#isohel

[toruro]

now that i'm finally done with isohel i need to dissect all the ways the song isohel basically is the reason behind every decision i made abt this story

eden, the artist behind isohel actually said: "'isohel' is about wishing the best for the people you’ve left behind but knowing that you’re probably better off where you are now" so the way eden talks about it in his song is w the context of people ("if invisible lines (aka isohels) lead your way back to me, still i got nothing")

in the context of reader and joshua, the idea of leaving things behind didn't mean the reader would leave joshua behind, but that she was leaving her past behind her. she was letting go of the isolation and resentment she felt and instead moved onto a better place which was her letting go of her qualms and living w out worries with joshua (does this make sense?!)

another thing that rly drew me to this song was outro which is in french: comme les nuits quand je ne savais pas encore, comme les nuits qui m'ont appris à aimer les adieux, comme les nuits quand on croyait que tout irait bien, mais cela n'a pas d'importance car les nuits, bruyantes/brillantes (x3), sont toutes pareilles à la fin

this roughly translates to: like the nights when i didn’t know yet, like the nights that taught me to love goodbyes, like the nights when we thought everything would be fine, but it doesn’t matter because the nights, noisy/bright (x3), are all the same in the end (translations from genius)

my interpretation of this was basically "even if we are not together, we are under the same sky and will always be connected," which ties back to the idea of an isohel (see below). these lines of the song were what actually pushed me to have reader and joshua separated for a couple months (rather than my initially planned 2-3 ish weeks) so i could emphasize how, even if they were apart for long periods of time, they would be able to appreciate the symbols of each other in their daily life and appreciate their existence even if they weren't side by side ... in other words reader and joshua's love transcends the area and distance between them!

plus the whole concept of an isohel is just incredibly interesting to me djfksdkd i'm not sure how well i described in the story itself, but for reference, here's a picture of an isohel map

it's really interesting because you notice that none of these lines actually intersect. the isohel either goes full circle (in the context of the story: the story starts at the castle and her mother gets found out, and then later she returns to the castle and she herself gets found out so it's sort fo a full circle moment) or the isohel is a singular line from one end to the other (in the context of the story: joshua and reader's lives were bound to be intertwined because it's like one isohel that is binding them together + even if they were not always 'together,' they were connected through this line of sunshine)

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OK SO!! I fixed a few things and added the bg from the original sketch!!

(Sketch in question, as well as the versions along the way, under the cut)

[battenaciouscolorcollectorfan]

Still it's nice

[pips-squeak]

"wOmEn sAfE sPaCeS" as if cis men can't walk in a womens bathroom!! they can and they will!!

ive seen men come in to change a diaper (no changing stations in mens bathrooms), to accompany a small daughter that might need help, ive had my own father get into the womens bathroom because i was throwing up and needed someone to calm me down!! not to talk about the long ass lines in uni that force some men to just come in, do what they need and walk out (especially in the technology building lmao ive seen some insane stuff). they were all nice. nothing happened. but if they wanted, they could've done anything.

a womens bathroom is not a safe space. it is a bathroom. there's no magical barrier stopping violent men from entering a bathroom and doing what they want. they don't need to fake a transition.

leave trans women alone for fucks sake, they're not our enemy. our enemy is the patriarchy, have we forgotten that?

love u pips. block the anons for your safety and well being. bacini galattici <3

^^^

[orangekingfisher]

i thought fein was going to be my last drawing of 2022 but then @kyermaniac asked me a ref for my sona, so…

so yeah. if you need my sona. have fun

[bioluminescentfrog]

just realized half the people i know here either have a name or a nickname thats 4 letters long

[snufkinniee]

I literally have the rpbg tag saved so I can check up on the plot since I keep missing @orangekingfisher ' posts about it

[lefthandedbastard]

IN THIS VIDEO I CODED IT SO THE ENDER DRAGON IS THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND AND BORIS JOHNSON IS THE ENDERMEN. CAN I MAKE IT TO ENGLAND BEFORE THE END OF THE VIDEO AND KILL HER???? WATCH TO THE END TO FIND OUT

[legendofscarf]

conosci il trono del muori? :)

Siisii! Di lui ho visto poco perche non ho visto il trono di spade ma altri riassunti accuratissimi li ho visti :D

[toruro]

more isohel lore bc ummm why not (spoilers under the cut)

reader starts working on the courtyard, building it from east to west. she starts talking to joshua on the east end, the pond eridenus is located in the middle and it's where a big chunk of the main events happen, and when they finally meet again it's on the west end ... so idk if this makes sense but it's almost as if the story is progressing like the sun—from east to west!

