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abiiors · 1 year
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That is worse than the fucking covid romance novels that exist.
Like....what's dreamy about a confederate? Those mfs don't wash, neither do tech guys really (I have a gcse in comp Sci I can say that)
How the author didnt cringe writing that i don't know but I really think they should evaluate their thought process because it seems lacking.
How dare you?! Kissing the Coronavirus was a masterpiece 😂 (/s)
All of this I got just by reading the summary btw. I’m sure there’s more in there…
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cat-boy-tits · 4 years
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You ever have a migraine for so long it starts to make trepanning seem like a good idea?
Or am I the only one who fantasizes about drilling a hole in my forehead to let the pressure out
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That feeling when you cough in a public place & you get 20000 pairs of eyes staring at you 😂
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Plague Steve has been done so incedibly dirty over the years that I honestly feel like we need a Plague Steve appreciation day. He doesn't deserve to live in COVID's shadow.
I binge-watched a good amount of RQ and got through the Faceless arc. When I heard that Among Us reference in the Faceless debut episode, I felt a bit sad, knowing that 2020 did pave Faceless back into RQ for the necessary Among Us meme but also made Plague feel inappropriate to use. It’s strange to have Ghost and Faceless back in RQ but not Plague.
I understand why some people don’t want to joke about the pandemic, which is probably why Plague “disappeared.” But I don’t see Plague as a “covid meme” or a “covid personification” or as an edgy statement about something. I see him as his own character, who just happens to have “plague” in his name. It’s probably my nostalgia making me biased, because I got invested in the Steve Saga when Plague was current villain (though he was an ally at first).
I just miss him. I don’t think he needs an appreciation day. But I’ll still root for the chance that he’ll return, possibly as a corrupted or alternative Green Steve in Rainbow Quest. If people really don’t want him to be accused of representing covid, he can be revamped to be some plague-doctor-esque character instead of a character who commits biological warfare (which isn’t even remotely related to the pandemic anyways!). Or maybe he can be used as a warning to those who don’t take threats against their health or their community’s health seriously. 
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So, just had to order a covid test for my gran. Honestly, how they expect 70+ year olds to handle that online form is beyond me.
If she does have covid, after a month solid of saying “no vaccine thanks!” it’s going to blow my family apart.
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sheerioswifties · 4 years
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P.S. EVERYONE AND YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR FAMILIES YOUR COWORKERS PEERS AND PETS: GO WATCH THE MOVIE CONTAGION IMMEDIATELY.
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EVERYONE PLEASE GO WATCH THIS! THEN WATCH AGAIN! AND PASS IT ON!!!
It's on Netflix in some places, YouTube, Prime Video, Hulu, and other streaming services as well as being aired again on many local and cable channels due to its extreme relevance. There is so much information and eye-opening points contained in this movie it cannot be stressed enough how much every human on earth should watch and study this movie- to prevent the spread of deadly viruses and save lives. Please take the time to educate yourselves on how these things develop, evolve and spread. Please understand how even if you find yourself immune or strong enough to survive an outbreak that you can so easily spread bacteria and viruses to others. Everyone needs to be made especially aware of those in the community who are most at danger, as in the very young, the elderly, and the immunocompromised. Please, take it from someone who has been treated with immunosuppressants for over a decade and can therefore be killed by the common cold- I'm begging you all to please finally take a moment and learn these things. This movie is a GREAT intro to the things we don't think about and gives immense insight into how these things happen, spread, and kill as well as how difficult and long it can take to develop treatment and/or vaccines (WHICH NEED TO BE APPRECIATED!!!)
It takes the simplest of things, like washing your hands. Being aware of what you've touched and what else you touch/shouldn't touch without washing again. Cover your cough. Don't go out in public if you're sick! For any reason! It is never worth it- again even if you get through you could infect and kill someone else. Please take a moment to learn and implement measures to stop the spread of disease. Thank you♡
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aceteling · 4 years
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wish my mum would notice how much less of my hobbies I’m doing, how disinterested I am in some things lately, maybe then she’d understand why I don’t exactly want to spend my summer here -.- I love my mum but it feels like no matter for how short of a time I want to do something that doesn’t involve family it’s immediately bound to spark some anger
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xennariel · 4 years
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What if Covid-19 is like a zombie virus in that we all have it, it's just dormant until something triggers it to become active?
