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untimelyambition · 10 months
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now that we’re on the topic i would fucking love to read through the sheet music for nerdy prudes must die… not even to play or try and put on my own performance but just so i could read it and follow along with the show to try and work out all the harmonies
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pendr4gonz · 3 months
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CAN ANYONE HEAR ME. NISAKA ENDING?????
⬇️ more cast pictures
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they had a rotating cast so there were a few vas for each character! unfortunately mobile only allows me to put 10 images in one post so i might rb with more if anyone is interested (if this gets like. one note at least LOLLLLLL)
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cubedmango · 11 months
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And not only are they at the risk of an unwanted adaptation but they’re also at risk of being completely misinterpreted by those same fans who only care about their actor ships… like I’m still bitter about the amount of them who were saying that the gmm version of cm would be better solely because they’ll kiss and probably do more in the physical romance aspect like . I understand wanting to have an actual on screen kiss included but most of the people who said that weren’t even fans of the show and just wanted to tear it down over something and it annoys me beyond belief because to insinuate that a show’s quality is based off of how many kisses or sex scenes it has in insane);£;)
LITERALLY ???? the fact that the only 'talking point' these people have against reasonable complains abt the quality of writing is "well the gmm versions are gonna show them kissing and/or having sex so itll automatically be better" is like ?? tell me u have literally zero standards for good television writing and that u have no idea romance stories are supposed to be Engaging and making u invested in the charas and their relationship besides just showing intimacy (mostly for views lets be real) without telling me that challenge: passed with flying colors! 👁👄👁 plus them clearly caring less abt the physical intimacy stuff in context of the charas and the story itself and how it would add to the storytelling and arcs and all but rather for their actor shipping bs like i see u people ur not subtle trust me 🤨
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shmreduplication · 2 years
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it’s funny watching Succession after watching a bunch of youtube analysis of Survivor and Big Brother
the thing with both those shows is you can fight your way to the final round based purely on your own ability, just win immunity every round so you can never be voted out
but the people who decide for you to win the whole game are the people who you sent home earlier in the game.   So you can get to the finish line thru strength/strategy but the only way to cross the finish line is with the social game.  And literally no one in Succession knows that at all
idk it’s just like v funny that Logan rules exclusively thru force and zero psychological/emotional manipulation.  Meanwhile he only does things that are his idears or things he thinks could’ve been is idear so it’s v obvious that you can’t tell him what to do, the only way to get him to do what you want is to make him think it was his idear.  Also Logan is definitely smart enough to be able to manipulate everyone around him thru these means, it would just require him to make other people feel like he thinks that they’re equal with him, which unfortunately means that course of action is inherently untenable to him.  His true purpose in life, according to him, is to make everyone know that he disrespects them because they’re lower than him.  All the power he wants is within reach, if only he would let people think he likes them a tiny bit so that they can let themselves like him enough to give him the power he wants
kudos to Kenny tho for doing baby’s first emotional appeal to the rest of the board by getting everyone to agree that they like him as a person more than they like Logan
also it’s so funny that the company is Disney’s tv shows+theme parks with Fox news’s news because that means all of their products is emotional manipulation of the audience.  So at the highest points of the company, nothing runs on emotional manipulation but at the company<>customer level it’s exclusively run on emotional manipulation
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toris-letterboxd · 1 month
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okay.. I'm going to try to get out of this funk of whatever is wrong with me..
50 notes: drink water
100 notes: buy school supplies
200 notes: finally clean my depression room
250 notes: do my summer reading for school
300 notes: fix my guitar strings
400 notes: dust and deep vacuum my room
500 notes: try fix my fried hair
600 notes: try eat 3 normal meals
750: replace my old stuff and get new things like clothes and new hygiene products
800: apply for those jobs ive been looking at
900: sign up for math tutoring so I don't fail high school
3000 notes: start writing drafts for my short films
6000 notes: finish the draft for my tv show script
10 million: fully finish both drafts and direct and produce them and sell them to a studio
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d1anna · 1 year
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fighting for my life trying to get my skyrim oc (and npcs) to look good
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dreamguystech31 · 1 year
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dave900 · 2 years
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Codentheme Review: A Closer Look At The Features & Benefits
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lewyn-martell · 2 years
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BUY OR SELL PREMIUM MOBILE APPS, GAMES, PHP SCRIPTS, WORDPRESS THEME ETC...
