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what-is-it-to-be-pk-esque · 13 days

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Omg the love triangle/breakup dynamics in BG3 kill me

Astarion offering to have a sordid affair down the road if you romance Wyll is amazing - and you can agree to that lmaooo. Honestly his retorts and jokes about Wyll if you pick Astarion might be the funniest in the bunch, love that he calls you a scoundrel if you agree hahaha

Karlach's got some really kind and funny things to say about Astarion as long as you get his act 2 scene before you sleep with her (the throwing his pomade into the river comment, joking about sharpening stakes, saying he's not one whose heart you should play with, etc). If it's the other way around you def feel like a piece of shit for picking him and she is right to make you feel that way lol. Also let her be the one to end things, don't tell her you're ending things first unless you want to cry, holy shiiiiiit 😭😭😭 I swear she makes me wanna cry more than anyone else this whole game (such good acting!)

Shadowheart, she also has some really insightful things to say about Astarion if that's your love triangle, but I think you can't really do an act 2 scene with her until the end of Act 2 / early Act 3? So in early act 2 she only gets one breakup option instead of 2 like the others, which only happens from Shadowheart initiating the breakup after you get the other person's act 2 scene. Regardless she & Wyll seem to take a breakup best imo

Meanwhile from what I can tell Gale does not take it well if you pick someone else no matter which order you do the love triangle. He's either super hurt or pissed no matter what I did even though I didn't even kiss him in the weave in my game!! I had no way to tell him let’s just be friends before anything with Astarion happened, although to his credit he does have one or two okay responses of wanting you to be happy as long as you let him down gently in the convo before his act 2 scene. He's just clearly very hurt and down bad though, I felt awful the whole time lol, almost as bad as with Karlach

When I've tried to make the love triangle happen with Lae'zel, she was just ultra salty no matter what I did & Astarion only had like one non-generic line 🤷‍♀️ might also be bugged cause when I tried to pick her after getting his Act 2 scene she said nothing and all I could choose was leave/breakup. Felt like they didn't add as many options for her? You can tell it def affects her though cause even though she's pissed she says your "bruises will scar" :( so... still a bummer

Similarly for Wyll if you choose someone else over him, his comments are mostly generic about writing your story and honestly he’s pretty mature about it, but you don't even get to tell him you wanna date both, which is where they can say some pretty emotional/funny stuff, so again, doesn't seem like a lot of variations were put in for him

I find it interesting that you seem to only get the "you chose me instead of X?" dialogue with Astarion if you break it off with Shadowheart or Karlach, where you can tell him you're "dead serious" about the relationship. Unless I missed it, he didn't have anything to say when I talked to him after breaking up with Gale or Wyll or Lae'zel, which is when that dialogue pops up with the other two.

He seems to have the "i hear you have a new lover / what, why?" speech with everyone though. If you choose someone else over him before his act 2 scene he has the same various replies of "lucky you, you'll think of me / i'll think of everything we did / having you once was enough" etc, but if it's after his act 2 scene it's all "I didn't think / you were a mistake" :( and you'll feel terrible about yourself

ALSO while I'm talking about it, idk if this happened to anyone else, but the "I hear you have a new lover" speech was bugged for me for Gale/Wyll/Lae'zel, so he skipped saying the 1st shady unique line for them, BUT I could see it in the journal. Karlach's seemed to work fine though. Adding pics for reference minus Shadowheart

UPDATE ok it is a known bug and Shadowheart def has variations too, adding the youtube link for these. Also I had NO idea about the act 3 versions, omg these are SAVAGE towards Wyll and Gale ahhahaha

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mochinon-yah · 2 months

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I just realized we all technically have the power to ask any questions on this site, and I never got to doing it. So....

[Points S.E.E.S evoker at you]

Who are the fictional characters you ship your mutuals to? Doesn't have to be necessarily their self-ship. I am deadass curious. Spill the tea, Imbibitor's lover—

We can lower that down, brynn- no need to get all aggressive now-

*cough* ANYWAY!

I'll list them down below, and if they're not accurate or you're actually gonna fight them rather than making out with the characters that i chose then yeah, that is probably my plan 😀 /silly

Oh and! I'll mostly be using genshin and hsr characters because yeah-

@beloved-brynn -> heizou and ratio. NGL, YOU + HEIZOU, OR YOU + RATIO, OR EVEN THE THREE OF YOU WOULD TOTALLY BE SO FUNNY AND CHAOTIC 😭☝️ they can counter your wild statements while also being the (somewhat) saner one but could also say smth wild as well. I could see you and one of em (possibly ratio) be like "oh yeah, the other day, i was eating my lunch while watching that gorey movie-" "what." "yeah, i was hungry at that time, so like why not yk-" (this is based on my real experience guys, guess which dialogue is me lmao)

@meimeimeirin -> hmmmm, koh zhongli maybe? Okay, let me tell you the reason why... it's simply because she NEEDS someone who can pamper her! I don't know where that conclusion came from, but yeah. Anyway, if we're talking about other characters, then i think welt, or even zayne from lnd could fit. Basically: "I need someone older, just a little bit colder." lmao (oh, mochi, did this conclusion came up because you know rin's the youngest in her family and now you ship her with men older (and more experienced) than her? whaatt... ofc not, haha-)

@leftdestiny-posts -> absolutely cannot see them with anyone other than dottore. Cute and kind but is secretly crazy "i want to watch the world burn" x The human version of the word 'crazy' "as you wish, my love" would be their dynamic, i suppose...? WAIT OH! I can actually see shiro with ayato or maybe sunday! I bet they would like such a cute, innocent-looking darling to control, but then they would get so surprised and maybe super interested into trying to control the darling despite how crazy the darling actually is- (shiro ily, if ur crazy then we can be crazy together 💐)

@navxry -> arlechinno, and maybe black swan. Yeah, that's it. No explanation needed.

@jessamine-rose -> hmmm, would it be weird if i say capitano? I don't know why or how did i get to that conclusion, but yeah. And maybe blade? IDK WHY I'M PARTNERING HER WITH CRAY CRAY MEN- SORRY JESS, I (subconsciously) THINK YOU CAN LIKE CALM THEM OR SMTH AJFIAWOF-

@stardust-for-your-soul -> funnily enough, i can see her with aventurine. They'll say sweet words that probably have a double meaning and also probably have a teeny tiny bit (maybe a lot lmao) of 'enemies to lovers' moment. (wow, cherry, your new bf is a gambler- /smack). But anyway, i could also see her be with march 7th who is so bubbly and sweet, and i'd think cherry would love to tease march hehe

@teabutmakeitazure -> ACTUALLY NGL DAN HENG????? He would listen to her ramblings and also help her write her fics. It just sounds so cute in my opinion lol. Other than dan heng (who is obviously the best choice), zuri would probably look into red flag charas, like... yeah, aventurine- but still tho, dan heng! But i get what zuri is thinking tho, red is such a sexy color- /smack

@harmonysanreads -> ngl alhaitham or kaeya would be cute if paired up with her! Idk where did kaeya come from, but when i thought about it, instantly "cute!". I think, harmony has this really 'weird' calming aura that could make those two charas just fell in love with how comfortamble she can make them feel. BUT LIKE IDK THO-

@fishanonishere -> Albedo...... i think? Fish, i know what you are- i mean like as in how chaotic and just how 'what in the world is this person thinking???' you are. With how calming and 'would jump into any interesting topic' he is, i think fish and him could be such a cute duo. Fish's ramblings and their drawings are some of the things that make him really interested in fish

#reli-answers : brynn <3 #LMAO I TRIED MY BEST GUYS #maybe some of this could be seen as platonic ships but think what you want!!!#i just partnered up mutuals with characters i think would fit their vibe or i think would be funny together lol #i hope you guys don't mind me shipping you like this ehehee #AND ALSO #BRYNN I SWEAR #you fit with alhaitham too #but i'm like “nah. this would be too long if i put haitham”#i would ramble more about every ships but i'm afraid it would get too chaotic and too long so i hope this counts as good answer!#and once again #i tried my best uheahkufbajk

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ahgasegotarmy116 · 2 months

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The epilogue to Shut up and Kiss Me was so good! I really enjoyed their chemistry. I almost wish it had been a long series. They were really great characters. I love how she got the title of the story in there at the end. And the way he kept using the 3D lines on her! LOL I feel like that would become so annoying, but in a playfully teasing kind of annoying way. I could see her being like "omg stop it!" but with a huge smile on her face. She'd secretly love it.

Aw thanks babe! I’m so glad you liked it!

They were definitely a fun couple to write about since I was able to carry those teasing and handsy friendship qualities over to their relationship.

It would’ve been fun as a series but idk I feel like I would’ve run out of ideas in terms of adding idol type situations to their life so that's one of the reasons I decided against it.

I wouldn't mind turning this into a little drabble series like having the main storyline that's already finished but writing drabble requests whenever I get them. So if anyone is interested in seeing more from this couple you can for sure send in requests for them.

That also goes for if you just have questions about the story in general or wanna talk to the characters directly 😁

I'm so happy you liked them! I like the crack headed f2l trope where one of them is completely oblivious and everything but then their relationship going forward is so natural since they've obviously been in love with each other for forever. So I'm glad I got around to writing something like that 😂

Yeah she said "Shut Up and Kiss Me" in the main part too and idk I just like including my story titles into the dialogue eventually ("He doesn't deserve you", "Just take it", "Do it for him") it just ties it back to why I chose the name for the story haha. So I'm glad you liked that too!

Haha yeah I wanted to bring it back to the fact that Jungkook was really jealous and possessive over her when he found out that she was working on the Enhypen 'Bite Me' comeback and that she was dancing with Sunghoon.

Not that he felt any type of way towards Sunghoon specifically but at that point he could visualize exactly who had their hands on "his woman" (not his woman yet but in his mind she was always his hehe) so it made his jealousy hard to control.

Hence why he wanted her to work on his upcoming project that happened to include female dancers. He wanted to watch her while she's doing his choreography to his song. You know, very territorial 😂

Yeah the lyric thing is something he always does to remind her that he's singing and thinking about her throughout all these love songs that he performs. Even the breakup ones like "If you leave me this is how sad I'll be" 😂

Half the time if she has time he'll bring her into the recording studio and makes her think that he's just showing off his stelar vocals when in reality he does it because she helps stir up those feelings in him and makes the emotion he puts behind his vocals sound more genuine.

