#the lunar chronicles too i loved that back in the day
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Book recs: post- and transhumanism
AKA: cyborgs, uploaded minds, and humans otherwise altered by technology.
I have previously written a rec list for books featuring robots and artificial intelligences, but ended up excluding various titles for not quite fitting the theme. Hence, this list, which focuses more on the step from human into something else, commonly with themes of what it means to be human.
Previous book rec posts:
Really cool fantasy worldbuilding, really cool sci-fi worldbuilding, dark sapphic romances, mermaid books, vampire books, portal fantasies, robots and artificial intelligences
For more details on the books, continue under the readmore. Titles marked with an * are my personal favorites. And as always, feel free to share your own recs in the notes!
The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi*
Place this one in the category of ‘accept that you’re gonna be confused as hell and just let the world wash over you’. The singularity has come and gone and humans can now easily upload, download and copy themselves into new bodies, not all of them human and not always willingly. Consciousnesses and time has become something close to currency. Follows a murder mystery on Mars.
The Scorpion Rules (Prisoners of Peace duology) by Erin Bow*
Young Adult. Featuring a dystopian future in which an AI forcibly keeps world peace by holding the children of world leaders hostage. If anyone attempts to start a war, their child will be executed. Greta is one of these children, kept in a school with others like her. But things start to change one day when a new, less obedient hostage arrives. A unique, slowburn take on the YA dystopian craze, also featuring a bisexual love triangle.
The Adoration of Jenna Fox (Jenna Fox Chronicles) by Mary E. Pearson
Young Adult set in a near future. Jenna wakes from a year long coma after an accident, and something is wrong. Is this really her life? Are her memories her own? Exactly what happened a year ago, and what did her parents do to get her back?
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky*
Millenia and generation spanning scifi. After the collapse of an empire, a planet once part of a project to uplift other species to sentience is left to develop on its own, resulting not in the intelligent monkeys once intended but in sentient giant spiders. Millenia later, what remains of humanity arrives looking for a new home, only to be met by the artificial remains of the ancient woman who once led the uplift project - and she is not willing to let them on her planet.
War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi*
In an enviromentally fraught future, the Nigerian civil war has flared back up, utilizing cybernetics and mechs to enhance its soldiers. Two sisters, by bond if not by blood, are separated and end up on differing sides of the struggle. Brutal and dark, with themes of dehumanization of soldiers through cybernetics that turn them into weapons, and the effect and trauma this has on them.
The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey
1969 classic. Features a future in which children born too weak to survive are put into and raised in mechanical bodies. Helva, one of these children, grows up to be put in charge of her own space ship, from which she works to fulfill various missions out in space, missions which she quickly comes to learn are much more dangerous than she could've imagined.
Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles) Marissa Meyer*
Young Adult fairy tale retelling. Cinder, a cyborg with a mysterious past she can't remember, lives with her stepmother and two stepsisters in New Beijing as a deadly plague ravages the world and a race of Lunar people threaten war against the entire planet. As Cinder becomes entwined with the young prince Kai, she is pulled more and more into dangerous politics that see her as less than human due to her cybernetics, yet need her to save them.
House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds
Six million years in the future, humanity has spread across the entire Milky Way galaxy. Purslane and Campion are both clones of the same woman, sent into the galaxy millions of years ago to explore along with almost a thousand clones like them. Every 200 000 years they all meet to compare memories and experiences. But this time Purslane and Campion arrive late - and discover that a secret millions of years in the making has lead to an extinction level attack against their kind. Now they must find out the truth before their line is completely wiped out. Absolutely wild world-building, featuring various kinds of posthumans (among which the clones are, shockingly, the most similar to people of our time).
Nexus (Nexus trilogy) by Ramez Naam
In a near future, a nano-drug is developed that can link human minds together, having the potential to change humanity forever. As different factions fight over it - some wanting to control it, other to eradicate it, and many to exploit it - a scientist who's caught improving the drug is thrust into a world of danger and international espionage.
Skinned (Cold Awakening trilogy) by Robin Wasserman
Young Adult. Rich girl Lia Kahn had the perfect life - until she died and was brought back by having her memories downloaded into a mechanical body. Despite having her life back, Lia also finds her life changed, as people fear her and treat her differently. Worse; she herself isn't sure if she's still really Lia, or whether she's even a person at all anymore.
Blindsight (Firefall duology)by Peter Watts*
Vampires and aliens and questions of the nature of consciousnesses, oh my. A ship is sent to investigate the sudden appearance of an alien vessel at the edge of the solar system, but the crew, a group of various level of transhumanism, isn't prepared for the horrors awaiting them. No, seriously, this book will fuck you up, highly recommend if you’re okay with a lot of techno babble and existential horror.
Mortal Enginges (Mortal Engines quartet) by Philip Reeve*
Young Adult. On a barely survivable Earth humanity has taken to living on great wandering cities, hunting each other across the plains for resources. Tom lives in London, but when he intervenes to stop a murder, he falls off the city alongside a strange and hostile girl on the hunt for revenge. Together they set out to catch up to the city, but are chased by a murderous machine like being set on stopping them. Trans/posthumanism isn't the main theme of the book, but it continues to grow in importance throughout the series.
Bonus AKA I haven't read these yet but they seem really cool
Meru by S.B. Divya
A human and a posthuman, called an alloy, venture together into space to explore a newly discovered, earth-like planet, testing the future of the relationship between their peoples on the way.
WE by John Dickinson
Humanity has become a hive mind, constantly connected. When Paul is sent on a one-way mission to a frozen moon, he must disconnect from the rest of humanity, for the first time seeing what it has truly become.
Accelerando by Charles Stross
In a time in which the artificial and the posthuman is more and more outpacing the human, something strange enters the solar system and starts dismantling its planets.
Honorary mentions AKA these didn't really work for me but maybe you guys will like them: We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor, Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
#surprise I'm back!!#i still have a couple of these posts in my drafts#next one will probably be the alternate timelines one i just need to wait out the library waiting list first lmao#nella talks books#the quantum thief#the scorpion rules#the adoration of jenna fox#children of time#war girls#the ship who sang#lunar chronicles#house of suns#nexus#cold awakening#blindsight#mortal engines
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20 Q's for Fic Writers
thanks for the tag @spacejammie-eimmajecaps!
How many works do you have on ao3?
Officially 8, but I have one on anon and one currently unrevealed in a fic exchange
What's your total ao3 word count?
61,996
What fandoms do you write for?
So far I've written for Death Note, Tangled the Series, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Haikyuu, plus a couple of crossovers. Haikyuu is definitely my main rn though
What are your top five fics by kudos?
#1: Frosting and Freckles: 69 (nice)
#2: Draw Me Near: 39
#3: [embarrassing anon fic]: 35
#4: Varian Is Not a Wizard: 25
#5: Midnight Coda: 21
Do you respond to comments?
Yeah, I love to! I don't get a lot so they always make me happy :)
What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
probably the anon fic sdfsk but other than that, Midnight Coda is kinda bittersweet because of what happens later
What is the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
hmm idk but the sappiest is definitely Frosting and Freckles
Do you get hate on fics?
Not so far, thankfully! I don't think I have a big enough readership for that haha
Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
I have not; not sure what kind it would be if I did
Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?
I love writing crossovers! A PJO/HP crossover was actually what got me into fanfic. Unfortunately most of them are merely concepts or abandoned (for now), but as for crazy, I think my Lunar Chronicles/PJO one is the craziest in terms of how the plot grew out of control from a simple "what if these two characters interacted" to "I could rewrite most of this series," which is why I got stuck and put it on hiatus lol but I do want to get back to it someday. Maybe once I finish my other active crossover
Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not to my knowledge
What's the longest you've spent working on one fic? And the shortest?
Uhhh well if we count "working on" as "having it in the back of mind to get to but haven't worked on in months," probably Sent from the Heavens lol. If not, then Varian Is Not a Wizard (just over two years since I published the first chapter). Shortest is definitely Midnight Coda, since I wrote that pretty much in a day iirc
Have you ever co-written a fic before?
No, but it sounds like it could be fun!
What's your all-time favorite ship?
From all fandoms? Dude I have no idea how to narrow that down. Best I can give you is my current fave is Tsukkiyama from Haikyuu
What's a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?
Probably my "Leo Valdez ends up in the ATLA world" one :sob: It never made it past the word doc and about three pages of story and I haven't looked at it in like two years
What are your writing strengths?
I like to think I'm pretty good at dialogue and grammar/spelling
What are your writing weaknesses?
Everything else (jk). I am awful at describing scenes/settings; I get bored writing them so I don't put as much effort in as I should haha. I also tend to ramble and use passive voice too much
Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
I haven't done it, but I think it's fine as long as it fits the context
First fandom you wrote for?
Published: Avatar: The Last Airbender. Unpublished: Percy Jackson
Favorite fic you've written?
I think it's still Bent Out of Shape. It's so niche, but I had an idea and I executed it, and I'm proud of what I accomplished. Although once I finish Varian Is Not a Wizard, that might take the top slot.
No-pressure tagging: @supermarine-silvally @starrynightarchive @litterateur97 @palant1r @soreiya @lilac-writes @oloreandil @kandybarkreepshow @ellegamgee and anyone else who wants to!