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heckdragon · 4 years
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apparently i’m an “assbasket” now so
clearing the air.
i’m not an anti, shipping is literally my fav thing, minors should never be in nsfw, it’s the internet, stop taking everything so seriously, wash your hands, take your meds, love yourself
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lidah-itsme · 4 years
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De Luca : we will send police over but with flamethrowers
Italians : aahjajkaskjakak you go mate you’re right
Some people in the rest of the world : tHaT is FaSciSt iT aNd viOlatEs HumAn rIghts . LittLe mUsSoliNi. 
De Luca being actually part of the left wing : *TRIGGERED IN ITALIAN THREATENING VOICE*
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Being sick is waking up at 1:46pm in a sweat having lived a thousand dream lives and not remembering who you are for a second
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(1/4) Hi I don't go here but my friend who follows this blog sent me the post about the coronavirus Hera/Persephone play and I was in that class???? I helped make that play???? So the plot is like Persephone and Hades grew apart and Persephone was like bye and Zeus sent all the gods to find her and Hera's the one who finds her on Earth following these two humans who had just broken up (both ladies btw).
(2/4) So Hera and Persephone make a bet and Persephone has to get the humans back together or Hera's dragging her back to the Underworld but then Hera ends up getting invested in the humans too and helps play matchmaker. And then Zeus sends a letter to Hera to hurry up because he’s getting, uhhh antsy let’s say, and Hera’s like lol no thanks and then Zeus and Hades get real mad and make covid.
(3/4) That’s when the gentle rap comes in and one of the humans gets sick and the other (who is a medical student) is trying to find a cure and Persephone and Hera are like we gotta do something so then they go to Olympus to confront their husbands during family dinner. That’s when everyone finds out that Hades and Zeus started covid and Hera and Persephone have a budding romance and it’s a Time. Hera dumps Zeus and storms out and then Persephone properly leaves Hades in the next scene.
(4/4) And then Hermes and Dionysus find Hera and Persephone and are like yo here’s a cure go inspire one of those two humans you like to cure covid and then they do that. Then there’s a time skip and the humans get engaged and Hera and Persephone get together properly and it’s (supposed to be) a very gay happily ever after. (The casting choices were limited and Persephone and Hera both ended up coming off pretty straight though which is tragic.)
Also if you want I can come off anon to share the actual Hot Goss about the play production but I don’t want to do that publicly
AUGH THIS IS SO MUCH??? honestly like. reception at its finest. it does feel like a very 2020's take on the gods.
and as much as i love theater gossip i do think it would be unethical for privacy reasons for me, a stranger, to request further gossip from the production but like. it brings me joy just to know that this exists. and not only that but also that the world is small enough to bring not one but TWO people who witnessed it into our ask box
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It is important to follow all government advice on coronavirus (COVID-19), including staying safe outside your home. He must wear a face-covering in many indoor settings unless he is exempt or has a reasonable excuse. This is the law. 😷
Who owns that prescription glasses?☝️
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Alex 🤓 lives in amber list country (U.S.). He arrived in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 on arrival he must go directly to the place he is staying and not leave until 10 days have passed. The period is continuous from the day he arrived in England and lasts for the next 10 full days after the day he arrived until 11:59 pm on day 10.
Taking a COVID-19 test on or before day 2 and on or after day 8.
Why he travelled to Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to break the rules? He should think travelling from abroad carries a risk of bringing new cases and variants of COVID-19 into Scotland. He refuses to adhere to travel restrictions.
Coronavirus restrictions are still in place. Alex’s visit to Scotland is not an essential reason.
@cant-resist-temptation. @fateliveswithin 👋 During this pandemic, he came to UK 🇬🇧 hidden and reappears in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 same situation occurred last summer. He is flying off to Amber List country and he didn’t read Govt instructions, seem he doesn’t understand (neither did Sam) what the "traffic light" system is about. What it is an indicator of where he CAN go, i.e. test & isolate in a designated place. If he persisted in travel when his Govt advises not to it is likely don't expect welcome here!
@shortstuf610 NOT- In UK. He must complete 10 days of self-isolation even if he had a negative pre-departure test, or a negative test during the isolation period, as it can take up to 10 days for the infection to develop.
He should self-isolate in one place for the full 10 days, where he can have food and other necessities delivered, and stay away from others. Furthermore, he must self-isolate at the address he provided on the passenger locator form.
