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always-a-joyful-note · 1 year

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Why I Love Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint

*kicks the door open*

So I said yesterday that I’d take a while to recover and I’d be back with a ramble on why I loved ORV in a few days? Well, that was a lie because I’m realizing that I will actually never be over ORV, so I’m bothering everyone who sees this and writing an incoherent ramble now. Beware heavy spoilers.

Where do I begin? Where do I begin to express why I LOVED this 1 million+ word novel with 551 chapters that features the wildest nonsense like octopus monsters and mythological and historical figures/creatures ascended to the status of a god (and proceeds to take our hearts and nearly rend it to shreds before walloping us from behind with more feels)?

Honestly? I think the reason why I personally loved ORV is because it’s just..it’s just a novel that understands this concept and idea of a story as related to the author, reader, and character. It GETS why people write, it gets why people read, it gets fanfic writers and readers, it gets its characters, and it truly just understands and respects the reader as an entity. Where characters and writers often last through ages with its story, the individual readers of that book rarely do - and this novel just...tells the reader how much they matter?

More than that, the LOOP...the time loop and cycle. It’s seriously some of the best time travel shenanigans I have EVER had the pleasure to read/watch/sit through. Because it tells us a story doesn’t really have a set beginning, does it? The writer wrote the story the reader wanted to read, the story that saved his life. The reader read the story because the author wrote it. The character lived the story because of the reader, who affected the character first and impacted the character so much that the latter wanted to MEET the former. And just so on...

And the EFFECT the story has on ALL the characters beyond the writer-reader-character duo? The way ORV makes us come to terms with the fact that we’re all a character, writer, reader, story of our own lives? The way it uses the image of a story to talk about too-big-to-know concepts and why they have such an impact - good and evil, why we must fail to see others succeed, relationships, economics (or so I think?), history, the individual, trauma, the inevitability of being forgotten - and then also turns that back around to show that the story can also be a trap.

Then we have that ending.

Actually, I kind of wonder if the Star Stream is, in essence, a presentation of what happens when you place too much importance in the story rather than the “thing“ or “being” it’s talking about, you know? How Dokja is presented as a commonplace tragedy, how he becomes a great story worthy of lasting, but how his friends just wanted him back...him, the regular, everyday reader who would have probably read the story and been forgotten faster than it. Not his stories but the being behind the stories.

It’s just a careful balance of saying everyone’s story matters, even if it’s forgotten, because it existed, that stories have a way of reaching people hiding behind walls, how they can help one fight against the world...and saying that people are GREATER than their stories nevertheless. (Like, the quote of us all being outer gods to each other messed me up like how did you make octopus monsters Like That, authors???)

That ending where...it’s just....there’s so much IN it. The cycle of sacrifice continuing on, how the Oldest Dream must live on for the story to continue. How Dokja TRIED - really did try - to reconcile the need for him to be sacrificed with the desire to make his friends happy and live with them. And how (again) his friends went through literal hell to get him back again (and how they used his failures to make a brighter future for 1865).

But in the end, what brought him back (if he was brought back, which he was) was a story. A story written by Sooyoung (but really written by everyone) about Dokja to tell him he’s not alone, to reach him (and isn’t it so FITTING that the one to connect the writer and reader was Joonghyuk, the protagonist?), but not to wipe away the past like they tried with the regression. They acknowledged his lonely past and then, through the story, reached out to tell him he wasn’t alone anymore; then, maybe then, they could bring back the Dokja (present) they knew without also erasing the Oldest Dream (past) and the worldines. Because they acknowledged the past and the present and let it exist together.

Finally, the ambiguous open ending was just so...fitting for this novel. Because it in essence both confirms and doesn’t confirm that Dokja came back. I kind of wonder if the ending - where we’re led to just hope (but not be confirmed) that Dokja came back fully back - implies that we became the Oldest Dream that sustains KimCom’s worldline. Just....ARGH, I don’t have enough thoughts on this to explain it well, but yeah...

I could go on and on about the individual arcs, specific quotes, relationships, the bonds formed between everyone (constellations and dokkaebis included). How utterly devastated EVERY sacrifice left me (not just Dokja’s) because it meant something so grand to the tale. AND STARS, WHERE DO I EVEN BEGIN WITH HOW MASTERFULLY THE WRITING WAS HANDLED?? (The use of first, third, and even occasional second person? The formatting? The...everything?)

But no...in the end, all I can say is...this is a story the reader wanted to read, the author wanted to write, and the characters wanted to live...right? It’s just a novel about novels that has such love and respect for all readers and writers of different genres and tastes...and it has a love for the characters as entities we as humans can relate to. And I think it just also has a love for people as people as well as it loves the way stories can connect us together.

So yeah. I liked ORV.

#man there was absolutely zero transitional order between these paragraphs...#apologies for the slight spammy way i wrote this XD #and also SO MUCH THANKS to the fandom on here for lurking around my journey you guys are so nice #but yeah...orv messed me up #once again this is me being controlled which doesnt bode well for my sanity #anyway im gonna hunt some orv metas to see all the interepretations and ways it affected people ehehehehe #disclaimer tag here #orv #omniscient reader's viewpoint #fandom spamdom #note's nonsense #maybe now that i've let another chunk of feelings out i can be a functioning member of society again?

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slothcapsule · 9 months

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//kaeya hangout spoilers

im making so many posts abt his hangout but like its so deserved !! there is an insane amount of double meanings in his hangout and its sending me reeling!!

with the play ending the whole thing is basically to tell us kaeya is deciding to step away from the role he was designed to play in the story and he wants to live his life as a child of mondstat, until he dies there, and that he considers mondstat his home now. which is fun and all!! but then you think, if he said that he is to draw his last in a place far from home, but he considers mondstat his home, then that doesnt very much bode well for him does it?

one of my favorite things they decided to do is this little thing!!

and it seems so unassuming at first more like of a reminder that the improv was kaeya talking yeah obviously, but the choice of the wording being "not the prince's" instead of not qubad's or not the character's feels so telling to me.

like it feels like hyv is telling us "the entire monologue was nice and meaningful and all, but dont forget that it was kaeya speaking, outside of his role as a prince or a pawn or whatnot." and sort of implying that no matter what he says he can't really rid himself of the shackles of fate as he chooses to put it

#AUGH THE HANGOUT WAS SO PERFECT I CANNOT STATE THIS ENOUGH #kaeya alberich #kaeya hangout #kaeya #mondstat #khaenriah #hoyoverse #they think they're slick #i see u hoyoverse.#kaeya lore #im so so excited to see the rest of his story #kaeya hangout play ending #and the name of it being must it be so rlly just. augh #like yeah it must be so #basically a big fuck you to kaeya LMAOO #loml #genshin impact #genshin 3.8

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absolutelynotsanebaby · 5 months

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God.. thinking about your "a better world" au and I’m going crazy omg this shit ROCKS. I can’t help but wonder how everyone else outside of the justice lords reacts to Wally‘s sudden "return". ESPECIALLY from any remaining flashfam members.

Like the public has absolutely no context whatsoever. would they think he‘s one of the weird androids that was shown in Arkham? Would they get clued in on how he‘s being held against his will?

This au has so much potential I love it !!

