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jascurka · 1 year
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When your best bro falls hopelessly in love.
I added an image description to the comic this time but I don't know if I did it right so if you find something to fix, please let me know!
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basilpaste · 1 month
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Love Sick
(Hey! There are themes of romantic coercion in this this drabble! Stay safe!)
… You've asked Sif to date you in six loops now. Six times, knowing nothing mattered — that in the end you'd just go back and he'd never remember, you asked him to be yours. And… he said yes. Every time. They said yes. You went through six loops with Siffrin as your partner.
Is it comforting? To know that they return your feelings?
The first time you were overjoyed! The others were still… nice. Weren't they? It was nice! To see them look at you that way! In the bashful, giddy sort of way you look at them. It was fun to watch Bonbon win their bet with m'dame Odile, to see Mira's shock. Holding Siffrin's hand never stopped being something that made your heart swell.
Six times is… a lot, though. You've been doing this whole thing a lot, to be fair! It was just different with this! And maybe it's not actually different, but it feels different.
Because… it's not fair to them, is it? That you get to do this over and over again? That you get to learn all these details they'd never share with you if you weren't looping? You love them. That's what you tell yourself. Would someone who loves somebody do this to them? Use them like a model? Tweaking the details until it's perfect? You say all the right words in the right order, make them feel loved, hold them close.
But do you love them still?
"Um… Isa?" He speaks, drawing you from your thoughts. "You wanted to ask me something?"
You did. You do. You want to ask him to be yours. Again and again and again. To feel loved by someone so dear to you. Always.
Change. How awful is that?
You're a monster. How could you ever do this to someone? Force them to be with you so many times? How could you! Sif doesn't have a choice! You've entirely taken it away from him! Stitched his mouth and tugged at the strings until they said exactly what you wanted them to. He has no option but to say yes to you!
This only happened...
because
you
MADE
IT.
You open your mouth to say something — anything.
You choke on your tongue. You can't breathe. He's staring at you, he looks so worried. You forced them to feel like this. In a world already so devoid of change you gave him a new option and turned it into the default!
You don't — you can't—
You are kneeling in front of the Favor Tree. Your throat burns from the taste of sugar.
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adina--astra · 1 year
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He’s very concerned where she got that from
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signedmio · 2 months
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Can I please request a Lucifer, Vox and Adam x GN! Reader where Lucifer, Vox, Adam becomes a nervous wreck trying to propose to Reader and even at there wedding day as they get themselves ready to step out of there dressing room and do there bows and all :3
what the flip this actually had me getting giddy reading this OFC I WILL WRITE THIS FOR YOU !!
a/n: i’m just doing proposal and wedding hcs so i hope that’s okay!! but they will contain bits of them getting all nervous so dw :)
a/n #2: THIS WAS ACTUALLY SO MUCH FUN TO WRITE TYSM FOR REQUESTING THIS!!!
Warnings: Swearing, potential S1 spoilers(?), mentions of sex (no smut)
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Adam Proposal + Wedding Headcanons
Adam didn’t understand why he was so nervous to propose, he’s ADAM, he’s the fucking man, he’s the OG DICK. Who could say no to him?
Uh.. actually… you could, technically. And he is — believe it or not — sorta scared out of his fucking mind for that outcome, considering he spent all his time with you, he wasn’t sure what his life would turn to if it didn’t go smoothly, but bitch is a risk taker, so ya boi fuckin’ went for it
Adam, with little-no ideas, went super basic, it was the only way he really knew how, he took you out to a fancy restaurant with fancy ass clothes, as a ‘business meeting’
After waiting over and over for the right moment, he realized he was almost out of time, so he popped down onto one knee
“Look, I don’t really understand this whole… proposal bullshit.” Adam started, fidgeting with the ring box in his hand nervously — whilst trying to maintain his cool,
“But I’m gonna do it, cause I’m the fucking man!” He said as he began to regain his confidence, “So, babe, would you make me the happiest man in Heaven and become the fucking one?” He said, pushing out the ring box, with a nervous but genuine toothy grin.
You said yes! Pffft, he called it! He called it.. heh..
He’s actually a lot more invested in wedding planning then you might think!
Just the reception though, the ceremony is ‘boring as fuck’
He will get slightly emotional during the ceremony, not tears or anything, but for one of the first (and realistically last) times, he has a gentle but proud smile on his face as you walk down the isle and you two do your vows.
THEN, that completely changed at the reception, bro goes batshit crazy. He definitely planned to have some bomb ass music and he is either chugging a shot or dancing his fucking heart out to the music.
Whenever talking to people at the reception, he will sit there and shove his wedding band in their fucking face as if they didn’t just watch you get married.
And then you guys go to your honeymoon basically immediately, and once you two get your ass into your hotel, you’re fucking.
