#lune does physics

[summermimosas]

Tainted Sorrow, but Physics.

Chuuya has some of the most interesting mechanics in the entire show, because his powers are based on an actual physical phenomenon. That he's warping. I mean sure, we knew it was overpowered, but a deep dive into it shows how stupidly overpowered he actually is.

(Credit to @veni-vedi-perivi for their post here and @scaramint for their physics here! I will be offering an alternative hypothesis which is a little more fictional than the latter.)

Formulae I'll be cross referring to:

1. F = mg where F is the force, m stands for mass and g stands for gravitational acceleration which is -9.8m/s² for anything close to the Earth's surface.

2. F = GMm/r² . Where M is the attracting object's weight, m is the secondary object, r is the distance between them, and G is the universal gravitational constant.

To further look into this, we'll have to take it step by step. There are a few factors he could be modifying for tainted sorrow to take effect.

First, the typically used explanation in theoretical physics, acceleration. If he's changing the value of "g", it makes sense. Every planet has its own value of gravity, right, and so he's probably just increasing the value of Earths'. Well, in that case, it would work on everything on Earth, and not just whatever is coated with that trademark red glow. Off the table!

According to the second formula, it may be possible that he's changing two other things then. Either the distance between himself (r) and whatever he's applying his powers on (m) or he's changing his own mass (M). And we've seen that the distance between himself and whatever Tainted Sorrow works on doesn't affect the power itself, so that's off the table. It's just a definitive range that his ability has, which I'll assume is a set radius independent of physics.

There's only two explanations left, and both of them refer to changing mass. Something that's inherently supposed to be constant, according to classical physics. So the rest of this post will be fictional physics, hopefully with some credit to it.

-> Changing the Mass

In classical physics, mass is an inherent property of the body that isn't subject to change whatsoever. In fact, most other mechanics are based on the mass being constant no matter what. What does change, is weight, which is technically a force. (F = mg).

But this is BSD, so let's say he's changing the mass. In this scenario I'll assume the value of "g" is constant for the sake of hypothesis. They're constantly on Earth anyway, so it makes sense. Whether his ability changes on the moon is a whole another post worth of hypothesis.

This means he's changing the inherent property of a body to have a constant mass. This will also explain how he manifests literal gravitons during corruption, because that does require creating virtual mass and/or imaginary mass (I'm not qualified to speak on those topics in depth, but in a section below I'll overview it.)

This change in mass is also an apt explanation for how his ability manifests, because of the way he leaves craters in the ground out of weight. Yes, weight, which is what (F = mg) gives us. It fits, even if it's the wackiest thing imaginable in physics. It also explains how he can change the speed and acceleration of things, since Kinetic energy (½ mv²), gravitational potential energy (mgh) and most mechanics formulae depend on mass.

And so it's the most plausible explanation.

But if he is actually changing the mass, then that opens a whole new box of crazy. But this changing of mass also explains corruption!

Speaking of,

Corruption.

Putting the Arahabaki shenanigans away for a minute, let's get into the nitty gritty of what exactly Corruption allows Chuuya to do.

Let's say he is actually manipulating mass, and let's say until thus far, this has not impacted his own mass. Well, what if Corruption lets him venture into the world of imaginary mass?

And we now enter quantum physics! Damn it. Didn't think I'd have to dip my toes into this too.

The concept of imaginary mass violates a lot of physics fundamentals. It is of course, only a hypothetical concept, but it makes a lot of modern physics.

If you've ever watched Jujutsu Kaisen, or heard of it, you'd know Gojo Satoru, and by extension about Purple. While that works on mathematical concepts, Chuuya's gravitons are not unlike that. He's essentially creating miniature spheres of imaginary mass that function as little black holes. The only other explanation I can think of is pure fiction.

That's wild.

And if this theory holds water, which it may or may not, that means Chuuya has a hold over all of the mechanics that let physics function on Earth. He has a hold over friction, weight, energy, and basically any sort of motion.

I wonder how wacky Verlaine is in comparison.

Please correct me if I've gone wrong somewhere, and feel free to add on with your own ideas! Once again I'd like to thank the people credited above for inspiring this in the first place. I hope this makes sense lmao-

[ari-ana-bel-la]

Hiii would you do Charles with a teen daughter who does a lot of music (piano but maybe other instruments as well) but she plays a sport like basketball and gets a nerve injury in her wrist and really struggles to play music again becusse she’s thinking it but her fingers just aren’t playing it and dad Charles just being super sweet when she gets frustrated and trying to help her? thank you!!

The Silence between Notes

The late afternoon sun poured through the tall windows of their Monaco apartment, casting long golden stripes across the hardwood floor. Yn sat hunched over the grand piano in the corner of the living room, her right hand hovering uncertainly above the keys. Her fingers twitched, reluctant and unfamiliar, like they belonged to someone else. Her left hand rested on her thigh, trembling slightly—not from pain, but from frustration.

Her cello stood silently by the window, its curves glowing warmly in the light, but untouched. Just the thought of trying to play it again made her stomach twist. She had tried two nights ago. It had ended in tears.

She struck a single note on the piano, her finger stumbling. Then another. But when she tried to begin the gentle entrance to Clair de Lune, the right hand lagged, stiff and unsure, and the melody fell apart like a house of cards. She slammed the lid closed, the sound loud and jarring.

“Ugh!” Yn groaned, pressing her palms to her eyes. “Why is this so hard? It’s like my hand forgot how to move.”

She didn’t hear him come in, but she felt his presence—gentle, quiet, always waiting for her to invite him in. Charles leaned in the doorway, arms crossed over his chest, his soft eyes full of sympathy. He had been listening for a while, resisting the urge to come in too soon. He knew how much she hated being watched when she was struggling.

He finally spoke. “You used to play that piece with your eyes closed.”

Yn looked up, startled. “Papa, I didn’t know you were home.”

“I came back early,” he said, walking over and kneeling in front of her. “I heard you playing—or trying to.”

She looked away, embarrassed. “It’s not working. I can’t do it. My hand doesn’t listen anymore.”

Charles gently reached for her wrist, his thumb tracing over the thin scar that still curved softly near the base. “It’s not your hand that’s not listening, mon cœur. It’s your mind that’s scared.”

“I’m not scared,” she snapped, too quickly. Then sighed. “Okay. Maybe I am. I know the notes. I know the technique. But when I try to play, it’s like—nothing comes out. Like my fingers are... blocked.”

Charles nodded. “Do you remember when I crashed in Hungary? Back in 2021?”

Yn frowned. “Of course I do. You were so upset. You thought you had ruined everything.”

“I didn’t trust the car after that. Even when the engineers said it was fine, even when I was physically okay. I’d sit in it and feel like it was going to betray me again. My hands were ready. But my mind would tense up. And that... that made me slower.”

“Is that what this is?” she asked, voice small. “My brain making me worse?”

He brushed a lock of hair behind her ear. “Your brain is trying to protect you from hurting again. But it’s using fear instead of trust.”

There was a long pause between them.