She for sure gets annoyed by it but in a more playful way like you said! That's definitely something that's happened before 😂

In those instances when they're alone and he just won't stop she'll usually just kiss him to shut him up since it's obviously very on brand for them 😂

He'll do it though when he wants her to kiss him but he doesn't want to ask for it 😂 he just likes seeing the faces she makes when she's annoyed with him so it's just something that goes hand in hand with dating him.

Damn this was so long winded (like most of my responses lmao) but yeah I'm glad you liked the story and like I said if you have a request for this couple feel free to send them whenever 🥰

(damn I had to put a break in this cuz it was so long 😂)

#jungkook fanfic #jungkook #fanfic #shut up and kiss me

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thisintermezzo · 1 year

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What are your favorite bits of localization in FF14? ☺️ I'm not sure if I'm asking for anything specific ... I just want to see you ramble I guess, haha! It would be a nice change from the usual "why did they leave this part out" lol. And there are valid instances where you have to question some loc choices, to be sure. But hearing that localization is your jam... I wanted to know what you love!

What a good question! I had to wait until I was on my computer to answer so I could type faster, hahaha.

I got into FFXIV specifically because of its localization, so I have a different relationship with it compared to other games I've played. I'm really interested in the nuances and challenges of game localization and had heard this one was competent, so I actually initially just bought myself the Encyclopedia Eorzea because I didn't want to play an MMO, lmao. TL;DR below!

I was really impressed with the consistency of the writing quality within the book and how clean and expansive everything was. I got super invested in the plot section of the book somewhere around the last "act" of the 1.0 story arc. (Louisoux was my original favorite FFXIV character, RIP king.) The first book covers the plot sections from the true beginning of the game (1.0) to the end of Heavensward.

I started playing because the format of the Encyclopedia Eorzea is an actual "real" encyclopedia, so it's written from the perspective of an in-world historian. It's not narrative, so I didn't get to see character dialogue, which I decided I had to know about. What do the characters talk like? How do they sound?

I watched some cutscenes (Heavensward onward only), and by then, Endwalker had a trailer out and the hype levels were high, so I decided to play the free trial and... well.

ANYWAY, WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THE LOCALIZATION: HERE WE GOOOO

Mostly, I really like the direction they chose for the localization in-world -- using modes of speech fitting this type of fantasy setting, but also defining those modes of speech so that the characters all speak in their own ways.

Further, the localization team's stance on the localization is my preferred variety: they aim to provide the intended end experience. If your feelings as a player are supposed to be "wow, cool spell name!" when playing in Japanese, you should have the same experience playing in another language, even if this necessitates changing the name of something that may already be in English, etc.

They also separate things based on their... idk, in-game perspectives. Like, there's text that's canon to the game (signs your character can read, dialogue, etc. that's fully "in-world"), and then there's player interface text (menus, quest names) that you see, but the character doesn't, so they can have different localization styles for those things. I think it provides a lot of brightness and levity and helps to balance out how "heavy" the in-world text can feel in places without casual English.

I think it's all crafted with a lot of skill, charm, and honest interest, and so it's definitely one of my favorite game localizations, period.

Also, some of my favorite highly specific instances include quest names like "Quake Me Up Before You O'Ghomoro", but also heavy-hitter sections like Myst's last speech in the DRK quests and sooo many other beautifully-worded similar pieces. If I list them, this post will be like twenty more paragraphs. Sometimes I just want to say the quotes out loud so I can hear and feel the words, you know? Extremely good. I love words.)

#sagetext #ask box #localization

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fluffypotatey · 1 year

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f g p r from the fanfic ask game? please?

Hey bestie 🥰 thanks so much for the ask this one took me awhile lol

G - Do you write your story from start to finish? or out of order?

i like writing things from start to finish. key word: like. my brain, however, likes to jump ahead to specific scenes and events. i used to fight that bit and force myself to forge on along and wait until i finally made it to that part in the story.

lmao that was a horrible idea. those scenes would continue to haunt me and pester me until i finally give up and wrote them. so i just stop fighting it and write out of order. (honestly it was a blessing for me to decide to make my lmk one-shot series not in chronological order bc then i’d never get it done lol

it’s why my writing can get slow sometimes because while writing the chapter for the next event, i’ll be hit with some scene 2 chapters later or 3 scenes after some confrontation i haven’t started yet!!! i have ch7 for the dr geyer fic. it’s in my docs but i haven’t finished it bc someone *looks at brain* wants to write more of s6b bc Theo’s in that one >:(

P - Are you what George RR Martine would call an “architect” or a “gardener”? (How much do you plan in advance vs letting the story unfold as you go?)

you know, i know i read of this before like years ago but i don’t remember it lol. had to look it up to make sure i was understanding this right.

so… i think it depends?

with my merlin multi-chap fic and my medieval fantasy wip i plan those in advance. the merlin fic? i have that 1st arc’s plot down, i know where the story will lead to, i even know which characters i’ll keep alive or keep dead.

with my one-shots (and my one-shots that chose to say “fuck you”), those are a spur of the moment kind of writing. i had something playing in my head that’s wants to be free, so i write it down and pray that it’s satisfied (it typically is not which is why you see a lot of my one-shots become multi-chapters or one-shot series). these don’t have a solid plan when i begin. i tend to come up with it as the plot comes together.

tbh this works well with my fics bc i have a base outline: the actual show/book/movie. with my dr geyer fic, i know where s5-6 begin and end. sure, i’m choosing what gets to happen in-between, but i at least have the comfort of that base. the lmk series? it’s literally just me plugging in an oc and forcing a couple characters to air-out their issues.

R - Are there any writers (fanfic or otherwise) you consider an influence?

oh definitely. tbh my main one would have to be Lemony Snicket. fell in love with the narration of those stories. the snark, the personality, the vocabulary, the inner dialogue. idk it just did something to 9 year old me lol

another big one i’d have to say is Branden Sanderson. not really his writing, but how complex and beautiful his worlds are. i didn’t know that you could create and capture the essence such beautiful worlds in writing but reading his books and seeing them come to life really influenced my desire to write and design fantastical worlds or even just explore snippets of other worlds like BBC Merlin Albion.

F - Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it

babe, i’m so sorry but it took me forever to choose. i debated on whether i should do lmk or teen wolf or abc merlin or even shit i haven’t posted bc i love too many of these T^T

but dw i did find one (it’ll be under the cut bc this got long jfc). i giggled a lot when writing it just because the back and forth with Liam and Mason interjecting was fun. also i picked this one to prove the dr geyer fic hasn’t been forgotten. i’ve just been….preocupied and going feral over immortal monkeys

“I’m not here to start anything,” Mr. Doughlas said to them calmly. “I just want the mountain ash barrier open, mh?”

“Yeah, because this isn’t starting anything,” Liam growled.

Mr. Douglas smiled, sharp teeth in full display. Again, he twisted his claws in the chimera. Theo, again, kept quiet. The only indication he was in any being came from his winces. Liam can’t tell if he should be impressed or horrified that getting stabbed in the spine barely got a reaction out of Theo.

“This is simply a contingency. I just want the barrier open, then I’ll be out of your hair. I promise. No funny business.”

Theo chuckled (well, more like gurgled) and snorted.

“Says the Nazi.”

Douglas drove his claws further into Theo’s spine, polite smile cracking, in response. The chimera grunted, but Theo just laughed again.

“Sorry, sorry.” Theo’s smirk looked almost deranged with the blood coating his lips. “Nazi was the insult others threw at you, right?”

“He’s a Nazi?!” Mason shrieked.

Doughlas sighed, all politeness disappearing as he addressed them all.

“Must we obsess over my previous occupation? I don’t see how this is important. I was just a soldier there.”

“Oh yeah, being a part of a genocidal fascist group should totally be overlooked!” Liam exclaimed. “Not like you were involved in and advocated for any of that!”

“Yeah, it adds nothing for us to even slightly trust you,” Mason added.

#thanks for the ask!#asks #fanfic ask game #long post #yeah it was F that was giving me trouble lol I wanted to pick so many T^T #dr geyer fic

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blackberry-gingham · 2 years

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🤗🤯✅⛔✍ is this excessive should I be ashamed

Nah, it's ok!! I love long asks tbh bc I love giving long answers 😂 so thank you lol!! Enjoy this novel of an answer, and thanks for the ask 😂😂🤲🏻💖

🤗 Advice for new writers?

I'll give you guys a piece of real advice instead of the ever vague "practice", lol: The secret to making a truly great story/reading experience is immersion. Don't be afraid to spare details or to get inside a character's head or to use analogies and metaphor- you're the writer, you have the power!

Some of the best books are the ones that don't spare the details on things like environment and feelings and inner thoughts, stuff like that, you know? It's like it's one thing to say there's two characters sitting in the room, and then jump right to their dialogue- it's another thing if you start out describing the room a little first, then maybe describe how character A feels, maybe how Character B is acting or wearing or anything like that, THEN after maybe a paragraph or two first, we get into the dialogue.

It's like this, for the room think about maybe what sounds are there? A clock on the wall? The rain? Or maybe even just the sound of silence. All viable additions. What about the colors? Smells maybe? Temperature? These things are used to set the mood and the readers expectations for the scene as well as to help us feel like we're there. It gives your story a poetic quality if done well and really engages the readers imagination, which makes them want to keep reading more!

🤯 Hardest genre for you to write?

oof, probably horror tbh. I never really write that stuff at all, so I have very little experience with it lol. So there's that, but also the fact that I feel like I'm bad a writing suspense 😂 horror done well makes you the reader feel the same dear and suspense as the characters you're reading about, and sometimes I feel like I have a heard time detailing or building a sense of dread and danger

✅ Something that appears in your fics over and over, even if you don't mean it?

Boy, do it lol! 😂😂 I'm a huge sucker for literary themes in my works, which is probably why I can never just write little one shots or fics that are purely fluff or whatever. Everything has to be a grand scale production featuring a hidden message with me 😂

To answer more specifically tho, the themes of "Love is the worthiest of all pursuits", "only through great suffering does one achieve great reward", and "man versus his own evil nature" are present in pretty much every fic I write.

I will say tho, the latter of the three usually only manifests in the metaphorical sense of a literal monster man (think really any of my beloved mutants: nightcrawler, wolverine, sabretooth, toad, ect) battling with his """"evil"""" animal inspiration instincts/nature to try and find balance so as to fit in as a functioning member to normal, human society- or, more commonly, so as to be better partner for their human love interest (hey, I love monster guys too- but I wouldn't want to commit the rest of my life to a guy who's in a constant state of bloodlust and/or not only has the shortest temper on the planet, but the superhuman strength, fangs, and claws to rip me apart while he's at it)

⛔ Fic you started and then scraped?

