#this is my first post ever to break 1000 notes

[bunnakit]

last twilight ep 7 thoughts, feelings, etc

ALRIGHT i ran my errands, caught up on pit babe and playboyy to relax, and now i'm doing my speedwatch. i took some notes while watching the first time and they're a fucking MESS but hopefully they help me remember everything i want to comment on because without fail i always forget something.

you'll all be glad to know this week's meta bullshit from me is far, far less romantic and wistful than last weeks. you've all been spared by my adhd brain not being able to piece together a single poetic thought.

i kind of knew from this moment the trajectory the episode would take. Day is clearly nervous but not defensive - this isn't out of the realm of something Mhok would do for him but with recent context it probably feels fairly intimate. i think this was a really good indicator of what we're in for.

there's a collection of sunflowers in Day's room, tucked away in the corner, not unlike Mhok tucking away his feelings for Day's comfort. the poor things are shrouded in shadow, away from the light. the pain is unending and forever.

Day's flashback to the kiss has me curious. his eyes are closed so he's not even thinking back to seeing what he can of Mhok up close. as he reminisces about this kiss is he simply remembering the sensation of Mhok's lips on his own? how his hands curled into Mhok's jacket? and i'm sure we've all seen the post but - was he thinking of the way Mhok tasted like cigarettes? this isn't to romanticize his disability, i'm just genuinely wondering what exactly he's drawing on here in this moment, because it's clearly something significant to him.

Porjai just keeps getting prettier every episode and it's making me insane. i just think i should be allowed to take care of her.

"I'm jealous of Day's ability to make you smile."

this makes me think Mhok's smiles have been few and far between, and maybe Porjai has been looking to bring out that smile for a long time. does she ever worry that maybe someday Mhok could end up like Rung? does she worry about finding him too?

oh i so very badly want the context for this, i want to know everything. but also, it's really not that surprising. not when we've seen the things Mhok has done for Day. Mhok lives his life in extremes; anger, kindness, protectiveness, his work, etc. everything Mhok does he puts his whole self into it and it's nice to see his love is no different, because why would it be?

i'm once again in awe of what P'Aof has done with Mhok and Porjai, though. they live together so easily and naturally. there's nothing strange or awkward about it, just two people surviving life together. it's such a breath of fresh air.

Day just cannot catch a break when it comes to August. this has to hurt so fucking badly, the pity has to feel amplified by 1000. not only was August trying to force himself to like Day back because he's blind, but also because he was thinking of leaving. Day is a stronger man than me because i would be frothing at the mouth pissed.

but once again, Mhok doesn't let Day stew in his fish tank. he encourages him to go out and resolve his feelings, even if that means screaming at August and letting out all his hurt and frustration. he's seen what happens when Day lets his hurt fester and he won't let it happen again, not while he's around.

"He's a lot stronger than I thought. It's me who's so weak that I let him down."

as much as August pisses me off, i do think this is him realizing his pity was misplaced, and he failed Day in that way, so he gets some redemption points here. (still think he's a stinky bastard man tho)

the immediate distance Mhok puts between himself and the group never fails to hurt my heart. i get it, he's there for a job, but their relationship has progressed past that - now even moreso, and i cant help but wonder if this is his attempt at keeping a distance, curbing his expectations, reminding himself that while his role is to be by Day's side it's only in a professional capacity.

i love that Gee acknowledges him with a little head nod, occasionally looks in Mhok's direction as if to include him, she's just - ugh - i love all the women in this show so fucking much. i just wish someone would invite Mhok over sometime, encourage him to join the conversation (like they did back at the party.)

sometimes Mhok really is the embodiment of a shadow - both of Day and of his former self (for good or bad.)

(he looks so fucking sexy leaning like that with his shirt tucked into his pants tho, whew.)

Gee also becomes one of my favorite people for asking Day to take the photo of all of them. she just gets it, she includes him, she doesn't act like he can't do things, she even insists he can, she's just !!! the women of all time in this show i swear!!! I LOVE WOMEN!!!!

also the "you don't drink coffee, girl spill the tea" from Gee is just so good. she knows a diversion tactic when she sees one.

i want this expression framed, she's so cute, HELP.

i wish i had the time and energy today to make gifs for this week but ugh. the journey Mhok's face went on here to end up at quiet resignation. because he did figure. someone like Day? with someone like him? because we know Mhok's opinion of himself isn't great, largely influenced by his incarceration and reintegration into society, i'm sure, along with his guilt. but there had been that little bud of hope, a little sunflower seed that had bloomed just a little too far, reached for the sun a little too much. it must feel like a weed in his chest.

the way Day says 'here' so softly, with so much vulnerability made me feel like screaming. he doesn't know what his feelings are for Mhok yet (you can't tell me he doesn't feel anything) but he knows he doesn't want to lose Mhok and the sudden idea of it is terrifying. Mhok is the only person that really understands him, one of the only people he's comfortable around anymore, and he can't lose that. he doesn't want to go back to the dirty fish tank.

i also think this was an indicator to Mhok that maybe Day doesn't know how he feels, and maybe he can get away with flirting in tiny, subtle ways because from here on his secret flirting game is in full effect and it's so fucking cute. he's careful not to completely push past Day boundaries, but to test them in gentle ways.

THE SHOES MY BELOVEDS. we all know what i feel about these shoes after last week and i'm so glad to see all of my stupid babbling confirmed here. i love that Mhok constantly mends things instead of throwing them away. the sentimentality of items means something to Mhok and we love him for that.

we also got a proper 'sweet dreams' this episode, finally!! thank you subbers!

so many shots of feet this ep tho and lemme tell you as someone that HATES feet, this was rough.

oh you are so smitten. Day realizing Mhok is warm, warm in his own way, warm in such a gentle and understated way. UGH. you would've thought he knew after everything they've been through but sometimes people need a reminder and maybe something to drive them to pay closer attention. our boy is BESOTTED. kicking his feet and giggling. i think this is the happiest we've ever seen him.

so here's where i'm probably going to wax poetic the most. Mhok is finally opening up to Day in such an incredible way. he brings Day to his home with no fear of pity or judgement. he brings him into this sanctuary created by him, his sister, and Porjai and he cooks for him and cares for him and in letting him in Day sees even more how impossibly warm Mhok is.

what's even greater is there isn't a single moment where Day is jealous or questions Porjai being there. Mhok has told him she's expecting and he's never weird about it, just kind and understanding and it's all so normalized, it's fucking beautiful. Day even takes the time to encourage Porjai, to share about his mom, and about the strength it takes to be a single mom. P'Aof i adore you.

Mhok has planted jasmine simply because he knows Day likes it, and maybe now he likes it too. and he brings Last Twilight home to practice reading (i'd always wondered how he managed to read without stumbling over himself lmao) and he's done it so much that now Porjai wants to name their child Mee, wants to create this connection to Day forever.

and once prompted, once Day knows enough to ask, Mhok opens up about Rung, talks about her more. Day comments on the warmth of the house, something started by Rung and cultivated by Mhok. it would be so easy for the house to feel cold and clinical, especially knowing what happened here, but Mhok has kept it a home - warm, inviting, comforting - all the things Mhok has been to Day.

the noises took me by fuckin' surprise tho, i genuinely looked around my house like who the fuck is making all that noise and then i was like OH THOSE ARE-- OKAY--

and I know people are like haha P'Aof has a scent kink but like. idk. maybe it's just me but scents are something i'm drawn to. i remember the way someone smelled more than i remember their face. i recently took a shirt out of my closet and immediately started crying. it smelled like face powder and perfume. it smelled like my grandma. the leather jacket pushed to the side smells like cigarettes and horses, like my dad always did.

scent is such an ingrained memory, something that is so hard for our brains to let go of. every time i get a familiar smell it knocks me on my ass, and i'm so glad to see some of this represented in these shows.

this absolutely warmed my heart. whatever is going on with Night and Day is clearly more on Day's side than anything else. Night clearly loves his brother and i'm just fucking DYING to know what is going on that is causing Day to drive a wedge between them. sure, Night hasn't been perfect, but there's love there and that counts for so much.

and what exactly are you doing here??? this is a charity run for blindness - does he know someone that is blind other than Day? did meeting Day inspire him to participate? has he spent time talking to Mhok about Day and maybe the difficulties of his blindness? i am filled with questions but i love this character so much, he's just so kind.

