#idk maybe i'm completely off but that is my current spin on it

[notbroadwaybound]

what I love about Eustass Kid as a foil to Luffy is just... they're the same. Like that scene when they are racing to Onigashima and they are both riding on the bow of their ships and look at each other. Both would do anything for their crew (i.e. attack Enies Lobby/an emperor) but the only difference is Luffy is the main character and Eustass just thinks he's the main character.

Maybe it's just the will of D and if Eustass was Eustass D Kid it'd be different but dude is destined to fail

[simonnebethel]

Writeblr Introduction

Just learned what a writeblr intro is so I'm gonna make one before I go to bed lol

I've already done something like this a few days ago but that was when I had no clue what I was doing lmao, so might as well make a more in depth one

About me:

19, she/her, bi

American

I write mostly fantasy and urban fantasy, and honestly i dont think i've ever written a story that was non-fantasy lol

Started writing when I was 10, but it was mostly Warrior Cats fanfiction on Wattpad lol. I went through a writing slump for most of highschool but last year I decided to get back into it since I'm not doing anything else lol

I like to read fantasy and classic lit, also anything with vampires. I also have a soft spot for slowburn romances where the main characters dont kiss until, like, the 4th book heehee

In love with anything gothic, vampire, and wlw 👩‍❤‍💋‍👩

I think one of my more niche interests is any early 2000s fantasy/sci-fi movie with a nu-metal/rock/alternative soundtrack like Queen of the Damned and The Crow. They are just...*chefs kiss*

My current stories:

A Chant for Blood (Formerly known as Account of Calamity)

Account of Calamity is a gothic victorian fantasy about a Grand Marshal, Karliah Helisende, and a blood-drinking fiend, Yorick Gwynplaine, who work together to investigate the mysterious portals that spawn dangerous creatures into the city of Isarnan, all the while Karliah is being haunted by the mysterious ancient temple that watches over her every move.

I'm currently working on the second draft, and I may start looking for beta readers once I'm finished, although I know I'm not far from finished with this novel. I also plan to make it a 4 or 5 book series, and slowly add a slowburn romance.

12/30/24 - Second draft has been finished!!

Looking for beta readers! Look here!

Our Demonic Hearts - The Craven Pact Series #1

Our Demonic Hearts is a urban fantasy about a cambion woman, Ana Kravens, haunted by her past. Taking place in a small Mississippi town, a man she went through a traumatic incident with, Beau Motloe, shows up on her doorstep one day with a deal; help him find his missing mother, and he'll give back the memories she lost during the traumatic incident. Her father, a demonic creature of unknown origin, wants nothing more than the Motloes dead, claiming that they were the very reason his daughter was almost killed 6 years ago. Ana goes against her father's wishes and accepts Beau's deal, suspecting that her father isn't telling the whole truth about that fatal night.

It is completed and available on Wattpad and Royal Road!! It was just a small project I had done for Nanowrimo, and has been edited at least once before being published. However, I plan to make it a trilogy and maybe have some spin-offs. This story is fairly new, but most of the characters are at least 5 years old and I love them very much <3

What I plan for 2024:

Finish the second draft of Account of Calamity and look for beta readers(In the beta reader phase!)

Start the second novel of The Craven Pact Series

Write a short story/novella or two taking place within the Account of Calamity universe. My brain is currently exploding with ideas rn(2 are in the drafting process currently!)

Write a short story about Ana Kraven's mom and how she met Marchosias, Ana's father.

Plan something for Nano?? Idk where I'll be in November lol

I'm interested in following other writers and reading everybody's stories! I would also be interested in a beta read/beta swap ^^

Other sites I'm on:

Wattpad: LillithOfBees

Royal Road: SimonneBethel

Nanowrimo: BeeWitch

18+ Writing discord!!!

[flower-boi16]

Hazbin Hotel Is A Show That Exists

So...after five years of waiting, Hazbin Hotel is finally out. I had very low expectations going to Hazbin - not only because of the current state of Helluva Boss (Its spin-off show) but also because of all the things I was hearing about it from people who saw the leaks - needless to say, it wasn't very positive. I was expecting this show to be a complete disaster on every single level, though deep down, I did want to be excited for this show - as I did used to briefly be a fan of Viv's work until I realized HB's MANY writing issues, so I went in with low expectations, expecting the show to be awful while deep down hoping that MAYBE It'll MAYBE end up being good. And after watching the first four episodes I can say that...

The show isn't awful nor is it that good. It's just...PAINFULLY average. In this post I'm going to give my current thoughts on HH based on the first four episodes that are currently released. Note that these are only my current thoughts on the show - there's a chance that MAYBE the show will improve in the second half of season 1. But for now, here are my current thoughts on the show:

1. The Animation & Visuals

The animation is...fine. The characters definitely look very rigged at times, but the animation is at least pleasant to look at. An issue I have is the camera work - sometimes the camera work can be VERY off at times. The show would constantly cut to different perspectives in some of the scenes and it becomes a headache to look at. It's especially bad at the beginning of the Happy Day In Hell song - where the camera looks like it's having a stroke during the sequence as it constantly cuts to different perspectives a LOT.

That being said - the camera work is mostly fine throughout the rest of the show so it's not too bad. So overall, the animation looks fine. I don't love it, but I don't hate it.

2. The Comedy

The show's comedy is...actually pretty ok. There were a few jokes that got a good laugh out of me, especially in episode 3, the episode that isn't written by Viv, so it therefore is the funniest episode of the show so far. I am surprised by the lack of sex jokes in the show which is at least a plus. That being said, a lot of the jokes in the show don't really land - mainly the ones that Angel Dust makes. So really, the comedy is OK. I don't hate it, but I also don't love it either.

3. Worldbuilding & Plot

So now let's talk about the main plot of the show as well as its world-building. Ok so the main conflict for the show is that due to someone killing an Angel during the last extermination - the exterminations are going to happen twice as fast now (6 months instead of one year). The mystery of what happened to the angel...lasts for about two episodes before we're given an answer in episode 3, and then it's just resolved like that.

Aside from that the series mostly revolves around its premise so far which is good. Alright, now lets talk about the lore and worldbuilding - basically Lucifer used to be an angel in Hevean but was seen as a trouble maker and Adam demanded that Lilith fuck him (or something Idk Idr) and Lucifer and Lilith fell in love blah blah blah Lucifer gave an apple to his new lover Eve blah blah blah the apple was cursed blah blah blah the apple created hell blah blah blah It sent evil to the world and Hevean was pissed about that so they banished them to hell blah blah blah Lucifer became sad blah blah blah Lilith didn't blah blah blah Hevean started doing exterminations because they were afraid of Hell's power.

(Semi-accurate description of the opening exposition dump). Ok so a few things; 1) I already asked this in another post but why did Hell never choose to fight back against Heaven when Heaven shouldn't have any power over hell because Hell was a realm created by Lucifer? Also, why does Heaven even have any power over Hell to begin with? and 2) So Heaven is eeeevil now and is going to kill all of Hell. Like I already said, it would have been more interesting if Heaven wasn't evil, and it also would've been better than this Hevean v Hell war we're probably going to get in the finale.

They even changed the reasoning to why Heaven started doing the exterminations, instead of it being because of an overpopulation problem now it's because Heaven was afraid of Hell's power...

...which contradicts the pilot which is canon to the series. But then the show just goes back to the overpopulation problem as the reason for the exterminations???? Like??? Which is it, is it because Heaven is evil or because of an overpopulation problem??? PICK ONE!!!

Hell is also kinda boring of a setting, it's just our world except red. That's it. So the lore and worldbuilding is kinda eh, Heaven is just evil cuz ofc it is and the lore has some problems. Its funny to how one of the lyrics of Adam's big villain song is "its all black and white", and since Adam is the bad guy and Charlie's goal is to redeem sinners, the show is trying to go for a "it's NOT black and white" message, but that's kinda ironic considering that this Heaven/Hell conflict is very black and white in it of itself; Hell good Heaven evil. That's it. Not saying black-and-white conflicts with a good guy and a bad guy are bad, most shows can make them work and be interesting, but Heaven would have been more interesting if it wasn't evil, at least IMO.

4. The Voice Actors

A lot of the discourse surrounding Hazbin until its release was the new voice actors. Let me just say I don't dislike the voice actors here; I think they are fine and they fit the characters decently well. Their singing is also decent as well. So I don't dislike any of the voices, they are fine for the most part and fit decently well with the characters.

5. The Songs

The songs so far are...fine. If there was one thing that HB consistently got right, it was the songs. Even if I dislike HB, the songs are actually pretty good (for the most part...). Hazbin's songs are...decent. There aren't any songs that I can say are bad, though I have some issues with the show's music; mainly the fact that the show sometimes shoves in songs...for the sake of having a song.

If you want to make a musical with songs you need to make sure each song has a distinct purpose for the story; take "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid. Before this song, it's pretty easy to infer that Ariel has an interest in the surface world - with her collecting human stuff and all. But the song further shows us her desire to see the surface - to see what it's like above water. It shows her desire to see the surface in the form of a song - it has a purpose within the story because it tells you something about the character.

Hazbin Hotel meanwhile sometimes has a problem when it comes to shoving in songs for the sake of meeting the song quota; the two biggest examples are "Hell is Forever" and "Respectless", as well as "Whatever It Takes". These songs are all completely unnecessary and they give us information that could have been communicated through simple dialogue rather than characters bursting out singing.

"Respectless" in particular feels less like a song and more like the characters just...singing a conversation with each other. The song is completely unnecessary and is just there to fill the song quota per episode. None of the songs I've mentioned are necessarily bad, but they suffer from being unneeded (HB also sometimes has this problem in season 2 mainly in episodes 3, 4, and 7).

Aside from that issue - the songs are...fine. None of them are bad but some of them are kinda useless and don't serve much of a purpose. I at least liked Happy Day in Hell and Poison, aside from that most of the songs are...ok. I just don't find most of them that memorable.

6. The Characters

Now, let's talk about the characters. First I'll talk about the main cast then the villains.

Charlie - I think Charlie's...fine. I always like overly positive and happy characters for protagonists so I was going to like Charlie anyway. She's fine; she's easy to root for and she's likable enough.

Vaggie - Vaggie's also fine. I do like her snark in episode 3, but aside from that there isn't much that interesting about her.

Nifty - Nifty's cute. Nifty's funny. I like Nifty.

Angel Dust - sigh Ok so I didn't like Angel Dust in episode 1 because of the fact he was another character whose one character trait is being excessively horny. And I also find all his jokes painfully unfunny. I'm not really in a position to judge how well his abuse from Val was handled so since I held a poll asking SA victim's thoughts on episode 4 and most of them voted no I'll just say that they didn't handle it very well and move on. So ya don't care for Angel Dust.

Alastor - Ah yes the creepy radio demon. He's also fine, I like his whole style and stuff.

Husk - Husk's whole purpose in the first three episodes is pretty much just to be pissed off at stuff, I kinda liked the scene where he talked to Angel Dust in episode 4 but aside from that, Husk is kinda just..fine...like everyone in this main cast.

