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[kalevalakryze]

AO3 why are you the way that you are

[fabulous-gabulous-theartist]

AO3 is down again. Weeeeee!

[navybrat817]

As you know I fucking love everything you write. Your worlds draw me in and inspire me, hence sometimes I think thinky thoughts about them 😂 The soulmates story with Ari, nghhhh 🔥 I truly feel for the Reader, it's a damn struggle - on one hand it's Ari and why not to just give in to this perfect god of a man, on the other hand it's a choice she didn't make. The "meant to be" is a more romantic forced relationship, right? And I absolutely love to read and torment myself with that struggle.

Buuuut - it also made me wonder. What would happen if it was the other way around? If it was Ari in a relationship and you strolled into his life, waving soulmate card. I mean, would this Ari (with how eager he is to consume you completely) just drop everything and roll with it? Or would Ari be shocked and struggling too? Or maybe it was all a game and he purposely waited for you to make the first move?

Ahh! I love the "what if" of this. It's interesting, and I apologize for going off course a bit, this is actually kind of the set up I have should Andy exist in this AU.

While Ari's aura is red, Andy's aura is blue and he is already with Laurie when he meets his reader. He's conflicted because he feels the pull to be with you, but he's also in love with Laurie and has a life established. He ultimately chooses that life with Laurie, as much as it pains the both of you. And unlike Ari's reader, you slowly find a way to keep him out of your head.

Better not tell Ari's girl that.

And you do keep Andy out until his life comes crashing down and he finds you with some help. And while you sympathize with him, you tell him you're not a consolation prize because things didn't work out Laurie. Cue Andy doing whatever it takes to get you.

Now, if Ari was with someone else? This Ari is very calculated and it would ultimately surprise him, but remember what he said: He TRIED to replace the idea of a soulmate with other people and it didn't work. Anyone he is with isn't you. So as much as it would piss him off a little to not be in full control of the situation, he would quick remedy that. He might even be a little offended if you easily walked away because why wouldn't you fight for him? He's your fucking soulmate.

And you're meant to be with him.

Love and thanks! ❤️

[nobodyinparticular10]

Is AO3 acting up for anybody else? I thought my WIFI connection was imploding until I tested literally any other app on my phone.

[retrokid616]

WTF F.C.G

[faebriel]

ough *roblox damage noise* thinking about niki’s speeches at the green festival/doomsday but in the context of hunger games au

burr kai faebriel has caused me brainrot

THE BRAINROT SPREADS

i feel like before her games and during them niki is running on pure survival mode....she works better in communities but I think part of her would be so cautious in the arena because she knows only one of them can make it out of the arena and she has wilbur counting on her, it has to be her, and the idea of betraying her allies so violently turns her stomach a little too much to be making any inspiring speeches.

after, though.....

okay it's difficult. because she is so closely monitored by the capitol, there is very little she can do - they can go back to her district and find her friends, wilbur is still in their clutches, even she and jack are not really safe themselves. and also i think something that people kind of overlook with niki (myself included) is that like... during the manberg era in canon she despises schlatt, don't get me wrong, but in the early days she is scared of him. she reacts fearfully when she sees he's online and she tries to avoid him at all costs. she'll spit in his face when she actually has to speak with him, she puts on a brave face, but that doesn't mean she's not scared. (also i think this is kind of an overlooked part of her character because we all just remember her being a fucking badass whenever she does interact with him. she's not brave because she's an unfeeling girlboss, she's brave because she's scared and she feels alone and abandoned but she stands up for herself and for l'manberg anyway!!!)

ANYWAY my point is she's still scared when she leaves the area, especially as she starts her victory tour...... she has thousands of capitol eyes on her and it's uncomfortable and she doesn't like becoming a victor and a mentor. they don't have a great reputation in 12. after all, every victor in the capitol is another person who killed 12's children, and that's exactly how she's felt about all but one victor ever since she was old enough to be aware of the games. she knows that's how everyone else in every other district sees her, she knows the capitol is always watching her, and jack reminds her that there's no chance schlatt and his pals in government are happy with the mess she made of the arena, cracking open its fuel to spread the fire. (she wasn't thinking about that at the time, she was just thinking about surviving - but now she's painfully aware of the danger she's put herself and everyone she cares about in. it's uncomfortable to say the least.)

but then. i think bonding with the other victors empowers her. she starts to piece together that even if she feels extremely alone, there are people who feel the exact same way that she does. people who are a little cold to outsiders, but who can be worn down. it starts with people like puffy and sophie, and it spreads from there. not exactly loud speeches, but these brief flashes of empassioned conversation do get to happen, even if they're constrained to hushed whispers and dark closets. sometimes it's not even whispers at all. there are ways to communicate beyond her words, she's learning that now.

i think once district 13 comes in she'd be a real passionate orator. that's when she's the perfect balance of safe and furious to stand atop an upturned crate and start shouting her heart out. it just takes a long time for her to get there.

[shinehiro]

Me right now: is ao3 down again or it's just my crappy internet?

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Expertise can't help you here.

[dendrochronologies]

maya angelou saying the funniest thing anyone has ever said about editing, which i can never let myself forget EVER AGAIN [x]

[the-ethernal-daydreamer]

My husband (ao3) has gone to war (it's down and we don't know why) and I don't know when I will see him again (I don't really know guys 😭😭)

[mysicklove]

yuuji itadori and his massive cock that he happens to be incredibly embarrassed about

[heritageposts]

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[navybrat817]

omg a soulmate ari

Don't get too excited, nonnie! It's just a continuation of Wear Me Down. 🔥

...Unless you enjoyed it. In that case, be excited. 😂

Love and thanks! ❤️

[lylahammar]

Randomly thinkin about Chilchuck today, and how he tries sooooo hard to self sabotage

like for example, other half foots on the island think that he's a greedy asshole who only cares about money, and he does nothing to try to disprove that

but then there's this omake at the end of book 9 that shows that people treat half foots fucking TERRIBLY and chilchuck started a union to protect them

and then in the bicorn chapter, he doesn't want Marcille to keep digging into his personal business so he tells her he CHEATED ON HIS WIFE

but he just COMPLETELY fuckin lied about that and made himself sound so much worse than he is bc he's afraid of being vulnerable with people and would rather everyone believes he's a shitty person so he can keep them at a distance

and the thing that's memed so often is that he refuses to help with fighting most of the time because it's not part of his contract

but if you take this lore into account (not gonna add those particular images to this post simply bc I've used them in so many posts already LMAO) along with this tidbit from the world guide:

then it's like. yeah he has to keep his weight low so if he gets killed or severely injured and has to be healed, that could be really dangerous for him. and even if he was healed at that point he'd end up being a burden to the party after that point, he would be too dangerously thin/sickly to be able to help.

Like, Chilchuck has so many things about him that APPEAR to be character flaws, but every single one of them has a very reasonable explanation. He just leans into the mischaracterization bc he's emotionally withholding and can handle people thinking he's an asshole more than he can handle opening up to anyone. he's such a well thought out and interesting character

[chloesimaginationthings]

Michael learns of Jeff’s pizza from FNAF Into the pit

[memesandmylife]

it really is insane to me how in the mid 2010s netflix had a reputation of making cool, inclusive series as well as saving tv shows after their networks cancelled them, and now here we are today with every halfway decent netflix original show getting cancelled after 1-2 seasons and a bajillion episodes of bigmouth