That aside though, Lute was Adam’s best man, no questions asked. 😛
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Lucifer Proposal + Wedding
Headcanons
Lucifer hasn’t had to do this since Lilith, which has its pros and cons.
He’s a little more experienced than the other two, due to the fact that he’s obviously proposed before.
He’s less nervous because of this, but that doesn’t mean he just doesn’t care, cause he really wants this to be special for you, he just doesn’t want you to regret it — whatever your response may be.
He bought a ring for you way before he actually proposed, and he always kept it with him, because he never knew when the right moment would strike
And it came when he least expected it…
It was around 3am, and there was hardly anyone out on the streets, surprisingly, you two were taking a nightly stroll, and you had laughed at something he said, and you just looked so beautiful in the Hellish night sky, he knew, right then and there, you were the one.
You continued to stroll down the street in the bloody red, before realizing Lucifer’s absence from your side, you turn around to see the blonde angel on one knee, with a soft smile and tears pricking in his eyes.
“Y’know, I wasn’t too sure about love after what happened with Lilith..” He started, letting out a small sigh to contain himself before continuing, “And, somehow, someway, you came into my life at the best possible time.” He said, taking a pause, trying to regulate his emotions.
“You found me at my worst, and turned me into my best, and my God, you are the best thing that has ever happened to me.” Lucifer said, combing over some of his blonde locks to the side, as tears continued to well up in his eyes.
“Sweetie, you make me so happy, and you love me, silliness and flaws and all, so my love, would you please do me the honor and allow me to be your husband?”
Yes, he got you duck themed wedding rings. Because why would he not?
He’s very insistent on helping with the wedding planning, you’ve done so much for him, so he wants you to be able to sit back and relax and just be able to enjoy the wedding.
And then he crashes and burns, as he realizes, he doesn’t fucking know how to plan a wedding… So you guys split it half-and-half.
He really wants a winter wedding. On Valentine’s Day. With Valentines colors. Please let him have it. He’s so baby, he really wants it.
During the ceremony, he definitely cries. Not too hard core though, a couple tears and sniffles with a proud, dopey smile across his face.
The reception is a more lowkey version of Adam’s, there’s music and shit, but it’s not like a madhouse in contrast lmao.
Luci does make a point to talk to almost every guest, especially if their your family, cause he wants to get to know them.
Also, if there are kids at your wedding, especially if their your relatives, he loves them. He will let them climb all over him, he’ll fly them around a bit, he’ll play with them. I love the idea of Luci playing with kids.
You guys don’t have a honeymoon, though, he’d rather stay at home and make ducks.
Oh yeah, next topic to tackle is… how does he tell you he wants kids…? And when…?
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Vox Proposal + Wedding
Headcanons
As much as Vox may say, it’s for business, it’s not. He loves you so much.
Vox wants a lowkey proposal, not a lot of people around, just done and out of the way.
He does it while at a VoxTech event, so the two of you are already dressed up incase some paparazzi come and sneak pictures.
Once he has a bit of spare time, he pulls you out into a private hallway or a balcony, and does his thing. And yes, he glitches
Halfway through your conversation with Velvette, you feel a jerk on your arm and as your being dragged off Velvette gives you two big thumbs up with a toothy grin, while mouthing ‘Goodluck!’ like bitch, the fuck? Good luck for what??
You’re pulled out into the hallway, and shoved into the outside balcony area, you turn after you get your focus back, which is immediately taken away after you see Vox on one knee.
“Dear, zzh— we’ve been through a lot together, ssz— and szzz!- Honestly, it’s not like I even care, szzzz- but, maybe, you’d consider, szz- marrying me?” Vox makes an attempt to proudly hold the ring box to you as he just embarrassed himself, he gives a nervous, toothy, talk show host grin.
Yeah.. Just for business. mhm.
A lot of people are invited to your wedding, it’s fucking Vox, he knows people.
Neither of you plan the wedding, per say, Vox just gets an employee to do all the tedious stuff for you guys and you two give your input when needed.
During the ceremony, Vox doesn’t get emotional, there’s people here who has business deals with, therefore, the show must go on!
But during the reception, when you both have your first dance as spouses, the world for him… goes quiet.
THAT’S when he gets slightly emotional, he leans into your touch and cannot stop whispering to you about how much he fucking loves you.
The reception is a bit more formal, you both go around and talk to guests as Vox does his little host shit, and makes a few business deals.
You guys have a honeymoon, and it’s expensive as FUCK, that was a little surprise for you, he takes you out to the biggest places in all of Hell, only the best for his newly-wedded spouse~
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nerdykorgi · 3 months
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I did it. i committed. I wrote a fic. here's a banner for chapter 1 heh
Its Called "Bone of Ortet"
Its more or a less me diving into how I think Caleb's story continues even after he's dead. So he's basically a ghost throughout the whole thing. Ig its technically an AU cause i might add my own story changes.