Day's hesitation to cross the finish line was also something i found so interesting. it felt long, possibly too drawn out, but Day needed to think, needed time to understand that if he crosses that finish line, if he accepts Mhok's request to be his boyfriend, their lives will never go back to how they were. things between them will change forever, whether the relationship is a success or otherwise. it's an incredibly mature thing of Day to do, even if it felt a little lengthy for us, the audience.

i strongly believe that in addition to Mhok Porjai is going to be a big driving force in Night and Day's reconciliation. i would love to see Porjai gain Night's side of the story, Mhok gain Day's side of the story, and the two of them working together to see how they can reunite these brothers.

also if i had a nickle for every time P'Aof paired Mark with a pregnant woman in his shows i'd have two nickles, which isn't a lot but it's interesting it has happened twice.

while i, like everyone else, hope the mock proposal is a parallel we get to see later i want to focus more on this moment.

i forget who said it, it's long gone to the depths of my dash by now, but someone commented that disabilities do not stop for love, and fuck is that so true. i love Mhok's concern, his immediate reaction to soothe, and the way he seems to feel Day's fear as his own. and poor Day, he can't even enjoy this moment of bliss with Mhok because of course, of course something like this had to happen. it's so fucking real in the way Last Twilight has been this entire time.

the constant excellent representation of disabled living has been incredible to see, i've seen so much of myself in this show (even though my disability is so very different) and it's been like a warm blanket put over very single comment: you're too young to be disabled, you aren't THAT disabled, you're being dramatic, etc.

from the bottom of my heart, thank you P'Aof and team.

tag loves: @benkaaoi @callipigio @infinitelyprecious (as always tell me if you want to be added {for LT only or all meta} or removed!)

#bunn meta #last twilight #last twilight the series #mhokday #morkday #userjamiec #im soooo fuckin sleepy after making this but i still have to work #someone come make me tea and gimme a little kith

[yongislong]

tiktok prank + wayv.

genre: fluff, crack, glued jar prank on wayv

note: first wayv post!! hehe v excited tyty anon

kun... he's so strong IDC IDCC. would be the perfect boyfriend so much to the point that whenever you needed something he was so willing to help, so you asking to open a jar was nothing out of the ordinary. would take a minute but would pop it open. would slip past you with a kiss on your temple and a squeeze on your hip. once you tell him he never believes it, he's like "ur so silly babe haha love you" and you have to convince him you gorilla glued that shit shut. is so shocked

ten... listen, he has a dancer bod and is v lean but i really don't think he'd open it LMAOOO is honestly so over it. would try once and be like "idk ask johnny or sum," i feel like you'd play so many pranks on him that he would start to catch on so soon. and i ALSO feel like he's on the internet a lot so he would be on guard 24/7. gets annoying whenever you genuinely want to prank him though ugh...

winwin... the smile he shoots you when you ask him if he could open the jar slowly fades the more and more he struggles. pouts and inspects the jar with curiosity, lol. would smack it with a spoon a couple times and it'd pop open! you tell him you glued it shut to prank him and he turns into an old man, "why though? did you have fun? did i give a good reaction? we can try again if you want... i wanna see if i can open it for real..." pouty

xiaojun... yall remember that video of him "cooking"... yeah.... he's a pretty clumsy but strong guy so him opening it wouldn't be a problem. but i think he would do it on accident? like wouldn't be trying, he's just a lucky type of clumsy if that makes sense LMAO. he pops it open so easily but would probably like... drop it, or spill some in the process of popping it open PFT. that or breaks?? the lid?? without even trying??? and you're sat there all shocked while his eyes get all doey and big and sparkly. insufferable pretty boy

hendery... so many faces. struggling an insane amount. don't believe he would ever pop it open BUT if he were to, it would 1000% spill all over his face and hands. is so upset LMAOO. "wha- wh... help.... me..." jokingly claims its your fault ugh. you're far too embarrassed to tell him the jar was glued shut, he's had enough embarrassment for one night. night ends in cuddles because he feels bad he spilled your pasta sauce so... success??

yangyang... oh my god so much screaming. squealing. struggling. he has his bangs tied up in that little apple hairstyle and he looks so silly trying his hardest to open the jar. will not let it go. i feel like he would pretend to smash it on the counter as a joke while he's laughing but it slips through his fingers and shatters OOP. wayv is full of clumsy boys jeez. unpopular opinion but i think he could open it with his mind or something that mf is insane. love him. you tell him you glued the jar shut and he thinks its the funniest thing in the world. prank couple muahaha

#kun fluff #kun imagines #wayv kun #nct kun #nct kun fluff #nct fluff #nct blurb #nct reactions #nct soft blurbs #nct soft hours #nct college au #wayv soft hours #wayv fluff #wayv imagines #nct wayv #wayv x reader #kun x reader #kun fanfic #kun reactions #kun soft blurbs #kun oneshot #nct timestamps #wayv fanfic #wayv timestamps #wayv reactions #yangyang fluff #yangyang reactions #wayv headcanons #nct crack #wayv crack

[plusultraetc]

fiiiiiic reeeeecs? 👻

Thank you for being so sweet & patient with this, HERE ARE SOME!!! (also I know this is a long post but I didn't want to put any of them under a keep reading😭):

Nine Lives by machiroads | You may have been wondering if I was going to start by recommending Nine Lives again and yes I'm going to recommend Nine Lives again, who do you think I am. This fic was my Book Of The Year 2023. I'm also going to recommend its Shinsou-centric spinoff, Naruhata Noir, bc I love Shinsou and NN is so fun despite the literal actual cannibalism (mind the tags, but I didn't find anything in this fic overly graphic!)

Actually, I am going to blanket recommend everything by machiroads, you literally can't go wrong. Special shoutout to 1966 Ford Nutstang GT350 Shelby for Present Mic's quarter-life crisis and Aizawa at his Most Gremlin Ever, I love this fic sm.

let's make some noise (time goes fast when you're having fun) by carolinaa | The first time I read this fic, I actually scrolled right back up to the top and read it again. It's so good. I don't even know where to start. First of all, my favorite Hizashi POV I have literally ever read. The way the author handled everything from his hearing loss to the inherent horror of trying to navigate your 20s. How much he and Aizawa love each other. So much about this fic feels so whole? in a way? I don't know? 1000/10, no notes.

Cry Me A River is another favorite by carolinaa. I literally am wrapping this fic around my shoulders like a weighted blanket.

Passaggio by kashinoha | If you would Like To Cry, this fic is a very recent read for me. Another really good Present Mic POV, but also I curled up into a weepy little ball on the ground upon reading it. I just want the boys to take care of themselves for once is that too much to ask.

nothing as undoing by HalloweenClown | 'Fics that land somewhere between soft and stabbing me in the heart,' which is where a lot of Aizawa & Eri fics land for me. This fic does such an excellent job of capturing the very early stages of building trust™ between them.

acid reflux by lcthe | Vigilante Midoriya AU with a twist(?) The vibes are surreal, the vibes are I'm confused, the vibes are I'm having a great time, and the writing is excellent. It's incomplete and being revised, but I read up to Chapter 3 fairly recently and the erasermic in that chapter,, so painful but so good. Fair warning, this one does get a little dark!

the river walked me home by Thealmostrhetoricalquestion | Writing this post actually reminded me that I want to reread this one. It was the first Todoroki-centric fic I ever read in this fandom (something like a year ago? or close to it?) and I can vividly remember shedding tears over Animal Crossing. I have never played Animal Crossing.

My Brother, My Brother, and Me and Breaking the Ice by seventh_time_lucky | SPEAKING of fics I want to reread, we are going back to 'Liza's pre-ao3 era' (as in, the fics are on ao3, but I was not) These two follow Natsuo as he tries to get to know Shouto after growing up as virtual strangers. There are sentences in the first fic that genuinely haunt me, and the entire coffee conversation (motif?) in the second fic is just. So good? I'm so glad I was able to find them again.

komorebi by Calamitatum | If you're interested in a waaay canon divergent fic, this one reads like a gut punch (in a good way!!) komorebi is one of those fics that I started reading thinking 'oh, that's an interesting premise' and then ended up thinking 'oh god wait what oh no.' I don't want to spoil anything but it definitely went in a direction I wasn't expecting, and honestly it feels like a masterclass in building tension, tackling multiple POVs, and callbacks, my beloved. This author is soo good at unpacking exposition, backstory, and motivation through conversations as well, which I appreciate greatly bc I struggle so hard with that in my own writing. The fic is incomplete with one chapter remaining, so I'm currently rereading it while waiting for the final update!

