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enha-stars · 2 months
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midterm 1/3 done ✅
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More recently, the dominant fandom narrative that’s been cropping up is the idea that ASOIAF isn’t a nihilist story but is instead a rather romantic story at its core. Or better yet, fans have come to accept that while it takes a more realistic approach to medieval fantasy, ASOIAF is essentially a tale about earned romanticism.
In the same story with Roose Bolton and Tywin Lannister, we have Davos Seaworth and Ned Stark and Brienne. The same story with dangerous ice elves who ride the waves of winter to threaten humanity with death and enslavement has characters like Bran Stark whose soul in animal form is called Summer (the opposite of winter) and Daenerys Targaryen who is the mother of dragons (representing heat and passion and life) and a liberator of slaves. So the idea that even in the face of evil and darkness, goodness and light still exist and will eventually prevail, right?
Ok. 
So tell me why people then use death and tragedy to define Jon Snow and his story even though he’s morally closer to Brienne, Ned, and Davos, and shares the same magical destiny as Bran and Dany? Why do people keep ascribing tragic endings to him and say he has the most probability to die (where are these statistics coming from)? Or they say that because he dies at the end of ADWD, then he’ll also die at the end of the story?
Jon’s death and resurrection (which happens during winter, mind you) is the idea of life everlasting. Even in death, life will continue to persevere. Jon’s great destiny is to fight the Others. It’s why GRRM made him the main POV in that magical war. His arc has always been related to the greater conflict that is coming. So Jon’s death and return to life is also going to be related to that conflict, right? 
See as the Others come riding the winds of winter, death follows. Of course this will affect the world. People may die and the land and its fertility might die as well, but ever persevering is the dream for spring. The dream that after a period of death and darkness and winter, life and light and spring will be restored. Jon, the main POV in the fight against the Others so far, is the embodiment of that. 
The next book is called The Winds of Winter and we can expect death and devastation to follow, but we can also expect new life to emerge. That new life is Jon Snow’s resurrection. He will be reborn and will gain new life in spite of winter. Jon’s rebirth in this book is a mirror of the life that will eventually be restored to the land after winter. Jon is literally a dream for spring and it’s actually quite poignant that these words are only ever said in his POV.
And, Jon’s mythological parallels are usually about life after a period of death. Usually there is death and sacrifice but then there is the promise of everlasting life that comes after. Jon is connected to spring and fertility and rebirth! 
He is the Corn King, a fertility god who dies and is reborn to bring about the rejuvenation of the land (spring). He is Persephone whose descent into the underworld is accompanied by winter, but whose ascent back to the world of the living brings about the spring. Other mythical parallels like Osiris are presented as gods of fertility who are connected to the promise of life after death. Not to mention the obvious messianic undertones that are everywhere in his story; a savior who dies in the place of his people and is reborn to ensure that they too see life after death. It goes on and on but a majority of the mythological influences in Jon’s story have to do with the concept of fertility and vegetation; NOT death.
So as I see it, the struggle between life and death is personified with Jon Snow. Jon’s death at the end of ADWD coincides with winter arriving in Westeros. But then he won’t stay dead because he will be brought back to life; though we’re not sure how it will happen, only that Jon will have a chance at rebirth. 
And Jon will be reborn during winter. Isn’t the idea then that even in the face of death, life prevails? That’s why it’s so thematically relevant that as the cold sweeps through Westeros, a bastard boy is brought back to life near the lands of winter so he can then beat back death. It’s what makes Jon the King of Winter. Not that he represents death but rather that he conquers it.
It’s thematically meaningful for Jon, one of the main heroes of the story, to actually wrestle with death and come out on top. So him dying again at the end of the story or having a tragic end, what’s the point of that? How does that track with the current thematic elements in the story? Yes, this is even if he is to die in an act of self-sacrifice. Jon has already done that at the end of ADWD. What will a second death show that hasn’t been done with the first one? What new understanding will we gain of the character?
I don’t understand why this fandom goes out of its way to deny Jon the romanticism that they ascribe to other characters, even though GRRM puts him at the heart of that struggle between life and death. It’s so vital that out of all the prophesied heroes in the story, Jon is the one who literally tastes death but ultimately defeats it through resurrection. Eventually, that has to mean something to the larger themes presented in the story.