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Hi! I’m here for the redacted boy pairing, I saw it on your blog and honestly wasn’t going to submit, until I read the questions and thought that they were super fun, unique, and interesting! The song I’m fixated on at the moment is This is what Autumn Feels Like by JVKE. The lyric I always look towards too whenever I play it is “Love is like riding a bike, scary but then it’s alright. I got the hang of it, right?” Because I feel like it’s a pretty good analogy! And I definitely relate to always wondering whether or not you’re doing something correctly 😅. My Enneagram Type is 6 apparently (I took the test just now) and I’m an ENFJ if that helps. I don’t think I’ve ever gone out of my way to listen to a ‘gargantuan YouTube essay’ but I do enjoy hearing people ramble about their interests if that’s similar! My childhood imaginary friend was Lucy from Narnia, I used to imagine that we would go horseback riding and I would run away to Narnia with her and never come back. To fall asleep I usually stay up watching shows (current obsession is criminal minds) or doing things like that and then passing out, though if I can’t sleep I usually just count until my brain shuts off. I would love the name Adrianna. I just think it’s really pretty and it has a lot of nickname options! Which is one of the few things I dislike about my current name, there are like 2 things you can call me to shorten it and one of them reminds me too much of my dad for me to feel comfortable with people using it. I think my favorite audio is either the decorating for the solstice one with David (I’m feral for the way he explains it all and then goes out of his way to tell Angel that he doesn’t want them to feel left out and that they’re the most important part of his life!!) or the one where Vincent tells Lovely about the monarchal summit (oh the foreshadowing) and about his first time there (I think it’s called Cuddling with your Vampire bf but I could be wrong). The Redacted boys I don’t get the hype for but don’t necessarily hate are Ollie (sorry dude, I’m sure you’re sweet and all but it’s just not my cup of tea) and Vega (I do actually dislike him! Everyone talks about this one video of him in the imperium but I’m too scared to watch the whole imperium and no one has given me a clear answer on what video it is that he’s not a ass). I’ve read the Lunar Chronicles (highly recommend) so many times that I practically know them by heart. I have a soft spot for twisted Fairy Tales and LET ME TELL YOU THEY DO IT SO WELL! This may be an odd answer but I’d want Damien as my best friend. I feel like we have a lot in common and I love me a sarcastic but incredibly driven kinda guy, that’s how a lot of my friends are. I don’t have a go-to topic when I tired, but everyone can tell because I start giggling like crazy, as if everything is funny 🥲. My gas station drink is the Cumberland farms slushies, I would mix the blue and red to make purple. I’m a sucker for the Spotify daily mixes tbh, bc I don’t have premium and they offer me the most amount of control as far as changing the song, replaying it, and only listening to the ones that I want to, plus it’s curated which I very much enjoy. My guilty pleasure media is probably in part Redacted 😅 but also I enjoy SOME Yandere stories that I find on like fanfic websites. And I’m talking about like ‘log this person is so dedicated to you! How fun! 🤩’ I usually scroll past when it’s like an actually ab-sive situation or senario. I really enjoyed this thank you!! 😊
Sorry this is the same person who just submitted the last ask (the one with the imaginary friend being Lucy from Narnia) and of course after I submitted I thought of some extra to add 😭 sorry for the inconvenience, I just wanted to add that I’m an Aries and a huge swifty, have a good day!!
Hmmm, this is hard because I feel like ENFJs could really work so beautifully with a lot of people- at least, Redacted people. In the end, I decided to pair the Protagonist, the natural leader, with our favorite leader, David Shaw.
After all, ENFJs, Arieses, and Sixes can be summed up as confident, principled idealists, the kind of friend who takes charge and takes care of their own. You’d be a wonderfully extroverted contrast to David, the perfect mate of the pack Alpha. I also like David for you because Sixes tend to be motivated by a desire for stability and security in their lives, and… well, c’mon. He runs a security company. I need not say more.
In addition to the pun, there’s so many cute, little things that’d be charming about your life together. Criminal Minds marathons would be so fun with David; he strikes me as the type who can always guess the UNSUB, and he feels a strong kinship with Hotch. He wouldn’t really understand the Taylor Swift hype, but that wouldn’t stop him from pulling some security connections to get you killer seats when she tours close to Dahlia.
Song:
No matter where you are, I'll be there/ We can be the generation/ Who learns how to love/ Mistakes and empty promises/ Will never be enough/ So tear apart these giant hearts/ That beat inside us now/ Let's conquer the percentages/ And rise above the crowd/ And I won't let you fall (won't let you fall)
This song is one of the most down to earth yet romantic songs I know, and that’s why I like it for you and David. Fun fact, the duo who sings this are married, and this is the song they wrote and performed as their wedding vows. That’s the kind of heart-melting, ooey gooey lovey shit that I think suits David and his partner, because that man is a sap and not good at hiding it.
Runner-Ups:
Lasko, I like for you for two reasons. One, he could use a friend and partner like you, he needs it. Two, I can see him also being a Narnia kid growing up, so that’d be a really cute thing for y’all to bond over. Geordi, I also think could use a partner like you, but honestly he’s mostly a runner up because he’s my favorite Redacted boi to headcanon as a Swiftie.
note: it’s no inconvenience at all, lovey, you’re good 💚
Read this post and send me an ask if you’d like a match-up of your own! 💌
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Alpha bf????? What are people even talking these days?
Jikook are real people, please anons stop such weird narratives. Cringe.
My favorite Alpha Boyfriends post because you gave me the excuse!
Charles Cornick - Alpha & Omega by Patricia Briggs
"Anna gave Charles a shy kiss on the cheek and strolled out of the room without a backward glance. Until she reached the doorway, and then, in full view of the curious who'd had the courage or discourtesy to linger in the auditorium after he'd dismissed them, she kissed her palm and blew it to him.
And despite... or because of their audience, he caught it in one hand, and pulled the hand to his heart. Her smile dropped away, and the expression in her eyes would feed him for a week. And the expressions on the faces of the wolves who knew Charles, or knew his reputation, would make him laugh as soon as no one was watching."
Adam Hauptman - Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs
"It's only fair to warn you that you sealed your fate tonight. When you knew you were in trouble, you came to me. That makes twice, Mercy, and twice is almost as good as a declaration. You are mine now.... Ben says you might run. If you do, I will find you and bring you back. Every time you run, Mercy. I won't force you, but. .. No more excuses, Mercy. You are mine, and I am keeping you."
Clayton Danvers - Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
What’s this?” Nick said. “Bedtime?”
No one answered him. I kept my eyes closed.
“You look positively content, Clayton,” Nick continued, thumping down on the floor. “That wouldn’t have anything to do with the fact that Elena is cuddled up with you, would it?”
“It’s cold in here,” I murmured.
“Doesn’t feel cold.”
“It’s cold,” Clay growled.
“I could start a fire.”
“I could start one, too,” Clay said. “With your clothes. Before you get them off.
Ox and Joe - Wolfsong by TJ Klune
"It’s not destiny, Ox. You’re not bound by this. Not yet. There’s a choice. There is always a choice. My wolf chose you. I chose you. And if you don’t choose me, then that’s your choice and I will walk out of here knowing you got to choose your own path. But I swear to god, if you choose me, I will make sure that you know the weight of your worth every day for the rest of our lives because that’s what this is. I am going to be a fucking Alpha one day, and there is no one I’d rather have by my side than you. It’s you, Ox. For me, it’s always been you.”
Trent Kalamack - The Hollows series by Kim Harrison
"The want for that kiss had shocked him more than the interruption, and he fell back into the chair, cool and nonchalant as Quen came in with his questions and demands. He wasn't sure if he believed he'd really helped, but one thing was very clear. He wanted that again, that feeling of standing with her against all odds and succeeding. He wanted it so bad, he was going to risk destroying everything he and his father had worked for. He should walk away. Right now. But as she was ushered out the door under David's arm, all he wanted to do was follow her. What the hell was he doing, falling in love with her"
Andrew Minyard - All For The Game by Nora Sakavic
"Andrew had nearly killed four men for assaulting Nicky and would have broken Allison's neck for hitting Aaron, but when it came to crimes against his own person Andrew couldn't care less. He held his life in less regard than he did anything else. Neil hated that with a ferocity that was nauseating."
Scarlet & Wolf - Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
"Wolf, are you asking me to be ... your alpha female?"
He hesitated.
Scarlet couldn't help it - she burst into laughter. "Oh - I'm sorry. That was mean. I know I shouldn't tease you about this."
Still grinning, she made to retract her hand, but he was suddenly gripping it, refusing to relinquish the touch. "You just look so scared, like I'm going to disappear any minute. We're stuck on a spaceship, Wolf. I'm not going anywhere."
His lips twitched, his nervousness beginning to ease away, though his hand stayed tense over hers.
"Alpha female," he murmured. "I sort of like that."
Beaming, Scarlet gave a mild shrug. "It could grow on me."
Percy Jackson - PJO series by Rick Riordan
"Very slowly, using only two fingers, Annabeth drew her dagger. Instead of dropping it, she tossed it as far as she could into the water.
Octavian made a squeaking sound. “What was that for? I didn’t say toss it! That could’ve been evidence. Or spoils of war!”