* If I may complete an observation: Although some international travel is allowed by the UK government from May 17, government travel restrictions remain in place for travel from the United States to the United Kingdom and (vice versa). It’s important to mention visit restrictions as a result of the U.S. Presidential Proclamation applies in his case, he will continue to apply even if he gets a negative COVID-19 test. His visit to the UK is not an essential reason. GOV’s instructions are everyone who can work from home must do so. The Coronavirus crisis showing us How to live online.
@fateliveswithin. 👌 There are restrictions in place affecting U.S. citizen entry into the United Kingdom. BTW, No one has an interest in policing others but if some people don’t know the warning came from the American Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of State emitted the Travel Health alert for the United Kingdom because of COVID-19, to American citizens, and they are responsible to should provide any additional information relevant to the circumstances. Certainly, They will happily respond to any complaint that they received. We all agree to respect each other, which means they must have to adhere to the rules where we live in the current times. We follow the rules and abide by the law. Furthermore, we’re tired of COVIDIOTS, Sam & Alex noncompliance with the law is draining.
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ghostly-thorn · 3 years
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Behind The Writing - 5 - The Hulbury Gym - Deceiving Waters
🎵 A bit of Ambiance 🎵
Greetings everyone!
It's been a while. Eons even. I know. I do apolgise, I've been quite busy.... As I've explained in the description of the latest chapter, as a (future grad) nurse, I've been tossed around unit from unit during this pandemic. Even managed to landed in an intensive care unit where I cared for COVID patients. Every day, I would see people struggle to draw a breathe, fighting to make it through an other day, when eventually I was met up with the inevitability that they wouldn't make it. It was awful, and I never want to go through this again... I've done 2 months, and it was on the second wave of Coronavirus. Don't want to imagine what the first wave must have been like...
ANYWAY. Sorry for killing the mood like this. It is good to be back. I've missed you, and I've missed the feeling of writing. I hope y'all are doing alright.
Without further do, let's dive into this 5th BTW. Did you pick on my every references? We'll see about that!
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So, let’s talk about the first issue I had with this chapter…: Raihan. Since it had been so long that I had returned to the Fandom, I had completely forgotten what kind of man he was. And writing his part was hard. It felt like the was out of character, and I wasn’t pleased with how it turned out. Therefore, I dropped writing, being constantly met with my own failures… After a few months of break, I returned, and it was as if the words were pouring. I had so many ideas at once that I was struggling to write them all. In the end, I truly hope I managed to stay faithful to his persona. Dot let me know if succeeded in doing so.
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As always, all the elements mentioned in the story, whether it’s a Mincinno sweeping the floor, Raboot being an angsty teen, or a pair of journalists harassing the MC, everything is drawn from the game. It is the foundation on which I’ve based my story. Avid players will notice this.
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I try to tie this fic into the real world, so I often add little details of the everyday life. Such as the apps on Zera’s phone (Spotify, YouTube) or Raihan binging Netflix from his flat in Hammerlocke. Why is he watching in Alolan though? I’ll leave that to your imagination…
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Keeping on the trend with a bullying Rotom. I like to think that he’s grown a witty personality like R2D2 did in Star Wars. He's defective, but not really.
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Macro Cosmos owns near everything. As it’s shown in the game. When you battle your way up to Rose tower you encounter many associates of said company, and all of them have different sub companies. I don’t remember their names as it’s been so long, I’ve played the game, but yeah, one of them provides microphone for the national TV.
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Do remember this charming pair of journalists. You’ll meet them again throughout the Fic...
(Please overlook the fact that she's not wearing the right outfit. As you know, the studded and leather clothes are only available towards the end of the game in Wyndon)
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Wrote a little backstory for the Pokémon Nursery and the Toxel gift as I just didn’t want to walk pass it. In the end, I think I could have saved 1k or 2 by erasing it, but I couldn’t bring myself to… I KNOW my chapters are long. I’m aware of that. But I just want it to be as realistic as possible. This Fic is after all based on my maladaptive daydreaming.
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So, as you know by now, I’m not native to English. I learned it on the side as most people do. Therefore, sometimes I make tiny mistakes or misplace nouns. I’m sorry about that, I really am trying to improve myself. As I do, I also try to make this Fic anchored into a British setting. So, I have characters use slang and other expressions to emphasize this feeling. Team Yell for example is from Spikemuth, inspired by Margate, a town on the south-eastern side of the UK. It’s near the Northern sea and has a lot of shuttered storefronts. The people living there typically have a southern accent. I listened to a few people speaking and tried to replicate their ways into the dialogues.
