#idk what this ot3 name is tbh

[vacantgodling]

Oh no, sorry about the last ask **sent it and immediately saw the post that Alizath is a place** ^^' But please still provide The Information

LMAOOOO NAUR that’s my bad. like i said i talked about this wip like once and never mentioned it again pfffff

but basically the information:

who is alizath

this fucky landmass up north. the smidge of yellow at the bottom is galeré, the country paramour’s mess takes place in cuz SURPRISE… these share a universe pff

what is alizath?

a hot mess basically. the government is run by “courts” or factions (perhaps cults… at least one of them kinda is) and there’s a central parliament that’s supposed to be the voice of the common people. like. it barely is but we move.

anyway tho there’s the iron spring, the titanium summer, the brass autumn, and the steel winter.

we mainly focus on the brass autumn bc the “dad” of our mc kirsi, used to be the ruler of the brass autumn but then he was framed for killing a guy and was exiled.

the story? well basically kirsi is supposed to bring favor back to her family by attending socialite events so that her father can be allowed back into alizath. also so that they can stop being horribly poor (they aren’t terribly bad off cuz they’re getting help but it’s complicated).

the real plot however is found as kirsi starts getting close to people and it becomes very apparent that the iron spring wants to become a sole monarchy. power struggles, romance, death, chaos, war, and more ensue!

but some basic important to know characters:

kirsi: she’s the mc. she’s also adopted (does not know this), part of a prophecy (definitely doesn’t know this), and isn’t fully human (kirsi knows jack shit about anything basically)

jeanna sunniva: she’s kirsi’s aunt who helped raise her for the purposes her brother has. she is strict but very protective over kirsi and her life has been Rough

juven: current leader of the brass autumn in his father’s stead. he’s also one of kirsi’s love interests (end game ot3 situation). he’s too young to be shackled with this shit but yknow. he’s here now. also he wants to keep alizath out of the hands of the spring and would rather it turn more into a republic or smthn.

amarette: juven’s best friend and from the titanium summer. his mama hates him teehee. he, juven and kirsi are end game ot3. he just wants to be able to live his life how he wants.

greye: eldest daughter of the iron spring who hates her father and is uh…. plotting lmao.🧍‍♂️

lord flykrost: the leader of the steel winter and tbh the only one with a head on his fucking shoulders. he values his family more than anything and is ready to turn the steel winter into its own nation at the drop of a hat to protect his family and the citizens who live in his region. very chill dude but he used to be the head of the general alizathan army so idk don’t fuck with him

lady love: lord flykrost’s wife and she’s scarier than him. she did settle down and loves those loyal to her fiercely. she and jeanna used to be good friends but why hmmm 🤔

and a bunch of other characters but yahhhhhhh

how did you get inspiration?

dude i used to love the app game helix waltz (it’s no longer a thing rip) and i wanted to make a story where i could romance my favorite character juven (i didn’t change juven’s first name but a lot about him otherwise has changed lol) sooooo this story got born out of that.

so yah i hope that’s a good overview pff

#s: alizath #terrible summary is awful

[femme-malewife]

niiichan~ Hiyori(both) ~ uhhh Ramuda (i think thats what his name was)

Post

Nito Nazuna

Sexuality Headcanon: Gay Gender Headcanon: Trans masc A ship I have with said character: Nito x Kuro A BROTP I have with said character: Nito x Mika and Nito x Any of the other Ra*bits A NOTP I have with said character: Nito x Kaoru tbh...I don't hate it, but I would prefer if it stayed out of my field of view A random headcanon: idk General Opinion over said character: He's niichan :)

Tomoe Hiyori

Sexuality Headcanon: Pansexual Gender Headcanon: Agender (he just wants to look his best) A ship I have with said character: Hiyori x Jun A BROTP I have with said character: Hiyori x Nagisa and/or Ibara A NOTP I have with said character: Hiyori x Eichi A random headcanon: His bedroom is full of mirrors General Opinion over said character: He's so silly :] he's fun to read about

Suzumi Hiyori

Sexuality Headcanon: Bisexual Gender Headcanon: Cis A ship I have with said character: NAGISA x HIYORI <3 A BROTP I have with said character: Hiyori x Juri/Chizuru A NOTP I have with said character: Hiyori x any or both lipxlip boys. A random headcanon: Hiyori is the breadwinner when she and Nagisa live together in university :] General Opinion over said character: She's so precious!!! I adore her so much!!! Also watch hers and Nagisa's matching MVs :)

Amemura Ramuda

Sexuality Headcanon: Demisexual Gender Headcanon: Agender A ship I have with said character: Ramuda x Gentaro and Dice ! The best OT3 (also a bit partial to Ramuda x Jakurai) A BROTP I have with said character: Ramuda x Ichiro A NOTP I have with said character: Ramuda x Saburo. WHY is this a ship?????????? Saburo's literally a minor and 10 years younger than him... ಠ_ಠ A random headcanon: Ramuda hates vegetables General Opinion over said character: He's so stinky I love him...I hope he doesn't die...

#beanasks

[avemstella]

Tumblr only just showed me that @ksjundel2003 tagged me with this just now, as technology does. I'll always take the chance to ramble (also thank u for the compliment ahhh :D). These ended up being essays hahahaaaha

1. Three Ships: Uhhh so I'm in a weird place where I'm not actively shipping anything. Like don't get me wrong I still love many ships (I'm a super multi shipper, I have no idea how people dedicate their online everything to one ship) I'm just currently not actively pursuing certain ship tags rn... Hmm hxh's return reminded me of how much I love Leopika, I got into fe3h in this last year and I've read a silly amount of dimiclaude. Also finally got around to getting into mp100 and Terumob is so cute.

Genshin thats what people are here for but if I'm honest while I still am very into the game, I haven't read genshin fic consistently for a while and thats how I interact with shipping the most. Like I love Chili, theres a reason I have plans for that ship, but I haven't read a fic with them in forever (and in the more recent examples it was me searching for found fam harb content). I also adore Kaebedo but same story. I love a lot of genshin ships, many 'contradictory' (love Zhongven as well for example), I just haven't been brainrotting about any of them for a while. God that sounds so morose pfft, its really me just letting my brain take a break and experience other things! Also just know I do think about the final planned Zhongli and Childe scene in this fic (well for the main fic at least) every once in a while and grin like a loon. Hehehe I love it so much and rip its so far away (though also once I get there it'll be right near the end and that thought makes me sad).

Also I think about my fic specific ships a lot too. Sandy and Nella for example have a scene that brings me much amusement in a couple chapters (those 2 always bring me joy). Also I've been recently thinking about the ot3 that's a big old spoiler. There's this angsty but also hopeful romantic scene that's been banging around in my head that I literally can't use in my fic it doesn't work with the timeline. But I love it, maybe an eventual bonus chap. (all I'll say on this ot3 is that at least 1 person is a harb). And taras x any harb that isn't his bro, my favorite running gag I take too seriously. Also Madame Volkov x Tsar, I can't wait to reveal why that ship cracks me up (also weirdly angsty).

uhhh that was way too long of an answer um sorry.

2. First ever ship: God I don't know. Probably amuto from Shugo Chara (I was elementary/middle school, the age gap did not clock as weird then). However my first ship with taste was Soulsilvershipping from pokemon (god we need to bring back that ship name format, so fun). I didn't have fictional crushes the same way most seemed to, however what was close enough was Silver Pokemon my beloved. He spawned my love of grumpy long haired red heads so when I saw Diluc for the first time I remember going fuck I'm gonna love him (and I did haha).

