#but they're not held back by it and instead focus on their future and how to make it better than their past

[silverthehedgehogharacteristics]

Silver the hedgehog traits

Strong Sense of Justice (Driven to right wrongs in the world, spends most of Sonic Forces wanting to “settle the score”)

Hopeful Optimist. Believes “there’s always hope as long as you don’t give up”(JP Sonic Forces) and has a “positive way of life that inspires people and makes them want to cheer him on”(Sonic Channel Silver Introduction Story)

Kindhearted (Altruist with a strong desire to help others. Empathetic to the state of the world around him for both the environment and people. Wants to “protect smiles” and make people happy because he grew up in a world where everyone lived in despair(Silver Intro Story))

Has an “honest, unpretentious and kind demeanor”(SC Staff Column Wallpaper) and an enchanting smile(His smile fills Elise with trust and joy during their performance in Otherworld Comedy Act 4 and someone he serves apple slices to can’t say no to his smile even though they're full already)

Relentless Determination. Doesn’t give up easily (got exact hedgehog apple slices after 40 tries)

Naive (Has a somewhat black and white perspective. Expects people to believe him when he says he’s from the future)

Forthright. Straightforward and Honest to a fault (He can’t lie) Wears his heart on his sleeve

Blunt and Rude (the rough side of being straightforward and honest) Quick to Insult people. He has no filter and will call you an idiot to your face if he thinks you’re an idiot. In Japanese he uses casual/informal impressions “Ore”(I) and “Anta”(You)(instead of the polite “Anata”), also points at people he talks to(rude gesture) and crosses his legs while sitting which is roughly the Japanese equivalent to putting your feet on a table. Silver is informal overall in contrast to his polite mannered inspiration Future Trunks. Silver’s rudeness is opposed to Eggman Nega’s over politeness

Focused. Goal Focused. (even during things like competitions. He says the Jade Ghost Wisp is the only item he likes because it let’s him disappear and focus on racing in the Team Vector interview) Straight-To-The-Point Mindset (seen throughout Sonic Forces)

Proactive

Not trusting. (Hounded Dodon Pa throughout TSR, was questioning Mephiles’ mission even as he and Blaze reaffirmed killing Sonic being the only option, took time to work with others in the Rivals series)

Hot-blooded, High-Spirited/Passionate (can get loud and carried away when riled up), Puts his all into what he gets invested in(I’m giving this everything I’ve got!), feels things strongly

Emotionally Immature (unregulated/unfiltered unlike the repressed Blaze). Hot Temper/Easily Angered  (like Blaze) fumes at Jet’s provocations in the 2012 Olympic Games

Rash and Reckless (Can deal with things too head-on or take on everything himself because of the strength of his feelings(Silver intro story) which can make him impulsive) Can be slowed down by doubt and indecision however

Brash, Abrasive and Juvenile (How he’s young and immature)

High Aggression (He can be feral). Determined Expressions and Aggressive Body Language even during competitions or tasks he's focused on. Needs to be held back at times (2012 Olympics, how his stoic partners help him). Often makes fists, punches things when he’s frustrated and gets up with his fists in Sonic Forces

Headstrong. Confrontational (Doesn’t take kindly to being treated like an amateur in Otherworld Comedy Act 8)

Competitive (Almost fights Blaze over who could deal with Orbot and Cubot on their own in Colors DS)

Confident in himself. Has a smug attitude about his abilities and trains regularly (said to make steady efforts in apple cutting wallpaper story, Talks about training a lot in Olympic Games)

Fierce Warrior (fought and struggled for most of his life in dangerous disaster/monster filled environments, almost as strong as Shadow, enjoys brawling, has no regard for pain, immediate fight response when surprised in Generations) Silver’s backstory is about him constantly fighting against Iblis, Iblis monsters and disasters like Flame Tornadoes for most of his life to bring peace to the world, due to this he is deeply committed to and appreciative of peace and prosperity but also has a pretty violent personality because of it

Can be ruthless towards his goals (has robbed, sneaked and killed before), Can “sometimes calls forth great power without mercy”(Silver Intro story). Silver inherits the pragmatic and somewhat ruthless “get-it-done” mentality from Future Trunks

Extremely Brave (No regard for his own safety. Fight response to danger) Undeterred by being kicked in the head by Shadow or smashed across the street by Sonic in Generations. Endures "pain beyond description” caused by his powers in the Silver intro story

Values bravery/directness and dislikes cowardice/cowardly tactics (Sonic Rivals 1+2, Team Vector Nintendo Dream interview)

Very Perceptive and Intuitive (possibly psychic intuition) has been a successful detective and solved problems by thinking in all his major game roles. Sees through Nega’s disguises by noticing small details

Blaze’s equal partner. Skilled competent person that can perform multiple different jobs including being a delivery boy, a butler and a celebrity genius skating coach. Other skills shown in 06 Town Missions include expert flying, sharpshooting (among the best in Soleanna’s 1500 year history), solving mysteries and being able to beat large hordes of enemies (His life in the 06 future+Town Missions 5,9,10,13,16 and 18)

A reliable friend that's protective of the people he cares about, stands up for others(Mario & Sonic 2020) and enjoys the peace he protects by engaging in cheerful activities (Silver Intro story)

Lives in Good Future Soleanna post 06(He was always intended to live there as that was the original reason he was going to be named Venice. Also inferred in his Sonic Channel intro story and Otherworld Comedy Act 4). Thinks things in Sonic’s time are dated (sometimes, in Colors DS and Rivals)

Introspective and Sentimental (Says his favorite moment in racing is seeing everyone come together and giving their all to a single objective)

Enjoys sightseeing, competitions and going on journeys(Olympic Games, Sonic Pict). Enjoys all the cheerful activities Soleanna has to offer

Has a mischievous side (Commemorative Illustration Series)

Might have a weakness for small cute things. (He plays with the Chao in Sonic Rivals 2 and a Nintendo magazine comic)

Often shown to like apples/apple flavored foods (Ate apple flavored calorie bars in the 06 Future according to Sonic Pict art)

Breathlessly enjoys seeing Smiles and Beautiful Scenery (World Peace, the reason there’s a maple leaf on his head) Because of his empathy he is sad to see these things destroyed but is also vicious to anything that threatens them. His feeling reflect the state of the world around him

Blue Skies and people living in prosperity make him feel at peace (in contrast to the apocalyptic devastation and suffering he’s experienced)

Taurus(Nintendo Magazine JP Interview) Enhancer-Emitter type. Enhancer being someone that is determined and simple, never lies, hides almost nothing, is straightforward in actions and thinking, whose words and actions are often dominated by their feelings and is very focused on their goals, and Emitter being someone that is impatient, not detail-oriented and quick to react in a volatile manner but can also calm down and forget easier

Polar opposite of Eggman Nega (Blaze’s best friend, Pure, Young, Honest, Rude, Empathetic, Impulsive/Reckless, Naive, Practical/Focused, Altruistic, desiring Peace and Happiness and being willing to die to protect the world in contrast to Eggman Nega being Blaze’s arch enemy, Twisted, Old, Deceitful, Polite, Psychopathic, Calculating, Sophisticated, Petty, Egoistic, desiring Chaos and Destruction and being willing to die to destroy the world)

Sources: English AND Japanese versions Sonic 06, Sonic Rivals 1 & 2, Sonic Colors DS, Sonic Generations, Sonic Forces, Team Sonic Racing, Mario & Sonic at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games, Sonic Channel Stories, Sonic Pict art, Nintendo Dream Magazine articles with Sonic Team input, Sonic Team developer interviews and the Japanese cultural context behind Silver’s character

[potatomountain]

"Do It Right"

🎀 Pairing: Yunho x Yeosang

🎀 Summary: Reunited with his lover of his past lives, Yunho felt a little restless with how slow things were moving- just for things to click into place instantly.

🎀 WC: 2k

🎀 AU: non-idol roommates | past lovers

🎀 Genre: pwp | friends to lovers

🎀 Warning(s): 18+ rating, mxm, masturabation, use of toys. pretty vanilla otherwise

🎀 Nets: @pirateeznet | @mirohs-aurora-society

🎀 AN: This was a birthday fic for a friend <3 They're not partial to x reader so i wrote them their favorite ship ^^

Main Masterlist

How did he get so lucky? Lifetime after lifetime Yunho would remember in his dreams, remember that birthmark on the side of their face, right by their eye, but this was the first time it seemed to be going well.

Well as much as it could.

Most of the time when he found them again, it was too late. They belonged to someone else, or they were already dying, or dead. The chance of Yunho having them once more already ripped from his hands before he even found them.

Not this time though. He found them young, he found him young. Fresh out of school, in the same group of friends, in the same dorms for college.

And now, by some stroke of luck, Yunho had convinced him to move in. Whined and begged for Yeosang to take up his spare room that his “original” roommate backed out of, leaving him fucked for rent. There hadn’t been one of course, just an excuse.

Yeosang agreed, and it was almost bliss from there.

Almost.

He was finally within his grasp, no other partners or illnesses, nothing but a long future ahead of them and Yunho could not find the courage to take that step. To confess.

To do everything he had been dreaming of for lifetimes.

Instead he was sitting on the couch in the shared apartment, staring at the marvel movie he had seen a dozen times over, but could not focus on it. Yeosang said he would come join him soon, but that was during the last movie, yet he was still here, waiting like a pouty puppy with nothing else to do.

With a heavy sigh he gave up waiting, pausing the movie. He listened for Yeosang, for any noise or sound. After a moment he picked up Yeosang's low voice but couldn't make out words. 

What was he doing? Nearly an hour, almost two, and he hadn't left his room. He supposed he had got held up in a game, maybe he just lost track of time? Yeosang does so often. He could leave him to it, let him come out when he remembers. He gets so cute when he's flustered and apologizing.

He could- but today he wasn't going to. He felt restless, much more than usual. Anxious even.