Now let's talk about the villains so far!

Adam - Don't care for him. Sigh look Adam could be an entertaining villain but so far his dialogue and jokes are just painfully unfunny and I don't care for him as a villain. I could talk about his sidekick whose name I forgot but she's gotten so little screen time I can't form an opinion on her yet.

Also isn't it funny how HH was meant to be a female-focused show yet the males get more focus so far (As I've already talked about)? Ya, I thought so too. Anyways, the characters are...fine. I don't hate any of them, but I also don't really love any of them either. None of them are that interesting so far to me.

That's pretty much what I can say about everything in this show so far; I don't hate the animation but I don't love it either, I don't hate the comedy but I don't love it either, I don't hate the songs but I don't love them either, I don't hate any of the characters but I don't love them either.

7. Conclusion

So, that's my current thoughts on HH based on the first four episodes. Well...it's certainly a show that I watched. It's amazing to me how a show could be so consistently painfully average in pretty much EVERYTHING, from the animation to the songs to the comedy to the characters, to the episodes themselves, Hazbin Hotel is the most painfully average show I've watched so far. It's not bad so far, but it isn't good either. Again, maybe the show will improve when the latter half of season 1 comes out...

...or it will just get worse. I'm expecting the latter unfortunately due to the trailers making it look like there's going to be a Heaven/Hell war which means the show is probably going to abandon its premise like its spin-off (...that came before the main show was released). But ya, Hazbin Hotel is painfully average so far, probably a 6/10 so far, expecting the show to probably get worse, goodbye.

[silentcrowsilentravens]

hi idk if u have seen spyxfamily but there is this scene where the wife gets really drunk and mistakes her husband for an intruder. Can i get some headcanons for what carlos and chris would do in that situation thank you <3

I haven't seen it, but this is a fun idea.

Headcanons about what Carlos Oliveira and Chris Redfield would do if their s/o got incredibly drunk and mistook them for an intruder.

(Gender ambiguous).

Warnings: n/a

Masterlists here!

Carlos Oliveira

It's kinda late.

You're absolutely plastered.

Carlos isn't home and you want to try and wait up for him. You flop down onto the couch, turn on the TV, and try to get yourself comfortable.

Maybe a bit too comfortable. Not even minutes into the movie you decided to put on, you start to nod off despite your efforts not to.

You're not quite asleep when Carlos returns, but you're teetering dangerously on the edge.

He turns off the TV, deciding he'll carry you to bed after taking a quick shower and putting on some comfy clothes.

As he heads for the bathroom, flicks on the light, and closes the door behind him, you stare with half-closed eyes, confused.

In your drunken state, the first thought to slowly float through your brain is 'Who is that...?'

You then jump to the only logical conclusion: This is an intruder. One that's currently using your and Carlos' amenities!

You clumsily stand, nearly tripping over the coffee table as you go to the bathroom.

You press yourself up against the wall beside the door and wait.

The shower turns off.

A few minutes pass.

The door opens.

A figure steps into the doorway.

You go in for the attack.

Immediately, Carlos' instincts kick in. He steps back and assumes a defensive position, but he doesn't need to. You miss by quite a lot, doing a slight spin before falling face-first onto the carpet. It's unclear what exactly you were attempting in the first place.

After the initial surprise wears off, his features twist in confusion and concern. "You alright? What're you doing?"

You ignore him completely, latching onto one of his ankles as if it could possibly stop him from walking away. "Listen here, man." Your words are slurred and it immediately becomes obvious that you got too deep into the liquor cabinet. "If you think you can get away with breaking in here, you've got another thing coming. My boyfriend can kick your ass, and he's supposed to be home any minute now..."

You're still on the offensive, but you're too inebriated to accomplish anything.

Carlos bites back a laugh, amused by all of this. "Sure, babe. I'll kick my own ass."

The words don't quite process. "...Huh?"

He crouches down in front of you. "I'm your boyfriend, remember?"

"Ohhh..."

"Yeah." He picks you up and shoulders you. "Time for bed. You're wasted."

"Am not."

"Right. Sure."

Once you're in bed and all cozied up, Carlos puts a glass of water and some Asprin on the nightstand beside you.

You will be teased about this situation once you get some rest. And for a while after that.

Chris Redfield

After spending a night hanging out with some friends, you get dropped off at your and Chris' shared apartment far more wasted than you have ever been before.

Chris went downstairs upon realizing he forgot to check the mail, and you miss each other as you make your way up. As far as you're aware, you're about to be home alone as you close the door behind you.

There are a few lights on, but you don't really think much of it.

You take your coat off and just barely manage to remove your shoes.

That's when Chris reaches the apartment. Ever the cautious man after all that he's experienced, he did go ahead and lock the door before stepping out.

Your attention is quickly caught by the heavy footsteps in the hallway, and the audible fumbling of keys.

This is just like a scene in one of the movies you watched with your friends, where the main character realizes some creep is trying to get into their place.

The thought sort of freaks you out, so you immediately lock yourself in the bathroom you're currently standing in.

Just before Chris can turn the door handle, his phone begins to ring.

"Hello?"

"Chris," you whisper, "someone is trying to break in."

Instantly, he's asking you if you're okay.

Chris is under the impression that you're still with your friends, so he's throwing open the door and hurrying around the apartment in an attempt to grab everything he needs to come to your aid.

He's asking for more details. What exactly is happening? Where are you?

You aren't being particularly helpful. You're hard to understand because you're crying, whispering, slurring, and panicking. But who can blame you? From your perspective, there's some stranger stomping around the apartment, moving things, and saying stuff that you can't make out.

"You have to tell me where you are."

"The bathroom," you sob out.

"Where? What's the address?" Chris presses.

"I'm at home!"

After a moment, he pauses. He's standing there completely ready to leave as the words sink in.

He says your name.

"Yeah?"

"Nobody broke in. It's me."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." He heads over to the bathroom and convinces you to come out.

You're still a mess, so he takes you into his arms and spends some time reassuring you.

Then, he guides you to the bed. He'll put on a show you like or something. You can watch it with him until you fall asleep.

[box-dwelling]

So I wanted to make a pinned post compiling every post I've made that I have any intent at all to do anything with as a fan work.

Most of these are just drafts currently but as stuff gets released I'll edit this post and reblog with the news.

This post is long so the info will be under the cut but as a contents:

Franmaya Narumitsu Kids Au

Turnabout Orca

Ace Attorney DnD

Narumitsu Enjoying Art

Trucy V Kristoph

PTA Narumitsu

No Children Krisnix

Narumitsu Who Wait Too Long

Full Breakdown of My Plan For a Fic EU:

-Untitled Disbarment -Untiled Turnabout Trump Missing scenesand Fallout -Untitled Hell -Turnabout PTA -A Stray Turnabout -Turnabout Orca -A Christmas Turnabout -Untitled DnD -Turnabout Date -A Family Turnabout -The Perfect Wedding Turnabout -2 Bonus Fics

FranMaya Narumitsu Kids Au

Original post - full AU breakdown. Warning it's long

Ask about the Richards relationship to his sisters

Plan:

I'd love to do some fun comics. Maybe a fic but it would be a bitch to format as such. May become a series of drabbles instead

Current status:

No words on the page for fics. Ideas planned for comic but I'm really not happy with my art style at the moment and struggling to get someone drawn that I don't instantly hate and want to restart. Happy to take ideas to expand on this AU with questions

Turnabout Orca

Original post - Concept Breakdown

Additional post - Additional discussion of concept

Fic link

Plan:

Fic. A part of my larger series I have planned that I don't talk about that much here but separate enough to be posted on its own before the rest

Current Status:

Chapter 1 published. Chapter 2 needs edits but could honestly be posted whenever. I just keep procrastinating. I had ideas for a chapter 3 when playing this case but don't remember what it was so I'd need to replay the case.

Ace Attorney DnD

Original post - Character role breakdown

Character sheets

Plan:

A spin off midquel of a fic within my extended fic universe

Current status:

Ugh. So. I have a Klapollo Christmas fic within the previously mentioned extended fic series. There are 4 fics I need to post first or else it will make no sense.

The fic itself has a good amount written but is not finished but I probably could write the remaining scenes pretty easily. I would love to post this at Christmas but erm. We'll see.

I could cut down the previous references and just have it all be out of order as I post.

The first fic is a good good way done.The second is short sweet and basically done. The forth is a short sweet fluff fic that's not got too much written yet but should be easy enough to bang out. The third one is a complete god damn shitshow that I'm really unhappy with at the moment. I want to rearrange a tone of stuff before I post it. There's some stuff in there I adore. Then there's other stuff I hate and want to cut out immediately but can't because the stuff I like its currently dependant on it. It's got no coherent structure. There's a million things I want to cover in it but not over riding theme. A lot of the later stuff hinges on events in this one so I can't just completely kill it. It's overstuffed and just a complete Trainwreck. I recognize that what I post doesn't have to be good and this is a fan space but I genuinely don't want to put this out there in this state. Like to explain what a state it's in its currently dealing with a mirror to FmT, sibling reveal, setting up Klapollo, Manfred's execution, Narumitsu proposal, another thing on this list, AJ fallout, and Edgeworth's promotion and very very little connective tissue between these concepts.

This is relevent because the DND fic is kind of a midquel to said Christmas fic so need to come out after it.

Idk guys Christmas sounds a little too optimistic. I may post the Christmas fic very very late.

Narumitsu Enjoying Art

Original post - concept breakdown

Plan

Included in a part of one of the fics in the extended fic universe

Current status

Hey so remember what I just said about the third fic having a planned segment for another point in this list. Suprise guess which one it was. This one. So yeah development hell. I've not even written that part yet because even opening that doc demoralises me. Will it be in the end product? I literally have no fucking clue. It's linked in with the FmT mirror segment which is the most likely to get the axe and also the hardest to fucking cut so just ugh.

Trucy V Kristoph

Original post - beginnings of concept

Extended post on this idea - concept breakdown

Plan:

Finally, its own thing. A multi chapter canon divergence fic

Current status:

Honestly doing pretty well. I've got like 3 chapters written but am struggling to know where to go from where I am. Kind of on hiatus but I could also just post what I have so far and then have it be a more public hiatus.

PTA Narumitsu

Original post - concept discussion

Plan

Fic. Similar to Turnabout Orca in that it fits within the canon of the extended fic universe and may get plonked in there as a series but works as a stand alone

Current status:

One scene written. I have ideas but it's a hard one to get motivated to write. I love the concept but it's just not the document I instinctively open up.

No Children Krisnix

Original post- lyric by lyric scene description

Link to homeforall's own version of said idea

Plan

Animatic

Current status

I have done a handful of scenes but I'm having the same issue I was with the Au comic. I just need my art to be a bit better to feel comfortable.

Narumitsu Who Wait Too Long

Proper concept breakdown

Related prior post

Plan:

It's own fic as its own thing but also a general feeling and concept I try to bring in whenever I write 7yg stuff

Current status:

A brief scene written as its own thing though I may change it to go a different way because I have being think about it more. Also a theme I have in the first of the extended fic universe stories

Aforementioned extended fic universe

Ok so this one is more complicated because I don't really have posts for it but I did want to break it down for me and for future reference.