First Chapter - Caleb's wakes up after losing the knife fight and wonders what the hell just happened (he dont realize he dead) (spoiler: he loses his shit)
(THIS IS MY FIRST FIC IM SO FREAKING NERVOUS AAAA)
Spoilers art under cut (kinda but not really)
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(the random dude is Evelyn's brother btw
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mimicha-arts · 6 months
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Date: 09/29 SPOILERS FOR S2 Part 1
I don't know how many times I rewrote everything, my documents flew away for dozens of pages, so I will divide my post into several parts.
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I like to theorize and explain things to myself, but at the moment every new question that comes up contradicts every answer I found. I don’t have a lot of time now, and unfortunately I have to write first, then translate. So I don't know when I will be able to edit the next part and post it.
In the first post I want to talk about time, number of attempts, and what the original reality is. My friendly reminder - this is all just empty speculation and I'm just having fun (while crying actually). I'm pretty sure that when we get trailers and more information about canon, I'll change my mind a lot. But that's it for now.
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Time
The events in s2 take place in a short time. In the last interview it was said that about 3 days had passed. so. October, 23th - Lu Guang was stabbed, Cheng Xiaoshi was interrogated during the day, the events in the hospital placed during the evening. October, 24th - Chen Bin's funeral, Cheng Xiaoshi dived in his photo October, 25th - dive in Li Tianxi's photo, interrogation of Li Tianchen, time loop, Lu Guang's kidnapping October, 26th - everything that happened in the theater and in the tunnel Plus taking into account the time (about a month) they spent in the hospital, ep12 ends at the end of November/beginning of December, congratulations. The start of the new year is almost here, have we really crossed the critical point for Cheng Xiaoshi and he won't be forever 21? Heh.
9/13 is not the date of Cheng Xiaoshi's death,  it has to be 9/12. Below I will describe why I think that this is not his first attempt, and in this case more than 5 minutes have definitely passed. Time has not stood still, seconds are passing. Lu Guang's watch does not say five in the morning, but midnight and five minutes. The date of the password is Lu Guang's reminder, corresponding exactly to the time of the dive. If that's the case, I believe that each new reality is a new password corresponding to the time of  diving, as a reminder of the previous failure. 
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Technically, I think that Cheng Xiaoshi actually died at 5:35 in the original timeline - this date was indicated, everything led to it, but in the end it was not shown  in s2 itself. The events in the tunnel do not correspond to this time, since the actions took place earlier (the meeting at the theater was scheduled for 3 am, the rest of the events happened very quickly, the whole action couldn't have lasted for 2 hours and a half, so I think everything happened before approximately 4 am or so).
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It coincides too well with this broken time in the Overthink. So, I am desperate enough to believe that  Cheng Xiaoshi's death occurred at 05:35 (as actual time). Even if the specific time in the ED can be perceived as 5:20, because that is literally the reason why Lu Guang broke the time - his wish that Cheng Xiaoshi could live, his love for Cheng Xiaoshi. It is possible that time passed in the original reality - literally from this moment until the last attempt at 00:05. So maybe. While Lu Guang lives one life after another, in fact, Lu Guang is truly “frozen” in this 12-13 September, and not even a day has passed in the original timeline. Why do I think that exactly this amount of time has passed (more than five minutes, but less than a day)?
It’s difficult to say at all that Cheng Xiaoshi died in the photo studio in the first place.
There are changes in the design of their room.
Lu Guang probably washed the blood from his hands, so he spent some time for it, but did not change his clothes, still covered in blood, even has traces of blood on his face. (Did Cheng Xiaoshi touch his face before he died? Did Lu Guang himself cry, covering his face with hands? Oh, boy)
I'll talk about details in the next part.
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Again and again
I feel sorry for him. He is the most pathetic, most selfish, most insane person in the universe. I love it so much.
I believe we have not yet seen the actual chronology in terms of events, but we have seen the original timeline in terms of Lu Guang's insane room.
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I’m sure this is not his first dive; we have always had the symbolism of constant resets. Again and again, again and again, again and again. I think there have been many attempts. As many as there were photographs he could find - if the ability works the same way as Cheng Xiaoshi use it himself, and he should be the author of the photo, we can only cover our heads with our hands and cry.
This is Lu Guang's POV - Lu Guang already knew that the death node cannot be changed (meaning he already tried), but he still wants to use the very last attempt to try.
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He looks so dead inside, it's impossible. In my understanding: he initially used earlier photographs that were closer to September, the death of Cheng Xiaoshi in the original reality, and then dived deeper and deeper into the past, into more distant events.
Let's go back to s1. It is still difficult to say how many times the events were repeated. Lu Guang himself confirmed it in his words that this happened more than once. There have been a lot of attempts, he himself said “no matter how hard you try".
