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Hi recently found your blog it’s so good! But was wondering if you could one where the hero lost there glasses in a fight maybe or just at home and the villain sees them idk take your pick possibly m x m? Ty even if not have a good day!
your wish is my command! (not really, but this is a great idea and you asked very nicely!) here you go, hope you have a great day <3
The hero has grown accustomed to working late night hours at the agency. He's grown used to being the last person in the office, to shutting the lights off and locking the door behind him once he leaves. The hero always feels guilty leaving right at his scheduled time, especially when his job can determine if a person lives as a bystander to a horrible event or dies as a victim. He begins to stay later and later into the night, and it becomes increasingly hard for him to tear himself away from the agency and his hero mask.
This overtime habit is how the hero finds himself hunched over his desk with rather painful crooked posture as he compulsively checks his computer for messages. His agency is one of the first to adopt a sophisticated messaging system that converts audio from emergency calls to text, which are sent as alerts straight to their inbox. The idea sounded morbid at first—the hero didn't want to equate life-saving to checking his email. But the system grew on him. It's convenient and easy to use, drastically improving the agency’s response time.
He squints at the screen in front of him, rubbing his eyes roughly when his vision begins to blur. He's tired.
Perhaps the hero’s exhaustion is the reason why he fails to notice a figure standing in the corner of the room, watching him. “Your eyesight is terrible.” The hero hears, stiffening in his seat and turning around to find his enemy, the villain, lurking in the shadows. It takes him a few moments to process the statement.
“Tell me something I don’t know,” the hero then huffs, blinking a few times as he realizes his eyes feel incredibly dry. His close-up vision is passable, so he's still able to do his job. His distance vision, on the other hand...
The hero has worn glasses since fourth grade. He experimented with contacts but eventually went back to wearing glasses. He's spent an ungodly amount of time in his life wiping his glasses clean with a cloth or pushing his frames further up his nose.
“I’m serious,” the villain sighs. “How can you even see out of these?” At that, the villain steps forward and holds out his hand, revealing a pair of glasses. The hero immediately recognizes the telltale blue gleam that distinguishes his glasses, and reaches out to his enemy. He almost expects the villain not to hand them over, so when the glasses hit the hero's palm, he raises his eyebrows.
"Thank you," the hero feels the need to say, when the silence stretches on to a painful tension. When he puts on his glasses, the blurriness around his vision clears and he can see the words displayed on his screen in sharp, clean strokes. The hero then stares at the villain, several questions on the tip of his tongue. How did the villain remember the hero had lost his glasses? Did he go back to retrieve them? And if so... why?
"It took me a few days to realize why you hadn't shown your face since our fight," the villain answers, as if reading his mind. The hero has to wonder how he grew so predictable. "After that, it didn't take long for me to remember that blow I dealt you—rather powerful, if I do say so myself—and the ensuing clatter of your glasses falling to the ground. So... I went back to the rooftop and grabbed them."
That answers the hero's first two questions. He is still left with the most important query of all: why?
The villain seems to telepathically understand this question too. He takes a slow breath in and ambles around the office in a carefree manner that makes it seem as if he owns the space.
"A win is more enjoyable if it's a complete victory," the villain drawls, tapping his fingers along a nearby desk. The hero has to wonder if his enemy has his power activated—if charred fingerprints will be left as remnants (as tangible evidence) of their encounter. "That means no cheap advantages or hinderances."
Ah. The villain wanted a fair fight—one unimpeded by the hero's poor vision. He supposes he can understand that. The villain is honorable above all else. The hero knows this about his enemy, has grown to accept it. Perhaps he should've intuited that motivation before bothering to ask.
The villain is still lingering, as if waiting for something. The hero's patience only lasts a few minutes. “Well, was there another reason for your visit, or…?” The hero asks, looking at him with sharpened vision. His glasses now provide him with a glimpse of the nuance written in the villain's form—the minuscule pull to his lips, the faded scars tangled around his hands. The hero is suddenly thankful to have his glasses again—but for entirely different reasons than before.
“That was it,” the villain says, his gaze turning scrutinizing. "Why are you in such a rush? Got a hot date?" The latter statement is spoken with a surprising amount of venom.
The hero raises his eyebrows. "A date?" He hums casually, his heart racing in his chest. He didn't expect the conversation to take such a sharp turn into such a convoluted and confusing subject. "At this hour? Of course not."
Something settles in the villain's expression. "Right," he says, something close to relief coloring his tone. "Then, I'll be seeing you." He remarks, turning on his heel and walking out the door. The hero watches him leave, a multitude of different emotions battling in his chest.
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Hello to my favorite blog ever do you perhaps have any info/facts about Elaine? I've been digging thru the bbu twitter but havent been able to find much other than her being a lesbian and her favorite food being cheese, so maybe you have more! Thank u in advance if you ever answer this ^_^
Elaine won't reveal, but I can! Er, some, at least.
One thing: some of the biggest info I have on her are spoilers, so what I'll write about her will be just officially released info, and won't be complete for classified reasons. Hope you understand. ^^'
- As you correctly stated, Elaine is a lesbian and likes cheese.
- Elaine is the Pirate Queen of Claw Bay, and has decimated a lot of enemies and crews over the years.
- Officially, her last name is "Corso", like "corsair".
- Elaine used to be respected as a queen, but lost it all after her partner disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Rumor said she killed her, but no one can say for sure.
- She speaks with a Spanish accent
- Despite her cold exterior, she sees her crew as her family, and loves them dearly.
- Elaine has the gem of alchemy (the green one).
- She seems to find Billie's face familiar. Indeed she had met Arthur and Aristotle before, but she was very young back then, so her memories are fuzzy.
- Gold used to be a symbol of pride for her, once. Now it just brings her a feel of dread.
- She's been in search for powerful magic for an important thing. Billie's is the strongest she's ever seen, so that's why she needs her.
- She has a strong vitrol towards Scrimshaw, reciprocated by him. The cause for such tension is a huge event that happened years earlier.
- Her most treasured item is a golden statue...
- On Mario Kart Wii, she'd main Daisy.
- Not a fan of candy, but she'll eat a hard one or two.
- Favorite sandwich is sauerkraut and mustard sandwich
- She's got no magic of her own, unlike Billie herself.
- Not a huge fan of hugs, but she'll allow them with an "I give up" kind of gesture with her hands.
- Elaine is a serval, one of the fastest cats in the world.
- On her forehead there's a group of spots that resemble a skull.
- She's probably ticklish, but just try to touch her and she'll get really angry.
- It's generally hard to make her laugh. Overall, I'd say she's the most serious and hard-nosed main character of BBU.
- Her name is a nod to Elaine Marley from the Monkey Island series, and was inspired by Tempest Shadow from the MLP movie.
- Apparently she's one of the first characters ever designed. If Ash could, they'd make her taller and give her a different outfit.
- She'd avoid catnip at all costs.
This is all I can share, for now. Sadly a lot of her more interesting stuff, it's Patreon info or not revealed yet. But trust me, you're gonna love her! 💚
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"What are you talking about?" Grandmamah seemed taken aback.
"Nerissa never had a daughter!"
In the moment, Agatha froze, a chill running through her tentacles and possibilities began to aline.
She had felled the Queen, hadn't she? She had slain Nerissa, but then how would she have…
"I did it!" Ruby exclaimed in joy as she seam back to Chelseas' side, landing as she opened up her hand, showing the Trident of Oceanus, a smile spreading across her face.
Chelsea moved closer, staring at the Trident in awe and wonder.
"Mothers' Trident…" Chelsea muttered in awe, her eyes appearing to redden as she thought back what little memories she had of that Day.
