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This mostly stemmed from the constant image of Jason being so disgustingly enamored with Jazz [the twirling-his-hair-heart-eyes-and-being so-unfocused-on-important-shit lovesick] that the batfam finds it bizarre rather than cute
The most I got is Ember rolling into Gotham looking for a bigger crowd [I guess], Jazz, interning at Arkham as the popular saying goes, tries dealing with her and Jason obviously steps in cause Crime Alley business is his business and smth about this new rocker chicks smells fishy.
I'm guessing you know where this is going?
Ember gets away, off to collect a following as she does.
Jazz is prepared for ghost nonsense, but she was not prepared for this vigilant built like a brick house to suddenly be mooning over her. So she reluctantly knocks this guy's lights out and leaves him in some alley [maybe checks him over for what she hopes is a panic button and leaves the bats to it]
The bats find him and bring him home, and thus have to deal with their uncharacteristically goofy, lovestruck family member going on and on about some redhead. He's talking about her long pretty hair, the color of her eyes, the way she kicked ass, her bossiness.
They can't get anything useful out of him.
It's both sickening and blackmail worthy
Cue batfam looking into the whole Ember business all while trying to keep Jason from wandering off in search of Jazz and keep him from potentially exposing himself or embarrassing himself. Meanwhile, Jazz is also trying to deal with Ember and maybe calling in the big guns....
Cue flustered Jazz having some weird ass run-ins with the bats and watching them as they try to keep an embarrassingly enamored Red Hood in check [The dude is probably singing her sonnets and all sorts of romantic shit]
[He refused to stay home, he wanted the chance to see her]
Hmmm, not much room to figure out a route for potential romance there :p
FAM
I THINK YOU HAVE A WHOLE ASS FIC RIGHT THERE
I would read it!!!
I mean, Jazz could acknowledge that this stranger is under a spell and doesn't really like, like her, so she's understanding and kind?
She still needs to deal with the ghost situation without Batman knowing what really is going on, so she has to outsmart the bats while she outruns this guy that's reciting very cute poetry oh my god he should write it down and publish it! and defeat Ember on her own.
She calls the big guns. She is strong, but she knows when she's overwhelmed.
Team Phantom deals with Ember as she deals with the bats. After all, she needs to make herself a distraction from the whole ghost-is-mind-controlling-people, and they are following her anyway, so she just-
she leaves fake clues?
It's actually really fun!!! She has taken a support role when helping her brother, and spreading her wings like this, running around the city at night and testing the limits of her liminal abilities, IS FUN.
And the guy, he said his name was Jay but she stopped him before he could say more, is actually very fun to talk to. When she is caught by him before the others and they get to interact, she sits down and studies him and what he uses to romance - it strikes her that he can quote plays and books at the drop of a hat (that is not the spell, this guy legit has memorized those) and that he is actually very polite?
Spell or no spell, it's been a while since she talked to someone like this. Nerding out.
But then Ember is defeated and the spell is broken and she is bummed that it's over but hey, it's been a fun experience!
And this dude remembers what happened too? He is very sorry and she assures him that it's totally fine and that he didn't say anything compromising about his identity.
And so they go back to their normal lives
except-
she misses him? It was fun and it was all a spell, but she misses him. It's silly, because there's no way a whole ass vigilante with probably a busy life is interested in silly romance?
And then this guy finds her one time as she was going home. He's just checking on her, really, because it must have been stressing dealing with all of that. He says he is sorry about being clingy and, well, she's been cool about it but wanted to make sure it was all fine.
He's being nice, she thinks.
He asks her if it could be cool to keep in touch. Because, uh, books? He wanted to know more about that theory she mentioned and maybe when they had a free schedule she wanted to grab a drink?
Yeah, sure. She gives him her number. How else would he contact her? By being a creep and stalk her to her house? No thank you.
And that's how Jazz ends up being courted by a Bat and doesn't realize what's going on.
Yes I hc her as aspec, what about it
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OOF
THIS GOT OUT OF MY HANDS!
If anyone wants to add, go ahead!
#gil answers#danny phantom#dp x dc#dpxdc#dc x dp#jazz fenton#jason todd#jazz/jason#anger management ship#jazz x jason
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thinking abt this because of the thing that im writing right now (im almost done with it holy shit)
the fact that donnies name gets changed once hes hypnotised is so important to me. names in general are something incredibly important to me for so many reasons. names represent identity, names represent the person who uses them. even if they are sounds we use to get each others attention, in a lot of ways, names are the summary of who we are. as a trans person, names gain even more significance to me even with that in mind.
when donnie get hypnotised and all his memories get removed, and his perception of himself and who he is gets so fundamentally changed that he simply isnt donatello anymore, he gets a new name. he is a new person, he is galois now. the name galois represents this new set of values, new identity, new perception of himself that he has. donatello is simply a different person, nevermind all the similarities between donnie and galois, nevermind the fact that theyre technically the same person. theyre different identities.
galois has a new set of formative memories. even if theyre altered versions of donnies memories. memories are the reason why we are who we are right now. if not for our memories and experiences, were nothing, no one (can you tell that im a strong proponent of the nurture side of nature vs nurture). and all of galois memories? theyre different from donnies. this fundamentally makes him a different person.
then theres the fact that donnies family refuses to call galois galois. galois used to be donnie, yes. but in some ways, donnies dead right now. maybe hell come back, if galois unlocks those memories (which he prolly will, its the only TRULY interesting thing, narrative-wise, no matter how much i thirst for a bad ending), but hes as good as fucking dead right now.
and yet donnies family doesnt acknowledge this. to them, galois is donnie, so theres no point in referring to him by the name that represents him. its an act of defiance. the name galois also represents the fact that draxum killed donnie and replaced him with a new identity. from their perspective, it doesnt matter if 'galois' doesnt remember being donnie! hes still donnie!
yes i do have the advantage of having seen galois perspective of all this, which does change my perspective on all this. because they dont know that galois barely know who this 'donatello' even is!
im gonna stop rambling here cause im just gonna start going in circles, but. galois having a different name is so fucking important to me. yes it happens in a lot of other similar fics to doth, but. i dont know, its just somehow different here, more Important. probably the fact that galois doesnt even have a notion that he was ever anyone BUT galois.
(keep in mind that this is all written from the perspective of someone who rly rly wants galois to stay with draxum because 1. plot, 2. i have no reasoning, i just like 'bad' endings lmao. i rly do treat galois as a different person from donnie because he is, to me at least)
(also i hope this isnt incoherent, i am very sleep deprive right now)
People have made parallels from Galois to 2012 Karai, and I feel like that applies here. Because it always really rubbed me wrong that Splinter kept calling her Miwa. That wasn't her name; she was not Miwa anymore. She'd been Karai her entire life and clearly felt more comfortable using that name. Yet Splinter just kept calling her by the name of his dead baby daughter, like he expected her to just jump back into that role. (I apologize if he does start calling her Karai later on, it's been a while since I watched the whole show through, but I don't remember him doing so)
And that just feeds into all the bullshit Karai feels about her identity after the truth comes out. She's quick to renounce Saki as her father, but is hesitant to embrace Splinter as such. She never moves in with the fam, despite still being a minor and there definitely being room for her there, since April lived with them for a while. And still, she claims herself as Saki's heir, taking over the Foot for herself after the Shredder is dead. She has a lot of complicated feelings about her past and her own identity, and Splinter calling her Miwa right off the bat must have been salt in the wound. The decision to go back to her birth name, to trade Oroku for Hamato, that should have been her decision, to be made whenever she damn well felt like it. It was not for Splinter to tell her who she is.
I don't want to spoil things too much, but a lot of that's going to come into play in Book 4. Donnie is going to have to come to grips with that fact that he is not Galois, Galois never really existed, but at the same time he's not really Donnie anymore. And he'll have to come to terms with who he is now and the roles both Donnie and Galois played in that.
I decided pretty early on that I wanted Draxumized Donnie to have a real name many of the above reasons. I didn't want to use 'Three' or 'Purple,' or just leave him without a name like some separated aus do. Slushie outlined it pretty well in hers-a number is not a name. A number or color could be easily set aside for his return to Donatello, because they were never really names at all. They're just denominations. Everything he was under Draxum could be easily swept under the rug, because that wasn't really anybody. Just Draxum's brainwashed slave, without a character, without a name. And that wasn't what I wanted his time as Galois to be.
I will say that his memories didn't alter his personality as much as it would have if he'd actually lived it all. Donnie already had a fully-formed personality when he went into the Galois machine, Gale wasn't built up from ground zero. He still does and says things based on how Donnie would have acted, even if it wouldn't make all that much sense for Galois. His middle-childness, for example, he's a shithead little brother to Cass a lot despite Galois being an only child and having no frame of reference for having siblings. Sometimes his implanted memories and his personality cross each other, however, and leave him very confused for a bit, so those Donnie mannerisms are fading and being replaced by Galois.
(Honestly, I don't think there's a single way for a 'Gale stays with Draxum' ending to work at this point. Maybe back during the Table Arc, maybe if Draxum had let him up then and swore to change his ways, maybe if they talked a lot and Donnie was able to ease the fam into forgiving him, then maybe they could have had that father/son happily ever after. But the brainwashing was a point of no return, Draxum can't pull back now and his mission is doomed to fail. Any bad ending at this point would just result in their deaths)
Part of the fam's reaction is denial, Donnie can't be as 'gone' as he seems to be. They'll pop his memory back in and everything will go back to normal.
But the other part is that they still love him regardless of what he's calling himself. So he thinks he's the son of an evil scientist and bites them if they try to give him a hug, big whoop. He's still the same soul. He's still their son, their brother. He's still family.
And family means nobody gets left behind.
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Hi pikapeppa ! 👋😊
I'm a huge fan of your work, so I wanted to ask you something, if it's okay, of course...! ❤️
I know that most people, when they're writing, often have a global idea of what they are going to do but ...
Before you write, do you imagine a scene completely unfold in your head first, then write it down ( with, I guess, a few modifications, of course )
Or you just go with the flow and write with only a vague idea of where you're going, the moment you sit down behind your desk ?
I ask this because, I do the latter and it really is killing my focus. I keep going back and forth between being in the zone and being distracted when I do that. But I'm also afraid that doing the former will kill my creativity in the long-term, I don't know why ...😐😢
It's very abstract, so I hope I managed to express myself clearly ...!😅
Take care ! 😘
You're a great writer ❤️❤️❤️
Hiiiii sweet friend!! 🥰 I’m so sorry it took so long to reply to this!! The reply is a bit long, so I'll put it behind a cut!