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I think that “last chance” meant just that, last chance. From what he said, we know that a photo can only be used once. If s1 showed us the events of the current timeline, which I believe, this was probably one of the earliest photos that Lu Guang could use - a photo that happened before their first meeting. Back to their real beginning. This… tritely has a beautiful and symbolic logic behind it. Current events are “all or nothing.”
The photo studio from the flashback is the original universe, this reality is not destroyed, he returns to it after each original attempt. We know that Cheng Xiaoshi died many times in many different ways. If there have been many attempts, if the attempts are limited to photographs, all he can do is use them from some original point.
Like I think he can't get an "infinite" number of attempts by using the photos again within the "past" he returned to. In my opinion, “dive within a dive” is impossible. I don't think that after diving, there is a possibility of another dive by the same person inside the diving - because it makes more sense if Lu Guang has an invisible timer that reminds him - the time is running out.
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I think the design of their room in the original timeline confirms this. Their table is always full of books, there are things, lamps, even framed photo. Everything is empty. If these were the events immediately after Сheng Xiaoshi's death, would their room be so lifeless?
I'm inclined to think that Lu Guang went through all their belongings, used every possible attempt to find suitable photographs that would allow him to try to rewrite the events again.
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I find destroyed or burned photographs more symbolic of failed attempts being burned, too - after all, a photo can only be used once, everything is changing, it’s not a time loop. Every used photo, every reality that doesn't turn out well, is another crossed out opportunity. But remembering his words about the destruction of photos - I think that we will see this again in the context of the fact that he destroyed the photos himself. It is quite possible that he destroys the photo after the dive to erase the reality/time where Cheng Xiaoshi died again as a fact. Because… otherwise a terrible situation will arise. If Lu Guang possesses himself from a photo, then after leaving it after Cheng Xiaoshi's death, the original!Lu Guang moves back to the original line, while Lu Guang from the rewritten timeline remains in the timeline where Cheng Xiaoshi is dead (and if the events are rewritten so deeply, it is not at all clear what will happen to his memory). Therefore, I am sure that the original Lu Guang must destroy the photographs because of this as well.
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I was wondering if he destroys the photo while diving, right after it - maybe that's how the mechanics could work, I would say, of how he "locks" himself into a certain reality. But since I believe that he should return to the "original point", I do not think that this is possible - if he doesn't need to come back, if he just "dives after diving" further into the next timeline, it won't make sense: more photos can be taken, attempts won't end with a limit. But do I like this idea for the last attempt? That he has to live his entire life from the very beginning without a “save point” to return to? Oh. Yes. Note: I considered the possibility that there is no original timeline as a starting point for diving, that he dives again after diving inside the dive itself, destroys the photo immediately inside the dive, that everything is repeated again, no limit either. Just at some point Lu Guang himself decides there is no point in continuing to use any photos from this period, so decided to use a photo corresponding to the very very beginning. But in doesn't make sense, in any case he will have the opportunity to take more photos that he could use for further dives, this does not create a " the last try" point (even if it was possible, also knowing Lu Guang’s character, I don’t think that he could partly “give up”, partly take such risks voluntarily)
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But it's still questionable. Because, if the original timeline exists, all dives were made from there, then a simple problem arises - given Cheng Xiaoshi's ability, all dives take place in “real time”, i.e. in the original reality the same amount of time should also pass. We all understand that this is impossible, it is difficult to imagine how many attempts Lu Guang made, how many years actually passed.
So, if we believe that the “original reality” is a thing, then the combination of their abilities, becoming a “perfect fusion,” has other limits, other specifics of using and/or the original timeline is so broken that time only passes when Lu Guang exists in it.
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The original universe… or?
I hope I've made it clear enough before - in my opinion the original timeline was shown to us in terms of the timeline from where he dives into the photos. Their room. Because there must be something that creates a limited number of attempts.
But I have some doubts about the fact that what we saw in the vision or flashback is the original timeline, too. Yes, they could have shown us the very first death of Cheng Xiaoshi, this would even be logical, but the problem is that this is only relevant if we agree that Lu Guang has white hair from birth.
Considering that the hints themselves within the series may turn out to be a joke, I still haven't completely dismissed this idea. The only characters with unusual hair color are twins, but they are like that at least because of genetics, they inherited it from their mother. While the issue with Lu Guang remains open.
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Therefore, I am considering 2 simple options: 1. Lu Guang's hair was originally white from birth, so we shouldn't expect him to have a different design in the original timeline. Or Lu Guang's hair turned white before Cheng Xiaoshi's death for some other reason. Then we can safely say that the events of the flashback is the original universe.
2. Lu Guang's hair was not originally white, but his hair gradually turned white with each dive attempt due to overpowering, trying too many times, and overusing his abilities.
