#and plot is very intriguing

[2minutes2midnight]

Iain De Caestecker as Arthur in The Winter King 1x01

I really really liked first episode and I’m super excited for whole show 🤩 I can’t wait to see next episode!

Iain already gave really powerful performance and I bet it just the beginning and we will see even more amazing scenes with him ♥️.

Of course some haters (who can’t stand black Merlin..) already bombard scoring with bad reviews so if you watched the first episode and liked it - please share some love on sites like IMDB and social media so the cast know that people enjoy it 🥰

#Iain de Caestecker #arthur pendragon #the winter king #the winter king spoilers #AoS cast #Iain looks so goooood #and his acting is even better #the rest of the cast is great too!!!! #and plot is very intriguing #I’m definitely more excited than when I was reading the book 😅

[aroaceleovaldez]

i stand by that a better, more sensible, and more intriguing plot for TSATS would have been, instead of retconning literally everything:

Bob is dead (because he was very explicitly absorbed/killed by Tartarus Himself in House of Hades, alongside Damasen), and nobody is going into Tartarus to save him. He made his sacrifice and is gone. However. Remember how the Titans, including Bob, were just kind of kicking around for several years? Particularly. On a cruise ship full of mortals. And Bob happened to be kicking around in general for an extra year versus all the other Titans. And he mythologically sometimes has a mortal demigod son who partook in the Calydonian Boar Hunt (Dryas of Calydon). Yeah.

So turns out, Bob/Iapetus leaves behind a demigod (demititan?) child. And because Nico was pretty much his only friend, he named Nico his child's godfather. And while he's not being left in charge of the child, as a son of Hades and godfather to this kid, Nico is duty-bound to fulfill Bob's last will and go find this like 2 year old to make sure they're safe. So Nico has to undertake this very unusual quest (that raises many questions, such as "demititans are a thing?" and "DOES THIS MEAN THERE'S POTENTIALLY MORE-?!" and "SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS?") and is kind of freaking out because. He's the son of Hades! He's notoriously bad with living things, and animals, and definitely small children! Even if he does find this kid and assure they're safe, he is the last person who should be undergoing any kind of quest involving even potentially having to babysit. Fortunately, his boyfriend is the human embodiment of sunshine and calmness and good vibes, and also once helped a nymph give birth, so he feels Marginally More Confident in theoretical demititan babysitting and offers to come along on this Epic Journey of Figuring Out What In Hades' Name Is Up With This Demititan Baby Business.

Proceed with wholesome epic shenanigans quest of Nico and Will scurrying around trying to locate this random OP baby while Nico has an existential crisis about the nature of his powers because he doesn't want to let Bob down! Both for Hades Kid Honor Reasons and because Bob was his friend! But what if he's destined to fail this quest just because of who he is? Because he's simply not built for hanging out with the living/mortals? And Will reassuring him that He Will Probably Not Traumatize The Weird OP Titan Baby And It'll Be Fine, and simultaneously getting a peek into the weird other life Nico leads hanging out with immortals much more than the average demigod, which Nico considers his norm. Bonus shenanigans of both of them getting caught off-guard and culture shocked from where each other's respective worlds (Nico's mostly-immortal versus Will's mostly-mortal) cross over and learning to navigate those for each other - Nico finally starting to make some mortal connections and get glimpses at modern mortal American life, and Will trying not to get his brain literally incinerated while Nico's happily casually catching up with some of his old friends who happen to be literal gods.