Dnsksksk oof, where to start tbh lol. I have a few X-Men x reader fics sitting on hiatus, plus my penguin one but I wouldn't say they're scrapped tbh. I guess the only fic I can definitely say I started and will most certainly not be returning to would be my chose your own adventure Beatles x reader fic from waaaaay back

It was a cool and ambitious concept, and it was actually really working for a while too, but idk. I think I either just got bored of it or I ran out of ideas to keep the diverging paths going tbh.

One of these days I should do that for the X-Men tbh lol. Like a choose your path date thing, just like how the Beatles one was. That would be pretty sick, ngl

✍️ do you have a beta reader?

Sort of! I occasionally run concepts or passages by @samatedeansbroccoli but I never send her or anyone else like entire chapters to read and all that lolll

I would feel kinda bad to make someone read and evaluate my literal 5k word chapters all in one sitting unless they would 100000% be interested in reading the published fic already 😅

#thank you !!!#ask game #writing advice #me irl

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glowingbadger · 3 years

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Hi it’s me, crawling through the window. Would it be possible to get a crumb of arranged marriage w/ Hubert? His line w/ Dorothea about being willing to get married for politics sake has fueled my brain rot for him.

Good God I need to secure my windows-

I mean HELLO FRIEND ANON YES IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE

Lol actually though, I have been thinking about this for Hubie since we all started chatting about that arranged marriage stuff! I think it's a perfect concept for him~

This like... got weird while I was writing it though?? Idk man hahaha it ended up on the less-spicy side of what I usually write, and with some very weird dialogue in places... Idk, I hope y'all like it. Maybe if there's interest, I'll follow this up eventually with a more smut-focused piece?

I've been traveling and working so much lately that I just don't even know what writing is anymore or how it works hahaha

TW: A brief mention of non-con

Hubert (FE3H) x Reader ("wife," neutral pronouns)

Arranged Marriage - semi spicy i guess?

"Frankly, he's a pain," Linhardt must be able to see your surprise and confusion written across your face. He goes on, "He's reliable and capable, of course, but also the most persistent nag you'll ever meet. Actually, no-" he glances upward as though to cross reference his own thoughts, "No, her Majesty is worse. But Hubert is a close second to be sure. Always on and on about sleep schedules and proper nutrition and etiquette..." He sighs and closes the massive tome on his lap, as though to close the conversation with it, "frankly, he's an insufferable mother hen. Does that help?"

"Well, it's... Not what I expected," you admit with a shrug, "but thank you all the same."

It's been several weeks since the papers binding you in marriage to Hubert Von Vestra had been signed- and this alone had sufficed. No ceremony, no grand ball, just paperwork and a handshake with your father. A handshake that ensured that, even under the Empire's unification, he would maintain nominal control over his considerable portion of land, and in return, would swear absolute loyalty to her Majesty. It was a beneficial arrangement for all parties, and you were not ignorant to the part you played. You were hardly even a bargaining chip- moreso, a hostage.

Your new husband had made no secret of what manner of harm may befall you if your family were to renege on their deal. Fortunately, you know your father to be a reliable coward, so you have no reason to believe he would be bold enough to step out of line.

Hubert Von Vestra is a terrifying man. A zealously loyal man of storied cruelty and a frigid disposition. His frame looms over you whenever he's near, and though he's hardly placed a finger on you since you'd been given over to him, his mere presence is... arresting. There's a sort of charisma to him that's equal parts frightening and fascinating. Perhaps it's madness brought on by your circumstances, but you can't help wanting to glimpse just the slightest bit into that brilliant, ever churning mind.

Unsurprisingly, he has been resistant to your attempts to understand him. He hardly indulges you in small talk, and if you were the paranoid sort, you'd think he intentionally makes himself busy when you're around. Eventually, perhaps out of sheer stubbornness, you'd settled on a routine of bringing coffee to his study adjoined to your bedroom in the evenings. He'd been visibly surprised the first time. It wasn't until the fourth night that he'd given a curt "thank you." About two weeks in, he'd actually sat back in his chair and laid down his quill pen to receive the cup from your hands. After a month, he'd leveled his narrow gaze at you and said,

"I cannot begin to fathom what satisfaction you glean from playing 'maid' to me."

"Well, I, uhm," you hadn't expected him to address you so directly, but you managed to say, "You... work so hard, I wanted to do something for you, I suppose."

His expression is inscrutable as he replies,

"You are aware that my work was much the same before you arrived."

"I am," you say softly, "But- all the same..." you trail off, and Hubert seems content to let the matter rest. And so you leave him be amidst his reports and correspondence, coffee at his side on the desk. Yet for as unproductive as your exchange might have seemed, it does leave you with an idea. The thought to learn about the man from those who knew him long before your arrival at the capitol.

Your investigation into the true character of your husband does not stop with Linhardt. In fact, his testimony only leaves you with further questions. But perhaps the others would say otherwise; perhaps the United Empire's most up and coming crest scholar simply inspires maternal behavior. This has to be the case- you simply can't imagine that the notoriously ruthless heir of the even more notorious Vestra lineage would be so... Doting.

And yet the more you learn of him, the more contradictory he seems.

Caspar's take is much like Linhardt's- a picture of a man far closer to a school marm than any assassin or master of torture. Ferdinand seems both smitten and incensed by him, oscillating wildly between the two. Then eventually, to your shock, Bernadetta takes the initiative to speak to you about Hubert of her own accord.

"I'm, uh, really so-sorry to bother you!" she approaches with arms drawn close to her chest and eyes resolutely avoiding yours, "I- I just heard that you were... asking about Hubert, so, I, uh..."

It takes some time to prompt her further. You assure her again and again- no, this isn't intrusive at all- yes, you'd very much like to hear her perspective- no, you're not mad at her. In truth, you're endlessly intrigued about what a gentle soul like Bernadetta would have to say about a man feared across the continent. Finally, she manages,

"He's... actually really kind!" she blurts out, as though the words would abandon her if she gave them the window of opportunity. Your eyebrows raise slightly.

"You think so..?"

"Yes, completely-!" she stammers, "I know he's super, super scary, and powerful and spooky and cold and, uh, all of that. But still," her voice falters as she continues, "He only scolds people when they do something dangerous. And he only hurts people to protect others. I... I know he's done some te-terrible things. But... he's always been nice to Bernie," finally, she meets your eyes with an imploring look in hers, "So, uh, I'm really grateful to him. And I think it would be really nice for someone to reach out to him. If... if that's not too weird or anything. For you."

You smile warmly and nod,

"Thank you, Bernadetta. I know it can't be easy for you to come to me with all of this, but... I'd like to try, if I can."

The opportunity doesn't come in the way you expect.

At first, it seems the night will proceed like many others before. You bring a cup of coffee to your husband's desk, setting it down quietly so as to not disturb him. He's silent, but this is common enough, so you head back to the bedroom to undress for the evening. All nights prior, he would lay beside you long after you'd settled in, then rise to resume work in the morning before you woke up- all the while never allowing your bodies to interact in any way.

Tonight, just as you're about to close the door to Hubert's study behind you, long fingers catch around your wrist, visibly startling you.

It's the most physical contact you've had to-date, but he only says,

"One moment."

You whip around to face him, a touch of anxiety evident in your eyes. It's clear in his own that he notices, but if anything, he only seems amused. He steps forward, his taller frame menacing you as he speaks,

"I understand that you have been busying yourself with some manner of investigation as of late."

It takes a moment for his meaning to reach you. When it does, your face burns and you can't bring yourself to meet his scrutinizing gaze,

"Oh, uhm..."

"I assure you, my dearest wife," he says with barely concealed venom, "anything that I do not wish for you to know will be kept from you. Aside from which, your efforts thus far have proven amateurish at best."

Something seems off about his tone. You could understand if he felt uncomfortable or hesitant about your efforts to learn about him, but this seems far more grave, more... business-like. He steps towards you once more, and you step back in turn. Yet before long, you feel your legs bump the edge of the bed. A gloved hand trails a fingertip down your jawline to your chin, then urges you to look up at him.

"Whatever you are planning, my dear, I promise it will be fruitless. You had best rethink how you spend your days before your actions bring you to harm."

"No, I-" your brow creases deeply, your face burns, your body burns hotter and you don't want to consider why, "I've just been trying to learn about you as a person, nothing else. We're- we're married, after all, so..."

He gives an abrupt, dry laugh.

"Ah, so I am to believe that you've been interrogating my allies out of some misguided affection, is that it?"

"Hubert, just listen to me!" for a moment, you feel bolstered, defiant, and you straighten your posture, "You won't tell me the first thing about you- the only way to learn so much as your favorite color is to ask someone who's known you for a decade!"

Briefly, he does seem to consider your words. But his eventual reply is as aloof as any prior,

"If you're no spy or politician, then you're worse- a fool." he says, and before you can respond, he's seized both of your wrists and pushed you back onto the bed. For a moment, the room spins and your voice leaves you. A shrewd eye watches you with cruel condescension as he pins you against the sheets.

"I should think that you'd be well aware what I'm capable of," he nearly whispers, "I personally ensured that the rumors spread through your father's territory and further still. Do you think that anyone would even dare lift a finger to help you if I chose to seek retribution for this recent behavior?" He draws nearer, his grip tighter at your wrists, "Perhaps as punishment, I'll simply take my pleasure from you by force."

Your lips tighten, you take a breath. Then, meeting his gaze directly, you reply,

"You won't."

His visible eye narrows.

"And what evidence do you have to prompt such unfounded confidence? Perhaps you have crafted a flattering falsehood of me in your mind," a mocking smirk curls his lips, "Am I a misunderstood sentimental sort to you, then? A sad, lonely man for you to save?"

You scowl, though you suspect it looks more like a pout to him.

"I don't know what I think of you yet- not completely. But I don't pity you like that, and I don't think you're sad or lonely. I know you're not."

For the first time, it seems that you've caught him off guard. That frigid mask falters for just a moment, and you go on before he can replace it,

"You're surrounded by people who care about you. I've seen it for myself. Whatever you've had to do in the service of your ideals- it hasn't kept the people around you from wanting to know and understand you, even if it's despite you."

Hubert is silent for a moment. His gaze bores into you like he thinks he'll discover some hidden layer if he can just keep digging. Then, he sighs,

"How did I ever become bound to such a troublesome spouse..."

