#but if u wanna plot ....... we'll figure it out I Guess

[alesreadings]

Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco.

3.5. stars.

“Tell me,” he whispered, his voice sliding like silk over my flushed skin. “What?” My own voice came out breathless. “I am your favorite sin.”

I heard from a friend of a friend, that that dick was a 10 out of 10. —Ale to Wrath, 2021. A little reminder: my review has many spoilers (I'm gonna hide them as "spoiler" or I'm gonna warn you with the yellow emoji, or maybe I forget to tag them because I'm THAT distracted), so, you've been warned, pal. That being stated, I have more things to say. Take a seat. I've waited for almost a year this book because the cliffhanger of Kingdom of the Wicked was *chef kiss* and I was already drooling and simping for daddy Wrath (JAJKSDHKJDF jk or not???). If you wanna join the Wrath team, let me know, I need to fangirl... So, my hype for this book was over the top of the sky; it was fucking enormous. Emilia finally traveled to the underworld, or hell as you will or think, and she thinks she's being escorted by Wrath, but little does she know. Since moment one, you can feel the tension between Emilia and Wrath, and grabs you like a fucking claw. It's wonderful. So, they both travel for the Sin Corridor (for me, 'sin' in Spanish means 'without' so I was reading it like "el corredor sin o vacío" JAJKSHKJDFH follow me for more Spanish classes) and Wrath warns Emilia that the sins are gonna try to test her. aNYHOW, I'M NOT GONNA RESUME THE BOOK FOR Y'ALL BC SPOILER, SO NO. This book is mainly character driven, and it wasn't bad at all. Actually, it was pRETTY GOOD, more than I expected. Nevertheless, if I wanted to punch and kick the shit out Emilia in the first book, here I was on the fucking verge of tears, I swear that I was screaming in silence because our heroine can't put two and two together at first, so it makes you wanna slap her (or beat the shit out of her, just like me). The development of Emilia was also good tho I can't say the same of all of her braincells, so... Y'all figure it out soon if you haven't read it yet. However, I shelved this book as "badass female mc" and "stupid female mc" because Emilia vibed in both sides tbh. The slowburn was SO SO SO SO SO SO fucking good that I was crying, dying, screaming and the devil knows what else, but I was trapped. The romance was gorgeous, bEAUTIFUL. And the way Kerri got me wanting to put both assholes in the same room so they could finally bone was amazing. Their relationship/romance gave me "State of Grace by Taylor Swift" vibes. The fact that I was simping for Pride was funny JAJKSJDHJKDFH. Idk why but I was like "yeah, I'll marry you, honey, come here" aND MY PHONE AND THE HELL ARE WITNESSES OF IT, OMG. I can't say much about the plot because how I said up, it was more character driven and the plot was quickly solved (at least from Emilia because I solved this puzzle really quick, we'll talk about my theories below this) towards the end of the book sooooo. ⚠️⚠️⚠️ oK, SO, HERE ARE SOME SPOILERS, BITCHES, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.⚠️⚠️⚠️ I had many theories since book 1 (yup, I had drank a lot of coffee that day, so my mind was at 100% creating scenarios and theories, and guess what? today too!) and here it was the same, so, you can imagine. And I guess y'all had the same theories. 1. Wrath being the devil. Was I the only one who saw it coming? (Pietro reference, if u know, u know, and how it hurts me) I mean, c'mon, the hints were there. The snake tattoo (I'll talk about that after), Wrath's response to Emilia calling him "Samael", the fact that he hid his interest on the cornicellos, etc. The hints were there! 2. Vittoria being alive. oK, HEAR ME OUT. Before y'all start to say "but she was pretty dead on the first book", yeS, SHE WAS, EVEN I THOUGHT IT AND SHED A TEAR FOR THAT BITCH, but we were tricked and now she deserves all the hell Emilia has for her. Idk why, but the hints kinda were there?? I don't quite remember if Vittoria told Emilia (I might be imagining all of this, so please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong; I have terrible memory, LOL let this be no surprise to you) that she was up to something, or just gave the hints and vibes. IDK, BUT THAT MF ALWAYS GAVE ME BAD VIBES. 3. Emilia being bethroded to Wrath and not my boi Pride. Did y'all see this