Hidden away at her mothers' side, hidden within an Egg, nearly ready to burst open. She had seen it all. The Battle, the turn, her fall…
"I never thought that I'd really see it…" The Mermaid muttered as she reached out to grasp the Trident.
In a moment, something resonated within Chelseas' mind as her expression twisted, her giving out a cry as she erupted with steam all around her.
Ruby pulled back, protecting herself with her body Armor out of Instinct.
Once the steam subsided, the Kraken called out in a panic, "Chelsea! Are you okay!?"
As the steam cooled and a much larger form showed itself, a Scaley Form of a mermaid, flowing red hair turning to lines of foam.
As Chelsea opened her eyes, something felt…off…
"Krystal, Kraken…" She grimaced while staring at Ruby, as if she was a complete stranger.
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This is just a small piece of what I liked to think about after that reveal in the movie. I sorta like the idea of this a bit more. Maybe the Trident can have a memory of its Wielders by Species, leading to some sort of memory event. And of course there is the change of Chelsea being her own. What a depressing conclusion. Should have just made Chelsea her own character. Would be a more interesting suprise Twist for Agatha and her mother to discover this.
I watched the movie out of curiosity and to unwind, only to be so disappointed at this part that I've rewritten it as a fragment and revived this blog that laid dormant since I had heatstroke Last year and then 2023s' punches as an end result.
Here are my concepts of what can be done though. Instead Chelsea should have been her own character, indeed Nerissas' daughter, most likely still in her egg and having witnesses her own mothers' death.
Perhaps She is indeed Genuine as well, actually being friends with Ruby. Perhaps there are species based effects of the Trident of Oceanus. Maybe it brings up the memories of its past weilders, and with a trauma of having witnessed her mother having been slain, it can give just the right weakness for Chelsea to be over taken and almost possessed by the Trident, representing the past itself.
"A Kraken always answers the Call."
"A Mermaid remains true to her roots."
Perhaps she gets Ruby Early on into a bind and is about to slay her, only for tears to form as she tries to restain herself, not wanting to do it.
A Villian still, but an unintended one, making the real villain maybe the sins of the past.
Dunno if I'll update this one again, As I'd need to rewatch the movie again as I went to theaters, but here is this fragment and some of my ideas.
I wonder if people can ignore a companys' vision with enough audacity that they just retcon it in a sequel.
As a final piece, Maybe she does meet Agatha, and is holding onto Ruby in a way for comfort, as she is technically meeting then the Kraken that had killed her mother.
Maybe There is an argument in private where she demands Chelsea stay away from Ruby, as Mermaids can't be trusted, not even one.
This can also have a side effect of weakening Chelseas' resolve for an actual Peace, but memory of Ruby brings it all back, especially after Ruby picks her up and they leave.
Interesting if Also Chelsea gets called a monster by Agatha during that scene.
Suggest tags. I'm off to shower before the Infernal Meatball in the sky decides to fry me again.
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Five Things I Learned Playing Shardle (And One Thing I Didn't)
"Shardle" is like Wordle, only for terms that exist as the title of a Coppermind article. I've been playing Shardle for like a week now, so I am ready to share my experiences.
1. There are too many stormin' characters!
So far, I've played 10 days in a row, and I've only once had a character whose name I even vaguely recognized (Klade, who's at least been in several scenes I can, like, picture). Otherwise, the description post-answer will be like, "You know, that one skaa who works at the sawmill in Luthadel who appeared in like one scene in one book" and I'll be like "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, SHARDLE?!"
2. Main characters tend to have longer names
The thing is, I feel like I know quite a few character names. I write this blog, and it uses a lot of characters. But they all have such long names! Like, at least six letters (looking at you, Jasnah and Navani). Or, if they're short, they're like short (looking at you, Vin and Hoid). So my excellent knowledge of main characters is doing me absolutely no good at all, and playing this makes me feel as though I know nothing.
3. Which is probably why they let you use some regular English words too.
While playing by my usual strategy (typing in phonemes that could potentially make up a fantasy name while crying), I was delighted to find that there was apparently somebody named "Mouse" because "mouse" worked as a guess! This was huge because it let me test out three whole vowels, and at LEAST you know there are vowels in Sanderson character names.
...Only later did I actually read the directions to find that they actually let you use some regular English words to, like, show some small amount of mercy, and there is no Sanderson character named Mouse. It's just the English word "mouse" but I'm gonna use it anyway, damn it.
4. Sanderson LOVES the letter "L"
My starting word is "Rlain," and this has worked out pretty well because there is almost always an "L" in whatever the answer is. Now, I was worried that this might be mere confirmation bias (and also I've only played 10 times at the point of writing this list), so I want to Coppermind for help (https://coppermind.net/wiki/Category:Characters). A very scientific test (using "ctl f" with each letter of the alphabet) revealed that "L" actually is the most common consonant used on this page! Take that, confirmation bias!
5. My starting word is actually genius (accidentally)
By the way, according to my "ctl f on every letter in the alphabet while on the Coppermind list of characters page" test, my starting word of "Rlain" is accidentally brilliant. The three most common consonants are "R," "N," and "L" in that order! And "A" is the most common vowel! Thank you, Rlain, for this help even though I actually chose your name because you were literally the only character I could think of whose name was five letters without repeating letters.
And the one thing I don't know...
6. What quote is used for getting it in 1 guess. Or 2. Or 3 dammit.
Shardle displays a quote once you get the answer, based on how quickly you got it. I know the quote used for, well, not getting the answer. Or for getting it in 6. In 5. Or in 4. But what it says if you guess in 3 or fewer remains a mystery...perhaps forever.
...Do I even like playing?
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Another "The Problem of Susan" post
As you may know:
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe was not a standalone book. There were seven books in the series, each with more Christian allegory than the last.
(Or maybe it's not allegory? Apparently C.S. Lewis has said that Aslan is literally Jesus, so maybe it's all literally just Christianity.)
The series stars the four Pevensie siblings who show up in most of the books—Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy. They're absent from The Silver Chair and The Magician's Nephew, but all appear together in the other five books, with one exception.
The last book, called The Last Battle, features Peter, Edmund, and Lucy, but not Susan. Not only does Susan not appear, she's mentioned exactly once:
"Sir," said Tirian, when he had greeted all these. "If I have read the chronicles aright, there should be another. Has not your Majesty two sisters? Where is Queen Susan?"
"My sister Susan," answered Peter shortly and gravely, "is no longer a friend of Narnia."
"Yes," said Eustace, "and whenever you've tried to get her to come and talk about Narnia or do anything about Narnia, she says 'What wonderful memories you have! Fancy your still thinking about all those funny games we used to play when we were children.'"
"Oh Susan!" said Jill, "she's interested in nothing now-a-days except nylons and lipstick and invitations. She always was a jolly sight too keen on being grown-up."
"Grown-up, indeed," said the Lady Polly. "I wish she would grow up. She wasted all her school time wanting to be the age she is now, and she'll waste all the rest of her life trying to stay that age. Her whole idea is to race on to the silliest time of one's life as quick as she can and then stop there as long as she can."
"Well, don't let's talk about that now," said Peter. "Look! Here are lovely fruit trees. Let us taste them."
(Oh yeah, the kids were kinds and queens of Narnia for a few decades when they were kids. Don't think about it too much.)
The Problem of Susan gets even worse because right at the end of the book, Aslan reveals that the Pevensies, their parents, and other Earth-humans who went to Narnia (like the Eustace and Polly mentioned above) died right before coming to Narnia this last time. And now that the Book of Revelations is done, they will live forever in "the true Narnia," which is either an allegory for Revelation's New Jerusalem or literally heaven, I'm not sure which.