I kinda wanted to have Zera message Marnie in this chapter, but I decided against it, to have her focus on her dynamic with the other characters. Not to worry though, she will appear in the next chapter: Burning Passion.
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Do remember Wooloo’s wish of flying. No important reasons…
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Looking back on my OC, I sometimes think that she had things work out too easily for her. So, with Hop’s battle I made Haunter KO-ed to teach her a lesson. A lesson that she will later interpret in a different meaning. Nonetheless, it hurt me to defeat the spooky boy, but it can’t be helped. One cannot bear with Mary Sues…
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Don’t know if I’ve explained it already. But instead of regular coffee shops on the left side of every Poke Centre, there is a Starbucks instead. And with the Gym Challenger pass, you can get a discount for your drinks. This is merely the expression of my love for Starbucks and their caramel macchiato.
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I wanted Hulbury to be the kind of little town with cobbled streets and maze-like alleys springing throughout the town. I sure hope I nail that part. Also, the race with Hop reminded me of a scene in the 10th Pokémon movie with Darkrai, so I had to add it
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Some Hop x Zera for you little cinnamon rolls out there <3 though you probably hated me by the end of this lengthy chapter.
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OH DEAR
Here we are
The long-awaited reunion between Zera and her adopted sister. There were so many ways I wanted to tackle on this, but I couldn’t bring myself to select one. So, in the end I decided to rather focus on the inquisitive dynamic between Rose and Zera. At this point in the game, Rose is merely interested in her by the fact she was endorsed by Leon. Leon was supposedly his plaything, and to think he had missed on this girl wounded his ego. So, he starts asking more and more inquisitive questions, some more disturbing than the others (as we see in the restaurant scene later). But before that, we can have a glimpse of Rose’s behaviour with his adopted son: Bede. In the game, he doesn’t even remember his name till he asks him. But I didn’t want that. I wanted Rose to be the very portrayal of a manipulator. Everything in the text, whether it’s description or dialogue was meant to give off the vibe of a man knowing what he does. The way he leans on Bede’s shoulder and whisper to him, the way he sternly assures that he won’t fail him, implying there will be dire consequences… I really let myself go with this chapter, and I hope you’ll like it.
I based my Rose’s mannerism on many legendary villains from the cinematic universe, such as Hans Landa (whom I referenced on several occasions), Hannibal Lecter, President Snow and Darth Sidous.
I do believe that the real reason why Rose is so frightening is because he’s unpredictable. He can flash you the most civil smile, and the next instant he’ll be redecorating your gut with a knife. He’s just that kind of guy. We don’t know what’s happening in that shrewd mind of his. AND more importantly, we don’t know if he knows about Zera’s true identity. Does he? I’ll let you answer that…
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If you haven’t checked my Voice Headcanons post you wouldn’t know, but I’ve casted actors for every character in the game. For example, Rose is voiced by Jeremy Irons’ whose voice is just liquid gold. It’s dark, it’s rusty and deep. Hop is hyperactive, so I casted Tom Holland for him. As for Oleanna, she was brought up in a fancy setting after Zera left, therefore she speaks in a haughty tone, her voice dubbed by Emily Blunt. Finally, Nessa is based on Angela Basset (bless this queen) for her way of talking is speedy and near aggressive.
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Let’s talk about Nessa.
I took a gamble by writing her that way, and I hope I won’t draw too many haters in doing so… She’s a Gym Leader, yes. She’s young, she’s pretty, and she’s strong. She should have everything right? But as someone coming from a squalor livelihood, Nessa has grown to be too attached to her goods. And it has worsened when she started her modelling career. At this point you should have understood that for someone being poor for most of her life, getting a taste of that sweet capitalistic life has entirely changed her. Therefore, she thinks everything is due to her, as she’s worked hard to get there. In her dismay, she doesn’t understand that she’s merely pushing people away with her behaviour.
Zera was the last to arrive to the Stadium in the middle of the week dedicated to the water gym. The door closed on her as she got in. yet she passed first. Why is that? Cause Nessa had decided so. And we see yet again that her word is command as the receptionist doesn’t question it. We later learn that Zera was the sole Challenger she took that day.
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Since you guys loved so much the witty dynamic between Caesar and Crane in last chapter, I decided to bring them back. Again, they are based off the characters from Suzanne Collins’ book “the Hunger Games”. I do not own them, and I do not profit from them. This is merely a nod to a franchise I love.