So the point is not that Jon died. The point is that he died but did not stay that way. He lived. The boy lived. So stop using death to define Jon’s story!
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Genuinely am writing the next two chapters of OLL simultaneously 🤣 chapter 7 is currently on 2K words and chapter 8 is on 1.5K 🫣 AND I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT WHERE THE STORYLINE IS GOING although I have a feeling we’re close to the end
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You have no idea how happy I am to see that other people like you don't like blades 2 as well. Like yes it was decent, but on the same level as book 1 in the LEAST.
And I agree, book 3 seems like an excuse to get fans off of their back about the writing. The finale felt extremely disappointing, compared to the thrill you could feel in book 1 end
Yeah, I’m still gonna play book 3 and (foolishly) hope that it’ll be better. But those hopes aren’t too high because book 2 was not a good set up for book 3 at all in my opinion. There’s so much going on. I don’t like that Valax is a part of our friend group now. However, the group dynamics were off long before that if I’m being real. Mal’s route was ruined for me.
When I was going through and deleting my screenshots the other day, I reread the “You slept through it scene” and just felt a renewed sense of hurt and anger at him and really all of our friends. Mal caught a lot of heat from me specifically because he’s my LI and the one who said such an awful thing. But honestly, the rest of the group essentially agreed with him by expanding on what he said (Imtura and Nia) or not saying anything at all (Tyril) and only getting on one accord to exclude MC.
And then on top of all of that, there are quite a few holes that really should be patched up. The plot was a mess for the majority of the story. Tbh it was almost giving Endless Summer because they were locking important information behind diamond scenes and in the lore tablets.
So all this to say that at this point in time, I no longer have faith that PB can handle complex storytelling. Their parent company and higher ups (unsurprisingly) only care about money. And the writers themselves are too lazy and too biased. Does that mean they can no longer write enjoyable stories? No, of course not. But I do think they need to rein it in and be a bit more realistic about what they can handle right now because there’s nothing wrong with a simpler book/plot that’s aware of what it’s trying to accomplish. And it’s clear that they were far too ambitious with Blades 2
#choices bolas#choices blades#blades of light and shadow#choices stories you play#playchoices#if book 3 is as disappointing as or worse than book 2 I’m just gonna ignore them and only consider book 1 canon#and then just make up my own headcanon for what happened after lol#I think i and quite a few other people have been operating off of the notion that PB could tell great complex stories#but they weren’t because cheap smut is what sells#but now I can’t even believe that anymore#they just don’t have the range#and maybe I should’ve come to this conclusion sooner but 🤷🏽‍♀️#and back to the Mal thing for a second I’m being so serious when I say rereading that scene broke my heart all over again#when I first read it my initial reaction was anger so I couldn’t even really focus on anything immediately after that#but upon rereading my heart just sunk for MC#bc if the writers did one thing well it was making the rift between MC and the rest of the group palpable#and it was also very obvious that she was hurt by that and ended up internalizing Mal’s statement/the group’s sentiments on that year#‘Just a little blood No scars Nothing I was asleep for all of it My body works fine’#so I’ll just close out by saying enjoying the book was a challenge for me#and it shouldn’t have been because I *wanted* to enjoy it#book 1 was so good and it getting greenlit for a book 2 was such an unexpected surprise#plus we waited so long for it but it just did not meet expectations#choices#choices app#choices ask
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fratboykate · 11 months
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With the show well over and this whole Hailee/Cheeto supporter shitshow, do you have any tea about Dickinson bts?
