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monstersinthecosmos · 4 months

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I know you probably don’t want to dwell on the show and the negative but I absolutely hate what has happened on here and how hateful people are in the VC fandom it’s just very demoralizing and makes me want to retreat from anything besides the books completely. The discourse was spicy before the show but everything is just even more divisive now and it has sucked the fun out of it. Not really an ask more of a vent sorry

Hi there!

You’re correct that I don’t particularly find it fun to dwell on the negative stuff – as you said yourself, SOMETIMES THE DISCOURSE SUCKS THE FUN OUT OF IT. But I do understand how you feel and I want to say a couple things and I hope this helps you find a groove.

First of all, I did my best not to acknowledge it too much because I didn’t want to validate the folks who were being cunts to me lol, but please know that this fandom (at least on Tumblr) has ALWAYS been kinda fucking violent towards me LOL. I started VC tumbling back in 2016 and it’s ALWAYS been a fucking trash fire. It is hard out there for Marius stans lmfao.

Like, when I was first posting on Tumblr and acclimating to the Tumblr culture it was so much of like, me feeling brave enough to share meta only for someone to be RB’ing me to tell me I’m wrong, or me talking about how much I liked something about Marius only for someone to vague me, or it was me hosting the huge fandom Discord back in 2017 only for people to then come on tumblr and complain about how the Discord was way too Marius Friendly as if like, a drama-free space where we can discuss the books makes it a harbor for predators.

Of course I also had the gaggle of fucking morons who were constantly stalking me, catfishing their way into my servers to try to take screenshots and write call outs and cancel me, who would not stop preaching about how “all these big blogs” are “actually such terrible people” because “look at the things they ship” even when I’d never been unkind to them, even occasionally donated to their GFMs. These are folks who think they’re morally in the right for protecting the virtue of Armand’s poor teenage asshole and executed this justice by stalking and harassing an ACTUAL PERSON LOL. Like, listen. I’m sorry to burst ur bubble, but Armand doesn’t exist. He’s letters on a paper. I’m actually a real person and you’re up my fucking ass because I don’t’ even fucking know why, you’re jealous of my fucking Tumblr engagement or something? Which one of us is actually the creep here lol?? Is this a race to the bottom to be the valedictorian of clown school on the website for homeschooled clowns?

I’ve also had the pleasure of being on the receiving end of acephobic discourse, being told I don’t do enough to protect every individual in fandom from their own bullies as if it's my job to do that, being called ableist for how I wrote Daniel in my fics even though I was projecting and discussing my own personal experiences – I’ve also had a project collaborator have a tantrum and try to steal my work until I had to threaten with legal action, I’ve been put on block lists, I’ve had many people consume my fics in secret without actually leaving comments because I’m too toxic for them to communicate with in public.

BLAH BLAH BLAH.

This was all before AMC showed up LMFAO. It was not easy for me! It’s still not always easy!

And so yeah like, by nature of the fandom EXPLODING we are going to see more drama. More people is more drama. The nature of the discourse often hedges into real life issues that people are very opinionated and passionate about and there are conflicting needs inside the same space about how to hold conversations. Even just the other day I RB’d a joke about Anne Rice and OP got upset with me because they didn’t want actual fans interacting with it. Whoops! I didn’t know! I just thought it was funny. ;.;

Even in good faith and with the best of intentions we’re going to step on each other’s toes, and we’re gonna find people we don’t vibe with. And that’s normal and it’s fine.

What ISN’T normal is this inability to disengage that I think we see often in online space, and I don’t want to get into a whole side essay about all the reasons why I think that happens. But sometimes you gotta be the bigger person and take it on the chin.

Like, yeah, it sucks. It sucks the fun out of the room when you share a space with such bitter people who can’t be kind to each other. But like. THAT’S A THEM PROBLEM, YOU KNOW? And I think we gotta remember that sometimes people like that do it for the attention or the spike of dopamine when they can pick a fight and honestly like, you don’t need to waste YOUR OWN time on it, but you’re also doing that person a kindness if you don’t enable the bad behavior.

And it sucks that Tumblr’s mute tools are awful!!!!! It would make navigating so much easier to be able to curate the dash a little better and keep the bad actors out of your space. I sometimes just fuck off and don’t even come online for days if I know I’m not in a good headspace and won’t have the strength to just fucking ignore it, because sometimes drama catches my eye and I get nosy and go down the rabbit hole, too – having ADHD makes it really hard to avoid sometimes LOL – but like I try to be reasonable and love myself enough to avoid it when I can help it. I’m not willing to make my own problems everyone else’s problem, and I hope that some of these shit starters in fandom will get there, themselves.

So yeah it blows when the vibes are fucking atrocious, and it REALLY blows when it’s a fandom this small where you can’t avoid it. Even when it’s a vocal minority it really just kills the fucking mood.

BUT WHAT I WILL SAY.

Whenever I say shit like “write what you want to read” and we’re talking about fanfic, or even meta or even silly headcanon posts or jokes, that also means draw what you want to see, it also means make what you want to hold, apply it to any creation you can think of. Put the thing you want to see into the world. And it counts for fandom, too.

I don’t want to be part of a fandom that’s constantly infighting and attacking people, so I don’t fight and attack people. I don’t want to be called a predator for being a Marius fan and so I don’t engage in posts that say as much, not even to argue, because I don’t want my followers (who might also be Marius fans!) to have to see that on their dash. I want us to protect our peace and create a space we want to be in.

Like I have a policy that any time someone says I’m a freak or any time I see truly godawful word salad discourse, I go out of my way to post something kinky and offputting about Marius LMFAOOOO because I want to be surrounded by reasonable fun people who share my sensibility for fiction. AND SOMETIMES IT’S CRICKETS, AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WORK HARD TO FIND YOUR PEOPLE. But at the end of the day I know I’m being my most sincere self and I’m trying to have a good time and just post fun things that I enjoy. And like, the book fandom is small as fuck and we’re all famished, but I think if more of us did that, we’d build a much more productive and tolerant space.

And for all the shit I’ve mentioned, all the drama and attacks and all the times people have harassed me or tried to make me feel small, you know what? I just got back from @apoptoses & @cup-of-lixx 's wedding and they met in VCblr! We spent all week with our VCblr friends! We all went to New Orleans together last Halloween !

When I used to work on ships it was like a fandom friend world tour! I had so many coffees in port with my vampire friends!

I’ve learned so much about writing from all the time I’ve spent here and the community of writer friends who supported me! There’s folks I met on VCblr that I talk to LITERALLY every day! They are such huge parts of my life and genuine life-long friends!!!!!!

Sometimes it seems like the ROI is garbage but like, so much of finding the joy is also learning to protect yourself from the negativity.

It IS out there. It DOES suck. And it’s lonely when you haven’t found your people yet. But fandom doesn’t have to be the 500 angry assholes arguing with each other about a fucking TV show, it can be your 3 besties in a private group chat having a great time.

Like I just drove @hekateinhell to the airport (met THROUGH TUMBLR!) and on the way back I was listening to an episode of Last Day and they were discussing the concept that “community is a life raft” and it hit me so hard man!!!!!!!!!!!

Find your people! Block the shit starters! Mute discourse buzzwords that you know are going to upset you!

Keep! Posting! What! You! Want! To! See!!

Fandom is self-generating, we can do this!

My inbox is always open and BELIEVE ME I have been motherfucking persona non grata in this place before and I know how rancid the vibe can be so please come talk any time it's grinding you down, I got you!!!!!!!!!!!!

#fandom lolitics #also some more thoughts in the tags lol but #this also means LEAVE COMMENTS #not just on fics but like on art on HC posts on whatever #talk to people!#support each other!!!

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gimme-a-man-after-midnight · 2 years

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my royal roomie (pt. 1)

Fandom: Aquaman

Pairing: Orm Marius x Reader

Summary: Your best friend and resident hero, Arthur Curry, asks you for an Atlantean Prince sized favor.

Warnings: Slow Burn, light cursing, mentions of being smaller than Arthur

A/N: Sorry this shit is so long, I just was drafting ideas for this fic for so long and I wanted to give Orm a good one because not enough people write about him :,(

When you first met Orm it was a very wet Tuesday night- not in the sexual sense, it was just raining quite a bit then. You were curled up in a blanket on your couch, reading a book that you had been putting off finishing. It was supposed to be a night for you to unwind and take time for yourself and you had no intentions of changing that. You would have been perfectly happy if the night remained uneventful, but a loud knock coming from outside your door made your little nest of serenity crumble to a million pieces. Irritation flooded you as you unwrapped the blanket around you and got up off of the couch. Letting out a long sigh, you looked back at your living room and thought to yourself how the person outside of your door was a real asshole for interrupting your “me time.” What you had no idea was that it was not just a single person in front of your door, but two.

The sight that met your eyes was a little hard to comprehend at first due to it raining outside and the fact that your porch light had been busted for a few weeks. What you could make out was a big, burly shadowed figure that was most likely made up of two people. You, in a state of fear driven panic, went to close the door again in hopes of it making the two people go away. The door never got fully closed though due to one of the people - a man you were able to decipher - sticking out a hand to stop the door from fully closing. The strength behind the man’s hand startles you, but somehow felt familiar. As if he read your mind, the man spoke up.

“Honestly, peanut, I’m very offended that you didn’t recognize me.”

The deep tone of his voice made you perk up and open the door back open again. The man, seeing the open door as a safe sign to come in, took a step into your home. His features became more and more clear under the single light illuminating your doorway and you then knew exactly who this man was.

“Arthur?”

“In the flesh, kid.”

As soon as you got his response, your previous sour attitude turned to one of complete joy.

“Arthur!”

You squealed and leaped into his awaiting arms, placing several small pecks on his cheek and forehead. He immediately wrapped his arms around you with a hearty laugh and unintentionally lifted you in the air due to him standing at the monstrous height of 6"4. You couldn’t help but let a wide grin spread across your face as the man twirled you around, laughing like you were kids again. After a few moments of hugging he put you down, allowing you to get a better look at him. He had his hands on your shoulders and a smile on his face, analyzing you like you were to him.

“It’s really good to see you, peanut. I’m sorry I’ve been away for so long.”

It was true. He had been gone for several months. You had tried talking to his dad, Thomas, to get any update on his whereabouts but he seemed just as in the dark as you. All you remembered was being terrified seeing pictures and videos of him fighting off weird looking creatures with the Justice League.

“Thanks for acknowledging it, asshole. You had me worried half to death.”

You punch him lightheartedly in the arm, which put a smile on his face.

“I wish I could have called you or something, I really wanted to. I just didn’t want you getting involved with that shit.”

You nodded understanding where he was coming from. You and Arthur had been best friends since middle school and you deeply cared for each other. If anything, bad were to happen to the other, it would not have blown over well.

“No, I get it, bud. You’re Aquaman! You have a job to do.”

“I know, but I wish I didn’t have to abandon you to do it.”

“Hey, who said anything about abandoning? From what I’ve experienced you have always returned. I just end up feeling like a puppy waiting for her owner to come home occasionally.”

He laughed wholeheartedly and reached up to scratch the back of your neck affectionately. When he brought his hand down, his look of adoration soon turned to one of distress.

“I’m about to be such a hypocrite.”

“What do you mean, Arthur?”

His eyes nervously darted around your house.

“The statement I made about not wanting you involved in my mess is about to be contradicted.”

You were puzzled for a bit until you saw Arthur turn away from you to look out your still open door. The man - you were able to identify him as such due to his build - that arrived with Arthur was standing patiently outside. Your reunion with your best friend made you comepletely forget that he didn’t come alone.

“You can come in, dude. She’s alright.”

The man started slowly walking towards the entrance. His footsteps were loud, but they still help intention behind them. He was just as wary as you were.

“I’m allowed to not be so trusting, Arthur.”

He too had a rich toned voice, you noted. When he fully stepped into the light you were met with electric blue eyes and platinum blonde hair. His striking looks and sharp bone structure almost distracted you from his attire. Keyword: almost. You looked at the rest of him and saw that he was wearing some sort of armor. It had silver scales all over it, which looked similar to the suit Arthur wore when you saw pictures of him fighting with the Justice League. This alone helped you identify that the mystery man was also Atlantean. It also made you realize what Arthur meant when he said he was about to contradict his own statement.