Also, a bellend is literally the “tip of a male genital”, so of course they’re swearing off cameras, but when they realize they’re live they shut instantly.
A “prat” is a foolish person. And a “cuppa” is a cup of tea.
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Since I’m going 100% with the sporty stadium vibe, I’m gonna have a local song play at the beginning of every gym battle. Turrfield was based on Ireland, whereas Hulbury is technically a reverse Liverpool. Yep. I had a hard time believing it too, but I’ve many British friends and they all told me the same. The real Liverpool is on the western side of the UK and is known to hold some of the worst Hooligans in the country. So of course, I had to give them a spot in this chapter. As you read through, you’ll see that the supporters have face paint, bustle into each other and chant for the battle ahead. Though they’re not yet at the state of brutalizing and burning cars.
Frankie goes to Hollywood is a group from Liverpool. And the track, I think, had a nice link to modelling and being a pleasure doll to the audience. That’s why I went with it.
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Caesar's face flashed on the monitors across the stadium as he declared the start of the match with a hushed whisper
- “And here... we... go!”
You wouldn’t get it if you haven’t watched Batman the Dark Knight.
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Let’s talk about this stadium’s setting. It is of the water type, so it would only make sense that it be covered in it. But how does it in a realistic way then? Well, let’s have the two Trainers stand in on an obviously red tile. And remove 3 quarters of the rest of the pitch, essentially giving an advantage to the Leader. It would make the battle spicier for the audience, and harder for the challenger.
I wanted to portray Nessa as a near bully, so I added reactions to Zera stumbling and feeling distressed.
But Zera takes after her mother and seems to think better under pressure. She comes up with plans on the spot and turns her disadvantage into a counterattack. That’s what she did with Mareanie and the Whirlpool-Venoshock duo.
As you might have noticed by now, I’ve used a lot of 1to describe things in this whole chapter, but mostly during the battle. I liked the idea of the eye of the storm, and I reverberated it on Zera when she quietly tells Nessa: “I am the girl who is going to beat you”.aged1 Pokémon facing Raboot. Drednaw is water and rock type, both types that could wreck Raboot in no time. But his resilience was greater.
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As you might have noticed by now, I’ve used a lot of water related words to describe things in this whole chapter, but mostly during the battle. I liked the idea of the eye of the storm, and I reverberated it on Zera when she quietly tells Nessa: “I am the girl who is going to beat you”.
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Oof…
Now to the angsty part. I hope I didn’t make you cry too much with this part between Zera and Oleana, but it was really important for me to set the roots for their upcoming dynamic. Notice I mentioned at some point how she would stand in her way, referring to the battle at the top of Rose Tower. At this point in time, Oleana is just a cold and hard empty shell at the service of the chairman. She does everything he asks without questions and goes at length to defend him. She did threaten Zera not to keep the Chairman waiting, as it would inconvenience him…
Also. Oleana is 5 years older than Zera, which makes her 22. Yet she’s Rose’s assistant and appears to be some kind of scientist. This makes her a genius.
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𝕬𝖇𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖔𝖓 𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖍𝖔𝖕𝖊 𝖞𝖊 𝖜𝖍𝖔 𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖊
All my Dante fans where you at? If you even head of the Divine Comedy, surely you should know about this infamous sentence marking the entrance to Hell.
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Now to the most important scene of this chapter. The scene that plants the seed of doubt in Rose’s mind about Zera. The one that exposes the extent of his evilness. Everything in this scene is designed to make you feel uneasy, whether it’s the fact that he orders for you, trespassing your will. Or the way he plays with the bloodied pearl in his hands. But most importantly, it’s the way he cracks those Kingler clamps. The mere cracking reminds Zera of the way her mother’s neck broke that fateful night.
Zera is 17 at the moment, but she claims to be older so Rose won’t make the connection that she might be her daughter. He killed his wife in December, 7 years ago (Zera was 10, her birthday in September). She wandered around for a while and arrived in Wedgehurst in January, where she stayed until February-march. That’s when she encountered Leon)
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Sonia be really like: LEMME IN
She’s surprised by Zera’s grand affection as she’s usually annoyed by her mere presence. Hop is a fool, but he does notice some things are off...
Sonia studied in Wyndon, so she picked on the cockney accent and slang. She gives off that Claire Redfield vibe.