Susan is still not there.
So, the first part of the Problem of Susan is that a formerly major character—one that many young fans of the series felt attached to—who gets all but dropped from the finale. This is particularly egregious, since—this is a direct quote— "Everyone you had ever heard of (if you knew the history of those countries) seemed to be there" by the end. Every character from the entire series, from Mr. Tumnus the faun to that cab driver who became the first King of Narnia, it makes sense in context.
But not Susan.
And I guess that makes sense in context, too; she's not dead. But C.S. Lewis wrote the context. It was C.S. Lewis's decision to kill off the other Pevensies, and C.S. Lewis's decision to keep Susan out of this last adventure.
Christian Apologetics, for Kids!
I've seen three common responses to The Problem of Susan from overly-protective fans of the series.
The first is, perhaps unsurprisingly, just a remix of shit fundamentalist Christians say about Heaven and Hell. Just as agnostics will burn in the fires of hell for their ambiguous faith, so Susan will be barred from "the true Narnia" for being less allegorically(?) pious than her siblings.
Speaking as an ex-Christian, I could write a whole series of posts about why that's fucked-up and wrong. But I will instead remain on topic and recommend you read basically any atheist blog from the early '10s; that eternal damnation/salvation shit is low-hanging fruit for guys who want to make fun of fundies.
Second, you have people who see Susan as materialistic, caring so much about "nylons and lipstick and invitations." First off, nothing in the text suggests she was maliciously materialistic, or greedy, or anything else that would merit getting kicked out of Narnia. Second, the text just...does not support this reading. Susan's sin isn't greed, it's growing up too fast.
Third are the people who agree with the text; Susan "always was a jolly sight too keen on being grown-up." This has textual support, and not just from the one page in The Last Battle that mentions her. The problem is, of course, that this isn't a sin worthy of punishment either.
(Zeroth: Susan spent decades as a queen of Narnia, but since because the books want us to think that that wouldn't have any real impact on the kids, we will continue not thinking about it too much.)
With that out of the way: Wanting to be older than you are is fine, wanting to be younger than you are is fine, wanting to be the age you are is great. There is nothing inherently wrong with either wanting to be treated as a grown-up or seeking the joy of youth. It can lead to bad behavior, but none of that is described in the actual text of The Last Battle.
Susan is described as misremembering the fantastical adventures the Pevensies had as children, and wanting to be a young adult for as long as possible.
Who. Cares.
It seems like C.S. Lewis puts an unreasonably high premium on the innocence of childhood. (This has what I consider to be unfortunate implications when combined with his advocacy of blind faith in The Silver Chair, but that's a topic for another ramble.) This is, I feel, ridiculous. It's fine to seek the joy of youth, but to treat losing that joy as some kind of mortal sin is absurd! Treating the loss of innocence as an inevitable tragedy is one thing; treating it as something worth punishing a kid for if they stumble into it too quickly is horrific.
(And it's really hard to not think about that time Susan was a literal monarch. Well, there were four of them, so I guess she was more of a tetrarch? Whatever.)
Anyways. The fourth response is to point to things C.S. Lewis said after publishing The Last Battle. And I'm going to discuss that.
Contrite-over-Susan Lewis
Unfortunately, I can't find the actual quotes by C.S. Lewis, not in the time I'm willing to spend researching a Tumblr post about a book that was old when my parents were young. But C.S. Lewis has acknowledged the problem of Susan.
The gist of what he said is that he's not happy that Susan's story is incomplete, but writing her redemption arc would put the story into a whole different genre, and that's no good.
My first problem is, of course, the idea that Susan needed to change to be worthy of Narnia. So what if she was always the most skeptical Pevensie? So what if she wanted to grow up? So what if she likes nylons and lipstick and invitations? If the Susan we see in the other books isn't worthy of the true Narnia, that's Lewis's problem, not Susan's.
The second is that C.S. Lewis never wrote that book. Lewis would say that it's out of step with the rest of the series, that the tone would be off, but so is The Last Battle to anyone not drowning in Armageddon-lust. And it's not like character arcs are foreign to the series, either. There are plenty of examples of kids from our Earth going to Narnia and having it change their worldview or attitude. They're mostly small subplots, but elevating a Susan character arc to a booklong undercurrent would not be that much of a divergence.
And even if Lewis committed himself to only writing seven books for numerological reasons—well, first off, he probably could have cut one of the other books. A Horse and his Boy is neat, but depicting the lives of ordinary Narnians during a dramatic time probably should have taken a back seat to a character arc you think is required for her to join the finale. Anyways, he could have written the Susan character arc as a subplot in Prince Caspian or Voyage of the Dawn Treader if he tried.
But he didn't try.
Conclusion
C.S. Lewis supposedly said that Susan was his favorite character, the one he saw the most of himself in. If true, that is not reflected in The Last Battle.
Lewis set some arbitrary conditions Susan would have to meet to join her siblings at the end—at the climax of the entire series, arguably the most important event in Narnian history since the world's creation. He then chose not to write anything that would let Susan meet those conditions, left her out of the last book, and left it ambiguous as to whether she'd ever see her siblings in paradise.
I don't think this would be quite so egregious if Susan was at least mentioned more. Again, Susan is never mentioned before Tirian asks where she is, nor after Peter decides to taste some fruit. She gets three and a half paragraphs where her brother and "friends" bitch about her, and that's that. They make fun of her for growing up and liking nylons and lipstick, then they decide to eat fruit, end of chapter, end of Susan.
It's like the characters don't give a shit about Susan. They're not angry, they're not disappointed, they're not confused. They state a few things about Susan when directly asked, then move on, like these are just facts about some fictional character and not the reasons they're estranged from a sibling or longtime friend. Heck, the younger Pevensies don't even bother to speak up! They don't care!
And if the characters don't care about the formerly important character—important both to the story and, more importantly, to them—why should I think the author did?
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Hi! First off, thank you very much for answering my earlier asks; I really appreciate that you put in the time and thought to answer my questions.
Secondly, I wanted to ask, how do you think the wizards would take it if they had been sentenced to Lightrock rather than Omega? (I think I have also asked this question of another blog, but I’m kinda hooked on the idea.) Thank you very much!
Hiii again!! You're so welcome too! I love answering asks and putting some energy into them, even if that means they take me a sec sometimes djskshsj I get to it eventually stinkyexhaust if you're out there-
And to answer the second part; Honestly I kinda vibe with the idea, I think about it sometimes, briefly. But that's because I'm bias and I simply don't want them to be frozen for eternity. Or for however long the comics kept them there before making them work for some guy and eventually imprisoning them in Solaria boo boo tomato. Absolutely YOINKED them from their planet, which ig Lightrock would also do. But like. That's different.
How would they take it though? Hmmmm yeah probably beats Omega, if only because they're together and able to talk to each other. Hopefully. Unless they're separated. I think Ogron would struggle the most, he's still experiencing some very strong emotions of the angry sort- but I feel like he'd eventually be fine as long as he's with Gantlos and Anagan who are TIRED. And in mourning. Ogron will get there too. Is Lightrock the absolute perfect solution for them that will fix all their problems though? Will they straight up vibe there without any issues? No!! But I really don't think they're as kill kill destroy as modern Winx writing is trying to sneak in there, they can be civil! At least for as long as it would take to get the "yeah lol they're fine now" stamp of approval so they can be on their way, which I think is the end goal? It's a rehabilitation thing right, those aren't permanent usually, I don't think.
Y'know who really could've used Lightrock. When we give it a minute of thought.
HE. HIM. THAT THING.
