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[swaps55]

Director Commentary for Cantata, the scene where post-migraine Kaidan wakes up and immediately goes hunting for Sam on Arcturus on the Torfan anniversary/birthday and finds him watching stars 🥰🥰🥰

Oh, this is a great one!! Thank you for asking. <3

So, that scene comes from a chapter called Infinity, which might be my favorite chapter in Cantata…and it wasn’t in my outline. Here was my original outline:

‘Smoke Clears’ was eventually renamed ‘Carry On,’ but as you can see, I was initially going to go from Kaidan and Sam getting the hang of each other right into the mess that was Sharjila, and the more I wrote and the closer I got, the less I liked that.

I wanted the stakes on Sharjila to feel incredibly high. It wasn’t just Sam’s life that was at stake – where I really wanted the tension to come from was knowing that if he did survive (because of course he would), the foundational bedrock of his relationship with Kaidan was at risk. For that to really resonate, that foundation had to be incredibly strong and of utmost importance to both of them. Sam needed to fear losing Kaidan’s friendship more than he feared death, and Kaidan needed to come to terms with the fact that the way he felt about Sam was more powerful than his own moral compass.

And they just weren’t there yet. I also had a timeline problem – Sharjila needed to happen later in their service tenure together, and in order to really develop Sam and Kaidan’s friendship, the beginning of Cantata is all pretty tightly packed together time-wise.

So I needed more story. I think it was @theoriginalladya who suggested Sam’s birthday or Torfan as a possible opportunity for some character development, and I jumped on it, thinking to myself, why not both? It was a small nightmare trying to make the timing work, but I eventually got there.

Okay, so now I can play with the anniversary of Torfan. What do I do with it?

Well, I really needed Sam and Kaidan to connect on a deeper level than what they had done so far. They’d talked and confided in each other a little, but they hadn’t had one of those hours-long conversations at three-am that changes your life. So if that’s what I wanted, where does it happen and how do I get there? Torfan gave me a solid ‘in’ to create that emotional honesty – Sam would be in a vulnerable state of mind, and with the right setup, it would be a good trigger to get him to confide, and just talk. But I still needed the ‘where.’

If Sam were trying to escape the one-year anniversary of Torfan, where would he go seek comfort? Easy: the stars.

I had no idea what Kaidan’s oh moment was going to be in Cantata, if he even had one. I thought it was entirely possible that Kaidan just gradually, slowly, fell in love, without there ever being a specific point in time that stood out. But once this scenario took shape, I figured this had to be it.

I came up with that little alcove for them to hide in because I loved the idea that Sam was constantly on the run from anything that tied him down as a kid, stealing time to daydream with the stars, and I needed an intimate place for them to talk. I also loved the idea that Kaidan would only find him there because he could feel him – further deepening their connection. They share a sense, essentially a language, that no one else has access to or even knows exists.  

I did not go into that conversation with a particular plan. In fact, the outline for this chapter, once I had it, was only this:

I just put them in that alcove and let them talk, and that conversation is what came about. It ended up being one of the most important moments in the whole fic, not just for the story, but for them – it’s a memory both of them come back to repeatedly, and that alcove keeps coming up. It’s probably the piece of Cantata I have reread the most, and I am very, very proud of it.             

#swaps replies #indecipherable-sylph #mememe #meme replies #how writing is written #opus!verse

[kipaia-2]

Hey guys I'm going to be swapping this blog to my main this weekend, go follow @indecipherable-sylph if you don't already, that blog will *become* kipaia on Sunday

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Name: Mr. Joey Gagnier Color: Eminence #6c3082 Symbol: pumpkin Strife Specibus: hairdrierkind Handle: creepyGambado Animal: yak Pronouns: he/him Age: 37 Birthday: 199th day of the year Sexuality: indecipherable Interests: miniature art and debate Dream Moon: prospit Classpect: Sylph of Doom Land: Land of Neon and Skeletons, a vast place, with smoggy Common Tegu consorts. It is a place full of hands reaching from the ground and clocks. Iapetus lurks in this land's windchimes. Instrument: sansa

#IFTTT #homestuck #oc generator #homestuck kid

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Name: Miss Kebcol Sezyat Ancestor: The Clinical Strife Specibus: makeupkind Blood Color and Sign: Gold; Gemrun Handle: teemingGabion Lusus: raccoonda Pronouns: he/him Age: 8 sweeps Interests: baking and fitness Sexuality: indecipherable Class: Sylph Land: Land of Spirits and Trees, a quaint place, with cloudy Argentine Tegu consorts. It is a place full of turning gears and jewels. Hyperion wants to play. Quirk: use |Y| for your capital M's via roll-a-troll https://ift.tt/cXqGxJY, do as you please

#IFTTT #fantroll #homestuck

[kogiopsis]

indecipherable-sylph said: Roshar has chickens?