i don't think this was too hard to catch bc it was mentioned when reader and he talked abt the poem, but joshua giving the reader the hyacinths was him asking for forgiveness and reader taking the hyacinths and giving one to him was not only her way of accepting his apology but also her way of asking for her own forgiveness for leaving him before she even did it bc i think she knew she was going to end up doing it

room 77 is kind of like reader's home in the castle ... people in that room are among the few to treat her normally. like despite mr. park's snappiness, he doesn't treat her differently or worse than the others bc that's just how he is ... anyways the point is room 77 is a great place for her and i chose the number 77 bc in ancient greece the lucky number was 7 and the room was like her place of luck and peace

the dream reader had abt joshua with wings was less of her seeing him as an angel and more of seeing him as icarus. reader mentioned how she thought the story of icarus and phaethon were similar, and she hinted at seeing joshua in the same light as phaethon and that's where i got the idea of having her have a dream about him as icarus, except she doesn't rly understand what the dream means which is why i'm not sure if it's easy to pick up on

story begins in the early summer time bc that's when the hyacynthia festival is supposed to take place

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Isohel <3

[cxstellation]

your style is like soup... i love it sm!!!! slurp

;-; tysm !!! Enjoy the soup

[nervousmonolith]

Me when dreams downfall is at the function

[jeonride]

joshua reading list / fic recs !

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FICS ! ✧*

Hoax (smut, angst, mafia!shua, strangers to lovers) by @lovelyhan

Isohel (modern royalty au, prince!shua, smut, angst) by @toruro

Eyes Meeting, Hearts Apart (mild angst, prince!shua, smut) by @lovelyhan

Mr. Nice Guy (smut, neighbor!shua) by @toruro

Under The Rose (fluff, smut, frenemies childhood to lovers, kinda historical au) by @just-come-baek

Honeyduke Lovers (hogwarts au, unrequited love, hufflepuff!shua x slytherin!reader. yep this is the story of how slytherin becomes undyingly soft for hufflepuff) by @http-mianhae

Steamy (smut, next door neighbor!shua) by @duhnova

written by @onlyhuis :

Cranberry Concoctions (smut, a little angst & fluff, 1920s, prohibition au)

Leaning on The Everlasting Arms (angst, smut, some fluff, bible college au)

Fine Line (fluff, smut, angst, figure skater!shua) by @heartkyeom

Prove it, You Won't (fluff, angst, humor, tattoo artist au) by @leejungchans

Oceans and Engines (fluff, exes to lovers, a lil' angst) by @renjunphile

Lover Boy (regency era romance, commoner!shua x aristocrat fem!reader, historical drama) by @starlightxsvt

Gentleman (angst, fluff, sugar daddy au) by @starlightxsvt

Wildest Dreams (bestfriends to lovers, fluff, humor) by @viastro

The Type (smut, fluff, college boyfriend!shua) by @bitchlessdino

Your Gentleman (smut, camboy!shua) by @wonwussy

Fighting for Your Love (smut, threesome ft. jeonghan) by @rubyreduji

Half Past Five High The Series (ft. mingyu, smut, angst, minor fluff, rich people au, love triangle, cheating. supermodel!gyu, photographer!shua x influencer fem!reader) by @multi-kpop-fanfics

Paint Me Numbers (fluff, shallow angst, guitarist/bandmate!shua) by @chocosvt

Domino (fluff, crack, smut) by @universecorp

Nasty (smut, fluff) by @soonigiri

Menace (smut) by @jeonghantis

You're All That Matters (fluff, bf!shua) by @heartsfromia

Be My Date (fluff, minor angst) by @heartsfromia

Mine (smut) by @luxekook

Meant for Each Other (fluff, soulmate au) by @slytherinshua

Golden Hour (best friends to lovers, fluff, slice of life, summer vacation au) by @dkfile

An Interview with An Angel (meet cute, fluff, reporter!shua) by @hannyoontify

Our Fairytale (smut, fluff) by @zuhacore

DRABBLES / SCENARIOS ! ✧*

at every table, i'll save you a seat (fluff) by @suhnshinehaos

bad habits (exes with benefits, smut, mild angst) by @lovelyhan

pretty when you cry (smut) by @cheolhub

quiet time (smut) by @number1mingyustan

acouasm (smut) by @angelwoozi

when you can't sleep but shua is right next to you (fluff, comfort) by @wonwoonlight

one-up (smut) by @sluttywonwoo

golden boy's mercy (smut) by @bitchlessdino

17. 12 (smut) by @lovelyhan

14. 13 (smut) by @toruro

after a long day (smut) by @sevngmin148

title (fluff, established relationship, ceo) by @leejungchans

relax (fluff, smut, established relationship) by @playmetheclassics

shower (fluff) @husbandhannie

stay up (fluff) by @bitterie-sweetie

about you : valentine's special (fluff, angst, friends to lovers) by @shuawonie

fruit (smut) by @onlyseokmins

i love you, always (fluff, comfort) by @monnn

10.32 (fluff, bf!shua) by @elysianeclipxe

clingy (fluff) and smitten (fluff) by @slytherinshua

we won't change because we're engraved in each other's heart (fluff) by @wooahaes

[orangekingfisher]

guys i think i might maybe perhaps be mad in love with him. im not sure tho