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Some more DnD art because this galâs got another campaign âš
This Eloise Ophelia Stirling (and her brother Charles Elliott Stirling IV, Charlie). She is from a noble family of the ton, but has always had more inclination towards her studies than fashion, gossip, or marriage (much to her familyâs chagrin). Sheâs quite interested in using her time abroad (thanks to her familyâs fortunes and fatherâs liberal outlook) and skills to become a nurse, furthering womenâs places in all fields, including the more scientific.
Sheâs a primarily Autumn court Eladrin, Twilight Cleric with a background in anthropology.
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Midnight Mass: Itâs Time to Talk About That Monstrous Twist
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This article contains huge spoilers for Midnight Mass. So help me God if you read this without watching the series firstâŠ
The version of Midnight Mass that Netflix advertised still would have made for a compelling horror series.Â
An isolated, insular island community? Great. A young, charismatic preacher suddenly coming to town to shake things up? Perfect. That preacher proving capable of performing minor miracles? Love it, no notes!Â
Of course, as viewers who have watched at least four episodes of the seven-episode series now know, Midnight Mass has one extra supernatural twist in mind that elevates an already interesting story to true mind-blowing status. Critics were understandably asked to keep this aspect of the show a secret before it premiered. So please indulge me as I finally slay these embargo demons and get it off my chest.
Vampires. Vampires! V-A-M-P-I-R-E-S. VAMPIRES! VAMPIRES VAMPIRES VAMPIRES! Literally like Dracula. And Nosferatu. Anne Riceâs Lestat. Stephen Kingâs âSalemâs Lot. Vampires. VAMPIRES, BRO, VAMPIRES.
For creator Mike Flanagan, a filmmaker influenced by all manner of classic horror, bringing the fanged bloodsuckers to life was a long time coming.
âMy favorite vampire movie is (Werner) Herzogâs Nosferatu,â Flanagan told Den of Geek and other outlets prior to the premiere of Midnight Mass. âThat film is the vampire story as high art. I also adore From Dusk Till Dawn. I read Dracula young enough for it to really burrow in for me. And I read âSalemâs Lot early enough to color an enormous amount of work that Iâll do for the rest of my life.â
Midnight Massâs depiction of the mythological undead beast and how it can neatly fit into Christian dogma is one of the most satisfying horror twists in years. Now that the truth is out, letâs discuss Midnight Mass and how it conflates vampires and biblical angels.Â
Mistaking a Vampire for an Angel
The interesting thing about Midnight Mass is that it clearly takes place in a universe where the average person has no knowledge of what a vampire is. Even Sarah Gunning (Annabeth Gish), arguably the most well-read person on Crockett Island, has to do some research into âporphyria cutanea tardaâ (a.k.a. the real life âvampire diseaseâ). This is similar to The Walking Deadâs approach to zombies, in which the âzâ word and George A. Romeroâs name are never spoken. This strategy in Midnight Mass allows for a truly fascinating case of mistaken identity.
While viewers immediately know that the creature Monsignor John Pruitt (Hamish Linklater) encounters is a vampire, he believes it to be an angel. Given how studied Pruitt is in the Bible and Cathloic theology, itâs entirely understandable why he would think a tall, muscular, bald-headed beast with fangs and leathery wings is an angel. As it turns out, the angels of the Old Testament can be truly terrifying.Â
Not all angels are soft-featured human-like creatures with fluffy white bird wings. Some, like Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones are designed to intimidate Godâs enemies. In the New Testamentâs Book of Luke, an angel visits Zechariah and immediately asks him to âbe not afraidâ because the angel can see the poor guy absolutely shaking in his boots upon his arrival. Angels being terrifying is even something of an Internet meme, with users contrasting the phrase âbe not afraidâ with images of truly monstrous beasts.Â
Not only does Pruittâs vampire have the vague appearance of an angel, it also apparently holds the secrets to eternal life as promised in the Bible. By merely drinking some of the âangelâsâ blood, a good Christian can live forever just like God says. Does that blood-drinking sacrament sound familiar? It did to Mike Flanagan.
âIn Bible school I used to say âif the wine turns into Jesusâs blood literally and weâre drinking it so that we can live forever ⊠that seems like a short leap to vampiric myth.ââ
Of course, drinking the angelâs fluids in the case of Midnight Mass also leads to some unwanted side effects like a thirst for blood and extreme sensitivity to sunlight. Thankfully, good olâ Bev Keane always has a Bible quote ready to go for that. When read through the proper perspective, the Holy Bible may as well be the original vampire story.Â
The Rules of Vampirism
âThe thing that I love about the vampire as a cinematic tool is how malleable it is,â Flanagan says. âWe all agree that there is no canon. There are no rules. In fact, part of the joy is seeing what rules people cherry pick as they approach a vampire story.â
All depictions of vampires are indeed quite different. Vampires can range from the classic Stoker-ian monster to Twilightâs nigh-invulnerable sparkle bois. Midnight Massâs version of the vampire leans towards the classic, albeit with some tweaks. In terms of appearance, The Angel (as we will be calling Midnight Massâs O.G. vampire for simplicityâs sake) has a more bestial look like Nosferatu rather than an aristocratic one like Count Dracula or Anne Riceâs creations.Â
âWe winked at (Nosferatu the Vampyr actor) Klaus Kinski a few times when we designed our guy,â Flanagan says.
Though the Angel resembles Nosferatu in appearance, its vulnerabilities owe more to Riceâs The Vampire Chronicles. Religious iconography does not appear to hurt the Angel nor its thralls. Traditional human weapons like bullets or blades also do no harm (at least not mortally). These vampires are, however, tremendously susceptible to both fire and sunlight. Exposure to the latter for even a few seconds is enough to kill the Angel and his many acolytes.Â
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Like in Riceâs works as well, the path to creating a new vampire is quite simple. Step 1: Drink its blood. Step 2: Die. In Dracula and âSalemâs Lot, the method of vampire creation is merely being bit by one, zombie-style. Rice and Flanaganâs approach is quite a bit more intentional and interesting. It also opens the door for perhaps Midnight Massâs most ingenious storytelling quirk: communion. John Pruitt is able to get nearly the entirety of Crockett Island to become a vampire by spiking the communion wine with his buddyâs blood. Then, all that remains is for them to poison themselves to death, Jonestown-style.Â
The mass âresurrectionâ scene in which the congregation awakes as their new vampire selves also provides some insight to just how hard it is to contain the vampireâs overwhelming hunger. Riley Flynn was able to resist it when he turned because John Pruitt babysat him like a psychedelic mushroom guide. The plan for the rest of the congregation was to have their babysitters as well but that didnât quite work out. Still, Rileyâs dad Ed makes it clear to his wife Annie, that even if itâs hard to resist the call for blood, itâs not impossible.Â
âWhen I saw them at the church, I thought it was something they really couldnât help. Like something impossible not to do. But it isnât, Annie,â he says.
Maybe if more vampires were like Ed Flynn, a whole island full of vampires wouldnât be too bad of a thing in the first place.Â
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How to Defeat a Vampire
While every vampire story presents its own unique take on the creature, the answer on how to defeat a vampire is usually the same: by doing it together.
âWe poor humans only have so much that we can give,â Flanagan says. âWeâre ill-equipped as individuals to make any kind of meaningful stand. The only way evil in the world can be brought down is through collective effort. Thatâs something Stoker understands inherently. Itâs clearly something King understands.â
Alongside the aforementioned Bram Stoker and Stephen King, Flanagan presents a small team of humans at storyâs end who will do what it takes to defeat evil, even if it means dying in the process. Erin Greene (Kate Siegel), Dr. Sarah Gunning, Sheriff Hassan (Rahul Kohli), Annie Flynn (Kristin Lehman), Warren Flynn (Igby Rigney), and Leeza Scarborough (Annarah Cymone) are the six residents of Crockett Island brave enough to try to take down the Angel. All but two (Warren and Leeza) die. They do succeed in eliminating the immediate threat on Crockett Island but itâs possible the Angel made it away to suck blood another day, damaged wings and all.
Whatâs interesting about Midnight Massâs âfinal crewâ is that six appears to be the magic number when it comes to taking down a vampire. Stokerâs Dracula has six heroes: Jonathan Harker, Mina Harker nĂše Murray, Arthur Holmwood (Lord Godalming), John Seward, Quincey Morris, and Abraham Van Helsing (of which, only poor American cowboy Quincey Morris dies). Kingâs âSalemâs Lot also has six: Ben Mears, Matt Burke, Susan Norton, Mark Petrie, Jimmy Cody, and Father Callahan (of which, decidedly more than one of them die). This strange bit of arithmancy is something we asked Flanagan about.
âThe number was certainly not intentional,â he says. âOnce it was clear that Riley was not going to be carrying the torch to the end it really was about asking âwho are the characters who seem in the very beginning to be at a disadvantage and how do we empower them in the end?â This was gonna be played out by Sarah Gunning, Sheriff Hassan, and everyone else who would get to just give a little piece.â
Considering that Erin and company were outnumbered about 117 to six, it was a pretty good showing for Crockett Islandâs last humans standing.
All seven episodes of Midnight Mass are available to stream on Netflix now.
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music: savage streets by perturbator, youâll only be safe with me by tuff turf, dark all day by gunship
You stood on one knee, feeling Kaiâs fingers under your belt as he held you. You shoved out of the window half way, and yelled,
âIâm good!â
He pushed the gas pedal into the floor, and the car roared angrily, tearing through the night mist.
The black shadows surrounded you, floating out of the metal and brick twilight of the street so suddenly fear shot through you like lightning. You held up your shotgun and aimed, trying to balance with your hip on the frame of the window. Falling out of the window would mean imminent death: zombies were everywhere. They were waiting on the corners, in the windows of the buildings, hiding in the shade, behind the smelly dumpsters and in the middle of the road. As the city lights died out, and the car raced deeper into the district, golden and silver changed into cold blue and electric, the colors of docks and warehouses.
âI got them!â
âShoot!â Kai yelled.
You exhaled and did not inhale, because the best snipers donât breathe when shooting. As the monster truck passed by the cluster of black silhouettes, you fired three rounds into them, scaring the gathering and hitting one of them. Then you fell back into your seat and pulled your hair away from your face. It will be a bitch to try and brush after. The car drove out into the narrow quay where black water lay like glistening dirty skin, and Kaiâs face was yellow in the passing bleak lights.
âWhat the hell is that?â he asked, poiting at the figure on the roof on the left. He slowed down a little, and you looked back to make sure nobodyâs following you. You set the shotgun on your right.
âItâs Jeepers Creepersâ.
âWha... Y/N. What is Jeepers fucking Creepers doing at our zombie apocalypse?â
âI donât know, Kaiâ, you snarled, âmaybe he launched it. How am I supposed to know?â
âYouâre driving me crazyâ.
âI am afraid of Jeepers Creepers, okay? Heâs gonna be the final bossâ.
âIâm gonna tear his balls offâ, Kai mumbled.
âHeâll take yours. Thatâs what he doesâ, you reminded him.
Kai snored.
âGet up. Thereâs more. They must have circled the parking lot. Lookâ.
Right in the middle of the road, where yellow fog was floating in the air like phantom veil, and the asphalt glistened, sweaty after 10PM rain, the black shadows barricaded the road. Kai stopped the car, and the low grumble slowly faded into the quiet, monotnous howl of the city. Somewhere, trains were moving to and fro on the rails, colliding with each other, creating noise. The factories were working, sending black smoke into the opaque sky, clogged by unwilling cigarrette clouds. The river itself, it seemed, hummed something very low, like a deadly lullaby. This world was a hostile and lonesome place. The only warm thing in here was Kaiâs body sitting next to you, radiating humanity. You jerked your shotgun. You knew he was seeing exactly the same thing as you did - a bunch of zombies swaying slowly in your direction. He turned up the music a little.
âReady?â
âYeahâ.
âAim better or else weâre gonna drive in circles all nightâ.
âDonât tell me how to kill zombies, Kaiâ.
He mimicked you, starting the car.
Next night, it was his turn, and you did the same thing, racing through the night city, crashing into cardbox fortresses and blowing up the glass forts, shooting the heads off the zombies, until you both have had enough of that zombie apocalypse world. It has been some time until you got tired.
(To get into the right mood, you have occupied the Columbus Movie Theatre for like a week, rewatching zombie movies. Turned out, you canât just walk into a movie theatre and find all the zombie films piled up neatly in the movie room - or whatever itâs called. You have argued about them again and again, Kai insisting on Evil Dead being immortal classic, but the Day of the Dead was his all-time favorite. You nearly got into a fistfight with him over the Return of the Living Dead.
âOf courseâ, he puffed and laughed out, condescending as hell.
âWhatâs that laugh?!â you demanded. Kai shrugged.
âItâs such a girly thing. Return of the Living Dead. The third part is also your favorite, isnât it?â
And he gave you the nastiest look. You narrowed your eyes.
âYou bigot. You absolute fuckface. The first one is my favoriteâ.
He was enjoying himself too much, obviously agitated by the topic, not entirely there.
âOkay, okayâ.
âBut for the record, yes, I do think that the third part is the best love story Iâve ever seen on screen. Itâs incredibleâ.
Kai nodded, the smile never leaving his face.
âShe managed to fight off her cannibalistic instinct not to hurt the person she loved. She tore herself with needles and hooks to fight the urge to kill him and actually managed to keep him safe although she was literally a flesh eating zombie. How cool is that?â
Kai sighed and looked you in the eye.
âVery coolâ, he said, with the tone that screamed âyouâre silly and I adore youâ.
âWhat other movies came out this year?â
âNot many, itâs only Mayâ, he replied, digging deep into the box with films.
âIs Dream Lover out yet?â
âYepâ.
âWe should watch itâ.
âLaterâ, Kai said, throwing a film across the room and allowing it to crash into pieces. You hoped to hell it wasnât Dream Lover.
âAnd Freddie Krueger?â
âNo, not yetâ.
âDamn itâ, you looked over his shoulder.
âNo Freddie Krueger!â he announced, âthatâs it, she draws the line at Freddie. Weâre leaving nowâ.
You laughed.
In the dark movie room, you could choose any row, any seats. You nested against each other, honoring the sacred cinema theatre tradition to gently touch in the twilight. While the action unfolded on screen, you had to shove popcorn into Kaiâs mouth because it was the only way you could make him stop talking. When you ran out of popcorn, you had to shut him up with your mouth. It was a great week.)
You looked around the street and then, at Kai. How lucky he was, to find himself in this wretched place with someone as willing to play zombies as you were. You should do it more often. Maybe you should act out Mist next, somewhere in Houston.
You pulled your backpack up, and your eyes darted towards the black tower, ominous, insidious without any light, like a gigantic grave stone. Before Parker cut all the electricity, it was the Hancock Tower, now, it was just Tower. And the path to it lay through the dangerous city filled with brain craving monsters, bloodthirsty, dumb and ferocious, and you were running out of bullets. Besides, earlier on, you fell through one of the cardboard box forteresses and bruised your knee so badly, together with your left hand which you landed on. This adventure would be the death of you.
Kai twitched.
âI hear somethingâ, he said, cocking his gun. You stood behind him, one-handed, unable to shoot. You closed your eyes. Lo, if they attack from all directions, you wonât be any help. A wounded companion is worse than an enemy in this world. You wondered if Kai would leave you alone to be eaten and stall them, or whether heâd shoot you in the head first, to spare you.
He walked on a little, entering a small square, and the black outlines of hairless, clotheless humans frightened you like you werenât the one who had put them there ten hours earlier. They spooked you every time.
Kai shot three times, hitting each mannequin with one bullet.
âOn the roof!â you pointed, turning back. You bowed as he threw up his shotgun, and fired. Heavy plastic body hopped and rolled down, falling on the ground. Kai could see in the dark so well you had to remind yourself he was human. Sometimes you would forget that fact completely. He was so different from everybody else.
He led you towards the tower where you stabbed one of the zombies in the throat. He was good at shooting, but you were very gifted with stabbing. You never missed.
âGod damnâ, Kai panted, as the mannequin swayed and collapsed on the asphalt just next to the glass door he was holding for you, âyou saved my lifeâ.
He took you in the movie gesture, pulling you into a long kiss. Your wrist started swelling and you had to take off your electronic watch temporarily. In the bleak room, it shone with green thin neon light from the bedside table while you had sex on the matrass.
In the middle of the night something fell off the roof, and scared the hell out of you - for real this time. You did not put anything on the top of the Tower since it was your fort. In the morning you came up on the top, while Kai went down and examined the object. Turned out, on the tenth of May, 1994, one single bag filled with files and staplers fell off the roof of the Hancock Tower. There was no way of knowing why.
âWake upâ.
You opened your eyes and rubbed your neck, aching from sleeping on the single mattrass on the floor. You looked out of the window. It has just stopped raining, which meant it was already close to midnight. In the dystopian Boston, you have switched to night regime of living completely because in the daylight, mannequins randomly standing in the streets looked simply stupid.
âThe Titansâ, he said. Kaiâs face was so close to yours, you could feel the words on your skin. His eyes shone nervously.
âWhat Titans? Itâs zombie apocalypse, Kaiâ.
He frowned.
âAnd what was Jeepers Creepers doing there then?â
âOh my godâ, you groaned, âlet go of it already! You killed him like a week agoâ.
âCome on, see for yourselfâ, he pulled you up, and you walked to the window, and gasped, instantly feeling for Kaiâs hand. It couldnât be happening.
Thatâs it! This madness finally drove you... mad.
There was an actual silhouette, the one you didnât put there, and possibly couldnât. The one that could not be put there for the life of you. The one of proportions too great for anyone to put it in the middle of the city, one foot on the right side of the river, and the other, on the left.
âWhat the fuck!â you yelled, your fright real as ever. Kai grinned happily, but then his face changed back to the philosophical expression of impending doom.
âThis is it, Y/N. The zombies... and that dude... were just omens, but thatâs it. The sky people have come to destroy us. Itâs the endâ.