This is a great question — and my answer is that it depends! Sometimes there will be a very specific scene that I’ve imagined in detail, e.g. how a first kiss/first sex scene happens, or sometimes I have a very specific dialogue in mind that I want the scene to revolve around. When this is the case, the writing does involve fleshing out that imagined scene/dialogue and turning it into words. For example, I recently wrote a scene of Aloy and Kotallo slow-dancing, and I had a very specific mood in mind: this scene from Love Actually (but more horny LOL). So for the writing of that moment, I had that movie scene in my head, and I was trying to translate it from visuals and into words. To be honest, this is some of the writing that I find most challenging — how to turn something that’s so visually effective into something that’s just as effective in words!
But there are other times when I do sit down with only a vague idea of how I’m going to get to a certain point in the fic. For example, for Chapter 2 of Coming In On A Western Wind (Aloy/Avad), this is literally what I had in my outline for the second half of the chapter:
The night she leaves Varl behind, Aloy sneaks into Avad’s room and they have sex. He wants her to stay the night; she says she can’t, but she’ll stay until he falls asleep. He make a gentle joke that he’ll stay up all night, then. But inevitably, he falls asleep, and when he wakes up, she’s gone.
That’s really not much detail, which means I had to fill this in a lot without anything clear in mind. I had to figure out how Avad gets back to his room after dinner with the fam, then what he’s doing at the time that she sneaks in, then how they transition from her sneaking in to actually having sex — e.g. are they going to chat first? Would they just jump right in? And then the actual sex scene: I didn’t have anything specific in mind for what positions or sex acts they would engage in, so that was more flying by the seat of my pants. So for this chapter, I was kind of just going with the flow and going with the mood of the characters while letting them lead the conversation, rather than trying to transform a specific scene in my head into words. This kind of writing can be challenging, too, especially figuring out how to deal with transition moments, e.g. what Avad would be doing in his room before Aloy came. When I’m having trouble figuring out how to make those transitions happen, what I usually do is get up from my desk and go clean something in my apartment BAHAHA. For some reason, the getting-up and moving-around helps me find the solution more easily than when I’m staring at my screen! 😂
Most of my chapters involve both of these kinds of writing. There’s usually a specific significant moment/scene/dialogue that I want to hit in each chapter, but I don’t always (or even often!) have it clearly fleshed out how I’m going to get there. I’m more of a plotter than a pantser, though, so the way I deal with this is by point-form plotting out how I think I might get to that scene — nothing special, nothing fancy, just basically scribbling down ideas. Then, once I have those ideas written down, they form more of a “skeleton” for the flesh of the chapter that I can build up on. Each chapter often involves many cycles of jotting down point-form messy ideas, then fleshing them out, then repeating the cycle as the chapter progresses.
In terms of worrying that visualizing-then-writing will kill your creativity: hmm, it’s hard for me to comment on this, because everyone has different styles of writing, and what works for one person won’t work for someone else. Both styles of writing work for me, as I mentioned above, and I’m also admittedly a very “plotty” writer. But I have some friends who just know that if they were to plan too much, they’ll get overwhelmed or lose interest in the project, so flying by the seat of their pants or jumping around between scenes in their fic is what keeps their creative juices and motivation going.
Since you're finding that the "vague idea" route is killing your focus, I wonder if you might try the idea I mentioned earlier, about point-forming your ideas to flesh them out a little more before jumping in? It’s something of a compromise between plotting too much and being too vague, so it might give you just enough structure to help stay focused!
I’ve elaborated more on my process of writing a longfic here, though I think you might have already read that 😂🧡 but it explains in more detail about how I use outlines as a memory aid and to guide myself, and how I keep myself motivated while writing a really long project!
I hope this is helpful, lovely friend!! Happy writing!! 😘
-- love from your friendly neighbourhood Pika! xo
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Summer Reading/Writing/Arting Tag
Tagged by: @evilwriter37
Tagging: @ashleybenlove, @knowerofuselessfacts, @eddieelliotmunson, @poisonedyouth, @stand-up-and-screamo, @jayalaw, @strawbearri-frog, @thetrapperstrap, @envydean, @uh-ohspaghettio, @cascigarette, @fictionalnormalcy, @flurbejurbvondurp, @iidigestive-readerii, and @thepagemasternerd
1) Describe one creative WIP project you’re planning to work on over the summer.
I just finished my first ever novelette “The Dragon Mark,” and I actually really loved being in that world. I am planning on writing a companion piece, “Zhang Jue’s Demon,” and I just want to know more too! Maybe I’ll start writing something from the character Yuxuan’s POV before he’s assassinated. He seems fun to work with. Am I planning a book? I don’t know, but I would love to stay with these characters for the summer.
2) Rec a book!
She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan! It’s great political and war fantasy and with only 411 pages it still somehow seems so jam packed! It’s also queer in its own way. Basically the main character was told her fate was nothing, to truly be nothing. So what does she do? Try to steal her brother’s fate after he dies, and she takes on his name, Zhu Chongba. So publicly, one of the main characters is a man and has roles that a man would have. Another central character is a eunuch general named Ouyang, and I love him. This takes place near the end of the Great Yuan Dynasty (the rule of the Mongols) and the rise of the Ming Dynasty.
But okay if you need a summery book read Son of a Sailor by Marshall J. Moore. Pirate Captain Quint Thatch goes back to his island home of Ember Bay after the death of his father, and is trying to hide his pirate identity from everyone. This doesn’t go very well because his crew eventually shows up, and two parts of his life collide. It’s summery, it’s fun! I didn’t even think it’d be my kind of book and I adored it. The author suggests reading it near a body of water and with a cold drink nearby, and I heartily agree!
3) Rec a fic!
Holy crap, A Thousand Lives is so good. It actually understands the Force and the Jedi! It’s a Star Wars: Rebels AU where Kanan is an Inquisitor hunting down Ezra while he slowly falls in love with Hera. The implication of a thousand versions of them existing that’s put in the epigraphs is truly fantastic. I don’t usually like Star Wars fics because of how many people misunderstand the Jedi but this one was truly amazing. I can’t wait to read it again.
4) Rec music!
Fam, I’m forever listening to the album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power by Halsey. I do want to update my music at some point though, see what my favorite artists have been putting out.
5) Share one piece of advice!
Find something you like and own it, without any shame. If others want to join then good! If people want to be negative about what you enjoy then they’re not worth your time. Your own enjoyment is precious, and when you work towards it you will find moments you like—or even, love—existing in.
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Chapters Twenty Four through Twenty Six
We’ve made it to the end! (Also I cry a lot.)
Wait what? How is red Alear here as well?
Was NOT expecting time travel to be part of this.
Hold on, need to write down these details for my Engage dragon fam headcanons (and I guess ocs). So, one older brother drowned; one older sister burned alive; little sister and little brother torn apart by the Corrupted.
Also HOLY FUCK THAT ONE. That must be why the Corrupted unnerve Alear.
More siblings that died in the war? GIVE ME A NUMBER PLEASE, I MUST KNOW FOR THE SAKE OF MAKING OCS OF THEM!!
I love the way red Alear is talking. Idk how exactly to describe it, but you can tell they’re traumatized from what happened to their siblings and trying to prove themselves to Sombron and that they’re trying to hide their emotions.
Ooooh, red Alear red Marth duo!
Alear, why are you shocked to see Zephia? You just deduced that we were in the past.
Oh XD are we about to have Marth on Marth?
Red Alear can just cause avalanches without meaning to? Does this mean ice powers? ADD THIS TO THE LORE/POTENTIAL HC&OC PILE!!
Also forgot to mention that this is the first time this game that we’ve had a lose condition based on how many turns have passed.
God, those battle dialogues between past Alear & Alear, as well as past Alear & Veyle, ARE SO *gestures wildly*!!!
PAST LUMERA!!! 💖💖💖
NOT THE FUCKING PINKY PROMISE AGAIN!! 😭😭😭
Okay, but since those feels kinda paradoxy right now, how would it be that the shard is intact again when past Alear eventually becomes present Alear? Maybe I’m thinking too hard about this…
Veyle, what are you hiding?
Wait what? LUMERA?!
THESE ARE HER SAME LINES FROM THEIR REUNION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME!!
Okay, but I thought only Veyle could make Corrupted as perfect as this, so wtf is going on here?
Love it when I have a question and then the game immediately answers it.
OH SHIT THIS LUMERA VEYLE CUTSCENE IS RAW AS HELL!! LOVE IT
Damn, Lumera kinda theatric here; neat that she has hobbies even in death /j
I’m literally in tears rn, they make me so emotional
YO WHAT IS THIS HYPE-ASS MUSIC RN?!
Don’t mind me; gotta go cry over that cutscene. The parallels, THE PARALLELS!!
Damn, did Alear and Marth just get married? They promised to protect Elyos together forever.
Wait, what do you mean you can’t stay and help us build a peaceful world? Marth, you just promised forever!
Final battle time!
AY YO WTF
What about if all the Emblems are engaged with someone when the portal closes?
Wtf is Zero Emblem? (He’s probably gonna tell me in a second.)
Cool story, bro. You’re still an asshole who kills your own children if you see them as defective.
Also just gonna make a note that he called it the Emblem of Foundations.
How did the Emblem just leave the ring? Did this bitch really in all this time never try to resummon Emblem Zero?
Love this hype-ass Emblem role call.
OOOOH NEW ONE FOR THE LIST!! “Connect us, Fire Emblem!”
AND THIS HYPE-ASS OPENING INSTUMENTAL IN THE BACKGROUND!!
Love that Sombron was like “patricide, really?” and Alear shot back with “filicide, really?”
Why does the model for Sombron’s dragon form get so up in your face when you attack him? It’s kinda funny.
COBRAI KAIJU IS DOWN!!
YES EXACTLY!! DID YOU NEVER ONCE TRY TO CALL THEM BY THEIR INVOCATION AGAIN AFTER THEY LEFT?? YOU DUMBASS!!
Okay, so he DID try to resummon this Emblem.
Gonna add “Burn us, Emblem of Foundations.” to the list too.
Well, if Marth is about to disappear, then we gotta make out before he does.
“I hope you make an Arcadia of this land.” ROY 🥺🥺🥺
Alear and Chloé got so many MVPs. Truly a power couple.
Also shout-out to that one time Clanne got MVP.
