#the unique counts is going to be a headache. no idea how I'm going to structure the coding for it. might be fun to invent? we'll see | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

milla-frenchy · 4 months

Text

2023

My first year on tumblr. I signed up in March or April, and I was like "woah" as soon as I read my first fics. Some of them are printed in me.

raider series - @toxicanonymity I was hooked from the first chapter, and now, what can I say... This universe is amazing, and the analyzes never cease to make me emotional. I love your fics so much and their particular atmosphere, I was going to mention Slasher and Night walks, but honestly I could put the link to your masterlist it would be more representative.

Toxic, thank you so much. I love you and I'm so grateful to know you 🖤🫶🫂

Han @swiftispunk, you are one of the very first accounts I followed, and this famous “woah” effect started with Let me and Use me. Then there was In my hometown, and how could I not mention Your summer dream. You are also one of the nicest people in here, and reading your responses to requests is always a pleasure.

Katy, @atticrissfinch I'm a huge fan of your dom/brat tamer series, since day one. The dom/sub dynamic is perfect. Since then I've been reading your fics like a starving person, I'm crazy about Meet me in the back like a lot of people, little bee is amazing, and honestly your masterlist is dope. Also you are SO funny and I couldn't say how many times you made me giggle.

Aly, @iamasaddie am I gonna talk about Lost in the Dark for the 50th time? Absolutely. A hugnry dog on a very short leash is one of the fics that had the most impact on me. When someone writes down the most raw, primal emotions you've ever felt, it creates a special bound. Aly, I love you, you are one of the funniest people I know, you're like an alternative version of me and I love that 💛

Kat @pascalsbby I've said it a million times, but your Carnal series... ❤️😍 Birdie means a lot to me, to the point that I add one of your quote on my PP. Your Joel is incredible, the feelings when I read this series are amazing. Thank you

Emma @walkintotheriveranddisappear I can ben your pretty girl is an amazing series, I have lost count of the number of times I have read it. The last parts with Tommy made me turn a total fangirl. And I can't thank you enough for your september fics

Rad @bonezone44 You gave us one of the most depraved fics I've read this year, and I read a lot of them 😁 Too depraved 4 tv is a fn masterpiece, and I love you ❤️

Lo @covetyou when we read the first part of Something wretched about this with some of my mutuals, we went in feral mod instantly. I love, love, love, this series. You have no idea how much I couldn't wait for the next Tuesday. Thank you.

I can't list all the fics that I liked because there were so many, if you're interested I have fics recs.

Tumblr didn't only offer me fics. I can't talk about 2023 without talking about you, Kate, @not-a-unique-snowflake-blog. You are a gem, and I am so grateful to have you in my life. Thank you for all the time you spend correcting my fics, and my shitty grammar. Writing fics with you is awesome. I love you, my twin 💕

Also, I can't forget the emotions I felt while reading A villain's monologue.

Finally, I started writing my little fics, and some people always take the time to comment and rb. Thank you so much, it means the world to me.

@casa-boiardi @survivingandenduring @sheepdogchick3 @axshadows @quaritchscupquake @corazondebeskar-reads

Sorry for the people I forgot, for the probably bad english, I drank too much last night and I have a horrible headache 😭

Cheers to 2024!

28 notes · View notes

bihanarms · 1 year

Text

Here's chapter 2! If you want to read the first one, don't hesitate to go to my blog ;) Feel free to correct me or suggest some ideas, happy reading~

Chapter 2 : Dilemma

Do not be fooled into thinking that las plagas are merely tools for creating powerful bioweapons. Their true value lies in their ability to control. No matter how hostile the subject, a single injection can turn anyone into a faithful servant. Who needs spies when you can turn yesterday's enemy into today's ally?

Can you imagine if Saddler had that much control? Six billion loyal servants at his sole command. There would be no opposition, no war.  Maybe for the first time in human history, the world would know peace.

But I know how Saddler and the others have oppressed the people of this island for generations. I know how he treats them. That's no way to live. And because of that, I won't let it happen. »

A drop of sweat fell on the right side of his notebook.

Luis released his pen with a trembling hand, his pulse abnormally high. All that he had witnessed on this island was too much, and he could not continue to work and support these atrocities without doing anything. Being a mere spectator to all this was destroying him bit by bit, day after day...But where to start?