âSeriously, Kai, how did you put it up... there?â
The sky was blackish-bordeaux, like usual. The river was seen just fine from here, from the top floor of the Tower. You had a pretty good look on the gloomy city and all its post-war industrial charm. The figure was so big it stood almost above the Tower itself; he reminded you of the Colossus of Rhodos, the Bronze Man, or one of the mythical golden gods of ancient times. You could actually feel your heart trying to break the hell out of your ribcage in a desperate attempt to kill itself. You couldnât breathe for a second, mortified by the size of that thing. It was one of the deepest nightmares of your childhood, one of the visions haunting you from when you were little and kept dreaming about the end of the world.
You told Kai about those, and he now used them against you, but you appreciated the performance. It was all almost like art. It was horrifying and great, but you hated it.
âHe came down from the cloudsâ, Kai said quietly, like a dispassionate narrator. Who already knows whatâs coming, and doesnât give a shit, because heâs already dead.
âTo press the earth into the core of the planet, and make all life perish. He shall walk the land... waging his wrath on all that breathes. Including you and meâ.
You made an effort to turn away, mesmerized by the statue, and looked at Kai.
âHow much magic have you wasted on it?â
âIâd appreciate it if you didnât break the character, it takes me a lot of concentrationâ.
âSorryâ, you whispered.
âHow do you feel about facing the end of the world with me?â he asked.
It was a damn good question. Parker really did ask all the right questions. After all the time in post-apocalyptic Boston, surrounded by enemy, living in a dark den and barely seeing the sun, it was very easy to actually sense the end coming. You clutched your own elbows, thinking. Strangely, you werenât scared anymore.
A part of his face was in the shadow. He blinked the way youâve only ever seen Kai blink, just a little, as if he didnât want to lose visual even for a split second.
âIâm okay with it. I have lived a fine life, in my totalitarian city, guarded by robots and...â
â...zombies...â
âHunted down by Harrison Ford...â
âYou just jumble together all the movies, itâs actually insane, stop itâ.
âBut now as Cthulhu has sent its warriors...â (Kai rolled his eyes), âIâm ready to goâ.
A lonely honk of a train cut through the distance making you feel melancholic. The trains were just crawling there day and night, filling the air with their lonesome cries occasionally. It would make any reasonable person go crazy, too.
âWhat will be the last thing you do before you die?â he whispered, his nose almost touching yours. You gave in, hot slow lava crawling up your body. You took Kaiâs waist, trying to feel his ribs through three layers of clothing.
âYouâ.
He probably wore three or four shirts just to see you go nuts as you tried to undress him every time. His street jacket goes, then, a pullover, then a shirt, then another shirt, and you groan with anger as he chuckles at you, his hands snaking under your clothes at once. Your skin went shivering, covered with goose bumps under his fingers, like by magic.
As he pushed you against the wall, the gigantic Titan started melting above the river, looming shadow stepping away from the city, which was flattering. Kaiâs whole mind was directed at you now.
You thought about how one loves at the brink of extinction; is it passionate, like when Kai grabbed your shoulder, your hair, pounding you into the floor, or is it gentle and thoughtful, like when you only moved your hips slowly, pressed against each other like two halves of Oreo, or is it impatient, breathless and vile, like when he was fucking you against the wall, talking all the way through your whimpering?
It took the end of the world for you to end up on his dick.
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Lexa groans and struggles to sit up, rapidly blinking as she slowly comes to it. A quick mental check up lets her know nothing is broken â at least, nothing vital. She groans again as she rolls her head back and forth, gingerly, and reaches to unfasten her seatbelt with numb fingers.
Clarke, she thinks and barely stops herself from springing to her feet. Sheâll be no use if she hurts herself. Slowly standing up, she makes her way to her co-pilot, and almost collapses with relief when she sees her chest rise up and down. Alive. Sheâs alive.
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Lexa groans and struggles to sit up, rapidly blinking as she slowly comes to it. A quick mental check up lets her know nothing is broken â at least, nothing vital. She groans again as she rolls her head back and forth, gingerly, and reaches to unfasten her seatbelt with numb fingers.
Clarke, she thinks and barely stops herself from springing to her feet. Sheâll be no use if she hurts herself. Slowly standing up, she makes her way to her co-pilot, and almost collapses with relief when she sees her chest rise up and down. Alive. Sheâs alive.
She brushes Clarkeâs blonde hair away from her face, selfishly allowing herself several precious seconds of quiet adoration before gently shaking her shoulder. She grins when Clarke lets out a groan similar to hers as she wakes up, long lashes fluttering before revealing hazy blue eyes.
âLexa,â she rasps, confused. Then, her eyes widen as she remembers the crash. âOh fuck. Are you okay?â
Lexa silently orders her heart to calm down. Of course Clarke would be worried about her friend. âYes. Iâm fine. Are you?â
Clarke nods. âI think so. What the fuck was that?â
âOrion? Orion, are you there?â Ravenâs voice crackles through the radio, and Lexa coughs before telling the spacecraftâs system to connect.
âJester is on,â the depersonalized voice of the ship lets her know, and Lexa coughs again before speaking.
âHey, Raven,â she croaks out, foregoing formal speak. Itâs not like they need it in the first place. They are essentially space pirates, for Christâs sake. âWeâre here.â
âJesus fuck, Lexa,â her friend breathes out on the other end, sounding half-relieved and half-furious. âWhat happened to you guys? You went off radar. I was ready to jump after you but--â
âWhich would have been a suicide,â Lexa points out. She sighs as she slowly stands up and looks around. The ship didnât get too banged up on the inside. No visible cracks as far she can see, but she needs a thorough examination before she can come to any conclusion. âWe encountered a -- vortex, of sorts. Got sucked in. I donât know where we are right now. Probably landed on a nearby planet.â
âYouâre not hearing me,â Raven says, sounding increasingly irritated. And worried. âYou went off radar. As in, I donât see you anywhere in the Universe. I was ready to jump after you before it happened. Now, even if I wanted to, I wouldnât be able to find you.â Â
âUh.â Lexa blinks. âWhat?â
âRae,â Clarkeâs standing up, now, too, and her eyes are as wide as Lexaâs. âAre you trying to tell us weâre â what? In another Universe?â
âI built the map myself,â Raven says, sounding unusually solemn. âYou know what it runs on. The Eye doesnât lie and doesnât make mistakes.â She lets out a slow, disbelieving breath. âAnd it doesnât see you now.â
Lexa and Clarke exchange an alarmed glance. âBut thatâs impossible,â Lexa says. Itâs more to convince herself than to counter Ravenâs argument. The Life Crystal that they stole for Raven several years ago that she dubbed The Eye isnât called that for nothing. It can detect any form of life in any corner of the Universe, cyborgs included. Or, apparently, almost any corner of the Universe.
âMaybe the planet weâre on has some sort of magnetic shield that doesnât let The Eye see us,â Lexa proposes as her mind quickly works out any possible solution to this.
âWell, it might, but if it does, thereâs a high chance it might be poisonous to you guys,â Raven points out. âWherever you are, though⊠Iâm so fucking happy youâre alive,â her voice cracks with emotion sheâs clearly trying to suppress. âFor a second, I thoughtâŠâ
âWeâre fine,â Lexa says, softly. âWeâre not on your plane of existence, apparently, but weâre fine.â She moved her jaw from side to side, thinking. âIâm surprised you got through. So the signal reaches us, but not The Eye?â
âThatâs not even Twilight zone level of fuckery,â Raven confirms. âI have no idea how thatâs possible.â
âI propose we explore where we are,â Clarke pipes up. Sheâs rubbing her forehead, and Lexa tries to ignore the sharp pang of concern in her chest. Theyâll deal with this a little later. âLetâs send JD outside to get the air sample.â
âProbably the best thing you can do,â Raven tells them. âIâll try to figure something out on my end. Weâre working on getting you back, guys. Just sit tight.â
âNot much else to do,â Lexa snorts to herself. Still, she appreciates Ravenâs enthusiasm and her willingness to help. âWeâre gonna get JD ready and survey any possible damages to the ship. Keep you posted.â
âAlright. Talk to you soon.â With that, Raven disconnects, and they are left staring at each other in what promises to soon become very awkward silence.
âAlright, well, Iâll go--â
âIâm sorry I kissed you.â Clarkeâs eyes widen after she blurts that out, cutting Lexa off and causing her to splutter with surprised embarrassment. She wasnât sure theyâd ever bring it up. It was â a sour of the moment thing, or so sheâs told herself. They were full of adrenaline, being chased by the Feds, fired at left and right. It honestly felt more like an act of desperation. Something to feel even more alive and revved up. Clarkeâs bright eyes met hers, and next thing she knew, their mouths crashed together before Clarke pushed her in her chair and jumped into hers, buckling up and flipping the lightspeed switch. Â
Lexa frowns. Lightspeed. They travelled at lightspeed without giving the ship clear directions, and it took them to the vortex â and now they are here. That is a vital piece of information that they definitely should have disclosed to Raven.
And they will once she gets her mouth to work and replies to an expectant Clarke. âUh.â So far, so good. âWhy?â Clarke begins to frown, and she hurries to correct herself. âI mean â Iâm not sorry you did.â
âOh.â Clarkeâs voice is small, unsure. âBut â youâre the Commander. And Iâm â me.â
Lexa gives her a muted smile. âAre you worried about violating the Code of Conduct? Because last time I checked we didnât have any. Since, you know. Weâre intergalactic criminals and stuff.â
âI was thinking more of Robin Hood and his Merry Men kind of thing,â Clarke says. A tentative smile blooms on her lips, and Lexa wants nothing more than to kiss it until it grows and spills into laughter. Maybe sheâll actually get to do that. âItâs not about any Code. I just â I kind of ambushed you without checking if youâre okay with it.â
âTell you what,â she says, grinning. âYou can ambush me any time you want. Because truth be told, Iâve wanted to do the same pretty much ever since weâve met, but I, too, was worried about⊠ambushing.â
âOh. Oh-kay,â Clarke nods to herself, like an diligent student. âAmbushing is on the table. Good to know.â
âYeah. And -- oof!â Sheâs noticed that sometimes Clarke is too quick to act on things. Right now, however, she doesnât mind.
When they break apart, itâs slow, with neither willing to let go just yet. âDuty calls,â Clarke whispers, regret coloring her voice. Lexa chuckles.
âThat, and I really wanna get out of here so we can do this more.â
Clarkeâs beautiful when she blushes, she decides.
***
JD, their rusty but trusty robot thatâs especially beloved by Raven due to being one of her first successful projects, beeps readily when Lexa finishes programming him to get the air and ground sample. He whirs as he turns around himself and wheels into the small hallway. Lexa waits till he gets in there and shuts the door, ensuring the shipâs sealed and foreign air wonât get in. Then, she pulls the lever to open the external hatch. Most of the things around the ship have to be done manually, but thatâs what she loves about it. She specifically didnât let Raven tinker with the system, only allowing her to install the navigation. Everything else, she can manage just fine.
They split up and quickly check the ship for any damages while JD is at work. Aside from a few dents, itâs not too bad. Yet, the attempt to take off fails.
âMust be something outside,â Clarke notes apprehensively. âI hope itâs not the engines.â
âWhat else could it be?â Lexa states more than asks. Clarke shrugs.
âI donât know. Maybe weâre just stuck.â She shrugs again when Lexa throws her a look. âWhat? Just trying to keep the morale up.â
âI appreciate your efforts,â Lexa deadpans, but that doesnât work, because Clarke only grins and pecks her lips. If thatâs how itâs gonna be from now on, well â sheâs at peace with that.
JD comes back in twenty minutes and brings a curious discovery with him. Apparently, the atmosphere outside is identical to that of the Earth. Clarke and Lexa glance at each other, bewildered.
âThatâs next to impossible,â Lexa voices what theyâre both thinking. Her co-pilot hums, thoughtful.
âBut not impossible,â she points out. âCongratulations, babe â we might be the living proof of string theory.â
She canât resist. âBabe?â she asks, quirking an eyebrow. Clarke scoffs, failing to hide her blush.
âShut up.â
âMake me,â she teases.
âNot the time, but maybe later,â Clarke fires right back, a lopsided grin playing on her lips. âAlso I canât believe youâre flirting with me when weâre standing on the verge of the most important scientific discovery.â
âDo you really think weâre in a parallel universe?â
She watches as Clarke bites her lip, clearly excited. âWhat else could this be?â
âWell,â she stands taller and straightens her leather jacket, feeling determined. âI suppose thereâs only one way to find out.â
***
They jump out of the ship, blasters ready. Lexa inhales the air, frowning. âSmells like spring,â she says quietly, and Clarke hums in silent, astonished agreement.
She doesnât know what she expects to see once they climb out, but thatâs not it. The scenery is rather dull. It reminds her of those old sci-fi movies from the last century. And of the Grand Canyon from the inside. Sand and rocks and occasional shallow caves.
Itâs the caves that have her worried. She immediately recalls everything she knows about space parasites, and shudders at the thought of contacting one. They are definitely not going in there. Theyâre not going anywhere, period. Lexa decides then and there that theyâll check the ship, fix whatever it is that doesnât let them take off, and get the hell out of here.
Clarke, however, clearly has other plans. âLex,â she whispers urgently, nudging her with her surprisingly sharp elbow. âThereâs someone in there. Looks human.â And points at one of the caves when Lexa glances at her.
Fantastic. She sghs and comes to stand in front of Clarke, looking her in the eyes. âYouâre probably imagining things,â she tells her calmly. âWeâre worked up, it makes sense. Letâs fix out ship and go home.â
But, as it often happens, Clarke doesnât listen. âThere!â she quietly exclaims, looking over Lexaâs shoulder. âItâs a girl. A human girl. What if she needs help? What if sheâs hurt?â
âWe donât help, Clarke,â Lexa says lowly. She tries her hardest not to sound threatening,, but sheâs not sure she succeeds.
Blue eyes meet hers, defiant. âExcept you helped each and every one of us,â she says, almost accusingly. âIf it werenât for you, half the crew would be dead in a drug den on the outskirts of the Leo Cluster.â She pauses, gauging Lexaâs reaction, and nods, clearly satisfied with what she sees. âShe could be in danger. Maybe she got here the same way we did.â
âEscaping the Feds?â Lexa snorts. âAll the more reason to stay away from her.â
âFine.â Clarke raises her chin, and Lexa groans inwardly, because she knows whatâs coming. âStay here and fix the ship. Iâll go to her.â
âYeah, I will allow that to happen,â Lexa deadpans, and tightens her grip on her blaster. âStay close to me and donât hesitate to shoot. Remember shapeshifters from CG18?â
Clarke shudders involuntary. âRoger that. A kid tries to bite my hand off, I shoot.â
âGood.â
***
Not only Clarke doesnât shoot â she doesnât let Lexa do that, either. Granted, there are no bloodthirsty children involved this time, but this canât be normal. Lexaâs more than convinced those are closely related to CG18 bastards. Have to be same species. Because how else would she explain meeting their doppelgangers?
âLexa, wait!â Clarke cries out, grabbing her hand with the blaster just as another Clarke dives at another Lexa, shielding her from them.
âWhat the fuck,â she sighs, annoyed. âI thought we had a deal.â
âShooting ourselves wasnât the deal,â Clarke states indignantly.
âAre you hearing yourseâthey are not us!â
âLexa,â Clarke slowly, loudly breathes out through her nose. Sheâs more than willing to bet that sheâs counting to five in her head. âWeâre operating under the assumption that we ended up in a parallel universe. Which, if itâs true, means that there are parallel versions of us.â
âWeâre not from here,â Clarke â another Clarke â pipes up, then. She looks as close to fainting as Lexa feels, and her blue eyes, so familiar yet foreign, are wide with astonishment as she looks between them. âWe have no idea how we ended up here, or what here even is.â She gulps as her gaze falls down to the blaster in Lexaâs hand. âLook, weâre totally harmless. Iâm still in high school, I mean â come on,â she chuckles nervously. Lexa â the other Lexa â blinks at her before glancing at them.
âYeah,â she says. âUm â could we stand up?â
Her Clarke gives her a look thatâs both begging and warning, and she sighs, lowering the blaster. âFine. Get up. Slowly.â The others nod and hastily scramble to their feet. Now that she has the chance to really look at them, she notes how young they are. They canât be older than eighteen. Her gaze stays on the other Lexa a bit longer.
She definitely wasnât this scrawny when she was eighteen.
The other Clarke is probably thinking the same thing, because right now sheâs looking between her and the Lexa she came with, and her eyes are sparkling with curiosity and, dare she say, appraisal.
Her Clarke sighs. âCut it out,â she tells her younger copy. âFocus. How did you get here?â
âWe donât know,â the other Lexa speaks up. She finishes methodically dusting herself off and fixes her buttoned up shirt. Lexa rolls her eyes when she notices her Clarkeâs gaze soften. Now who needs to focus? âWe were in my room, and then there was this swirly thing--â
âA vortex,â the Other Clarke helpfully supplies, making the Other Lexa sigh.
âWhatever. Point is, we got sucked in and now weâre here.â
âWell, what were you doing before the vortex appeared?â
Both the Other Clarke and the Other Lexa blush, and Lexa thinks she has a hunch. âPretty sure there were tongues involved,â she murmurs to her Clarke, turning to her and lowering her voice. âAlso pretty sure theyâre not gonna tell you about it.â
âWe were -- studying,â the Other Clarke says meekly. Lexa sighs as she feels a headache approaching.
âIâm still not convinced youâre not some type of space parasites,â she tells them warningly.
âI swear weâre not,â the Other Clarke says. âSo, is this like â Mars, or something? Are you guys astronauts?â
Lexa lets out a dark chuckle. âDo I look like astronaut?â
âNot really, no.â
Itâs during that awkward lull in the conversation that a blinding flash of light sends them scattering for cover. Lexa grabs the Others and shoves them behind her as she points her blaster forward, discouraged because she canât exactly see what she should be pointing it at.
Just as quickly as it appeared, however, the light disappears with a loud clap. In its wake, two bodies are left rolling on the floor, familiar groans making Lexa sigh. Sheâs the first to stand up and slowly approach the newcomers.