Why does the beginning of this music sound like Lost in Thoughts All Alone? Is it gonna be a remix of past FE songs?
EXCUSE ME WHAT
Angsty Queen Céline fics when?
BOUCHERON’S PASSAGE, THAT’S SO CUTE
ALPACA MASTER
POTATO GODDESS LAPIS
Dang, Ivy is still remembered even after Alear has passed on? That’s gotta be a LONG fucking time.
Teacher Goldmary fics when?
😂😂😂 HOWLING BECOMES A PRAYER TO THE DIVINE DRAGON MONARCH!!
Ooooh, Gradlon Queen Veyle!!
ALEAR IN LUMERA’S OUTFIT!! 😭😭😭
Love this ending song. It’s the same tune as the opening, but different words. Gonna have to listen to it again later to catch all the lyrics.
MARNI REINCARNATED?!
Okay, so we still have the rings. Good.
What did the end of that cutscene mean? ARE THE EMBLEMS BACK?!
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mahonia + daffodil 🌼
HELLO FROGGIE how are you this fine evening!!!!!
daffodil ⇢ do you have siblings? if yes, in what ways do you think you’re similar to or different from them?
yes i have two sisters!! w my older sister i think we share a lot of the same struggles .. emotionally (?) i guess. like our anxieties/stress tend to stem from the same place, as our younger years were v similar - we were both athletes, and i think all that entailed has def left its mark in a similar way! my little sister and i are vv alike - same sense of humor, dreams for our lives, ways of speaking, taste in everything, etc etc! she is my bestest friend in the whole world!!!!
my differences w both of them are the same: they are much more organized, responsible, type A people than i am. both super smart and successful and AMAZING and well-rounded! whereas i tend to stay v much in my protected little bubble, one-track mind, zero concept of 'balance' .. i am their tragically helpless middle sister who does not know how to cook or socialize or do math or function out of her chosen field of work ://
mahonia ⇢ what place, thing, activity inspires you most and how do you express yourself when it does?
definitely consuming other media/art is a big inspiration! i will read an incredible fic, or watch a fun show, or visit the most insane brain-altering museum and get super inspired! i also think it's so interesting how this was never really the case for me before i joined tumblr and this online community and started writing. i was always labeled a 'creative'-type person by friends/fam but i'm not really sure where that stemmed from as i ... did not ever create anything until lockdown lol. think it was more of a ‘well she’s an awful student so we’ll call her a free spirit’ thing :)) but i think once you sort of start to go through that 'creative process' (in any/all forms!) it really unlocks that space of like .. oh! there are so many stories to tell! so many ways to tell it! which is so fun really!!
and the way i express it: usually through rambling voice notes to my dear emmeline maybebabyplease, sometimes through actually writing or making notes or mentally planning, and HOPEFULLY i can get better at the whole putting pen 2 paper of it all. at some point!
send me a cute word from this list!
#ask game#froggie tag#i feel i should apologize for how long these responses are but also i'm just sitting on my couch eating some lasagna and chatting#w myself on tumblr dot com! and i appreciate soooo much the opportunity to do so!!!!#kiss kiss darling mwah <3
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6, 14, 21 for the wip questions!!!!
Thank you so much anon <3
I have reblogged too many wip ask games so now I am left guessing which one you meant 😅 I'll go with the last one I reblogged and if I am mistaken, please lmk and I will do the correct one?
I am going to go with my beloved cat wip - I fear this continues to be all I think about. If you haven't heard me talking about it: the fic is basically "The Doctor with fam 1.0 adopt a cat who isn't a cat. (fic contains copious amounts of thasmin pining)"
6. Does this chapter/fic have any twists that you’re proud of?
Hmmm, there is the very obvious one with 'the cat is actually a character we have known for a long time and not a cat!' but that is a given, that's like the whole premise of the fic.
I don't know if there are many twists, the story actually moves in quite a straight line. Maybe? Or maybe it just seems to me that way because it comes from my brain. Anyway, there are a few times I am tricking the readers a little and I enjoy those.
Towards the end - so this is a bit of a spoiler now, but the question was always asking for that right? - for example, there is a scene where I 'forget' Ryan exists. So like I'll have the narrator - Yaz - comment on what everyone is doing and how she feels about that and she just stops mentioning him all of a sudden like he's just not part of the story anymore.
Which is later revealed to be by design - and I would like to think I am hinting at that earlier - but I hope the readers will stumble over it and go "hey, author, you know how one of your main characters is Ryan?! Why the hell have you stopped talking about him? Yaz is not THAT gay that she would forget about him just because she's focused on the Doctor! (and like, he's doing some important stuff rn we would kinda like to know how he's getting on with that?!)"
(Aaand I just realised I did a little bit of the same to Graham - just that with him the others actually forget about him on accident. Not that you can blame them, some REALLY weird stuff is going on while he gets left out)
14. What have you been finding frustrating with writing this chapter/fic?
So I have been mentioning the plot and the length before. I am at about 42k words now with a complex-ish plot and a new alien species to fit my liking. (who I then kill off at least for now so yay 🙃 - I might have to change that actually if I come up with something better)
This fic was never meant to be long or complicated. It was supposed to be a fun little cat fic. And now the cat isn't even in it for like 3/4 of the fic 😔
(and right now I am finding the editing of what I have written most frustrating tbh, might do that only quickly and badly in the end)
21. Share 3 songs that would belong on a playlist for this chapter/fic.
tw suicidal thoughts mention in the cavetown song
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Juno - cavetown (comforting vibes, cats <3, doing the hard but good thing for the sake of a pet, the staying alive part isn't too far off either - more for the general characterisation of 13 and Yaz than in my fic specifically but anyway) (I also find the line 'she's never done nothing wrong' brilliant in regard to Siren. Because she absolutely hasn't done anything wrong but also she's a little devil and has killed so many people)
In the middle - Dodie (I've realised I do not know many throuple songs so this is a little for lack of better alternative. But I also like the playfulness of the song. River would approve)
Brave - Sara Bareilles (one of my personal coming out songs so it holds a special place in my heart and we're dealing with quite a bit of coming out in the fic. Also the fic is about Yaz (and others) having to be brave in multiple aspects. And about the importance of open communication so yeah - they'd need a song like this)
#thank you so much for the ask!#ask game#tw suicide#btw there is a thirteen/river/missy edit on YouTube for in the middle#Which is part of why the song came to mind#I recommend checking it out if you like the pairing#It's very good :)
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my parents want to go back and watch seasons 5 and 6 of Community since they never finished the show and my dad knows I finished it months ago so he said something like “oh it’s been a while since you’ve seen season 6 right?” and I just had to sit there like :)) yup I definitely have not rewatched the whole thing twice since then to plot out a wish fulfillment fic where I’m making Jeff and Britta kiss :)) I certainly have not rewatched the first four episodes closely with multiple starts, stops, and rewinds in order to copy down the dialogue of specific scenes :)) I definetly am going to be normal about watching this again and be able to stop myself from slipping up and mentioning something that I changed about the canon in the aforementioned fic :)) no we can’t watch episode 2 of season 6. it doesn’t exist, there’s a weird error where they skipped right to 3 and a guy named Elroy showed up with no explanation, weird how there’s no episode between Ladders and Basic Crisis Room Decorum, right?
#my fam does not know i write fic and it’s staying that way#much less that i’ve written *this* much fic#bri speaks
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Hey, so I'm having a really rough time rn (dealing with bs from my friend group, we have to take my really old dog to the vet today bc we found blood in her pee and we're scared that she won't make it this time, I'm struggling with my mental health, I'm just kinda goin thru it rn ig) so I would love a comfort fic with the sbi maybe with the reader as their sibling where the reader is the one that always comforts the fam, but hides their emotions until (1/2, very sorry about splitting it)
(2/2) something happens that makes the reader have a full on breakdown? I'll leave the rest to you, it can be a good or bad ending, headcanons or one shots, anything. You can ignore this request if you want/if it makes you uncomfortable. Please don't feel pressured/guilt tripped to write anything from this, your mental health comes first and I'm sure you're already really busy. Reminder to eat something today if you haven't yet and get a drink of water <3
We are family - Reader and SBI!Brothers
GN
Pairings: none
Characters included: Wilbur, Technoblade, Tommy, (mentioned) Niki, (mentioned) Schlatt
Warnings: n/a
Series: a request <3
Summary: Y/N came back from an errand and surprises their brothers with their weird behavior. Trying to put on their usual smile, trying to hide away their real emotions but their brothers know them better than they inititally suspected. They could immediately tell that something must have happened.
Words count: 2060
Authors Note: I’m so sorry this took so long! I hope you and your dog are doing better! 💙 I wish I could give you more than words of encouragement and that I managed to get faster to this request, I apologize
Please make sure to take care of yourself, alright? Take time for yourself to deal with the stress and anxiety! Make sure to stay hydrated and remember to eat! Even if it’s just something small!
Once again I apologize for the long wait, I felt really bad already and then I kinda put it off because I felt bad.
adhd hit hard again and haven’t checked for typos yet, but will get on it as soon as I can o7
On another note if you want to read another comfort fic; I have a small series called “A Painful Reminder” which is more angsty but the 2nd part is more about the comfort, if that is something for you
Living in the SMP was chaotic, turbulent and at times downright painful.
Most people tended to gravitate to one cause or other people to deal with this. Holding on to something so they don’t get pulled under. Get buried beneath the chaos and the violence.
So having people like Y/N around was like a godsend. They were one of the few people that seemed to be able to withstand the constant waves of misfortune and stand strong. Be the rock to hold onto when everything got too overwhelming.
Wilbur, Technoblade and Tommy loved their sibling for it.
After Wilbur and Tommy got exiled with Y/N out of L’Manberg, they were there and cheered both of their siblings up. Immediately making plans on how to set up a safe home and collecting ideas on how to get back. They were the one who managed to get a message out to Technoblade and asked him to visit them. Maybe help them.
Wilbur often jokingly said that Y/N was the glue that held the family together, to which they would always reply with the warmest of smiles “I’m glad.”
And what he said was true. Whenever the family fell on hard times and they began to drift apart it was Y/N who pulled all of them back. Pulling them back to reality and giving solutions for their problems if needed.
Sitting down with Wilbur when things got to much. Listening to his thoughts and worries, letting his emotion run freely without judgement. While they looked worried for him, their comforting smile never faltered. Offering him solutions to problems if he wanted it, otherwise they gave him the chance to just air his own thoughts out. To be angry with him. Sad with him.
