, when he looks back on this time, it will probably bring him warmth.
Victor doesn’t respond, but the corners of his lips perk themselves up to reveal his cheerful mood.
Very soon, a glass of New York Sour, made with the concoction of fresh lemon, peppermint, and wine, is presented on the table.
Victor: In terms of the flavor of this cold drink, the sour tones harmonizing with a sweet aftertaste are the best fit for your analysis.
Victor: Also, if you wish to convey your concoction concept to the guests, you can consider giving the drinks specific names.
I imagine the slightly dejected back view of Mr. Elephant. After a few moments, an idea pops into my head, and I lift the pen to write “C.A.L.M.” on the label.
I hope that this drink can give him the feeling of a moment’s tranquility.
MC: Next up is Miss Elk. She really likes to laugh. I feel that she’d feel comparatively safe with a drink that doesn’t get sprayed easily.
Victor: Then we can use a smoothie or taro purée.
Victor quickly concocts a glass of brightly colored dragon fruit smoothie and hands it to me. I cooperate by attaching a label on the glass with the words “Laughter Of Summer” written on it.
MC: Last but not the least is Miss Sea Otter, who is in love with someone. I think a strawberry-flavored drink would be the perfect fit for her!
Victor arches his eyebrows, indicating for me to continue.
MC: When Miss Sea Otter was talking about her boyfriend, her body exuded a sweet fragrance from head to toe, and even the air around her seemed to have sweetened.
MC: I think her drink should be like this too. So, the soft strawberries with a blend of sweetness and sourness are the best fit!
MC: You can also add a little bit of rum. It makes one slightly tipsy but not entirely intoxicated, very much in line with the feeling when you’re in love.
MC: When two people are together, there’s happiness, and there’s also disharmony. Through the sweetness and sourness of the accompaniment, they enable each other to grow into better people.
MC: Just the thought of this one person, being together with them – makes your heart soft, and then infinite sweet thoughts bubble up in your mind.
MC: This sweetness is complemented by the alluring fragrance that lingers in your senses. Victor, what do you think?
After I finish my eloquent discourse, Victor chuckles softly in a good mood.
Victor: ’That a certain someone is very well deserving of her title of the creative director.
Victor: I identify with all of these viewpoints.
The rare compliment makes me subconsciously lean closer to him. My bunny ears nuzzle across his jawline, causing a tickling sensation.
MC: Does CEO Victor identify with my suggestion for the unique-blend drink, or is it something else?
Victor: [HIS VOICE SKFKFLFKL] I see your tail is about to rise high up into the sky.
MC: Humph. My tail is as good as a ball, okay!
As I say this, I turn around and wag my tail triumphantly at Victor. He gives me a speechless glance, the corners of his lips hooking into a smile. Then he extends his hand and strokes my tail gently.
A violent shiver runs through my body from head to toe, and my bunny ears quiver uncontrollably. I promptly pick up the special drinks and “flee in defeat.”
Victor: [voice in the background, NOSEBLEEDS] The bunny sure does run off fast.
His voice, carrying within it a light chuckle, falls behind me. I wiggle my burning hot ears and serve the drinks to the guests with a feigned calmness.
After the guests have their taste, our unique drinks of impression unsurprisingly receive one hundred percent positive evaluation.
Thrilled, I give Victor two thumbs-up. But he just leans back against the wall in the distance, looking at me with his arms crossed over his chest.
The sunlight descends on the tips of his hair, the mottled light and shade tracing his entire body and the aura around him in a softness.
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Time passes. After the last guest has left perfectly satisfied, we begin to wrap up for the day.
Victor helps with the signage and decorations while I’m about to recycle the glasses, plates, and toys.
MC: Yikes, dang it!
The fur-ball at my feet suddenly scuttles, scaring me to the point that my hand trembles, causing the small fish cookies in the bag to scatter everywhere.
Kitty: Meow––!!
When the quiet kitties catch sight of the cookies, they incarnate into greedy cats one by one and scurry around the entire coffee shop with the cookies in their mouths.
MC: Xiao Huang, don’t run around all over the place. Come back here!
Xiao Huang deftly scurries onto the high shelf, knocking the board game box to the floor in the process.
MC: Hehe. I’ve got you, Xiao Hui.
Just as I grab hold of Xiao Hui’s one leg, the passing Xiao Ju gives me a cat punch on the arm. I loosen my grip in pain.
Dejected and depressed, I keep running and lunging left and right. The kitties obviously don’t appreciate my effort and even cover each other’s back, making me unable to focus on one of them without neglecting the rest.
I unyieldingly persevere in the war of chase until my feet slip, and I fall into the “coffee trap” set up by the kitties, causing my bunny self to topple over.
The expected impact doesn’t arrive. I’ve fallen into a warm embrace.
Opening my eyes, I see Victor’s slightly perplexed face at arm’s length.
Victor: [sounds really amused LOL] ...you’re picking a fight with the cats?
I brush my hair out of my face. Looking at the disordered lobby and the suspicious cat furs scattered all over the place, I feel a little embarrassed.
MC: The cookies accidentally got scattered, so the kitties became a little excited...
Victor: [sounds even more amused] They are all greedy cats, just like a certain someone. So it’s not at all surprising that this happened.
MC: [blushing] Absolutely not! They are much greedier than me, and I don’t run and hop around all over the place when I see something delicious.
Victor: [Bless you, Wu Lei aksbvn] If your limbs were as well coordinated as theirs, I wouldn’t mind you running and hopping around either.
Victor puts me down and walks to the cabinet to take down a box from the top-level. Curious, I lean over and sniff out the smell of grass.
MC: It’s catnip! I’ll help you catch the cats then.
Victor: No need.
Victor sprinkles catnip on the floor next to the cat house. He then stands there quietly, waiting for the right moment.
One, two... until the last kitty also becomes intoxicated and rolls about on the floor. He squats down and opens the door to the cat house.
Victor: [to the kittens] Had enough fun. Now it’s time to go back home.
Victor’s cat ears stand bolt upright, but his eyes are extraordinarily tender.
Under his attentive gaze, the kittens obediently turn towards this majestic Cat King one by one and walk over.
The kitties actually stand in a line to enter the cat house, and a few of the kittens even pause to rub against Victor’s pant leg fawningly.
Victor helplessly pets these incredibly clingy kittens and closes the door after all of the kitties have entered the house.
MC: Victor, I suspect you really have a cat’s spirit. These little kitties are far too obedient under your watch.
Victor: Have you actually thought they probably just don’t want to bother themselves by arguing with a certain dummy bunny?
I smile in embarrassment. Just as I’m about to put the catnip away, an idea suddenly pops into my head, the corners of my lips bending themselves upward unconsciously.
Victor: What are you up to again?
MC: I’m just wondering if this catnip will be effective on the one in front of me?
I fish out the shop’s unique catnip-flavored lollipop, looking at Victor with eyes brimming with expectation. He can’t help but laugh.
Victor: Do you really think of me as a cat?
MC: I don’t. It just smells like catnip, not the real thing. Why don’t I try it for you first?
I tear open the wrapping and taste it. I feel as though I’m licking hay. My tongue becomes astringent, and I can’t help but wrinkle my brows together into a frown.
MC: Never mind, no need to try it. The flavor is really weird...
Victor: I see that a certain bunny herself was curious about the flavor of catnip.
MC: Well, thanks to that. I thought I could see a catnip-addicted Victor, and I was a bit looking forward to it. But I didn’t expect this to be so unpalatable...
Victor turns his head, looking at me with raised eyebrows.
Victor: There was no need to go through all that trouble.
Victor: In my case, having a bunny is more effective than catnip.
