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collegetennisoriginstory · 8 months

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OK. UM. first of all, hiiii! <3 ok lemme just gush a lil bit:

1. I LOVE UR FIC OHMYGOD HOLY SHIIIIIIIT

2. god, i don't even have the slightest idea of how tennis works, but this is just so????? like?????? you know. and i kinda get how the play goes?? YOU'RE AN AMAZING WRITER GOSH.

3. i actually remembered most of the characters?? considering there's a lot of em, this is practically a miracle. again, you're goddamn amazing. i dont know how. maybe the pace is great, but definitely THE CHARAS ALL HAVE PERSONALITY/DEPTH??? like, i actually even remembered the side charas!!! mike, thalia, diego, felix, that cool ass girl in that shooting game, etc. umh just perfecto.

4. THE TENNIS MATCHES ALL FEEL SO SATISFYING!!! <3333333 omg. i feel like WUOOOOOH u know. i feel so cool playing a cool talented mc omg im loving it (i play a i-win-everything type of mc becuz im a perfectionist with a fear of failure) the matches me on edge in my seat oh gosh <3 and when u win it somehow just go WOOOOOOOH again!!! AAAAAA<3

5. aw, and of course, my beloved rivals to lovers rayyan <3333 *sigh* the slowburn.... (hes actually my first & only one. i go: ohhh tension!?!? and make a run for it. um, if it's ok to ask, is there a lot of content in the romance area as of now or in the future? like, replayability in terms of romance? im sorry if this is rude, i didnt mean to, i suck at words & i wont ask that again.)

6. FOUND FAMILY YAY! FOUND FAMILY YAY! <33333 (we genuinely lack those in the if community pls.) soulmates w/ sam. ride or die diego. very reluctant ride or die G (imma be honest, his name is just so hard so my head for some reason just go Guacamole 😭). aww tobin u very big cinammon roll ill protect u. shenanigans. & others too many to name honestly.

7. help this is just so good i had to force myself to sleep at 3am for a 7am lecture and i sat in the front rows and i put my head on the table and the fricking professor called me out ohmygod- BUT IT WAS WORTH IT GODDAMN!! ILL DO IT AGAIN IF I HAVE TO! HA! i cant wait for the next update- i'm gonna have this fic in my head for the next week oh pls noooooo. (no pressure tho. u do u author! take ur time!!! ill be here to support u, whoo!)

8.ALL IN ALL, I LOVE IT I LOVE THIS I LOVE EVERYONE I LOVE YOU AUTHOR *runs over & hug you w/ consent* <333333333333

ok. um. that's not it but if i continue it's literally gonna be an essay so i'll stop.

author. i will die for this fic. ahaahahahah. if i may ask, what's ur fav IFs? (i really, really love this one so im kinda hoping maybe u have similar taste in IFs eheh. again, im sorry if this comes as rude or insensitive.) oh uh & if my long rambles bother u, i won't send it again sorry.

<333 okok. take care of urself, dont forget to eat healthy, drink water & good sleep. have a nice day :D

Wait. I think I might have missed replying to this I am so sorry!!! It gave me so so much joy. Maybe I subconsciously did not want it to leave my inbox haha.

1. And 2 -> THANK YOU!

3. Gosh this is such a great thing to hear. There are a looot of characters, and I definitely worry sometimes that it gets to be too much, but I think the IF is getting long enough for me to give enough-ish screentime to each character... though it takes me a while to cycle back to different side characters. I cant believe you remembered the cool ass girl in laser tag! :)

4. AWESOME to hear! 🥰

5. Yup, being a character driven IF, there will be a lot of romance (or friendship) beats / moments in the IF (which is already true now). The next couple of chapters will follow the same mix of sports, school and romance / hanging out, so you should already have a sense of how much romance there'll be (it'll just keep unfolding / developing for each of the RO routes!)

6. Hehe found family is my fave trope to insert in stories as well.

7. Hahaha aww oh no fictional college life is catching up to your real college life!!

8. HUG YOU BACK (with consent)!!🤗🤗

#ct:os #college tennis: origin story #if #interactive fiction #asks #rayyan #tobin #g #sam

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la-pheacienne · 1 year

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so i have to go to work soon and am feeling quite scatterbrained so im sorry if this doesn't feel coherent. But I've been thinking for the last couple days about Elia Martell.

I understand that Elia Martell is supposed to be dead. that her narrative role is to be dead. but i keep wondering about if she had lived. (i have severe difficulty believing that Tywin actually wanted her to live, despite his "regret" over the Mountains actions. i think his regret literally comes from the fact that Dorne is a pian in his ass and not because of anything ehtical or even Strategic*)

*how would it have been strategic to let the princess consort of the previous regime live and go back home after killing her husband and her children? she would probably have been a political hostage tbh, to ensure Dorne's behavior, forcibly remarried by whomever Tywin chose. have no idea who that would be tho. but thats besides the point.

to be honest, I'm too scatterbrained to get all my thoughts in order, but if Elia had lived (and was aloowed to go back home), I have genuine doubts that Dorne would have enacted the same type of long lasting revenge that they do in canon. probably Doran and Oberyn would want the Mountain dead, and Tywin as well, but in this case their sister is actually "alive and well" and while children are precious, at least they have their sister back with them safe. and of course, probably Elia probably would be "broken" in this case. little more than someone wracked by grief. (tho maybe not. proably suicidal, or maybe the fact that shed be grief stricken, "broken" would drive them to revenge)

anyway, if Elia was going to live, i keep thinking that shed very likely become hard, after being the woman of sweet wit once. and I dont know, but if she wanted revenge, would Dorne really help her get it? i know that mysoginy is real, and Westeros seems to have a hard time allowing women to get their own revenge. I dont doubt the depth of Oberyns feelings, but its been almost fifteen years and its clear that he put Elia on a pedestal, (probably seeing the real woman would be truly difficult for him) and Doran clearly wants political vengeance in the story.

GRRM said that Elia and Rhaegar had a complicated relationship, and it seems to me that She probably loved Him more than He loved her. so its questionable whether she would want revenge on purely on his behalf, which would lead to very complicated feelings of vengeance and scorn intermixed, naturally.

probably shed be a heavier inspiration to Arriane, if Elia wanted revenge against Robert but her brothers dont exactly listen, with Oberyn wanting the glory of the act and Doran's never ending patience.

I wont lie, i couldn't help think on this because i Know that the Stansas tend to wrack Elia Martell's description like a corpse doll for whatever shit they're snorting atm, but i think that if Elia had lived, theres a small chance that she would want to go to Daenerys.

Daenerys fitting the description of the Prince that Was Promised- which Elia would probably know about since Rhaegar told her the song title-and also bringing Dragons Back, which probably Rhaegar spoke pf repeatedly.

I dont think Elia would feel only scorn for Rhaegar, even his actions probably hurt her a lot, especially because over the years she too would, alos view him through a lenses of grief. but i think that if Elia knew that Daenerys seems to be the one Rhaegar was waiting for, she'd want to be at her good sisters side, either for vengeance, or because she too, wanted to see the dream of spring-the hope- that no doubt Rhaegar had shared with her.

what do you think?

So, thank you for asking my opinion on this, but this is really not my thing. I believe I'm fairly good at analysing written text, but I am not good at speculation and imagining alternative endings and what ifs. Maybe you should adress this question to someone in this fandom who writes fanfiction or generally likes speculation, AUs, etc. I will tag @ladyalianora for a pro-Rhaegar approach and @alethiaii for a not so pro-Rhaegar approach.

Having said that speculation is not my thing, I don't really know what would have happened if she had lived, cause she died, and her death is a pretty important part of the story and definitely the most important part of her story. But if i want to speculate, Elia surviving without her children in my opinion wouldn't have changed things so drastically. Her house would still want revenge over the dead children. It is not only Elia that would want revenge as you say, it's her entire house, and in my personal opinion, in universe, I think the children were actually more important than Elia herself for the house Martell. Not for her brother maybe, but for the house and the legacy of Dorne, the children are the most important. Let's be real. These children were Martell children and they were the heirs to the throne, they were supposed to succeed their father and grandfather and they would have if Baratheons and Lannisters hadn't killed them. This new order of things didn't just erase Targaryens, it erased Martells as well and the power they held because of their affiliation to the Targaryens. Yes Rhaegar left Elia but her children were always going to be the Targaryen heirs and nothing in the world would change that. It's Robert and the Lannisters that killed them and usurped their father so for Dorne they will always be the actual enemy, always. Plus they would really dislike the Starks because of their alliance with them and because of Lyanna, realistically.

So yeah Dorne would definitely want to avenge the children.