Working with Tommy on his own projects. Listening to his ideas and giving him a different perspective that could improve some things but also respecting it when Tommy wanted to do this his way. And while he liked to brag and pretend that some things didn’t hit him that hard, they were still patiently listening to him as he spoke about his own pain in a more roundabout way. Telling him that he was not alone and making him feel heard.
Talking to Technoblade whenever the voices got too loud or out of hand again. He would just walk over to them and nudge them away, asking them to talk about something, no matter what. He just needed to hear their voice and be able to concentrate on it. Tune out the garbled voices in his head with a familiar sound that calmed him down no matter what. Leaning against them, slowly falling asleep as Y/N told all about how they were happily working on their own farm and what shenanigans they got up to.
Y/N really was like the warm sun on a cold day. Warming them up and protecting them.
Yes, Y/N was strong. So strong that even Technoblade considered them stronger than him. Maybe not physically but mentally and emotionally.
A clanging of metal rung through the cave. Techno was training with Wilbur while Tommy was just watching. Cheering on Techno.
It wasn’t an unusual situation and something Y/N expected to see as they made their way down the staircase. Wilbur in full iron armor and weapon while Techno just fought back with his own iron sword.
“Hey, Y/N! Welcome back!” Wilbur breathed out. Sweat running down the side of his face as he stopped attacking his brother.
The three men looked happily over to their sibling who slowly walked towards them but soon their expressions fell. Something was off about Y/N and it confused the three.
Their smile was as always plastered on their face but it looked strained. Their eyes wide open, trying to look sincere and loving but the glassy look of them gave off a different picture.
“Y/N? You okay?” Tommy asked as he stood up from the ground. Taking a step closer to them which made them in return stop in their tracks.
Y/N was hugging themself, shakily opening up their mouth to answer but nothing came out. It was then when Techno got very aware of how they were shaking in general.
This all seemed so wrong. This shouldn’t be possible. It just didn’t seem to register fully inside their minds.
Wilbur made sure to get rid off his sword and armor as fast as he could, walking over to his sibling, trying to get a better look at them but they just avoided his gaze.
Staring at the ground, slowly shaking their head “It’s- It’s fine. I’m fine.”
“You aren’t. You really aren’t. What happened? Did they find you?” Techno asked, his voice full with worry. A bit of anger hidden as well.
Y/N had their own little farm in order to support Pogtopia. The potatoes from Techno were great but variety is important after all. Though they also had an abundance of wheat they usually tried to smuggle into Manberg for Niki. Trying to help her out as much as possible with her taxes and work.
This time Y/N nodded “They did… It’s fine though. I’m fine. I’m not hurt. It’s all good.”
Wilbur’s frown deepened “Usually when people have to be so adamant about being okay something isn’t alright.”
Tommy nodded, supporting his statement only to whisper to himself “Adamant? What does-“
But Wilbur continued “We are your family, talk to us.”
Y/N licked their chapped lips “I’m-“
The tears finally escaped their eyes and begun streaming down their face. Sobbing they fell down on the ground. Wilbur immediately followed suit, laying his arm around them and pulling them against his chest. His hand flew up to their head and begun going through their hair, trying to calm them down. Humming a soft tune from their childhood.
It was the first time in their lives they saw Y/N break down like that and it was quite frankly shocking.
Unsure what to do with himself Tommy squatted down “Um, uh, what- what happened?”
Techno was still gripping the iron sword in his hand. Pacing up and down. Manberg found them? What the hell did they do to make Y/N break down like that? His own sibling! Whatever it was he would make sure to pay it back a thousand times over.
“Tommy can you grab them some water?” Wilbur laid his chin on top of Y/N’s head, rubbing circles now on their back.
He didn’t even hesitate, jumping up to run towards one of the chests with food items that Y/N had always ready for them. Grabbing a water bottle and running back over. Happy that he could do something else besides staring.
Tommy then pushed the bottle towards Y/N who gratefully took it, putting some space between them and Wilbur as they drank some of the cold liquid which helped them to calm down.
“You ready to tell us what happened?” Techno stopped pacing around. His gaze purely trained on his crying sibling. Anger still rising in him just like the voices.
Screaming things like “Technosib! How dare they hurt them! Protect them! I love Y/N so much! Why would anyone hurt Y/N! They always help us! Let’s help them for a change! Technosib! Let’s go out and fight them! Yeah! Blood for the Blood God and Y/N!”
Y/N’s voice was still wavering and a bit scratchy from their sobbing as they begun speaking “Hey, hey! Techno don’t concentrate on the voices. Listen to me. It’s all good.”
This somehow made Techno angry. He threw the sword away and finally knelt down next to them as well so his face was on the same eye level as theirs “Stop. Please. Stop thinking about us for one second. Stop trying to not make us uncomfortable or worried! Tell us what happened! Please.”
He was basically begging at the last part. All his worry packed into it.
“Yeah, honestly you trying to make sure everything is okay for us makes us even more worried.” It surprised the others a bit that this came from Tommy but he was correct.
Tears fell down their face again “I- I was just delivering more wheat to Niki and someone must have followed me. They followed me back to my farm and- and- they burned my fields down. There were explosions. I- it was just my farm. I did not harm. Just, why does it always have to end like this. Why do all the good things always end like this. Why can’t this place let something be. There is always something.”
The farm was so important to Y/N. It was their little project they put so much sweat, love and work into. It was their home away from home. A place to retreat and enjoy some peace. This obviously was devastating. It was their one thing they had for themself. The one thing that wasn’t there for anyone else but them.
It was also clear that this seemed to be the straw that broke the camel’s back and it broke the three a bit that they only now seemed to notice this. That it took that long and their whole farm being destroyed for the realize this was heartbreaking.
“Who?” Techno urged but Y/N shook their head.
“I don’t know. Everything went so fast and I tried to save as much as I could but- but it’s all gone. It’s all gone.” Their voice jumped up an octave at the end, burying their face against Wilbur’s shoulder again. Silently sobbing.
It should have been impossible but Wilbur’s frown deepened and his expression turned more grim “Don’t worry. We will get back at them. We will get our revenge. They will see firsthand what they did to you, I promise.”
Shocked Y/N looked up, their red and puffy eyes wide open “Wil, that’s not what I- no revenge. There is already too much misery going around I just want this to stop. I just want all of us being able to live in peace.”
Wilbur should have known that Y/N was too good natured for that but he couldn’t help himself. He was just so angry. Angry at Schlatt and Manberg. That they went for him was one thing but to go out of their way to treat Y/N like this? Let’s just say he put it on the list in bold letters with reasonings on why he will get back at the Manberg faction.
“Listen Y/N.” Techno begun, his voice now calm again “Stop it. Just for once think about yourself. Stop thinking about others for once. You are also worthy of the same care you give us. Let us at least help rebuild your farm. You always help us with our projects, let us help you with yours.”
Tommy seemed to lit up at that “That sounds like a good idea! We could build towers around your new farm and make sure no one gets in! We could put down traps and all!”
He really wasn’t sure how to react but that was at least something he could do for them. As the past General’s right hand man, this should be something he can do. If he couldn’t protect his sibling how could he ever hope to get L’Manberg back.
Wilbur seemed to think about it for a bit but agreed “Yeah, how does that sound?” Though the dark glint in his eyes stayed. The cogs in head still running off with his own thoughts.
“You guys would? Since when can you guys build?” a dry laugh escaped them but it was a laugh nonetheless.
Both Tommy and Wilbur looked almost appalled at that claim while Techno just shrugged and nodded. Just looking around Pogtopia was more functioning than good looking after all. Y/N tried to pretty it up a bit but usually something always happened around here.
“Also Y/N, please talk to us more. Don’t bottle everything up. Please. We worry a lot about you and we love you. You always do so much for us, let us do the same.” Wilbur pushed Y/N a bit off of him and looked them deep into their eyes, hoping that this would really hammer in that this was a genuine plea.
As a respone Y/N wiped the tears off their face “I understand. I’ll try to remember that.”
“Don’t try just do it.”
#mcyt x reader#dream smp x reader#dsmp x reader#mcyt reader insert#mcyt x Y/N#dream smp reader insert#dream smp x Y/N#dsmp reader insert#sbi x reader#sbi reader insert#dsmp x Y/N#ramza writes#Anonymous#anon request
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I'm honestly 1 straw away from barging into the comments section of the fic to rip cap a new one after reading your notes on the latest chapter. This is DISGUSTING. Imaging telling a genocide survivor it's their fault because they didn't do their responsibilities.
Along with the racism, sexism, and ableism. I think it's safe to say that Cap isn't just a bad writer but an asshole too. Because not once when writing this did he ever think "hey this may not be ok to write". I feel that he genuinely believes this stuff deep down.
Honestly I welcome the day the internet rips this fic apart.
(sorry if this may be harsh. I just love the lettuce fam alot and seeing this stuff be written down knowing how popular this fic is and how it's seen as cannon to many just fills me with rage)
Different nonnie: You know, I mostly just roll my eyes at the fic and enjoy the commentary. The fic rarely makes me truly angry. But WHAT THE FUCK.
Different nonnie: I could not even read through that last part with your notes. I’m just disgusted. Remember kiddies! If someone would rather protect their family than grovel at your feet they are irredeemable.
Lemme preface this with saying that I still don't condone going to the fic and leaving disparaging comments, and that I still try to maintain that since I don’t know Cap'n irl I can't make any sound moral judgements of his actual character.
What I can say with confidence, however, is that at the very least, his writing - intentionally or not - is some of the most genuinely morally repugnant I've seen written in a fanfiction that wasn't deliberately meant to be such (like in a dark!fic). The constant and consistent victim blaming of literal genocide survivors that not only never goes away, but will go on to somehow get even worse, is some of the most uncomfortable I've ever been reading a fic. And not because it was meant to make me feel that way, but precisely because it wasn't.
That anyone - let alone multiple people - can sit there with their full chests and say "yeah, genocide was kinda cringe, but the survivors of the genocide didn't react in the way that most benefited the race that genocided them! They didn't consider how their actions would affect specifically the protagonist and her friends when they made their choices a thousand years before these people were born! And really, maybe they had it coming with how they must have mistreated humans beforehand! Really, they're no better than the people that genocided them!" and mean that, in a positive connotation is just. Disgusting? Let's go with that. It's very disgusting.