3. Last song: uhhh fun fact I'm not a music person at all. As a child I hated it pfft, while I grew out of that I still have no idea what I'm doing with it. 90% of the music I listen to is from animatics (and back in the day from amvs) or musicals because plot. And u know u find a lot of musicals because of animatics its a cycle. However saying that I was listening to Ricky Montgomery, idk why.

4. Last movie: my parents were like we're watching a movie as a fam and in true Christmas spirit we watched Top Gun Maverick pfft. tbh the movie was fine but not the stunning piece of cinema everyone seemed to be saying... also super military propaganda but we all knew that

5. Currently reading? I'm catching up on the Ascendance of a Bookworm Light Novels (I'm on the last book in part 4 and I have part 5 #1 ready). I've also been really slowly reading through (and got back into after almost a year accidental break) Lout of the Counts Family. Also hunter x hunter (my brain is filled with Sheila theories, despite being the Harbinger found fam fic writer I don't care about the troop lol, just Sheila). I also have some DC comics open in my tabs because I want to watch the newest comicpop back issues episode. Its sort of strange I've been on a reading fan fic break of sorts haha, reading lots of original stuff.

6. Currently watching? uhhhh Mob Psycho though that just ended. Also me and my sis are watching Miraculous together. We used to watch it years ago and we are watching all the stuff we missed and cringing. I also am constantly watching lots of video essays, love a good video essay to put on while doing other things like playing genshin/art/etc

7. Currently consuming? We have a holiday party every year and my dad makes his amazing to die for lasagna (we are not remotely italian, but everyone we know says its amazing). So I've been eating those leftovers and having a time.

8. Currently craving? validation uhhh free time maybe. I had so much free time while I was away at school (well more like I should have been working on stuff time, but it was time I could organize myself). I'm home and between Christmas and parties and my grandparents/Cousins/feels like everyone visiting I've had no time for myself. I love seeing my cute baby cousins I don't get to see too often but its a lot. Also a job, I don't want to have to job but it'll get my mother off my case.

Well that ended on a too serious note haha. Also this was way too long and I have no idea who to tag and I'm anxious so uh, no one I guess. I must now return to my chaotic life, as one does.

#avem rambling #avem's asks #i'll count this as an ask #this was very top heavy but its fine lol #my complicated shipping thoughts #also if anyone wants to contribute to this go ahead! #I just have always been terrible at tagging people in these sorts of things #I'm also just bad at engaging with people over the internet in general... #despite the fact that I sounded sort of distressed at the end #I really did enjoy doing this! #it was fun I just get a bit too honest sometimes lol

[zeico]

Nine Mutuals I'd Like to Know Better

Tagged by @un-local

3 Ships

OCXCanon - Like everything I do is this. Idk this is what fuels me. Tbh let me gush about 3 of those here.

Wol/Estinien - My Warrior of Light Ahya is a monk first. She learns the healing arts of the stars later. I want to rewrite first steps of faith where she like grabs on one of the dragon killers and launches herself onto the dragon's back. This actually doesn't work and Ahya injures herself p badly. Like NEEDS time to rest and recover before like... doing her monk shit again. Estinien actually finishes the job of killing the dragon here and is like 'ur reckless wtf was that you're not a dragoon' (would make a good dragoon later. yes he will train her in that way later). But during recovery she studies astromancy to help her own healing. Anyway these 2 are like

Remilia(my sorcerer)/Ennui(dnd npc)/Mordecai(dnd npc) - (yes at this point its ocxocxoc but I love them). 3 nerds together. Remilia learned the divination magic she so craved from Mordecai. She learned a lot of basic survival and like magical creatures from Ennui. And like theres a level of vulnerability Remilia feels she can have with them instead of like current party bc of how she was kjinda dragged in. I've (in character) have been writing letters to them for the whole mission (just over a month in game time)(we aren't even done)(have just 'been gathering allies to stop the cult')(still have to like.... actually do that whole siege sequence)(I BELIEVE IT WILL COME BACK I AM MANIFESTING THIS). Even tho this campaign has been on hiatus for like years I do not care I still think about them. I am a fandom of 1 so I'll keep ship sailing myself if I gotta.

Castlevania OT3 (Alucard/Sypha/Trevor) - I REMEMBERED A CANON CHARACTERS ONE HOLY SHIT. Idk their dynamic was real good in the show that i still gotta finish maybe someday.

Also remembered like D/Rogier, Rogier/Tarnished (there is not enough english fics for my favorite mageboi),

First ship

Dude I have no clue. Prolly like Ed/Winry or like... Hien/Kurama from Yu Yu Hakusho. I've been smooshing characters together like dolls for years.

Last Song

So this is Remilia (Vampire Bloodline Sorcerer) asking Bael'eari (High Elven Light Domain Cleric) to come back to Dawnhurst (city where she lives) Notably he worships the sun goddess Zephella. ("Its called DAWNhurst Bael!")

This has been in my mind rent free for past few days and I just am in mad dokis for this elf.

Currently Reading

The last thing I read was Dungeon Meshi. Which is a perfect fusion of my interests in food and fantasy.

Last Film

I...cannot remember tbh.

So last game I played is En-Garde! because its basically a lighthearted videogame version of my rogue in Curse of Strahd. Yes I bought it because her and the main character have basically the same model (my girl only just doesn't wear a hat at this point in time to which the DM showed me the haberdashery's shop inventory)

Currently Craving

Meat. I desire meat cooked over fire preferably on a stick. I want to taste the char. I want to taste the smoke.

I'm too tired to tag people rn if thou wishest to participate please feel free to do so. I doth not have the mind to think of people's names at this time.

#tagging game #I wanna talk about dnd ocs more #but I like... always freeze up when invited to RP things #Youtube

[brainrockets]

I posted 6,907 times in 2022

That's 4,872 more posts than 2021!

147 posts created (2%)

6,760 posts reblogged (98%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@jabberwockypie

@quousque

@mhalachai

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I tagged 537 of my posts in 2022

#star trek - 104 posts

#dimension 20 - 76 posts

#acofaf - 63 posts

#a court of fey and flowers - 61 posts

#strange new worlds - 48 posts

#d20 - 48 posts

#star trek strange new worlds - 43 posts

#snw - 40 posts

#snw spoilers - 40 posts

#acofaf spoilers - 31 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#there is a central sorting center with a 3 foot drop via ups i think? and basically you should plan on your package needing to survive that

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

Six FEET of skirt.

100 notes - Posted June 23, 2022

#4

I'm sorry but this is just so important.

155 notes - Posted June 23, 2022

#3

I really enjoy the dynamic of like idk 'only one of us currently remembers we are bitter foes, culminating in a (sometimes) temporary friendship' particularly when the one with memory loss is just absolutely a golden retriever and the one who remembers is bad at friendship.

181 notes - Posted September 19, 2022

#2

My internet died at 3 am which is the only reason I got any sleep at all last night because it stopped my binge of Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself.

Tbh the trailers that indicated the OT3 were what drew me in. Yes queer and poly rep!

Also one of them is named Nathan, and that kept making me laugh a little and think of @thebibliosphere and Phangs.

266 notes - Posted December 1, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

378 notes - Posted June 26, 2022

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[mygxkook]

hoseok and jungkook fucking themselves on a double ended dildo with yoongi watching, not touching them yet but just guiding them, telling them how fast to go, when to slow down, telling them how pretty they look, how good they are being for him 

#yoonseokook #suhopekook #yoonkookseok #sobikook #idk what this ot3 name is tbh #yoonkook #yoonseok #hopekook #top yoongi #bottom hoseok #bottom jungkook #dom yoongi #sub hoseok #sub jungkook #ian.txt #i'd go more into detail with this but my mind is just... rn to do coherent writing

[jenchwuq]

vanessa and/or ana for worldbuilding!!