coming? I

surely did. fROM THE BEGINNING SHE DID THE SPELL FOR IT (by accident tho) and wasn't like "yeah, you can cancel it because he's an ordinary dude", HA! of course not. We're talking about one of the Seven Princes of Hell; this is another deal. I had other theories, but idk where are them since I wrote them down. If I find them, I'll get back and include them. This book reminded me of ACOTAR and 🤢🤢🤢 (y'all know that I can't stand those books, except for Nesta) lemme explain why. First of all, the matching tattoos🙄🙄🙄. The dark haired dude with supreme ruler vibes (since book 1 I imagined Wrath blond 😳🥺😳🥺 and I kept forgetting that he was not blond), the "choice" thing that HE brought up every 5 seconds, that I was getting tired of aND THAT HE BROKE UP! I was enjoying it until my brain said "bruh, this is like acotar" and decided to fall in a slump for two days, refusing it to move on, but eventually I forgot about it and moved on. Also, chapter 17 was COMPLETELY unnecessary. I felt totally disgusted and found NO point in the book, including chapter 18. 🤢🤢🤢 that lowered my rant. ⚠️⚠️⚠️END OF SPOILERSSSSSS.⚠️⚠️⚠️ Finally, I have something else. Idk if it's just me, but I feel like many authors make the male love interest more likeable and bearable than the female mc. Like, that's the intention at all? Making me simp over the dude? I'd marry Wrath tbh, why would I lie about it? I like him 💀💀💀 So, yes, sir, I'd marry you right now if I could. I felt kind of disappointed tbh. I expected more, but it wasn't that bad. I have to wait another fucking year to read the third book and 💀💀💀💀 Now, if y'all excuse me, I'm gonna summon a Prince of Hell (Pride, perhaps) and marry him, yas. P.S: the fact that I wrote this entire review in English (without using a dictionary to help me with some words) make me proud of myself. Wait, is this a signal to summon and marry Pride? yes.

[cnisms]

the whole gang is here // older muses & incomplete stats

WALTER ASANTE (idris elba, 44) literally this iconic legend n king of feminism !! sike but not rlly bc... he’s actually a cranky coach n u will hear him yelling at his players from ten years away. otherwise a nice guy mostly ? gordon ramsay of football probably. does the most charity wise bc he comes from nothing n will Never Forget the struggle. has hung out with the same people his entire life even if a bunch of the ended up goin down the wrong path... doesnt care... he protecc. is happy to share his strong opinions . especially the one abt how there’s a special place in hell for people with money who do next to nothing to help those in need. has it mostly together but is also fourfiveseconds from steaming out his ears at all times. cute !

FORBES SMITH (finn wittrock, 33) yea i changed his fc after 2 seconds rip the pirate dream anyways ! inspired by every social studies teacher ever ? just realized he’s a less annoying but more cunty lke... i can play 1 type of character ig. thinks he’s very liberal n free spirited but ... cares A Lot about his #image and is absolutely the type to stare at a blank canvas for twenty minutes n pretend to be interested just bc it has some underground artists name on it. very australian because... arent we all ? teaches teenagers Professionally but is more than happy to lecture u at the pub. a solid friend ig . i say this but watch him turn into fckn... dandy.

