WIP Wednesday - New HuaLian AU
Chapter 1 - Prologue
Yin Yu’s job was far from easy. Being a senior member of the stage crew for a prestigious playhouse was enough on its own, with long hours and physically demanding work. But it was the “extra” job that often drove him to his wits end, though he would be the first to deny it and the last to show it.
He did not realize when he volunteered to be assistant production manager that the job would transcend even unorthodox theater hours. Nor did he realize that it meant running errands for the production manager.
Thankfully, after years of servitude, Yin Yu was quite good at it.
He knew which papers to pick up on Mondays, which bakery resold their Sunday pastries at a discount, and that if he actually wanted to have a seat for his hour commute he had to get to the bus stop early. He knew which keys of many on his keyring unlocked the playhouse gate, the front door, and the front office. He could disarm the front house alarm in his sleep. His Monday morning routine was pleasant, albeit predictable.
After he sat down the bag of pastries and drinks - a plain, hot black tea for himself and a cardamom coffee for his boss - he would begin sifting through the mail, sorting into piles based on addressee. The majority would be distributed by the office staff, but Yin Yu always handled the production and stage crews' mail. Usually the pile would yield nothing but junk, but today proved different.
A single letter addressed to his boss on the playhouse owner’s unique letterhead.
Yin Yu scooped up the pastries and drink tray and tucked the letter under his arm. His boss was fortunately always at the playhouse. It was just a matter of finding him.
Like Yin Yu, though, Hua Cheng had his own Monday morning routine. And Yin Yu knew just where to find him.
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?????
so i was looking at the NATM2 poster because why not and i just realized:
they got Jedediah on a horse, which, okay, cool, love that for him, but then they have Octavius just standing really... stiffly? without his then-new canonical pet squirrel? and now i'm wondering why they gave Jedediah his horse but not Octavius his beloved pet squirrel.
Give Octavius his god damn squirrel.
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the black bastard & the stormborn (daredevil and elektra au) ✩
you desperately want to belong somewhere, with someone, which is the real reason why you sneak into fancy parties... you know what your problem is? you're pretty, you even work the blind thing, but you're dumb.
is it good? this uh... life as a queen.
it's fantastic. but i would trade it all in for a lifetime of smelling your skin.
there is always this glorious darkness inside of you, the blood of the dragon and the wolf. that's why i took you to petyr baelish, and yes it's why i loved you, that's why you loved me too. don't deny what we have.
i want to know how you found me.
i know who you are because lord bloodraven trains me in his visions. i saw you beat down the bolton bastard.
i wear a mask.
well, you can't mask that ass. i'd know it anywhere.
so, what if... from now on... if we make it... wherever you run, i run with you?
you're not serious.
i've never been more serious. this... dany, this is a part of me that i need. and you're the only one who gets it. without this, i'm not alive. i'm not. not really. i don't know what we are together, and if we have any chance in the future... but i do know that i'm free with you. like with no one else.
HAPPY NEW YEARS (BIRTHDAY) SOFI ♥
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one hokma line that always really stuck w me was "when i no longer feared the impending night, i chose to love this place" theres just something so poignant about it. at first i was wondering what day he meant but now i realise he's most definitely talking about how he has to die every reset. and he said he used to fear it too. how could he not? he was most loyal to a, but now he's the last one running away from him. he couldn't stand being a part of his self-destructive plan anymore. and feared in past tense implied he always knew it was coming with each reset. this went on for... thousands of years
with how he keeps his memories for every one of them, sometimes i wonder how he reacts to angela. do you think he quickly got used to it and just sat there waiting for her? pre-suppression its pretty clear that hokma has resigned himself to this and is completely fine doing it over and over again. he chose to love that place because it was the only thing he could really do. its what his mentor wanted and when has he ever gone against that?
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"Can Roxy stay with us, dad? At least for a little while?"
⚠ WARNING: (SOME) FNAF RUIN SPOILERS BELOW: ⚠
since cassie mentions her dad has something similar to the faz-wrench, so i've come to the conclusion that he may be a tech / mechanic at the pizzaplex! roxy implies that cassie had come to the pizzaplex for two birthdays, so employee discount maybe? if fazbear entertainment believes in such things?
anyway, this takes place after the normal / elevator ending, where we hear roxy calling for cassie after her fall. cassie survives, albeit a bit banged up, so roxy resurfaces with her and once the girl regains consciousness, she successfully persuades roxy to come home with her. roxy is hesitant to venture outside, but agrees, and the two arrive at cassie's house to be greeted by her worried father.
cassie explains everything that happened, and roxy fills in what she knows. while cassie's dad is angry that his daughter went into the abandoned plex alone, he is grateful for roxy protecting her and is just relieved that his daughter is safe. though it takes some time and elbow grease, he manages to fix roxy with what resources he has, and provides shelter for her while he can think about what action to take next. cassie and roxy have no protests against this, so the roomie arrangement is a happy one :) cassie has her favorite character bunking with her and roxy is no longer under the effects of the mimic and knows she's safe!
listen guys, i promise this isn't bias talking, but roxanne (and it HAS to be roxanne, not the mimic, because there is NO WAY the bastard made it down that far that fast) surviving and looking for cassie in the normal ending HAS to have some narrative significance, either in the games or tales from the pizzaplex books. i love these girls and want them to have more shining moments 💚💜
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I should make a photo set so I stop taking doll photos in front of my like… pills and drinks and stuff. But I got a sweet little slumber party blind box and pulled a Taro Doll.
I am becoming obsessed with these adorable little babs. I think I might have to get into the 1:12 BJD scene. These are just too freaking cute. And all the best props and dollhouse accessories are 1:12 scale too…
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