He had already figured out a way to remove the parasite from a body until a certain stage, but most of the inhabitants of his former village and this island were at an advanced stage, and nothing was possible at this level of infection, except... execution.

The best thing to do was unfortunately to get out of this place while he still could, safe and sound, to save his skin.

"I'm going to blow myself up," Luis sighed with a completely overwhelmed voice, his arms hanging on both sides of his desk chair. He took a deep breath before raising his head and trying to regain his composure.

You’ve got a new notification, the sound came from his computer.

He hastily slid on his chair to reach his keyboard.

There was actually a solution...This woman named Ada Wong had just replied to his email. She came from an organization whose name he vaguely remembered and offered to get him out of this island safely, in exchange he gave her the sample called the amber he had recovered.

But could he trust her? In any case, there were few options...

Count on me, I'll bring you the amber, but you'll get me out of here, right? Ah, and if you could take a pack of cigarettes on the way... any brand will do.

With his right hand on his lighter and his left hand on the end of his lips holding his last cigarette, a cloud of smoke emanated from his mouth...

Who to trust?

His eyes suddenly opened wide, and a snap of his fingers resonated in his brain. What about (y/n)? How could he forget about her? Months had passed since then, months spent in her presence, learning more about her, personality, tastes, etc... Even though the mystery surrounding her face had still not been solved, he had become attached to her in a unique way. And as he had felt it from the beginning, she was much more than a mere woman his ego dictated he should conquer.

They trusted each other, or... was it really the case?

Luis replayed the scenes in his head, but he had never heard her express her opinion on what was happening on this island. He had tried to fish for her opinion on Saddler several times, but she had never been receptive to it, no negative or positive answer. Her response was limited to "these are things that do not concern me, Luis. My job here is to protect people like you and your work."

The poor researcher had such a tormented mind, a real headache settling in his head. He really didn't know who to believe...

Knock knock knock

His heart skipped a beat.

"Just a minute! Just a minute!"

He rushed to his notes, hiding them in drawers, closing all the tabs on his computer, and hurried to open the door.

"(y/n)?"

"What? No nickname today? You seem stressed. Something's bothering you," (y/n) said gravely.

Her tone was drier than usual. Something was wrong.

"Everything's fine, cariña. What brings you here?" Luis forced a smile.

(y/n) briefly scanned the room before turning her attention back to Luis. "Hope you are ready for big trouble. You have two hours to meet me at this location. And if I don’t see you here exactly in time, I'll come back to drag you out. »

Normally, Luis would find her authoritarian attitude a bit thrilling, but all he felt now was fear. Was Saddler ordering (y/n) to eliminate him because he suspected his betrayal? Would she take care of him in the village? After all, (y/n) used to work for Saddler before becoming his friend, from what he knew.

"See you in two hours then," Luis replied, trying to appear calm, even though he was anything but.

He closed the door and slumped against it. In any case, the place that the charming military woman had indicated was right next to where he was supposed to meet Ada.

Why not see what was waiting for him there?

hope you liked it !! chapter 3 will be out soon, be ready~ and dont worry romance’s coming back in the next chapter :p

#luis serra x reader #luis sera #resident evil #luis sera x reader #luis serra navarro #luis serra #resident evil 4 #resident evil remake

81 notes · View notes

lilahisntsadanymore · 2 years

Text

After James revealed Y/n's embarrassing secret, she thought she's done and had no chance with Sirius. She had no idea how wrong she was.

Pairing: rockstar!Sirius Black x popstar!reader

Words count: 2.4k

Warnings: no magic involved, happens in the 80s

Mia is of course made up by me and this story is lightly inspired by the Doja and Noah's "drama".

Pics of outfits I described are under the fic.

─── ･｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

Rockstar boyfriend

Y/n Y/l/n woke up with a headache. The world was spinning around when she tried to get up from the bed. Nevertheless, she had to get up if she didn't want to puke on the white hotel sheets. Y/n definitely had a hangover, but it doesn't hurt to party once in a while. Especially when you were so close to winning a Grammy.

"Have you seen the- oh my God, let me help you," Y/n's manager and best friend, Mia, walked into the room. She rushed to the bathroom after hearing what Y/n was doing. She grabbed the singer's hair so that they didn't fall into the toilet.

Y/n coughed. "Have I seen what?" She turned her face to Mia.

"Oh, yeah, the news. They're talking about you, but I guess you haven't seen it yet."

