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animaniachan · 3 years

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ᴛʀᴀɴꜱʟᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴘʀᴏꜰɪʟᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ꜰʏᴀ’ᴍ’, ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀ ᴄᴀᴘᴘᴇʟʟᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀᴏᴘᴘᴇʟʟᴀ!

ʀɪʀᴜʜᴀᴘɪ ᴘᴏꜱᴛ ʜᴇʀᴇ

ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴅᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ʀᴇᴘᴏꜱᴛ ᴍʏ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ! ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴏꜰ ᴘʟᴀɢɪᴀʀɪꜱᴍ! ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ Qᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇꜰꜰᴏʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴏ ᴘʟᴇᴀꜱᴇ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ꜱᴛᴇᴀʟ ᴍʏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ! ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪᴛ ᴏʀ ɴᴏᴛ, ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴅᴏ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ꜰᴇᴇʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜱᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴇᴀꜱᴛ.

ʟᴀꜱᴛʟʏ, ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛʀᴀɴꜱʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɴᴏᴛᴇꜱ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜᴛ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ! ᴀʟꜱᴏ ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴꜰᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏʏꜱ!

ᴇᴅɪᴛ: ʏ’ᴀʟʟ ɪᴅᴋ ᴡʜᴀᴛ’ꜱ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ᴛᴜᴍʙʟʀ ɪꜱ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ɴᴏᴛᴇꜱ ꜱᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ɪᴍᴍᴇᴅɪᴀᴛᴇʟʏ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴜᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴇɪʀᴅ ᴇᴅɪᴛꜱ. ꜱᴏ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ, ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ’ꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ᴅᴏ. ɪ’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴛʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ꜰɪx ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ʟɪᴋᴇ 30 ᴍɪɴꜱ ɴᴏᴡ ᴛᴛ

fya’m’ ’s name is derived from the first letter of each member’s first names. but because there was a dupe in the a and the m, they added the ’ behind the respective letters to indicate the duplication

check riruhapi’s post about the note on the schools

the two emblems/logos seen on the top right of fya’m’ ’s image is of their school emblem and group logo respectively. the top one being their school emblem while the bottom is their group logo

Coresawa Maito:

don’t ask me what a work-leader is because i don’t have a clue lol (the original japanese phrase used is actually “part-time job leader)

he is in class 2-1

his favourite food is dagashi (cheap japanese candies and snacks)

his hobby is making money (mood)

what he likes about a cappella: ...isn’t it just fun to do something like this with people? it gives you the vibe of being normal teenagers

others introduce him as the following:

the work-leader at his part-time job in a family restaurant

he wants to get the drivers license for his motorcycle

a word to his group members: “aoppella... if we’re doing this then we’re doing this to win.”

Ayase Mitsuo:

“little devil” is a japanese term used to describe a specific personality. the little devil personality is essentially someone who likes to tease others and toy with people’s hearts by seemingly giving them what they want but in reality, have no intention in doing so. they often like to act all cute to let people’s guard down in thinking that they’re of no harm.

“wicked-hearted” is translated from the japanese term 腹黒 (haraguro) which literally means “black belly.” basically, it’s someone who always likes to tease others and usually has an ulterior motive (usually to tease) when asking people to do something for them. haraguro can sometimes play hand-in-hand with sadism (not always) because the things haraguro people like to ask others to do are usually things against their wishes or things they don’t want to do (which in terms can make them suffer).

he is in class 1-3

his favourite food is skewered chicken (team salt without doubt) <- referring to the add-ons, usually it’s between sauce and salt

his hobby is photography (his dad is a photographer apparently)

what he likes about a cappella: it’s the best chance to appeal my cuteness to the world

others introduce him as the following:

a complete narcissist to the bone who has the world revolving around him

the other member who is responsible for arranging their songs

his emotions are more reliable than anybody else (i’m kind of confused myself on this line so don’t quote me)

a word to his group members: “do your best but only to the point where you won’t stand out more than me please~”

Shigaki Akira:

he is in class 1-4

his favourite food is anything that is recently popular between girls

his hobby is reading (especially romance novels targeted towards female readers)

what he like about a cappella: whenever i sing, all of the girls become super happy for me. but recently, i’m beginning to find joy in singing itself.