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Mc gets fed up with their money problems and starts selling hugs part 2
Part 1 is here
Yes hugs... One hug costs five euros/5,44 dollars ;) per minute. Imagine how the twst boys would react to that...
There's really no need for advertising. The word about your company would spread very quickly. Especially after Cater would take a couple of pictures for the magigram.
Riddle would surely have been horrified when he first heard about this. There must be some rule against such activities on the school grounds… But if Crowley didn't do anything to Azul's fish mafia, it's unlikely that he would intervene in this. Actually, Riddle would be a little sad because he would like hugs but it wouldn't be appropriate to buy them.
Riddle wouldn't be the only one who wouldn't be pleased…
Grimm would also be very displeased. Little magic cat does not appreciate that you pay so much attention to others. And that you get money that you wouldn't spend on tuna. Totally unbelievable.
Well, at least some people find this idea funny.
Kalim would like to support you financially and he would love your hugs. Truly a win win situation for both of you.
Jade would be surprisingly helpful and interested. If you would pay him, he would gladly help you with the business whenever he can. The payment can either be made with money or sponges.
Lilia would love your ingenuity and want to support you. This is one of the funniest ideas he's seen in a long time. Lilia would also love to observe other students' reactions and interactions with you.
However, Lilia is not the only one who likes to observe the situation.
Rook would love to take pictures of you hugging other students... especially merfolk, fae and beastman. Or at least you think so. You can swear you can hear the sound of the camera. He himself would cuddle with you sometime~
You really can't script this...
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popopretty · 9 months
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[Translation] Asagiri Kafka's afterwords for The Day I Picked up Dazai novel
Normally, afterwords would be the last thing I read in a novel, but as there are not many changes to the published novel this time compared to the movie bonus version, I was able to skim through the text quickly and get to this. And to be honest, despite not being a writer myself, I was so moved by Asagiri's views about writing and his characters that he shared in the afterwords, that I had to sit down and translate it right away.
This is just my crappy translation, as usual, but I hope it gave you a short, interesting look into the author and the characters. And please do not forget to buy the novel if you have the chance.
The translation is under the cut, thank you!
It has been a while. This is Asagiri Kafka.
Have you been enjoying Bungou Stray Dogs?
This novel, “The Day I Picked up Dazai”, is a compilation of the first week’s bonus novel “The Day I Picked up Dazai – Side A” and the second week’s bonus novel “The Day I Picked up Dazai – Side B” for the screening of “Bungou Stray Dogs BEAST” movie (hereinafter referred to as “BEAST”).
Normally, it is difficult to publish a bonus like this, but since "BEAST” and “Fifteen” that were published earlier by BEANS Bunko were originally bonus novels too, "The Day I Picked up Dazai” was also published in the same way, thanks to the efforts of all parties involved in the Bungou Stray Dogs series.
It is the story of Dazai and Odasaku’s first meeting, where Dazai who wants to die, collapsed in front of Odasaku’s place, who is neither a mafioso nor a hit man.
Why are there two different stores, Side A and Sode B? Regarding this question, please read the novel and see for yourself. If you keep in mind that this is the bonus for the BEAST movie, I think you will be able to understand it better.
Let me reminisce a little bit here.
This story was actually suggested to me by Igarashi Takuya, Director of the Bungou Stray Dogs anime.
Shortly before BEAST movie premiered, I was struggling. It was because I was asked to write a bonus novel for movie-goers again. I said “again” because, as I mentioned earlier, BEAST itself was a bonus novel for the Bungou Stray Dogs DEAD APPLE movie. I remembered having a hard time writing it, because I let myself run wild and wrote a total of 190 pages instead of 50 pages as requested.