OOOUGH....u actually reminded me of that au. thinking thoughs. so hard. Im actually not sure the state of the DCAU flashfam fhwiefhew. i think we've seen jay in the comics? I guess im going to say hes retired and not keen in joining in on 'hero' society (until the opportunity comes that bodes well for resistance) considering there doesnt seem to be ANY other heroes in the justice lords universe. im going to go with the kinder version of events and say they were forced into inactivity and those with powers had their 'suspended' (repressed) for...however long the lords deem it necessary.

as for barry....I dont know tbh. he was probably flash at one point but imma go on a limb and say he isnt anymore, maybe something happened to his powers? Once Wally came into his own, maybe they fully transferred over or something like that, wacky speedforce shit ig. As for bart im going to say he hasn't shown up let.

Barry and Iris are for sure married and happily so. It probably hits the entire family horribly when Wally's killed and even worse when the justice lords well---become the justice lords. Linda too, technically she doesnt show up until later, past these episodes but I Love Her so im saying she met Wally earlier and after he. yk. she integrated herself into the family. shes friends with Hartley bc I Love Hartley too.

But yeah, they close off, form rank after all that business. Fun thing to chew on is one of the lords trying to visit and being completely shut out.

BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION! yeah, no one has context. like, at all. To them, he just re-appears and the lords refuse to answer any questions. even to their wally's family. See, Our Wally's kept under lock and key, leashed. He can't go anywhere on his own. Doesnt mean when hes forced on missions he doesnt try his HARDEST to actually help people. to everyone, it appears as if the flash isnt the most in line with his 'colleagues'.

As for the 'retired' heroes, his showing back up ignites a revival, especially once wally PUBLICLY refuses to abide the lords. this includes people like black canary, green arrow, cap. marvel, even lois, and yes, the flashfam. they will end up Very Aware that the flash Doesnt Want To Be There.

frofhwoif....thank u for kick starting my brainrot for this au again.

#anon #asks #anonymous #or whatever the tag is ill find it in a minute #blah blah #jlu #J-lords au

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coffee-in-veins · 5 months

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Reynauld: 🤔 - What’s something they’ll never understand? 💬 - What are some filler/buffer words they use? (Like, um, etc.) 🗺️ - What languages do they speak?

For Dismas: 🗺️ - What languages do they speak? 🤡 - What’s something dumb they’re embarrassed about? 🌱 - Do they have a green thumb or are they a plant killer?

And for the Heiress :D 🖌️ - Do they have any hobbies?

Thank you for the ask! And such an interesting one at that ^^

Sorry I couldn't answer earlier, IRL was rather hectic oTL not to mention that i got sick like a dog and could barely sit up...

Reynauld: 🤔 - What’s something they’ll never understand?

He would never understand how and why people can have anything against horses. Horses are amazing! They are big, they're warm, they can carry you into the heat of battle, they're great for trampling people... what's not to love? He had been kicked by a horse but still feels like they are completely harmless, and Dis had to suffer more time sitting through Rey passionately describing a horse's chest than he has booze to make it any tolerable.

💬 - What are some filler/buffer words they use? (Like, um, etc.)

This one made me check all my notes and all my writing, and it looks like, for once, he doesn't have such a thing. But he has a particular verbal tick where he switches to ye old english with thy and thus and thee when he's particularly angry or irritated. However, I think "Light" or "Light above" with different expressions can fit that bill. Rey uses it constantly, where it fits and sometimes where it doesnt.

🗺️ - What languages do they speak?

Being a formerly noble man, Rey knows a plethora of languages with various degree of mileage in each one. He mostly forgot those he doesn't use, but he had learned English, French, German, Italian and Latin. He also knows some Arabic and some Greek but those are very surface level knowledge, and this in addition makes him wince when he hears Alhazred.

Currently, by the order of usage and fluency, he knows English, Latin, German and French.

Dismas:

🗺️ - What languages do they speak?

This one is pure headcanon, be warned, but: English and Ukrainian because I headcanon him as a sorta immigrant to... wherever the hell Hamlet is. Would explain why no one knows who he is or where he came from, only what he did.

Also buzzing of bloodsuckers and a few brigand slangs, if those count.

🤡 - What’s something dumb they’re embarrassed about?

Dismas has a crippling zoophobia. Doesn't matter if it's a mouse or an elephant, if it's an animal, it scares him. He tries his best to hide it so he wouldn't be mocked, and most of the time his fear is masked by hatred and anger - but yeah, if a house cat were to sleep on his lap, he'd have a fear-induced heart attack.

Obviously, that doesn't bode well with the image of "tough as nails" brigand he is trying to keep up, so he is embarrassed of it.

Also he likes to rhyme and read, but again, it clashes with his "tough rogue" image, so very few people know about it. Surprisingly, Alhazred knows he likes to read (and had to swear to keep silent about it with a knife to his throat, but those are details).

🌱 - Do they have a green thumb or are they a plant killer?

Dis is so unbelivably skilled in caring for other creatures that he'd end up with a dead pet rock if he tried to have one. The best he managed so far is a pet rat skull. So... yeah...

If he were to settle down, he'd genuinely try to learn caring about vegetation (because food, duh), but this would be through sheer questionable determination, tenacity and gritted teeth. He has an anti-gift but he will make it work, goddamnit, because he likes to cook and wants to eat something decent.

Heiress:

🖌️ - Do they have any hobbies?

Oh, this one took me by surprise, thank you for remembering her! ^^

She has a few, both of which are hinted in the fics she is in. Firstly, she likes to make bets with the Heart of Darkness about the current run of the estate (this is how I envision "achievements" in-universe). She makes bets on some heroes surviving or some things done, and this is her and the Ancestor's way to spend their shared cursed eternity together.

Secondly, she likes to optimise things. Her idea of fun are spreadsheets and calculations, penning down pages upon pages upon pages of number crunching and trying to shave off a few more coins here and there, or a week off the run. In one of her scenes, she's petting her ledger, as if it was alive. Because to her, it is one of the closest entities she has. Depressing as it is.

Lastly, she has a way of entertaining herself in the way of Wishes, which were mentioned in the RRR. Basically, she offers a hero who did something outstanding (like slaying a boss or bringing back some rare trinket) a wish: something they want either to have or to do, or to not do. And it amuses her to see how petty or how selfless heroes can be. She keeps a long list of comparisons of every wish her hired muscles ever made, and it entertains her to see if there are any patterns in them.

#my shoebox of letters #Elderwood estate #restructured refractured recalled

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quarktrinity · 5 months

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quark watches star trek season 1 episode 22

spirk flirting

hahahahahahha these writers thought space travel would happen in the 90s

how can they tell if people are breathing on that ship

WORLD WAR III IN THE 90S???? IT WAS ABOUT EUGENICS?????

mccoy and spock bickering. i reiterate: mccoy thinks this is hot, spock doesnt give a shit

whos this lady am i supposed to care about her

spaceship coma pods look like those japanese pod hotels

scotty would "love to tear this baby apart" (he means the earth ship)

hahahahahahahahaha these writers thought we could travel past light speed in 2018

this girl was ogling kirks tits i think

scotty dont say "oriental"

what is this dude wearing. is this like a fucking gold mesh onesie. its so slutty

dudes been asleep for 200 years. ok

oh my god his tits

why did we need to know how many of the sleeping pod people were women

the 90s were a violent part of our history apparently

this dude is a Super Human from the Eugenics Era. horrifying!

i swear this guy had longer hair a second ago

god this episode better not be racist about this dude being indian

mccoy is so funny. gives advice to the dude choking him about how to kill him by cutting a certain artery. alright man.

they have this dude in the sluttiest shirt ive ever seen. full cleavage

he better not be evil

his name is khan? wasnt there a movie about this dude. and his wrath

this doesnt bode well

spock talks abt how having greater ability translates to greater ambition. yeah i think khan is evil

khan leave the girl alone. why are you being so mean.

dont touch her hair!!!

dont grab her like that!!!!