#i know for a fact i am missing some really good ones which is really frustrating #so i may come back to add to this later #but these were some of the first to come to mind!! #fic rec #ask #anon

[allbluedepths]

More time travel AU thoughts that were originally a reply to @softesttangerines' fantastic thoughts here. This was a reblog, but then I got carried away (like 700+ words of carried away), so I'm making it its own post to not break my mobile dashboard lol. Includes some stuff on teenage Shanks' mindset, current Benn's perspective on meeting teenage Shanks again, and a little bit of Mihawk's perspective on teenage Shanks + their relationship both past and current at the end.

I agreed with everything too hard and then ended up with a megapost. Oops.

Teenage Shanks’ mindset and misconceptions is something I’ve thought about a lot for this AU. Arguably too much. First off, his recklessness? He doesn’t have a fantastic value on his own wellbeing, and it’s still a bit different with his crew — he wouldn’t want to get hurt and leave them high-and-dry without a captain because it wouldn’t be fair to them, but he still doesn’t fully get that they’d be upset about it because they care about him, not just his title.

I think Benn in the original timeline eventually comes to understand this through some odd comments/implications/behaviors from Shanks, but it isn’t stated outright and takes a good while to hit. Plus, by the point Benn has a real inkling about it, Shanks has gotten with the program, so it never lines up to have a time where Benn would really intervene.

(Adding in a note here for me yelling into a pillow because yes that’s 1000% what I was going for with Benn meeting teenage Shanks again and I am Elated. “You might as well take his title” brb going to go cry a whole puddle at that.)

Current Benn? Absolutely yelling at his younger self about how obvious it is and how did he miss it?? (Actual answer: Shanks hadn’t told him a lot about his childhood yet, and he’s not a mind reader. He’s still upset about it, though.) Teenage Shanks is a conundrum of keeping people too close and too far away all at the same time. He loves his crew, but with how recent it’s been since the whole Oro Jackson disbanding and him basically being on his own… the kid has some funky abandonment issues of letting himself believe this crew really is going to last.

And this crew isn’t even his crew. Their captain is missing because he’s the one there now — what are they going to do if he doesn’t return? What’ll happen to him? (Benn’s definitive breaking point is Shanks finally hitting his limit of how much he can bottle up and asking what’ll happen with him if their Shanks can’t come back? Because to him, the answer is he’s not entirely sure but it certainly involves Shanks still staying with them, and to think Shanks doesn’t implicitly understand that is upsetting, and he’s fixing that, now.)

(That part is actually somewhat written, so I really want to post it soon now, haha.)

Fic plot side tangent: while they know it’s likely Devil Fruit shenanigans that caused the whole fiasco, they don’t know if it’s a swap of the two Shanks in the same timeline, a swap with a different timeline, or something else (ex: de-aging). The actual answer is that it effectively creates an alternate/split timeline, so there’s nothing to worry about, but there’s the concern that if they change things for Shanks too much, something will go Wrong.

Benn is by far the one to stick with that the most at first (maybe tied by Mihawk) and he does end up sticking with that to an extent — it works fine for major “plot points” so to speak. But interpersonal stuff? Once Benn starts realizing what he missed the first time around… yeah no, that’s getting fixed like you said. If doing that causes issues down the line, then so be it, but he can’t in good conscience let some of that go.

Mihawk’s bits keep getting cut short because I go on for so long about Benn’s perspective RIP. But yes 100% to all of that. Mihawk may not admit ever (or even fully to himself) that he had his own share of mishandlings in the past, but he’s at a point where there definitely is a hint of regret of how far away he held Shanks for so long, knowing what was to come now. (However, I like to equally think his slight moments of conceding are also out of the knowledge that Shanks wormed his way into his life once — he can definitely do it again in his own time, even better and quicker with some guidance.)

He does 100% think this Shanks is endearing, though — how could you not? At the same time, it definitely reaffirms his appreciation for his Shanks and who he grew into being once day.

(Also: wheezing over Shanks asking Benn for love advice to win over Mihawk. That man has really been put through it, haha.)

#@ time travel anon there's actual fic content coming too but i hope you like this as well haha! #one piece #red haired shanks #benn beckman #mishanks #dracule mihawk #akagami no shanks #time travel au #anyways if you can't tell: i'm more than happy to ramble about this AU at any and all times haha

[ettawritesnstudies]

Thank You

If you’ll permit me a minute to be cliche: this photo would not have been possible without you. When I started university in August 2019, the sum of all my author-y potential measured up to:

No finished manuscripts

A pipe dream of ever publishing my work

A scatterbrained outline of The Laoche Chronicles

Forty-four phone notes full of half-witted ideas

A grand total of 3 followers on my brand-new tumblr account

At the time, I had no grand plans of marketing my work, though I knew it would be necessary if I ever wanted an audience. I chose a degree in chemical engineering because I knew my baby platform and half finished stories weren’t going to cut it as a career in their current state as an 18-year-old, and I needed to have a day job if I wanted to pursue my end dream of self publishing. I was just hoping to survive my first year of engineering school, pass my weed-out classes, and hopefully make some new friends. That fall semester passed with sporadic progress on my book, and halfhearted attempts at breaking into the writeblr community, until I decided to try my hand at Inktober and made my first few acquaintances: @siarven and @abalonetea, who have both featured on this blog since then. It was also at this point, sometime during a Calculus III lecture, that I invented my pen name:

All was going well, and I was pleased with my incremental progress until the world ended.

The less said about the pandemic, the better. Writeblr truly kept me sane through working full-time jobs and taking 18 credit hours during the semester. When I was truly close to dropping out of school, I kept going, knowing I had these online friends to cheer me up after brutal exams and long nights of studying. The tag games and community filled the dearth of interaction left by quarantine and an insane schedule. During my summer internship in 2020, I finally had the time to finish the first draft of Storge and the confidence in myself to start a website. Rereading my first post is a surreal experience, in part because I still see myself as a little kid as hiding under the blankets with a flashlight, notebook, and pen, thinking “I wanna write a book!”

I woke up the next day crying to the sheer volume of kind messages congratulating me on meeting this milestone. Instead of feeling burnt out after reaching such a lofty goal, this gave me all the more energy to keep working. Since then, I’ve been so blessed to grow this community and this website. It’s incredible to see how far I’ve come, now being able to claim:

A finished manuscript of Storge

A 3rd draft of Runaways after going through 2 rounds of Beta Readers

8 short stories and an audio drama

An active mailing list

Over 1000 followers on tumblr, but more importantly, a thriving community of writers who support each other’s releases through ARCs, leaving reviews, enthusiastic questions, and a welcoming space for new writers to share their craft.

140 posts on my website and regular readers who care about my ramblings ❤

Now I’m on my way to my new job – I’ll be doing research and development in my chosen field with a team I really like, and the freedom to listen to books while I’m in the lab. This next month will still be a hiatus for blog posts and new writing as I pack up my life for a cross-states move, but I’m beyond excited to enter change. My hope is that I can start saving for editing costs and devote more time to my craft thanks to a 9-5 schedule and NO!!! HOMEWORK!!!!!!!!! Really, I cannot say enough how thrilled I am to never have to take another exam ever again, thank GOD. With a bit of luck and no small amount of grace, I hope I can publish and share my stories with you sooner rather than later.

Thank you for all the support and camaraderie these past years. In a way, I owe this diploma to you as much as to my classmates and professors. The night before graduation, I said to my friends, “I’ve been waiting for tomorrow for eight years.” Now I’m living in the future, and I can’t wait to write the next chapter.

#etta rambles #graduation

[nonuggetshere]

Okay Spooky, PLEASE tell us about the Broken Shell AU lore (when you have the time of course). We've been seeing little bits of it for so long!

OHH, BROKEN SHELL AU MY BELOVED OLDIE

It must be I think the first or second AU I ever made for this game some years ago. It's the classic post-embrace the void ending AU.

Hornet, although reluctant and wary at first, helps The Hollow Knight and nurses them back to health in a little make-shift but in the Greenbath area, close to the Forgotten Crossroads for easy access to the hot springs which they used to heal. Why there? Idk, I think I just liked the greenery.

THK passes out for a good few days while Hornet takes care of them and when they finally wake up, despite being in an extreme amount of pain, unable to see and afraid, they still insisted on acting hollow. Slowly though, they recover, at least physically, and all the while she's taking care of them Hornet's also running all around the kingdom looking for Ghost and taking care of other things now that people are recovering and the dreamers are awake.