Yup! Though actually, since birds aren’t common outside of Shinovar, they refer to all birds as ‘chickens’. It’s first made clear in WoR, when Adolin and Shallan see a blue and green ‘chicken’ (a parrot) on one of their dates.

#indecipherable-sylph #replies #miss my reply to reply function rip

[theoriginalladya]

MERRY BIRTHMAS!!!! hope you have a wonderful day, Lady A! 🥳🥳🥳

Thank you so much!  

#ladya levels up #thank you!!!!! #indecipherable-sylph

[cobaltash]

Popping in at random just to remind you that I love your art and you're amazing and I hope you have a wonderful day ^.^

Aaaaw! Thank you, love! You just picked my mood out of the gutter >:D< 

I doodled this tiny gnome mermaid in honor of that XD

#indecipherable-sylph #I am blushing and can't stop smiling #thank you! #mermaid #mermay #I should really practice gnomes more #'cause we have 2 in my saturday campaign #and I want to do party pics #heh #asks

[obvidalous]

Eyyo ^.^ for the meme! I am Alyxandria, my favorite color is the dark green of a deep forest and my roommate and I share two cats, Charlie and Oliver. Mint chocolate chip is my favorite ice cream, and my favorite ship is whatever is giving me the most feels at any given moment 🤗

Heyya!  It’s so nice to meet you Alyx!! I’m having a blast reading all those answers today, so thank you so much for doing this!!

The dark green of a deep forest… It sounds so poetic, I love it!! Cats are the best, and anything with chocolate in it gets my vote, no question asked. And yesss for the feels, lol. Ship away, my dear!! 😆

Also, I love your URL. Have a great day/night!!

#asks #indecipherable-sylph #thank you!

[wowaragorn]

Glad you're back 🥰🥳

thank you so much, I’ve missed this place!

#indecipherable-sylph

[frodo-baggins]

Merry Birthmas!

thank u dear!! 

#asks #indecipherable-sylph

[pastelroyce]

tag meme from @indecipherable-sylph that I meant to do a while ago but I forgot u__u; also I miss doing these tbh,,,

name: I’ve taken a real liking to Royce, so please call me Royce

gender: male

star sign: scorpio

height: 5′4″

time: 10pm, the perfect time to clack my keys is when bf is sleeping next to me obviously

birthday: oct

favorite band: Sorority Noise, Muse, The Strokes etc etc

favorite solo artists: :Ua

last movie: I haven’t.......watched media in ages ...into the spiderverse was the last movie i saw

when did I create this blog: fuck dude like...2012? but i’ve been on tumblr since 2010

what i post/reblog: stuff that makes me laugh and dragon age related stuff (tho that’s been harder to come by lately (’: )

last thing i googled: tarot card meanings

other blogs: I currently do not run any other blogs, the ones I used to have been wiped clean save for that old RP account i made in 2016

do I get asks?: not anymore l-lol

why I chose my url: new name and royce silver was taken

following: fuck dude i honestly do not care to look that up rn

number of followers: same answer but i think it’s like 2-something

instruments: my heart

what am i wearing: t shirt with flaking graphic and lounge pants

dream job: I would still love to make a graphic novel, but i’m thinking something involving animals would be nice

dream trip: Ireland

favorite foods: most american cuisine lmao,,,,,,,,,orz

favorite song: currently Blissth by Sorority Noise

nationality: American

last book I read: as far as trad published I’m in the middle of listening to Rise of Empire by Michael J Sullivan, otherwise I’ve been reading fanfiction from my friends at the DA FF discord server (:

top 3 fictional universes I would like to live in: Hmmm....most choices would end up with me dying of dysentery or something,,,,,,,,