UGH SHE THINKS THIS IS HOT

why is kirks formal attire green

wow khan is incapable of wearing a non-slutty outfit

him making out with that girl would be fun if the music wasnt so sinister about it and also if he wasnt grabbing her so much

yeah hes definitely evil

star trek says dictatorships bad

Blue Drink

khan has just constant cleavage

suddenly khan is all about consent

suddenly consent is all about asking permission

i hate him

the image of an indian man seducing a white woman to take control of her just isnt that great. like i know its the 60s but still

ok khan was a literal dictator in the 90s

spock says dictatorships bad

so how about we just shoot this guy out into space

khan says eugenics good

i get hes evil and this plot is compelling but why did he have to be Notably Not White

khan doesnt have cleavage anymore :0 terrifying

woooaaahh khans escaped???? thats craaaaazyyyyy

suffocation before surrender

why didnt khan just kill them

good to see a brown dude extra among the good guys so we know the casting director wants us to think theyre not saying all brown dudes are evil

uhura is so cool. go girl

how is kirk a damsel in distress so often

khan hates friendship

"the captain is dead" no hes not

thank you for betraying khan history girl your horniness has not completely taken over your soul

"captain ive saved your life but please dont kill him" nevermind i hate you

Deadly Neurotoxin

show of brute strength by bending phaser like a spoon is sillier than khan thinks

yes kirk kill him with your thighs

/whacks u with a tube/

WHY ARE YOU LETTING HIM GO

WHY ARE YOU GIVING HIM THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE OVER A PLANET

WHY

history girl i hate you. dont go with him. idiot

JUST KILL HIM

UGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

welp. see you later khan. and your wrath.

paradise lost reference was ok

#quark watches star trek #star trek

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gayspock · 1 year

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ok miniseries liveblog . night 1

okay so for the record. what i know about battlestar galactica going into it: it's a remake of a series from the 70s; to my understanding, it's a slightly "darker" tone in comparison to other sci-fi shows of its time; ive heard vague, mixed things about later seasons of the show but i heard vague rumblings about farscape s4 & pk wars so idk what to think fo that; and that's listerally about it

i genuinely dont know anything plot-wise im going to just go into this completely blind starting with miniseries

OKAY. we're opening with a blonde girlie sucking tongue. how does this bode for the rest of the show? well we'll see. also i cant tell if all blonde girlies look the same or if she looks like skyler white.

well now whos this smart looking gent with the circular specs. does he have issues in the head-

OKAY HANG ON

WHOS THE GIRLIE WITH THE ARMS, NOUGHTIES BOY BAND HAIR, AND THE CIGAR CAN WE PAN BACK PLEASE-

STARBUCK? YOU CALLED THIS WOMAN STARBUCK?

WELL WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER GIRLIE WHOS SHE. THERES WOMEN HERE. DID YOU GUYS KNOW THAT.

i know shes the one in the right here. sorry. but whats the point of balding, divorcing men if you cant take the mick out of them. theyre like bruises to poke at.

also referring to how i knew jack shit going in: i dont know why, but in my head this was going to be a bit crunchier despite knowing its from '03. kind of sad. i wanted some ugly shit BUT in fairness those cylons were pretty funny looking, too

oh its red dress woman again

IS SHE ABOUT TO KILL THAT BABY?

COME ON GIRLIE.

also im fascinated - hey.... sorry red dress woman reappeared again , not in a red dress but instead in that sheer little number? okay.... all is forgiven... like. maybe it wasnt even her fault.. maybe shes allowed to kill babies like its just a #woman moment ... can women fucking do anything these days like please

oh now shes eating face . busy schedule with this woman

also my interest is piqued btw i should say that. im always a fan of artifical lifeforms BU

CAN YOU BE POLITE TO THE LITTLE MECHANIC GUY WHOS JUST SO EAGER AND HERE TOHELP. i will also say theres so many people here. do i have to remember allthese people. and i reemmber 0 names. smile.

like this. is this the other woman from earlier-

are they

WHYS EVERYONE SUCKING AND FUCKING

OKAY I LIKED HER AND I LIKED HIM SO I SHANT COMPLAIN BUT MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS ME. i liked polite mechanic guy whats his name. and like i said the girlie is cute too. i love women.

oh fuck back to red dress lass and fucking GAIUS i remember his name because hes got long hair, he's shorter and his name is fucking GAIUS . can you not take the piss out of blondie's religion. she literally kills babies she can kill you too i dont doubt.

i hate gaius' voice. fucking gaius

sorry i dont know why im this strongly against gaius i just feel violent today. i dont mean it. maybe gaius is nice. maybe i will be affectionate towards gaius. but i kind of want to kick him around like a football.

theres also this polite young man i see with the curly hair and the sensible yet charming little suits

I LIKE THE OLDER GUY WHO HAD GLASSES. THE IN CHARGE GENT. I LIKE HIM THUS FAR. YEAH. DONT LET THEM NETWORK THIS BITCH. SO TRUE.

oh hey starbucks

starbuck

frappycunio

DONT FUCKING SHACK HER UP WITH THIS LAD EITHER. YOU BETTER NOT. HE'S GOT A RAT FACE. IS THIS THE LAD WHOS MEANT TO FLY THE THINGY. YEAH

oh so it's "lee" is it. with the dead brother. ii dont care. starbuck and lee it doesnt even make sense.

and going BACK hi red dres- HE DID N OT. I KNEW IT. FUCKIN GAIUS. SLAG. MAN SLAG I KNEW IT. I TOLD YOU. LETS KICK HIM ABOUT LIKE A FOOTBALL. HE'LL SQUEAK

hi lee.

MISTER IN CHARGE IS DIVORCED. EPIC.

and lee hates him. oh i love it when there's family strife. girls. FIGHT.

back to gaius and blondie

"you knew i was different" blondie maybe he just thought you had the tism . its charming. that autistic rizz.

ibtw towards gaius to clarify , i wasnt HOSTILE-HOSTILE towards gaius before just thinking about teething with him but now hes kind of whimpering and it slike so im giggling MORE thnan i was as im kicking him about does that make sense. i want to play silly golf with him

mister in charge. adama. do i call him that now. hes got his specs back on. hi-

SEE. WET. WHIMPERING. PATHETIC. [STARTS BEATING HIM UP]

number 6 is that going to be her name now.

i feel cheeky calling her blondie

MATE

THE BALDING DIVORCEE.

also other girlie from earlier... boomer is her name... i like her too. smile.

also i like this woman. uhm i, sorry i didnt get her name... the government official. theres lots of girlies for me to smile about

FUCKING GAIUS MADE IT. OF COURSE YOU DID GAIUS. WEE PRICK.

hi lee, again... can you be friendly to the photographer.

acrually nevermind its that guy. fucks sake. HE HATES WOMEN. FUCK THE PHOTOGRAPHER. LEE GET HIS ASS.

okay thank god. lady is in charge. GOOD.

also are you kidding me is gaius about to get pulled by the lottery by boomer and bloke because thats so funny. especially with the kids. imagine being 10 years old and abandoning your parent for fucking gaius to be on board