"I suppose they'd be talking about artists who attended Grammys. I didn't win one, but still I was there and the media like to talk, so..."

"No, not just that," Mia stood up and went to grab the remote.

Y/n walked behind her friend and sat on the bed. When Mia turned on the TV, a woman's voice reported on what happened yesterday at the Grammys' after party. Suddenly, a photo of Y/n was displayed. She stood next to James Potter, a member of a rock band The Marauders. Neither of them were posing to the picture, they weren't even aware about being photographed.

Y/n tried her best to recall what they talked about, but she didn't even remember talking to him. She drank way too much yesterday.

"...turns out love is everywhere, even at the Grammys and Y/n Y/l/n can't hide it anymore." The TV lady finished.

Y/n choked on air. Her eyes widened, but she had no idea what's going on. "Me and James? Didn't he have a girlfriend?"

"He does. A wife, actually, Lily. But it's not about him. Just keep watching."

The screen switched from the presenter to a video from yesterday. A young woman with a microphone stood next to James. It was an interview.

"I'm with James Potter from The Marauders, " her smile was so wide, making Y/n wonder if her cheeks don't hurt. "Your band has been discovered recently, you brought that fresh breeze into the current rock scene."

Y/n scoffed. Fresh breeze? What kind of a description of a rock band was it? She clearly was a beginner journalist.

"I don't think that's correct," visibly tipsy James interrupted, "we're inspired by and look up to David Bowie, The Clash, Queen. Nothing new in my opinion."

"But still, you're unique-"

"Yeah, apart from our inspirations we also try to come up with original ideas and people seem to enjoy our music so far."

"People love you, as much as people love Y/n Y/l/n, who is also there. We saw you talking to her, is there maybe a collaboration coming up?"

James smiled mischievously. "It's not a collaboration we talked about. I can tell you that secret if you promise not to tell anyone," James shortened the distance between him and the microphone and lowered his voice to a whisper, "Y/n asked if I can hook her up with Sirius."

The young journalist seemed shocked. This was going to make her a lot of money.

Y/n turned the TV off and groaned. "Did I really do that?"

"That's what you told me on our way back here."

"How could he tell that to the reporter?" Y/n asked, a tint of frustration in her voice. "It's so embarrassing! What will I do now?"

She could deny it, but she didn't want to. It was the truth, Y/n was into Sirius, but he probably wasn't into her and that's what made it embarrassing. But then if he somehow was into her, she would ruin her chances with him by denying she likes him.

But what were the chances Sirius was into Y/n? Pretty low. She wasn't a rock singer, she sang pop, her style was far away from the rockstar's girlfriend aesthetic. Sirius most likely thought Y/n is just another boring, industry plant popstar.

But that wasn't true. Everything Y/n achieved, she did with her talent. She didn't pay industries to promote her, people simply loved her music. It wasn't just her fifteen minutes of fame, she was going to be great, maybe even an icon for the future generations.

"Don't answer questions." Mia said in a casual tone. "Control your emotions. And pack your stuff, cause we're leaving in a few hours."

─── ･｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

"Don't even say no comment, just pretend they aren't here." Mia said for the last time as her and Y/n were about to leave the hotel.

Lots of reporters and journalists gathered by the hotel, waiting for the singer to walk out. Y/n was used to that, but usually they asked about her music, not about her love life. Y/n didn't know if she can handle that.

Y/n put on her sunglasses before walking outside, had to protect her eyes from all the unnecessary camera flashes.

Pretend they aren't there. Ignore. Easy to say for someone like Mia. She had her emotions under control that's why she made such a good manager. Y/n wasn't so calm. She could hear the reporters shouting different questions, all about what she said yesterday, about Sirius and how she felt about him.

"Is this true what James Potter said about you and Sirius Black?" Another journalist questioned. "Does Sirius know about it?"

Y/n felt anger build up in her. If it wasn't for James telling the secret to the journalist, Sirius possibly wouldn't have known. Y/n had to speak up about it. She couldn't just leave it like this.

"You're making such a big deal out of it, of course he knows about it!" She shouted furiously. "The whole world knows about it! I trusted James, he shouldn't have told anyone! That's so fucking stupid."

"What will happen between you and Sirius now?"

Before Y/n said anything more, Mia decided to drag her into the car. Her job as both the manager and the best friend was to make sure Y/n won't embarrass herself.