1: Untitled: Disbarment

Concept:

Begins with some small stuff during the trilogy, Choosing death, forbbien hospital scene and what not but is primarily about Phoenix's disbarment. Narumitsu fic mainly but there's a good deal of Franmaya and also some deeply toxic Krisnix.

Status:

A lot written but missing a lot of connective tissue and I want to put in some fluff padding at points. Also there's probably a smut scene or two that I want to write but have been putting off.

2: Untitled- Turnabout Trump Missing Scenes and Fallout

Concept:

Kind of tieing some loose ends from the last fic with some headcaons I have about this case in particular. Short. Probably a one shot. Could be an epilogue to the previous but I think will be worth publishing as its own thing.

Status:

Basically done. Need to be published in order.

3: Untitled Hell

Concept:

After Turnabout succession Phoenix goes to Europe with Edgeworth and Trucy and Apollo stay behind to take a case. When Apollo is writing up his journal notes from the Misham Trial they look through Phoenix's paper work to clear up some loose ends and find out a lot they didn't know. Meanwhile stuff gets more and more out of hand in Europe

Status:

Already said. Absolute hell.

4: Turnabout PTA

Concept:

When Edgeworth gets promoted to Chief Procecutor, Phoenix takes him to the PTA to show off. Chaos ensues

Status:

Already said. This and turnabout Orca are the only ons before the Christmas Turnabout that doesn't have to be posted before it. This one could probably come out on its own but it's best after the 3rd fic

5: A Stray turnabout

Concept:

Short sweet fluff fic. Athena meets her Boss's fiance. Edgeworth worried about Trucy's grades. Phoenix adopts a stray puppy. Apollo gets to subject the agency to one of his special interests

Status:

Like half written and the other half is inmy brain. It's just not been a priority.

6: Turnabout Orca

Concept:

Turnabout reclaimed from Edgeworth's perspective

Status:

Already said. Will be posted when it's posted.

7: A Christmas Turnabout

Concept:

Just after the end of dual destinies, Apollo invites Klavier to the Wright-Edgeworth Christmas party given that his previous plus one is now dead. It's the obligatory Klavier joins the found family and gets "forgiven" (read: realised he was never blamed I'm the first place) for Phoenix's disbarment fic that I always eat up. Also dealing with the fallout of DD and Clays death and Klavier's fallout after AJ. Big ensemble cast. Angst and fluff.

Status:

Solid half way done

7.5 Untitled DnD

Concept:

Some for the cast are bored and unable to sleep on Christmas Eve so Trucy runs a Christmas one shot for their DnD party.

The idea for this was that all the family members have a DnD character but it's kind of expected that not everyone can always make it. So it's an induction for Klavier and Simon into the fold by making their characters and joining in. The players for this fic are Klavier, Apollo, Simon, Athena, Kay, Pearl and Sebastian. Maya, Phoenix, Ema and Edgeworth all also have characters but aren't present for the game for reasons that make sense in context.

Status:

Already said

8: Turnabout Date

Concept:

A direct sequel to A Christmas Turnabout taking place a day or so after that one leaves off. Klavier has asked Apollo on a dated to an intimidatingly fancy restaurant.

Meanwhile as the anniversary of DL6 draws closer Edgeworth ends up giving up and giving the prosecutors office a holiday break until the New Year. In turn Phoenix gives the WAA the time off too given the stress of the last week. Both offices decide to help their respective idiot in love prepare for the date. Though the weird girls of Maya and Kay end up on the opposite of their usual sides as Phoenix needs requests the aid of everyone's favourite great thief and Maya get caught up in the chaos after an attempt to seduce her girlfriend.

Status:

About a third written. I'm really really fond of this one though.

9: A Family Turnabout

Concept:

A pair of ghosts from Phoenix's past turn up on the agency door all related to Athena's most recent case. A poisoning in a tea shop that she herself witnessed.

Tensions are high as more than one Wright family member's life hang in the balance. As Phoenix's mental state grows slowly more unstable, his relationship with his daughter is put to the test.

While Athena and Apollo butt heads about how much their powers are to be trusted and ask they begin to learn more and more about the mysterious group the victim and defendant belong to, Phoenix's protegee are forced to ask serious questions about what justice really means and if the WAA's tactics in court are really moral and safe.

Status:

Hey idk if you can tell. This is my favourite. If I could just post this and focus on it I would. Unfortunately it needs a lot of fucking context. Stuff that's fine to just be explained to a reader who knows they can learn more in other available fics but will sound insane if not. How much is written. A whole lot. The stuff that's missing is the case fic stuff but I know exactly what I'm doing with that now so it just needs to be properly written out. There's probably a few posts I could have linked to put this bad boy on the mentioned works in progress section but that would probably spoil it a bit and I don't want to do that.

10: A Perfect wedding Turnabout

Concept:

Narumitsu wedding. Big old ensemble piece. Stuff will get crazy but I don't want to spoil anything. But those two could never have a normal wedding come on.

Status:

This was like the 3rd fic is started writing and well. It shows. I don't love how a lot of it reads. I want to rewrite a tone. But there is a lot already on the page. The other 2 I wrote this early were a very early draft of the first fic which has been revised enough to be fixed and then the 3rd fic which is the bane of my existence. I like the plot concept I have. But I worry about the prose. When I wrote this is had been a long ass while since I'd tried to write a big cast like this and it fucking shows. Also just the character voice is off. It's kind of expositiony. It's not as unsalvageable as 3 it's just not there yet.

2 Bonus fics

Status:

Completely unwritten

Concept:

I kind of want to do a narumitsu fluff fic of them buying a house together and putting up furniture after 3 and I wouldn't mind a reunion faraskye fic before 3. But the benefit of me having written nothing and having planned nothing is that they have no vital link to the others so they can just be punished whenever and I'll say where they are in the timeline.

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Robyn

Rowaelin Month, Day Ten

A/N: I'd planned on posting them in order, but you get what you get. Idk when the other prompts will come tbf. I hope soon. Anyway, I managed to write over 6k words today and I'm pretty fucking proud.

This is just fluff over fluff, so yep enjoy!!

Word count: 3,047

Rowan was unbelievably late as he sped through the streets of Orynth.

So late that the school had called not only him, but also the front desk of the place where he worked when he hadn't answered the call on his personal phone. Sorscha, his assistant, had entered his office with an embarrassed smile on her lips, as if she didn't want to tell him that he had forgotten for the umpteenth time to pick up his daughter from school.

Lorcan had joined him, for some strange reason, but Rowan had stopped bothering when it came to his best friend. He'd been trying to figure out how he reasoned for years and had come to the conclusion that there was no logical sense in the actions of the man sitting next to him, who was currently singing at the top of his lungs to one of the songs on the Frozen CD - which much to the chagrin of both of them, had gotten stuck in his car radio months before, forcing them into hours of torture.

He would never deny that the songs were all quite catchy, but after the sixteenth time Rowan had had to listen to Let It Go at maximum volume, his positive opinion of the film had begun to waver.

As they pulled into the school parking lot, Rowan noticed with deep regret that the only cars still there were those of the teachers and school staff.

They both got out of the car, Rowan walking quickly towards the entrance while Lorcan dragged behind him.

He greeted the caretakers sitting at the entrance, who returned a big smile. A smile that grew even wider when his large, imposing friend entered a few moments later. He stopped to talk to the old ladies and Rowan walked down the corridor he knew led to Robyn's classroom.

He could hear muffled voices from inside the teachers' room on the left and the one he knew belonged to Miss Galathynius coming from the right. He looked out over the classroom, spotting the two people sitting at a desk.

As soon as his daughter saw him, her eyes widened and a huge smile flashed across her face.

No words. No "hello, daddy!" or "I missed you!" from the little girl.

Her teacher turned as she leapt out of her chair and ran towards him, hugging his legs and looking up at him. Rowan smiled at her in turn, running a hand over her hair that was shot in every direction.

"Hello, little bird," he murmured to her. The child's smile widened even more if that was possible.

The woman a few feet away from them pulled herself upright, crossing her arms over her chest and offering a sincere smile to the child, who hid behind his thighs.

Rowan was about to tell her that Robyn was shy with everyone like this, ready to defend his daughter's behaviour as he was used to doing in front of every adult, but he was beaten to the punch.

"It's good to see you, Mr Whitethorn," she said, extending a hand. Rowan shook it without hesitation. "Actually, I just wanted to write you a letter regarding Robyn," she continued, never taking her eyes off the little girl. "Nothing serious," she hastened to reassure him when Rowan grimaced, "quite the contrary. Robyn is remarkably good. One of the best in the class, though I shouldn't offer that information so bluntly."

Miss Galathynius winked at him, but he couldn't process what he'd just been told.

"Sorry, could you-"

The little hands clamped around his trousers tightened a fraction more and Rowan looked down, trying to figure out what was bothering his daughter, but then something happened that he hadn't even dared to dream about in recent times.

"You're here!"

The little girl broke off and ran away from him in less than the blink of an eye.

Rowan turned just in time to see Lorcan grab Robyn in mid-air, spinning her around as he brought her to his chest and showered her with kisses. The loud, incessant laughter that erupted from her seemed too much coming from that fragile little body, but he never tired of hearing it.

"Why hello baby!" said Lorcan laughing in turn, starting to tickle her until she begun to rebel and he was forced to let her slide to the floor. Robyn was still laughing at the top of her lungs and nearly fell to the ground as she squealed left and right, letting herself be pushed around by the closest thing to an uncle she had ever had.

When Rowan turned back to the woman, she was wide-eyed and her lips slightly parted as she watched the massive man dressed completely in black and the menacing face turn into a completely different person the second he had seen Robyn.

He chuckled, "I know, it's not every day you get to see a little girl be so comfortable with a brute like that."

Lorcan, who was listening to everything, looked him straight in the eye and without stopping smiling and playing with the little girl, mouthed to him to fuck off.

"Well, yeah. You caught me a little off guard." she confessed, still shocked to hear how Robyn was having a full conversation with Lorcan. They couldn't hear anything of what she was actually saying, but even just the fact she was talking to someone seemed to have Aelin unsettled.

She returned her attention to Rowan and let out a breath that sounded more like a giggle, "I've never heard her laugh before."

He nodded, blushing a little at the teacher's surprised but relieved tone.

"I'm sure the dean warned you about the problem she has," he said in a low voice. He grimaced at her poor choice of words, "I mean, not problem, but the difficulty she finds in interacting with people she doesn't know."

Liar, he told himself. Robyn hadn't spoken to anyone but him and Lorcan since the day Lyria had died. It wasn't a difficulty, but a response to the trauma that prevented her from speaking to anyone who wasn't part of her immediate family.

"I know, I know. We've been looking for solutions together." she informed him. "I give her a white board every morning. Come on, I'll show you." she turned to the desk they were sitting at earlier and raised the magnetic board, on which a few words were scribbled on. "I'll write here what she might need. Yes. No. I need to go to the bathroom. I'm thirsty. I'm hungry." she read, listing the various options. Rowan gaped. "We've only just started going over the alphabet for a second time, so she can't really read or write yet, as I imagine you know, but the little drawings next to each sentence help her."

