#shih’s drafts

[shih-coulda-had-it]

AU where AFO's plans for Tenko fall apart and now he's just the Shimura's weird little guy who shares a bed with Nao and Kotaro.

me my husband and his weird giant benefactor who encouraged me to have another child

#kotafonao #shih’s drafts #asks #anon #i don’t know where you guys keep getting the idea of tiny afo #he’s never been tiny #only relatively in comparison to his adult size

[kiwikipedia]

I decided that I better post the first and second ascensions before I went insane and did the third fully. Circe’s staff is a placeholder, but once I have all three I’ll post this again lol

Anyways, did you know that there’s almost zero muscular guys with their legs showing fully? I worked with Caligula but it was still a bit of a trial. There’s a lot more of guys who wear armor and leg coverings than you’d think!

I used and edited assets from Summer Robin Hood, Summer Blackbeard, and Waver (shirt), Rider Da Vinci (ponytail... hair not uh, horse tail), Summer Marie, Kiara, and Kiyohime (hat and flowers) , Caligula (as stated above), Summer Costume and Alter Emiya (Torso and cooler), and Lancer Arturia Alter (horse ears). Saddle bag and towel were hand done and everything else was taken and edited from Chiron’s own assets.

Not including the Draft Layers, Two Ascensions end up close to 400 Layers which seems like a lot but when you factor in the combination of color, lineart, shading and the shirt’s texturing, its a lot. Fate’s sprites are all cut up so you gotta make sure it all fits, yeah?

Anyways (again), I have a general plot line for the Summer Event with Caster Summer Chiron (tentatively called Eternal Summer Stage / Lost Summer Stage) and also the individual sets below the cut as well as the taglist

In general, I’m thinking that kinda like the Hawai’i event, this one takes place in Greece, but things are really different — either the nation’s been condensed or it’s impossible to tell where you are in Greece, even for the Greeks.

The premise is that something or someone is creating an influx of energy there, causing an unbalance or some shit but while the threat level is low, allowing for you to take your time (as all Summer events do), it still needs to be dealt with.

Chiron is your main companion Servant though he’s not the welfare one. He, alongside of a rather enthusiastic Li Shuwen and unmasked Berserker Lancelot— both of which are also Summer Servants for the first half wave (Li being either Saber or Berserker) and Lancelot being a Lancer but still Berserker’s more mellowed and gloomy character.

(Costume dress Servants are still up in the air but I’m weighing more on Hans Christian Biggerson and Geronimo, with the long overdue Hawai’i Cu, and Medusa)

Upon arrival, there’s all sorts of plays and performances going on up and down the coast and further inland where there’s a large village up against a Mountain. Both myth and man are mingling, to which Medusa and Chiron both note to be something much out of an ancient sort of tale (hence why Chiron can take his true form and no one cares).

The first half of the event is mostly solving the mystery of what this influx of energy even is— which is where you meet the second Summer Servants for the first half. Technically not Summer in terms of Class change, Ching Shih is the first you meet, dressed in that event’s other Costume Dress for her summer look. She’s happy to help, though there seems to be something a bit off about how easily things start to pop up after that. Plays pertaining to [    ] and other tales, along with even more heroic legends being spun and told. At night, you often run into an unknown woman who sits and chats with you about things as well.

All the while, Chiron seems to become more and more troubled as time goes on.

One night, however, you wander outside the inn because you can’t sleep only to get attacked by rouge Servants. This is when the second meeting happens— and it’s the “Dark fellow” that Ching Shih has been talking about. None other than Sir Agravain of Iron is here.

Though he recognizes you, he doesn’t say much on the matter, simply defeating the rouge Servants and sending them back to the Throne mercilessly. Post fight, Chiron arrives with Ching Shih and Li Shuwen and Agravain is formally introduced.

(There’s an entire thing about him wearing black armor and then you get his costume dress for free)

After that, the reveal that there’s all sorts of half-phantom-half-servants or rouge servants hiding about is finally confirmed though you’ve been fighting shadows and monsters before, the real task is at hand.

In general throughout the farming periods, the Servants will state that they are splitting up to investigate the area, kinda like the very first summer event where each location is a little bit of a sub story (Lancer-lot and Cu are at the shore investigating traces of magical energy with Geronimo, Li Shuwen and Medusa are investigating the plays and performances with Ching Shih, Biggerson and Agravain are in the town investigating there) so that’s there to get the rest of the costume dresses in the shop (Ching Shih, Cu, Medusa, Biggerson, Gero, etc)

The second half has much more to do with Chiron than the first, though he’s your companion for the first half.

Achilles joins the group, though like Ching Shih, he seems a bit odd, but he arrives and arrives with startling news which kicks off the second half of the event— the mountain against the town is Mount Pelion, the Birthplace of Greek Heroes.

This, of Course, has Chiron absolutely of kilter because suddenly he’s home. Ching Shih admits that she feels like a majority of the Singularity’s power is coming from the Mountain but didn’t want to risk going there because it’s crawling with phantom-servants— which only spurs Chiron to restate that he should still go to investigate there.

Everyone decides to go after that, because Chiron clearly isnt about to just up and let it go.

As you go through the mountain you learn a bit more about it from Chiron and Achilles, and Medusa inputs some that she knows. Agravain and Lancelot get into a minor fight, but it’s settled by Hans mostly, the usually in-between stuff.

Oh and did I mention that during this time there’s also cutscenes and non battle story from an unknown person’s POV within another space? Because there is.

In general, I’m still working out the middle chunks, but the ending is pretty much the arrival at Chiron’s Cave, only to be met by the mysterious woman who you’ve been talking to at night. It turns out that she’s Chariclo and she admits— or seems to admit— that she’s been summoning Servants from between the lines of history and Servants that normally have been gotten overlooked for some reason or another due to either being seen as not heroic enough, prejudiced factors, or they’ve simply been forgotten.

Some other stuff happens, and right when she’s about to say something pretty important you’re interrupted... by you.

Another version of you has arrived and it turns out that while Chariclo has been summoning and maintaining Servants, it wasn’t her choice. The other You has been having her do so in order to find [     ] and you know who that is— how could you not?

An argument breaks out, the other You is convinced that Chariclo has already summoned That Man, and while she doesn’t deny it, she states she can’t let the Other You into the Cave because it’ll ruin things. the Other You is determined, and perhaps a bit irrational with obsession to see That Man again and orders the Shadows to attack.

While almost every Servant is there for support, Achilles is not, and when the battles are done you realize why as Achilles stands by the Other You.

Chariclo is firm, continuing to refuse entry into the cave, and the Other You has had enough. Achilles is revealed to have not been Chaldea’s Achilles and apologizes before he’s ordered to kill Chariclo. Obviously, Chiron’s not about that, and takes the blow, severely wounding him.