─── ･｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

People loved drama, which meant the world lived the Y/n drama for the next few days. Y/n stayed in her house in London, waiting for the topic to cool down.

Y/n sat by the kitchen counter and poured herself some water. At least the whole situation could benefit her as in she would get even more recognizable. Mia told her people already started buying more tickets to her concerts and many more CDs are being sold as well. Maybe it was embarrassing, but at least Y/n didn't embarrass herself for nothing.

Suddenly, the phone in the living room rang. Y/n quickly finished her glass of water and ran there.

"Yeah?" The girl picked up.

"You won't believe who called!" Mia's voice exclaimed on the other side. She didn't even wait for Y/n to guess. "Sirius!"

"Sirius? As in Sirius Black? From The Marauders? And what could it be that he wants?"

"He wanted to talk to you. I'll give you his number and you'll call, only if you want."

Y/n sighed loudly. "Didn't he say why he wants to talk?"

"He did not...so, do you wanna call him?"

Y/n didn't answer immediately. She hesitated, but eventually agreed. "I mean, what do I have to lose, right? I have no chance with him anyway."

"Don't say that, Y/n. It's not the end of the world, you could have anyone you want."

"Anyone I want except the one I actually want."

It was a difficult decision for Y/n to call Sirius. For fifteen minutes she just sat on her couch with her eyes glued to the phone.

What did he want to talk about? Was he going to confront Y/n about her crush on him? God, this was going to get so awkward. Y/n was a grown woman and yet she felt like a high schooler in that moment.

Eventually, Y/n won the fight with her inner self. She decided to make that call.

"Hello?" She said. "Y/n Y/l/n. My manager told me call this number."

"Oh, hi! I was starting to worry you won't call."

Fuck, was the first thing Y/n thought. Her heart sped up at the sound of Sirius' voice. It really was him. The first time Y/n talked to him was going to be one of her most awkward conversations.

"Yes, uh..." she paused, "I'm sorry for what I said. You know, I wasn't sober, not at all. I understand you might be angry or upset. And you have every right to be!" She frowned at how high-pitched her voice came out at the end.

Sirius chuckled. "I'm not angry. I'm actually quite glad you said what you said."

Glad? Were Y/n's ears deceiving her? Y/n had no idea what to say, she was shocked.

Noticing how Y/n stays silent, Sirius continued. "I was wondering if you're free to meet up sometime soon?"

Y/n gulped, hoping it wasn't audible through the phone. "I- I think I'm free until Monday," she stuttered, "then I start a tour."

"Perfect! Do you mind if I come over?"

"No, I don't. I'll send you my address. I mean, I'll tell Mia to do it, and she will send it to your manager, and they'll give it to you." Y/n laughed nervously, rubbing the back of her neck.

"Alright, love, see you later." Sirius chuckled at Y/n's little ramble, then he put the phone down.

The girl's heart fluttered at the nickname. It wasn't as awkward as it could be. And Sirius wanted to meet her! What a success.

─── ･｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

Friday was the day the meeting was scheduled for. It seemed like a good idea, because the band had studio on Saturday and Sunday.

Y/n promised to herself to not treat this meeting like a date, but she couldn't stop herself from dressing up. Usually, she didn't wear a leather skirt, a white top with thin straps and almost knee high platform leather boots around the house, but she decided to wear it that day. Her makeup consisted of a simple wing eyeliner, mascara and red lipstick in a shade darker than usually.

As the girl took one last look at herself in the mirror, the doorbell rang. She ran to the door, almost tripping over on one of her furry rugs.

"Hi, nice to see you." She greeted, moving a strand of her hair out of her face.

Sirius smiled at the girl. "You look so good. You always look good, of course, but today?" He whistled playfully, causing a smile to appear on Y/n's face.

"You look pretty well, too," she gestured at the man's outfit.

He was wearing a simple white t-shirt, but with a dark red suit jacket on top to fit his black suit trousers with thin stripes that gently fell onto his black bovver boots. The boots fitted nicely with the choker around his neck.

When Sirius walked in, Y/n led him to the living room. Just as she asked if he wants anything to drink, he pulled out a bottle of wine he was holding behind his back all this time.

"I'm sorry again for what I said," Y/n started a conversation as she set two wine glasses on the coffee table.