You're telling me this SICK man, who had been feverishly yapping away on your couch just minutes prior, DARES to speak the words "Who says I want to recover?", proceeds to reveals big evil plan (it actually being true aside for a moment) and you decide to KILL him where he stands as he BEGS for his life?? Bit overkill tbh. Yeah imprison the other ones but just explode the dying one, kill him faster! The medical bills just weren't worth it huh
Also?? Imagine there was no evil plan, and he really was just delusional and saying shit again. Could we perhaps say? Medical malpractice? Hm?
Really if any of the 4 were to be put in Lightrock, realistically it should be him?? This was him canonically going insane fam, please get him some therapy or something he'll be fine. Probably. BONUS POINTS if they'd let him stay in the bat form, I'd really like that and I'm not getting into the logistics of it. Just make sure his wings have room to move :(( I pinky promise he won't try to fly away pls :(( I don't think he even could pls pls :(( Y'all have security measures in place :((
#shout out to the french fic that teleported him to therapy land#real af for that fr#they gave him a room and everything#it's so silly but i appreciate things like that#this one feels very rambly#i didn't sleep well sjsksk#been out and about today!!#winx club#winx season 4#winx villains#wizards of the black circle#winx ogron#winx gantlos#winx anagan#winx duman#answered ask
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STRENGTH AMONG STARS | KA'RA (stars)
a/n: i plotted this story in 2020 funnily enough and since then i've been debating on even posting it here. except i loved the idea too much to let it go and i finally began working on it again. so after years of debating, i finally figured why not. i hope you enjoy my darlings.
i don't keep a taglist anymore, but instead i have a library blog.
summary: the guardians of the whills. it is a tale known to few, but a legacy beloved by many. the only one you knew.
word count: 1.5k+
pairing: din djarin x f!reader (force sensitive)
warnings: not explicit, tiny bit of angst.
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One could wonder what a star is made of. Matter? Different pieces of materials all formed together, all combined, working in sync, to bring together the beauty that helps to form and shape the galaxy. That creates parts of the universe as a whole. The small glimmering pieces of light in the night sky that are admired because one can not truly say what they are made of.
Perhaps a wish is to be made on one that falls from that sky, and perhaps it may be granted. One will never be able to unearth the truth of it all, because to do so would be revealing the mysteries of the galaxy.
It was always at night that you sat outside of the temple, eyes trained on the sky, and a wish held in your heart. A routine of sorts that you’d made for yourself, because it kept you busy in a way, even though you had plenty to do. The others would roll their eyes, tell you that wishing upon stars was useless, but they never went against you. Instead, they continued to allow you to sit out there and watch the night sky in hopes that one day you’d join it.
In hopes that one day you’d be among the stars.
“Wishing again I see,” a voice came from behind you.
You didn’t respond, but you smiled instead. He wouldn’t be able to see you smile yet something told you he knew you would anyway. Chirrut sat beside you, his staff resting between his legs as he pointed his head to where he knew the sky was. How he could somehow see without sight amazed you continuously, but he would just tell you that he used the Force to help. That the Force was the one thing that could help.
“What do you wish for this time?” he asked.
Shrugging your shoulders, you focused on the single star that seemed to shine brighter than the others. “To be up there with them.”
He nodded. “To join the stars.”
“Yes.”
“Why is that?” He asked you this every night and your answer always remained the same, but tonight felt different. There was a shift in the air surrounding you, something calling out to you. Unlike before where it remained silent, peaceful, this brought with it the bitter taste of chaos. The lingering fear that things weren’t meant to stay this way for very long.
“I want to know what it’s like,” you whispered. That was true for the most part. You did want to travel the stars, did want to know what it was like to be among them, but you also wanted adventure.
The Temple of the Whills is where you were raised, where you were trained underneath Chirrut to become someone like him. A Guardian of the Whills, protector of Kyber. You were to take over in his spot and while you didn’t mind the duty, while you found peace in the work and pride in the title. You still found yourself longing to be somewhere else; to be something else entirely. Why? You couldn’t say, but it stuck with you day in and day out, until you found yourself outside every night wishing for that exact thing.
“The stars aren’t going to grant you wishes.” He told you out right as always and you knew he did it because you needed to hear it. “Trust the Force young one and you’ll find your path soon enough.”
It rarely made sense to you, why he told you to trust the one entity you couldn’t see or feel, but you didn’t question him about it. He’d been alive longer than you had; seen more than you would probably ever see.
“I thought only Jedi were able to use the Force.” You knew of them, had heard the stories, but you’d never known one personally, never saw how in fact they used the Force. Perhaps it truly was all stories; one’s to keep others hopeful. Or maybe it was the truth, but you’d never be able to find out for sure.
Chirrut smiled. “The Force is all around us, surrounding us. They are able to bend it, use it how they wish, but it is not only specific for them. We as the Guardians of the Whills, the ones who protect the Kyber crystals, depend on it as well. The Force is not a myth as you believe it to be.”
“I don’t think it’s a-”
“But you do. I can tell you do not trust it completely when you should. You, out of everyone in this Temple, should trust the Force.” He tapped his staff on the ground twice drawing your full attention to him. “Many don’t believe in the Jedi’s existence. Do you know why?”
“Why?”
“Because they do not see the Force as something that could be real. This temple houses the Kyber crystals, used in creating a Jedi’s weapon, but it also draws a strong connection to the Force. It is why we must believe in it; why we have to see it as vital in what we do.” His words struck something in you that you believed to have been gone. There were reasons in everything, in why you were raised here, why you didn’t know where you came from.
You sighed. “How do I know that this is where I’m meant to be?”
The doubt probably came off of you in waves, letting him know exactly what you were thinking, but there would be no way to push it away. That’s what you’d done for so long; pushed down the feelings of being lost, of wanting more, because you truly believed this was where you belonged. Except every once in a while, when you would stare up at the stars and make your silly little wish, the doubts would return and remind you of where you were.
“We never know where we are meant to be young one.” He stood from where he sat. “Come with me. You have to finish your readings.”
Glancing up to the sky, you focused on the brightest star you always set your sights on. “I wonder what you are.”
You weren’t saying it to anyone in particular, just to yourself. Perhaps that’s all it would ever be to you. A bright star in the night sky that you spoke to in hopes of regaining something back to yourself. In hopes of knowing who you truly were. That shift in the air, in the Force or whatever it was came back to you again. A new feeling of something coming, but you brushed it off, calling it a figment of your imagination.
It wasn’t that you didn’t want to believe him, you did. Something else entirely kept you from believing that the stories of the Jedi were real, that they were indeed a part of the reality in which you lived. It was that if they were true, then that would mean they were truly defeated. That there only survived a few. And that is what kept you from believing, from putting your complete faith in it, because you couldn’t understand how.
You asked Chirrut once what happened to them, how they vanished, and he told you the truth. He revealed to you about the horrid order that was set into motion, the one that now left you in a galaxy with no protectors. Although you supposed that you were now one of those protectors. The ones who kept the last piece of the Jedi, the last hope they had, safe from the Empire.
Leaving the outdoors, you re-entered the temple and prepared yourself for the amount of reading that needed to be done. Except there still lingered in the air, in your body that faint tug of something somewhere. Telling you continuously that this would no longer be the same. That the pain, the agony that was endured before this would not cease to end anytime soon. But you pushed it away, and focused on the task at hand.
There was no time for hopes that only lie in the graves of former heroes. No time for the suspicions that plagued you day in and day out, because you wouldn’t be able to do anything about them either way.
Stopping in the archway of the entrance you faced that single lonesome star once more. The one that you felt akin to like an old friend you hadn’t seen in quite some time, and you sighed. Let out the air in your lungs, because you hoped, wished, that would get rid of the feeling that continued to linger in your heart. Perhaps one day you could believe in the Jedi, give yourself a chance to understand that they had to have existed.