She continued talking, but he couldn't quite follow.

The woman in front of him - aside from being breathtakingly beautiful - had done as much as she could to help her child with communication.

"Mr. Whitethorn-"

"Rowan. Please, call me Rowan." he said, clearing his throat once he realized how hoarse it sounded to his ears. Lorcan walked up to them at that point, still holding Robyn in his arms and positioned himself next to him, letting their shoulders touch in a comforting way.

"Call me Aelin, then," she smiled at them both. Then she made a small grimace, turning to Rowan, "I wanted to ask if it bothered you, that I sought a solution like that. Maybe I put her in distress, embarrassed her. I'm sorry if I gave you the impression that I wanted to solve this on my own. I really wanted to discuss it with you, with your husband too, to avoid misunderstandings. Maybe we could arrange a meeting."

He was about to tell her that she had given him the exact opposite of annoyance, that he had been more than pleased that she had helped Robyn this way, when her words finally registered.

Lorcan, beside him, had opened his mouth wide and his lips were slowly bending into a mischievous smile.

Rowan furrowed his brow, "I'm sorry, what?"

Aelin's smile seemed to falter. "A meeting? With you? To talk about how to handle the situation," then she shifted her gaze to Lorcan, "You're more than welcome to join as well. I didn't know Robyn had two dads, I apologise for assuming Robyn had a mum and dad. That was very rude of me-"

"I love this," Lorcan whispered, laughing in shock. He turned to Rowan with eyes that sparkled with amusement, "I would definitely be the top."

Rowan looked at him with an expression of complete shock on his face, "What the fuck are you talking about?"

Robyn gasped, opening her eyes wide and bringing a hand to her mouth, pointing then to Rowan's.

"Yeah, sorry, love. I shouldn't have said the bad word." he apologised, giving her a quick kiss on the forehead. He turned back to Miss Galathynius, "I'm sorry to have to disappoint you, but we're not married."

"No need to lie, sweetie. I'm sure Aelin," he gave her a knowing look, "doesn't mind at all about our relationship status."

Aelin nodded, "Well, yes. That doesn't change anything. Mr..." she turned to Lorcan, searching for a name.

"Salvaterre."

"Mr. Salvaterre can still attend. The fact that you are not yet married is no reason why you cannot both be present at the meeting. You don't have to worry, we are a very tolerant school and if anyone bothers you, you can come directly to me."

A sound of sheer glee escaped Lorcan.

Aelin continued, "I mean it. I was pleased to see both of you today. I was also pleased to see Robyn smiling so much." she concluded, looking the little one in the face.

Rowan took a deep breath, bracing himself, "No, I meant, we're not a couple. We're not gay. He's her uncle."

The woman's blonde eyebrows shot up and a second later she turned almost as red as the dress Robyn was wearing as Lorcan shook his head muttering something very much like 'you're no fun', which made Robyn giggle.

"Why did you even get off the car?" he asked him exasperated.

Lorcan shrugged, "Because I missed my little bean, you monster." he replied, clutching Robyn to his chest. The little girl clutched Lorcan's shirt in her chubby little hands and Rowan huffed, shaking his head.

Aelin brought her hands to her face, leaning against the desk behind her. She shook her head, her face still hidden, "Oh, god. I'm so sorry."

Lorcan let out a dry laugh, "Don't worry about it. It was fun while it lasted." then he turned to Rowan again, who was still trying to recover from the idea of being involved in a relationship with his friend, "You're really no fun."

"Yeah, no fun dad." repeated Robyn.

Silence fell over the class. Rowan looked at her with wide eyes and blinked once, twice. Robyn was staring at him with a sweet scowl that mimicked so much that of the man who was still holding her, but Rowan couldn't get over the fact that his daughter had spoken while Aelin was still beside them.

He was about to talk, noticing how Robyn had started squirming in Lorcan's arms, when there was a knock at the door.

They both turned, Aelin peering over Rowan's shoulder, and saw the figure of a petite girl with black hair and eyes standing in the doorway, watching them with her head slightly bent to the side. She had a tag on her t-shirt that was too colourful to belong to someone who didn't work in a school with children, so he guessed she was a teacher herself. Besides, Rowan felt like he'd seen her elsewhere. Probably every day when he picked Robyn up from school, he said to himself.

"I know you're not supposed to eavesdrop but I stopped by earlier and heard you were a couple of dads," she said by way of introduction. "I just wanted to reassure you that the school is an extremely safe place. I'm the one who did most of the interviews with the parents," that's where they had met then, "and one of the questions that is asked is just about the tolerance of the people who will be attending the school."

Aelin watched her, remaining silent the whole time and putting on an amused smile, nodded, "That's what I was telling them. How tolerant the school is. They make such a cute couple, don't you think, Elide?"

Rowan turned to her, arching an eyebrow, silently asking her what she was doing. The woman, as if she could truly understand what he was trying to convey to her, nodded her head towards Lorcan, who Rowan only then noticed was standing weirdly, his eyes fixed on the woman in the doorway.

He grinned, deciding to take his revenge right away. "Oh, yes. Thank you so much for the reassurance," Rowan began to play along as well. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Lorcan turn towards him, dropping Robyn to the floor, who made a disapproving noise at being dumped so suddenly. "We are happy to know that this school is a safe place for our daughter. And for us."

Elide offered him a blinding smile, "Good. I'm happy to hear that you are pleased so far. And I am happy that Aelin is the one who is taking your daughter's class. She's the best one here."

Rowan didn't know her yet, but he knew the thing Elide had just said could only be true.

"Well," she said again, giving them an apologetic smile, "I really must go now, but if you need anything, you can find all my contact details on the website. Have a nice day!"

Aelin and Rowan said their goodbyes, thanking her. Lorcan took a while to recover, but when he realised he was staring into empty space he ran towards the door, almost stepping on little Robyn, who was moved by Aelin.

"We are very much not gay, miss!" he shouted into the hallway. Aelin, now beside him and with a hand on Robyn's shoulder, cackled. With Lorcan's infinite luck, someone walked by just then and gave him a stern look. "Oh, shut up ma'am. I'm an ally. The best ally."

Rowan shook his head as Lorcan launched himself in pursuit of the poor teacher and burst out laughing when he heard him shout, "I'm not homophobic! I'm willing to suck someone's cock if I have to prove it to you!"

Aelin opened her mouth wide before bursting out laughing in turn.

Robyn, seeing both adults so happy, giggled too and Rowan bent down to pick her up. The little girl laid her full head of white-light hair on his shoulder and closed her eyes.

She was tired and Rowan really needed to get her home to sleep.

He glanced at Aelin and reduced his lips to a thin line, "I'm sorry about the commotion, I'll try not to bring him into the building again. Even if it means tying him to the seat."

The soft laugh she gave made something tighten in his chest. He frowned.

Aelin didn't seem to notice the effect she had on him, "Don't worry, Elide is crazy about fools like him. If he says the right things, we might start seeing each other outside of school too."

Rowan nodded, now too caught up in the thought of having to take Robyn home to focus on anything else.

They agreed on when to hold the parent-teacher meeting and then he grabbed Robyn's backpack, walking towards the exit.

He was thoughtless as he reached into his pocket for his keys and balanced everything else - including the girl - on his other arm, but when Robyn's hand brushed his cheek, he looked down and his eyes met their twins. Green against green.

"What is it?"

The little girl's voice never stopped making him smile. Each time was like the first time she had said dada.

"I really like her."

Rowan frowned, "Who?"

"Miss Aelin." she whispered, almost as if she was afraid they might hear her.

He smiled at her, "Yeah? You like her?"

"She's nice to me."

Rowan had to put her down as he opened the door and let her get into the back seats by herself.

"I'm glad she's treating you well, love," he let her know, buckling her in.

He hoped she'd tell him more about her new teacher, but like any kid her age, the topic of conversation couldn't last for more than four lines apiece, "Where's Uncle Lorcan?"

Rowan snorted, "No idea, little bird."

Robyn nodded, "Elide is pretty too."

And as if those words had summoned him, Lorcan appeared beside the car, making them both scream. He entered the car in a heartbeat and turned to his daughter, who was still settling into the seat. "Do you know Miss Lochan?"

But before she could answer him, Rowan had entered the car in turn and smacked the back of his head, which made the Robyn giggle, "You're not using my daughter as your wingman. Now stop it and buckle up."

Lorcan gave him a gentle push, before doing as he was told and for once he was happy he'd convinced him to do something.

Or at least, Rowan thought he had convinced him.

"What if I left you a note to deliver to Miss Lochan, Rob? Would you be up for it?"

Rowan knew, even without looking at her, that she was nodding emphatically.

Keeping his eyes on the road, he murmured, "Could you stop calling my daughter Rob, please? You'll give her an existential crisis."

Lorcan clicked his tongue against his palate, "Rowan, I'm not giving her a damn thing. We live in this new world, okay? Your daughter could be called Simon and still be a beautiful princess. Grow up and educate yourself before you talk shit."

"Aaaah!" shouted Robyn, "Bad word!"

Rowan sighed and shook his head, but still he was smiling.

This was his life. Had been for the past two years.

And he wouldn't change it for the world.

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Jaysus, I kind of want to ask all of them, but I'll try and restrain myself. Lets go with 2, 5, 6, 11, 16. If five questions is just rude, then, idk, pick three of those XD

2. Will you participate in any fandom exchanges or fic challenges, etc?

I was thinking about it recently, actually! I was going through my Whumptober fics and thinking how much I enjoyed that, and how it's kind of great working to a challenge, because I end up writing stuff I otherwise wouldn't, and it just makes me get on with it. So, yeah, probably. :D Unless my fic writing crashes and burns, it could happen. All the good fic challenges seem to be in October, though, which is super unhelpful. But maybe by then I'll have finished all the things currently on my to-do list.

6. Which yet-to-be-started fic is first on your list?

I'll say barely-started rather than yet-to-be-started, because I had to jot down some lines so they didn't disappear, but it's a 'six years later' sequel to the boxing AU I just posted (fight like a title holder, stand like a champion). I wanna write what happens to them down the line, if they met that young. Do they turn up to his dad's funeral with like a couple of kids in tow? Did they break up tragically and are convinced that They Will Never Love Again? Who knows… (me, I know).

11. Would you like to try any new fanfic genres or tropes this year?

Ooh. Yes, but it's hard, because I went full-tilt on trying to tick off a load of tropes from, like, my Stargate days, so a lot of them I've already done. I should check my list, see what I've still not ticked off. As for genres…I guess I mostly stick to a combination of romantic comedy drama and scifi, I don't know what other genres I could do… detective fiction? Noir? I think I tried writing noir once, it was great fun but exhausting. Fuck, what other genres are there? I'm bad at genres, my brain doesn't categorise things that way.

16: answered here!