Then she whispered, “Mom said maybe I should just quit music. Focus on basketball instead.”

Charles blinked, taken aback. “She said that?”

Yn nodded. “She said maybe it’s a sign that music isn’t the right path. That basketball’s more practical, more... physical. That this injury proves I’m better suited to it.”

Charles sighed and sat beside her on the piano bench. “Your mom loves you. But she doesn’t know what music means to you. Not the way I do.”

“I yelled at her,” Yn murmured. “I got so mad. I told her she doesn’t get it. She said I was being dramatic.”

“Alexandra was wrong to say that,” he said gently. “You’re not dramatic, Yn. You’re passionate. There’s a difference. I’ve seen you with your cello. The way you lose yourself in it, how you breathe with every phrase. You don’t just play music. You feel it. That doesn’t just disappear.”

Yn stared at the piano, silent.

Charles reached out and opened the lid again. “Play something simple,” he said. “Forget Debussy for now. Start with something easy. Something you played when you were ten.”

“Why?” she asked warily.

“Because right now your mind is trying to perform instead of play. Go back to where it all started.”

She looked skeptical but nodded. Slowly, she placed her hands on the keys, searching for the old tune. “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” she muttered with a half-laugh.

“Perfect,” Charles smiled.

She began. The first few notes were hesitant. Her right hand fumbled at first, her pinky trembling with effort, but the left hand held steady. Halfway through, she messed up and hit a wrong note.

“Try again,” Charles said gently.

She did.

This time it sounded better.

She stopped. “This is so dumb.”

“It’s not dumb. It’s rebuilding,” he said. “Do you know how many times I went back to karting circuits after a crash in F1? Sometimes, you have to go back to remember why you started.”

There was silence between them again, but it felt softer now. Yn shifted slightly closer, leaning her shoulder against him.

“Thanks, Papa.”

He kissed the top of her head. “I’m always here, ma chérie. We’ll take it slow. One note at a time.”

That night, she didn’t touch the piano again—but she sat on the floor with her cello, cradling it in her arms like an old friend. She didn’t play. She just held it.

And Charles sat beside her the whole time, not saying a word.

The next day, she tried one note.

And the day after that, she tried two.

And Charles? He never missed a single practice.

Not even one.

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Authors Note: Hey loves. I hope you enjoyed reading this story. My requests are always open for you.

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[myreia]

I maxed Sciel's relationship the other night and I'm still thinking about her final scene with Verso.

The way she talks about her husband... idk the language has just stuck with me.

"Every day, I just felt the lack of him. The negative space he used to inhabit. The dip in the chair where he sat, the hollow of his shoes, the emptiness inside his jacket."

Of course grief is central to everything in this game—every person who inhabits this world, every moment shared, every life lived whether it's "real" or not—and I'm just so taken with how grief through the language of art permeates both the world design and how the characters speak. It's just extremely thoughtful design.

Sciel quickly became one of my favourites. I love how optimistic she is, but just as she says herself—she's a realist, too. She's upbeat and positive on the outside, but she knows what the limitations are and she doesn't pretend that things aren't what they are. A farmer who fights, a teacher with a dozen young apprentices who missed out on having children herself and is still carrying the grief of the daughter she could have had, a person born on an island and is surrounded by water and yet cannot swim, a woman who was prepared for her husband to die in his Gommage but was not prepared for him to die before his time in an accident. Five more years, they were supposed to have together. And then—nothing.

I let her and Verso have a relationship even though it was setting them both up for heartbreak in the end (tbh I don't know how romance between Verso/Sciel/Lune works yet beyond the Sciel x Verso pairing—how scripted it is, and what other options there are, if there are any, I'm still on my first playthrough and I haven't looked it up). I think there's something compelling about seeking out physical intimacy with someone you like—even if you don't love them, even if you're still grieving the one you still love—because intimacy and allowing yourself vulnerability even as you grieve is a part of human connection. And I think it does add something more to both Sciel and Verso's characters, reaching for this thing that they know can't last but they're going to enjoy it while it does.

There's a constant duality to Sciel's character arc that is perhaps representative of her skillset and the magic she wields—moon and sun, light and dark, fortune and fate. She is this, but also that. A series of contradictions that is so human and so real.

[bloo-the-dragon]

I know you kinda already explained it in previous lore drops posts of the Mer AU with MerRuin and Eclipse but can you explain the process of the Egg Development, The Signs of it starting, and the Symptoms Mermaids experience that indicates that they are making an egg(s)? Like do they experience the same symptoms a pregnant person would or is it different because of their species?

Answering these two together!

1. Process of the Egg Development/How Long does it take for eggs to form and hatch.

So the eggs are formed via magic in a pouch that sits at the upper base of the mers tail where it is thickest and therefore the most secure! Magical energies are drawn from the parent and into this pouch which slowly forms the egg over a number of months, usually about six to seven months though it can take longer depending on the mers health and how much food they are able to eat in order to compensate for the energy required. It takes this long because the energy used is what mers need to live and if it is drawn too fast it could kill the mer.

In Ruin's case it took roughly ten months for Loon's egg to be ready, simply due to his health. As for how long it takes for the egg to hatch, usually no more than two months! Loon hatched around the expected time. So overall, it took a year for Loon's egg to form and then to hatch. Probably the most stressful year of both Eclipse and Ruin's lives haha!

2. Signs and Symptoms.

Honestly there isn't really much in the ways of signs or symptoms other than a mer gaining more an appetite and being more tired overall. There is no physical sign of a mer carrying eggs either, no lumps or bumps or anything like that. The fevers Ruin suffers from is a result of his body struggling to provide the energy needed for the eggs creation, and he would need to spend a lot of time resting.

Usually when the laying day approaches a mer will start to gain more energy again as the egg(s) will no longer require energy provided to them and the supply will get cut off. However Ruin got worse closer to the day of laying because the egg was struggling to generate it's own energy so his body was forced to continue supplying to keep it alive.

But the moment it came out and that supply was cut off, it began to falter again. Ruin had just barely enough left to spare to sing a song of healing to save the egg and finally kickstart it to start generating it's own supply of energy before he finally passed out.

3. Does the egg mostly stay with Eclipse in the swap au because of Ruin needing to use a cane to get around while doing his job?

It does, but Ruin does get his fair share of babysitting when Eclipse goes out to hunt! He has to provide for the other three hungry mouths afterall. But if he had to do his lighthouse keeping job while still on eggsitting duty, Ruin would either leave the egg in the care of Sols and the Peas, or he would use a homemade cushioned harness strapped to his chest to carry the egg and jar around in.

4. How did Ruin and Eclipse come up with the name 'Loon'?

So Eclipse had considered 'Lune' at first, which was purely impulsive and almost right after he disregarded it, thinking it was a dumb name and too similar to Moon. But Ruin liked the sound of it, and so he jokingly suggested maybe 'Loon' instead, as he was 'like a little looney tune' with how energetic he was! Plus he was a bit like the bird of the same name given all of his spots. Eclipse still thought it was a bit dumb but ultimately caved because it made Ruin happy. It quickly grew on him though!