A small tender feeling of hope rose in your chest the longer you continued to watch the star. “I am one with the Force...” you paused, turning back to the building, to where your future lay ahead of you. “...and the Force is with me.”
#din djarin x reader#din djarin x you#din djarin x y/n#din djarin x f!reader#din djarin x jedi!reader#din djarin#the mandalorian#rogue one#my writing
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Hi this isn't a memories ask but I've been seeing many anti-jikookers and tkkrs (same thing really) use this one quote as proof jikook aren't a thing which is: "The maknae who has worked harder from a young age than any of the other members. Perhaps because he's the same age as my actual (biological) brother so I often look after him, but at some point I began to see him as my real brother. He's cute no matter what he does." First of all I was wondering if you knew when/where this was? I tried looking it up and found only a taekook blog and quora talking about it and didn't want to click those links and also was wondering if he says nam-dongsaeng there if you know? Either way I don't really think it changes much I mostly just wanted to check.
Sigh... I never enjoy it when you guys bring me things asking for sources from tkkrs. Lol BUT I genuinely am always very happy to help find original content. But I won't lie and pretend like I'm not happy that I'm doing this when my asks off because *certain* people take advantage of the anon option way too frequently. Lol
This was from a Japanese Magazine issue in 2017. 170620 Non-no Magazine issue to be specific. You can watch the making film here
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And I'll attached the scans of the Magazine here too as well, jikooks cuts
Jimins interview answers
Jungkook's Interview answers
Now the part in question comes from the segment where 2 members each said something about one of the other other members. Original scans here
I found two translations of this moment, one being one the one that gets used most often as a "gotcha" by tkkrs. Both I found here:
So sources given, and now I'm also going to give my opinions over it all. Even though no one asked me to. Its my blog so I get to share my thoughts if i want to. Lol and I actually talked with and ran my thoughts by and got opinions from @marengogo as well and I be referencing that conversation as well. I asked them about it because they speak fluent Japanese and I do not and considering its a Japanese interview, i wanted to make sure I didn't over step.
To preface, once again, these are MY thoughts. My PERSONAL OPINIONS. Not fact, not right or wrong. Not anything other than opinions that are free for interpretation and everyone is welcome to disagree or whatever. But this is also not me opening up this subject for further discourse either.
To ME PERSONALLY, this reads a bit as translator nuance. When you take an interview that goes from Korean to Japanese for publication, and then goes from Japanese into English by volunteer translators for I army, sometimes, things get unintentionally wonky. Because language is nuanced by itself, especially languages that deal so heavily in honorifcs and deal with those honorifics differently, like Korean and Japanese, and then bringing all that into English, where most of those words aren't *really* translatable. So TO ME it reads a lot like translator nuance honestly. And like he was comparing him to his brother with the age thing and the cute thing, not necessarily saying "we are like real brothers" but I can also recongize my possible bias here. Lol but even if he really did say in early 2017 that he thinks of JK like a real brother, I can see it as JK changing his mind (because I do think JK would have had to put in that work) or honestly also just Jimin downplaying their relationship, like he often does and did while trying to describe how close they are. (Aka hyuna and e'dawn "he's like my brother" comments before revealing their relationship.)
And what I'm talking about with the difference in honorifics between the 2 languages, ones dongsaeng might get combined with another's jitsu otouro. How many people have added "real" younger brother in English when translating things where Jimin has said dongsaeng, and he didn't ever actually say real, but it got added in an effort to explain the untranslatable word in English to I armys. I'm curious because if he said dongsaeng in Korean, would it have been translated to otouro in Japanese? Like how so many translators here will say my little brother/real younger brother/sibling when jimin says dongsaeng in English?
Like I feel like it could be so easy for Jimin to say, he is the same age as my actual little brother and at some point I really started thinking of him as a dongsaeng. And for that to get mixed up a bit with all the different types of honorifics between languages who have their own rules for that stuff and have it come out this way too. @marengogo explained all the different Japanese honorifics rules to me and while they have *similar* rules to Korean honorifics with things like hyung/dongsaeng, they are also very different. And I'm open to learning more if someone has more to teach about the language here too. But I just feel like it's a easy translation context to get mixed up between 3 different translations. It's impossible to know without Jimins original answer to this interviewer, if he meant Chindongsaeng or if it got a bit twisted around during translations. Based off EVERYTHING else, I personally don't think he meant Chindongsaeng. But I'm also not Jimin and I don't actually know. That's just me, my guesses and my thoughts over the matter personally based on everything else we know and other context.
@marengogo also added during our conversation a tidbit about translating they noticed while watching memories, where jikook were sitting on the couch before Jimin got called away for his makeup. Their exact comment was: "During the conversation, towards the end everyone was translating what JK said as “with who?” But I was looking at the Japanese subs and he was saying “where are you going?” So who was right? Translating is … an art of understanding, waiting and analysing (just knowing vocabulary is not enough, culture, history etc is needed) we really just have to take our time and analyse. Eventually when you heard jk properly he did say 어디가 which is “where are you going?”"
Interesting thoughts about things that are easy to happen during interviews and events that take place in languages that aren't your native tongue. It's also easy to mix up your words and honroifcs when speaking a language that is not your own as well without necessarily realizing right away. Language is hard. Translating is hard. I have so much respect for the people who do translate for us. And regardless, like I said before, even if it was meant Chindongsaeng, it doesn't change my thoughts much about their relationship as a whole.
Hope that helps. Sorry for my essay at the end but thank you for asking and for trusting me to deliver you to proper sources and content that is out there! That makes me happy 💜💜 Hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the day! And thanks to @marengogo once again for helping me with my Japanese questions!!
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Hi hi! I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on Nikeis FTEs
ooh thank you for asking!! i have mostly just posted art on this blog so far so it'll be fun getting to talk awhile for once. ok so sorry if this is a bit messy because i'm not great at explaining things cohesively but whatever
so to start this off, i should state the issues i have with FTEs in general. functionally, all FTEs are written in a way so that they can all be viewed in chapter 1 without causing issues. this means that the ways characters are written has to pertain to how they're portrayed in the early game (especially chapter 1) exclusively. for more stagnant characters (such as setsuka or shinji), this isn't a problem, but for characters that have big personality shifts from one chapter to another (such as nikei), it's an issue. if i were to adjust the FTE system, i'd probably sacrifice the quantity of FTEs in exchange for chapter-exclusive events, so that the character writing can keep up with the changes characters have each chapter.
this said, i think this is where nikei suffers big time from the way the FTE system works. most of nikei's personality we see within the early chapters is a facade, and it's only later in the game that we see his true colors. but because FTEs are written only according to character's early game behavoir, this means we basically only see nikei's facade in his FTEs, which makes it feel very pointless.
nikei's FTEs offer very little about his character. really the only thing of value we learn about him is that he's a workaholic who does nothing other than journalism, but in comparison to what we get from other characters, this is nothing. frustratingly, nikei's FTEs tip-toe around answering the things people really want answered (like why he became a journalist in the first place). otherwise, he just makes some jokes, talks about his right hand a lot and... there's the cut-off love confession at the end. which feels really awkwardly shoed in. (and doesn't make much sense in how his FTEs are written. if nikei isn't close enough to someone to drop his facade, how is he close enough to like them like that??)
a big complaint a lot of people have with his FTEs is the lack of a backstory reveal, but honestly, i don't have that same problem. a lot of the backstory reveals in other character's FTEs were poorly paced and awkwardly placed, and i can't see nikei getting close enough to sora in a mere five interactions to drop something like that.
if i were to change nikei's FTEs without doing anything drastic, i'd write it to where he gradually gets more comfortable with sora and drops some of his facade. without the context of void, showing some of his true colors isn't necessarily a spoiler. to an unsuspecting reader, it could just make him seem like someone who puts on an eccentric-excitable personality for the journalist business, but doesn't necessarily confirm him as a void. by having nikei show some of his true colors, it could make his FTEs feel more worthwhile and that the player actually managed to get closer to him. perhaps he could open up a little about his background or his reasons for becoming a journalist without outright saying everything. this would still make his FTEs feel like less content in compared to others, but it would be more true to his character.
