#Zadien

[chenfordspiral]

Talk Shop Tuesday: You've possibly answered this already but I'm very new to the fandom so I would've missed it, and I'm curious: What is your writing routine? Do you have anything you need to write? What apps etc do you use?

Oh ask away! I’m not sure I have talked about this before actually so thank you!

Well, my routine is that it’s a mess. I wish I was kidding but that truly does describe my process best. I spend a lot of time just staring at my cursor whenever I have time to write but the words just won’t come. There's lots of cussing and cursing and, well, whining and crying involved in that particular instance, and it's truly not fun. I've learned that just sitting still and staring at the screen won't help so usually I just try and find something else to focus on and see what comes of it after.

One sure way to get me to write? Going to bed. I swear as soon as my head hits that pillow, there's millions of ideas and scenes suddenly floating around in my mind that need to be written down right that second. And I mean right that second cause otherwise they're gone forever because no, I will not remember in the morning. So that's why I've got countless notes in my notes app on my phone with pieces of dialogue and ideas for scenes. I actually use Notion to write, both on my phone and my laptop, but those specific ideas that come to mind at all hours of the day are in my notes app, for whatever reason.

What do I need to write? Inspiration. I can honestly pretty much write anywhere and with any kind noise around as long as I have some sort of inspiration (I usually listen to music while I write and even have a show on in the background sometimes).

So usually, a story starts with one very particular scene or piece of dialogue in mind and I try and work my way around it as best I can. Some of these have turned into stories, some are still waiting to be somehow incorporated into a fic. I feel like I had more of a straightforward plan when I started writing a year ago, but I guess the mess comes with having too many ideas to know how to handle them..

EDIT: There's also lots and LOTS of bothering @escapismqueen with questions and my overthinking nature. Seriously, she has to put up with this crap every single day and still tolerates me. I truly do have the best bestie in the world.

Even this answer is kind of a mess (sorry!) but it's honestly the truest way of answering your question 😆

Thanks for the ask! ❤︎

#talk shop tuesday #asked and answered #zadien #writing #fanfic

[welllpthisishappening]

Wait, wait, NYR has a captain now and it’s not Kreider? Was this… expected? I’m not a Rangers fan, I get the majority of my info from you and sort of twitter because I really like how they’ve been playing and they seem like good boys, but I thought if they would give someone the C it would be Kreider. So, I’m confused.

It's one-hundred million percent because Chris and Mika could not split the C like one of those plastic best friend heart necklaces, circa 1999. If they cannot share it, then they are not interested in it. 

But also, what Chris has failed to consider is:

(jk, i understand. it's because he's obsessed with mika)

Listen, Jacob Trouba seems like a mostly stand-up dude. He loves his wife. He's got cute dogs. He hits people. He's my husband's favorite New York Ranger.

AND YET

Chris Kreider is the heart and soul of this stupid team of codependent, hug-prone idiots, and I am so, so, so incredibly sad that he will not be the captain of them. Collectively. Legit, thinking about Jacob Trouba, stand-up dude he may be, standing outside the tunnel as the last person off the ice, makes something in my chest ACHE. Is that weird? Maybe. But I am also a little codependent on the New York Rangers and their continued success in the sport of hockey, and I WANTED THIS A LOT.

Justin had a game last night and then I left before he woke up this morning and this is the message I got after the official announcement was made:

RIP sign I brought to Buffalo that said MAKE KREIDER CAPTAIN YOU COWARDS.

YOU'RE ALL COWARDS. I'M UPSET.

Maybe the NHL and the New York Rangers and the world were simply not prepared for the power of watching Chris Kreider get the Cup first and then immediately handing it off to Mika while making in-love eyes at him. Like the camera would just shatter or something. To maintain balance in the universe.

That's my story, and I'm sticking with it.

#laura rambles #zadien #i am real glad to be an accredited source of rangers news though #but uh—yeah #i'm sad #i just feel like i have cried enough and often in public about the new york rangers #and as such #should be given this one thing #i guess i can finally buy a jersey???? #but let me tell you #IF HE ONLY GETS A LETTER ON AN AWAY JERSEY I MAY NEVER RECOVER #this does however make me think about writing matt jones NOT wanting to be captain #so maybe something positive will come out of this

[ceruleanmusings]

Happiest of Birthdays to you!!

Thank youuu! Having a great relaxing day so far. Couldn't ask for a better way to start the day.

#zadien

[zswackeyworld]

Todays puppet update

im posting this kinda later in the day but i was working on it all day and got distracted. So later post. Anyways he has his cardigan and some seleves the chest part and the selves are separarte o havent made the neck ribbion yet or added eye lids but i hope to have the time to do it tommorw. Its a bit harder to keep track of things i have to do now because im back at school so im just hopeing i remember to finish wally tommorw since i have quite a busy day.