Of course, this causes a chain reaction, as Li Shuwen and Agravain immoderately go for the kill on Achilles— the Other You makes a move for the Cave, you intercept Yourself because even though Chariclo might not have been a full alley, she had protected the Cave vehemently, Medusa and the others hold off the others are still fighting the shadows, before the mountain shakes.

While not dead, Chiron’s blood on Chariclo’s hands is enough to pull her from her passive state and forge a temporary contract with you. In combination, you and Chariclo stop the Other You and there’s a long conversation about grief and letting go before You and the shadows leave— either fading away or just leaving.

Once gone, Chariclo immediately has you bring Chiron into the cave so she can start healing him.

This is where you meet your welfare— none other than Romani Archaman himself. He’s weak, of course, but there and its a big reunion moment only to be interrupted by the Singularity destabilizing now that the Other You is gone.

There’s conflict, of course. Chariclo wasn’t lying when she said that Romani was too unstable to bring back. Similarly, the only reason she was able to appear, that she knows of, is because they are at Mount Pelion meaning she too is too unstable to follow a Rayshift. Unless a Holy Grail is used.

A choice is presented that you have to make, but all your choices are Romani, no matter how much you or Chiron want to bring Chariclo back as well. When you make your choice, Chariclo will present you a Grail and admit she didn’t use it on Romani at first because she was terrified what the Other You would do when Romani was stable.

With Romani Stabilized, everyone moves to head back down the Mountain for a rayshift back, but Chiron lingers. There’s grief, of course, but the two must say goodbye once more.

... Only, upon arriving in Chaldea, it turns out to not be the case.

Upon Chiron’s injury, Chariclo’s Noble Phantasm, “Lifeblood of Pelion”, quite literally used Chiron’s blood as fuel upon it being soaked into the ground. While they’re not the same as Ryoma and Oryou, as they’re separate Servants, Chiron and Chariclo’s origins linked and allowed for her to exist in Chaldea as another Caster. it’s a bittersweet ending, as Ching Shih and Agravain did not follow— but it’s no worry. Ching Shih stated that she’d see you again, and Agravain, while he didn’t say so, simply nodded in response.

( * Basically Ching Shih and Agravain are added to the permanent summon pool with Ching Shih being a 5* Rider and Agravain a 3* Assassin )

Chaldea Achilles remains extremely put out that he had been the one to harm Chariclo in the Singularity— and also annoyed he couldn’t go because he was busy making sure that Herc didn’t go off the rails.

Post event, the usual collection of the other 4 copies for the np5 welfare are unlocked along with a costume dress for Romani. Who is a Shielder class Servant.

So yeah. That’s basically the bare-bones of the idea. I don’t quite remember where the Shielder Romani idea came from but I saw a post on it and filed it away in my brain forever. The only reason Medusa, Cu, and Gero aren’t full servants is because I really couldn’t think of good classes for them. The only ones I can really think of for Gero is Avenger, and Medusa has alts for lancer and avenger, and Cu has alts for saber caster and berseker... also there’s the Servant pool of Ching Shih, Agravain, Chariclo, Chiron, and Li Shuwen, which is a hefty number even if the first two are perma summon.

If Third Asc Chiron doesn’t obliterate my soul then I’m probably going to work on Summer Li Shuwen next, or the Costume Dress trio of Gero, Medusa, and Cu. Then we’ll see about making those sprites where there’s no character base to use at all.. I might die (jk)

But when I do post the third ascension I’m going to include hatless Chiron because he’s got a lil bow hair tie and the horse ears are CUTE as hell

Anyways, Tag list below. Good god if you made it this far congratulations I know I ramble and make zero sense half the time

Taglist Form or feel free to ask me to get tagged (just DM!):

@jedifisto​​ @spaceydragons​​ @purgetrooperfox​​ @spacerocksarethebestrocks​ @insanelytomato @babygirljoelmiller​ @certified-anakinfucker​ @d3epfriedanger​ @genifer-championofpaldea​​ @thecodyagenda​ @babygirl-leon-kennedy​ @txtalnyx​ @jawajawas​

Please tell me if you want to be taken off of the list as this is no longer just Star Wars art

Additional Tags for those who have been interested in Summer Chiron the past few days (i hope you dont mind):

@300iqprower​ @bitterrosebrokenspear​ @random-senpai​

#Penguinkiwi Creates #fgo spoilers #maybe not but better safe than sorry #im going to die though my eyes are watering #fgo chiron #Chiron #fate chiron #fgo fan singularity #fgo fan event #fgo #fate go #fate grand order #fate #archer of black #FGO Male Swimsuit Event #FGO Male Servant Alt #Kiwi Creates #Eternal Summer Stage (Fan Event)

[brokenhardies]

HI HELLO I saw your arcana swap au and now im intrigued as hell

If you have anything to share about it uhm hi 🙏

ooh okay okay okay!

ive drafted a whole list of the phantom thieves/the hamburgulars but due to like 3 of them not having codenames i haven't posted it. however its p much the same as canon p5r just with the arcanas swapped and the plots slightly altered (palace rulers no 2, 4, 5, 6 & 8 are different)

so right now i have 6 chapters published on ao3 under the name The Butterfly Effect and tbh im quite proud of the story so far! i love fool!yusuke and the rest of the starting team are a joy to write (esp chariot!makoto and lovers!futaba, who have a really fun dynamic!). the next palace is completely original so i gotta figure out the puzzles for it lol

anyway - codenames & personas (for the ones who have codenames lol);

fool!yusuke - ace - nezumi

magician!violet (sumire) - rouge - giselle

charitot!makoto - knight - ching shih

lovers!futaba - jackal - charlotte

emperor!akira - raven - raffles

priestess!goro - ???? - corey

hermit!ryuji - anchor - nautlius

empress!ann - ???? - hélène

justice!haru - cygne - cagliostro

faith!satoru (morgana) - ???? - don quixote

tbh the one who's persona im most proud of is empress!ann - she was originally in the justice position but i changed it around when i made futaba the lovers and goro the priestess, switching haru with her - and her persona is based on a aotearoan (new zealander) spy during ww2 named nancy wake! her original persona name was fiocca - another codename wake used - but i went with hélène instead!

i also really like priestess!goro's persona. i struggled a bit to find a persona with a similar aesthetic to canon makoto's, but then i was listening to a podcast on the salem witch trials and reminded of giles corey, the guy who after his wife was accused of witchcraft straight up went "fuck these witch trials, its bullshit and im not going to be part of it" which lead to him being accused of witchcraft and instead of going along with the mass hysteria of a lot of the young people of salem, decided to be silent and take the punishment of basically getting squished by rocks. instead of revealing other witches, he just kept saying "more weight!" forcing the executioners to push rocks down on him until he died

also lovers!futaba was another persona that i thought was super fun - she's based on charlotte corday from the french revolution, who was not a supporter of the jacobin side of the french revolution and accused the newspaper writer jean-paul marat of basically encouraging violence. so, she decided to trick him into reading a list of potential enemies, and while he was distracted, she decided to stab him! this killed him, and unfortunately she got executed, but she's best remembered for this quote; "I killed one man to save 100,000"

anyway thats a lot of text lol but thanks again for asking this question! very happy to share more info about my asau if people want <3

#arcanaswap au #arcanaswap #arcana swap au #arcana swap #persona 5 #persona 5 au #thanks again for the ask!!!!