My heart flutters. I hug Victor fiercely, winking at him.
MC: In that case, this Bunny Maid wants to make Mr. Cat even happier. Just wait a little bit!
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I walk up to the kitchen table, pull out the ice maker and take out a large pile of ice cubes.
Victor: What’s this for?
MC: You’ll find out in a moment~
I raise my chin mysteriously as my hands keep moving. The swizzle stick grazes against the wall of the glass, producing a crisp and clear sound.
Victor looks at me quietly, his silhouette coinciding with many of his images from the past.
I recall his indifference and haughtiness the first time I saw him. I remember his grace and complacency as he held his glass of red wine aloft.
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[Tidbits]: The red wine is actually a specific reference to Victor’s “Only Tonight” MQ, which features the winter world Victor. In that particular scene, MC was reminiscing about their first kiss and Victor, who was once “her.” *sobbing in the club*
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I think of his side profile when he cooks for me. I think of the days, and the nights he wraps me in his arms as we fall asleep.
Preparing the drink turns out to be far more difficult than I’ve imagined. When I serve a glass of dark red, unidentifiable liquid, Victor’s eyebrows give a jump.
MC: Uhh, I’m sure it will end up tasting much better than it looks. Give it a try, quick!
Victor: Before I taste it, I have something for you too.
He turns sideways, hinting for me to look at the mini-refrigerator at the counter of the bar.
Victor: If you’re curious, open it and see for yourself.
Slightly confused, I pull open the refrigerator. And there, beneath the warm yellow light, quietly stands a glass of pink and white juice.
MC: When did you sneakily do this? How did I not notice?
A smile tugs at the corners of Victor’s lips as though he has long since foreseen my reaction.
Victor: When a certain dummy was engrossed in playing with the cats together with the guests.
Victor: You’ve been running around the entire day today, and then you even got into a cat fight. You deserve a “unique encouragement.”
Impatient, I quickly insert a straw inside the pink juice and lightly clink it against Victor’s glass as a toast.
The juicy peach-flavored bubbles enter between my lips and tongue. The sweetness and sourness spread as they travel the course, carefully leaving a creamy note and a sweet aroma of wine as the aftertaste.
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[Trivia]: MC’s scent is the fragrance of peaches.
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MC: So delicious!
Victor: ...tastes unpleasant.
Victor sets the glass down. Kneading the space between his eyebrows, he picks it up again to take another sip.
MC: If it’s too bad, don’t force yourself to drink...
Victor: Distinguishing the raw materials in this glass of sugar water is also a kind of a challenge.
Victor: You’ve put at least five tablespoons of sugar in it, plus rose juice, red wine, and twenty or more ice cubes.
MC: You’ve actually discerned all of them!
MC: The ice cubes represent your grandeur and reserve; red wine symbolizes your elegance. The rose juice, because it’s the flavor of you. As for the sugar...
MC: I was thinking about you as I was concocting the drink. So I couldn’t help but add more and more sugar...
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[Tidbits]: For the ice-cubes, MC uses the term “高冷”, which is an abbreviation of “高贵冷艳”. The first part “高贵” means “noble,” and the second part “冷艳” refers to “someone who’s beautiful and not easy to get close to”~ :>
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Victor: The thought is deserving of recognition, but the ingredients are far too overstated.
The setting sun is hanging slightly crooked. I see a golden stream of light coursing through Victor’s eyes, and there in that splendid radiance is harbored a flushed and red-faced me.
MC: Victor, do you like this drink?
Victor nods, his face remaining unruffled as ever. However, his ears and tail stand high, swinging back and forth!
I hold back my laughter, subconsciously stand on my tiptoes, and squeeze his ear.
Victor is rendered speechless. He stares at me wide-eyed, his ears twitching as well.
Victor: [voice suddenly becomes extremely hoarse skfkl] I see your courage is getting bigger.
He shifts his head out of my line of sight. Then, he picks up the glass of crimson liquid on the table and drains the glass in one gulp.
MC: Why did you finish up such an awful drink?
Victor: [HIS SEDUCTIVE VOICE, I’M DEAD SKSKABSKV] ...when have I ever not enjoyed the entire sum of a certain someone’s masterpieces?
MC: Why didn’t you save a sip for me? I also wanted to taste how bad it really was...
In the next second, a sudden kiss interrupts my unfinished words.
Our lips rub against each other, and our breaths entangle as they weave into one another. The fragrances of sandalwood, roses, wine, and peaches veil my entire world, and they seem to be drowning me within.
Victor: [MORE SEDUCTIVE VOICE, ME DEAD^10K] Have you tasted it now?
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📞 [Calls and Moments]: Here!
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#Yet another date of MC re-emphasizing how much she loves Victor’s “natural scent” skfkskl ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄#the fact that this man got even the kitties to worship him without even trying LOL#Classic Victor x MC. Calling you out as single in every existent and non-existent languages—#minding their own business. show-offing how much they LOVE each other AND how much they are IN LOVE. raising the bar as usual 😩👌🫀#mlqc victor#mlqc li zeyan#mlqc cn#mlqc spoilers#mlqc#mr love victor#mr love queen's choice#love and producer#恋与制作人#李泽言#mlqc translations
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notes from the Kingdom Hearts Ultimania - The Story before Kingdom Hearts III
Glossary.
I’m sure others have posted about it but I wanted to make my own post for my own reference. long post warning!
series timeline: [ultimania, pg. 2]
- kingdom hearts X
[far in the future]
- kingdom hearts birth by sleep
[about 10 years later]
- kingdom hearts I
[immediately into]
- kingdom hearts chain of memories
[the last Part of KH I to Right before KH II]
- kingdom hearts 358/2 days
[about 1 year]
- kingdom hearts II
[“a short while later”]
- kingdom hearts coded
[“a short while later”]
- kingdom hearts 3D dream drop distance
[“?”]
Kingdom Hearts III
Words: Realms [pg. 6]
Realm of Light ———
A realm inhabited by people that's filled with light. Long ago, it was a single world, but at one point it broke into countless tiny worlds. Each one is covered by an invisible barrier and can only be reached through particular means. Also, it's forbidden as a general rule to casually enter and exit the different worlds, as doing so may throw them out of balance.
Each world has its own "heart." and if the door leading to it is opened, the power of darkness will cause the barrier to break. Pieces of a broken barrier fall in a meteor shower and are used as materials for the Gummi Ship, which travels through the stars.
Realm of Darkness — — —
There is a parallel dimension on the reverse side, so to speak, of the Realm of Light. Generally, no humans exist there, and it's brimming with the creatures of darkness known as the Heartless.
There are two doors connecting the Realms of Light and Darkness: the Door to Light and the Door to Darkness. Only those from the Realm of Darkness can pass through the Door to Darkness, while only those from the Realm of Light can pass through the Door to Light (see facing page).
Realm Between — — —
The realm existing between light and darkness. Unlike the Realm of Light, few worlds are found here. Also, sometimes spatial instability causes Corridors of Darkness to form spontaneously.
Realm of Light: Radiant Garden (Hollow Bastion), Disney Castle, Destiny Islands
Realm Between, in order of closer to light and closer to darkness: Mysterious Tower, Twilight Town, Castle Oblivion (Land of Departure), The World That Never Was
Realm of Darkness: Dark Margin
Hearts (pg. 7)
“In the world of Kingdom Hearts, all beings, not just humans and animals, are said to have a heart dwelling within them. Kingdom hearts is an enormous heart, the aggregation of all hearts.”
sure we’ll go with it.
Kingdom Hearts — — —
All the realms hearts put together. Also called the kingdom of hearts" and the heart of all worlds, it's said to be a source of great power and a treasure trove of knowledge.