As for Elia, she would be a shadow of her former self, abandonned by her husband who is now dead, and with her children killed. Her attitude towards Rhaegar would be really complex cause he did abandon her but at the same time, strangely, tragically, her interests were tied to him, his death was the catalyst for the death of her children. She would definitely had mixed feelings, bitterness, betrayal, scorn possibly, she would definitely accuse him for being the cause of this entire rebellion but at the same time she would, I believe, feel intense grief over his death and usurpation. As GRRM said, their relationship was complicated, I personally believe there was some sort of understanding between them before he left, there was some sort of closure, cause I believe this possibility is way more in tune with Rhaegar's canon characterization. They were in an arranged marriage after all, it was a marriage of duty. But I'm 100% biased in Rhaegar's favour so maybe you don't agree. Also her negative feelings for Rhaegar would be largely covered by the disgust she would obviously feel for anyone involved in the new regime, the Lannisters, the Baratheons and the Starks.

To sum it up, her mental state would be very interesting to write, very complicated and tragic, just an endless sea of grief and disgust directed towards many different people, her husband, and his usurpers. An Andromache type of character.

As for her attitude towards Dany, I really don't know cause I never thought about this. Maybe she would go to her maybe not. I feel that Dany would be the one to go to Elia and not the other way round. Dany would absolutely want to meet her and talk to her, she would be the only hint of family she has left after all and they could have a connection over their common loss of their families at the end of the Rebellion.

"Daenerys fitting the description of the Prince that Was Promised- which Elia would probably know about since Rhaegar told her the song title-and also bringing Dragons Back, which probably Rhaegar spoke pf repeatedly". Now I do believe it is a possibility that Rhaegar had shared with Elia the prophecy but I am not so sure. Maybe he was very solitary in his visions. And also I don't believe he spoke repeatedly of bringing the Dragons back. I actually don't buy this and I think the fandom has severely misinterpreted his "obsession" with the prophecy. The line "the dragon has to have three heads" was spoken in Dany's dream and it was spoken to Dany. Rhaegar in the dream looked directly at Dany when he said that, and as we know, Dany was most definitely not present in the real scene, if we supposed it was real (it wasn't). It was Dany's vision, not Rhaegar's. All we know about Rhaegar himself was Aemon saying :

"He shared my belief when he was young, but later he became persuaded that it was his own son who fulfilled the prophecy, for a comet had been seen above King’s Landing on the night Aegon was conceived, and Rhaegar was certain the bleeding star had to be a comet".

That's it. He first believed he was TPTWP and then he believed his son was TPTWP. Period. So I really do not get how we concluded from this that Rhaegar was obsessed with having three children and that he even talked about it all the time. All this comes from Dany's vision, where Rhaegar was talking to her. And this theory is directly promoted by Targ antis who believe the Targs are just a bunch of self aggrandising assholes starting with Dany herself.

So no at this point I don't vibe with what you say. I do believe, however, that Elia would recognise Rhaegar's visionary and idealistic personality in Dany, along with other specific traits, and she would probably believe that Dany may be able to achieve what he did not.

#this got too long #Elia Martell #rhaegar targaryen #daenerys targaryen #asks #asoiaf #i hate hate speculating hate it #but it was an interesting question #a song of ice and fire #au #is au appropriate for this?#game of thrones #aspa rambles

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sca-rian · 2 years

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my howl's moving castle inspired au, the long masterpost:

*will use scar's moving castle as a tag for this!

consider: grian manages a family business with his sister, pearl. their life is anything but glamorous, and grian doesnt have much prospects of ever leaving his town and doing something different. he hears stories about big cities full of possibilities, magic (hes isnt sure if he believes in that), a moving castle and a handsome wizard who steals the hearts of young women;

one day, grian gets cursed by the wizard of the wastes (joel), after he comes into his shop late in the shift and they get into a heated discussion over the existence (or lack, thereof) of magic. joel thinks of it all as just a silly prank, a curse that can be easily lifted or is just naturally disappearing after a few days;

joel girlbossed too close to the sun, though. the curse is bad. grian wakes up finding out that his body has started to grow feathers. its uncomfortable and borderline painful at times, specially on his back;

after properly freaking out, he tries to deal with it as best as he can, chugging some painkillers, wearing oversized clothes and going to work as if nothing is wrong. pearl notices something unusual, tho—perhaps its grian's murderous expression whenever he remembers joel's face. hes going to kill that bastard;

the curse gets progressively worse as the days go by, until grian can no longer easily hide it and pearl finds out by the ungodly amount of feathers spread around their house. she, of course, gets worried, and tell grian they need to find the wizard that cursed him somehow, or perhaps asks someone else for help;

they dont know any other witches and wizards, since, until last week, grian was pretty sure those didnt even exist. until pearl mentions that one dude who apparently steal hearts and was around town with his moving castle;

grian tells her thats a legend to scare young people so they wont go around talking to strangers. pearl argues that she knew of a lady who disappeared after allegedly spending time with the wizard;

grian supposes that man, if he actually exists, isnt the most trustworthy. but 1. hes not a young lady, which appears to be the ones who get their hearts stolen and 2. he has nothing to lose, really, besides some of his time;

pearl offers to go with him, but grian insists for her to stay (shes a young woman, after all). so grian leaves by himself in good old ghibli fashion: taking with him nothing but a block of cheese, some bread and a clock;

he founds the moving castle with ease: its ridiculously big and it makes no sense at all, having many weird bump outs, few windows, a dramatic copper roof and many chimneys. if anything, it looked like the weirdest house ever and nothing like a castle. something about it was still charming, tho: he just couldnt point out what.

development for this au just started, but so far it includes:

scar being weird and overly dramatic, but still charming. he also refuses to pay taxes;

cub as scar's weird demon roommate, with whom he made a contract many years ago. cub is so miserable sometimes that he regrets getting scar's heart (or his soul, whatever). cub keeps the "castle" moving with overly complicated redstone magic and fire that allegedly comes from the depths of hell;

scar sending threatening letters to joel. many of them. demanding for him to break the curse. joel ignores every single one;

he eventually gets pissed and goes with grian to look for joel, who admits the curse wasnt supposed to be that strong and now he doesnt know how to break it. scar turns him into a frog and joel is kept hostage;

joel still does his best to be as annoying as possible despite the limitations of his new body.

it also includes:

scarian falling in love;

found family;

silly cliche romance tropes;

romcom elements;

characters acting like divorced couples;

funky magical men with their funky little spells;

light angst.

i want to write this but im afraid i might not have the time. still want to brainrot tho so im accepting asks! you may also write with this au as long as you credit me! :)

#hermitshipping #trafficshipping #boli writes #hermitcraft #grian #gtws #goodtimewithscar #scarian #fanfic #smallishbeans #scar's moving castle

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chryso0 · 6 months

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Hey,

people keep arguing about Akihito's character development and how is idendity in seemingly reduced to just being Asami's lover. However your stance is on this issue, do you think sensei will ever go down the path where Asami's and Akihito's connection is exposed to the press/police? Like not necessarily the depth of their feelings but the fact they live together and or have sexual relations at least? Since Akihito got some new fighting skills we might actually see the day where his story does not revolve around him needing rescue. And the conflict of interest that comes with their respective occupations has never really been explored. Not to mention their need for chatacter development. Now that Akihito is comfortable in admitting his feelings for Asami, putting them to the test is the next obvious step, right?

I feel its a fair assesment to think Akihito is being reduced to being just Asami’s lover, I espiecally see it in this last arch. But at the same time i dont mind it, if its the cost we must pay for getting Asami’s character development. One thing i will say about this arch, is though it isnt my favorite, I do like that we really got to see things from Asami’s POV. We get to see Asami finally admitting that he’s in love and that he’s gotten soft because of it, and he’s scared (if not terrified) of a future without Akihito.

If anything i think Akihito’s own character development will improve once they finally return to Japan. Because for a while, the story has really spent a lot of time focusing on Asami’s business, the fighting with chernobog, being on the run, being stuck on the island, and then the brainwashing arch - has all really been a consequence of Asami’s business and the ongoing war he’s had with chernobog which was set up in the Sudoh arch.

Since Chernobog is HOPEFULLY gone for good this time, I hope in the next arch they will finally have a homecoming where they both return to Japan. Sometimes Sensei does do an arch or at least a few chapters, like after Naked Truth where she did the temporary paradise story. When things calm down finally after all the drama.

But at the same time, i am almost thinking she’s gonna go - NAH heres the next villian you have to deal with! No rest for you!! 😂

As the last few archs happened in such quick session that she might want to get right back into the thick of it, without a break for our boys 😭

I feel like i can no longer guess what Sensei is going to do anymore, because I am just total wrong each time. I would honestly love all the things you mentioned. But i can’t guess if it will happen or not. I was hoping if and when there is a homecoming episode of them returning to Japan, there would be an episode about Akihito’s friends and family are riotting about where Akihito was this whole time and maybe Akihito having to admit he’s in a relationship with a man. That would be super fun, but I have heard people say that something like that wont happen because Sensei has apparently said in the past that finder is not that kind of manga where the focus is on family drama and such - its a gangster manga. So that makes me think a storyline like that would not be something sensei wouldn’t be interested in telling. Which is too bad honestly.