But I had learnt my lesson after the last rampage. I can’t just write whatever I want anymore. I have to wrap the story in a reasonable length, like a pro should do.
A proper, professional story.
Huh?
My pen stopped right there. I stopped, looked around, feeling lost.
What is a proper story?
The act of writing novel is quite different in character compared to other types of media such as writing manga, anime scripts, or game scenarios. You can say it is almost a different thing. Writing novels, rather than narrating an event, is more like putting the flow of emotions into specific sentences. You use the sequence of letters to create rhythms, create flows, and create emotions. If anything, it might be closer to composing a song than writing a story.
Therefore, you have to decide “what kind of emotion will be put in this novel” from the very beginning, or you can’t start writing. That is the only and absolute rule.
Now, however, that is where the condition of a “proper story” hung over me.
A proper novel, of a proper volume, with a proper content for a bonus.
In other words, a proper emotion.
I searched through the drawers inside my head. For a proper emotion that is waiting to be brought out.
There was nothing but emptiness there.
A professional story teller is one with the skill to move the readers’ emotions. When people find the chance to move their own emotions, they will happily be paying for it. Human-being is that kind of creature.
And writers are ones who create and sell those kinds of emotions: the fear, the excitement, the heart throb etc., those that make you think. It is that kind of job.
It is supposed to be that kind of job.
Yet I became unable to move forward.
A good story is a story that moves people. I know that. Then what kind of emotion I should put in the story to make it "proper"?
How do I find that emotion?
I mean, how did I even write novels until now?
I stood still. My legs stiffened, my knees froze, unable to take even a step forward.
I then tried to at least pretend that I was moving forward, by listening to music, by taking a walk around the neighborhood at night. But as good as the night breeze felt, I didn’t manage to reach a single story that I needed to write.
What if I stayed like this forever, what would I do?
I felt a chill plunging into my back.
Then I realized, that stories, or probably emotions too, are not things you can search for or come up with. You have no choice but to patiently wait for it to come your way. You have no choice but to humbly and earnestly sit and wait for the story’s visit.
I got that, but the "proper 50-page story” still refused to come.
It was not long before one week passed. Then two weeks.
I was doing other work, while keeping my heart’s door open, waiting for the story to come to me.
At that time, I had an online meeting with the anime staff. I casually asked Director Igarashi, “Do you have any story you want to see?”
The Director gave it a little thought then told me, "I want to see the story of Dazai and Oda’s encounter”.
At that very moment, the story rushed in through my door, like a bang. I could hear that sound very clearly.
Two stories. Odasaku, and the two Dazais. A story where they met, and a story where they couldn’t meet. A story of gain and a story of loss. If I can portray the gain and loss side by side, the amplitude of the heart will be doubled and rise up in front of us.
That was a momentary event. Rather than pushing my way forward, I felt as if something was pulling my hand. Before I noticed, I have already finished the stories.
I came to realize.
It is not the writer who searches for the story. It is the story that chooses its writer, and at some point it will come our way. A professional writer is no more than someone with the ability to catch that call.
Also, this is the most important thing: there is no such thing as a “proper emotion”. Because after all, the feelings of other people belong to them only. That is why there is no guarantee that a novel can move others “properly”. However, you can move your own emotions. You know what kind of novel can and how it will move you. If you do, you can write just that. That’s the only way. That is the truly professional attitude. That’s what I thought.
Well then.
It is a little bit off topic, but as we are talking about “stories that come our way”, let’s talk about Odasaku’s first-person narrative.
Odasaku is a special character. For me, he is exclusively a novel character, and I have never portrayed him in the manga.
He first appeared as the narrator in “Dazai Osamu and The Dark Era”, then “BEAST” and now this “The Day I Picked up Dazai”. All are novels. That’s why for me, Odasaku doesn’t live inside the pictures, he lives inside the first-person narrative passages.
He is an eccentric guy. Even if you prepare the place and tell him to speak, he won’t speak to you that easily. His way of thinking is rather unique, that if I write his narrative after writing other characters’ first-person narrative, I would stumble for sure. Odasaku doesn’t speak. He just sits there in silence, while I can do nothing but sitting in front of my blank manuscript paper, trying to talk to him, like “What’s up?”, “Here, here”. However, he is a guy who won’t speak when it is not necessary. Sometimes it goes days or even weeks without him saying a word. Why did such a character come to me...?