And also, just. There’s like. A very strange and manipulative theme of “ignoring/shitting on someone until/unless they can be used to make yourself look better” that goes on from Woobiegard’s side of things. Sylvain’s suffering and his reaction to it as he sets off to kill his own older brother on the orders of his own father? Treated as an inconvenience to Woobiegard, until it can be used to distract from Dimitri’s rightful criticism of Woobiegard. Ingrid's father? Repeatedly and unendingly called misogynistic, awful, verbally abusive, until he can be used against Seteth, because Ingrid is “a daughter” and thus Seteth fighting against her to protect his own daughter is somehow hypocritical. Like liege like knight, I guess.
And just. The whole “If you REALLY cared about Rhea you’d stay by her side no matter what!” mentality is just. It says so much about the fic’s narrative. No, Seteth, actually, you should have endangered the life of your only daughter, because otherwise you aren’t completely and utterly loyal to your sister and thus you don’t actually care about your family. No, Byleth, actually, you should always stay by Woobiegard no matter what she does to you or your friends or to Fodlan, because otherwise you failed her and don’t deserve her love and you have to keep earning her love (ohhh ho ho can’t wait for THOSE notes to drop lmao). No, Black Eagles, actually, you should always center the world around you and your problems to the exclusion of everyone else, because otherwise you will all become emotionless husks who are all incapable of caring and loving yourselves. There’s this unnerving theme of absolutism, a completely stark black-and-white “if x then y” cause-and-effect where if you don’t do this morally questionable thing that has been presented as the One Good Moral Option With No Nuance Whatsoever, then you will suffer immensely with no question or way to stop it.
Like, this fic has had a lot - a lot - of problematic elements to it, but it’s when the Nabateans get involved that things take a nosedive. The racism goes from something that could be picked up but possibly explained away to “yeah no Woobiegard is feeling rage and disgust just from looking at Flayn explicitly because she is a Nabatean.” The victim blaming is ramped up to 11 billion, straight up saying that genocide survivors are on par with the people who committed genocide against them because Marianne Was Sad Too Once (because her ancestor was one of the people who directly benefited from said genocide and rightfully got fucked for doing so). Misandry is just straight up a character trait at this point, repeatedly physically assaulting Seteth whenever he dares step out of Ingrid’s line (and he’s not the only man who’s gotten or will get this sort of treatment - remember, in Chapter 36 Ingrid also threatened to use Luin against Sculptor Guy because he made her Mad and nothing else - but he’s the one where it’s portrayed as the most righteous that it happens).
If this were intentional, I’d applaud the fic for steadily building the moral bankruptcy from something that could maybe possibly be explained away if you’re being really generous (and/or naïve) to outright and blatant racism, sexism, religiophobia, etc. etc., because watching this shit slowly get worse and worse until the crescendo of “these genocide survivors are no better than their genociders,” “physically assaulting men who step out of women’s lines is morally righteous,” “looking at someone and feeling disgust and hatred due to them being a certain race is understandable because their race as a whole is to blame for the world’s problems” is like. Such an unnerving thing to read. But it. It like. Wasn’t intentional though. Everyone doing the horrific things is treated as a paragon of morality and goodness and righteousness, and their victims painted as their abusers, and it’s like. Played completely straight. So it’s like. Yeah I can definitely understand the anger
#ask#anon#exqueuese me princess#o captain my captain#like wow. WOW. it's indescribable how awful this fic is#its rhetoric is genuinely disgusting
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TOG fandom - Italian swear words! (a little help for fellow writers)
Hi fam! As I’m falling more and more down the rabbit hole of The Old Guard’s fics and arts, I am noticing that, after the partial success of this post I wrote about Italian terms of endearment and some other posts from other lovely Italian users (like @giotanner for example :D ), we now might need a specific post about Italian swear words or at least something to enrich the vocabulary of the characters in your fic (I know you like that!). After all, aren’t swearings and insults the first things one learns when approaching a new language? ;D
Here’s how to swear like a sailor in my beloved mother tongue! (NOTE: this is modern Italian so of course keep in mind that some of these words may not work for Nicolò or Yusuf if you’re writing something historical and you’re concerned about it being as accurate as possible)
(let’s see if this gets flagged for inappropriate language shall we lol)
cazzo! = fuck!
this one’s easy. We use it as an exclamation if something is going/went badly. In my household is mostly used when the cat breaks something of I suddenly realise I’ve forgotten something important: ‘Cazzo! Ecco cosa dovevo fare!’ = ‘Fuck! I was supposed to do that!’. Literally it translates to dick/cock
cazzo di... = fucking...
‘Where is my fucking pen?’ = ‘Dov’è la mia cazzo di penna?’; ‘shut your fucking mouth!’ = ‘chiudi quella cazzo di bocca!’; ‘i’m so fucking hungry’ = ‘ho una cazzo di fame’
fottuto /a/i/e (adj) & fottutamente (adv) = (also) fucking...
I enjoy using this (both the adverb and the adjective form) more that the other common forms, but it is rarely used frequently because it tends to sound... off. Like a bit old, archaic. Which may work for us!
'it’s fucking annoying’ = ‘è fottutamente fastidioso’; ‘where’s my fucking pen?’ = ‘dov’è la mia fottuta penna?’. (NOTE: remember that Italian changes suffix depending on genders and numbers. La fottuta penna, le fottute penne, il fottuto gatto, i fottuti gatti... make sure you use the correct form when translating an article/noun/adjective, ecc.)
merda! = shit!
similar the French word, of course. Still an exclamation and the literal translation is exactly shit (easy peasy!)
di merda = fucking
yup, that works too! ‘Where’s my fucking pen?’ = ‘Dov’è la mia penna di merda?’ and so on, still does the job perfectly
bastardo (/a/i/e) = bastard/s
imho works better in a historical context, it’s a word that sounds ‘old’ (PRO TIP! Try ‘fottuto bastardo’ = ‘fucking bastard’ for when crusader!Nicolò wants to insult someone. It has the nice sound of something with the right meaning, but that isn’t much used anymore in modern Italian)
stronzo (/a/i/e) or pezzo di stronzo/merda = piece of shit
coglione = asshole
this is a bit tricky because asshole in Italian is ‘buco del culo’, but we don’t use it as an insult (in the Roman dialect is used, I believe, as an exclamation about luck as in ‘sono stato fortunato! bucio de culo!’ = ‘i’ve been lucky!’ but I am not that familiar with the dialect - I’m from northern Italy - so maybe I’ve got it wrong... in the rest of Italy saying ‘che culo!’ as in ‘that was lucky!’ works, tho). The ‘coglioni’ are the balls, but when you want to say balls you usually use the word ‘palle’, so coglione/i stays weirdly in that limbo where the word has a meaning but then it’s used in some other way... (interesting fact: star sulle palle means hating someone’s guts. You can use it like this: ‘mi stai sulle palle’ = ‘I hate your guts’. Also, ‘che palle!’ = ‘boring!’)
a quick list of other fairly used insults: testa di cazzo (dick head), figlio di puttana (son of a whore), imbecille or deficiente (moron), idiota or cretino or scemo (idiot), cornuto (cuckold, literally ‘with horns’)
(feel free to add to the list or to ask if you need something more specific you can’t find)
Now on to something that’s rather a delicate topic (and the main reason why I felt the need to write this long post): le bestemmie (profanities).
In Italy, profanities are spread and common, but still highly frowned upon. They are part of almost all local dialects (frequently used mindlessly as ‘intercalations’ between words when speaking) and lately they are also part of young people’s slangs, but still they are considered ‘wrong’. An example? If a footballer is caught saying blasphemy on the pitch, they can be expelled or (with camera proof), sanctioned. Italy is still a highly religious country and there’s sensibility on this topic so please, refrain to make your characters speak blasphemy. It is somehow cringy, especially in written form. And also think about Nicky: he may not be the pious God fearing man he once has been, but I don’t think he would have gone as far as starting to speak the Lord’s name in vain?
Avoid combining words like Signore (Lord), Dio or Iddio (God), Gesù (Jesus), Cristo (Christ), Maria/Madonna (Mary) with all the above mentioned words (like bastardo or cazzo) and with other commonly used words for profanity (like cane = dog or porco = pork). (NOTE: Dio/Iddio, Gesù and Cristo can be used as exclamations, just like in English) What Joe says in the movie (”Santa Maria madre di Dio!”) is accepted as he is basically quoting the Hail Mary, which is commonly done as exclamations (another one I adore is saying “Gesù, Giuseppe e Maria!” which my math professor did every time someone made a huge mistake during exams).
I can gift you my favourite exclamation ever: oddio!/mioddio! (basically a crasis between ‘oh’ and ‘God’, ‘oh my god’ = ‘oh mio Dio’) which is fairly safe and in my head works perfectly as something Nicky might frequently use: ‘Mioddio, Joe! Non è il momento!’ = ‘My God, Joe! Not the time!’, ‘Amore, guarda che carino quel gatto!’ ‘Oddiooo’ = ‘Love, look how cute that cat is!’ ‘Oh myyyy!’. It is clean and also sounds a bit cute.
NOTE: my sister @gaiayukari85 forced me to add her own favourite exclamation which is ‘cristiddio!’ (crasis between Christ and God) she often uses when I do something that exasperates her :)
I will stop here but remember that we only scraped the surface of a whole sea of swear words and insults we Italians produce and invent on a daily basis... that’s how we roll.
Remember that if you’ve got questions or want to ask about something more specific, my ask box is always open! :)
Have fun writing Italian dialogues for our favourite immortal husbands!
#the old guard#tog fanfic#kaysanova#joe and nicky#nicolò di genova#yusuf al kaysani#writing#italian 101#italian swear words
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10, 14 and 20 with Virgil and Scott
Wow! you do like to listen to me babbling :P
10. If the fam HAD to swap Thunderbirds, who would you place with which ‘bird?
You had to make me think! I ate too much chocolate to think :D
::writes by seat of pants:
Gordo gets Two, cos let's face it, he hates going too fast. Every time he did in the show he was left clinging to his seat in both One and Three. And besides, despite his evil ribbing, Virg trusts him with his girl. His flying in Bolt from the Blue was bloody brilliant.
Of course, that puts Virg in Four. A little cramped, but considering he has the most contact with her and probably knows her inside and out (Unlike Scott, the doofus). He would also respect her and her position in Two would give him visiting rights to the big green one.
Alan gets One, John gets Three, and Scotty gets Five.