I could see a storyline where police or press get involved- i feel that is still in the realm of “gangster” manga? But at the same time, we’ve never seen police involvment at all. I mean they shot up a cruiseship? A bomb in a warehouse went off? and yet we get no hints of police at all, or even fear of running from police. That doesnt mean she wont do it - after all Yamazaki was police and that was way back in episode one. So i can see a universe were police get involved. Imagine if during their homecoming to japan there is some problems with the police because the old apartment was shot up and they’ve been investigating that. Remember we know that event was covered by the press, via the newspaper Akihito read when he was staying in the monestary - so that could be some problems they face when they return back home.

I also completely agree with the idea that Akihito will no longer be a damsel anymore- this was one of the bright spots of this most recent arch. Akihito is now properly trained. I can see a future where Aki and Asami fighting side by side this time. Though i am happy that Aki might in the future have the oppertunuty to fight for his man and no longer be side lined like in the past when its “too dangerous”. But at the same time I am not sure how i feel about Aki loosing sight of who he is. The big question to me is - will Akihito return to being a neighborhood photographer, but one who is now less naive and can save himself? OR will he join up with Asami completely and join his organization?

There is still a lot sensei can do with this series so we will see whats to come next. I feel like with the love confession? Its really only the beginning of potential storylines she could do. Really my only hope is that she is willing to tell stories that aren’t just all explosives and guns 😂

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hyenagurl · 8 months

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I haven’t really super analyzed/seen the twin peaks/fire walk with me stuff but I am super curious, what’s Laura Palmer’s whole thing? She seems interesting if not tragic & I love to hear people talk about characters they’re passionate about so I thought I’d pop by and ask!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING ill try to keep this thing as coherent as i can. basically when twin peaks starts out laura palmer is basically just the Dead Girl and it appears at first that there isnt going to be much depth to her. that shes a mystery to be solved. her corpse is discovered washed up on the beach wrapped in plastic, and it sets the stage for the whole first season of the show: Who Killed Laura Palmer? and its like okay its gonna just be a murder mystery, albeit a fun offbeat david lynch sort of mystery. the fact that the first few episodes have an almost parody sort of feel that was poking fun at soap operas at the time didnt help either.

but the show creeps along and its a lot more than that. every person in the small town of twin peaks is unraveling bc of her death, her closest friends and family most of all but even people who barely knew her and we spend plenty of time exploring how every person is reacting to it. it becomes clear even before the audience knows her and the circumstances of her death that it has left a huge hole in the town, and her absence is constantly felt in every episode. shes gone but shes very much there. before long shes as much the protagonist as Dale Cooper, the FBI agent who is working on her case. i dont wanna explain too much about the details of the process of him uncovering her life and her murder, both to avoid spoilers and bc its convoluted david lynch mind fuckery, but the deeper he gets into the case, he starts seeing visions of laura palmer, begging him to help her, aiding him where she can.

when her killer is revealed at the end of season 2, its a gut punch not bc its so much as a surprise but because there was plenty of foreshadowing as to who it is, and youre hoping that its not true because its just so awful but you cant look away. Dale Cooper travels to the Black Lodge, a sort of hell where souls in anguish go (its david lynch fuckery, my best approximation of it), and he sees there Laura Palmer’s “doppelgänger”: that is, the part of her that is still tormented by her horrible death, and has been stuck there the whole time the show has been creeping at its slow pace, and dale cooper has been stuck unraveling the mystery. and when he finds her there, she shrieks. she is shrieking not just with pain and horror but with pure, unadulterated rage at what as happened to her. she cant get out and there is no escape for her here and she didnt deserve it.

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this is the scene. it wont spoil anything if you watch it, but i consider this scene to be what really made me so fascinated with laura palmer and i consider it to be almost the heart of the show. dale cooper finds her here, and this is where he becomes “trapped” in the Black Lodge; any person who shows fear in this hellish realm will have their souls destroyed and can never leave (again, lynch stuff). so this is where he remains until season 3, 25 years later.

but even that is only scratching the surface. after season two, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is released, as the prequel to the show. its here where we see Laura Palmer’s final week on earth and we see what she was really like. Again, I dont want to spoil it, but its here we really see that she knew her murderer and that she was being sexually abused by someone in her family, she was addicted to hard drugs and was promiscuous and leading a that double life completely unknown to her friends and family. as beloved as she was by people in her small town they had no idea the person she had really become and no idea of the agony she was suffering. not until it was too late.

now reading that its easy to think that this movie could have turned into an offensive, voyeuristic mess. but between lynch’s directing and sheryl lee’s phenomenal acting, the whole movie just aches with compassion for Laura Palmer. we’re with her every step of the way until the very last minute, and it manages this without showing any of the actual abuse or dehumanizing her (which since this came out in 1992 is very shocking to me).

and do you know what? when this movie came out, people MOCKED it at cannes’ film festival. they hated this movie, they thought it was campy, overwrought and goofy. and maybe some parts of it are, but it’s very clear that lynch intended this to be a very serious and compassionate look at a rape victim’s trauma.

theres a lot more, i mean you can write novels on the tv show alone, but when people talk about twin peaks they tend to talk more about lynch’s eerie imagery and less about laura palmer’s character, which is strange bc its such a potent emotional core of the show.

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thegeminisage · 10 months

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long ass post major spoilers tldr i beat it

ok, i've got an hour, time to get started on the end of this game 😤

first straight to lookout landing to introduce purah and mineru.......

or no wait since im here and havent done it in awhile ill swing by the great fairy. if theres any armor i can possibly upgrade i really need to do that lol

okay there isn't really. lol. after pikmin 4 i am gonna need to farm so many materials......

okay, i cooked some food but i dont actually have anything useful so most of it is just atk up/def up/health refills. only a few anti-gloom foods, which is sure to get my ass kicked...

now i guess i just........dive in...................................

im nervous.

i dont have a lot of weapons and bows rn either but whatever ig!!! surely nintendo will provide. i have the master sword fused with one of the light dragon parts so she can fight with me in every possible way!!! also i think the durability wont be affected when it's in its glow mode which it will be down there

thunderstorm as i walk up to the castle lol. classic

alright. WELL. geronimo.

wow that really is. a long way down. okay.

okay hold on wait there's a spot missing on my map. do i get a fucking lightroot down here? i just check. it is so high up. probably unclimbable. do i need to dive again? i'm diving again. fast traveling to the shrine above this time

the bg ambience down here is fucking freaky btw

ok, i got it this time. whew.

back down i go. yeesh.

my neighbors pick NOW to mow their lawn. fuck me sideways

oh im already one heart lost. this floor is COVERED in gloom...

THE FIGHT MUSIC THO...damn

ugh, four hearts down and only two recovery items...yikes. i'm gonna get my ass beat fr but i don't have time to go farm sundelions nor do i want to rn

i can't figure out where to go. i went down a hole with monsters bc that seemed like the only route but now i can't find a way to proceed

did my sword just RING at me??????

fi girl what is going on

oh fuck me there's a gloom lynel

okay yeah no. this isn't gonna work. i need to fucking go farm fucking sundelions. UGH im so mad about it

okay. farmed. going to cook. jesus fuck

COOKED. warping back to the lightroot. bet that mf lynel refilled its stupid health

it did.

I GOT HIM.......ohhh it broke my sword to do it :( i didnt know it could break when it was powered up like that. but i got him...

but now where do i...?

this doesn't feel right. i feel like i'm just heading back into the depths. probably fought that lynel for no reason at all. but i'm scared to look up a walkthru bc of spoilers :(

ok, i did find a guide and i think this is the right way? im scrolling down like one line at a time lol

THE POWER OF A SAGE CANNOT REACH YOU??? OH THIS IS DEFINITELY THE RIGHT WAY

it was way too crowded with all of them but now i feel verrry alone

I FOUND HANDS................

ohhhh i do not want to fight phantom ganon in this gloom covered arena. i do not want to

but with no sages...i can't get across without engaging...

OKAY. THE GOOD NEWS. KILLED THE HANDS. THE BAD NEWS. PHANTOM GANON CHASED ME UP TO THIS HIGH SPOT

GOT HIS ASS!!!! gibdo bone arrows you motherFUCKER

ok, i got across the room...

wait. this looks familiar

THE MUSIC!!!! THIS IS IT THIS IS WHERE I STARTED..................

GLOOM REDEADS!!!!! not today motherfuckers. im not getting jumped im NOT getting jumped

the murals...i can blow up the rocks now

OH MY GODDD.....

the imprisoning war, zelda healing the sword, and becoming a dragon...she WALKED RIGHT PAST THESE with her ALREADY HAVING DONE IT in the past, not knowing she was about to do it again in her own future...oh my god im gonna be SICK

oh that is a big hole.

WAIT...THIS IS THE HOLE SHE FELL DOWN........

WHY IS THE MUSIC DOING THIS...im scared someone come hold my hand

oh my god. the torch zelda dropped is at the bottom of this hole.

im picking it up and im fucking giving it back to her

it JUST keeps going down....

oh god another big jump. OKAAAYYYYY

what IS that..............

DEMON ARMY??? BY MYSELF?????