When you wrest your arms from his grasp, his hands fall away with little resistance, and you think that perhaps he had never truly intended to keep you in place by force to begin with. He moves to leave the bed, but your fists find the front of his clothing and tug him back down to you.

You press your lips to his without hesitation, and you can feel him inhale sharply, his entire body rigid above you. His lips are surprisingly soft, his scent like coffee and old parchment, and though your heart threatens to burst from your chest, you hold firmly to him by his clothes. Near imperceptibly, he leans down against you, and your fear, along with any remaining doubts, begin to dissolve. Knowing he won't pull away, you let your hands relax against him, running up his chest where you can feel his own pulse pounding. It's so human, so entirely reasonable and normal. Now, at last, Hubert Von Vestra is merely a man of flesh and bone.

Your tongue meets his naturally, your lips parting in time with his as your kiss deepens to a fevered pace. One hand reaches that sharp, handsome jawline, reveling in the erotic sensation of his mouth moving against yours. And yet, all the while, his hands remain staunchly on the bed beside you. He doesn't touch you- doesn't even let his body meet yours.

It's impossible to tell whether passion or madness drives you to bring your teeth to his lower lip, a single insistent bite communicating desire mounting faster than you can contain. And for a moment, you sense something new; a sound catches in Hubert's throat, a reaction he fights to stifle. Then, he pulls away. His pale skin is tinted a rare shade of pink, and his hair is ruffled out of place enough to reveal both narrowed eyes. His cloak has spilled around his frame to surround you both, and somewhere in your frazzled mind, you imagine that you're caught in some beautiful, velvet-lined trap.

"I- must... return to my work." Hubert says stiffly. He pushes up from you and turns away, leaving you still flustered on the bed behind him. You sit upright, holding your arms tight around your body as you watch him straighten his hair and clothes.

"You, uhm..." your face reddens still as you search for the right words, "you could... join me in bed, if you liked."

Hubert turns to the door of his study, speaking without daring to even glance your way,

"Anything that you offer to me now will be born from the impulse to survive. I have been bargained with before." His shoulders slack just slightly, his voice low and sober, "The proudest nobleman will even sell off his own child to a monster if he feels it will spare him its teeth."

You open your mouth to protest, then shut it without a word. You feel that you know your mind and heart, even in this moment, but you lack the words to convince a man like this. In a feeble attempt, you murmur,

"You don't frighten me, Hubert. Not anymore."

He half turns toward you, though his hand remains on the handle of his study door.

"You yourself said that you do not know what you think of me," he says, "As such, I will not lay a hand on you until the day that you do."

You stare down at your hands in your lap, barely registering the sound of the door clicking shut as he leaves you in the bedroom. No matter how you try to sort out your tangled thoughts, the memory of his lips on yours won't leave them. If anything, it eclipses any sense of reason, standing resolutely in the way of your path to clarity. Letting out a groaning sigh, you fall onto your back on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling as if it could offer you any advice.

What do I think about my own husband? You wonder, the thought nearly enough to make you laugh. Well for one, he's a pain.

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smediumsmeatbae · 3 years

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Bloodsport

PAIRING: Platonic!Steve Rogers x Reader

SUMMARY: a strange plant on a mission changes Steve's and your world.

WORDS: 2234

WARNINGS: body dysphoria (in a sense), body swapping from male to female and vice versa, mentions of period blood, swearing, mentions of testing and drawing blood, if i left anything off please let me know. Not necessarily angst but awkwardness and an attempt at humor. Fluff at the end cause I’m a big softy.

A/N: This is an extremely late entry for @anika-ann's wonderful writing challenge. Thank you for being so patient! I chose the dialogue prompt challenge- "I'm losing my mind." mixed with a Steve Rogers body swap.

HEADS UP: This is a crack fic and an homage to my love for awkward humor. It may not even be funny idk. Lol. Also, this fic is not beta read, all gramatical mistakes/plot holes/shitty writing are all on me.

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"That is the strangest looking plant I've ever seen."

Trudging through the thick and dark forest, you turned your head to look at Nat, who was staring rather curiously at a… flower? Bush? Flower bush? Scrunching up your nose, you walked over towards Nat so you could inspect the plant as well.

"What is it?" You asked more to yourself than to Nat.

"It doesn't look like it's from earth." Bruce was furiously typing on an iPad, trying to get information on it.

"Guys, c'mon. We're supposed to be doing recon, not playing botanist. Plus, aren't you supposed to be a little more green, Dr. Banner?" Tony quipped into the coms. He was the group's eye in the sky for this mission and rocketed past you all above.

"Tony's right. We gotta stick to the mission." Steve came over your side.

"Did… Did Capsicle just agree with me?"

Steve sighed and rolled his eyes at you, making you giggle. Forward you marched, making your way to the terrorist compound you were staking out. Little did you know that the flowers' effect was already taking hold of you and your team.

*****

You were startled awake by someone urgently banging at the door. BANG BANG BANGBANGBANG BANG. Groggily looking over at your clock… Wait, your clock wasn't where it was supposed to be. But wait… On second look, why the hell were you in Roger's room? You didn't have a chance to check further; the incessant banging was back.

"Someone had better be dead!" You barked out and the banging stopped.

Your eyes grew wide as you noticed your voice was much deeper. Great, the last thing you needed was the start of a cold.

Trudging to Steve's door, you yanked it open, a glare in your eyes. Except the glare quickly turned into a look of horror mixed with confusion. You were staring at… Yourself?? But she… You… were shorter? What in the holy hell was going on???

"CLONE!" You screeched out and went to attack mode trying to hit yourself in the jaw. You… She easily blocked the move. And that's when you noticed: your arm was not your arm. It was big and full of muscles, freckles kissing the skin. "Wh-what??"

You looked down further and saw a bulging chest, washboard abs, and sleep pants you didn't remember putting on the night before. Quickly, you moved back in the apartment and went into the bathroom. You had to see. You had to know. You flipped the light and there he was in all his wholesome, american pie glory: Steven Grant Rogers was staring back at you, a look of shock on his face. Hearing footsteps coming toward you, you looked out the door and your face looked concerned and confused as well as your body leaned against the doorway, arms folded.

"I'm Steve…" You weakly croaked. "So are you..?"

"I'm you." Steve nodded, finishing your thought.

"I feel like I'm losing my mind." Your bottom lip quivered and a few stray tears fell down your cheeks.

"Hey, don't cry, ok?" Steve spoke softly as he reached out to swipe the tears. You gave him a small smile and touched his hand, grateful you weren't going through this by yourself.

"Do you know if anyone else was affected?"

"Not yet. The only reason I knew was that your cat came and snuggled around my torso and woke me up."

You nodded solemnly.

"What do we do, Steve?"

"We should get the team together, see if anyone else was affected."

Turned out, you two were not the only ones feeling body snatched. Nat and Bruce also swapped bodies. It almost turned disastrous when Nat realized and she almost Hulked out. You don't know how she managed to stop it, (if you had turned into Bruce, you would have definitely changed), but she calmed down and was able to sit at the conference table with you all. Bruce kept putting his hands around himself, feeling utterly exposed and wildly uncomfortable.

"So… Capcicle is you and you're Capcicle." Tony looked at you and Steve. "And Nat is the jolly green giant and Bruce is getting in touch with his feminine side."

"Tony." You warned, doing your best Cap impression.

"What we need is a blood test, try to figure out what's going on with you guys, how long it will last, yadda yadda. I'll reach out to Dr. Cho for assistance since she has some experience in handling alien biology. Meanwhile, I think it would be best for you all to take a couple of days off. Hopefully, this thing just wears off naturally."

As the team got vials of your blood taken, it was decided that the couples would bunk together: Nat with Bruce and you with Steve. You had offered up your room and Steve had taken it. Especially since, as you pointed out, your couch was much more comfortable than his art deco style couch.

"Guys, one more thing." Tony said as you all were beginning to file out. "Don't leave the rooms unless its an absolute emergency. We don't know how this thing reacts yet. Could be contagious."

As you unlocked your door, the once familiar and cozy dwelling of your apartment suddenly seemed foreign from this angle. You felt too much, much too much for the space and all at once you felt tears spring to your eyes.

"Hey, it's ok." You felt a hand on your arm and your eyes staring back at you, looking concerned. "Doctor Cho is gonna get us fixed in a flash, you'll see."

"I'm just… I-I don't want this to be permanent."

"I know, but it's only for a bit. We'll be ok in a couple of days."

You nodded, wiping away the tears.

"Hey, start a movie for us while I use the restroom." He coughed and straightened up. "I'll be as non-invasive as possible."

That earned him a chuckle.

"I would never worry about you, Steve." You smiled shyly at him.

As Steve went to the restroom, you sat down on your couch and started scanning through Netflix, looking for something to watch. Stranger Things felt too close to home, somehow. Maybe a comedy, you thought. And that's when you heard a gasp.

"I'm bleeding. Why am I bleeding???" Came a screech from the bathroom.

Your eyes grew wide. Oh dear sweet Jesus, no. It wasn't supposed to happen for a couple more days. Of course it would happen right then. How in the hell were you supposed to talk Steve Rogers, America's Golden Boy, a man who gets a blush when you just teasingly flirt with him, through this? Your cheeks felt on fire as mortification set in. Why???

"Steve…" Big gulp of air. "It sounds like I started my period."

"What?!"

"Ha-have you not heard of a period, Steve?" Was this about to be way worse than you thought?

"Of course I have! I'm from the 40′s, not an idiot. Just… is it supposed to be this much?"

He sounded exasperated and scared. You could just imagine the look on his face. Poor guy. Your heart instantly went out to him, remembering how weird and uncomfortable your first time was.

"Sometimes it can be." Your voice came out as calm and gentle as possible. "Steve, listen to me. Don't panic, okay? We'll get through this together."

"Okay." His voice came back a little shaky. "What do I do? Do I need one of those pad things?"

Oh christ. You only had tampons and you were not talking the captain through that. Think, think, think .

"No, I'm sorry. I don't have anything except tampons. Listen, I'm going to run to the store really fast and get some for you. I'm also gonna drop down some fresh underwear and you can use some toilet paper in the underwear until I get back. Okay?"

"Do you really have to go through this every month?" Steve asked incredulously.

"Yep." You said, popping the 'p'.

"Women are truly superior." You heard him mumble.