âLet me guess,â she says, offering her hand to a new Clarke and helping her up before doing the same with the new Lexa. âYou got sucked in a vortex.â
âYeah,â the New Clarke says, awed. âAnd I did not expect to end up in Heaven.â Her bright gaze dims somewhat when she looks around and sees the other versions of herself next to different versions of Lexa. âOh,â she says, sounding mildly disappointed. âOkay. I can work with that.â
âI wish I didnât know what youâre thinking about,â Lexa tells her sincerely before glancing at the New Lexa. Sheâs older than the Other, much closer to her own age, and much more confident, too, as she meets her gaze with her own steely one. She takes an extra second to appreciate the dark blue suit. Raven would probably make fun of her for a month if she ever wore something like that, but damn if it didnât look good.
She doesnât even flinch when the light flashes again.
***
All in all, they end up with three pairs of the copies, excluding themselves. Lexa doesnât quite know what else to call them, but sheâs wise enough to keep that to herself. Sheâs still not convinced this isnât a parasite playing tricks on their minds.
âThis is probably mass psychosis, or something,â Kid Lexa mumbles to Kid Clarke, whose eyes flash with fear. âI donât think weâre even here, physically. Itâs one big hallucination.â
Lexa hates to admit that sheâs a little hurt by that. No oneâs ever called her a hallucination before.
âI feel pretty real,â Corporate Clarke â Lexaïżœïżœïżœs not proud of the nickname, but it seems the most fitting considering her and her Lexaâs outfits â says, frowning. âCanât say the same about all of this.â Her eyes meet Lexaâs, and she hurries to avert her gaze, blushing. Lexa guesses she was still dazed from the vortex experience when she unabashedly flirted with her earlier. She sighs.
âMaybe you know whatâs going on?â She addresses Lexa the Scientist, and immediately cringes at the name. Sounds like a cartoon character. But, given the situation theyâve found themselves in, maybe they are all exactly that. This is too surreal to be a part of real life.
Scientist Lexa nervously straightens her glasses, and Lexa barely refrains from grimacing at that. She does not do nervous. âWell -- if we donât settle for the mass psychosis theoryâŠâ Kid Lexa perks up at that, but Lexa shakes her head, and she deflates. âUm, we could be at the intersection of several parallel universes. The vortex is a portal of sorts.â
âReally helpful,â Lexa scoffs.
Clarke places a hand on her arm, giving her a pointed look. âBe nice,â she warns softly.
âI have to remember that,â Corporate Clarke murmurs. Her Lexa shoots her a quick smirk in spite of her tense posture. She clears her throat, then, gathering everyoneâs attention.
(Lexa canât help but be amused by Kid Clarkeâs blush whenever she glances Corporate Lexaâs way. She really needs to find herself a suit, if only to test a theory.)
âWhile I am, no doubt, as interested in the inner workings of the Universe as all of you,â she says, calmly, âI am more interested in getting back to my universe first. Any ideas how we can make that happen?â
Lexa inwardly groans. She canât believe that in some universe, sheâs the type of a person they rob and make fun of on a regular basis. Sheâs never been more thankful for Reyesâs absence, because thatâs not something she wouldâve ever lived down.
She quickly considers renaming Corporate Lexa to Rich Jerk Lexa, but ultimately decides against it. Thatâs the level of self-hatred she hasnât mastered. âWould we be standing here with you if we had any?â she settles on replying. Corporate Lexaâs green eyes narrow at that. Itâs barely noticeable to any outside observer, but she knows herself, and she knows sheâs irritated.
âWe will employ your services if the answer turns out to be brute force,â she lets her know. Lexa sighs, mildly disappointed. That was way too obvious. Not on the level sheâs expected.
âYeah, Iâm the muscle, what a low blow,â she deadpans. âLuckily, we do have the brain.â
Everyone, aside from Corporate Lexa whoâs eyeing her now, turns their expectant gazes to Scientist Lexa. She swallows. âWell, uh â I donât really know how to get back to our respective universes. But I also d-donât really think we need to do anything in order to go back.â
Lexa quietly implodes when she doesnât continue. âOh, my God, can you just tell us why?â
âHey, chill out,â Kid Clarke demands and she suppresses the urge to throw her hands up in air and walk away. But because itâs Clarke â young, bratty version of her, but still her â she doesnât.
And because itâs Lexa sheâs just snapped at, her Clarke throws her a disapproving look, leaving her feeling both warm and frustrated. Sheâs ready for all of this to be over.
âShe can speak for herself,â Scientist Clarke speaks up, then, giving Kid Clarke a dirty look. âBut also â you do need to chill,â she tells Lexa next.
Lexa only shakes her head.â Are you seriously jealous of yourself?â
âWell, arenât you?â Corporate Lexa chooses this moment to snidely ask, and Lexa thinks about her Clarke trying not to look too much in her direction and grinds her teeth together.
âHow do we send your asses back.â She states, trying not to glare at Scientist Lexa, whose adorable fiddling with glasses and the sleeves of her cardigan mustâve awoke the soft side of all Clarkes, because they all collectively frown at her harsh tone.
Maybe she can convince her Clarke this is the space parasite after all, when sheâs done killing them.
âWell,â Scientist Lexa starts, increasingly more nervous, âI donât know if itâs the same in all of the universes, but in ours, thereâs been a discovery recently. We proved the string theory.â
âWhat do you mean we?â Lexa demands. Thereâs a coiling deep in her stomach that she does not like. At all.
âUm,â Scientist Lexa glances at her Clarke, who hugs herself. âWe as in her and I.â
Lexa can practically hear the thoughts flashing through Corporate Lexaâs head. Mainly because sheâs having those same ones as well. âTell me,â she murmurs as she slowly stalks to Scientist Lexa, âthat this isnât a part of your research paper.â
âNo, oh, no!â Scientist Lexa shakes her head, eyes wide with fear. âI had nothing to do with this. I just â have a hunch about the reason weâre here. Like I said, weâre at the intersection of the universes. It could be that the universes summon an identical part of themselves here in order to continue functioning. It could be something as trivial as stones, or something as⊠not trivial as people.â
âWhy would they need to do that?â Kid Lexa asks, confused. Lexa canât blame her.
Scientist Clarke shakes her head. âYou donât want to get into that. Especially since, if weâre right, we will all go back to our own universes any second now.â
âOur memories will probably fade, too,â her Lexa points out. âSo write everything down now if you want to remember any of this.â
âIâd rather not,â Lexa quips, making each Clarke chuckle. Well. Sheâll miss that, at least.
âIf anyone ever wanted to make out with themselves, nowâs the time, just saying,â Kid Clarke jokes. Or â Lexaâs not entirely sure she was just joking. Kid Lexa immediately blushes. Lexa only sighs with sympathy. She remembers those teenage hormones all too well.
âAlright,â she says loudly, interrupting the sudden chatter. âThis has been bizarre. Nice meeting you. We should go,â she tells Clarke, who gives her a dumbfounded stare.
âWeâre not going to see them off?â
âWhy canât they see us off first?â Lexa tries to argue. When Clarke doesnât budge, she sighs. âLook, Iâd rather be on our ship when we get thrown back. What if we end up back where we started, and not on our home planet?â
âOh,â Scientist Lexa speaks up, concerned. âYou will absolutely go back to the point where you got picked up. So if that was somewhere in space, Iâd at least consider wearing a spacesuit.â That little shit, Lexa thinks with sudden, adoring amusement. Which feels weird, since itâs essentially herself sheâs thinking about, so this is basically emotional masturbation.
She shakes her head. âRight. Thanks.â Clarkeâs hesitant gaze meets her own determined one. âWe gotta get back to the ship. You heard them. We could get sucked in any second now.â
âOkay,â Clarke relents, then. She throws one last look at the group of their doppelgangers, who watch them with a mix of awe and sadness Lexaâs not ready to admit sheâs feeling as well. âUm. Good luck with -- everything. Have great lives, guys.â
âYou, too!â Kid Clarke beams, waving. âCan I just say â I love how everyoneâs ignoring the fact that we end up together in every universe.â
âFate is a pretty heavy burden,â she hears Scientist Lexa quietly reply before she ushers Clarke away, and they jog to their ship.
Once they climb inside, no one speaks for several seconds. JD beeps at their arrival, and the system lets them know Ravenâs tried to contact them twice â Lexa immediately feels bad, because their friend is probably worried sick. âOh, damn,â she says, then, disappointed. âWe didnât ask them if they knew Raven.â
âI hope they do,â Clarke says, chuckling. âWe didnât ask a lot of things, you know.â
âI was a little busy trying to make sure we made it out alive,â Lexa points out. She feels a little silly for pouting, but now that they are back to the safety of their ship and their survival isnât at stake anymore, her curiosity decides to wake up and drive her up the wall. How long have all of them been together? Are any of them married or about to get married? Do they live together? When did they meet? She sighs, shaking her head in defeat. Some questions just arenât meant to have answers. But those couldâve if it werenât for her constant worrying andâ
âStop,â Clarke demands, jostling her out of her musings. âI can see you beating yourself up. Stop. You went with your gut and focused on the important thing. Surviving. If it did turn out to be the parasite or a violent shapeshifter, you wouldâve been prepared, unlike me. Thatâs why youâre the Commander. Thatâs whyâŠâ she trails off, then, and Lexa admires the pretty pink dusted across her cheekbones.
She swallows and reaches out, gently brushing Clarkeâs hair behind her air. âFate really is a heavy burden, isnât it?â she says softly. Clarkeâs lips curl in a small smile under her thumb.
âNot when itâs shared,â she whispers. Her lips taste like dust and warmth and spring, and Lexa happily allows herself to disappear in it, if only for a mere moment.
âLexa,â Ravenâs urgent voice makes them break apart, but they do so slowly, savoring each otherâs taste. âPlease tell me youâre there.â
She doesnât look away from Clarkeâs sparkling eyes as she replies. âRae. Weâre here, we just got back. Will tell you everything once we get out of here.â
âNot to crush your hopes and dreams, but you sound mighty confident that you will get out of there,â Raven jokes darkly. âAs in, I have no fucking idea how to reach you. I still donât know where you are.â
Lexa lifts the blinds up, and sure enough, the vortex is there, right in front of them, and getting closer by the second. She smirks. âDoesnât matter. See you soon, Reyes.â
âI hope you havenât gone insane,â Raven says cautiously, and they laugh.
âWeâre of sound mind,â Clarke reassures her. âAnd weâll leave the same way we ended up here â through a vortex.â
âA vortex? What the fuck?â
âExactly. Donât worry, itâs harmless.â Lexa blinks as she realizes that they probably wonât remember any of this once they are back to their universe. She looks up to find Clarkeâs eyes, and reads the same thought in them.
âMute us.â The system complies, and Ravenâs line goes dead for the time being. âShould we tell her?â
Clarke shrugs. âI donât know,â she says honestly. The vortex is almost there. âWe could. But what would it change? Weâre space pirates. No one actually able to do something with our discovery will believe us.â
âRight.â She squeezes her hand as they stare into the swirling void before them. âIf we remember â we tell her. If we donâtâŠâ
ââŠthen we live,â Clarke concludes for her. In her blue eyes, Lexa sees all the universes theyâve lived in. âThen, we live.â
She thinks she can work with that. And then, they disappear.
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My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise, Part 1 Transcript
[This can also be found on AO3!]
[Stinger]
O: So I'm like, âNo, I'm just fine with pretending this never happened, honestly.â
[Intro Music]
O: Welcome to our April Foolâs Special!
S: The Transformers/My Little Pony: Friendship in Disguise crossover.
O: Specifically, issues 1 and 2 here. An episode covering issues 3 and 4 will be released in a few weeks. Um, so obviously our podcast doesn't normally talk about ponies.
S: For all that it too was a popular Hasbro franchise in the 80âs- I mean, still is.
O: Yes. I will attempt to give a short blip about My Little Pony characters that show up, but we're gonna kind of assume that you know the mane six. Which is Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie. Ah, Specs has seen some of the My Little Pony episodes, whereas I have seen... all of it at this point. Um, so I'm reasonably familiar with most of the characters. And uh, for the record, Twilight Sparkle is my favorite, but that's because she's basically me. [laughs]
S: This was a crossover comic that was released in 2020 (for your information).
O: Uh, most of the Transformers characters in here are part of kind of the regular G1 cast that you're all probably used to seeing in various things. Most of them we've talked about. There's a few we haven't um, because they just haven't popped up in the series yet. [Like Arcee.] The exceptions being Gauge who's from IDW2, and Windblade who's from IDW1, Cyberverse, and several other things.
S: Mm-hm. They did some fun things with the fonts and some of the other visuals in this.
O: Such as using the Transformers font for âEquestriaâ and the My Little Pony font for âCybertronâ.
S: Mm-hm. And the characterâs speech bubbles use the fonts from their respective series.
O: Some of the issues are done by who I think is the current artist for the My Little Pony comic series. While the rest are done by Transformers comic artists- like, plural, several of them.
S: And with that we begin.
O: Part 1: Transformation Is Magic!
S: In Equestria, a pony by the name of Quibble Pants is standing in front of a newsstand complaining about some very applicable meta issues.
O: Quibble's a side character. His whole shtick is that he picks apart plot and whatnot.
S: He's a bit of a nitpicker.
O: The newsstand pony tells Quibble (and by extension us) that this is all for fun. So don't worry too much about continuity here, guys.
S: Mm-hm, a loud clap of thunder transitions us to a nearby mountaintop where Queen Chrysalis is up to nefarious plots
O: She [Chrysalis] is villain. She is the queen of the changelings. She can transform into different creatures, basically, or different ponies. I think, judging by some of the background characters in some scenes later, that this is after she's lost control of most of the other changelings? Though she does have a small group working with her here.
S: She plans to bring forth other changelings from other worlds to take over Equestria.
O: I'm sure you can see where- where this is going. [laughs]
S: Mm-hm, and now, on cybertron.
O: The Autobots and Decepticons are fighting, shocker.
S: The Decepticons are clearly trying to take control of a malfunctioning space bridge.
O: A space bridge that Shockwave is convinced is breaching other dimensions.
S: Suddenly, all of the Autobots and Decepticons are zapped away through a portal.
O: Leaving only poor Grimlock to smash into view a few seconds later... thinking they have all ditched him.
S: Poor Grimlock.
O: Poor Grimlock. [laughs]
S: Back in Equestria, Twilight shows up with several royal guards to stop Chrysalis but it's too late and a portal opens, sending the Cybertronians zooming past through the air.
O: Twilight is horrified to see that Chrysalis has summoned living things that are about to go âsplatâ onto the ground, or more likely âcrunchâ! [laughs]
S: Or possibly clank, if someone slows them down-
O: [laughs]
S: But I mean, who knows? Twilight speeds off to try and save the newly arrived Cybertronians. While Chrysalis stays behind to acquaint herself with Megatron.
O: Bee is both surprised and resigned to see himself falling to a colorful death.
S: But Optimus grabs Bee's hand, and intends to break his fall with his own body.
O: Optimus, are you okay? Do you need to talk? I feel like you need to talk. We need- we need to get you into therapy, dude.
S: It's all the self-sacrificing, but yes.
O: [laughs]
S: Yes, he needs some therapy. The two are saved by Twilightâs a very timely arrival and magical powers.
O: The Cybertronians are just as surprised by the ponies, as the ponies are of them.
S: Bee attempts to blend in by transforming into vehicle mode, to Twilight's consternation. But Twilight says that doesn't really help him blend in, but it's okay if they're different!
O: She comments on their âshape-shifting magicâ and that Chrysalis will be disappointed that they're friendly.
S: To which Optimus says... unfortunately, they are not all friendly.
O: And then we are given the most amazing image. [laughs]
S: Queen Chrysalis, as happy as a kid in a candy store, on top of a tank, aka Megatron.
O: Seriously, it's one of the best images in the comic. [dissolves into laughter] And one that was shared I think, pretty frequently after the comic came out? So it's very funny.
S: Mm-hm.
O: And we begin part 2 of issue 1: Shine Like A Diamond.
S: Rarity and her staff at her Manehattan boutique have been volun-told to get Starscream all dolled up for his coronation.
O: You know, the outfit he's in in the G1 movie, the purple cape and the crown get up.
S: Rarity attempts to calm him down, because he is being a snippy asshole during all of this.
O: Yes, with vague, implied threats throughout.
S: Mm-hm, so Rarity says, âHappy, healthy subjects show just how good their king is, don't they?â
O: A car is heard in the distance, much to Starscream's surprise, as he didn't think the ponies had cars. Which, he is correct!
S: Mm-hm, Arcee barrels into him with a flying kick.
O: And Starscream retreats.
S: Leaving Arcee and Rarity to introduce themselves.
O: They seem to become fast friends as Rarity thanks Arcee, and Arcee tries to help clean up the mess Starscream has made.
S: Unfortunately, Starscream returns with the rest of his trine in tow.
O: Arcee intends to fight them alone, but Rarity generates a magic shield to help protect Arcee while she fires on the jets.
S: Thundercracker takes a direct hit, while Starscream and Skywarp are herded closer together by Arcee's fire.
O: Once they're close enough, Rarity uses her magic to wrap the fabric from Starscream's cape, that she was helping make earlier, around the two of them.
S: Skywarp says, âThis is stupid! I'm out,â and teleports away.
O: Leaving Starscream to nosedive to the ground with a boom.
S: Arcee compliments an exhausted Rarity on her help.
O: While they both agree they would do anything for their friends, and for each other! Now, you may notice that none of the My Little Pony characters have been shown in the Transformers universe, but that is about to change.
S: In issue 2, part 1: Inspiring.
O: It would seem that Twilight's assistant, Spike (the dragon) is wandering around the Ark writing a letter to Twilight.
S: Of course, with Grimlock being the only one left behind, he's presumably found Spike and brought him to the Ark.
O: Spike is of course very enamored with the big old Dinobot.
S: And Grimlock seems to like Spike quite a bit too. Even holding him in his open palm while they get an alert from Teletraan about an attack.
O: Said attack, by way of the Constructicons, who have come to destroy the Ark while everyone else is away.