VALENTINA D’AMOUR (megan fox, 31) thats not her real name obviously (it WAS adele) but is she ever going to tell anyone that ? Nope. keeps everything 2 herself especially her origin story (fell in love with the original valentina, this ~*enigmatic courtesan*~ w this interesting life that seemed so exciting 2 adele... fresh from the farm... um Surprise Surprise valentina #1′s life was NOT all that great n when she tried to convince adele to run away w her ? she got busted n killed by her “””boyfriend”””/boss n adele snappedt n killed him in return <3 n stole her dead gf’s identity AND gig which was... not smart... bc turns out ? a lot of uglies were also “”””in love””” with the og n they DID come callin so . valentina 1.0 just offed them as they came n eventually moved away to carry on ... in peace ig ....) ANYWAYS 10 yrs later she’s maintained this lit aesthetic like obviously she’s perfect n beautiful but under it all is v . shy n quiet . will not make any kind of move . wont even start a conversation if she’s not in costume . Angelic mostly . kinda old school but ....... what can u do.... just realized i half stole this backstory from bash and jude probably but im old and my career is over so let me live.

NAZANIN SHIRAZI (medalion rahimi, 25) rich binch determined to be famous even tho she has ... no talents or skills ... she’s when u motherlode motherlode motherlode ur sim and then just have them go buy every business in sunset valley. connoisseur of food n wine n whatever other hobby she takes up this week. super friendly but if u want the same thing as her ? friendship means nothing , ur going down. also flawless. has crushes on everyone , shamelessly comments heart eyes on ur ig pics n then reports ur boyfriend when he shades her until his entire account gets deleted. a victory . Thats It.

KIT ROMANELLI (justin baldoni, 35) another gary stu... whom is surprised tho ... #dadgoals but also actual annoying dag dad who cant mind his own business n is kinda... genuinely rude in that way ... like professionally he’s fine but personally ? get rekt. comes from a v close family w no boundaries n he’s still Up Their Ass so . most jokes go right over his head And/Or actually hurt his feelings. fake tough bc he’s [ b vc ] meaty ig but rlly... his pride is an entire issue. i have nothing to say i just know he’s goin to ... make me cringe.... i’m already in pain

[sinnohqueen]

looking for one on one pokemon rp

(possibly other fandoms but mostly pokemon lol)

hi folks! i figured i'd try this again after a few months. i'm trying to get back into roleplaying for writing purposes and making friends! im 24 (they/she) and looking for ppl age 21+ to rp with over discord. i have really been craving pokemon lesbians bc i love them....

some basic things u should know i guess:

please be 21+ (cannot stress this enough im sorry)

possibly interested in a group rp, but mostly looking for onexone in a discord server i can create

nsfw welcome but not a requirement. characters must be of age i am not doing anything nasty thank u

OCs welcome! i prefer to play canon characters and i will try ocxcanon cus im personally ocxcanon trash. or heck if you wanna play a canon and i'll play an oc, we can discuss that too!

mostly interested in playing f/f ships (im gay irl lmao), probably m/m too. there are maybe like a whole Three m/f ships i like im sorry

i want to branch out with the characters i can play but i am most comfortable with Cynthia, Diantha, Elesa, Skyla, and newly Melony!! also my OCs bc i need to develop them lol

i have some plot ideas u can see under cut

also writing samples can be found at my old rp blog @cynthiacelestic

if any of this interests you, please feel free to add me on discord!!! i dont mind strangers adding me just pls let me know who you are lol

juliana#0099

plots & ships under cut :^)

ships i rlly love:

Cynthia/Diantha Skyla/Elesa Shelly/Tabitha (RSE verse and mostly pokeani verse bc those two are hilarious also i latched onto them as a kid and idk why) Melony/OC (mine) Roxanne/OC (mine)

we definitely are NOT limited to just these ships, just wanted to throw them out there for ideas i guess?? i really love cynthia/any female character i feel she'd get along with (nothing weird please and definitely not dawn)

and lastly here are some basic plots i feel would be fun idk

zombie au because i am basic. are the humans zombies??? are the pokemon??? I GUESS WE'LL FIND OUT

post-plot villains i am honestly just a sucker for villains

Diantha/Cynthia timeline where they meet because of Professor Sycamore. in this au diantha is sycamore's adopted sister, sycamore works under rowan and cynthia also interns for him while she prepares for the next League conference. diantha and lysandre come to visit for the summer and shenanigans ensue. i can elaborate ofc lmao