Once they've recovered just a little more though, something starts pulling on THK to go deeper into the kingdom, and when they can move finally they decide to follow that calling. Hornet of course tries to drag them back, but they're surprisingly strong even when injured and eventually, they end up at the junk pit. It starts with a little skirmish as both THK and Ghost are startled before they calm the hell down and realise who the other is. Hornet steps in, happy to see Ghost again even though they appear to be a shade now, and attempts to break the awkwardness by introducing them to THK - only for Ghost to float over and hug them, much to THK's surprise too as they had expected it to hate them or at the very least be angry.

So, long story short, the three siblings end up living together, eventually Ghost gets their shell fixed up by the mask maker, and they choose a name for The Hollow Knight - which was Shelly (because at this point I felt too mean calling them Hollow, so Shelly it is). They also bullshit about THK dying because Shelly does NOT want to deal with the emotional turmoil of meeting the Dreamers or Ogrim or literally anybody they know, at least while they're still recovering.

Eventually, though, they learn the truth, and much to Shelly's surprise and relief aren't angry with them.

Much later on, the question of who the next monarch should be arises and they eventually end up with Shelly being the only legitimate candidate (Hornet couldn't be thanks to some political mess between Deeonest and Hallownest, and Ghost would rather go through the Path of Pain 1000 times over than be a ruler of anything). At first, Shelly is terrified about the prospect and refuses, but after getting a ton of reassurance and with the promise of getting help from the Dreamers, they agree.

They couldn't bring the palace back from the dream realm so they just built a new one, a much smaller one in the City of Tears.

But it's mostly a classic healing arc AU for the three siblings tbh, mostly THK.

Also, it's worth noting that Shelly is disabled. They're completely blind in their right eye and can see some blurred shapes and light in the left one, which is the result of living with the fuckin sun in their head for god knows how long. They also suffer from chronic pain and back problems, and at their worst, they cannot take care of themself or even get up from their bed without assistance. They obviously don't have an arm either but eventually get a prosthetic one made for them. They still can hold up on their own in a fight - they're a god, after all - and even learned to fight by relying on their hearing rather than sight, but they're still not as strong or agile as they once were.

The bow covering their eye was from Hornet. When they were recovering she tied their bandages into a bow to cheer them up and they liked it so much they decided to do that with silk after their shell/eye healed. They also have a good relationship with the dreamers and even develop a fatherly relationship with Lurien, because they deserve a good father figure god damn it.

Oh, Ghost also eventually becomes Shelly's knight when they grow up. Hornet obviously takes over as the queen of Deepnest eventually and ever since then Hallownest's and Deeonest's relationship couldn't have been better, considering their rulers are siblings and get along swimmingly.

#asks #thylacines can talk #broken shell au #I swear Ghost and Hornet are in the spotlight of this AU too I am just a bit biased towards my baby girl #Another fun fact. While recovering they'd often visit Sheo and the Nailsmith who eventually made a white cane for Shelly #Also Shelly is alloaro because I allways see people treating ace and aro identities as a package deal #Quirrel and Cloth also live because I can't bring myself to kill them ok #PK is still Very Dead though #Shelly did try to reunite with WL but it. Didn't end well. They tried to have a relationship with her at first but they no longer talk much #They do occasionally visit her with Ghost every few...years. Yeah they Do Not get along. They just accepted that they'll never have a #relationship with their parents and moved on. It did ate up at them at first but they're mostly fine now

[brukismusicblog]

10,000 gecs Review

Hi hi hi! Very excited to start my blog back up hehe.

Anyways, for my first post I wanted to talk about my favorite release of the 2020's so far: 10,000 gecs

I don't believe in rating music with numbers because I feel like that's stupid and takes away the fun! If you're looking for that you might wanna find another blog <3. Here's what I think is important for the readers to know about this album, general thoughts, etc.

Well first I have to acknowledge: Laura and Dylan took their sweet time with this album. But, it payed off. Slated for release a calendar year before actually seeing the light of day, this album absolutely fucks. Anyone in any 100 gecs online forums (especially r/100gecs) recalls the absolute torture of waiting for this album before any clarification on what exactly happened to the promised release date (and now inside joke between fans) of early 2022. Rumors spread of issues with record production - ironic considering the CD's for both this album and its predecessor 1000 gecs, sold out within 12 hours of being available for sale while it's vinyl counterparts are still in stock. Not for long, though, if my friend group and I - who now have a combined total of six (6) copies of this album between five (5) of us - have anything to say about it.

In their third big release, the duo finds themselves shifting from their iconic sound of glitchy, computerized, autotuned hodgepodges of notes. They spend a lot more time with their guitars in this album. While I do miss the mania of songs like stupid horse or 800 db cloud, I still love how it sounds. 100 gecs is a band with a musical progression that's pretty satisfying to follow. Every one of their releases is easily followed from their last, and the Snake Eyes EP (their first release to break the form of the 10^n gecs nomenclature) serves as a great in-between to 1000 gecs and 10000 gecs. I have to say, I was a bit sad to see the synths take the back seat on this album, but: as badly as I wanted is is as happy I was I didn't get it. Like Robin and Steve.

The interesting thing about this album is that you swear you've heard it before. One Million Dollars comes to mind. 1000 gecs is unlike anything you've ever heard, but at least it doesn't sound so familiar. 10000 gecs is like the dude in your stats class who looks just like the guy you saw at the library yesterday, who you can't shake the uncanny similarity to, despite the fact that they're clearly not the same person.

The SFX soundboard, luckily, isn't eradicated entirely this time around. 757 and mememe defibrillate it especially.

But enough about what wasn't on it, I really ought to get to the good stuff (I'm already how many paragraphs in?)

Firstly, there's some great polkas on here. Frog On The Floor and I Got My Tooth Removed will bring out anyone's inner slav.

It's equally as difficult to make guitars sound so annoying as it is to make annoying sound so good; both things the duo succeeds at. My personal favorite track on the record is The Most Wanted Person In The United States. 100 gecs must have laced these basslines with something. Slap bass is a surprisingly important characteristic on this album, which I love. I mean, who doesn't love slap bass?

1000 gecs tended to show Laura and Dylan's more sensitive sides, dripping with details about Laura's love life. While it did take its time to delve into some out of character topics (like race horse bets, money, and ovens), ultimately a decent amount of the lyrics resonate with the tuning forks of love.

The new album focuses a bit more on the artists themselves. As an STL native, finding out the two members of one of my favorite bands of all time come from my hometown was fucking awesome, and it's interesting to hear about their journeys in growing up there as artists. Hollywood Baby provides a euphoric insight into the glorious escape of the negativity of the midwest. I love it here, don't get me wrong, but this place is less than friendly to those of us who are maybe more inclined to write and be sensitive.

All around though, a grunge rock album from 100 gecs is exactly what the world needed right now. After foreshadowing the pandemic, 1000 gecs becomes a little exhausting, even to those of us who have secretly (or if you're cool, not secretly) loved it from our first rendezvous with stupid horse. What we needed, after years of journaling and whipped coffee, surprisingly wasn't a renaissance (which is not a Beyoncé reference, although I should talk about Renaissance). What we need isn't a return to where we were. It's a moving forward. An acceptance of new spirits, which is exactly what this album is. A metal infused baring of the soul to anyone who's willing to listen.

Now I need to ask, what happened to what's that smell and fallen 4 Ü? 100 gecs made the decision to tour this album before releasing it, which ended with them touring songs that never ended up getting released. Very sad for those of us who spent hour scrolling through gecs on the internet, impatiently bumping our heads waiting for the day our favorite tunes would end up on streaming services.

I also deep down think that 757 might be an allusion to 745 sticky. Could just be me.

🦎🦎🦎

#100 gecs #music #hyperpop #gecgecgec #gec #10000 gecs #gecs #frog on the floor #I got my tooth removed #one million dollars

[wickedlyqueer]

Is there anything that you actually like about the Wicked movie? I’m thrilled Erivo has played a queer lead before and I can see the movie leaning into the queer aspect of the books (let’s face it, the stage musical totally dropped the ball on that). And I’d much rather have twice the Wicked onscreen, so I’m down for two movies.

oh damn have i been that negative about the wicked movie? Anon, I call the book and musical trash fires and garbage all day long. :') The movies are and will not be exempt. I expect things I'll fucking hate (like I do in the books and musical) but will still find so much to love.

I'm at the point where I see Wicked (in all its adaptations) as a big sandbox I get to play around in and build my own things. it's what I've done for years and will continue to do once the movie(s) come out. But to your question:

Things I'm Looking Forward To In The Wicked Movies:

I, too, am excited about Cynthia Erivo. Not only has she played a queer lead before, a quick wiki search tells me she actually identifies as queer and bisexual. A bisexual queen portraying a bisexual icon? Let's go!