#pjo #riordanverse #nico di angelo #will solace #solangelo #long post // #LISTEN I JUST THINK WE DONT NEED TO BE RETCONNING THINGS WHEN THERE IS A HIGHLY INTRIGUING MYTH RIGHT THERE #listen. *listen.* Iapetus in myth has a demigod child? and we're in the series? that's all about demigods? #and had titans running around for 4 years? some primarily on a giant ship mostly full of mortals? #and Iapetus himself was running around for closer to like 5 years? #I AM JUST SAYING. that is enough time. and the right conditions. that there are perhaps demititans now. #that alone is a fascinating plot set-up that ties in basically all previous series inherently and has a reasonable starting point #of *course* Nico would be named Bob's child's godfather! #of *course* Nico would consider it a very important personal duty to see out Bob's final will and go on some quest about it! #and under those conditions it makes *perfect sense* for Nico to want to bring Will along! and that he would be very helpful on said quest! #bringing along a lot of skills and abilities in areas that Nico lacks! that are crucial for a quest like that! #also then immediately the plot becomes Will reassuring Nico about his powers being cool and not evil and him being spooky is okay #while Will is also trying to not literally have his brain melt cause Nico's casually introducing him to a trio of death gods or something #forgetting that Will cannot look upon a god's true form #and Will's dragging Nico across the US while Nico is struggling to keep up cause Will forgot that Nico's not American and not from that era #its cute! it's interesting! it immediately begs the question of a next-gen series focusing on a main cast of demititan kids #dont go back to Tartarus that's lame and overdone and ruins a ton of stuff. dont retcon everything that also ruins a ton #give us the fluffy roadtrip comedy that they clearly wanted to write instead anyways #you can even keep the elements of Nico feeling out of his depth and Will constantly on the verge of death. except it makes sense this time. #and it's kind of funny cause Nico's just freaking out over babysitting and it highlights how much tankier Nico is vs Will #even just in casual interactions. yeah Nico can casually look upon a god's true form. dont worry about it #meanwhile Will is slowly collecting sunglasses the entire trip and layering them up for whenever Nico introduces him to another deity

[booasaur]

Remy & Arletta (2023) - Trailer

#remyandarlettaedit #raaedit #remy and arletta #remy & arletta #remy hayes #raa arletta #micaela wittman #riley scott quinn #arletta x remy #femslash related stuff #the plot of this will seem familiar enough #and it's quite indie #but the girls have a very natural chemistry #I'm intrigued

[good--merits-accumulated]

can't help myself. another dps wip begun <3

#if anybody's interested the concept is: #it's 1904 and todd is on a family holiday - gets whisked through a stone - ends up with the fairies #and when i say fairies think tuatha dé danaan - NOT like ya fae #lots of funky political intrigue follows #as todd falls in with young lord neil and his attempts to subtly remove his father from his duchy #and tries very hard to not be outed as a human #i couldn’t help it i promise. it came to me in a dream! #dead poets society fic #dead poets society #anderperry #there's decapitation (threatened) amputation (real) portals (dangerous) #and probably an overabundance of geasa #they are such convenient plot devices #htoo writes

[verflares]

this all being said about the light dragon and how it is definitely the biggest highlight of totk (for me at least), i Do think a lot of the reaction to it Is dependent on botw and zelda's characterisation from that game... a lot of which is kind of lacking in totk because of her more passive role (e.g. you are told about her + see her actions after they have already happened)

like. if you didn't already really like zelda and were sold on her relationship with link (and not even just from a shipping zelink perspective, like. just UNDERSTANDING they have a strong bond from everything they've gone through together) then i'm not sure if any of that stuff in totk would've hit as hard as it did. the game does very little to build on what we already know about them, which i think is both a letdown to new players (which. i am not sure why they are playing the sequel before botw, but that is how totk acts most of the time lmao) and returning ones, and as time goes on it's become harder for me to blame people for not caring for it as much.

what a truly odd game

#which also makes it bizarre that totk treats itself like its Not a sequel. even though it is at the same time #ugh the names are escaping me but i am pretty sure this is a thing thats happened in other Sequel games too #just acting like the first one never happened or only when its convenient. stuff like that #i would loveeee to know how bad covid hit totks plot development or whatever. if anything. else they may have been planning #theyve gone on record saying that apparently the plan was for zelda to Always have turned into a dragon #and assumedly the beginning/ending parallel as well (eg hands and link catching her) #but i have to assume or at least HOPE that the buildup may have been stronger. idk man its so strange truly #ANYWAY SORRY FOR RAMBLING but i do find this discussion intriguing. and i LIKED totk even despite my criticisms #its genuinely some of the most fun ive had in a video game ever and creating content for it and talking about it has made me very happy #this being said. there are some choices that were made and i do not and likely will not ever understand them #because they said nah we're done now. bye <3 #like oh okay. thank you aonuma. can i at least have wind waker on switch now please #personal.txt

[undying-lilies]

trying real hard to ignore the new story concept that just popped into my head but man am I failing

#listen. listen. little mermaid where she turns human and gets found by a band of pirates. #they promptly adopt her and make her feel right at home #someone comes to these pirates and says hey. I've got a job for you. and it includes money. and the pirates are like HECK YEAH MONEY #and the plot is to kidnap the prince #the prince that the mermaid girl may or may not have saved once I'm not sure yet #so they kidnap the prince and obviously he's very mad about this whole thing #but he's ... intrigued ... by the silent pirate girl #and then they start to bond #the pirates notice. oh boy do they notice #they are both the worst and the best matchmakers either of these poor souls have ever seen and they're not sure what to do about it #that's all I've got #wow I did not ignore this new story concept #I sure hope someone reads these tags #little mermaid gets adopted by pirates