[samcky]

too many legs under the table

word count: 6945

“Ah, this is a Shih,” Thor announces after he takes one look at Daniel sprawled on the cell floor, still looking exactly like Bucky “Shape-shifting alien race, they can take your shape once they have acquired your life essence”

“My life essence?” Bucky asks.

“Your sperm,” Thor says casually, grinning.

Sam bursts out laughing.

-

Bucky starts dating again, it goes terribly wrong.

Hi friends! This fic is not exactly what i wanted it to be, but I need it to be out of my drafts. Also, this fic is alternatively called Good luck, Buck

Huuuge thank you to my cheerleader @meidui and to Buck, @jules-of-the-crown and @yammz for being the most amazing beta readers, you have saved this fic!

#sambucky #my fic #also hi! i'm back

[orcboxer]

I once drafted an irc who had a Shih Tzu dog called Sir Yap. Do with this what you will but I like the idea of an orc having this crusty little dog.

Excellent. The crustier the dog the better

#orcspeak

[rhodesportfolio]

MORANA VITALIO for Interview Magazine.

Morana Interviewed by Reinier Ferrari. Photographed by Blake Rhode Baldwin.

MONDAY 12 PM OCT. 30, 2023 LA

REINIER FERRARI: Hey, my angel baby.

MORANA VITALIO: Hi!

FERRARI: My older sister. How are you?

VITALIO: I miss you. Thank you for doing this. This makes my life.

FERRARI: It made my life. I’ve never said yes to something faster.

VITALIO: No, seriously. And the fact that we haven’t been seeing each other as much—

FERRARI: I know. It’s a crime. Okay, I’ll jump right into it, and if you don’t like a question, just say no and I’ll never forgive you.

VITALIO: Perfect.

FERRARI: Does anyone or anything inspire you?

VITALIO: My family inspires me. My husband, my kids, my dad, my aunt, you, Devon... I get inspired by love.

FERRARI: I love you. Do you ever take notes?

VITALIO: I make notes if I’m getting inspiration. I’m online a lot.

Bikini Top, Pants, Belt and Necklace Celine by Hedi Slimane.

FERRARI: Walk me through a normal morning for you. What is the first hour of you waking up at home?

VITALIO: Coffee immediately.

FERRARI: How do you get your coffee? Do you go downstairs and get it? Does anybody bring it to you?

VITALIO: I love these questions. I get my coffee from Kings Road Coffee.

FERRARI: You walk to Kings Road?

VITALIO: No, no, no. Of course not.

FERRARI: Glad we’re on the same page. So, is it waiting in your kitchen? Or it’s waiting outside your bedroom door.

VITALIO: It’s waiting in my kitchen. [Laughs]

FERRARI: Okay, great. Thank you.

Top, Shorts, Underwear, and Shoes ALL-IN.

VITALIO: Sometimes if I’ve, like, had a long night, my coffee will appear next to my bed.

FERRARI: Oh, bless that person.

VITALIO: It’s usually Kyle or Jordan bringing it in, though.

FERRARI: Oh, that’s really cute. How do you take your coffee?

VITALIO: I love a vanilla almond milk.

FERRARI: So, on a daily basis, what does your routine look like?

VITALIO: I’m either taking Jordan to daycare or rushing to work somewhere or making pancakes. My kid loves my pancakes, both of them, even Atlanta. [Laughs]

Dress Versace. Earrings Marland Backus. Rings Cartier.

FERRARI: That’s so cute. What do you plan to tell your kids Mommy does for work?

VITALIO: Mommy makes clothes.

FERRARI: Oh, wow. Mommy does make clothes.

VITALIO: Jordan was playing with my drafts yesterday. I like to always show him my name’s on the clothing. I’m like “This is Mommy’s clothes. Your Mom’s really cool”.

FERRARI: She sure is. This might be too invasive of a question, but I’m curious how you’ll deal with their reaction to security.

VITALIO: Yeah. We never really got security until I got pregnant. I have two security in rotation for them and they have been with me for some time now. I’m trying to figure it all out too because we never had security growing up, so I didn’t know what that’s like, but I’ll always try to make it as normal and friendly as possible.

Dress Miss Claire Sullivan. Bra and Underwear Shawna Wu. Earrings and Ring Marland Backus.

FERRARI: Okay, I have two last questions. Do you think you have greyhounds dogs because they remind you of Kyle?

VITALIO: [Laughs] Yes, that’s a part of it. I love seeing little Kyles run around, and I think they’re just funny. They make me smile. I was never, like, a Shih Tzu Pomeranian type of girl.

FERRARI: No, not fluffy.

VITALIO: I need them skinny and fast.

FERRARI: Yeah, totally. My last question is about Versace. Any news you’d like to share?

VITALIO: [Laughs] I don’t wanna spoil much, so you have stay tuned to find that out.

Dress and Necklace Y/Project. Ring (worn on top) Cartier. Ring (worn on bottom) Tiffany & CO.

FERRARI: Well, that’s all I have for you.

VITALIO: Thank you so much.

FERRARI: I love you so much.

VITALIO: I love you. I need to see you in Milan. Thank you for doing this. Seriously.

FERRARI: Yeah, of course. I was so happy to.

VITALIO: Okay, yay. And I hope to see you soon, brother.

FERRARI: Alright, sister. You too. Bye.

[jyslifetimes]

Yin & Young Episode 66 - Peter Kageyama - Writer

Yin & Young the podcast is back with a new episode with writer Peter Kageyama! Peter is a writer whose latest book, 1950s noir thriller “Hunter’s Point” featuring Asian American lead characters, recently became an Amazon bestseller. In this episode we discuss Peter’s background as a Sansei (third generation Japanese American), his work in non-fiction (For the Love of Cities) and fiction, and much more.

Peter’s website: peterkageyama.com

Peter’s non-fiction work: www.fortheloveofcities.com

Highlights:

Peter shares a bit of historical background about Hunter’s Point, San Francisco.

Peter grew up in Akron, Ohio, stood out as one of the few (if not only) mixed race kids in the neighborhood. 

Is known for his work on urban development and city planning (For the Love of Cities) and is now writing fiction.

Father was a Nisei (2nd generation Japanese American) who was interned along with his family during World War 2 in the U.S.

“Hunter’s Point” was written as a kind of conversation with his father. Father was reserved and did not talk about his time in the camps or in the U.S. military.

