ikithon characterization is so good! the ends justify the means type of guy. I will break you so you can rise stronger. I will accept your hatred if it means you have a reason to grow more powerful. I will pat myself on the back for having to do the hard work of traumatizing a kid, but in the end it's all for the good of the empire. I mean, your parents practically asked for it, they wanted to be sacrifices on the altar of your potential. you can blame me if you want, but I did it all out of love. I did it for you, victim/target/project/seed.

what a fuckstick.

ATFC s1e8 Jerry has me fucking sick to my stomach about Simon's, "Wha- No, no! Why would I??"

I kinda am wondering if his lack of reaching Chaos Betty is maybe bc she now doesn't want him to reach her. If she's still kinda Betty, anyway.

Edit: I just finished my second rewatch and I do wonder where Golbetty is portalling him. 👀

yet another writing ask: 23 and 32 if you would like to <3

Thank you 🙇🙇

23. Dialogue or description? Why is the other one so hard?

GOD. Dialogue is so hard. I get soooo stressed in rpf bc I often want or am including multi-lingual players who do not speak like a generic Californian, and I get real in my head about like...capturing that authentically and sensitively. Like description is easier to deploy meaningfully and if I fuck it up, I find that way more forgivable in myself than like writing a multilingual player and accidentally leaning into stereotypes about speech patterns or ways of expression that aren't True To Nature. and like to be clear this is specifically about non-Canadian/American players, like if I fuck up some American NCAA white jock who gives a shit but if I leaned to stereotypes about like how idk Russians speak, I would just die. and I have done this!!! I look back at some of my old sidgeno works and I'm like this is unforgiveable lol.

I'm poking at a concept with Radim Šimek, who is from Czechia, and I'm stressing sooo bad about his speech patterns and how he expresses himself in interviews vs teammates, particularly after I noticed how obvious it is that he learned in English in the Bay Area, which is not like...a particularly unique version of English, but I've noticed that sometimes the way Bay Area ppl inflect words is absolutely deranged. and like how does that affect how you express yourself yk, and like I'm basing all of this off getting lectured for being lazy in five years of French classes in high school and college, which is not even remotely the same thing

Also. At least once per fic, I have to go through a delete an instance of "hella". That man from Ontario would not fucking say "hella".

32. Do you have a word/expression that you always use in your writing?

Well I absolutely overuse "like" in speech which is what happens when you grow up in California and write primarily in a fandom of white jocks. Also tend to use "sounding strangled" with regularity, but I have never been able to figure out how to execute that specific emotion any other way (I have not tried very hard)

Thank you!!!

every time people fundamentally misunderstand the patalliro characters i lose years off my life

Um, Disney… this was literally already the plot of the movie. Her motivations are pretty clearly not just about Eric (and even if they were — so what?). She’d been collecting things in the grotto for ages and sang Part of Your World, the song where she goes very into detail about wanting to take part in the human world, BEFORE she ever laid eyes on Eric. Tell me you haven’t watched the movie in a while without telling me you haven’t watched the movie in a while.

For anyone who wants a basic overview of what's going on, highlighted parts are what somerton directly lifted from creators all color coded with their names to the side

It bothers me a bit when people defend Bill's character as not being that dumb by bringing up the fact that he planned the only successful heist in the game… As if that was not Karen's idea???

skipping class for the first time in my life bc my professor has covid and he sent out an email saying we’re having class and he’s asymptomatic and will wear a mask per cdc guidelines even tho he’s past the 5 day required isolation period. like. great whatevs but have you actually tested negative

update: the answer was no he had not

wOW THERES SO MUCH LORE ON ANGELS GENDER IM HAPPY THANK YOUUU, i actually didnt know all of that. It's so nice that its actually part of the plot too, you are brilliant 💕💞💓💘❤️💘💓❤️💘💓💘❣️❣️❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❣️❤️‍🔥❣️💖❣️❤️‍🔥❣️❤️‍🔥 bless your heart sweet angel

Ahhh I'm happy you enjoy it being part of the story!! I think angel gender is super wild! I love reading old angeology texts and seeing how the authors struggle between being misogynist but not wanting to be gay either. And then there's John Milton who decided to say all angels are between male and female but also they are men and they love to have gay sex. It's so silly! I love it and I love writing about it :) <33

And thank you! :') You're too sweet

i got an ask about some of my oc's (!!!!) and i am currently trying to figure out how to compress 1.5k words of notes on one of them to an acceptable amount of words. help.

Officially gatekeeping Ben Hope from people who think Charlie should've forgiven him. Charlie doesn't owe Ben shit, especially not after everything Ben did to him.

mutuals i got myself into a situation so sticky i don’t even know how to describe it (edit: *describes it* lol). please send thoughts of successful escape my way lol

but that’s enough vulnerability. everyone think about lucifer seducing his little angel siblings to his cause but he forgot how angel condoms work in the cage and by the time they find out he’s pregnant, none of them have any idea whose grace is creating new life with him

good morning to new krbks!! hot off the presses!!!

it still makes me mad that natori was a hated character for such a long time when he did not deserve it but the shift from him being the polarizing character everyone misunderstood and despised endlessly to him being everyone’s favorite beloved weirdo celebrity cryptid who’s so pathetic yet so lovable is sooo funny. this fandom is so much more fun and entertaining now that y’all have gotten over your natori hate

my second listen with lyrics in front of me of 5sos5 has made me decide this is my favorite 5sos album. the focus on growth that this album tackles and the storyline that the lyrics paint of that concept—of different obstacles in life, the relatable struggle with identity but also the aspects of it so specific to the band—I think they beautifully captured the dizzying feeling figuring yourself out can create, especially as you navigate the relationships in your life.

I think the album also reflects the band very well sonically, with a clearer sound imo that says 5sos. something that takes their inspirations and influences and interests, and couples it with their own art and vision. lyrically and vocally it’s just some of their strongest work yet. while I think the “the feeling of falling upwards” captures the experience of the album’s feeling, I do think the palindrome of 5sos5 captures how much the album reflects on them and their careers, but also looks a bit towards the future.

and in the carousel idea of them being on a spinning ride called life, the full circle idea that a palindrome can represent is fitting for the album. so while I still hope for the day 5sos gives us the kind of album title that the feeling of falling upwards could’ve been, I’m very happy with 5sos5 and so incredibly proud of them. whether it’s the vocals or songwriting or instrumentation or concept or production, this album really is their best yet