okay, Midst is very good, PLEASE listen to it, but also I realized that part of why I am so gleeful about Midst is that it not only features one of my favorite things (unreliable narrators) but also features one of my other favorite things (the narrative standing directly behind the characters with a gun)
case in point: spent the entirety of the episode last week feeling an intense amount of dread because I DID see the narrative standing directly behind the characters with a gun and then this week felt an intense amount of vindication when the gun fired
Rowan has said before that I am way too good at picking up on foreshadowing (I think I am a normal amount of good at it, but also recognize that I seem to correctly predict where things are going substantially more often than many of my friends), but also I am so gleeful that A. Midst does occasionally manage to clothesline me anyway (yes! it's fun to stop dead in the middle of the street due to Events and Revelations!) but also B. the narrative is built to be even more enjoyable when you pick up the foreshadowing because then the narrative is making pointed eye contact with you while standing behind the unsuspecting characters with a gun
anyway, this metaphor is getting away from me, please listen to Midst, I'm having a GREAT time
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Whispers
Prompt 29: Fuse
Characters: A couple of weird shadow people.
Warnings: None of note.
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In a place neither here nor there, two shadows watched over a sleeping woman, her hair the color of a crow’s feather. Though she was not actually present in their space, they could see her all the same.
“She is still apprehensive about what she was told. She believes it to be a dream,” spoke one shadow.
“Can you blame her? After the way her surrogate treated her like some cursed thing, anyone would be apprehensive. She has no idea what she is,” said the other.
“Our greatest mistake,” lamented the first. “Had we chosen more wisely things could have been quite different.”
“Different, yes. She would know of us, know of herself much sooner.”
“A shame indeed. But we shall have to make up for it.”
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In a place neither here nor there, two shadows spoke of a bloody war and something shattered long before either of them had been created. Though their hands reached for the realms on either side, they knew they could never reach through.
“Tell me again what words you intend to use to convey to her our duty and her right,” said the shadow-shape.
“I will tell her of how this place is part of one realm that fused with part of another when our forebears could not reach a peaceful settlement. I will tell her of how our father defected from the tyrant who wished to have all of both realms, and how he gained neither in the end,” said the shadow’s outline.
“Don’t forget to speak to her of what we are,” the first reminded the second. “She has lived in blissful ignorance long enough.”
“Too long,” agreed the second. “She should have been here to do her duties years ago. She and the other…”
“The other is neither our fault or hers. She has consumed herself in guilt too much as is. Say nothing of the one who was lost.”
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In a place neither here nor there, two shadows longed for their daughter. The lamentation of their mistakes rose in a soft song that carried through the boughs of the realm. Thirty-one years may not be long for their sort, but to grieving parents it felt like a lifetime.
“Why must our children be born of mortal flesh?” asked the first.
“You know that is our burden, the law that binds us,” reminded the second sliver of shade. “Our uncle’s curse upon the realm he wished so badly to have. Tis easy to forget, only because we wish we truly could.”
“What a cruel truth, that children will always be forced to pay for the sins of their fathers. Just as ours will do. I wish a different fate for her.”
“Look upon her, mine other self. She will not lament her fate. To her this is a challenge, a new mystery to unwind,” the second shadow offered words of comfort.
“Then…We will ensure that she is prepared for the monumental task ahead.”
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i really hope pyrrha and penny are chilling together in the afterlife, penny assuaged pyrrha’s worries about having technically killed her once, pyrrha complimented penny for her excellent technique, they are the absolute best of friends and were as relieved as everyone else to see blake and yang finally admit to themselves and each other how they feel
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Alright I won't usually make post like this, but I just thought I would share. So, I made some art a little while ago it isn't to good but it's mine. And I'm proud of it... kinda.
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"ggergfd", Thursday, 6 January 2022, 4:55pm
this one kinda looks like an album cover for some experimental prog rock pop band or whatever. black+white+gold is always a pretty combination, and the distinct layers of gradients give it a sense of depth i think? like one of those weaved hats or wicker chairs.
this image's title starts with a g, like the previous one. i think, since this was before i had a distinct abstract gart folder, i wanted to keep them close to each other in the alphabetically sorted 'ms paint shit' folder. for the record: there's not much in that folder besides unrelated scribbles and scratchings and the abstract gart subfolder.
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