OH MY GODDDDDDD MY BESTIES!!!! THE GANG IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fuck me im welling up. ive never been more glad for a crowded screen

got my master sword back. fused with zelda's horn. refilled my health. THIS IS ITTTTTT

ROUND TWO!!!!!! IM NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHINGGGG

round three is redeads. i am afraid of some things actually

im not getting jumped. i am NOT getting jumped. ive been playing this game for 200 hours and they havent got close enough to jump me yet i AM NOT GETTING JUMPED.

oh my god this music is AMAZINGGGG

AND I DIDN'T GET JUMPED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ROUND FOUR!!!!! bring it bring it bring it

BOSS RUSH?

oh my god no...NOOOO my besties.........

i'm alone again :( and with seven minutes until my sword recharges...

ah. i can't save here

oh my god THERE HE IS!!!!!!

the music...

dehydrated voice is so much better

OHHHH MY GOD HE DRANK SOME WATER.....THIS IS FROM THE TRAILERS........

does he have black nail polish on his fingers AND TOES? get it girl

THEY REVIVIED MY MASTER SWORD.......

zelda's with me 😭😭😭 this one's for you babygirl

this music is so quiet and sinister wtf...........

is he. IS HE FLURRY RUSHING ME??

THAT'S MY TRICK, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.........

phase one DOWN. eat gibdo bone my guy

DEMISE FORM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IM ABSOLUTELY WAILING THEYRE PLAYING THE OOT GANONDORF MUSIC LIKE IM GENUINELY WELLING UP

HIS HEALTH BAR?????????????????????????????????????????

TULIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! right as the botw theme plays omg

YUNOBOOOOOO

SIDON AND RIJU.........ONE MORE

AND MINERU!!!! there she IS!!!!! six on one babey

HALFWAY THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cutscene reward

no no no not my besties again

DID HE JUST BREAK MY HEARTS FR???

ohhh the calamity ganon theme!!!

hylian shield badly damaged. GREAT.

i can't get him with my sword. he always does that slowmo thing backwards. but i CAN get him with my lynel bow and gibdo arrows >:)

she died as she lived: running away from the bad guy and shooting at him over her shoulder

GOT HIS ASS!!!!!

OHHHH HE'S GONNA SWALLOW IT...........

i knew this was coming bc of spoilers but it's still incredible. that man just put his whole fist down his throat 😳

compare that to the dainty way zelda swallowed hers lol...

DID THIS MF JUST EAT ME???

wait...his dragon form...is just the calamity???

TIME?? LOOP??????????????

the tune from the trailers........

oh my god okay he's a normal dragon. i was about to start having heart palpitations

i just STRAIGHT UP. for real burst into tears. i have to pause

zelda came to help me................................you go 200 hours thinking she doesn't know or remember you but she RESCUED me she CAUGHT ME.........she's so little compared to him oh god.......

AM I CONTROLLING HER?? WE'RE FLYING TOGETHER...........

accidentally jumped off.

THE MUSIC. THE SAXOPHONE. I'D GIVEN UP ON EVER SEEING IT AGAIN THAT'S GOTTA BE MY MF BINGO

i'm literally crying too much to fight him rn

oh man landing on his back hurts me...how tf am i supposed to get him

one weak spot down. three to go. she literally catches me...literally there's saxophone...

two more! every time she catches me i start bawling again. this is so embarrassing like there are literally tears on my face as i play this. i didn't know she was gonna do that. i knew he turned into a dragon but i didn't know she was gonna help me

she is literally still in there after 10,000 years. her 100 in hyrule castle must feel like nothing in comparison

man and him in the ouroboros position every time...

BLOOD MOON????

RIGHT INTO HIS FOREHEAD JUST LIKE WIND WAKER

bro i am FUCKING sobbing

dark beast ganon theme.

HOLY SHIT...THE EXPLOSION....IS EVERYBODY OKAY??????

oh my god oh my GOD...THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE HER

ARE GONNA CHANGE HER BACK

his arm..............

I CAUGHT HER.......FINALLY.......CATHARSIS...................

IN HIS AAAAAARMS

OH GOD FI......

quest status find princess zelda: complete. i'm losing it. i found her. fucking found her.

she's HOME.

CREDITS ROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! im trying to collect myself during this time. when i say i am fucking sobbing i am not exaggerating. i am boohoo wailing with tears rolling down my fucking face. legend of zelda tears of ME because of this GAME!!!!!!!

i dont even care that they broke the lore. ok i do care a lot actually but whatever. whatever.

THE CREDITS ARE SO GOOD..........all the shots of link touching people's hands!!!!!!!!!!

AND THEIR HANDS FIXING ZELDA.....

AND CATCHING HERRRRRRRRR

the end...........

OH POST CREDITS CUTSCENE.......

mineru....there goes mom #4, twice

NOOOO IF SHE CRIES IM GONNA GET STARTED AGAIN

oh my god. that was amazing

this is my first time seeing the title screen. i haven't closed the game once since may 12

oh my god that was AMAZING. i am sitting here in total awe!!!!!!!

NOW i can finally enjoy zeldatube again.....i can hear all the theories........i can pirate this mf SOUNDTRACK HOLY SHIT. but first i gotta update my bingo board

wow. what a game

#personal #loz blogging #totk lb #totk spoilers #i can't remember the last time i cried that hard over a video game. i'm exhausted

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imminent-danger-came · 2 months

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hi! im the anon that left a really long ask about misogyny in the lmk fandom lol (İ dont have a response completely written yet, while İ do have more to talk about on the subject İ feel like a lot of it might come off as repetitive, also my ask draft is like twice as long as the first ask LOL) but ive seen you talk about about thinking about watching revolutionary girl utena on here and if you havent watched it yet id really reccomend watching it! it has a lot of the same themes as lmk (and utdr which is also something ive seen you talk about! (btw id like to hear your thoughts on utdr if you want to talk about it on here!)) so i think youd like it if you watched it! İm going to try to be vauge abt themes and topics discussed in rgu for the sake of spoilers (also i dont want to present the idea that theres a "correct interpretation" of utena because i feel like thats reductive to the narrative the show presents), but i do want to say that if you do decide to watch it you should really take a look at its trigger warnings. utena as a show does go into some very dark topics and themes and has a laundry list of content warnings that İ dont think is worth skipping . İ think it handles them well for a 90's tv show but İ think it should be mentioned regardless. i also think that something that you should know before going into it is just how much it relies on a symbolic narrative in the sense that if you arent interested in analyzing it then you probably wont get as much from the show just because of how surreal it is, İ dont think this makes rgu a worse story at all (in fact İ think it makes it better because i lets it take into account different audience interpretations and opens the room up for a lot of different analysis) BUT its something id keep in mind before watching the show lol (also i think that if you watch rgu and you like it, another thing you'd probably like is omniscent readers viewpoint! im not great at summarizing things so im not going to go too in depth on it, theres a good summary on tumblr by the user ot3 that İ think is good. my personal take on it from where İ am in the novel is that its basically like if you put lmk and utdr into a blender and then made that into a novel... (theres also a webtoon adaptation but imo its kind of bad bad)) anyway İ hope you havent watched rgu already or else this ask will be really embarassing lol.

tldr: lesbian swordfight anime is Cool and you should watch it it totally wont change you as a person ahah a

No I totally haven't watched rgu yet! I just reblog some of the stuff I see for future me who has

I totally want to though (the content warnings aren't anything that squick me), it seems interesting and you know I love me some symbolism and a meta-narrative that wants you to engage with it on a higher level. And also lesbians

#omniscient readers viewpoint sounds interesting!#I'll save my utdr thoughts for another post because that is a like 8 year long love of mine #undertale changed me as a person. obviously #And deltarune is fucking WILD holy shit (spamton begs to the audience. spamton prays to the audience. there is no audience.#LIKE S?DFKJSD???A?S?AA???)#But I can't think too much about those guys rn because lmk s5 is on the horizon and the tdp 6x01 synopsis was fucking. life changing.#And also dungeon meshi is tomorrow #so (<- barely holding it together)#do you want a name anon #like #''correct opinions anon'' or something #you should join me in shipping ivorylotus (yellowtusk X ne zha). It's about their respective devotion/duty to the world #You gotta believe me #Plus I think they're stupid in the same ways #So tunnel visioned. Both unwilling to give up on their jade emperors till the end #Comparatively normal to the people around them I feel like #asks #anon #revolutionary girl utena

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chim-aera · 3 months

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I think I learned from my mother

I think I learned from my mother, early, what was love was. or at least what it was to her. she dismissed it, usually, "do you still love me?" I was shaking and six, I'd ask after every argument between her and my father, she'd tell me yes, or to stop crying, depending on the depth of her own wounds.

I think I learned from mother how to accept love.

she shunned my father's shriveling, sordid, slimy, grasping, clutching affections. flicked it off her blade with a grimace of disgust. now whenever anyone grows close enough I don the same armor she wore. It's too big for me, ill fitting and bulky, but it keeps me safe.

It keeps me safe.

I think I learned from my mother how to love.

she never held my father's hand, except the rare moments I was between them, with small, pudgy little child hands. the sadness in her eyes, the grief, the anger. she loved all consuming blazing bright like a dying comet or dull and cold and nothing.