[youknowwho-mustnotbenamed]

February 04 - Sweetie Pie | word count: 446 | @wolfstarmicrofic

“Honey?”

“Absolutely not.”

It’s a peaceful Saturday afternoon, James is off with the team for practice, and Peter is locked in an intense chess match in the common room, leaving Sirius and Remus alone in the dorm room. Originally, they had planned on a date in Hogsmeade, but when the time rolled around to get out of bed and get dressed, neither of them felt all too inclined anymore. So they remained as they were, Remus propped against the headboard, running his fingers through Sirius’ hair, whose head is resting on Remus’ lap while those stunning grey eyes greedily watch him.

Well, they were. Now, they are staring at the ceiling while Sirius rattles absolute nonsense, occationally darting back to Remus' face to gauge his interest.

“Yeah, I agree. Too sweet for us.”

Remus merely hums in response.

“Sweetie?”

“No.”

“Sweetheart? Sweetie Pie? Sweets?”

“Honey is too sweet, but you’ll go more direct?”

“Darling?” Sirius continues, as though Remus hadn’t even spoken. He doesn’t mind all too much. When Sirius gets like this, rattling off the top of his head, he doesn’t even register things around him, much like a dog with the zoomies, just mental instead of physical. “Babe? Ew,” he scrunches his nose. “definitely not. Moonbeam? My moon? Ma lune?”

“Sirius, please.”

“I need something to call you.” Sirius says, turning his attention back to Remus. He’ll never get used to that. Having Sirius’ normally divided attention fully on him. Those soul-searching eyes on him, as though trying to understand every facet of his being.

“Remus. You can call me Remus.”

Sirius scrunches his nose again. “No I can’t.” He pouts, “James calls you Remus. Peter calls you Remus. Everybody calls you Remus.”

“Because it’s my name.”

“But I’m your boyfriend. I can’t just be like everybody else, you’re special.”

“I don’t like pet names all that much, Sirius. It’s—”

“Mon Coeur? Cheri? Mon amour? Mon trésor? Oh, I like that one.”

It’s the earnest look on Sirius’ face as he turns the name over in his head that makes Remus fold. Sure, he might not find pet names all that alluring, but if Sirius finds comfort in it, who is he to deny him? ... So long as it isn’t a cheesy name.

“What does it mean?”

“My treasure.” Yeah, definitely cheesy. “Mon trésor … yeah. Tu es mon trésor.”

“I’m hardly a treasure.” He scoffs.

“You are.” Sirius sits up, cradling Remus’ head in his slender fingers. They curl around his ears, fully supporting it as it lolls back into the touch. “To me you are the greatest treasure. You are my treasure.”

Okay, maybe he can get used to that.

[inkflowd]

hot take maybe but i wish they put the romance options in act 2 instead of act 3 with verso tbh. it would’ve made the betrayal hurt even more after the paintress battle??? also like it was so quick between lune physically hitting him on the chest and calling him a fucking coward to them “writing a song” like?? idk i feel like it would’ve added more emotional depth and heartache if the romance happened while lune still believed that she was REAL, that their world was THE world and that verso WAS verso. does this make sense? am i rambling nonsense

[incubationformadness]

Do you have any criticisms of sunrise of the reaping?

I don't have many to be honest - it was much better than I expected. Here are some minor issues I had with it:

• The characterisation of Coriolanus Snow. I know that this might be controversial, but I found Snow allowing Haymitch to see him while he is vomiting blood into a fruit bowl as a strange characterisation choice. Obviously I'm aware that SOTR is four decades after TBOSAS, but Snow spends much of TBOSAS obsessively hiding weakness, fear, his judgemental disgust of everyone around him, so the sequence of him spewing up his guts was odd. Plus, Haymitch believes that Snow wanted him to see. I get that perhaps Snow was showing Haymitch what happens to people who cross him, but appearing frail, possibly dying...it just didn't seem in line with his desire for grandeur in TBOSAS.

I did think that him still not being over Lucy Gray and his venomous jealous towards the Heavensbees was extremely in-character, but him admitting weakness in front of Haymitch was...weird? Especially because in the original trilogy he tries to cover up his bleeding with the rose scent.

• Yes, some parts seemed like fanservice. I'm not talking about the mentors by the way - I don't think that the appearances of the victors was improbable. Haymitch did know Wiress, Mags, and Beetee long before the Third Quarter Quell, and District 12 had no mentor when Haymitch was a tribute. It checks out. But fanservice-y elements did come through in the District 12 scenes, when Suzanne jarringly name-drops Peeta's dad, though it didn't add anything to the plot. I'm not mad about this and I don't think that it weakens the book, but I do think that some of the fandom views Suzanne Collins - due to her reticence - as this untouchable oracle who would never dream of giving in to the pressure of her fans.

• The characterisation of Lenore Dove. I did like Lenore Dove (and her geese!), but she felt a lot like an introverted version of Lucy Gray at times. Lucy Gray also had this ambiguity about her - her cunning and the way you're never entirely sure what she actually feels about Coriolanus - which made her so compelling. Lenore Dove didn't have that depth. She's a rebel, she loves Haymitch - then she dies. Obviously, we knew she was doomed from the get-go, but she was very much fridged in this book. Maybe part of it is because she's not actually physically present for most of the book, so obviously Haymitch is going to idealise her considering the horrifying situation he is in, but she was very much coming across as a manic pixie dream girl. She's smart, she's perfect, she's Haymitch's only love...she has the same vibes as *wife that dies at the beginning of the film and is seen through home videos of her running up the beach or laughing between white bedsheets, clair de lune playing in the background*.

• Haymitch's fate. I know that Haymitch has been through so much shit, and I do think that Collins writes about addiction and PTSD in a nuanced way, but what the actual fuck??? We're left with him waiting to die of liver failure and imagining his dead girlfriend??? Mockingjay left us with this fragile hope - despite Haymitch's alcoholism relapse - that with the geese and the end of the war, he'd be able to heal to some degree.

To be transparent, it's not because of the lack of Hayffie - I never expected it to enter book canon, and I am content with that pairing being a fanfiction trope - it's the lack of purpose at the end. Haymitch has done his job. Now he can die peacefully. FUCK. THAT. SHIT. I know in real life some people don't heal, but Collins spent the entirety of SOTR building up this image of Haymitch - he's loving, he's smart, he's altruistic, he has so much to give the world. And now that he's fulfilled his promise to Lenore Dove, it's just...what does he live for now?

• Suzanne Collins' heavy-handed attempts to make Lenore Dove Haymitch's only love. Obviously, Effie has always been a fan favourite candidate as his SO (thank you for your service Elizabeth Banks and Woody Harrelson), but some fics have paired him with Maysilee (which I always hated by the way, our boy is not a cheater!!)