The many times Yeosang had slipped out of his grasp before flooded his mind and fear nestled deep in his stomach. What if he waited too long to make his move? It's been years, they were good friends, but never lovers. And he so wanted to be lovers.

Standing up, Yunho made his way down the hall surprisingly quiet. First he'd see if Yeosang was gaming or not, he wouldn't want to bother him if he was talking to one of his friends. The closer he got to the door, the less likely that was an option.

He wouldn't be moaning if he was talking to someone. 

All thoughts of his short-circuited, hand resting on the doorknob, staring at the crack in the door. Careless Yeosang didn't even shut the door before touching himself.

Swallowing the sudden lump in his throat, he listened in, pushing a finger through the crack in the door to push it open slowly. He didn’t expect the view he was met with, eyes going wide as he just froze.

Yeosang was on his knees, chest on the bed and face turned to the side, expression twisted with pleasure and drooling onto the sheets. The shocking part was the silicone toy he was awkwardly pushing into his exposed hole, his other hand wrapped around his dick.

How many times had Yunho imagined him like that? The toy replaced with his own cock, his hand where his was, the whimpers falling from his lips- his doing. Memories of having him in his past lives. From their first, to the few where only a quick one night was all he could have.

Once more he was reminded that he shouldn’t wait around. Would he get another chance? Would this chance be taken from him otherwise? Yet he hesitated, just a moment more, worry about chasing him away still shackling him to the floor.

Until Yeosang moaned his name, pleading breathlessly.

Yunho was stepping into the room and up to him before he even realized what he was doing. He snapped out of it when Yeosang heard him, his hands stopping their movements to push up instead.

“Y-Yunho I wasn’t- I uh-”

“Shut up Sangie.” The words rolled off his tongue with a bit of a growl to them, large hand reaching out to grab his bicep and pull him a bit closer.

Yeosang trembled under his grasp, whimpering for a whole other reason than he had been a moment before. Eyes wide, almost innocent despite the act he was committing, searching Yunho’s for some sign that he wasn’t going to be hurt.

Yunho pressed his forehead against his with a soft sigh, loosening his grip to instead cup his jaw. “Didn’t mean to scare you. Just got… carried away. Sangie… you could’ve asked me for help.” Not the confession he wanted to give, but it was a start. He could question him after he got rid of that stupid toy and took care of his lover the way he should. Even if Yeosang wasn’t his lover just yet.

He will be by the time he left this room, that he swore to himself.

Yeosang’s tongue flicked out to wipe up the drool on the side of his mouth as he leaned into his hand, skeptical for only a moment before he was nodding. “Please? I couldn’t… couldn’t do it right. Not by myself.”

Yunho smiled sweetly, manuevuring him onto his back and pushing his legs up by the back of his thighs. “That’s okay Sangie, I’m here now. I’ll take care of you.” He thought it was so cute how the smaller man trusted him so much he was already so pliant in his hands. “Were you thinking of me?”

He nodded, lips parted softly and whatever he was going to say was turned into a moan as Yunho pulled the toy out of him. It wasn’t small, close to his own size, and it had his heart beating out of his chest at the idea Yeosang got this specifically because it resembles his size. He shouldn’t assume, shouldn’t get his hopes up. Sure he had no idea Yeosang was this into him until this moment, but he knew he could fluster him at times.

Setting the toy on the bedside table, he grabbed the lube just to hesitate. “Can I fuck you Sangie? It’ll be better than the toy.” He tilted his head, tongue poking the inside of his cheek thoughtfully as he took in the sight of the naked man before him. He already looked fucked out, thin layer of sweat coating his skin, from his forehead down his neck and over his torso where every muscle was defined almost perfectly. Cock leaking onto his abdomen, twitching from the sudden neglect.

Any worry Yunho had about moving too fast was pushed aside by Yeosang’s whine, hand reached for his own. “Yes. You’ll do it right Yunho. Always do.”

“What do you mean?” Yunho asked as he pulled his sweats down and off, debating on his shirt before tossing that aside as well. Yeosang was naked, it was their first time in this life, so he wanted to be just as bare and vulnerable as him.

Yeosang was flustered by his question, ears red and lips pinched in a flustered pout that the taller man adored. “In my dreams. You always touch me just right, make me feel so good. I can never… can’t do it myself.”

Chest tight from the realization that Yeosang had the dreams too, Yunho had to hold back the rush of desire inside him. Instead he leisurely stroked his cock to full length with the lube, climbing onto the bed and situating himself between his legs. “It’s a good thing I’m here to take care of you from now on, Sangie. Let’s see if I can live up to your dreams.” He could bring it up later, surely, since he couldn’t resist the sight of him much longer.

Neither could Yeosang it seemed, grabbing onto his forearms and tugging him closer. He lifted his head to watch, breathing heavily as Yunho lined up his tip to his already gaping hole.

While it was his body’s first time in this life, Yunho could vividly remember the many times he had his sweet lover beneath him like this. The many times he pushed in, the sweet sounds he would let out, and how perfect it would feel. But it also felt like the first time all over, especially at the deep groan Yeosan let out as inch by inch Yunho pushed in.

He took him as well as he did in lives past, welcoming his cock as if it was coming home. Perfect fit, and pure bliss.

Yunho thought it was quite ironic to go from wondering if he was taking his time, to now wondering if he was rushing things. The look on Yeosang’s beautiful features eased the worry once more, leaning down to finally press a kiss to his lips. He should have started with this first, electricity firing through his mind and down his nervous system as he bottomed out.

It was now like a fever dream, lips crashing with his in a growing desperation and the years of desire and love just tumbling forward. What would have been just a normal day was anything but simply because Yunho had been restless.

Heart swelling with so much emotion, he wrapped his legs around his waist and began to move. He wanted to take his time, to savor every second. Every kiss and sound that escaped his lips, every touch. The way Yeosang gripped at his back, how tight his legs were around his waist and how he lifted his own hips to take more of him together; it was all bliss.

But Yeosang was desperate, probably trying to make himself cum for some time before Yunho had come in. He was sensitive beneath him, nipping at Yunho’s lips and trying to pull him in more with each passing second.

With a soft chuckle against his lips, Yunho moved his own to Yeosang’s jaw, up to his birthmark and pressed a soft kiss there. “Are you that desperate for me Sangie?” The man whined for his answer. “Waited long enough huh? I shouldn’t be mean then. Should give you what you want.”

Another whine, which quickly turned into a loud moan as Yunho’s hips snapped into his more roughly. Pressing his temple against his, he was panting against Yeosang’s ear while he was moaning against his. Every sweet deep sound he made just spurred Yunho on more until the bed was shaking with each harsh thrust.

“Y-Yunho! C-coming~” Was the only warning he had before he felt him release all over their stomachs, tip rubbing against his own muscles that were tight with his own impending climax.

He buried himself deep for his own release, biting down gently on Yeosang’s shoulder in the process while he filled him up. For a split moment he was reminded of the many times he had done this, and every single time was pure perfect bliss.

Slowly he untangled himself from Yeosang, giving the other some room to breathe, just to get flustered at the sweet, lazy smile on his face. “Much better than the toy.”

Chuckling, Yunho pushed the hair off Yeosang’s brow, placing a quick kiss while he slowly pulled out, a very reluctant thing to do but he needed to clean them up. “Told you I’d take care of you. In this life-”

“-and all others. Mm, I remember it all so clearly now.” Yeosang’s eyes fluttered shut as he finished his statement. “Took you long enough.”

With a cheeky grin, he patted his thigh and stood up. “Yeah, it did.”

[fkinavocado]

DADDY ISSUES ANNOUNCEMENT

ok guys. let's recap. i've been writing on this fic since august 2021. i was gearing up to wrap it up for its 2 year anniversary in august, but my mental health got in the way of writing in general, not just for this fic.

however, there has been another major block in my way.

many of you might remember this if you've been around long enough, but i got a lot of backlash at one point in the story. some felt it wasn't going in the direction they had hoped for (a typical happy ending, picket fence, kids, etc- the whole package).

and ever since, this has been bothering me- but not just because of the obvious reason (which is, that this is my fic and i should get to decide what the storyline is ultimately, and who doesn't resonate can just move on instead of sending me hate for something i share on here for free and for us all to enjoy- me writing it, and you, hopefully, reading it)

no, the real, or should i say, bigger reason is that i was upset with myself.

because, honestly... i wanted to end the fic where part 1 ended!

but... i gave into the pressure. so many ppl were pleading for more, and although the initial plan was to just write extras going forward, little check-ins mainly based on prompts, i felt like i owed it to you all to give you the happy ending everyone was rooting for... when, in reality, i'd meant for it to have an open ending all along.

yes, the check-ins would have had them be together etc, but no major plot developments such as... getting married, babies, etcetc. because i just didn't want to give them a typical story. i wanted this to be based on their dynamic, their relationship, them working on it, but not have it be the traditional story with a happily ever after.

(very many insisted a lot on the baby plotline, and maybe that's why i went with that twist in the story... because i didn't see it for them in the immediate future. and writing it in a linear timeframe without too many timejumps meant that i had to find a workaround... which only infuriated people more!)

so i'be been debating this for months now... should i go on and just wrap it up in a lame way that i didn't feel did the story justice (aka another timejump where they're finally settled, have a kid and another one on the way, and describe their happily ever after) orrrrrrrrrrrrrr backtrack to where i feel i deviated from my original plan, and take off part 2 and 3.

basically, go back to where they were on his front porch and part 1 ended:

Harry looked at you for a long moment, towering over you- you could barely see his facial features in the dark. 

But what you could make out clearly was the glistening in his eyes and the way his lips turned ever so slowly into a smile, his dimples on display. He was so handsome when he smiled, it hurt. 

You slowly smiled in return, your worried expression fading away, and you just stared at eachother like that, smiling after months of nothing but.

You didn’t need to say anything, your eyes had their own secret language. Once more, your bodies were doing the talking for you.

He held out the palm of his hand.