“Don’t-want-me-involved-in-this-shit, my ass!”

Arthur let out a string of nervous chuckles.

“Orm, this is my best friend, Y/N. Y/N, this is Orm, my half-brother.”

His last words shocked you. Half-brother? You knew of his Atlantean background based off of what him and Thomas told you, but you had no idea he had a half-brother. Hell, they didn’t even look alike.

“Excuse me, what? Half-brother? Since when?”

“It’s kind of a long story. One that will need lots of booze to tell cause I will not be reliving that shit sober.”

Orm rolled his eyes at Arthur’s behavior and scoffed.

“What am I doing here again?”

You were slightly taken aback by his attitude but didn’t say anything.

“I’m getting to that, calm down.”

Arthur turned to you and brought his hands back to your shoulders.

“Before I tell you everything and explain why he’s here, you might want to sit down.”

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You stared blankly at your coffee table as Arthur rubbed at your back while Orm stood uncomfortably next to you two.

“Soooooo yeah, that’s basically the rundown of what’s happened these past few months.”

You let out a shaky breath.

“…”

“You ok there, peanut?”

“…”

You turned to look at Arthur.

“Uh, yeah I’m fine. It’s just a lot of information to process.”

“That’s totally understandable. Take your time.”

You visibly deflated and settled further into your couch. More silence followed.

“…”

“…Ok don’t take too much time, I still need an answer right away.”

Your head whipped to your right to give the man an irritated look.

“So what you’re telling me is that you’re now King of Atlantis and your first royal order of business is to send your criminal half-brother to live on land with the very people he tried to destroy in order for him to learn to appreciate our kind? And you decided that I’m somehow the best option to watch over him?”

“…Yes, that’s actually exactly what I’m saying.”

“Then do you understand how crazy you sound?”

Arthur sighed deeply. He knew you would react this way. One of the main reasons he went to you for help was because he trusted you and he thought that maybe your caring nature would have an impact in reforming his half-brother’s views. He honestly wished he could have left Orm with someone else, but the only other option was his father, and he knew that leaving him with the man that their mother committed treason for would have been too soon. He hoped that you would find it in your heart to do this massive favor for him.

“Arthur,” you said exasperatedly, “it isn’t just the fact that you're leaving a complete stranger in my home that bothers me. I mean no offense to you,” you say as you turn to look at Orm whose eyes slightly widen in surprise. “I’m sure you have some redeeming qualities that would make you a good roommate. But, Arthur, I barely make enough money to support myself. What makes you think that I’ll be able to pay off the expenses of another person?”

You did not have the steadiest income compared to the other residents of Amnesty Bay. You worked as a florist in the village. Although it was not something you wanted to be doing forever, you still enjoyed your job and had no problem putting in the hours. Money became tight, however, when the tidal wave hit and people in town thought it best to spend money on repairing their homes rather than buying sunflowers. The question you asked was one of great concern to you, but Arthur was quick to answer.

“I would take care of that, no questions asked.”

You start to open your mouth to retaliate, but Arthur put his hand over it to keep you from talking.

“Nuh uh uh. Before you say that you shouldn’t be getting money from me and that you’ve been doing fine on your own, let me finish. This is a task being issued by Atlantis, so of course Orm’s expenses will be covered. You won’t have to worry about paying for anybody else but yourself. I know very well that you are completely capable of living independently.”

You pushed his hand off of your mouth and sighed in slight relief. At least one of your worries was put at ease. But your nerves were not completely settled.

You leaned in to whisper to make sure Orm couldn’t hear and asked Arthur, “What if he tries to hurt me?”

“Trust me, peanut, he isn’t stupid enough to try and hurt you because he knows it will only make him lose his chance at having freedom. Plus, I’m sure if he even stepped an inch out if line you would have to trouble setting him straight.”

It was true. Even though you did try to see the good in everyone, you had no problem telling someone off if they decided to be an asshole.

“I still don’t know how I feel about this, bud.”

“Please, Y/N. I know this is a favor I’ll never be able to repay, but will you please find it in your heart to do this for me? There is no one else I trust more in the world to do this.”

The look that Arthur gave you was one of not only desperation, but also exhaustion. Being King was undoubtedly taking a toll on his mental health, with him not being used to having such responsibilities. Adding an angry half-brother on top of that couldn’t have made it any better. You worried that he was overworking himself for the sake of everyone else. If taking in Orm meant that it would take some weight off your best friend’s shoulders, then you knew you had to do it.

“Ok, Arthur. I’ll take him in. I’ll do this for you.”

The moment those words left your lips, you were tackled into a bear hug, making you and Arthur fall further into the couch.

“AGHH Peanut, I love you so much, thank you!”

“Anything to help you out.”

Arthur gave you one final squeeze before he turned to his half-brother. His unwavering gaze could have drilled holes into his head. It’s as if Arthur was saying ‘Try and test me, you’ll regret it.’

“Listen Orm, you’re going to be staying here for a bit, so you better be a gentleman to Y/N or else you’re going to hear from me.”

Orm rolled his eyes and let out a few deep breaths to calm down his anger.

“If you expect me to try and enjoy my time on this disgusting surface, you will be mistaken.”

He hissed out his words mostly addressed to Arthur, but he slightly adjusted his line of sight to glare at you as well. 'Damn, what the hell did I do wrong?’ you thought.

“The more you resist, the harder it’ll be to adjust, brother.”

“I do not want to adjust!”

“This isn’t exile, Orm. Trust me. There are much worse places to be.”

Orm scoffed in disbelief.

You didn’t want to interrupt their love fest, but it was getting late and you wanted to get Orm as settled as possible before going to sleep. You stood up from the couch, grabbing the attention of the two Atlanteans.

“I don’t mean to but in on this heart-to-jeart, but it is getting late and I’m sure we’re all tired and have places to be tomorrow.”

Arthur then got up from the couch as well, disrupting the fierce glaring match between them.

“You’re right. I should head back to Atlantis soon.”

“I’ll walk you to the door.”

You and Arthur walked towards the foyer, leaving Orm to his own devices in your living room.

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Orm was a little confused by you. You looked like such a gentle, little thing compared to Arthur. How did the two of you become such close friends? He had several questions racking his brain when he and Arthur stood outside of your home which was small and quaint, unlike his half-brother. When you opened the door, he got a glimpse of your face when Arthur took you into his arms. Your (e/c) eyes and (h/c) hair grabbed his attention, but also how small your frame looked compared to Arthur. When he got to take a look into your home himself, he was able to get a better look at you. You and the inside of your home matched it’s cozy, fairly cute exterior. Cute for surface dwellers of course. What also surprised him was how physically comfortable you were with each other. Was it just your close friendship, or are you like that with everyone? You seemed like an entirely new species to him in comparison to the women in Atlantis and he had many inquiries. Orm supposed that his questions would be answered during his stay with you.

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“Now, if there’s anything you need - an Atlantean king, someone to kick Orm’s ass, or even just a friend - you let me know by using this.”

Arthur handed you a golden bangle with a turquoise orb in the middle.

“Just tap on the center and it’s a direct line that should lead you to me.”

You nodded, taking the bracelet with a heavy sigh. You looked up at your old friend. He looked different from the man you knew before all the hero stuff. Not physically, of course, but he carried himself differently. Like he knew he had a purpose now.

“I think I’ll be okay. I’m sure I know the basics of taking care of another life.”

“You sure about that, peanut? Cause I remember a very unfortunate goldfish that had to be flushed when we were little.”

“Hey! It was one time! How was I supposed to know his water needed proper filtering?”

Arthur laughed as you shoved his shoulder.

“But seriously, thank you again. I don’t know where I would be without you.”

“Oh, shut up you big sap! You came here to ask for a favor, not to make me cry.”

You and Arthur moved closer together to share one last embrace, both of you somehow knowing that you still wouldn’t be able to see each other that often. When Arthur’s head rested on your shoulder, he saw Orm waiting at the entrance of your living room, sneakily taking glances at the two of you. When their eyes met the Atlantean was quick to turn away.

“Look, I know you have kingly duties to worry about now, but please make sure to take care of yourself. And don’t be a stranger, ok bud?”

“You got it, peanut.”

And with that, Arthur stepped off of your porch and back out into the rain, leaving you and his half-brother asking yourselves how well you actually thought this was going to go.

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“So, do you want anything to drink? Tea? Water? Have you eaten?”

Orm looked at you like you had two heads. He just looked straight into your eyes without moving. His gaze then moved around your body as if he was trying to scope you out as a potential threat. If Orm was being honest with himself, there was nothing about you that made him feel uneasy, but he couldn’t be too sure. You were a surface dweller after all. What he knew of your kind's selfishness and greed was not good for starting promising friendships.

You took his silence as an opportunity to nervously utter more words.

"Uhm, well I want tea so I'm going to make some and leave an extra cup out if you want, okay?"

No response.

"Alright then. How about we get you some clothes to sleep in and then we can set up where you'll stay."

This made him shoot straight up from the ottoman he was sitting on.

"I do not see a problem with using what I am wearing to retire to sleep."

Now it was your turn to have a strong reaction.

"I'm sorry?" You questioned in disbelief.

"You are forgiven" Orm said haughtily.

His arrogance made you scoff and look away in disbelief, which Orm seemed genuinely confused by.

"I wasn't trying to apologize, I just wanted to be sure I heard you correctly because, not gonna lie, the idea of you sleeping in my sheets wearing your fishy smelling armor doesn't sit right with me. This is something you are not going to fight me on."

Your tone had a hint of finality to it that the Atlantean could not help but be stunned by. He was used to the people around him bending to his will when he stood as king. Of course, he was aware of his royal standing now, but he thought his overall intimidating build would be enough to shoo you away. He was mistaken.

"Then what do you expect me to wear?"

You sigh at his efforts to defy you.

"I have some of my dad's clothes still here in a drawer. You can use some of those for the time being. You know, ones appropriate for sleeping?"

Orm couldn't help but let out a dry chuckle at your obvious sarcasm. At first he couldn't see what a sweet girl like you was doing being friends with his half brother, but now he saw that you had a bit of bite to you that is undoubtedly necessary in keeping a relationship with the brutish man.

"I'm gonna set up the guest room for you after you shower and get ready for bed. In the morning we'll go into town and get you better fitting things. Hey, it'll help you get acquainted to neighborhood too!"

Hearing your enthusiasm for integrating him into the surface made his disdain return.

Orm huffed in disgust and said "If you think I will find my time on this awful surface anything but revolting, you are even less intelligent than I give your people credit for."

Arthur had only left 10 minutes ago and you were already tempted to call him on your bangle and make him take his stupid half brother back. His pessimism and lack of respect for you as his host was getting him close to being ejected from your house with your foot in his ass and a slap to the back of the head, but you promised Arthur you would do this for him. You were certainly not going to go back on that promise just because of the whiny blond in front of you.

"Listen, I don't expect you to love it here in comparison to your grandious, oh-so-clean kingdom, but you're in my goddamn house right now and I will not tolerate blatant insults towards my intelligence. You are under my care until you can prove to your big brother you can be a good boy-"

Orm's brows furrow so hard at your last sentence you thought they'd travel all the way down his face. Before he could cut you off, you rushed closer to where he was standing and closed his lips for him.

"-Nuh uh, asshole, I'm not done here. Like I said, you'll be staying with me for who knows how long so the least you could do is try and be a civil roommate so that I'm not tempted to smother you in your sleep! You get me? Don't say anything, just nod."

With the minimal distance between you two, you could feel Orm's deep, frustated grumble from his chest. He took a few angry breaths before he nodded in silence. You visibly relaxed more.

"Okay, good we can get somewhere now. I'm going to let go of your mouth now and set up the bathroom for you to shower. Don't punch me or anything. I may not be Atlantean, but I have my ways of unleashing my wrath so don't test me."