Anyway, the whole explicitly making his bond with Maysilee a fraternal one and making Effie older than him (though to be perfectly honest that doesn't cancel out a relationship in middle age) felt very unsubtle lol. I get the whole "mating for life" metaphor, but it just seems strange that all of Collins' bereaved characters are monogamous to ghosts. They love once, then never again. Pluribus, Coriolanus (I don't think it was actual love he felt for Lucy Gray - he's far too narcissistic for that - but he believed it to be love), Asterid, possibly Annie. For some people, that's how it is. But I don't necessarily perceive this trope as super duper romantic - I see it as deeply sad. Especially because of Haymitch's age when Lenore Dove dies. He's not a widower who has lived a full life with his only love. He's someone who was deeply traumatised as a teenager and cannot heal. I got the impression that Collins was trying to make it romantic (the whole 'she's lived alongside me even in death' type quote) but it's literally not!!! Lenore Dove didn't get to live her life - she was murdered at 16!!! That is her tragedy!!!

Anyway, those are my thoughts lol.

[thegorydamnreaper]

Darrow vs Lysander - symbolism and favored weapons

Okay this I a bit of analysis that has been turning around in my brain since I finished Light Bringer. There will be major spoilers for all of the books, so read on at your own discretion.

And of course if anyone has points to add please do! This is by no means exhaustive, just a compilation of my main thoughts on the whole thing!

Darrow basically grew up with a weapon in his hand, since he started mining at age thirteen. It becomes part of his identity, an extension of himself. It’s also a symbol of his people, as all Red miners are given one. So as a Red, he already closely identifies with the slingBlade as a weapon, as a cultural symbol, and as a means of protection.

“I wonder what Eo wants of me. Does she want me to take my slingBlade and start a rebellion? I would die. My family would die. She would die, and nothing would make me risk her. She knows that.”

(RR Ch 4)

“This is your slingBlade, son. It will scrape the earth’s veins for you. It will kill pitvipers. Keep it sharp and if you get stuck in the drills, it will save your life for the price of a limb.” So said my uncle.”

(RR part III intro)

Lysander, on the other hand, is trained by his grandmother from childhood to use his mind as his weapon. He is capable of using a razor after spending a decade with Cassius, but his mind was his first weapon. It’s also a callback to the Jackal losing his hand and being mostly unaffected - because all Golds are taught that their mind is their first and greatest weapon.

“He sighs. “I told you. I am something different than you. A hand is a peasant’s tool. A Gold’s tool is his mind. Were you of better breeding, you may have realized this sacrifice means so very little to me”

(RR Ch 41)

“Skipping supper. No wonder you’re a little twig,” Cassius says, pinching my arm. “I daresay you don’t even weigh a hundred ten kilos, my goodman.”

“It’s usable weight,” I protest. “In any matter, I was reading.” He looks at me blankly. “You have your priorities. I have mine, muscly creature. So piss off.”

(IG Ch 8/ Lysander 1)

“My memory is a formidable thing. In many ways it is my grandmother’s great legacy, her teachings preserved in me.”

(IG Ch 8/ Lysander 1)

But the mind isn’t a symbol on its own, there’s no cultural gravitas to it. So to him physical weapons are tools that are an extension of his intellect. In that world view, a gun is the most practical choice of tool. Firearms are the great equalizer - you can be smaller, weaker, less trained than your opponent and there’s still a VERY good chance that you will win any fight.

This leads into another similar understanding that he and Darrow share: their rise must be meteoric. Darrow accomplishes this the hard way, through pain and training and failures. He builds himself as a symbol because he knows that’s the only way to start the chain reaction of bringing Gold down. He is a symbol, and so are his tools. The slingBlade becomes a symbols of liberation when once (as just a razor) it was a tool of the enemy.

Lysander? He cuts corners, because the tools don’t matter only the endgame does. He’s not trying to build something new, or inspire his followers to fight for something they never thought possible. He is fighting to reestablish the status quo as swiftly as he can. He doesn’t need to fight from the ground up to become a symbol - as a Lune, he already is a living breathing symbol of Gold, and that’s enough.

“Dancer would want me to accept the offer. It would guarantee my survival. Guarantee my meteoric rise. I would be inside the halls of the ArchGovernor’s mansion. I would be near the man who killed Eo. Oh, I want to accept. But then I would have to let the Proctors beat me. I’d have to let this little whorefart win and let his father smile and feel pride. I’d have to watch that smug smile spread across his bloodydamn face. Slag that. They’ll feel pain.”

(RR Ch 41)

“He sneers at the gun. “No honor.”

“No time.”

I shoot Alexandar in the head”

(DA Ch 81)

He studies those who came before him, flipping their symbols and methods against them instead of doing anything new. He quotes poems like Roque, uses Darrow’s Morningstar as his flagship, claims to be honorable like Cassius - but it’s hollow because these aren’t his achievements. He doesn’t subvert the paradigm like Darrow does constantly, he just borrows and steals to get his way.

Darrow sees himself as the sword of his people, but he’s more than that because he put in the work to be more. He questions if he’s a good man, but the we see the weight his decisions have on him. But because he built himself up, he has a community that loves him, friends and family that are truly loyal and will check his worst impulses. He is the symbol, but he’s anchored by those he represent. It’s real and has meaning because of all the sacrifices he has had to make.

Lysander can’t even unite the Golds because he is built upon lies. His parents and their deaths, a lie. His grandmother’s teachings, all lies and propaganda. The Golden lies of the Society he so desperately wants to restore. He is built upon lies and hollow promises, of course he collapses into Gold dogma at the first sign of pressure. He has no idea what he’s doing, but he’s sacrificing everything and everyone to prop up this dying system, because that’s where he feels safe. He has no symbols to look up to, no culture to give him strength and community. Anything that could have grounded him is gone (often because of his own actions). Pytha and Cassius were his only family left and he rejected them and their teachings. More than ever before there’s nothing holding him back. He has his mind and it is telling him the only way to be safe is to double down and become the worst of Gold.

[eulaliasims]

Round 7: Midwife 5 / 12

Meanwhile, Angus has passed the herbalist guild's exam in Evervale. He's now earned the physician trait and can sell potions to other sims like Helenet does.

Though, since I started playing Veridia, the Sun & Moon team have released their own potion mod and I'm planning on trying it out with Angus. Probably he'll use that mod and Helenet will keep using Jellymeduza's herbalism bench.

Angus has been collecting seeds and cuttings to establish his own herb garden when he moves out. Some plants he and Helenet use, they collect from the forest, but some things are handy to have a stock of in the garden. Rosemary and hyssop and so on.

Congrats to Lune for autonomously going back to finish her homework. 👏 Or maybe she's just going to feed it to Snow.

River: Haha, you and Orla are both huggers, aren't you?

Helenet: I s'pose it runs in the family. Now, let me introduce you to my… hmm. Elmet and I don't really have a word for him, do we? Anyway, he's a bit eccentric. And kind of a grump. Don't take it personally!

River: He can't be worse than Maddan, and I managed to live with him.

Helenet: ...Oh no.

River: What? What?