Might help some of the more delulu stans remove their rose coloured glasses. I’ve always been on the boat the H has and was always cold towards E for some reason…
not today satan lol like that tweet said...im gonna let crazies have their parasocial delusions. i dont need her demons in my inbox today. while ive personally never worked with her, all my friends know that dickinson is my favorite show so they have passed all their show/hailee info to me along the years and...yeahhhhh...ill leave it at that lol.
ill reiterate another general reminder that i have given you before: y'all seem to think cast members on any show or movie are are all best friends. are you best friends with everyone in your office? at your job? being on set and doing press is their job. sure, absolutely true that there are some people who grow close while working together. it happens in every "office". but the vast majority of the time actors are simply coworkers who get along as well as normal coworkers do.
the whole concept is even more distorted when you're shooting on location because then you're with a certain group of people for months on end while away from home. of course a lot of pictures of you hanging out together will exist. you were literally stuck with each other during production, your regular friends/partners/family aren't there. it's almost inevitable that you'll end up spending time together with the fifty people you're working with for three months in louisiana or vancouver or whichever random place you're shooting at. stop translating that into people being best friends. stop equating the "they're the best!" answers actors give when journalists ask them "how was it like working with xyz?" into proof that 1) they're best friends and 2) the people they're talking about are actually nice. what do you want them to do? sit at a press junket for the show or movie they're promoting and be like "let me tell you...that dude is a dickkkkkk" lol. they have to be professional about it and obviously say they loved working together or throw general praises. why would you think they'd give a different answer? "but their cast members have never said anything bad about them!" what do you expect?! like...truly. y'all don't use your brains.
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maiteo · 3 months
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elliebartlets · 2 years
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alright stephen king now write a book where john hinckley jr is successful in assassinating reagan. an anti 11/22/63 if you will
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dulcewrites · 2 years
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I just want to say I’ve been very surprised, but also of course grateful, about the positive responses I’ve gotten lately for my writing. Especially my ab stuff. Thank y’all 🫶🏽🫶🏽
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shivcodedkendall · 2 years
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me to myself the last 24 hrs bc I keep going back and forth on my feelings for ep 5
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My middle name is "eternally misunderstood" the thing is that I don't even do anything to be, I just am, apparently
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tchia · 4 months
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screaming cause i didn’t know duolingo had a year in review?? i barely open the app unless i’m bored and for korean it was fun to use when i wasn’t with my teacher cause we just speak busan dialect and i feel like my standard korean isn’t great in comparison
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backwardblackbyrd · 1 year
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tragic news lads
the script the doc gave me to help me sleep works too well...I'm like barely awake by 6pm
but if I don't take it..... I'm fuckin wired at 1am
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yeslordmyking · 1 year
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I miss pizza rolls for some reason
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f1fnatic · 2 months
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THE ROOKIES ⤿ o. piastri 81
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→ ( in which. . . ) you are a rookie and play for the us women's national soccer team. during the world cup after your team gets knocked out, you run into a certain australian f1 driver who is supporting the host team.
→ ( fanfic genre. . . ) written/irl, smau
→ ( face claim. . . ) naomi girma + pictures from pinterest/instagram
→ ( pairing. . . ) oscar piastri x uswnt!reader
→ ( content warnings/disclaimers. . . ) cursing, might be a multi-part series, not sure yet :) also fully aware that the 2023 f1 season was actively happening at the same time as the women's world cup, but for the sake of this fic, let's believe that oscar had to allow mclaren's reserve drive (for unspecified reasons).
→ ( author's note. . . ) i enjoyed making this fic SM. it was interesting to mess with a written and smau, i hope it flows well and isn't super confusing. hope you enjoy! see end for more
→ ( masterlist )
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y/n_l/n number 4 checking in ✅
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uswnt ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 liked by y/n_l/n
trinity_rodman LFGGGG
y/n_l/n 🙌🏿‼️
user18 greatest defender EVER
user56 SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK ‼️‼️
sophsssmith incoming women's world cup champ
y/n_l/n loading...🔃
user6 no cause why is she sooo pretty
user17 #GOAT 🐐
alexmorgan13 YEAHHHH Y/NNNN liked by y/n_l/n
user33 oh she ate..