Ariana Grande. Yes, I know, quite the controversial opinion, but I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. Most criticism I've seen is that they think Ariana is just gonna play... Ariana Grande in the movie. Not Glinda. And it speaks to how much and how well of a Personality™ she has crafted over the years. Like, did you know her hair is naturally curly? She deliberately does not wear it in public, because that's a very personal and private thing. Always opting for the stylized high ponytail instead. Why am I bringing this up? Because unless you know Ariana Grande personally, all you know about her, is a public image. Remind you of someone? Right. Glinda. If she can tap into that part of herself, the public vs. private self, and use that to portray Gilnda. Hot damn are we gonna get a juicy second act!

("but she's not a full soprano!! and whistle notes don't count! >:(") she has a four octaves range and is literally one of the most popular and talented singers of our time. stop pretending your local fav and classically musical trained actress with no screen experience whatsoever would be able to do a better job.

("but when she performed at A Very Wicked Halloween she wasn't all that good!") Yeah, that came to my mind too, but I did a bit of a google and it turns out she nearly dropped out of the performance due to anxiety from a recent break-up, but also, oh you know, the goddamn Manchester Arena bombing, that killed 23 people, injured over a 1000 and left so many with PTSD and trauma, including Ariana. Just. Imagine singing. Doing your job. And as people leave your concert. They get killed and injured. Yeah, you know what? She gets a pass for not being "at her best" when it seems a lot of personal shit was happening at the time.

Which brings me to my final point about Ariana: she loves Wicked. I've said it in the first ever post I made after the casting announcement and I'll say it again: Ariana Grande doesn't need to go up for acting roles. She's at the top of her game career wise. If anything, doing a bad job as Glinda could leave a dent. So she wouldn't have gone up for the role, if she didn't want to fully commit to it. In my google search I also found out she's currently not working on new music so she can focus on Glinda. So. Literally pushing away the most successful part of her career to do a goddamn movie. That's commitment. She won't half-ass this. She's committed to the role. And I wish both her and Cynthia the best and that they can fully embody those meaty roles.

In that same vein, I'm quite happy to see Ariana and Cynthia bonding prior to shooting. I don't have much fate that the movies will strengthen the queer subtext (we can always hope, but i prefer not to set myself up for disappointment) but they very much understand that Glinda and Elphaba's relationship are at the core of the show. If I got some delicious subtext to chew on, I'm good.

The director Jon M. Chu gives me hope as well! I haven't seen his whole filmography but it seems he had several directing gigs and is used to mixing it with musical elements. I have seen Crazy Rich Asians (albeit a few years ago) but I remember it being campy but also heartfelt at the right moments and being able to switch between the two. Hey. That's similar to Wicked's tone! Honestly, watch Crazy Rich Asians and see how much it vibes with Wicked's tone of voice. I think you'd be surprised and pretty hopeful he can pull that balance off with Wicked too!

I obviously can't speak much about the actual movies, the plot, the storytelling, the cinematography, the acting, the costumes, the set design, the singing, and... pretty much everything that makes a movie. And I'm not really into speculating on the movie. I'll wait until the final product is here and pick and choice from there what I like. Getting new content for a fandom that hasn't really gotten anything new since at least a decade, is exciting on its own!

Bringing me to the one thing I unequivocally look forward to the most:

The movies will draw in new fans! Listen, I love tiny fandoms. I love our tiny fandom. But it's also, at times, a bit of a wasteland. Even if the movies become everything we fear, so many people will (re)discover Wicked!

And even if all of us elderly fans will be grumpy and mad that the movie isn't our 2D animated dream version we've all collectively embraced as the Better Movie... a real movie can never beat the fantasy version perfectly tailored to all the wishes in your own head. But that's where the fandom part kicks in. We can have our own fun!

So yeah, I'm exciting to all the people who will become curious about Wicked once the movies come out. Yes, even the people who only watch the movie bc Ariana is in it. Yes, even if they don't ship the ship I ship. Yes, even if I hate the movies with my entire being but they absolutely love it.

A bit of fresh perspective can really revive this fandom, but we have to let it. And I for one, cannot wait to see the new perspectives the movies and new fans will bring to us!

#sam's asks #wicked movie #wicked #long post #this really turned into a 'i wish we could eat a rainbow cake' speech but OH WELL

[sparkledfirecracker]

Today was a day where I did some reflecting. A month where it’s been almost a year where I was ready to give up writing and disappear from here forever. Ploughing through mental struggles, breaking through setbacks and most of all gain back confidence in my own creativity.

It was a great day, an emotional one at that. One where I broke 2 milestones. Hitting 750+ followers and reaching my first 1000+ notes on a story. I never thought those 2 milestones were ever in the cards for me, simply because I am me and don’t really care for notes, if others happen to love my creations as much as I do, it’s a win on all fronts, even when one never interacts and is just lurking around.

My blog is utter chaos and I don’t post stories in such a pace as other writers do. But you know what? All that doesn’t matter, because I am not them and they are not me. It’s a comparison to a standard that isn’t there.

So I decided today to celebrate the small milestones that might not mean much to anyone, but in the end mean a whole lot to me. So essentially I am celebrating all of you, thank you for being here and in smut we trust…CHEERS!!!

If you happen to have this far - share with me what it is that you’re celebrating today. Are you grateful for something? Is there something you’ve overcome or was there something you struggled with?

#lilo shares #utterly grateful #thank you #celebrating the small

[imogenleewriter]

💫🎈💝

(I just found this in my drafts. I haven't read the answers properly, but I saw down the bottom that I'm talking about releasing a new WIP which is Save Me, and it's been out for over 2 weeks now. Also, I can see that I said that ychiits was the 15th most commented on. It's actually now the 11th (!!!), So if some answers seem off, it's just because it's at least 2-3 weeks old, but I can't be bothered reading through and updating).

💫what is your favorite kind of comment/feedback? All of them! I am SO SO SO blessed by the number of comments and feedback I get. Like... I don't even know how to explain it. Actually, I DO! If you sort all 42,000+ Larry fics by comments... my fic, which I started uploading less than 4 months ago and has only been finished for a month, is 15th. The fifteenth most commented-on Larry fic EVER. INSANE!! Like, that's so crazy, and I'm so, so thankful! But out of everything, there are two types I've obsessed with. The first are Tiktok videos about my fic. In a few days, two people (with large platforms) have reviewed it, and it's so amazing listening and watching people talk about it! It's so surreal.

The second are comments I got really early on. Two in particular stick out and I'll post them here:

But honestly, the fact anyone goes out of their way to interact at all means so, so much to me and there was no way I'd have gotten the fic done (or moved on to the next two WIPs if it wasn't for that).

🎈describe your style as a writer; is it fixed? does it change? This is a weird way to write this question. I'm going to assume they mean process as opposed to style. I have a lot of coping techniques to fall back on when writing based on my mood. Best case scenario, I'm in a good mood, I know exactly what I want to say, I'm focused, and it all just comes out.

Worst case, nothing is working, and I spend the whole time procrastinating and answering questions like this in long detail.

Overall, yes. I'm a pretty big planner because that's what works for me (and I like weaving things through my fics, and that's hard to do on the run). I work out the goal of each chapter before writing it. Sometimes that's easy and it's literally just a sentence and everything flows.

The more stuck I get, the more I write out what the goal of the chapter is. And then break it down into scenes. So by the end, I might have 1000 words of notes about what needs to be included in the 6000-word chapter.

I'm very... immersive and try to get into characters' heads. One example of this is I have a notebook for each fic that fits the character's personality. So, like.. (okay this is weird), for my current WIP YMAEWK, Harry is a singer so the notebook I have for the fic is a leather bound one because I feel like it suits the fic/characters. Then another fic coming out has a teacher in it so the notebook I use for that is quite plain and gives off highschool teacher vibes.

And yeah, just a really big plotter. And when I struggle, I come back to the plot.

Okay, that was a lot.

💝what is a fic that got a different response than you were expecting?

Lol, so I have a burner ao3 account where I post things that I don't want to be associated with my actual account. Mainly just for pure smut so I get better at writing it. I wrote an outrageous one-shot that I was embarrassed to post even though it wasn't associated with me at all. Every few days I get an email saying it's gotten kudos and every time I'm like.. you have to be kidding me.

In general though, all of them. The fact they have readers is crazy. I'm surprised by the PA fic because people already seem invested which is great.

I'm really interested to see how a new WIP I'm releasing in two days is going to be received because the premise is so different to anything I've done.