Shig Murao, City Lights bookstore manager in the 1950s, plays an important role in the book and in the real world Beat scene.

How ones parent’s language is lost with each generation.

More accepting of his mixed race heritage and how this book helped him reconnect with his Japanese heritage.

Being Japanese vs being Japanese American.

How rare/taboo it was to see Asian men marry white women during the 1950s.

Currently writing a sequel to “Hunter’s Point.”

Book Recommendations:

Peter recommends: Facing the Mountain (Daniel James Brown) about Japanese internment.

James recommends No-No Boy (John Okada) about a Japanese American that refused to be drafted into the U.S. military.

Language corner:

反抗期 - hankouki: rebellious phase

恩 - on: obligation (benevolent)

義理 - giri: obligation (social, honorable)

sussy baka: silly stupid (a term kids use when gaming to describe ridiculous behavior). Combines “suspect” with “baka” (馬鹿) which is Japanese for fool.

失敗 - shippai: mistake; darn!

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[liedownquisition]

ok so, hear me out:

Lang shrugged. "I've just got one question for you, hotshot, and I expect you to tell the truth." Phoenix looks off into the distance absently. "I think I can do that." "Why did you forge evidence?" "... I didn't." Lang growls, actually pissed now. "The truth, Hotshot. Earlier you said-" "That I presented it, yeah." "This better as hell not be one of those lawyer technicalities, since someone else made it." Phoenix shakes his head. "You don't have to believe me, but I am telling the truth." "So, you're suggesting that you didn't know it was forged." Phoenix smirks, his head inclined so that his beanie hid his eyes. "Does it matter if I didn't?" "What? Of course it-" Phoenix snorts, shoulders shaking in silent laughter. Lang frowns, staring at him. "Something funny?" "Agent Lang," the man starts in a tone that make Lang's stomach turn. "You're contradicting yourself. Earlier, you said that my actions on the case were your responsibility because you brought me along, even though you didn't know about my reputation and past beforehand." "... I did, so what?" "Shouldn’t that also apply to an attorney about the evidence they present?" He lifts his head, but doesn't meet Lang's eyes. "I brought that evidence to the court. Whether or not I knew it was forged... I should have. That was my responsibility. That's what I'm paying the consequences for."

#ax literature #ace attorney #Phoenix Wright #shi-long lang #langwright #langnix #beanix #This whole thing started from a very different thing but we're fuckin in it now bois #also be gentle this is first draft straight outta the server #well actually i changed 1 line and fixed some tense errors #Am I parallelling the diary page stuff to the shih-na stuff? yes #I'm trying to toe the line between cryptic and infuriating shit-starter and honestly with a modicum of respect #My writing feels so rusty but at least I have inspiration and time and not all that other shit for once so I'm trying. baby steps #aa

[stormbcrn]

i’m sure it’s a surprise to no one that i’ve been in a writing rut on this blog, but ! !  i have an idea in my mind about making aesthetic / moodboard type graphics for each of my verses ( specifically, i have dany’s ward verse stuck in my head bc I plotted it with jo and i love it ) so i think i’m gonna do something like that for the time being !

#maybe i’ll attach them all to a starter call or something for that specific verse #get some new things going?! #♕ * ooc. / mother of shih tzus! #i may be dropping some threads soon i just lack any creativity and /ALL/ my drafts are so old that i open them #i scroll through them #and i pressure myself to feel like i have to write them /all/ because they are all so old and my partners have waited so long #like i just freeze #idk how to write #so i may start clean idk i love everything so it's hard

[sabeedraws]

working on a little Thasmine thingy while listening to my thirteen playlist that's why the video is muted because I can't stop with the doctor who help

#thasmin #doctor who #thirteenth doctor #yasmin khan #sketchbook #pencil drawing #draft #wip #i want to finish this off with watercolors #the song that's caused this? #sunshine people by charlie shih #check it out #good and sweet queer music v blessed #doctor who fanart #dw fanart

[hazard-and-friends]

today’s i think i shall cause crimes on tumblr thought: redesigning kennel club breed groups.

there’s some problems, okay? there’s some dogs who are just blatantly in the wrong group (dachshunds) and there are some groups which are just a catch-all for “jobs that we didn’t consider REAL jobs because kennel clubs were designed by racist victorians”, and the idea that the toy group and whichever medium-size-companion dog group (non-sporting/utility) should be separated because of an arbitrary size line (ignoring that coton-de-tulear are non-sporting in AKC but toy in KC, meanwhile shih tzu are utility in KC and toy in AKC)

so here’s my proposal: let’s go back to breed purpose. all the way.

terrier and hound groups can remain as is, but put dachshunds in the terriers where they belong, and remove airedales entirely. terriers are defined as dogs who go to ground after vermin, and hounds track and either catch or hold prey.

keep the KC’s gundog group. put poodles and kooikerhondje and other...gun...dogs in there. gundogs are retrievers, pointers, setters, tollers, and spaniels. dogs who were and are used to hunt game accompanying humans with guns. nearly

keep the AKC’s herding group, as long as it’s herding dogs. LGDs go elsewhere.

LGDs and other dogs whose main or entire purpose is guarding things (people, animals, property) go into a new guarding group. this includes dobermans, chows, mastiffs, BRTs, boxers, etc.

utility group can remain but is no longer a catch-all. instead these are dogs who were used for any and all jobs: hunting, herding, drafting, carting, guarding, etc. this includes rottweilers, airedales, schnauzers, swedish lapphund, american bulldogs, etc.

new companion group for any breed whose originating purpose was companionship. this is not size dependent and the toy group is abolished.

finally working group is the rummage bin group for dogs with jobs but there’s not enough for a full group. sled dogs arguably go here (maybe there are enough for a carting/freighting group?), as do newfies & st bernards (rescue dogs) and dalmatians.

this would be the best place for dog fighting dogs like APBTs and japanese tosa. american bullies go in companion group. staffies and amstaffs can remain in terrier.

#the only problem with all these breed group opinions is i have nothing i can do with them #like HELL am i starting a kennel club #seriously why ARENT akita in working group

[shih-coulda-had-it]

We should give baby AFO to Sorahiko so he can take care of him, throw in baby Yoichi too while at it

the world (you and me) keeps saddling this man with children. this will in no way affect their respective issues (lying).