5. Which WIP is first on your list to complete this year? Will you post a snippet?

I put this one out of order so I could put the response behind a readmore. Shelter From The Storm! And, hah, you don't need a snippet, do you??? Okay, two options: one snippet that you've not read, or one snippet that other people haven't read…I'm going to be mean and post the one for other people. ;)

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Diego spins around, and then heads for the steps, taking them two at a time. He knocks hard, twitching on his feet, aware of his brothers watching. Knocks again.

"—right, keep your hair on," says Lila, as she opens the door. She stops, staring at him, her eyes widening.

And then she slams the door in his face.

He stares blankly at the door for a second, his mind running a mile a minute, and then knocks again, frantically. "Lila! Lila, please open the door! Don't run!"

"Huh," says Luther, behind him. "Is it just me, or was she holding a baby?"

"Not just you," says Five.

"Lila, please!"

"Do you think she stole it from somewhere? Like the Handler did with her, I mean."

"No, Luther," says Five, patiently. "I don't think she stole it."

Diego bangs on the door with his fist.

"…Ohhhh," says Luther. "Oh, shit, time travel, right."

"Fuck this," says Five, and there's the noise of him disappearing.

Diego stops at that, and waits breathlessly, staring at the door. He senses Luther shifting behind him, wills him not to speak, not to ask, not to say a single word—

"Do you think it's—"

"Shut up, Luther!"

"I wasn't going to say anything," says Luther, sounding a little aggrieved. "I just wondered if it was a boy or a girl, that's all."

Diego presses his palms and his forehead against the door, and breathes out slowly.

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Hetavision 2021 Televote part 3

Host 1: Edging towards that moment of truth, just 10 results to go. The moment the millions of people out there have been waiting for.

Host 2: Ten songs still waiting for points, and from those last ten, the winner will be revealed.

Host 1: Alright. Deep breath. As we said, we have ten countries left. Next up, is Greece.

Host 1: Greece has recieved from the public... 79 points!

Greece: Not bad, not bad, eeeey I'm on the left side of the scoreboard! Good job Stefania He do be saying tiredly

Host 2: Okay, let's move on to Ukraine.

The audience: Cheering

Host 2: Ukraine, the public has given you... are you ready?

Ukraine: Yes?

Host 2: 267 points!

Ukraine: Oh my gosh! I- That's incredible! Lots of happiness

Host 2: And that means Ukraine is in the lead now!

Host 1: Alright, only eight countries left. And next up is Russia. Russia, are you ready?

Russia: Da ^-^

Host 1: You have recieved from the public... 100 points!

Russia: That's pretty good, I'm happy ^-^

Host 2: Okay, let's move on to Portugal. Portugal, get ready to get from the public...

Portugal: Oh this is gonna be good!

Host 2: 27 points!

Portugal: Excuse me???

Iceland: Despite being nervous, mutters I guess love wasn't on his side tonight

The other Nordics: Tries really hard not to laugh

Host 1: Moving on to Bulgaria. Bulgaria has recieved from the public... 30 points!

Bulgaria: I qualified, Romania didn't and I got at least more points that Portugal... I'll take it! The juries loved you Victoria, don't worry!

Host 2: Only five countries left. Let's move on to Iceland.

Audience: Cheering some more

Iceland: Okay, that's a positive noise, I like that

Host 2: Iceland.

Me: Seeing the pan flag again... almost in happy tears

Host 2: From the public you are getting... 180 points!

Iceland: HOLY SHIT I'M IN THE LEAD AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN PERFORM. I MIGHT NOT WIN, BUT I'M IN THE LEAD NOW AND I'M DOING BETTER THAN THE OTHER NORDICS. FINALLY. Daði og Gagnamagnið I'm so proud A lil bit of a happy tears moment from Iceland

Host 1: We move on to Italy.

The Italians (Veneziano, Romano and Rome (look at idk I think it was the 2nd jury part)): Holding hands and is very nervous

Host 1: Italy, get ready to recieve from the public... 318 points!

The Italians: In complete shock before they start screaming WE WON THE TELEVOTE, WE'RE IN THE LEAD, WE COULD WIN THE WHOLE THING FINALLY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!!! YES MÅNESKIN!!!

Host 1: That means Italy is now in first position! Italy is in the lead! The level of excitment here is just ridiculous. Three countries waiting for the results from the public vote, and I promise you, It's not going to be long now. Italy is in the lead with 524 points, but maybe oen of these countries stil waiting for points will jump out in front or maybe not.

Host 2: Italy is in the lead, but three countries still haven't recieved their points from the public yet. And those countries are Malta, France and Switzerland.

Italians: Be shaking with excitment

Malta, France and Switzerland: Is a bit more nervous

Host 1: Okay, we're all wide awake now, aren't we?

Host 2: Italy leads with 524 points, but we all know things can still change. We move on to Malta. Malta has recieved from the public... 47 points!

Malta: Excuse me?! What the fuck?!

Host 1: Alright. The level of excitment just totally crazy.

France and Swizterland: Knows damn well that they need something between 200 and 300 points to win, but is pretty sure Italy and Ukraine were the highest so they are just happy with a good result.

Host 1: A lot of sympathy for the all the countries. Still in the lead is Italy, but bear in mind that two countries still need to recieve their points from the public vote, so the winner can be either Italy or one of the two countries that haven't recieved their points from the public yet. France or Switzerland. It feels like almost everyone in Europe is holding their breaths right now.

Host 1: We're moving on. We're moving. The next country is France. France, the public has decided to give you... 251 points!

France: Oh mon dieu! Sees that it gives him a total of 499 so he didn't beat the Italians. Second is good! It's my best result in years! Well done Barbra!

Host 1: Everything, everything is balancing on this something something moment

(It's late and I'm doing this by ear, so please bear with me)

Host 2: So, only one country left. Italy is currently in first place, and Switzerland has not recieved their points yet. One of you will be the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.

Host 1: If Switzerland gets at least 258 points. They win. So, it's either Italy or it's Swizterland. Who will be the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021?

Me, watching this at home with my parents. Very much so Norwegian and also actually very much liked the Swiss song, but my favourite of all time was Italy: Italy please, Italy please, Italy please

Host 2: So here is a recap. Swizterland needs at least 258 points to win. Are you ready?

Host 2: Switzerland has got... from the public...

165 points! AND THAT MEANS WE HAVE A WINNER!

Gjon: Is being so great and clapping despite the fact that he didn't win and just being an overall great guy

Host 1: How fantastic! Italy is the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2021!

Host 2: One thing I know for sure is next year the Eurovision Song Contest kicks off in Italy! So we all be heading off to the country of pizza and sambuca!

Host 1: Let's have a look at the final results one more time! This is the amazing top three. It's Swizterland, in second place France, and the winner is, great achievement, the winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2021 is Italy!

The Italians: IS CRYING AND SCREAMING MORE OF JOY AND HAPPINESS, THE OTHERS ARE CHEERING FOR THEM AND SAYING IT WAS DESERVED CAUSE IT SURE AS FUCK WAS, I WAS ALMOST IN TEARS MYSELF CAUSE MY FAVOURITE (SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN MY FAVOURITE SINCE NATIONAL SELECTION TIMES TYPE OF FAVOURITE) HADN'T WON THE PAST 12 YEARS, BUT FINALLY. AFTER 12 YEARS. MY FAVOURITES WON. TO QUOTE SIRIUS BLACK, BUT WITH MY OWN PERSONAL SPIN: I DID MY WAITING. 12 YEARS OF IT. IN EUROVISION. MY FAVOURITE HADN'T WON SINCE 2009. I'M SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

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Can I get an imagine of Hiei from Yu Yu Hakusho? Maybe an AU hundreds of years ago where he ends up caring for a human woman and teaching her how to defend herself. If you don't like that one, anything you think of.

Character: Kanda from DGM NSFW Prompt: "Make me." Love youuuuuu 😘

How about a NSFW scenario of Kakashi coming home to his sweet little naughty civilian S/O? 😜 A bit of role play where they call him sensei while he's doing them on the kitchen table?

Thanks for the Soi Bean Post! This gonna be my last Soi Fon request. Sorry for being quite a Soi Queen freak. For my request can you Soi after shower decides to wear s/o clothes. S/O tries to take picture of her. Then she tells that she has falling in love with you. You have changed let me take care of you. You can be very very very sluff on this one. Thanks!

ok ok so i have a few requests 🥺🥺 so! first could you maybe do an “I missed you.” with Rukia? 🥺💗 just fluff for my baby girl aaaa

Ichigo kissing his s/o in the rain 😆😆😆 Headcanons or scenario is up to you! 💙

ANYTHING SHIKAMARU. Deadass anything

Hey! I was wondering if I could request some Rukia x fem!reader relationship headcannons? Only if you're able to! Tysm! 💖

I hope requests are open but I was wondering if you could do something with byakuya and his s/o being like a very intimidating couple but his s/o is actually very sweet to everyone?

Kakashi x reader and instead of team 7 its now y/n tryna see whats under the mask and eventually she just asks and he actually reveals it adfhsjjs

Can I please get rat dad Ging being seduced by a younger woman who refuses to take “no” for an answer until he finally gives her what she wants? NSFW please! 💖

ok so please don't feel pressured to write this birthday imagine 🥺 i know u have a lot of requests rn ah. but! if you're able to i really would love another toshiro one bc i'm a sucker for him 😭 maybe one where he's really overworking himself so the reader helps him relax and it just ends in cuddles 🥺💓 only if you're able to! ilysm 💓💖💓💖💓💘💓💘💓

ok i swear this is the last one i feel bad requesting sm 😭 but maybe a “Do you wanna, maybe, go out sometime?” with toshiro bc he really is best boy 🥺👉🏻👈🏻

OKAY SO ANOTHER ONE WITH SABURO WITH UHHHH GOING ON A FIRST DATE WITH HIS S/O ICIXHAJGSSHSSUSKSU he'll probs driving his van around with the music blasting out 👀👀

honestly i would kinda die if u wrote some renji smut 😳😳 literally in any situation, i'm just needy rn 😭

ok ok i'm here hehe. how about, the reader gets really injured during a battle and shiro's kinda blaming himself for it. kindaaa angst into a super fluffy ending if that's ok hhh 🥺

Hi 🥰 Can I get a headcanon for Kakashi with a really seductive s/o, like she likes to tease him in public and whispers dirty things in his ear and calls him daddy? Nsfw pls? 😊😁

“make me” and hisoka??? thank you

hehe this is for the 🦋🦋 event! congrats on 200 bb!! so, i saw attack on titan on your list and i'm experiencing a severe lack of my best boy marco 🥺🥺 if you don't write for him that's fine hehe, but if you do, could i please maybe get a lil scenario where marco helps the reader out with her training and then they accidentally confess their feelings and it's just rlly fluffy and cute? 🥺 i need marco being happy in my life rn sbdjdhdjr 💓💓

“If you keep biting your lip like that, I’m holding you accountable for my actions.” for Kakashi please! I love him 🤤

If your requests are still open, can i ask for some domestic kakashi fluff? Ty

Hi mommas❤️❤️ CAN I PWEASE request some Guren (seraph of the end) relationship headcanons ? Not nsfw but maybe a little steamy 🥺🥰 I LOVE UU -🍒

Hi Chloe 🥰 Can I have some spicy nsfw headcanons for Yami where his s/o is acting really bratty during sex and he puts her in her place? 😪😂😊

Kageyama wirh Oikawas sister reader? there just chillin Nd stuff and toru comes over and picks y/n up and they hug and kageyama is like “eXcuSe mE???” forgive my spelling im on mobile lmao

Hiii❤️❤️ Can I request an imagine where you live in a small town and work at a cafe and Bakugou is your cliche small town boyfriend? Or headcanons! The idea is so cute and I love your writing 😊

okay so uHHHHH you can just go for Mephisto sharing some food with his s/o owo;; take your time on it too because i know it's gonna be really great either way!