Once, people considered Kingdom Hearts to be "a great heart of light,' and to gain this power for themselves, they started a war so terrible it brought the world to ruin (see page 8). For this reason, the present Kingdom Hearts is firmly sealed off and can't be approached easily. The forces of darkness, Including Master Xehanort, attempt to get close to Kingdom Hearts through a variety of means, and Sora and his friends do battle with them in order to stop them.
Kingdom Hearts of Worlds’ Hearts — — —
(The Kingdom Hearts of KH I)
A collection of all the worlds' hearts. The Keyhole that leads to it can be unlocked by the Keyblade of heart, created from the hearts of the Seven Princesses. In KH I, Maleficent and Ansem create Heartless and steal worlds' hearts in their attempt to obtain the Keyblade of heart.
Kingdom Hearts of People’s Heart — — —
[The Kingdom Hearts of II and 3D]
A collection of people's hearts. The members of Organization XIlI believe that they will become whole if they unify with it, and they gather hearts released from Heartless in order to create the Kingdom Hearts of Peoples Hearts. However, Xemnas, the leader of the Organization, seeks to use this Kingdom Hearts as a medium through which to transplant Xehanort's heart into the Organizations members to create the Thirteen Darknesses (see page 9).
The True Kingdom Hearts — — —
[the kingdom hearts of BBS and 3D]
Not the two artificial ones previously mentioned, but rather the Kingdom Hearts that has existed since the beginning of the world. A long, long time ago, it was fought over in the Keyblade War and was eventually swallowed in darkness, but it's said that its counterpart, the X-blade, can cause it to reappear.
Keys (pg.8)
How Keyblades Work — — —
Keyblades are a symbol of the heart's strength, and there are as many Keyblades as there are welders' hearts. Since Sora possesses two hearts, he has the exceptional ability to wield two Keyblades (see page 13). Also, he's a rare example of someone who can use a Keyblade without going through the Bequeathing.
The Forces of Darkness (pg. 9)
Heartless: Pureblood — — —
Heartless who are born naturally. You can release hearts by defeating them with a Keyblade. Most of the Heartless existing in the realms are Purebloods.
Heartless: Emblems — — —
Heartless artificially made by the apprentices of Ansem the Wise, particularly Xehanort, in experiments to create darkness within hearts, They bear an emblem on their bodies that combines a heart with an X, which Xehanort uses as the Recusant's Sigil.
Organization XIII — — —
A group of Nobodies who possess great power and retain their human appearance. It consists of thirteen members, each of whom has a name that's an anagram of their former human name with the addition of the Recusant's Sigil, X
Theyre aware of the imperfectness of Nobodies and seek to unite with the Kingdom Hearts of People's Hearts in order to become whole again, but Sora and his friends destroy them. However as the Organizations secret purpose, replenishing the Thirteen Darknesses, nears completion, it is restarted as the “Real Organization XIII”
Number I-VI were once the apprentices of Ansem the Wise. Xion, the last to join, isn’t a formal member. Rather, she’s designated as “i”, which signifies an imaginary number.
The Real Organization XIII — — —
The Thirteen Seekers of Darkness, consisting of Xehanort and his alternate selves. They consider themselves to be the Thirteen Darknesses and attempt to make a X-blade by clashing with the Seven Lights. At the time of KH 3D, there are twelve of them, of which six have been identified: Master Xehanort, Ansem, Xemnas, Xigbar, Saix, and Young Xehanort.
Post Notes: The Real Organization XIII consists of,
Master Xehanort (I),
Ansem, Seeker of Darkness (II),
Xemnas (III),
Xigbar (IV),
Luxord (V),
Larxene (VI),
Marluxia (VII),
Saix (VIII),
Terra-Xehanort (IX),
Dark Riku (X),
Vanitas (XI),
Young Xehanort (XII),
Xion (XIII),
Vexen, Demyx.
#kingdom hearts#kh#kingdom hearts ii#kingdom hearts iii#khiii#kingdom hearts birth by sleep#kingdom hearts 2#kingdom hearts 3
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KGTAC PG 2094-2099 ANALYSIS
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Alright, Well lets get to the point here, I wouldn't be making this analysis if it weren't for page 2099 as it has some genuine meat on its bones there. But there's still a bit to talk about.
KGTAC Page 2095
Wait, why couldn't Fred use one of his TWO (2) LEGS. It's interesting characterization especially with
KGTAC Page 2096
This page where his most reasonable solution was to eat the Fritos and close the container with his right hand. It's neat characterization especially with the fact he didn't think of trying to clean it, not even the classic lick your fingers and wipe the saliva on your pants trick. It really comes off as he doesn't try to keep himself nice and neat.
KGTAC PAGE 2098
GO TO THE DAMN BATHROOM YOU FILTHY PIG. Oh, and there used to be more doors here in this hallway.
Home-Skillet Page 32
And I just realized that the circle turns green after he chooses his PHOTOCHAT Color in Home-Skillet... Neat!
KGTAC Page 2099
Now we've got some actual analysis here. To assist i will list each thing with its own unique image.
Home-Skillet Page 32
The room has been completely redesigned to look more "roomy" i guess. We now have TWO (2) windows showing the outside. Although oddly enough no door?
In this image, we get a nice closeup, sadly it doesn't show anything big, though at least we know there is nothing of importance in the Display cases. Just some plates.
SKETCH OF WHAT THE PORCH MIGHT LOOK LIKE
We also can't see much outside, it looks like the front yard oddly enough, Maybe we're looking at a porch. This would explain why the glass goes down to the floor, although i don't see any handles. It could just be windows but that makes literally no sense but meh, I don't have the house layout, and we haven't seen enough to be able to construct one, the only thing supporting the idea that its just a window is the fact Fred's room has a really big window (with no curtains, Jesus, someone could just peek in).
We see a portrait of a man interestingly enough, maybe a Grandpa? Though we'd need a closer look. This is the best reconstruction i could make, It took multiple guesses, The one on the right is traced on a 10x resolution version of the photo, We'd need a slightly closer view if we want to see who this guy is. He kinda looks like a moai head.
Under the TV appears to be something computer like, maybe a DVD player? it would explain whats on the other side of this cubby as cases of DVDs, although this is a bit early for someone who is implied to be behind the times tech wise (DVDs just started being massed produced in 1996, and 2 years after this story starts 1/4 American households had a DVD according to Wikipedia).
We can also see from our perspective a literal Easter egg. One that's actually decently hidden unlike in the original H-S.
Under the Fax Machine (Right side, under the portrait of a disgusting pig-like being.) is a Yellow Book of notable size.
On the table with the Fax Machine are some orange notes. Maybe DubiousCrustacean from the original H-S? since his color was orange. It's possible they're pestering him via Fax since he doesn't have a computer. (Wow that so stupid, I love it) There is also another paper but we can't figure anything about it at the current moment.
Behind the farthest right Couch Cushion is another Easter egg of the literal variety.
On the couch there's a literal black thing… I can't tell what it is at all. It a black thing with a dot in it. Maybe a remote in the couch cushions.
There's also a bowl of something with napkins next to it (or papers). I guess it might be a candy bowl?
In the left side there are TWO (2) EXITS. you can barely see one of them, just like the edge of it. I point it out in the image with a black arrow. I just barely noticed it myself.
And finally, WHATS IN DE BOXX!!!?!?!?
Conclusion:
Well this is the end of this update's analysis. We got some good mileage with that last page. So much to talk about and think of. Like whats with that old man? is Fred getting pestered by his friends over fax. Who knows, if anyone else has any ideas. I'd like to hear em. also i had to keep resisting the temptation to mark everything of importance in CAPITAL LETTERS. like this is Homestuck ACT 1.