And… you knew.

this... this is how i wanted the main story to end. and then to just write extras, prompts you guys send in, whatever you wanted to see more of- but maybe not them having kids etc because fjdhfksd this is just not that kind of story to me! i just wanted this to be about them, the two of them rekindling their relationship after so much time apart and all they'd been through!

so... i finally took the decision, and as a result, you may have noticed that just the first 25 chapters are still listed in the masterlist (essentially, just part 1)

this was a hard decision, one i've been debating for ages, because, well... i hated having to just erase so many chapters. chapters i worked on, chapters i still see as genuine and true to their story but just... not what i wanted to write for them as a whole. i wanted to just focus on little moments. not have it be a chronological recount of their story, going further.

i had to let go of so many special moments that i loved writing! who knows... maybe i'll save some of them and integrate them into extras

that is, if any of you still want me to keep writing extras for them! i know many will still want to see snippets of them, but i am well aware most have probably given up on this fic and i honestly don't blame them. it's taken me forever to reach this decision, but honestly, i'm taking the advice of so many lovely people who came into my inbox along the years and encouraged me to stay true to what i'd envisioned for them in the first place

so this is me doing that ❤️i love their story, and all the love you guys have for it and it's just so so special to me. i couldn't bear giving it an ending that would just feel like i was wrapping it all up and putting a pretty bow on top when i have so much i wanted to explore with them, otherwise. thank you all for your patience and all your kindness. it means a lot, and i hope this news makes you happy because... it makes me happy knowing i stayed true to myself in the end.

now i can finally move on and write more for them. let's have some fun! if needed, go back and at least give chapter 25 a re-read so you know where things left off. i'm still not doing well mental health wise so please bear with me- i'm trying. i promise i am. i desperately wanna write, i love writing. writing extras is so much easier logistically- little fun check-ins that i don't have to overthink. i'm hopeful that this will prove to be the right decision going further ❤️

[topazadine]

Defeating Protracted Writer's Block

Sometimes we get a little stuck on a few words; that's normal. Sometimes we just don't feel like doing anything today and would rather roll around on the ground pretending to be a slug or perhaps a snail. Also normal. Very normal.

However, what do you do if your writer's block has gone on for days, weeks, months, years?? Well, you've got to make a plan to defeat the Block. Here are some suggestions I have developed.

Resist the urge to start something new.

Sit with the discomfort.

Give yourself grace.

Assess your overall life circumstances.

Read outside of your comfort zone.

Try a new hobby or activity.

Start over completely (in a new document).

Cannibalize the piece.

And at the end, I'll share some action points to sum up.

As always, I am not the end-all be-all of writing advice, maybe I'm wrong, maybe you have other suggestions, take what you like and leave the rest. Let's go.

Resist the urge to start something new.

I have discussed in another post why you should not have a million WIPs, with citations as to why having a million WIPs is not conducive to good writing processes, so I will not belabor the point.

Basically, the brain really only focuses on one thing at a time. The more projects you have going, the more scattered your focus is, and the less likely you will be to finish any of them.

I get that you might be bored with your WIP, but if you start a new project, you are exponentially less likely to actually finish it. Maybe you've given up on it totally, and that's fine, but if you did intend to get it done, then stick with it.

Any ideas you have can be set aside for later exploration; write them down and you can be assured that they're not going anywhere.

Sit with the discomfort.

One of the best things I have learned over my life, both in writing and overall, is to be okay being uncomfortable. This mostly comes to me regarding getting feedback on my work, but it also refers to being okay with having writer's block.

There's a skill that comes from knowing when you need to push through a bit of writer's block (which is typically just being unmotivated) and when you need to sit back on your heels and breathe. If you have thrown all your tools at the writer's block, such as turning off your phone or using Stimuwrite, and you're still stuck, then you need to accept that right now is not for writing.

Personally, I always get very anxious when I have writer's block. What if I just give up on the story completely? What if I'm just a bad writer and my inspiration has run out? What if I'll never be able to write anything ever again?

Then I remind myself that I have been writing since I was 7 and I have always come back to it, no matter how bad things have gotten in my life. Experience has shown that even if I take a break, I am almost certainly going to return to it because it's my longest-held and most well-developed skill.

In many cases, just acknowledging that I'm more anxious about the future of my craft rather than this particular story is enough to get me to calm down, and by releasing that mental finger-trap, I start to feel inspired again.

Accept and acknowledge the writer's block. Recognize that it's there. Don't avoid it. Simply let it be there for the moment.

Give yourself grace.

Creatives can be really hard on themselves, especially in a world that is constantly pushing us to develop content as soon as possible. We think that if we don't put out a story every week, no one will care about us anymore and we'll be forgotten. Algorithms have started to infest our brains and change our self-image into a "content creator" instead of a writer, artist, musician, and so on.

But these algos were not created by creative people. They were developed by tech bros who do not understand the process of producing something unique.

Downtime is part of being creative, just like rest days are part of being an athlete. Your brain needs time to decompress, relax, and mull over story ideas. No one would force a marathon runner to set out on another cross-country trek just days after completing their last one because their muscles would explode.

If you don't have a looming deadline, relax. Be gentle to yourself. Let yourself loll around and pretend to be a snail. Freeing your mind of that anxiety can, paradoxically, make you want to work again.

Assess your overall life circumstances.

In addition to my controversial beliefs about not starting a million WIPs, I also do not ascribe to the myth of the martyr artist. I covered that in more detail at the link, but basically, being depressed and stressed out does not actually make you more creative, no matter what you think. Not only does that post explain the science behind it, but it shows you some examples of my own writing done during different stages of bipolar disorder: manic, depressed, and stable.

I don't care what any starving artists say. As someone with a severe mental illness, I can confidently tell you that being unstable is not good for creativity. Your brain is under stress, and it doesn't have the metabolism necessary to produce great work.

But this does not just stand for having a severe mental illness like bipolar disorder; it can also refer to just overall shitty life circumstances, like being stuck in a bad job or having toxic people around you.

Sometimes a dip in productivity can actually be the sign you need that there's something awry elsewhere, something you may not even noticed was wrong. As such, when you're feeling The Block, sit down and think about your life circumstances. Are you happy? Are you financially stable? Are the people around you supportive and kind? Are you getting enough food to eat? Do you have regular healthcare?

Of course, sometimes you will face protracted life circumstances that are inconducive to creative activity, and there is nothing you can do about it. I'm not saying that if you're in a bad place, you should just stop writing - not at all. We'd be missing half the literary canon if that were the case.

But. If you are facing challenges, and you're feeling blocked, and you have the means to take care of those things, by all means do. Take care of your life stuff. The writing can wait. You as a person are much more important than what you produce. You deserve to be happy and healthy and well taken care of.

If you are facing challenges, and feeling blocked, and you can't take care of those things, then please give yourself grace. Be kind to yourself. Take it slow. Do just as much as you can and no more. Ask for grace from others if you need to. Again, you as a person are always, always more important than what you produce.

Read outside of your comfort zone.

In addition to writing The Eirenic Verses, I am a freelance SEO writer who mostly writes stuff about real estate and personal injury. You'd be surprised at how much inspiration I get from the boring stuff that I have to write for work! I'm serious - these obnoxiously dry statistics and such have helped me immensely in my creative fiction.

For example, there's a scene in one of the upcoming books where the MC falls down a cliff. I would not have even considered including that if it weren't for writing personal injury articles about construction accidents. I also got inspiration for the main theme of book 8 in the series, Perseity, after writing about real estate probate. I'm serious!

Sometimes, nonfiction like that can kickstart your creative process more than fiction because you won't just be copying the themes or ideas included in whatever you're currently reading. I recommend that you read fiction for things like dialogue, interesting words to use, and so on, but nonfiction for the actual story ideas. After all, life is frequently stranger than fiction. You never know what you'll find in there.

Try a new hobby or activity.

We, of course, use our brains to write, and our brains are always eager for new inputs. The more that you expose yourself to interesting things, whether that's going on a short daytrip or trying out a new skill, the more neurogenesis that occurs and the more metabolic activity going on up there. And we want neurogenesis and good metabolic activity.

If you're really struggling to write, step away from the computer and do something new. It could be anything, but at the bare minimum, it must make you feel like an idiot who does not know what they are doing. It must make you have to try new movements, or apply old knowledge in new ways, or go to somewhere you've never been before and don't know the layout of. This shakes you out of your old patterns of behavior and forces you to shift your understandings of how things work, which can give you new perspectives on your work.

Start over completely (in a new document).

I will only touch on this briefly because I don't use it, but I know other people have had success with it. Basically, you begin all the way over again, writing it as you would have from the beginning. Not copying and pasting, but typing it all over again.

Sometimes (or so I have been told), this helps you recognize where things are going wrong and workshop solutions as you go along. Many also use this for editing when they are done, as it helps you catch typos you wouldn't have noticed otherwise.

Cannibalize the piece.

If you are really stuck, fed-up, angry, and don't think you can bear to go on, then don't! Unless you've already promised this work to someone or you're doing this for pay, there's no rule that you have to finish everything you start.

But no writing is ever wasted. There is likely the seeds of something good in there that you can recycle. It may be really good phrases, ideas, characters, locations, dialogue, whatever. But there is something good in every single piece, no matter how down you are feeling about it right now.

I've given up on a ton of pieces, but I often find echoes of them in later works, even if I never copy-pasted anything. That's because it was still practice - I was still learning and growing as a writer. The only way to improve is to keep going forward, but that does not mean you have to beat a dead horse. Chop it up and feed it to your next piece so you have the strength to continue.