... oh, and cut out the near love confession at the end. i'm sorry but it just doesn't work.
#hmmm will i tag this#yes i think i will#sdra2#super danganronpa another 2#superdanganronpaanother2#nikei yomiuri#yomiuri nikei#nikei#yomiuri
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*slaps hands on table*...Your thoughts on Sir Pentious?
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(credit to @hazbinmo-tel for the above gif :3c)
absolutely inspired choice anon...i adore him 🙈💖 i don't know what it is about this specific flavour of Vaudevillian, 'i'm-going-to-tie-you-to-the-train-tracks-and-twirl-my-dastardly-moustache' bad guy that gets me so bad, but those of you who are frequent visitors of this blog usually feel the same way 😉
i love what a crazy, uptight contradiction Sir Pentious is!! there's something hysterical about an ostensibly upper-class sinner demon waging a turf war in Hell whilst being insistent that he's better or more deserving of conquering that space...and i'm very intrigued to know exactly what sin landed Sir Pentious in Hell. he's quite oblivious to most of the raw sexuality and general perversion going on in Pentagram City...my guess is that his will be greed.
my headcanon is that in life, Sir Pentious was a wealthy industrial capitalist who exploited the labour of his workers and eschewed safety regulations in order to save a pretty penny. i also believe that he died due to this oversight in a work-related accident - perhaps a factory explosion - and took a good deal of his workers with him. although the Egg Bois seem to be manufactured, Vivzie has said that she can't reveal more about them as it's important to the show...and i think it would be fascinating if the Egg Bois actually contain some part of the workers who perished due to Sir Pentious' sins. can other people, killed by another person's sins, end up in Hell? i want to know 👀💖
to answer your question - Sir Pentious is excellent!! i'm ready to become truly obsessed with this little freak as soon as we see him again...although it'll be hard to pull away from Alastor 😳💖
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Flashback | BIOHAZARD 3
Writer: Akira (日日日)
Characters: Hajime, Tomoya, Adonis, Koga, Kaoru, Rei
Koga: You're all bigger than me, so you lot oughta be especially careful, 'kay?
Kaoru: Hehe, that's why you always end up looking tiny when we're all standing together on stage. The fans seriously love it, always shouting, "Cute! He's so cute!"
[ For the best viewing experience, please read directly on my blog! ♪ ]
Time: The next day.
Location: The AIIE Fourth Experimental Facility, "CRADLE"
Tomoya: [Welcome! This is the Fourth Experimental Facility for the AIIE project, commonly referred to as CRADLE!]
Hajime: [Hehe, we, the "guide robots," will show you around ♪]
Koga: The hell? Why're you suddenly throwin' out all these technical terms? This ain't a sci-fi movie.
And more importantly, what the heck are you even doin' here, Ra*bits?
Tomoya: [Oh, we're not Ra*bits!]
Hajime: [We are "artificial idols," born from the AIIE project!]
Koga: ……? ……?
Adonis: Are you truly not the real Shino and Mashiro? Or is that just the kind of character you're playing this time?
Tomoya: [Naturally, it's the former!]
Hajime: [We're not affiliated with any real people or organizations!]
Koga: Even though ya look just like them, they've actually got nothin' t' do with this, huh… Is this seriously okay? Did the people in charge even bother gettin' permission from those two?
Rei: Oh dear. Even setting aside my "grandfatherly" guise for a moment, I genuinely cannot keep up. Technology is remarkable…
See here. Those two doppelgangers are already quite mysterious, yet the picturesque scenery before us is also a mere illusion, is it not?
Kaoru: I feel like I've fallen under a kitsune's spell. This place is supposed to be indoors, but when we opened the door, we were instead greeted by beautiful blue skies.
Adonis: This is what is known as a VR space. We are being shown a virtual world through the special contact lenses we are wearing.
I think it would be best not to move around too much, because we cannot tell where the walls actually are.
Rei: Ouchies?! Just as I was being warned, I immediately hit my head!
Kaoru: You alright, grandpa~...?
Rei: Mm… Although this building seemed quite spacious from the outside, in truth, it reveals itself to be no grander than a school gymnasium.
As Adonis rightly said, 'twould be most prudent for us to avoid scampering about too recklessly.
Koga: You're all bigger than me, so you lot oughta be especially careful, 'kay?
Kaoru: Hehe, that's why you always end up looking tiny when we're all standing together on stage. The fans seriously love it, always shouting, "Cute! He's so cute!"
Koga: Haah? You might be happy hearin' that kinda thing, but I just feel like I'm bein' mocked!
Why's it feel like everyone around me likes to poke at other people's sore spots just for fun?
Rei: Kukuku. All jests aside, we came in answer to the summons, but... What exactly is our purpose here?
'Tis all fine and dandy for the agency to bid us partake in this "AIIE" thing, yet the particulars still remain elusive.
Hajime: [Allow us to explain!]
Tomoya: [That's what we're here for!]
[Just as it says on the tin, AIIE is a project meant to "manufacture" artificial idols!]
Koga: That smells fishy as hell.
Rei: 'Tis the sort of venture that Tenshouin-kun would relish, I reckon.
Though 'tis mere conjecture on my part, I cannot shake the notion that he might be entwined in some capacity, perhaps as a sponsor or the like.
Kaoru: Well, isn't that still better than being involved in an experiment being run by some shady private corporation you don't know anything about?
Rei: Thy words ring most true... That aside, I do not really understand what you mean when you speak of artificial idols. What manner of things are those?
Hajime: [Allow us to explain!]
Tomoya: [After all, that's our job as guide robots!]
Rei: Well, in all honesty, if you two are indeed not the genuine Ra*bits, then I can already surmise the intended nature of an artificial idol...
Hajime: [That's right. As I said before, we are both artificial idols born from the AIIE project.]
Tomoya: [To put it simply, we artificial idols are copies of real idols.]
Hajime: [You take a humanoid robot, give it the appearance of an existing idol, then install an artifical intelligence to mimic their words and actions.]
Tomoya: [The end result is a duplicate of that idol. At least, it appears that way at first glance.]
Hajime: [In truth, it is currently impossible to reproduce a person with perfect accuracy, and the end result is similar to the original, yet notably different.]
Tomoya: [With your cooperation, and the application of multiple experiments, we will some day improve to the point where even your fans—]
[No. Even your friends and family will be unable to tell the difference between us.]
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#ensemble stars#enstars translation#UNDEAD#rei sakuma#kaoru hakaze#adonis otogari#koga oogami#hajime shino#tomoya mashiro#Flashback#BIOHAZARD#sorry for the delay#got busy over the holidays but updates should be fairly regular from here on out
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Fic Word Search Game!
Find 5 words in your fic WIPs and share. Your words should you choose to accept them: vibrant, dance, shadow, curious, smirk
Tagged by @popjunkie42-blog <3
Let's see what I can find in my extremely limited drafts...