others introduce him as the following:

he disrupts the school discipline

super strong at social media (meaning he has a lot of followers)

he has way too many posts on social media that include girls

a word to his group members: “recently, singing with everybody has become so much fun. it may not be such a bad idea to seriously aim for aoppella, just kidding.” (he’s totally not kidding)

Soenji Asaharu:

asaharu’s name means “sunny morning” in japanese where sayo’s name means “rainy night.”

there’s a video posted on aoppella’s official yt channel that involves asaharu explaining the basics of a cappella and breaking down all of the parts.

he’s in class 2-2

his favourite food is traditional japanese meals (especially family dishes)

his hobby is walking his dog (a borzoi) and visiting dog parks on days off

what he likes about a cappella: he’s able to explore the deep topic of “using only voiced to charm people’s hearts” and thinks of a cappella as a deep and complicated subject

others introduce him as the following:

the student council president

the main music arranger for the group

can be very scary occasionally

a word to his group members: “they say that if you slack off even for a single day while doing arts that it will take 3 days to gain back the progress you have made. so, let us not slack off at our basic trainings.”

Nekoyashiki Yui:

yui’s surname, nekoyashiki (猫屋敷) literally means “a house for cats”

the student disciplinary committee is actually quite a common student body in japanese schools. the title sounds scary because i legit couldn’t find any other translation for it but basically what they do is make sure students follow the school rules and code.

he is in class 2-2

his favourite food is onigiri (especially the ones his grandma make)

his hobby is paper craft and watching history dramas (from tv to stage shows, he is a total history nerd) (also i’m pretty sure history drama in this context refers to the samurai and sengoku era shows based on yui’s personality)

what he likes about a cappella: a way to improve one self and to sharpen his skills alongside his friends to create high quality performances

others introduce him as the following:

a grandpa and grandma’s boy

super straight-laced samurai

has a surprisingly cute hobby

a word to his group members: “i don’t work well with half-assed people so give nothing but your best from now on too.”

Shinkai Fukami:

the name “fukami” can be interpreted as “a deep person” (referring to personality) or even translated to “a deep sea.” this is interesting because fukami’s surname, “shinkai” (深海) literally means “a deep sea” in kanji.

total side note but when translations fukami’s profile, i totally got hisoka vibes from him, please tell me i’m not the only one.

he is in class 2-3

his favourite food is chicken

his hobbies are muscle training, jogging, and collecting panda goods

what he likes about a cappella: the atmosphere when singing

others introduce him as the following:

mystery boy

a hidden high-spec (means that he’s secretly very capable and skilled)

the amount of panda stuff he has increased recently

a word to his group members: “thank you for singing with me.”

#aoppella #seiyuu #yona translates #not a3!#who is your fya’m’ oshi so far?#mine is asaharu and fukami #love the vibes they give off #coresawa maito #ayase mitsuo #shigaki akira #soenji asaharu #nekoyashiki yui #shinkai fukami

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rataltouille · 3 years

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How do you come up with some of the best titles for your stories and also what is your short story writing process? You are amazing and all your works are *chef's kiss* <3..

anon oml!! you’re so sweet, i’m so glad you like my writing + my story titles; they’re usually a struggle™ to pin down so this means a lot. i’ve answered your other question [my short story process] in an upcoming ask, so here’s the gist of how i title things. i'll be exampling this with the process of me naming my short stories it’s gene magic and/or turpentine and geometry of the holy moon (1 am) to make the process clearer. [i’ll be referring to them as gene magic and gothm respectively]

1. figure out the key emotion/aesthetic of the story. this refers to how you perceive the story. it works if you’ve already got the vibes pinned down. so for example, if it's an airy, dreamy story that’s set in the hills, you can pick a lexicon that fits that: grass, air, gauze, wind, bloom, blah blah. for gothm, the vibe was that of nighttime [midnight specifically], the full moon in a cloudless sky, a small village, a very thick and dreamy air which was slightly suffocating, etc. this is where the words ”moon” and ��1 am” came through. for gene magic, the word ”turpentine” fits the story as it’s a sharp and bitter aesthetic and turpentine is a pungent smell.