With a final head nod and your hand ripped away from his mouth, you turn away from Orm and head towards the bathroom. The prince was left stunned yet again by the little human that just threatened him and accommodated him all at once.

In truth, he had not been that close to a woman for a very long time because most of his subjects would never take such liberties unless they were betrothed. However, your aggressive touch was not what had offended him or shocked him in the slightest. It was the way that even with your smaller stature you still looked up at him with fire in your eyes, a challenging fire that he had not seen from any of the woman in all his years as a Prince. That drive and determination on your end had his heart beating faster than he'd care to admit.

A/N

When Orm entered the bathroom after you finished setting up (not before motioning to him with a dramatic curtsey that made him roll his eyes), he was puzzled by what he saw. Small containers of liquid with labels and instructions ok how to use them, small tubes and brushes which Orm could only assume were more grooming tools, and new clothes meticulously folded sitting on top of the counter. The sight before him wracked his brain because the Atlantean could not figure out for the life of him why you would be so generous in your layout for taking care of him after having just chewed him out a few minutes ago. Orm turned towards the mirror and shook his head. This was going to be interesting.

SORRY THE ENDING IS SO BAD. I wanted to get this out before I let it sit in my drafts for longer, but I hope this part was okay 😅 I am currently working on part 2!

#aquaman #arthur curry #orm marius #orm marius x reader #orm marius imagine #orm marius x you #arthur curry x reader #orm x reader #aquaman imagine

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nalyra-dreaming · 2 months

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Love your blog!! hopefully this makes sense⬇️

Do you also find it frustrating that people don’t understand or ignore the interconnectedness of the relationships in iwtv? I keep seeing people say they fear relationships are being shoehorned into season two specifically Lesmand and DM.

But it’s confusing to me that people only want a Loumand season because both characters in that relationship are heavily influenced by their relationships with Lestat. So to me, it’s kind of impossible to understand those characters in the Paris and Dubai timelines without seeing flashbacks and revisiting scenes. Armand’s past deserves to be shown, as it will influence his relationship with Daniel and Louis. Which means that we need flashbacks to DM and Lesmand (even Marius).

Season one is slightly different because Loustat is the relationship which introduces us to the characters. They got the main focus because you don’t want the first season to feel overwhelming showing loads of timelines and relationships to casual viewers. The end of season one introduces us to Loumand and season two will show their story which means Lestat being shown as he’s vital to their past.

Maybe it’s just the hardcore shippers worried about this stuff? I understand people wanting their favourite couples having screen time. I trust Rolin Jones he will do them all justice. I just want to see vampires being absolute freaks in every era no matter what the ship.

I don’t know if I articulated my point properly but I hope you get what I mean.

I think I do :) (And glad you like!)

The thing is... this show is not like the others. In a good way. It's color-conscious, it's not shying away from the difficult stuff, it puts its proverbial fingers into wounds, and it clearly, obviously does not simplify the relationships.

Said it yesterday, but who would've thought we would get this. Honestly.

So... I can understand why that is something that needs to get used to by "casual show only viewers". I get it.

And on top of the show and its approach you have a source material which does not shy away from anything either. Like, Anne Rice was ... something. Definitely not unproblematic, but also fucking fearless.

And the combination of this... dense and vivid source material in combination with this kind of approach?!

It's just something that's not really been on screen before, imho.

Show of the decade, and all that :)

This combination is also why the show may be so hard to grasp for many more casual viewers, or even book readers who have maybe "only" read the first few books. Because the show is not doing only the first few books. It's doing the big arcs. It's putting in hooks, "seeds" as Assad called them iirc, to be taken up later, to come fully into play only much later.

There is a plan behind it all.

And I think that's amazing.

So to come back to the "shipping" - I have ranted about this before^^, but all the "ships" are valid in the VC. That is another thing that sets it apart from other medias and shows I think.

And that is something fandom in general might not be quite "used to" either. Because a ship does not usually need to be canon or valid in the source material to be shipped.

But here?^^

There is no need to fight or defend, or establish or justify.

They just are.

Yes I do find it frustrating at times, especially with the time that has past between seasons... but I also understand it.

It's just not like (in) other shows and that will take getting used to.

I think the show will let them be the "freaks" in every era though, and I think that's very, very beautiful :)))

#Anonymous #asks #ask nalyra #amc iwtv #iwtv #amc interview with the vampire #interview with the vampire amc #iwtv amc #iwtv 2022 #interview with the vampire #shipping #ships #relationships

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leslutdepointedulac · 2 months

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Character Ask Meme! 13. What's a character or ship you haven't written/drawn yet but would like to some day?

22. Give us a headcanon for Lestat

13. What's a character or ship you haven't written/drawn yet but would like to some day?

I really want to write Marius at some point. I have him vaguely mentioned in a few of my fics already but he's not actually in any yet. I want/plan to put him in the pt.2 for Second Chances but I haven't quite gotten there atm 😅 I just hope I'll be able to do him justice when I get to him.

22. Give us a headcanon for Lestat.

He has a small portrait of Claudia that he keeps tucked away somewhere. Sometimes he'll have a night where he really misses her, and although he doesn't regret her of course, there are some things he would've done differently given a chance. Maybe it was something he said to her that was particularly cruel, or he reacted in a certain way that now he looks back, he would've responded a bit more kindly.

On these nights where he's feeling down about Claudia, he'll take out this portrait he has of her, and he'll talk to her, tell her he's sorry for the way he reacted over a certain thing, tell her why he did what he did or said what he said. Basically just vent to her, apologies, and let out his feelings about the past.

This doesn't make him feel completely better about it, but it does feel like a small weight has been lifted off his shoulders now that he's let it out. Then he tucks the portrait away again until the next time he needs it.

No-one knows he does this, or even that the portrait exists. It's just something between Lestat and Claudia.

#thank you for the ask!#lestat de lioncourt #claudia #marius de romanus #vampire chronicles #tvc #ask and you will be answered

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totromanticfool · 2 years

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Hey, hello & hi! I'm back to make hc request again haha. How do u think would Artem, Vyn and Marius(or just vyn and Artem, doesnt matter) react if their s/o who loves to Draw drew them? Have a good day and thank you!

Thank you for another fun request, JuJu! I am really sorry it took me this long to fullfill it, but I hope you like it nontheless!

This piece had been sitting in my computer half complete for much longer than I would have liked, but it is finally finished! Thank you so much for all the likes and reblogs on my previous works.

Being your muse In these little ficlets, the ToT boys mentioned and you, the reader, are already dating. Enjoy the fluff! Order: Marius – Artem - Vyn

Marius: When the artist became the muse.

You met at an art exhibit, so Marius knew you were some kind of artist, like him.

You put ''art time'' in your routine every so often, just to satisfy those creative urges.

Marius was the painter and you were the drawer. It made a perfect combo, where Marius created the most stunning paintings from your excellent sketches.

Both your houses hung full of those paintings.

There was one thing you wanted to draw more than anything; him. But as an artist himself, you were afraid your sketch would never do him justice, until now.

You were both in his office, him going over some paperwork and you lazily scrolling on your phone, waiting for him to finish work so you could go to dinner. When you glanced at him, the late afternoon sun glowed around him, softening his features. The artist in you almost jumped out of your chest, a picture perfect.

Today was as good a day as ever to reveal your need to draw him. You knew Marius kept supplies in his office for the both of you, making art as a calming past time between you.

Not wanting to disturb him, you tiptoed to the cabinet, carefully opening it. But as perceptive as always, Marius noticed you eyeing the supplies instantly. ''What are you doing, Miss?''

His question didn’t stop you from grabbing some lightweight paper and pencils, reclaiming your place at the table before answering. ''Starting my art time.'' You smiled, and you could see his face falter. ''Ah miss, why don't you wait for me to finish this? '' A pout formed on his beautiful face.

''I don't want to wait. Just continue your work, you will see mine later.'' You showed a mischievous smile. He could only mumble a not fair, before his phone rang, beckoning him back to work.

After a long silence, both of you focused on your own work, Marius noticed your gaze flickering back and forth between him and your paper. When he was done signing some documents, he patted over to you slowly, not wanting to disturb you. ''Babe, can I see?'' His curiosity made him giddy, almost jumping in his step.

''Almost.'' You finished a line and looked at your work, judging if it was good enough to show. Before you could decide, Marius was already standing behind you, looking over your shoulder. When you heard a gasp escape his lips, you froze. You were afraid of this; that he wouldn't like it. But you turned around anyway, ready to explain your thoughts.

Marius looked at you with an unfamiliar spark in his eyes, a big smile adorning his lips. A second of silence later, Marius dared to speak. ''You... you drew... me?'' He stumbled over his words, but admiration flowed from them. Your own smile grew bigger, realising he actually liked the drawing. You held up your sketchbook for him to see what you drew clearly.

''Yes. You, being at work with that afternoon sun behind you, it was so pretty.'' You explained. Before you could say anything else, Marius wrapped his arms around you for a tight hug. It might have been because he did not want to show his real emotions, but you didn’t mind; it was confirmation enough for you that he loved it.

Artem: A priceless piece of art made his house feel like home.

Artem never understood art, or the world around it.

He tried to do his research, like always, but not having the feeling for it made it that much more difficult.

He learned a lot from you, and he was glad he could understand your thrills and creative moments.

In time, he started to notice at which moments you were feeling more artsy than others, and he would encourage you to take time to explore those moments.

The first few times you were at Artem's place for dinner, you would scroll on your phone, sitting at the kitchen table while he cooked the most amazing meals. When you two started getting closer, he noticed your drawing talents, finding books full of sketches around your house. From that moment on you felt comfortable enough to put time in your talent while he used his in the kitchen.

This evening was no different. The sketchpad Artem bought you last week was laying in front of you, the page blank; there was no inspiration at the moment. When your boyfriend retreated from his home office to start meal preparations, wrapping the adorable apron around his torso, a flash of creativity coursed through you.

Every so often Artem would look at you over his shoulder, a smile adorning his lips seeing you focused on your art. The whole scene you were in felt very homey, making him blush.

The colour on his cheeks made your drawing even better; capturing him in his element with crimson adorning his face was wat you were going for. When you added the blush to your sketch, you felt it was done, looking at your model a few times to make sure.

Artem finished making dinner, turning around from the stove with a pan, ready to put it on the kitchen table. The moment he turned around; he saw a content smile on your face. He put the pan down quickly, and aimed his eyes on you with curiosity. ''I can see you made something you are proud of. Can I look?''

Even though you were nervous you might have to show him at first, his gentle voice made it easier. He was genuinely curious, which made your heart jump a bit. You regained yourself and smelled the aromas of his food preparations. ''After your amazing dinner, deal?'' You smiled at him while closing the pad. He nodded. ''Deal.''

Once dinner was finished you started to get nervous again. You knew Artem would never judge you on your art, but him being the object of your latest work, you didn't know what that would do to him; he never liked being in the spotlight. To stall your moment of reveal, you started cleaning the table and filling the dishwasher.

Fortunately for you, your boyfriend knew better than to push you in showing your work, but he needed to let you know it was okay. ''You don't have to show it, you know. I am just glad you found your vibe again.'' He smiled at you.

He guided you to the couch, gently cradling you in his arms. He turned on the tv and you were both ready to watch some unknown movie while enjoying each other's close company. Half way through the movie not only your nerves but your curiosity spiked; you actually wanted to know what Artem thought of your drawing.

Not wasting any time, you jumped off the couch and grabbed your pad. When Artem saw what you were going for, he paused the movie; a smile splayed on his lips.

You returned at his side rather quickly. ''I hope you like it.'' You opened the pad to the correct page and gave it to him. The moment Artem's eyes focused on the paper, his heart grew. It was him in that silly apron, standing by the stove while looking over his shoulder at you. The blush adorning his cheeks made the sketch even more realistic and beautiful.

The fact you drew him with such care and detail, made him fall for you even more. He put the pad on the coffee table, words lost on him. After a few seconds of silence, in which you started chewing your bottom lip in anxiety, Artem turned to you. You had no time to react, for he pulled you in his arms tightly.