[wolfplushlz]

Doodles of glowstick Anne au by @RaveSpix and @Gumballfanatic1 (ambrewisniewski)

May got the character's personality wrong a bit in these doodles

#amphibia #anne boonchuy #sashannarcy #glowstickanneau #sasha waybright #marcy wu #cat anne #i just love her so much #the plot although there isnt one yet but is very intriguing should totally check it out #idk if they on tumblr or not but they're on insta and twitter(> x <[i hate it])

[icewindandboringhorror]

I know multiple of these are likely important to people, but I'm asking in terms of like - which of these do you tend to focus on the MOST, enjoy the most, that is most essential for you to actually care about the media, etc.?

(For example: someone finding "Relatability" most important would likely not enjoy a show much if they have trouble empathizing with the characters/relating to it, even if it were good otherwise. Or, someone might be able to overlook bad acting and ugly costumes, as long as the Character Dynamics are fun to them, because they value that more than Aesthetics- while for others, bad costumes would be a dealbreaker.)

Also feel free to reblog and explain your answer or more information in the tags- I've always been curious about people's relationships to media, how they conceptualize it/what they get out of it, how some people value some parts more than others, how that informs their overall taste and genres they may be more inclined towards, etc. :0c

#I was having a conversation with a friend about our favorite type of media and they said the reason they DON'T like historical or fantasy #media or etc. is because they can't imagine themselves being in those situations like it's too detached from anything that they can relate #to personally. they put themselves in the shoes of the characters and apparently like feel emotions while watching stuff and actually #get into the way the characters are feeling so they kind of judge how 'good' or 'bad' a show's writing/setting/etc. are by how it makes #them feel and if they think the characters reacted realistically based on what they were feeling in the moment/what in their head they #would be feeling if they were in the postion of the character. SO apparently the distance of it being in an unrelatable setting or too #detached from our reality makes it harder for them to relate to and less able to really engage with it on that level. WHEREAS I watch #things exclusively in a very like.. detached way?? I'm INTERESTED.. it's like im intellectually analyzing everyhting that's happening and #can be intrigued by events but it's not in an emotional way? More of like a distant 'intellectual curiosity'. Maybe the premise or the #aesthetics or something about it has piqued an interest for me to observe it. to see what it's like or how it plays out. how the idea #is executed or etc. But like.. I cannot remember EVER really relating to any character or situation or projecting onto a character #or having those sorts of feelings or investment in it. That is just not a central part of why/how I watch things or what I care about #BUT after this I was thinking maybe this is my disconnect? I do not seem to conceptualize media the way some other people do and I often #walk away with an entirely different take on things. etc. So I wonder if maybe it's part of how everyone values different things probably? #maybe I literally just watch stuff and percieve it from a different frame of mind that others. More of a like detached curiosity #vaguely bemused analysis mode. Instead of a 'I am deeply emotionally invested in this and am feeling for all the characters' mode #And also I bet people who care more about plot/story are also the people who mind spoilers. Whereas for me I literally seek out spoilers #intentionally because that element of 'suprise ooh what will happen next!' is not central at all to my enjoyment. I could know literally #everything that will happen and still can find it interesting to observe - since for me #that's not the point. I'd rather know the ending so I can determine whether I want to invest the time in it in the first place. etc. #ANYWAY!! If I had to choose - I would say I'm usually heavily focused on world details and aesthetics. With only a slight preference #towards characters individually being interesting. Group dynamics can sometimes be okay but I get tired of everything being about relations #hips and romance - especially when sometimes it seems to be like. people who could not stand on their own as a character/are fundamentally #boring otherwise lol. I would watch a series of just one guy locked in a closet talking to himself as long as he was interesting and saying #things that were amusing or notable for some reason lol. I actually tend to dislike plot because most 'plot heavy' things like action focus #ed shows ALWAYS feel to me like they're moving so fast just to get from one thing to another that I'm not getting enough details. Part of #why I tend to not like movies. the time limit makes them too quick. I need a 95 hour expostion dump of the history of the entire world #and a series of 17 episodes straight where a guy is trapped in a room & the audience is just psychoanalyzing him. hghj.. Maybe I find all #characters annoying/unrelatable bc people w my personality type make bad characters/are not often represented (or are done BADLY). so then #I'm just picking 'who is the LEAST insufferable? who could i study like a lab rat?' whilst my main focus is the worldbuilding&costumes lol