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Rose and Magnolia teamed up to solve the Dynamaxing equation. And so, they did. But when Magnolia expressed doubt, he shunned her away, to continue on the project. She claims to be friends with him, but she isn’t. Badass old hag like McGonagall
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Rose always seems to have duty call him This does tend to happen… when you’re trying to jolt awake the cocoon of a thousand-year-old dragon
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Oof… that Black Sea sequence. It wasn’t scripted this part about hop feeling like he’s inconveniencing her, but as the music played, the ideas flooded, and I couldn’t stop them anymore. So yeah. I went with it, and now I’ve no idea how im going to solve it (help). But hell, its was 3 am when I finished this chapter, and I was so happy. I just wanted to post it right away
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In the last scene, Mareanie is in the water, near Zera’s legs. Raboot is on her lap, and Haunter is holding her shoulders, looking to the sky like her.
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And that’s it.
Did you pick on everything?
(Also I apologise, I would've added much more pictures, but as it turns out, now Tumblr only allows 10 pics per post, which I find truly stupid... anyway..."
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peaceisadirtyword · 4 years
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I don't know if this is any good. But can you maybe write something about: You are an exchange student in CPH. You already made some friends and you get invited to a houseparty. Where Alex also is (cause of multual friends). When you arrive he noticed you quiet quick, as you are 'new'. In a subtle way he asks about you to his friends. And later that night he tries to start a conversation with you. Turns out you guys get along very well. Through you're whole stay in CPH you become friends...(1/2)
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A/N: Hello! First of all, sorry for disappearing again (I don’t feel good :( but nothing serious). I was going to finish this and post it for Alex’s bday (more than a week ago lol) but I couldn’t write that week so I'm really sorry I'm too late💔 but I finished it!
This hit me hard because I was given an scholarship to go and study in Copenhagen this year, but coronavirus said: I don’t think so, love🌚 so this was like daydreaming about it. I might have cried a bit lol. But I really liked the request, so I wanted to “celebrate” Alex’s birthday with this. I’m really late and this is absolutely terrible :( but at least I have it. So I hope you enjoy it and don’t hate me too much lol
Thank you for the request dear anon! 💕
Btw there’s a second part to this! I took another request I thought it could “match” and I'll post it tomorrow!
Warnings: none I think... an attempt of fluff and... my bad writing
Words: 1726
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gif belongs to @yungonie 
You followed Ingrid into the house shyly. You only knew her in Copenhagen, and to enter a party in a house full of people you didn't know made you nervous, but she insisted and you didn't feel like staying at home all alone on a Friday night. 
Besides, it was a chance to meet some new people and make friends, which was the main reason you started this whole exchange thing. 
"Seriously, everyone is really nice, and I already spoke to some of them about you, they're dying to meet you" Ingrid winked at you "Come on!" she chuckled. 
You bit your lip as she stopped in front of a huge group of people, greeting them in danish happily. 
Looking around, you tried to recognize someone from university. You had seen some of them at the cafeteria and the library, but had barely talk to a couple of them. You saw a guy that was on your History class; he was really nice and let you take a look at his notes last week, but he was with his friends and you were too shy to go and say hello. 
In that moment, Ingrid called your name and started introducing you to her friends. 
Alex took another sip of his beer. The fourth one. He had been wanting to go out for the entire week, and he loved parties and have fun with his friends, but this party was unusually boring, and he even started missing his bed and Netflix. 
He nearly decided to leave when he spotted you. It was the first time he saw you, he knew that because he would have remembered you if he did. He frowned softly, staring at you intensely as you greeted some people with a wide smile... Until his friend called his name. 
"What?" he cleared his throat "Sorry, I was... Distracted" 
"Do you want another beer?" his friend leaned into his ear so he would hear him over the loud music. Alex nodded and left the empty bottle on the table near him. 
"So... Ingrid brought a friend" he commented in a casual tone, hoping he didn't sound as curious as he actually was. 
One of his friends turned to look at Ingrid, raising an eyebrow. 
"Yeah, that's Y/N, her new roommate" he nodded "She's an exchange student, we have History together, she's really nice" he smiled "And hot" 
Alex held himself back from glaring at him, nodding softly. 
"Oh, okay, I've never seen her before" 
"She arrived a few weeks ago, I think" he shrugged "She's learning Danish, sounds cute when she tries" he chuckled. 