Annabeth tried for a dumb-blonde smile, like: Oh, silly me. Nobody who knew her would have been fooled. But Octavian seemed to buy it. He huffed in exasperation.
“You other two…” He pointed his blade at Hazel and Piper. “Put your weapons on the dock. No funny bus—”
All around the Romans, Charleston Harbor erupted like a Las Vegas fountain putting on a show. When the wall of seawater subsided, the three Romans were in the bay, spluttering and frantically trying to stay afloat in their armor. Percy stood on the dock, holding Annabeth’s dagger.
“You dropped this,” he said, totally poker-faced"
It can be fun when it's fictional 😍🥰 Jimin and Jungkook aren't actually fictional though. They DID stare in 2 fictional stories though. HYYH BU and 7 fates: Chakho. And yes, all these recs above (except the last 2) have some toxic energy to them. Lol
#alpha book boyfriend energy#half this list is actual werewolves books#the other half is just that alpha protective energy we all love so much
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Andie! 🌺 Do you have any book recommendations? I'm trying to get back into reading actual books and not just fanfiction but I have no idea what's even out there now help I trust your taste
Ahhh hello my love!! I'm honored to be trusted with this, even if you don't end up liking any of these! ✨ I feel like literary taste can be just as intensely personal as music taste, and you can have such a different set of preferences even compared to your closest friends. But I’ll rec my faves and hope you like them anyway!!
I mostly read YA, and within that genre, I feel like some of my easiest reads/rereads have been the Six of Crows duology, and the Lunar Chronicles:
Six of Crows: I have made six different people read Six of Crows, including my brother who never reads anything, all the way up to my most bookish friend, and they all loved it, so I feel like there’s truly something for everyone here. It’s a fast-paced fantasy heist series with a diverse cast of interesting and well-developed characters, and a lot of very well-executed character development in the later part of the series. My all time fave.
The Lunar Chronicles is a sci-fi retelling of several different fairy tales, starting with Cinderella. It’s baby sci-fi and super accessible, which is important to me because I usually can’t sit still for any of the intense world-building or crazy names with like fifteen Xs in them lol. My fave in the series is the first novel, but all of them are fun, and I would literally lay down my life (and my underthings) for Prince Kai. One of the things I really respect about his character (and the series) is how he puts his country and his people even before his love for the main character. I feel like YA around this time was peddling a lot of “love over everything” type narratives but I don’t think I could love a man who let his entire country suffer just for me. Anyway the author handles his character and the difficulties of his choices so well (but don’t worry, this is a happy endings only zone)!!
Outside of YA, my faves are:
The Pink Carnation series: I fucking love historical romance but I have such a hard time finding ones that don’t annoy me. The Pink Carnation series is one of the only ones that doesn’t. It follows the exploits of a ring of spies connected to the English aristocracy during the Napoleonic Wars. It’s really meticulously researched and super smart, but written so accessibly and so hilariously, if doesn’t feel dark or dry. It’s got all my fave tropes: misunderstandings, likeable yet unreliable narrators, hot and gentlemanly love interests, not-actually-unrequited love, the works lol. The historical narrative is interspersed with the exploits of a modern day researcher following documents related to the historical plotline, and I like her parts too. I just love reading all the stuff about her spooling through microfilm and digging around in the British Library archives, it feels like I’m digging up the past right along with her lol. And she has her own fun romance too.
The Goblin Emperor: If you’re ever up to dealing with the world-buildy nonsense of high fantasy, I recommend this novel. You do have to pay careful attention to names of people and places as they can get confusing, and all of them contain like a zillion fucking letters and agglutinative honorifics and stuff. But if you have the patience for that, the rest of this novel is so good. Maia is the fourth son of the emperor of the Goblin empire, relegated into isolation, but he’s brought back to court when his father and three older brothers die in an engineered “accident”, and he has to navigate political dynamics he was never prepared for while finding out what really happened to his family. Maia is the most likeable protagonist I have ever read, and I love how kind and patient he is, how he deals with his own grief and struggles to make sense of his past and present, and I love how he manages to attract the cutest little found family ever. They’re all ready to lay down their lives for him and tbh I am too.
The Husband’s Secret: I have recently been on a Liane Moriarty kick and I actually recommend like anything she’s ever written. She mostly writes modern-day suspense/light mystery books circling around family and interpersonal dynamics. The Husband’s Secret follows a set of women in a small town who are all peripheral to each other’s lives. One woman finds a letter her husband wrote for her to open if he dies, but she opens it well before he’s dead and it sets off a chain reaction where long-kept community secrets are revealed. Liane Moriarty’s books are super quick and easy reads, something I would absolutely take to the beach, but they’re well-plotted and interesting, as they can cover some really fucked up events lol.
I hope at least one of these interests you, and you end up liking it!! Please send me your recs as well, I’m always looking for a good read!!
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Tagged by @teabookgremlin thank you 😊 - Tag 9 people you want to get to know better
Three ships: right now? Spuffy, Taivan and Gretson. Don't think about that too hard.
First ship ever: WOLFLET BABEY. Lunar Chronicles really had me in a chokehold back in the day
Currently listening to: In the middle of a Wooden Overcoats relisten atm. Actually if anyone has any podcast recs that would be much appreciated I'm running a bit dry
Last movie: Death on the Nile I think? I watched it with my mum a couple of weeks ago
Currently reading: The Coldest Touch by Isabel Sterling. I thought it'd be a fun gay paranormal ya but I'm not loving it so far.
Currently watching: I just started watching Search Party. Idk if I'm vibing.
Currently consuming: Nothing currently
Currently craving: The fucking nacho bean burger from Smith & Western that they TOOK OFF THE MENU. I literally think about her every day.
I don't think I have 9 people to tag so feel free to take this as an open invitation but I'll tag - @uncannydaddy @makingshortstorieslong @blueherons @miraclottie @5bi5 🧡
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I saw you're a CSI, Hawaii Five-0, Criminal Minds, NCIS fan and I couldn't help it cause so am I!! Blame(or thank) my grandma because we used to watch those shows EVERY. DAY. together when I was younger and it might be partially why I love true crime and find interest in all things sick and twisted (a little of psychology too cause the human mind is so weirdly intriguing) I just had to come rant
Though I barely remember any episodes of these shows I've been needing to rewatch them in my free time, tho I don't have much of that😭 Shows like Grimm & Once Upon A Time as well we're some of the media I consumed as a kid and it's just so funny to think that our generation was just willingly consuming such F'ed up content😭 Then again our parents probably consumed way worse which is why they didn't fuss about those kinds of shows maybe? Or is that a me thing?😂
Anywayyyyyys I just came to rant to you about that and I'd love if you ranted back? 🥺 <3
hehehe i do love crime shows. probs castle and hawaii 5.0 are my top favs, because i used to watch them with my sister everyday. we still watched them if they're on tv, but when we were younger it was like an obsession. so yeah, totally true that you tend to develop some interest in sick and twisted stuff, it's only natural.
i've never watched grimm or once upon a time (lack of time mostly) but i do know what they're about and let me tell you something, retelling stuff is the best of the best. i read a series (lunar chronicles by marissa meyer) that has retellings about cinderella, red riding hood, rapunzel and snow white with sci fi universe and i totally recommend it.
but yeah, i know what you mean. my experience wasn't like that. sure, i watched crime shows, but i spent my childhood reading fantasy books and watching disney movies (i have strict parents with slightly fucked up mind tbh), and then i grew up and started with thriller novels and that. it came later to me haha
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Heartless by Marissa Meyer Book Review
“A heart, once stolen, can never be taken back.”
Background : I read the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer about a year ago and I absolutely loved that series, so I thought I would try this book too. Alice’s Wonderland, a world where it makes complete sense to have no sense, has always been fascinating to me. In all honesty, I already knew how this book would end (idk how, but I tend to spoil a lot of things for myself), but I decided to read it anyway for the experience.
Setting : 10/10
Meyer did such an amazing job of bringing in the wonder and magic of Wonderland (or Hearts in this case). She stayed very true to the original book and sequel. I also really enjoyed how the book was partly inspired by the Victorian era, with all the courts and titles. There was a viable explanation to almost all of the characters and places in the original. I think the setting was definitely the highlight to this book and I loved exploring the different places.
Characters : 8/10
The characters, Catherine and Jest in particular, had a lot of depth to them. I was a little confused with the romance because it felt like the characters kept changing their minds. But, at the end, I found myself rooting for them even though I knew that it wasn’t going to work out. Jest was so charismatic, funny, kind, and just amazing. He really deserved the world. The development of Catherine from a harmless, sweet girl to the murderous Queen of Hearts was done so well in my opinion. She gradually became harsher, angrier, and more reckless, and the ending was the final straw. Also, it was so satisfying seeing how characters like Hatta and Mary Ann ended up the way they were in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
Plot : 7/10
The first 3/4 of this book was whimsical and filled with romance, and I can understand why some people would think it was too boring, but I loved that part. Catherine juggling between her dream of a bakery, her desire to be with Jest, and her parents’ desire for her to marry the King was interesting to read, especially with sprinkles of the Jabberwock and fancy balls. However, the last 1/4 of the book escalated very quickly. It was a whirlwind of action and angst, and I felt lost and left behind. The narration also turned very creepy with the entrance of the sisters (I forget their official name), and I was glad to finish this book and get out of that weird headspace. Looking back, I think the ending and mystery were done very well, but I can’t forget the disorienting experience of reading this book for the first time.