Helenet: I'm suddenly realizing I have a type. Ugh.

River: Um…

Arturo: Before you ask, I am not a faery, or elf, or whatever other creature you humans have conjured up.

River: Okay. I was going to say, it's nice to meet you.

Arturo: Ah.

River: Helenet said you've been having frequent nightmares, and they might be magical in origin? I'm only familiar with oneiromancy in theory, but, um, I can see what I can do. May I touch your head?

Arturo: Fine.

River: Oh! You have a curse on you.

Arturo: I know. It's just lycanthropy.

River: No… well, yes, that too, but no. This is something else.

Helenet: What? I thought we broke the curse!

River: It's sort of hidden under the newer curse. It feels very old. I think it has waned since it was first cast, but there's still some sort of… tie. It's like a woven belt where some of the strands have broken. Um, sorry, I can't describe it better than that—this stuff is more abstract than people think…

Arturo: I suppose I should have realized breaking it completely would not be so simple.

River: If something is stalking your dreams... maybe you should confront it. Try to scare it away. Um, if you push back, it may leave you alone.

Arturo: They are dreams. How am I supposed to do such a thing while asleep?

River: There are herbs and other things, mushrooms, that alter your mind's perception or abilities. Some of them can affect your dreams… Helenet would know more about that than me.

Helenet: Hm… mugwort, I suppose. Maybe with a pinch of some sort of sedative?

River: It would be safe enough if you did it here. With those wards around the property, it would have to be a very powerful magic user to trespass them physically. More powerful than I've ever met, anyway. Who placed the wards?

Arturo: Me.

River: They're very good.

Arturo: Thank you. Helenet thinks it is very funny to trip them to summon me as a sort of dinner bell.

Helenet: It's that or go shout at the woods and hope you're nearby, love.

Arturo: I suppose I wasn't sleeping anyway. Shall we practice your walking?

Fiona: Yeah!

[justlikefondue]

types of kisses dkb would give their s/o 💋

echan : neck

neck kisses perfectly describe changmin's way of loving

they're playful and cute, but they also can demonstrate possessiveness and a heavy desire to show your love for someone

changmin is clingy and a physical kind of lover, and he isn't afraid to show it off to everyone either (honestly sometimes everyone gets tired of it)

so often when you are out with friends or just hanging out together his lips will somehow find his way to your exposed neck. usually his arms snake around your waist and is leaning into you as he leaves light pecks against your nape. a gentle reminder of his love for you.

however in a more private setting, those kisses against your skin definitely light on fire because one thing about changmin is when he loves, he loves hard and he will always find a way to let you know that you are his. and he wouldn't have it any other way

d1 : nose

if you know dongil you know that he is one of the more playful members who tries not to always take himself too seriously, and it really shines when it comes to his way of loving

nose kisses is a pure and playful form of love and can really display your adoration for someone.

you could be laying down looking at your phone or wrapped up in his arms, you would always receive little pecks on the tip of your nose with those big shiny eyes looking at you full of so much love

sometimes when he really wants attention (everyone act surprised) he will get in your face and brush his nose against yours, small eskimo kisses so that you will stop whatever you're doing IMMEDIATELY and cure his boredom

gk : lips

it's very simple but it's the most effective way to express your love for someone. kisses can be gentle, intense, playful, literally anything you want it to be

gwanghyun is a very straightforward and direct person so any kind of kiss on the lips is the best way to express his love (he's probably not a pda guy though)

whether it's short cheeky pecks, stealing your lips and you chasing back or the deep sensual ones where you could be locked against each other for hours just exchanging breaths without realizing how much time has passed. every kiss is something different and that's what makes it so thrilling

he isn't always good with words but he genuinely loves you a lot. while he is a man of few words, his lips can speak for hours

heechan : cheek

heechan is a cheeky one. he is the most touchy of the members and he is always seeking for attention.

cheek kisses can be seen as flirtatious and a way to see how much a person likes them, but i feel like heechan likes them for his own reasons

heechan likes to joke and mess around so these would be his favorite way to tease you. coming over and asking him for a kiss and he'd start kissing your cheeks. he knows it upsets you so he makes sure to give you pecks everywhere BUT your lips. this leads to you two chasing each other around the house laughing and smiling until you corner him into finally giving you what you want

but heechan would definitely casually wrap himself behind you and give you light pecks on your cheeks. it just makes him happy to give you even the tiniest bit of affection (and he likes the way you smile at every kiss that comes your way, so he will do it over and over)

lune : forehead

seongmin honestly isn't easy to read and he doesn't express himself very outwardly either. he also never really showed a heavy interest towards skinship, but with his partner it's a little bit different

forehead kisses are very gentle and an adoring way to express your love for someone (especially if you're not always vocal about it)

he's a shy person but he also is very loving and to him the small little things are the most important compared to heavy displays of affection. he loves to play with your hair, running it through his fingers just zoning out, and he will brush the hair out of your face to plant soft little kisses on your forehead. they're very random but when he does you can truly feel the love he has for you, holding your face and just giving gentle pecks that are filled with just so much emotion.

the pecks are his way of always letting you know that even if he doesn't say it, his love for you will always remain and he will reassure you over and over again (and honestly he enjoyed receiving them as well)

junseo : hand

he's another member who isn't really a pda kind of person and honestly is a little shy. so a lot of his affection usually isn't physical, but one thing about him is that he won't ever say no to holding hands

he will make any kind of excuse just to have your hand in his and he will keep his grip tight until he is forced to let go (he is never happy about it)

hand kisses can symbolize one's devotion towards another and that's exactly the kind of person junseo is. he is a very sweet and caring guy who has a lot of respect for anyone and everything around him so it makes sense why kissing your hand would be his favorite thing to do

he isn't very touchy but he loves bringing your hands up to his lips and pressing gentle kisses against the knuckles, your wrist, anything. they're never long or lengthy, but it's enough for you always to turn your head and look at him with a smile

yuku : angel (eyelid)

everything about yuku is cute from head to toe, and love with him reflects his personality, including his kisses

angel kisses show fondness are the most comforting thing to receive, and can be used in many situations (but it's biggest impact comes with crying)

yuku has an aura that makes you feel safe and comforted. he's a person that is just easy to open up to him and you're able to just be yourselves when next to each other. yuku loves to just squish your face when your both laughing or giggling or just talking and give little pecks right on your eyelids

but not everyone has good days, so when things are crumbling yuku always makes sure to stay by your side, kissing away the tears so he doesn't have to watch them fall down your face

a lot of people don't understand it but to yuku, these little kisses say a lot more than 'i love you'

harry june : head

head kisses provide a sense of safety and comfort, it's a very simple gesture that might not seem very impactful to the average couple, but to harry it is different

he is an awkward kid. and honestly he doesn't usually understand his own emotions and how to handle things. love is no exception. love to him is more just doing things like friends do with the exception of kissing and holding hands, so he's very casual about love and how he approaches it

while he may not be a super intimate person, one thing he loves is just giving gentle kisses on your head, especially when you're both sitting and your head is laying on his shoulder, he will just run his fingers through your hair and leave little kisses. it comforts not just you, but him as well

he just likes being in your presence and he doesn't need any intense emotions or actions to know how much he loves you, so he'd rather just keep it simple so he doesn't leave room to mess up

[lilliesofinspirationvalley]

Cunning Hares Headcanons

First of many posts sharing my personal interpretations on ZZZ characters and their dynamics!