If we consider the second option, then:
The flashback events shown to us are one of the later attempts, for example, the penultimate one, which is generally a possible option. That version of death, when Cheng Xiaoshi received a very similar injury to Lu Guang - that why the flashbacks were specifically about this late attempt.
The events shown to us are this current reality in which Cheng Xiaoshi was/has to be the 7th case, and this is exactly the death that was intended for him in this timeline - but this period of time, from April to September, was cut out and "stolen", just as case 7 disappeared. And that in the most recent attempt, not only was time rewritten “from the very beginning,” from the very first photo, but something else happened to prevent Cheng Xiaoshi’s death at the appointed time.
The one who was supposed to die in the photo studio when Lu Guang was stabbed - was Cheng Xiaoshi himself, and what was shown was not a flashback, but Lu Guang's vision of how things could have been different (if we perceive the forest not as a literal location, but a symbol) . I doubt it, but let's leave this possibility open.
Why do I even think that the white hair theory could be real? Of course, maybe it's just the light, but maybe… Due to Li Tianxi's memories and abilities, taking over the memories from the other reality in which Lu Guang lived, Qiao Ling's hair also changed a bit. Pay attention to the only white strain in her hair. This is an extremely interesting and rather intentional detail.
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If this is the case, then Qiao Ling's white hair is a hint. This does not mean that every attempt is 1 white strand of hair. It's not that… literal. This is an artistic way of allowing the viewer to speculate if this is the case.
I'm not betting on any particular idea, given that things can't be that simple and we don't really know how September-April will be explained. Another problem is why Lu Guang is wearing a watch on his other hand in this shot. Everything may be different, case 7 may be about a completely different character. But I also think many things will be connected at some point.
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Photos and OP
There are a lot of photographs. So many. As we remember from Dive Back in Time. There will be two key ones - thanks to Vortex.
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One of which is precisely related to the moment that allowed Lu Guang to travel 6 years (or more) into the past - to the moment they even met. Would this be a photo at school? Was it an accidental photo left behind? I have much more painful though. Their “very beginning” has a huge chance of not being high school time, but as I mentioned before, I’ll leave that for a separate post.
But the other one? I can’t imagine clearly, of course, but for me there are 3 ways:
This is about the current timeline - September-October were influenced by the use of a different photo - it will let us understand what the 7th case and one of the main storylines.
The starting point from where Lu Guang began his attempts to save Cheng Xiaoshi and change his fate. The core one.
If we believe the hints in the art book, the intro, the dark design of Cheng Xiaoshi, then the photo will be from the moment where something happens to make CXS become depresso!CXS.
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I had hopes that the teaser would be about s3, and thus something would become clearer in my head, but… For now, we can only build theories for the next year or two.
Thank you for reading ~
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banneduser-on-cohost · 2 months
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"Selfless: The Dao of Becoming a Room"
A Palisade nano-fic
🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣🥣
In Phrygian [lounge form].
Brnine: "...so what do you like about uhh...being a room?"
Phrygian: "It's nice, you know. It's relaxing. I feel like being a room is all about truly letting go. Like finding a posture that is both good for you and easy to do."
Brnine:*remembering Saffron's recommendation to correct their slouching: "heh yeah. Posture."
[palpably awkward silence]
Phrygian: "The key thing is —and this is important—when you become a room you really need to become the whole room. You can't do it halfway. This is why you don't also see me in the room too cause I gotta let myself just be the room."
Brnine: "uh huh!"
Phrygian: "That's what those icebreaker guys never got. They never even came close to getting it. But it's not like they ever asked how I felt about it. Cause why would they, you know?"
Brnine: "yeah. I'm sorry if you feel... bad remembering all that."
Phrygian: "Thanks. Yeah nah it's fine. I actually got a lot more out of them than they got out of me, if you can believe it. "
Brnine: "oh. Cool~"
Phrygian: "...You wanna try the cereal? Figure says I'm getting better with the dried berries."
Brnine: "uh!..."
The Table:
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//END FLASHBACK
Palisade spoilers below the cut, specifically honesty and integrity
I like to think about how Brnine assassinated Dahlia as a regicide by passion paired with technical and biological consequence. I could describe it as "trying to be a self absorbed princept running two divines (one of which is supposed to be a tandem divine) while also trying to be a Project Deck7 style room is like spreading yourself super super thin. Risks include loss of focus, unintended soundproofing, and extreme blood loss if compromised."
But I prefer to think that Brnine specifically realized that Phrygian's torture was this piece of shit's insane vanity project and the disgust became more personal and violent than Brnine had ever felt about anything in their life. Partway through the fight Brnine flashbacked this conversation and intuited that Dahlia not only must, but could be defeated in this opportunity.
You can try to spread yourself into a room-like shape, but to truly be a room, you gotta let go of the self.