“To be all right implies an impossible phase. We hope for mostly right on the best of our days.”
Conclusion : Overall, I would give this book a 7.5/10. It was much more entertaining and magical than I expected. It definitely makes me want to read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland again, or watch the movie. Thanks for reading this far! :D
#heartless#marissa meyer#book#book review#booklr#booklover#reading#catherine pinkerton#jest#hatta#queenofhearts
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hi!!! happy blobro blrusday!!!! how do you spell that. anyways. do you have any ocs that have been inspired by a piece of fiction/media? which oc do you think is most likely to jump into a vat of hot chocolate? which oc would leap at the chance to spray someone with canned cheese, who is that someone, and why? what is the relationship like between kris and nora btw i'm curious 👀
have a nice day!!! <33 [@fiercely-raging-writer]
Hi Jai!! Happy Blorbo Blursday!! And thank you for the ask!
do you have any ocs that have been inspired by a piece of fiction/media?
Not super specifically. Ash (and any other thief character, tbh) comes from my general love of thief characters and heists. When I made them, I had just read a book whose MC used to be a thief, and was currently reading a book with Thief in the title, whose MC had also been a thief. Oh, and shortly before making her, I had watched the Netflix documentary series "This Is A Robbery", which is absolutely fascinating btw. It's about the biggest art heist in history, which is still unsolved almost 30 years later.
Back to the question, lmao. A lot of my characters are mash-ups of inspiration from like 30 different sources, and half the time I don't remember where from. So, I know that they do have inspiration, I just can't quite pin it down.
Funnily enough, I will say that Lenora is unintentionally inspired by Queen Levana from Marissa Meyers's Lunar Chronicles. Their names are similar, and they're both evil aunts to the protagonist (or one of them, rather). Also, they're both rather vain people. But this was very, very unintentional.
which oc do you think is most likely to jump into a vat of hot chocolate?
It depends on how how the chocolate is. But in general, Kristopher loves food, especially sweets, so maybe him??
which oc would leap at the chance to spray someone with canned cheese, who is that someone, and why?
Hermes. Definitely Hermes. He likes joking around and pranking people, and I can totally see him doing this for fun. As for who, I can imagine him going after Nora light-heartedly, since they're kind of similar in that they're outgoing and humorous people. Maybe he's getting revenge for something she did.
what is the relationship like between kris and nora?
These two have a kind of strange relationship. They don't interact too much in my current plans, but when they do, it's an interesting mix. Before coming to Anvia, Kristopher would have definitely enjoyed hanging out with Nora. A lot. She's a pirate, so gauranteed to piss off his parents by association, not to mention that she's a bit of a party person. So, they'd probably get along pretty well if they had met in Oryn.
But in Anvia, Nora kind of represents everything Kristopher is trying to forget and avoid. But Nora doesn't know that. There's one scene, during a ball, where Nora is trying to convince Kris to stop being so gloomy. She offers him a drink, and he refuses, because he's made a promise to himself to try and not be such a screw-up, partly in not drinking so much, and kind of snaps at her. Nora doesn't understand why, but she does realize she's pissed him off, so she quickly apologizes. Fallon shows up then, and she and Nora go off, leaving Kris to continue sulking in the corner.
To summarize, Nora and Kristopher have a cordial relationship. They're pleasant with each other, but Kristopher doesn't like to be reminded of the kind of person he used to be, and Nora is a reminder of that, even though she's not trying to be at all. It's not her fault, and he knows that. So they don't really talk or hang out too much by choice.
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There are few authors that I find I can forever love and immerse myself completely into their novels, regardless of what they write.
I used to read all day, every day. This was when I had nothing else to do, but I don't regret a single moment. I was also banned from all electronics then, but who's keeping track...
Anyway, here are the authors I devour like no other (in order of me discovering them):
Julie Kagawa: I started reading her books after browsing the Harlequin Teen website and finding the cover and blurb about the Iron King to be fascinating. I quickly obtained that book, read every page, then wanted more. Then I read every book in the series, between also reading the Twilight series and then The Lunar Chronicles while I waited for the rest of the books to be released. (discovered JK in 6th grade) I started reading any other book by JK later and quickly made my way through as many of her books as I could get my hands on. I haven't read everything she's written yet but I'm working on it.
Marissa Meyer: after one of my friends held a copy of Winter, the fourth book in the Lunar Chronicles, and being very in love with the cover, I quickly borrowed the copy of Cinder, the first book, from my middle school library. I fell in love and quickly read the rest of the series. Then anything else MM has written since has either been read or is in my TBR pile. Also the Renegades series is top-notch as well and I'm halfway through the second book in that series.
A.G. Howard: ( @aghowardwrites ) I found a copy of her book, Splintered, in the shelves of my Half Price Books store's YA section. Knowing nothing about the book (because I almost never read the backs of books before obtaining them) other than it had a beautiful cover and the words inside were purple, which I had never seen before outside of a children's book, I bought it, read it, read the rest of the series, and then tried to find more books by Howard. Most recently I finished Roseblood and it is so good. Any modern spin on a fairy tale or well known timeless classic grabs my attention, especially if it is written by Howard. (Freshman year of high school)
Erin Morgenstern: although I first picked up The Night Circus when I was in sixth grade, I didn't finish this book until my freshman year of high school. It had been above my reading level. Once I picked it back up, I couldn't put it down, and then it became one of my absolute top favorite books of all time. She has only written two books, so I'm trying to savor every page of the Starless Sea slowly so I can live in that world for longer.
Ernest Cline: the nerdy author of Ready Player One sucked me into his sci-fi fantasy world so absolutely I almost finished that book in a sitting. I couldn't get enough of his work, and bought Armada as soon as I had the money, since I was a broke teenager and had no job, and devoured that quickly as well. I am currently reading Ready Player Two... and I'm trying not to read it too quickly so I only read a quarter of it in my first sitting upon opening the book. I'm not entirely sure if I found his book freshman or sophomore year of high school, all I know is that the movie version of Ready Player One (which I haven't seen) was in early stages of production at the time.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk. I'm now unfortunately an adult and have to do adult things like have a job and attend college, so my reading time is somewhat limited.
#books#booklr#test post#erin morgenstern#ag howard#julie kagawa#marissa meyer#ernest cline#I don't really like tagging things but I need bookish friends#the lunar chronicles#the iron fey#the night circus#ready player one#armada#ready player two#bookish#the starless sea#renegades
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AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Hi, so it's been like a day but we have a new song >:)
Co-written once again by @shellyseashell , I present to you, Of Living and Of Life!
A song that takes place after Cinder's video plays to all of Luna and she's trying to rally the people and convince them to join her, sung by an ensemble of characters, (cinder, scarlet, wolf, thorne, iko, and maha also has her moment) (don't kill me for it) which you won't really be able to tell in the recording but you'll see whose part is which in the lyrics :D
Naia came up with the idea for the bridge (and the concept for the whole song, thank u naia <3) and the idea was that each of the ensemble characters would get a few lines to tell the crowd how Cinder had helped them in the past, and it's easily become my favorite part :))
Thorne also gets his own lil monologue moment where basically him revealing to everyone that Cinder and him actually love each other is what gets the crowd to participate, i don't think i pulled it off that well in the recording but thorne is an icon and that's all we need kdfhgjfg
(when I refer to the ensemble in the lyrics i just mean cinder, scarlet, wolf, thorne, and iko)
(it also gets a little loud in the beginning and at the end so i recommend lowering your volume oops kfghfdgj)
thank you all soooo so so much for listening, and I hope you all enjoy <3
Of Living and of Life
The Lunar Chronicles Cast
Written by me and @shellyseashell
Guitar Chords: C Am D Fm (no capo)
[Cinder] - Verse 1
You’ve been hurt
I know how it feels
Been covered in dirt, for too long
I’m no stranger to this ordeal
We have the power
We have a choice
You have to be louder
You’ve got a voice, so
Let's use it
So let's gather, and make some noise
[Ensemble] - Chorus
Freedom for all or freedom for none
We stand together and we stand as one
The Queen will fight but she won’t run
We’ll make history, we’ll take action
We’ll be the beginning of a chain reaction
The revolution has begun
[Cinder to herself]
I’ve got a chance,
So I’m gonna take it
I’m the true queen
I have no need to fake it
I will lead you to better days
To better ways
Of living and of life
[Cinder]
I've got a plan
[Ensemble + a few citizens]
She’s got a plan
[Cinder]
But with you we’ll make it better
You gotta listen
[More citizens]
We gotta listen
[Cinder]
This regime can’t hold itself together
We’ve got allies we’ve got friends
But you’ve gotta be in it to win
We’ll both lose some and we’ll win some
And we’ll fight until the very end
What do you think to do?