B A S I C S

full name: Vanessa St. James

Gender: female

Sexuality: bisexual

Pronouns: she/her

O T H E R S

Family: Originally, parents + older brother. In modern nights, Rob (surrogate little sibling) + Joan (childe)

Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA

Job: Fixer

Phobias: Control. Imprisonment. Whether it comes in the form of her family, the law, the Camarilla, or the Second Inquisition, she always has to have an exit strategy to protect herself.

guilty pleasures: Singing in the car lmaooooo, she does it all the time, but she’d die of embarrassment if anyone were to actually hear her. Also dressing like it’s 1890, in both her unlife and her human one, she dresses for utility and function, but damn she loves a good cowboy hat. And spurs. She was lucky in this regard in Tuscon, when she took a lot of wardrobe cues from Lettow.

M O R A L S

morality alignment?: Chaotic neutral

sins - lust/greed/gluttony/sloth/pride/envy/wrath

virtues - chastity/charity/diligence/humility/kindness/patience/justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

introvert/extrovert: Let’s say…extrovert? She doesn’t mind being alone, but she *needs* interaction 

organized/disorganized: Organized as far as business is concerned, but very disorganized in her personal life. She’s improved a lot, but she grew up a rich girl who’d just throw her stuff all over the place and expect others to keep track of it for her, and part of that’s never changed. When she was living out of her car it got bad. Real bad.

close minded/open-minded: Open-minded. She’s always been intrigued by possibilities outside of those that immediately occur to her.

calm/anxious: Calm. It takes a lot to rattle her, and even then, she’ll stay focused on what she can control rather than what she can’t.

disagreeable/agreeable: I think I’m going to say...disagreeable? Not that she’s a contrarian for the sake of being so, but she’s not one to sugarcoat things and she’s not much of a diplomat

cautious/reckless: Generally speaking I’d say reckless? But Julian makes her look positively timid by comparison so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

patient/impatient: Impatient

outspoken/reserved: Outspoken

leader/follower: Leader

empathetic/unempathic: Empathetic

optimistic/pessimistic: Optimistic. To her, a challenge is just a new opportunity for something better

traditional/modern: Modern. She was very much ahead of her time back in her human life, and even then she refused to conform to social norms.

hard-working/lazy: Hard-working. She grew up very privileged, but once she’d earned her independence, she wasn’t afraid to get her hands dirty in order to keep it, and she’s carried that same work ethic into her unlife

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

Otp: She doesn’t have a partner in the World of Darkness universe, but she also has a Red Dead Redemption incarnation (which I do consider part of her backstory?) so. Arthur

Ot3: n/a

Brotp: Rob

Notp: Idk, maybe Julian??

B A S I C S

full name: Ana Delgado

Gender: female

Sexuality: lesbian

Pronouns: she/her

O T H E R S

Family: She was raised by a single mom, and in unlife, she’s only really had her old pack. Unless you count her weird parasocial relationship with Julia Sowinski

Birthplace: Dayton, OH

Job: Beaurocrat

Phobias: Being buried, for obvious reasons. Any dark underground space will make her skin crawl tbh

guilty pleasures: Tbh most pleasures feel guilty to her, but. Probably going to see movies. She takes herself on movie dates a lot; she sneaks in and sits alone in the back. She may not be able to eat it, but she loves the smell of movie popcorn.

M O R A L S

morality alignment?: Neutral Evil

sins - lust/greed/gluttony/sloth/pride/envy/wrath

virtues - chastity/charity/diligence/humility/kindness/patience/justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

introvert/extrovert: Introvert lmao. She likes to be left alone

organized/disorganized: Organized. It’s a coping mechanism for her tbh

close minded/open-minded: It depends? If she sees potential benefit for herself, she’s willing to keep an open mind, but other than that she tends to be more close-minded

calm/anxious: Anxious. She keeps up a good poker face, but secretly she’s a constant nervous wreck

disagreeable/agreeable: Disagreeable for sure. She is…not nice lmao

cautious/reckless: Cautious in that every move is carefully planned out, but reckless in that she’s willing to take big risks

patient/impatient: She’s learned to be very patient, although she loathes every minute of it

outspoken/reserved: Reserved. She’s survived this long by knowing how to keep her mouth shut.

leader/follower: Follower, but as a self-preservation instinct. She’s learned not to draw attention to herself, and sometimes, doing so means mirroring pretty intensely. 

empathetic/unempathatic: Unempathetic. She’s spent her unlife numbing her own emotions, and definitely doesn’t have time for anyone else’s.

optimistic/pessimistic: Pessimistic. Her unlife’s been pretty rough, and she learned a long time ago to expect the worst for the sake of self-preservation

traditional/modern: I guess modern? Maybe? She was embraced young, and I feel like Sabbat culture is. Sort of beyond a classic traditonal/modern dichotomy. Pre-embrace, though, she was an anomaly against the idealized 50s notion of a nuclear family unit, and she was definitely a lil rebel in her youth. In modern nights though, I thinks that’s something she’s still figuring out, along with the rest of her identity

hard-working/lazy: Hard-working. The grind never stops, especially where the Camarilla’s concerned :/

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

Otp: n/a

Ot3: n/a

Brotp: I feel like her and Aicha Rana would get along, and I like to think they slowly become friends

Notp: n/a

#this is so late i am so sorry #replies #oc: vanessa #oc: ana #also how do we feel about these banners??

[katatonicimpression]

The ask meme for Monet.

do I like them:

She is my wife.

5 good qualities:

She's a genius. Underrated part of her power set tbh.

She's willing to stand up for what she thinks is right. Doesn't just go with the flow because it's easier.

She genuinely cares about others and wants to protect the innocent (when she's written well lol)

She is absolutely hilarious.

She's a loyal friend.

3 bad qualities:

She's mean to people (I love it)

She's uninterested in systemic injustice when it doesn't affect her. She's absurdly privileged in a lot of ways and, while she wants to help individual people, doesn't ever really think about how the system is set up to screw them over. Mainly because she benefits from that system. E.g. she just goes along with the mutant registration act because it's no big deal to her or the fact that she's on board with, like, capitalism because she's always been wealthy.

She frequently escalates conflict at just the worst times.

favourite episode/etc:

Oh look it's my wife doing a reference to my other wife:

otp:

Jubilee.

brotp:

Siryn. That scene when Terry tells her she's pregnant and M immediately offers to help her get an abortion? Idk if it's just me but that felt like such a good friend moment. I miss them together and I hate that they stopped being close.

ot3:

I dunno... you could always throw Everett in with her and Jubes? That's one way to fix a love triangle.

notp:

I just can't with the Sabretooth thing. Nope. Not for me.

best quote:

"You just put six holes in a Louis Vuitton shirt and you expect me to 'wait'? For what? The 'fashion police?"

(She has a bunch of good ones though)

head canon:

Her grandma (Cartier's mum) is still alive and living her best life.

Shes a polyglot. We know French is her first language, and it's what she speaks with her family. We also know she speaks English, Arabic and Krakoan. She lived in Monaco, which means she'd have done some Monégasque at school. I headcanon that she's also proficient at Italian and German, because of that fancy education. She probably learnt Latin too. Maybe she knows a bit of Kabylian? I think she picks up language really fast as well.

When Americans pronounce her name as "saynt croy", she always corrects them. Jubilee does it on purpose to annoy her.

She doesn't mind krakoa. But she still spends a lot of her time away from it (this is implied in x-corp). Partly this is because she's never been into mutant separatism, but I think she also doesn't want to be near her brother. She doesn't like the twins being on the island without her.