DANCE
(A barely started one shot about Feyre having a panic attack when they go dancing at Rita's because the crowd reminds her of UtM)
He stood a careful distance away, looking out over the water, watching lights ripple in the river. “Do you want me to go? I could get Mor or… I don’t want to make it worse if… if being around me reminds you of…”
He glanced towards the open doorway, spilling warm light onto the cobblestones. The faint sounds of laughter and dancing echoed down the street mixing with the soft lap of water against the shore and Feyre’s ragged breathing.
He turned to go and was startled by the surprisingly strong grip of Feyre’s cold fingers wrapping around his own.
“I don't have nightmares about you Rhys,” she said so quietly he almost didn't hear her. “I have nightmares that you're gone. That I'm back there in the throne room and I'm drinking the wine and then I look down and the paint is gone and the tattoo is gone and I can't see you anywhere." His other hand clenched and opened at his side as if in a spasm but he didn't interrupt. "And… he's there, just staring, not saying anything. And I know if something happens he won't do anything. He won’t even look.”
SHADOW
(A rewrite of Feyre's second visit to the night court. This is the very beginning, so basically just a slight variation on the beginning of ch 11 in ACOMAF)
The rushing gale of dark wind parted to reveal the night court. Rhysand was already turning to her as the shadows faded away. “What the hell have they been doing to you?”
Feyre dropped his hand and tried to find her footing on the smooth moonstone floor. “Nothing.” He caught her arm as she stumbled, still dizzy from winnowing.
“And it hasn’t occurred to anyone that perhaps they might need to do more than that?”
“About what?”
“About you.”
“I’m fine.”
Rhysand raised his eyebrows. “If you’re going to lie to me, at least try to make it convincing.”
“What would the point in that be? You can just look inside my head anyway.” Her retort sounded half hearted even to her. She didn’t want to argue. She wanted to go back to sleep.
“You haven’t even eaten yet” he said, gently tugging her towards the table with the arm he still hadn’t let go of. “Have breakfast with me.”
She belatedly realized he had heard her thought but couldn’t bring herself to care. He looked… relieved as she gave in and shuffled towards the table, already laden with far more food than two people could possibly need. Did she really look that terrible?
Rhysand opened his mouth but before he could speak Feyre mumbled, “You don’t need to answer that.” Sliding into a chair facing the view, she took a moment to snap her mental shields back into place.
SMIRK
(Same WIP, a bit later on)
"Are you a child?" Feyre sputtered.
"On the contrary, Feyre darling. I'm far too old to be sidetracked by your fascinating observations about the public infrastructure of Prythian. My conditions stand: if you can't defend yourself against a piece of fruit, I'm not dropping you anywhere near that flowery cesspit of a court. Tamlin can come fetch you himself. If he can manage it," he smirked.
"Of course he can manage it; he's just as much a high lord as you are."
"Are you sure?" Rhysand mused, rising to sit on the table next to her, "Based on how easy it was for me to borrow you he seems to only have the most rudimentary sense of how wards work."
“At least he understands what personal space means,” Feyre retorted, shoving her chair backwards to put more room between them. “Did your mother never teach you how to sit in a chair like a normal person?”
“Alas, she was preoccupied teaching me to control my extraordinary powers and devastating charm.”
“You are insufferable.”
His mouth curved into a half smile. “Why don't you try distracting me with your impressive shielding capabilities?” He threw another grape at her.
“Stop wasting food.”
“I assure you I can afford more food. Why, are you still hungry?”
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I don't have anyone to tag back because I'm a fanfic writing newborn (aka started a month ago) and don't know anyone yet, so if anyone of any fandom thinks this looks fun and hasn't gotten picked yet, consider yourself tagged! I'll assign the words: Restless, echo, quietly, ache, shiver
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Writeblr Intro Time
Hello there! I'm Yuri. Long time dreamer and aspiring writer trying to motivate myself to finally get words down! Be it in the form of worldbuilding or just random snippets.
I only found out writeblr exists this week, so seeing this blog is for lore surrounding the countries I'm currently working on why not join in on the fun?
About me:
I'm a north-European cis woman in my late twenties with a love for D&D, fantasy and most things Japanese. I don't read enough, but I love spending my time homebrewing my own worlds and doodling my own characters.
I'm currently in the process of writing my own elven language as well as an ancient celestial. Please don't ask me how that's going because I'm definitely not a linguist like Tolkien.
My favourite genres are fantasy, magical realism, science fiction and japanese fiction, though I'm open to anything!
Current Wips:
When I Close My Eyes
If it were up to Yuki she'd rather just dream her life away. Since the death of her mother it's been hard to stay motivated, but even harder to find normalcy in her life. With her dad mostly at work and her grades being just fine it seems to her it's easier to just ignore reality.
When one day her friend and classmate Sadzuki asks her to follow her to an abandoned wishing shrine, Yuki decides to tag along. Hoping to find motivation to write her entry for the upcoming writing contest she ends up making a single wish: To get to know her main character better before the deadline comes at the end of summer vacation.
Little does she know, the trickster god of the forgotten shrine is desperate for new followers. And he's willing to take things quite literally.
Akira Akita
Masago is certain: the death of his best friend Akira was not suicide. Having found his friend's body in his apartment some months ago, the former baseball player struggles to find his footing in life.
This changes abruptly when he stumbles into Akira's younger sister Yumiko. Promising her to find her older brother's killer, the two set out on the case together, going over the steps he took before his alleged suicide.
As secrets he didn't know his friend had come to light, Masago may eventually have to ask himself if answers are really all he's looking for.
Plight of the Silver Dragon
Some twenty years ago the lands were under the tyrannical rule of Phillip Grayrun, a dark mage who kept his citizens subdued and complacent as his corruptive influence caused nature to slowly wither away.
Then the hero Skydancer appeared.
Skydancer confronted lord Grayrun, freeing Brettania from his grasp and revealing him to be a wicked silver dragon. Grayrun fled, but not before bestowing a curse upon Brettania, promising a plague of corruption would eventually spread and overtake it. With that the silver dragon left the stage.
Skydancer went on to attempt to free the neighbouring Shyrmonde from Grayrun's influence, but his hold proved to strong, and with the lord's son Aran taking the opposing throne the countries would eventually split in a tense stalemate.
Now, in the current age, a sickness unknown to the populace has started to spread slowly. With the rise of this disease, a young traveller by the name of Thandor Humblewood has started his journey to become a proper cleric of Sylmor. Meeting companions along his way he will have to work hard to grow, but perhaps even harder to keep his secret from his new friends; He, too, is a silver dragon.
#writeblr#writeblr intro#writeblr introduction#writblr#writblr intro#writblr introduction#new writeblr#new writblr#writing community#writeblr community#writblr community#writing#fantasy#romance#new writing blog#new writers on tumblr#here we go i guess#i'm actually quite proud of these snippets ngl
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i understand and relate to your ex religious posts so much it feels like you're in my head, even though i'm exmuslim instead. i'm also 19, i'm kind of jealous that your parents took it okay. i know it won't be safe for me to mention my atheism to mine until i'm moved out and independent (which is pretty far away atm). i'm glad for you that you got away from that and found your own beliefs. do you also feel like you're stunted from your upbringing? if so, do you have any advice on learning how to be a normal person lol
Hey! First of all thank you for your ask, and I'm sorry for the late reply. I've been in the shadow realm for a couple days but I ate a bagel so I think I'm good /hj
Ok! Before the advice, a couple disclaimers. First of all, I recognize that my relationship with my parents is pretty unusual, meaning there are certain aspects of what you might call "the standard deconversion experience" that I can't advise on.
I wish I could reveal the secret formula for supportive parents, but honestly I just got stupid lucky.
And second, obvs we are from different backgrounds so like. Take this with a massive grain of salt. Perhaps even an entire teaspoon.
