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free my girl she did all that shit but the fandom is mischaracterizing her for it

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u ever wonder if ur associated with a character forever to someone else. like. when ur scrolling ur dash and u see a url u don't recognize and after going to their blog ur like ohhh this is the Character person. yeah ok i remember now.

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tfw when you're 16 and trying to seize the kingship and one of your best fighters has a painfully obviously crush on your brother

@grail-lifesupport present for u :^)

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I think the weirdest form of fatphobia I keep bumping into is writers suddenly becoming deeply concerned with physical realism when a fat character is involved even in contexts where everybody's physical capabilities are explicitly bullshit. "They're fat, it wouldn't make sense for them to have super speed" and it would make sense for the 98-pound twink to be able to run at Mach Fuck? That's something skinny people can do in real life, is it?

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I love you dead characters mwah

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I NEED A SICKO... im holding out for a sicko till the end of the night ..and hes gotta haha and hes gotta say yess at the window with a look of delight

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I am slightly insane about this Margaret Jones illustration of Cai and Bedwyr on the back of The Salmon of Llyn Llyw.

Putting my fav details under a cut

OK firstly the salmon’s expression, he looks like he knows you’re there and would be giving you a thumbs up if he had thumbs. This is probably the most fun he’s had in centuries.

Next, the little guys. The guard on the left of the bridge popping out like the others just said “huh look two knights riding a giant fish” and he needed a better view. And the poor fisherman who’ll need a stiff drink when he gets home.

And best detail, because this happens in an earlier story: Bedwyr’s missing left hand.

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Arugula is some crap they found on the ground for real

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on being yourself

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Really enjoying The knight of the cart

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Endlessly diabolical how you can't say words like rape and suicide uncensored without either being criticised by idiots or punished by conglomerates.

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“They’re trying to convince people they can’t do the things they’ve been doing easily for years – to write emails, to write a presentation. Your daughter wants you to make up a bedtime story about puppies – to write that for you.” We will get to the point, she says with a grim laugh, “that you will essentially become just a skin bag of organs and bones, nothing else. You won’t know anything and you will be told repeatedly that you can’t do it, which is the opposite of what life has to offer. Capitulating all kinds of decisions like where to go on vacation, what to wear today, who to date, what to eat. People are already doing this. You won’t have to process grief, because you’ll have uploaded photos and voice messages from your mother who just died, and then she can talk to you via AI video call every day. One of the ways it’s going to destroy humans, long before there’s a nuclear disaster, is going to be the emotional hollowing-out of people.”

Justine Bateman on AI in this article from The Guardian

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Aye give us some Goewin headcannons, please!

GOEWIN MY BELOVED!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love her, she can do no wrong in my eyes. Putting everything under the cut because once again I cannot shut the fuck up.

So, first off I headcanon she's in the same vein as Enid in that she came from an impoverished family but (unfortunately) Math adopted her when he was circuiting his lands. Even more unfortunately is that she was probably about 12 at the time (which is when under Welsh law a girl became a woman.) Now, I don't think she became his footholder straight away - because to me the tynged that caused Math's affliction didn't start until probably Dôn (his sister considering her kids are his nephews and niece) oneshotted him over a dispute (because i Do Not think the family of Dôn are great although Beli Mawr probs tempers his wife's temoer but Gwydion and Gilfaethwy had to get the slitheriness from somewhere - didn't come until Goewin was about 21.

Saying that, being in the position of footholder would not be glamorous. You're a glorified footstool in effect and I think that probably did a number of Goewin's mental health. That was then compounded by what went on with her, Gwydion, and Gilfaethwy and then also further compounded by her having to MARRY HER ABUSERS UNCLE. which I know was to preserve her honour but I definitely don't see it as being anything but hell for her. Math's invites his nephews back to court and (although Gilfaethwy probs dies somehow) he actively aids Gwydion in his making Blodeuwedd.

HOWEVER, ACTUALLY. I think its entirely possible Goewin sabotaged Blodeuwedd's... conception (ew) by spitting in the mixture or BY STREWING IN WEEDS. Like, okay, its not much of a stretch to presume she knew how Gwydion was even before he and his brother SA'ed her. She would've known their comings and goings at court, particularly because obvs they're Math's nephews. She probably knew they were bad news from the get-go. Idk when exactly Aranrhod conceived Dylan and Lleu- although the text suggests it wasn't that long after Gwydion returned to court but time isn't exactly linear in The Mab - but Goewin probs knew that Math's had adopted Dylan and Gwydion adopted Lleu. It's not stated that Gwydion didn't raise him at his uncle's court. It's entirely possible that Goewin saw how attached her nephew-by-marriage was to the baby and formulated a plan to get back at him.

For the record, this does make it sound like she's an evil mastermind. I don't think that at all. I just think she, like Aranrhod does later, would react with bitterness and if she saw an opportunity to enact revenge then she would do so.

As for her and Math's relationship? I think its entirely possible for him to at once feel distressed for the fact his nephews hurt her and also the fact that they harmed what would essentially be his property. Obvs branch 4 is the most entangled legally with law but - I suspect - Gwydion and Gilfaethwy monetarily compensated their uncle too as well as the whole animal transformed stuff. I think Math would give her the money - and don't forget Goewin's status has been raised to that of queen. She has her own privy purse and a considerable amount of soft power - and, because he never has an heir becaus the throne of Gwynedd goes to Lleu, they slept apart. For all his faults (and he has many) I don't think Math would've pressured her.

Also, a quick rundown of her hobbies: she loves hunting. That's the way she lets off steam and I really do think its an outlet for her. I think she also makes up stories, not to boast the way Gwydion does but because she loves the craft. Furthermore, she loves singing and she also birdwatches!! (And yes that had come up a few times but I genuinely lovebirdwatching.) I think she also has an interest in science so she does all sorts of experiments, maybe even gets Math to teach her some magic!!! Plus, I think she's really good at horseriding and I think she really venerated Rhiannon when she was a kid. She used to pray for Rhiannon's aid whenever the going got tough.

She goes to live in Caer Aranrhod after Math dies and Gwydion and Lleu take over Gwynedd. She, Aranrhod, and Blodeuwedd have a load of fun actually. (I know this is a super popular hc in Mab circles - thank u to the fic writers on AO3 - but it is honestly so lovely. I think they would bond after everything.

Her favourite food is oatcakes and cheese. Simple but homely. I think it reminds her of when she was a kid.

When Goewin became queen her dad and mam sent her younger siblings - her brother, Anarawd, and her sister, Tangwystwyl - to live with her for a time. Anarawd was fostered into a noble family in the cantref of Rhos, Tangwystyl became her sister's chief confidante before she left to become a devotee of Cerridwen's.

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(Source: Culhwch and Olwen)

King Arthur demonstrates his great talent as a bard by skillfully weaving together this very subtle remark.

You can almost hear teeth grinding in the background.

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This has been a topic in one of my discord groups today and I’m so curious what everyone’s approach is as a writer.

Writing linearly means starting at the beginning of the story and writing each scene in chronological order from beginning to end.

Writing non-linearly means you might start midway through the story and write the beginning later, or you might write scenes at random and join them up later, or you add in placeholders as you write to go back to later (like “add action scene here”).

Outlining means coming up with a sequence of plot points to guide the story - i.e. planning/mapping out what the main story beats will be throughout it.

Personally I’m a linear writer, and I don’t outline. I have a loose idea of where the story is going to go, but that’s it. And I can’t skip scenes or use placeholder text — my brain starts shrieking at me lmao.