2. allude it to the theme(s). okay so this one doesn't always need to happen because sometimes you don't have a theme / don't know it. but basically, referencing theme [not overtly] in the titles helps add some depth! for gothm, there are themes of religion and faith, and that’s where the word ”holy” comes in. i added this descriptor to the previously chosen moon aesthetic, and so it helps [and it alludes to the story too because in it a god lives on the moon]. for gene magic, the phrase ”it’s gene magic” alludes to the story as the plot has surrealist / fabulist elements and there’s a magical disease running in the family.

3. maintain a lexicon. this brings in both the previous points: maintain a set of words that fit the story as a whole. so this is kind of like a word bank for your story specifically. for gothm, the word bank had ”moonlight, weave, water, reflection, velvet, interval, liminality, silence.” this gives you a general vibe for the story and are used to embellish the aesthetic. i usually do this at the start of the story and then add onto it as i write. so you can use this word bank to pick out the title! for gene magic, it originally had a different title which i’d used at first but by the end of the draft it didn't fit the story at all. so in looking for a new one i referred to the lexicon, where the term ”turpentine smoke” once appears, and this helped the new title click and fit.

4. maintain a general ideas list. this one. this is a LIFESAVER. i’d recommend keeping an ideas list for everything [plot, character, tropes, titles, themes, etc.] but for titles, this helps infinitely. basically just jot down every word you find interesting [this list would not have to be for the aesthetic of the story because it’s a general list]. so any word you come across that intrigues you, or random phrases you find cool. just plop them all into this one document. and in case you want a title for a future story you can always reference this collection of super assorted words and title ideas and pick out ones that sound right for your story. for gothm, the phrase ”geometry of the” came from my general ideas list, where i’d written down the word ”geometry” for later use. this always helps me because i’d done the same thing for gene magic where the word turpentine had been on the list. like i said, this is a lifesaver.

5. trial & error. this one’s something that happens for some stories and doesn't for the rest.

for gene magic, before starting to draft it, i had a vague idea of the aesthetic and referenced my general ideas list for a working title [it’s impossible for me to work on a story if i don’t have a title] and found the term ”elbow grease”, and because i knew this would be a super weird and funky story, the working title was ”elbow grease works for shoulders too”. [yes i know that does not make sense, that does not mean i’m not going to use it for a future title lmao]. i drafted this story and by the end knew that the title and the story had literally nothing in common. and then while actively hunting for a new title i came across the phrase ”turpentine” in my ideas list and the title ”it’s gene magic and/or turpentine” immediately came to mind. as before, i wanted to allude to the funky / weird vibe of the story and thus i use the phrase ”and/or”, which tbf is pretty unusual.

for gothm, i’d gotten the general vibes down, but had a bunch of very similar titles that differed only in the phrasing: ”anatomy of the full moon”, ”geometry in moonlight (1 am)”, ”geometry 101: the shape of moonlight”, ”geometry in moonlight, is it holy enough?” etc etc. none of these sounded exactly right, so instead i picked specific words i liked and put it into one title.

6. don’t overthink it. look, it’s easy to get carried away with super deep and poetic and really complicated titles [i would know]. but sometimes a simple, short title is truly the best. for my short story ”saltwater”, there would be no other title that fit it better. it gets across the vibe of the story, the key character [the ocean] and how it plays into the plot. sometimes the simplest title is the best one.

for me the titling process, like everything else, is something that’s instinctive and intuitive. it’s mostly trial and error + just bouncing ideas back and forth until something clicks. sometimes the first title will stick, or it might need a complete revamp by the end. it can take a while to get to the right title, but it’s worth it. hopefully insight into my process was able to help in some way, best of luck with your stories!!

#thanks for the ask anon!#writeblr #asks #al talks writing #my new and terrible tag for stuff which can fall under ”advice” or whatever #i mean not really advice since i believe in everyone doing what’s best for them #but more like insights into my ow writing process i guess

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fixaidea · 3 years

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Got tagged by @grapefruitsketches Thank you! :D

My AO3 is FixaIdea

Fandoms

I’m currently mostly writing for Tian Guan Ci Fu and Mo Dao Zu Shi, but I also have a lot of fic for Maurice and Les Misérables, and a scattered handful of Star Wars and Discworld ones.

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Anything resembling a structured story, short or not, goes on AO3, random ramblings, ideas and headcanons on Tumblr.