ALSO BOOMER'S LITTLE BOYTOY... I LIKED HIM... youre scaringhim. hurting his feelings. booooo

"AREN'T YOU GAIUS BALTAR." "yeah i haVENT DONE ANYTHING" FUCKING GAIUS. TYPICAL.

boomer's bestie ... are you kidding me. HELO? HELLO . YOURE GIVING UP THE SEAT FOR FUCKING GAIUS. JOKES. ITS JOKES AT THIS POINT.

also LAURA. government girlie is laura... now president laura of the world. girlboss

can WE ALL JUST. RESPECT WOMEN. THINGY OF EDUCATION. SO SHE A LEARNED WOMAN. WHATS THE PROBLEM. LEAVE HER ALONE.

a woman can survive any blast. shes fine. i know she is

although then again... if your fucking callsign is apollo i dont know what the hell you expect

okay end of part 1

#Egg.txt #bsg liveblog

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nicollekidman · 2 years

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I know so little about broadway but do u really think the funny girl producers come off well? the source just wanting to drop beanie after bad reviews - like shouldn't they have known if she was right when they cast her? and I feel like them saying Lea Michele is their only hope doesnt bode well for the quality of the show overall

i mean clearly it’s been bungled from the start and they should’ve reworked the production but i think they come off better than average in this bc they all take accountability for having mismanaged the transition + beanie’s expectations/emotions… usually in things like this the producers play defense and blame other people but it felt very honest, i mean even the one source was like we should’ve recast before opening. and yeah we all know that if lea doesn’t bring in money AND get smash reviews it’s going to close, the revival has been on shaky legs since the bad reviews and especially after not garnering anything at the tony’s. that’s part of what makes this so funny, it’s been a sinking ship since opening

#i think they manage to acknowledge their inaction while not completely throwing beanie under the bus #but also being like yeah uh. she didn’t make it easy #they don’t seem great but they’re better than average for a show that was doomed from opening

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olivieraa · 2 years

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just watched Nope

hella Evangelion vibes

but yeah its a movie I couldn’t exactly figure out the message of by the end so has to look at explanation vids on youtube

I get it now lol

quite clever

but I wasn’t a full fan bc

I dont know the word but there’s a couple of things that, idk... squick me out? like, make me feel kinda sick and I dont like seeing them

I hate excessiveness (for example, a good dude punching a bad dude and youre like YAY but then the punching keeps happening and then you’re like “ok that dude defo unconscious or dead at this point” and that excessive violence just doesnt do it for me, in, like, anything I see. I got a glimpse of a show called Invincible a few months ago and the scene I happened to see was a scene like that. between a father and son. made me so uncomfortable and I’ll never forget it. like to be punching so much his teeth are completely knocked out and he keeps going.

and then the other thing that squicks me out is what this movie did. I don’t know the wooooooord but. I guess I get uncomfortable and humans, especially in a group but not specifically, being nothing other than disposable. like a character, with no lines, getting killed in quite a gruesome way. I’m thinking Jurassic World or War of the Worlds (all these world movies apparently).

there’s a scene (heavy spoiler) where a bunch of spectators just there to see a show, mostly old people and kids, get sucked up into the creature and die painfully and all you hear are tortured screams.

so excessive violence and gruesome moments of like someone being eaten or squashed or slowly burned to death don’t bode well with me.

so the movie was good for the plot but I gotta opt out when that shit happens oTL

#nope spoilers

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ac-liveblogs · 3 years

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Genshin 2.1 Trailer

I watched the new trailer last night without subs, but hopefully this time I’ll actually understand what’s going on.

why are all their chapter names so pretentious. “floating world under the moonlight” smh mhy you are not that cool

I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before, but Yae Miko looks waaay too much like Tamamo no Mae. It’s the hair, even setting aside the whole fox shrine maiden thing.

Kokomi looks really janky. She looks like she’s going to move really slowly. Given I really hate catalyst for being slow, that doesn’t bode well for me. Sara might be fun to play as though.

Given how little time Genshin spends on its Archon Quests (they’re all really short), cramming in a new plot element about accelerated aging along with dealing with 6 pre-established Inazuma characters, Kazuha’s stuff and re-introducing Scaramouche... unless this act is longer than usual, that’s a tall order.

“Signora’s behind all this?!” Well, yeah. When has that not been the case so far, why are we even surprised. Her boss form is really cool though.

It’s... ugh, look. Kazuha fighting Ba’al is the barest minimum on setup and payoff. Unless he spends a lot of time with us in part 3, he will literally just have traumadumped on us then gone to fight her, and that’s it. I said early on it would be best for us to spend us much time with Kazuha as possible so that him fighting Ba’al would have a strong impact, so I can only hope MHY has us bond with him in part 3 because if you happened to roll Kazuha, like I did, his bond profile doesn’t really give the impression that his friend’s death is haunting him too much - narration that “some ambitions have the power to heal wounds!” aside.

Yae and Ba’al’s voice actresses don’t do anything particularly exciting with their roles. They’re both quite bland and standard. Genshin’s voice direction isn’t great though, so I’m not going to blame them for that. Ba’al in particular is far too soft for her, though I guess it gels with MHY trying to push how we’re going to CHANGE her... guys, you can’t do that with a tyrant we just met. Have some self respect, let us see her in action for longer thana two minutes, christ.

Look! It’s Scaramouche! You probably didn’t meet him, but look! Aren’t you excited? Scaramouche! Seriously though, Genshin events shouldn’t be time-locked for this very reason. If they try to make Durin plot-relevant without a Dragonspine rerun, I’ll seriously be angry.

Holy shit, almost a year after we promised to meet in Liyue, we finally get to meet Xiangling in Liyue. The premise of the Moonchase Festival being about cooking sounds very mundane... I don’t think MHY knows how to make events exciting. Hint: interesting plot, not endless minigames.

tfw mhy saw the joke that only real games have fishing and took it too seriously. these gameplay mechanics genuinely feel like easy-to-build filler to give you something to do, and a cheap cover for their lacking ability to make the story any damn good.

however, i am excited for the two new islands! the first three were very fun to explore. seriously, put whoever writes genshin’s sidequests into the main storywriting team, it will massively benefit this game.

anyway i will probably roll for ba’al as planned because she looks fun to play, but i won’t complain if i get sara. i want a new electro to play with, traveller is just too limited for any fun gameplay.