Action points for beating protracted writer's block

Don't start a new WIP unless you have completely given up on this one. If you get story ideas for something else, write them down but don't start them. Allow yourself to have writer's block: unless you have a deadline, the writing will still be there. Recognize that much of writer's block is about anxiety about your skills rather than a true creative stop. Remove the "content creator" curse that tells you that you must be working 24/7. Consider downtime to be part of the creative process, just like athletes need to rest. Remind yourself of how many other times you have have writer's block and the fact that you were able to get over it that time too. Assess your overall life circumstances and consider whether your writer's block is a symptom of something bigger. Prioritize self-care rather than attempting to be a martyr for your art. Read something you wouldn't usually in order to broaden your horizons. Consider reading nonfiction for story ideas and fiction for specific craft inspiration. Do a new hobby, especially one that is completely out of your comfort zone. Rewrite the entire piece in a new document. Take pieces from the old work and start something new if you have fully declared it dead.

If you enjoyed this, maybe you'll consider purchasing my gay fantasy romance, 9 Years Yearning. This coming-of-age story features two young soldiers in a world lightly inspired by the Mongolian steppes, infused with poetry magic and literary mythology.

[ca-suffit]

I feel as uncomfortable defending Armand as I do defending Lestat, I hate the abusers off fandom is having, where only the abusers matter and not Louis or Claudia.

It gives me hope seeing you being optimistic about the future of the show, I want to trust Hannah and Rolin, I know there is comedy in the show but I hope it doesn’t turn into silly writing like the books did, I hope they will make the adaptation as good as s1&2, Sam saying this is an adaptation not Anne’s Lestat is also positive lol,fingers crossed.

Finally I never perceived Lesmand as romantic in the books, am I crazy? I mean, Lestat wants to fuck everybody all the time, and he feels everything is LOVE, from the nun to Amel lmao, I doubt the show could depict every creature Lestat lusts after in the books, is someone new every 10 pages lol

abusers off lmao 💀

I think it's interesting to explore all the characters and not reduce them to simple labels but this fandom....mostly isn't doing that tho. it's a lot of focus on finding reasons to excuse shit instead of accept that it was real but still explore what pain motivated it. u can talk about so much without excusing it but that's all most ppl want to do. or...u know, be racist about it. and ya black ppl are never allowed to be victims of anything, always gotta find a reason to say that's not real or important. pfft.

from what I know of AMC shows, they're not going to tone shift like the books do. I mean 2x3 was silly and did that change anything? shit, look how many ppl even took that deadly serious to begin with omfg. lestat's humor is v dark and sarcastic. I expect a little lighter tone for the music angle, maybe even a musical telling of things at times, but not suddenly a full shift into "what show is this??"

lesmand passed by me entirely when I read stuff tbh. I hate book armand a LOT. I had to go back and reread parts to see what everyone was talking about when it started to get mentioned more. there's definitely sections where lestat is speaking about armand in ways that do show he's drawn to him, but...it's not something everyone is gonna pick up on. like I said, I didn't. idk if I'd still say it's "romantic" but it's...something more than I saw first.

I was rereading the end of TVL the other day, let me pull a quote to show an example of lestat's perspective (this is from when he's in that shack at the end we just saw in S2, for context)

And then I was moving up in the darkness, and Armand and I stood together on the high roof. Radiant he was, in the same old-fashioned evening clothes, and we were looking over the jungle of dark singing treetops at the distant silver curve of the river and the low heavens where the stars burned through the pearl gray clouds.

I was weeping at the sheer sight of it, at the feel of the damp wind against my face. And Armand stood beside me, with his arm around me. And he was talking of forgiveness and sadness, of wisdom and things learned through pain. "I love you, my dark brother," he whispered. And the words moved through me like blood itself.

"It wasn't that I wanted vengeance," he whispered. His face was stricken, his heart broken. He said. "But you came to be healed, and you did not want me! A century I had waited, and you did not want me!"

And I knew, as I had all along really, that my restoration was illusion, that I was the same skeleton in rags, of course. And the house was still a ruin. And in the preternatural being who held me was the power that could give me back the sky and the wind.

"Love me and the blood is yours," he said. "This blood that I have never given to another." I felt his lips against my face.

"I can't deceive you," I answered. "I can't love you. What are you to me that I should love you? A dead thing that hungers for the power and the passion of others? The embodiment of thirst itself?"

And in a moment of incalculable power, it was I who struck him and knocked him backwards and off the roof. Absolutely weightless he was, his figure dissolving into the gray night.

But who was defeated? Who fell down and down again through the soft tree branches to the earth where he belonged? Back to the rags and filth beneath the old house. Who lay finally in the rubble, with hands and face against the cool soil? Yet memory plays its tricks. Maybe I imagined it, his last invitation, and the anguish after. The weeping. I do know that as the months passed he was out there again. I heard him from time to time just walking those old Garden District streets. And I wanted to call to him, to tell him that it was a lie I'd spoken to him, that I did love him. I did.

[mariacallous]

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ORBÁN’S KEY EU PRESIDENCY EVENT FACES UNCERTAINTY

Remember when Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán kicked off Hungary's EU presidency with that "peace mission" tour, visiting Putin, Xi Jinping, and Donald Trump? And that he plotted his Kremlin visit behind his allies’ back? Well, Hungary’s EU allies haven’t forgotten, and they're not exactly thrilled. Many have already responded by boycotting high-level EU meetings hosted by Budapest. Leading the snub squad are the Nordic and Baltic countries, which have recently decided to jointly skip these events on a political level – no ministers or prime ministers allowed. But for Orbán, the only important events in Budapest are the European Political Community (EPC) summit and the informal EU summit focused on the Western Balkans, which will be held on November 7-8. As I previously reported, Orbán originally had high hopes that Donald Trump himself would show up (at least virtually).  However, since July, not only are Trump’s election chances in jeopardy, but so is the full participation of EU leaders at the Budapest EPC/EU summits. According to multiple diplomats I’ve talked to, EU capitals are watching Orbán’s next move before making a decision about whether they’ll participate. While the coordination between Nordic and Baltic countries suggests that they’re the most likely to pull out, there’s also speculation that Poland and even the Czech Republic may boycott at least the informal EU summit. It will mostly come down to what Orbán does next with his controversial Ukraine-Russia policy, one source said, noting that this is the key issue uniting the aforementioned countries. “But, for example, if Orbán continues his “peace mission” by visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it might only anger a few of them,” the source continued, adding that there’s still time for these countries’ leaders to make their decision.  

HUNGARIAN EU PRESIDENCY BUREAUCRATS QUIETLY FRUSTRATED AND WORRIED

In addition to keeping EU countries in the dark about his visit to Putin, it turns out Orbán also left his own EU presidency team in the lurch. Several foreign officials told me that Hungarian bureaucrats were just as blindsided as their EU counterparts were, with many initially assuring these foreign officials that Hungary's EU presidency would be non-controversial and professional. These Hungarian bureaucrats, who regularly interact with EU officials, are now feeling the brunt of Orbán's unpredictable diplomacy – and feeling quite embarrassed. A Hungarian government-connected source acknowledged “quiet but real frustration” over how Orbán's erratic diplomatic moves have undermined the hard work of his own loyal staff tasked with managing the Hungarian EU presidency, adding that “many worry what’s coming next.” However, according to a different source connected to the Hungarian government, while high-level Russian-Hungarian intergovernmental meetings are indeed expected in the coming weeks, these will focus on less explosive – economic and financial – issues unrelated to Ukraine.  

PATRIOTS FOR EUROPE’S FIRST RIFT – OVER HUNGARY AND VENEZUELA

Orbán was recently directly warned by his own people about the fallout of his pro-Russian foreign policy, according to a well-connected Hungarian political insider. In late July, Hungary blocked an EU statement condemning Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a Putin ally, for election fraud. This move not only angered EU governments but also shocked Orbán’s closest allies within the far-right Patriots for Europe group. According to the political insider, senior Hungarian MEP Enikő Győri immediately informed Orbán that Hungary’s stance caused a significant rift within the group, potentially risking its unity and future. Sheltering a far-left socialist strongman seemed utterly absurd to the group's predominantly anti-Communist, right-wing members, such as Spain's Vox delegation. However, the insider couldn't confirm if this led to Orbán’s subsequent U-turn, in which Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó even reached out to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado to express Hungary's support. (Orbán’s spokesperson didn’t respond to my request for comment. Enikő Győri directed me to a press officer who didn’t get back to me yet.)

GEERT WILDERS ENJOYING VACATIONS IN HUNGARY – AND FULL SECURITY PROTECTION

There’s one ally from the Patriots for Europe gang who’s extremely unlikely to turn against Orbán: Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders. Kasper Goethals, a great journalist from the Belgian newspaper De Standaard, helped me out with this scoop by sharing information about Wilders’ frequent trips to Hungary based on a source close to the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) leader. Wilders’s fondness for Hungary – his wife’s ancestral home – is well known, but it’s not clear how he manages to travel there so frequently. Wilders requires serious Dutch security protection because of death threats, meaning much about his travel plans is kept under wraps. But according to Kasper’s source, while multiple other countries refuse to provide Wilders with the necessary protection, making it difficult for him to travel as he can’t bring armed or sufficient security to ensure his safety, Hungary always guarantees full security. This means that Wilders not only frequents Hungary because it’s his dream destination, but also because it’s the rare place where he can feel both protected and respected.  For example, when Wilders visited a rally of Tommy Robinson’s supporters in the UK, his Dutch security detail was not allowed to carry their weapons. Not so in Hungary, and according to Kasper’s source, the red carpet treatment means that Wilders is tied closely to Orbán, and he usually can't visit Hungary without the Hungarian Prime Minister insisting on a friendly one-on-one meeting. According to a different source – this time an official involved in Dutch-Hungarian relations – the security cooperation between the countries on Wilders’s protection is excellent, a confirmation that Hungarian authorities provide their Dutch colleagues with whatever they need. It is unclear, however, how much Wilders’s trips and vacations cost Hungarian taxpayers. Meanwhile, a former high-ranking Hungarian law enforcement officer told me that such security arrangements are reciprocal, meaning Hungarian dignitaries, including Orbán, also benefit from Dutch security services when visiting the Netherlands. When I asked if Wilders' security detail in Hungary includes Hungarian officers, the source bluntly stated that “this information is classified”. (Hungary’s government didn’t react to my request for comment.)  