[ritsukaaoyagi]

think my gripes with loveless is just everything post-goura

#pretty much every problem i have with characterization and plot can be summed up to loveless really really sucks and is not interesting #after volume 8 #save for moonless #but imagine how much better they could've been if loveless remained kind of good and intriguing #like after a certain point i see seimei's face and it's like. Ok. thanks #i don't think there are any real choices being made in the plot and characters after a certain point #it's just like. Yun kouga got bored and/or she genuinely doesn't know where loveless is supposed to go. probably both #i did like nisei's backstory chapters! the nisei and seimei stuff #and obviously the flashbacks at septimal moon/seven voices were very interesting! but a lot of it felt kind of tossed in! what with the #inconsistencies with nagisa's sister #lest we forget loveless just kinda started out as a self indulgent put everything i like into one manga thang #which media being like this is sometimes awesome To Me but comes with risks that are not so awesome #the thing with loveless is that it's good but majorly pretty bad. like really bad #i do love loveless though i think it's genius and the best manga of all time don't get it twisted #LOVELESSNATION

[cureblogging]

Gonna say something potentially controversial:

I think Heartcatch suffers from the Up phenomenon in that people remember it as an excellent, if not flawless masterpiece when it actually has One (1) excellent, if not flawless moment in the beginning and is otherwise nothing special.

#pretty cure #babs' musings #precure: heartcatch #i remember sitting there watching 4 episodes at a time and asking myself “so when does it get as Great as people say” #i admire how different it is in tone and style to other seasons. it really stands out in that regard! #but that doesn't make it automatically better (or worse) than other seasons #it was funnier. #but the story? really underwhelming imo #the only notable part about the plot was the very first scene that set the intrigue and mystery of Yuri's character #but what they deliver on that front was extremely disappointing for me #and all the other characters get pretty mid arcs as well #Tsubomi has anxiety about not being good at anything. nothing comes of that besides one or two insults from the villains. #Itsuki has to crossdress in order to continue the family business because her brother has vague illness #that's never confronted in any satisfying way. it just sorta fades away once she decides she likes being a girl #Erika's insecurity regarding her sister is honestly the most engaging of these arcs and that's because I have a little sister #I suppose I set my expectations too high for that season. but people call it The Best Precure Season when it's not even in my top 3 so far #and that's kinda concerning for me going forward #suite is also proving to be a huge bore for me. extremely artificial season going through the motions of the franchise #Hummy... save me. Hummy. Save me Hummy #I really don't want to struggle through 13 more unremarkable seasons in the hopes of recapturing the magic of Futari Wa and Fresh #argh. i hate not liking things #sorry for the rant in the tags.

[blujayonthewing]

dungeon meshi's plot and lore get really complex and interesting the longer it goes but my toxic trait is that my favorite thing about the whole series is still the early chapters where it's mostly about diagrams of monster anatomy and explorations of fantasy life cycles and ecosystems

#'who cares about all these other characters and Intrigue I just wanna see my friends and also the internal organs of slimes' #-- my laios coded ass #THE WHOLE SERIES IS EXTREMELY GOOD DON'T GET ME WRONG #I'm just following people who are like... huge kabru fans who post a lot of meta about kabru and also late game plot stuff #and I'm like.... listen. listen. it's objectively good all the way through. the bigger and deeper story is extremely good. #but also the less time a chapter spends talking about speculative biology and/or my very good friends the main party the less I care kfjghk #'why didn't you tell me this story has [larger overarching dynamic that's appealing to most people]' #well it just simply didn't occur to me that the incredibly beautiful art and incredibly well thought out fantasy worldbuilding #weren't already on their own as much of a pitch as anyone could possibly need fdgkhkjdhf #about me

[bookshelf-in-progress]

A big part of author life is learning to make peace with the stories you'll never write.