#postingmydrafts #anon #answered #answeredanon #writing

[natsfirecat]

random headcanons for the stark family

morgan brought a toaster to school to make poptarts and we all know who fault it is

the first time y/n met pepper she wanted to play a prank on tony but ended up scarring pepper and just ran out of the room leaving pepper confused as hell r did this to a bunch of women tony slept with

ever since morgan was born y/n wonders how many siblings they actually have cause with how many women tony slept with r probably has atleast 5 unknow siblings

tony couldn't make a suit around the world so he made suits for his world pepper,rhodey, peter and y/n did the same for nat

r owns a shit ton of black widow merch and stated very clearly nat is her fav avenger cause its true and to annoy her dad insert smug nat

tony taught steve thot means thoughtfull person lol=lots of love wtf=well thats fantastic and bukkake is some new slang

r has a bunch of blackmail on her dad that she uses as a threat when he annoys her ''how about i post that video of you flying into a wall?''

tony bought a alpaca once for r 8 birthday and it ended up spitting all over tony and r thinks thats her best birthday and breaks out laughing whenever she thinks about it

y/n and morgan went sledding with cap shield atleats once

r fond a box of abanddoned puppies and tony was just like ''fine''

90% of tony and y/n agruements are like ''dont get witty wit me!''-tony ''ill get as witty as a want to be!''-r

when tony found out r is dating nat somewhere along the lines r snapped with ''what you said only boys! i just understood the assignment!''

when r and morgan play superhero r steals nat suit and makes a mental note to make something more comfy for her

r is homeschooled for the most part and went to m.i.t when she was very young

tony turned r into ac dc fan ''he kid i have a gift for you!'' ''lemme see! lemme see!'' ''matching shirts now tell me who is the lead singer?'' ''ozzzzzy!'' makes little horns with their tiny hands proud dad noises

because r is most likely homeschool they have a shit ton of hobbies icluding sing and playing the guitar so they can full rock out to some ac dc tony is so proud of them

rhodey visted them alot when r was born ''rhodey what are you doing here?'' ''i ain't here for u im here for the baby'' ouch

r first word is a curse word

tony gave r a necklace with a trackingchip in it and r knows and doesn't care cause they dont want to get kidnnaped again

just 6 words reader first period single dad choas

r hacked jarvis multiple times and managed to make her own suit with out anyone noticing it until it was too late and she was flying around the house

when morgan was born r started to have baby fever nat thought it was adorble and started talking about their future

WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS OH MY GOD PLEASE KEEP PROVIDING THESE AMAZING DRUGS

no but the part about no boys is literally exactly how i would imagine it omg, like reader would even make a tiktok about it

and the fav avenger part 🥺🥺 but also 🤣🤣

AND THE LAST PART AWWWW ABSOLUTELY 1000%

stark!reader x natasha for life 😌😤

#animealways my second drug provider #not that i do actual drugs #still have a rice purity score of 93 😙✌️ #anyways #i love this so much tho

[dancingkirby]

FANFIC: YUGIOH GX RAREPAIR WEEK DAY 7

PROMPT: Free Day

TITLE: Volatile Elements, Chapter 1: “Exothermic Reaction.”

SHIP: Tigershipping (Taniya x Misawa; one-sided in this chapter and mutual later on.)

RATING: G-PG for this chapter   WORD COUNT: 2155

SUMMARY:  Story: Fifteen-year-old Taniya, the youngest of the Seven Stars, is planted at Duel Academia as a student by Kagemaru.  But with a relationship that’s perhaps not quite what she anticipated, a struggle with increasingly divided loyalties, and a cryptic prophecy, her hands are going to be full this year. 

Chapter: Asuka thinks that watching the entrance exams is just going to be depressing, only to get unexpected company.  Meanwhile, Taniya sees the guy of her dreams.

NOTES: This, like all of my submissions for this event, is a queued post since I will be on vacation during the actual Rarepair Week; I plan to post on Ao3 when I return home at the end of the month.  This is a canon-divergence AU, and it’s a pretty ambitious idea by my standards.  I’m not even sure I’ll be able to finish it, but I thought I’d at least post the first chapter. 

Bonus art of Taniya as she appears in this chapter: https://dancingkirby.tumblr.com/post/686636132281253888/close-up-of-my-drawing-of-taniya-from-my-new

If Tenjoin Asuka were to be completely honest with herself, she would admit that she wasn’t having fun watching the entrance exams.  Many second and third-year students, as well as first-year Obelisks who had gotten into Duel Academia via the prep school route or family connections, were in attendance.  It was kind of a tradition…this way, they could get re-acquainted with each other after the summer break and check out the incoming talent among those who had taken the exams.  This year, there was an added enticement: rumors of one young man who had scored an almost unheard-of 995 out of 1000 on the written exam.  Only one person in the history of the school had ever gotten a higher score than this, and he was the guy currently standing to her right: Marufuji Ryo. 

However, she simply couldn’t feel the anticipation like she knew she ought to.  All she could think was that Fubuki should have been standing here on the walkway with them.  He would have loved it had he been here, she was certain; cheering all applicants on regardless of rank.  But he wasn’t here, and things were awkward in his absence.  Ryo obviously felt it too: he hadn’t said a single word all morning, which was unusual even for him.  Therefore, all she had to listen to was the commentary from Manjoume Jun and his friends, who were sitting directly below her and Ryo. 

Manjoume was somewhat odd, she thought: rude to virtually everyone except Asuka herself, for reasons known only to him.  He put on displays of bravado that were convincing enough to newcomers, although Asuka had known him long enough to suspect that these were intended to hide deeper insecurities.  Currently, he was not in the least bit impressed with the crop of applicants they had seen thus far, and vocally made his displeasure known.  He had placed all of them so far in one of two categories: “boring” or “terrible.”  She had heard Manjoume telling one of his lackeys that he actually preferred the terrible ones, since at least their mistakes were entertaining to watch. 

“When are we going to see Number One?” he griped.  “That’s why we’re all here.  Are they really going to save him for last?”

Asuka briefly considered how satisfying it would be to yell at Manjoume to shut up, but decided against it.  She had a reputation to uphold, and was also feeling too gloomy to want to take any action.  Instead, she leaned forward on the railing, staring into space and hoping beyond anything that this would be over soon…

“Excuse me.  Is this spot taken?”

It was a female voice, rather low-pitched and with a hint of a foreign accent.  Asuka looked up sharply to realize that another girl in an Obelisk uniform had approached her from her left, and she had been too despondent to notice.  She thought that she remembered seeing this girl at the Obelisk Dorm orientation a couple days ago, although they hadn’t spoken to each other.  And really, her appearance made it so that she was not easily forgotten.  The primary distinction was her height and build.  The girl was significantly taller than Asuka, who wasn’t exactly short herself.  In fact, this newcomer was very nearly as tall as Ryo, and Asuka suspected that it was mostly his hair that put him over the edge.  She was also a little gangling; evidently, she had done a lot of growing in a short time, and the rest of her proportions hadn’t quite caught up yet.  Nevertheless, the girl had some impressive arm muscles, which were shown off well by the sleeveless uniform jacket. 

“No.  No, it’s not taken,” Asuka replied.  In fact, she was glad that this girl had made her appearance when she did.  Perhaps she could serve as a distraction.  “My name is Tenjoin Asuka, and this is Marufuji Ryo.”

The new girl smiled brightly.  “Borjigin Taniya.  Great to meet you!”  Her grin was so infectious that Asuka, as dour as her mood was, couldn’t help but to smile back.

“So…Borjigin-san…” she began, carefully attempting to pronounce the surname properly.  However, the girl waved it off.

“Please, call me Taniya.  Use whatever suffix you want, or none at all if you prefer.  I’m not picky.”

“All right.  Taniya, then,” Asuka amended.  “You can call me by my given name as well.  Did you go to prep school?  I don’t recall ever seeing you there.”  The Obelisks all usually knew each other, especially the girls, since they were only admitted via the prep school and were not permitted to take the entrance exams.  (This fact had always rankled her, honestly.)    She wasn’t certain how Taniya could have gotten into the school otherwise.

Taniya shook her head.  “No.  I grew up in Mongolia and only moved to Japan two years ago.  But I happen to know one of the teachers at the school, and he made arrangements for me to get a place there.”

“I see.”  Well, that was a bit unusual, and Asuka was pretty sure that this wasn’t the entire story.  However, this was Duel Academia, and Fubuki had told her that very few things were normal or usual there. 