Very specific headcanon: at some point between when she was M-Plate and before House of X, she found Penance again. Something happened between them and the twins. Penance died... or did she? The sisters did something to save Penny, offering themselves up as hosts in an inversion of what was done to them before: they've all been trapped in that body, now they're offering up space for her. Because they're sharing Penance between the three of them, none of them are overwhelmed by it. None of them are completely trapped and Penny lives on within the three of them.

Also she's autistic but I don't know if that's a headcanon or just me pointing at my conspiracy board and insisting it's canon

#asks

[bard-llama]

WiP Wednesday: Upcoming Thronebreaker Fics + Gascon Backstory

Okay, for today’s WiP Wednesday, I wanna share a few fics I have planned for Thronebreaker! Don’t worry, I will definitely continue writing Iorveth/Roche (and also Isengrim/Eldain, though most of those haven’t been published yet. But I have a doc with 8 WiPs for them).

But now that I’ve properly met the Thronebreaker OT3, I am suuuuuuper here for them. I’m still kind of figuring out their dynamic, but to be honest, 90% of my fics will probably take place in the months they travel from Lyria’s capital to Aedirn, ‘cause that journey would take a long time! Even just to the border would be a long walk (and armies move SLOW), but then Vengerberg is fairly central and I assume Black Rayla comes in somewhere near the Moulderwoods, since that’s Eldain’s territory. So like... it would take MONTHS of slowly traveling down the road - and also probably avoiding patrols and maybe even towns, because they’re outlaws now. And considering most towns are BUILT on major roads...

Point is, there’s plenty of time for them to get to know each other while traveling to Aedirn. And I hear that Thronebreaker gets pretty sad and depressing (I don’t know the details, but I also don’t mind spoilers. I know some big ones already, but I’m sure there’s more) so tbh, not sure if I’ll ever finish the game. Which makes the period of Meve, Reynard, and their handful of deserters traveling with Gascon and his Strays of Spalla perfect for fic settings lol.

So far, I have 3 specific fics planned and a few other ideas percolating. The first one is the Taint of the Common Man, which I went into pretty in detail here, so I won’t repeat that (but be warned, link goes to very noncon/dubcon set up stuff).

The second fic is Gascon-focused angst! Well, really ot3 angst, but I’ve only written Gascon’s POV so far, though next is Reynard’s POV and then Meve’s. The premise is that they’re on the road to Aedirn and they’ve been sleeping together the three of them for several months - but Gascon gets a reminder of exactly what he is to them when they mention their 10th anniversary. And he tries to act normal and cheerful and brash, but his heart is breaking because he stupidly fell in love with a queen and her top general and what is he? Nothing.

So he starts to subtly pull away from them, trying to protect his heart. But Reynard notices and worries over it and brings it up with Meve - who is all “nah, he’s fine”, and then watches Gascon and has to rescind her words, because he is absolutely not fine. And Gascon is spending more and more time with his strays (and his right hand gal in particular, which they’re totally not jealous over or anything), so it has to be them that are the problem. Which means they have to talk. 

I’m still thinking about non-sexual ways Meve and Reynard can show Gascon that he’s loved, so if you have any suggestions, feel free to throw them my way! But it’s definitely gonna have a happy ending with them working to show Gascon that he does belong with them.

The third fic is actually about Gascon becoming the Duke of Dogs XD If there’s a canon explanation, then too bad, because I like mine lol. Anyway, remember that right hand gal I mentioned? Well, her name is Medusa and she has purple hair that she braids and styles meticulously to look like snakes around her head. She also happens to be the best cat burglar in Aedirn - but she wasn’t always. So this fic is set way in the past, to when they first meet, because she’s the one that introduces him to the Strays of Spalla and vouches for him at first. Obviously later they both rise through the ranks and once Gascon takes over leadership, he works to make them more of a family (a family of crime lol).

Anyway, before any of that, we have Gascon as an 8yo who just saw his entire family murdered by the king’s guards for the crime of speaking out against the way nobles treat their people and their land. (idk if a reason is given in canon, but that’s my reason because it connects to some of the changes Gascon makes to the Strays. Basically, while they’re still a gang of criminals, I’ve decided to take inspiration from the incredible Black Panthers (who, to be clear, were NOT criminal, but were extensively treated like it by the FBI because they took care of and protected their community (you know, the ones the FBI was actively spying on and introducing highly addictive drugs to). I think I’ve lost the thread a bit and there are a lot of parentheses, so I’ll just conclude this bit by saying that my version of the Strays of Spalla steal from wealthy merchants and even wealthier nobles and use their ill-gotten gains to help the peasants (esp around Spalla, but across Lyria too). Which matters because I think Reynard semi understands that poor people are people (he talks to Meve about being proud to fight alongside the Strays because they’re fighting for freedom and what better cause is there?), but he’s still a nobleman who has spent the majority of his life at the king’s side. And Meve is queen. She has no fucking idea what the actual people of Lyria’s lives are like, because she’s always been concerned with managing her realm - which means managing nobles, who then are responsible for tending to their land aka getting taxes and shit from the peasants. So basically, both of them have a LOT of blindspots about what real actual people’s lives are like in their ‘great realm’. But Gascon? Gascon has lived that life.)

Right, so, the plot. The plot is actually not at all about how Gascon changes the Strays (oops), but about how he first joins them. So, 8yo Gascon. He just saw his family murdered, he was only saved because he was hidden in a closet, stuffing his own fist in his mouth to keep the guards from hearing him cry. But he Knows that they’ll kill him if they find out he survived, so he goes through the house and grabs what he can (what the guards didn’t loot) and tries not to throw up and cry too much. Then he runs.

But lil Gascon Brossard is a nobleman’s son and that’s the only life he’s known until now. And it’s obvious from his fine clothes that he has money - which means he ends up getting beaten and robbed on the streets a lot. Eventually, he learns to not share his name (’cause WOW that’s such a nobleman’s name lmao), but like... he’s 8. He doesn’t know what he’s doing, he’s just trying to survive. (Also, for extra angst, I’m thinking he got his mom’s signet ring from the house before he left, but it got stolen. But when he’s older, he steals it back.)

I’m not sure why he decides to rob the house of a minor noble in the Spalla area, but he does. And he actually plans it pretty carefully - he creates a cigarette bomb for a time-delayed (minor) explosion that busts open the door to the kennel and scares all the dogs, so they go howling and barking and running and create chaos. (A noble’s household would likely have a lot of dogs, most of them working ones.) His plan is to break into the kitchen while everyone is otherwise occupied and steal enough to eat for a good while. 

But before he can do this, while he’s hiding in the bushes and waiting for his bomb to go off, someone else finds him. Specifically, Medusa finds him - because she was casing the place to steal stuff (probably jewels. She really likes shiny things). So she pulls a knife on him and demands to know who he is. And idk if the Brossards owned a duchy or if he was just being cheeky, but he’s all, “I’m a duke!”

“Yeah?” Medusa laughs. “Duke of what?”

At that moment, the bomb goes off with a little pop and then utter chaos descends as dogs start howling and baying and barking. And Gascon just grins his gap-toothed grin (he probably lost some teeth getting beaten tbh) and proclaims, “of dogs!”

Then he invites her to come raid the kitchen with him. And she’s not 8yo, but she’s only a few years older and those pastries do smell good. So the steal the whole lot and then Medusa brings him into the Strays and it starts to get a little bit easier for Gascon to survive. Idk how much he hides his name (’cause Gascon is SUCH a nobleman’s name, but also, he later signs orders to his men with all his amazing made up titles and then -G) but he definitely starts going predominantly by “Duke” and “the Duke of Dogs”.