During such time, there is only one thing I can do. That is, of course, to stay with him, sit patiently, and simply wait.
Finally he will start speaking. In his unique rhythm, word by word. His words have the power to cut through the world from a certain angle. That special cross-section is full of things I have never seen before and it never fails to surprise me.
And then when he finishes telling his story, he will swiftly disappear. To a dark and quiet place somewhere – probably, I can only imagine, somewhere like a bar. He will sit there calmly and keep his own time to himself. After that, it will be hard to call him again. It is a backbreaking task to me, but in the end, that is the type of guy Odasaku is, and if I am allowed to sound self-conscious, that is Odasaku's charm.
This story was written in such a way. There is a chance that he will come back again. And when he does, I will patiently listen to his voice again.
This story was completed and published thanks to the help of many people: in the Bungou Stray Dogs BEAST movie’s Production Committee, the anime staff, Young Ace’s Editorial Department, BEANS Bunko’s Editorial Department, and the many people who were involved in the publication of the book. Thank you very much. It is all thanks to you that the book was published without any problem this time as well.
Well then, see you in the next story.
Asagiri Kafka.
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cremedensada · 5 months
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Yandere Filipino Mythical Creature
content warning: physical torture (not sure if it counts as torture , but the character is definitely in pain) , implied character death
It's the afternoon. It wouldn't be until a few more hours now until the sun sets into the horizon, but you're not worried about walking home at night.
Sure, this street was incredibly known as a hotspot of supernatural events, but that was practically all superstitions. Wherever a gigantic balete tree grew, a lot of people immediately decided it would cause hauntings and whatever. You never understood why they feared it - it was just a tree. You've walked down that path time and time again, and nothing weird or crazy happened. Except, perhaps, for the unexplainable feeling of dread, hairs on your skin standing up as a voice in your mind whispered and murmured about the feeling of being watched.
Walking outside the local convenience store, you count the remaining coins you have left after buying a bottle of soda. After quite the stressful day, you definitely deserve to splurge a bit, future you can fuck themselves.
A wrinkled hand grabbing your wrist jolts you out of your reverie, and you look up - gazing right into the haunted eyes of an elderly woman.
"'Gang," she murmured, "I sense the presence of an evil spirit taking an interest on you. You need to be careful."
You blink.
Yes, you never understood why the elders especially believed in the supernatural - everything had an explanation, after all. But perhaps it's because of how they sell the stories - the looks in their faces, the tremor in their hands, and the sheer insistence in their voices. That, perhaps, is what fuels the fear and continued beliefs.
"Po?"
"Kaluy-an ka sa Dios," she says, mournfully, "don't walk by the balete tree down the street. Take a detour."
She points towards the street ahead of you, the gigantic balete tree standing proudly amidst the busy-ness. A few people congregate around the base of the formidable tree; some, you recognize, have started to settle down and drink. Everyday, the drunkards start drinking earlier and earlier.
You turn towards her, and it's clear she's awaiting a response. Her eyes unnerve you - her gaze permanently looks stricken and focused, like she's looking at you and at the same time past you, looking at something incorporeal.
"I'll be fine, po," you reassured politely, giving her a smile that you pray to whatever deity that it looks comforting and not awkward nor fake. "Thank you for your concern."
You hope that was enough to placate her.
It was, kind of. She nodded and relaxed, but the fear remained in her eyes.
"They've been getting even bolder these days," she mutters, turning to rummage through her leather bag, "not many kids your age seem to believe us old folks anymore. Pah!"
You swallowed down the sigh. Yeah, you were wondering when the whole 'kids these days' script would start. You almost expected it now.
The old lady hands you a small bottle, inside it is a clear liquid - it looked a little bit more viscous than water.
"Keep it with you at all times. It'll keep you safe," she instructed, before hobbling off.