''Thank you, I love it.'' He whispered. You found yourself melting in to his embrace, your nerves all but forgotten.

Vyn: His beauty mark never looked so natural.

Vyn admired certain types of art, especially sculptures.

He didn't dedicate much time to visit exhibits, but when you came around, he was more than happy to accompany you.

Whenever Vyn noticed you were in an artsy mood, he would put on classical music.

He realised very early on in your relationship that the music made you relax, while putting your time and effort in your artwork.

Sunday afternoons were reserved for leisure. Sitting in the garden sipping tea, or lounging in the living room with a book. It was time for both of you to destress, enjoy time together and energize for the coming week.

This Sunday Vyn invited you into the garden, a floral tea set ready next to his garden materials. Vyn felt you were in your art mood again, so he made preparations for you to occupy the lounge set while he gave some much needed attention to his flowers.

''My love, I apologise, it seems my flowers need urgent tending. Please forgive me.'' He lowered his head when both of you entered his garden.

''Don't worry Vyn, I like spending time together, even if it's doing different things.'' Your warm smile made his heart skip a beat. Your ability to see the beauty in his missteps made him let go of his worries once again.

''Thank you, love. Then please indulge me.'' He motioned to the new sketchbook and pencils, placed neatly on the table. Surprise written on your face, you let out a small gasp. Before you could mutter random words, Vyn speaks. ''I noticed you ran out of paper yesterday, while you were in your art vibe, as you like to call it.'' He took a deep breath before continuing. ''It pained me to see you weren't able to continue, and thus I made it my mission to give you more art time, with the proper tools. ''

Your voice was barely a whisper, your heart tugged at the utter sweet gesture. ''Thank you, Vyn.'' The only thing you could think of was getting a closer look at your new supplies. After giving Vyn a chaste kiss on his cheek, you bounced up to the table and took a seat behind it. Your eyes were gleaming the moment you ran your fingertips over the book's cover.

Recovering from your burst of intimacy, Vyn approached you. ''This must mean you like it?'' He asked. Vyn knew you did, but he was always hesitant when it came to your art and your dedication to it. He never wanted to push you, or buy the wrong supplies, you were more than sufficient in that yourself. ''I love it.'' You reply.

''Then let me leave you to it. '' He smiled, his golden eyes smouldering in the afternoon sun. He returned your kiss with one of his own on your forehead and turned on the remote music box. Notes of Beethoven filled the garden, cascading both of you in the relaxed atmosphere you always find yourself in with this kind of music.

While Vyn prepared himself with his gloves and other materials, you cautiously opened the sketchbook, deciding on which pencil to use. The truth was, your ‘artsy vibe’ was long gone after last night's running out of paper. You didn't have the heart to tell Vyn, even though you had a feeling he knew already. That man could see right through you, and you expected nothing less from the greatest psychiatrist of Stellis.

Looking at your boyfriend on his knees next to the blooming rosebushes, your vibe started to return to you. Before this day you never wanted to draw him, your sketch wouldn't be as beautiful as the man himself. But seeing him humbly tending to his precious flowers, your pencil holding hand started gliding over the paper without a second thought.

The afternoon went by quietly, until the last rays of the sun dimmed and the only light came from the moon. A cold breeze shook you out of your trance, and you decided it was time to go inside and prepare dinner. You notified Vyn, and he agreed.

''May I see it now?'' Curiosity got the best of him. ''After you wash up.'' you scolded him, and gently pushed him towards the kitchen sink. By the time he cleaned his hands and arms, you placed the book on the table, ready for him to see. When he turned around and gazed at the paper, a version of himself greeted him warmly.

''It's...'' Vyn rarely found himself lost for words, but the sketch was beyond beautiful. He noted the beauty mark on his collar did not get lost in your observation. The way you portrayed him felt pure and natural; it made him smile tenderly.

Regaining his composure, he walked over to your side of the table. His arms wrapped around your waist for a tight embrace. ''It is very beautiful. Thank you, my love.''

I hope you all like it! on to the next ask.

See you in the next drabble!

Love, Hann ❤

#tears of themis #tears of themis fluff #artem wing #vyn richter #marius von hagen #tot artem #tot vyn #tot marius #ask #answered #vyn richter x reader #artem wing x reader #marius von hagen x reader #mo yi #zuo ran #lu jinghe

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desertfangs · 5 months

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The Armand/Daniel throwaway is insane because while I don’t see it as canon, (and I don’t think it’s meant to be taken as such), I do believe it makes their lore a lot richer and more poignant. Anne hit gold with them man, she really did. And in a way we’re pretty lucky. We got the best chapter OF ALL TIME written about them, followed by the weirdest, messiest breakup plans that never came to fruition, followed by a few one liners about them getting back together. Who knows what would’ve happened if she had decided to flesh out their story further and I’m scared to consider the possibilities. We know what we need to know and now the world is ours 😌

Yeah, it's not meant to be canon. Canon is anything published in the text itself. Anything else (notes, drafts) are things Anne chose not to include for whatever reason and while it can help us all inform the text if we so choose, she as a writer decided against using these in the final versions. It sure is fun though!!

AND YES IT IS INSANE!! Because even though I agree some of the dialogue does not sound like Daniel or anything he would say, their dynamic is there!! That is THEM. It's weird and it's messed up but you totally get shades of them in those notes and maybe a finished, polished version would have really done them justice. We will never know!

But you're right! We are so lucky. She really hit lightning in a bottle with Armand/Daniel. It's such a great story, they are such fascinating characters, and Devil's Minion is such a wild chapter. Their parts in QotD really tell us so much about them and how they interact and what they love about each other, even though it's so few pages.

It will always break my heart a little that Daniel was tossed aside in the final trilogy. I get that he wasn't really part of the story she was trying to tell, and that's why he gets a line here or there about being with Armand, but is otherwise not mentioned after Prince Lestat, but wow, I would have loved to see Daniel there to comfort Armand after Marius calls him a child or he bears his soul to Lestat, or any of that stuff. And of course I would have loved an actual reunion chapter beyond just "they're out hunting together." (Of course I think we got the same thing with Marius and Armand in the QotD... 😒😒)

But--and I've said this before--part of why I was scared to read the final books was a deep-seated fear that she was going to kill Daniel off. It felt like she had no use for him and I was terrified for his safety. So even though we only get a few lines about him being back with Armand, we know they've reconnected, and honestly, that's more than I had hoped for.

And the playground is ours now, absolutely! I've loved seeing how other people flesh out this stuff in fics and headcanons and art, and I love doing it myself. So while I regret the lack of Daniel in the rest of the series, there's so much potential for stories to tell, and this fandom has really stepped up to the plate on that score. 💖

#thank you so much for the ask anon #this honestly is so fun to talk about i'm losing my mind #ONE PAGE and we've all gone off the rails it's incredible #this fandom rocks so hard #devil's minion #the vampire armand #daniel molloy #armand #armand/daniel #anne's notes #tulane #vc #vampire chronicles #answers in the desert #anonymous

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needed some time to collect my thoughts about the episode and what is to come in the next, but here are some of mine:

- Armand's past is definitely interesting, but I have to hope it will be brought up again, and this time as a full episode or multiple scenes spread over a season. Memory is a monster, so Armand could misremember his parents selling him. I'd love for Armand to realize this wasn't the case. You just know Assad will that kill that scene. - If you know the books, it's interesting that they are also making Armand's relationship with Louis as Armand serving someone. The only form of love he knows. It really makes me feel really bad for Armand at this time in the show. And I think it helps to set up the shock later in the season with Lestat, but also helps to understand that these vampires are all complex creatures. And how like with humans, their trauma shapes them. (As a devil's minion fan, I love that Armand and Daniel don't have this dynamic, it makes it something new for Armand to navigate and also healthier in the long run. Anne did say it was Armand's most satisfying relationship because they had balance in their dominance and submission. I hope the show will eventually show this to the audience.) - Marius remains Marius. They left out some of the other horrendous things Marius inflicted on Armand, but at least they did a quick setup that this is not a good man. Armand by now clearly knows Marius is alive. He talked about a separation not so much Marius dying. Lestat told him by now in the tower (At least if I remember correctly from the books). I wonder who they will cast as Marius and if we'll see him in S3. He's a character that cannot be avoided, but I hope unlike the books the show is a little less kind to him. I have a hard time believing Old!Daniel wouldn't read that man for absolute filth. - Daniel was clearly only getting the files he needed. Which means the organisation has no plans to reveal to Daniel that he was Armand's Paramour too. I wonder if they have something to do with the memory removal and that we're looking in the wrong direction with who was responsible for it. - Next week we're getting the first part of devil's minion. They are definitely going the route of horror between Armand and Daniel. Which means the road to mutual, unconditional, co-dependent love has to be one carefully crafted. And it definitely deserves to be taking its time. Which makes me wonder if once again a mini-series isn't a better fit. With S3 having Lestat and Gabrielle as main characters according to Rolin, waving devil's minion through and still doing it justice might be a little tricky. How many times can a memory come back and it not feel repetitive after all.

#iwtv spoilers #just a bunch of random thoughts

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everyonewasabird · 1 year

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Brickclub 5.9.1 “Pity for the Unhappy, but Indulgence for the Happy”

This would have been Monday’s chapter (or possibly I’m making up for missing a day last week) but anyway, I saw the line

We must say, however, that it would be unjust to blame Marius.

and I couldn’t help myself.

This chapter is all about how we shouldn’t censure Marius and Cosette for their behavior and, well, ONE of those hadn’t occurred to me as an option. Hugo wtf.

We hear about how Marius didn’t know any better than doing what he did, and also how he decided to ask zero questions of anyone who could help him understand (Valjean, the bank clerk with intel about Madeleine’s money, any form of newspaper whatsoever) and so he decided to pull a Gillenormand and systematically end Cosette’s relationship with her father. It’s for justice, don’t you know!

For which, the text asserts, we can’t possibly blame him, to which I assert: watch me.

I really hope this is the tone Hugo used to talk about Javert’s questionable good qualities and not Hugo talking about anything he thinks are actual good qualities, but it’s really hard to tell right now.

As for Cosette, she was in on none of these secrets; but it would be hard to condemn her, too.

Yeah, it really would be. Hard enough that I really don’t know why we’re even talking about it.

There was an all-powerful magnetism flowing from Marius to her. which made her do, instinctively and almost automatically, whatever Marius wished. In regard to "Monsieur Jean," she felt a strong wish from Marius; she conformed to it. Her husband had had nothing to say to her; she felt the vague but clear pressure of his unspoken wishes, and obeyed blindly. Her obedience in this consisted in not remembering what Marius forgot. That took no effort for her. Without knowing why herself, and without affording any grounds for censure, her soul had so thoroughly become her husband's soul that whatever was covered with shadow in Marius's thoughts was obscured in hers.

This all honestly pretty much tracks; I fully believe this paragraph. The problem is, it doesn’t track the way Hugo wants it to.

I think Hugo wants us to say “ah, yes, young women in love are just like that!” when what I’m seeing is much more about the unspoken but extremely punitive ways we’ve seen Marius treat her when she goes down a path he doesn’t like.

Remember that chapter when she (as an unmarried 16 or 17 year old bourgeoise girl) wouldn’t agree to leave her father because her father wanted to take her to England? Reminder of exactly what it’s like to fight with Marius.

No fucking wonder she conforms to his wishes without being told and without thinking too hard about it, when not conforming instantly and unthinkingly to his every whim looks like THAT. That section is also a reminder that eclipsing Valjean from Cosette’s life was always Marius’s wish. He’s found what he thinks is a morally justified excuse for utter control and possessiveness, but he was always heavily motivated in this direction. Which maybe explains why he’s so ready to take this road with so many questions still entirely unanswered.

We aren’t seeing any of Marius’s abuse--and it absolutely is abuse--in this current chapter. My concern is that the reason for this is that Cosette has already very expertly learned how not to trigger the punishments. She’s good at keeping her head down and not asking questions and surviving; she was trained by the fucking Thenardiers. And then she spent the (albeit much better) rest of her life so far not really able to ask Valjean why he had so many secrets either.