#adventures in writing #there are layers to this #one part is learning that not every intriguing idea can or should be a complete story #you can just let it sit in an idea folder as a fun daydream and that's fine #then there are the ones that just cycle through #catch your attention for a while but then fall away #but every so often they come to mind and get developed further #and it's likely that one day maybe some of them will stick around long enough to get written #then there are the ones you have to let go #they interested you for a long time and may even have in-depth developments/significant parts of drafts #and you have to recognize that there were fatal flaws to the idea that prevent it from coming to life #and/or you've moved beyond the person you were then and aren't going to be able to write that story in the way it needs #but some of those still stick in your head #coming to mind and making you think maybe you could revamp them into something usable #and you gotta decide if it's worth the effort or if you should prioritize more recent ideas #because this process is cumulative and gets worse as you get older #today i am very very close to trying to find someone who's read my arateph stories #and asking if they'd let me just spill all the plot points of all the arateph retellings i've never written #some have fatal flaws but all have at least some aspect that i really loved #and it kills me not to have any of it in other people's imaginations #the main character and themes of the princess and the pea one #the character arc potential of the goose girl one #the clever (i think) twist on the central little red riding hood moment #one heartwrenching scene in rapunzel #i don't know if i'll ever be able to write the stories but the ideas still live in me and sometimes it hurts to keep it inside #anyhow have a good day

[heres-to-all-that-is-mine]

I know nothing about ieytd but I love your art and all your cool little guys. Could you tell me anything about Chief? 👀

Friend I will gladly tell you Most Things about Chief (that I can remember at the moment, anyway). Okay. Here we go!

Matthew, 36 years old, uses they/them and he/him pronouns interchangeably, and primarily goes by “Chief.”

Due to unfortunate circumstances in his younger years, Chief turned to work for a local criminal organisation. He quickly proved to have some kind of talent for it, and rose through the ranks steadily - until he caught the eye of the new Boss, who immediately became invested in him.

At the current moment, he works as the Boss’ right hand. The Boss quite likes them! Chief… does not like the Boss. However, they’re stuck in their position, and going against the boss in any way is as good as a death sentence, so they play along. Though really, he’s not exactly the “right hand” - he’s more just… the Boss’ favourite. A “pet” is how the more disdainful members of the organisation would describe them, though never where anyone prone to gossip can hear them.

Chief would like nothing more than to get away from the whole organisation, get a normal job, lead a normal life. However, things are too messy and dangerous for them to get away, and there’s so much blood on his hands that he’s not sure he deserves it.

He is a rather charming fellow! Well mannered, charismatic in a sense, suave, flirty when he feels like it. But in truth, they form very few attachments. A few flings here and there, some friendly chatter, yes, but nobody could ever really describe themself as their friend.

There’s one guy who comes close - either a journalist or private investigator I don’t remember. The guy’s kinda new to the job, but quite enthusiastic. He interviewed Chief, when he was just starting out, but didn’t know of the man’s role in the organisation (to Chief’s great amusement.) Since then, the two have developed a strange relationship where he keeps pestering Chief and Chief keeps deflecting and playing around with him.

Anyway arguably the Most important event in his story is as follows;

The Boss has this niece. A sweet young thing always dressed for sunny weather, quick to smile, quick to laugh - they take after their mother, a kind woman who died with her husband in an… unfortunate accident.

Anyway, the niece - her name is Sunny (she/they), and she doesn’t like the Boss. In fact, she doesn’t like the whole organisation! So, rather than be stuck with a man she hates in a situation that horrifies her… she runs away, leveraging the threats of revealing their business to the public against the Boss to keep him from coming after her.

Chief… envies them. They got away safe, to a cozy little place by a sunflower field, with enough money to practically retire. She’s living his dream - and with none of the blood on her hands. He’s happy for them, but… wishes it was him.

The Boss isn’t so happy. She’s dangerous, with the knowledge she has, but more than that she’s his family, and they’re defying him. He’s always had a bit of a thing about defiance. In short, he doesn’t like it. So, rather than let them live peacefully away from all of his business, he sends people after them. Not to harm her, of course! She is his niece, after all. But to… talk to her. Persuade her to come back. It never seems to work, though. She’s quite stubborn about the whole business.

So, the Boss sends Chief! Every few months, he gets a break from their duties to take a nice road trip out to a beautiful countryside in the sun and clean air and lack of violence, to have pleasant conversation with a kind young woman who politely yet firmly refuses to come back each time, and then they enjoy some cake and coffee and chatter about nothing much before he inevitably has to go back.

It’s nice! Pleasant. A good change of pace, from the dark, depressing, violent city Chief lives in. Between the crowded streets, perpetual bad weather and towering buildings, they hardly ever see the sun.

…but the Boss is not a patient man, nor an understanding one.