After grabbing the underwear, you headed to the store to grab some much needed supplies. Sure, Tony had said don't leave the room unless it's an absolute emergency, but when had you ever listened to him? Plus, if this wasn't an emergency, then what was?

It was odd, stepping out as Steve. You got quite a few more stares than normal; women, and more than a few men would gawk. You signed a few autographs, took a few pictures. It was so surreal. Your specialty being an assassin/spy, you weren't used to feeling so exposed. You couldn't hide a six foot, all American, beefy, golden haired Cap if you wanted to anyway.

Going into the store, you grabbed the pads first, then went to the candy aisle. You knew that nothing was better for periods than chocolate and you got multiple kinds, not 100% sure what Steve wanted or liked. Then you grabbed some ice cream and also pretzels, just in case he had a salt craving.

Finally, as you made your way to the check out, you thought if you needed anything else. You had midol and Tylenol at home. Also an amazing heating pad that had been your trusty companion through many of your worst ones.

You plopped the items on the counter and the older lady ringing you up smiled brightly at you.

"It's so nice to see a young man buying items for his lady friends. You wouldn't catch a man doing that in my day."

"Uh, thank you ma'am." Was all you could say as you returned the smile.

Once you were back, you put the ice cream up, grabbed the midol, and brought the rest of your pillage with you. Going back to your bedroom, you couldn't help but feel bad for the guy. He was curled up on your bed, blanket covering sweatpants and a tee he had managed to find along with the heating pad that was previously housed by the side of your bed.

"Hey. Internet says that heat helps. Is that true? It doesn't seem to be doing much." He asked, pained eyes looking toward you.

"Yeah, it does." You nodded, smiling back. "Give it time. My muscles are extra achy the first day. Also, these will help."

You walked toward your night stand and placed the midol there along with all the chocolate candy options. Steve looked shocked, but grateful at all the options.

"Do you have those pads?" Steve asked. "This paper is getting… um. Uncomfortable."

"Yes! I have them." You exclaimed as if you forgot.

You grabbed one of the bags scattered on the floor and handed him the squishy package. Carefully, he stood up and went to the restroom. You laid down in bed beside his spot and continued to scroll for a movie that was previously interrupted. After settling on Robin Hood for the 400th time, you eased yourself down.

You heard the door open and Steve walked out, a little shyness in him. You patted the spot beside you and a smile started to form on his lips before he climbed back into bed.

"Oh wow, I really am a human furnace." You heard him mumble to himself as he shifted closer to you. For some reason, you felt your cheeks heat up with his confession.

After a bit, the snacks were broken into. Sweet chocolate of various flavors, (chocolate with almonds awarded the best for Steve), matched with the salty snap of the pretzels. You almost had to contain a moan after biting into some decadent chocolate with caramel. After a really stressful day, it felt so good eating your favorite candy and watching a movie you've seen forever. Steve seemed in better spirits too, smiling and even tossing a couple of pretzels at you, making you laugh.

You could feel yourself drifting off to sleep and as you heard a yawn from Steve. It was getting pretty late and Dr. Cho would probably have some tests for you to do or news to tell. You eased out of the covers and started to go towards the living room.

"Where are you going?" Steve asked.

"Just out to the couch. You can have the bed since you aren't feeling good."

Steve looked a little crestfallen at the suggestion and there was a questioning look in his eyes.

"Everything ok?" You asked.

"Yeah. It's just… Do you mind sleeping in here with me? You beside me have done worlds better than the heat pad.

You were sure that pink tinged cheeks were the color that Caps face was sporting as you walked back over to him. Slipping into bed, you turned onto your side to face the wall. You looked over towards Steve, a smile on your lips.

"You can cuddle with me, if you want." You offered. "That way the heat will be all over."

"Uh… I don't know. D'you think that will be appro--"

"Just cuddle me, Rogers." You giggle sighed.

Tentatively, Steve put his hands around your waist, shimming himself closer to your body. You could hear a contented sigh and a mumbled 'much better' when his torso made contact with your back. It wasn't long before you could hear him lightly snoring and you were dozing off too. You didn't know what would happen tomorrow. You were just grateful that today was over.

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after binge reading i have come to a new revelation: I’m not a fan of most Xiaoven fanfics

Don’t get me wrong, I love the ship and its one of my favorite to think about.... but most of the fanfiction for the ship just- doesn’t sit right with me for a number of reasons.

Disclaimer: these are personal opinions from my own taste and are in no way an attack against any authors out there, because frankly fanfic authors are great and not like i could do better lol. As these are personal opinions, I acknowledge here and now that a number of people disagree and that they are under no obligation to change their opinions in any way as it is not and never will be my intention to tell others what they should be thinking That said- read at your own risk if you want- meh, anyway-

time to share some opinions that have been on my mind lately

The biggest reason.... is how they handle Xiao. And I don’t even mean mischaracterization because Xiao is such a complex and yet simultaneously simple character that as long as you’re somewhere in the range of “Xiao vibes” it’s really hard to write him out of character because of his complexities. What I mean is something that i actually completely agree with as being accurate to his character. In nearly every single fanfic I’ve seen, there is some element of idolization that Xiao has for Venti, or for the sake of reference, Barbatos. He tends to think himself beneath Barbatos and/or indebted to him, whether that be because he’s an archon, because he saved him, or simply because of Xiao’s tendency to dehumanize(yes i see the irony in that word usage) himself. This by itself isn’t an issue but its often how this trait of his is treated.

Imma just list a few ways I’ve seen this be handled within Xiaoven fics. - It isn’t handled, it’s just there and accepted as a part of who he is in the story - It isn’t handled but his trait is treated as source of humor within the story - Venti(and others) roll with it (finding humor in it, just cant change it, encouraging it, making jokes about it, etc.) - Venti takes advantage of it(whether accidentally or purposely) - it’s actually addressed(by Venti or someone else or the narration- can go a number of ways, but just- even a brief reference to the fact that its not a good mindset fits in here) - savior!Venti(Where venti disagrees with it but the way it’s written gives off “god among mortals” vibes- like he’s just being humble and truly is above him in reality) - its the focus of the story - not directly addressed but shown to be destructive. - they chose not to not include this in the story’s characterization of Xiao(just saying that this is valid ahead of time) Theres others but i have a lot already. Note that I tend to read more ‘serious-toned’(idk if that makes sense) fics so that may skew my perception

Now there’s a few that i have issues with on their own- both instances of it not being handled, Venti(and others) rolling with it, Venti takes advantage of it(purposely(and without good intent)), and savior!Venti. Xiao not only has this trait, but he is unfamiliar with what is normal in relationships or emotions as a result of isolation and inexperience. He is also either not aware of or not concerned with what is considered strictly “healthy.” Combining these makes for a rather dangerous combination and just accepting it as “oh he’s just like that, it’s who he is” or making it out to be something funny- It’s not wrong or bad by any means necessarily, and I could still possibly enjoy it to an extent depending on a series of different factors, but its- not as often. Even in the case where I do enjoy reading it however, I would still feel uncomfortable sharing it with or recommending it to others because in the first instance it feels like normalizing a destructive and dangerous mindset, and in the second case it does the same while simultaneously making a joke of it. It’s the same deal with Venti or other characters rolling with it, but that’s probably gonna be mentioned later too. Not to say that this is a “wrong” way to handle it, that it makes the fic bad, or that authors even are normalizing anything by doing so, just that in my specific instance- not a fan.

I’ll get to the others when i talk more about Venti, but for now: It’s the focus of the story. I think I saw like... 2? where the story was like- focused on this and why its a problem which- power to them, address those real world problems like a boss- but also i wouldn’t actively seek it out or anything- like, good job, but doing so just leaves it open neutrally for other factors to decide how good a story i think it is.

not directly addressed but shown to be destructive. You’d think i wouldn’t like this- but frankly in fanfiction not everyone wants to address every character flaw verbally because it can through off story, narration, dialogue, and general flow to do so. This can be with an event, an action, a dialogue, a mere comment, making it actually fit into the it’s actually addressed category except that its- subtle enough to make its own category. plus i live for show not tell- in everything- its a thing. im- very much a fan of when the fics do this but the subtlety is easy to miss and its not common so-

It’s actually adressed- doesnt have to be a lot- just mention anywhere or imply anywhere that maybe idolizing someone as a god and savior and being in a relationship with them while having little knowledge of standards, emotions, relationships, or healthy behaviors in general- maybe isnt the smartest idea in the word. (”Call me Venti, not Barbatos” by itself is not enough to fit in this category tho as a note)

Now lets talk about Venti...

uh.... those who have followed me for awhile will probably already know this but... I have a lot of opinions on Venti and a pretty- “niche(?)” perception of his characterization that isn’t shared by a lot of others- so I don’t actually read as much Venti fanfic in general as you might expect because I often end up disagreeing with how writers portray him, which again, in no way is their characterization wrong, but- “their perceived truth” conflicts with “my perceived truth” and by extent so does the characterization, though neither is any more correct than the other from an objective point of view, if that makes sense... but anyways now that that’s said, moving on before this becomes a philosophy lecture, as fun as that would be for me. I’ll try to keep my “perceived truth” out of this for the first bit.

Venti’s response to this:

He rolls with it: this depends on the mood of the fanfiction. If they dont put a lot of stress on that trait of Xiao’s it totally fine but if the trait seems to be a major part of Xiao’s character, it seems like normalization once more. (more on this later)

he takes advantage of it purposely: if its an AU or something and Venti’s like a villain(i saw a few) then- villain venti isnt my cup of tea but i have no qualms. If they don’t portray Venti in a negative light while having him take advantage however that’s a bit uncomfortable to read for me because it feels like normalizing taking advantage of that mindset as well as the mindset itself. However, i did see a number of instances of Venti using it as leverage for like- self care- which i definitely have no qualms. Xiao: [insert probably destructive idolizing statement about being indebt] Venti: How bout you pay me back by actually sleeping for once smh or other variations are okay and depending on the vibe are actually a really fun dynamic as long as it doesnt turn into romanticizing or normalizing it, y’know?