She knows how to quietly and automatically bend herself around the unspoken wishes of a weird, sad, secretive man. With Valjean it was because if she didn’t notice and preempt his worst impulses he would eat terrible food and live in the winter without a fire--which was bad enough. With Marius, I am truly and genuinely afraid that it’s because if she doesn’t notice and preemptively follow his expectations of her, he’s going to turn back into that absolute fucking nightmare again. And this time, outside of him, she’s utterly alone in the world.

I’m sure she really would describe all this as being in love! I’m sure she isn’t noticing any of this. It’s a really easy thing not to notice, especially when you’re as young and inexperienced as she is, and also when you’re as meticulously cut off from every single other person you could possibly be close to as she is.

Anyway, Hugo doesn’t fucking realize any of this, so the end of this chapter is all about how the young, being focused on their bright futures, forget the old who are heading towards death, and honestly it all sounds like more of what Pilf was saying in discord about how much Hugo is reveling in self-pity and aggrandizing the notion of going off and DYING because his kids don’t LOVE HIM ENOUGH, and THEN THEY’LL SEE etc etc etc.

The chapter ends with

We must not blame these poor children.

jesus fucking christ.

#cw: abuse #brickclub #lm 5.9.1

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wqxianvents · 2 years

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// talking abt the main story update in tears of themis!! trigger warning below

my thoughts are definitely mixed up while writing this so if you decide to read it, sorry it may be confusing LMAO

also if you do read this pls fully read my marius comment!! mari has def become one of my number 1 faves and i don’t want it to seem like i’m slandering marirosa or him personally lol

TW;; child neglect, emotional abuse/gaslighting/emotional manipulation, in the story it implies sexual violence (rword) but i don’t mention it here explicitly

this chapter was super close to home for me and i didn’t expect to be as triggered as i was lmao. when i saw the warnings on twt i was like, okay, i can handle this and i did finish the story without breaking down.

the last episode definitely left me off feeling less upset, especially when rosa talked to irene and told her about jade and that they will get justice for her and the kids/people abused.

i had a lot of theories while reading the story, a few laughs but definitely around the last time they questioned jun i started to get more serious.

the first trigger was that questioning, when jun said he basically raised her like a canary in a cage,, which was pretty fucked up and where i stopped defending jun to be honest lmao, like i thought you loved her??

the biggest fucking trigger for me was when they talked to irene before the trial. when caroline was there. when irene talked about the fact she did ask for her mother to help her, that she was uncomfortable and wanted to go home… and caroline basically brushed her off like a nuisance.

that is the most infuriating part of this case for me personally and out of all the characters i definitely sympathize with irene the most. people don’t understand the fucking fear you have to sit through when your parents brush you off saying, “i’m gonna get you in the morning, you’re fine.” and having to be in a place that you find so disgustingly uncomfortable (even if they are good people!!) it’s just… you have no excuse to not come pick up your child that has stated they want to come home.

what if something did happen to your kid? you wouldn’t know because you decided to hang up that phone and left them in a place that you have no clue what’s happening off that device. because you were caring about your own alone time not even wondering why the exact reason your kid said they wanted to leave. the difference is that irene had to deal with this for over ten years. no help at all.

i had this theory at the beginning that jade was actually alive and she n irene both killed edwin over irene being abused (bc the way ppl described how close they were) or bc of the debts. i wasn’t all the way off the mark i think if jade was alive and irene did understand jade’s side, how jade was the only person who did care and want to help irene, irene would probably manipulate jade’s (if jade wasn’t already feeling resentful) emotions (the way she did to jun) and they’d both kill him.

i started to realize jun probably never really loved irene bc the “love at first sight” was literally just of her looks that’s why he agreed to the marriage and he was basically a sick possessive fuck, the fact he took away irene’s only hope, her last dream to get away from the people who hurt her the most and forced her to stay with him? sick.

i was also pretty upset with the way rosa just straight up showed caroline the abuse pictures while the VICTIM was in the room… it was sickening… also when they got to the car and the conversation mari and rosa had made me?? a little irk 😭😭

i know marius needed that pep talk for sure and i definitely don’t disagree i just think after being triggered from what irene explained and how i was relating to some things that happened to her it felt like that wasn’t an appropriate conversation to have in that moment bc of what information was just given… and just bc it just felt like a lovey-dovey moment between them after this serious ass moment and i was just … weirded out(?) LMAOO, i don’t know how to explain it… i felt like that conversation was better to have after the last questioning with jun but!! it’s fine,, i’m glad he trusted rosa to talk abt that bc he did have points.

i am FARR from hating rosa that was just something that bothered me bc ?? idk be a LITTLE MORE SENSITIVE TO THE ONE IN THE ROOM IN THOSE TRAUMATIZING PICS??? 😭😭 /nm /lh

it’s sad when you live in the same exact world as other people but they deal with sad things happening to them and you somehow feel spoiled or blessed because of that fact. :(

i think just cuz jun doesnt have a great father figure in his life (his grandfather) compared to marius dad being a protecter of his son and doesn’t have a great brother like marius doesn’t give him a right to make marius feel bad about this life he has. yes, you weren’t fortunate enough but jsut because you point out these great things marius has but you don’t doesnt mean marius doesn’t deal with bad things either in his life… your family is close to disowning you but marius also deals with slander, from people in pax to the public view? like… i get how jealousy can form from it but !! it’s still messed up overall

conclusion!! lots of emotions, mixed feelings, different thoughts lol but i really enjoyed this chapter and got deeply immersive into the story. i think the way they portrayed different things and handled the victim trying to serve their own justice was greatly executed. definitely so far the most impacting story for me that really hit home, i hope edwin rots in hell :)

also i wanna see if anyone has different views from mine when it comes to caroline, to me she definitely used irene and should have cared more about her child than becoming CEO and “making it up to her”,, i think that was the lamest excuse and she couldnt even come up with a great reasoning of why she didn’t get her daughter when her daughter said she felt uncomfortable. i’m sure she definitely feels guilty at the end but these are the reasons why greed has the biggest karma of all.

i hope everyone enjoyed the chapter and if you did get triggered please drink some water and eat something!! write what you’re thinking about, rip it up and throw it away. watch something to ease your mind, you’re okay and safe! take it easy <3

#tears of themis #!tot ms #tears of themis spoilers #.vent #aaaa #idk #i’m still kinda emotional but not super bad #chapter was very heavy :(#I WAS SO HAPPY TOO FOR A MAIN STORY UPDATE 😭😭#wasnt expecting to leave feelin like dis </3 #time to watch markipliar lmao #.ms 7

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Future of the Vampire Chronicles the series

First of all, this show proved me wrong in so many ways that I'm unable to count them all. To put it mildly, I adore it - and that's something I'm not always so keen on saying when it comes to works, that change the original so much.

This time, however, I think they handled it beautifully and, yes, while the overall atmosphere is different, I don't this the story suffers because of it. Even the massive change in Claudia's character - I don't mind it. I'm honestly stunned to be saying that.

With season 2 already being confirmed, I have a couple of thoughts, I'd like to share. BTW. spoilers for Interview, Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned are below:

According to Anne Rice (RIP), Louis wasn't a reliable narrator, but Lestat was. Based on that, I wonder whether we will get, sometime in the future, more of Lestat's POV. For example, we know scriptwriters are taking big chunks from the second novel in which Lestat says he would only hunt "the bad guys". Louis's recollection still doesn't seem to acknowledge that, so I wonder how truthful he is.

Obviously, it does seem Louis and Claudia are going to go to Europe in season 2. How much do you think WWII will affect their journey. Will they use it as a point for struggle? Will showrunners be using this unnecessary bloodshed as a plot point? I think they are absolutely going to because otherwise, they could have moved their departure to the 1920s since Berlin before the Nazi takeover was a capital of queer culture. I'm kinda sad they don't have a chance to explore this fascinating period, but oh, well...

I still don't know how I feel about the "Rashid is Armand" theory. It is interesting, but based on who Armand is supposed to be, I doubt it. After all, Armand and his gang should be responsible for killing Claudia and I'm just not seeing Louis staying with a person like this for so long. I would be more willing to believe that Rashid is either a relatively young vampire OR somebody super old who may or may not be connected with Akasha

How will Lestat's rock star career will go (if you haven't read the second novel, I'm sorry for the confusion)? The world in 2022 clearly still doesn't know about vampires, so I don't think Lestat went forward with his plan back in the 80'. Maybe his nap is now about 50 years longer? Because if we are covering the full story of those bloodsuckers, you better give us Rock Star Lestat

Speaking of Lestat, it does seem his backstory (awful father and brothers, Magnus, and Nicky) is pretty much the same. Therefore, I assume his encounter with Marius and Akasha is still canon. At least, I hope so because otherwise, he has no reason to be OP. And if that's the case, in future seasons, we will need to spend a ton of time (probably a full season or two) just on telling this story. Show don't tell, right? I'm not saying that just because I'm craving XVIII-century aesthetic

If Lestat's backstory is the same, then we better get Gabriella. She is a major part of his story and a very interesting character. The show clearly doesn't shy away from exploring queer topics, so I know they will do her justice. Also, we need a badass vampire lady

I think AMC has a bad habit of dragging shows for too long. Personally, I think this show should end with Queen of the Damned. They can then make spin-offs about Marius, Armand etc. but so far it's about Louis and Lestat (with Claudia, Daniel and, in the future or already, Armand being important players), and I think it should stay that way. Those two really long backstory sections in Vampire Lestat, while being interesting, just took me out of the story and I want them to stay focused on important bits

#interview with a vampire 2022 #interview with a vampire #louis du pointe du lac #vampire lestat #lestat lioncourt

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tiramisiyu · 3 years

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【未定事件簿】 Tears of Themis: Main Story 7-35 Translation

Translation Masterlist | Video

Chapter 7 – Rains of Monte Cristo: 7-1 / 7-3 / 7-5 / 7-7 / 7-9 / 7-11 / 7-13 / 7-15 / 7-17 / 7-19 ♦️ ♦️ 7-20 / 7-22 / 7-24 / 7-26 / 7-28 / 7-30 / 7-32 / 7-34 / 7-35

Content Warning: This section contains topics that may be uncomfortable to some readers (mentions of abuse). Please proceed with discretion.

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Court Hallway

After the trial ended, I did not leave immediately. Rather, I waited in the hallway for Hang Jiahe.

Soon, she walked over, guarded by two bailiffs.

MC: Miss Hang.

Hang Jiahe: What are you doing here? Are you going to laugh at me?

Hang Jiahe: Are you happy to have beat me?

MC: You’ve misunderstood. I came to tell you something.

Hang Jiahe: What?

MC: Actually… this examination report…

I took out that last examination report again.

MC: Due to time and technical limits, we currently do not have the identification results.

MC: When I showed it in court, I just wanted to add psychological pressure onto you.

Hang Jiahe: …

Hang Jiahe froze for a few seconds, but she then responded quickly.

Hang Jiahe: You tricked me… you tricked me… hahahahahahaha!

She suddenly burst into sharp laughter.

Hang Jiahe: I didn’t lose… I didn’t lose…

Hang Jiahe: I still got my revenge!

MC: …

MC: Miss Hang, can I ask you something?

Hang Jiahe: What do you want to say?

MC: You said in court that Qi Yu tried to hold Hang Fei back “that night”.

MC: But you still murdered her out of hate for her bystander position, correct?

Hang Jiahe: Yes, I hated her for being a coward, hated her for being too scared to resist Hang Fei, hated her for looking on for so many years without lifting a finger!

Hang Jiahe: She knew during those years what Hang Fei was doing to me, so why didn’t she save me?

MC: …

Hang Jiahe: Then… did you know that Hang Fei had also been abusing Qi Yu during those years?

Hang Jiahe: I did. How could she not have been beaten, with how cowardly she was?

MC: Then do you know why she was beaten?

Hang Jiahe: Why?

MC: …

I took out my phone and opened a video featuring Qi Yu’s abuse. That small woman was lying weakly on the floor, passively enduring the man’s punches and kicks. But she kept mumbling something –

“Don’t hurt Jiahe… and those children… stop it…”

Hang Jiahe: What…

MC: Miss Hang, did Qi Yu never do anything during all those times you were abused?