A reader insert saved by vampire! main YYH crew from a pack of werewolves

Since you said requests are open maybe.. suga subbing for you? Idk he's just always appeared like someone who would love to please you in anyway possible.

V A M P I R E LAVI!!! DO IT GIRL!! 👌👌♥️♥️♥️

Fake dating with Lavi!!!!! Need more of the DGM boyz!! 😂

can I get an itachi x reader fic where it's itachi's birthday and the reader decides to give him a special night (👀), wearing lingerie, lighting candles, etc. for him to come home to? I love your work (and you!!) sm btw 🥺💞 - nina!! (@kunoichihatake)

hello ✨💕 it’s me, ryn 😘 if it’s okay, can i request a nishinoya x female!reader? perhaps a first date at the boardwalk with like the rides and carnival stuff? then at the end of the date he kisses her and it turns out the karasuno squad was following them the whole night hehe?

Hi! Can I request a prompt of some soft Kakashi, maybe some cuddles, perhaps it gets a little heated... a lil' Nsfw never hurt nobody👀👅 Thank you so muuch!~😍❤️

If I had kakashi in front of me I would tell him “aren’t you tired of being the most handsome man here?”

Hi! I saw that requests were open for the Haikyuu!! boys so here I am! I was wondering if I could request a Tsukki x reader where Tsukki has a crush on the reader but doesn't know how to express his feelings other then throwing insults. it can be angsty or fluffy I just really love Tsukki as a tsundere lol. (also btw I LOVE your theme and blog aesthetic its very pretty!)

Hey wifey😚 so Ichigo has stolen my heartttt can I get the strawberry boy with an S/O who gets super shy with with physical contact? Tyy💗💗

Fake dating with Lavi!!!!! Need more of the DGM boyz!! 😂

NSFW Vampire Squall (FF8) for very obvious reasons because UUUUUUGH

Hello there miss, my name is kandaxxx. Nice to meet you since I have definitely never requested from you before and this is definitely my first time and i am definitely not taking advantage of your bomb writing skills to ask you to write a “Choke me, daddy.” for Seymour from FF (love you forever and always!!!!!!)

hey butterfly 🥺 can you please write a story where the reader and (any character) are fighting and it turns out it was just about something stupid? like chicken nuggets? thank you 🥺💗

Eek! DGM! I was wondering if you would do a request for a general Allen Walker relationship HC? I don’t see him on the character list, but I’m just curious *bows* Thankyou senpai!

Spin The Bottle with any of the DGM characters that you're comfortable writing????? (but like obviously when Kanda spins the bottle it has to land on the reader [me] because YOU KNOW WHY OK????????) ilysm!!! 😍

I’m thinking a smut scenario of some kind that uses the prompts “Perhaps I need to remind you of your place.” and “Let me show you what happens to little brats who don’t follow the rules.” I feel like those are very Nozel Silva things to say. 😈 -bakubabes-hatake

Omfg HI mommy, Can i request really fluffy and soft itachi after he comes back from a mission? Non-massacre AU and you’re on the same team as sasuke lolol thirsty for them age gaps ❤️ thank youuuu ily -🍒

Can I get a fake dating with Kand--Roy Mustang (hahahaha) 👉👈🥺

Is this okay to ask for? Egor taking care of s/o who has period cramps... Ty!

can I get an itachi x reader fic where it's itachi's birthday and the reader decides to give him a special night (👀), wearing lingerie, lighting candles, etc. for him to come home to? I love your work (and you!!) sm btw 🥺💞 - nina!! (@kunoichihatake)

Hello! Can I please request some headcanons for Kiba with a S/O with a praise kink? And for Shikamaru with a S/O with a choking kink? Thank you so much.

Wow. Here is me putting in a request. Shocker, right?? 😂 I want some Greed, baby 😈 as for the prompt, it's not in your list, but could you maybe do something based off of "Oh my god. Did we just break the bed?" ???? 👉👈

It's a shame u only have one ling request, so could I request some Ling x Reader where they're both absolutely oblivious until Lan Fan or Ed or someone finally just tells them for them? Sorry if I didn't make any sense ❤️❤️

ok idk if you write threesomes but 😳😳 if you could write one with daichi and suga n maybe some dp, i'd probably die 🥺💓 only if you're comfortable with that tho ♡

Tyki flirting with his crush in his native language of Portuguese? I really love your work and please have some candy 🍬🍭🍫

hi butterfly! 🥰 i hope you're doing well! you already know what i'm going to ask you for — a request! i just feel really down in the dumps lately. can i request headcanons for an s/o that takes graduation pictures on their grandmother's 3 year death anniversary with kenma, nishinoya & kuroo? i hope you can do my request! you don't have to do it if you don't want to!

hehehe kuroo, tsukki and kageyama headcanons of their s/o sending them a nude while they at training and them making an excuse to get home and fUcK yOu SeNsELeSs - 🌊

Hello may I request itachi x reader. People learned the truth and he can finally return to his wife and children in the village 🥺 and they don’t have to be in secret anymore

holy shit,, i am starved for the squall content,,, if you don't mind, catching you wearing their clothes?

S/O walking in on kakashi masturbating? 👉👈 💕

[the-real-xmonster]

Do you think Evgenia has any potential this season? I'm really worried for her; especially due to the quick-to-judge critics (ahem a fanciful term for haters) that won't stop comparing her to Yuna and Alina. I do see some improvement to her Lutz -- she held the outside edge but switched to a flat edge in the end -- but the critics don't seem to see that and insist that she should get an e instead of a ! . There's comments saying she's terribly overscored at ACI but she wasn't? I'm so worried!!!

Zhenya’s critics really need to get a grip on themselves. Dare I suggest them to maybe organize a conference and align on which points, exactly, they want to use to criticize her? Because as of right now, on one hand I’m getting the “her scores are pathetic these days there’s no way she can win events”, and on the other hand, as you mentioned, there’s the “wow she’s still being hugely overscored”. Actually, well, I guess it’s fine, because the one response I have to both of these is: at ACI she was scored just right, not too high, not too low, or to channel my inner Thanos (or my very real, actual, accountant-self - idk, I always seem to have these inner voices mixed up): perfectly balanced; as all things should be. 

On a more serious note, sure, she still has a change of edge on the Lutz so you might argue for an edge call instead of a ! sign, but this is by no means an indicator of the judges’ preferential treatment for Zhenya. Every technical specialist and their mother these days seems thoroughly incapable of distinguishing between a good Lutz edge and a sketchy one, presumably because they are all busy spotting imaginary wrong flip edges. I’m not saying this to justify Zhenya having a wrong edge on her Lutz - it’s an error, we know it, she knows it, the entire TCC team knows it, as evidenced by the fact that she is trying all she can to get it fixed. However, in the current climate and its overwhelming trend of leniency towards flutzers - it is unfair to demand strict edge calls for Zhenya only without advocating for the same treatment for everyone else, and that is exactly what many of her critics are doing. Look, I will happily join you in screaming at the top of my lungs for the ISU to systematically reform their perception of the Lutz jump, but if and when it is done, it has to be uniformly applied to all skaters, all right? Burning just one Zhenya at the stake for her Lutz edge while ignoring everyone else is simply not an efficient way of addressing this wider issue. 

On the point of her being overscored at ACI, where, exactly, was that? She barely got any +4 on her jumps except the 3S+3T combo, which was fair enough by the way - that combo of hers has always been super strong. She had some issue with her spins so obviously no +5 and only a handful of +4. She got dinged a level on her StSq (both times), lost levels on her spins, got called for UR - all reasonable. In PCS I probably wouldn’t have given her any 9s but if you have seen the protocol you’d know that those 9s were few and far between. So, again, where on earth was she “terribly overscored”?

As for her potential, all the points I mentioned above mean that she has tons of room for improvement. In terms of packaging, I really like her SP and I’m currently neutral about the FS, but I think it can grow. I hate to sound like a broken record here, but this entire off-season was highly disruptive for Zhenya - changing coaches, relocating to a new country, reworking her jumps, learning a completely different style of choreography, all the while recovering from an injury. That’s not to mention the mental strength it must have taken her to pick herself up after that devastating experience in PyeongChang and gather the courage to continue skating. She is, in short, a superwoman for having skated so well at her first competition of the season. If I had in me a tenth of the potential and the determination that this young lady has, I’d probably have fulfilled my childhood dream of becoming a fabulously wealthy economist (yes I know, child-me had zero idea how the economy worked, ok?) instead of sitting here chugging along all days at spreadsheets wondering when I will finally be able to get started on that PhD I’ve always wanted.     

Re: people comparing her to whomever, I’ve written too much about this (x, x, x, x, x, to drag up just a few old posts) and I’ve exhausted all capability to care. Sorry.

That’s a lot of unnecessary rant, I’m sorry, but it’s Monday and I’m in a mood.

Real footage of Zhenya going from gorgeous to goofy in a heartbeat to brighten your day:

Also here she is jumping her flip with much less pre-rotation and much better toe pick:

[nifflersfancy]

Prongsfoot oneshot please. Maybe a Slytherin!Sirius who has this prank rivalry going on with Gryffindor's popular mischief maker, James. I'm a sucker for enemies turned lovers... idk take anything from this as you will.

[ I am a complete sucker for prongsfoot and really enjoyed writing this! Hope you enjoy reading it - sorry that it took a bit fo a strange turn! I like the idea that Sirius is completely oblivious to James actually liking him the whole time. Trigger warning, brief mentions of abuse and homophobia.]

“I am NOT bailing you out again, Black. This rivalry is childish, it’s been six years now, when are you going to get over it?” Severus Snape hissed as he caught up with Sirius in the hallways. Sirius, who currently had red hair, had been trying to avoid his friend but Severus was like a man possessed. 

“When are you going to stop hanging out with the likes of Malfoy and Mulciber?” Sirius hissed back, although he kept his face calm and cool, merely raising a brow. He had found a piece of himself in Severus when he had been sorted into Slytherin house and the two had been good friends for many years. But there was whisperings going around about some kind of cult that believed in the purification of the wizarding world and Severus was becoming far too friendly with it for Sirius’ liking.

“We are not having this argument again.” Severus sniffed as he looked away from Sirius’ eyes, focusing on his hair. He tutted and said the counter-spell, although his brows furrowed as nothing happened. He then growled and glared at his hair. “Potter must’ve charmed it so that he’s the only one that can get rid of it. You’ll have to go to him.” He muttered.