Nicole Demara - 27-28, Mexican/Indian, trans woman, sapphic

Anby Demara - 19, Filipino, demigirl (enby Anby rights), aroace spectrum, definitely has autism.

Billy Kid - 27-28 (at least with physical/mental age… there’s a very reasonable chance he’s been active for a long or short period of time), Argentenian (idc if he’s a robot, he’s latino in my heart), bisexual, inherently got some genderqueerness by being a robot but primarily male/masc, and sentience gave him adhd /hj

Nekomata (Nekomiya Mana) - 15, Black/Japanese, sapphic, potentially has adhd and/or autism (she hasn’t really looked into it much)

Billy doesn’t like rock music (that much anymore) because it was all the Sons of Calydon played on the road. All the time. So he (understandably) needs a break from it.

While we’re on the subject, I’m so curious about classical music putting him to sleep. Does he mean standard “lullaby songs” like Clair de Lune or Sugarplum Fairy? Or would this guy conk out to a Dies Irae? Classical/orchestral music has. A very very wide range.

This is technically more related to Sons of Calydon, and we can’t really say who he does/doesn’t know in the gang yet (Caeser for sure, most likely Piper— Burnice and Lighter are kinda up in the air, but they probably know our silly android man too… and I’m betting Lucy is the newest member? There’s a chance they could know each other— like she joined and he left a little after). But!!! He was often sent out to get booze for the gang because everyone mistakes Piper for a high schooler. Even with a proper ID.

So far the only instance of Billy’s guns “talking” a la Liz and Patty Thompson is from his combat promo video and that’s it… I really really hope we get more elaboration on that at some point. But for now! He totally named them: Annie (the more demure personality) and Jane (the less enthused one)

Unless canon reveals something that makes this completely go out the window… Nicole used to be a defense attorney. Because a briefcase as a weapon is a very lawyer coded trait, you need to have a pretty solid understanding of laws to run a business— especially more legally ambiguous ones like an odd job agency, and y’know. Law school debt.

It’s a big part of why she involves herself in representing Canvas Street against Vision as well!! Though she’s not an attorney again by a long shot— for one, she’s on the prosecuting side against Vision, and she lost her attorney license years before starting Gentle House. But the point still stands that Elle Woods, Mia Fey, and Phoenix Wright walked so Nicole Demara could run

Most humanoid/half(?) thirens are born with animal ears and tails— but there are several genetic exceptions to this standard. Nekomata, for example, has cat ears… and cat feet. Without her special boots and mechanical tails to keep her balanced, it’s incredibly difficult for her to even stand up. In other words, she’s a disabled icon.

Understandably, it takes her a long time to feel comfortable/safe enough in places to keep bare feet. Fortunately (or unfortunately, if you’re an embarrassed little teenage thiren), all of the Cunning Hares can pick up Nekomata and carry her around no problem! They’re more than happy to do this (and/or just get stuff for her) if she doesn’t have her boots on at home.

Nekomata gets very snuggly and affectionate when she’s asleep. She likes to lay with all her teammates at different times, but the most frequent victim is Billy. I mean c’mon, he’s a walking heater.

Billy: We had a bonding moment! I cradled you in my arms!

Nekomata: Nope!!! Don’t remember!!! Didn’t happen!!

Anby occasionally gets ptsd nightmares from her days in the defense force. It used to be a lot more severe when she just joined Nicole… and by force of habit, Anby sneaks into her room the most. Billy and Nekomata catch her drinking tea in the middle of the night sometimes though, and promptly set up a pillow fort on the couch for everyone to hang out in so Anby doesn’t feel so alone.

Nicole: What are you guys doing making so much noise????

Billy: Shut your mouth and get in the pillow fort, Boss.

Nekomata has a collection of fidget items. It’s got every thing from puzzle cubes to random pieces of string. Honestly I could see her picking up crochet, kumihimo (cord weaving), and/or other textile hobbies to keep her hands busy.

The other three have all tried the flashlight thing™�� with her. It works a little too well (Like “Duke do you want the ball?” too well— she just flies across the room).

Anby, much like her interest in movies, has a very wide range of music she likes. It’s anybody’s guess as to what she’s listening to at a given time.

Nicole: Wow, Anby’s really focused right now… I wonder what she’s listening to?

Anby’s headphones: 🎶 Life is like a hurricaaaane here in! Duckberg! 🎶

Nicole has so much rabbit themed stuff. Plushies, little figures, definitely some scarves and hats, etc. Most of them are gifts from people she’s known in the past, along with the other CH of course.

Nicole and Nekomata would play Animal Crossing together, Billy would freaking love the Kirby series, and I think Anby would really enjoy Miitopia/Tomodachi Life

Billy’s definitely the most proficient gamer of the team. Fighting games, racing games, what have you… he’s won most matches, sometimes without even meaning to. Nicole and Nekomata argue he’s “cheating” because he’s literally got a computer for a brain… and if Billy responds with something akin to “git gud,” his ass is getting tackled.

We know from when Billy appears at the arcade after you played a little, he supposedly has moments where he’s “cursed” and doesn’t play as well with the CH— I don’t know if performance anxiety has anything to do with it (he’s really not the type)— but given Nicole’s association with divination, Nekomata’s inherent connection to yokai and Japanese supernatural, and the CH’s luck motif in general… it’s very funny to think that they “manifest” periods where they can beat him at games. I think if Billy found out, he’d be a little miffed they were trying to nerf him but… honestly it’s really funny and he’s a good sport. They’ll probably stop once he actually knows, though. Anby has literally no part in this, she just finds it entertaining /hj

Anby has to try a burger from literally every restaurant she goes to if it serves them. Practically a connoisseur at this point, though it’s rare for her to find a burger she doesn’t like (unless it’s like. Raw meat or something).

Forgive me for the Soul Eater coming out again, but I’m so fascinated by Nekomata’s socks saying tsubaki on them. And the flower buttons and stuff in her design in general. The flower in general representing devotion. Red camellias (tsubaki in Japanese) represent being in love, or perishing with grace. Yellow represent longing. White represent waiting. “A flower without fragrance. When the petals fall, it is silent and tragic.” There’s so much we can unpack about all of this with our catgirl.

Anby and Billy do it the most, but they all have silly quips of quoting different movie/tv show/internet media lines. They all kinda learn about different stuff through this osmosis.

Nekomata was the most hesitant to warm up to Billy because he reminds her a lot of Miguel Silver. I know we don’t have much about Silver in canon, but… Very competent and can be genuinely threatening, but also a lot more emotional and sentimental than most people would probably expect. I was surprised and kinda endeared when Silver was introduced sobbing and all dramatic as he spoke lmao.