Anyway shit, I gotta go get ready for an event, so - hope you enjoyed hearing about my upcoming Thronebreaker fics!

#meve x reynard x gascon #thronebreaker ot3 #thronebreaker #wip wednesday #fic planning #the witcher

[coffeesuperhero]

leverage fic recs

So, I needed a better organizational system than my AO3 bookmarks (boy do I miss delicious!), so I’m just going to start a post for myself here and reblog it occasionally as I add to it. Most (all?) of these are OT3 fics, because I am who I am and I read what I read. If you want non-OT3 fic recs, I am not your person. Probably you have read these, but if you haven’t, what are you waiting for! 

Gen: 

01. The Fake Geek Boy Job, by shinealightonme.  It’s casefic at a fan convention and Eliot has to cosplay. In spandex. Go read it and enjoy yourself, already. 

Beautiful shippy fic (everyone is together/small moments/slice of life): 

01. The Three Rings Job, by HugeAlienPie.  Sophie POV. The OT3 at Nate and Sophie’s wedding, where Nate and Sophie are not aware that there is now an OT3. It’s soft. And so sweet you could serve it as dessert. And it has the best boat name for a Nate and Sophie boat in the world. 

02. hacker/hitter/thief/home, by AtlantisRises.  A collection of short OT3 fics that hit you just right in the feels, in the best way. 

03. Nothing’s Exactly What We Need, by BabylonsFall. The OT3, on vacation. 

Everybody is together and also there’s a con: 

01. Covenants, Conditions, & Restrictions, by page_runner.  We love a good long fic where the OT3 help an old lady and con an HOA, because HOA’s are the worst. This fic also gives me deeply hurt feelings about the team having to leave Portland, which I know in my heart is probably the Way of Things, but which I will never write myself because heartbreak. But this deals with that reality so beautifully, and it’s a good con, too. 

Getting together OT3:  01. just want you close, by biblionerd07.  Eliot-POV, post-rundown, man am I a sucker for Eliot-POV stories where Parker and Hardison just...love the hell out of him, and this is just a lovely, careful, sweet version of that. 

02. international small arms traffic blues, by ftmsteverogers.  Eliot POV, character study + get together fic. Makes you very sad for Eliot, and then happier for Eliot. And I’m a sucker for anytime someone has to call Sophie for advice. 

03. So Come On, Avalanche, by elysiumwaits.  It is Eliot POV snowed-in at a cabin OT3 getting together fic, so idk what more you need to know to read it. 

04. Rings a Bell, by venilia.  Eliot wakes up with amnesia and thinks he’s married to Hardison and also has a Parker, it’s silly and sweet. 

05. The Thunderous Roll of a Tropical Sea (the moonlit memory I can’t seem to lose), by phnelt. **content notes: canon-typical violence + Mature! grown and sexy content ahoy!** I have classified this as a “getting together” story, because ultimately that is what happens, but it’s probably more like “eliot getting his shit together, and now they’re all together,” which is my favorite flavor of OT3 getting together fic, anyway. It starts out a little sad, because gasp! They were together but they split up!! But it has a happy ending. It also has fake marrieds, my favorite trope of all time. Eliot feeding Hardison strawberries and playing with his fake husband on a beach while Parker watches? Please. 

06. Happy Meal, by @leiascully Listen, I admit that I am biased, because my wife wrote this for me, but it is this really hilarious flirting-over-the-comms-pre-OT3-sort-of-getting-together story, and I laughed, and it was great, so you should enjoy it, too. 

07. Oklahoma’s Next Top Model, by Hedgehog-O-Brien (Roshwen).  Hardison POV. This fic has the greatest tag of all time, which is: “Title not entirely accurate bc Eliot's clearly a bottom but who cares“ and I knew I was in good hands solely on that basis before I read a word of the fic. Tbh I put this in this “getting together” category because I feel like it’s heavily implied at the end that there’s a getting together situation happening, but like, that’s not why you read this fic. You read this fic for the ridiculously over the top OT3 photoshoot of your wildest dreams. You will laugh. You will be entertained. Enjoy!

08. Fifty Fake Dates, by calico_fiction. WIP, Hardison POV. nb: This hasn’t been updated in a minute but a) I too have WIPs that take a long-ass time between updates, if this updated in ten years I would still be excited to read it and b) the chapter that’s up is such a delight to me that I really think it’s worth a read even if this is all of this story the author wants to post. It’s a great Hardison POV with some delicious pining and fake Hardison/Eliot dating, which is my jam. 

09. For Real, by BurningTea. It’s hard to do an accidental marriage in this canon, but this fic did that! Hardison’s technical expertise goes a bit awry and everybody has to have....a talk. About feelings. 

Hurt/comfort: 

01. Dig Deep, by BurningTea.  Eliot has to dig his own grave and climb into it. It hurts a lot!!!! And then it’s comforting. So, exactly what it says on the tin. Good character observations and nicely written, hurts exactly right and comforts exactly right, too. 

Hot (nsfw, 18+, Mature, grown and sexy content for grown and sexy adults): 

01. Don’t Come Late, by @leiascully.  It’s just...the OT3, having really hot sex. That’s it, that’s the review. (The writing is delightful and there’s like, funny stuff in with the sexy stuff, which is real life and always nice to see, you know?) 

02. Take the Leap, by Penknife.  Hardison POV, first time OT3 threesome/verbal domination. The characterization in this is just **chef’s kiss** perfection. Funny, and hot. My favorite combo. 

03. The Post-Rundown Job, by DelektorskiChick.  Eliot POV, demi-Parker, mostly Eliot/Hardison but Parker’s participating in her own way. I’m a sucker for some good sexy post-injury care and this is right after Rundown, so it checks that box big time. 

04. In Sync, by monsoon_moon. Eliot POV, first time OT3some. 

Character studies: 

01. Dawning, by @darkfinch. Eliot POV, mind all the warnings.  This (read with its sequel, a WIP linked below) is probably one of my favorite Leverage pieces in existence? It is just the most beautiful, dark, horrible look at Eliot-works-for-Moreau you could hope for, except that also there’s a sequel called Reverberate, and that is also perfect and intense and really digs into what’s happening in Eliot’s mind and life during s3 after Nate drops the “we’re going after Moreau” bombshell. Both of these stories are painfully perfect and believable and real and I love them with my whole heart. The story structure and writing on both of those pieces is just excellent and the characterization is pitch perfect, and along with the stress and trauma you really get some just fantastic character moments. Idky you’re reading my review instead of the story tbh go read that, thanks!

02. Ten Prides in Portland, by @leiascully.  I put this as a character study because it is one? It’s about queer shit, and learning to be part of a community of queer people, and learning that you can be a mentor and a role model for other queer people even if you don’t have your own stuff figured out. I am extremely biased because this is my wife and I got to watch this story grow into existence every day, but I think it’s a really beautiful look at the queer community broadly, all the people who fit under the umbrella, and belonging. It’s sweet and funny and beautiful, and I really needed to feel like I was at Pride this year, and this helped. 

03. Different, by @leiascully. Hardison POV. Honestly this just made me want to go find baby Hardison and hug him for a really long time. 

04. The Twine and the Things We Bind, by @darkfinch.  WIP, H/C, big on the H. Parker and Hardison taking care of an extremely fractious, extremely injured Eliot Spencer is my jam.com forever and this is all of that with beautiful characterization and writing. Also some of the best action scenes I’ve read in a while. I do not write action At All and this does it SO WELL. 