Venti accidentally taking advantage of it.... I love angst- and in most of these theres a sense of guilt when he realizes- and i just think thats a lovely way of addressing the dangers of such a mindset for both sides. As long as it doesn’t keep repeating to the point of romanticization its totally cool to read in my eyes(not irl ofc). If Venti never realizes he accidentally took or is taking advantage it feels a bit like normalization, and if he does but just- doesn’t care thats- a rip.

savior!Venti...... i- i hate. the story giving off vibes that Xiao’s mindset is technically correct while Venti oh so humbly tells him to treat him as an equal like the wonderful and charitable person he is.... i just- no. of course thats over dramatizing it- I think the main thing that gives it this vibe is when Venti doesn’t seem either concerned, surprised, uncomfortable, or otherwise have a negative feeling towards Xiao’s mindset. Just- it makes the whole thing weird in my eyes when Venti doesnt really seem to have his own reason to oppose the mindset idk-

fact time!

Venti is the god of freedom. His backstory is freeing Mondstadt from a god’s tyrannical reign. His origin is a windsprite, just another breeze bringing changes for the better. His form is a nameless boy who played an instrument and then died, thus failing at his only dream and only ever accomplishing anything because of the help of others. He slept for a thousand years after the archon war to avoid putting Mond under the rule of yet another tyrannical god. He only even became a god because Andrius chose to let him. He wouldn’t have even had that chance if the nameless bard had survived, he’d remain just another wind while his friend ascended to godhood. Venti sacrifices his own power for his people’s freedom.

now that I’ve laid out a number of canon facts, time for opinions:

Venti has little to no desire to be seen as a god. He thrives in, comes from, and emphasizes a lack of superiority in quite nearly everything. The first Ragnvindir, who canonically turned his back on Venti after Decarabian’s fall, likely did so because one- he anticipated power would corrupt and Venti would soon become just another tyrannical god, two- he suspected Venti used the nameless bard in an attempt to rise to godhood, or three- idk insert other possibilities to acknowledge again that i could totally be wrong.

Look me in the eyes and tell me Venti wouldnt trade godhood for his friend in an instant. His godhood was only granted to him because his friend died and could easily serve to constantly remind him of what could have been and what he lost. Venti takes no enjoyment from being seen as superior and in my opinion, I feel that it could actually make him largely uncomfortable when his divinity and abilities as an archon get involved-

also self promotion for my favorite posts- check out #archon war era venti if thats interesting to you

so anyway Venti rolling with it or making jokes about it just doesn’t sit right with me.-

Okay! enough talking about that mindset!

idk- i have... a few/lot of other gripes and stuff or just things that kinda throw off the vibe for me but that’s the main one plus my general personal pickiness when it come to Venti fanfics- but this has gotten long enough already-

idk i just felt like rambling about it and i haven’t done a long post in a while so-

again, I love the ship and its actually one of my favorites- just the fanfic isnt my thing..... that doesn’t mean i don’t still love it and come up with a whole ton of brainrot and ideas on it tho lmao

#genshin impact #genshin xiao #genshin venti #xiaoven #genshin barbatos #opinions #discourse #? idk ill tag it just in case #dont mind my constant backtracking and justifying and repeated disclaimers-#i just have a crippling fear of being cancelled lol

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space-blue · 2 years

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7, 20, and 31 for the fanfic asks!

Heya! Thanks for the question, from these asks.

7. List your NoTPs from each fandom you’ve been in.

I don't really have NoTPs in most fandoms. It's strange, I didn't really get what having a NoTP even felt like, until I stumbled on the only one I currently have. I guess I write too much gen, and read gen mostly. I'm also usually happy to let the writer convince me that the wild pairing they chose for their characters can work.

I also don't consider pairings I would "never read" to be NoTPs. Even if they come across my dash, it wouldn't bother me that much, and I'm happy to scroll past or admire the art anyway.

But Thrawn/Pryce got so under my skin that I had to block all their tag, and finally knew what the NoTP thing was about xD

20. Any ships which you surprised yourself by liking?

Nothing really comes to mind? I mean, depends what is meant by surprise. I'm rarely against a ship yet still end up reading that ship. If I have a character I really like, then usually I enjoy seeing them paired with lots of different people.

Basically, if a ship is unusual, but I read a fic that convinces me it can be great, then I'm reading a great piece of writing. And I'm not surprised that good writing would sell me on a ship.

Does this even make sense? lol

Maybe the ship I never saw coming was Mek/Marcus in Arcane. They're both minor, and Marcus is a shithead, but the discord server I was in had a perfect storm where a handful of us got really sauced and made fabulous AUs for them. The Mekus days were the best. Let's say it surprised me in the sense that it started as a crack ship, and I did the classic head-over-heels fall face first into it.

31. What’s the nicest thing someone has ever said about your writing?

Well, I've got a lot of fics and OG short stories, and I've been blessed with lots of comments over the years. But I think one that really stands out came from a colleague back when I was working in Melbourne.

She heard I was starting out as a hobby writer but was looking to publish short stories (I was like in my first year at the time, full of illusions and hope) and had that story about a wendigo I was working on.

It was bad, you guys. Like, the idea is still neat, but it's horror 101 and it's NOT well written. I don't even wanna look at it now, the cringe gives me goosebumps.

But she read a paper manuscript version of it, and she read it on her break (it's like 2k words) and complimented it. She said she felt privileged to have read it, and insisted she meant it when I served her a big pikachu face.

Now of course, I know it wasn't great writing. IDK if she truly enjoyed it or not, if she was just encouraging me or meant it from the depth of her soul, but it was a HUGE compliment for me at the time. It really boosted my impression that I could write stories and get somewhere with this new craft, even with English as my second language.

I think it fueled me for months, which is great, because the OG Scifi/fantasy short story side of writing is a bleak desert when it comes to feedback!!

I've gotten much nicer and longer comments since then, explaining why my prose, dialogue, or characterisation were great, and I cherish all of them. But she stuck with me because it was early encouragement I really needed, and I didn't get anything quite like it for a long time after that.

Be kind to debuting writers people! Finding the good in their story and telling them about it can be the difference between them dropping out or soldiering on for 7 years and actually becoming decent! ( ꈍᴗꈍ)

#ask #ask game #thanks for the ask!#writing #ask away #star wars #arcane #fanfic #original fiction

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suncaptor · 3 years

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So we're having a s7/s8 breakdown on this fine Saturday? Good. May I interest you in theese thoughts (this whole ask might include some wild speculation, I hope you're up for it, if no, please ignore and I will crawl back to my basement, also this got SO LONG I AM ALMOST ASHAMED, but I need to exchange thoughts with someone agsfsdghf):

Amelia was the original blurry wife for Sam. I remember at the time s8 was airing the fandom wasn't really fond of her because she wasn't very special as a character, she felt kind of boring (obviously the wincest/bibro side hated her for different reasons lol) and unfortunately she was very forgettable. She was literally Just Some Woman, a blank canvas. (idk if you agree but this is what I think). But. I think she was set up to be Sam's endgame if season 8 was the last one. He gets what he wanted - out of the hunter's life, white picket fence, a wife and a dog. And it was confirmed somewhere that she was written off due to the hate she received (spn fandom being spn fadom I am leaving this without comment). So that is why I believe she was gonna be the Blurry Wife of season 8, but she was written off....

....."But hey!", you might say, "Sam was the one doing the trials in season 8! So how can she be his endgame if he was going to lock up Hell and die?". I have an answer! Sam doesn't start the trials until 8x14, four episodes after he broke up with Amelia and chose Dean in 8x10. Up until then it was agreed that Dean was going to be the one to do the trials, it was changed last minute in the show (when Sam ends up killing the hellhound in 8x14) and part of me wonders how much it might reflect the last minute change in real life. counterpoint: spn got a renewal on February 11th 2013 and 8x14 was shot November 30th - December 11th 2012 so renewal is not the case, maybe just a general change of direction for the season? idk, BUT......

.... but maybe? now I am thinking. So they make Sam break up with Amelia to get rid of her and so he can do the trials. and he is going to die. so basically once again Sam is going to die in the finale as a sacrifice (like in Swan Song) (oh I just remembered 8x23 was titled Sacrifice. NICE). And now back to Dean and everything romantic that happened that I mentioned in those tags. Let's say they keep the 'I love you' in 8x17 (I am still writing all of this under the assumption that season 8 was going to be the last one). And Cas disappears. And now guess what. He is not in 8x18. He is not in 8x19 but you know who is? NAOMI with this epic line: "And yet you haven't warded this place against us. I know. You're hoping Castiel will return to you. I admire your loyalty. I only wish he felt the same way. I know you don't want to believe it, Dean, but we're on the same side – shutting the Gates of Hell, bringing Castiel in from the cold. Take a moment. Think about what I've said." literally WHAAAAT, what were we supposed to think at this point?!?!? IF THE 'I LOVE YOU' was kept in 8x17?! can you imagine?! (also sidenote: 8x19 is a buckleming episode where they kill off Benny. epic highs and lows, etc.)

So they aren't reunited until 8x22 (i mean last seconds of 8x21 but it doesn't really matter). And Dean is angry, and hurt and we have this piece of dialogue:

CASTIEL: Dean, I can go with you. A FEW SECONDS PASS BEFORE SPEAKING AGAIN Dean. I'm sorry. DEAN: For what? CASTIEL: For everything. DEAN" Everything? Like, uh... Like ignoring us? CASTIEL: Yes. DEAN: Or like bolting off with the Angel Tablet, then losing it 'cause you didn't trust me? You didn't trust me. CASTIEL: Yes. DEAN: Yeah. Nah, that's not gonna cut it. Not this time. So you can take your little apology and you cram it up your ass. CASTIEL: Dean, I thought I was doing the right thing. DEAN: Yeah, you always do.

still with me? ok. so then Cas is sad and wants to apologize and goes out to buy Dean beer and pie but Metatron finds him and they go on their little quest together. blah blah blah, Sam and Dean catch Crowley, they are in the church, Sam in beginning the ritual on Crowley when wild Cas appears and asks Dean for help because... he needs a Cupid's Bow for Metatron to lock up Heaven. and he asks for Dean's help. I mean at this moment I think everyone would have gotten the HINT. Dean leaves Sam with Crowley to do the trial by himself (he chooses to go with Cas this is important because the last time he saw Cas he was angry at him).