Alex nodded, but before he could keep asking, someone changed the topic. His eyes, though, didn't leave you. 
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Alex sighed in relief as he managed to get out of the house. He was already tipsy and started to get a bit overwhelmed inside the house. He needed some air and a cigarette. 
But just when he was about to walk next to the door, to lean on the wall, he bumped into someone. 
"Undskyld" he muttered as he turned around quickly. He froze when he saw you, looking at him with widened eyes and an apologetic smile. 
"Sorry" you bit your lip "I was distracted" 
"It's okay" he changed quickly to English, smiling back at you "You're Ingrid's friend, right?" 
"Yeah, I'm Y/N" you nodded shyly, intimidated by the most beautiful man you had ever seen. 
"I'm Alex" he extended his hand and you took it, shaking it softly "Nice to meet you" 
"Nice to meet you too" 
"So... Are you okay?" He looked around, maybe looking for Ingrid, but the two of you were all alone on the street. 
"Yeah, it's okay, I just... Needed some fresh air" you chuckled. 
Alex hummed, lighting up the cigarette. 
"We have plenty of fresh air in Denmark" he chuckled. 
"Yeah" you raised an eyebrow as your smile widened "I noticed"
"I'm sure you had a lot of warmer places to choose... Why Copenhagen?" He tilted his head. He was genuinely curious, but also hoping you'd stay there with him for a while. 
"I don't know, I always wanted to come to Scandinavia, it's different from my country" you shrugged. 
"And do you like it?" He smirked at you, and you had to take a deep breath before answering.
"Yes, a lot" you blushed "People are really nice"
"We try to be" he nodded, also blushing a bit and looking down. 
The both of you stood in silence for a couple of minutes until you spoke again, nervously.
"I haven't seen you around on campus" you bit your lip. 
"Me neither" he smirked "I'd remember you" 
You decided to ignore the last part so you wouldn't start giggling in front of him. 
"What do you study?" 
"Photography" he winked at you as you raised your eyebrow with interest "Yes, I'd love to take photos of you" he chuckled. 
"I wasn't going to ask you that" you smirked playfully "But if you insist..."
Alex laughed. 
"I'm offering you an entire photoshoot in some of the best places in Copenhagen" he nodded "I can give you a tour at the same time" 
"Sounds nice" you agreed with a nod. The smirk on his face widened and the two of you stared at each other intensely before he looked away again. 
"You'll have plenty of photos for your Tinder profile" he bit his lip, waiting for your reaction. 
"I don't use Tinder" 
"Boyfriend?" this time he was the one raising an eyebrow with interest, and it made you tremble a bit. 
"No" you shrugged "He broke up with me, he felt betrayed because I decided to do an exchange without telling him first"  
"I don't know whether I should say I'm sorry or congratulate you" he chuckled.
"Probably the second" you smiled at him "He was an asshole" 
Alex nodded, actually agreeing with you. He finished his cigarette and pointed at the door. 
"Want a drink?" 
You bit your lip, holding back an excited smile. 
"Sure"
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All the doubts you could have before coming to Copenhagen, when you thought you would be all alone during your exchange, were completely forgotten as you got to know more people. Everyone was really nice to you, and soon you were one more in the group, and got invited to every party. 
During your whole exchange, you got closer to Alex. Surprisingly, you ended up spending more time with him than with your roommate or with other friends -they seemed to find this really amusing, as everyone always smirked and giggled every time you mentioned you were going to meet Alex-. He was fun, easy to talk to, always willing to help you -your Danish improved thanks to him- and so sweet that you honestly thought about asking him to marry you more than once. You'd lie if you said you didn't like him, but didn't want to ruin your friendship. You preferred to keep things as they were. 
That Friday night you were at one of your friend's house, like you usually did every weekend. This time, you were all having dinner, celebrating the good weather and the end of the exams while planning to spend a weekend away at a summer cottage in Jutland to celebrate Alex's birthday.
"You'll come, right?" Alex, sitting next to you, eyed you carefully. He was surprised you were so quiet, as you were always the most excited with that kind of plans.
"Yeah, of course" you smiled at him "I was just realizing this is going to end soon" you pouted "And I'll go back home and this will be over" you muttered. 
Alex frowned. He had thought about it more than once, but now he was realizing it, and his heart broke a bit. 
"But... You can still come back, right?" 
"Yeah" you smiled "Of course, I'll come back, but it won't be the same, I think..."