MC: Are you sure that every time, she chose to be a bystander, rather than being forced into her position?

MC: Did you know that Qi Yu said those words in each of the videos she was beaten in?

Hang Jiahe: I…

Hang Jiahe froze for a second, but then she immediately reacted.

Hang Jiahe: So what, then? What do you want to say?

Hang Jiahe: That I misunderstood her? That I shouldn’t have killed her? Then does all the pain I suffered for so many years even matter?

Hang Jiahe: You want me to absolve her? To forgive her?

MC: You’ve misunderstood. That’s not what I mean.

MC: I am not you. I have not endured your suffering, so I cannot request for you to forgive anyone.

MC: I haven’t seen what happened during those years, so I cannot judge whether Qi Yu was actively or passively making her decisions.

MC: And I definitely can’t carelessly determine whether she sinned or not.

I stopped for a moment and looked at Hang Jiahe’s gloves.

In her mind, she probably was the Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond Dantès – someone who had been wronged and could only get revenge for herself. She believed herself as intelligent and as lucky as Edmond, that she would ultimately be the winner. But…

MC: But even Edmond would figure out the situation before his revenge and repay his benefactors.

MC: I’m telling you this, only because I hope you’ll understand what sorts of people you sent away.

MC: I hope you understand that there have been people who intended to treat you kindly.

Hang Jiahe: …

MC: Also, Miss Hang, I can guess why you were not willing to ask for help from the police.

MC: In that sort of situation, you may have thought that you couldn’t rely on the outside world to go against them.

MC: But even so, me, Captain Morgan, and many, many people still have to do something.

I flipped further into the examination report.

MC: Even if Hang Fei is gone, the things he’s done will not disappear with him.

MC: This is the report we’ve created. Captain Morgan’s already sent it to upper management and applied for international cooperation.

MC: Miss Hang, we will bring you the justice you deserve for the pain you’ve experienced.

MC: As for the last few people, I promise that they will receive the punishment they deserve.

MC: So, for the rest of your life, please don’t live in hate.

MC: You’ve already stayed in the darkness for long enough. Please try to take a step forward.

MC: Doesn’t it say that in your beloved “The Count of Monte Cristo”?

MC: “He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.”

MC: Miss Hang, if possible, please try it.

MC: Perhaps the light you’ve always been searching for isn’t too far away.

Hang Jiahe: …

Hang Jiahe: Ha… ha… hahahahaha!

Hang Jiahe broke into sudden, sharp laughter. It sounded like a heartrending sob was woven in it, as it resounded in the empty hallway, melting into the rain.

Amid the grey deluge of rain, specks of light leaked through. Maybe the downpour would finally end this time.

Not long after, Simon’s homicide case opened trial, and Wang Chunchong was deemed the murderer. Xingrui Estates declared that they would be depriving Xu Yin of her position and removing her from the family. Only Tyson received the weakest blow, as the evidence for instigation of murder was insufficient. However, lots of people online were saying that they hoped he would “succumb to the demon of illness as soon as possible”.

Thus, the homicide case of the couple in Yaofu Community came to an end.

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NXX Base

After the Hang Jiahe case concluded, the NXX investigation team met up at the base again for discussion.

MC: That’s how the Hang Jiahe case went.

Marius: Thanks for your hard work!

Artem: Thanks for your hard work. You did excellently.

Luke and Vyn nodded at me.

MC: Thanks, everyone.

MC: Enough about me – how’s everyone else’s investigation?

Artem: I’ve already updated Tyson’s case file. I haven’t found any new clues for now.

Marius: I followed what Wang Chunchong said and investigated that guy named Xiao Ren, but…

Marius: I haven’t found anything for now.

Luke: You also found out about Xiao Ren?

Marius: Huh?

Vyn: What a coincidence. I, too, found out about him.

MC: !!!

Luke: Marius, what information do you have on Xiao Ren right now?

Marius: Mainly what Wang Chunchong told me before.

Marius sighed.

Marius: According to Wang Chunchong, Xiao Ren is linked to Heirson’s raw materials purchases.

Marius: Tyson held Xiao Ren to very high regard, and keeps his occupational information on severe confidential status.

Marius: All in all, this person seems pretty mysterious.

Marius: What about you, Luke? What did you find?

Luke: The aunties in the group told me that Zhao Fei kept looking for someone called “Xiao Ren”.

Luke: I suspect that Tyson brought up this person in the recording that he sent him.

Marius: That’s possible. Wang Chunchong also heard Tyson bring up Xiao Ren, so there should be some sort of link between them.

Artem: Luke, that’s not all the information that the assistive team provided you, is it?

Luke: Yep, that’s not all.

Luke: First, the workers in Heirson where the abnormalities appeared were mostly on the production front lines, so what they touch the most are the products.

Vyn: They probably mixed in their developed illegal drugs into the products, resulting in infection.

Luke: That’s right.

Luke: Secondly, about Zhao Fei…

Luke ripped out a page from his notebook and placed it on the table.

Artem: These names are…

Luke: When I was questioning these ten people about Zhao Fei, their reactions were a bit abnormal. I suspect that…

Luke: They’re the ones hiding Zhao Fei.

MC: What about you, then, Dr. Richter? You just said that you also found out about Xiao Ren.

Vyn: I spoke with half of the 20 special respondents and noticed that it was the same doctor in charge of their examinations.

Vyn: And that person is named “Xiao Ren”.

Vyn: So I suspect that this person knows many secrets regarding Heirson’s experimental data.

MC: If so, this Xiao Ren person knows about where raw materials come from and can deal with the experimental data…

MC: If we can find him, we might be able to patch up the missing part in our evidence chain against Heirson.

Marius: So this Xiao Ren is going to be our investigative focal point from now on?

Luke: Leave it to me, then. I’m the best when it comes to finding people.

Artem: Then leave Zhao Fei to me. I just happen to have something I want to confirm with him.

Vyn: I have only met with the special patients. I will continue to meet with the remaining bunch.

Vyn: Marius, what are your plans?

Marius: Me? I plan to go see Hang Jiahe.

Marius: She wanted to find reporters in the past to drop major news about Heirson, and she’s now in jail…

Marius: We should find out what this news is.

MC: Oh yeah, I’d forgotten about that!

Marius: So, jiejie, want to come with me to see Hang Jiahe? After all, only the two of us know her the best.

MC: Uh…

I suddenly had a bad feeling.

Luke: Marius, do you really need someone to accompany you just to go see someone?

Marius: I’m not going to see a typical person, am I? I’m going to see someone who might give us an important clue.

Marius: It makes sense to be a little more cautious and bring someone else.

Luke: Then just bring your assistant. If anything else, then bring some recording equipment.

Luke: Convenient, and it can record in real time.

MC: …

Right after, Artem spoke.

Artem: Zhao Fei’s case was ours to begin with, and now that we have clues…

Artem: MC, let’s finish it off, alright?

MC: Lawyer Wing…

Vyn: I may be overstepping, but…

Vyn stepped in just before Artem could speak again.

Vyn: May I trouble you to go with me next?

Vyn: There’s a special patient that I need your assistance with.

Faced with their “eager” eyes, I was very sure that –

The investigation team seriously needs to recruit a new member!

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#Tears of Themis #tears of themis translations #tot translations #lu jinghe #zuo ran #xia yan #mo yi #marius von hagen #artem wing #luke pearce #vyn richter #未定事件簿 #feels bad for hjh :'(

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nyaheum · 2 years

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Eurovision, 2022 - A (heavily) subjective list - by me, for me

At last! My annual Eurovision list, feat. me not liking a lot of people’s favourite song and generally just being kind of fed up with a certain genre this year. Fun. :)

X. Malik Harris – Rockstars (Germany)

Very radio-friendly. :)...I extensively live-tweeted all of my thoughts about this, but to sum it up: this song is fine. I like the rap part a lot, and I’m extremely indifferent to the rest. At least it’s not Team Liebe. Justice for EC. Pump It would have been in my Top 3, easily. No ranking, because I can’t vote for it anyway, and I’m way too biased here.

39. Marius Bear – Boys Do Cry (Switzerland)

Someone wake me up when this is over, okay? Not trying to be mean, it’s just… I really...ZzZzZ… Because he does NFTs.

38 - 33. Rosa Linn – Snap (Armenia)

...meh? This is the kind of song that’d be on the radio while I’m driving my car to Uni and it wouldn’t be enough to make me change the channel, but I also wouldn’t be super pumped about it being on the radio, you know? Also, why is she so...happy by possibly snapping? She’s literally there like “And I might...snap. :P”

38. - 33. Andrea – Circles (North Macedonia)

Just...ZzZ...one...ZzZ...moment, I’ll...ZzZ...This could be...ZzZ...good with...ZzZ...proper staging…

38. - 33. MARO – Saudade Saudade (Portugal)

I’m not...ZzZ...critical on purpose, it’s just...ZzZ…

38. - 33. Emma Muscat – I Am What I Am (Malta)

*crying emoji* *skull emoji* *sleeping emoji* *skull emoji*

38. - 33. Mia Dimšić – Guilty Pleasure (Croatia)

Definitely not my guilty pleasure, whoops. It mainly just bores me. ://

38. - 33. Systur - Með Hækkandi Sól (Iceland)

Aww man, I’m falling asleep again...so, while I wait this song out...do you know which Icelandic band absolutely rocks? KALEO. I saw them live once. They were really good.

32. Sam Ryder – SPACE MAN (United Kingdom)

Well, that music video woke me up at least. The song is nice enough, but the tone of his voice just doesn’t match my personal taste, so...eh. Still better than what the UK usually sends.

31. Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord – Die Togehter (Greece)

Very radio-friendly. (And while I’m German, this isn’t a bad thing, it just describes it rather well.) I don’t mind it, but if I’m honest, I’ll probably be taking my toilet break when this is on. Chrm.

30. Intelligent Music Projects – Intention (Bulgaria)

This nearly became my guilty pleasure this year, lmao. I know nobody likes it and there’s straight up no chance it will qualify, and it probably shouldn’t, but come on, it’s not that bad.

29. STEFAN – Hope (Estonia)

That’s some bass! I expected a different kind of song when I read the name, but this is quite nice. I mean, I wish the chorus was different, but that’s just me, I guess. I kind of miss Uku’s scarily blue eyes, though. He grew on me, after I heard he likes F1, lmao. (Talking about that...I recently learned that Efendi, who represented Azerbaijan last year, actually sang the national anthem in 2018 at an F1 event, so...)

28. Mahmood & BLANCO – Brividi (Italy)

Hear me out, okay?...I don’t even have anything groundbreaking to say, I just...don’t like this song. I feel like people only are so adamant about this being such huge candidate for winning because it’s Italy, Mahmood was really good with Soldi and the two of them are clearly very talented for their age. But...this really just does nothing for me. (And I don’t even mind slow songs, Switzerland was literally in my Top 3 the past two years.)

27. Cornelia Jakobs – Hold Me Closer (Sweden)

I know this was the big audience favourite for Melodifestivalen, but...why, exactly? I mean, her voice is really good, I’m not arguing against that, but my god, the song is extremely...”Sweden”. Meaning, it’s a good song, sure, but I feel like I’ve heard this so many times before. Bleh.

26. Andromache - Ela (Cyprus)

Serious question – when did Cyprus last send a singer that’s actually from Cyprus? I don’t mind it, I’m just...wondering. (San Marina has Valentina Monetta as least, lmao.) Oh, and this song is fine. It sounds very Greek, which isn’t really a surprise, but it’s nice enough. (To answer my own question; 2016 or 2017, so not long ago at all. Whoops. Also, apparently Andromache was born in Siegen, Germany, so...auf geht’s Mädel!)

25. Reddi – The Show (Denmark)

I was about to be mad that this is another slow song, but it’s actually fun! I’m fine with the slow part, because it builds up the fast part nicely, but the fast part gets rather old rather quickly, sadly. I also feel like this will have a hard time qualifying, because fans of slow songs will be disappointed by the direction it’s taking, and fans of more upbeat songs will be disappointed by the first verse. We’ll see.