user22 4 + 4
yourmom So proud of you, honey ❤️
y/n_l/n thank you mama 🥹💞
mrapinoe Get it rookie! liked by y/n_l/n
lavellerose ⚽🌟 liked by y/n_l/n
yourbsf the best to ever do it 💖
y/n_l/n stop it ily
user20 fresh kits 😮‍💨 liked by y/n_l/n
user81 she knows she's good
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uswnt Defender Y/N L/N, and the rest of the USWNT, arriving to New Zealand in style 🔥🔥
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usmt Good luck ladies! liked by uswnt
user66 god dayum
user19 barking
y/n_l/n team stylist >> liked by uswnt
savdemelo Yeah we rocked it 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️
user67 god y/n 😍
malpugh what a cutie pie y/n_l/n
y/n_l/n oh stop it mal 🤭
sophsssmith ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥
user9 she is so breathtaking
mrapinoe 🔥 liked by uswnt and y/n_l/n
cmpulisic Sheeshhh liked by uswnt
user22 they suck bro
user5 k just say u are an incel
user91 what a loser
lavellerose Pulling up in style liked by uswnt
user39 crying she is so prettyyy
user21 it is so unfair
user51 she can rock literally ANYTHING
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y/n_l/n so proud of this team 💟 liked by uswnt
mrapinoe Couldn't have asked for a better final season. liked by uswnt
alexmorgan13 ⚽💌 liked by uswnt
sophsssmith thank you 💖 liked by uswnt
lavellerose Wouldn't do it with anyone else liked by uswnt
malpugh ❤️❤️ liked by uswnt
alyssanaeher What a run liked by uswnt
trinity_rodman love you all, can't wait till next year liked by uswnt
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─ 19 august, 2023 ↴
your team had just lost to sweden in penalty kicks. the amount of overwhelming pride you had felt was unmeasurable. nothing could describe how you felt for your team making it into the quarter finals. yes, you were sad that you couldn't advance further, but none the less, you were grateful for the chance to play at the highest level.
so, there you were, sitting in the stands of the bronze medal game. the match was intense. the matildas were putting up a great fight against sweden for third place. so far, sweden was up 1-0. you wanted the matildas to beat the yellow and blue-clad team since they were the ones that knocked you and your team out.
a few minutes passed before halftime arrived. you decided that it would be a good idea to go get a snack, and maybe some coffee. standing up, you swing your bag across your body and walk to the nearest concession stand. after getting your things, a coffee and some pretzel bites, you turn to head back to your seat. only, instead of being met with open space, your body collides with another, effectively spilling your coffee and dropping your pretzels on the stadium floor. the coffee slightly burns your skin as it seeps into your (new) white blouse. an annoyed sigh escapes from your lips before a voice speaks up.
"shit, oh my god- i am so sorry. are you okay?" it asks. you pick your head up, tearing your eyes away from the giant brown stain painted on your shirt. chocolate colored eyes lock onto yours. a breath hitches in your throat. the man in front of you was gorgeous. he was smiling nervously, hands reaching to gesture to your shirt. "can i get you some napkins?"
there is an awkward pause before you answer. "oh, um, yeah sure, that would be great." you smile. he leaves you for a second before returning and handing you a bundle of napkins. you gently blotch the damp stain.
"i really am sorry. i didn't see you. i should've been paying attention to where i was going." the man says, awkwardly giggling at the end of his sentence.
"it's okay, truly. i can always get another drink, can't say the same for my shirt though." you end. you finish with drying your shirt - albeit, the best you could, before you see that the man in front of you is wearing a matildas jersey. "what a game, huh?"
"oh, yeah. the girls are doing a wonderful job but sweden is just doing better," he answers. "who are you rooting for?"
"the matildas. it would be against my better judgement to root for sweden." you say. you watch his face for a second until recognition washes over his features.
"oh my god, you play for the us! you are amazing! i can't believe this is only your rookie season, i thought you had been playing for years when i saw your first game." you can't help but blush at his compliment. a smile molds onto your lips.
"thank you, that means a lot. i appreciate it," you giggle, "i never caught your name, you mind telling me?"
"oscar." he responds. he sticks out a hand in front of you. you grab it and shake. another smile displays on his features. it reminded you of a quokka, in fact, he reminded you of a quokka.
"well, oscah," you say, teasing him for his annunciation, "you don't happen to be busy do you?"