Anyways that was todays puppet update. May you all have a good day/night

#zadien seastar #wally darling #handmade puppet #puppet #welcome home

[zadien]

I gave myself permission to do some writing today because I did my exam yesterday and didn't want to spend another evening studying. It was so nice to go back to my ice hockey babies.

Tala was surprised Dan chose Rei as the new captain… unless he hadn’t. The thought twisted and reformed in his brain. Had Dan left the choice up to the team? Naively assuming they’d choose one of his remaining stars—since favouritism was Dan’s modus operandi—but he hadn’t realised that with the influx of new blood, who’d all played with Rei last year, that they would choose the player they knew, trusted, respected. Thus leaving Dan with a team he couldn’t control. No wonder he hadn’t shown his face. This was the typical petty retaliation that characterised his coaching style. And with no tenured players, and an AWOL coach, the Tigers resembled a cub circled by a shark in deep waters. They flailed, they struck out, and with each moment, the Sharks took more and more chunks out of them. It was only due to Arista’s stellar performance that they weren’t down more goals. She’d all but stood on her head to keep them in the game.

#slts #my writing #zadien writes fanfic #sometimes when she isn't weighed down by work and meetings and studying #Tala Valkov #beyblade fanfiction #smells like team spirit

[zadienandtheneighborhood]

hey zadien do you happem to know the neighborhood darling wally and if you do are you good friends

"Yea i know him.."

"And we're very good friends"

"Barn dose comedy shows sometimes out in the forest he dosent like wally following so he has me as a kind of babysitter. A wally-sitter if you will"

Zadien chuckles

"Jokes aside, i basicly just get to have sleep overs with wally every other week"

"Its pretty chill."

Zadien starts to whisper

"Well besides for when home comes into the picture.."

Zadien looks around then quietly says

"But this isn't the place to talk"

#welcome home oc #zadien seastar #act 1 zadien ask blog #Zadien’s ask blog

[chenfordfanficquotes]

She stops midway through opening a separate tab. “Why were you looking up ‘How to celebrate Christmas’?” She asks, a hint of a teasing lilt present in her voice. But instead of responding with a snarky comment, Tim’s face goes pale, his jaw tightening.

-If we can make it through December... by @roguetwelve (submitted by @zadien)

#chenford fanfic quotes #chenford fanfiction #chenford #author: roguetwelve

[alienturnip]

Finished FF16 a few days ago and I do have some (long) thoughts about it, so I'm noting them down below. Reactions include the Waloed & Origin arcs.

Tagging @zadien as you requested <3 My thoughts won't be organized but I'll try my best to articulate as I go. Wall of text alert!

I think this is yet another case of "the story didn't satisfy me a lot but the characters bewitched me body and soul" so here I am at the end of the roads... with a lot of grievances toward how the story was structured & written but also impossibly attached to the cast haha, needless to say I have fanart ideas planned and incoming.

Things that I enjoyed a lot:

CliveJill's scene with the snow daisies, where she tells Clive that she wants to spread her wings after all this is over. MY GIRLFRIEND... YOU SHALL HAVE THE WORLD.

Jill being so good with acting dkfjsl <3 <3 she's so cute....

Jill being as much of a ruthless mtfk as Clive, they're soooo in tune when it comes to wrecking havoc

Everything about Joshua he brings SO SO MUCH to the table both with his personalities and the themes he represents. I would ramble if not for fear of this post's length...

Dion's contradictory demeanor hahahahaha - he insisted everyone call him "Dion" but wouldn't shut up about "Ifrit" and "Phoenix", he also refused Harpocrates' gift but then gave another to Clive 2 seconds later, then sauntered off without even checking if Clive likes it or not...

I generally bemoan the lack of discussion on Dion's relationship with his country's imperialism and his hands in that (like, everything about him was perfect to address that topic even in very brief ways?), BUT I highly enjoyed Dion's theme about the loss of personhood and to be reduced to a vessel of power and worship, his multifaceted relationship with the concepts of power & duty & hierarchy. So subtly yet powerfully done with so little screen time... I think Clive's own engagement with the theme (which is supposed to be his central theme) comes short in comparison.

Dion's side quest with Harpocrates also scratched my brain in INCREDIBLY ways, but again I won't ramble too much in this post...

(Hahaha by this point I think everyone knows who my fav is)

Dion & Joshua's dialogues are all so well-written (maybe save for Joshua's last speech...)

Everything about Mid & Gav, they're beautifully done, I love them they have such solid places within the narrative and lovely personalities too. When I watched Mid navigating the Entreprise I was just squealing and cheering for her! Her talking about the dream of flight and the danger it might entail, and her plan of turning such a weighted topic into a lighthearted treasure hunt! My gosh 💗 Gav's drinking scene with Clive is also especially touching, I felt a lot for his burdens.