24. Nadir Rustamli – Fade To Black (Azerbaijan)

*points at the UK* That, but in black. (haha) No, I like it more than the UK, mainly because I like his voice more, but I’m not really all that into it. Might qualify, might not. And while those high notes are impressive, if it’s not Gjon, I don’t want it. (/s)

23. Monika Liu – Sentimentai (Lithuania)

This is growing on me, actually. It’s still not my favourite or anything, but I definitely don’t mind it. (Even though the music video makes me dizzy, lmao.) It’s just missing a proper build-up and release for me to like it more, I think. It feels like it builds up to something, but it...doesn’t, really. It just keeps going...But lithuanian is a very nice language, I learned.

22. LPS – Disko (Slovenia)

I like this song, but could the Youtube comment section be any more pretentious about it? :’D We get it, you like real music, and every song this year is somehow underrated...anyways, this is nice. Not quite my cup of tea, but I can acknowledge that it’s good, and that the band is very talented...they’re so...young…

21. S10 – De Diepte (Netherlands)

I kind of like the chorus and I’ll give it extra points for being sung in the native language of the country that sent it. It’s also quite catchy, but not exciting enough for me, especially if I imagine it on stage without the music video. Still quite good, though.

20. Circus Mircus – Lock Me In (Georgia)

A vibe.

19. We Are Domi – Lights Off (Czech Republic)

I’m really not in the mood for slow songs this year, if you couldn’t tell already, so this gets points for being upbeat alone. I like it, anyway. Not enough that I would go out of my way to listen to it, but it’s fine.

18. WRS – Llámame (Romania)

Oh yeah, this is Eurovision. Eurovision from quite a few years ago, but it’s definitely Eurovision. The singer (is his name WRS or is it a group? I actually don’t know) is weirdly charismatic, too. I quite like it, actually, even if it sounds dated. Maybe that’s exactly why I like it, I don’t understand the intricacies of my taste in music.

17. The Rasmus – Jezebel (Finland)

I mean, it’s no “In The Shadows”, and it took a few listens, but this definitely grew on me. (And while I really wanted Kuuma Jäbä to win, I knew it had no chance, so I’m not salty or anything.) What does “a girl who looks like she’s a boy” mean in this context, though? Anyway...Jezebeeeel!

16. LUM!X feat. Pia Maria – Halo (Austria)

Austria sending two religiously-named songs after each other, let’s go. I mean this in the nicest way possible, but this feels so intensely radio-friendly, it’s insane. I quite like it, though. I’m still very European in my music taste after all. She has a great voice, though I’ll need to hear it live.

15. Achille Lauro – Stripper (San Marino)

For the people saying he’s just trying to profit off of Maneskins success last year...this man has been doing this since 2012. The song is fine, it’s fun, not my favourite, but I feel like it will extend San Marino’s qualifying-streak.

14. Ochman – River (Poland)

Big step up from Poland, but why does this sound sofamiliar? I feel like I’ve heard this before...but wherever I heard it before, I must have also liked it back then, so...who cares, really. (Can we talk about how Krystian was born in Massachusettsof all places though? lmao)

13. Sheldon Riley – Not The Same (Australia)

It’s quite nice. I did not expect that many slow songs this year, considering the trend where everyone sends something similar to the year before. His voice is really good. Love his outfit, too, which doesn’t add anything to the song, but I had to get it out there.

12. Vladana – Breathe (Montenegro)

Talking about building up to something with Lithuania...this song does it in a way that I like. I also made the mistake of looking up the backstory to this song (because it’s very obviously about COVID) and now I’m sad. :( She has a super great voice, too.

11. Michael Ben David – I.M (Israel)

Eurofans really don’t seem to like this as much as I expected they would, considering...all of it, lmao. I don’t care though, it slaps. This will be a lot of fun on stage, I’m sure.

10. Brooke – That’s Rich (Ireland)

I think this might be the first song where I actually prefer the verses over the chorus, but I still enjoy it. They need to go all out with the staging though, or this will absolutely drown in Turin.

09. Jérémie Makiese – Miss You (Belgium)

This is a Bond-song, lol. At the start especially. His voice is incredible, though. And I actually found myself liking it quite a bit, after being sceptical after the first chorus. This could rise or fall a lot in my list, depending on how good he is live. (fun fact: markise in german means sunblind)

08. Ronela Hajati – Sekret (Albania)

I actually don’t mind the revamp. I’m surprised myself, but it works. It still sounds very typical for Albania, that’s probably it. I like it, and I love me a good dance break. She scares me a little, though.

07. Citi Zēni - Eat Your Salad (Latvia)

Behold, the Sebastian Vettel theme song. I was rooting for this song in the NF so hard, even though I didn’t think it’d make it, so imagine being me right now. Of course it’s a bit of a shame that they need to censor the absolutely iconic opener, but, like, even apart from the lyrics I truly believe it’s just a good song? I really hope it does well.

06. Zdob şi Zdub & Fraţii Advahov – Trenuleţul (Moldova)

This is just fun, come on. Absolute guilty pleasure. My grandpa, of all people, really enjoys his song, so as a proxy, so I thought about bumping this up a bit no matter what, because he usually keeps out of my grandma and me obsessing over it, lmao. But I like it myself a lot too, especially after multiple listens, so this is just my normal rating of it. Let’s go on a train ride!

05. Chanel – SloMo (Spain)

Hell yeah Spain, let’s go. It’s a bop, and we know it is. And I know that I just want to talk about the songs, but apparently Kyle Hanagami made the choreography, which...damn?

04. Konstrakta – In Corpore Sano (Serbia)

This song has been growing on me recently, but I still only enjoy everything after the first verse. (Yes, it's still P4 for me. Idk.) The first verse does nothing for me, I don’t like it. The rest of the song is great, though. Even though the super loud and long chewing at the start of the music video made me want to curl into a ball and poke a needle through my ear drums. Urghughgh.

03. Subwoolfer – Give That Wolf A Banana (Norway)

...listen! What do they put in the water in Norway? First Ylvis (who, apparently, some people think this might be, which...damn), now this? But, like, even without the absolutely ridiculous lyrics, I really like this. It’s a vibe. With the lyrics, I like it even more, duh, and I kind of want to know if they’ll just keep those masks on the whole show, lmao. (Probably, considering it’s secret and all...maybe we should send Cro next year.) And now, someone please give that damn wolf a banana, I quite like my grandma.

02. Kalush Orchestra – Stefania (Ukraine)

This slaps so hard. I like rap quite a lot, I love the eastern european sound of it all, I love the flute, and while I’m convinced they will place high no matter what, they deserve it. Hope they can show their song off properly in May. I really like this. (and I like it a lot more than their initial entry, so I’m even moreinclined to like it) It just scratches a good part of my brain.

01. Alvan & Ahez – Fulenn (France)

My favourite, no question, no contest. France and Germany were the only NFs I watched, and holy shit, this song...also, like, it’s not french? France, you good? But I love that they sing in Breton...I love celtic languages, they sound so damn cool. This is just such a vibe, I adore it.

#eurovision #esc #eurovision 2022 #esc 2022 #turin #list #?

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nalyra-dreaming · 1 year

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I thought the fact that we've been talking about ep 5 for half a year straight was bad, but now I see that the Marius discourse is going to be unbearable.

He's a main character, his story is important to the narrative, he's already been named in the show, he's going to be here for several, several seasons. Hell, if you believe the rumors, he's already been casted and is walking around Prague atm!

The trend of everyone on this hellsite feeling like they have to say that they hate him as a disclaimer before even uttering a word about Marius or the possible Justin Kirk casting is really really weird and performative and the irony of having "this is the Bad One, we don't talk about him" when we are discussing THE VAMPIRE CHRONICLES is driving me up the wall!

I don't quite get it either.

I mean, Marius has been a character in the show from episode 2. Not directly, no, but the painting on Armand's wall holds so much meaning...

Of course Marius would be in the show, and a main player, too. He is the one who keeps Those Who Must Be Kept?! (among other things)

*shrugs*

I think Justin Kirk will definitely have the range to do him justice. It's a difficult character, and he has his work cut out for him. I do hope we get to the rumored season 4 and 5 (and further^^).

#Anonymous #asks #amc iwtv #iwtv #amc interview with the vampire #interview with the vampire amc #iwtv amc #iwtv 2022 #interview with the vampire #marius de romanus #armand #ask nalyra

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ellasadventuresinfandoms · 3 years

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Okay, back in May @isolatedphenomenon asked me if I had an les mis fic recs and I went "oh boy do I !" and then promptly fucked off and disappeared from tumblr for like 6 months...

Anyway on the off chance people are interested, here is my vastly too long list of my favourite les mis fanfic (that I'm almost 100% sure I'll have accidentally missed some of my favourites off of...)

The vast majority of these are main pairing Enjolras/Grantaire, so I've put those first, divided into multi-chaptered and then one-shots. Below that will be other pairings!

Multi-chaptered

• Witch Boy Series : magic AU, starting with Grantaire solving Enjolras' curse - this is just Incredible world building which gets better as it goes on - my favourite is the Babet interlude

• World Ain't Ready : you know how fandoms tend to have a fic that is just associated with it ? in my experience, for les mis this is it - and well deserved ! High school, fake dating AU with some of the most engaging writing

• BE : Enjolras is dragged back into theatre production, helping Eponine put on a production of Hamlet - really love the characterisation in this, and this is really one of those modern AUs that actually feels like real life - really good writing

• After the End : the definitive apocalypse AU in my eyes - les amis are an underground resistance to the dystopian government - really wonderful characterisation of Grantaire and the amis

• You never have to wonder; you never have to ask. : I tend to find fic by scrolling through bookmarks of a pairing, which means I often see repeats; this is a fic that if I see I just re-read cause I know I'll enjoy it - the amis sparked a failed rebellion, and now 18 months later Grantaire ends up staying at Enjolras' after returning to Paris for Marius and Cosette's wedding

• Your Heart on Your Skin : Soulmate AU with flower tattoos marking important emotions and events - wonderful concept and world building

• Impatient to Be Free : Daughters of Bilitis AU - if that doesn't make you excited I don't know what else to say to convince you (aside from saying the author is a simply wonderful writer)

• You Dance Dreams : Okay. Not to be over dramatic, but this fic did genuinely qualitatively change my life, in that it was the first thing that got me looking up contemporary ballet and now that's like one of my favourite things and big hobby So. Also its really great writing; music/creative arts school les amis with Grantaire choreohraphing the ballet for Combeferre's opera, with a heavy emphasis on Grantaire realising he really never actually got over Enjolras

• philia : this one is an absolute classic to me, but not given nearly enough recognition - one of the more realistic college AUs ever written, and the writing of Grantaire is so good because it hits the perfect balance of sympathy and annoyance about his behaviour (that's a genuine compliment)

• Coffee Hooligans : fucking tragedy this never got properly finished, Enjolras leads the amis as social justice vigilantes and tries to hide the criminal bits of his life from R

• Fighting the Hurricane : Pacific Rim AU that's less an AU and more just placing the les mis characters in the Pacific Rim universe. Really good and riveting read, also super interesting depiction of Grantaire

• Weaving Olden Dances : Fairy AU - Grantaire "claims" Enjolras to prevent his execution - really good writing, love Grantaires characterisation

• Paris Burning : canon era (sort of) where cities have a physical being - Grantaire is Paris and becomes entangled in Enjolras' revolution - oh the world building is truly *chefs kiss*

• Euphoria is You For Me : Enjolras and Grantaire keep meet cuting in a wonderfully written Brooklyn - feels like a love letter to Brooklyn at times, and I really like the characterisation of Grantaire

• so please just fall in love with me this christmas : Enjolras works for the environmental company Grantaire volunteers at, and keeps getting secret gifts at Christmas - I sound a little like a broken record but the Grantaire characterisation is very good