Obviously, this meant that Taniya would fit right in.  Everything about her, from her two long braids of red hair that had obviously been carefully styled by someone close to her, to her forest-green eyes, to her large, pointed ears and golden-brown skin, had a bit of an otherworldly look to it.  There was something almost magnetic about Taniya’s charisma, too, and Asuka found it difficult to tear her eyes away despite knowing that she was staring.  However, the taller girl was observing her and Ryo nearly as intently.  Then, in a heartbeat, she switched back to her previous bubbly self. 

“Asuka-san.  Have you seen any cute guys here yet that I should know about?” Taniya turned to her, winked, and giggled.  Asuka felt her face warm a bit, and now even Ryo was gazing at Taniya curiously. 

“No.  Sorry,” she replied.  Yes, this Taniya was strange, and appeared to interpret the norms of polite conversation somewhat loosely.  But she could get away with it since she was so darn likable. 

“Hm.  That’s too bad.  I guess I’ll have to keep my eye out, then,” the taller girl said.  As they all turned their attention back to the testing arenas, a field was freed up and an announcement went out for the next applicant. 

“Number 119, Marufuji Sho, please report to Arena 3.  Number 119 to Arena 3.  Thank you.”

“Your brother’s up, Ryo,” Asuka commented.  She herself didn’t know Sho all that well; they’d grown up in the same neighborhood, had a couple of playdates when they were small, but had ended up going to different schools.  She’d only really gotten acquainted with the Marufuji brothers after Fubuki’s disappearance, and even then Sho had seemed almost intimidated by her. 

“So I heard,” Ryo confirmed.  Asuka thought he’d have been a bit more invested in his brother’s success.  Oh well.  She herself kept an eye on Sho’s duel off and on; although he’d gotten off to a slow start, he began holding his own after a couple of turns.  Then, they all heard the announcement they’d been waiting for. 

“Number 1, Misawa Daichi, please report to Arena 4.”

“Finally,” she heard Manjoume say.  He’d been right after all: Number 1 had been the last to get summoned to the arena.  Everyone craned their necks towards Arena 4 to get a better look.  Then, after a few minutes, they saw the platform on the floor below rise up to take its place on the arena floor. 

Misawa Daichi proved to be a boy of about average height, with a sturdy build.  His middle school uniform was either white or light gray; it was difficult to tell for sure from this height.  Neither could Asuka get a great look at his face, though he appeared to be pretty regular-looking from what she could see. 

Right then, she heard a very peculiar noise: a kind of elongated half-gasp, half-shriek that she thought sounded a bit like an amorous vacuum cleaner.  She looked over to her left, to see that Taniya had made the noise.  The redhead had fallen to her knees, and was staring at Number 1 so intently that a good portion of her face extended out from between the bars on the railing. 

She turned back briefly to gaze at Asuka, eyes huge and sparkling. 

“I found my cute guy!” she exclaimed. 

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Unbeknownst to Asuka, both Taniya’s vision and hearing were enhanced by her Duel Spirit energy.  She saw the fine details that others could not. 

This boy…this boy!  Those slate-gray eyes, and that square jawline, and his regal bearing…oh!  She thought that he went beyond cute…that in fact he may have been the most handsome guy she had ever seen in her entire fifteen years and six months of existence.

But it wasn’t his looks that drew her in the most.  Rather, it was the fact that he appeared to have no fear or test-taking nerves at all.  He had come here to win, not merely to try.  Truly, calling him a boy did not do him justice; no, he looked like a full-fledged man. 

She had never before met a male who made her feel this way.  The crush she’d had on Darkness’s host for a couple of months last year, which had seemed all-consuming to her at a time, now felt flimsy and juvenile compared to this. 

“I love him!” she said out loud as she removed her face from the railing and rose back to her feet.  Tenjoin Asuka and Marufuji Ryo both looked at her askance.  Oops…had she used too strong of a word?

“I like him,” she amended, although that word seemed woefully inadequate to express her sudden burning passion.  “Do either of you know anything else about him?”

“His name is Misawa Daichi,” Ryo informed her, in a deep voice that was almost monotone.  “He got the second-highest score in Duel Academia’s history on the written exam.  A prodigy in math and science, so I heard; good enough to possibly go straight to university, but he chose to come here instead.” 

Well, Taniya was beyond happy that he had.  Over in Arena 3, Ryo’s brother had managed to pull off a narrow win, although she scarcely noticed.  Not when she had this hunk to drool over.  Misawa had scored a good hit early on with his Vorse Raider, although the proctor now appeared to be setting up that most annoying of strategies: stalling. 

“Aw, come on!” she protested when the proctor summoned Big Shield Gardna.  “That’s against the rules!”

Ryo looked down his nose at her.  “No, it’s not.”

“Well, it should be!” Taniya insisted. 

“Keep it down, will you?” yelled the boy with the nasally voice who was sitting below them.  “Some of us are trying to watch here!” Taniya obeyed, but only so she wouldn’t have to listen to him again.  His voice hurt her ears. 

Meanwhile, the proctor had also summoned Gear Golem the Moving Fortress, and paid 800 life points to do the same amount of direct damage to Misawa.  He obviously thought he had this in the bag, but he had forgotten about Misawa’s facedown card.  Which was Ring of Destruction.  It was glorious, and it won him the duel.  Taniya did a little happy dance. 

The mystery nasally voice guy, whom Taniya couldn’t see from this angle, was still not impressed, remarking, “We should’ve just stayed at the campus.”  However, she barely registered his words, as she was too busy trying to get Misawa’s attention.

“Hey!  Up here!” she shouted.  Unfortunately, Misawa either didn’t hear her or was ignoring her.  He calmly left the arena and sat down in the area reserved for the students who had completed their practical exams. 

“Nooooo!  Wait!  Come back!  I wanted to talk to you!” She leaned so far over the railing that she might have fallen over it if Asuka hadn’t reached out to pull her back in the nick of time.  Thus thwarted in her attempts, Taniya slumped down to the floor and sulked a bit.  However, she wasn’t about to give up that easily.  They were going to a school on an island, after all.  It was only a matter of time before she’d be able to finally meet the object of her affections. He wouldn’t know what hit him!  Yes, she knew she had her duties and all, but who said she couldn’t have a little fun on the side while waiting for that?  It wasn’t like anything was going to happen soon.  They didn’t even have their seventh Star yet.

She was so absorbed in her planning that she barely registered all the fuss about the boy who had come in late. 

#GXRarePairsWeek #day 7 #fanfic #tigershipping #misawa daichi #bastion misawa #taniya #tania #queue post

[wswe-autism-fic]

hi! ive decided to do an evaluation of my fics! im not including wattpad because anything exclusive to wattpad is gonna be like an art book or the most unfunny crackfic youve ever read

anyway this is going in order of when i posted it. i have 43 published works as of right now, so this will be long

1) Can you love someone for someone else? (MHA) - 6579 words, 2020-21

my first proper fanfic! originally posted from 16th december 2020 - 20th january 2021, this was a dekuyama fic about sakura rou, an oc of mine. i uploaded it to the archive at some point in 2021??? i think??? and in my mind it'll always be infamous. it has a rewrite, too, however i doubt i'll ever finish it. i have finished what was in the original fic, however, there was an additional plotpoint added just before i went off MHA for good, so i'm yet to finish that. if you want to read the rewrite though, you can read it on ao3 or wattpad. i'm yet to evaluate this one, but it'd say it's probably better at focusing on dekuyama, the entire point of the story.

the story was so-so. sakura rou here, or cupid, was yuga aoyama's childhood best friend and a notorious matchmaker. she served as a self insert for both me and the reader, seeing as i couldn't think of anyone who i thought would match the personality of stereotypical teen fangirl. i occasionally revisit her character

the comedy isn't great, which sucks, because it's in there every 5 minutes. there's a fair bit of fourth wall breaking, but i wouldn't say theres a bad amount to the point where the only joke is 'haha get it we broke the fourth wall???'

there's also several chapter notes within the fic, a pet peeve of mine (mostly because i was notorious for it when i was 12). because of this, i had to do the word count in a separate tab rather than just relying on the ao3 counter.

the chapters themselves are quite short, with the largest chapter (i believe) being about 1000 words, but to be fair, i was writing a chapter a week. considering there's only 7 actual chapters, i believe i would have been at school for 5 of those weeks? admittedly, it was y8, the most useless year, but i was also horribly depressed and a little suicidal, so i think i'm allowed (i'm not suicidal anymore btw!!!).

overall, i'd say 3/10. this is a terrible fic, but i love it dearly.

next evaluation: my numerous test fics

#not wswe #fanfic #mha #sakura rou #not tagging dekuyama because you guys dont need any more null content #ao3 #jupitercl0uds fic analysis

[wack-ashimself]

My feelings after 1 episode of 'Justified: City Primeval':

I want to start off by saying I LOVED 'Justified'.