harry potter au bc im absolute trash im sorry-

faller au involving rse shelly & tabitha i dont have this one planned out too much unfortunately but i REALLY like the idea of mixing rse and oras together and fucking shit up

wallace & winona the gay ex-lovers lmao just kind of dated and realized oops! im gay! so am i! and here we are, no bitter breakup needed!! they are best friends. i figured we could do a lot with this but i like the idea of roxanne being the new League Baby and everyone has to take care of her but steven basically assigns these two to be Mom and Dad bc roxanne has a hard home life

shelly and tabitha post-rse aftermath au i have a whole elaborate thing planned out where they run away together bc they have no choice after the groudon/kyogre battle and are on the run......enemies to lovers im basic as fuck-

clair & cynthia working together with lance to take down Team Rocket but clair has a huge crush on a certain blonde oops

thats it for now!!! these dont make much sense except in my head but maybe they will spark some ideas idk

[starkniall]

How long did it take you to write "but first we'll live" and how long do you think it'll take you to write the one you're currently writing right now? I'm curious because I love your writing and I want to get into writing myself so I wanna get an idea :)

gOd “but first we’ll live” was A Struggle, it’s the one i’ve struggled with the most out of all my fics, i started with it almost 2 years ago, but abandoned it like halfway through so it was just sitting there in my drafts for an entire year, so without counting that year i’d say it took me about six months tbh, it was the one that took me the most time, bc it was such a hard fic to write and idk why, maybe bc i was never 100% sure about the ending, and i had all of the boys in every scene to focus on and sometimes i wrote 2k of ot5 interaction and then read it over again and realized it was useless to the plot so i deleted it all again, it was SO HARD to write that one honestly ;-; im proud i finished it, but at the end i think i finished just to have peace of mind rather than bc i actually figured out how i wanted the entire plot to end so im still kind of frustrated about that one.....

im rambling lmao im so sorry!!! it didn’t use to take me that long to write fic tho, the oneshots usually take me a day, maybe a weekend if there’s a proper plot, i wrote some in about 3-4 hours and there were others that took me 3 days, it totally depends on my motivation/inspiration and at what time of the day i write lmao, if i can write in the middle of the night everything flows better for me. tho it’s always different, like, for “everything stays but it still changes” it took me about a month bc i wanted to do proper research about christmas traditions in ireland and i wanted to get it right, so when there’s research to be done it always always takes me more than a week at least.

and about the peter pan narry au im currently working on, well...let’s say it will take me another week at least to finish it, i think (i hope), it’s been going well, i’ve got 2k that i wrote in about 4 hours the night after i watched the movie (bc i have never seen it before), and those 2k have like, the basic scenes i want to write, i still need to read it over and add details to make it flow better, but being completely honest the last time i opened the doc was on the first week of january i think, bc i’ve been having a rough time with life lately, and i start uni tomorrow so i wont work on it again until next weekend, which is when i think i’ll have it proper finished.....i ramble too much im really really sorry omg....to give you a proper answer, this new fic has so far taken me about a week, if you sum up the days i spent on it when i got the prompt, and i hope to work on it this week too before uni gets hectic again, so i’d give it a guess of 2 weeks total for this one! 

when it comes to things like these, when i had to actually watch the movie, or when i have to take days on proper research (like with “let me put you back together), it always takes me longer than a couple hours and it’s mostly bc i feel insecure about whether it is accurate or real enough, i doubt myself way too much and that makes it harder but also makes the feeling after posting them so much better, more worth it, i guess, i love writing, and im sad i dont do it as often as i used to, but it’s something i always enjoy and i hope you do too!!! writing is great, absolutely amazing, even if sometimes it takes longer than you expected, it’s always sooo very worth it at the end, tbh not even just at the end, sometimes you write a lil paragraph that makes u feel proud or you finally figure out the scene you felt was missing. it’s a wonderful process and i LOVE it all