I don’t think she fears a fallout like RFG happening again (at least, it’s not a major anxiety). The fact the CH committed to helping Canvas Street without a second thought is enough proof to her that they’re really not the types to be morally corrupted and all that. But… running into someone who reminds you of a past relationship— but who’s like. Better morals or more well-adjusted or whatever. That feels. So weird. It makes Nekomata think about what could’ve been. Why did her adoptive father become such a hypocrite— how is a robot more sincere about values than he was?

She definitely warms up to Billy a lot more by Ch 3/Ballet Twins stuff. I think it’d be sweet if she talked about her grief with him— Nicole and Anby too, tbh. Even if she separated herself once things weren’t sitting right with her (which takes so much internal strength), Silver was still her dad. She probably found out about his fate in the news broadcast at the very beginning of the game…

Yeah that's definitely also another reason why she clings to Billy the most in her sleep too. She misses her papa,,, and you tend to go towards the familiar and all that.

Anby keeps a small journal of letters to Soldier 11 (or Eleven, as I like to call her). Movie reviews/analysis, reports on commissions, snippets of her domestic life with the others… it acts more like a diary than actual letters she’ll send out. But Anby truly wishes she can share all of the joy and freedom she’s found with Eleven someday. Both in all the stories and helping her experience it too,

I’m a firm believer Anby and Eleven are twins— Burnice definitely has a connection to them too given her own little pack thing… but she also has more blondish hair and looks/acts a little older than them??? So probably not exact triplets or maybe not even biological sisters. But some sort of Huey, Dewey, and Louie grouping would be hilarious

I feel like Nicole is. Very into astrology, horoscopes, tarot cards... online quizzes. We know from one of Anton's trust events that she dabbles in fortune telling for quick cash, but honestly I feel like the others gotta hold her back from doing that more often because it drives them nuts. She's tried to get them in on it but... they're not very good at it. Anby's descriptions are just movie tropes, Nekomata gets distracted by the cards and other trinkets used, and Billy can't keep all the symbolism straight for the life of him.

Nekomata clearly has some education, likely from the RFG/potentially her orphanage... but given she's a street kid, even now (more lowkey) with the CH, it might be a minute until she gets into high school. I don't know if she'd even be that interested in school... probably curious to try it but she'd get so bored so fast lmao. Regardless, Nicole and the others would probably want to help her enroll.

Nekomata when socializing and learning stuff in class: Ok yeah! I can get used to this! Nekomata when she has to do homework: WTF THIS SUCKS

But she more or less gets straight As like the smart lil kitty she is. She asks the others for help/overview fairly often, though.

“Billyyyyyy” 

“I’m not an generative AI, I can’t do your homework for you. Besides that’ll get you into loads of trouble for. Several reasons.” 

“I’m not asking that!! You know more about Outer Ring than I do— can you check if my research for this project is accurate so far?” 

“… Oh yeah, sure!”

Anby is usually the first person to be ready to leave, while Nicole is… the last. You can tell these two are sisters because they always bicker about it /lhj. (Note to myself to make an animatic of these two to this very fun song)

While the CH all share a tv and gotta chart out times for it, they also have group movie nights! Usually they’ll watch really bad movies they can all laugh at and make fun of together. This is where a good chunk of their inside jokes come from. 

Nicole loves to give Anby and Nekomata manicures! She would give them to Billy too, but whatever polish she tries will come off immediately. Anby and Nekomata tend to have theirs chip off fairly quickly too rip

Nekomata moved into Anby’s room when she joined the CH— they’re the youngest and Anby had the most space. While the two had a lot of tension in Ch 1, and some of that can still carry over sometimes, they’re actually pretty good roommates! 

Her whole scene with Billy in the prologue was her attempt at humor to cope with stress (plus finding Billy probably relieved her a lot)… but she struggles with knowing appropriate times. Given Anby has also joked about becoming a monster and tried to nom Billy’s hand (“Rawwwwr”), I don’t think this is too out there lol.

[mysticmilktea]

Just dumping some character HCs for the world I’m building in my expo 33 fic~

Verso: Hopeless romantic who wears his heart on his sleeve but never thinks he deserves love because of the baggage that would come with someone truly falling for him. His family is too intense, too messy, but he WANTS it. He wants a life of his own, unshackled from cycles of grief. A life of mortality because there is beauty to the finite, to dedicating limited time to those that matter. A bit of a social butterfly on the surface level but only a select few of his friends actually know the real him because facades of jokes and happiness are so much easier. Is a bit of an animal whisperer, not just his own dog but wild animals too. Plagued by nightmares and a fear of the dark as a child that he never truly grew out of though he does his best not to show it. Is a horrible cook. Very impulsive, disorganized, and passionate. His love for the arts is a huge outlet for his emotions but also a crutch that he uses in place of talking through emotions face-to-face. Collector of trinkets. Dyes his hair not because he’s concerned about the appearance of it white but rather so he can try to bridge the disconnect between the memories he has of the “real” Verso’s life and his own. The implanted memories of life beyond the canvas, the life that wasn’t his but he is expected to be a continuation of. Part of him hates that world’s Verso for the burden of it all, but the other part understands because he’s living in a world shaped by ghosts and he haunts these halls too.

Gustave: Book-smart genius who is extremely organized at work but messy at home because he doesn’t have time to lean or clean. Dedicated to those he loves through work but has trouble expressing that love through anything but work which can cause misunderstandings. School-boy level romance skills, historically fucks up romances proactively because it will all end eventually so why not now? It’s more efficient this way after all. Is an amazing cook but often eats alone. Very meticulous health regimen. Loves his sister but feels like her job is a bit of a farce, keeping morale up for a city of dying generations when they should be focusing all efforts on changing the future, not being complacent. Is a good advice giver and a bad advice follower. Is great with children because their needs are simple and there is nothing but truth and earnestness to them, no hidden social complexities.

Lune: 100 mph energy for work 0 mph energy for social engagements. Spotless home. Sees love as a bit of a science, molecular attraction, physical need….until she met Sciel. Has many of the same wardrobe pieces in different colors out of optimization of fit and ease of decision. Her passion for music is not something she prioritizes but she goes to sleep thinking about it every night. Not just the songs she knows but the songs she wants to write, the chords and notes that remind her of friends, melodies that match the personalities around her. If science is the language through which the world speaks its secrets then music is the language through which the soul speaks its truth.

Maelle: Child prodigy at fencing, aces almost everything she touches. Doesn’t have a social filter so often makes awkward jokes that may hurt someone’s feelings. Is truly a social butterfly and secretly likes the attention. Aromantic but loves helping set people up. Great at reading people, horrible at handling her own emotions. Loves to read. Low key thinks Sophie could do better than Gustave because he never really got his act together, though she does understand where he’s coming from just not the pain he put Sophie through. Thinks ghosts are real but still gives Verso shit for being afraid of the dark.