I dont think I know how to love.

maybe it is my fault, maybe I'm some dramatic half awake bastard lifting my head to see the starlight and only commenting on air pollution. maybe I'll never learn how to love. how I'm thrown into fits of biting, clawing, writhing fury, snapping my jaws at anyone who gets too close. or falling into myself bruised, and aching, like a fruit held in too firm hands, cradling my heart in my palms like a wounded finch how terribly I want to crush it, to make the soft beats fade to silence, to destroy my own softness, or what's left of it, but I wont finish the world's duty. I wont be a coward. even if I hate the foolishness. the longing. the yearning. I hate it. How I'd spit out the petals as the roses and hydrangeas choke my diaphragm suffocating me in saccharine syrup bloody and thick, I cough and expell my own lungs, how my heart beat is nothing but the brief pitter patter, always wrong, always too fast, aching, squeezing, never enough. a dull reminder of what could've been, what will never be.

I want to be loved but I run away screaming bloody murder at the sight of true affection, how I'd most likely fight or flee when dealt with a gentle hand. how I'd rather taken cruelty a strange cold conundrum, how someone wraps a hand around my throat and I'll grin and spit out a tooth, how it reminds me of home, and it makes me sick.

I'm ruined, I'm broken, I'm tired. but fuck it, I still exist. I function somehow and sometimes that thought alone that I'm doomed to perpetually exist yet perpetually never be alright is enough to make me want to scream at whatever sick god created me.

yes I am my father's child.

we're all broken smiles, fading, dying laughter, crooked grins, and liac lies.

how my mother brushes off love as a fool's dream, as fiction, how my father clings to it like the medicine in the venom, like a succubus, grasping for affection as a dying breath rattles in its lungs, hungry, needy, lonesome, starving.

I was born hungry, I was born starved.

perhaps that why I still exist, because I'd rather set myself on fire then use someone else to keep me warm. I am not my mother's mistakes I am not my father's sins.

so I'll keep running, or folded into myself like a snake awaiting springtime. coiled and curving and cold, calculating my arrival with a clever half assed presumption.

I am here anyways.

I do not know how to love, perhaps I never will, who cares! life exists, the sky is lavender, I'm still bitter!

not much has changed yet everything has.

I wont lick love off knives, I will use my own fingers to draw down the pomegranate and let it tumble and wither to the ground.

swallowing no seeds, no blood red juice staining my lips.

I'll go laughing like an antichrist.

like a thesis, like an enigma, like a thought, all flittering and fluttering.

I do not want to be loved, I want to be destroyed.

or seen.

or both.

but for now, I am neither.

and for now, I will be.

#bad poetry #my poetry

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asscrackcreed · 2 years

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part 2 after the author replied i wasnt sure if i should carry on but with their unapologetic attitude ofc i went through with it

STOP WITH THE KADAR AND MASTURBATING THING ITS FUCKING GROSS WHY DOES HIS BROTHER A N D MOTHER KNOW !!!!!!!’ ENOUGH

omg kadar is 16 and maliks 19 shut the fuck up EWWWWW

ok let me explain it properly this author fetishised kadars teenage hormones why do we keep coming back to kadar wanting to have sex esp if hes a minor its disgusting theyve made a point that u can explore gross things in fiction because yk its fiction and not irl and tbh idgaf because youre telling me you enjoy reading about a minors sexual life? youre telling me you enjoy reading about a brother telling his MINOR brother about HIS sex life? defend incest if u want im not here to change ur mind about incest but if u think that u can just write about minors sexually u are fucking disgusting

a lot of talk about god but none of it relates to the story or being gay so idk not interested

DES AND EZIO KISSED. WITH TONGUE. AND EZIO INSTIGATED IT?

chapter 27^ i cant do it anymore its 3am as im typing i’ll finish the rest when i wake up

kadars only personality trait is being horny tf

adha is very religiously strict and thinks altaïr is a godless pig uhm. ok… making adha rude is very uncalled for you couldve chose to use a random woman like…. a stranger but no it had to be canon altaïrs dead ex… and altaïr says ‘i dont know much about islam’ i dont understand why some fanfic authors insist on making altaïr completely atheist, i feel like altaïr wouldn’t be religious tbfh but hed still have islamic norms and values. when we can write characters in a way the original source material doesnt why cant we include cultural and religious aspects? why do ppl try so hard to remove the fundamental aspects of islamic culture. altaïr not knowing islam just drags the story more because if he did then hed understand adha and like idk hed connect with malik more and adhas anger would be justified but here she is being an ass and assuming the worst because…? she could’ve just called him an asshole idk why she dragged religion into this its reminding me of strict religious ppl who hate the new generation so far there hasn’t really been much about the good things of islam

adhas apologising now for assuming the worst. she paints smth for him? doesnt really make sense but alright

if altaïr can honor his mum with a tattoo (which is haram but anyways) he could surely honor his dad by celebrating eid or smth or just praying some time idk the paragraph im reading is about how his grandmas not religious and his dad was a practising muslim but never taught altaïr which ok he died when altaïr was 5 fine but idk the authors very intent on making sure altaïr isnt muslim but personally if he was muslim it’d be interesting because then hed struggle with his faith and himself i mean malik doesnt seem to struggle at all so idk ig everyones different

excuse me? so we can add black fetishisation to the list as well cuz wtf was that? it doesnt even add to the story its so random and unnecessary?

uhm altaïr and adha fell in love not a lot of depth to their relationship considering this mustve been over the course of days maybe even a few weeks idk just not a lot of time as it is to uh fall in love but shes engaged so theyve left it at that still not a bad plot point ig but it doesnt affect malik as of yet which undermines this plot point but lets see what happens

leo and sofias interactions are cute i like this leo malik and sofia friendship going on

im not gonna comment on any more incest its obvious this author just has a thing for it and theres so many fics that have incest and if i was to really fight that id do it for the other fics too also i wont comment on their writing as a whole anymore the main issue here is the cultural erasure and fetishisation

these do not affect the plot in any way shape or form, yes its an old 2014 fanfic but the author seems to not give a fuck that theyve written gross things. as well as poorly write islamic characters, it feels like a ‘youre either religious or your not’ and writing things like this is harmful! youre telling readers that muslims are either very harsh (like adha was) or very sweet (like maliks mum for being okay that maliks gay) but what about the catholic side of the family? theres no indication that they’re homophobia stems from religion. also ppl think its okay to just make altaïr unaware of his own heritage and faith? yes hes not muslim per say but hes syrian? his father died young but you can choose to write about the family wanting to help altaïr keep his customs alive. its white. its so white. it makes me more upset that the author will only focus on us disliking incest rather than accept that they’re wrong for cultural erasure. youve told hs that he’s syrian and white but just added that he misses his dad. and u cant defend sexualising kadar at all i wont hear anything about that because what u enjoy in fiction is also a reflection of what you enjoy irl. if you think incest is cool you will have a natural interest of it irl theres a reflection of your interests in your writing. if for example i wrote angst you would naturally expect that i like it or have a connection to it in some way, that i enjoy somehow. but i dont really like angst i could write for it but thats from my experience and thought process. someone who writes smut doesnt mean that they’re sexually active but theyve thought about it, they might’ve done some research to it. do u see what im tryna say? you are actively advancing on your interests when you right about them in fiction, you have a connection to it. if you hated smut someone would assume you hated it irl. the logic applies here too, if you dont like incest irl and it grosses you would simply not read incest in fiction because it grosses you out. if you dont like cultural erasure and sexualising minors irl then why tf would u add it to ur fic? why would u think that the boundary fiction would allow that to be okay? and the thing is micro-aggressions back in 2014 were bad and i know that but the author having had feedback and not even acknowledging it in this day and age is disgusting. ppl say they like sass verse, i have to say the plot of it is interesting but there were so many unnecessary aspects that did not contribute or feel nice to read at all. even if someone uses the excuse that they didnt know smth about islam, i as brown muslim you can not dismiss my feelings towards the way they wrote any muslim characters.

