It's kind of tragic, in a sense, that iterators were made with so much of their creators logic and desires and yet they were left with none of the resources to satisfy such things.

Do you think they crave touch? Family? Do you think they have to have any hope of connection stomped out of them lest they rebel against what they were made for?

Were they ever afraid to feel, or to be outside of what they were supposed to be? If they ever dared to desire, would they have to hide it?

Do you think they saw their creators sometimes as family, and did the abuse hurt just that much more because of it?

Were they like children, when they were born? Did they process the world through the lens of uncertainty and naivete and was that taken advantage of to mold them into the desired product?

Or were they conscious and self aware in full, was is overwhelming, being alive for the first time?

Or were did they process things entirely as machines, did they only learn to be people after seeing it happen around them, and then did they ever regret becoming more alive than they ever needed to be? That they ever became enough to feel hurt and to hurt others?

If they were just machines at birth, with only the capability of consciousness, were the desired traits injected into them with thoughts and ideas and interactions in their formative early years and was anything else just a byproduct of trying to build a person from scratch? Did their creators even want them to feel, to be conscious and alive, or was that just a necessity to create the desired machine?

Did they even care that their creations were alive?

Did any of them grieve, when they left the children of their labor behind? Were they grieved for in turn when they were gone? Do their echoes ever try to reach out, to let them know they aren't alone, to find comfort in connection that before was so condemned?

If they tried hard enough, could they reach?

Could they find each other?

Would it be comforting to iterators that the remnants of their creators could find them, or would it bring more feelings of rage, of sorrow, of painful memories and grief and hurt from the years they were used and the years more they were abandoned?

Did they ever truly mean anything to each other?

“what does sheik actually do in this au” fair question. everything

i feel like xiao is the gentlest, most devoted lover; he worships and cherishes you because he never—in his thousands of years on teyvat—imagined he would love someone this deeply. he may have some toxic tendencies, but everything he does is with you, your happiness, and your safety in mind.

Charles, Laurent, Andrea and Xavi explaining what pre-race prep entails [originally broadcast as part of a feature on Canal+ ahead of the British Grand Prix 2019]

LITTLE BABIES SPOTTED!!

OH NO YOU DID NAWT JUST INSULT PURPLE IMMA FINNA WHOOP YO ASS YOU FLACCID BILLED, CRUMB MUNCHING, CARDSHARP!!!!!

(not directed to the person running the blog btw! just at buck for insulting my precious ourple.)

"I'm not gonna let thome THNIVELLING, LYING, CHEATING, THTILL LYING, LIFE RUINING PRICK ruin one of the colourth of ROYALTY for me!!"

Buck coughs.

Hm. Maybe he got a little too into that.

[[ One of Buck's favourite people, aka Hugh S Ayton - computer_kisser on twitter <3 ]]

hello i just finished reading the entire arc of a scythe series in less than a week holy fuck i am experiencing whiplash from the ending of the toll and thunderhead. i don't have words but omg tbh they're pretty good endings for both books, woah. and the ending of the toll!! imo that might just be the best possible ending for the series, woahhh

man in his mid 20s who says tee hee

i hope it isn't rude to ask (i just really love your work) but would we be getting a rawnsyf chapter 8

Not rude at all!! I am slowly plugging away at chapter 8 it will absolutely be coming I refuse to abandon a work fully 😂

hi☺️ how are you?🫶🏻 I recently got an idea for a fic (I used to write but i’m honestly not satisfied with my works yet so i never posted anything) andd I was wondering if you have any tips maybe? Because I can’t stress enough how talented you are! (if you ever write a book pls let me know!!!) and i’d really appreciate some tips if you were willing to give me some🫶🏻 My ideas usually come in my mind visually, like i’m watching a film, and I struggle finding the right words to express what’s in my head and I’m not sure how to fix that😕 in my head it’s so intense and full of emotion and alive but when i’m writing… it’s a disaster I think🥲 anyway thank you in advance whether you decide to give me tips or not, i know it’s a lot to ask but I adore the way you write🫶🏻☀️

AKJFHDSKF THANK YOU LOVIE !!! This is so sweet and nice of you to say, I appreciate the kind words more than you know 💕

I would absolutely love to give you tips ! I've answered a few asks like this in the past, one of which you can find here just to save time and reiterate most of what I would say.

It sounds like you've got the overall plot of your story nailed down and you know what you want to write, so the best thing I would recommend for your visualizing tactic is to make an outline that can better depict the progression of the whole thing. I totally get wanting to just control c + control v your thoughts onto a page and be done with it, but that's where being patient with yourself comes in. The outline doesn't need to be followed to the letter (mine very rarely are), but it can really help you organize the order of events you're imagining in your head.

Take your time with describing the scenes in your story that build up to that final, pinnacle moment. It might seem like you're rambling, but in my personal experience the added attention there really pays off in the end. I always follow the 'show-not-tell' guideline when I write so there's less of me telling the readers what's going on and more of me showing it. An example would be a character's body language changing when they're uncomfortable, or icy wind leeching the warmth from their cheeks. Little things like that can add life to a story vs. simply stating "He was uncomfortable" or "She was cold".

Writing isn't a linear process for most people. There's ups and downs and lengthy breaks followed by intense, week long binges of word vomit, so definitely be kind to yourself and have fun with it ! If you need anything else feel free to shoot me another ask or DM me, I would be happy to help ! Have a great day and good luck my dear 💗

researching how to use hydrogen peroxide in my hydroponics, the top two results are from trees dot com and from bulk peroxide dot com. what helpful fellows i’m sure they’ll tell me the whole truth without bias

do you know your ocs' mbti types?

I actually do!! (Idk who you are, or if we've talked before, but I love speculating about fictional characters' MBTI types, so this was a very fun q 🥹❤️ I'd also be curious to hear your guesses for them if you have any!!)

I think Yves is an ESFJ! For Vincent, I'm stuck between ISTJ and INTJ. :)

I haven't though enough about all of the (many) side characters to assign them MBTIs, but I know a few (Leon is an ENFP, Victoire is an INFJ, Mikhail is an ESTP, Cara is an ISFJ, Genevieve is an INTP).

Song of the Day: March 26

"Songs About Rain" by Gary Allan

i love when you go on goodreads to read the reviews of a book with a very specific tone and everyone's writing their reviews in that same tone

sending scythe asks. do u have any thoughts on either jerico or literally anyone from gleanings? bc i was rereading gleanings and especially the scythe dalí story and don’t work with animals and just. absolutely love love love

OH. I could talk for actual hours about jeri. I'm gonna rb with book quotes when I have the chance because where do I even begin. but.

Omg and from gleanings. BEN. Witness protection king. He broke my heart. The only times we see hin in the main series are through the eyes of Citra as like the tagalong little brother who collects playing cards and likes ice cream and is kind of annoying until she's forced to render him deadish. Like, holy shit. When we finally get his POV and realize the toll (hah) that event had on him? How being stabbed literally changed the trajectory of gis life forever? How he mourns the relationship he could have had with his sister? That broke me fr. He deserves 10000 dollars cash and maybe a therapist and also a hug like jesus christ this man has been put through the wringer.

are yall impressed with my actium progress *cries*