He licked his lips, nodding slowly. 
"Then we can also take it as a goodbye too" he smiled back at you "So it won't be that sad" 
"Okay" you giggled "I agree... Now let's just enjoy this, okay?"
An hour later, you were already tipsy. It was already dark and everyone chatted in small groups on the backyard of the house. You had drank way more than you intended at first, and you were starting to regret it. 
Getting up from your chair, you apologized to the group of girls you were talking to. 
"I'm going to drink some water" you bit your lip as they giggled softly. They thought it was cute you weren't as used to drink as they were "I'll be right back"
Entering the house, you made your way into the empty kitchen, taking a glass and filling it with cold water that felt like heaven when you started drinking. 
Suddenly, you heard some steps just behind you. Startled, you turned around with widened eyes. 
"Alex" you sighed "Fuck, you scared me" you left the glass on the counter and rubbing your face. He didn't answer, but approached you while biting his lip "I drank too much, I think... Do you want some w...?" 
He leant into you and suddenly you felt his lips against yours. His hand cupped your cheek as the other one caressed your waist. You gasped in surprise, but kissed him back as soon as you realized what was happening, putting your hands on his shoulders to stabilize yourself. 
His lips felt were soft. He tasted like the red wine and the beer he had been drinking the whole evening, but also sweet. 
Alex was the one who broke the kiss. You blinked a couple of times as he moved away from you, blushing and looking everywhere but to you. 
"I'm sorry" he muttered "I... I just realized I'm an idiot and I should have told you I like you much earlier"
You gasped, still in shock. 
"I shouldn't have kissed you before asking, I'm really sorry" he cleared his throat, nervous as you didn't say anything. 
"Don't be" you bit your lip "I... I like you too"
He looked genuinely surprised, but his lips curved in a wide, adorable smile that made you giggle. 
"So... I didn't fuck everything up?"
"No" you bit your lip and leaned into him again "You didn't"
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milverton · 3 years
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Happy New Year 2021!
Been a while since I made a personal post. A very long while.
I don't know if anyone noticed, but I was completely gone for little over a week before Christmas. Normally I always have a queue running. Well, there's a reason for that.
Those who have seen me on their dash for a long time may recall my name is Sade, I'm from Finland, and that live in London, England.
Not anymore. I've moved back to Finland.
Due to some shit going down with my work (fuck Apple is all I can say, never work for them!) I found myself without a job at the beginning of the month. I had started preparations for moving back to Finland in/after March, because you need to plan pretty far in advance if you plan to travel with pets between the EU and a third country like the UK is about to become. I was initially supposed to work until March, but...since that was no longer the case, I figured why go through the hassle of bringing cats to the EU from a third country, when I can still make it an inside the EU trip? Besides, with no job and still planning to move back, what's the point in staying?
So, in just about a week, I arranged everything. I found a removal company that would still be able to pick up my stuff before Christmas. I got pet passports. I found a new place in Finland. I found someone who was also flying to Finland, who was willing to help me out and travel with one of my two cats (they only allow two cats in the cabin, one cat per person) and booked my flight.
London went to tier 4 that day. Then they closed the borders. I just about made it out of the country with my cats before brexit happens.
Happy brexit, by the way. I'm sorry for your loss.
If my flight had been just day and a half later, I would not have been able to fly. The flight was ok, btw. The cats behaved, it wasn't a full flight and everyone wore masks. I tested negative for corona in Finland, but that was after Christmas, so I didn't see my family for Christmas.
Anyway. I spent five years in London, and though last year was...exeptional, and though some of my jobs were fucking awful, I still had a wonderful time. About four and a half years of that time was spent in the same house in North London. It was a good home. People moved in and moved out. I'm actually surpsied I wasn't the last one of the original gang to remain.
I spent most of 2020 in that house. The summer spent mostly in the garden was beautiful. Though I've missed living alone, I do also already miss my wonderful friends who were also my housemates.
Thank you @cinephia, @hotsmugstache, and @kath-m. This year would have been terrible and horribly lonely without you.
I've also had to leave behind a great friend, @oneawkwardcookie. How many times did we meet this year? Three times? Despite living in the same city. Thanks coronavirus...
Anyway, my cats and I are starting a new life in Finland, but it's not like I'll never go back to London again. And I hope my friends will come visit me once we can all travel safely again.
Bye 2020, and here's to hoping 2021 will be better for all of us!
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