S: Grimlock transforms into dino mode and meets them.
O: Grimlock makes the mistake of saying, âPuny Decepticons, even together you no match for Grimlock!â
S: To which, they respond by forming Devastator, and stomping the absolute crap out of him. âGrimlock and Grimlock's big mouth.â
O: Spike shouts words of encouragement to Grimlock, but quickly sees that the Dinobot is losing.
S: So he thinks, looks at the Ark, comes to a realization, and then runs inside to make his realization happen.
O: Inside, Spike flips through two large books. âModern Cybertronian For Everyday Conversationsâ and âTeletraan I For Dummiesâ.
S: He then climbs onto Teletraanâs console and starts the main engine cycle countdown.
O: Spike yells at Grimlock to get down.
S: Which is, you know, not that hard as Devastator is still stomping on him.
O: Devastator is then blasted by the bit of the Ark that's still sticking out of the ground, causing Devastator to fall to pieces.
S: The Constructicons flee, and Spike checks on Grimlock. Spike still feels pretty down about himself, because all he did was press some buttons. But Grimlock says Spike did even more than he did.
O: âSpike learned new language, and operations system in short time! Spike think of using busted engine as canon! Spike use pronouns!â
S: Grimlock tells Spike that Spike inspires him, and that he's full of potential.
O: Spike collapses into a happy little puddle of dragon that Grimlock called him, âInspiring.â Their friendship is so cute! [laughs]
S: And now it's time for part 2 of issue 2: They Eat Ponies, Don't They?
O: We are brought onto the stage of a cooking show, âPrepping With Pinkie,â hosted by Pinkie Pie.
S: And a special guest, Gauge!
O: And all I can think is- Arcee she still one of her parents in this continuity? Is Arcee worried about her child!? [laugh]
S: And in the spirit of cultural exchange, Pinkie and Gauge will be sharing some of their favorite recipes in today's program. I never thought about giant robots having recipes before this, and I didn't want to think about it.
O: [laughs] Pinkie is, of course, making cupcakes. While Gauge has brought iron filing casserole.
S: Poor Pinkie and ah, several audience members are questioning their decision based on their facial expressions.
O: Pinkie goes to start her cupcakes, but suddenly everything starts shaking.
S:Â [singing] Dun, dun, dunnnn!
O: [snorts]
S: A space bridge appears with Shockwave stepping out of it.
O: He has, by his own admission, come to âspice things up.â
S: Ah, time for some puns. Unfortunately, his recipes require a bit more audience participation.
O: Shockwaveâs apparently come to discover how much pony it takes to fuel one Decepticon.
S: [sighs]
O: [laughs]
S: He transforms his hands into a grater and a whisk, respectively.
O: Pinkie and Gauge evade him, causing him to demand that they stay still so he can finish his experiments.
S: Oh god, by attempting to whisk them!?
O: [laughs] I know, I know! I'm not saying it's sane!
S: I know, I mean, I read it too.
O: [laughs]
S: Itâs just, now I have vivid mental images of this being attempted and everyone being veryâŠ
O: Confused? [laughs]
S: Yes. Gauge whacks him in the head with a cookie sheet, completely bending it out of shape, and tries to get Pinkie to flee.
O: Pinkie refuses, but in the background the show's audience is running through the exit door- at least part of their audience is running through the exit- exit door.
S: Mm-hm. Shockwave transforms his hands again, this time to a spork and spatula. Sporking them to death is not gonna work, dude!
O: Tell him that! [laughs]
S: Mm-hm, again, with the mental images. Gauge rips off the spork and spatula, sending Shockwave falling backwards, where Pinkie trips him.
O: Pinkie and Gauge grab some frying pans and bean Shockwave's face in between them.
S: Shockwave, thoroughly beaten by a small Cybertronian child and a pony, is kicked back into the space bridge and disappears.
O: The remaining audience claps.
S: And 47 minutes later, the duo tries the other's culinary... contributions.
O: Pinkie declares it as success, though her face implies she didn't enjoy the iron filing casserole.
S: In the background, Gauge is clearly trying to politely spit out the cupcake in a towel. [laughs]
O: And that ends issue 2. So, join us next time for issues 3 and 4 where we will finish this mini-series.
S: And that just about wraps it up for us today. Remember to check us out on Tumblr or Pillowfort as Afterspark-Podcast for any additional information, show notes, or links we may have mentioned. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter at AftersparkPod (all one word), and various other locations by searching for Afterspark Podcast, such as AO3, iTunes, Spotify, and Youtube, just to name a few. And feel free to send us questions on Tumblr, Youtube, or AO3. Till next time, Iâm Specs.
O: And Iâm Owls!
S: Toodles.
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Give and Take
Pairing:Â Taehyung x Reader
Genre: Reply 2009 AU, high school AU, fluff, and comfort
Word Count: 2.2k
Prompt: self-insert your first teen phase
Summary: Rewind to 2009. Itâs a year that youâll never forget. Memories of Kanye interrupting Taylorâs acceptance speech, Twilight being made into a movie, the release of the Single Ladies music video, making your very own Facebook account, and texting your best friend on the newest Samsung slide phone would forever be ingrained in your mind. It was a busy year and with the help of your best friend, you were going to snag the hottest concert tickets that any teen girl or guy could dream of having.Â
Authorâs Note: This scenario is for the BGW Bingo Bash and is based off of the âself-insert your first teen phase.â The teen phase that I have chosen to write about was my very first boy band, the Jonas Brothers. Nothing that happened in this scenario actually happened to me. Like all but one of my stories, itâs just wishful thinking. © Give and Take is copyright monggu-eomma. Do not re-post, modify, and/or translate this piece of writing without my permission.
Life seemed to take more than it gave back. It all began a few years ago. At eleven years old, you were starting to make lifelong friendships and settle into your life, your parents took away all of that progress by moving to a new place. It was supposed to be a fresh start, especially for your parents and their crumbling relationship and they had hoped that being closer to family would somehow solve all of their problems, but it didnât stop the contention found in your home. The phrase âthe grass is not greener on the other sideâ rang true for your familyâs big move. The constant fighting didnât disappear after your family moved and with being forced to make new friends and adjust to a new place, you felt like life was taking the biggest dump on you possible.Â
With all of that being said, there was one thing as a result of your family moving that wasnât terrible and that was your best friend, Kim Taehyung. You had first met him when his family had offered to help your family move into your new home. When you first looked around the neighborhood, it seemed like all of the kids in the neighborhood knew each other very well and it made you feel like an outsider. All of that quickly changed when Taehyung had approached you and asked if you wanted to play with him. Despite being shy, you nodded your head and from there you grew to be the best of friends.Â
Taehyung had always been there for you. He was there cheering you on during your horseback riding competitions and he was there to console you when your parents told you that they didnât have enough money to continue your horseback riding lessons. It was a low blow to have to give up on something that you loved to do and Taehyung was there to comfort by inviting you to hang out at his familyâs farm and take care of their horses with him. He was there to encourage you to play the cello, which you had always wanted to play, even though it meant that you couldnât be in Band class with him. Most recently, he was there through the tears and the deafening moments of silence when your mom walked out, leading to your parentsâ divorce. He knew that he couldnât fix your broken heart, but he did everything in his power to make sure that you remembered that you were not alone. On warm days he would come over and encourage you to go on walks with him to make sure you got fresh air and on cold days, he would open his arms to you and watch whatever movie you wanted to watch, even if it was Twilight.Â
You and Taehyung did everything together, from taking the bus to school together, to taking as many classes together as possible -- much to the displeasure of your teachers -- to sharing secrets while playing Mario Kart late at night. He would listen to you gush about your favorite male celebrities and he even came with you at the midnight release of Breaking Dawn. Taehyung was without a doubt the best part of your life.Â
âNick is so handsome,â you sighed as you stood by your locker, admiring your newly acquired Jonas Brothers album. Taehyung stood next to you, looking down at the album and tried to remember which one was Nick. Was he the one with straight hair?Â
âI thought Joe was your favorite,â Taehyung said. He didnât particularly care for the Jonas Brothers, but he didnât dislike them either.Â
âJoe is my favorite, but I can still think that Nick is handsome,â you explained. âOh! Oh! And Kevin,â you added, because in this house you loved and supported every Jonas Brother.Â
Taehyung nodded, not really sure what to say to that. He supposed it made sense, but he also was under the impression that you were primarily into the Jonas Brothers for their music. You felt your phone vibrate in your pocket and you saw that a friend had texted you, asking if you were going to ride the bus back home.Â
âWe need to go! The bus is going to leave soon!â You exclaimed as you slid open your phone to reveal a full keyboard. You needed to tell your friend to ask the bus driver to wait for you and Taehyung to come. Before you could start the text, Taehyungâs eyes widened and he took your wrist so that you could run along with him.
The Fates seemed to be favoring you today, which got you excited, since the bus was still there by the time you and Taehyung had arrived, with chests heaving and hearts pounding. You had failed to notice that Taehyung was still holding on to your hand as you entered the bus, but oddly enough, it wasnât weird. It felt kind of nice. You wouldnât have minded him holding your hand more often. It wasnât until you both sat down next to each other that Taehyung had noticed that he was still holding your hand. He looked down at your intertwined hands and immediately released your hand, a blush coloring his neck and cheeks.Â
âSorry,â he said. Normally you werenât a big of prolonged physical contact, but you knew that if it werenât for Taehyung holding your hand as he ran, there was no way that you would have made it on time to the bus.Â
You bumped your shoulder against his, trying to diffuse the tension. âItâs okay. If it werenât for you dragging me, I would have missed the bus.â You didnât want to make it awkward by saying that you enjoyed him holding your hand. You would keep that information to yourself.
Although there was still some awkwardness hanging in the air, the rest of the bus ride home was spent listening to music with Taehyung. You each shared an earbud as you both listened to music on your iPod. It was amazing that that thing could hold five hundred songs. You were pretty sure that youâd never be able to use up all of the space for music.Â
A few songs later, and you found yourself walking back home with Taehyung. The walk was only six minutes, you had counted, and you were still listening to music together. It was a little hard to share earbuds with Taehyung since he was starting to grow taller, which caused the earbud in your right ear to tug a few times. He asked a few times if you were okay since he saw the minor discomfort, but you didnât mind it all.Â
âAre you still going to come by later?â You asked when you stood in front of your house.Â
âOf course! I just need to do some chores and then Iâll be right over,â Taehyung replied, with a smile.Â
You clapped your hands and jumped up and down. âAwesome!â Taehyung laughed and started to make his way home. âAnd donât forget to bring your phone!â
He turned around and tilted his head to the side. âMy phone?âÂ
âYeah! Weâre gonna need it tonight,â you exclaimed. Taehyung was skeptical towards your request but he shrugged his shoulders in compliance. You never needed to try hard to convince him to do something. Your wish was your command and he would gladly follow.Â
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âAre you really going to do this?â Taehyung asked as he watched you scatter five different phones, four cell phones and your home phone, on your bedroom floor.Â
âYes! I am,â you said as you looked up to see his eyes judging you from where he sat on your bed. You opted to sit on your bedroom floor to allow for more flexibility, although mobility wasnât necessary for this challenge, you just liked knowing that you could move around.Â
âCanât you just use your laptop to get tickets?â Taehyung suggested. He looked toward your clunky Dell laptop that was sitting on your desk. That laptop was so ancient that it made a whirring noise whenever you used it, but despite its age the laptop worked perfectly fine even if it had to be plugged into a socket to function.Â
âNo! I canât,â you replied as you folded your arms across your body. âI donât have money and thereâs no way that Dad will buy tickets for me. The only way that I can see them is to win tickets through this radio show,â you explained in exasperation. It felt like this was the millionth time that you were explaining yourself to Taehyung, but at the same time, you knew that you shouldnât be too harsh on him. He could have made fun of you for your obsession over the Jonas Brothers, but he didnât. On top of that, he was even letting you use his cellphone to call in to the radio show. âCan you pass me my radio, please?âÂ
Taehyung leaned over to your nightstand and grabbed your radio.Â
 âThank you!â You beamed as he handed over the radio to you. Taehyung smiled as he watched you dial the radio to the right station. He couldnât remember the exact moment that he started crushing on you. Maybe it was when you shared your favorite ice cream with him, even though you hate sharing your favorite foods. Maybe it was when you spent all of the free day that they had in Band class laughing at him messing around on the saxophone. Maybe it was when your soft hand tightly held on to his hand when your school took your grade to the ice skating rink. Regardless of when he started to share his heart with you, Taehyung was resolved to stay by your side, even as you daydreamed of marrying your favorite Jonas Brother.Â
Taehyung was snapped out of his thoughts when he felt a thud on your bed. You had tossed two of the five phones onto your bed. He gazed at you as the last rays from the Sun for the day streamed into your bedroom, illuminating your figure. He was crushing on you, hard.Â
âWhen the radio host opens up the line, dial the radio stationâs phone number,â you explained. Taehyung nodded his head, despite not really understanding what was so great about the Jonas Brothers, but at this point he was sure he would do anything for you. If you asked him to jump, he would say, âHow high?âÂ
âYou ready, Tae?âÂ
âReady,â he said as he listened carefully to the radio host. Despite the fact that Taehyung was watching your nervous and excited state, he still managed to play his part and he continued to play his unspoken part ten minutes later when he held you in his arms on your bed as you cried.Â
âWe tried so hard,â you said in between tears as your fingers clutched Taehyungâs shirt as if your life depended on it. He didnât think that it was accurate to say we since he had just followed along with you not giving anything but you much thought, but he wasnât going to argue with you on that.Â
You felt devastated. You knew that there was a chance that you wouldnât get the tickets, but before the radio show, you did your best to not entertain those kinds of negative thoughts. It was all or nothing. From an outside perspective it seemed silly to cry over tickets, but you really wanted to see the Jonas Brothers and this was your one chance to do so.Â
As the tears continued to fall, Taehyung carefully ran his fingers through your hair. He knew that you werenât a touchy-feely person, so this prolonged physical contact was new territory for the both of you, but you didnât complain about the comfort he gave. The only thing he could do was to comfort you to the best of his capacity. Occasionally, heâd rock your bodies back and forth, which would cause you to break out in laughter, even if you still felt heartbroken at the loss of not getting the concert tickets. Eventually, the tears stopped flowing and you looked up to see Taehyung looking down at you.Â
âThanks for helping me, Tae,â you said. âI know you donât like or really care about the Jonas Brothers, but you still helped me.âÂ
âIâm always here. Even if that means helping you get tickets to see the Brothers Jonas,â Taehyung said, purposefully getting the band name wrong. You playfully punched him in the arm and rolled your eyes.Â
âItâs the Jonas Brothers, Tae. Not the Brothers Jonas,â you corrected.
Taehyung laughed at your correction. You felt the vibrations of his chest, since he was still holding on you in his arms. He laid against the headboard of your bed, taking you down with him.Â
âYouâre such a dork, Taehyung.âÂ
âBut Iâm better than the Jonas Brothers, right?â You felt Taehyung bury his face in your hair and you smiled.Â
âYou arenât just better. Youâre the best.âÂ
Life took more than it gave back, but none of that mattered because when life gave you Kim Taehyung, you didnât need anything else.Â
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Meet the Creator!
Introducing: Aprici / Soybean or Lili!
Commission:Â I don't do commissions because I don't have a way to transfer payment, but I do take requests.
Social Media: AO3:Â https://archiveofourown.org/users/Japo_Chan23
Tell us a little bit about you!
My name is Lili, but online I typically go by soybean or Aprici. My favorite color is blue/pink and I really enjoy playing video games and writing. Despite how long I've been writing, I've always dreamed of being a psychologist or therapist, so once I graduate high school I'm going to have a double major in psychology and social services. I might keep writing when I get older, but it would be more as a pass time than anything.
Is there someone who inspires you and your writing?
Barry Lyga and Neal Shusterman, for sure. They are both phenomenal writers and I want my style of writing to be similar to theirs because it just makes everything fit so well. Lyga, in his I Hunt Killers trilogy, was able to capture suspense perfectly and had very good pacing, and Shusterman was able to tell a great story with diverse and well thought out characters. I aspire to be able to write things that are well paced and have fully thought out characters one day. Lyga and Shusterman were the main reasons why I started writing again after I dropped it for a few years. Â
What got you into writing?
I was looking at fanart of Gravity Falls on Deviantart and I found this one fanfiction and it just seemed really interesting so I read it. It then led me to fanfiction.net and then I decided that "why don't I wrote my own fanfiction?". So I did, and this was when I was in 5th grade so it was REALLY bad haha, but I ended up reading a lot in middle school and got a better grasp on storytelling and overall just how to write. I was writing constantly during middle school, and I got better once I entered high school.
What's your favorite part of the writing process?
Oh boy, I don't really have a writing process, so I just lack any outline whatsoever. Â Sometimes I just get struck with some idea to write a story and then I'd go and do a livewrite immediately without a plan in mind. It makes me happy when I just start writing and then I don't stop. I like the ideas I get out of nowhere and then having the ability to execute that ability it just my favorite.
What's your least favorite part of the writing process?
I absolutely HATE editing and just rereading everything. When I think about what I'm going to write I end up losing the inspiration to actually write what I wanted, or if I do write it it just lacks the emotion or detail that I had originally wanted. It just doesn't work with me if I write something that I actually thought out. In the fanfiction I'm writing right now, "Pick Your Poison, Love" I was originally gonna just have it be like five chapters, but on the third chapter I was like, "hey, how interesting would it be if I just killed a character and made a murder mystery of sorts and then that's how the characters become closer?". I hate making a plan or thinking about what should come next. It ruins my flow, so whenever I decide to make a plan or something, everything I write ends up losing the love that I have for what I was writing because it just doesn't turn out like how I expected.
Whats your favorite type of scene to write?
I looooove writing characters bonding. It comes easily to me. I also love writing scenes of just detailing the world around you or the actions a character is doing. It just comes easily for me.
What's the hardest for you to write?