Lady Isabelle may I have your hand in marriage--

Clive holding Joshua or clutching his body...... breaks me every time I love love LOVE tragic siblings

I can honestly write an essay for each of the characters (especially Jill & Dion my thoughts about them are overflowing) but they will have to be separate posts at this point, let me know @zadien (or anyone else reading this 🫣) if you'd like me to talk some more.

NOW onto the criticisms proper...

Waloed & Origin arcs were pretty underwhelming, mostly because I feel like they haven't offered anything new that wasn't already resolved in the previous arcs...? I enjoyed Barnabas' vibe but his impact on me was a big fat 0, and here comes the conundrum because, well, I'm guessing him being emotionless & devoid of a personality is supposed to be the point with his worship of Ultima, but even that was not done well... All his bedroom scenes kinda ruined all of that, not to mention the out-of-nowhere 'mother' appearances that the story doesn't even bother to explore aside from showing her naked body (Benedikta got the same treatment after her death my god I'm so sorry my beloved)...

Idk what I'm supposed to take away from the character and, in consequence, the Waloed arc? I know nothing of who he was, his dialogues didn't even match Clive's growth at that point - again, why is Clive questioning his humanity NOW of all time, when the story has been going so well? Could they have, idk, shown Clive's fear coming back to him after reuniting with Joshua & discovering Dion's descend to madness, so that they can segue into the Waloed arc more smoothly - that despite Clive's best intention he may lose all his control at the most crucial point and ruin all that he holds dear (like Dion), and that he never let go of his guilt at Phoenix Gate, and having Joshua back unwittingly brought back the nightmares he'd lived with for 13 years? Maybe that would give his identity crisis at the beach some more substance instead of "Barnabas bested me twice and now I'm wet and sat" situation he got going on... I am thankful for Mid & Dion's arc & CliveJill romance & everything about Joshua but the main villain & plot points felt so distant... MY BRAIN WAS NOT SCRATCHED

(I adore Mid & Dion & Joshua hahaha they're so colorful in 3 entirely different directions, my silly children)

I am also not really convinced by Ultima's writing. The plot reveal of him being a God who created humanity but then abandoned us all *could* have been pretty powerful and on point if it wasn't executed in such fragmented ways. If only they dig deeper into one or two specific aspects of that concept to explore...

I am especially fond of the idea of Ultima as symbolic for "the absent parent" and "the narcissistic parent" (both in the intimate familial context and the wider context of head-of-state/leader figures), which could have paralleled SO WELL with Anabella & Sylvestre & EVEN ELWIN had they not cut off Anabella's presence immediately after her death, or had they make Dion reflect deeper upon his relationship with his father beyond "I killed him I am so sad", or had they make Joshua's and Clive's memories of Elwin more complicated - maybe in how they (especially Joshua) worshipped his as their father & leader, but less so as a man, someone human & flawed? And then they can explore how the children gaining autonomy & freedom despite their parents & the circumstances that shaped their childhood as a direct mirror to them breaking away from Ultima? The frustrating thing is, I THINK they did try to do that, what with all the Inner Voice snippets and the initial buildups and all, but the execution keeps coming up short...

Ultima & the Eikons as symbols of "power that binds & enthralls" in contradiction with Clive's fight for a "free world" could've been much more relevant and poignant if maybe they allowed us to get more invested in Ultima's backstory (flashback cutscenes perhaps? more involved murals? a more multifaceted discussion around the concept of will? some attempts at humanizing Ultima's race so that when Clive says "you're just like us" we feel it a bit deeper?) instead of just having the guy monotonously narrating all the plot twists... my god. Not to mention all the on-the-nose dialogues of power of friendship & crude slavery allegories... I don't know! I think Square did NOT do it well in this one.

That's all I can pull from the top of my head at the moment! Ready to hop into replies or asks to talk some more, but yea!

#ff16 #I have both love and frustration for this game in equally intense measure #hoping that the general impression didn't come off as being too negative but yeah... #...at this rate I am just listing all my wishful thinking for things that might have happened #trying to rewrite the game in my head etc. etc. #On an unrelated note #I was fighting the Knight of Splendent Heart and was again filled with longing for A TERENCE BOSS FIGHT #for twinside arc #that'd be my dying wish... #Just-- Square #listen #just lift these moves in wholesale #or maybe even reuse Clive's later Bahamut skills #MAYBE DION BLESSED HIM LIKE JOSHUA DID CLIVE I DON'T KNOW-- #jura plays ff16 #ff16 spoilers

[ashxketchum]

✧ THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION ✧

TyHil Love Countdown is drawing to a close and I want to thank everyone who took the time out to participate and make this event a success by posting content and also supporting the participants through their reviews and feedback ❤︎

@ceruleanmusings @redwheeler @velox-the-knight @zadien @shinobudraws @rainbow-pearls @tum-tigger

All the entries can be viewed here.