[sommerregenjuniluft]

Lune,,, taking a break from t4t to share some thoughts. what about virgin James discovering he has a humiliation kink… (because obviously he does it’s JAMES) regulus figures it out so quickly because regulus teases him once (1) in a group setting and James yelps and has to put a cushion over his crotch… and then regulus takes advantage of it by being so mean to him all the time and keeping James on this permanent (semi) hard state like this man is SWEATING and when someone asks him a question he goes ‘huh?’ Three times because mentally he is NOT present at all. Regulus trailing a finger down his arm, nudging his inner thigh with his foot beneath the table… James is Going Through it and of course his friends are like ‘what’s wrong? What’s happening?‘ and regulus is there chin in his hand elbow leaning on the table going ‘yeah James what’s wrong?’ While still pressing his foot down right next to his crotch OKAY IM SEEING MYSELF OUT

mar. get out of my head.

LITERALLY regulus starts teasing james soo fucking much right from the beginning cause james’ degredation/humiliation kink is just That Obvious. also BOY you cannot imagine how many times i’ve thought about the foot pressing into hard on underneath a table situation with jeggy. because it starts with james seeking out physical touch OR being jealous and like cheeky winding his foot under the bottom of reg’s pants and of course reg gives back Tenfold straight up rubbing his sole all over james’ erection MY MAN IS PANTING DRENCHED IN SWEAT!! and on a side note the past few days ive been thinking to myself how one would differentiate between humiliation and degradation kink and. well ig the former is a bit more voyeuristic ig? in a sense? or like exposing to some level at least and MAN can that be worked into some public sex firsts for jirgin IM EXCITED (i love ur braaiinnn)

[warmsol]

im curious why elia allows kai to get away with disrespecting her relationship so much? i understand her assuming the best for people but his hatred for makoa and his constant ignoring of manners ((Like if they were alone koa was touching elia like he was Kai would lose his mind)) is conflicting meee not a hater i promise this drama is so juicy im just curious to know whats going thru her mind!!!

nooo you’re not a hater, i totally get what you’re saying! we are going to see what’s happening in her head once we move forward so i don’t want to reveal too much. but we can dive into it a bit!

it’s clearly evident elia has a difficult time with setting boundaries, especially if it involves someone she deeply cares about. she’s a people pleaser and extremely passive until she reaches a breaking point. (which has been her biggest downfall as we’ve seen in lune) that being said, off screen her and kai have had a platonic relationship that’s been pretty healthy and respectful. they’ve become close friends and have learned to avoid certain topics (makoa, lol) which has helped them maintain said friendship. aside from kai’s little jokes/digs about makoa here and there, which she shuts down, elia hasn’t experienced behavior that would make her angry. and i want to emphasize, makoa is aware of their friendship. while it can annoy him at times, he understands she cares for kai. he trusts elia, and he doesn’t view kai as competition anymore, more so a pest. (and obviously as of now he isn’t aware of what kai has said or done upon his arrival, so that is subject to change of course.)

now considering their friendship has been long distance, and is maintained via phone.. it’s been easier to avoid any awkward or uncomfortable encounters. they haven’t been around each other physically in a while. they haven’t learned what it’s like to be friends in a shared space. when they were around each other this much in the past, it was while they were romantic. so now, the lines between friends and ex lovers are feeling a bit blurred. being around elia, kai feels heavily drawn to her, the subtle touches feel reflexive and normal for him. as for elia, i’d say it’s a mix of, “oh.. why does this feel normal?” and “wait. what the fuck.” she hasn’t fully processed what is happening, or how to navigate it.

[dexalyys]

Hey! anon who kept asking about the askpsf blog now back with a actual lore question!!!😎

Since Willows been described as violate and would probably fight ya if ya said anything remotely hinting at a possibility that she isnt as good as he claims to be- would she ever actually get aggressive with sharkie if they said anything like that to her face or would he just like.. Ignore them or smth like that???🤔

oooohhhohohoo good question! i’ve actually thought about this scenario before—considering they do have an argument in the planned script—and i figured there’s actually a lot of different ways that it could go:

A) will brushes off the claim entirely and makes it out like sharkie is overreacting or saying things just to upset her and that they’re in the wrong for doing that

B) she becomes paranoid that they’re going to hurt her and either physically cowers by making herself look smaller than them (if in public) or stands on her tiptoes to tower over them with her shoulders raised like a cat fluffing itself up. she does this to other people too and it looks really fucking funny in a pathetic way from a distance. she yells back a lot but doesn’t act physically

C) if sharkie threw a punch, he would probably only scratch them or pull their hair/clothes in defence. he can’t bring himself to do anything more than that. this isn’t a sharkie-specific thing either, will is just a coward

D) greyrocking. lune just doesn’t react to them other than to insinuate that they’re making themself look crazy until they give up

tldr; she’d most likely ignore them, but otherwise she’s too much of a pussy to retaliate. he’s a more verbal kind of guy anyway. lots of yelling and empty threats

[generalb]

Doctor who episode idea concept board

Goal: I feel like I may have the slightest chance at being able to write a doctor who fic, so these are my notes for what I might do. I could possibly lose all motivation for this so it could be nothing, but posting my currents notes here would allow me to ask the Doctor who side of tumblr for more ideas, as yall no doubt have a stronger memory for how it would go than I, who hasn’t watched a Matt Smith episode since last year. If you have any ideas to add to what I’ve got please comment on this post! Or reblog it, whatever works.

A man playing Clair De lune on a piano in the fog. A woman cleaning her weapon. A blind monster that captures the souls of its prey in the fog it secretes. But what’s the setting? More importantly; which doctor? My mind wants to go with 10, since 10 is my favorite. But 11 would give me Amy and Rory. More possible points of discovery and lore can be created that way. Alright, 11 with Amy and Rory it is.

Why does the beast capture souls or make a fog? Weakness to light? No, a need to feast on the life story of people. That’s why they’re captured in moments, drawn out as slowly as possible so the beast can survive for hundreds—no, thousands of years.

How does the doctor beat it? Let it feast on him, overeating of all the doctors history? The doctor does like self sacrifice a lot.

This could be a ghost episode! Set in some English time period, perhaps when they had balls(lol). The captured souls appear to be ghosts to strangers, who then ask the Doctor and his companions for help.

Doctor meets the piano man, I’m sorry about what has happened to you, yada yada. Rory meets the woman cleaning her weapon, possible talk here about two soldiers who have been around for far longer than a human lifespan. Does Amy meet anyone here? Uncertain

By the time the doctor finds out, Amy and Rory have become part of the fog, trapped in the memories of the day of their marriage. When they’re taken, however, the two sounds previously met return to their physical form, albeit with some memory loss. The doctor figures out that it has a limit on the amount of history it can consume.

Doctor has an angry speech about capturing others lives because it can’t have one or something like that, goads it into consuming the doctor. The overwhelming history of the doctor proves too much for the beast, and it explodes? Dissipated along with the fog? The rest of the victims are saved(?) and Rory and Amy are rescued before they lost too much.