CONSERVATIVE INFLUENCE NETWORK CASTS ITS WEB ON ALBANIA

When discussing trendy new holiday spots, Albania is hard to overlook – especially with Trump’s daughter and son-in-law building a luxury resort there. The country isn’t just a hotspot for dubious real estate projects but has also caught the eye of international far-right and conservative influence networks (read our earlier article on Ordo Iuris and their allies). According to a draft agenda I obtained, the right-wing Albanian Policy Center will host a significant international conference in Tirana on September 10 titled “Forum on the Future of Albania – The Conservative Way Forward,” featuring key foreign partners like The Heritage Foundation (US), Nazione Futura (Italy), Center for Fundamental Rights (Hungary) and Ordo Iuris (Poland). “After more than two decades of Soros-dominated US foreign policy on this part of the world, it is time for Conservatives in South-Eastern Europe to move out of their comfort zone and take up the challenge of presenting themselves and their ideas to the world,” the draft agenda reads. Viktor Orbán is expected to send a video greeting, while anti-Muslim and ultra-Catholic figures from Poland’s Ordo Iuris are likely to find an eye-opening networking opportunity with Albania’s local conservatives in the predominantly Muslim country. What’s even more intriguing is that the organizers are also expecting a representative from the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung – the foundation of Germany’s moderate right-wing CDU party – to participate in the George Soros-bashing.

[degreedummy]

Yods [Chart Pattern]

Have a yod in your chart, and you can't figure out how to approach it? Focus towards the sextile! This is where both find common ground in the disagreement with the apex, so pushing them to work together is literally pitting 2 against 1.

Yods consist of 2 inconjunctions and one sextile, usually being known as "the finger of God", seen as a test of your ability to fight against fate. The solution to those world-ending problems lies within the sextile. The fault with reading chart patterns is looking at the entire pattern all at once, you want to start with one aspect at a time, in this case, the inconjunctions, to understand what conflict you're facing due to the apex placement.

So, let's say there's a Yod between a 15° Leo Moon, 15° Pisces Mercury, and a 15° Capricorn Sun. In this case, we'd find a Moon-Mercury and Moon-Sun inconjunction and a Mercury-Sun sextile.

So, one at a time: 15° Leo Moon inconjunct 15° Pisces Mercury 15°- Gemini- communication, writing, publishing This is someone who finds confidence in their ability to write or speak, feeling at home in front of a crowd--but,(inconjunction Pisces Moon), they’re so strongly impacted by the opinions of others that they don't want to say anything unfavorable, specifically anything that would be held against them later on. They think conversations ahead.

Now, for the other inconjunction, the 15° Leo Moon-15° Capricorn Sun: Like we said before, this is someone that finds confidence in making themselves heard, having no problem with the lone act of putting themselves out for the world to see. Inconjunction a 15° Capricorn Sun, this is someone who SO strongly understands their own potential and wants to be known for their abilities that every step needs to be planned out to perfection, because they know they can do it. Anything less than that is nothing. So, what do both inconjunctions tell us? This is somebody that believes in themselves so much that they don't want to slip up and have that be the reason they'll never be able to succeed again. Inconjunction a Pisces Mercury, every connection they make is made with the intention of bettering every person they meet, so when they fail, they feel like they're failing absolutely everyone. Leo Moon, they take it as a complete destruction of their ego.

 Then, for the 15° Capricorn Sun-Pisces Mercury sextile: Sextiles show a positive relationship between planets whose potential ends as far as you're willing to run. They're quieter, and they don't demand our attention, but making time to care for them benefits us wholly. So, back to the "Finger of God" comparison, we find that the key is simply belief. Forcing yourself to believe. Removing anything from your life that reminds you that you shouldn't. In this case, a 15° Capricorn Sun/Pisces Mercury, this is someone who needs to push themselves over the edge and see what it feels like to say how they really feel for once. They need to be aware of where they're trying to get with it and focus on where they are right now, using that as inspiration. Instead of living within specific boundaries to benefit from the same comforts other people find to garner support, progress demands that they lead who they have into the future, using results to prove their strength.

With this Yod, you can say as many pretty words as you want, but inaction is a broken promise. Find that same level of fear in what happens if you don't confront this pattern. Finger of God, giving this ignorable frustration attention is the split between two fates. You can continue working within the limitations that this Yod provides, it's irregular Grand Trine shape giving you scrapped semblances of comfort, but you should know that the option for more is there for you. In a way, Yods bring our focus to issues in a way that conditions us to want better, but we have to be able to recognize when old patterns aren't adapting to your current needs. Don't admit you're wrong, prove to yourself that you're wrong.

[theonemarvelousness]

Do Bells Ring for Salvation?

Magic surges through his flesh in panic. An instant, his eyes open. A snarl rips through his lips.

Fury.

A burning in his chest; blinding rage through his mind.

Pain, pain course through him.

People are gathered around. He cares little for their words. The unadulterated insult brought forth by this Child of Man.

The snarl that rips sends most of them stepping back. He rises to his feet, a low, inhuman growl falling from his lips.

In a moment, he has left. In a moment he has burst out the window, kicking into the open air. This is not the form he wants, no, no, Rollo Franme wishes for a monster. Thus, a monster he shall receive.

He floats higher into the air, the space needed to shift absolute. The magic swirls around him--how easy it is to summon himself, in full. To be in form of what all know at a glance: a dragon in flesh.

A roar rips from his lips. The monster will have his revenge.

Wings flap to keep him afloat. He flies higher to see the entirety of the City of Flowers. Raking his gaze over Noble Bell College, looking for just one: Rollo Franme.

Unfortunately, the foe is hidden for the moment. Yet, he catches the rushing sight of those he knows from Night Raven College in the streets. Panic goes through so many people that start to run, point, and flee. Let them. None are his concern, not a soul that screams underneath or gasps in awe. There is only one he wants, one alone.

Rollo.

A deafening roar passes his lips, a snarl as he finally spots the figure. His mask his gone, his eyes are wide with panic. For a second he hesitates in the bell tower. Only for a second as he continues to climb to the top--to where the gargoyles sit, ever-watching. Unmoved by his change. Uncaring. They will be here after the dragon leaves--they will be here as long as they can still carry away water.

It does not take long for the dragon to land upon a bell tower, letting out another roar toward the standing human. The white-haired fool brandishes his blade. Blood half-dried upon the steel.

"YOU THINK I'M NOT PREPARED FOR A MONSTER LIKE YOU?!" He shouts to the howling wind.

A storm circles ahead. Lightning strikes in the distance.

Malleus responds with a growl that echoes off the stone.

"I DO NOT FEAR YOU, MALLEUS DRACONIA! I FEAR NO MONSTER! I WILL ELIMINATE DAMNED CREATURES LIKE YOURSELF! YOU ARE ONLY THE FIRST." A bold declaration, the Child of Man wild-eyed, crazed.

He takes his first step down. The wound bleeds, blood drips to stone, but the wounded dragon takes no heed. Instead, he finds it a challenge. Defying the mortal before him, that wishes not for a future of peace. No, he wishes for horrors as the Children of Man have painted in the annuals of history time and time again.

Lilia longs for peace; thus, those like this must perish.

The human takes a step back as he approaches.

"I WILL ELIMINATE THE DAMNED PEOPLE OF TWISTED WONDERLAND! I WILL BRING HARMONY AND PEACE TO THE LANDS OF THIS WORLD! I WILL NOT SUCCUMB TO A MONSTER LIKE YOU!"

The dragon takes another step forward.

Then, bursting up through the door, a flash of several well-dressed forms. They're easily recognizable, the students from Night Raven College. They come to stop this, probably, the prevent a tragedy.

Many shout for him, and he even hears Hornton ring among the throng.

They come between, standing there firm. As if they are a challenge to his advance.

Fools are hopeful people.

"MALLEUS! YOU CAN'T!" Silver's voice, normally with such a sleepy tone, shouts. Aural eyes wide with panic. The fellow students stand to block him, between between himself and the retreating attacker.

"HE SHOULD!" Sebek, encouraging, though being held back by ones some might call more reasonable--Riddle Rosehearts, for one.

They all focus on him, with no care to the Noble Bell student.

Alas, of course, he tries to strike at Sebek, and in response, Malleus bats him away with a roar. Now stepping over the people that tried to make a line in defense. No, instead, he will defend them from the coward, now splayed upon the stone.

Fire breathes, close, but does only singe.

"MALLEUS!"

"DRACONIA!"

"DON'T!"

Many shouts, but they know they're powerless to stop him.

Rollo scrambles to stand, upon the ledge. He looks back, with a moment of panic, before facing forward. Once more, he brandishes the blade. "I DO NOT FEAR MONSTERS!" He moves forward, perhaps to strike. Perhaps to get off the ledge.

The gargoyle breaks beneath his prideful frame.

He slips.

A gasp, for a moment, fear is in the Child of Man's eyes as he falls. It seems slow in Malleus's sight, how his body twists and flails in the air as both he and stone fall toward the ground below.

The Bells start to ring.

[erijuice]

My Revision Of Wish (pt 3): Asha

Welcome back to more of my personal revision of Wish. Today, I will be talking about the main heroine, Asha.

Asha is the canon version gets a lot of criticism for being the overused adorkable archetype of Disney heroines and not really much outside of wanting to help her community and her family. So with my version of Asha, I gave her a more rounded character.

Asha is 17 years old, and the biological daughter of King Magnifico and Queen Amaya (who is Afro-Spainard in this version). She's creative, passionately driven, and wise beyond her years, perhaps more mature than most teens her age. She's an eternal optimist with a sharp wit, but she feels held back by her own parents.