#ac plays genshin impact #yeah this doesnt bode well at all #genshin is the bare bones of a decent rpg #the plot elements are there but the writing is not

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skybristle · 2 years

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going insane going absolutely wild going fucking batshit about golden cheese cookie. Like. if u followed me you signed up for my bullshit sorry in advance note MOST of this is me talking out of my ass and making shit up and i don't think devs would do this but i think i should be allowed to go insane about a fictional cookie actually i typed too much putting this under a cut IF YOU LIKE THIS, TELL ME!!!! I WOULD LOVE TO TALK TO YOU ABT MY INSANITY!!!! either thru reblogs or u can dm me on discord at skybristle#6009, just send me a friend request and ask away! :]

okay so like. starting off. i think she's a false ancient. god blessed, yes, but not a true *ancient.* i don't know. just,,,, don't read her as an initial god, rather someone with a massive god complex that isn't in check. fun fact, in the art book, you can see a pic of her as a kid [or i assume so and that means its true because my rules now] [also ignore dark cacao he's just thotting it up i couldnt find this on its own and was too lazy to crop the original pics]

notice anything? her wings are missing. + her soul gem is a different color but like all of her beta art is that color so ill disregard it for now. but the MISSING WINGS. her kingdom is built on greed and vanity, and, going into made up shit territory, the rulers are surrounded by rumors of a god being in their liniage somewhere back but,,,, the signs of it are gone? it's a false power. until, on the night of her coronation, golden cheese falls unconcious suddently as the crown is placed on her head. she meets the God [whatever they are fuck if i know but like it isnt super relevant it's something winged, perhaps the god of wealth and pride? who fucking knows], a small talk about restoring the kingdom to something more meaningful than a gold mine, and ending with a blessing. golden cheese rises from the ground and spreads her newfound wings, showering the throne room in her radiance. and. this doesn't bode well for someone already raised on superiority. she becomes a rather cruel and vain leader [as seen in her art book, she basically forced the cheesebirds to treat her like a god]. she knows about the ancients. she should be as good as them. she should be BETTER than them, if anything, like she is with everyone else. doing the god's demands,,,, maybe that starts with alliances? she's so absorbed in the power trip she doesnt bother to stop and think about her godsent mission she can fit right in,,, a flawless amber stone traded for gold can easily pass for a soul gem, especially in her radiance. in many ways, she is an ancient, in name, power, semi-immortality, but she is not one at her core. and nobody knows. until dark enchantress has her at her knees, desprate for the power or her soul gem, and golden cheese swallows her pride and simply smiles "take it" "it was never real, not for a moment, white lily." [insert the fridge was a lie joke] /JOKING but yeah fuck man i cant get my thoughts in order and ill probably mess with this and change my mind but this concept has me like,,, HOLY FUCK i think after the dark flour war, she loses her wings. she's disgraced the god with her arrogance and failure. it's a blow to her pride, but much deeper, her heart. her kingdom loses all faith in her and casts her out her story chapters have her earn them again and realize her flaws and conquer her god complex, and in the last moment, she bursts to the sky with her flight repaired and whirls a real soul gem in her crown.

#sky goes insane #cookie run #cookie run kingdom #golden cheese cookie #shoutout to the 7 other golden cheese likers in the back

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What is Luz like in the adopted au? Would hunter not get her insistence to return to the human realm? I imagine it makes her quarrel in hunting palismans hurt more because she'd also be leaving behind her psuedo brother in that case. Just like, the angst potential of having everything going for her in the boiling isles and having a family there vs her mom in the human realm. I'd imagine hunter also really would not want to lose Luz either, so eda king and Hunter have a little struggle on that part

Hunter absolutely insisted on Luz going back to the human realm when they first met, but he knows that Eda has a soft spot for wayward kids (she already has 2 of them) so he didn't fight all that much when Eda let her stay. he somewhat ignored her existence for a little bit before getting dragged into her shenanigans, which resulted in that brief period where Hunter resented Luz's careless use of wild magic after he'd been studying for years and Luz just thought he plain hated her and they had a fight in my last post, but they made up no worries they came to an understanding that they're both just weirdos in their own realm and agree to work together on glyphs

but yeah, after that both of them pretty easily slip into a sibling kind of bond and have some Revelations. Luz's revelation that Hunter is like her pseudo-brother isn't all that grand, its basically the same as her realizing she loves Eda and King, its more of just a "huh. that was. not what i was expecting. weird" meanwhile Hunter is losing his mind because "oh god i have a sister now what the FUCK" which does Not bode well when Luz starts worrying about what her plan is when they get the portal to go back home. she doesn't want to leave everyone but she can't just abandon her mom, shes gotta be worried Sick. and Hunter Does Not want her to leave either, hes got this attachment issue you see wherein for a brief period of time he'd have thoughts like "well. what if i stop her from ever finding a portal" before he throws that shit out instantly he is Not doing that to Luz, and is very torn up that he even thought that in the first place.

this cultivates in some Character Development where when Luz realizes there's a Fake Luz with her mom and she begins to doubt and worry that maybe her mom would be better with the Fake Luz, after all thats the perfect normal daughter, and maybe its best if she just never goes back, Hunter is the one who grabs her like "okay first of all we are NOT having you give up after all that. second of all, your mom loves you, you said so yourself, and from the way you talk about her, i believe it. just because your not normal doesnt mean shes gonna love you any less. you,,,deserve to have a family who loves you like that. lord knows i wouldve loved to have it with the first one i got. also thats a changeling and we need to beat it up before it does something evil" yadda yadda. its sort of him encouraging Luz that doubles as his final goodbye and acceptance that he loves his little sister and if this is whats gonna make her happy, he can let her go. they end up finding a compromise so Luz can stay in both places but MAN did Hunter go through a lot emotionally

#asks #adopted au #the owl house #hunter #luz noceda #camila noceda #eda clawthorne #king #creepy luz #toh #siblings #golden guard #the golden guard #luz #camila

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sherlock holmes reactions part 4 (?) ive lost count already but unsurprisingly ive grown even more attached to him

using this as the cover image because i made him a playlist. cause im awful

no legit this is gonna need a read more because it's SO LONG SHIHEWIESHEFSHIEWHF

Had three mental breakdowns this week and realized i do in fact kin sherlock motherfucking holmes. this does not bode well for anything in my life mentally I've diagnosed him with so many things

Oh boy lol you want the list I think hes autistic (undisputed honestly) plus also adhd but on top of that there's the manic depression and uhhh the bpd lmao I dont even think that's it those are just. the obvious ones

But yeah man's a fucking mess and a shit person but in the same way as me so 👍

Some highlights I thought were very funny:

watson: we are in fact going to be waltzing into a place where people are Shooting People you do not have your gun. this is a problem

sherlock: don't worry watson I have my trusty stick!

watson: visible pain

This clearly happens like every day or so with them

but yeah there were some really honestly sweet scenes with them at the apartment and why am i getting soft over the crusty man being gay

have you considered tho. have you considered them

have you considered sherlock, who usually only plays absolute garbage on his violin serenading watson to sleep when he was tired and in pain and watson being so fucking in love with the man and waxing poetic about falling asleep to his music and waking up to see him fallen asleep on the couch next to him and oh my god them

They're just really sweet together for such a completely dysfunctional couple so much of the time lol I just. Sherlock being like.

Sherlock half of the time: watson you're fucking stupid. no i won't take care of my personal needs stfu. watson get a goddamn life. watson shut up. watson no one cares about your goddamn opinion. no i need to disturb you in the middle of the night it's for science. hey watson mind if i manipulate mansplain malewife

Sherlock the other half of the time: HELLO SIR YOU ARE MY FAVORITE MAN TO EVER MAN HELLO MAY I SPEND THE REST OF MY DAYS WITH YOU HELLO I WILL DO ANYTHING FOR YOU WE ARE PERFECT MATCHES I LOVE YOU AND I NEED YOU YOURE SO MUCH BETTER THAN ME PLEASE MARRY ME

They're... they certainly are.

ALSO OH MY GOD.

THIS ONE TIME WHEN SHERLOCK WAS JUST PACING AROUND THE ROOM AT 3 AM GOING "IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE >:(((" AND HUDSON LIKE BARGED IN TO COMPLAIN AND THEN WATSON WAS LIKE DUDE YOU GOTTA STOP DOING THIS AND PROCEEDS TO SAY THE LINE "YOU ARE KNOCKING YOURSELF UP, OLD MAN"

BAHGHSFHGRHEWHEWHIFEW

BRB SOBBING

CALLING HIM AN OLD MAN???? KNOCKING HIMSELF UP?? I DONT KNOW WHATS FUNNIER

The main highlight of this part was I have now gotten to see him have a great time watching his homo homie get married

Its so fucking funny.......