#homestuck#karkat goes to a convention#kgtac#mspfa#homeskillet#home-skillet#kgtac analysis#media analysis
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I saw your post about your planned works for 2023! Ngl I may end up stealing that idea (if it's alright with you). Maybe putting the word out that I'm working on things will give me the motivation to finish HAHA. I'm excited for your Gorou one! o3o
Your answer got the darkest themes was really interesting though! With the push for everything to be like... idk. Moral? A lot of more sensitive topics get pushed to the side bc we don't want to seem like we condone those things even though we find them interesting to explore and write about. It kinda sucks at times. That being said. That first one is one I'd never be able to write. LOL Not because of my personal feelings on the matter, but because I'd be writing it like, "If they just COMMUNICATED, this WOULDN'T have HAPPENED." Miscommunication/lack of communication is my pet peeve. LOL Granted, it's not always that simple, alas, I oversimplify things uwu
((Also the funny thing abt the third one. I actually have a non dark fic abt something similar. For shock factor, something sorta similar ends up happening in the fic, but you find out that the person/reader has been consenting to it for literal years. It's an Albedo fic lol. Idk how I'm gonna post it tho bc I'll probably have to make a cw, but idk how I'm gonna do that while also conveying the message that it's a completely PG story))
I write my stories the same way though. Like I have a general idea of what I want to happen, but I need to write everything chronologically. When I can't write the next part, the story ends up stuck in the shelf for months... Or sometimes I don't know what to write next so I write multiple routes and then everything gets mixed up lol
You're very diligent with getting into character's heads though! I kinda do the same with my research, but I don't have a written psychoanalysis of them. I mentally compare them with my experiences irl with ppl, etc, and then use that to make assumptions. As for voice, when I'm thinking of making them say something, I try to imagine the VA saying it. If I can't hear it, I change the wording. LOL
I'm looking much forward to Kaveh's release though!!! I want to see what he's like away from Alhaitham. Seeing him in Alhaitham's story quest just made me... sad. But take your time playing it! Also no worries on replying to my long replies too! LOL I can only reply when I'm mentally ready which sometimes takes weeks haha... Or like you, after I've done the appropriate research. Like I still need to reply to that ask you sent a while back. Still trying to figure out how to word myself at one part.....
feel free to share with ur your wips! i'm not the first to do it, and i LOVE reading people's wips. something about seeing it grow to its final form... (emotional). can't wait to see what you'll be giving us for 2023, hehe.
i think another reason why writing of such themes is not prevalent is because (1) it's mentally draining to write, (2) it's hard to gauge a stranger's threshold for such things, and most importantly (3) people who write fanfiction are just here to see their favourite characters in scenarios they like—for tooth-rooting fluff or gut-destroyer angst.
but, yeah, it sucks that people assume you support such things just because you write them. personal take is that writing is powerful because, if an author plays their cards right, it makes you think. it's a great way to explore the grey areas of life. can be very dangerous if consumed thoughtlessly though.
i scream at miscommunication when the thing that happens as a result of it doesn't do anything to move or develop a character. just. drama. i believe that's what ruined the love triangle trope for many? correct me if i'm wrong, lol. but as much as i find the trope annoying too, i have my own fair share of miscommunication. (at least it gives me character growth, LOL.)
a rating tag will definitely help. marking it as teens and up or mature with cw is already a warning that the fic heavily deals with the themes, but if it was pg i would assume it's just a brief mention. (can't wait to read it... even if i know about the shock factor so it's not shocking anymore, haha)
LOL the alternate endings... so true. right now my cyno fic has 3 routes. thankfully, i've narrowed it to 1... the problem is the scenes needs to be re-arranged with the scene i've not written being the introductory scene. if that's the case, i might as well rewrite the whole thing, right? (my brain doesn't work normally, help). on the bright side, i can say i wrote a lot this year, lmao.
i like the idea of comparing characters with your personal experiences! i saw you compare kaveh and alhaitham's relationship with your own, and that was so mind-boggling. it gives a unique spin to each character. (adopting your headcanon, sdfds)
thank you for your compliment, though i can't say i've been diligently jotting down notes. i only have cyno's for the longfic i plan to write for him. you gave a nice tip for writing dialogue. will think about it for my next fic except... sometimes i think about their dialogue in chinese-ish sounds, and then i don't really know how to translate it, HAHA.
if kaveh is a 4* star i'll cry because my luck with them is horrible. (i only got gorou last patch. unforgivable.) i hope he gets a hangout. i want to know what he does in his spare time, on his understanding of kindness, etc. you're right we should get more kaveh development outside of alhaitham. so far, he's just been That Character that sells alhaitham.
haha, i prefer thoughtful replies so i don't mind the wait :3c thank YOU for sharing with me your views. it means a lot to me, hehe.
#with love.#q: with thoma.#/#gorou one gonna be kinda dark if i feel like adding major character death#like you predicted in anon analysis‚ i try to put in effort in replies so it's rather draining.#i think it's perfect u take longer to reply so i can gain energy while waiting LOL
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FAQ (Read first please ^^)
Tumblr won't let me link to the FAQ section I have on the desktop version (for whatever reason) so here it is for mobile users.
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What Does HFS and AMNT stand for?
HFS = Hyrule’s Final Stand (My Zelda Series)
AMNT = A Man Named Terran: A Dual Destinies Tale (My Ace Attorney Series, no relation to the Mutant Ninja Turtles, haha)
How does your ask box work?
When submitting an ask, please note whether you want to talk to a character, or me. Options are as follows:
Anyone from A Man Named Terran
Anyone from Hyrule’s Final Stand
Me.
Silly little ask blogs are what got me onto Tumblr, so I'd love to answer those types of things!
Do you post any art?
I can’t draw very well. Sorry to disappoint. I’m a writer over an artist, and most of the art that might be here are reblogs or presents.
Is this a personal blog or a themed blog?
This is my everything blog. Myself, my Zelda series, my Ace Attorney series and other related nonsense will be here!
May I draw an OC of yours/draw a scene from your stories?
PLEASE! I’d love that very much. You don’t need to ask, I just ask you credit me for the story/character and send it to me so I can marvel at it. ….and shove it in everyone’s face like it’s Phoenix Wright’s attorney’s badge because someone likes my stuff enough to make more stuff.
Do you take requests?
Nah. And I can’t promise it will happen in the future either. I don’t do “trends” or “-tober” events either. Sometimes I’ll do a few Shiptobers casually, but with no intention to do the whole month. The ask box is what I offer for interactives.
What about prompts?
I accept prompt suggestions, but may or may not complete the prompt. That is up to my own discretion.
Headcanons?
I get so into my stories that I forget what is a headcanon and what is not. Keep this in mind when interacting. I’d love to hear your headcanons about my stories!
Anything obviously canon-deviant will be noted at the top of the post if I think it will be problematic. However, if its obvious then... its obvious.
I found something unrealistic in one of your stories!
I probably put it there on purpose. Especially with the Ace Attorney series, A Man Named Terran, I’ll sometimes sacrifice complete realism. There will still be some degree of realism, but it may not be 100% guaranteed-to-work-on-Earth. Don't try it at home.
Do you have a Ko-Fi or Patreon?
No. Because I don’t expect people to use it, and I don’t really have reason to restrict things at the moment. If many people become interested, I might open a Patreon or something for exclusive stories and whatnot. Emphasis on the might.
Also, Paypal hates me so I have no way to take donations due to the sucker refusing to link to a financial account for withdrawls.
Do you make NSFW material?