Asha struggles with poor leadership skills, not just as a princess, but also to her team of her friends. She tries too hard to focus on being a better future queen, instead of embracing her teenage youth, the same way Tiana focused too hard on getting her restaurant instead of taking time to relax. She also believes that everyone's wish should be granted, but this poor girl's gonna learn the hard way later on in the story...

Her parents once told her that the stars were always there to guide everyone, but to them, it's treated more like a children's story than the actual truth. She still believes that she can ask the stars for hope and guidance whenever she feels stressed out or hopeless.

King Magnifico: Asha, what are you doing this late at night? Asha: I was just asking the stars for my birthday wish tomorrow. King Magnifico: Come on, don't you think you're a little too old to be wishing on stars?

She once believed that her parents were "life savers" for using their magic to grant people's wishes, and encapsulate them in floating wish orbs. The citizens won't forget their wish once they give them to the King and Queen, but they're still hopelessly waiting for their wishes to granted, prompting Asha to rebel against their dark secret.

Secretly, the King and Queen crush their wishes to make their sorcerer magic stronger and more powerful. Desperate to help the townspeople and feeling unable to retrieve the wishes back to them, Asha makes a desperate plea to the stars, and that plea gives birth to Orion, her soon-to-be guardian and love interest.

With Orion, Asha takes on the responsibility of being his human consciencce, the Jiminy Cricket to his Pinocchio, but she always finds Orion to be amusing and full of joy, no matter how many times she scolds him or teaches him about right or wrong. With Orion's help, she goes out to grant wishes in town with Orion's magic, but the wishes turn out to do more harm than good, and she begins to realize why most wishes shouldn't come true. Asha still feels insecure about being the future queen of Rosas, but she receives endless support and couragement from her friends and from Orion.

After defeating the King and Queen, Orion grants her the title of an honorary Blue Fairy who grants the wishes of the townspeople with her wand. While she admits that she still doesn't know how to be the best possible ruler, she promises to use her magic to grant good wishes, instead of all wishes.

Some of the Disney Princesses she shares similarities with are Aurora, Tiana, Rapunzel, Ariel and Belle. Her bedroom looks similar to the interior of Rapunzel's tower, but instead of the floating lanterns, it's a giant carvas of the Wishing Tree and a night sky with stars, and we get to see Asha create animations with her flipbook like in a very brief scene in the canon film.

While I did find her canon version to be adorable and funny, I recommend that we tone down her adorkable qualities, and make her a more shy and timid princess who mostly keeps to herself. She develops from a shy, reserved girl to a courageous, risk-taking woman who begins to understand which wishes deserved to be granted. Her emotional hook is that she's too scared to talk back to her parents and she lets herself be controlled by the King and Queen instead of demanding what she wants for herself and Rosas, but with Orion to guide her on her journey, she begins to let go of her fear and take a major risk to protect her kingdom.

Thanks for reading, I hope you've enjoyed my own revision of Asha's charater. I hope to expand on Orion and the King and Queen in the future. Goodnight Kingdom of Rosas!

Part 1: The Story

Part 2: This Wish

[icharchivist]

Orologia's theme just came on on YouTube and it got me thinking about how important that final fight is

Everyone (the Eternals) whose lives were made better by Orologia, fighting together to help them, even though they never asked for it. They never asked for anyone's help and were content to toil for eons without a thanks

Their child of a million timelines extending a hand and saying "I see you and I see what you've done for me. You've done so much for everyone and never thought about yourself once. But I'm not going to just let you sacrifice yourself here"

And then they use their powers, the powers that are the reason for all of this, really, to save their own parent from the brink of death

Just refusing to go with destiny. Love prevailing. Physically altering the course of destiny

It's so good

It's poetry

I started crying listening to the song and thinking about this

I will never be okay

momdad..................

But same the song always bring back the memories of this final fight. And tbh i mostly always think about MC in particular because this is the focus of the event, how Logia wanted MC to have the happiest of life even though MC should by all account never know about how much Logia influenced their happiness.

But it's not just MC right... Everyone we know is allowed to a sort of happiness because Logia wanted the best life for them too. Because they were potential friends, because they were potential tragedies, because they just wanted to make sure they'll have a good future.

Especially Seox whom they had watched over in the simulations so many times too.... Trying to give them a happy life, having to accept that they will have to put this child through hell in order to make sure he'll have the happiest life possible down the line despite the grief and the guilt.

But everyone who's fighting Orologia during that fight, that Logia expects will kill them.... None of them are aware of just how hard Logia has been trying to have all of them have a happy life. None of them know how much Logia has loved them and wanted the best for them.

It could have been so easy for everyone involved to just see Orologia as a threat to the skyrealm that they needed to take down. Orologia wanted to keep them in ignorance so it would have been easy for them to do that.

But with the dragons explaining Orologia's situation, with MC probably having seen some of the simulation, they all saw this dragon on rampage and all thought, if we can stop it, if we can give them a happy ending, then so be it.

Orologia spent their life giving away and being a silent watcher to make sure everyone would have a happy ending, even if it meant they would die. Instead everyone, without even realizing the impact Orologia had on their lives, defied fate so that They would have a happy ending as well.

Orologia was saved by the love they had given silently.

And also and also thinking about how Orologia has a breakdown early in the event because MC keeps dying because they're "too kind", that they hold back from killing their enemies because Logia raised them with so much love MC holds back and shares happiness with them instead, and it's not enough to keep MC safe, and it's why Logia has to face they have to leave MC's life.... Only for MC to save Logia because they held back, because they wanted to share this happiness with Logia, because they were too kind. And instead of killing MC or Logia it saved both of them.

AND WHILE AT ITTTT the song is in dragon speech so it's already delicate for us to know the meaning BUT BY FUCKING GOD ONCE TRANSLATED TO ENGLISH

irrationally messed up by the "Thank you, you of the present, hello, nice to meet you", the idea of this unconditional love they're already giving to this version of us they have never met of us, but that they already love anyway because it's us, and that they are happy they can meet us, for real, this time, outside of a simulation

Just defying Fate, and a Miracle was enough. And it's worth it. and i'm crying. God. Orologia......

[silverthehedgehogharacteristics]

Strong Sense of Justice (Driven to right wrongs in the world, spends most of Sonic Forces wanting to “settle the score”)

Hopeful Optimist. Believes “there’s always hope as long as you don’t give up”(JP Sonic Forces) and has a “positive way of life that inspires people and makes them want to cheer him on”(Sonic Channel Silver Introduction Story)

Kindhearted (Altruist with a strong desire to help others. Empathetic to the state of the world around him for both the environment and people. Wants to “protect smiles” and make people happy because he grew up in a world where everyone lived in despair(Silver Intro Story))

Has an “honest, unpretentious and kind demeanor”(SC Staff Column Wallpaper) and an enchanting smile(His smile fills Elise with trust and joy during their performance in Otherworld Comedy Act 4 and someone he serves apple slices to can’t say no to his smile even though they're full already)

Relentless Determination. Doesn’t give up easily (got exact hedgehog apple slices after 40 tries)

Naive (Has a somewhat black and white perspective. Expects people to believe him when he says he’s from the future)

Forthright. Straightforward and Honest to a fault (He can’t lie) Wears his heart on his sleeve

Blunt and Rude (the rough side of being straightforward and honest) Quick to Insult people. He has no filter and will call you an idiot to your face if he thinks you’re an idiot. In Japanese he uses casual/informal impressions “Ore”(I) and “Anta”(You)(instead of the polite “Anata”), also points at people he talks to(rude gesture) and crosses his legs while sitting which is roughly the Japanese equivalent to putting your feet on a table. Silver is informal overall in contrast to his polite mannered inspiration Future Trunks. Silver’s rudeness is opposed to Eggman Nega’s over politeness

Focused. Goal Focused. (even during things like competitions. He says the Jade Ghost Wisp is the only item he likes because it let’s him disappear and focus on racing in the Team Vector interview) Straight-To-The-Point Mindset (seen throughout Sonic Forces)

Proactive

Not trusting. (Hounded Dodon Pa throughout TSR, was questioning Mephiles’ mission even as he and Blaze reaffirmed killing Sonic being the only option, took time to work with others in the Rivals series)

Hot-blooded, High-Spirited/Passionate (can get loud and carried away when riled up), Puts his all into what he gets invested in(I’m giving this everything I’ve got!), feels things strongly

Emotionally Immature (unregulated/unfiltered unlike the repressed Blaze). Hot Temper/Easily Angered  (like Blaze) fumes at Jet’s provocations in the 2012 Olympic Games

Rash and Reckless (Can deal with things too head-on or take on everything himself because of the strength of his feelings(Silver intro story) which can make him impulsive) Can be slowed down by doubt and indecision however

Brash, Abrasive and Juvenile (How he’s young and immature)

High Aggression (He can be feral). Determined Expressions and Aggressive Body Language even during competitions or tasks he's focused on. Needs to be held back at times (2012 Olympics, how his stoic partners help him). Often makes fists, punches things when he’s frustrated and gets up with his fists in Sonic Forces

Headstrong. Confrontational (Doesn’t take kindly to being treated like an amateur in Otherworld Comedy Act 8)

Competitive (Almost fights Blaze over who could deal with Orbot and Cubot on their own in Colors DS)

Confident in himself. Has a smug attitude about his abilities and trains regularly (said to make steady efforts in apple cutting wallpaper story, Talks about training a lot in Olympic Games)

Fierce Warrior (fought and struggled for most of his life in dangerous disaster/monster filled environments, almost as strong as Shadow, enjoys brawling, has no regard for pain, immediate fight response when surprised in Generations) Silver’s backstory is about him constantly fighting against Iblis, Iblis monsters and disasters like Flame Tornadoes for most of his life to bring peace to the world, due to this he is deeply committed to and appreciative of peace and prosperity but also has a pretty violent personality because of it

Can be ruthless towards his goals (has robbed, sneaked and killed before), Can “sometimes calls forth great power without mercy”(Silver Intro story). Silver inherits the pragmatic and somewhat ruthless “get-it-done” mentality from Future Trunks