"Told you, it's no problem. Actually, I've wanted to get to know you better for a while." Sirius confessed. "I just didn't think that a pop princess like you wouldn't be interested in a rock musician."

"You were wrong then. I find you very intriguing."

Sirius laughed. "I'm so glad James got drunk and told the reported you asked him to hook you up with me."

You don't even know how glad I am for that, Y/n thought, but decided to keep this for herself.

Turned out that the pop princess and the rock prince have actually lots of things to talk about. The chat was going so smooth, they didn't even notice how much time had already passed. And how much wine they already drank.

"...and then we kicked him out of our bus." Sirius finished telling a story about how a psycho fan once broke into the band's tour bus.

"Where was the security?" Y/n asked, laughing.

"No idea! All I know we're better than the security."

"Oh, definitely. Did the psycho even make it out alive?"

"Yeah, for sure. Maybe he just... broke a bone, or something."

"Broke a bone?! What did he say at the hospital? 'Uh, yeah, I broke into The Marauders bus, but they beat my arse'?"

"Definitely something like this. Hey, at least he didn't press charges."

"But you could."

"We didn't though. It's too much work honestly."

The couple broke into laughter, swallowing some more wine. They put the glasses back on the table and looked at each other.

"I wrote a song about you."

Y/n's eyebrows raised at the confession. "You? Wrote a song? About... me?"

"Yeah, we were gonna record it tomorrow. I think you're gonna like this."

"I'm really curious about the lyrics..."

Sirius scooted closer to Y/n, leaning on the back of the sofa, almost putting an arm around her shoulders.

"You have to wait to hear it, I'm not spoiling the surprise." He whispered.

With their faces only inches apart, Y/n looked into Sirius' grey eyes just to catch him staring and her lips. The girl slid her finger under the rockstar's choker to pull him closer and connect their lips.

Sirius kissed her back, pressing his weight on her to make her fall back so that he was on top of her. When their lips parted, he had some of her lipstick smudged on his lips.

"Dark red lipstick suits you," Y/n pointed out, "matches the jacket. But I bet you look even better without the jacket." Or clothes in general, she added in her mind.

"Wanna find out?" Sirius asked flirtatiously, gaining a nod from Y/n. "You got any bedroom in that house?"

"Upstairs, first door on the left."

Sirius stood up and took Y/n into his arms, one arm supporting her back, the other under her knees. For more support Y/n put her arms around Sirius' neck. The man carried the popstar to her bedroom, closing the door with a light kick.

─── ･｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ───

The clothes I tried to describe (but Y/n without the jacket):

#marauders x reader #marauders imagine #marauders era #hp fanfic #marauders #hogwarts #sirius black #hp fandom #Sirius Black x reader #sirius black one shot #sirius black imagine

213 notes · View notes

the-chaotic-scilla-aster · 4 months

Text

HL Scilla Aster HC

Something fun I've been wanting to do.

This is a project of sorts that anyone and everyone of the Hogwarts Legacy Fandom can join in on with their own HC.

I wanna see everyone's HC and how they differ from mine. Mine ended up seeming more like a list in the end, though.

I'm tagging @kiwiplaetzchen @legacyshenanigans and @gwendolyn-foxworth to join in on the fun

Background

Pureblood. (would never know till you ask)

Father is a squib. Mother ran away after graduating from hogwarts to marry her father.

The town she grew up in is actually a mix of wizardkind and muggles. Her childhood best friends were muggles.

her family is from Italy but has been going to Hogwarts for generations.

Mother's side of the family were Hufflepuff, fathers side of the family were Slytherin, she's a Ravenclaw.

Has a talent for baking and growing just about anything.

Wants a career with Magical Beasts, loves animals just as much as Poppy, if not more.

Warning. Do Not Piss Off (Sebastian approves of this message)

Interactions with the HL crew

In a constant state of tiredness, has been found asleep in corners with Ominis

Has an old, worn leather satchel her Nona and Mother used while at Hogwarts

Recently admitted to carrying a blanket in the satchel for when she finds Ominis asleep in halls (her housemates have yet to let her live down how red she turned when caught)

Has been seen hitting Sebastian with a potions textbook after making crude jokes and suggestive comments to the girls

"I was ignorant enough to willingly help you with your sister." her response to Sebastian calling her ignorant instead of trusting her.