Not intentionally. I prefer to keep material PG-13 and under. Sometimes I’ll make something that’s Mature/R-rated for gore/violence, but making that material M/R is not the intention. Usually my M/R content is related specifically to the UR-1 Incident from Dual Destinies, which is mostly where the game’s M rating comes from anyway.
Spoiler Policy -
Official content like trailers and Direct content must have been published by the producer (Nintendo, CAPCOM, etc) before I will publish or talk about it. I don’t like to deal with “leaks”.
Gameplay/Story information will be released (with a spoiler warning) ONLY after the end of the day of release (Usually 8-9pm on the day a game releases)
Yes, that means I won’t talk to you about the storyline of Tears of the Kingdom outside of trailer material until May 12th, 2023… if I even get off my Switch for long enough to interact, haha.
Major Spoilers will be tagged as spoiler warning until the game’s first birthday. Minor spoilers will depend. After the content’s first anniversary, you assume sole responsibility for avoiding spoilers on my page.
It is always implied that one of my stories about a certain game will contain major and mild spoilers.
Proceed at your own risk. :D
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The Future's Emerald City
A strategist for the democratic party, Lisa Smith, sums up her political view of the world. It’s radical that being reasonable is radical and being normal is abnormal. ( ”Radical Reason” by Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, October 2022, pg.43.) Profound as well as surprising, the comment comes from a magazine with a picture of an actress exposing skin on the cover. Incongruity is a specialty of human beings. Whether it works as a successful survival tactic remains to be seen. The average span for a mammalian species is 1 million years, so ours is young by 700,000 years. (“The Beginning of History,” by William Macaskill, Foreign Affairs, Sept./Oct., 2022 pg. 13.) Having proved we are clever enough to plunder the earth to meet our desires, we appear to have brought ourselves to the brink of extinction. Either we will go up in a cloud of nuclear smoke because we can’t get along with each other, or we will compete until we fish the oceans dry. The world we have created is one we no longer can manage with ease. As Smith portends, humans must reach a consensus about what is normal and abnormal soon. Most of us agree we aren’t in Kansas* anymore. Bill Clinton, our 42nd President, believes we can find our way to the Emerald City if we bypass a divided political system and place our faith in philanthropy. The basis for his sentiment is insubstantial hope. I think there is a longing for people to get together and meet with an end in mind. I want to ask what people and what end Clinton promotes. The guiding principle at the moment seems to be the will to power. Without a driving incentive for cohesion, cooperation has as much chance to survive as a dead Lilly that is plunged into a water glass. William Macaskill, a philosopher who teaches at Oxford University, approaches human survival differently than Clinton. He begins with a question. Can humanity manage “the danger of its own genius?” (The Beginning of History,” Foreign Affairs, Sept/Oct 2022 pg. 12.) He believes we’d increase our longevity if we shifted our attention from the present to the future. Do we want to preserve the planet for our descendants? Regardless of differences in religion, culture, or politics, a majority would opt to save the planet for our unborn generations. The question is, how do we achieve it? Macaskill isn’t alone in his concerns for the future. Writers Dani Rodrik and Stephen M. Walt make a startling proposal in “How to Build a Better Order.” (Foreign Affairs, Sept./Oct., 2022, pgs. 142-155.) Past attempts to reign in repugnant governments with sanctions do little to effect change or liberate the oppressed. Generally, the pain falls hardest upon the powerless. A future world, they say, will need to accommodate non-Western powers and tolerate greater diversity in national arrangements and practices. (Ibid, pg. 145) That means the political stage must make room for dictatorships like North Korea, the Taliban, and the military dictatorship of Myanmar. Macaskill agrees and points out the benefits of bringing incorrigibles into the fold. With their existence no longer threatened, military spending in those countries would decline, and, presuming corruption doesn’t explode, some money might be left over to feed the hungry. The arrangement would reduce the need for cyber war, or nuclear and bioweapons. (“The Beginning of History,” by William Macaskill, Foreign Affairs, Sept./Oct., 2022 pg. 19.) History shows us cooperation between advisories is possible when mutual destruction is at stake. After World War I, nations turned their backs on gas warfare. A few leaders have flaunted the Geneva Protocol, but they are deemed to be war criminals and imprisoned if caught. Nuclear agreements, though old and out of date, remain in force for the same reason. Cloning is another example of universal cooperation. That scientific breakthrough may be appropriate for farm animals, but no nation has broken with the consensus that human cloning is abhorrent. Using the future to guide the present provides a greater incentive for cooperation than Clinton’s call for collaboration. His appeal to our better angels ignores nature’s pecking order, the instrument for natural selection. Mutual survival is a more compelling incentive, especially when, today, people of all philosophies recognize that human life is at a flexion point. Those who imagine we can save the future by returning to the past are already dead, fossils of a bygone era. Humans have no choice but to observe the dictates of time. We must go forward. If the future threatens our extinction, then we must change the rules of engagement. To quote Eric Hoffer, In times of change, learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. *Reference to The Wizard of Oz.
#Bill Clinton#Dani Rodrik#Eric Hoffer#Geneva Protocol#human cloning#humans on the brink of extinction#including our enemies#Josh Hagan#Lisa Smith#mutual destruction and cohesion#nuclear agreements#philanthropy as world changing#Stephen M. Walt#The Emerald City#using the future to guide the present#William Macaskill
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every single student in the world has likely procrastinated at some point - i know i definitely have! sometimes i think it can be quite helpful because means that you don't spend every minute of every day studying... but on the other hand, it can become very hard to beat. there are so many advice posts in the community on this topic but i thought that i would share my own tips!
disclaimer: everyone studies differently and these are my personal tips. they may not work for you but they can be a good starting point
What is Procrastination?
i found this little summary of procrastinating on the internet and thought it completely covered everything that i wanted to say on this point:
Procrastination is the habit of delaying an important task, usually by focusing on less urgent, more enjoyable, and easier activities instead. It is different from laziness, which is the unwillingness to act.
Procrastination can restrict your potential and undermine your career. It can also disrupt teamwork, reduce morale, and even lead to depression and job loss. So, it's crucial to take proactive steps to prevent it.
The first step to overcoming procrastination is to recognize that you're doing it. Then, identify the reasons behind your behavior and use appropriate strategies to manage and overcome it.
- How to Stop Procrastinating by Mindtools
so what is learnt from this is that:
procrastination is not being lazy
it is avoiding tasks by doing other easier tasks
it can have negative effects
you need to proactively take steps to avoid it
first, recognise the procrastinating then use strategies to break the cycle
Conventional Tips
these are the basic tips that are some of the most well-known strategies for ending procrastination and can be some of the most important steps!
1. get organised. tidy up your desk to study space because there is nothing worse than having to work in a place that is chaotic and mess. collect the information you need for the task, for example, notes you've made or a textbook.
2. to-do lists are your friend. a lot of people (including me) really struggle with timetables for studying because it can seem really structured and there is no flexibility or real allowance for things that may crop up during the day (your food takes longer to cook, you have to unexpectedly do a task around the house, you get a really bad headache and need to take a break). in my opinion, to-do lists help solve this problem! you can clearly see the tasks that you want to get done for the day but you don't have stressful time constraints. personally, i always use todoist to keep track of everything. to-do lists also make it easier to break tasks down
3. break the task down. one of the biggest cause of procrastination is having a huge task or project ahead of you because it seems really daunting and where on earth are you even going to start? so break it down *completely*. in your to-do list, don't just write ‘german homework’, write down even task that you need to do within it and be specific: for example ‘pg. 11 ex 4a, 4b and 4c’, ‘textbook listening task on pg. 47′ and ‘250-word essay on social media in Germany’. breaking it down makes the tasks seem more attainable and when you’ve done one and you can cross it off your list, it gives you a boost to keep going
4. eliminate distractions. this is a big one. even if you do all of the above, if you are constantly being distracted by things, you aren't going to get much done. try to find a place that is quiet enough that you can focus and you feel comfortable studying in. as well as this you need to think about what to do with your phone as the likelihood is that this will be the most distracting thing. you can simply turn it off, put on do not disturb, leave it in another room or use and app like forest (that last one is what i use and i don't know where i would be without it!)