#shih’s drafts #tw spoilers #asks #anon #like. what do you think is going to happen #giving these two a prime torino guardian figure #not only is torino going to jumpstart yoichi’s hero kink #he’s going to give afo issues that’ll make svsss luo binghe look reasonable

[elyayamama]

So back in 2014 i started typing out my life story to post on project suicide. I never finished. Literally just found this in my drafts. Tumblr won't let me post it all at once, but I have typed up to Aprilish 2008. I won't be doing much editing. I would just effortlessly type what I could on my breaks at work in 2014. Some of this trauma I have since suppressed and don't remember. Or maybe it is all the brain cells I've fried in all my suicide attempts since then. Either way, I won't be doing much editing, but if people want me to continue typing, I will, and be a better story teller. I'm very suicidal so I will do as much as I can.

well when I was three I don't even remember this but my mom told me we were at her friends house and I was playing on a swing set that has one of those climbing ropes, apparently I put it around my neck and jumped off. I got my dog scooter when I was six(my shih Tzu). he was my only friend. one day when my mom picked me up from the bus stop with scooter, he stood up and there was a pool of blood under him. it was a problem with his neutering. luckily he was okay but had to wear an orange diaper.  in school I was harassed, tormented, bullied. I was am easy target because I was shy and they knew I wouldn't fight back. I hated recess. I was the one who just sat or wandered around because nobody wanted to play with the weird kid. I'd get made fun of in elementary school because at the end of lunch they would come get me so i could take my meds. later on in school years people would tell me things like my mom should have aborted me. got told i should get raped and maybe then I'd have a reason to be depressed. I'd invite people to my birthday parties every year. people would act like they were friends then turn around and bully me and talk behind my back. some would say they'd show up. i just sat staring out the window. no one showed up. in school they called me dumb because I had a tutor because I have learning disabilities. 'ali, the dumb people lady is here to see you'. I'd get pulled out of classes to go to speech, tutor, testing... I hated when the teacher said 'find a partner' or 'trade your paper with someone else'. I had no one. a lot of times the teacher had to be my partner. always sat alone alone at lunch. I'd beg to be home schooled or transferred, but my mom refused. I was put on medication I believe I was four. baby sitters I had I remember one she was talking to someone on the phone making fun of me because I was on Ritalin. when I was seven I tried to hang myself from my bunk bed. my parents divorced when I was seven and it was so hard on me. shit, it still is. my dad always said he'd never get married again. (he had been married before I was born). didn't find out till I was sixteen that the reason my parents divorced was because my mom cheated with my now step dad. they got together right away. at first I thought he was cool, he played with my sister and I a lot. then he started yelling and hurting me. I got in trouble for crying and he'd squeeze my wrist, hard. my dad got with my now step mom when I was eight. I hated her. and her daughter. another person to be compared to. my sister is little miss perfect. they moved in quickly, and Melanie my step sister started calling my family her family. sue my step mom tried to act like she was my mother. I already have a mother I don't need two. I have a brother too, but I rarely see him. talking about years with no contact. in the fourth grade, I got two cats. kitcat and Elmo. unfortunately kitcat died in 2004, about a month shy of his fifth birthday.  Elmo is still here. he's fifteen and still acts young. best cat ever. when I was about nine, I tried to hang myself from a clothesline with scooters chain. I also watched as scooter got hit by a car. luckily he survived. end of fifth grade we moved out of my child hood home. I was devastated. I loved that house. dude who moved in is crazy and ruined the whole damn thing. fifth grade was also when they put me on Prozac and paxil.  sixth grade was cool. that's when we got my dog Annie, and I met my friend Matt. he had had a kidney transplant a year before. he had the biggest crush on me, but I only saw him as a friend. we were still close though. (my first crush was in kindergarten!) all the boys i ever had a crush on made fun of me and rejected me. I had a crush on this kid Brandon. we had a Valentine's dance and my friend ayla asked Brandon if he'd dance with me on the next slow song. he said maybe. next slow song was hero by Enrique Iglesias. to this day i still hate that song. I looked over and saw Brandon dancing with another girl. that was also the year my dad left me home from a family vacation because I didn't

want Melanie and sue to come along. he also cancelled my birthday party because I didn't want them there. when I was twelve, I met my first boyfriend, Mike. my parents did not approve, said we're too young. after a few months, he disappeared, moved to Florida I guess. my seventh grade year sucked. all of my 'friends' turned their back on me, threatened to beat me up. I didn't even do anything. end of December Mike randomly came back. I snuck out to go on a date with him. my friend ayla's mom drove us. Mike gave me my first kiss. my parents found out and I was grounded. then, Mike cheated on me with ayla. they fooled around, I didn't know what any of that was. didn't know what sex was. ayla would rub it in my face, brag about it, and call me a prude. then all of my 'friends' started threatening me, calling me names. writing nasty vulgar notes to me. my dad had to go talk to some of their parents.

[that-shamrock-vibe]

Movie Review: Mulan (2020, Spoilers)

Spoiler Warning: I am posting this review the week following the movie’s release on Disney+ worldwide, so if you haven’t yet seen the 2020 live-action Mulan do not read on until you have.

General Reaction:

I had a very hard time deciding what I thought about this movie. I firstly had time to wait to see the movie as I didn’t watch it on Disney+ on the Friday it was released but instead got to see it for free the following Sunday night. But in that time all the reviews were coming out and while some of them were positive, a lot of them were negative.

I guess my feelings can be categorised into three pillars just as the oath sworn by the imperial army...loyal, brave and true, the first pillar is loyalty as in my thoughts on the original animated Mulan and how this movie holds up.

I will say, had I not seen the original I would probably just like this live-action remake fine enough but because I have not only seen the original 1996 animated version but have a strong connection to that version with it being the first movie I ever saw in theatres but also one of my favoured soundtracks of all Disney movies growing up, it’s difficult as we are literally comparing new for old.

That being said, a lot of what made the original so good for me has been completely gutted in this version. No Mushu, Cri-Kee or even Little Brother. It would be so easy to simply have a Shar Pei or a Shih Tzu roaming around Mulan’s home because they already had a spider taking the place of Cri-Kee in that matchmaker scene but no...we get the horse who isn’t even called Khan in this movie because the main villain’s surname is instead Khan rather than Shan Yu like the original, and a phoenix that...despite all the exposition and my movie trivia knowledge of what a phoenix can do...simply just flies around almost like one of those box kites and acts more like a drone than an ancestral family protector.

Also the grandmother from the original, who I loved because Disney has a habit of doing these elderly cooky women traditionally for comedy but also with some heart, is omitted from this version and instead seemingly replaced with a younger sister for Mulan. Now it’s not like the grandmother was integral to the original story other than giving Cri-Kee to Mulan and without Cri-Kee there is no need for her but if you’re going to replace her replace her with something interesting...this sister does absolutely nothing.

As for the songs, Everyone knew right from the off that this wouldn’t be a musical and so all those great songs from that soundtrack that I said at the time was one of my favourite Disney soundtracks were obviously out...but the way in which the score incorporated the main song “Reflection” is something we’ve already heard in the trailers and used very well played out here, then also two of the other songs “I’ll Make a Man Out of You” and “A Girl Worth Fighting For”, while not scored are referenced as lines from the songs are spoken by the Imperial Army soldiers at times.