Selfless.
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tortor-sauce · 2 months
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What if Reth and Jel knew each other beforehand because they have a bit of a saucy history unbeknownst to Tish, and Jel now deliberately avoids Reth because he can't let Tish find out about the scandalous events that took place in some dark corners of Bahari City?
SORRY THIS CAME OUT LONGER THAN I WAS EXPECTING LOL;;
So, I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Specifically, the reason behind why Jel and Reth would no longer talk as frequently if they did have a thing once before. Or at least not openly. They're very clear in explaining the effects of straying from one's path in their culture and, seeing as how Jel is actively trying to pave his path and be worthy of his family name, I think even being associated with someone like Reth would somehow tarnish his own image. WHICH,, like sounds so bad but I feel could be one of the main contributors as to why he's been so hesitant to approach Reth at all. Plus I live for the angst heh..
(spoilers ahead) During Jel's quest when helping him with Kenyatta's gown, if you choose to speak with Kenyatta and appease her as the person wearing the gown rather than Eshe who is technically his client for paying, I find it monumental that he really seems eager to explore his more creative and free side even if it means going against the grain. I think he struggles deeply with doing things the "right way" (perhaps due to his family and culture) versus wanting to let his creative spirit be free. Though ultimately he ends up appeasing Eshe as his client, after all, but I think the act of at least exploring more options than just the "right way" is important to his character development.
I bring all this up to say that if Jel and Reth had something secret back in Bahari City, I think Jel would continue to feel those persistent desires of wanting to explore Reth as a person. I imagine being around someone like Reth, someone who has strayed from his path, is now living and dealing with the consequences, and has lived his life so self-sacrificing to do what he wants/thinks is best despite the pressures of society would help put his own worries at ease... or even make them feel minuscule in comparison and give him more courage to face his own problems head-on. Or idk just be desirable in its own right. Craving something different than the norm and finding beauty in unexpected places does seem to be his forte after all hhehe.
I.. uh :^) imagine them meeting in secret at night after Reth leaves the underground and Jel is out standing by the lake. The secret nightly meetings becoming a sort of sanctum and place of safety and freedom for the two of them to finally just be themselves without having to worry about pleasing anyone else or following anyone else's rules.
Not to mention, with how close Tish is with the both of them I imagine they'd want to keep her mind at ease and not want to worry her. Or, if it ever came to it, to make her choose between the two of them. Though I personally feel she would always choose her brother no matter who it is (sobs quietly curled in the fetal position). So I think when the three of them meet in the evenings it's a nice time for them to watch the fruits of their efforts in keeping Tish happy... even if they exchange a knowing glance each other's way every so often (dies). But now that I think about it, I think Tish is the type of person to be totally happy her best friend and brother are in love with each other!? Aaaah so many different perspectives to explore~~~
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isatswap · 14 days
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(spoilers for isat (in stars and time), full game (technically its like act 3 but also no))
(also death cw)
Siffrin Hangout
TTOS version of the Loop hangout from ISAT
Siffrin: Hi, starlight.
Loop: "So."
Siffrin: So?....
Loop: "Got any theories about the loops I'm stuck in?"
Siffrin: Why would I? You're the one named Loop, you should know more, hahaha!
(Siffrin snickers quietly.)
(This bit is getting old. But what can you do about it.)
Siffrin: Hehe. I'll see what I can do, though. What's your question?
Loop: "Do you know anything that would help?"
Siffrin: That is too broad, starlight. Siffrin: I don't know anything you wouldn't know, as I said before.
Loop: "How can that be?"
(Siffrin just raises his brow.)
Loop: "Aren't you here to help me?" Loop: "Why don't you know more about the loops you're supposed to help me with?..."
Siffrin: ... Siffrin: Heh-
Loop: "Don't 'hehehe' me, Siffrin."
Siffrin: Fine. Siffrin: I don't know how to answer that, starlight. Siffrin: You should be grateful you're not alone in this prison, you know. Siffrin: With how you react to things, you would be absolutely miserable alone.
Loop: "..."
Siffrin: Okaaay, fine, I won't just sit here and do nothing. Siffrin: Let's summarise what we know about the loops. Maybe we will find something out!
(You sigh, and nod.)
(Nothing better to do, you suppose.)
Siffrin: So. Siffrin: You're stuck in a timeloop for reasons currently unknown. Siffrin: It starts in Dormont when you wake up, and seem to end when you talk with King.
Loop: "Unless I perish or touch a Tear."
Siffrin: Mhm. Getting frozen is kind of like dying. Siffrin: ...Unless it is in battle. What's up with that?
Loop: (Wait huh? Isn't it because...) "I thought the Tears work differently from time freezing skills?..."