5. use incentives. finishing a task is an achievement so treat it like one! before you study, decide on something that you will give yourself as a reward for doing it. this may be watching that new episode of your favourite programme or a tasty snack!
6. set timers. don't just launch yourself into a task, because that again can make it seem daunting and feel unending. rather, set a timer for a specific time because you’ll know that you just need to focus for that specific length of time and then you can go take a break and do something nice. for timing your study sessions, you could use the Pomodoro technique
7. allow for breaks (but try to avoid long ones). you are not a machine and as much as it would be great to be able to, you cant study for hours on end without giving your mind a break from focusing. so schedule in break time for yourself, particularly for times that you know your motivation dips, and do something nice. but be very careful that you don't accidentally slip back into procrastinating habits and keep breaks short. unless you are very disciplined it is unlikely that an hour-long break will stay just an hour.
8. know how you study but don’t be afraid to mix it up. everyone studies differently and so there are going to be some study methods that work better for some than others. so try to make sure that you are studying smart and that you aren't wasting your own time cause that can be incredibly unmotivating. HOWEVER, if there is anything that I’ve learnt from online school its that doing the same task all the time, every day is mind-numbingly boring and you just want to do anything else. so try to switch up what you are doing. if you usually just type notes from the textbook, maybe try doing it in a mindmap one week, or on flashcards, maybe do some practise questions to keep your mind engaged.
9. play music. now this one really depends on the person and how you study. some people need absolute silence and that is fine, but others need something to fill the silence or maybe cover up background noise (for example if you live in a busy household). try to pick music however that is not going to distract you - the key tips for this is to pick music without lyrics. this can be classical music, video game music, or general ‘chill’ music (there are so many playlists out there for chill studying music). i personally listen to Francesco Parrino religiously while studying because he does piano covers of pop songs, so i know the songs and enjoy them but there are no lyrics that can distract me
10. stay hydrated, well-rested and not hungry. this is part of eliminating distractions because if you are thirsty, you are going to be thinking about how you want a drink; if you are tired, you are going to be thinking about how tired you are; if you are hungry, you are going to be thinking about what you want for lunch or whatever. make sure you are hydrated, well-rested and not hungry so you can focus solely on your task or work.
Unconventional Tips
these are some slightly more unusual tips that you might not have seen before but that I've nevertheless found very useful!
1. video yourself or do a timelapse. this is something that I’ve only recently done because i saw a tip on this from someone during my quarantine challenge and thought that it would be cool to do. and it really works! i did it twice once when i was typing notes and a second time when i was handwriting notes and it really made me focus on what is as doing because the video put some pressure on me to look like i was properly studying - i could take a 5-minute break in the middle of my work to mess around with my pen, I just had to keep going so it really forces you to do the work. also watching the video when i was done made me really proud cause i had visual proof of how much i completed!
2. accept that some days you are going to get very little done. this may seem a little bit odd to put on a post that is meant to avoid getting nothing done but it’s actually a very important thing to remember. sometimes you need to take days off because otherwise you are going to burnout and some days you are just not going to be in the right mindset for studying because maybe you are exhausted after a big exam, or you have a headache or you feel unwell. you just need to accept it, draw a line under it, take time for yourself, and resolve yourself to work tomorrow once you feel a bit better. there is no shame in taking time to make sure you stay healthy. if you can, try to get your quickest, easiest task done so you have some sense of accomplishment.
3. ‘churn it out and f**k off’. this was my mum’s motto when she was studying and working in academia. and she recently told it to me when i was getting stressed about all the big tasks during online school. i am a perfectionist and i always want to hand in my very best work, put 100% into everything, but honestly that is impossible. some days you just need to get stuff done and if that isn't your very best then it doesn't matter too much because at least you got it done. and once you get it done you can just forget about it.
4. ask a friend or parent to check up on you. when you are studying by yourself it can be hard to motivate yourself because you know that no ones actually going to check whether you made those votes or did the reading, so ask a friend or someone you live with to check whether you've done the work or get them to read essays. you then get an external reason to study or do your tasks because you need to show them something.
5. rephrase how you think of tasks. when you think that ‘you need to do this task’ or ‘you have to get this done’, a lot of the time this causes unneeded stress and anxiety that is not going to help you at all. also it makes it seem like you are being forced to do something and human beings generally don't act great when they are forced to do something. so try to change your language when thinking about task into one that is more forgiving such as ‘i choose to do this project so that i can go meet my friends tomorrow’ and ‘i choose to read this book now because it will help me in the lecture next week’. this is probably the most difficult strategy on this list and it will take a lot of practice (i am certainly still practising it) but in the long term, it can help you change the way in which you view studying for the better.
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i hope this was helpful and that these tips will be useful, and perhaps you've discovered some new ones! if anyone has anything to add please feel free to reply or reblog with the advice <3
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having a brave new world special interest is a Time. you see all these conservative fuddy duddies try to be like “this is why we should [insert thing that limits personal freedom]” OR the same mediocre quote about god and sin over and over just. bossbabes. it’s about late-stage capitalism, classism, showing a mirror version of morals at the time in some ways, mechanization and industrialism and the unintended consequences of those things. it’s about (i hate to use the word but i’m not sure what else would be accurate other than american, but it was written by a british dude about his society and is likely relevant in europe as well, plus other places?? i guess “western society” but that doesn’t really mean anything though it does have a sort of set meaning in philosophy and just. you get my point) taken to the absolute extreme: seeking efficiency and pleasure above all else and justifying it with the veneer of “progress” while actually halting real progress. it is a book Created to piss people off and unnerve them, no matter their social or political beliefs, and the fact that it can still do that roughly 100 years later is impressive to me.
But also, an important thing with the book is that it’s funny. Like, Huxley makes fun of his characters pretty consistently throughout the book and the thing is that none of them are good people. Huxley knows this and wants to make sure you do too. He describes a group of students taking notes at the baby factory and how they are just copying everything the tour guide says unthinkingly and just. One of my favorite lines is
“‘Consider the horse.’
They considered it.” (Pg 14 chapter 1)
which is honestly even funnier in context. Your main characters are a hipster who is sort of “oh, im so much better than everyone else, they don’t understand. this is so sad” who craves depth beyond the shallowness of society, an incel who is an outcast partially because of his own bad attitude and because he feels like he has to compensate for being short but at the end of the day he is still shallow and greedy, a man and woman who are exactly who the society asks them to be pretty much (lots of drugs lots of sex and only caring about themselves really. not much going on upstairs as well), and an emo theater nerd who read shakespeare instead of having friends and who doesn’t Really understand shakespeare but thinks it sounds nice.
also the villain (other than like. society ig) is probably one of my favorite characters of all time: Mustapha Mond. Unlike in 1984 and a lot of other dystopian books, he actually has reasons beyond “i work for the society :)” for being evil and for perpetuating society. I don’t want to spoil it in case people read the book, i may make a separate post just about mustapha mond bc i have brainrot, but his story is a tragedy. yes he is a villain, but he is also very much a human and has been harmed by the society as much as the main characters who are suffering (helmholtz, bernard marx, and john). also unlike other dystopian books, mond presents his perspective and in all honesty? had you not seen what the consequences of a society based on those ideal is, with some of what he says, it feels like he actually has a point. however, the counterpoint to it is other events and aspects of the society that are explored earlier in the book, and how terrible it can be. the conversation that takes place in chapters 16 and 17 is one of my favorite pieces of literature.
im gonna put together a sort of content warning guide to the book to make it more accessible bc yes part of its thing is to shock and disgust people in some parts, but also i want the interesting philosophical stuff to be accessible to people without risk of hurting oneself
#brave new world#there are some problematic sections (chapters 6-9) that uh. i do Not have the knowledge or experiences to fully unpack#and it would be wrong of me to pretend they dont exist#but other parts of the book still hold up and are still valuable#i just#special interst go brrrrrrr#long post#dm me if you want me to infodump about bnw to you
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An small sampling of fucked up shit in PatB
Incomplete because these are just the moments I remembered off the top of my head without actively LOOKING for things in each episode.