Extremely Brave (No regard for his own safety. Fight response to danger) Undeterred by being kicked in the head by Shadow or smashed across the street by Sonic in Generations. Endures "pain beyond description” caused by his powers in the Silver intro story

Values bravery/directness and dislikes cowardice/cowardly tactics (Sonic Rivals 1+2, Team Vector Nintendo Dream interview)

Very Perceptive and Intuitive (possibly psychic intuition) has been a successful detective and solved problems by thinking in all his major game roles. Sees through Nega’s disguises by noticing small details

Blaze’s equal partner. Skilled competent person that can perform multiple different jobs including being a delivery boy, a butler and a celebrity genius skating coach. Other skills shown in 06 Town Missions include expert flying, sharpshooting (among the best in Soleanna’s 1500 year history), solving mysteries and being able to beat large hordes of enemies (His life in the 06 future+Town Missions 5,9,10,13,16 and 18)

A reliable friend that's protective of the people he cares about, stands up for others(Mario & Sonic 2020) and enjoys the peace he protects by engaging in cheerful activities (Silver Intro story)

Lives in Good Future Soleanna post 06(He was always intended to live there as that was the original reason he was going to be named Venice. Also inferred in his Sonic Channel intro story and Otherworld Comedy Act 4). Thinks things in Sonic’s time are dated (sometimes, in Colors DS and Rivals)

Introspective and Sentimental (Says his favorite moment in racing is seeing everyone come together and giving their all to a single objective)

Enjoys sightseeing, competitions and going on journeys(Olympic Games, Sonic Pict). Enjoys all the cheerful activities Soleanna has to offer

Has a mischievous side (Commemorative Illustration Series)

Might have a weakness for small cute things. (He plays with the Chao in Sonic Rivals 2 and a Nintendo magazine comic)

Often shown to like apples/apple flavored foods (Ate apple flavored calorie bars in the 06 Future according to Sonic Pict art)

Breathlessly enjoys seeing Smiles and Beautiful Scenery (World Peace, the reason there’s a maple leaf on his head) Because of his empathy he is sad to see these things destroyed but is also vicious to anything that threatens them. His feeling reflect the state of the world around him

Blue Skies and people living in prosperity make him feel at peace (in contrast to the apocalyptic devastation and suffering he’s experienced)

Taurus(Nintendo Magazine JP Interview) Enhancer-Emitter type. Enhancer being someone that is determined and simple, never lies, hides almost nothing, is straightforward in actions and thinking, whose words and actions are often dominated by their feelings and is very focused on their goals, and Emitter being someone that is impatient, not detail-oriented and quick to react in a volatile manner but can also calm down and forget easier

Polar opposite of Eggman Nega (Blaze’s best friend, Pure, Young, Honest, Rude, Empathetic, Impulsive/Reckless, Naive, Practical/Focused, Altruistic, desiring Peace and Happiness and being willing to die to protect the world in contrast to Eggman Nega being Blaze’s arch enemy, Twisted, Old, Deceitful, Polite, Psychopathic, Calculating, Sophisticated, Petty, Egoistic, desiring Chaos and Destruction and being willing to die to destroy the world)

Sources: English AND Japanese versions Sonic 06, Sonic Rivals 1 & 2, Sonic Colors DS, Sonic Generations, Sonic Forces, Team Sonic Racing, Mario & Sonic at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games, Sonic Channel Stories, Sonic Pict art, Nintendo Dream Magazine articles with Sonic Team input, Sonic Team developer interviews and the Japanese cultural context behind Silver’s character

[renaissanceofthearts]

NEO-JAPAN 3.0.

THIS IS THE UNDERBELLY OF THE NEO-CITY. THERE'S SMOKE, POLLUTION, CRIME AND ALL THE SORT OF THINGS YOU'D WANT TO AVOID, WHEN IT COMES TO EVERY DAY LIFE. THERE IS ALL SORTS OF ISSUES AND INNER-CITY BATTLES AND CONFRONTATION.

LIKE THESE GUYS - "TOWER BUSTERS."

THE "TOWER BUSTERS" ARE ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT. AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THEY JUST GOT DONE WITH BLOWING THE SHIT OUT OF THIS TOWER. THEY'ER NOT WHAT YOU'D CALL THE REVOLUTION, BUT LIKE THINGS 'THE WAY IT USE TO BE.' SOME OF THESE PEOPLE HATE THE ESTABLISHED ORDER CAUSE THEY'VE BEEN TESTED ON. THESE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO TESTING WITHOUT CONSENT.

SO THEY TAKE OUT THEIR UNTAMED FRUSTRATION ON THE LOCAL TOWERS.

"LOWER CITY TOWERS" PEOPLE THROW PARTIES WHEN THEY SEE THIS HAPPEN!!

THE "ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT" -

MANY OF THEM WHERE HELD AGAINST THEIR WILL, CHANGED/ALTERED. SOMETIMES WHEN THE "TESTER" AND UNDERGROUND DEVELOPERS WANT TO TEST A NEW ITEM OR ALTERATION PART, THEY KIDNAPPED PEOPLE AND TEST THE NEW PARTS ON THE NEW PARTS ON THE PERSON TAKEN. TO SEE IT'S ABLTY TO FUNCTION WITH OUT HAVING TO TEST IT ON THEMSELVES OR DEAL WITH THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES.

[NEO-CITY DEVELOPERS]

"THE FRANKENSTEINS"

YOU CAN FIND SOME OF THESE UNDERGROUND WORK SHOPS HIDDEN IN PLAN SIGHT.

LIKE THIS RESTAURANT HERE. - YOU CAN GET WHAT EVER YOU WANT FROM "FAST ROBO-WOMAN" TO YOUR TOE NAILS CLEANED, AND EVEN SKIN PIGMENTATION.

APPARENTLY THEY COMPARTMENTALIZE PART OF THERE BRAINS TO COMMUNICATE TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE AT ONCE. WHILE PREFORMING THINGS, LETS JUST SAY "THINGS YOU WOULDN'T TALK TO YOUR MOTHER ABOUT DURING DINNER."]

"ROBO-GIRLS"

THEY'RE THE ULTIMATE "MUIT-TASKERS." THEY PREFORM "PLAYFUL MANEUVERS," ON CUSTOMERS, WHILE "ON THE LINE" TALKING TO MULTIPLE MEN AND WOMAN AT THE SAME TIME.]

YOU GOT TO BE CAREFUL THEY MIGHT ROBO- HACK YOUR ACCOUNTS AND YOU WONT BE LEAVING WITH A EMPTY "GRAND BAG" BUT AN EMPTY WALLET, IF YOUR NOT CAREFUL... ANYWAY, LETS GET IN FOCUS....

IM ALSO ONE OF THESE PEOPLE. WHO'VE BEEN TESTED ON BUT INSTEAD OF FIGHTING, I LET THEM ALTER ME, OF COURSE AT A HIGH PRICE, SOMETIMES THEY EVEN GVE ME AFTER MARKET PARTS, AFTER ITS BEEN PERFECTED. I GOT IN GOOD WITH THEM AFTER DOING SOME FAVORS SO THEY PAY ME INSTEAD OF KIDNAP ME.

WHICH IS A BIG PLUS, GETTING ON THEIR GOOD SIDE, THEY HELP YOU OUT WHEN PARTS WEAR OUT AND GETTING CHEAP UPGRADES AND REPAIRS SAVES A LOT OF ZENI IN THE LONG RUN.

MOST PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORDED TO THROW OUT THERE TRASH PROPERLY IN THE WORST PART OF "LOWER CITY." SO YOU MIGHT SEE SECTIONS OF THE CITY LOOK LIKE THIS AND MOST PEOPLE JUST STOP COMING OUTSIDE.

TILL THEY HAVE SOME OF THE CLEAN UP CREWS COME ALONG...

'THE WALKING INFERNO"

THESE PUPPIES PICK UP ALL THE LEFT OVER WASTE THATS IN THE STREETS, INCINERATES IT AND TURNS INTO FUEL, DON'T ASK ME HOW THATS DONE. APPARENTLY THE DEVELOPERS GOT IT FROM SOME MOIVE MADE IN THE ACCENT TIMES. "INTO THE FUTURE, OR WAS IT "BACK TO THE FUTRUE? THEY DON'T LET OFF ANY POLLUTION SO MOSTLY EVERYONE TOLERATES THEM.

THE ONE THING YOU DEFINITELY NEED TO LOOKS OUT FOR THE NEO-PUNKS, BRASH TEENAGERS WITH TOO MANY HORMONES AND WAY TOO MUCH ANGER TO DEAL WITH FOR TOO LONG.

THEIR BRIANS ARNT FULLY DEVELOPED BUT THEY HAVE CHIPS ON THEIR SHOULDERS LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIVE. THEY'RE THE SUB-GROUP TO "THE ANIT- ESTABLISHMENT." THEY'VE EVERYTHING TO PROVE, WITHOUT THE EXPERIENCE TO BACK IT. BUT SURE ARE MEAN AND SLIGHTLY OFF, IF YOU CATCH MY DRIFT..

SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO HAVE EYES BEHIND YOUR BACK, OR JUST GET A NECK AUGMENTATION WHERE TURNING YOUR NECK 180 DEGREES, ISN'T AN ISSUE..

THIS IS JUST AN INTRO TO LOWER CITY, BUT THERE IS MORE TO COME, WE STILL NEED TO HEAD OUT TO THE OUTSKIRTS AND THEN, "THE HIGHER NEO CITY."

I TOOK OUT SOME OF THE LETTER JUST IN CASE OF COPY RIGHT INFRINGEMENT, BUT WHO AM I KIDDING THESE ACTER/ SCREEN WRITERS ARE BIGGER THEVES THEN THE NEO-PUNK SUB-GROUPS...

I HOPE YOU LIKED MY INTRO TO LOWER NEO-CITY!!

NEO-JAPAN 3.0. END....