The least stable of this combo would be Scott. he's not a fan of space and this would have to be short term. Despite Five moving relatively fast at all times, it is just not the same. Also, Eos would relocate to Three and bitch about the lack of computing power aboard the red 'bird. Scott and Eos respect each other, possibly a little too much as neither trusts the other completely. Also, John would pine for his daughter.
Alan would have so much fun :D But he would miss space.
I do think FishTank could switch roles. The sea wouldn't be Virgil's preferred place, but as he is as much Gords' wingman as Gords is his, they should technically be able to swap easily in canon.
And yeah, did you see that? I switched back to talking about Virgil :D
14. What’s a trope that you love to read in fic?
Okay, I am horribly predictable here. Anything that focusses on my main character in a caring, looking after, sometimes worried way.
Favourite character collapsing into caretaker's arms will melt me every time. Something special about favourite character (yes, I seem to have written this one multiple times, oops) that draws attention.
Care and worry and kindness to special and favourite character.
Yeah, ever so predictable. Just swap out 'favourite character' and put in the words 'Virgil Tracy' and we're all set. And have the plotline for 90% of those million odd words I've written recently.
Oops.
20. Send me two characters - Virgil and Scott - and I’ll tell you which one I think is….
Most afraid of the dark
Scott, mostly due to PTSD from the incident in the Air Force.
Putting off homework/paperwork
Scott, mostly because he has brothers he cares more about.
Going off the grid for fun
Scott disappears off the grid because John cuts him off to make sure he gets some rest. Scott is not aware of this because he is usually asleep at his desk at the time. Virgil has been known to conspire with John during this activity. Neither of them are fully comfortable disconnecting completely due to responsibility. Johnny has his ways, but then so does Gordon. Big bros need smothering as much as little bros, after all :D
Reading Jane Austen in their spare time
Virgil has been known to steal John's copy.
Going to move off Tracy Island first
That's a tricky one. If Virgil pairs up with Kayo like he does in a lot of my fics, he's going to stay on Tracy Island for a very long time. If he pairs up with Cass McCready, she has two kids and this is a dynamic that leads Virgil off Island (with a bucket of angst). If Virg doesn't pick up a romantic interest, he is likely to follow Scott. Scott is tied to International Rescue like it is a life line. If there was an injury, possibly. I once had Virgil leave the Island due to serious injury and not look back for ten years because he felt he was either the cause of Alan's death or Alan could no longer stand his presence (I never decided which and the fic became too traumatic to write). Basically, these two are tied to IR and each other to a certain extent. And I don't want them to leave :P so there :D
Secretly replacing Grandma’s cooking
Virgil's being running interference for years since the last food poisoning incident that took out IR. he loves her too much to tell her that her chilli is poisonous.
Taking all the family photographs
Virg is the family photographer. All the way back to when he was little and took photos and video of his mom.
Planning a picnic for the next sunny day
Gordon...oh, outside the rules? Scott when Gordon yells at him enough. Virgil when Gordon declares it medically necessary and Virgil then tells Scott :D There is lots of planning but sometimes there is just too much interruption. Out of the two, Virgil would be more conscious of the need for positivity and he adores his family - John, get your ass down here now, we haven't seen you for two weeks! Alan, tune into reality for a moment, I've forgotten the colour of your eyes! Scott, I'd like to see you without a financial hologram between us. Gordon, just get over here, will you, I love you, too.
::hugs:: Thank you so much for asking ::hugs you more::
Nutty
(babbler extraordinaire)
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100daysofwriting - Day 1
So I thought for the first day I might just briefly outline all of the WIPs I have actually made a start on and that might help me to decide where I want to focus some energy. I have some for Katniss/Peeta in THG fandom and some for Natasha/Clint in the MCU.
Everlark
folklore series - so I started this series of fics inspired by songs from Taylor Swift's album folklore because honestly those songs just immediately bring to mind so many scenarios that made me think of Katniss and Peeta. I made a start on chapters based on peace, my tears ricochet, invisible string, this is me trying, and mad woman. I also have a bit of an outline for continuing the story that was started in 'the 1'.
I've had this one WIP ongoing since about 2015(?) which is a bit of a monster that has grown beyond me but basically it involves Katniss and Gale being raised in the Capitol in relative poverty after their fathers are conscripted into the peacekeepers because of traitorous activity. Mrs Everdeen is still from 12 but was moved to the Captiol to be married (this part is sketchy) and she still had a little childhood romance with Mr Mellark. Peeta gets reaped and Mrs Everdeen reacts to this as he looks like his father. Katniss gets a crush on him as she watches him prepare for the games. She hates herself for it but finds herself checking up on how he is doing even during non-mandatory viewing.
Arranged Marriage - I feel like this is such a cliche for thg fandom, but I just imagined my own way that the pairings happen but I'm so bad at writing slow burn so this will probably never materialise, but if you want a semi-decent thought out pairing/arranged marriage system I would be happy to lend you mine.
Miscarriage fic - I will never post this, but it's in my WIP folder. It's full of nasty feelings that feel a little better when they are written about.
Modern AU Pandemic Quarantine! - ofc, this is essential. Katniss and Peeta end up as the only people not to move home from their dorm for the quarantine. Slow burn that I can't fucking write should ensue.
Canon Pandemic Quarantine AU - pandemic a few years after the end of the war forces Katniss to admit she wants Peeta as more than a friend with whom she hunts, bakes, rebuilds the district. Cue sexy pandemic times and a resentful Haymitch that keeps accidentally breaking the rules.
Divorced but co-parenting Everlark - obviously finding their way back together
Another classic of their children being reaped and dying - I don't know why I write things this depressing. They just tend to come out in one big rush and then I never address them again.
Real weird teen pregnancy modern day AU - don't know where it's going or why...
Modern day AU dead Prim - Peeta and Katniss just met each other through mutual friends and are kind of flirting. Peeta is a bit infatuated. Katniss stops going to mutual friend parties and he finds out it's because her sister died. Instead of staying away he gets tangled up in her grief and does all sorts of practical things while Katniss wallows. Also it's E rated but not that much fun... can't entirely explain where this one came from either...
Single Parent AU where Finnick and Annie play match maker. Probably my fave Everlark in the works but it's another one that has grown so big for the 20 minutes I can dedicate to it each week.
Clintasha
Red Room Take Down - Nat and Clint are retired and living a quiet family life with their child. SHIELD appears asking for Nat's help in taking down the red room and dealing with the fall out, specifically what to do with the girls that they get out. Nat is torn but chooses to go. Chaos ensues with the 'rescued' girls. I need to actually develop some OCs a little if I ever want this to be good but tbh the pending Black Widow movie is kind of holding me back on this one too because I hope we find out more about the red room.
So I have a weird habit of writing from Lila Barton's POV. I can't explain it. I have AoU and like to pretend it never happened but anyway I have a WIP about Lila detailing the collapse of her parents' marriage after Clint retires and he and Laura actually have to spend time together without Natasha. She then goes on to describe the custody settlement and her utter joy that Auntie Nat sleepovers with them at her dad's place. She feels utterly betrayed when she finds out they are getting engaged.
Fluffy AU - Clint and Natasha in an established relationship with a son born between infinity war and endgame. Natasha still sacrifices on Vormir, but Steve gets her back no bother and it's so nice and happy and fluffy and Clint and Natasha are together and they have a son who has both parents back and Steve gets to make all this happen and he is so happy too and they have a barbecue and go swimming in a lake and clint/natasha have private time, and their kid wants to be captain america, and did I mention how HAPPY everyone is?
Another fic similar to the above just about everyone being so HAPPY. Endgame reverses the snap and instead of weird farm family coming back Clint and Natasha get their daughter back and it's just a cute moment about her reappearance and their race back to the spot she disintegrated from. (Steve/Bucky go to Vormir and Steve is sacrificed, but that fucker CHOSE to leave).
This is another one that has just grown bigger than my brain. it's based off the idea that Natasha helped with coordinating fosterings during the blip time. Clint loses his mind when he loses his family and crashes in BedStuy but finds a neighbour girl (Kate Bishop) who is fending for herself in post-apocalyptic Brooklyn. He helps her out and tries to get children's services involved but it has collapsed. Finds out Natasha is the one getting everything in order. He gets in touch. She's at the end of her tether and asks why he can't keep looking after her. In the end he does and she ends up getting involved and all three get overly attached to each other. I haven't got as far as the events of endgame and idk what's going to happen. It might be tragic.
Pregnant Natasha but nobody knows what is wrong with her because they don't even suspect her being pregnant is possible. Just a real vivid description of the early unpleasant pregnancy symptoms.
Another absolute monster - Sort of canon compliant to begin with aside from before the farm family disappear. Clint and Laura are in the middle of separating and tensions are running quite high at the farm. Snap happens. Nat and Clint accidentally run into each other while both a bit low during the blip and get drunk and share home truths. Begin working together from HQ and both get a little less sad. He convinces her she doesn't have to be responsible for the world's fate every moment of every day. Clint has a break down at Morgan's 1st birthday and realises that things will have to change. Nat has this realisation later. They begin sleeping together. Accidental pregnancy. More feelings come out between them. They enter a more conventional relationship and have baby. Baby is really hard work (colic) and they struggle with comparisons and feelings of inadequacy. Pepper helps them to identify the colic and improves everything greatly. Happy times with baby while also running the avengers. Opportunity to reverse snap. Some good scenes between Nat and Tony. A big conversation between Nat and Clint about what it will mean. Steve and Nat end up going to Vormir together. Nat is obviously about to commit suicide. Steve over powers her and gives her a pep talk about the situation she is running away from and how to deal with it. He self-sacrifices. Clint goes back to farm fam and Natasha goes back to BedStuy with baby. Clint has to tell Laura and then the kids about the last 5 years and their new siblings. Nate is super into it. Cooper is a bit aloof and cynical. Lila is confused. Laura is quietly seething. Clint helps put the farm back together about 5 years of neglect and the kids meet baby. Family gets happier. Laura and Nat eventually meet again and it's civil/friendly.
My own version of what happened in Budapest.
The Call - inspired by a post here on tumblr. Nat calls Clint as she bleeds out. Just needs a beta reader and then I would consider publishing.
AoU reimagined but with Clintasha - I'm not sure where this one is going it's like a massive spider web right now with lots of ideas shooting off, but basically it is inspired by this post and just involves a lot of hoodwinking the other avengers.
Accidental Baby Acquisition - Natasha becomes Yelena's child's legal guardian after Yelena gets taken out. Natasha and Yelena are estranged at this point and Natasha things the whole thing is a trap and brings Clint along. He is surprisingly good with the baby so she ropes him in to teach her. The three of them end up bonding.