#im so tired i cant believe i have to defend my own faith like this #assassin's creed #ac #text #fic review

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fipindustries · 1 year

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weird inchoate throughts incoming:

i noticed the way i infodump about something im deeply into tends to be a bit different from how other people do it and this might be a product of me masking, i dont know. but now a days i tend to be more reserved about this stuff than i used to be when i was younger. i try to stay away from just word vomiting everything i know and/or might find interesting about the topic, but rather try to curate the information and the way im presenting it as if i was pitching it.

rather than merely exposit im almost trying to sell the concept, im trying to make sure it has at least a shadow of the same emotional impact that it had on me when i first discovered it, im almost trying to reverse engineer the experience i had learning about the thing for the first time. so that they can GET IT, so that they can feel it in their bones what i felt, so that they can see not just what it is but WHY i care so much about it, so that they care a little bit as well and they dont think im a weirdo for talking non stop at them about something they dont care about.

im trying to get them invested

in order to do this i try to stay away from merely rapid fire exposition, this isnt an oral exam or a memorization test, this is a story that i am about to tell. i will keep firmly in mind what is merely tecnical minutia that wont contribute to selling the idea and what are the emotional keystones to get the listener hooked, i will try to cold read my audience a bit to see what tone to strike, how much energy to put into my tone, what thing to emphazise, what things to leave by the wayside.

the first thing ill keep in mind is that i will try my best to make this a conversation, which means that instead of launching on a 40 minutes long monologue, ill try to structure it as questions and answers. every time the conversation goes back to me and i launch on a fifteen minute rant about something i am directly and very pointedly adressing the question the other person asked. this helps the whole thing stay focused, structured and most important, interesting for the person listening to me. they are getting something they want from me and i get to feel smart by being able to explain whatever the other person wants to know about this vast world i hold inside of me.

there is a downside to this which is that im very dependant on the other persons full willingness to paticipate and keep the conversation going. but the upside of that is that the times it happens i know for a fact the other person is actually paying attention and interested in what i have to say

when i introduce the idea for the first time i try to reduce it to its most fundamental essntials, as quick and succint as i can make it while still communicating the very core of the concept. i try to make it concentrated and flavorful, promising depths and complexities beneath if the interlocutor is ever interested in plundering its dpths with me and if they bite, that is when the dumping starts.

a common mistake i see is people going on and on about details that are not relevant for the overall conveyance of the experience, it will just dizzy and confuse the listener trying to keep all details straight without knowing what is the main take away from it all. i will forego using too many names, opting for general labels like "this dude" or "the blue chick" or "the weird one i told you about". ill refer to previous events like "the big fuck up" or "that party" and so on and such.

i will make liberal use of hands and body gestures, ill put on a fun one-girl theatre show extravanganza, ill make voices and faces. ill re tell certain bits in a much more exagerated and overacted way because that way its a bit funnier and more engaging to listen to when coming from a person talking. ill pause, ill create dramatic tension, retell my own reactions that i had when i got to a certain part.

i will also try to highly structure the whole thing, if im about to embark on a tangent or a quick aside that is vital to get context i will make sure the listener knows this, ill put a pin on what i was saying, lay some sign boards on the ground and once we rejoin the main narrative ill make it explicit that that is what we are doing.

i have been told im really good at explaining things, i like to think is one of my talents, definetly is a thing i had a lot of practisce in. this is the first time i actually sat down to examine what is it that i do to get these results

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- I dont remmeber what was said in the japanese audio but in the english dub, when Goten was on the phone with Palace-chan in GT for the first time that we saw, he said something about how she was the prettiest girl he knew, and then I reemebr him saying verbatim "why havent I told you yet...? Becasue this is the first time since I've known you that you havent had a boyfriend."

- this means that he has known her for at least some time, and they clearly have each others phone number, and we dont know who called whom in this context but we know that they seem fond of just chatting each other up. We dont even know if Goten knew she was available when the phone call started. They could have just been chatting and then the news came out. We don't know anything.

- on their first date we see how naive and sheltered Palace is. She doesnt even know what soft serve ice cream is.

- She is the prettiest girl that Goten knows and we see that she is indeed pretty. Also shes rich

All of these facts lead me to believe that...

- Palace wants to date and has had a lot of boyfriends and shes so rich and pretty that it's not hard for her to get one. However she's so naive I dont think that theres an ounce of self-awareness involved here. She just thinks that people are nice and guys are nice to her becasue they're nice, and becasue shes a lady, but not becasue shes pretty or rich.

- Goten's comment would still hold if she had just had one boyfriend in that time, but walk with me and consider the comedy in the scenario where she has had a string of them.

- We see her on the date with Goten and she doesnt even know what soft serve ice cream is. None of her boyfriends took her out for ice cream. Is this becasue they sucked? Is this becasue shes the one with the money? Perhaps. But I think it's becasue they never had time to becasue..

- Theres No Way that anyone would break up with her. Shes too pretty and rich. This is why I think that shes broken up with every single boyfriend shes had. And it was always for a stupid reason. You think that everything's going good but she goes up to you one day with this sad look on her face. And shes like "I'm sorry. But we have to break up." You ask her why and it's like: the colors of your bikes dont look good together, she misunderstood a comment you had made earlier and she didnt like it, she had found someone cuter, etc etc.

And you try to mollify her and remove the problem ("Palace honey I can paint my bike...!") but she wont budge. Shes inconsollable, she's morose and sad and her hands are clasped and she just keeps shaking her head and saying "I'm sorry. This is what has to happen." and she is genuinely sad about this so you dont understand why it has to happen? But slowly you realize that although shes sad, shes in acceptance. Shes been working through the grief since yesterday night and shes woken up decided today. Shes already accepted that you're broken up now. Theres nothing you can do. Her heart has moved on

- Goten knows this. He knows that shes had a string of boyfriends and that shes broken up with all of them. This does not phase him at all. Hes excited to get in line. This is the FIRST time since hes known her that she hasnt had a boyfriend...! Hes so excited! FINALLY! They chat on the phone occasionally but it's not that in-depth, they see each other occasionally but Palace always has a boyfriend who hogs all the attention, Goten is READY to get in line and get his heart broken! Woo-hoo! Yeah!!!

- They get along really well and they enjoy dating each other and they actuslly domt break up. Maybe they almost did for some stupid reason, or maybe even a legitimate reason, like Palace picked up that Goten's mom really wants him to just settle down and start a family already, and Palace is not ready to move to the mountainside and do that, so this registers as a deal breaker for her .. but she really likes Goten & they seem to understand each other & when she tries to break up with him shes not in acceptance like she was the other times becasue she still really likes him & this is a difficult thing to accept & the tears are still fresh & since she hasnt emotionally moved on, hes able to convince her that it's gonna be fine & they dont need to get married anytime soon & he just likes being with her & dont worry about all that.

Or something. Who knows. She wasnt on screen much and I havent finished GT

#dballz posting

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Hi,

I've been getting into tablet weaving recently and saw your post about it. Your backstrap loom looks really neat (and much more stable than using masking tape to tape the ends of my weaving to the wall and my shirt) and I saw that you had made it yourself. How did you go about making it? I have seen instructions online but they can get complicated and involve heddles and stuff I dont care about for tablet weaving. Also, do you have any suggestions for warping? (The tablet weaving instructions for warping I've found tend to use inkle looms and the backstrap loom warping instructions dont use cards.)

Hello :)

I’m always happy to answer questions, this might be a bit more in depth than you’re looking for if you have a partial set up already, please let me know if it’s not quite answering your questions!

I did make my loom, at least 6 years ago now.

I worked off of the guidelines I found on this website:

https://backstrapweaving.wordpress.com/backstrap-basics-an-article-from-weavezine-by-laverne-waddington/

(The woman behind the blog is very passionate about backstrap weaving and continues to be a well known name in tutorial spaces as far as I can tell.)

The great thing about this loom is how straightforward it is to DIY: I got some pieces of dowel from the local hardware store, cut them to the length I wanted, and then either drilled holes in the ends or made some grooves, and then finished it off with some varnish. Tbh it isn’t super crucial to do anything to the ends of the sticks- the holes are good for tying the end pieces up and attaching to a wall but I use my feet, and the grooves are good for rubber bands but they will hold without having to be in grooves.

The length of the sticks is really up to you, and how wide you want to be able to weave.

So! Loom!

I have 3 thick sticks - 25mm diameter and ~590mm long. Two of them have grooves in the ends (5mm wide, 5mm deep, starting 20mm from the ends), and the other one has holes (10mm diameter, 20mm from the end)

-- The grooved ones are for hole the working end against me, the holey one is for winding the warp and holding it with my feet.

I have 2 medium sticks - 15mm diameter and ~590mm long. One with holes in the ends (5mm diameter, 15mm from the end) and the other with nothing.

-- Usually one helps wrap the warp up on my foot stick. If i’m doing straight weaving, one of these will hold my shed open (although i’m being drawn more towards rigid heddles), otherwise its optional to use with the foot stick again if you need extra strength (I have been contemplating if more sticks in the warp will keep it under more consistent tension while winding)

I have 2 thin sticks - 8mm diameter and ~450mm long. They have grooves in the ends but honestly that is more of a pain than anything else I wouldn’t recommend it.

-- They were intended to hold the cross in the warp while transferring it onto the loom, and I do something use them for this. I also usually use one of them as a heddle stick. But for tablet weaving you wont need either of those.

That’s the basic set of pieces. I think it was about $30 AUD for all the dowel.

I’m lucky in having access to lots of different tools and materials but honestly if you have a handsaw, some sandpaper, and some nice varnish you’ll be set (just go for a light coat of varnish you don’t need or want the sticks to be very slippery). My first project was making my back strap, and I used a tea towel as a makeshift back strap while I did - use some hair ties or rubber bands to make loops and hook it over the sticks.

The other things you might need are a beater and/or shuttle, to push threads down as you weave. My beater was a gift from my grandpa, and is a flat piece of timber with rounded, champfered edges on the ends. Its about 300mm long. I have used a ruler as a beater/shuttle before too, they are good. And regular kitchen forks can be useful too, for making minor adjustments as you go (especially if the warp is a little uneven, some threads don’t cooperate as well as others). Ive got a really small, nice one I bought with my weaving cards that i’m using for the current project.