Take a look at you
What do you feel
When you see yourself
What are you hiding, what do you conceal
You have dreams
You have ambitions
You’re like me
We’re all just human
You have to believe
That your thoughts, deserve recognition
We have to start anew
This economy is too far gone
I present an opportunity for you
The power of the people will bring a new dawn
Just wait
When the time comes
We’ll change
The beat of the drum
We’ve gotta let go
we’ve gotta move on
[Ensemble + more citizens]
Freedom for all or freedom for none
We stand together and we stand as one
The Queen will fight but she won’t run
We’ll make history, we’ll take action
We’ll be the beginning of a chain reaction
The revolution has begun
[Cinder]
I’ve got a chance,
So I’m gonna take it
I’m the true queen
I have no need to fake it
I will lead you to better days
To better ways
Of living and of life
[Maha]
She has power
She’s legit
Even if you don’t believe her you have to admit
This has gone too far for too long
I want to live life reunited with my son
She brought him back to me, she brought him here
She’s given me hope and she’s made it clear
Cast aside your doubt and cast aside your fear
Because the end of this tyranny is looming near
[Iko]
She’s been my best friend since I woke up
She’s never given up on me, no
And I will tell you right up front
Getting this girl to quit is impossible
If you were looking for hope, here it is
Standing before you, ready to risk
Everything she’s ever known
For her new people
[Scarlet]
Keep your head up
Keep your heart strong
Your gonna need it
Just get along
Cinder has a plan
And she’s succeeded time and time again
[Wolf]
She has strength, and ambition
She’s never left me behind
Always has her mind set on the mission
[Thorne]
SHE EVEN BROKE ME OUT OF PRISON!
[Iko, Scarlet, Wolf]
Thorne…
[Thorne]
…I mean..she was my first mate
And always asked when something was wrong
We act like we never get along
But she really does care
[Citizen]
And are you sure she isn’t a fraud?
[Another citizen]
And she’s knows nothing about our culture, she’s from abroad!
[Thorne]
She has a computer in her brain, I assure you, learning won’t be that hard (almost laughing)
And she has the most determination I’ve seen by far
…She’s not someone you can forget
If you want a new ruler, she’s your best bet
I’ve always had faith, I trust her with my life
And I have no doubt she’ll lead you to victory tonight!
[Everyone]
Freedom for all or freedom for none
We stand together and we stand as one
The Queen will fight but she won’t run
We’ll make history, we’ll take action
We’ll be the beginning of a chain reaction
The revolution has begun
[Cinder to everyone]
I’ve got a chance,
So I’m gonna take it
I promise you
We’re gonna make it
[Ensemble]
We’re on the road to better days
To better ways
Of living and of life
. . .
YOU MADEE ITTT!
again a huge thank you to @shellyseashell for being an inspiration to me and i hope you all enjoyed it <3
tags: @cerenoya @just2bubbly @nightmare-not-neophyte @gingerale2017 @winterrhayle @salt-warrior @cindersassasin @cinderswrench @shelbylmkaider @razzmooncake @greasicookies @healing-winston-pratt @f-r-o-p @of-stars-and-ships @strawberry-seraph @thestarryeyedsapphic @genyasafingf @starry-tea-party @novannna @sapphiccitra @shellyseashell @scarethemrightoutoftheirpants
plz lemme know if you want to be added or removed !!
#SoundCloud#also fuck tumblr because just i had finished writing this the first time the site decided to crash#hypothetical death to tumblr 🗡️#the lunar chronicles#the tlc musical#tlc#marissa meyer#tlc the musical#linh cinder#scarlet benoit#wolf kesley#carswell thorne#mine#zeph sings
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Fic Writer Interview
thanks @allthebooksandcrannies for tagging me!!
How many works do you have on AO3: 160!! yes i have a problem
Total AO3 word count: 844,446 oh god
How many fandoms have you written for and what are they?: 5 i think? dc comics, young justice, voltron, the teen titans cartoon once, and that one tiny fic i did for the lunar chronicles which is the only time i ever strayed from my fic-writing comfort zone lmao
Top 5 Fics (by number of kudos): the #1 fic is "obedience" with 3395 kudos, #2 is "don't touch me," #3 is "no pain, all gain," #4 is "hi bi, i'm dad," and #5 is "the same mistake twice" with 1353 kudos
Do I respond to comments, why or why not: i tried to respond to all of my comments at one point, but it was a lot of work to keep up and eventually i just gave up after a month of that. nowadays i try to respond to the longer comments that people put actual effort into or if they have a question or something
Do I write crossovers (and if so, what is the craziest?): nope nope nope. it's just not my thing (unless you count the ones where i give characters plots or traits from other forms of media like my "tim sees ghosts" au but that's about as crossover-y as it gets) (also julie and i come up with crossover ideas all the time but for my real, public writing, it's a hard no)
Have I ever received hate on a fic?: oh gosh so so SO many times. it's never fun
Do you write smut?: nah, it's not my thing. i've thought about it sure, just to branch out my writing style and to see if i'd be any good at it, but it doesn't match my audience so it's a no for now
Have you ever had i fic stolen: i hope not? i actually don't know what that means but it doesn't sound fun
Have you ever had a fic translated: yep! a couple have been translated into different languages and a few awesome people have done podfics for my stuff :)
Have you ever co-written a fic before: sort of? sometimes julie or i will write stuff together, but it's usually in a way where one of us will write a fic based on headcanons we've come up with together and then we'll credit the other when it's posted. there have been a few times when we've written actual fics together in the same document and everything, but i tend to step back and let julie do most of the work because i'm inherently bad at working with others and my instinct when partnered with other people is to shut down and let them take over everything 🤷♀️
What’s your all-time favorite ship: i don't know actually?? i'm sure i have one, but as far as writing goes, i tend to mostly lean on ships like jayroy, timsteph, spitfire, and birdflash occasionally. there are plenty of other ships that i care about way more than those four, but most of them i just haven't written for yet so yeah. for someone who's obsessed with love and romance, i'm pretty lukewarm on most ships
What's a WIP that you want to finish but probably never will: oh gosh. oh man. foster dad bruce au, my beloved. i love that fic with all my heart but like icarus, i forgot my sunglasses and rocketed straight into the ball of burning gas. this fic gives the phrase "bit off more than you can chew" a physical form. the fourth chapter has been sitting in its document half-written for months now and i know i vowed to never ever ever ever EVER post a fic and never finish it because i always hate when people quit on fics i like,,,,, there's a 50% chance that i will get back to that fic. it's just too long. i've only finished 3 out of 7 chapters and already it's at almost 59,000 words, i'm TIRED okay i'm sorry guys maybe one day i'll reclaim my braincells and finish that fucking thing
What are your writing strengths: i'm good with the mechanics and stuff, like the way my sentences are arranged and thought-out, but this is also my biggest weakness, which sucks. it's like in monsters university when mike spends so much time studying the technical aspect of scaring but he can't do it naturally like the other monsters can? yeah. i'm so focused on the mechanics of my writing that it's hard for me to let loose and actually let myself think and go loose with it. the only times i can really WRITE without one hand tied behind my back is when i'm overly tired or caffeinated. i have a feeling i'll be one of those writers who can't write anything of value without a bottle of wine lmao
What are your writing weaknesses: see above
What’s your thoughts on dialogue being written in other languages in fics: i don't know what this means?? is this asking whether i approve of dialogue being written in other languages?? or is it asking how i want it formatted?? what does this mean?? sometimes a story requires dialogue in another language, idk what to tell you man
First fandom you wrote for: oh god. don't make me think about my fanfiction.net days. i'm not strong enough (it was batfamily btw because what else do i write)
What’s your favorite fanfic you’ve written: my young justice gsa au <3 my pride and joy <3 that au was when i truly peaked as a human and it's only downhill from here <3
tagging uhhhhhh @damthosefandoms @haljordangreenjedi @catboykonel and @magebirdi because i have very few friends
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on Sandwiches and Shells (Lunar Chronicles Fanfiction)
Jacin was everything to Winter. The blue in her veins, the space between her hollow bones, the warm color in both her irises.
But Jacin was also a dork.
Winter and Thorne both agreed on this.
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An exploration of Winter & Thorne friendship, and Jacin & Cress. Also a deep dive into the fate of the shells after the revolution!
Finished:07-28-2021
Words:1861
Jacin was everything to Winter. The blue in her veins, the space between her hollow bones, the warm color in both her irises.
But Jacin was also a dork.
Winter and Thorne both agreed on this.
And with two sandwiches and a bench in a glass hallway near the ship docks, they discussed it at length.
“Then he threatened to duel me! Dueling- ” Thorne had said, bug-eyed, one cheek filled with bread. “Do Lunars duel? Is that a custom?”
The princess giggled. “Public lashings were common”
He was silent for a moment as he swallowed the rest of his lunch. “Those still aren’t legal, right?”
“No, I don’t think Cinder would let it be. She might make an exception for you maybe.”
The brunet threw his head back and laughed. “Now you’re sassy? I can’t escape it since Cinder and Scarlet started rubbing off on Cress!”
“Perhaps I learned it from Jacin,” Winter added, taking a small bite from her zesty sandwich. “He had been sentenced to public lashing one time.”
Winter smiled at the memory, not because of the gore of seeing the love of her life tied and beaten, but the things he had said to her that night. The side of him that no one else was allowed to see (but everyone knew was there because he was not good at hiding it), a man that would do anything, anything for her.