Sirius frowned deeply and sighed. He and Potter seemed to have come to some kind off unspoken agreement that they would lay off of pranks before they went home for the summer or the holidays. Well, at least any lasting pranks. Clearly not this year. “I’ll have to go talk to him.” Sirius muttered reluctantly, sighing even louder when he saw Severus nod. Why couldn’t he have more unreasonable friends that never made him do what was right?

Well, he almost did. As surprising as some may find it, Sirius and Potter had been FRIENDS at once. It wasn’t for long but they had been. He had befriended Potter on the train and spent the ride to Hogwarts with him, Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. It had been the most fun that he had had in years and sometimes he did miss them. But Potter had spoken so strongly against Slytherin house on the train that when Sirius got sorted into Slytherin house, he had cut off all contact with Potter and the others had done the same to him. The other lad had tried to talk to Sirius on occasion but Sirius had always ignored him and avoided him. And then the pranking started. Potter’s first prank had been a simple one. He had sent a Howler to Sirius that, upon opening, screaming a string of inappropriate compliments including, “Nice arse!” Before tearing itself up, Sirius had been so embarrassed as the hall had irrupted into laughter, although the howler had been a nice change from the one he had gotten the night before from his mother , where she bragged about the ‘Noble House Of Black’ and how proud she was of him. The last thing he wanted was to make her proud.

He found Potter in the seventh floor corridor, pacing in front of a blank wall and he watched him warily before deciding to save him from whatever madness-induced spiral he had apparently fallen into. “Potter!” He called out, fiddling with his sleeves slightly as he approached. In the time it had taken him to find the Gryffindor, Sirius had been thinking about the consequences of going home with red hair. His parents would be absolutely furious.

James turned around quite suddenly, looking alarmed at the thought of being caught, and breathed a sigh of relief as he only saw the Slytherin there. “Black! You look great, did you do something different to your hair?” He teased with a smirk as he strode over to Sirius, one hand shoved in his pocket and the other ruffling his hair. 

“Change it back.” Sirius demanded in what should have been a stern voice but sounded weak and frightened even to his own ears. Potter frowned as soon as he spoke, his facial expression morphing from one of cockiness to one of concern. “Please. I can’t rid of it, you have to. My parents will kill me.” He said, no traces of laughter on his face.

“Calm down, mate. It’s just hair.” A thought came to mind and James decided to push his luck a bit. “Besides, I can’t change it back. There’s no counter-curse, it will just fade. It’s no big deal, it should only last three, maybe four weeks.” James shrugged indifferently. He wasn’t expecting to have Sirius grab him by his shoulders and slam his body into the nearest wall. He wouldn’t have been able to do it if he hadn’t taken James by surprise as he was visibly shaking, eyes slightly wide.

“No, no, no! There has to be. You have to have a counter-curse. You have to get rid of it.” He said, raising his voice slightly in an attempt to get it to come out stronger and less shaky but it only make it more noticeable. “I cannot go home like this, you don’t know what they’ll do to me. You HAVE to.” He insisted.

“It doesn’t matter because you’re not going home.” James said simply and softly, gently placing his hands on top of Sirius’ and removing them from his robes, gently pushing them to Sirius’ sides and straightening up as he looked the frantic Slytherin in the eyes. He had sent he way that the Black’s treated their children but this was proof. He had never seen Black look so scared. “You’re coming home with me.”

“Are you mad, Potter? Just change it back!” Sirius practically growled, although he didn’t move another closer. Neither of them had moved away so they were still stood quite close. “I don’t have time for your games, we go home tomorrow. You’ve taken it too far this time.”

James watched the Slytherin with concern and pity in his eyes. “You are coming home with me.” He said simply.

Two months later, Sirius approached the train at the Platform, happier and healthier than ever. He had put on a healthy amount of weight and his hair, which was now black again, was thicker and full of life. He was full of life. He was positively beaming as he walked beside James with Mrs Potter behind them. “No, you’re wrong! You definitely cheated.” Sirius was insisting, talking loudly and happily over James’ laughter. They put their trolleys with all of the others and then moved away. Sirius turned around with a grin to say goodbye to Mrs Potter when he felt a familiar and painful grip on his shoulder, spinning him around.

He immediately tried to take a step back, away from his mother and her cold eyes, that were filled with hatred as she stared at her eldest son. “You bloody disgrace! How dare you-“ She began but was cut off by a hand slapping hers away and going where hers had been. Sirius was pulled back into the embrace of Euphemia Potter, who wrapped her arm across his chest, pulling him close.

“Don’t.” Euphemia warned simply, pointing a slender and elegant finger at Sirius’ mother. “You stay away from him. I’ve seen the marks you left on his body and I don’t want you anywhere near him.” Euphemia said, loud enough for the people surrounding them hear. Sirius shrank back slightly and closed his eyes, as if expecting a blow from his mother and so that he couldn’t see the way that almost everyone was watching now. Some being more discreet than others.

“There’s nothing wrong with a little tough love.” Walburga sniffed, holding her head up proud and ignoring the way that everyone was staring her down.

“The burns and lashings on this boy’s body aren’t tough love. They are abuse.” Euphemia spoke coolly, pulling Sirius closer to her as Walburga rolled her eyes and reached out to grab Sirius again. “You won’t touch my son and I’m not talking about James.” She hissed.

Sirius inhaled sharply at her words and felt Euphemia tighten her hold on him as Walburga’s eyes widened and she stepped back as if struck. When Sirius made no move to correct her, she nodded. Despite how she had been all of Sirius’ life, she was visibly hurt by this betrayal but Sirius wouldn’t find it in himself to care. He was free. Finally.

“Fine. Good luck with a fairy for a son. He was no use to us anyway.” She huffed, clearly wanting to get a final insult in. Sirius’ eyes widened and he tensed. His sexuality had not come up. Would it be a problem? If it was then he would truly have no one.

Before Sirius could completely spiral into a panic attack, he felt a large hand take his own and looked beside him to see that James had taken his hand and was now standing close to him, staring Walburga down defiantly. “Don’t you worry about that. He’ll be just fine here.” Euphemia spoke, sounding proud, although Sirius was too busy looking at James in slight awe to look. 

“Good day, Walburga.” Euphemia said loudly and without letting go of Sirius, she led the two boys away from the awful woman. After an overly affectionate goodbye with the two lads, Euphemia finally let them go, after Sirius had promised to write to her as often as he could and that he would come home for Christmas. He had teared up slightly at the word ‘home’ but thankfully, if Euphemia had noticed, she hadn’t said anything. 

Later that night, after an uncomfortable feast, Sirius found himself hiding in the Astronomy Tower with James. They were both sat cross legged in front of the railings on the edge and talking about their day. Sirius had received quite a bit of trouble from his housemates but it was worth it. He felt lighter than ever. “I really can’t thank you enough, James. We.. We weren’t even friends when you told me I was staying with you. You’re a good person.” Sirius murmured, leaning his head against shoulder.

“We’ve always been friends.” James responded, shaking his head with a small grin. “Believe me, if we hadn’t been friends then you wouldn’t have stood a chance against my pranks.” James scoffed, smirking at Sirius as the other lad laughed and nudged his shoulder into James’. “Although I like to think that we are more than friends.”

“I could kick your arse any day, Jamie.” Sirius scoffed, a smirk of his own on his face now as he reached down and linked his fingers with James’, bringing their hands up to his mouth and pressing a gentle kiss to James’ knuckles, grinning as he felt James kiss the top of his head. “We can be whatever you want us to be. It’s not like I’m going to be going anywhere. You’re stuck with me now.” Sirius teased.

“I’m sure I can make my peace with that.” 

[chonideno]

Hey, deep question, how do you deal with growing up, becoming an adult, handling ppl's expectations and all that kind of crap? Ive graduated last summer, start my 1st real job tomorrow, and i'm a weird mix of completely numb/in denial and freaking out/completely lost and anxious. Idk, maybe you have some magical answer or smth.. Love your work, thank you for sharing them with us

Hey, wow that’s a lot! First of all, congrats on the graduation and the job! And I know the feeling, been there, done that. I don’t know if what I have to say will be right for you, everyone deals with this a bit differently, but here goes:

Take a step back, get some perspective. I know it’s tempting to live the moment very intensely (especially with your first day coming up), but breathe in, take some distance.You’re young. You’re just starting. Whatever stress is coming your way is not going to be the end of you. Think of yourself in a year, think of your end-of-2019 self: they’ll be much different from who you are today, and you have to work through this growth. It might take a toll on you, a lot will happen in a year, but you’ll get there. You’re fine. You’re right where you need to be. it all seems big because you’re right at the start of the journey but it’s okay. None of it will be the end of the world. 

Don’t try to be everything at once. I did this, all of my friends did this, and we all crashed and burned so let me save you the trouble. Maybe one day, if you want to, you’ll be that person who wakes up at 6 without an alarm, does meditation and morning yoga, spends thirty minutes learning a foreign language then goes to work for nine hours, then goes to the book club and then to the gym, then to the bar with friends, stays on top of all the art shows in town, takes care of three pets, meal preps, volunteers at the local orphanage, runs a semi-marathon every Sunday and is currently thinking about writing a book. Maybe you’ll be that person. But right now, don’t. Take it one step at a time. If you try everything at once you’ll give up in a week and never try again. I highly encourage you to try new hobbies and cultivate new habits, but do it gradually. All in due time. Let it grow on you. Maybe try to wake up early? You’ll know when you’ll be ready for the yoga. (Talking about yoga, if your job involves lots of sitting, please look into hip stretches they will save your lower back)

About expectations, honestly you have to shrug them off. Figure out what you want, and work on that. If you see yourself in 10 years as a real-estate owner with a spouse and two kids, then work on that. If you want something else, keep your focus on that. Expectations coming from friends and family are hard to deal with but if they don’t fit you, honestly tell them. Make it clear that’s not a mold you’ll fit and that’s that on that. It’s fine, once again. You’re where you need to be. Hopefully you have a good 80 years ahead of you, if you ever fit into one of these molds do you think you’ll stay in there forever anyway? There’s no permanent state of the self babey just do your thing

Don’t be too hard on yourself. Adulting is hard, and like the rest of us you’re going to learn on the job. You won’t be perfect in life, or at your new job from the first day. You’ll make mistakes. You’ll fuck up, because you have so much to balance - the bills, the chores, the social life, the hobbies, it’s all your responsibility now. Once again, breathe, take some distance: you’re fine. The mistakes you make won’t stop the earth from spinning. Figure it out, work through it, watch YouTube tutorials if applicable. One thing at a time. If you have a lot going on, pick one or two things and put the rest in a box until you’re ready to move on. I promise you’ll be doing fine.

For the love of fuck, take care of yourself. Remember to eat, keep your environment clean and healthy, and most importantly, sleep! A good sleeping schedule can save you, I promise you it’s primordial. Take care of your health and body, you’re stuck with those. If you’re like me and you forget to eat when you’re stressed out, go get yourself some multivitamins, they’ll save your butt. 