And then we have that infamous bar scene where Dean might still be hurt but now he is afraid of losing Cas AGAIN due to Heaven about to be locked up and he is like "ummm are you sure? you're -- you're boarding up Heaven, and you're locking the door behind you. you did a lot of damage up there, aren't you afraid the angels might kill you?" and Cas is like stone cold "yeah they might and I am sure about doing this" :( and then they witness as two dudes fall in love in the bar. hint hint again.

quick cut to Crowley who says: "Don't we all -- you, me -- we deserve to be loved. I deserve to be loved! I just want to be loved". hint hint Love is a whole theme of this episode

AND THEN Castiel's grace ends up being the last ingredient to cast out all angels from Heaven after a nephilim and cupid's bow. And it's brushed off with a no-homo line by Metatron: "I want you to live this new life to the fullest. Find a wife. Make babies." SURE. oh to get my hands on the original first drafts of those episodes... a girl can dream.

in conclusion I wonder what the ending would be here. Dean and Cas eventually reunite and finally talk it out? one can argue: "but why Cas didn't confess back when they were having their moment in the bar? :/" well, because, as he tells us himself, (actually he says it to Kevin prior to he bar scene, but it's easy to understand that he is also talking about himself here): "There is no out. Only duty. You are a Prophet of the Lord, always and forever... ...until the day you cease to exist, and then another Prophet takes your place. Now, are you clear as to the task before you? Then do it, and let's go." (now don't think about this line and Dean's quiet: "Are you sure? Aren't you afraid?" in the bar and Castiel's "Yeah I'm sure")

so then they finally reunite, both human and they find each other and Cas is like "My grace was the special last spell ingredient because ..................." and they would address the Crypt Scene confession finally, I guess. They arrive at the Church and Sam is dead (according to what we know now (if a soul was in hell it will always end up in hell thing) maybe he went to hell. maybe it's locked up but he is the one in charge Rowena-style?). So of course Dean is a wreck but he has Cas by his side. Holding hands as they bury Sam. I don't know but I want to know SO BADLY what they had originally planned here. I would literally willingly sell my kidney to read Carver's mind.

I AM DEEPLY SORRY FOR THIS ASK I HAD TO GET THIS OUT OF MY HEAD ILY <3333333333333

okay I have NO CLUE what they meant to do or the validity of the assumptions, but this is SO interesting and I agree with all your analysis of canon, except I also don't think that Cas like. understood at all or ever thought Dean's "I love you" meant what Dean did at this point xnkslfkdkdkskd so I see your draw to him specifying duty given his probable suicide rather than stay with Dean like he wants.

I also do wonder what they were doing with Sam in s8 it's very disjointed and out of character, so your guesses are VERY interesting. Amelia like made no sense Sam made no sense or the way Sam treated Benny (which I think was set up for Sam decided to choose hunting with Dean over her and Dean about Benny, so I don't know if she was meant to be endgame ever? but I have nooo clue what they could have meant for because the plot is all over the place in s8). anyways INTERESTING. I love all your thoughts thanks for sending this ask 💞💞

#and like to be clear I do view canon destiel VERY similarly to you. you get it.#incest mention #spn #supernatural #destiel #sam Winchester #samelia #s8 #sammy #dean winchester #castiel #cas #amelia richardson #amelia #incoherents #ask

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earlgreytea68 · 3 years

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F and O?

F: Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

Okay, okay, hahaha I chose at random Trucker Tuesday and this reminded me that I just re-read this fic last month when everyone was still talking about how amazing Sally Rooney's dialogue is and I read this part of Trucker Tuesday and it startled me into laughter and I was like THIS IS A MILLION TIMES BETTER THAN ANY SALLY ROONEY DIALOGUE I'VE SEEN QUOTED lololol

Patrick’s restocking lube and calls out, “Can I help you?”

“Um,” says Pete. “Yeah, like, probably. I don’t know. Do you work here?”

Patrick is surrounded by lube that he’s sorting through. He looks at it pointedly, and then back at Pete. “Yeah,” he says drily.

“Okay, cool,” says Pete, with a little reflexive shrug. “I don’t know, maybe you just really like lube, I don’t judge, man.”

Patrick supposes that’s nice of him. He steps out from his pile of lube and says, “What are you looking for?”

Pete exhales in a huff and casts a forlorn look around the store. “The fucking point of this aimless existence,” he says.

Patrick pauses. “Well, I can’t help you with that, but the porn section is that way.” He points.

Okay, so again, this starts out totally prosaic, like, Pete walks into Patrick's sex store and Patrick is the polite worker and it's just this totally ordinary conversation and then Pete's like "Can you tell me the point of existence?" and that line is SO GREAT to me because it's not what you expect the reader, I don't think, and it's not what Patrick expects either, but here's where you then learn that Patrick is awesome and obviously meant for Pete, here, in their first meeting, this is their moment of connection: Patrick being completely unruffled and just pointing Pete to the porn. This is a tiny little exchange of dialogue that could have been just nothing, but it's their first meeting so they needed to spark. Pete being kind of aimless and down is the positioning of his character in this fic, and that one answer to Patrick's question establishes a lot about who he is, and then Patrick's reaction kind of previews exactly what Patrick will do for Pete in the rest of the fic, just kind of...be there and unshocked and make Pete laugh. I really love this little moment.

O: How do you begin a story–with the plot, or the characters?

Always the characters. This is why I write so much fanfiction: because I have stuff to say about those characters, they're the ones talking my head. It's the same with original stuff, I can't get anywhere until I know the characters. (It's helpful if I fall for them, like, they should do something that makes me be like, "Oh, wait, they're fantastic.) Anyway, I never know what plot is. I barely know what it is after I finish the story lol. I'm always just trying to figure out what they want and how I can get it for them.

You know, I feel like I don't understand what the definition of "plot" is, upon reflection. Like, I knew when I sat down to write Trucker Tuesday that Patrick was going to work in a sex store and Pete, very much not a trucker, would keep trying to get the Tuesday trucker discount (I saw this advertised on a billboard while driving). That's all I knew, and then I wrote the fic. But isn't that the plot??? Like, Idk, I feel like whenever I try to pitch original novels to people, I want to say that's the plot and they're all like, "That can't be the plot, what else happens." Nothing! lol Nothing else happens! Why can't that be the plot! lolololol

#writing #meme

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meadow-roses · 3 years

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aske time :) for the writing asks: A1, A2, A10, A12, A14, your choice of anything in B, C8 ( :^) ), C11, D6

A1: Introduce the characters from one of your current WIPs in one or two sentences each.

Okay let's gooo,,, I'll do The Keepers cause I haven't talked about that one as much. These aren't gonna be the best descriptions but whatever

Ketsler: Quirky, fun-loving, everyone's weird grandpa, but also the most powerful person to have ever lived. He's old- so very, very old- and he's seen so much over all the centuries he has been protecting the worlds from Chaos, but he still makes an effort to slow down and appreciate the little things around him, because he knows better than most how fleeting life is.

Skylar: Skylar is from a world where faerie circles are real and witches turn people into frogs and trolls live in great, big castles and are slain by talking cats, a world where there's too much adventure to stay in one place, too many people to meet, and too many monsters to slay to stop running. He may be only a human (ooo mystery!!) but he is proficient in Wind magic and carries around a good bit of rune stones he and his pet dragon have found along his adventures.

Felix: Felix is just a normal human from a small town after the earth becomes united under one world power. He wasn't born with superpowers like most soldiers are, but he was still skilled enough to join a special force working behind enemy lines when the rebellion made its move to free the planet from the tyranny that built this dystopian reality.

Betty: A very sweet young lady, she's from a planet that was colonized by humans centuries ago. She may seem naive, but Betty can read anyone like a book and uses her gift to help those who are lost find themselves again.

There's more characters but I'll just stick with those main ones cause I really struggle with descriptions xD

A2: Who's your favorite character to write and why?

Probably Joden? I haven't written most of my characters, but I looove writing his dialogue. He also makes me think so I can keep him clever lol

A10: What’s your character development process like? (As in how you develop them, not necessarily their development in-story)

I roleplay them! The more developed they are, the more I've acted as them. It really gets me inside their head to try and think like how they think, and that results in me being more equipped to "discover" why they are like that.

A12: What kind of internal conflict does your character go through (want versus need, personality complexes or strong personality flaws/”fatal flaw” kinda thing)? How does this affect them?

It really varies depending on the character? For example Joden has this need to always have a plan, always be in control, and a breaking moment for him comes in when he finally just,,, doesn't know what to do. He's in over his head and the only thing he can do is trust Jacer to do what he can- knowing Jacer doesn't have things under control.

So that's an example of a flaw that the character gets to overcome, but there also characters whose flaws are part of who they are. Skylar wouldn't be Skylar if he weren't stubborn. Ketsler wouldn't be Ketsler if he weren't arrogant. They never grow out of these flaws, they just learn to control them. Or I guess not be controlled by the flaw.

This is actually something I think I struggle with for my characters, giving them those visable flaws. I see other people's characters that start out "bad" and grow into heroes, but it kinda seems like all my characters start out as heroes. 😅 I mean, they have flaws, but in comparison to other people's characters they feel really bland in that aspect. Idk

A14: Ramble about your characters. Anything special you like about them? Random little details you’ve added that you enjoy?

Uh,,, I don't even know where to start I just love all of them for so many various reasons. Joden is just a clever little genius but he still can be so naive. He just has simple pleasures and it's not hard to make him laugh or smile and practically impossible to discourage him. He starts off just,,, wanting his old life back and then he sees what the world is like outside his little bubble and the bubble pops. He sees the atrocities for what they are and to be able to settle down again, he has to fix it. He can't just smile and do as he's told, he can't let the bad guys win. It I just his mother and wife and son he's fighting for, it's the entire wood and the idea of being actually, truly, free.

Jacer is so savvy, he knows what to do and what to say to get into and out of any situation, but at the same time he's just clueless when it comes to genuine connection. He's a princeling who's really never had a friend and now he's saving the world with Joden who only knows how to make genuine connections. Why does he have to keep hugging me??

And Twylla who's ready to fight anything so she can get her clever idiot husband back?

Adric who's just doing his best to be a good leader but everything keeps going wrong. He wasn't born to be a king, he wasn't born to lead an army, he always had his big brother to help him do these things and he's gone- he's gone and he's not coming back he messed up again so bad and yet here he is with everyone looking to him for answers and he doesn't know what to tell them. But he's got his friends, and he's got a good heart, and he genuinely cares and they're going to figure it out.

Skylar just keeps running forward and he never looks back at the past he just jumps from one adventure to another stopping the monsters and saving the day. He's got Gigi what more does he need?