Poppy and Her are often found trying to sneak in random beasts when hanging out together

Her friends and Professor Fig have heard “Don't tell my dad�� more times than they can count.

Enjoys watching Garreth brew his potions on the chance it'll explode or shoot sparks.

Natty has been teaching her how to use wandless magic. Professor Ronin is excited to see them bond, but suggests it's best done outside.

Samantha Dale and her quiz each other over plants, and try to guess flowers over smell and feel while blindfolded. (Typically Ravenclaws)

Finds Amit sweet and well-meaning but tries to avoid him at all costs outside of Astrology class.

Will call fellow students “hun”, friends “sunshine” or “dumbass” and “Darling” or “Lovely” when trying to kill one of the lads. (mostly to Ominis because she loves seeing him lose his cool every so often)

School related chaos

Has already seen Headmaster Black office 3 times since starting Hogwarts. None of which were related to the Keepers.

Absolutely hates Divination and Ancient Runes, one because of headaches and one is best for nap time.

Only rivaled by Samantha In Herbology and Poppy in Beasts class.

Her Room is mostly a kitchen and Garden, Deek has developed a green thumb thanks to her.

Professor Hecat has started giving her more refined lessons on how to control her anger after that 3rd visit to see Black.

Don't let her fool you. She cried like a baby on the day she would have been sorted into her house as a first year and got teary-eyed while sitting on the stool.

Stuff that makes her…..Unique.

Everyone wants to put a bell on her. Ominis has “gifted” her one, shortly after scaring him in the hallway once.

Will start twirling a curl around her fingers at any given moment.

“Do you wanna do this the easy way? Or the muggle way?”

Can sleep standing up. (she has no idea how she started doing, so don't bother asking)

Will start speaking Italian when pissed or if she forgets how to English.

When asked for her favorite flower, she'll smile and respond with “Japanese Cedar and Magnolias”.

#writeblr #headcanon #hogwarts legacy #hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry #hogwarts oc #hogwarts headcanon #scilla is a mess and a half #Spotify #sebastian sallow #ominis gaunt #imelda reyes #natty onai #poppy sweeting #garreth weasley #asks open

9 notes · View notes

iron-touch · 1 year

Text

Author's Notes: Chapter 31 (Chicago IX)

Here it is, the start of the ever fabled beach episode! It took a bit to get here (I was kinda dead all February lol), but it's finally time to start this arc I've been hyping up so much in the Discord server

For as much as I've hyped up the Iron Touch beach episode, this was not at all how I originally envisioned this arc. Originally it was going to be much shorter and just take place in a generic marketplace or something. The beach aspect came about after some readers joked about an Iron Touch beach episode on Discord, and I thought "wait, that's actually not a bad idea." Of course, it's not a beach episode in the traditional sense of being tits out with beach volleyball and shit, but its an arc that takes place on the beach. It counts!

Another thing I didn't plan about this arc (and part of the reason this chapter took so long to come out); Chicago IX being this safe haven for Stand users wasn't part of the plan, either. That came about through reader feedback, specifically from JoJo's Bizarre Fanworks, one of the Discord servers Iron Touch is partnered with. Lots of people there are disappointed by the lack of original Stands in Iron Touch, so this is my tongue in cheek response to that. In this arc, literally everything is a Stand! Once I had the whole thing outlined, I looked at each event that happens and thought "how can I turn this into a Stand encounter? How can a car wash be a (maybe) Stand? How can valet parking be a Stand? How can buying a bathing suit be a Stand? Blah blah blah. It was challenging, but I think this line of thought really let me get my creative juices flowing on how to represent Chicago IX as a unique location similar to Tonio's restaurant from part 4, which I'm proud of.

This is the longest chapter of Iron Touch to date, and so one of two to be longer than 10,000 words (the other is Chapter 4). I really tried to edit it down more to at least get it under 10k, but I am complete dogshit at editing. I did ask readers on Discord whether they wanted to split the chapter, but the general consensus was that people wanted it to keep it as one big thing. So, here it is. You're not allowed to complain about it.

Believe it or not, that Pokémon scene at the beginning of the chapter was one of my biggest headaches while writing it. I just could not think of a good bit of casual banter between the group besides that. It bugged me because I thought it felt very not-Araki, which meant that it felt very not-JoJo. That's no good! All of my betas loved the scene, though, so it stuck. Seeing Jodio with a Nintendo Switch in chapter 2 of JoJoLands has given me newfound confidence in this scene.