5 times there's only 1 bed + 1 time they choose to sleep in the same bed.
non-superhero AU Clint and Nat both think they have adopted a stay cat but actually the cat has owners and just likes strokes and eats a lot so has many 'families'. They get into an argument over which of them the cat belongs to only to find out the cat has owners and they are moving away. They decide to adopt a cat between them as both are not hope that much and the shelter refused them as single people. Slow burn ensues, which I am shit at writing.
#100daysofwriting#everlark#clintasha#thg#mcu#clintasha fanfic#clintasha fanfiction#clintasha fic#everlark fic#everlark fanfic#everlark fanfiction#natasha romanoff#clint barton#katniss everdeen#peeta mellark
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You mentioned in C+T that Ahsoka wasn't in direct line for the Togruta throne, which I assume means she has an older sibling with children. Imagine the two royal families meeting and there's a squad of little tadpoles Very Seriously inspecting Rex to make sure he's good enough for their Auntie 'Soka
She definitely has older sibling(s). Maybe they have children, I didn’t plot out that far, aha. BUT I do very much love the idea of Ahsoka taking Rex home to meet the fam and suddenly there are just these VERY suspicious kids, requiring that Rex prove himself worthy.
Anonymous said:
fj/ct..does luke ever get somewhere safe?
Yeah, he gets out of town and meets the very driven daughter of the state Senator and a rangy guy who seems to be smuggling...something over the border, with his very tall (and far more put together) friend.
SOME MORE!
prettypansexualpeninsular said:
Hi! I just finished reading your By The Sea series, and I just wanted to say that I loved it! I'm already re-reading it again! I can't get enough of it of the brilliant way you mix the standard, almost dull life in a cabin in the forties and the mystical, magical world Kote comes from. If you're still doing prompts, wit would be awesome to see Kote's perspective on their first time together. Stay safe! :D
Ah, thank you! I’m glad you liked it! I feel kind of like I can’t add much to that scene. I tried, but...
Anonymous said:
>Kote lost Obi-Wan at sunrise.
Why u hurt my beby...and me.
They had a very good life together, first. And at least Obi-Wan wasn’t alone. (He would have...not liked that).
Anonymous said:
There’s this fic that I like, it starts with “Obi-Wan dies on Jabiim”.
For the longest time I don’t even want to read that fic, I couldn’t take it. And when I finally did one boring night, I regret I did not read it earlier. It’s became one of my fav fics, it literally lives rent free in my head. I don’t know if you have read it or not, it’s “Life and what comes” after by Ibelin.
That prompt has the exact same premise. I don’t want to read it but after I did, no regrets.
Oooooh, I haven’t read that yet. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for the rec!
Anonymous said:
Ok, ouch! That last one hurt so I'm gonna share my related happy headcanon: As Obi got sick and realized he had all this gold left that the Mers didnt care about he had someone track down Luke and left it all to him. Out of the blue Luke finds out that lonely guy he met a few times decades ago (but maybe Luke found his articles?) left him a fortune and a note thanking him for his kindness, saying that he got his happy ending so maybe Luke can too. Thanks for your amazing writing!!!
That’s a cute hc! Thanks, I’m glad you like it!
Anonymous said:
By the Sea question/possible prompt (pls ignore if busy): Since Cody has mentioned that Obi-Wan talks in his sleep, do you think during the first few weeks/months of Cody's return, Obi-Wan has nightmares about him leaving/dying (Cody overhearing something to the effect of "Cody, don't leave" or "come back, I'm sorry")? And realizes that while Obi-Wan is able to consciously understand Cody's back, his unconscious is wrecking him? (public okay)
OOOOOOOOOOuch. Also, yea, I think Obi-Wan probably has some confused and jumbled dreams where Cody has left again or never came back to begin with. It’s likely a recurrent concern, because it isn’t as though Cody is staying forever, he travels back and forth. So...
But, over time, Obi-Wan accepts and internalizes that, yes, he is going to come back, every time he has to leave.
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Author Interview: Victoryindeath2 (by Mythopoeia
Thank you @abadpoetwithdreams! I hope you don't regret the last question you asked :D
1. You are responsible for creating the characters of Frog and Sticks! What canon Silm event are you most excited to see from their child perspectives?
Soooo many things—but I am interested to see how they will feel when Mae is back on his feet, a warrior more deadly with his left than he even was with his right, the sort of man who can in canon create the Union of Maedhros. The children have seen Maedhros at his lowest, seen him tormented and crushed into the earth in the cruelest of ways. They also saw how he could be his best even when there was no hope or light for him—he protected them and was kind to them and loved them. I am just interested to see how other men’s and women’s opinions might change as Maedhros moves into the next phase of his life, and how the children will, in some ways, always see Maedhros as their Russandol.
Sticks: yeah I knew he was cool before you all realized it
Frog: *drops a rock in Mae’s left hand and curls up in his lap* tell me and my pet rock a story Mae
Mae: I actually have leadership things to do....
Sticks: you owe us for all the stories you didn’t tell us back in the Bad Place
Mae: *tells them a story and Fingon finds the kids sleeping under Mae’s arms twenty minutes later*
(There is also a non-canon event sometime in the future that I want so VERY badly but guess I can’t say because of spoilers *sighs*)
2. We often joke about how this AU is basically our own crazy version of a Silm tv series. What are some of favourite moments in the series so far that stand out to you as particularly cinematic?
There are so many moments, some of the wondrous and stunning variety, and some of the quiet and beautiful....but here are a few that leapt right to my mind:
a. Maedhros and Fingon parting the last time before Feanor divided the families almost forever! Maedhros with his hair in the sunlight on his horse and the line, “see you on the other side, cano!”
b. Gosh DARN it Mae on the cliff, with Morgoth offering him the chance to leap to his death, and he doesn’t take it *cries*
c. FINGON’S CHILD OF THE WOLF MOMENT WHERE HE TAKES MAIRON OUT (ALSO RIGHT BEFORE WHEN MAE GRABS AT HIS ANKLE AND TRIES TO GET FINGON TO SAVE HIMSELF)
d. Maedhros riding into the thrall camp and basically falling into Gwindor and SLINGING AN ARM AROUND HIS NECK YES HUGS ALL AROUND YESSSS
e. Look Ceili fic I know we talk about it all the time but I am here to talk about it again, especially the moment where Mae pulls Caranthir out on the dance floor and then they all dance together and everyone ends up in a pile on the floor except for Mae who just stands over them all laughing I think doubled over and there is so much good energy in that scene I NEED IT ON SCREEN
f. Personally I like to think that Celegorm stalking his way into a club in New York City and beating the living daylights out of Eol was cinematic
g. Maedhros having successfully argued Huan’s way into the journey west, stumbling all tired like up to the stairs, and meeting Nerdanel there, and resting his head on his mom’s neck. The darling tol bby
h. MAE ATTACKING ULFANG FOR THE SAKE OF HIS BROS, GOING FROM DEPRESSED BROKEN BABY WHO HAS LOST ALL HOPE TO DEPRESSED BROKEN BABY WHO HAS LOST ALL HOPE BUT STILL WILL FIGHT FOR HIS BROS
i. Bby Mae lying on Feanor’s chest ;;;;;;;;;;; before Feanor became the worst
j. Can’t even remember what fic it was at this point but there is a dream? Mae has? Of like....the sea and red sun or something? It was a lot
k. There are many many more moments and I am mad that I can’t remember the one that stood out to me recently
l. ..........the whole fic Seven Card Stud
m. MOONLIGHT GUNSLINGER MAE AND HOW HE TOTALLY OUTCLASSED MAIRON
n. Every hug and brotp and found family moment ever. I have addictions and there is never enough of what I want on screen
o. THERE ARE MORE SPECIFIC ONES BUT I HAVE TO STOP AT SOME POINT DON’T I
3. Walk me through what an ideal day would look like for Caranthir?
The MOST ideal day would be Caranthir waking up in his little closet bedroom in Formenos and realizing he just had a horrible nightmare, and also realizing that he still has his mom and ALL of his brothers. And then at the breakfast table Feanor says something like “wow I’ve been stupid in a good many ways, and a rotten dad because of that, good thing I have recognized my flaws and shall now be a better person, also Mae you can stop going to live in the city if you want, just stay here with your brothers. Also you know, Caranthir, even though you’re still my least favorite child, I’m proud of you. And not just because these are the best pancakes I have ever tasted.”
Then Caranthir probably helps his mom in the garden, gets some quality one on one time with Mae when Mae helps him make a pie, Mae reminds him how special and good he thinks Caranthir is, and Celegorm and Curufin ask Caranthir to join them for fishing. Not that Caranthir necessarily wants to do that, but he does want to be asked. Then Amras and Amrod ask him to help them with sums, so that he feels like a helpful big brother, and without being asked, Maglor takes out his fiddle and plays the slow-moving, peaceful song that Caranthir loves and Maglor despises because it is not challenging enough
4. What is a character POV you have not written yet about but would like to?
I would like to write something from Maeglin’s POV—I feel a powerful urge to protect that lost boy. He’s had an odd and often terrifying life and he needs a break. Good grief imagine having a mom like his mom, imagine Morgoth commanding you to call him uncle. Ew. Anyway, he’s exactly the sort of character I usually adopt as my son. An angsty sad boy without much future, who needs LOVE
5. If you could recommend only one fic from each author (including yourself, of course) what would they be?
HOW TO PICK?!
TolkienGirl: wayyyyy too many to really choose from but I have to go back to the beginning and say “news, breaking” because of the way it introduces my Feanorian boys, and also because of Mae wearing a flowered apron one minute and then a half open leather vest the next, with his glorious hair tied back!
Mythopoeia: I feel like I have to say “those gathered beneath” because it was so DEFINITIVE of our favorite Irish family, and also Turgon is a great narrator (but since I always talk about this fic I shall also add another, lesser known perhaps: “save ourselves unaided” because it introduces Haleth and more people need to appreciate Haleth and Mythopoeia’s Haleth is SO GOOD)
Victoryindeath2: “a certain slant of light (where the meanings are)” because it was my first Caranthir fic, and so it holds a special place in my heart
Bonus Q: The Feanorians are now a KPop group. What are their hair colors and roles?