Fight scenes, anything super extreme, and adult content. I just struggled with writing the simple details that come with it. It's hard for me to write because if you miss one detail everything falls apart and it doesn't turn out well whatsoever. I'm very inexperienced in these areas because I just lack the detail in writing it out. It just comes out bad and bland.
What's your favorite genre to write?
I like to write a general hurt/comfort kind of thing, or something modern/realistic. I like the balance between fluff and angst. I never really enjoyed writing full on angst because I just lack the motivation to write someone getting hurt and then just not having support, and sometimes fluff is hard to write as well if it's just too much, you know? I just want to write something the embodies both elements of angst and fluff.
What fandoms do you enjoy writing for?
Right now I've mainly been writing for Legend of Zelda, hence why I'm doing this train. I used to write for a multitude of others fandom that I soon dropped. I've only wrote for Legend of Zelda right now, but I enjoy writing Twilight the most. He's just simple and I like writing him with Midna.Twilight Princess was one of my first Zelda games, so once I replayed it I just fell in love with the character again. The Linked Universe fandom is also really sweet and I love talking to everyone in the discord! I really appreciate everyone there because they all have so many ideas and they're all so creative, and I love just hearing what other people have to say about it. I used to write for Marvel a lot (specifically some Spiderman stuff), but I haven't recently, but I really like writing Peter Parker because it just came easily to me. Peter's a nerd who went through a lot of grief, and after my grandmother died I projected a lot onto him and wrote a lot of stuff relating to him and Gwen Stacy or Harry Osborn because it just came easily to me.
What's the work you are most proud of?
I wrote this fanfiction recently called Sunkissed (https://archiveofourown.org/works/24318283) and I ADORE it. I love it so much, it was fluff, but it wasn't too much, and I added some humor to it as well. It was just all the boys having fun and acting like a family and it just made me happy to write because the scene at the end where they're all playing in the river is literally just how I act with my friends sometimes. I just like this piece a lot because it just gives me a warm feeling. I'm also super proud of called It's Complicated (https://archiveofourown.org/works/14798700) which is based on Peter Parker trying to make amends with Harry Osborn. I really like it because I feel like this was the one time I was able to really capture who these characters are and it just had a good balance of emotions that these two had over everything that happened between them.
Is there a specific scene you are particularly proud of?
There's this one scene in Pick Your Poison, Love when Midna and Twilight are about to go and meet Dead Hand that I'm fond/proud of because it just seemed like, such a Midna thing to do. Cause Twilight fell from a ladder and instead of catching him she just let him fall. They just met so I tried to make her act more like how she did when you first meet her in Twilight Princess. Also I'm proud of the opening scene I had for Secret Agent W, when they all met Wolfie for the first time. I really enjoy that scene and I find it funny, even though I wasn't really intending there to be too many in your face jokes, you know?
Is there something you had to work through that forced you to grow as a writer?
I had to go through some things in real life relating to my family and my relationships, but going through everything made me grow as a person, which then impacted my writing as well. Growing as a writer was hard because a bunch of my super old works were REALLY bad, but it was just the act of writing them continually that helped me grow as a writer. I know what I was writing was bad, but I did it anyways because I liked it. I became a better writer when I got older because of how often I was writing.
Do you have any fics inspired by real life stories?
I wrote this one story that was just making a bunch of metaphors, but I just included this one scene I was asking this guy, Rick, if Italy was pretty when he went there and when he said it was beautiful and I was almost in tears haha. I include a lot of moments from my life. In Sunkissed, at the end when Warriors and Twilight are throwing Wind back and forth towards the other, that was what my brother and my dad did to me when we were in Florida! We were in a pool at night and they were just chucking me back and forth! It a memory I'm really fond of. There might be a bunch of references here and there in any of my stories that have happened in my life, but I can't think of any off the top of my head, and I have like 45 works posted on my ao3, so I don't really want to go check, haha.
Where do you post your finished works?
https://archiveofourown.org/users/Japo_Chan23
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Midnight Sun, Chapter 2 - Open Book
Not even a full paragraph in and I have to call Weirdo on something. In the Twilight canon, it is often mentioned that vampires are always always always cold. Like, big old blocks of perfectly sculpted ice. But here, Eddie boy says that his skin had cooled to match the air around him. Canât work that way. Either Pires are heat sinks that are always freezing, or their temperature can change based on the temperature around them. Canât be both.
Also gonna bring up the chapter titles real quick. Maybe SM will try to hamfist it, but in Twilight the chapter titles were (supposedly) related to the chapter. First Sight was Bella (supposedly) falling in love at first sight w Edward, and Open Book was Bella going on about how she was an open book and couldnât hide anything and wore her emotions on her face etc etc. It doesnât make sense to me to keep the same chapter titles when weâre obstensively living in the head of a different character.
Would have been, if I'd been able to really see it.
What SM was going for here was âEdward was so lost in his own head that he couldnât even see the sky above him even though it was beautifulâ but this doesnât work. Wanna know why? Itâs because of this: The sky above me was clear, brilliant with stars, glowing blue in some places, yellow in others. The stars created majestic, swirling shapes against the black universe - an awesome sight
Weirdo described the sky with perfect, flowery detail, expressed outright the colors that were swirling above him and the way the stars swirled and made shapes. He wouldnât have been able to do that if he was too focused on his own thoughts to pay attention to it. This is what I mean when I say that SM hasnât really mastered the First Person POV. This would have absolutely worked if instead of âIâ it had said âheâ.Â
As a note: Weirdo calling Bella âunremarkableâ in terms of how she looks just comes off as those shitty âyou arenât even that hotâ responses from people when they get rejected.
And Weirdo describing the way Tanya leaps at him reads really flat and boring. The play by play method to show how Graceful and Ethereal the Pires are is gross and the flat emotionless tone makes it read like a laundry list of actions.Â
Chagrin sighting number two. And Iâve gotta say, this little thing with Weirdo and Tanya reads a little more realistically than any interaction between our main couple throughout the entire Twilight Saga. Sure, Widdle Eddie isnât into her, but theyâre openly and honestly communicating about it, which is more than Bella and Weirdo ever did.
Mostly Tanya preferred human men
This sentence right here completely invalidates Weirdoâs entire argument about how he would murder Bella with his Schlong if he ever gave into his desire for her, as there is clearly a way to hook up with a pathetic, weak human without killing them.
Two chagrins in one chapter, I am blessed.
though her feelings were not deep, hardly pure, and, in any case, not something I could return.
This goes back to that thing I was bitching about in chapter one about Weirdo and only reading surface level thoughts. He isnât an empath, he canât descern from her surface thoughts how deep her feelings might be. Based on how his power comes across, itâs likely that he canât actually interpret any kind of tone at all, and is guessing at the emotion behind the thought. Just because Tanya makes a passing thought about Eddie that may be âunpureâ (gag) doesnât mean that her feelings for him are strictly lusty and naughty.
By the way, itâs only chapter two and Iâm already sick of hearing about Bellaâs âchocolate brown eyesâ.
That time jump that they did from Snowy Alaska back to Fork High cafeteria was jarring. We have literally travelled through space time to get back to The Plot(tm) as quickly as possible. Maybe, just maybe, it would have been beneficial to see some of Weirdoâs drive back, get some more introspection, more of an idea of how he plans to handle himself re: The Bella Thing, even if it is in his whiny, affected urple prose.
Humans were constantly desperate to feel normal, to fit in. To blend in with everyone else around them, like a featureless flock of sheep.
Unlike our great, wonderful, perfect Pires, of course. They would never dare to try fitting in with the Sheep that they have decided to live among and try to blend in with. This goes to prove my point that SMâs Pires donât give a flying shit about blending in with humans, even though it is supposedly Vampire Mafia Law that they donât get exposed.
"Maybe you're not as scary as you think you are,"
Despite the fact that SM tries so hard to make him come off as the stereotype of âdumb jockâ, Emmett deserves a better series than this one. Not being afraid to roast Weirdo is absolutely fucking A+ in my book.
We are, yet again, applying Pire logic and physics to not Pire things to show how Strong and Powerful and Amazing our Pires are. I must once again posit that these things are not Pires, and therefore, would not behave in this manner, even when a Pire is interacting with it.
I am once again unconvinced by this Letâs Shit On Jessica Stanley thing Iâm having to schlock through. Sure, sheâs a lil petty, but she doesnât come across as overt mean girl bully and she never has. SM never made her feel like anything more than a (in fairness, extremely stereotypical) teenage girl trying to be nice to the new girl in school and being put off by her weird behavior.
Small point to make here, just because I realized how bored I was with the debate over whether Weirdo would go to class and murder Bella or not. Because this is a companion piece to an already published novel, we know whatâs gonna happen. Now, a good author wouldnât let that stop them from making the tension feel real. Even though I know the outcome, I would still be focused on the journey to get there. But Iâm not, because it reads as dry and dull. The tension isnât there and Iâm not enjoying the journey to get to the ending I already know. The characters arenât even likeable enough to keep me entertained. This is why companion pieces and POV shift retellings are so hard to do.
it was hard to believe that anyone so vulnerable could ever justify hatred.
I feel like this is supposed to be the first lil glimmer that Weirdo is In LUV with Bella or whatever in this POV, but the thing is, his patronizing tone and the way he is seemingly always going on about how weak and pathetic Bella is just kinda makes it feel like heâs acting like her Dad.Â
Though they didn't want to stand out from the herd, at the same time they craved a spotlight for their individual uniformity.
I only have one thing to say about this. Fuck You Edward Cullen.
I feel like Weirdo is starting to craft this idea of Bella in his head, much like he does with everyone else, but because he doesnât have the crutch of using his surface thought mind reading powers, he has to guess at her thoughts (much like typical normal human people do because weâre weak and pathetic unlike the Pires), and heâs basically assigning her the thoughts he thinks she should be having. Heâs crafting Bella into the perfect ideal for himself without taking her atonomy into consideration.
"Ladies first, partner?"
This is a continuity error. In Twilight, he did not say âPartnerâ, just âLadies firstâ. Itâs nitpickey, and Iâm aware that itâs nitpickey, but itâs jarring if you know Twilight well enough to know the dialogue. If weâre going to see the same scene from a different POV, the only thing changing should be the inner monologue, not the dialogue between characters.
I could feel myself warming slightly to the higher temperature.
Bzzzzt, no. I already talked about this earlier, but everything established in canon shows that Eddie doesnât ever warm up. He and Bella cuddle under a blanket and he is still described as rock hard marble adonis ice. He canât warm up, according to established canon.
And in this chapter, we finally start the Shitting On Mike Newton run. Mike is the fucking worst in this book and is treated like shit, all because -- can you guess??? -- all because he thought the new girl was pretty and had a little crush on her. Mike gets shit on SO FUCKING MUCH in this series just for daring to think Bella is pretty.
Ignorance was bliss to the human mind.
OR EDDIE YOUâRE JUST ARROGANT AND RUDE AND NOT AS INTERESTING AS YOU THINK YOU ARE. The Cullens fucking PRANCE around this school in their designer beige turtlenecks with their flashy fucking cars and look down their noses at the pleb humans who could never be as good as they are, and especially with the way SM wants to paint Forks as this fucking insular hick town where everyone knows everyone and are probably socioeconomically lower than American average, its RUDE AND GROSS and makes them look like stuck up fucking JERKS. But sure. Keep touting on about how humans are scared of you.
And yet again, we get an example of Eddie boy ignoring the fact that Bella (for all of her faults) is a HUMAN PERSON and not some game for him to play. âWahhh, I canât read her thoughts, that makes me angy and frustratedâ and whining about how he wants her to GO AWAY because her blood makes his froat hurt but how he wants her to stay because sheâs so MYSTERIOUS AND DEEP.Â
This didn't fit with the scenario I'd been constructing in my head.
And this is exactly the point I was making up there. Edward is making wild assumptions about Bella based solely on his experience with the human condition from his immortality, but he is also crafting her into what HE thinks is the right way for her to be in his mind without taking into consideration that she is a complex human with feelings and emotions. But instead of actually correcting himself, he continues to do this, and we know he does because he continues to posit that sheâs deep and wise even though we know different from being in her POV for three and a half books.Â
A lot more of this dialogue is changed from the conversation in the original Twilight than I thought. It should be easy to keep at least the dialogue consistent.
I clearly was not as perceptive as I gave myself credit for.
This is the most true thing that Eddie is going to think in this entire book, and it isnât even genuine and that upsets me so much.
my mother always calls me her open book.
I would like to use my solid four years of Twilight knowledge to point out that Bella Swan is not an open book, sheâs a lying liar who lies about things, even though she says all the time that she doesnât like lying. She was always going on about how she fakes her emotions for the benefits of others, she is not an open book at all.
The reason she was upset was because she thought I saw through her too easily.
And, of course, Weirdo eats this shit right the fuck up.
"I find you very difficult to read."
"You must be a good reader then,"
This exchange didnât make sense in Twilight, and it still doesnât make sense here. Unless Bella is being sarcastic based on her previous statement, the exchange just... isnât good. And itâs pretty clear that Bella isnât being sarcastic. So. Explain it, someone, pls.
Emmett still deserves a better book than this one. He is literally out here like âEveryone makes mistakes, Eddie boy.â But we are still talking about murder here, so...Â
And thatâs chapter two. I didnât mean to do it all in one long post, but I couldnât really see a good break in it to cut it in half. The human bashing is already getting worse and itâs making me annoyed. As you can probably tell from the Cap Locks. We get the first glimpse of Eddie being âprotectiveâ that we know is gonna get creepy and paternal as the story goes along. And I know that SM was going for an old timey thing with Eddie, but Bellaâs inner monologue was really dry and boring, and Weirdo is even worse in that area. Yet again, we see the First Person POV slipping. Little things that just donât work in Eddieâs head.
Join me tomorrow for more, and thanks for reading along.Â
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survey by starsareonly2nd
Have you ever been to Las Vegas?
No. Doesnât sound like my type of city. I wouldnât mind visiting the rest of Nevada though.
What did you have for breakfast this morning?
Just a cup of coffee; I skip breakfast except on Sundays, when we actually sit down at the dining table and eat as a family.
Do you have any loose change in your pocket?
I donât have any pockets right now but I do have very few coins in my wallet. I used to have plenty, but Iâve given most of them away because I usually give tips to the nice people who help me get out of parking spots.
Do you like Taylor Swift?
I like some of her songs, especially the ones from 1989, but I have no idea why I just canât get into her as a person.
What's your favorite Disney Channel movie?
I havenât tuned in to that channel for a very long time now, but the movies that I got the most excited about as a kid were Twitches, Wendy Wu, Camp Rock, The Cheetah Girls, and High School Musical 1 and 2.
If you met your favorite celebrity, would you be calm or star struck?
Iâd be starstruck in a calm way; like Iâd most likely be too shocked to get more than a few words out. Iâm sure Iâd come off as shy or boring haha, which is why Iâve refused to meet or interact with my favorite celebrities even if Iâve already had the chance to.
Are there any lights on in the room you're in?
I have a ceiling light and a desk lamp, but both are turned off. My only light source at the moment is my laptop screen.
What's your favorite subject in school?
History.
What's your favorite holiday?
My birthday, if that counts. Christmas can also be great but only for the food, the reunions with extended family, and the freedom to guiltlessly cut off contact with colleagues for a couple of weeks. All other aspects of it make me miserable though.
Do you ever have to do yard work?
Iâve never had to do that before.
Is your school close to your house?
I mean, it wasnât a 10-minute walk away but itâs relatively close and driving to my university objectively doesnât take too long unless thereâs heavy traffic. If thereâs absolutely no barriers I could get to school in 15-20 minutes, but this is really only just for weekends where I have to go to school for some reason. If thereâs traffic (and there always is), I take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and a half.
Speaking of school, how did you get there today?
I havenât been to my school since the first week of March, and Iâve already graduated since then.
Do you think Bad Romance is a catchy song, or an annoying one?
I can honestly tell you that I have genuinely never gotten sick of that song. Itâs a late 2000s classic, man. Of course it was too explicit for my 11 year old ears when it first came out, but I found it catchy nonetheless.
Do you use perfect grammar online?
I always try to be correct, yes. When I use improper grammar itâs usually because Iâm joking.
Are you currently using a laptop?
Yup.
Do you have any live versions of songs in your music software?
I havenât used iTunes in a while and Spotify, which I do use, doesnât work that way.
Did/do you listen to Britney Spears songs?
Iâve never skipped her singles whenever I caught them on the radio and Iâve always fairly enjoyed the music she puts out, but I normally donât voluntarily listen to her i.e. look up her songs myself on Spotify.
Is it a windy day?
It is now that itâs nighttime, but it was a little humid all day today.
In the past week, have you ridden in a taxi?
No. Iâm not actually sure if thatâs even already allowed...the possibility of public transport is still pretty murky where I live.
What shorthand do you use the most?
I have no idea what this means. I did try looking it up but I dunno if Iâve ever had to use shorthand at any point in my life.
Do you ever wish on stars at night?
Every now and then, but itâs just the little kid in me.
What color are your eyes?
Dark brown. I feel like I answer this at least once a week.
What album is the current song you're listening to off of?
Not listening to music but the last song I heard is from an album called Petals For Armor.
What are you doing after you finish this?
Try not to cry/break down. Find something to watch on YouTube. Maybe play with Cooper to destress and forget about my problems for a bit.
In your opinion, what song is the most overplayed right now?
Other than songs I occasionally put on repeat, I have not heard any new music for a while now.
Are you in a band?
Nope, never been.
How clean is your bedroom?
We just tidied it up and rearranged a few things last month so Iâd say itâs clean - at least tidier than it used to be. And Iâm a little proud that despite how rough life has been, Iâve managed to keep it clean. Itâs the little things.
Is there a pen within reaching distance of you?
Yeah, thereâs one on my desk and I can easily reach out and grab it.
Are you sitting at a desk?
Iâve moved to my bed for now. My back does not appreciate sitting at a desk all day.
Does your favorite band have a male or female lead singer?
Female.
Do you normally shut your bedroom door before you go to sleep?
