Truly wish I had coherent thoughts about the ongoing cyoa that aren't just me sitting here, vibrating at frequencies heard only by dogs, going absolutely motherfucking insane over it checking your blog ten times an hour
TBH knowing this is also extremely good and I have been coming back to read this ask about every couple of hours since you sent it so like, never underestimate the power of just knowing somebody's excited about your shit!! It's powerful!!!
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Hi! I'm the one who sent in that "Tanjiro sees ghosts" AU ask, and I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on it!
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!! oh hell yeah! :D ill disclaim really quick that these are less of "fun facts" or "Worldbuilding Beats" and more of "i thought abt this character in this scenario a bit too hard and now theres a mini narrative." . meaning its a little long. ofcourse. So!! under the cut <33
ok just gonna get the bias one out of the way <33
in regards to the whole "not every ghost is nice" thing, Yahaba is actually one of the ghosts that remained hostile post-death. which wouldve been a problem for Team Foxmask to deal with-- but before much can happen, everything is interrupted by one (1) very distressed susamaru, going on and on about how theyre ignoring her theyre ignoring her they cheated and now theyre ignoring her, its not fair!! trying to calm her down and figure out what the hell shes trying to say is enough of a distraction for Team Kamado to step in.
yahaba originally wouldnt have listened to a word anyone had to say to him, but hearing everything from an outside perspective (and listening through how they speak to susamaru) is enough to slowly de-escalate the situation. this serves both to double down on exemplifying the shoddy hand demons are often given, and also to give the Kamado Family a bit more characterization-- to give them more agency other than "fridged family that turns up sometimes." show off where tanjirou gets his values from!
anyway those two stick around a little while, mostly just keeping to each other rather than anyone else. (theyre still poking fun of tanjiro in the background. and everyone else. i shrimply believe they should get to actually become friends. :] )
the pillars have. SO many ghosts. a lot of the time, they really dont want much of anything to do with him-- not usually because they dont like him, but because they have someone to watch out for. two exceptions are masachika and kanae.
masachika so very badly wants to actually get to talk to this kid, but unfortunately: Sanemi is Sanemi. he rarely gets the chance to see tanjiro, and when he Does, things are kinda. stressful. because sanemi fucking hates this kid. masachika could easily give a good entryway to hinting at sanemi's softer side-- and also a way to up the escalation of the conflict in the pillar training arc. (sanemi would Not much like this kid suddenly talking about his friend that he Shouldnt Know About.)
kanae, i feel, would actually like hanging out with nezuko more than with tanjiro! he might actually not figure it out for a good chunk of time, only catching on when he hears rumors about nezuko running about in the middle of the night, seemingly playing with someone who Isnt There. she would give some good character insight on shinobu-- maybe giving some extra depth to the conversation she and tan have on the roof.
muichiro. is going to be So Weird. yuichiro is likely ridiculously clingy-- constantly watching out for his twin, completely unheard. he... doesnt like tanjiro much at all when they meet for the first time. (though... that scene where mui and tan meet is a bit... complicated. its unsettling watching mui act like that, but yui's also inherently going to side with him on anything. do Not touch him.)
they dont get to talk one on one (yui+tan) but it could very easily serve to both give more of an insight on mui's... Weirdness. and also to setup those hints that yui is just. he cares so much.
this also gives very very fun opportunities for talk between mui and tan as tanjiro cant get a grasp on what exactly is going on with the ghost situation (its like a weird mirror..? its not the same, but...) and muichiro is just. completely oblivious.
("hey tokito-kun, have you ever died before?" "no, that's stupid. i'm real, and ghosts aren't." [the two continue saying more and more outlandish things to each other with complete sincerity as everyone around them try not to stare.])
honestly there's just a lot of good opportunities for interesting plotlines w/ this concept-- a ghost that helps tan unravel a demon-related mystery that everyone else had trouble finding a way to unravel. the ghost ends up being a family member or dear friend from the demon's previous life who was killed when they turned-- and they just want to be able to put their soul to rest and tell them they dont blame them for what happened, despite everything.
...or even the opposite-- a ghost who misleads any slayers from their turned friend in stark denial of what is going on-- causing a sort of double-antagonistic force that requires both tanjiro And the ghost squad to properly quell.
so like!!!! yknow!!!! waves hands around! its just a really fun way to get more subtle character details across without the characters themselves saying it-- especially for the less sociable ones. yknow. Get Haunted, Idiots(tm) <33
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10 first lines
i wasn’t tagged or anything, but I saw @abalonetea post about it and it seems fun!
rules: share the first lines of the last ten things you’ve written
tagging: @korblez @dr-paine @author-a-holmes @the-stray-storyteller @sam-glade @risingshards @novel-emma
1. “Nadia, look!” Julie Dawson pointed at the fluffy pink-and-yellow wings on a maple tree deep in the Calvert Cliffs state park in southern Maryland. (from Wordless)
2. “F-f-f-fuck, it’s cold!” Bouncing on the balls of her feet, 26-year-old omega Holly Pendergrass jabbed in the code to get into her parents’ house. (from Holly and Ivy)
3. Yelena Montalban glared at the dark clouds overhead before slipping into her Subaru hatchback. (from The Winner Takes It All)
4. Cassia shivers on her cot, her breath a rattle in her throat. (from Kiss of the Lethe)
5. Rosalie Mackenzie had had enough of people throwing alphas at her. (from A Rose at Midnight)
6. Her Highness Elara Ravensfell, Princess of the Moon Court, lurked in the corner of the Sun Court’s massive ballroom, trying and failing to disappear into the few shadows. (from Knights and Daze)
7. Decked out in a black apron and visor, Vi carefully poured a blonde roast into a to-go cup. (from bring me java, bring me joy)
8. Caitlyn Kiramman yearned to know the color pink. (from say my name and every color illuminates)
9. Sigrid shuffles her tarot cards like the rush of a river, cool and calming. (from 78)
10. In her rural Virginia office, Lorena García Fernández bypassed the usual salacious story about the Ìovorian princess and snipped out the article about her business trip. (from Love, Lorena)
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quentin, if you're still doing the name song thing :)
Q - Quiet On Set
U - Ubu
E - Emo Bitch In A Bunny Hat
N - NEW SHOES
T - The Red
I - I Feel Like I'm Drowning
N - Narrative / Not A Love Song
(send me your name and i'll send songs for every letter!)
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Have a crack Worldless mod idea
2 person Multiplayer mod, where you can finally see Edda and Aven running around and maybe even FIGHTING together.
Imagine the chaos that could be unleashed because of this...
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@brightsuzaku: listen if i ever get you to even watch a let's play of one of the games, i would expire from delight. these games have owned my entire ass for over ten years, i am Telling You,
also they are very frequently on same on steam if you ever get the urge to ruin your life in the very best way! (my personal favorite out of the three is the second game but the first is also wonderful and people like inquisition, so you win any way you look at it)
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