THE WAY I CHOKED ON MY LAUGHTER WHEN I FIRST READ THIS QUESTION
I ALSO GOT WAY TOO CAUGHT UP IN THIS SO IF YOU ARE AN AU READER WHO DOESN’T CARE ABOUT KPOP IN ANY WAY YOU CAN STOP HERE, I WON’T BE MAD. On the other hand I think I have really good answers so maybe you should continue lol
Maedhros: He has to be a coppery red-head, doesn’t he? Maybe something of the red color that you once told me you wanted Heeseung to try. He would make a great leader, but ALSO. Also I think that he has had enough stress in canon in and in our AU, so I really just want to give him the opportunity to be merely the eldest hyung, who everyone goes to for comfort, for hugs and advice, and who supports the leader quietly. He is a good vocalist and can maybe rap in a pinch? but we put so much emphasis on him as a dancer that he HAS to be the dance leader. Obviously. Is widely acknowledged as the visual of the group
Maglor: Longish black hair, maybe midnight blue or deep purple. Has tried several different hairstyles and regretted half of them. He claims a specific aesthetic in hair and dress is necessary for him to compose the group’s songs, and while he gets teased by everyone for this he also writes amazing music so? It works? Is definitely a vocalist. His vlives consist of him playing every instrument known to man, and half the time Mae is sitting in the background listening with an awed expression on his face—till he falls asleep. Maglor can’t decide if he is pleased by this or insulted
Celegorm: Usually rocks blond or silver hair, but one time some fool insulted Amrod’s pink hair and the next thing you know Celegorm had pink hair for three months. Probably disparaged Maglor’s mullet phase but tried it once himself as a penalty for a game in a Run Feanorian episode and kinda thought it wasn’t half bad.
Celegorm is the “I don’t follow what the company says” member, “screw the rules if they aren’t good for my fam.” He is also a sick rapper and his diss tracks and mixtapes are things of beauty. He also clearly frequents the gym and will toss an annoyed member—most likely Maglor, but sometimes Curufin—over his shoulder any chance he can get. Has definitely done pushups with Amrod or Amras on his back. He and Mae swept the ISAC games
Caranthir: Typically goes with brown/black hair, which only throws the fandom into more of an uproar when the rare occasion arises in which he actually dyes it some other color. Probably went mint for a music video and Curufin started calling him mint choco boy, which offends him deeply as he is (sadly) on the side of “mint chocolate ice cream tastes like toothpaste.” He’s a vocalist with a rougher voice that is surprisingly pleasing to listen too.
Speaking of surprises, Caranthir never quite understands his own popularity. He didn’t like to do vlives by himself for ages, until Mae encouraged him to do cooking and baking vlives, and now he does one once a month on a schedule. Fans are putting together a book of his recipes
Curufin: He does intense and striking hairstyles and colors, and is probably the most likely to do black hair streaked through with red, teal, green, gold, white, etc. He claims to be the visual of the group and Mae is the one member who always agrees with him. I’d say he is also a dancer, one almost as good as Mae but with a different style, and he has a quick and sharp rap. He is heavily involved in the production of their songs over time.
Here is the thing though—I think, in this better non-canon non-Gold Rush AU universe, that Curufin could be the leader. See, Feanor is not gonna be the company CEO loll. Fingolfin is. And Fingolfin mentors better than Feanor EVER could. And Curufin is a sharp lad, very smart and crafty, and if he could just be convinced to care about all his brothers/group members like he does about himself and Celegorm in the AU, and if he just has proper guidance, allowing Mae to assist him in struggles, going to him for support, I think he would be an excellent leader
Ambarussa: Amras and Amrod have tried every color and color combination under the SUN, and they often coordinate with each other either to match or complement. Amras sometimes gets tired of this, preferring to stick to the general group color scheme, and when that happens Amrod just says fine be like that and goes off and does his own thing. Sooner or later though, Amras always gives in and joins him once again.
The twins obviously have all their hyungs wrapped around their little fingers, even Maglor who is driven insane by them crashing into his room shrieking and giggling when he is trying to write music or run a very serious vlive. As far as their musical talents go, I love when maknaes are ridiculously well-rounded, and these are Feanorian maknaes, so I’m gonna say they can both dance, sing, and rap. People have placed bets on whether they will grow as tall as Mae (spoilers, they won’t, no one ever will, he’s the tallest in Kpop world)
Huan: is the team mascot, and lives in their large dorm with them because Celegorm said so
Anddd that’s all folks
#author interviews#gold rush AU#the silmarillion#q&a#yes mythopoeia gave me a kpop question and I was on a roll with it shush don't judge me#even if you are tolkiengirl#victoryindeath2 answers questions
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Wrote a little Graham and Ian fic set after the most recent Doctor Who episode. Although you can read this independently, we did write a few other Graham and Ian meeting up stories:
The Waiting Room
Memory Lane
Another meet up
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Wrapping his scarf around his neck and looking in the mirror, Graham O’Brien took a deep breath and glanced at himself, keeping straight and proud, more confident in himself than in recent times. From the corner of his eye, he swore he just saw a glimpse of her—his Grace—ever so slightly faded. But she was there and she was smiling. He couldn’t help but smile back.
Looking in his own bedroom mirror, Ian Chesterton sighed as he glanced at his own lined face and then at the empty bed behind. It’d been years now and each morning brought the same feeling of loss. For a moment he could imagine she was in the kitchen, cooking him bacon and eggs whilst doing the crossword. Then, for the briefest of moments, he saw her—his Barbara—ever so slightly hazy, standing by the bedside table. She was watching him as she used to. He turned to face her but she was simply a ghost-like memory.
…
“Ian, mate, how the hell are ya?” Graham said the next weekend as he stepped off the train and was greeted at the station by Ian.
“Bitterly cold isn’t it?” Ian said, removing a thick woollen glove to shake hands with Graham.
“Yeah, perhaps it was a bad idea to meet when it’s so nippy. You alright in this cold?”
“Oh, I’ve survived much colder than this.”
“With the Doctor?”
“How’d you guess?” There was a smile on Ian’s face and he fell silent for a moment. “Barbara and I were nearly shall I say… frozen to death.”
“And that makes you smile?”
“More that we survived!”
Graham chuckled. “Well come on, mate, let’s get out of this cold, get a bit of grub and a cuppa. You had breakfast?”
“Not touched a fry up since Barbara’s been gone.”
“Fancy trying it now, there’s a greasy spoon down the next street if I remember this area correctly?”
“I’d like that very much and you can tell me what’s been going on.”
…
As the waitress in the cafe placed down two plates of full English breakfast, Graham licked his lips in anticipation. “Have a butchers’ at that, me old son, cor this’ll warm your cockles.”
“There’s a lot of it,” Ian said, noting how Barbara would’ve cooked much less. “She’d be asking me to watch my cholesterol.”
“Alright for a cheeky treat though eh?” he said through a mouthful of sausage dipped in egg yolk.
Ian took a sip of his tea and waited for Graham to finish the bite. “So, you have news? When I got your call, I worried something might have happened to Ryan or the Doctor or that lovely young lady.”
“Ah no, we’re all alive and kicking, alright, you know? It’s just Ryan and I have left the TARDIS. We thought the Doc was gone for a while and then she comes back and off we go to another adventure. But when she asked us to stay, Ryan and me, well we made other plans.”
“You’d had enough?”
“Ah, I don’t know. Always the way though, glad I left and regretting it at the same time. You get like that?”
“I did at first but the desire to see home was far too strong for us. And remember back then we couldn’t get home at all. We didn’t have the choice.”
“Blimey, yeah, that is tricky. I just thought like what with you being a man who’s been in my position, that you’d know how I feel.”
Ian smiled. “First we bond over our much-missed wives and now…over leaving the adventure behind.”
“And the Doctor.”
“Him too. Of course, there’s adventure in Earth life too but adjustments are always difficult.”
“Yeah, me and Ryan figured there’s always something on Earth to fix. I’m so glad he’s here, not sure I could do it alone.”
“The person you shared it with is by your side that’s a wonderful thing. There’s not too many people who’ve experienced the highs and lows of a life with the Doctor as we have.”
“We’re privileged,” Graham said. “I can honestly say I’ve seen the best of people. My mate Yaz, the Doctor brought out the best in her. She does for all of us.”
“I know what you mean. But with the best of things, there was the worst I’ve ever experienced too.”
“Yeah, saw some terrible things that shake me to my bones.” Graham sniffed. “Look at us having a therapy session again. Wonder if all the Doc’s other travelling companions feel like this?”
“Oh, I expect so.”
“You ever met any of them, well except me?”
“Yes a few over the years, difficult to remember how and when and where. When you get to my age you lose track.”
“Get out of it, you’re a whippersnapper, well at least compared to the Doctor.”
Ian laughed.
“Anyway, if there are loads of us roaming about Earth and the universe, maybe we could sort of hook-up, you know, in the non-kinky sense and have a chin-wag about putting up with the Doc.”
“Like a sort of companion care support group?”
“Yeah, I mean, we’re not saying we need therapy or nothing and we won’t talk about our childhood traumas and all that but just have a laugh and share stories with each other. And make fun of the Doc, compare them to each other like rate-a-Doc.dot com.”
“At least you can call him Doc, we were forbidden.”
“There you go, already comparing… and she’s a she now.”
Ian grinned. “Of course, I apologise. My Doctor had his irascible moments but on the whole I’d like to leave a positive review of him.”
“Alright, no one star reviews allowed.”
They both laughed and leaned back in their chairs, memories flooding into their minds, Graham’s from the recent years and Ian’s from so long ago.
“Now, the question is, how do we find these previous mates of the Doc?”
“I have contacts and numbers if that helps.”
Graham whistled. “’Ark at you. Know people in high places do ya?”
“Oh, I knew the fellows at UNIT. The Brigadier was a wonderful man, passed away a while back now but through him we met a fair few people connected to the Doctor. And Torchwood paid us a visit when we got home in 1965 but I’m not supposed to talk about that. I also skype with Jo and her husband Cliff but they’re usually off on their travels. I knew Clara for a while but I’m not sure of her now but It’s one big family when you think about it, even though one half of us doesn’t know the other exists. It helps sometimes when I miss Barbara and feel so alone.”
Graham patted him on the shoulder and pointed at Ian’s plate. “Don’t forget your hash browns. You got to eat your grub me old mucker, we’ve got work to do. You’re stuck with me now. Us companions of the Doctor are a fam and we look out for each other.”
Ian reached across the table and placed his hand on top of Graham’s, patting it lightly.
“See and now your hands are warm.”
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