Felix is just,,, he's just such a nice guy. Over and over he stepped into the gap because someone's gotta fly that fighter, someone's got to fire that gun, someone's got to stabilize the bomb, someone's going to lose their life to ensure the victory, why shouldn't it be him? But he never actually dies, somehow he always survives and lives to fight the next day, and the next day and the next day, and then they win the war- the world is free. And even though he's been through so much he still hasn't lost that kindness, that love for all life that makes him himself. He still falls in love and starts a family and has his own beloved children… and even when he loses them he still doesn't become cynical. He still stands in the gap and is the one to fire the gun, to hold the hand of the one who's mourning, to scoop up the orphan child and carry them home. He fights, so others don't have to. Father to the fatherless and hero for all. Also he puts up with Skylar's time traveling craziness lol

And Ketsler? Unlike everyone else he never chose to be a hero. What are you supposed to do when you're a four year old boy and everyone tells you you're the hero they've been waiting for, praying for, you have to save them. It wasn't at all his choice to be born with the power of the universe running through his veins. To hold the Inness in his hands and bend reality to his will. But he didn't run away. He never hid from his destiny. He took the world onto his shoulders and never set it down. Only once- and he's never going to do it again. Never going to ask someone to fill in his role for him, it is his burden to bear… Except not anymore. Despite being multi-millenniums old, all that time didn't dull his appreciation for the little things. A baby's smile, sunshine through the leaves, the change of the seasons. The union of two souls in marriage, or the colors of the sunset streaking a foreign sky. He still sees these things, loves these things, fights for these things. Cause it's the little things he's fighting for, not just the big things. The precious moments and precious lives that make up the worlds. One of his apprentices asked him once, he'd been fighting for so long, when was it going to end? It's not his job to strike the final blow, to end the suffering and bloodshed, just to help. He saves the world, so that he can save it again.

I have… several more characters I'd love to ramble about but that answer's gotten pretty long so I'll cut it off there. XD

B3: Do you have any plot twists? No need to describe them, just think about what kind of reaction you want from your readers.

Oh I was just talking to August about this the other day. XD There is one plot twist in the Keeper's story I'm reeaaally looking forward to hehe I want to make people confused and then really mad when the whole thing is stretched out. >:)

C8: Does magic exist in your world? Who can use it? How does it work?

It really depends on which WIP, but in general I like to keep magic restricted with rules. Joden's story and the Keeper's story are in the same universe (along with ThRoG) and follows that magic system. It's too complicated to go in depth here, but "magic" exists in another plane of existence, and things in the material world have varying levels of connection with it. It's kinda the energy that holds all worlds together and sustains life. The magic realm- the Inness is not a place where physical matter should exist, only spirits can walk there.

Wizards are creatures that stand with one foot in the physical realm and the other in the Inness. Tevlar is destroying the world basically by turning it inside out- pulling the Inness out.

C11: Have you developed historical figures? How do you develop them? How in-depth do you go?

Oh yes. I am a complete history nerd so if any world EXISTS it has history, and history only happens because people.

Sometimes it's a thought through process of "somebody needs to go here" and sometimes it's an npc from a time travel rp that took on more importance than I originally intended.

It really varies how in depth it will go? Sometimes it's just a name to fill a spot and other times it's like, man I could write a whole book about this guy!

One historical figure would be Ares of the Pegasus. He was a powerful warrior that won a bunch of wars and united the different pegasus clans under his leadership and became the first king. He's really famous and people like naming their kids after him in a kinda superstitious hope they'll grow into attributes of his character. Ares is the male form of the name, Aris is for girls. It's like, the most common Pegasian name. XD

D6: Are there any writing styles that inspire you?

Probably the first writing style I wanted to emulate was Tolkien's, but I also really liked Andrew Peterson's? Tolkien is so dramatic, and Peterson isn't heavy on location descriptions, so I'm kinda aiming for in between I guess.

#thanks for the ask!!#sorry that took so long to answer 😅#reblog #text #writing #keepers #deepwood #shifters #ask

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Firstly, thank you so much for the snipet! It seems so good and I'm very excited for the rest of the story 🤩

And Levi is the perfect director for a Christian mlm movie, he is one of my fave characters and I am very curious about him (he is the only one without a wife but he is so handsome, Jesse talked about having a gay friend, maybe is this Levi?). And I really like the name of the two characters of the movie, one very biblical and the other more refined. And that Keefe has to say that he is loved (by God but it is better than nothing).

To be honest, I have many smut ideas:

1) Keefe has a gigantic praise kink and Kelvin exploits it like no tomorrow. I think that's bc he was deep in the bdsm scene and maybe he is more used to a derogatory talk. Once Kelvin made him come just with his words and he is still riding that power trip. Obv this is in a already established relationship

2) this is the og smut idea, inspired by your latest fic: Kelvin thinks it's the moment to break his celibate vote and find someone. But! Experience is very important in this society and being a 20+ virgin (do you know how old is Kelvin? Bc the other siblings are surely over 30, but idk about him) isn't very promising and creaming his pants after just a kiss isn't ideal too. So what to do? He asks his best friend, who is very experienced and is very trusted and loyal and won't embarrass him at all and would be very tender, to do the deal in little steps, in order to be ready for marriage.c

Cut to a Keefe who is trying to be a good friend while freaking out to have everything he wanted but not being able to keep it so makes the rule that Kelvin doesn't need to touch him in return and a Kelvin who strangely wants to give back to Keefe in the same manner and strangely doesn't really want to do anything at all to anyone who isn't Keefe, but he is very slow to understand why.

Pining + resolved sexual tension is really my cup of tea

The Hawaiian shirt! Perfection🤩

And he really watched Joe Jonas like he was a miracle on earth 🤣

Probably Dot would call them idiots in 3737 different ways to not see how they watch the other with heart eyes. But yes, she is the matchmaker.

Probably I will come back but now I am late for work and I need to go💫

Good luck with your writing and if you need a reader you know where I am😉

Hi 💫Anon! OMG. Your brain! Proper galaxy-level stuff right here. I'm saving these as prompts and will do my absolute best to write some Kevlin x Keefe fics in the future 😊 I ADORE Levi! Ever since his quiet "I won't be able to adopt" I've been obsessed with him and his backstory. I also headcanon that he is Jesse's gay friend that he refers to. I just want him to have someone who loves him and be mad at him when he does dumb shit with the boys lol. I chose him as the director 'cause I think this topic would hold a special place in his heart, tbh.

Haha, I'm having so much fun writing the dialogue. I'm trying to make it believably bad but also touching at the same time? So it's a fine line to walk.

YES to all of your ideas! Praise kink for Keefe makes a tonne of sense to me and I think Kelvin would make the most of it any chance he got. You can see elements of that already in their dynamic, I think.

I am also a sucker for pining and resolved sexual tension in my fics so that idea is just *chef's kiss*. I personally think Kelvin is around 32? In the flashback, Aimee-Leigh is pregnant with him in 1989 and says to baby Billy she's due in July, but then in another episode in s2 when they're trying to figure out Eli's birthday, Kelvin says he was born around Christmas (that he 'gets screwed' because his birthday is so close to Christmas,) so I think this might be a little bit of an error from the writers. I think we can safely say he was born probably at some point in 1989, though, making him 32 (if he was born in December) right now. As for Jesse and Judy, Eli says they are "teenagers" when Kelvin is four, so I'd say they're between 10-12 years older than him, so early-mid 40s now. I could be wrong though lol me and Maths are not friends. But yeah, all that is to say, your idea rocks. I think if Kelvin were to decide to begin dating, he would probably be worried about his lack of experience alright. Good thing Keefe is a wonderful friend (and in love with him).

Dot is great! She'd be a blast with her snarky but well-intentioned meddling 🤩

Thanks again for all your lovely messages, it's so nice to chat about all this! Hope you had a good day at work 😊

#the righteous gemstones #kelvin x keefe #kelvin gemstone #keefe chambers #lovely anons

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amjustagirl · 3 years

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hey nikki ! how are you ? and ⭐️ !

Lou! thank you for indulging me!! i'm good, trying to recover as fast as i can from the side effects of the vaccine (rawr) but yes! wbu - did you sign up for the exchange in the end?

thought i'd give the director's commentary to my oikawa fic Icarus!

Icarus (oikawa x f!reader) :

hrm is it v conceited to admit i wrote this fic because i didn't really love his eventual ending in the manga. i personally found it a bit sad that he chose too play in argentina instead of being accepted and recognised for his talents in his home country, and be able to play on equal ground with his former rivals - but i can see the thematic beauty in him being kageyama's / ushijima's eternal rival but anyway - that's why i wrote a fic where he still finds success, both in argentina and japan but not at the price of leaving japan for good.

imagery wise, of course the title is a dead give away, and i had so much fun playing with lines like "Icarus, Icarus. Your hubris has led you to such heights, but look how far you’ve fallen" - because oikawa truly is the ultimate icarus, isn't he. the boy with golden wax wings flying inexorably towards the sun. and the reader knows it and that's the basis for all her doubts, because a relationship with him will fail if he's unable to compromise his ambitions for her, and at the start, when they're so young, it does. but then when he meets her again later in life when his wings are broken (haha second chance trope, whoops), you can see him try to balance both love and volleyball and...idk i feel like that's probably the only way he might have a happy relationship.

and of course, because the reader in this fic is a medical student (and later, a doctor) and because oikawa suffers a life changing injury in the second act, i leaned a lot on visceral body part imagery (lol i don't have a more elegant phrase for it). so descriptions like "wring the liquid from your lungs, lay it on the floor to dry" and "fill the cavity of your chest with the remnants of your organs, secure them in place with stitches and staples" were used across the fic. i paired it with the personification of the reader's heart being a prisoner of her resolve not to fall in love again (especially with him) - "the heart that you’ve locked away behind bars of bone and steel twitches, just once" just to show how fearful she is of loving him again, how she's been burnt once before and has locked her heart up away from him. all this to lead to the theme of courage in love - because it takes a lot of bravery to love, knowing that there's always the possibility of being hurt. but at the same time, idk - i hoped my readers could also see that the reader's choice to be cautious could also be interpreted as an act of self sabotage.

anyways. a funny thing about this fic - i was terrified that the love scene i wrote was inappropriate, I RAN IT PAST SO MANY OF MY MOOTS WHOOPS. and it really was a joy to write tooru because like atsumu, his personality lends himself really well to snappy dialogue, especially in the izakaya / karaoke scene when he's trying to stop the reader from flirting with atsumu whilst flirting with her himself LOL. sighs - oh toorus is just a bundle of joy to write HAHA.

ok i shall stop here. but ty lou for asking for this!!!

a/n: feel free to send me an ask if you want a director's commentary to any of my fics!!!

#Nikki chats!#Icarus

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