I was prepared for a funny reaction by yuumori sherlock's face when he said it lol but. Damn i was really not prepared tbh

watson: I'm engaged!

sherlock: *pained groaning*

watson: do you... not like her?

sherlock: no she's fine she's great you'll be wonderful together bUT I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE ARE HETEROSEXUAL WATSON DO I HAVE TO MARRY MYSELF THEN WATSON? ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE ME MARRY MYSELF.

watson: yeah... yeah... fair, I feel really bad because you did this whole case and I got a girlfriend out of it and all you got was me leaving you alone fuck man im sorry what are you gonna do without me

sherlock, highly sarcastic: dont worry watson I've always got my handy cocaine! *pulls it out and gets high in front of watson just as he's about to leave*

watson: *in fucking agony*

sherlock: good for you!

I DONT EVEN- THIS SCENE KILLED ME MULTIPLE TIMES OVER WHAT

ITS SO GODDAMN NONCHELANT ABOUT IT SHERLOCK IS JUST LIKE YEAH I WILL IN FACT NOT BE MENTALLY HEALTHY IF YOU ARE NOT WITH ME 24/7 BUT WHATEVER YOU DO YOU /S

I'd like to apologize to watson on sherlock's behalf lmao. man is being a bit too codependent on main

The last thing about sign of four I do need to address is yeah, there's the Horrific Amounts Of Racism in that one and the whiplash hearing it is just ridiculous because they seem to be so knowledgeable in all other areas and fairly... politically correct, taking sherlock's original misogyny as a purposeful character flaw, but then they just mention someone indigenous once and suddenly its all parrotting racist propaganda and just... really awful shit. There's no way I'm gonna speak for the group that just got absolutely hate crimed here but anyone can tell the author just has no clue what he's fucking talking about and it's physically painful.

And I don't know, it's just so bad it seems out of character? Doyle's making these motherfuckers say shit that honestly, Sherlock would know better about. And especially Watson. Come on, you cannot tell me watson is mentally capable of being prejudiced against someone. Please do not make him that way.

I'm not sure how to handle it specifically, or what's the proper way I should handle something like that in a media I otherwise like. Is it ok to say Doyle was clearly a piece of shit on the matter and separate those characters from his bias or is that insensitive?

I don't know, I was Not a fan of it and I'm glad to see they've at least finally shut up about the guy

But anyway yeah, uhhhh onto the short stories because I'm trying to read those before I get to the final problem

Scandal in Bohemia was a fucking ride, first of all, before we even get to Sherlock's girlboss arc we have to discuss how gay the whole situation was and how Doyle's attempt at making them less gay failed spectacularly

Like he's all "ah yes I need to marry off watson and uhhh make sherlock ummmm interact with a woman so they dont look gay" but he does it SO BADLY that it makes them look EVEN GAYER

cause i mean, even the conversation they had about watson getting married back in sign of four was gay af, but how Doyle handled things afterward was in no way straighter.

Cause you know, the man kind of wrote himself into a corner with the fact of Watson narrating these stories. So Watson has to be around to witness them, and to witness Sherlock's own thought process rather privately, so he has to be around sherlock at night, a lot. But trying to come up with a reason for that happening just... it didn't occur to Doyle. He just went. Ah yes this makes sense. And it's Watson just like Sleeping Over At Sherlock's like every other goddamn day and every time his wife leaves town and having them basically still live that cute domestic home life but they have absolutely no excuses for doing it anymore. It's quite funny

Like it was gay already the way they interacted when they officially lived together but it was like, a necessity for them. Now it's not, Watson just comes over because he goddamn wants to, and it's hilarious to me.

LIKE IDK I THINK THEY KIND OF BROKE UP FOR A YEAR OR SO BC OF WATSON GETTING MARRIED AND THEY LIKE DONT HAVE CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER BUT ONE DAY WATSON JUST INEXPLICABLY HAS THE URGE TO COME VISIT SHERLOCK ON NO NOTICE AND THEN SUDDENLY THEY ARE TOGETHER NEAR 24/7 AGAIN LIKE BARELY ANYTHING CHANGED AHIEHOEWH

SIT DOWN AND TRY TO TELL ME THOSE ARE NOT HOMOSEXUALS

Watson walks in on no fucking notice after a full year and Sherlock is just. In the middle of some experiment obviously but hes like

Sherlock, carrying around unidenfiable chemical mixtures: W A T S O N you look good you look good! i see you've gained seven pounds!!

watson: uh. thanks??? Hey lol *awkwardly waves* Uh um Wanted to Uhm sEe you

Sherlock: ABOUT gODDAMN TIME AND YES WONDERFUL LOOK LOOK SIT DOWN I HAVE THINGS TO INFODUMP ABOUT

watson: :) ok :) *turns to camera* and we were back to the old days

sherlock: makes a deduction

watson: wowwwwwwwwwwww !! so true bestie !!

sherlock: !!!!!!!!! :))) !!!!! :))) uh fuck im supposed to be smooth Its Elementary Lol

watson: *turns to camera* when i stroke his ego like this and compliment him he blushes like a girl like i just complimented his dress so i do it more because he likes it. this is a homie trait

watson: well i should probably get going! my wife will notice that i am gone my dear buddy bro homie!

sherlock: NO DONT LEAVE IM LOST WITHOUT YOU (pretty much a direct quote lol) your. wife doesn't. get back home until monday. I know this because I am smart and definitely have not been stalking you.

watson: alright :)))))

AND THEN HE FUCKING SLEEPS OVER LMAO FUCKING HOMOS

So yeah they're right back where they were before pretty much and there's a case bc of course there is

And honestly I think this short story specifically was so insane mostly just because of how absolutely fast it all went. Yuumori kind of made me believe the original Irene Adler was more of an important character than she really is? And I think that's. Honestly so funny. Motherfucker shows up for ten pages, girlbosses her way around town, and changes sherlock's entire opinion of the female gender while still keeping him gay?

LIKE NO LOL SHES NOT IN ANY WAY A LOVE INTEREST AND WATSON GOES OUT OF HIS WAY TO SPECIFY THE FACT THAT IN NO WORLD WOULD THEY HAVE BEEN ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED BECAUSE. SHERLOCK. DIDN'T DATE WOMEN.

HE WAS JUST??? SO IMPRESSED AND SHELL SHOCKED BY HER EXISTENCE HE DECIDED IT WAS TIME FOR GIRLBOSS APPRECIATION DAY TODAY AND ALL DAYS HENCEFORTH???