05. A Kiss for Luck, by AlannaOfRoses.  Parker POV. A good look into Parker’s thoughts on luck during the Rundown Job/feelsy flashbacks. 

OC/Outsider POV: 

01. Let’s Go Steal a Protege, by @innytoes. WIP.  Gosh I adore this. It’s found family shenanigans from an outside-the-OT3 perspective. Jamie, the main POV OC (nonbinary rep!!), is a fucking delight of a human and their interactions with the super!married OT3 are all incredible. It is sweet and funny and sometimes sad but almost always in a happy tears kind of way, because it’s about finding a family. And there are so many genuine laugh-out-loud moments in this fic that I reread it a lot lately or think of it when I need something to lift my spirits. (There is a bit in chapter six with some thrift store purchases that I just absolutely lose my shit at every time.) I very badly want this story to just be canon tbh. Petition for that. 

AU’s

01. The Out of This World Job (Or, Per Furtum Ad Astra), by pathera.  It’s a job, but it’s IN SPACE. Parker, Hardison, & Eliot find a spaceship; shenanigans ensue. Beautifully in character, some poignant character moments, awesome writing, and just a really vivid world. 

02. Plastic Pearls, by BabylonsFall.  Kidfic! Various POV. Parker and Hardison move in across the hall from single-dad Eliot. I adore this, it is sweet and soft and everything you could hope for in a story where Eliot is raising a smol Molly. 

#leverage #Team Leverage OT3 #fic rec #really gotta tag my shit better #RIP del.icio.us you were the best bookmark system

[pctaldrunk]

@yuanre​ asked   :   001: TGCF  -   send me a fandom/ship/character (accepting)

I split this into 3 cause it’s way too long to answer in one : ‘ ) 

001 | send me a fandom and i will tell you my:

favorite character:     It’s gotta be Xie LIan. Whole other post HERE about why, really, but it’s gotta be Xie Lian.

least favorite character:     You know, good question. This is one of those books where I like...don’t have clear dislikes? Like I don’t dislike a singular character in this whole thing completely (not even Bai Wuxiang, who, In his Calamity Form, I honestly view as more of a symbol than a character at times). Honestly I think all of them are...kind of fine tbh. But if I really had to, I guess...I’m not particularly fond of Rong Guang? I understand the narratives but I also like...am kind of shrug about him in general? Also man’s super noisy (and not even in the Qi Rong way) so like...ehhhhh.

5 favorite ships (canon or non-canon): Hualian (obviously), fengqing, xianle trio ot3 (and every leg of the ot3), pei xiu / banyue (idk what the ship name is or if ppl actually ship this but like...that good childhood friends vibe...I’m a ho sorry...), obligatory “I think Yushi Huang/Xuanji Would Be Neat”

character i find most attractive:     Look...look...if I was Hua Cheng and Xie Lian in his whole 太子悦神 get up flew into the air and caught me as I was falling to certain death...I would also be in love with him in 0.3 seconds and stay in love with him for the next 800 years...so there you go, that’s your answer.

character i would marry: ...Yin Yu. Idk, steady job, generally unwavering morals, not intimidating to talk to, we’d both look like Side Character A standing next to everyone else, I get a fluffy adoptive child quan yizhen by extension - sounds like a good life ok.

character i would be best friends with:     Can I be besties w/ Yushi Huang’s ox idk I just think that’d be neat fjsdlaflskdajf

a random thought:     I literally send a prayer to Ling Wen before I take a test now...call me superstitious but like, the first time I did that I aced my inorganic final...so it’s just Become a Thing That I Do. Also man, I wonder what the real earth master was like. Huuuuh.

an unpopular opinion:     I don’t know if I have an unpopular opinion about T.GCF. Uh, well, I guess I could reveal that I’m a Heartless Bitch and the Black Water Arc Angst....didn’t do much to me emotionally oops. Like I wasn’t spoiled or anything really, so the twist was like, A Good Plot Twist, but other than that I like...was like “rip” and not much else hhhh. Mostly I was shook by how much of a madlad He Xuan is lmao  Like my man literally pOPPED SHI WUDU’S HEAD OFF LIKE HE’S A LEGO MAN. I also? Don’t? Really? Ship? B.eefleaf? But in a like, “I don’t really care” way and not a “this is my notp” way so it’s okay don’t come at me with pitchforks or nothing -

my canon otp:     Hualian takes the cake sorry. There’s just. I don’t think I’ve seen a more wholesome ship in my entire life. They hit me in all the right places and I cry and conjure up brainrot about them...daily. Every night I go to bed with hualian brainrot and wake up with hualian brainrot.

my non-canon otp:     A good question? I’m still, like, sticking my feelers out into this fandom re: ships that Aren’t Canon or at least very popularly adjacent to canon. I wouldn’t say I feel super strongly about any of them yet, they’re just, all floating about somewhere.

most badass character:     Probably I have to give this one to Hua Cheng. He threw down against 33 gods and w o n and also jjokes around while he duels Junwu, come on - it doesn’t really get More Badass Than That : ‘ D

most epic villain:    Bai Wuxiang, Xie LIan’s (and my) sleep paralysis demon, lmao

pairing i am not a fan of:     Quanyin? Is that the ship name? Sorry, as mentioned...somewhere else, I’m Incapable of seeing Quan Yizhen as anything other than a Fluffy Child. They can be bros shhh. Also some people out there in the great wide world ship Lang Qianqiu w/ Qi Rong, which is just......extremely counter-intuitive to me, but like, you do you I guess???

character i feel the writers screwed up (in one way or another):     I don’t think this is a character so much as it is a plot arc but while I’m on the Lang Qianqiu kick: they absolutely under-used him, like he was there for 1/4 of an arc and then he was gone lmao. Same w/ the sub-arc w/ Jian Lan and Cuo Cuo’s accusing a guy who killed them (cause like...it’s not Mu Qing, obviously hhh). Like, I could not discern why these things were in the book except for...plot device, and neither was really...resolved? I also do wish we’d gotten a lot more of Hua Cheng’s backstory pre-Xie Lian + pre-soldier + post dissipating as Wu Ming. in text. I understand that it wasn’t like...like, there wasn’t necessarily a good place to put it, but I would’ve liked an extra or two.

favourite friendship:     Xianle Trio Xianle Trio XIanle Trio repeat important things x 3.

character i most identify with:     I don’t want to say Xie Lian but I too have that “the can’s already broken so why not throw it on the ground it’s not like I can break it more” attitude about myself. So. Uh.

character i wish i could be:     Not to be unoriginal but like...Yushi Huang. That woman has massive 大道无为 energy and is like....at peace with what she does and knows where she’s going and is uninfluenced by the world and obsession and like...I just want to be at that stage of my personal cultivation already hhhh.

#yuanre #ooc : give me a second i need to get my story straight #((hello thank you welcome to my t.gcf kick)) #((eternally dying about this book thnx)) #((im sorry this is so l o n g)) #((who am i)) #((a wreck))

[jaylos]

i really hope we get to see a lot of interactions between uma/harry/gil because i already ship it so much omg

#ot3 tbh #what would their ship name be #i just call them pirate crew idk #also think of all the possible ship puns #disney descendants #descendants 2 #uma #harry #gil

[sunnyskies281]

For the recent ask - Alfendi Layton

(fun fact, he appeared in my dream last night alongside some other characters I like)

Favorite thing: The everything

Least favorite thing: y-yellow eyes???? Also how his name keeps autocorrecting to “Alfredo”

Favorite line: when he calls Hilda and Justin “troglodytes”. Although “do you know what posterior strangulation is?” Is a close 2nd

brOTP: Definitely friends with Don Paolo. No I will not explain

OTP: OT3, actually. Him, Hilda, and Lucy.

nOTP: other than relatives, there isn’t really any ship with him that I dislike, per se.