THANKS FOR READING. I HOPE YOU LIKED IT!!

[mugunghwc]

unprompted ask / always accepting

@badheart said: "... the Chinese sure gained power," Jiro noted quietly as they walked through the streets. "Oh?" Eyeing a certain club, forcing Ryo to halt too. "Now, even Koreans."

his stare was fixed on the businesses that they passed by, taking note of them just as his brother did. ryo, however, hadn't said a thing—silently acknowledged this fact & pondering how this would affect them in the future. since it was jiro who brought it up, he'd share some of his rising concern with that observation. steps also coming to a halt, as the two of them focused on one club in particular. "the saio is strong, but not for long if they continue to antagonise the tojo clan." a war would soon unfold if things remained this tense, & between endo & yuma still missing... things could get out of control. it wouldn't matter if tojo held itself strong. blood would be spilled either way, including that of their own people. the koreans, however...

"they're benefitting from this conflict." he noted, as their presence became more evident. the red district was being slowly consumed by them, owning several businesses & establishing themselves as a potential threat to their name. fortunately for fukuhara, his focus was on real estate instead. "i suspect they're not alone." ryo added. there was something that simply did not make sense. in this country, for them to simply get a loan seemed too easy of an explanation. there must be someone backing them off, but who could that be & for what reason, remained a mystery.

his head turned back to his brother, giving him a curious look. "i have a feeling that sooner than later, we will learn more about them."

[laulink]

I think it's pretty well established now that Edelgard and Dimitri are foils to each other in that one looks to the future and the other to the past and that's a huge part of why their outlook on the war and what they went through is so different, but I haven't seen it pointed out and discussed yet that a good chunk of their classmates follow that theme as well.

(I haven't seen all the Blue Lions' supports so this is in general, from the Academy phase's supports I've seen, which means I may lack a specific example one way or the other, but is still globally accurate, at least for their Academy phase)

In the Blue Lions House, based on the students' supports with each other, the most obvious are Ingrid, still mourning and resenting the loss of her fiancé, Felix, still mourning the loss of his brother and focused on that one day he saw Dimitri rampage and those two things being basically the only things that inform his decisions, and Dedue, who literally tries to push EVERYONE away because of how still hung up on the Tragedy of Duscur the Kingdom is and how anyone who spends time with him would be shunned for it (though he does look forward to Dimitri's reign because he believes Dimitri will change things in Faerghus, but most of his supports are still based on the Tragedy of Duscur still impacting his life to this day). Sylvain also fits because bad past examples and relationships have taught him that women are only interested in his blood line ; he doesn't ever talk about finding someone who would think differently, for example, he stays hung up on the past and doesn't even consider the future, at least not as something that could bring a change. Mercedes is less hung up on her past, though still quite focused on what happened to her mother, her brother and herself and wanting to find her brother so they can be happy again, like when they were children. Annette and Ashe, from what I've seen, don't fit the theme.

In the Black Eagles House, the most obviously focused on the future are Dorothea, who talks about her past but only to explain why she's so focused on securing a good future for herself, Ferdinand, who can't SHUT UP about becoming Edelgard's Prime Minister and guiding her in her reign, Petra, who holds a grudge against Caspar's father for killing her own, but whose supports pretty much all mention her desire to make Brigid an equal to Adrestia and ensure a bright future for her people, and Caspar, who is focused only on getting stronger to carve his own path in life. Hubert, of course, being aware of Edelgard's plans, is also solely focused on the future, though always only related to Edelgard and her goals, never his own person outside of his work ; Linhardt is neutral, as he focuses only on Crests ; Bernadetta has been traumatised by her past, but she's not hung up about it, she's only focusing on how afraid she is in the present, so I'd say she's neutral as well.

It always struck me as odd that no one, among the Black Eagles, ever said a word about the Insurrection of the Seven, Edelgard's time in the Kingdom when she sought asylum there, or Edelgard's siblings when, in comparison, the Blue Lions wouldn't SHUT UP about the Tragedy of Duscur and the Faerghus Four's childhood friendship. Even Edelgard and Hubert barely ever mention that they knew each other as children (Edelgard only tells you once, in Hubert's introduction I believe, that he has served her since she was a child) and the others never mention any time spent with Edelgard as children (the only ones who admit they saw each other often as kids are Caspar and Linhardt, but it doesn't even really come up in their supports, when the Faerghus Four's supports with each other are FULL of reminders of their shared past). Now I think it's to further emphasise the themes of their houses : the Black Eagles represent rebellion and the desire to shape their futures the way they see fit while the Blue Lions represent order, discipline and the shackles of the past.

It's really super interesting on a meta level. I haven't played VW yet but I'm curious to see if a similar theme is shared through the House, or if it's a patchwork of different goals and focuses, to represent how disparate the Alliance is and how they can never make a unanimous choice.

[yandere-romanticaa]

Head empty, only your Cinderella story with Ayato - but instead of you sneaking out it's actually him who broke that little rule.

He's a young teen when this incident occured, he's just so tired and he needs an escape from his tiresome chores and much to his delight there's a grand festival that's being held in Inazuma city! He's always been a crafty little thing so it wasn't difficult for him to obtain a sly fox mask in order for him to hide his identity. He makes his way through the dark forest, excitement is coursing through his veins as he could feel his overly tense mind and heart finally let loose after all this time and he can finally just be himself for once.

There's so much to take in, he's not even sure where to start. He even sticks out a little because he's alone, everyone else either has a partner or they're in a group but that was okay. He was going to make the most out of this night and nothing was going to ruin it. He happily ate his fresh dango as he walked on the street, admiring the scenery of happy families and couples. A small hint of sadness hit him for not being able to bring his sister to such a festivity but there's no use crying over spilt milk.

Especially if you just ran into the most beautiful stranger you've ever seen by accident.

He felt foolish for feeling the way he did, but his mind immediately went to the romance novels he would read on occasion. There was him, the protagonist who was minding their own business until their world comes crashing down upon this chance encounter. His throat felt dry, it was very unlike him to act like this. He didn't even manage to pick himself up before you oh so kindly helped him up and started to ask him all sorts of silly questions. He wasn't sure what he should focus on really, should he listen to what you have to say or should he lose himself in the sound of your voice? He's quite fond of that dog mask you're wearing, he'll be more than happy to take it off your hands. Your eyes, oh goodness your eyes made his legs feel like jelly, it was so hard to keep his composure.

Hours past, you talked and talked. Part of him was grateful for having that mask on his face lest he wished for you to see just how red and flustered he truly was. There was nothing in this world that could possibly take his attention away from you, all he wanted was to bask in your warm embrace and to learn everything he could about you. He's charming and curt, but he sucks at small talk and he's angry at himself for that. You impress him yet again however with how you are able to keep your conversations going, he's beyond amused with you.

He already wants you.

All good things must come to an end though and he is forced to go back home before the sun rises, he can't risk anyone seeing him. Your goodbye felt bittersweet and the boy with the fox mask would linger in your mind as a distant but happy memories in the years to come.

Ayato was never over you. That night as he was running through the forest he was worried that he would die of a heart attack right there and then. He clutched his chest tightly, promising himself that he was going to find you in the future and that he would make you his once and for all.

[ninas-gf]

pspsps hand over ur sara ships. neow

oh boy, this might be a long one...

kokosara: this was my first sara ship, and it was also the first ship i got attached to in genshin overall !! the idea of a sapphic enemies to lovers ship is what drew me in, but i also really liked how they held some level of respect for each other? that aspect made it easy for me to imagine them getting along in post-war inazuma. they'd both be willing to set aside the past and focus on the future of their people instead, and they're also very capable women so i think they would work very well together !! one thing i will say is that my perception of kokosara (the details of their dynamic and their individual personalities) seems to differ from the majority of the fandom's view, and that might be why i grew apart from the ship a little? i still think that it is a top-tier ship though <3

yaesara: ok, this one started off as a half-joke. i initially thought that the dynamic between these two characters was funny (which it is, don't get me wrong) but then i thought about it some more and was like... WAIT A SECOND... and realized that there is so much potential for yearning and angst and a bunch of other tropes that i love. in fact, just thinking about it right now made me discover a certain parallel between these two: while sara is practically a stranger to long, supportive, and loving relationships, yae is the complete opposite. she's had many friendships over her long lifetime, and she understands the pain of loss on a level that even sara (a general of the military who is certainly no stranger to death) doesn't. thanks for fueling the yaesara brainrot, bc every time i think of them i discover more reasons to like them !!

ittosara: for a while i struggled to pinpoint which dynamic i enjoyed the most for them. rivals? friends? lovers? the answer is yes. i mean, how could i resist a rivals to friends to lovers ship (just look at my username jsdkjsd), but ESPECIALLY one where i love both characters an unhealthy amount? and they also have so much content that links them together (the bulletin boards in inazuma, the voicelines, sara's appearance in itto's trailer, etc.) but it just makes me want to see them share screen time again even MORE... (i also really love the fan interpretation of sara being the tengu from itto's childhood who carried him back after their fight) and personally, i see them as actual rivals who would need to work to understand each other on a deeper level before actually developing any kind of platonic or romantic feelings for one another. it's very similar to kokosara in the sense that i interpret it very differently from a large portion of the community, which is just one reason i tend to avoid content of them. i really don't mind letting my own ideas cycle through my head :]

beidou x sara (saradou? sarabei? beisara? idk): now THIS one is funny, just bc of how it randomly popped in my mind one day and how i then spent about a week brainrotting about it sjdkjsdksjk. is part of it just me putting two muscular electro women together? maybe. i was having fun imagining scenarios where beidou would visit inazuma with her fleet and end up on some kind of mission with sara. to me, sara having a very serious demeanor and beidou being more of a carefree rule-breaker makes me think that they would have a fun dynamic (especially at first). but at the same time, they also share many of the same experiences and i think that they could bond over that !! <3

there are other ships that i'm open to, but these are the main ones !!