So, Meatloaf. What the fuck is Meatloaf? I have no idea. I like the idea of keeping it open ended, kinda like Mikitaka's whole "is he an alien?" shtick. Originally Meatloaf was unambiguously a Stand, and the user was the car wash itself. But that felt boring and not very Standish. I liked the idea of making its true nature more ambiguous and up to reader interpretation, it makes Meatloaf feel more like some weird monster from Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan.

I'm very proud of the term "Lonely" for people who don't have Stands. Since Stands are named that way because they always stand by your side, I figured that someone without a Stand would be pretty lonely by comparison.

Random Access Memories is probably my favorite Stand of the batch here, even more that the Stands that will be debuting later in the arc.

I really want to establish the theme of Stand users that are reliant on their Stands in their day to day lives in this arc. We've kind of seen bits and pieces of this already through Depeche and Policy of Truth, but this is where I'm really starting to drive this theme home. Get used to it—this is going to be a prominent theme for the rest of the story.

While his personality and role in the story were obviously handled exclusively by me, Firework's design was made by AllShaftsFall, who you should recognize as "Ryan Shafterson" from the last chapter. I didn't know what I wanted Firework to look like, and Shaft expressed interest in helping design characters for Iron Touch, so I gave him a small list of criteria I was looking for in Firework's design and let him go crazy. This was his original sketch (as you can see, I didn't tell him the character's name lol):

The design of Michelle's bathing suit also came from Shaft via a piece of "beach episode" fanart.

Music references: I told you to prepare your anuses, didn't I?

Chicago IX, the name of the chapter and the hidden resort the gang stays at, gets its name from the ninth studio album by the band Chicago. From what I can tell, this is their bestselling album, which is why I chose to use it.

Chicago IX's beta name was Bourbon Street, after a song by Jeff Tuohy. I changed it because I learned that Bourbon Street is actually a very famous part of New Orleans and I didn't want to mix up irl locations.

The car wash is called "ROYCE," after American R&B group Rose Royce.

Meatloaf gets its name from Michael Lee Aday, better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, an American rock singer.

Funnily enough, Meatloaf's beta name was Firework lol. Back when it was a Stand it was named Bottle Up and Explode, after an Elliot Smith song.

Random Access Memories is named after a Daft Punk album of the same name.

Firework gets his name from the Katy Perry song of the same name, which I'm sure needs no introduction.

Firework actually had quite a few beta names. Originally it was Jimmy, after the band Jimmy Eat World, but meh. "Jimmy." So basic. Then it was Taco, after a singer who famously covered Puttin' on the Ritz, but that swung the pendulum the complete opposite direction. Naming a character Taco felt like I was writing some racist caricature of a Mexican person, even if that's not his character at all. I settled on using Meatloaf's beta name instead—it fits him much better, anyways.

Puttin' on the Ritz is named after a song written by Irving Berlin in 1927. It's been covered god knows how many times, but these days, the version by Taco is probably the most well known, so that's the version I'm using on all of the reference playlists.

#iron touch #author’s notes

4 notes · View notes

sirfluffig · 4 years

Text

(Sir) Silvio Durante

Chosen of Laverna

"I'm dishonest, and a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly. It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly … stupid."

- Captain Jack Sparrow

Silvio Durante is the first son of a rather big family which originates in Rome itself. While their family tree is able to spread into hundreds upon hundreds other families, there is one consisting line of Durantes throughout almost all of history and it doesn't seem like there is going to be much change in the future. It is a family tradition that the children of said family branch are sent to the locally very known Olympia School of Magic to get educated under a specific gods guidance. While Family Durante is known for mostly being guided by the gods Mars and Iuno, there always were a few outsiders. Nonetheless, they accept any honorable Guide with welcoming open arms.

As part of this particular family branch, the young Silvio Durante was born in Rome and was homeschooled in fight and wisdom by his respective tutors, seeing that his parents never got the time to actually care for him. But these tutors were merely anyhow successful in their work and ethics. Silvio is a rather mischievous and cunning student, his overly developed charisma allowed him to charm his way out of problems, for example when he forgot to do his homework or mocked the teacher... while his bright and resourceful mind helps him coming up with a plan B if his silver tongue won’t be enough.