I won’t be tagging anyone since I haven’t been uhh “talkative” in almost five years but thanks for the tag alyx!! <3

#tag meme

[meticulousfragments]

I was tagged by @indecipherable-sylph Thanks!

rules: answer 30 questions and tag however many blogs you want!

name: Clarissa, but I go by Clare

gender: Woman

star sign: Virgo

height: The last time I was measured in a doctor’s office, she said that she would round up to 5′ 3/4″ to make me feel better. My ID says 5′1″ because in shoes that’s close enough

time:  12:42 pm

birthday: I love my birthday, it’s 9/5/95

favorite band: I don’t really have favorite musicians or bands, I kind of just hyperfixate on a song, album, or playlist for a little while and then move on. But the most recent band I downloaded music from was Aly & AJ (love the explicit Potential Breakup Song)

favorite solo artists: Same as above, but most recent solo artist was Ryn Weaver (because I kept hearing Pierre all over tik-tok)

last movie: Overlord! It was a fun, gory action movie with monsters and Nazis getting blown up. Highly recommend.

when did I create this blog: I don’t remember, I think 2-3 years ago? I made a new blog to replace the two separate ones I used to use.

what i post/reblog: Literally anything. Whatever I’m currently into or interested in.

last thing i googled: Image search for [redacted]. (It’s the boss for the fight I’m prepping for my DnD campaign. I make custom tokens for roll20, and wanted an image to use for it. The name of the thing is redacted because a few of my players follow me and I don’t want to spoil the surprise

other blogs: My art is on @paintbrushesandpixels, and I have a sideblog for my writing but I don’t really use it

do I get asks?: Sometimes, if I post a prompt. But not that often.

why I chose my url: I think I actually used a random generator? I wanted to make a new blog, and I couldn’t think of a name. I kind of thought I might change it down the line, but I never did.

following: 740

number of followers: 93 on this blog, 125 on my art blog

instruments: I played French horn in middle school and junior high, and I’ve sang for years, but nothing else. I can still read sheet music though.

what am i wearing: Lazy day clothes, because on Tuesday all of my classes are online, and with the cold and the snow where I live I’m not going out. So I’m wearing oversized University of Kentucky sweatpants I bought at a gas station outside of Lexington like six years ago, and a tshirt my parents got me in Monterey that has a picture of an otter dressed up like Aquaman.

dream job: I don’t know for sure. Sea floor mapping fascinates me, but I’ve only ever lived inland.

dream trip: There are so many places I want to go and places I want to see, it’s hard to pick one. I’d love to go to Paris again and see some of the museums I missed when I went before (The Musee d’Orsay especially), and I’ve always wanted to go to Prague.

favorite foods: I have a hard time picking a favorite anything, and honestly right now my new meds fuck with my appetite a lot. I like pretty much any combination of chocolate and peanut butter though.

favorite song: Again, no favorite. I’ve listened to Pierre a lot lately though.

nationality: American.

last book I read: Last of any kind of book I read was Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, which I just got because there are some features and items I really wanted to use in my current campaign. But the current book I’m reading for fun is King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo.

top 3 fictional universes I would like to live in: Oh geez. How to narrow it down to three? Star Trek, Tortall, Grishaverse, Star Wars, Camelot... I’ve wanted to live in every fictional universe I’ve loved since I was like seven

Tagging: I can’t think of a list of names. If this sounds fun to you, consider yourself tagged.

#tag game #about me

[lostspace114]

daily mix meme

I was tagged by @indecipherable-sylph for this:

Rules: Tell the first song on your Spotify Daily Mixes. If you don’t have Spotify, six songs at random!

Daily Mix 1: Chauffer by Duran Duran

Daily Mix 2: Catch You When You Fall Down (Untitled) by Everclear

Daily Mix 3: Rocket Man by Elton John

Daily Mixix 4: Rumour Has It by Adele

Daily Mix 5: The Entertainer by Billy Joel

Daily Mix 6: Kohoutek by R.E.M.

I’m not going to tag anyone, but if you’re reading this, I’d love to hear yours as well.

