#god i love ramattra so much i could SCREAM

[dalishthunder]

I'M BACK I'M NOT DEAD. Life's been hella busy and it will be again by the end of the week but I'm taking this little break and typing this while I can lol

As usual, amazing characterization, I'm deeply enjoying ramattra's inner monologue. He's still got these conflicting moments of not particularly caring for human habits/nature (like sleep. ignore that he seriously needs some more metaphorical rest himself) and at the same time appreciating reader's trust to share these moments with him. Also he was laser focused to have counted how many minutes until they stopped snoring lmao I loooove when 'noticing the small details' is taken to this extreme, there's something very endearing about it

Also

“Ramattra?” Your voice was hoarse as you sat up, sucking in air through your teeth and wincing.

“By your side.” He let his orb fall into his hand.

aAAAAAAAAAAAA (read: if i could word things a bit more smartly I'd say besides being heart-achingly sweet this perfectly captures his voice and the DOUBLE MEANING)

Okay now my favorite part of the chapter which is also the fic title THE GAME OF GO, I LITERALLY HAD THE BIGGEST GRIN WHEN I GOT TO THAT PART BC I HAD A FEELING I KNEW WHERE THAT WAS GOING AND IT'S SO MUCH BETTER THAN WHAT I IMAGINED

They let him go first? Okay. They placed the tile right next to his? Okayyy. They kept the board just for him?? Okay Okay. ACTUALLY WINNING?? BEATING HIS ASS AT GO THEN TELLING HIM YOU'RE STICKING TO HIS SIDE NO MATTER WHAT?? *insert that soyjack pointing meme* SYMBOLISM!!! TITLE REFERENCE!!!

This was a great cascade of events and also my favorite part about their dynamic (and how the fic is written), there's always two conversations happening at the same time with them; one with words and one without. And they both seem to see the two happening and it's so delicious

Three last things to note...

1. Ramattra holding back on his fantasies bc that's just silly it's never happening then the second reader goes "I'm staying btw" he immediately stops resisting LMAO

2. Zenyatta keeps getting referenced so I wonder if that's leading up to anything...

3. “… Please don’t ask me to shoot anyone though.” “We shall see.” THAT'S. THAT'S NOT A NO. RAMATTRA THAT'S NOT A NO.

I am so so excited to see what happens next bc reader will be probs directly involved w the decision making now, or at least come in as another factor and Ramattra's not gonna be happy with all of it...

- smile anon but you've probably already guessed hehe

Smile Anon I need you to know how much joy you bring me, sorry your life has been so busy, I definitely understand though (my job sent me on a business trip this week the week before Christmas! My bro has come to visit for the holidays and I miss out on a little bit of that)

I've read this at least 10 times like ... Hhhhhh you're so sweet thank you!

Yes! I have been doing my best to stay true to his voice and character, though I caught a few mistakes in earlier chapters that I went back and corrected bc I'm neurotic lol

I love this omnic so much it's insane, I'm so glad you enjoyed the game of go!!!!

And I love writing conversations where the words aren't the only focus because communication is more than just language

And yeah, it definitely was not a no 😏

[dalishthunder]

Hi hello it's the smile anon thank you for the second snippet and publishing the finished chapter so soon after, i was having a shitty day and it literally fixed my mood :") I also fully 100% blame you for kickstarting my obsession with ramattra how dare you, I need SLEEP and I got Things to do but instead I spent hours on this sketch bc I don't draw robots often and he's got so many intricate parts but I could NOT get this image out of my head (after reading chapter 1, re-reading and now shaking in my boots bc you released another snippet)

I've already left a comment on ao3 but I need to come here to your House and tell you that I adore the dynamic between ramattra and this reader. They're soft but they don't read as naive, just someone who's choosing to look up anyway bc they want to and rama has ultimately noble goals but he's full of grief and is taking it out on the world around him and ough, the snippet you published is already exploring this conflict and I will be over here screaming about it once it's finished. Ramattra kept associating them w Zen which is also an interesting detail bc 1.that's the closest being to him at that point and they've long since parted ways 2.he is oozing loneliness 3.it's almost like contemplating letting them into his inner circle (at least in theory, in his imagination since there's nothing like that anymore). I am chewing wires.

Also here's the sketch in question (they're discussing important business): https://64.media.tumblr.com/c7e8fb3fa36b95e93846fba85c00aed5/43f902ef76cf7130-79/s1280x1920/3e7153663682498df2cad1e50f0344ec383adecb.pnj

ANON!!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH RN I AM GIVING YOU SO MANY METAPHORICAL KISSES AND HUGS RN I AM LIVING

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Yes, the reader in this is very much not gentle because they're naive, and that's 100% going to be something explored in the next chapter. I already have like 2k words written bc I'm on fire bb

on fucking fire

normally I write at a pretty glacial pace. Managing a few hundred words a day is actually kind of a lot for me. I wrote like 1.5k yesterday which for me is like... I haven't managed that kind of attention since I worked on the last chapter of Good Endings Only.

Also this fanart? I'm literally screaming and sobbing and i love it so fucking much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Legit I messaged like all of my friends on discord and I was like "Oh my GOD LOOK AT WHAT THIS BEAUTIFUL ANON DREW"