“Huh. Wish I was there.” Thorne added.
In the comfortable silence, her eyes went to a grand, marble door nearby. If Jacin were here right now, he would be standing statuesque next to it. And since Thorne was here with her, he would probably be standing even closer. Winter would offer him food, and he would decline, Thorne would have something witty to say about it, and Jacin would make a threat of violence with a deadpan face.
“Where’s your loverboy, anyways?”
“He accompanied your Cress to a shell rehabilitation meeting. Do you want to eat the rest of this?”
“Pickles? No way. And what do you mean shell rehabilitation meeting ? She’s already in therapy,” Thorne added skeptically, brushing the crumbs off his lap and standing up.
“No, no. It’s for the friends that were rescued from the labs.”
Thorne nodded and made an ‘O’ shape with his lips. “To reintroduce them into normal society? Well, as normal as moon people can be, ” he added, muttering the last part.
Shells had very limited education (being a thaumaturge telling them an intimidating version of what reproduction was like, effectively scaring them away from it), but they had made their own versions of interaction before they were put in cryo-sleep.
The shells that couldn’t find their previous families, or families that wouldn’t take them back, were offered jobs in the Artemisian palace. Winter was very fond of all of them. They would say very strange things to the aristocrats, ask the most awkward questions at the most horrible times, but they were Winter’s people .
Despite effectively being a war hero, many still thought Winter was crazy, including her close friends. But apart from Jacin, the shells were the only ones in the palace who were too different for others to swallow, swimming in their heads too often. Like she was. They understood.
Many had dreams of moving the Earth, and maybe being normal on Earth meant losing your peculiarity.
But this couldn’t be true. Cress was raised in a drastically different way than the other shells, but she was still just as weird and wistful as them.
“The friends, they really admire her,” Winter said after a moment. “They told me that Sybil Mira had taken her away one day. They were very envious because they thought she was going to the palace to be freed, but Sybil told them that she was killed instead.”
Thorne nodded. “Yeah, I remember that at the banquet. Like, all of them were sobbing. Kind of touchy, too.”
“They don’t know much better, though,” Winter said, dusting her dress off and standing as well once her sandwich was finished.
“Hence the rehabilitation!” He said proudly, already at the door holding it open. “Let’s go supervise.”
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Jacin had made a promise to Cress, a very long time ago. That promise was that her safety would come only second to Winter’s.
But sometimes he wondered, What was he willing to put up with for her?
He already dealt with shells and their lack of personal space and emotional boundaries at the palace, but here, there were about a hund of them all in this one conference room in South Artemisia.
Despite Jacin placing himself far away from the others and staying silent, that didn’t stop people from coming up to him and asking, asking, asking, asking-
“Why are your arms so big?” A pale, redheaded teenager asked.
“I exercise.”
“What pertains to exercise?”
“Pushups.”
“What’s a pushup?”
Jacin rolled his eyes to the sky. “Look it up. You have a portscreen, don’t you?”
The boy, Wane, scoffed. “Portscreens are so blue . I see enough blue on the faces of others.”
He fought another eye-roll, but only because the statement reminded him of something whimsical Winter might say. “I’m sure someone else can show you.”
Wane nodded nonchalantly, thanked him, and ambled away.
This queued Jacin to turn his attention to Cress, who was swiping through her portscreen, and being swarmed by a group of shell women. She looked a little flustered, but not overwhelmed by the attention.
He discreetly made his way over to the crowd and cut through so he was right behind Cress.
Ah.
He should have guessed by the squeals and giggles from the shell girls that Cress was showing them pictures of the Captain. One picture was him carrying an antidote crate, concentration etched in his eyes. Cress swiped through her photo gallery again, showing a picture of him fascinatingly watching a romantic net drama (one he claimed to hate, by the way).
“Ahem,” Jacin coughed.
The blonde turned around swiftly, as did the shells.
The shell girls hugged him immediately, all greeting him. He just about pushed them off in shock until Cress shot him a knowing yet weary smile reminding him that they don’t know much about personal space.
Wasn’t she supposed to be mentoring them on that instead of showing them pictures of her boyfriend? Jacin coughed again. “Hello, everyone. I need a word with the shortcake.”
“Hey!” A brunette yelped. “That’s mean. Crescent is short and lovely and not a cake! ”
“Ah, Callista. He’s not being mean. It’s lighthearted, a nickname.” Cress said, gently pulling her away from Jacin. By now the rest of the shells had gone somewhere else, off to another counselor to ask a thousand questions.
“No, Cress is a nickname because it is short for Crescent Moon. But shortcake has nothing to do with Crescent Moon.”
Cress sighed, “Okay, so-”
Jacin tuned it out, waiting for her to be done. Why did they ask her to explain these things when she could barely explain it herself?
It brought him to another time when a shell woman came up to Cress and kissed her on the mouth like they had been casually dating for years.
Thorne had jumped out of his chair, and when Cress was done being shocked, she stuttered, “Why did you do that?”
“Because I love you!” She exclaimed happily.
“You do not love her, you’ve known her for two days!” Thorne had interjected.
“Of course I love her. She is a hero to all our shell friends and saved us all!”
“I am a friend, then, but you don’t- you can’t kiss people! On the face like that!” Cress swallowed.
She had placed her fingers on her chin like she was deeply considering this. “Yes, yes. Interesting. Thank you for letting me know.”
Cress’ mildly sarcastic cough brought him back to the present. “What did you need?”
“I think it’s about time we go back to the palace.”
“Aww, why? I was having so much fun,” She whined.
“Having fun showing off Thorne?”
There was a comedic silence, before she said, “Yeah.”
Jacin rolled his eyes for maybe the hundredth time, but this time only in jest.
Cress feigned an offended gasp, and swatted at him lightly, standing up from her chair. “You would show off Winter too if put in the position!”
“She would show herself off.” He said, stopping by a door while Cress waved goodbye to the shells.
“Thorne probably would too,” She said, finally closing the door and cracking her fingers. “But I’m just getting the word out he’s mine.”
Jacin almost snorted at the sudden and unexpected possessiveness of her statement. “Sometimes I wonder if he forgets he’s yours.”
She thoughtfully shook her head. “No, it’s a lot like Winter. Kind of.”
Jacin raised his eyebrow.
“Well, like, Winter attracts people by existing, you know? She can’t help it.”
That was very true. She could swish her hair once, and twirl in her dress twice maybe, and get just about anything she wanted. But still, “Thorne can definitely help it though.”
Their footsteps echoed off the grand hallway, chatter from the shell meeting all but gone. “Maybe. I don’t know.” There was a hint of doubt in her voice.
Jacin, out of fear he offended her, added, “Not that I think he’s unfaithful. He’s obsessed with you, really.”
“In a romantic way?”
Jacin nodded.
The flush that was on her face earlier came back. “W-well, Winter’s obsessed with you!”
He decided they were far away enough for anyone to hear, so he indulged himself in a laugh. “I know, I know.”
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“Hello, Squire Clay!” Thorne bellowed as he strutted through the ship docks, Winter trailing behind, sandwich in hand.
Cress could hear Jacin’s eye roll (he was doing a lot of those today).
“Hey you,” Thorne greeted her, voice softer and looping an arm around her waist.
“Apologies I told him about your squireship status,” Winter hooked an arm around his neck and pecked his cheek.
“Does this mean you’re a knight now or something? What’s the surname for knights-” the Captain snapped his fingers, trying to call up the knowledge. “Your Holiness?”
“I think it’s just sire,” Cress said.
Thorne purred, “Medieval knowledge. Nice. How’d it go, sire?”
Jacin held up a hand. “Don’t do that,” he grumbled as Winter snorted. “It went fine. We left early because you two have somewhere to be.” He pointed to the other couple.
Captain looked down at her with wide eyes, looking for an answer. “Ah, the outbreak in the United Kingdom. Almost forgot about that.” She said.
“Of course! In the Canadian province. How could I forget?” Thorne chirped as if he knew the whole time.
“Well, I didn’t forget. The vaccines have already been loaded into the Rampion.” The platinum blonde said, signaling to the crates in the cargo bay.
Thorne hummed. “Guess it’s time to go, then.”
“Thank you, Jacin,” Cress smiled at him, and he smiled back.
“Have fun with your Trouble, Jacin!” He yelled from the Rampion, as the ramp closed.
He scoffed, for again, probably the hundredth time that day.
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Finally finished! I promised this you be finished a week ago, but I lied hehe. Thank you for @gingerale2017 for cheerleading me on! I’m really proud of this. please support on AO3!
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Tag 9 people to learn about their interests!
Tagged by @daydreaming-optimist 💖Thanks twin!
MUSIC
Fave genre? depends on: the weather, the time of year, the most recent artist(s) I have listened to, and the vibe of the book I last picked up. (But movie scores are always great)
Fave artist? Tay Swift or Cristophe Beck
Fave song? Depends on the vibe I'm seeking in a particular moment. Thomas Newman's Nemo Egg is probably one of my all-time favs. Moonlight Sonata too tho. AHH THERE ARE SO MANY GOOD SONGS.
Most listened song recently? One by Sleeping At Last
Song currently stuck in your head? Say Goodbye by Katrina Rose Dideriksen and Rob Rokicki
5 fave lyrics?