Yesssssssss. We have a light source by the stairs that extends to the hallway and reaches my room, so it gets super annoying if my door is even just slightly ajar because my eyes get distracted by the faint light. My door has to be completely shut for me to feel comfortable in the privacy of my room.
Have you seen the movie Moulin Rouge?
I havenât. I loooove Lady Marmalade, but Iâm just not sure if the movie itself is my cup of tea.
Would you ever dye your hair a different color?
Iâd love to have the chance to do that, yeah.
Are there any framed pictures in the room you're in?
There are a couple.
Have you ever been to a Broadway show?
Nope.
Do you watch So You Think You Can Dance?
I donât think so but I do remember watching a few episodes of Dancing with the Stars because a wrestler that I liked was one of the contestants for one season. Iâm just not sure of SYTYCD also featured wrestlers in their shows; if that has been the case in the past- and Iâm just not sure because my memory is a little hazy - I wouldâve given it a watch.
What's your favorite movie soundtrack?
The Twilight Saga churned out some bomb ass soundtracks. Other than that, I also enjoyed Interstellarâs and Requiem for a Dreamâs.
Do you prefer group or individual work?
Depends on what kind of work needs to be done. If a task is graphic design or video editing-heavy, I would prefer to work with other people; but if itâs gonna be heavy on something thatâs already my forte, I like to work by myself.
Do you have a key to anything besides your house?
Just my car.
Are you wearing anything with stripes?
Not at the moment.
What time did you go to sleep last night?
9:45 I think? A little later than 10? Somewhere along that range.
Did anyone tell you you were beautiful today?
No.
What show did you last watch?
Friends.
Do you think you'll do anymore surveys today?
I doubt it. This one is already quite longer than the surveys I usually take.
What's your favorite ice cream flavor?
Cookies and cream; and more recently, chocolate chip cookie dough.
When was the last time you stayed home from school sick?
Sometime in February last year. I developed a fever the night before but wasnât able to start feeling better by the next morning, so I had to skip the one class I had that day.
Could you ever complete a 500-piece puzzle?
Yes. Iâm actually planning to buy a 1000-piece jigsaw puzzle; itâs one of the items Iâve put on my cart recently. Depressed Robyn is also spend-a-lot-of-money-on-artsy-craftsy-supplies-Robyn, so.
If you could run a red light and not get caught, would you?
Hell no.
Do you like to listen to music as you do your homework?
Not usually, but sometimes Iâll put on lo-fi since thatâs the only kind of music I can listen to and still keep my focus.
Did you think Adam Lambert's AMA performance was really that controversial?
Iâve never encountered it, but I doubt Iâll have a problem with it if I do get to watch the performance. I love Adam Lambert and I've never found myself shaking my head at whatever heâs doing.
Do any bands flat-out annoy you?
Theyâre a boy band more than anything but The Vamps has consistently irritated me through the years.
Do you have a mirror in your bedroom?
No. I used to, but I gave it to my sister.
Was today a birthday for any of your friends?
I donât think so. With all my social media being deactivated I never get notified about birthdays anymore, but Iâm fairly sure none of my friends blow out their candles every October 22nd.
When was the last time you rode in a limo?
Iâve never been in one.
Do you take naps daily?
No. I canât really do that anymore since I have an 8-hour shift on weekdays, lol.
Do you still make Christmas lists?
No.
Do you watch the show Dexter?
I tried getting into the show because it used to always be said in the same breath as Breaking Bad, but I never got invested. I heard later seasons sucked too, so that also turned me off from continuing to pursue the series.
What's the background on your phone?
I have a motivational comic that says âYouâre doing really well given the circumstancesâ as my lockscreen. Cooper smiling is my home screen.
When were/will you be a a sophomore in high school?
That was six years ago.
Are you scared of any animals?
Any flying insect or bug, and I find them scarier if they come with a loud buzz.
Have you ever been to any sort of convention?
YouTube Fanfest, if that counts as one. Iâm not really sure what counts as a convention haha, but thatâs the closest thing Iâve got.
Which song did you last listen to on repeat?
Why We Ever by Hayley Williams.
Where do you want to live when you grow up?
Iâve stopped thinking about that for now. My focus has since shifted to asking myself if Iâll still even be alive in a few years...ugh, how far weâve fallen.
Are you currently using a blanket?
No. Itâs not cold enough for a blanket yet, but maybe in a few hours.
Are there any songs that make you cry?
A lot.
How many siblings do you have?
Two.
What are you doing this weekend?
I have no idea.
Do you prefer swimming at the beach or in a pool?
BEEEEEEEEACH. Once I took my first dip in a beach, I never wanted to swim in a pool ever again.
When was the last time you had a haircut?
March.
Which musical instrument do you think sounds the prettiest?
Piano, saxophone, and violin. Canât pick a favorite; I think they all sound beautiful.
Are you in band or chorus at your school?
I was never in either.
Do you know what you want for Christmas?
Yeah but theyâre all intangible. I want to be happy, be at peace, normalcy, etc. Iâve stopped pining for presents, especially now that I can afford my own shit.
Do you watch fireworks on New Year's Eve?
Always.
Is your birthday within the next three months?
Nope. Youâll have to add three more months to that timeframe.
How long is the song you're listening to?
No music.
Are you anticipating anything this week?
Iâm waiting for a couple of very specific emails to come in, and I hope they do before the week ends.
Is your mom or dad the older parent?
My dad, but only by 8 months. They were born in the same year.
Have you taken the SATs yet?
I never had to take them, but I heard theyâre triiiiiiiicky.
Do you watch anything on E?
We never had E! in our cable service but I like tuning into that channel whenever we stay at hotels because I get to watch KUWTK, hehe.
Are you going to get off the computer now that you've finished this?
Most likely.
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Clary Fray Gets Married. (My First Story On Wattpad) My Reaction After 3 Years.
So This story is going to be deleted from Wattpad on 12/18/2020. Due to how messy the story is. But I donât reccomend reading it. So if you want to read the mess before then here is the link:
Clary Fray Gets Married
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So Maia just got killed and Sebastian is back. That's a cheesy line. How would they be able to invite you to the wedding if they thought you were dead. Not that they would anyway. Clary is sacrificing herself for everyone. All these misspellings though, well it was my first story on here and I never edited it and I wrote it on my phone. That was short af. Well my original word count was 500 but later in the story I am pretty sure I switched it to my current 2000.
The incest plotline though, *throws up* I was trying to continue the idea of Sebastian thinking that the bloodline had to be pure. And Clary's pregnant. Jace's pov, the language was the worst in this story. Clary pov. Sebastian wants to make another demon child. Trama. Sebastian is a vampire but a new breed. Mark of Cain?
So we are starting this chapter with Trama warnings. Jace is blood thirsty and I don't blame him. This is the cringest this I've ever written and that's saying a lot. Clary made a run to hurt him. It can't be that easy.
Sebastian told Jace that was pregnant. Jace just cut of his head and he's still alive? These 500 word chapter get annoying fast.
Threatening Alec for Magnus to put up wards. That's one way to do it ig. You want the Infernal Cup too? Now he only wants Jace and Clary there.
Not much happened in this chapter but Sebastian raided Clary's closet from the Insitute.
A protective Jocelyn tho. This language is not how I would write this today.
It's like every other word is F*ck. This is so cringey. This is supposed to be first person pov not whatever you wanna call that. So much flopping back and forth between povs and I didn't make the pov change very noticeable either.
Really you're taking his head off again? Well it gave you time to get away ig.
This conversation feels forced. It doesn't flow right.
Clary is insisting on getting married before Sebastian can screw it up any more.
Magnus calling Simon by his actual name??? How did Jace just pop up like that?
What the hell was going on it that small pov with Sebastian and Lilith? "...revealing his father in a new form." Valentine? Wtf? Yeah it is Valentine and he hates what his son did.
Jace and Clary are finally getting married.
Valentine it pissed at Sebastian. Clary thinks it's halirious that he's a downworlder now. Karma is a bitch. Clary really just stabbed him in throat after he offered to help you kill your brother and Lilith?
Now why is Sebastian so worked up over a missing necklace? And Jocelyn just found out about Valentine and she shookth.
Jace has a half sister? And Luke has a niece? I don't remember this plotline but this story was all over the place.
Who is Lilith gonna bring back now? Carmen Herondale, Jace's sister.
Sebastian and Carmen reunited.
Sebastian never wanted this for Carmen? She's made at him but not for the reason you think. He was going to propose to her the night she was killed? Valentine is the reason she's dead? Clary just killed him.
Carmen is a murderer? And she got away.
I didn't even realize Simon didn't go.
Carmen you touch Alex or Max I will kill you.
He gave her the wrong spell thankfully.
Tessa is dead? The author's note was not it.
Even in a shitty fanfic Max is adorable.
Carmen's adoptive mundane father was a gang leader in Paris? What kind of crack was I smoking while writing this?
Simon compared her to Assassin's Creed. Why did Clary just pass out?
So the kid is basically going to be a full blown angel. Interesting. And the last thing she remembers is taking the pregnancy test?
That is some Twilight shit right there.
Aww Alec wants to propose to Magnus.
Her pregnancy is getting intense.
That line is so cringey wtf. Sebastian is back?
So I kinda remember the person who originally raised Lilith but tbh I regret writing Carmen's charcther because the next few chapter don't make any sense.
Clary's eyes changed colors. I really don't remember writing half of this because I was going through some stuff at the time.
The unnecessary pov switch tho. Clary just made a new Rune.
Magnus may have found a way to make Shadowhunters immortal?
Why would you try a rune on a trash can?
So everyone one agreed to going immortal. That would suck. And there was a rune made with the oil based paint Clary used. This is confusing af. I am sorry to anyone who has ever read this.
Max calls Clary, Aunt Clary. Wtf does he have to be so cute?
More Max being adorable.
Alec and Magnus are engaged. This makes me happy. Sebastian projected himself into the Insitute?
New Character is introduced: Emily Starkweather. Hodge's daughter and Lydia Blackwell's half sister and she hates her.
I made Lydia Blackwell very homophobic because I made Emily bi sexual and that's why they hate each other. Emily is traitor. Sebastian loves her? And is cheating on Carmen with her. This is very confusing. Emily is gonna teach Izzy how to cook.
Raphael got her addicted to Yin Fen. I really mixed The show and the book together. This bitch is lying her ass off to them.
Sebastian and Emily are planning to get rid of Carmen.
She's planning on killing so many people and pinning it on them.
Emily has some Trama TM
She is going to kill her mother.
Lowkey think Jace is getting sus of her. Carmen is dead.
They just found out she's a traitor.
Joyce, Luke, Myrse and Robert are all dead wtf and the baby is coming.
Emily has a good reason to trust Sebastian tho. He did save her life.
Lilith thought she was dead? Who do u think rose you from Edom?
They don't know Carmen id dead yet? Alec ripped into Lydia. Compared her to Valentine. Big ope. Emily is the 3rd Angel experiment.
Emily and Sebastian are planning on kidnapping Lydia. Emily's angel blood is Lucifer's wtf? Emily called her sister a Stupid Ass Bitch and I'm living for it. And she's been kidnapped.
Sebastian just turned her? Ew. The left-handed joke. They summoned Lucifer for some reason.
Emily is absolutely crazy.
So she did kill her mother... I didn't make that very clear. Jace and Alec want them to make Amends so that she doesn't murder Shadowhunters. Sweetie I think it's far too late for that. Lydia is officially dead. How could she be preggers if she's a vampire? And now her mother is still alive? Jocelyn, Luke, Maryse and Robert are alive still too? Emily's mom admitted to everything. I also started going to 2000 word chapters.
Lilith is acting like a bitch, kinda. They are attacking the clave. Lilith summoned a shit ton of demons. The end of the chapter is kinda intense tho.
Raphael? Wtf are you doing here? Hodge? They are testing by mortal sword. This is kinda confusing. Why was this the most read story on my wattpad before Avenging Riverdale?
Flashback scene to when they first met.
Then there was a short chapter. About a prochey
Time skip. The baby is coming. A blue and a black eye? Sebastian's eyes flickered green? Magnus wants to figure how to bring out the Johnathan in him.
Emily plans on making Sebastian stays Sebastian.
That was a shitty chapter.
And I forgot I discountinted it... Sorry about that.
Overall I am happy I discountinted you. It is a horrible book and I am embarrassed by it to be honest. This is my first book on wattpad so I think it's pretty normal but it wasn't my first piece of fanfic. My first work was on Fanfic.net but has since been deleted by the website. I don't know why it wasn't bad at all it was more fluff than anything. But I have decided that I am going to post this and then I'm going to take down the story in a month. I failed to put trigger warnings, failed to edit (to be fair that was back when I did all of my writing on my phone before I had am actual laptop). But I did have some good ideas when it came to the traitor part and Sebastian finding love and I deem this story on crack. So my final rating is a 2/10.
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Wings and Horses Pt 4: A Surprise
Warning that this is the penultimate section. After this is only a small epilogue.Â
Takes place after âMalon 5âł by Jojo.
Part 4: A Surprise
Twilight strode toward the vegetable patch. There was something he needed to do before they continued their journey tomorrow morning.
He took in the familiar smell of hay and manure as he crossed the ranch. His recent conversation with Time and Malon echoed sweetly in his mind. He already knew Time would become his fond mentor, but he had no idea just how unconditional Malonâs love for a near-stranger would be. Â
Thatâs why he needed to congratulate her now, before they left again. Because who knew when theyâd be back? Or if theyâd be back, he thought darkly. Twilight knew the consequences of leaving important things unsaid. Â
He found Malon raking the weeds from a plot of soil in the vegetable patch. He called out to her.Â
She looked up from her work and smiled warmly. âLink! What is it, dear?â she asked. She wiped a hand across her brow. Â
Twilight beamed. It had been over a month since someone called him by his name. Â
âI just, well, first I wanted to thank you,â he said, âfor all of your kind words last night.â He paused. âAnd also, I wanted to congratulate you before we left again. You and the Old Man, on your little one. Youâre gonna be a great mother.â
She looked at him with utter confusion. Â
She didnât know, Twilight realized. His stomach dropped into his boots and his face drained of color.Â
Damn his sense of smell. Â
A dawn of realization spread over Malonâs face. Her eyes widened, and the rake clattered to the ground beside her. Â
Her hand flew to her stomach. Â
âMalon, Iâm so sorry,â Twilight began in regret. âI didnât mean to spoil any surprises-â
âNo, there wasnât- I mean, itâs alright,â Malon quickly assured him. She sent a dazed smile toward the ground before more words tumbled out of her mouth.
âI knew I was late, and Iâd been feeling a little sick, but with Link gone I figured I was just worried and overworking myself.â She took two small, restless paces to the side while she spoke. âHeâs only been gone for six weeks, maybe seven, and the last time we...â she clipped off her words suddenly and glanced back up. Her eyes flashed with quick embarrassment. Â
Now Twilight blushed a deep scarlet. He was grateful she hadnât said more about his mentor.Â
Malon recovered easily. Her face grew serious. âDoes Link know?â she asked him. Â
Twilight shook his head. âYou didnât bring it up last night, so I didnât know if youâd told him yet or if you were waiting for a big reveal,â he replied in a flat voice. Â
Whoâd have guessed that he would be the one giving the big reveal, Twilight thought glumly. He should have kept the news to himself. Now Malon probably thought her descendant was a weirdo. Â
Meanwhile, Malon nodded pensively. Then she shook out her bangs and laughed. Â
âYou look terrible. Câmere sweetheart,â she told him warmly, pulling him into a hug. Â
Twilight stiffened at first, but then his dejected feelings faded away. Malonâs arms were strong and determined. He couldnât remember the last time anyone held him in such a motherly way. Twilight felt himself growing lighter.
He was reminded of Timeâs words to him last night: Iâm so proud. Â
They pulled away and Malon sighed. Â
âNow, what to say to my husband? This is a happy thing,â she said forcefully, as if reminding herself. âI just donât want to get his hopes up. Weâve tried for so long.â
Twilight nodded with concern. He had seen the piles of stone beneath a tree just outside the house. He realized the couple had faced loss. Â
âBut meeting you,â Malon continued, âitâs given us so much hope. And it probably sounds silly, but with all of you, itâs like our familyâs grown three sizes.â
Twilight shook his head and smiled. His eyes watered, probably from the wind blowing over the grassy plains and through the vegetable plot, he told himself. Â
âI canât wait for my little one to meet you,â Malon added with a sincere smile. Â
Alright, maybe it wasnât the wind. He glanced away for a moment to blink. Â
âSo, uh,â he began once he was sure his voice wouldnât crack. âDo you need help with this garden?â
Malon smiled. âLet me get another rake.â
***
It was the morning of their departure. Malon and Wild had cooked the group of heroes such a variety of breakfast foods that the wooden table was barely visible between the plates. Â
When they were finished eating, Malon stood up and smiled.
âWould you young men mind handling the cleanup?â she asked. âMy husband and I have to talk about some things before you leave.â
Time gave her a searching look, but stood to join her. Â
âOf course,â Warriors told her, and the seven other heroes nodded emphatically.
Time and Malon could be heard climbing the stairs as the heroes began to clear the table.
âI hope everythingâs alright,â said Four. Â
Sky shrugged. Wild threw another piece of bacon in his mouth. Hyrule went to grab a bucket of water to fill the sink basin.
They all set to work clearing the kitchen for a few minutes, until they were interrupted by the sound of Time yelling upstairs. Â
Each hero paused their task in surprise. The busy sound of clinking plates and dishes was replaced with vigilant silence. Â
The yell was followed by a noise that sounded like Malon laughing. Then came another joyful yell, followed by several thuds and scuffles echoing through the floorboards.
âI donât even wanna know whatâs going on up there,â Legend chuckled, breaking the tension.
The heroes let out a collective breath. Everyone laughed heartily except Twilight, who hadnât moved from his seat at the table. He had an expectant, wide-eyed expression plastered on his face.
The others returned to their chores. Legend nudged Twilight with his shoulder as he passed by carrying a stack of plates.