Siffrin: Well, you're the one getting frozen, so you should know. Kind of a weird distinction, but whatever. Siffrin: So, you loop when something stops you from advancing in some way... Siffrin: ... Siffrin: I wonder if other things count as "stopping you from advancing".
Loop: "Like what?"
Siffrin: ...Hm..... Siffrin: What if we would lop your legs off? Would that make you loop? Can't crawl up the whole House, you know.
Loop: (UM.) "We are NOT testing that."
Siffrin: Awww. Would be fun to see you try. But understandable.
(What does THAT mean???)
(But it is interesting, though.)
(What makes the loop actually loop?)
Siffrin: I've mentioned talking to King before. Maybe that somehow counts as something that stops you from advancing?
(Hm....)
(....stops you from advancing where?)
(What goal does that obstruct?)
(Is there something that happens when you talk to him which makes a certain goal impossible to accomplish?)
(...)
Siffrin: ... Siffrin: As you've found out, all this might be the work of Time Craft, a power which should be impossible to wield... Siffrin: But you and The Scary Lady are somehow able to manipulate it.
Loop: (But...) "Is it really manipulating if I can't control it? Sometimes it feels like it wields me instead."
Siffrin: But you can control it, in some capacity. You can choose the place where you loop back to. Except for after the King talk, that always sends you straight to Dormont. Siffrin: And even ignoring that, avoiding death and looping back in time can already count as manipulating Time Craft.
Loop: (But, if Time Craft is too dangerous to even use...) "How did I get that power?"
Siffrin: And how can you relinquish it? Siffrin: Those are very good questions, starlight. But not ones we can answer yet. Siffrin: ... Siffrin: I do wonder about the limitations of your powers, still. Siffrin: I feel like finding out what exactly makes you loop can help you find out quite a lot.
Siffrin: Stardust, we have been talking for a while, so maybe not right now, but... Siffrin: I would like you to hang out with me, when you have time.
Loop: (Huh?) "Hang out?"
Siffrin: I need to test something. And to show you something very important. Siffrin: And also... Siffrin: We never really spent time together, starlight! I'm booored here! Suf-frin, even!
(Siffrin does his usual laugh, but this one seems to have some painful undertones.)
Siffrin: Heh... but I do want to hang out, though. We haven't ever really spoken like people that know eachother, you know?
(That's true... But still weird.)
Siffrin: You can do it later, I'm not in a rush. Siffrin: This might take a while. More than the rest of the day, probably. Siffrin: You probably have something else to do this loop, so I'll wait until you have time. Siffrin: M'kay?
(A theory Siffrin would like to test about the loops? Well that's useful, at least.)
(You should talk to them when you have time.)
Siffrin: Good. I'll be right here, starlight. Siffrin: In the meanwhile... Siffrin: How can I help you on this loop?
Loop: (...)
"We can hang out now."
"What should I do now?"
"Let's talk about something."
"I had a question about..."
"Nah, nothing."
Siffin: Ah. Siffrin: Our theory hangout. Siffrin: Which we can't actually do right now. Not the time for it. Siffrin: How abooout.... early morning tomorrow? After all the Clocktower stuff.
Loop: (Wait....) "You want me to sneak out?"
Siffrin: Yep. And spend a loop with me instead.
(But....)
(You always go to the House, after the Clockower.)
(If you're not there, what will they do without you? What would they think--)
Siffrin: Does it really matter what they think? Siffrin: They won't know after this loop anyway.
Loop: (...)
"It does matter."
"...Guess it doesn't."
Siffrin: Yeah. it does. But nonetheless, that what we have to do.
(Siffrin looks down, with a bit of sadness in his expression.)
Siffrin: You can opt out, still. But I think this is important to do, even if it will require you to abandon your party once.
(Is he that desperate to hang out with you? Or is the theory actually important?....)
Loop: (...)
"I'll come."
"I'll pass, sorry."
(Siffrin finally gets his gaze back onto you.)
Siffrin: Good. I will see you soon, then, I guess.
(You nod.)
(...)
(You spend the night with everyone, like usual.)
(Early in the morning, while everyone else is still sleeping, you quietly slip away and head for the Favor Tree...)
(...But you can't see Siffrin anywhere.)
Siffrin: Up here, dummy.
(Huh? "Up he--")
(Oh. Right. He lives in the crown.)
(You look up.)
(Yep, there he is, waving at you.)
Siffrin: Come up and join me, starlight.
(How?...)
Siffrin: ...Just climb the tree. I know you can.
(You sigh and climb up. Siffrin helps you up slightly.)
Siffrin: Ahh.... Siffrin: Isn't it beautiful, starlight? We are so high up!
(Sure are.)
(You can see the House from up here.)
(...)
(Everyone else will be in the House soon....)
(You try not to think about it.)
Siffrin: Thank you for coming, though. Really. Siffrin: But, it will take some time. And in the end... Siffrin: Well. You know how it goes.