I have also not seen many episodes in the last season despite being a big fan. It be like that sometimes.
Also including moments that are not actually fucked up but I wanted to mention them for other reasons.
0: The entire plot of the show is Brain wanting to take over the world. He’s portrayed as a megalomaniac who wants power but the show reinforces time and time again that his motivations are Brain is super angry at humanity fucking up the Earth but politically as well as environmentally and thinks he can do a better job if he just ran the damn thing himself. (And yet often his plans include extreme environmental damage like melting the ice caps and stuff. Go figure.)
1: Brain recounts his childhood days as a lab mouse, his water bottles filled with copyright dodging Snapple (a cooldrink), Chanel No. 5 (a perfume), DDT (a pesticide which has been outlawed since the broadcast of this episode due to its intensely harmful effects on the environment) and ALAR (a plant growth regulator used on apple trees which was outlawd in the 80s due to it being an incredibly high cancer risk in people who eat the apples afterward)
jfc
2: That time Brain lured some of the fieldmice around the lab into the lab specifically so he could test a nightvision serum on them before taking it himself.
(I actually like this episode because it turns out the mice are Brain’s parents (because cartoons) and it turns into a story about having parents who expect you to live up to impossible expectations and if your parents fail to live up to your expectations for how parents to be you need to accept that about them and stop trying to force a relationship with them in a way it cannot exist. It’s weirdly touching seeing Brain listening to Pinky give advice but if I list every moment I like in the show which is like this we’ll be here all day)
3: That time PETA broke into the lab and “freed” Pinky and Brain by dropping them in a jungle where they had no hope of survival and the episode turned into a parody of Heart of Darkness.
Also Pinky kills and eats a whole ass wild boar.
4: The episode where Pinky and Brain find and for a short period raise a baby Clark Kent (Because WB owns the rights to Superman so they could just do shit like this) It ends with the mice agreeing to make a scrapbook
5: That time Pinky and Brain had a son together. Just... this whole episode. From Pinky calling La Leche League International [ La Leche League International is a non-governmental, nonprofit organization that organizes advocacy, educational, and training related to breastfeeding. ] to the rather liberal use of “Oh my Lord” and “For God’s sake” which is pretty far up there in “PG things you’re not allowed to say in kids’ cartoons) to Romy referring to Brain and Pinky as “My two dads” to Pinky ending the episode after the ‘tomorrow we try to take over the world’ line with “Not tonight Brain, I have a headache”
fsdfkjdshfk how did this episode get approved???
6: The neighbour who lives in the dilapidated house next door to Acme labs (because of cartoon reasons) thinks Pinky is”the Missus” of the lab and has a crush on him (and tries to have an affair with Pinky because he thinks Pinky and Brain are married WHICH I MEAN....). Something Pinky finds immensely uncomfortable. For some reason this is a continuity detail they kept throughout the show, with the neighbour coming across as a bit of a stalker and it’s weirdly not played for laughs. It’s just strangely threatening and uncomfortable.
7: the anti smoking episode where the lab got Brain addicted to Nicotine. This episode was made directly to criticise the ‘Joe Camel’ character used by Camel brand cigarettes which was targeted at children trying to get them addicted to cigarettes at an early age. This was a real thing that happened and we don’t talk about it enough.
8: I mentioned the extremely messed up episode where they travel into the future to meet their future selves a whole TWO YEARS INTO THE FUTURE) but I didn’t mention this in the previous post because I wanted the screenshot. But please enjoy Pinky’s surgical scar. You’re welcome I guess.
Oh for fuck’s sake while getting the screenshot I got a line from Pinky making fun of Brain’s floppy left ear and how he “Can’t get it up any more” AAHJSAGJHGFJFGDSJHFPLEASE
9: That time Brain yelled at Pinky that he was completely worthless so Pinky sold his soul to Satan so Brain could take over the world and Brain had to go to hell to get him back. (in case you were curious, Hell is located underneath the DMV)
10: This screenshot which I once posted to facebook and a friend of my replied with “We all see who the big spoon really is” and that’s a phrase burned right into my fucking cortex.
Anyway so that’s just the ones I can remember.
This show is a fucking trip. Try rewatching it sometime. Season 1 is probably what you think the show is like but get past that and HOO BOY.
This was just the “things you probably forgot” post. I could make a whole different post about “they really did that” episodes but honestly... idk I’m not sure anyone really cares about a cartoon from 1995 and it makes me weirdly self conscious. Like I’m one of those internet people whose tastes and interests stagnated in the mid 90s and I really don’t want to come across like that or fall into that trap. As I feel it’s very unhealthy to not explore and look into newer media and content and stagnating in cartoons ONLY from your own early childhood dooms you to irrelevance.
So idk if I’ll really talk about this more. But I wanted to make this post at least.
#Pinky and the Brain#PatB#long post#image heavy#these posts take a while to make so feel free to drop me a ko-fi if you want
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Part 1
I’ve got another Ryuji/Jin-Woo fic idea in an au world.
Let’s start with the setting: It’s a low tech world where everyone has magic. There’s no cars or computers, but they have magic-powered appliances like fridges and blenders. And the continent is broken up into different kingdoms.
Magic beasts roam the world, though I’m still debating whether it’ll be a natural occurrence or a result of gates. Could be a mix of both. Either way, it means they need Adventurers or Knights to deal with said creatures and protect the public.
In this world, people can grow their magical potential through training, though once they get to a certain point, it becomes harder to advance. Like, everyone naturally has a plateau point where it becomes harder to get stronger, and it’s different for everyone.
This story centers around Jin-Woo and Ryuji, who are Knights in King Go Gun-Hee’s army. Ryuji is the General (the top position) and Jin-Woo would be a...Captain? I imagine the top ranks going Captain, Commander, General.
At this point, Jin-Woo is in his twenties and stronger than Ryuji, which is why he’s gotten Captain rank already. But the King (who’s in charge of top ranking promotions) wants his Commander class to have more experience leading missions.
So, I imagine the backstory of this being that Jin-Woo joined the military when he was 16 (the youngest that they’re allowed). He was in training for two years, where he occasionally ran into Ryuji and developed a bit of a crush.
At 18, he started going on missions, protecting civilians from magical beasts. He discovered that he has a beast taming skill (somewhat rare!), which got the King’s attention. The stronger someone’s magic is, the more beasts they can tame, so the King assigned some tutors to him, to focus attention on training his magic to grow.
It even got him Ryuji’s attention, who likes to recruit strong Knights into his division. (Commanders have their own divisions and Captains have teams. The general has his own division too, but he’s also in charge of the entire army.)