[PS: I will still be tracking the tags regularly, if you decide to post content related to the theme of the event later on, feel free to use them so I can reblog your content 🙌🏻]

#beyblade #tyhil #bakuten shoot beyblade #takao kinomiya #hiromi tachibana #tyson granger #hilary tachibana #tysonxhilary #takaoxhiromi #beyblade v force #gifs : mine #gifs : beyblade #fun fact: this was supposed to include scenes from both v force and grev #but these 10 gifs came out of just the first 30 eps or so of vforce #so if i had tried to include grev this might've crossed like 30-40 gifs 🤣 #grev for next year maybe 🫣

[krixel]

WIP TAG GAME

I was tagged by the ever lovely @zadien and since I finally have free time, this sounded both fun and like a good way to make me write. Some of these are fanfics & some of these are original fiction.

rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet of it or tell them something about it! tag as many people as you have WIPs

My WIP titles:

Good Left Undone (Beyblade Mafia AU)

Admit One (Original Urban Fantasy about a haunted soul-stealing carnival)

Broken Alliances (Original high-fantasy quest that I will never complete but that has my first original characters and will live in my head and my heart forever)

Legacy (Original fantasy romance about reunited childhood friends where one became the Queen’s assassin, and one became a healer, also people are being poisoned)

Moonlight (My general catch-all file for TDP fanfic that I will one day get back to, I swear)

I have been MIA on here for the last year, so I’m not entirely sure who to tag - so gently (and with no pressure) tagging @hoothalcyon, @legend-of-the-fandoms, @dragonnguard, @beautifulterriblequeen, and @jellyjay - and any other writers I missed or want to do it.

#krixel writes stuff #or more accurately #i absolutely do not #but am trying to again

[carla5172007]

My December 2022 watercolor finished January 6 2023 part2

First picture:

stingy2303 Oc : Mary

Second picture:

@notrealmoony_ Oc: Zadien

🚫!!DO NOT REPOST!! 🚫

#carla5172007 #my art #fanart #the owl house #traditional art #clay sandust #toh fanart #toh oc #my oc #my oc drawing #my watercolor #water color #watercolor painting #watercolor #toh steve #the owl house fanart #the owl house steve #claysandust

[ceruleanmusings]

Maybe something about your girl dominated beyblade fic, or just some beyblade stuff? or a bit of melisaac? would be amazing!

ooh those are good choices!

mayblade has definitely helped put me back in the beyblade writing space (even if i did drop out three days in) so I've been meaning to dust something off. thanks for giving me some direction!

and i will for sure bring melisaac back; i've been getting the itch to dive back into writing teen wolf anyway. plus, if the movie goes sideways more than i expect it will, i have a good excuse to rewrite throwing isaac and mel in (and kira because she deserves to be there too!)

✍️ + tell me what you’d like to see me write more of this year.

#zadien #answered

[zswackeyworld]

I made zadien in a few of the welcome home styles

I got the idea from artsy._.bug

Just had no motivation to finish for a long time

#welcome home oc #zadien seastar #^v^

[zadien]

Finally got the Steam Deck I wanted so now I gotta update SLTS so that I can spend my birthday holiday playing video games!

If anyone's got any good recs, let me know. I'm definitely getting Baldur's Gate, Final Fantasy XIII and possibly some more Yakuza. Need to check how it works on the Steam Deck though.

#zadien plays video games #now on a new console!!

[zadienandtheneighborhood]

"Wally what in the name of home of you doing?"

"I need my remderem neighbor.."

"Well you could of just asked me you know! And myabe uhm I dont know the dang living house that you got"

*Creak slam*

Zadien mutters

"Damn chill.."

"Neighbor can you get the remderem"

"First get the hell off-"

Zadien gets smacked in the back of the head by home

"Oww [Censored] house"

Zadien then gets smacked again

"Ow stop hitting me home"

"Home.. stop.."

"Thank you wally but i got this.."

Zadien then pats home and slowly backs away from anything that can be use to wack him again and proceeds to reach out and pick up wally off the counter. He then grabs wallys remderem and hands it to him

"See that was so much easier right"

Wally nods

"Come on lets get you to bed"

#welcome home oc #zadien seastar #act 1 zadien ask blog #Zadien's ask blog

[chenfordfanficquotes]

Tim followed Lucy’s eyes to Ashley and then immediately back to her. Panic. This time, way more obvious. Angela snickered into her drink. Lucy thought that if she wasn’t so head over heels in love with this man, she would have thought it was funny as well.

-The Barbecue by allisondanz (submitted by @zadien)

#chenford fanfic quotes #chenford fanfiction #chenford #author: allisondanz #(if anyone knows this author's tumblr handle please let us know!)