So, after months and months of refusal after refusal (she’s inherited his brother’s awful stubbornness, it seems), he tells Chief that this will be his last visit. They’re going to ask her to come back once more, and when she refuses - (when, not if, Chief notes) - they are going to kill her.

This is when Chief truly, wholly begins to despise the organisation, and especially the Boss.

Not for the first time, but for the first real time, Chief begins to plan to betray his Boss. It’s more desperation than cunning, a hasty plan due to lack of time, but they plan to run away - and take her with him.

…but when they attempt explain that they’ve been ordered to kill Sunny, there’s a misunderstanding. They freak out, lash out at him, and even as he tries to explain it to them they fight him and hurt him and mostly by instinct—!

…he kills her. It was an accident.

……But he’s killed her nonetheless.

He returns home with the good news, and the Boss praises them for it. In the back of their head, they decide they’re not getting out of this alive, but they are going to bring the whole damned organisation down with them. No matter how long it’ll take. Of course, he can’t act immediately - but he’s hiding his time.

In the meantime, the Boss strikes up a deal with a certain corporation, and manufactures a little accident for his favourite employee.

This is where Chief loses the eye and gains a boatload of new scars, including the one on his mouth and the one on their nose (which happens to also be the one that caused the loss of the eye). As a generous replacement, the Boss secures them a cybernetic eye, which would supposedly assist them in their work in some way. It’s unclear - the thing is only a prototype.

…however, Chief leads a dangerous life. After one too many knocks to the head, they’re starting to see strange things out of the corner of their (right) eye, and one in particular looks (heartbreakingly) similar.

Also there’s a kitty in his apartment building named Pistachio, whom he loves :)

#purples rambling #Chief! #bit of a ramble there huh #anyway. chief is a bit of a self destructive tragedy of a man who desperately needs some help and support #but won’t be getting much :) #he likes to pretend he’s not an absolute dumpster fire of a human being #anyway I definitely recommend checking out ieytd!!! they’re very very fun games with a lot of good jokes #fun characters #intriguing plot lines #the puzzles can be a little frustrating but the overall games are fantastic #also there’s John Juniper <33 #voiced by Will Wheaton and boy what a character #canonically pyromaniacal silent protagonist is also very fun

[yourqueenb]

I think Dirty Little Secrets is interesting so far. And I’m surprised I haven’t seen more about it. It feels different than PB’s usual in some ways

#choices dls #choices dirty little secrets #choices #choices stories you play #playchoices #yeah it seems like they’re still gonna lean heavily on smut #that’s no surprise #but at least the LI has a little allure to him #and we’re not fucking cheating for once 🙄 #I’m sure the HOA bitch won’t be too different from their usual antagonists either #she def gives Vanessa from MoTY vibes #but I like the messiness of having a book centered around a neighborhood #I wanna know all the tea lol #and I want our neighbors gossiping about us and the LI #and obviously I’m especially intrigued by Sadie saying he killed his wife #the mystery aspect makes all of this even more interesting #so yeah overall we’ll see how PB handles it #hopefully they learned from the mistakes they made in MoTY with Vanessa and the PTA #and hopefully they don’t drop the ball on the mystery like they usually do #which is honestly very likely since they have a tendency to ignore plot in favor of smut 🤦🏽‍♀️ #either way though I’m tentatively optimistic #choices app

[fortune-maiden]

I have caught up to the Villains are Destined to Die comic and am now wondering if I should read the novel ;w;

#villains are destined to die #death is the only ending for the villainess #the art is gorgeous! #and Kallisto is the best boy! #and also I am very intrigued in the lore and the plot and I've heard the novel is complete already ;w; #.....but the translation i found is on a website that seems to be designed to be as annoying as possible >.>

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads // twitter thread  

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance

high fantasy romance

a closeted man from a bigoted country has an arranged political marriage to a foreign princess, but when his sexuality is revealed, marries the prince instead

focus on healing from trauma with a side of court politics & mystery

#A Strange and Stubborn Endurance #aroaessidhe 2023 reads #yes i enjoyed it very much!! #it’s def like. romance with a plot. like one of those 100k slowburn fanfics where there’s a plot in there but it’s not the point #well there was enough plot for me to like it? but if you’re wanting complex political intrigue itmight not be for you #it wraps up kinda easily. also i want to know more about the magic. it was just kinda there when it came up in the plot #much prefer Velesin’s voice actor tbh. like the other one isn’t bad; but every time it switched to him I was like euahhg hm #took a minute or two to get used to #wanna reread manifold worlds now.....