âYou know something,â Legend prompted quietly. âWhatâs going on with Time?â
Twilight raised his eyebrows in bemusement. Then he stood up and raised his arms in a stretch. Â
âI know a lot of things,â Twilight said casually, relaxing his arms. âI donât share most of them.âÂ
Legend snorted. âAlright, you can have a secret,â he laughed. Â
A few minutes later Time returned downstairs. He somehow looked even happier than he had in all the previous days at the ranch combined, despite the looming departure. The other heroes shared glances and said nothing, busying themselves instead with finishing the dishes and packing their things. Timeâs marriage was really none of their business anyway.
But Twilight knew. Â
Soon it was time to go. One by one, Malon hugged each hero and told them all to be safe one last time, beginning with Wind. Â
When she got to Twilight, she clasped him tightly and whispered a heartfelt, âThank you,â into his ear. She squeezed him once more before letting him go. Twilight had already spoken everything he wanted to say, so he just nodded and smiled contentedly.
Finally, Malon stood before her husband. She placed her hands tenderly on the outside of each armored shoulder and held him at armâs length. They shared a knowing look filled with such happiness and intimacy that the other heroes turned away in embarrassment. It was for the best, because Time then pulled Malon into a deep and shameless kiss that made even Warriors blush. Â
When they pulled apart, Malon gazed at her husband sternly. Â
âCome back home, Link,â she ordered softly.
âI will,â he promised. Â
He turned to the waiting group of heroes. âLetâs go,â he said with finality.
As the others turned to leave, Time caught Twilightâs eye. The older hero quickly closed his good eye in the semblance of a wink.
Twilight gave a small, knowing smile in return.
The heroes followed Time through the yard, past the shaded stone monuments, and out the ranchâs gate.
Once down the road, Twilight turned his head to catch a final glance before Lon Lon Ranch disappeared from sight. For a fleeting moment he feared that the ranch might splinter and crack, dissolving from his view like a ruined reflection. But no. The ranch remained, nestled softly within the sweeping fields. Â
Twilight hoped to return someday.
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Yup! Iâm gonna use this ask to answer the other ones finally lol
Hehe thatâs a cute idea.. thatâs sort of what I imagined the âspecial readyâ effect is, but it would definitely be cooler if instead of just glowing/moving a bit their hair cycled through a bunch of colors
Hi! Oh thatâs pretty broad uhhhhhhhh id say.. well. itâs N from pokemon bw but most of the characters I end up liking are just, like, silent protags lol
Honestly? at first nervous and uncomfortable because I very much forgot how to draw humans. But iâm feeling tons better about it now and having a lot of fun with it^_^
Awh thank you ! †youâre also cool
Good at the moment! Got a 4 day weekend every week now so I should (maybe?) be able to be more active here. Also FINALLY have a doctorâs apptmt today so i can see someone about my mental health shit and possibly, perhaps, potentially actually get help lol
Youâre sweet, thank you†Iâd like to redo my spectrum piece at some point just because i think iâve evolved a little stylistically since I finished it, but I still like it despite that. And ty again! Theyâre very relaxing for me now lol, Iâm glad we (against all odds) got a zelda game with one
I think I first saw a streamer playing it when I dropped by their twitch page on a whim, and I saw all the clothing options and immediately decided âi must buy a switch just to play this gameâ. The fashion aspect is still one of my favorite things about it lol.Â
I think my Favorite part has to be the singleplayer modes, in partic agents though (predictably), bc theyâre exactly the sort of âmostly blank slateâ characters+worlds I get attached to.. Iâve always rly enjoyed sort of filling in the gaps left behind in media, even if that means what I end up loving at the end is 90% headcanon stuff. I think thatâs the best way 2 interact with media anyway. making it more personal.Â
Itâs always very cool seeing everyoneâs different takes on the agents/splat world, and itâs Very cool how I can post a pic of, like, agent 3 and have a bunch of different people each see a totally different character, you know? But yeah i like the shoes in splatoon
Honestly kinda rough but Iâm trying! Iâve started college now and the people there are nice enough, plus itâs got incredibly cushy hours and is pretty light on actual âlearningâ, but itâs good, I needed some kind of break from academia before I straight up died
Iâm happy you enjoy it anon!!!!!! I will :-)! Iâve got a lot planned for zelda art in the near future, i just have to finish some commissions and stuff before I can properly work on it
Iâve never âstudiedâ officially, but iâve been drawing for like, 5-6ish years now? I didnât pick it up until I was about 10 and didnât rly commit until I was maybe 12. The course i took at college is meant to be art-focused, however, the stuff theyâre teaching is like.. not a brag! but stuff I do already know. Like, a tutor tried to explain what âpixel artâ is to me on my first day. I mostly took it to try and learn some Maya skills because I do want to pick up 3D art one day!
Ty! This questionâs pretty similar to the last so iâll put it here. Iâve been slacking on my actual studying a bit, most of what I do is force myself to draw anything every day. Doesnt matter if its a wonky doodle of a face on the back of a napkin or if its a full illust, its practice, it counts. Also, trying to shove myself out of my own comfort zone by doing things like environments and very detailed things (motorcycle.). Itâs very rewarding just to look at something you made and think âI thought this was impossible before right nowâ.
hmmmmMm... I canât think of any just off the top of my head but my friend @nickymemer (I think?) put the idea of Zelda, whenever shes sick of link and her dadsâ collective shit, just running off to gerudo town to hang out with urbosa and the rest of the gerudo court, in my head and i love that a lot
Thank you thank you! As of rn itâs botw but thatâs probably because itâs the only one iâve played by myself. I watched a 30 hour longplay of twilight princess and really loved that though. I did watch an lp of both majora and ocarina but I get the feeling iâm missing a big part of the experience of both bc iâm not playing them. (That or theyâre overhyped.) If i get a bit more cash at some point Iâll probably get both on my 3ds.
Alright thatâs all I think! Thank you everyone â€
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Dawn of the 1st Day
âWhereâd the Time go?â
(Part 1/2)
Sensing a looming danger but no immediate threat, they allowed themselves a moment to regain composure. Whatever magic it was pulling them around had never had such an effect before. While sometimes enough to make one falter, this one in particular left them all with vertigo. The miserable Hero of Legend looked ready to crumble under the migraine he typically was able to grit and bear.
The Hero of the Sky was the first to recover. While working at his friendâs neck in hopes of helping, he tried to assess the situation. They were in a new area, one that somehow felt more ominous than anything heâd ever encountered. An intense, sinister hate that sent shivers up his spine.
Those who needed to rest while crawling dungeons, raiding temples, and being wide open to attack develop a keen sense of atmosphere. The absolute rage radiating from all sides set the party of heroes on high alert.
The sky child was reminded of Demise, and yet, the sensation felt heavier. Personal. The demon king may have had targeted his hatred on the goddess and her hero directly, but he hadnât originally fought out of hatred. That evil sought power and would only hold anger for those actively in his way. Though the curse had twisted into pure malice by the Hero of the Wildâs era, most reappearances focused primarily on attaining power, the other two reincarnations affected by the curse merely put under surveillance.
âWasnât it just past noon?â The question snapped the Skyloftian out of his musings. Glancing back at the clock tower, he found it read 6:07, the scent of dew indicating early morn. The youngest of them was correct. It had been just after lunch when the worlds shifted.
âOdd? Thatâs never happened before,â the Hero of Twilight grunted.
The area wasnât familiar at all either, judging by the faces shared amongst his comrades. It raised suspicion. The strong aftereffects of the magic that brought them there, the time of day changing, the storm of emotion that made the humid air even heavier. A gut feeling told him that the shadow theyâd been following wasnât behind this.
âThose construction workers look like my own, but that doesnât lend much. I mean, we did have to drag away the old man before he spent all his rupees on milk after meeting my eraâs Malon,â the most colorful among them smirked.
Unfortunately, the reaction theyâd hoped to catch was nonexistent. Their unofficial leader was nowhere to be seen. The notion of anyone getting left behind had to be the most disturbing aspect of the last fifteen minutes. The missing heroâs protege looked beside himself with worry and lost on what to do.
âLook!â The Hero of Ages clapped for attention. âJust because the shift was harsher than usual, it doesnât mean he got left behind. Weâd see him again if he had been anyways. We were brought together for a reason, after all. The old man knows how to take care of himself, and he wouldnât want us fussing over his absence instead of focusing on the matter at hand.
âSomething strange is going on-different than usual, but we canât panic over the unknown. Letâs split up and ask around. Where are we? What and where is the danger? Has anyone seen the old man? He may have only wandered off. It wouldnât be the first time any of us had.â
Huh. He sure knew how to boost everyoneâs morale. Must come from being a captain where heâs from.
âIt would be unlike him to wander?â The Hero of Hyrule spoke up.
âYeah, but... maybe he knows the place? He couldâa gotten caught up in his head and forgot the plot. Okay, weâll keep an eye out,â the farm hand nodded. He sounded as if he were trying to convince himself more than anyone else.
The eight left of them paired off to cover more ground. As the saying goes, itâs dangerous to go alone. One pair stayed put as the others went separate ways.
~*~
Link let the young hero wrap himself in the end of his scarf once again, the sudden changes in temperature chilling the island dweller. Having become fairly close, Link found it a small comfort to have the boy near. The teen was more than capable on his own, but something in the air raised the hairs off his neck.
The air cooled further as they passed the threshold to an open playground. The dew had yet to dry from the grass sealing in the nightâs chill for a bit longer.
âTingle!â his excitable friend whispered. He jutted his head towards an odd fellow spinning in place. It was a wonder the guy didnât get dizzy.
The man, who had to be in his mid to late thirties, wore what Link could only describe as dark red undergarments over a skin-tight, full-body suit of a vibrant green. A hood exposed only his face and came to a point sticking up on the top of his head. Finally clueing Link in to what he was doing, he had a pen and parchment in hand and a compass dangling from his neck.
Okay, a map maker. Spinning explained. Gaudy costume? Still weird.
The little sailor tugged him over by the scarf he had wrapped tightly around his arms and was still firmly tucked around Linkâs neck. The âforest fairyâ was rather nice if a little bizarre. He told them that he sold maps of current locations at a discount, and so, the pair sat down next to a slide to get a better look at âClock Town.â
Link frowned. The name tickled something in the back of his mind, and Tingle also seemed vaguely familiar. He quit thinking on it when felt a sharp sting in his neck, which had been happening frequently as of late. He mustâve jumped, because he received a concerned glance that he had to wave off.
Link knew the sting wasnât a bad thing. He could recall his adventures just fine, but names, faces, and locations had become foggy since meeting the others. He remembered traveling across different eras and meeting many people of legend and myth. He figured out that the sting would stop him from thinking on them, and he pieced together that they were probably people his companions knew on their adventures (and likely lost). The goddesses sure had peculiar ways to protect their heroes. He just hoped the fog would clear once it was all over, feeling a sense of loss over his amnesia.
He blinked to focus on the map. The town was sectioned off in four areas, convenient that theyâd paired off. âSouth Clock Townâ held the clock tower with little else but the banker they had passed on their way north. To the west was what looked like an alley for shopping and other errands. The east, however, was far larger and most likely housed the local inn, which Link made a quick mental note of. The playground they were in didnât have much, but they decided to ask around a bit more before ditching the place.
The little boy shooting darts at a balloon didnât tell them anything. He had refused to listen to them and yelled at them to leave him alone to his practice. Not wanting to anger the child anymore, they proceeded to speak with the guard positioned at the town exit. After flailing for a moment at having found such a decorated knight in Clock Town, he managed to collect himself enough to direct them towards a cave past where Tingle... had been? âIf anything, surely the Great Fairy can guide you!â
Entering the Fairy Fountain was just as refreshing as ever. The temperature was always comfortable no matter the weather outside. A calm would wash over you like a serene spring morning. Tall arches layered in vines surrounded a shallow pool of crystal clear water. The same water cascading down the circular wall parting at the entrance.
Link heard a squawk beside him, and he gasped also catching sight of a swirling cluster of fairies. Typically, there may be three or four fairies milling about at any given time, but there had to be around twenty circling in the center of the fountain.
âHeroes! Please hear my plea!â a warbled voice squealed from the mass. âI have been broken and shattered to pieces by the masked Skull Kid. Please find the one Stray Fairy lost in town, and bring her to this Fairy Fountain.â
Without hesitation, they spun on their heels and sprinted away to hunt down the missing fairy.
~*~
Link sighed as his childhood hero spent another handful of rupees to retry a game for the umpteenth time. For one who treasures his wallet so much, the Hero of Legend sure loved gambling. Heâd tried prying him away, but the stubborn veteran just kept getting more red and hell-bent with every loss.
âIâll be right outside when youâre done!â Link shouted over the loud music. The only acknowledgment he received was a shooing motion.
Taking a breather, he watched two performers juggling to each other in a daze. They were actually really good. The balls were thrown high and were in order of color. Maintaining that had to be difficult.
Link ruffled his hair. He really shouldnât be spacing out like that, especially in unknown territory. Deciding to at least start on their original task, Link made his way over to the jugglers and overheard their conversation.
âMy, my! Funny things are happening in town, arenât they? Funny. Funny.â
âYouâre telling me! Like the rumors about the swamp to the south? Did you hear about the kidnapping?â
What? Kidnapping? Link worried his bottom lip. Should I grab the others? We should help, right?
âOh, my! The kidnapping?â
âYep! But then the kid woke up. Get it? Kid napping? Hooo... I got a million of âem!â
He glared at the twinsâ laughter. Though honestly, it wasnât even a bad joke. Relax, Link. Youâre just on edge. He rolled his shoulders back and coughed. âExcuse me. New around here. Could you tell me whatâs going on?â
âWeâre the twin jugglers from the Gorman Troupe! Weâre practicing for the big carnival! It happens once in a blue moon!â
âOr in this yearâs case, once in a really, really scary, red-eyed moon!â
âHo! Ho! I hear itâs gonna fall harder than the way my clumsy brother is always dropping our juggling balls!â
âYou see, weâre entertainers. We must keep people smiling. No matter how grim things get, we must always be optimistic!â
They proceeded to talk about some fellow performers, but Linkâs mind was elsewhere. Scary moon? What do they mean itâs gonna fall? He turned around to go get his partner but found him standing only a couple feet away.
âSorry, come again? âRed-eyed moon?â Whatâs fallinâ?â the Hero of Legend asked.
âWhy, just look up!â
âFrightening, isnât it? Hooo...â
AN: I feel like itâs been at least a month since I posted the Prologue, and I felt kinda bad about it. At least this part was fairly finished in my opinion, so I wanted to go ahead and post it. I donât really have the other half fleshed out as much as Iâd like it to be, but Iâll continue to work on it. Hope you like! (The majority of the dialogue for the npcs are taken straight from the game. Thatâs something taking up a huge part of my time trying to incorporate their words in scenes.)
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Like a Silver Night
Fictober Prompt: 5-Â âI might just kiss you.â
Fanfiction Fandom: The Silmarillion
Rating: PG for a suggestive thought at the end
Warnings: None
Characters: Curufin/his future wife (OFC I guess? âcause Tolkien didnât tell us much about CelebrimbammĂ«)
Other Tags: Years of the Trees, Quenya names, footnotes as long as the fic oops
Summary: A serious discussion about a problematic Vala somehow leads to playing footsie under the table (Noldor gonna Noldo~).
âHe hasnât been talking to any of the Teleri craftspeople,â OnalindĂ« said over tea one day. âJust the Noldor.â
CurufinwĂ« looked at her over his teacup. âFather is right to be suspicious,â he said in a tone like someone had questioned that before (unheard of in his eyes; even at sixty-something, CurufinwĂ« was an Atarâs-Boy). âIf Melkor was so concerned about spreading knowledge, he would have seen some of the Teleri when he was spotted in AlqualondĂ«.â
âHe stopped by my fatherâs shop, but Attaâs been on about making lace designs with metal wire and thread-of, and itâs all very wave inspired. I donât think Melkor realized weâre Noldorin at all.â She sounded just as indignant as CurufinwĂ« had.
Onalindë -better known as Lindë; a short name for a short girl- shifted and Curufinwë could see the light sparkle off her headpiece- a swirling, lacey sort of wreath or reverse-tiara that clipped above her ears and looped behind her head. There were pearls strung through the silver like stars or flecks of seafoam. The piece smoothed down the top of her hair, leaving the lower parts to tumble around her shoulders. At least, that was the design. Her thick curls were already escaping in a way he found distracting.
CurufinwĂ« took a sip of his tea, to soothe his suddenly dry mouth. âIs that your fatherâs work?â he asked with a nod at her hair-jewels, once he was certain he wouldnât choke on his own tongue.
âI helped,â she said proudly, and she turned her head again to model it for him. The silver and pearls gleamed among her black hair and he recalled stars in the night, in the far north where the Tree-light faded.
âTelperillĂłmĂ«,â he thought, calling her by her father-name in the secret (and not-so-secret) recesses of his mind. âAnd they say father-names are not name of foretelling. How rightly he called you Silver-Night!â
âI can teach you, too, once things calm down a bit,â she was saying of the lace-smithing technique. âBut itâs hectic now. Mother follows ManwĂ«, you know, so she thinks weâre all being ridiculous, but the rest of us can tell that Melkor is up to something. Teaching people who have no business about swords and armor, and only Noldor, too!â
âIâm grateful you believe us,â CurufinwĂ« said, sipping his tea to calm himself. âShe was made for me,â he thought. âWise and lovely and of like mind.â
âIâll keep an eye out, of course,â LindĂ« said. âBut itâs safer if he thinks weâre more Teleri than we really are. I hope you donât mind. Iâm not ashamed of being a Noldo, but my brothers are young still and I have to look out for them. And I have kin who remember what he did to EndorĂ«.â
Old Noldo blood, she had on both her parentsâ side, and Teleri lineage from a great silversmith. Yes, she was made to be his match.
âOf course,â he told her, thinking instead of the silver ring in his workshop. âHe doesnât dare approach Father, but I will be wary as well, if he does.â
âAs if you could ever not be Noldo!â she laughed. âYou and Prince FĂ«anaro are the most Noldorin Noldor ever to Noldo.â Her foot brushed his under the table. Accident or purposeful, he didnât care.