Random HC: He likes Phantom of the Opera but never mentions it because Uncle Des would tease him about it

Unpopular opinion: Idk...

Song I associate with them: The Mind Electric

Favorite picture of them: Any tbh

#thanks for the ask! #alfendi layton #Azran Legacy spoilers

[13iamlucky13]

Rating Bandori Ships - Moca Edition:

Alright so as is probably obvious for anyone whose talked to me, I have a lot of opinions and I like to talk about my opinions. And one thing my poor multishipper heart has a lot of opinions on is Bandori ships because this fandom is either multiship heaven or hell depending on how you look at it.

So I decided 'hey why not pop off about them' so that's what I'm going to do startig with a certain Moca Aoba who I am totally not at all biased towards.

Obligatory reminder that these are just my opinions and this isn't meant as an attack on any ship. Not that I feel particularly negative towards any Moca ship I've seen yet but still.

Ratings:

MocaRan- 10/10

Yes I like the main arguably somewhat overrated Moca ship. What can I say? They have so much canon interaction between the two of them and their dynamic is really what got me started towards getting severely hooked on Bandori as I am now. They both are shown to care deeply for each other and seem to get the other on a really deep level. For Moca, Ran seems to bring out the most genuine shows of emotion out of her while also being a good support for her, if in a very Ran way. For Ran, Moca seems to help her take things a little less seriously, and when necessary acts as a shoulder to cry on. Sasquana broke me.

LisaMoca- 7/10

I enjoy this ship. As much as it seems to be just kind of a toss on to the people who ship YukiRan (which don't get me wrong is also a very great ship I have a thing for rivalries with tension) Lisa and Moca have a great dynamic. I tend to see it as a brOTP more often which is why I didn't give it a 9 or 10 but they definitely have potential and them kissing on company time would definitely catch my interest. They also seem like they'd be a really supportive relationship. Moca can help Lisa chill out and not be so hard on herself and Lisa can motivate Moca to do things.

MocaHima- 6/10

This is another situation where I have a harder time seeing it as anything but some very good platonic love. They have a dynamic together that is extremely fun don't get me wrong, but by that token I don't feel the same tension between them. Moca's teasing of Himari tends to feel like less flirting in disguise and more like the way she'd tease a sibling. Besides Himari clearly has a type and Idk how much Moca fits that. They are shown to care for each other quite a lot though and in a situation where they are plopped together romantically I can see them having a wholesome dynamic since they have such a good platonic base

SayoMoca- 9/10

I've seen this all of once that didn't involve the two of them in an OT3 with Tsugu, and honestly? I'm kinda there for both, but this is just about Sayo and Moca. Now this is mainly because grumpy x clown is my jam, I really don't know how much canon there actually is to go on here. I really like the idea of them both bonding over how ridiculous Yukina and Ran's posturing can be, Moca narrating every encounter like a sports commentator for fun with Sayo acting like she's ignoring it but quietly adding in her own remarks and Moca catching them. There's also potential in Lisa sorta shoving them together either to try to help motivate Moca or maybe to help Sayo with Hina in a way by giving her 'practice' with the other eccentric genius of Bandori. Either way there's a lot of ways to kickstart it but once it gets going I also think they would have a really good dynamic for somewhat similar reasons to LisaMoca with a side of it seeming similarly balanced to MocaRan.

HinaMoca- 8/10

I'm honestly not too sure why I jam with these guys together as much as I do but that doesn't stop me. One of them is enough to cause chaos so what happens when you put the both of them together? Also they would be the types to blast an extra bassboosted version of Megalovina or even just play it on guitar at their wedding if they even bothered to do something as traditional as that and I'd be there for it

ChisaMoca- 7/10

This is a ship I've been slowly warming up to so this rating is kinda subject to change. Initially I didn't understand it as they barely interact in canon and I didn't see much potential in their dynamic but the more I think on it the more there seems to be. This is mainly because, in one case a literal sense, both are actresses. Chisato literally but Moca definitely puts on her own acts and clown show. So the idea of the two being able to peek under the other's mask is kind of interesting to me. Also serious x clown will never not vibe

MisaMoca- 8/10

I don't ship this in a serious sense so I can't give it full marks but in comedy or crack, even crack taken seriously they are god tier. They're the types who would behave like an old married couple but somehow in a really chill low-energy way. There's a great fic that has them having an ironic candle-lit dinner date that sums up why pretty well I can link it if anyone sees this and wants it

TomoMoca- 6/10

Pretty much the same as HimaMoca except instead of Moca not being Tomoe's type it's more about how even if they did both have mutual feelings I have a hard time figuring out how they'd get together in the first place. Tomoe probably wouldn't realize her feelings even if she had them and Moca would do her best to bury them under humor and good ol emotional suppression. If they did manage to get together though I can see them being cute.

SaayaMoca- 5/10

I don't really feel much when it comes to this as a romantic ship. It's there I guess? I like these guys a lot platonically and don't have a reason to dislike it romantically but it doesn't really make me feel anything. There's potential but I just feel like on most fronts LisaMoca is superior.

MocaTsugu- 11/10

Probably my OTP for the fandom if I'm being honest and the fact that it's chronically underrated hurts. Don't get me wrong I adore MocaRan and SayoTsugu is also very good I've got nothing against the chocomints, but come on. The obvious name play is right there! In all seriousness though I love these guys both as a platonic and romantic pairing so much. It might just be me, but I swear it feels like every time Moca's ever actively suggested something Tsugu was the first to jump on the support train. Moca doesn't seem to really punch down with her teasing of Tsugu the same way she does with Himari and Ran either, and if I remember right there's been at least a few times it's seemed to border on flirting territory even when considering it's Moca. The two also have several of the things the other Moca ships have going for them but I think these two do it better. Tsugu being a gentle but consistent motivator who deeply cares for Moca gives me life. And Moca herself has potential to be a calming presence with her chill demeanor who could get Tsugu to take a break for once in her life like she deserves. I'm also absolute trash for the headcanon that Afterglow all took turns having crushes on Tsugu in middle school. I just like the idea that Moca never really got over that crush and it comes back in full force once they're in highschool. Pair that with some good Tsugu lacking self-worth angst and believing her feelings towards Moca aren't reciprocated because Moca clearly has a thing for Ran and even if she doesn't there's still no way she has feelings for her no matter how many times she calls her 'Tsugurific'.

And there ya go. This ended up way longer than I expected it to and tbh for most of them I have a lot more thoughts but I didn't want to turn this into a novel. Tldr MocaTsugu underrated and I have no life :')

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[myliobatis]

i finished The Once and Future King two days ago and i am FULL OF FEELINGS so i am putting them all here

@gwenfrankenstien i think you may enjoy my ramblings below, after witnessing like 8 years of your feelings on the topic convinced me to read it

this book is so good?????? this book is so good. books? technically there are 4 of them (I didn’t read the 5th merlin one or whatever, I moved and changed libraries halfway through reading the book and the copy at the new library only had the 4 core books included) but i’m gonna just pretend it’s one book because that’s how i experienced it.