Then speaking of ditching characters, Shang who is the main male lead of the 1998 animated Mulan is here split into two different characters. The commander of the Imperial Army played by Donnie Yen and then a soldier recruit in said army who acts as Mulan’s love interest...I think. I get the fact that these were the two sides of Shang’s character in the original...with the addition of dealing with the murder of his father...but it would have made more sense maybe to have the commander be “Shang’s” father rather than literally having Shang A and Shang B.

But while other fan-favourites were omitted, one new addition stole the show for me and that was Gong Li as Xian Lung aka The Witch as she’s referred to throughout in this movie. I thought the addition of magic to this adaptation was an interesting take because the original stands out for not relying so heavily on the fairytale aspects. I mean yes we have a talking dragon and ghostly ancestors, who also aren’t in this movie but are referenced a lot and responsible for the box kite phoenix, but the movie didn’t need magic per-say...here it is almost like the secret sauce for how the major players thrive.

This brings me onto my second pillar, brave...as in this movie takes some big old swings in the dark to not only try and stand out from the original but also be mature. Going back to the magic angle, chi is a massive part of this movie and it seems to be that if you’re an important fighter, you have it man or woman.

The only issue with that being the 1998 animated version of Mulan, despite being Disney, was one of the more grounded Renaissance movies as it didn’t rely heavily on the fantasy angle other than the talking dragon and ancestors.

So when you flip that around and tell me that not only does Mulan effectively have superpowers but also there is a major antagonist in this movie who can not only shapeshift but perform matrix-style Wire-Fu action which she somehow teaches the Rouran army, then it loses what made the original version special in that it didn’t rely so heavily on those fantastical elements.

That being said, despite a major problem with other Disney Live-Action remakes like The Lion King being that they rely too heavily on the source material, this remake is practically a different movie to the original 1998 version.

However, while a lot of the beats of the first half of this movie, and even the second half are met such as the Matchmaker scene, joining the Imperial Army, the avalanche battle and the Emperor being captured, the true emotional moments of the animated movie are completely gone.

That incredibly powerful scene after Mulan and her father argue and she is next seen crying at the Great Stone Dragon statue while watching her ailing father before deciding she must take his place and cuts her hair, disguises herself and leaves home in the middle of the night in the rain...here replaced with Mulan wielding her father’s sword, next she’s in the armor, then she’s travelling to the army camp...no powerful music, no visible emotion at how she comes to the resolve of leaving her family, nothing.

Even though there are no songs sung in this movie, the scene “Reflection” is originally sung in makes the song one of my favourite Disney Princess songs because of the fact it lyrically and visibly shows Mulan’s inner torment at being the outsider within her family and longing to be able to truly express herself. Here you have any resemblance of that scene taken out and instead go straight from the Matchmaker scene to the Imperial Army drafting scene.

As for the comedy, I understand the original animated version was more of a comedy-action movie as opposed to this one which is action-drama, but I don’t think I laughed once while watching this movie.

Yes, the original had Eddie Murphy as Mushu and that’s taken out here, but it also had the likeable funny trio of soldiers in the army. Here there are 5 of them, Shang-lite included, Yao and Chien-Po I think try to be despite not spending enough time on any of them to know who is who. There’s this newish character called Cricket who is supposed to be the substitute for Cri-Kee...but is a recruit in the Imperial Army instead of an insect and I had to look up to make sure it wasn’t Ned from the Spider-Man movies because they look so similar and try to force comedy despite not being particularly funny. Even the river shower scene from the original which was rather funny due to Mulan trying to hide the fact she’s a woman from the three guys, here it’s just Mulan and Shang-lite (Chen Honghui) and is played off more as some weird and awkward romance scene.

It is truly brave of Disney to try and appeal more to China than to Western audiences who loved the original movie and the comedy etc and this brings me on to the third pillar which is True, as in Disney trying to be true to China, it’s culture and respecting Mulan as a legend of China rather than a Disney Princess.

That being said, we definitely got more Chinese culture in this version than the original. Obviously you see a lot of China in the animated movie as the Imperial Army moves around a lot like they do here, but it’s never quite as cinematic as it is here. The 2020 live-action Mulan demands the attention of the big screen because for me watching it on my laptop, you can tell a lot of the establishing shots and landscape scenes were intended to be viewed on the silver screen.

Particularly the shots of people running up and down that vast staircase leading up to the Emperor’s palace, just imagining that in theatres impresses me.

Even shots like when you see wide views with either the phoenix or the witch in bird form soaring across the sky, you can tell it was meant to be viewed first on the big screen just to get that feeling of wonder because on a smaller screen it isn’t that impressive.

However, on the subject of “True” I do not understand how in-keeping with the original Chinese legend involved Chi being utilized as some sort of superpower equivelent to Avatar: The Last Airbender whereas in the original animated Disney version, which should really be the one emphasising the fantasy element, you’re either a good fighter or, in Mulan’s case for that movie, you’re not and have to train.

I understand how legends and mythologies can include fantastical elements because that’s what makes them as such, but if Disney want to tell me that in this movie Mulan is practically Wonder Woman because that’s how she is said to be in the legend then where the hell was that in the 1998 animated version because that Mulan is classed officially as a Disney Princess despite not being royalty or marrying royalty and having this type of power would at least qualify her to stand alongside the likes of Pocahontas and Moana.

Getting off the rant and moving to a compliment for a moment, I did appreciate the movie staying true to Chinese fashion because that really puzzled me about the original movie, how every man, woman and child effectively looked like they were wearing the same robes just in a different colour with maybe some different styling depending on if they were royalty or officials in some way.

But here, the Emperor definitely looked regal, the Witch looked regal but in that nomadic styling which was true to her character, and even though all the soldiers were wearing the same uniform, they all had something different enough about it.

Characters:

Alright so I’ve gone on enough generally, now I’m going to be more specific in terms of character, but because most of these characters aren’t fleshed out enough to warrant their own section, I’m listing who I feel are my three stand-out characters and then grouping the rest.

Mulan:

Obviously the movie is about Mulan so I have to start with her, and despite all the negative stuff which to be perfectly honest with you doesn’t overly concern me in regards to how Yifei Liu has been so adamantly in support of the Hong Kong Police drama, I’m judging her solely on how she plays the character here.

She was okay.

I mean this in the best way possible but, in a similar way to last year’s The Lion King remake, Yifei Liu was practically stone-faced the entirety of this movie. Good things happened, no expression, bad things happened, no expression, sad things happened, no expression. Especially when she was pretending to be a guy in the army camp it felt like her acting choice was “If Mulan was to show expression, it may give the game up”, it was just so rigid it made it hard to like her.