AND THEY HAVE LIKE O N E INTERACTION?? God, the power this woman(?) has. Watson looks at her once like. damb shawty 😳 and she's like "no<3" and he's like FUCK

Like yeah it's pretty much just the king walking up like "help girl the whore is blackmailing me" and sherlock being like "ok lol this will be easy" and then it proceeded to not in fact be easy or even possible

sherlock like... posed as a dead body and tried to get her to give up the location of the photo but she out-acted him and skipped the town the next day after doing the 'good night mr. sherlock holmes' thing with sherlock completely tricked

and she just. sends a letter like "dear sherlock holmes. you're a fucking idiot and i think it's funny that you lost. nice job tho mad respect" and sherlock just SHORT CIRCUITS

the king comes back a bit later like "hey Dude where's my Photo" and sherlock's like oh yeah uhhhhhhhhhhh about that and the king is like HOW COULD IT POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN THAT GODDAMN HARD i would have dated someone more noble if she wasn't so pretty i swear im on a whole different level from her

and then. GIRLBOSSIFIED SHERLOCK HOLMES RESPONDS "from what I have seen of the lady, she seems indeed to be on a very different level from your majesty" ABSEHHESHEFHHFES ROASTED

and the dude just LEAVES

After that I read a few more of the short stories and well the highlights I got from that pretty much were these conversations

Watson: sherlock. honey. have you. eaten anything today

Sherlock: IT DIDNT OCCUR TO ME DEAR WATSON

Watson: ITS FIVE PM

and:

Sherlock: *having one of his Moment Moments at three in the goddamn mornig* GRRRR CRIME ISNT WHAT IT USED TO BE

Watson: MY DEAR SHERCOCK WHAT IS CRIME S U P P O S E D TO BE LIKE ACCORDING TO YOU

Sherlock: no one's original anymore fucking copycats

Watson: so you want the criminals to make things harder for you specifically.

Sherlock, exasperated: yes!

I love them your honor.

#rowan's hyperfixation essays #rowan screams into the void #rowan views moriarty #sherlock holmes

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oof see I don’t think the old gods can come collect a debt from the starks by now. they had favor from an Old Bargain after all, and that already broke down — there isn’t a stark in winterfell, the starks lost ice, the builder’s wall is likely to come down or at least be breached (if jon letting the wildlings in doesn’t already count on some level), winter is here. i think the setup is more making new legends/remaking the world, which er... either bodes well for bran retaining autonomy from raven and the gods or bodes Very Very Badly. (and it is on the nose, yes, but i do think sansa is going to learn to fly in some way and that’s going to be her new legend, and i think it’s going to be something More than warging into a bird)

oh yeah I definitely see what you're saying (and tbh the destruction of Ice literally tore me apart cus it happened right after RW so it was like blow after blow of Stark desecration)

but i do like your point about essentially new mythmaking and rebuilding -- if history is sort of echoing in the present (specifically jon and rickon reclaiming their wildling roots, sansa literally building winterfell from memory in the snow is a pretty strong callback to bran the builder, arya the wandering wolf,), you do have to wonder what's going to come out of a Stark Restoration. not necessarily just dominion over the North but what happens if there's no longer a pact with the Others, how do the relationships with the Free Folk change.

There's a lot of "ends justifying the means" sprinkled throughout with bloodraven, rhaegar, tyrion, robb, and even bran. so on a larger scale I do think about how that applies to the Starks (or has applied... I think about the Boltons in this respect, Roose is harsh and cruel and rules by fear BUT his lands are peaceful (well pre-series cus now everyones about to kill each other lmao)). so was the stark dynasty vital to the structural integrity beyond just having power over land. (also george did say that the weather issue will come up or be solved so i wonder how that's gonna be tied in if winter is only a couple months and not 5 years.

i dont have answers to these questions, i'm just thinking lol

it is going to be very interesting to see how the starks rebuild themselves out of the ashes of pointed desecration and mockery of their family.

not to bring up the show (because once i start i wont stop), but i think of the things that makes the least sense to me was splitting them up at the end. of all the big like, End Game things that are pretty clear from jump (the iron throne doesnt matter, dany and jon are azor ahai, etc), the Starks Being Together is like.... fundamental. the lone wolf dies but the pack survives?? like you know they didnt read the books but that's like oh they REALLY didn't read the books lol (that being said jon is really the wild card bc the King Beyond the Wall foreshadowing is basically being yelled every other sentence with a blowhorn). i digress this is my long-winded way of saying rickon stark should not have DIED

#i like our talks friend :)#long thots

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siimsroyalty · 3 years

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Winden Country Club - Behind The Scenes

"I heard you personally apologized to Ariaa, thank you." Edmund grunted, punting the golf ball into the distance. He rolled another ball over into position. "She's been taking it really hard since the scandal happened and it's good to see her finally moving on." He said before swinging again.

"I’m honestly glad she’d speak to me." Daniel said from behind Edmund, watching him swing. "Everyone back home told me to leave it alone but I knew more could be done. As her father, thanks for not hating me. I know David and I look alike."

"I thought that would have been a problem for her," he grunted as he swung. "but she said not to worry about it. I didnt have a problem with you, it was with your brother. Yeah you might've dropped the ball a few times." He said, staring at Daniel pointedly for that one comment he made during his first press conference about the situation. "but you more than made up for it." He said as he and Daniel put the golf clubs away.

"Water under the bridge. I’m glad about it too, I think Windenburg agrees with me. May have to visit again, but not for work. So, Edmund, I’m curious. How’s it going with your son and heir?" Daniel asked. " I’m struggling to get Paul to take things seriously."

“George? He is the complete opposite." Edmund said mentioning his eldest. " He's always working on ways to improve Windenburg and her people. As a king, it's great but as a father.... I want him to live his life as best as he can while he still can you know? Hopefully his time in university will help and he can learn how to finally relax."

" George sounds like the son I thought I’d have. I’m sure he will loosen up eventually. Just be proud he wants to rule. Paul is...he’s lost in his on youth and privilege. They’ll both be fine, I’m sure of it. "

Meanwhile

"Thanks for this." Shalom said taking a seat on the couch, Allegra settling in next to her. "I needed to just relax. It’s been nonstop moving since the Francesim visit. And now we’re here." She sighs, "Now I can stop thinking about life as Queen and go back to stressing about being a wife and mother."

"I definitely understand where your coming from there. One either sacrifices being a dutiful wife and mother to be the perfect Queen or vice versa. Trying to do both at once never bodes well, someone always end up being hurt." Allegra said wisdom coating her words.

" Hmm...I know what you mean now more than ever. I didn’t say anything but while we were here, Paul was photographed with a girl. And I’m not ready for that. But enough about me! You’re planning a wedding. How exciting?" Shalom asked gushing excitedly.

"...yeah. Exciting is one word to put it." Allegra said less than enthuse about it.

Shalom caught on to that. "It's day three. I’ve met your family and stayed in your home, we can share. Are you okay with everything?" Shalom asked, not trying to push.

"Of course." Allegra said before hesitating. "If I can be honest with you, I'm just not sure if Valerie is fit to join this family. Henry is so impulsive and just doesn't think far enough ahead. With what's planned for him... he needs someone to be able to be by his side, to support him in everything he do. I dont think shes the one for that."

"To be honest as well, I think Zora may be too eager and prepared, you know? But what does Edmund think? He must trust your gut as a mother." Shalom said.

" Edmund doesnt want to risk Henry possibly leaving the family over her and so gave Henry his permission to marry her. He trusts his judgement."

"That’s tough, and as you said—we have a weird position as queens and mothers. How do you choose between your family and country?" Shalom asked, "I—I just want you to know you can lean on me. Whatever you choose. It can be lonely in our line of work."

Allegra for once, decided to open up to someone, "At first it was really hard for me to get pregnant, the pressure to provide Edmund with the heir he needed was almost to much to bare at times. Then when I finally gave birth to my baby girl, my duties to my husband and to my country suffered as I choose to focus all my time and energy into caring for her personally. And now that my kids are older, they're alot more understanding of my position now than then."