“Grace requires nothing of me." -One by Sleeping at Last
“Write what you know so they say; all I know is I don't know how to write or the right way to write it." -Watch What Happens by Kara Lindsay
"I wanna break every rule and cross every line. I wanna show all the stars how stars oughta shine. I wanna do as I please and knock the world to its knees, and go wherever the breeze is going" -Next Stop Anywhere by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater (+ Mandy Moore, Eden Espinosa, and Zachary Levi)
"I may fail but it doesn't mean that I won't try" - Try by Rob Rokicki (+ Jorrel Javier, Chris McCarrell & Kristin Stokes)
"Take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die; I don't belong, and my beloved, neither do you. Those Windermere peaks look like a perfect place to cry. I'm setting off, but not without my muse" -the lakes by Taylor Swift
radio or your own playlist | solo artists or bands | pop or indie | loud or silent volume I slow or fast songs | music video or lyrics video | speakers or headset | riding a bus in silence or while listening to music | driving in silence or with radio on
BOOKS
Fav book genre? travelogue or sci-fi probably?
Fav writer? Rick Riordan, Andy Weir, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, or Rachel Carson
Fav book? This is going to change in seven seconds. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Fav book series? The Lunar Chronicles, PJO, Gaia Girls (going wayyy back to childhood)
Comfort book? Jessica Day George books (specifically the Princesses of Westfalin Trilogy), PJO, The Kane Chronicles, A Wrinkle in Time
Perfect book to read on a rainy day? Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Fave characters? how much time you got? Annabeth Chase, Rachel Dare, Mark Watney, Hermione Granger, Cress Darnel (I swear I'm not copying your answers @daydreaming-optimist we just have so much in common it's ridiculous), Lazlo Strange, Dr. Ellie Sattler (it took me forever to type that bc my L key glitched)... I'm gonna leave it at seven. Seven seems a good number.
5 quotes from your fave book(s)** that you know by heart?
“The planet has survived everything in its time. It will certainly survive us.” (Jurassic Park, Micheal Crichton)
“Dream up something wild and improbable" (Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor)
“The sediments are a sort of epic poem of the earth.” (The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson)
"It's no use going back to yesterday because I was a different person then." (Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll)
"Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people." and "Otherwise he was glad we had missed our landing, for he still had three books to read." (Kon Tiki, Thor Heyerdahl)
**I added the (s) there. That wasn't in the original question but I wrote all these quotes and THEN realized my mistake. But I liked the quotes too much to change it to book singular.
hardcover or paperback* | buy or rent* | standalone novels or book series* | ebook or physical copy | reading at night or during the day | reading at home or in nature | listening to music while reading or reading in silence | reading in order or reading the ending first | reliable or unreliable narrator | realism or fantasy | one or multiple POVS | judging by the covers or by the summary | rereading or reading just once
*depends on the book
TV AND MOVIES
Fave tv/movie genre? fantasy, documentary, sitcom
Fave movie? Like favorite book, this also fluctuates every seven seconds. Rn tho? Jumanji: The Next Level
Comfort movie? Ratatouille, Finding Nemo (p much anything Disney) , The Princess Bride, old Barbie movies, The Sound of Music
Movie you watch every year? Tangled
Fave tv show? Uhhhhh rn? The Good Place
Comfort tv show? Friends, The Good Place, and The Office (I know I know. very standard answers)
Most rewatched tv show? Friends (I'm seeing some overlap in these answers hmm)
5 fave characters? This is simply impossible. I love too many. Mary Margaret-Blanchard, Belle (from Beauty and the Beast), Marinette Dupain-Cheng, Chidi Anagonye, Woody Boyd, Katniss Everdeen (that's SIX i know but god I want to say SO MANY MORE SSKJGKJH)
tv shows or movie | short seasons (8-13 episodes) or full seasons (22 episodes or more) | one episode a week or binging | one season or multiple seasons | one part or saga | half hour or one hour long episodes | subtitles on or off | rewatching or watching just once | downloads or watches online
tagging (no pressure): @the---hermit @kakooii @oh-toasty @c-avenged @of-the-elves @jellyfishwaters @unashamedly-enthusiastic @sous-la-mousse @alienlamp
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Reader anon here!
Hi it's been awhile, I hope you are doing well! I know I am! I have successfully bought more books and filled another shelf in my bookcase and it is just so satisfying to see! I have a shelf dedicated to each genre I like, so one shelf is just erotica and downright smut, while another is high fantasy/YA fantasy! Then at the bottom are my books on mythology and languages!
I am so proud of my collection 😩 and can't wait to get more books. That new book smell is just-🤌🏻
Do you like books that focus on romance or do you like books that focus on more mystery/conflict and have a good chuck of romance? For me, I like both!
Oh omg reader anon I am in awe at your organization skills akflgjhdkfjghdkjfgh
Right now my 'to be read' pile is a literal pile of books (well, multiple piles, but) scattered around my room and the living room and every once in a while I'll pick one up and actually start reading it (I recently started The Lunar Chronicles, in fact, and I'm already fully in love with Linh Cinder, best girl) and then sometimes I'll get halfway through and pick up another book and sdfklghdkfjhgkjdgh ANYWAY IT IS A WHOLE MESS IS WHAT I'M SAYING. I wish I could have an organized bookshelf but I ran out of space in mine ages ago and it is covered in yet more piles of books (though the ones on or around my shelves are mostly ones I've already read, although I've been eyeing Mistborn and The Wyrd Museum for a reread cause it's been so long, but I think if I started rereading old books right now my unread book piles would coalesce into an autonomous figure and beat me over the head with my own readerly ambition lmfao)
As for your question, honestly it really depends on the book! I absolutely love a good romance-focused narrative (emphasis on 'good', bodice rippers don't usually do it for me but sometimes when I'm in the mood I go to my mom's bookshelf and raid it for something cheap and tawdry (affectionate) that hits just the right button I need pressed at that moment, so y'know, it varies), but I also love books where the romance is incidental to the actual plot. In that case, though, I like it best when the romance and character arcs are woven into the plot rather than forcing the plot to conform to them, you know?
Like, I'll use the Grishaverse trilogy as an example here, because I've been rather hyperfixated on it and the extended world lately, but part of the problem I have with that series is that the romance the author clearly wants you to be invested in and root for at the end of the day is the most boring part of the entire story--and yet it quite literally warps the universe of the books around it to make it the most important part of the main character's journey.
You have a world on the brink of full-scale war where the main character has just discovered she is part of an oppressed minority group that are primed for literal annihilation--she is in the only country where her people can get even a pretense of agency and a fulfilling livelihood (Fjerda burns their witches, Shu-han vivisects them, Kerch sells them into slavery, and even in Ketterdam they aren't really safe unless they can make themselves useful enough to earn protection from one gang or another; the Wandering Isle and Novyi Zem may be the exceptions to the rule, but Fantasy Ireland and Fantasy Australia/Africa never matter enough to the story for any of the characters to find out), and yet even when she is suddenly a target for assassination purely because of what she is, there's never any real sense that she actually cares about Grisha as a whole.
Instead, the only thing she really cares about is her childhood romance. Getting back to Mal is the only thing that matters to her. The show tried to give her a little more agency (where in the books, she was pretty much just buffeted this way and that by the whims of the plot and very rarely made her own decisions about anything; and when she did, they were rarely based in any actual logic, and I say this as someone currently forcing my way through the books so that I can more accurately critique them.... it is intensely aggravating as a reader lmao), but they couldn't change the plot too much, so she winds up coming across as even more stupid than in the source material. And still, Mal and the meadow is a constant refrain, for reasons that, as far as I can tell, are never actually explained beyond 'these two kids traumabonded over their experiences growing up in an orphanage in a war-torn country, and they are dangerously codependent as a result'.
In order for the books to end as they do, Alina can't actually give a shit about the plot going on around her. The romance completely overrides the sense that anything else in this world matters, and when the romance is the most boring part of the plot, focusing on it to the exclusion of all else just makes the entire thing fall flatter than a house of cards in a stiff breeze. And that's the kind of romance I usually don't like--which gets thrown into much sharper relief when you go over to Six of Crows and find romances that actually work with the characters and the world and the plot surrounding them, rather than against it.
So that said, tl;dr: I like both too! But if the narrative is going to be romance-focused, then that romance needs to not be the least interesting part of the plot (traumabonded childhood friends to lovers working through that pain and coming out the other side healthier and happier for it can work really well, if you haven't plopped them in the middle of a world and plot that is much more interesting when they are apart), and if the romance is secondary to the plot, then it needs to take a proper back seat and work with the characters and their individual arcs as they move through the world, rather than attempting to force the plot into a different shape so the romance can work.
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yo nadia <3333 i'm bored in my online classes and u reblogged the questions thingy at the right time lmao, so get ready: 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 17, 23, 24, 28, 30!!!, 34, 38, 39, 40 (the intimacy of being understood) (imma stop here lol) (also i'm sorry u're not feeling well, ily and hope u'll feel better soon!! <33333)
ELE ILY. (and thank you, i’m stayin home today cause,,, yeah. i appreciate you sm.) you’re the literal best, i adore you.