Speaking of her “undercover guise”, I know the original movie was animated and therefore the animators can get away with slightly altering the look of the character to make it believable and voices can even be changed as evidenced here with Jet Li...but I did not believe for a single second that Mulan could actually pass as a guy looking like how she looked. She didn’t cut her hair, her clothes weren’t particularly masculine, barely changed her voice and aside from having that leather brace/corsit to hide her chest there was no evidence as to how an entire army camp could not tell the second they saw her...maybe with the exception of Chen but I’ll get to that when I get to him.

Also, I touched on the Chi power thing beforehand, why was she was born with it? Why was it so powerful in her from an early age? None of this was explained, they hammered home the dangers of her having such strong Chi and that was also personified beautifully with Xian Lang aka The Witch as a kind of Ghost of Christmas Future visage, but the reason the original animated version worked so well was because she was flawed, clumsy and awkward yet also caring, strong-willed and outspoken. Really all they did here was take away all of those qualities that made her...you know...human and added the Chi power thing from the start so she didn’t have to learn to fight, she didn’t have to make this massive sacrifice as you know she’s probably going to prevail and again it made her unlikeable because there was no growth or real character development.

All except for the very end when the Emperor offers her a position on the royal guard rather than as an adviser like he does originally, and she rejects it here like she did then as well...but then she is asked again maybe two days later and we don’t get an answer but she probably says yes.

It’s quite clear they’re trying to tee up a sequel by the end of this movie, but there is so much negativity both to the movie and specifically the leading actress that I really don’t see this happening.

If a sequel was to happen it would most likely be Mulan’s struggles with being a female member in the emperor’s guard or even leading the team, but we saw her do that for the second half of this movie.

Literally the halfway point in this movie after a confrontation with Xian Lang, when Mulan’s father narrates how Mulan’s lie died but she herself lived and so she then decided to appear in front of the Imperial Army as a woman despite the obvious consequences I found stupid.

In the original it’s a mistake that she’s found out, it’s towards the end of the movie and she has to fight just for acceptance. Here she pretty much states the obvious in what she knows the villains are doing, suddenly she’s leading the fecking army...despite being told that if she shows her face again she will die...no death but just a promotion.

Finally while talking about Mulan, I can’t really not talk about that fantastic Ming-Na Wen cameo at the end of the movie. It was so great, I had heard prior to seeing the movie that she was going to be in it and so my eyes were peeled throughout the movie.

I love Ming-Na Wen and I do think she is one of very few to hit a Disney trifecta with being a Disney Princess, an MCU hero of sorts and a Star Wars character, though having recently finally seen The Mandalorian I have to say her part was exaggerated a bit considering the one episode she’s in.

It never dawned on me until it was brought up that I even needed Ming-Na to appear in this movie but having seen her I have to say I would be disappointed if she didn;t. Originally I would have suggested she maybe play Mulan’s mother as a type of passing on the torch, but the very fact that her one line and duty in the movie is to introduce Mulan to the emperor it does seem to have the same effect.

Xian Lang:

As I say, the Witch was my favourite character in this movie. Everything about her from when I first saw her in the trailers just worked for me. Her look was stunning, Gong-Li’s acting was on point, her story despite being a secondary antagonist based on the villain’s pet bird from the original movie was very compelling. The parallels between Mulan and Xian Lang were fascinating to see particularly with Xian Lang being a potential future cautionary tale for Mulan.

The first major scene when we see her use her powers was my favourite scene in the movie. I love a great power-set piece and we got to see a lot of the different fascets of Xian Lang’s power. From that gorgeous blend of coloured powders to act as a smokescreen for her shapeshifting, the weapon manifestation, using her sleeves as whips. It all worked so well and Mulan wasn’t even in the scene.

That being said, my next favourite scene is that confrontation between her and Mulan where Xian Lang is trying to get Mulan to admit who she is but she’s insistent on stating she’s her male name, so Xian Lang says “then you will die a lie” and knocks her into a rock which Mulan’s father then narrates “Mulan’s lie did die but Mulan lived”, it’s such powerful stuff and I wish the rest of the movie was as clever as that.

The Emperor:

The only other character I can really single out is Jet Li’s Emperor of China. I’m not a massive Jet Li fan, but I have seen him in a couple other movies and to my knowledge always in non-English speaking roles. However, I have also seen him in interviews so know the voice he has...this wasn’t it.

It was really distracting all the way through this movie because he looked regal, everything around him looked regal and powerful, but then he spoke and I was sat there pondering “Why is that not his voice?”. I mean I know how Hollywood likes to dub voices if the actors they hire don’t fit the roles vocally but do physically, but doing this not only to Jet Li who is one of the more famous Asian actors in Hollywood but any Asian actor in an entirely Asian cast does seem like a huge step backwards in representation particularly after Aladdin.

It reminded me a lot of Ray Park who is one of my favourite underrated actors. In some roles you see him and hear his voice like Toad in the first X-Men movie, however famously you only see him physically as Darth Maul in the Star Wars movies but have his voice dubbed by other actors.

All that aside, the actual character was a lot more fleshed out than in the original movie. I mean all you really need to know about him is that he’s the Emperor of China but here, because he’s Jet Li apparently in body only, he also has some kick-ass martial arts scenes.

Although, similar to the TV series Arrow, I do not understand how magic allows people to catch arrows fired at them, yet somehow Jet Li does and to be fair redirects it in a rather bad-ass way with Mulan doing a flip kick sending it straight into the chest of the main villain guy.

Hua Family:

As for Mulan’s family, I thought they were okay. Again I got more emotional from the original movie and I did miss the grandmother this time around and do not understand how the younger sister was a worthy substitute, but the actual parents were at least acted well.

It was great seeing Constance Wu in a dramatic role after seeing her in Freaky Friday, Tzi Ma was a surprisingly central role this time around as Mulan’s father with a lot more drama put on his character, in the original version you know Fa Zhou is injured from war so when he’s drafted again you can guess he may not survive. Here, Constance Wu states “Be brave for he won’t return this time”.

Imperial Army:

I didn’t like any of these guys, we spend little time getting to know any of them as individuals, maybe with the exception of Donnie Yen’s general character. Having said that, Chen either had to know that Mulan was a girl or simply be attracted to Mulan as a boy. But there were so many looks and so many times where you could tell that he knew but maybe wanted to protect her so didn’t let on.

Rourans:

I didn’t like the Huns in the original movie but at least they had individuality about them, the Rourans had nothing. Jason Scott Lee was obviously the Shan Yu of this movie but he did not have the intimidation factor that he had and really didn’t have a lot else to him.

The one plus about the Rourans is they seemed to take lessons from the Dothraki in Game of Thrones in how to not only ride into battle but battle while riding. It was very cool visually.

Recommendation:

By the time this review posts if you haven’t seen the movie yet you may not be inclined to and I don’t know if this review is really a promotion for it, but when someone asked me for my recommendation I did say it’s worth at least one viewing.