• You Are the Moon : Wild West esque Space AU - Grantaire has to call on the amis to help rescue Valjean and Cosette, despite Grantaire leaving the amis 6 months before. On re-reading the Enjolras characterisation feels a little rushed, but overall fantastic story telling and the Grantaire arc is a Delight

• Pandemos : Enjolras is aphrodite, and seeks peace from all his suitors in R/Hephestus' cave

• Pining for You : Hallmark christmas romance - Grantaire returns home to work on his father's tree farm, and Enjolras is the lawyer helping prevent the farm being sold - cute as shit imo

• Once We're Kings : Fantasy AU - a country hosts a ball to marry Prince Enjolras and the rival country sends Grantaire as a fuck you - one of the best ways of doing Enjolras as a prince in a fantasy and just really nicely written

• Never Bitter and All Delicious : Fairy Godmother AU - yes really, yes its genuinely a very good read

• On One Condition : Fantasy AU - Enjolras is a bored knight who finally goes to check out the local dragon, which turns out to be Grantaire - I really like how they capture Enjolras' stubborn nature and it's such a well written soft growth of love between them

• That's How Easy Love Can Be : Les Amis work at a primary school; and its secret santa time! very fun portrayal of Enjolras

• The Lark and Her Lieutenants : re write of canon where Cosette is the leader of the revolution - just *chefs kiss*

• If You Tickle Us, Do We Not Laugh : Grantaire is Enjolras' secret android - really good at writing a relationship that's incredibly loving but just keeps being antagonistic and coming off wrong

One Shots

• True Colours : AU where you leave colours on the people important to you - Enjolras and Grantaire falling for each other is so soft and gently written its lovely, this is genuinely one of my favourites

• Keep It Kind, Keep It Good, Keep It Right : this one is so good to me, because it builds off my pet hatred of everyone assuming Enjolras doesn't care about (or at least actively show he cares about) his friends

• blooming : very soft post-dystopian utopia that has just a really wonderful sense of hope and light to me

• and the wall leaned away (or: The Pros and Cons of Tilling) : perfectly realised characterizations of the amis, Grantaire needs a date to her final year art exhibition - deals with anxiety over protest in a way that actually hits for me

• not just one of the crowd : R helps run a leftist bakery and bike repair shop - very cute characterisation, and I think more les mis fanfic should link to anarchist essays

• Lovesickness : Enjolras is an idiot and thinks he's sick rather than having a crush - the writing of Joly and Combeferre in this is some of my favourite depictions of these two

• If there's a rocket, tie me to it : absolutely heartbreaking sci-fi AU about the amis as doomed mecha pilots

• Where I Fall is Where I Land : Enjolras is a Roman commander as Rome's power is leaving England, and then meets the pict Grantaire (+ fun soulmark stuff !)

• You Started Foreign to Me : Enjolras moves to america and R is the overnight grocery clerk who helps her learn Spanish - cute fluffy lesbians with a wonderfully written driven Enjolras

• Love Is Touching Souls : very cute soulmate AU - and one I really love for really truly considering the implications of soul marks and creating historical lore around it

• Ten Years : R is a musician, and it non-linearly charts his relationship to Enj from high school to 10 years later

• put up with me then I'll make you see : Grantaire lives above Enjolras, and its christmas - I find it to have a very fun interpretation of pining Enjolras

• A Cat Called Trash Can : this was one of the first les mis fics I ever read (yes I know it says it was published in 2020, but I think it has to be a re-upload or something?) and it does still have a special place in my heart - Grantaire rescues a cat, but Enjolras is the only one with an apartment free to look after it

• Still I'm Begging to Be Free : inception AU where les amis have to rescue a sleeping R from his own brain

•I'm in it for You : cw: illness, cancer - R has cancer and is being a martyr about telling his friends so Enjolras drives him back from chemo

• walls come tumbling down : sky high au - a very good high school AU with the perfect level of campy superhero powers

• This brave new world's not like yesterday : Enjolras needs a job, so ends up working in a bowling alley with Grantaire and bonding

Enjolras/Grantaire/Combeferre

• In Defiance of All Geometry : les amis are a student co-op house, Enjolras and Combeferre are pining friends and Grantaire is the newbie

• Still the Same : this is very good writing and very compelling - if you can get over the (imo) plot hole of Enjolras working for the FBI. R was an art thief Enj put away and is briefly helping the FBI out, and Combeferre is Enjolras' husband

• To Kingdom Come : cw: war and PTSD from that, Enjolras and Combeferre are part of a group of refugees that have crossed into a more fantasy land, and Grantaire is a lone traveller from that land that attempts to help - that was a shit summary of this very emotional, wonderfully written fic about war and love in all forms

• Gonna need (a spark to ignite) : I always love a twist on a classic trope, and this is a very fun take on the soulmate AU - Enjolras loses feeling in his soul mark as a child, falls in love with Grantaire and then his soulmate, Combeferre, turns up

Eponine/Cosette

• Pretty Girls Don't Know the Things That I Know : simply stunning writing - perfect example of soft writing about a harsh world

• she knows her way around : Eponine and Cosette bond, ostensibly so Eponine can find out about her for Marius, and their interactions are so playful and realistic, its wonderful

• always find me floating on oceans : Cosette stows away on Eponine's pirate ship - I do always have a soft spot for eposette fics (not just cause I ship it) because they truly characterise Cosette in a really considered and interesting way

• There's No Making Love : I'm putting this under eposette even though there is some significant enjolras/grantaire content, because the Cosette characterisation is so fun and cute

• round and round again : this fic really beautifully translates Cosette's bad childhood and then isolated teenage years, and the impact that would have on her as an adult into a modern AU

• Underwater Thunderheards : this is based off the book The Scorpio Races, and is just a really nice short fic about longing

• How To Change The World Without Taking Power : Marius has a crush on Cosette and she's tried being polite and subtle in turning him down, so just ends up fake dating Eponine instead

• blood red fruit and poison's kiss : Snow White AU - Cosette as Snow White

• The Winters Cannot Fade Her : Snow White Au 2.0 - Eponine as Snow White - this was written as a pair to the one above which is just so cute to me

• marriage à la mode : Cosette and Eponine run a bridal shop together and it's very cute !

• Temporary Hold : I personally find this a really fun and very unique take on Cosette - with exams coming up she decides she needs to get laid on the reg and so hits up Eponine to act as if they're already long term girlfriends

Combeferre/Courfeyrac

• better than you had it : fake dating but kick it up an emotional notch - Courf and Ferre pretend to still be together after breaking up for a family event

• take flight, come near : nice and cute low fantasy, where Combeferre runs a dragon sanctuary and Courf finds an injured dragon

Rare Pairs

• The Future's Owned by You and Me : cute Enjolras/Feuilly with actual radical politics and real life organising difficulties and wins

• First Dates and Other Dangers : Combeferre and Grantaire agree to go on a blind date and it's awkward until it isn't - just cute !

• after midnight : Combeferre has insomnia and meets Grantaire in various all night fast food chains

• as you are : Bahorel and Jehan getting ready together

• Almost Romantic : Jehan works at a museum, and takes Combeferre on a little tour

• Understudy : Jehan/Combeferre, with Combeferre's insecurities regarding being seen as second best to Enjolras

• Here There Be Dragons : Courf/Enj/Ferre - Courf and Enj are superheroes and Ferre is the doctor that patches them up

• To Let it Occur (Laisser Faire la Nature) : Feuilly has a stupidly long stopover in Paris and meets Enjolras

• rule of three : Courf/Enj/Ferre as spies and loving boyfriends

• Good Rhetoric : snapshots of cute cuddly courf/enj/ferre

• subluxate, dislocate, replace : found family and chronic illness with Joly/Bossuet/Musichetta

• Strike stone, strike home (like lightning) : so this fic took one minor piece of lore about Tolkien's dwarves and made a beautiful j/b/m fic from it

• Almost Inevitable : Bahorel/Feuilly friends-with-benefits

• god only knows (what I'd be without you) : Bahorel/Feuilly with a closeted Feuilly and a beautiful Feuilly and Eponine friendship

#les miserables #fanfic rec #les mis #les miserables fanfic #les miserables fanfic rec

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thelittleredheadedmusician · 3 years

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I was originally going to say Les Miz but in Gotham but felt that might not be workable so switched to Batfam in Les Miz.

But more ElseWorlds style where the story takes place in the time setting and the characters are contemporaries of the era but still become versions of themselves. Well I guess French versions of themselves. Know what I mean?

OHMYGOD. OH MY GOD OH MY GOD. LES MIS IN GOTHAM WOULD BE THE HOTTEST OF MESSES BUT DEAR GOD I CANNOT GET THE IDEA OF VIGLANTE AMIS OUT OF MY HEAD.

OK. HEAR ME OUT-

ENJOLRAS IN A CAPE.

But seriously, the ABC as a vigilante team in Gotham? They break up into smaller groups to cover as much ground as possible and I feel like accident prone Bossuet becomes the man in the chair with Joly the base medic. But like the rest running around living their best bat/bird lives? Yes. I have thoughts on this. Many thoughts. I’m gonna circle back to this at a later date.

But you asked for Thoughts on Bats in Les Mis, so that you will get!

I definitely think that they’d all remain vigilantes, what with how corrupt and broken the French justice system is at this point and just the bats as people with strong internal senses of right and wrong. I feel like Bruce would still be wealthy, still trying to use his position and influence to make positive change for the people of his city -- here Paris, rather than Gotham -- and still find it lacking. Donating to all the churches and hospitals and charities. Giving loose change to anyone he passes. Picking up stray orphans from the streets. Just being Bruce Wayne but in Paris in the 1830s. He’s the Valjean if we’re making 1:1 comparisons.

Dick has a history of going off to school and quitting to try and make a more active change with his group of friends (and I love him and ntt for it) so he’s def joined a revolutionary group like Les Amis de l’ABC. Very much the Enjolras in this situation.

Jason is definitely a former gamine and Dick in this AU probs is too lbr. Rather than dying we’ll say he got into a fight with Bruce who wasn’t doing enough in his eyes to help people and thought Dick and his friends were too idealistic, hoping for a revolution when there was just as much work to be done now rather than the vague future. Which isn’t to say that Dick and co aren’t doing things to help people or trying to improve the conditions they see, it’s just not their main goal. The revolution is a longterm solution, Jason is pressing for a more immediate action. So he leaves the family, taking whatever he can with him, and starts using it to make a little neighborhood for himself that he watches over and people know they can go to for help. He’s the Red Hood of Paris essentially and may or may not be running a crime ring on the side to help fund his operation once the Wayne assets dry up. But in a Robin Hood way (if you’ll excuse the pun). He undoubtedly has his own little army of gamines though. Started out as Gavroche, is now Montparnasse but SIGNIFICANTLY less slimy. Little bit of Eponine too.

Tim is undoubtedly the Marius in this situation. He’s come from a fairly wealthy family and it’s colored his understanding of the world. He doesn’t agree with what he’s been taught but he’s still really learning there’s anything different. He’s got his politics down enough to know that a republic should be the aim and that there’s no way anyone can say the monarchy is working and still have a clear conscious. He probs meets Dick at some party Bruce strongarms his eldest into and immediately falls into Dick’s revolutionary group. He also learns about the clinic Jason’s running out of his pub with Dr. Thompkins who is brilliant but a woman and thus no one will hire her. Tim starts bringing supplies and there he meets Stephanie! Gaining one friend, a brick to the face for being a bit of a pompous and privileged asshat, and an expanded worldview in the process.

Steph is very much a cross between Eponine and Gavroche. She’s a Thenardier. She’s even got the asshole father. But here she’s one of Jason’s messengers, assistants, and if needed protection. She’s got an ax and lifetime of other people’s bullshit, she will whoop your ass. She also teaches the younger kids to read and write. Tim takes her to a couple of meetings with him and she likes Dick and co but would much rather stick with Jason and his immediate action. Though she’ll bring her ax the day the revolution actually comes, don’t doubt that.

And I’ve run out of steam and sat on this long enough. It’s going up for Barricade Day cause I’ve got nothing better lol.

#dc comics #les mis #batbros #the batgirls are better than you #barricade day #asks #anon

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