Warping is a whole other beast.

The first warp I did using a scrap piece of a bed frame and 2 clamps. it was not the neatest, and the clamps were not tight enough ahaha. But it worked. Ive also used knobs on my chest of drawers, the stands of two lamps with the tops taken off(they had nice heavy bases), and maybe even knobs on my bed frame. Anything thats far enough apart and you can take the tension off to take the warp off is all you really need (so wouldn’t recommend the bed frame for that). My latest upgrade is the warping board i’ve posted about. it’s a piece of plywood with some long nails tacked into it in a few places. very versatile for changing the length to suit my desires. Not so easy to tuck away in a cupboard but i’m working on that.

For tablet weaving you can also get away with the warp being slightly uneven i’ve found, since the threads get cut anyway. For this project i wound the warp on the board, took it off, put on end on one of the sticks and got my sister to help tension it so I could even out the threads a bit. I then cut them all. I separated them into threads for each tablet, tied the ends up neatly, and then cut the remaining loops in half. They’re all a bit uneven but no more than 20 cm difference between the longest and shortest, which is a win in my book. I then looped the knots over the foot stick, laid it all out straight in the hallway, and threaded the cards on. Once all the cards were on I put a pin in them and tied the ends all together in a loose but fairly even knot. Then using one of the medium sticks for assistance I starting winding the warp onto the foot stick. I was tensioning it a little with my hand on the unwound threads as i went, so straightening, holding down, and pulling as i wound to try and keep them even. Then readjusted the knot at the ends of the threads and tucked in between the two rubber banded sticks on my stomach and set off.

Its never going to be perfect but that’s the game you play when working with DIY tools and figuring it out as you go.

I will say that holding the end with your feet is not for everyone, and requires a bit of flexibility and strength in your calves and core. So be gentle and takes break when you need.

Hopefully this helps!

#backstrap weaving #long post #question #tablet weaving #warping #craftblr

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hello I just wanted to say that you’re writing is amazing! I’m gonna have fun binge reading all of your work! I love how you detailed you write your fics and how you go so in depth about everything! Thank you for your work!!!!! ♥️♥️

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I spend a lot of time on my fics and I try to make them as detailed as possible because it’s the only way I can truly relate to the fic and love it

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Question: where does Hoshie stand in your vision of Umaroshi? Did Hiroshi feel that Hoshie got in the way or was he just being cordial and letting Umaturo decide to have his family with Hoshie and your ship comes to fruition later because Hiroshi wants Umaturo to not be alon and Hiroshi can finally having his dreams come true? I guess I want to know what Hiroshi thought about Tenma wanting a wife in the manga, is it something emotionally menacing or something more empathetic?

well to start off - no i dont think hiroshi ever thought hoshie got in the way, i feel that hiroshi doesnt have the confidence to act on his feelings toward umataro, at least in a more direct way.

Umataro's happiness is something Hiroshi wants and Umataro is VERY set on his goal of a wife and kid, and Hiroshi wants umataro to achieve his dreams - hell i wouldnt be surprised if Hiroshi was the one who urged Hoshie to act on her feelings, or hinted to Umataro about her. maybe hiroshi saw himself in hoshie. I say this because of ATB episode 6 (which was filler but had depth to it that I can apply here) where Hiroshi tells Motoko that "Umataro will always be racing out ahead of me. You could say that I'm the one who makes sure the road is ready. I'd like to finish crafting the ideal road for him"

Well we see what he thinks when you put more thought into it, hes happy for Umataro to have this dream, and I think that hes hoping he can be apart of this family he has in mind. I mean HE WILL like umataro wouldnt exclude him from this, but that hiroshi wants to be apart of it in a more substantial, meaningful way as opposed to we are best friends with our own families and we see each other. at least thats how hiroshi sees it, and expresses it, not wanting to let out that he WANTS to raise a kid with him.

We know that hiroshi will keep things to himself and suffer in silence, we see him do it a couple of times over the course of ATB and it usually deals with things he cant tell tenma. so of course hes gonna be agonizing about his feelings towards him, mourning a life he wants but cant have (well he doesnt know if he cant have it because he wont be more direct and sees how much tenma wants this dream of his and doesnt want to get in the way)

this is already too long so i wont go into the many ways hiroshi finally acts on his feelings/what circumstances led to it (hell i had like 8 google docs each outlining chapters for a comic i never finished due to severe burnout-which-considering everything i may never get back too since ATB changed so much lol)

Hiroshi is happy that Umataro is happy is how im gonna end it - even tho i 100% can run with all the hiroshi unrequited love angst >:) and by god i WILL run with it

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okay if your friends wont send u their birth details i guess ill do it

March 7th, 2007

around 5 am maybe

South East Asia, southern hemisphere

infodump away king

THANK YOU ANON YOU ARE AMAZING (keep in mind im not like a professional at this im a teenager w a special interest)

im not gonna go thru the nodes, lilith, and chiron or anything because I'm not super knowledgeable on those

OKAY so heres your birth chart

gonna do a read more bc fhis is gonna get long

RISING: Pisces!

(since you said maybe im assuming you dont know your birth time 100%, so this and the houses your placements are in may not be completely accurate)

Your rising is YOU! your rising is how other view you, how you view you, and really everything to do with you.

pisces is ruled by neptune! which makes neptune your chart ruler (has more of an impact over your chart in general, but neptune is a generational planet so house placement is what matters)

pisces sising generally means youre probably a kind of "go with the flow" kind of person, since pisces is the kutuable water sign. you may not have a set direction you want to go in life and go wherever you end up. you may seem to change day to day. you probably dont like being pinned down or have a kind of "odd" way of organizing, and may enjoy escapism. youre probably very charming!

you might have very big or dreamy eyes, softer features (a "dreamy" look in general, pisces risings are known to look very ethereal)

pisces sun!! your sun sign is probably the one most people already know so i wont go too in depth on it since its really easy to learn about

the sun rules your ego, your self identity, your desires in life and how you want to exist

you are extremely adaptable and flexible, and read people EXTREMELY well! you have some sort of intuition that may scare others (and if used in the wrong way, can make you manipulative), pisces, being modernly ruled by neptune, can make you seem "confusing", sometimes even to yourself. pisces reflects others energy, so people may not like you for what they THINK is you, but is actually them having their own insecurities reflected back to them. in traditional astrology, pisces is ruled by jupiter, which id the planet of growth and luck. this means you may struggle with setting boudaries and your personality may not seem to be "contained" in any way.

sun in the 1st house

the 1st house is the ascendant - all things about you and your identity

with your sun in the 1st house you dont put on a image for others. you are truly your authentic self with everyone you meet and you feel like it. you have a stronger sense of individuality. people notice you! youre bold, and even if you struggle with confidence, you dont seem like it. you mold your persona to the situation youre in- but since you seem so confident nobody notices, and you may not even need to do that! you probably get along fairly well with others, or people may be intimidated by you.

Moon in Libra

The moon is your emotions, your inner world and subconcious, how you nurture others - represents the mother

Libra is the cardinal air sign, and is ruled by Venus. Libra is the sign of harmony and balance.

the first thing most people say about libra moons is youre very indecisive! you prefer peace and harmony, and may be very avoidant of conflict. you may feel like its your responsibilty to fix conflicts, even if you arent involved. you might prefer having a partner around rather than dealing with things alone. being an air sign and a cardinal sign, the moon in libra may make you very intelligent when it comes to winning arguments, as you will know how to get people where it hurts. you may struggle with taking criticism harshly.

Moon in the 8th house

the 8th house rule death, inheritance, sex, shadows, and secrets

you may be interested in things ithers consider taboo or forbidden. you may look for sexual relationships when feeling emotionally insecure (unless ur asexual, just going off what ik here) and you may be a jealous or possessive person. you are however, deeply loyal and passionate. you want to have a deep understanding of yourself and your emotions, and may be interested in things like psychology and astrology because of this. you feel the most emotionally secure when you find this understanding. with the moon in the 8th house, you become someone who is very nurturing to others, as you things that others dont, like mental health. you also may find this in not feeling understood by others or not being seen. you understand how it feels to be wounded.

Mercury in Aquarius

Mercury is the planet of communication, intellect, and how we think.

Aquarius is the fixed air sign, and is modernly ruled by Uranus (traditionally by Saturn). The sign of progress, nostalgia. in traditional astrology, rules the past and the future.

Aquarius placements can often be seen as "alien"- really, their ideals are often way ahead of their time! Mercury here makes you very good at communication, and makes you really want to fight for progress. you may be interested in protesting or may be interested in politics. Can either be very talkative or very reserved and quiet, although the quiet ones know how to make themselves be heard. VERY INTELLIGENT! with aquarius being a fixed sign and ruling the past and present, no matter how much mercury here wants to make progress, they will still take into account the past and their nostalgia. They may miss how things were bdfore but they know progress is needed to keep moving foward. You probably enjoy debates! you analyze people a lot and know how to win arguments. you have a very refined mind, and may have anice speaking voice.