You look down at the tiny bottle in your hand before shrugging. You have no clue how this will protect you or whatever, but sure, you suppose. Your mother raised you to not be disrespectful of gifts from the elderlies even if you have no fucking clue how to make use of them.
You continue on walking, crossing the street and towards the pathway passing by the balete tree. It looks bigger up close, it always does. The feeling of dread bubbles up once more, but this time, your hands shake.
Perhaps you were unconsciously affected by the old lady's warning than initially thought.
You pause right in front of the tree. Your heart beating like crazy in your chest, and what was once just mere murmurs in your mind now felt like screaming, a buzz in your ear annoyed you - your instincts told you it was dangerous.
At that moment, you considered heeding the old lady's words. Sure, it'd be quicker to reach home this way, but with how your instincts were acting...
"Hello? Earth to stranger - are you okay?"
You jolted, heart racing. Standing in front of you was a stranger - a man smiling down at you. He seemed amused at your surprised expression.
"Sorry, sorry. I got lost in my mind for a sec," you reasoned with an embarrassed smile.
The stranger laughed lightly, the sound of his voice making your heart flutter unusually. You take a good look at him while he laughs.
His hair was dark and fluffy, too good to be looking that effortlessly natural. His skin could only be described as sun-kissed, glowing beneath the remaining rays of sunlight.
The stranger looked at you once again, his gaze intense as if committing your image to memory. Brown eyes, flickering into gold whenever the light hits just right.
"The name's Kaizer. Just call me Kai." He looked ethereal.
Out of politeness, you give him your name as well. Kaizer smiles.
"I know," he says, "I heard the people here mention it in passing. Want me to walk you home?"
The feeling of dread returned tenfold, the tiny bottle in your hand felt heavy. "It's fine. I'll be on my way—"
"Oh, but I insist," he continues smiling, "come on now, you don't believe in stories about how spooky balete trees are, do you?"
You take a step forward. It feels as though your body is moving on its own.
"I mean, if the tree was so scary, then why are people always hanging out around here?" Kaizer gestures to the few people lounging at the base of the tree. The drunkards you spied from before were still there, laughing and slurring their words as they passed a shot glass filled with beer to each other. A group of women were gathered as well, gossiping mothers and aunts - you presumed - paying you two no attention as if you weren't there.
Before you could respond, you felt the tiny bottle in your hand crack. It broke with a loud shatter, though miraculously your hand remains unharmed as you checked and fussed for damage.
Kaizer flinched at the sound, wincing before schooling his expression back to a smile. "What was that? It smells horrible."
Does it? You bring your hand to your nose and sniffed. Nothing. "I don't smell anything."
"Yeah, I figured," Kaizer retorted.
You have no idea what he means by that, or anything at all. You open your mouth, a question on the tip of your tongue—
Kaizer turns to look at you and beams once more. "Here we are!" He gestures to the black painted gate, the familiar house looming behind it. Your house.
Since when did the two of you arrive here? Not even a second ago you were both still underneath the tree. It usually takes you about five minutes more to get here.
You look up at Kaizer in confusion, and he seems to understand why. He merely smiles, reaches out to graze his fingers against your cheek and barely holds out a shuddering sigh. "Don't go out tonight, yeah?"
With that, he walks away - back to the balete tree. Perhaps he lived nearby the tree, which is why it was there where you met him.
You never thought to ask him how he knew where you lived.
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It was midnight. Gloria hobbled down the street. At the back of her mind she prayed that the young individual she spoke to at the front of the convenience store heeded her words.
Never in her seventy-five years of being alive had she sensed the presence of pure evil lingering around a mortal like it did with them. Alas, she wasn't as strong as her ancestors, so the little bottle containing the oil meant to protect them was all she could do.
She turned left and halted. The balete tree stood at the other end of the street, the atmosphere was eerie and cold.
Gloria turned back, retracing her steps. She pulled another bottle of the oil that she keeps for her own protection, and studied it. It was bubbling. A little bit, but it bubbled nonetheless.
The presence of a spirit was around the area.