1. How long ago did you start reading fanfiction? Writing fanfiction?
The first fanfiction i read was for The Lunar Chronicles when I was like 11?? and it was 100% on accident and it scarred me because it was a hardcore porn one with a period kink and i was like WHAT IS THIS??? OH MY GOD???? LMAOOOOO i didn’t pick it back up until i was 13-14 and really got into the Fairy Tail fandom. I still reread my favorites on ff.net cause i love them.
As for writing, I wrote a horrible, terrible x-men fanfiction when I was twelve. (my friend still brings it up and REFUSES to delete it so it still gets comments and views, that shit HAUNTS ME ELE.) then tried again for Fairy Tail, posted like two chapters before taking it down cause i wasn’t really feeling it. And then I posted The Intimacy Of Being Understood and here we are.
4. Link your three favorite fics right now.
OMGG okok
@murd3rm1ttens ‘s The Problem How Time Works IF YOU HAVENT READ THIS YOU GUYS NEED TO HOP ON IT ASAP. MITTEN’S WRITING SO SO SO SO GOOD. SAKURA AND INO ARE TOTAL BADASSES. KAKASHI IS A SIMPPPP. ITS SO FUCKING GOOD.
@mouseymightymarvellous ‘s We Were Screaming In Color (Only A Possibility) yes, yes I KNOW. i always point into mousey’s direction but i WILL always advocate that everyone reads her fics, they’re literally so beautiful???? i just happen to be rereading WWSIN rn
@safelycapricious ‘s Shaking Up And Breaking Down series. I found this like?? idfk but i’ve been raving about it ever since. ALSO CHECK OUT THEIR FICS IN GENERAL.
fuck i have more than three but also check out @ambivalens999 ‘s Masks
i do wanna make a fic rec thing where i just rav about my favs,,, might do that later or sum
5. What are your fanfic pet peeves? Do they have a huge effect on whether or not you decide to read something?
Omniscient third person. I don’t like it. Like I can understand that it can be a little hard to stay in one person’s perspective but, in my opinion, if you can, it shows how disciplined you are as a writer. Plus, i just get so confused when I go from A’s thoughts to suddenly what B is thinking about A.
When writers use ‘ ‘ instead of “ “. When writers put thoughts in ‘ ‘ instead of just italicizing them. It’s small things but like they just bother me sO MUCH. most of the time i can ignore it and try to enjoy but other times i just dip.
9. Tag 3 fic writers you think are underrated/unknown in the fandom/fanfiction community.
@espoir-et-reves !!!!! THEIR SHISAKU FICS ARE SO SO SO SO SO GOOD. And they have a warring states one going on THAT I AM SO OBSESSED WITH.
@writer168 idk if they’re really “underrated” but THEY HAVE SUCH GREAT FICS ON AO3. Like theres an AU with sakura, kiba, and shino that i reread constantly because it just. is. so. fucking. GOOD. and they posted a new one that i’m YELLING about.
@eggtoasties okay they only have 2 in the naruto fandom (one shisaku which is still ongoing) BUT THEIR WRITING STYLE IS SO NICE?? I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. I still go back and reread their shikasaku one cause UGH i can’t get enough. I love it.
10. What’s your favorite fandom, pairing, or character to read fic for?
Fandoms: Naruto, Soul Eater, The Old Guard, ATLA
Parings: KakaSaku/ShikaSaku/ShiSaku/MultiSaku, SoMa, Joe X Nicky, Zukka
Character: SAKURA. I will read anything with Sakura as the main character and her being a fuckin badass or becoming a badass. I love her.
17. How obsessively do you sit and stare at your fic after you’ve just posted and wait for feedback?
aha.. haha.. well. I check my email like three times an hour. its the first thing i check in the mornings too. I’m literally a whore for praise and literally eat up feedback like its going out of style. I also reread a lot of my stuff because i make so many mistakes and spelling errors, or the spacing is weird oR SOMETHING. plus, literally any and all comments make my day, i go back and reread them cause they just make me feel so tingly and warm like “wow. this person enjoyed the fic/my writing enough to tell me. thats HUGE!”
23. What’s your absolute favorite trope to write?
Angry, feral, bloodied, morally gray women. They aren’t bad guys, they’re probably the good guy, but that doesn’t mean they cant be fucking raging at the world with raw knuckles and blood on their teeth. I just love an angry woman who struggles with her emotions and just has so much inner conflict but that doesn’t take away from her character or badassery, it adds to it.
24. What’s a trope that you’d like to never hear about as long as you live, let alone write?
The fake dating or miscommunication troupe. LIKE GUYS JUST TALK. AND TELL EACH OTHER OMFG. the entire like obliviousness of “nah they dont like me” while the They holds their hand and kisses their cheek. MOFO WHAT. it makes me so impatient and like mad HAAHHAHA. its probably because i’m a pretty confrontational person so seeing stuff like that just “cmon bro, USE YO HEAD.”
28. How do you deal with writing pressure (ie: pressure to update, negative comments, deadlines, etc)?
I have yet to receive a negative comment! Which i was really surprised about tbh. As for deadlines or pressure to update, i just kind of do whatever. I do set goals, but i set them flexible enough that hey, if i can’t do it, that’s okay.
I have a lot of mini goals, like “i want to write this chapter and get it done this week” and then the large goal is “FINISH BY END OF MAY” so i have time.
Actually, now that I think on it, the entire pressure to update thing is probably why i’m waiting until I have all of OL&W written to post it weekly,, cause well. I wouldn’t wanna leave you guys waiting as I tried to write and work out the next chapters and stuff, you know?
30. Post a snippet from your current WIP without context - no more than 300 words.
AAAAAA YOU KNOW I LOVE THESE AHAHAHAH
Have you seen the way the dead dance, World Breaker? They roar, half mad and starving. Do you not wish, do you not hope to see them twist and bend and dance to your will?
Shikamaru snarls, looking behind his shoulders to where his Shadows lay. “Patience.” He spits. “Is of the essence, Things of Ancient. Know your place as the dark you are.”
34. How much of yourself and your life experiences do you put into your writing? What do you think your readers’ image of you is?
None of my experiences match up to anything I write tbh,,, probably the only thing that is me in my writing is maybe the emotional turmoil? I’m pretty emotionally and mentally mature because from a pretty young age i started forming my own opinions, started looking into the world around us and being like “dude what the fuck this is not what disney advertised”. Then i started talking (read: arguing and debating) with my dad about a lot of it. So, like emotions are kind of hard for me. Like i’m pretty good at controlling them or understanding them, but still. idk its hard to explain ig.
Like the weight of stress, the anger, the sadness. It’s kind of therapeutic to write. Cause i don’t know how to put those feelings to verbal words so writing them really helps.
As for my readers’ image? Probably like some kind of hunched over figure typing away in the dark with a maniacal grin on their face. I honestly don’t know AHHAHAHA but it is fun to think about. I think they’d see me as someone with potential but a lot of room to grow and someone who is imperfect but in a charming way LMAOOOO
38. What does your writing process look like? How chaotic is it on a scale of 1 (very tame) to 10 (you can’t handle this kind of chaos)?
I’m gonna be real honest. Its probably like a 2. I’m a bit of a control freak so I almost always go in chronological order, my writing is pretty linear. Unless, i get bored and jump to one of my fav parts. It's pretty much i sit down, i open the doc, read over my notes and just start writing.
It’s a little boring to explain AHAHAHA but once i get into the groove of things its really fucking great, I can like feel myself in the world, I can feel what i want the characters to, i love it. I catch myself mouthing the words as i type too, which i find hilarious.
39. What’s something about your writing that you pride yourself on?
I rather like how raw my writing is sometimes. Which might sound really vain, but i do like the way i word things or describe things. I love juxtaposition and repetition, or making a good ole circle back to some minute detail that wouldn’t stand out until i repeat it at the end and you’re like “omg” AHAHAHAHA.
Like those little poetic snippets or certain wording i just sit back and go “damn thats kinda good nadia! go you!’ HAHAHA
40. How did you come up with the idea for The Intimacy Of Being Understood?
AAAAA this fic is like my first child, my pride and joy LMAO
so the idea initially came when i was reading some fic, idk if it was even naruto, but i was like “i don't like this, but i do like the rain symbolism.” And I knew i wanted to write something kind of slow paced, something a little sad and angsty, but would show KakaSaku slowly but surely falling in love.
Idk if you’ve noticed but a lot of my fics, the pairings don’t change each other dramatically. They accept each other as they are and then they grow with together. Like that acceptance is something i just love writing, its so subtle, it isn’t something you declare. Its simply “I am going to love you. I am going to love you despite your flaws and faults. I am going to love you unconditionally because I know you, I understand you, and there is nothing you could do to drive me away.”
The fic kind of wrote itself after that first scene. I kept going back to the rain, go being ghosts, and resurrection, and the small epiphanies one gets. I wanted to focus on each character’s growth with each other. They didn’t find light in life because of each other, but with each other. And i think that’s my favorite thing about that fic.
I wanted something raw and real and just something beautiful. I’m actually really proud of it tbh. Would i go back and rewrite/edit it? Oh of course! I’d do that with every single one of my fics, but i’m not gonna cause i think its in its rawest form right now. :))))
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