Now to answer your questions.
Yes, I definitely feel stunted in a few ways... like, I missed out on plenty of general teen things, like parties, dating, and extracurriculars. Because of this I'm a little scared for college, mingling with people I feel I don't have much common ground with.
And then there are the years I spent in emotional turmoil, trying to figure out if I wanted to leave, how to do it, if I was making the right decision, etc etc etc.
I also regret the hundreds, if not thousands of hours I wasted studying obscure Jewish laws, time which could have been spent on... literally anything else.
But at this point, I can't change any of that. So I'm trying to focus on what I can do; here are a few things that have really helped me.
Research! Google is your friend, and you can use it to learn about everything from secular social norms to basic life skills. I literally got all of my sex ed online, lol.
Which brings me to my next piece of advice: build community. This one was especially helpful to me. In fact, I think of my discovery of the subreddit r/ExJew as a turning point in my deconversion journey. Like I know the site in general has a bad reputation, but stumbling across that page genuinely changed my life. It provided me with something I sorely needed: a place full of people like me. Somewhere where I could vent, ask questions, get advice, and even joke around. Idk about the culture on the exmuslim sub, but I'd say it's worth checking out.
This was also a good place to find anti-apologetic blogs and books, which went a long way towards undoing the bullshit religious pseudologic I'd been inundated with.
And lastly, "coming out". This one is iffy, and you should only do it if safe. But I still recommend it, because honestly. After I had decided to leave, one of the hardest parts was pretending to be something I wasn't.
So... after a while, I stopped. Wrote a letter to my parents, sent a mass email to the teachers in my religious school. I chose not to tell most of my classmates, but I did find another closet atheist in my school, and she honestly made the rest of my senior year a lot easier. Just having one other person to look over at and silently agree, "yeah, this is bullshit," can help with morale.
And even if you don't find anyone like that, there's a lot of peace, I think, in speaking your mind.
I hope this helped, and I hope good things come to you soon.
Lmk if this was helpful, or if you ever wanna chat :)
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Different anon but. What do you think about *your* courier six? Do you have memories/impressions of a specific person? What was your relationship like?
I'm going to answer this question in two parts, here I'll introduce the characters of the two main couriers I have, and then in a moment I'll reblog & add a link to the post on my kin blog where I'll go into more detail on that aspect. I like to keep the two separate.
Charisma
So saintly it’s obnoxious.
Charisma is a 30 (or so) year-old hailing from the Capital Wasteland with a mysterious past. It’s just so hard to talk about you guys you don’t get it it’s just so painful I can’t tell you about it now but maybe someday.........
What he tells you is specifically tailored to earn the most empathy from you based on the sensitive details of your life experiences. Isn’t that thoughtful.
And everyone knew his whole perfect saint vaguely Christian religious imagery shtick was too good to be true, but they were expecting the reveal to be that he, like, killed someone once, not that he was a SLAVER at PARADISE FALLS running errands for the LEGION.
He’s a super special boy who has mastered the Gaslighting Arts and is just so skilled in his craft that he manages to convince everyone that they are the most manipulative monster to ever set foot in the Mojave but thank GOD Charisma is there for them to SUPPORT them through EVERYTHING and so WILLING to stick it out and TOLERATE them despite how EVIL they are.
“Courier”
Uniquely named, Courier Six is not actually the true Courier Six (that’s Charisma), but for all intents and purposes, he is. He comes from the Capital Wasteland as well, perhaps from a certain vault (he’s the lone wanderer). He’s calmed down a bit since the events of Fallout 3. He cut way back on the cannibalism, don’t worry about it!
In all seriousness, he is a good guy at heart. He’s impulsive (kidnapped Vulpes Inculta on a whim), and a bit questionable (see cannibalism), but he cares deeply for those close to him and prioritizes their safety and happiness above all else. He’s a good ally to have on your side, and he’s smart. He doesn’t always show it, and it gets overshadowed by his impulsivity, but he’s great at looking at things objectively. He believes in giving everyone basic human respect, but he’s far from a pushover. He stands his ground, and he’s learned this from years of being a doormat.
He’s also Charisma’s estranged ex. Things didn’t work out between them when he learned Charisma was a SLAVER. He led an ambush on Paradise Falls, and in the chaos, Charisma fled, heading out to the Mojave Wasteland, where he had contacts with the Mojave Express, and the Legion.
“Six” followed Charisma across the country, and finally caught up with him when he took the courier job. Charisma was the one who got shot in the head, but Six intercepted him and took his place, following Benny, and getting all the glory (and the namesake of Six) as a result.
Edit: Link to kin sideblog post here.
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I posted 3,054 times in 2022
That's 155 more posts than 2021!
635 posts created (21%)
2,419 posts reblogged (79%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
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I tagged 2,821 of my posts in 2022
Only 8% of my posts had no tags
#pterodactyl screeching - 520 posts
#big dragon the series - 100 posts
#nani answers - 94 posts
#zeenunew - 90 posts
#the eclipse series - 72 posts
#cutie pie the series - 63 posts
#akkayan - 58 posts
#mangkornyai - 48 posts
#not me the series - 47 posts
#kinnporsche - 42 posts
Longest Tag: 139 characters
#and maybe a lot of that has to do with ellie but gaon finds with yohan and ellie things he’s always missed in his relationship with soohyun
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
generally i am a huge advocate for shows having more light and i am full of gratitude to every giffer who has let me watch that akkayan kiss all brightened and colored beautifully
...but something about the darkness in that scene hits so different. It's so purposeful, the themes of shame, longing and rebellion that is harbored within that darkness.
Akk is finally letting something come out of himself that he has held back long before Ayan was even in the picture. This kiss is about Ayan and its about more than just Ayan. It's Akk - who's so good at holding himself back, so good at destroying himself for what he's been taught is justice and good morals - deciding that something else comes first.
And maybe Akk needed darkness and maybe he needed Ayan to close the gap, to desire him back first [for real]- but Akk shows none of Ayan's timidity or confusion during the kiss. He's known all along what he desires. He desires Ayan, of course he does, but he desires perhaps even more to be there for him and comfort him - Akk has always wanted to help Ayan and in his own way has done nothing but help him.
The way those first scenes in episode 6 used fire to show how Akk's love and compassion was destroying himself - and at the end its within darkness that those soft parts of him are born anew because often its within darkness that queer love is allowed to nurture and grow
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#3
all jokes aside i have been incredibly impressed with the way the love scenes have gone in big dragon. Yes in the technical sense (aesthetics, editting, music) but especially in the narrative sense. The sex in big dragon pushes the narrative forward in quite big ways and reveals things about the characters. Which falls really well in line with the theme of BDSM, a lot of which is about trust and vulnerability.
I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting Mangkorn to use the videos to lure Yai back to his house. And initially, I didn't really know what to think or feel about it. But damn if i don't feel sorry for Mangkorn in that moment.
Look at Yai, Mangkorn wants him to answer because Mangkorn wants him to accept it, but Mangkorn doesn't need Yai to answer to know that Yai likes him. And the fact that Yai doggedly refuses till the very end, that he chooses to walk away must have...hurt.
The show has already established Mangkorn as someone who wouldn't violate consent, who wouldn't take it by coercion. The blowjob scene was played for jokes but this was its main purpose, to show that Mangkorn is playing around with him, but Mangkorn isn't trying to control him even though he very well could.
So the sheer amount of desperation in this had me lying on the floor.
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#2
wait a second lemme just-
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My #1 post of 2022
That feeling when you read a fanfic that’s just right, that’s just what you needed and your entire soul sort of just lights up with the possibilities and miracles the universe has to offer
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