Learn how to cook, learn how to sew basic things back together, keep all your important papers in folders, keep an eye on your finances, ask lots of questions on your first day. What you have a head of you is a lot. But you’ll be fine, I promise!! I was a shaking mess when I was in your shoes and now I’m a functioning adult. It doesn’t mean I have a white picket fence and my life is held together by delicate silk ribbons, it means I know how to roll with the punches now. I figure it out. I know my limits. I know what I want. You’ll get there, I promise. One thing at a time, it’s really the most important thing you need to keep in mind. Slow and steady.

Good luck on your first day!! I’ll be thinking of you tomorrow ♥

[rogue-bard]

(1/2) My grandma has five birds (two Cockatoos, three African Greys). She keeps them in their cages 24/7 in the sunroom by the kitchen. I don't know how fragile bird respiratory systems are, but feathers/dust/ammonia are everywhere in there and I'm sure it's not good. Their water hardly gets changed- when it does it's gotten to the point of being brown with food/newspaper/feathers in it. They eat food that is really bad for them (high in sugar and probably sodium).

(2/2) The toys only get replaced when they’re years old and worn down to the point of being pieces. The birds never get attention, they’re never out of their cages, and they don’t have any stimulation except for the TV (what?). I don’t know how to help them because my grandparents and my siblings/I aren’t on good terms at the moment.

Golly, this turned out to be a looooong answer, so let me but a read-more here…

Now, you probably know this first bit, since you’re writing this ask in the first place, but just for the sake of being a bit more thorough, in case any uninformed bird-owner reads this and maybe has an epiphany:

(Let me just note that all sources I link here are pages that I just quickly googled, so I can’t judge their professionalism. However, the issues that I sourced with these links, are issues I know about from my avian vet and that can easily be found on the internet thousands of times. So I assume they’re somewhat current when it comes to our state of avian medic knowledge.)

Birds’ respiratory systems are not the sturdiest, as far as I know. Ammonia is definitely bad for them, and being kept near the kitchen isn’t great, either, as stuff like teflon being heated can be deadly to them.

The thing about the feathers and the dust, is that they are very bad for humans (but you’re right that too much isn’t good for birds, either!), as a family member of mine had to experience, and has to experience for the rest of her life.So maybe if your grandmother doesn’t have too much concern for the birds, as I sadly often find in older generations, maybe that will give her cause to think about the situation.

I obviously don’t have to tell you that the water situation is horrible, but it’s also less than ideal that these birds have access to newspaper (I assume as flooring of the cage). Now, I don’t know where you’re from and what the newspapers there are printed with, so the print might be toxic in high doses. However, google is telling me, that this shouldn’t be a problem anymore nowadays, and the last time I heard about that was during my childhood when my grandfather was breeding budgies, so that might be completely outdated.On the other hand, birds like to have litter (idk if that’s the right english word… bed? bedding?) to play in, and it has the additional benefit of soaking up fluids like spilled bathing water and poop, so that is more hygenic for both the birds and your grandmother’s lung.However, I’m not tooooo sure about this, since I can’t find any sources on the internet right now and this page even claims that paper is the better choice in these regards. I’m far from an expert, I just go by what my vet told me, which is the “litter”-kind of bedding (chipped wood for birds).

As for food - yeah. That’s not good either.

Being always kept in a cage isn’t… always… bad… and I hesitated a lot to write this. I think in my whole life I’ve seen two or three aviaries that are big enough for birds to exclusively live in. That cage would have to be huge, especially for so many birds.For african greys, apparently, that is more than 60x90x120 cm if these sources can be believed. Note that these pages do not say if that’s for one bird or a pair. I’ve never had african greys, so I don’t know if that size doesn’t almost double if you keep two of them (which, I assume since it goes for most birds, is a requirement because they are social animals).For cockatoos, I found the same size-requirements on the internet, right now. It bugs me a bit, because it seems pretty tiny for such huge birds. I own parrotlets and that’s pretty much their requirements. And they’re tiny tiny birds. But again: I’m not an expert.

And lastly, the toy and stimulation situation. At least they’re together, that’s a plus. But of course, having nothing to do and sitting in a cage all day, would make anyone depressed and develop bad behavioural patterns. I’ve seen an african grey go completely apathetic, I’ve seen one non-stop-spinning around it’s own axis for days, I’ve seen a lot of shit. It can get really bad.That isn’t to say that if a bird doesn’t exhibit these problem, it’s fine. I’m just saying, that’s how bad it can get. (What I’m trying to say is, just because hitting a child regularly is not as bad as beating it dead, a child that is being hit daily is far from fine.)There’s a lot of blogs about building foraging toys yourself, there’s a lot of places where you can buy them, and there’s a lot of guides on how to train a parrot, like you would train dogs, to give them something to do and exercise their brain and motorabilities. And as a plus, you have a bird that doesn’t do annoying behaviour (like land on posters *I’m not looking at you, Mealey, but I’m looking at you), and can do cool tricks! It’s a win-win!

Okay, tl,dr… now what you were actually asking. (Sorry, I’m like my old maths professor. You come to him to ask him about polynomial division and he starts by explaining you the complete probability theory…)

If you or someone you know is still visiting your grandparents now and then (maybe your parent that is their child?), you could maybe bring the birds new foraging toys, so they have at least stimulation. However, I think that’s the least of their problem. It’s something easy to do, though, and I don’t see what your grandmother could possibly have against new toys if they’re already there and she doesn’t have to do anything with them.

Of course, they could also change the water, while they’re at it, and maybe sneak in some actual parrot food for greys and cockatoos, and throw the sugar-stuff away. That’s assuming that they’re visiting daily, though.If they’re not, changing the food might still be an option, as with the toys: If they already bring it to your grandmother, and it’s paid for, I don’t see why she would have a problem with it, if someone explains to her that it’s healthier for the birds.

For the water, I have heard tale that water dispensers (they look something like this or this) keep the water “fresher�� since there would be no poop/food/newpaper in it. It’s still important to change it everyday, but it might improve the situation a lot.(Please don’t buy the dispensers off the internet, except it’s a site that you trust and that says it’s specially for parrots. I’ve heard horror stories of lead-poisoning and whatnot from toys, water dispensers and food bowels from dubious sources. Go to a pet store and make sure the materials are listed on the packaging, and that they are safe materials!Please also make sure that they’re the right size for your birds. My parrotlets wouldn’t be able to drink from the dispensers that looks like the one bunnies have, and if the second type is too small for a bird’s beak, it obviously can’t drink from it either…)

The most obvious advice, of course, is to talk to your grandma or have someone who has a better relationship to her, talk to her about it. Maybe they can go to an avian vet with her (make an appointment for a consultation, the vet is probably just as happy to prevent further mistreatment as he’d be to treat it), and have a conversation about how to keep parrots, because if it’s coming from an authority on the field, it’s probably not brushed aside as easily as if it’s a family member.

And lastly, if the whole situation is too bad, and if nothing can be done about it, call animal protection.It’s harsh, but if it were a child, we’d call child protection too. They’re living beings, they feel pain, they feel suffer from illness, mental disorders and everything we do too, and they are even more helpless than a child that can talk (and a child is already absolutely helpless, don’t get me wrong).Maybe, your grandmother doesn’t even want them around anymore. African greys and cockatoos get so old, who knows how long she’s had them? Maybe she changed her mind, maybe the responsibility has gotten to much, and she’s relieved to have them out of the house (also a thing someone should talk to her about, probably). Recently, someone called animal protection for the dog of our neighbours (wasn’t us; to our knowledge, that dog was treated fine, and I still kinda believe that since I’ve never had any reason to believe otherwise, when I saw him), and apparently/allegedly, instead of proving (or even trying to) that the dog is being treated right, they just let them take him, because they were looking to sell him anyway. Maybe it’s kinda the same situation for your grandmother…

I hope that helped and I hope that big wall of text didn’t overwhelm you!

Lastly: Again again, I’m absolutely no expert on bird keeping. I have two parrotlets, that’s all. So if anyone reads this and knows something I wrote to be false, please reblog or message me to let me know (preferably with sources so I know you’re not a troll) so I can change it!

[moiraineswife]

1/2 I'm sorry to poop on your parade, but SJM said one of the spin-off books will be based off the Russian Swan Lake tale. And this tale is about Siegfriend (Lucien) who is a hunter and before he could kill Odette (the swan, Vassa) she turns into a beautiful woman. But she's binded to a curse and currently has a master. The only way the curse can be broken is if someone falls in love with her. In the OG story, Odette dies because her master disguises a woman as Odette so Siegfriend proposes

2/2 to the wrong woman. However, I think SJM will go for one of the alternate endings. (where both survive and go kill her master, or the one where they book die, though I think that's unlikely) Feel free to disagree. But one couple has to fit this and Lucien & Vassa makes the most sense.

1)- I do not ship this. I will never ship this. I basically launched the Elucien ship into the waves a year ago after acomaf came out. You’re a fighting a long lost battle. (And I’m just like, this is great, you enjoy ur ship, let me enjoy mine in peace and stop filling my inbox with ‘Elucien aren’t going to happen and here’s why :)’ Do I look like I’m here for this?) 

2)- Ur telling me that my ship won’t happen and yours will....because of a story where a dude fails to properly confess his love to a woman and break her curse and so she dies? Cool. 

2)- I think it’s highly probable that this story has already played out within ACOWAR with Lucien and Vassa. Dude finds bird lady. Bird lady is cursed. Dude tries to help bird lady break the curse by introducing her to his curse-breaking friends. Dude fails. Bird lady leaves, still cursed and not free. Dude finds smol flower and starts courting her again because he’s a mated male and he’s committed to the smol flower. Seem familiar? 

3)- Maybe, possibly, we could perhaps have a story that is about Vassa and her curse, her struggles with the queens, her fight to break her own curse because she doesn’t need a man (who has already failed to help her with this) and not everything has to be about love. And even if Lucien is involved that doesn’t necessarily make them romantic and therefore which ‘couple’ fits this idea is completely and utterly irrelevant because we already have a chick playing all the parts herself. Excellent. 

4)- I am Tired and maybe this was rude, but you are legit like the fifth person to try and do this with me and I...Don’t have any interest in having theories about why another ship will be canon over my own sent to me??? I’m not wandering into any E/riel or Vassa/Lucien shippers inbox and screaming MATE BOND at them, like?? And also, dude, idk if you just have pisspoor timing or if this was deliberate because I posted a giant hopeful post-acowar elucien headcanons thing and this was in response to that or what but either way it got my back up and I’m Irked. 

[metamorcy]

From your last post, are you leaving the khr fandom? I feel really heart broken. I'm literally having trouble breathing right now. Can you please finish your fanfics. They are my favorite. They let me breathe. Idk what ill do w/out their endings.

Awww, sorry to hear that. But well, KHR is pretty much dead. Not completely of course but the life it had slowly died away once the series ended. It wouldn’t be hard to keep going if the series kept going but well, yeah. I’m trying to finish off ‘The Unexplainable’ first but sadly, I’m not too sure on the others. Still, its a struggle right now with the current one. Maybe if the series gets another season or something, it’ll spin my brain back into action. Cross your fingers?