"Wait Allegra, you meant babies, right? George and Ariana are twins? Or was Ariana born first?"

"What? No George...was first. I apologize, I misspoke-"

"Its okay. Maybe we’re both just tired." Shalom chuckles, thinking nothing of it, reaching over to grab one of the snacks on the coffee tables to munch on.

"Tired, of course." Allegra smiles tightly.

This is our last post for our collab, thank you @royalsimsinsider for your patience and your brilliance and your creativity and I could literally go on and on but I wont lool. Thank you.❤❤❤

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#siimsroyalty x royalsimsinsider collab #||windenburg royals||#ts4 royal simblr #sims 4 royalty #ts4 royal family #sims 4 royal simblr #ts4 royals #sims 4 royal legacy #sims 4 royal family

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help-i-need-a-cool-username · 4 years

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@taiqrowweek

SINCE ALL THE FICS ARE SAD im going to go ahead and make a happy one. (Well... its bullet notes so maybe more of a fic outline?). Can be consider as Free Day or AU Day since its canon divergence

Ive been dying to see a Tai comes to Atlas fic so im making this one a reunion in Atlas fic

Qrow isnt in Atlas when Tai arrives. Hes out on a Amity Tower mission with Clover

Qrow and Clover are actually in the middle of flirting with each other when Qrow gets the call

Its Ruby and shes talking so fast Qrow cant understand a single thing. "Woah Ruby slow down. Whats going on" theres a deep gasping breath and then "DAD IS HERE. DAD IS IN ATLAS"

Qrow is stunned. Tai made it to Atlas?

Clover is thinking about how on Earth he could of gotten into the Kingdom.

Qrow finds out through Yang (she had to take Ruby's phone away since she wouldnt stop screaming) that the girls are waiting for Tai since Ironwood is having Winter personally escort him (Qrow figures that either he got arrested on arrival like they did or that Ironwood wants to know everything Tai knows about Salem despite being removed from the situation since STRQ fell apart)

Clover notifies him that they wont be able to get back to the city for another three hours, and then Qrow tells the girls, who are disappointed but tell him theyll "let Dad know when he gets here"

Most of the way back Clover is trying to get information out of Qrow about what Tai is like. Its both friendly small talk and adding to what Clover knows about this group of children + Qrow. The group is part of Ironwood's inner circle now which makes them important

Qrow briefly wonders how his reception will be. These days hes always the one coming to see Tai, and its 50-50 on if Tai's happy to see Qrow. Qrow considers running away from the encounter entirely but hes trying to be a better man now and that means sobriety and facing his problems. Besides he'll have to see Tai eventually

So lets backtrack a bit. Tai and Qrow used to be a thing wayyyy back in the day. Defining their romantic relationship is complicated. They tried dating before Tai ever got with Raven and it only lasted a few days because they realized the attraction was just sexual so they went back to being teammates who makeout when theyre drunk (thats how they decided to start dating in the first place). So through the early years they were Friends With Benefits. After the dark years of Raven and Summer they became Friends With Benefits That Only Get Together When Theyre Feeling Heartbroken. Its sad sex and half the time one of them is crying. Their friendship is good while the the girls are young. They disagree on a lot of things when it comes to the girls as they get older. That animosity plus arguments about Qrow's espionage job plus Qrow's worsening alcoholism are the reason theyve drifted far apart today. Theyve still been through so much together so that history and Qrow's dedication to being a uncle are the only things holding their friendship together.

So anyways lets get to the good stuff. The reunion:

Tai is actually waiting for Qrow at the garage

The girls are with him because they missed him. Ruby has her arms around him while talking and Yang is standing besides them smiling

Qrow gets a little scared. The fact Tai is waiting for him doesnt bode well. Him and Tai try to have their disagreements when the girls arent present. Qrow thinks its fair to assume that Tai is so absolutely pissed at him that he cannot wait another moment to yell at him. Clover goes "i guess you wont have to hunt him down after all. He mustve really missed you all" and Qrow really hopes thats the reason

Qrow decides to break the ice before it forms by insulting Tai as he's getting out of the truck

"Two and a half continents away and i still cant escape the sight that is your hideous cargo pants" "says the man who's idea of fashion is a 25 year old ripped cape"

As soon as Qrow gets close enough Tai puts his hands on his shoulders, takes a deep breath, and yells "YOU GOT POISONED"

Turns out Tai was just worried about him after Ruby explained what happened on her trek through Mistral

After answering his questions they hug and its the kind of hug where you sway a little bit

For the next few hours Tai yells at Ruby for running away, Tai yells at Qrow for going sober and not telling him, and Qrow goes with Tai to meet Ironwood (and stop Ironwood from asking too many questions. Hes actually soley focused on Salem and he doesnt even ask Tai how he got through his military blockade)

That night in Qrow's room Tai explains to Qrow how he got there. He lied to the girls. Made up some story that had plenty of holes in it. It was Raven. She opened her portal to Yang as far away as she could and Tai landed there. She had come to him after Haven, told him a few things but clearly left most of it out. Tai managed to get her to promise to take him to the group whenever they got to Atlas and had adjusted.

He came for two reasons. 1) to see exactly how close his children were to Salem. 2) to see if he could protect his kids any way he could, knowing they wouldnt back out now. But the reason he was telling Qrow all this (instead of sticking to his if-it-involved-Raven-i-dont-talk-about-it mentality) was because of one of the few things she mentioned about Haven: the disowning.

Tai wanted him to know that despite all their problems that Qrow was still his family. Not because Raven is still legally married to Tai, not because hes Yang's blood uncle, but because Qrow has been apart of Tai's life and chosen family as far back as STRQ.

Qrow's felt like a outsider to Tai ever since (and every time) things got serious with whoever Tai's dating. Qrow felt like a third wheel when Tai was with Raven, and Qrow was to raw from the increasingly strained relationship with Raven to let go of Summer and Tai when they got together. And ever since Qrow has felt like he was there in Tai's life but no longer apart of it. Even after Tai recovered from his depression, Qrow felt like a visitor in the house he still considers his home despite being called "uncle".

And Tai knows Qrow broke ties with Tribe soon after Beacon, and Raven hadnt truely been his sister in 20 years, but to have what you known from literal birth taken from you still hurt. And now Tai knows Qrow isnt drinking so the only way he can cope is by not thinking about it.

So Tai had to tell Qrow what he meant to him

And when he found out about Tyrian he realized Qrow couldve died not knowing Tai still loves him

Tai ends up ranting about all the things he loves about Qrow, about how he regrets that almost every word said to Qrow in the last 15 years has been unkind

Qrow is now confused to if this is a fixing my mistakes kind of thing or a love confession

So he asks

And Tai gets a little sheepish because it was a fixing my mistakes because i love you thing but a little past halfway into his rant he realized hes IN love with Qrow and has been for a while now

And Qrow decides f it. Tai is doing his embarrassed thing Qrow still finds cute even now when theyre middle aged adults getting their first gray hairs. So Qrow gets up from the cheap academy table theyre sitting at and kisses Tai

"After the world stops ending do you wanna try that dating thing again?" "You think we'll make it past one week this time?" "I actually meant since you havent gone on a date in about 15 years." "Oh. Well im pretty sure you havent been on a proper date since Beacon" "Are you gonna take me on a proper date then?" "Yeah"

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