#over 5000 songs #it's a bit much #not all mine #but apparently very different influences

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Name: Sai Lacy Olander Color: Ksu Purple #512888 Symbol: bottlebrush Strife Specibus: fankind Handle: tentacleGirl Animal: jackal Pronouns: ve/ven/veen/vens/venself Age: 16 Birthday: 129th day of the year Sexuality: indecipherable Interests: composting and sea glass collecting Dream Moon: prospit Classpect: Sylph of Heart Land: Land of Mausoleums and Rockets, a courageous place, with bad Indian Peacock Softshelled Turtle consorts. It is a place full of rivers of noise and turning gears. Oceanus wants to play. Instrument: sansa

#IFTTT #homestuck #oc generator #homestuck kid

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Name: Miss Swifer Krojib Ancestor: The Somebody Strife Specibus: ironkind Blood Color and Sign: Bronze; Taurga Handle: trickyGamophobe Lusus: chital ma Pronouns: it/its Age: 23 sweeps Interests: zumba and sea glass collecting Sexuality: indecipherable Class: Sylph Land: Land of Bleach and Toys, a repulsive place, with rich Texas Map Turtle consorts. It is a place full of seas and rivers of water. Rhea cannot rest. Quirk: use 0's where your O's should be via roll-a-troll https://ift.tt/RaIrOWP, do as you please

#IFTTT #fantroll #homestuck

[bioticbutt]

tagging: i’m tagging all of the beautiful people who i am seeing in my notes a ton. love you all and i appreciate you guys so much!! if you see this on your dash and want to do it, send me a message and I can add you to the tags. for now I’ll tag @indecipherable-sylph @tyvani @lyriumrain @filthy-rat @bear-montana @t-oastybreads @offbrandotters @sparatus @cullensbooty @skulllflower @healerlesbian @maternalcube @estheirn @thatmetalbenderlinbeifong @stillnotgoodatthis there are SO MANY more of you and I cannot fully express how deeply grateful i am seeing you guys 💖 💖 💖

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tagged by: @cmndrnimthiriel​ 💖 thanks for the tag!

Nicknames: don’t really have any except when my bf and his family write my name in their alphabet rather than english’s

Zodiac Sign: aquarius 

Height: 152.4cm 

The last thing I googled: “printer’s row chicago crime map” - i’m apartment hunting :)

Favorite musicians: i really have a hard time narrowing down because i just listen to so many different things, but like all time is hayley kiyoko, queen, panic!, sara bareilles, bastille, and a few more I can’t think of in the moment.

Following: 403

Followers: 1206 💖 💖

Do you get asks: not anymore. i used to get a few here and there, but i went inactive for a while and just lurked.

Amount of sleep: my body has decided to have an extremely regular sleep schedule of getting exhausted at exactly 2255 and waking up in the morning at 836. like spot on for the last couple months. 

Lucky number: don’t have one

What you’re wearing: a grey tank top and black exercise spandex

Dream job: my absolute dream would be something like a dog photographer or travel photographer or just something like that, but I still love what I do and it’s more than I could’ve ever asked for.

Dream trip: right now my bf and I are actually planning our dream trip. we want to visit his parents in Moscow, and then travel around Europe and Oceanic areas.

Languages: english, german, and I’m learning russian (bf is russian and his parents dont really speak any english, so I’m trying to learn so I can speak with them. plus he moved to america and learned english, why shouldnt I learn Russian?  💖)

Favorite songs: this really depends on what i haven’t burnt out on in the moment. like there are some classics that I love like bohemian rhapsody, can’t help falling in love, fly me to the moon, and some newer ones that are generally good. i’m obsessed with death of a bachelor and hallelujah from panic! 

Random fact: garlic legitimately makes me sick, my mouth swell/tingle, and I overall hate the taste

Aesthetic: comfortable! like baggy clothes, long sleeves that go just beyond the fingertips while holding a hot cup of cocoa- looking out into green trees/nature/whatever as it’s raining. waterfalls and rivers. the texture of bark on a tree. waves and currents. laying on your back watching the stars at night. all that and more

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R U L E S: put your playlist on shuffle, and put down the first 10 songs that play (i like never share my music so this is my first time showing you guys my playlist lol)

im a mess - bebe rexha

stand by me - ben e king

everybody wants to rule the world - tears for fears

hallelujah - panic! at the disco

under the boardwalk - the drifters

pilot with a fear of heights - felicity

love on the brain - rihanna

your song - elton john

can’t help falling in love - elvis presley

black horse and a cherry tree - kt tunstall

#personal #long post #about me