âAnd what will that make our sons?â he teased.
Color bloomed in her cheeks, as if she hadnât declared her intention to have eight children herself, ever since they were kids playing jewelsmiths together.
âThe most Telerin Noldor to ever Noldo?â she suggested.
âOr the most Noldorin Teleri to ever Noldo,â he said.
âDefinitely more Noldor than anything else!âÂ
CurufinwĂ« watched her laugh and thought again of the ring he was making. âGrandfather is having a banquet in two weeksâ time,â he said, out of nowhere to her but perfectly calculated to him. âOur families will be there, and I thought, maybe you should wear silver. Perhaps that hairpiece?â
He could see the exact moment her breath caught, the way her eyes widened and her pink lips parted. He gently tapped her foot with his toe.
âI suggest you choose silver as well, then,â she said, voice husky.
âOf course,â he said again. He imagined those lips under his, that silver-lace hairpiece glittering on his nightstand. He could finish the ring in two weeks, and a gold within the year.
âMy Silver-Night,â he thought, and touched her foot under the table once more.
After-Notes: You can skip these if you donât care about name notes and such.
My apologies(?) to avantegarda, for having the same name for Curufinâs wifey. It was unintentional. I developed the name OnalindĂ« with a nickname of LindĂ« some months ago during long-fic planning and now I canât make myself change it.
For the curious, LindĂ« means âsingerâ or âsongbirdâ in Quenya, so you can see why this is a fabulous name for an Elf. Lindir (from LOTR) is a masculine Sindarin form.
The Ona- part of OnalindĂ« comes from old Qenya âoninâ or âanvilâ. I have my reasons but itâs not relevant to this story (unless you want to make hammer and anvil innuendos but I was saving that for another time).
While weâre on names, TelperillĂłmĂ« was created from âtelperinâ and âlĂłmĂ«â- âlike silver in hue or worthâ and ânight/dusk/twilightâ. It refers to her hair color and is ridiculously poetic and long for a baby, so sheâs always been LindĂ« instead.
LindĂ«âs whole family (a certain line, at least) has âsilverâ in one of their names, but thatâs also a fic for another time.
LindĂ«âs hairpiece is like movie!Gil-Galadâs open-front circlet, but wider and silver and elaborately lacey and clips into the hair so it doesnât emphasize the size of oneâs forehead as much. Iâd call it a rĂĂ«-nuquerna in Quenya, a reversed-crown, but if thereâs a real name in English for what I envision, I couldnât find it.
Re. rings. This is from The Laws and Customs of the Eldar. In short, Noldor give each other silver rings as tokens of their engagement. This is usually done at a feast with the family in attendance. After a year, they trade back the silver rings for gold ones, and say their wedding vows, also preferably at a feast with their family. The physical act of consummation makes the vows binding. Thoughts on what exactly that means are, yet again, outside the scope of this fic.
Re. character ages: I know there are notes around that Elves come of age at either 50 or 100. According to one timeline, Finarfin got married right at 50, and him and Earwen had Finrod when he was age 70. So Curufin thinking about marriage in his sixties is entirely within the realm of possibilities.
In the backstory I didnât get into, he decided he was going to marry LindĂ« when they were still children. She held out for a real proposal, which as you can probably tell, hasnât come yet.
For all that Curufin thinks OnalindĂ« was made to be his match, in this timeline she is older by two years. Itâs possible Eru has a sense of humor and that he was given to Feanor and Nerdanel to be her match. Or itâs like a Bon Jovi song and she was born to be his baby and he was made to be her man.
And finally, a glossary:
CelebrimbammĂ«: Celebrimbor + ammĂ« (mother), because I think Iâm funny.
Curufinwë: Curufin.
Atar/Atta: Father. Atar is Quenya, and Atta is the Telerin form of âDad/Daddyâ, reflecting LindĂ«âs mixed heritage.Â
Endorë: Middle Earth.
FĂ«anaro: FĂ«anor. Thereâs another long mark in there but I havenât memorized it or the keyboard shortcut for it yet.
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Yugioh S3 Ep 46-47: We Have an Extra Episode, Just Blow Up the Island, I Dunno
Yo can you even believe this season is over?
It was honestly a two-season season, when you think about it. This tournament that was only like a week in showtime but two years in watch time if it was 2001 and I was tuning in every week. Kinda nuts when you think about it.
Anyways, itâs over, and not even the Kaibas are willing to really let it end. Theyâre camping out in their bunker they just set to explode, just watching everyone run around like ants while the sirens wail across the island (do you NEED emergency sirens if no one else lives on this island?)
And we get one more time for the writers of this show to flip over the Kaiba timeline like pancakes and I just...
I canât believe they did this to me, but at the same time I can totally see how they just let this one fly under the radar, just wait for it, itâs coming.
(read more under the cut)
So this sort of explains a little bit more of why Kaiba insists on building Kaibaland when it already exists, as apparently the Japanese Kaibaland was just the first of a franchise. Like seriously what child dreams of Franchising? He has Kaibaland but is like âI wonât be truly happy at all and I will try to cut people up with card games until there are more Kaibalands. That will surely make me happy. More Kaibalands.â
But then, sitting in the middle of the orphanage, he stands up in his 70âČs ass sweatervest and proudly proclaims:
This borked timeline.
Back in the present Joey is feeling stressed out so heâs turned to his only coping mechanism, thatâs right, heâs hassling people.
Duke, who has a million motivations to want to kill Kaiba, since he works for Pegasus, brings up the bright idea of âor I dunno, we could leave them? Like they very much caused every event of the last week to happen outside of the random ass cultists.â
And so, now that Joey has exhausted things to hassle, let them be Roland or the massive engines on the blimp-plane, he decides to board the helicopter. I kid you not, Tea turns to Joey as theyâre boarding the copter and says basically along the lines of this:
WTF, show. Like what? Like whaaaat? Anyway, donât think about how big a helicopter is on the inside, because weâre just gonna shove everyone in here like itâs a mosh pit. Good thing that no one actually packed any luggage or pajamas, so at least that will keep the weight down.
Please admire the height of Yugi compared to Roland.
What followed was an explosion that the show did for...some reason. This didnât need to happen. This was needless anxiety and itâs like..the seasonâs over why are we doing this???
So this is just a very Yugioh moment where...they didnât really HAVE to blow up the island at the last minute. They didnât HAVE to break the engines on the blimp-plane and they absolutely didnât HAVE to put Seto Kaiba in a jet in the same very un-aerodynamic shape of a blue eyes white wife.
But they did.
If Iâve learned anything from watching Yugioh is that you must always, at every moment, be going 400%.
Seto just wanted to make a simple visual statement of âI want to move on from the pastâ so he decided to uh...do a very theatrical statement that was so theatrical that everyone thought that not only he and Mokuba had died, but that they, themselves, were about to die (and they were, they absolutely were)
Please admire the way they drew Seto from the side in this scene.
Anyway, now that the completely unnecessary âlets blow up the island and destroy the ecosystemâ drama is over, and Kaibaâs off to encourage Global Warming in some other part of the globe, itâs time to send Marik off on his boat. Itâs time for him to go have Marik Boat Time and never ever become a spinoff series although you know I would absolutely watch the hell out of that.
So, they choose the most idyllic landscape to do it, here in the abandoned warehouse district, surrounded by shipping cranes and strangely empty cruise liners. Ah, that twilight hour sunset. The way the sunlight kisses the corners of the abandoned warehouseâs windows.
I am absolutely shocked our background artist didn't use the chance to paint it neon orange. They love neon orange so much but I guess they save the neon for dramatic scenes. This one they left a more natural Instagram creamy color palate.
(PS at this point I guess Bakura decided to go home or go to the hospital. Whichever reason he decided to bounce, he bounced without saying goodbye to anyone apparently. That or the show just decided that no one cares about Bakura so he was the only one we didnât say a farewell too, which is hilarious since heâs one of the most popular characters on this show.
Bro broke it to me, this whole story line of the puzzle and the tablet and all that--nah. By the time we get to it Iâll have forgotten all of the lore, pretty sure. Bro did ask me if we could skip S4 and I said no we are here for the worst parts first, Bro. When it gets horrible is when weâre finally getting to the good stuff.
Then, Duke suddenly remembered that before this tournament, he was only going on a walk between laundry loads but ended up abducted twice over, stranded on a submarine, an island, and nearly exploded. That and he had to sleep on one of Kaibaâs weird cube couches and that probably sucked. But itâs time for him to pull out his colors and add some bounce sheets to his whites for the dryer.
Can you believe they had Duke Devlin for two seasons but he only dueled once? Lol.
I canât believe there was never a purpose for Duke Devlin other than to be eye-candy. Iâve only ever really seen this trope done to girls.
Mai also suddenly remembers that she doesnât live here.
TBH, if Mai wasnât put in a coma, I think she would have just left the tournament after she lost. Sheâd have pulled out a hang-glider from her pack and just sailed away rather than spend another minute with people she isnât absolutely required to hang out with. That seems more her jam.
And then they had to frame up this Joey/Mai ship and...itâs just so funny when you remember that Mai is like waaay to old for Joey. Sheâs like 24 and heâs a baby but heâs pretty sure that heâs disappointing her so much by not telling her all about how heâs crushing. Heâs pretty sure she just has no idea when itâs like, no, she does, and she does not want you to acknowledge it.
As she goes off, Tea for some reason decides to make it her responsibility for Joey to go out there and I guess...mortally embarrass himself in front of his much older crush? I mean you donât really have to admit to your teachercrush that...you like her? Like, Mai is just a teachercrush right? Like he respects and admires her, sheâs pretty, and thereâs no other girls but Tea and Miho? Like thatâs it?
This weird ass couple. And I mean itâs a weird pairing just because it can never happen on screen, but as some of you have pointed out--it is probably the healthiest couple in Yugioh. Mostly because we know that it will never happen. Unlike everyone else where itâs like, Joey better go eat both those pieces of paper with those phone numbers on it because holy hell a 16 yo dating a 12 yo is pretty freakin wild. What are those boys even going to talk about with Serenity? How wild fractions are? How to make a replica of a cell out of Jello for the science fair? Because thatâs the level sheâs at.
I was an architecture student once (I know. Yaâll whoâve read many of these have probably noticed I attempted to major in nearly every art alignment so itâs probably very confusing to figure out wtf I actually ended up finishing in school (it was Illustration) ) so I just canât with Yugiâs house. We have seen several rooms inside this house and none of them, absolutely none, line up with the outside of Yugiâs house (which is smack dab in the middle of the inner city for some reason??? Like does Yugi have PARKING? This is the most expensive two story house in Japan, it comes with free parking.
And like...I have tried to lay it out but it doesnât make sense. The stairs of the shop go directly into the front door. The second floor would be half a staircase, so where is this living room? And assuming that Yugi is on the top floor with the slanted roof window...how? Is it the entire floor? what is going on here?
Itâs a cartoon, I shouldnât think about it, but this house is a Dr. Who police box. Anyways, Yugi decides to sneak out of the house by going down the stairs that are again, right in front of the front door. You cannot go through the front door of this house because these damn stairs are directly in the way.
Hey check out whoâs alive, itâs Grandpa. I guess heâs...fine? I guess he just woke up on the floor of Bakuraâs hospital room and was like âScrew that, Iâm going home.â and then just peaced out here until Yugi came back.
I respect his moon pjâs to go with Yugiâs star pjâs.
I canât imagine being in Grandpaâs position and seeing your boy go out there and get nearly killed by crazy ass cultists again and Seto Kaiba (who put him in a coma), and then catching him Sneaking Out. Like if I were Grandpa Iâd just set up camp right outside of the front door because holy hell Yugi is so attracted to danger heâs just gonna waltz around the city in the middle of the night to play cards.
++++++++++RANT ABOUT TACO BELL, FEEL FREE TO SKIP THIS IS JUST ME TALKING ABOUT THE TACO BELL MENU+++++++++++++++++++++++++
Also I looked up Taco Bell in Japan thinking that this wouldnât be a thing (from what Iâve heard, the only food Japan cannot do is Mexican) but not only does Taco Bell in Japan completely exist, guess what the menu is like? Just go ahead and guess in your head, Iâm gonna go over the menu right now because this is very important.
I was expecting it to be pretty wild with a black taco shell made out of squid ink or something but surprisingly, itâs mostly the freakin same but different meats. Like they have a few more pork options (I guess instead of chicken?) and they have a shrimp taco--which I feel like weâve done in the States before but everyone didnât like that. Also, you can apparently get a crunchwrap, but itâs in a triangle shape instead of an octagon. They just changed the shape and called it a âstuffed grilled giant nachoâ.
Obviously, they do not have a Ranch Doritos taco since America is the only place that is fully obsessed with Ranch. I have heard from so many people from Asia that âcan we just not have Ranch today? Can we have a single spread without this weird garlic sauce? And...are you dipping your pizza with it? Is there one thing you havenât coated with Ranch Dressing?â and itâs like no. There isnât. Would you like to try our taco bell taco that is frosted in messy Ranch dust?
Like it really feels like this is the one fast food joint where everyone else has the normal Taco bell, and weirdly WE are are the people with the weird ass version of Taco Bell. Even Japan was like âyou guys do you over there with your pink Starburst flavored frozen icee and your Quesarito...weâre just gonna put some extra cheese on a taco and call it âdouble cheese.ââ
But hereâs the craziest thing on the menu--the Taco Bell in Japan has FRIES.
I KNOW.
WHAT????
What would Taco Bell fries even taste like? Would they taste...tacoey? I mean I know that nacho fries are a thing that kinda comes and goes but Iâve never had them actually. Its never the right moment for nacho fries when Nacho fries are still on the menu.
but, I will say they do have one kind of weird thing on the menu I see online. I say âkind ofâ because itâs...just weird, itâs not actually all that out there as compared to our weird things in Taco bell. They got something called the âhoney cheese pocketâ which was a small plain flour tortilla filled with melted Monterey Jack cheese rolled into a cigar that you dip into honey.
...I mean...it probably tastes good, but if you released a honey cheese pocket in the States and pretended thatâs Mexican food, Iâm pretty sure every state touching the south border would cry a single Zesty-ranch-doritos-taco-shaped-tear. I know I would, at the same rate Iâm stuffing honey cheese pockets directly into my mouth.
AND...apparently you can just serve alcohol in a Japanese Taco Bell. Which is interesting, because we had that episode of Season Zero where Yugi had to find alcohol in a burger joint, which seemed really odd to me at the time, but I guess you can just serve alcohol in whatever restaurant? Anyways, Taco bell has alcohol so now Yugi can light people on fire in a Taco Bell, if he really felt like it. Go ahead and append your fanfictions accordingly.
+++++++++END OF TACO BELL RANT, BACK TO CARDS ++++++++++++
So, can you imagine having a friend who forces you to wake up at o-dark hundred in order to play cards when you already attend all of the same classes and see eachother every minute of the day otherwise? Can you imagine having a friend like this?
Then again Iâm not 100% on whether Pharaoh needs to sleep. Itâs pretty clear that Bakuraâs ghost doesnât sleep much (or apparently eat much) so maybe it goes the same for Pharaoh as well that he needs Yugi to remind him how to be human.
Then there was this weird review episode they slapped on at the end. I...donât know why they put it there, it was really more of an afterthought since nothing really got added or taken away from the finale. It was just a review episode of âin case you didnât watch this season, hereâs what happened this seasonâ But the episode wasnât over before Tea angsted the hell out about this kid that I guess sheâs...
Tea thinks in her head about Yugi more than she talks directly to Yugi. Thatâs really my biggest issue with this couple. Tea can be so lukewarm towards Yugi and visa versa and then occasionally Tea will just snap and obsesses over this boy, but never tells him about it directly. Except for that one time in the blimp, which was more about âplease donât dieâ. But have they talked about how freakin anxious she is about how heâll die? Nah.
It just feels like the writing team had one person who really liked Tea/Yugi, and then the rest who were like âfine, wtvâ and so we get a real inconsistent narrative of this pair, that only seems to come up for drama, but then goes right back to being invisible moments later. Like sightings of a giant squid.
Ah, back where they started, on a date with a ghost. I think. This might be a date? It started at 2 PM so I donât know that counts as a date yet.
These two are a lot.
And honestly...If it was going to happen it should have happened at some point in the end of this arc. She made such a big deal about him going off to card war, and now heâs back and sheâs like...ok, cool.
Theyâre not gonna even talk about it? Or like...maybe high five it out? High five out those feelings? Man I feel so bad for anyone that shipped these two.
But anyway,
Iâd add it to the Yugioh Death Count but thatâs assuming that I donât find an excuse to use this font again.
So yeah, thatâs it for Season 3 (I wrote in Season 4 just now and had to really think about it because like...it really does feel like I went through 4 seasons, at least, of this show since every season is like 50 episodes)
Originally, when I started this, I thought there were only 3 seasons of Yugioh total. This was the end goal.
But I guess Iâm committed now, so weâll start up Season 4, which bro tells me is âcompletely different and not what you expectedâ but I probably wonât post until 2 weeks from now because this is a side hobby and I donât need to wax long about my main-life stress, but youknow how it is: the more stuff I add the more stuff adds up. However, I do cope with stress by typing, so maybe Iâll just make sooo many updates to combat it? I dunno. But the blog will be back for S4. Eventually. When I get to it.
Many thanks to all yâall whoâve left many kind comments, Iâve been kind of tasked for time lately, so I havenât really responded to many, but know that I see them and Iâm thankful for them and I tell bro about them and he finds many of them amusing and yâall are just very, very nice. Wish Tumblr had an actual comments system since the only way to reply is like...itâs weird. If I reblog my own post I run the risk of it then being out of chronological order for people wanting to read that link I put at the base of each post so...I have to either make a new post to reply or reply within the post and I dunno if yâall can even see that type of reply...itâs tumblr problems.
Anyway, Iâll have a Graveyard for next weekend, maybe an art post, I dunno. But, Iâm not dead, just watching how weird the next season is and making a buffer.
And hereâs that link to read all these recaps in chrono order from the beginning
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