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y/n_l/n thank you all.
thank you to the national team for entrusting me with the opportunity to play in the women's world cup. if you were to tell 4 year old me that when she was 20, she'd be playing in the world cup, she would be absolutely ECSTATIC.
i would also like to thank my mom and dad for pushing me to play my best no matter what and to be a goldfish. aka, forget the bad things and remember the good.
also, thank you to the fans. seeing little girls holding signs with my name and number gives me reason to keep going. ladies, you can do anything you set your mind to. don't let anyone say you can't.
lastly, i would like to thank oscar for making me spill my coffee on myself. and for being a pretty alright tour guide. (jk, you were really great)
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user17 you showed up and showed out!
yourbsf YEAHHHHH Y/NNNN
y/n_l/n love you ❤️‍🔥
user46 can't believe she is only a rookie
user70 IKR. like... she is literally on par with a lot of the senior players
oscarpiastri i still feel really bad about the coffee...
y/n_l/n osc, please, it's okay
user91 A NICKNAME BASIS ALReADY??
user66 osc? OSC?!
yourmom So insanely proud of you sweetheart. Can't wait for the future ❤️
y/n_l/n i love you so much ma 🥹
user54 RAHHHHH USA USA 🦅🦅🦅🦅 liked by y/n_l/n
uswnt ROTY liked by y/n_l/n
user55 kay who is oscar piastri and why is he such a cutie pie
savdemelo perry misses his aunt
y/n_l/n and duck misses hers!
sophsssmith blessed to be your teammate 💓 liked by y/n_l/n
user19 WHO IS HEEEeeEEe
user28 oscar piastri is an australian-rookie f1 driver! he races for the team mclaren :)
oscarpiastri i can buy you a new shirt!!!
y/n_l/n OSCAR. JACK. PIASTRI.
mrapinoe The next gen 😌 liked by y/n_l/n
user32 HOLD ON MAYBE THAT ONE TWITTER USER WAS ON TO SOMETHING
user10 but they were talking about someone on the matildas not uswnt 🤐🤐
trinity_rodman 🌟🌟 liked by y/n_l/n
lavellerose Honored to be your teammate y/n! liked by y/n_l/n
alexmorgan13 Couldn't have gotten how far we did without you ❣️
y/n_l/n stop it alex i'm gonna cry ❤️‍🩹
user66 MY TWO WORLDS ARE COLLIDING I AM NOT OKAY
user29 oh he's cute
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oscarpiastri the best way to meet someone is to bump into them and make them spill their fresh (very hot) coffee on their shirt
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user67 honestly such a romantic way to meet someone
user21 oscar cannot catch a break from americans
user49 its like he's drawn to them..
user18 hope u had a nice break! liked by oscarpiastri
logansargeant woohoo another american!
y/n_l/n 🦅🦅🦅
oscarpiastri remind me to never introduce you two.
logansargeant 😞
user22 she's so oretty omggggg liked by oscarpiastri
user22 NO WAY OSCAR LIKED.
y/n_l/n that person must have been feeling nice!
oscarpiastri yeah they were
landonorris oscar has a cruUussShHhh
oscarpiastri shut up lando
user7 who is she?
user31 y/n l/n is an american soccer player!
user7 might have to start watchinf soccer now yeesshhh
y/n_l/n you were a pretty okay tour guide
oscarpiastri take that back.
y/n_l/n mmm no
oscarpiastri duck says hi
y/n_l/n YOU DID NOT.
mclaren Why are there two koalas in the fourth picture?
user39 HAHA I LOVE YOU ADMIN
logansargeant who's that cutie pie in slide 5? liked by oscarpiastri
user81 the rookies
user4 i can already tell they are going to date
user21 brutha they just met 🙏🏻
user93 people when boy-girl friendships
landonorris is that why your tongue was purple?
oscarpiastri dude 😀
user51 WHAT?
user64 he is SUCH a gossip girl
user15 i am SO totally normal ab this
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first oscar fic in the books. i loved writing this one. while doing so, i called myself single in so many different ways. i plan on making a part 2, maybe a part 3 (not sure) so stay tuned! also, if you would like to be on the taglist, comment!!! requests and feedback are welcome! make sure to leave a comment and kudos as well (only if you want :P)
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