She continued to hobble away, heart pounding as she kept glancing down the bottle and towards the path in front of her. Left, right, right, left — the balete tree stood at the other end of the street. The oil bubbled violently, like water boiling on the stove.
She turned again, eyes darting from left to right, behind, and forward. Something was after her now. The spirit was stalking her like she was its prey.
Where was she heading? Where should she go? Why was she even out in the streets at this hour?
The moment of clarity hit her the moment she finally reached her destination.
The giant balete tree stood in front of her. Gloria doesn't remember being out here in the first place.
"Are you lost, madam?"
Chills rose through her spine. The oil bubbled violently, before the bottle cracked in her hands. Sharp edges of the broken glass bottle broke through her skin.
Gloria turned to look, and her knees shook. She couldn't describe what she was seeing. The lady let out a choked sob, barely resisting the urge to claw her eyes out.
Kaizer stood in front of the pitiful lady, not a look of concern on his face. He spared her no sympathy as she fell to her knees.
"I gotta hand it to ya, madam, those oils you make to protect yourself from us is powerful," he says, hands in his pockets, "wonder how long it took for you to create something like that to ward off the likes of us. Too bad it doesn't work on me."
"It should have," Gloria refuted despite the despair in her voice, "it should have repelled you, you demon—"
She choked again, clutching at her throat. Something was preventing her from speaking, like someone had her windpipes in its grasp and ever so slowly tightening it.
"Sorry to disappoint," Kaizer approaches Gloria's kneeling form, "actually no, I'm not."
An unseen force pushes Gloria to stand up, up, up, until she can barely feel the ground beneath her feet. The hold on her windpipes continues to tighten.
"It took me so long to create a corporeal form, madame. I wanted to look perfect in their eyes," he spoke reverently, a look of awe on his face as he reminisced the memory he had with you, "I finally got to meet my darling today. Escorted them home like a gentleman would."
Gloria let out a guttural howl, devastated at what he said. Kaizer shoots her an irritated glare in response, and the grip on her throat tightens considerably.
"Mind your manners, madam," he chastised, as if he was not taking the form of an individual much younger than Gloria herself, "did anyone ever tell you not to interrupt people when they're talking?"
Gloria swallowed a sob, afraid of what he'd do to her if she were to say anything.
He looks at her with scrutiny before sighing. "As I was saying," he resumed, the smile once again returning to his face, "it felt like a dream come true. How funny, I bet you didn't think spirits like me are capable of dreams. We're actually capable of a lot of things."
Kaizer snapped his fingers, and the force keeping her afloat dissipated. Gloria slammed back down the ground, groaning in agony as pain flared through her feeble body. She didn't say a word other than letting out sounds of pain and whimpers, afraid to find out if he'd choke her again.
Gloria sobbed as Kaizer – the evil spirit that he truly was – grabbed a fistful of her hair and yanked her head to meet his gaze. Red, gleaming and viscous, like blood.
"Listen here, Gloria," Kaizer hissed, the utterance of her name has her paralyzed with fear, "I will not let anything, and I mean anything get in the way of my beloved and I. Do you understand that?"
He looked at her like anything other than an absolute yes would not be accepted. She nods.
Pleased, Kaizer lets go of her. "Good."
Gloria weeps freely now, shaking and crying out in fear as the demon in front her merely stood and watched her despairing on the ground.
She looked up, meeting his gaze despite the struggle and the pain in her muscles pleading her to stop. At the back of her mind she knew, there was no way she'd get out of here alive. She would die in the demon's hands.
"Why are you doing this?"
Kaizer blinked, pretending to consider her question before smiling. A smile that would probably make someone's heart flutter. A smile that made Gloria's chest fill with dread.
Kaizer settled with a response: "Wouldn't you do anything for love?"
With a blink of an eye, Gloria found herself in the middle of the street. She could barely register the harsh bright headlights of a car speeding towards her before—
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It's the afternoon. It wouldn't be until a few more hours now until the sun sets into the horizon, but you're not worried about walking home at night.
Mostly because you make sure to be home before sundown.