The acting, the story, the plot. Some of THE best developed and in depth characters of ANY series. You loved the bad guys as much as the good guys! Each one was so layered, it would break your average chip. I call it the modern day cowboy show (and I ain't a fan of cowboys).

I don't think you'll find a single negative post about the original series from me. It is one of those shows I KNOW I will rewatch entirely before I die. It is THAT good (I just kinda like waiting till I forgot most of the series, so it's like watching it fresh all over again. Except comedy series. Those are instant rewatches).

HOWEVER....

I already had a bad taste in my mouth even before getting to 'Justified 2: more justification.'

1-same author of the book from the first series, but, totally different lead & story. They basically took an entirely different book from the same author and threw the character from the original in. That...didn't fit right with me (side note-at 1 point, Quentin Tarantino wanted to make a movie off of the book 'City Primeval).

2-Tommy O produced it. ANYTIME a lead produces, it's 50/50 (AT BEST) if their bullshit is gonna seep thru. Writer/director that produces? FINE. Usually turns out. But when the lead actor produces? They usually turn into a little bitch.

3-which leads me to Timmy O's real life daughter playing his daughter in the show. NO. If she fits? FINE. SHE DOES NOT FIT. Bad acting, annoying ass voice (made top 1000 most annoying voices ever), and, like her character, the actor doesn't even seem to want to be there. Phoning it in. It feels weirder where scenes with her dad, a GOOD actor, she just weighs the whole thing down.

Don't get me wrong, the plot so far is DECENT (slightly sloppy), but....the lead bad guy sucks. He's a boring, 1 sided, try hard. Even the worst bad guy in the original series was better than this new bad guy*. I REALLY hope this is a 1 season show. Anything over 2 would ruin the whole series.

*I watched so much build up to this series about 'how this is the most evil bad guy we've ever had in the show.' HA. HAHAHAHAA. NO. Not even close. I don't know if it is the writing or the acting (neither stick out) but....yuck. I feel he was more hired because he's on that line of 'talented BUT more importantly affordable.' Like they could've done better, BUT Timmy O is paying for this one. And Timmy O likes to keep his dough (let's all call him 'Timmy O' from now on).

#justified #justified 2 #city primeval #timmy o

[enderknight5]

BLOG DAY 1 - Gaming Day (almost the end of the Christmas break) ...

(I was supposed to post this like a few hours ago so apologies for the delay in post) ...!

EXTRA NOTE: (THIS IS MY FIRST LIFE BLOG ENTRY - however it is going to be boring, I am currently dealing with a very nasty cold and haven't been able to do much, tomorrow I will be going out exploring, I hope you find this post at least entertaining...

Includes topic of ROBLOX (gaming) + PSX GIVEAWAY MENTION)

Hello my fellow knights and creatures! I hope you all are having a good day; mine hasn't exactly been the greatest as I have had a not so pleasant cold lately, so I have felt under the weather. Unfortunately, even though this is my first day blogging entry on here, it's going to be slightlyyyy boring, as I couldn't bring myself to go out and explore. Eitherway, I hope you enjoy it, it is different but sometimes a change of topic can be interesting. Many hugs! ♥

Today, I mainly played a lot of my favourite games on Roblox. I played PSX, Islands and Wild Horses Islands mainly. These are just a few of the games I play on there but today, (since I was stuck in bored out my mind) I decided to just farm/grind and work on progress within these games. So here's the update for the first game I played!

On PSX, (for those who play let me know in the comments below), I mainly just AFK grinded a lot of eggs, hatching over 1000. I managed to get a lot of mythical pets, (high value stat pets) with the common hatch of legendaries. I really wanted to do a giveaway around Christmas but since that didn't happen I am deciding whether to host a giveaway in celebration of new year. I also do have an Instagram Roblox trading account in which I do want to grow, so I suppose I will be hosting it on there. The giveaway will contain the event Christmas pets legendaries and mythicals from the most expensive egg. The pets will be rainbows (certain type in game for non-players) and there might be gems involved. If you want the giveaway to happen comment below!

Next was Islands and Wild Horse Islands. I do not have much to say about the farming/grinding process within these games today, but for Islands it was mainly collecting as many of the Santa present drops as I could to get limited from the event gifts; for Wild Horse Islands, since I already have vast amounts of reindeers I decided to just sell and organise my horses. I will be selling/trading reindeers soon within my MAPLE STABLES, (my stables shop), so if you are interested pls comment below! (I am selling white reindeers to) …!

And just to show what prizes are up for grabs for the potential PSX giveaway, here they are! (IMPORTANT: PRIZES ARE SECOND ROW | LAST 3 RAINBOW PETS)… Again comment below if you are interested in the giveaway! + It will be posted to all my gaming socials!

And ofc finally, ending this blog with some real life content, here is my New Years dinner I had alongside with a nice bit of bri'ish tea...

Once again, thank you all for tuning in and reading my first ever blog! It means a lot, for now take care and I hope you all are having / or have a lovely day! Safe travels my fellow knights and creatures... ♥

#lifeblogging #my diary #online diary #daily life #life diary #personal blog #roblox #gaming #gaming post #pet simulator x #islands #wild horse islands #pet sim

[starspanner]

I posted 1,023 times in 2022

That's 237 more posts than 2021!

53 posts created (5%)

970 posts reblogged (95%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@tatakaeeren

@kiriona-apologist

@onewinged-sephiroth

@ghost-proof

@beggars-opera

I tagged 1,007 of my posts in 2022

Only 2% of my posts had no tags

#levi - 146 posts

#tlt - 105 posts

#this is all true - 82 posts

#how cute is that? - 48 posts

#ninth house - 44 posts

#gundam wing - 41 posts

#tumblr ftw! - 39 posts

#star wars - 39 posts

#sixth house - 38 posts

#nice - 33 posts

Longest Tag: 127 characters

#i've only known spoogie for a day and a half but if anything happened to him i would kill everyone in this room and then myself

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

That was lovely. I would like to read more books with tumblr, thank you.

11 notes - Posted November 7, 2022

#4

The John Verses from Nona the Ninth

Mostly using the New Oxford Study Bible, a Catholic edition, double checked with other editions. 

20:8 -- Then the other disciple, who reached the tomb first, also went in, and he saw and believed.

5:20 -- The Father loves the Son and shows him all that he himself is doing; and he will show him greater works than these, so that you will be astonished.

15:23 -- Who-ever hates me hates my father also.

5:18 -- For this reason the Jews were seeking all the more to kill him, because he was not only breaking the sabbath, but was also calling God his own father, thereby making himself equal to God.

8:1 -- while Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Some editions kind of mush this with the end of 7:53 -- And they went back, each to their own home.

5:1 -- After this there was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.

19:18 -- There they crucified him, and with him two others, one on either side, with Jesus between them.

3:20 -- For all who do evil hate the light and do not come to the light, so their deeds may not be exposed.

9:22 -- His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Messiah would be put out of the synagogue.

1:20 -- He confessed and he did not deny it, but confessed, "I am not the Messiah."

5:4 -- Is a verse NOT FOUND in some modern Catholic bibles. The Oxford simply ignores its existence. My New American Bible Fireside Study Edition says: "Toward the end of the second century in the West and among the fourth-century Greek Fathers, an additional verse was known: 

'For [from time to time] an angel of the Lord used to come down into the pool; and the water was stirred up, so the first one to get in [after the stirring of the water] was healed of whatever disease afflicted him.' 

This verse is missing from all early Greek manuscripts and the earliest versions, including the original Vulgate. It's vocabulary is markedly non-Johannine." Ronald Knox retains it with almost that exact wording in his translation, and merely adds in a footnote, "This verse is omitted in some manuscripts."  My King James bible includes it.

25 notes - Posted September 15, 2022

#3

2-2-22! It’s Duo’s day!

30 notes - Posted February 2, 2022

#2

Where did they find that child? She is amazing! It took about ten seconds to 100% believe that she was indeed Leia Organa and 30 seconds to 1000% love her.

Yet another fantastic surprise from yet another awesome series.

63 notes - Posted May 28, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

So happy about Razer getting...well...not closure per say, but an update on Young Justice.

But seriously, hope fueled by rage? I’m not sure I’ve related to anything more in my entire life. 

Hope for the best, destroy everything when it’s worst.

88 notes - Posted April 23, 2022

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