So, Ryuji and Jin-Woo started training sometimes and going on missions together. By the time Jin-Woo is twenty, his small crush has turned into full blown infatuation and love. But he never makes a move, because Ryuji is known for sleeping around. (Not necessarily deep commitment issues like in ‘My love is a fire’ but he just doesn’t pursue people for long-term relationships. Open to the possibility, but he doesn’t go looking for love.)
Ryuji is also known for how proud he is of being the strongest fighter in the country. He doesn’t like competition. (Rumors even fly that he’ll try to take the crown when Go Gun-Hee passes, whether he’s named heir or not).
At first, Ryuji isn’t threatened by Jin-Woo’s growing strength, just excited for another strong fighter under his command. But then Jin-Woo passes his second in command and he starts getting worried. Then agitated.
Jin-Woo notices what's going on, but even with him trying to hide how fast his power is growing, it quickly becomes obvious when he surpasses Ryuji. It completely sours their growing mentor/mentee relationship.
Ryuji grows resentful of Jin-Woo’s power, jealous and threatened that someone is stronger than him. He can’t entirely avoid Jin-Woo, not when they’re sometimes the best two for a mission, but he puts distance between them.
Jin-Woo is not happy about that at all. He tries being nice at first, but when that doesn’t work, he tries out various ways to get Ryuji’s attention. (Like with kids, negative attention is better than no attention at all.)
He’s never deliberately rude, as he doesn’t want Ryuji’s dislike of him to grow, but he starts trying to banter with him. Finding what will make Ryuji respond, maybe bringing out his competitive side.
Though what they’ll compete about, I’m not sure. It can’t be purely physical activities that Jin-Woo could brute force his way through with strength. But maybe skill-based activities that Ryuji has just as much chance of winning, especially since he’s older and has tried out more things?
But their competitions won’t be the main focus of the fic, so I won’t spend too much time mulling over that.
So, the main timeline of the fic will be when Ryuji is in his forties and Jin-Woo is in his late twenties. I’ll probably have a chapter or two for the backstory, then get into the main plot.
I’m still working on some of the exact details, but let’s say there’s some tension with a neighboring country. They’ve had some skirmishes with them and Go Gun Hee’s efforts at diplomacy aren’t yielding much results, so it looks like a war might be brewing.
Ryuji decides that this is a golden opportunity. He’s been wanting to rule for a while now, but he has doubts that Go Gun-Hee will name him as heir and trying to forcibly take over after his death will have its own complications. Maybe he doesn’t want to spark a civil war in his birth country?
So, he decides that he wants to take over this ‘enemy’ nation. But how to do so?
He’s got some strong, loyal allies who might be willing to help out. (The S-ranks that were in his guild in the canon world.) They’ll be fighting the enemy soldiers, anyway, but they would need enough power to get a foothold into the country. To make their way to the capitol city and defeat that nation’s ruler.
His mind flashes to Sung’s beast taming ability, envious. If he had that skill, he could create an army of loyal soldiers. And then inspiration strikes. Just because he doesn’t have the ability, doesn’t mean he can’t make use of it. But how to get Sung on board?
He’s known Jin-Woo long enough to know that he has his own moral code. One that might balk at disposing of a foreign royal to put someone he doesn’t get along with in charge. (He doesn’t yet realize that the rivalry with Jin-Woo is one-sided.)
So, the odds of him convincing Sung to help him take over a country seem low. He goes looking through his library, searching for possibilities.
In this world, people can have a wide range of gifts, some that need specific circumstances to unlock. So, he’s been collecting books about obscure magic, both to see if he might have some of these gifts, and to know what to test his loyal people for. To see if they have any useful gifts that can be unlocked.
And he comes across a very rare form of magic, a type of control magic. Not mind control, but using mana to control another person’s actions. But it’s not something that can be learned.
Ryuji almost gives up on the idea, until he reads a detail that some with this gift can enchant an object to act as a control object, and the control of said object’s abilities can be transferred to another.
[That was a clunky way of saying it, but it’s basically this. Person with ability enchants collar. Gives control of collar to Ryuji. Now whoever’s wearing the collar will be forced to obey Ryuji.]
It seems like the perfect solution, but how does he find one of these people?
With a great deal of searching. Luckily, he does have a network of people that he can ask to keep an ear out for rumors of someone with this gift.
When he hears of something that seems promising, he goes on a trip and finds someone with that gift. [It probably won’t be from his pov, though. Jin-Woo will just notice that he’s gone for a while.]
And when he comes back….he somehow gets the collar on Jin-Woo.
Somehow.
I haven’t figured that part out yet.
Tricks him into it, maybe? Makes a bet with him?
Perhaps the collar will latch onto Jin-Woo’s neck if Ryuji gets it close enough.
The collar is powered through the wearer’s own mana, so Jin-Woo can’t just overpower it. Supposedly. In reality, Jin-Woo gets the sense that he could overpower it. (The same way the giants in canon were able to overpower that barrier Yuri Orlov put up.)
But Jin-Woo holds off on trying to break free because he wants to know what the heck Ryuji wants badly enough to put a slave collar on him. (Sadly for Jin-Woo, Ryuji is only focused on getting an army and not anything...else.)
And I think I’ll have part 1 end here, with part 2 being on pillowfort. Because Jin-Woo’s reaction to the collar isn’t exactly PG. I don’t want to post anything not SFW on tumblr, in case it gets deleted.
I don’t post a lot on pillowfort, but it’s for anytime I have a not SFW story idea I want to share. And if tumblr ever gets deleted off the internet for some reason (like getting sued into the ground), then you’ll be able to find me on pillowfort. It’s my backup website.
https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/2283048
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Hi! My names Booloo, the mod here at Wrong Weapons Drawn! You may remember me from such classic accounts as @shittymurderparty and my personal account @booloocrew-blog.
This blog is basically going to be a @incorrectjackboxquotes clone, but with a focus on Weapons Drawn, with character subjects ranging from The Narrator, Lord Tippet, accomplices, detectives, and everything in between!
Detective/Character Names: https://wrongweaponsdrawn.tumblr.com/post/667132816561258496/character-names
Detective Backstories: https://at.tumblr.com/wrongweaponsdrawn/lady-nevermore-diary-102122/w6pgjombc59y
I’ll try to update this blog whenever I can, (mainly through the queue feature) but if you guys want, you can submit your own incorrect quotes!
A few rules:
1. Don’t submit ANYTHING at or above an R rating, please, especially with sexual content. Most of it will be assessed by a case by case basis, but if Jackbox wouldn't include the content in question on a future sequel of this game, it will most likely not be tolerated.
2. Please submit ONLY Weapons Drawn related incorrect quotes. Crossovers with other franchises are allowed, especially with the accomplices, and will be accepted on a case by case basis.
3. Please credit your sources if you take quotes from somewhere else.
4. If you wish for a quote to be removed or edited for whatever reason, please DM me with your concern. Same with issues of people not giving credit to their posts.
5. Spoilers for this game will be unmarked. Please proceed with caution.
6. When submitting, follow the “(insert color here) Detective” naming convention. This is because I want the names on the blog to be consistent, in order for other people to not be confused on which detective is which name.
7. Please only submit incorrect quotes. While other pieces of work are amazing in its own right, this is a blog primarily devoted to incorrect quotes.
More rules will be added if needed.
This blog is rated PG-13. 99% of swears (I.e: all of the big ones except those found in images, reblogs, and videos) won’t go above the f word in terms of content. Sexual content will most likely be non existent and violence will be what is shown in the source game. If you are under the age of 13, please don’t interact unless you can handle these themes.
Notice: If you’re tagged in one of my incorrect quotes, please note that the tags are simply saying who said what and are not indicative of any opinions of myself or the submitters. Please dm if you have any questions.
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