You walk out of the convenience store, yawning. Today you had decided to treat yourself to another juice bottle; at the back of your mind you considered to try and not spend more money this week, especially your savings but you were never one to follow through.
You glance towards the street ahead of you, the gigantic balete tree standing proudly amidst the busy-ness. A few people congregate around the base of the formidable tree; some, you recognize, have started to settle down and drink. Typical.
Whatever, you could care less anyway. This would not be the first time you had to pass through the drunkards. At least they're too busy wasting the afternoon away drinking than harass you.
Nevertheless, you grip the strap of your bag tightly, and breezed across the street. You passed to the other side safely, passed by the drinking men without issues, and passed by the balete tree.
You let out a relieved sigh before continuing on your journey. A part of you wonders why you felt as though someone was staring at you - heart pounding in your chest as you willed the feeling to go away. It was probably due to the stress and tiredness that made your mind to conjure up such thoughts.
Back at the balete tree, its inhabitant watches you walk pass, unaware of its presence. Soon, it would show itself to you. A form that you would find pleasing to look at - something that would be able to touch you and approach you and talk to you. Just you wait.
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Translations:
'Gang - dear (affectionate term to younger individuals, commonly used by the elderlies)
Kaluy-an ka sa Dios - May God bless you
Honestly at this point I don't care if any of this doesn't make sense I just want to write something lol
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brandyschillace · 1 year
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WRITERS STRIKE:
I am an author, and my most recent book was turned into a screen play by a talented screenwriter. Folks, she worked her ass off—I mean it; the hours and the workshopping, then the many rounds of pitches, going up before studios and pushing the story because she believed in it. Then, at last, she found an excited director/producer at a major studio. He took it to the execs. You know what they said? ‘Seems like the writers are planning a strike—so we’re not buying anything new.’ That’s right: the writers went on strike BECAUSE of mistreatment by studios… and the studio (before the strike) used the strike to, wait for it, mistreat writers. This amazing screenwriter worked for a year and a half for no pay (as a matter of fact, she paid my agency a small holding fee to work the script), created something amazing for a network, and now is struggling to make ends meet. I told my agent to let her keep the rights as long as she needs (as in, forget the term contract ffs, she doesn’t need to pay for any more rights from us), and they agreed. But I’m sick at heart for her. I get it, too; I write books and hope they sell—they don’t always. It’s a gamble. But I can’t imagine being in the position she’s in right now. Please, support the writer’s strike however you can. Big studios, big publishers… they will keep pushing writers to the margins as long as they can get away with it.
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blackkatdraws2 · 9 months
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This is what happens to those who enter the Parable without permission. [Blank Scripts AU]
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[LORE/WORLDBUILD DUMPING BELOW]
[UPDATE: This lore is now irrelevant. It will stay here for archival purposes.]
Whenever a person accidentally (or purposefully) enters the Parable, not everyone is lucky enough to get saved.
Some of them mutate into monsters, killed by either the Narrator (Black) himself or by specialized forces, and end up being sent to human-resources, a butcher for agricultural purposes, or pretty much any other places where you can sell or study their dead body. (It's similar to the anime/manga, Made in Abyss.)
This is why everybody needs permission to enter Black's Parable (his Parable is a dungeon) and why those without permission can't stay inside for too long. (It's unfortunately what happened with Timekeeper, but his case is a bit unique.)
This is actually the norm for dungeons. There's a reason why people don't just leave the dungeons on it's own, someone has to own it (usually a monster boss instead of a human.)
A dungeon with no owner cannot give anyone permission to enter it. Without permission, people mutate fast and easily whenever they enter these things.
Some of the stronger ones end up conquering the dungeon and becoming the next dungeon master, but those cases are uncommon since the dungeon collapses by itself if they're not suitable to run it.
There's actually a separate market for these kinds of things. Since not all people want to eat or buy things that came from a dungeon or monsters (since there's a chance some of those monsters might be humans, and that's technically c*nnibalism, even if eating monsters has already been normalized a long time ago.)
There's the market for your usual normal things, and then there's the market for the more bizarre things.
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