If not forcefully tutored, Silvio spent a lot of time alone in his dark and shadowy room reading, drawing or partly also singing in foreign tongue that he picked up along the way. He also is very fascinated by muggle stage magic which lead him to train cards tricks and other classical manners of illusions and manipulation.

While many people may consider it unhealthy, Silvio actually did a lot of things under the cloak of the darkness, which can be dated back to the earliest days of his childhood, when he turned off the lights as soon as he entered a room, claiming that he would see better that way.

Later on, when Sir Cyrus Durante and his wife Lady Fiona Durante got suspicious of their son's unique behaviour, they took him to see a children's doctor. Said doctor discovered that bright and pure lights lead to unspeakable painful headaches for the noble adept. From this day on, Silvio mostly slept through the day and rose to act at night. When he was awake during daytime, Silvio often wore and still wears sunglasses to protect his sensitive eyes. The general lack of sunlight made the boys skin turn very pale and prone to sunburns if not covered in cloth.

Now you might think that such an extroverted character shouldn't be all alone every day, only having himself around and even though he appears to be a social chameleon, Silvio prefers to keep away from the warm and bustling cities.

So it is indeed no wonder that when he attended the Olympia School of Magic, upon the sorting he was chosen by nobody less than the infamous and often quite mistrusted Goddess of Lies, Trickery and Darkness: Laverna. Also known as the Matron of Criminals, Mother of Thieves and Protector of Charlatans.

The Durante family had to endure a lot of outsiders in their noble family, where honored warfare and educational wisdom are the top priorities and yet they gladly accepted these breaks but being chosen by such a disgraceful and unhonorable deity, couldn't be left unpunished in the eyes of Lord and Lady Durante.

Silvio was disowned and renounced all connections to his yet so "loyal" family that very day. Who takes care of him now, is broadly unknown and not an easy to access information. Some students mumble about the rumour that Silvio has been taken in by the Darkness or Laverna herself, but these are all just theories..

While receiving the blessing of said generous trickster, Silvio got a lot of helpful abilities bestowed upon him. For example, his most used talent is Shapeshifting. The possibility manipulate his Appearance or his voice to appear to his bidding. Bending the reality to his will and making people believe what he deems them to believe. He already stopped counting the amount of friendships he destroyed and hearts he broke. Because if the entire school judges and villainize you from the start, why not giving them what they ask for?

This pairs well with the fact that he is almost impossible to be spotted when standing in the shadows, engulfed in the darkness, Silvio is accustomed to live in. It is almost like he is invisible and decides himself who is allowed to see him and who is not. These two abilities of Laverna have been proven more than handy for tricking other students or teachers, countless of times. And the tendency is still rising

Alongside other minor traits and talents that may prove valuable for a trickster, Laverna granted an irresistible charm on the young student, making his already honeyed words, sound even smoother and trustworthier. This trait was one of the few things that lead Silvio to become one of the more infamous and generally mistrusted students.

Silvios deepest desire is love and acceptance but due to his parents betrayal and general lack of empathy, the jokester has no idea how to achieve this wish and uses his nefarious abilities to gain attention of people that he likes, often making his Chance of friendships even worse.

The pendant which was granted Silvio when he was sorted into the house of the ones chosen by the Matron of Thieves, takes the form of a rather big open lock in various silver tones and adorned with countless jewels across it. Silvio not only wears this sign around his neck, but also has it engraved on his belt buckle. As for his appearance, there always are a few violations of the dress code, that he has to talk his way out, but all in all, his uniform looks like everyone else's.

While he still wears the long draped robes, he is supposed to wear while being in class, he somehow gets through with having the pieces of cloth magically coloured in a darker and more purplish burgundy than other students alongside with having long sleeves, covering the entire arm. But this is not the only difference to a uncustomized school uniform. Unusually for other students, Silvio's long and fine adorned robes don't end in fancy golden sandals with ornamented straps, the trickster is known for wearing more steadfast and secure brown leather boots around the courtyard. Seeing as he is almost allergic to sunlight, the teachers dont see s problem with that at all.

Thank you very much @kathrynalicemc for this amazing school and this even better challenge. It is my obligation to Tag @upset-hufflepuff because I know you will forget this otherwise. Anyways. Enjoy my Bastard boy, who will steal your kneecaps.

#Olympia School of Magic #HPHM #Silvio Durante #I personally love this #OC Challenge #HPHM Challenge

24 notes · View notes