However, I would not pay the excess fee for it. I watched it for free and I feel $30 or however much it is here in the U.K. would feel a bit of a rip off despite the fact Disney+ allows for multiple users and so multiple viewings.

Overall I rate the movie a 6/10, it’s visually gorgeous, Gong-Li is the best thing about the movie and it is interesting to see what is different between versions. I just wouldn’t rank it up there as one of the best Disney Live-Action remakes, too much doesn’t make sense.

So that’s my review of Disney’s Live-Action Mulan, what did you guys think? Post your comments and check out more Disney Movie Reviews as well as other Movie Reviews and posts.

#disney #disney live-action #mulan #mulan 2020 #gong li #liu yifei #jet li #xian lang #li shang #mushu #shan yu

[queenangst]

(1) Tell me about your week: Mostly I've been suffering with fatigue and headaches, but I have been working on editing/making my second draft of my original novel (first instalment of a series) when I am able and I went into the city to buy essentials for (2).

(2) Something exciting: Something exciting this is happening is that I am getting a puppy! She's coming home this Thursday and I am so excited! Her name is going to be Isabelle (first name, God's Oath and Beauty) Ai (middle name, Love) and she's a Shih Tzu and Chihuahua cross!

(3) Fandom thoughts: Since it's coming up to Hallowe'en, I have been imagining a ShinKami (because they are my muses right now) fanstory where many of the students and teachers at UA are monsters - vampires, werewolves, dragon-shifters, witches, illusionists, nymphs, etc. In the story, Shinsou is a vampire (Aizawa too) and has received discrimination because of that and his quirk, but, since what monster you are or are not is not mentioned unless good friends, him and Kaminari become friends. (Shinsou became better at blending in so people don't immediately guess he's a vampire anymore.) Then the Bakusquad tell each other what monsters they all are and Kaminari is conflicted - because he's not just human but also from a family of monster hunters (who, to get straight to angst here, have been pretty abusive towards him - like rubbing garlic all over his clothes when he was little to keep vampires away from him, even though he's deathly allergic). The story varies from that point, but that's where it starts!

I don't have the energy to write that story idea myself, as I am already spread thin between my original novel and Risks Worth Taking (which I will update when I am able to, but I am focusing on my original novel for now). But I do enjoy imagining it!

(4) Headcanons: Hmmm. So, I get a lot of headcanons for Kaminari because he reminds me a lot of myself from when I was a teenager (cheerful, outgoing, friendly and lacking a filter). I headcanon him to have ADD (and I *should* headcanon him to be autistic like me, as it would explain the lack of a filter, but I don't). I like the headcanon that he might be gender neutral or a trans guy - but at the same time I also like the headcanon that he's a cis guy that is super comfortable with feminine stuff like make up and nail varnish. All of them work for me! I definitely think he has a sister of some kind, probably older, and he knows how to do domestic chores (if not as well as Bakugo). I also headcanon Kaminari as being from a rich family! It would be a fun twist that someone who blends in so well with the others is actually rich like Iida, Yaoyorozu and Todoroki (just nothing to do with heroes). My favourite headcanons are that (a) he's not seriously flirting with people, he's breaking the ice to befriend them and is just naturally flirtatious beyond that and (b) he gets really flustered and can't flirt back when someone flirts with him!

(5) Stories: I don't know what fandoms, outside of BnHA, you are in. But! I recently read, and am reading the sequels which are even better, of this excellent Draco Malfoy (it is Drarry but not yet) time travel story!

Draco Malfoy and the Mirror of Ecidyrue by starbrigid

All it takes is one look in a mirror and an ill-advised attempt to shatter it, before an embittered Draco Malfoy fresh out of Azkaban is sent back into his body on the day he gets his Hogwarts letter.

Suddenly, Draco has an unwanted second chance, with a Sorting Hat that doesn't know what to do with him, a certain Muggleborn who won't leave his study table alone, and green eyes he just can't get out of his head. And then there's his new wand, whose choice of him could just mark him as every bit as dark a wizard as his name means he should be.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/23872387

As for a BnHA story, since I've spoken of ShinKami in (3), I will recommend a ShinKami story which is a Romeo and Juliet situation - and very funny!

Thus With a Kiss, I die by DomineeringScarves

Kaminari finds himself head over heels for the newest addition to their class, Shinsou Hitoshi. Normally the flirty blonde would just present himself with open arms but there's a major problem with his infatuation. There's unspoken rules in 1-A and Kaminari is part of the Bakusquad...whereas Shinsou is a part of the Dekusquad. The two can't be together. It's just not possible. There's no way Bakugou would ever allow one of his extras to date Deku's friend.

There's only one thing left to do, give up and move on. Too bad Kaminari can't seem to escape Shinsou.

Aka the fic where Kaminari is Romeo and Shinsou is Juliet and they have to secretly date so their squads don't fall into an all out war.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/15993539/chapters/37314002

(6) Yelling: I love you and your stories! Thank you so much!!!

I hope you are doing well! And that this brightens your day!

Sen. x

whooo, long ask! I hope you feel better, but that sounds great otherwise. Congratulations on the puppy & I hope she brings you much joy.

that sounds like a fun AU, it’s certainly the season. sometimes ideas are just as good when they remain in the head - like nice daydream material.

nice headcanons!! I don’t have many for Kaminari myself, I like following other people’s interpretations, but you should headcanon how you want. I’ve never heard someone headcanon about rich!Kaminari much but it could definitely add something interesting to his character/upbringing/interactions. I totally flirt platonically with friends, though only if they’re comfortable with it; that’s very sweet. 

maybe some followers will appreciate the fic recs. I’m happy to share them on the blog of course. 

thanks for stopping by!!!

sleepover weekend

#asks #sleepover weekend #fic rec #sentariana

[v-confused-212]

what are your top 5 favorite historical figures?

sorry this is so late it got lost in my drafts. also there’s only 3 people here because my historical knowledge is overly specific and half of those turned out to be extreme jerks

John Laurens of course! Idk I just really love his life story, it’s so exciting and everything I’ve learned just makes him seem so intensely human to me. Search my blog for details heh. This boi deserves a better life than the one he got ;-;

Ching Shih / Madame Zheng was a badass Chinese pirate-lord during the 19th century who commanded 1800+ vessels (compare to Blackbeard who only had 30) and 70,000 crew. She was forced into prostitution at a young age but through bold and clever manipulation of pirate politics she rose up and became first in command. Why is nobody talking about her?? The most powerful pirate lord to ever sail the seas + an underdog rags-to-riches Asian woman?? Quick someone make this a musical

Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de La Fayette, Marquis de La Fayette - aka Lafayette because he seems to be a genuinely nice guy. Also love his name. I don’t know much else about him tbh

#Ted-Ed has a video on Ching Shih called “The Most Successful Pirate Of All Time’’ in case you’re curious #also Google Is Helpful with nice articles