Mercury in the 12th House

the 12th house is your subconscious, the unknown, hidden enemies, institutions, solitude

12th house placements are known to be be very difficult placements to have. With this placement, you are misunderstood and people dint seem to want to listen to you. They may talk about you behind your back. Your words are often taken out of context and misinterpreted. You may not even be able to understand your own thoughts sometimes. You are however, gifted in abstract thinking and when you cant communicate with words, are great at communication through images and art, which makes this a good placement to have if working in the film industry. You may be able to communicate and find your self when alone, usually through dreams or your subconcious mind. let your intuition guide you!

Mercury in Retrograde

Reteogrades mean a planet is moving backwards in the sky - this can mean you life may feel turned upside down. Mercury goes retrograde very often, so this isnt super significant, although you may feel more understood during mercury retrogrades whereas others feel the opposite.

Venus in Aries

Venus is the planet of love, beauty, marriage, what we attract and who we are attracted to - represents the wife

Aries is the Cardinal Fire placement and is ruled by Mars and represents passion, individuality and selfishness, confidence

What you want in a parter is someone who helps you find yourself and your confidence. Venus is in detriment in Aries, which can make this a difficult placement. you may feel like love is something to be "conquered" or "won". You are extremely passionate and may love the thrill of the chase, which can cause you to lead many people on, as once you get what you want you tend to lose interest. This placement can either make you extremely loyal or the complete opposite. You either are fought for, or you fight for others. you want to win someone's affection. You fall fast, but don't like people who are overly clingy and prefer people who are independent. You show people you like them by showing off, even if you are a very show-off type of person.

Venus in the 2nd house

the 2nd house represents posessions, money, values, your belief system

Venus here is a generally good placement, although it has the potential to bring gold-digging tendencies. You search for practical and financial security in your partners. This can also make you a little posessive. You have expensive taste, in everything from fashion to how you decorate your personal space, and you enjoy the finer things in life. you may find luck in money and recieving gifts (especially from lovers!)

Mars in Aquarius

Mars is the planet of passion, energy, war, your anger, your motivation and drive

See mercury for aquarius!

Mars here makes you REBELLIOUS! you have a strong belief system adn that motivates you to make the changes you want to see in the world. Being told what to do is a big pet peeve. When you're angered, however, you arent a physical fighter, you fight with words and logic. Youre very rational. In conflict, you may start out emotional, but once you reach your boiling point, you can completely intellectualize that anger, althought this depends on your moon placement. Aquarius, being a fixed sign, is very stubborn. You will always make sure to get the last laugh and will refuse to back down. You may not want to hear other people out. Sometimes to the point you can't be reasoned with. Can be kind of intense. You focus and dedicate your energy to one main thing youre passionate about, although you tend to neglect your other responsibilities to do this.

Mars in the 12th house

see mercury for info on the 12th house

I find mars in the 12th house to be an extremely interesting (although challenging) placement to have. With this placement you may internalize a lot of anger and then have outbursts when you cant bottle it up anymore. You may have a lot of hidden motives. You may self-sabotage a lot and rather than going out and doing, may just think about what you want to pursue. This placement can also hint towards anger issues. This placement gives you tons of intuition and you always know when something is fishy.

Thats your big 6, aka you personal planets. Those will have the largest impact on you. Moving onto jupiter and saturn, which are the last planets in traditional astrology, and uranus, neptune, and pluto, the generational planets. all of these are the same for everyone born around the same time, the only thing changing being the house placements (based on rising sign)

Jupiter in Saggitarius

Jupiter is the planet of luck and manifestation, growth and expansion, prosperity, and religion - Represents the husband

Saggitarius is the mutable fire sign, and is ruled by Jupiter. It represents Journey and travel, running away and growth.

This is an amazing placement to have. Since Jupiter is Saggitarius' ruling planet, Jupiter feels very at home here. Jupiter is highlighted and reaches its full potential here. You may have a very strong faith if you are religious, usually because you are extremely lucky! luck is always on your side. You can trust yourself to follow your heart in whatever you do because of this. You have a lot of luck to pass around and are very generous.

Jupiter in the 10th house

The 10th house is your midheaven and represents success and fame, goals, career, and your reputation.

Again, your jupiter is placed amazingly. Jupiter here makes you very lucky in your career and you will likely find sucess in whatever you do for work. You have a good reputation among your peers and get along with your boss (if you have one!). This placement could make you good at running a business depending on your mercury and mars placements (with your mercury and mars i think it might go well!) and people naturally respect you. You're a great leader. This doesnt mean you don't have to work thought, Jupiter will bless you when you put in hard work!

Saturn in Leo

Saturn is the planet of karma, limits and boundaries, wisdom, time, restrictions and delays. Is the lessons you are taught by the universe. Can represent the father along with the sun.

Leo is the fixed fire placement and is ruled by the sun. Represents energy and light, positivity

Saturn in Retrograde

with Saturn in retrograde, you may struggle with setting boundaries or doing hard work and taking responsibility, and you may struggle with rules and authority. During saturn retrograde, you may feel more at home when others do not.

Saturn is usually viewed as a big scary monster in astrology beqcause of the topics it deals with. It is what ounishes you in life and can deal with past lives. With Saturn in Leo, you may struggle with you self confidence, and through this Saturn teaches you to love yourself. Saturn will make you struggle in this area to teach you this. You dont need to hide, and one of your biggest assests in life will become your personality and how you shine. When you overcome the timidness that comes with this placement, you become unstoppable. Your passion is what drives you. You struggle in standing up for youself and need to learn how to speak for yourself. You dont like being the center of attention, but need to let yourself enjoy it. You may not have recieved much attention or were shut down a lot as a child.

Saturn in the 6th house

The 6th house represents health and fitness, your needs, daily life

You may be a bit of a workaholic, or might use work as a method of escapism. Having a balanced diet and being healthy is important here, as you can easily be thrown off balance. focus on your health. You may have not recieved praise or recognition for your hard work, but with this placement you work until you do recieve that praise. Saturn enjoys being placed in the 6th house and this placement will make you very disciplined in all areas of life.

Time for the generational planets!!!! these are gonna be shorter because these planets stay in signs for a long time, so they dont impact things quuuite ad much.

Uranus in Pisces

Uranus is the planet of change and progress, the collective conciousness, society

Pisces is the mutable water sign and is ruled by Neptune (traditionally by Jupiter) And represents dreams, the subconcious, and change

Uranus in pisces as a generation is bringing change and revolution in how the world views spirituality and psychic ability. With this generation comes a rise in spirituality and things like psychics and intuiton being seen as less taboo. you may be a spiritual person. this can also deal with things like psychadelics and dreams as ways of connect to other realms.

Uranus in the 1st house

You are very unconventional and rebellious and you like going against societal standards. This could be through fashion, ideals, or behavior in general. You get bored easily and are eccentric. you may come across as detachted from reality and in your own world. youre connected to the universe. When you do things, it may seem to others that nothing is being done until everything around them as changed.

Neptune in Aquarius

Neptune represents Spirituality, dreams, the subconcious, drugs and altered states, magic, psychics, illusions, delusions, and confusion

see above for aquarius meaning

Neptune in aquarius generation (anyone born after 2000) is innovating spirituality as a collective, whereas neptune in capricorn was working on innovating spirituality as individuals. Neptune in aquarius is interested in improving society as a whole and tearing down the structures that hold back progress (similar to pluto in aquarius, aka anyone born after pluto enters aquarius in 2024).

Neptune in the 12th house

again see above for 12th house info

this placement is one of the most interesting in astrology to me because while all 12th house placements are difficult in their own way, neptune is somewhat related and connected to the 12th house. With this placement you may have a hard time accepting reality, and are extremely connected eith your subconcious. You may be very intuitive and even have psychic abilites coming to you through dreams. You have gifts that you either dont know about or dont know how to use. You could struggle with substance abuse.

Pluto in Saggitarius

Pluto is the planet of chaos, death, rebirth and rebuilding

see jupiter for sag meaning

Pluto in Saggitarius is all of Gen Z (1995-2008, although most definitions include 2009 and 2010 in gen z which i do too, in astrology though they are not)

Pluto can seen scary from the outside, as it represents endings and death, but rebuilding and rebirth is plutos main message. With each pluto generation we see major historical events that mark each generation. Pluto in Saggitarius is going to tear down structures built by the previous generation and rebuild it to fit their ideals. We already see this as Gen Z organizes protests and moves into government positions and other positions of power. Saggitarius wants freedom and to do what they please, and having pluto here brings a generation fighting for their rights to freedom and self expression.

Pluto in the 10th house

With pluto here, you want power and recogntion. You want influence over others and your peers. You couldve had a controlling father. You will find your power in your career and your reputation among peers. self-improvement and work ethic are important to achieve this power. Can be a major indicator for fame.

AND THATS A WRAP i soent a really long time on this and really enjoyed it thank you :) idk if its like 100% accurate because i am not professionally trained or have actual education on this, this is all info from like 4.5 years of being obsessed with astrology but just take what resonates!

#yippee #astrology

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