disclaimer: i have extremely little experience with other arthuriana, and it took me like 8 months to finish the book because pandemic and moving and also when i graduated a few years ago it somehow erased the part of my brain that can read paper books efficiently. also i haven’t done analysis of fiction since 2013. so this is gonna be a bit disjointed and weird probably

first off i got into this entirely for the awful tragic beautiful ot3 and it DELIVERED, whew. they all love each other so much! SO MUCH. when the narrator is like “I guess guin would have loved them both if such a thing were possible” and i’m sat there with my 2021 queer worldview wailing and gnashing my teeth because THAT’S ALLOWED! imo this is an ot3 that escapes being canon simply because the author is apparently unaware of the concept of polyamory. i feel like i don’t have a great grasp on her character tbh but as she’s the one who gets the explicit declarations of romantic love i also feel less of a need to defend her in the ship manifesto this post is turning into. i would probably also do some unflattering things if the man who was my main source of interest amongst the monotony of court was like “i think it would be cool to go hot and cold on you for a bit” (this is unfairly unflattering to lancelot and his literal encounter with the divine; i would also change my behaviour in that circumstance! but. yknow. let guin be wild and imperfect without the narrator making snide comments 2k21!)

lancelot really is Like That about arthur, and he loves his jenny so dearly. his story is obviously very, very sad; as a human being he is so defined by devotion to arthur, and jenny, and god. it’s very painful watching him try to balance these three things which are, in this context, functionally un-balanceable. get the man a poly- and queer-affirming church and SO many of his issues would be resolved. not to say that it would fix the mental illness obviously, but support systems! they’re important! (relatedly “what a good boy” by bnl is playing as i write this and. “This name is the hair shirt I wear / And this hair shirt is woven from your brown hair / This song is the cross that I bear.” Good lord, sp*tify, give me a damn break!!!)

i feel like arthur is where a lot of people get stuck in this ship but honestly he had some all-star moments too - when guin gets kidnapped by whatshisface while out maying and sends for lance, there’s a bit about how arthur is already kneeling to help with lance’s armour practically before the page leaves the room; reader, i must admit, i made a Noise and covered my mouth. i feel like that instant perfectly captures the depth of his feeling for both of them. i think it would also be very easy (again from a modern perspective) to read his refusal to acknowledge the affair not just as the reputation- and stability-preserving maneuver it is in the text, but also as a sort of... fear? of his own feelings? like, if he acknowledges that a) the affair exists b) he’s fine with it because c) he loves them both SO MUCH, then the option is either the canon Bad Ending OR, alternately, that he just fuckin goes for it, but that would require throwing over the Juris he spent his entire reign building. idk, is this making sense? it’s hard to go all-in on that kind of contradiction when so much of your self is based on the model you’ve built your country on.

i was not aware going into the book that it would be funny! i thought it was going to be Serious Medieval Historicism, which it is... not lol. even in the grimmest moments there are some absolutely side-splitting jokes - despite the absolutely horrendous circumstances (or perhaps because of them?) i was particularly amused by arthur slipping up and saying “we’re winning!” when lancelot rescued guin from the stake. and from the other end of the book, arthur pulling the sword from the stone all elle woods “what? like it’s hard?” was good for a giggle too.

the wild geese made me cry. the imagery of the whole book is extraordinarily evocative, but something about the description of the freedom of the geese really got me - maybe because i’m into birds and read it during the pandemic? who knows. i think white did a great job capturing how alien the worldview of a fish or a bird or whatever is to a human mindset, while still making them relatable and beautiful. i had more thoughts about this when i read it i think, but that was in like october and now i’m left with a vague sense of yearning for flight.

yes his writing of women is a bit dodgy. i can’t really speak to how it affects any of their characters - see above about not knowing any arthuriana for comparison - but it did get sort of stilted and weird at times. it was quite hit or miss for me - there’s some obvious fuckery going on with poor elaine’s motivations and inner life, but i thought the description of guinevere in middle age as having the ~seventh sense~ of having lived life was a very interesting depiction of the concept of worldliness, if excessively gendered in the text.

i think this may be something of an unpopular opinion? but i actually felt like the random anachronisms really add to the story. possibly this is because i am coming to the text as an adult who has had the right combo of education to make most of the jokes and references funny. i think i also really liked the sense of intimacy it created between the reader and the narrator - like i was sitting in his living room being told the story, making the sort of comparisons and analogies that come naturally to conversation but which rarely appear in ~historical fiction~.

final note: i haven’t learned this many words from a single book in... i don’t know. ever? i googled A LOT of stuff from the various narrative monologues About The World, which was a pleasingly novel experience, and surprisingly educational. a+

finally finally: i read the last like 100 pages in one evening while playing too much johnny flynn (specifically sillion). highly recommended pairing, that.

#whoops it's an essay

[evanescentdawn]

Highlights of today’s writing:

—wips: elricest//smut, yjh//regression, izushie//misunderstanding, amesia!al, homunculi!al, hankim//cupcake, yhk//stupidity au, sanghee/2nd scenario, hmokdj//epilogue, samrowena//distant lights

— started a ed/al smut wips which is entirely discord fault. I saw the flood of fanart, and got inspired :p

— scrapped the initial idea I had for the yjh fic because that did not spark joy, I mean. it was a cool idea but I just wanted more. so!! 1863!yjh & 1863!hsy fic???

my brain process: kdj ends up in another turn, instead of 3th one. nah, kdj is an avatar of demon salvation, where 51 splits himself further because while watching yjh...he remembers the time where he was beside him, and is frustrated by how powerless he is. but his avatar doesn’t know it’s avatar and remembers people that don’t remember him — in this worldline, ysa doesn’t have a colleague named kdj. the avatar thinks he regressed or smth idk.

that idea is v cool but. i have seen so much joongdok stuff and that I wanted something else for this wip. so uh. I was like. what if instead of kdj, it’s someone else. torn between jhw and hsy, but then went with hsy. because. ohhh. 1863!hsy. and since I thought the beginning I wrote was a nice build up to that.

didn’t actually write it into the wip yet though —expect a lil thing — so I don’t know if that’ll change. I need to reread through the 1863 arc to like know what I am doing lol. I vaguely remember that arc. (Maybe I’ll actually do 1863!yjh/1863!lhs or 1863!yjh/kdj which I am hopelessly in love with. my fave version of dokhyuk tbh. or maybe even go for OT3. But if I do that, the ship stuff will probs be implied instead y’know...)

— because of the writer ask things, I made like bits of edits and stuff to the izushie misunderstanding wip, the homuncli!al one, amnesia!al & truth one. that was good because lol I don’t think I would’ve made those changes otherwise or noticed those stuff. makes me wanna properly go through them and do edits.

— +24 words on the hankim wip where they are being actual kids. so happyyy I at least WROTE something. because I really like this wip. but undecided on what it’s actually about so it’s just been. floating in my docs. the 24 may...seem like a short progression but it’s actually lot of me. since now I know how to move forward with it, and got more better idea of what’s the story about.

— +12 words on the height of stupidity au, yhk version. not much but it’s SOMETHING. I love this au soo much and want to actually get to the drama parts so badly but urgh it’s just this EXPOSITION that’s killing me. maybe I should re-write the whole thing in a new doc and see if that helps

— +352 to the sanghee fic. like wow, I am on FIRE with this one. its like 1k, which. I didn’t expect at all. I’ll deff go back and edit a lot (since I haven’t even edited anything yet) but I am just writing and getting like the whole vague-plot and idea all down before doing any of that.

— +62 words to Hmo/Kdj epilogue fic. I have honestly have no idea on what I am doing in this one. Just vague ideas. But I really like it, and still so happy about doing this ship because YES.

— holy heckk. I edited my samrowena wip???? I got rowena feels and remembered this existed. AND I THINK I MIGHT FINISH IT SOON?? I finallyyyy worked through the part that’s been doing me headaches and cleaned it up. 🎉 So, so happyyyy about that. Feels like a weight had been lifted lol.

#ignore me; im rambling #today was a bit all over the place lol #highlights #april 2021