Loop: "Sure do."
Siffrin: ... Siffrin: Hm. Siffrin: For such an important meeting, I sure have forgotten to actually prepare anything to talk about. Siffrin: How did I screw this up as well?...
(?)
Siffrin: A-anyway... Hm... Siffrin: Tell me about yourself , starlight! That should be a good topic.
Loop: (Really?) "...I'd rather not."
Siffrin: Hmmmmm? And why is that?
Loop: "Don't you already know me?"
Siffrin: Hm?
Loop: "It just feels like it." Loop: "You know too much about me." Loop: "You know my name, you know how i think..." Loop: "You knew me before we even met, didn't you?"
Siffrin: ... Siffrin: Kind of.
Loop: (Kind of?) "Do I know you?"
Siffrin: No, not at all. You haven't even met me once before this. Siffrin: It's not your memory failing you, this time. Siffrin: When we first met under the Favor Tree, that was... That was the first time we've ever seen each other.
(Is that so?)
Loop: "Is that why you're helping me?" Loop: "Because you know me?"
Siffrin: ... Siffrin: No, not at all. Siffrin: I am kind of forced to help you, actually. Siffrin: ...That sounded like I don't like helping you, didn't it? Siffrin: I'm honestly trying to help you, starlight. I hope you believe me when I say that. And don't think I'm the cause of your suffering or something like that. Siffrin: ...do you believe me?
Loop: (...)
"...I do believe you."
"..."
Siffrin: ... Siffrin: Hm. That was a surprise. Siffrin: I... wouldn't believe myself, to be honest. Siffrin: Maybe time has made me more jaded than you are. Siffrin: ...Whether you actually believe me or not, I will help you. Siffrin: So you can escape this loop.
Loop: "...So you believe it's possible?" Loop: "For me to escape?"
Siffrin: ...Out of all things, that is the one I am most sure of. Siffrin: You can escape. I can as well.
Siffrin: I know how it feels, you know. Siffrin: Being stuck somewhere. With no hope of escaping. Siffrin: Forced to relive the same events over and over. Siffrin: And when things seem to be better, and the exit is in sight.... Siffrin: Having all of it taken away in a blink of an eye.
Siffrin: Hahaha. Look at me, babbling. Siffrin: Don't pay attention to me. I am.... fine.
(Siffrin looks at the House in the distance.)
(...)
Loop: (...) "What about you? Tell me about yourself?"
Siffrin: .... Siffrin: Nah, I'd rather not, hehe.
(Siffrin gives you a wink with his single eye.)
(Despite yourself, you laugh.)
(You hear Siffrin quietly snickering, as well.)
Siffrin: ...heh... Siffrin: Say, starlight, that reminds me... Siffrin: Can't believe you tried to fish 11 times! You know nothing lives there anymore, right?
(Hey...)
(You and Siffrin animatedly talk about the different things you've done during the loops....)
(It's nice. To be able talk about them with someone.)
(You talk and talk until the sun has risen high above you in the sky....)
Siffrin: ...
(Siffrin's face suddenly get a lot more serious than usual.)
Siffrin: Ah. It should happen soon, now.
Loop: (?) "What will?"
Siffrin: What happens almost every time. The thing I have a theory about.
(...?)
(You raise your finger to ask, and then...)
<There is a bright flash of light coming from the top of the House.>
(NGH!.....)
(You've heard a horrible sound.)
(Your head...)
(You saw... something.)
(Siffrin seems to.... hug themselves under their cloak?....)
Siffrin: Thank you... for hanging out with me... Siffrin: Sorry it's gonna end like this....
(What?...)
(Siffrin diverts his eyes from the House.)
Siffrin: I hoped it wouldn't happen this time. Siffrin: See that light? Siffrin: It's from the Scary Lady's floor. Siffrin: I see it every time you try to fight her. Siffrin: Her opening attack.
(Scary Lady's opening attack?...)
(How long have you been talking to Siffrin?)
(Who was the Scary Lady attacking?)
(Who was she...)
(...)
(The Scary Lady doesn't attack, or really do anything at all, until you reach her.)
(She would only attack if... if someone...)
Siffrin: I can feel it. Every time.
(Siffrin got quieter.)
Siffrin: I know what it does. It makes you see something. Siffrin: A future so terrible, it's enough to bring anyone to their knees.
(...)
(You you can't even hear him anymore.)
(Your friends)
(They were against the Scary Lady just now)
(You know the way to avoid it, you learned how, but)
(but)
(but)
(You hear a sharp inhale.)
(You look at Siffrin--)
(Siffrin is looking at you, trying to breathe.)
(In their single eye, you can see despair.)
(Unimaginable terror.)
(Despite him saying nothing, you can almost hear Siffrin say...)
("Please. Just get it. So we can stop this.")
("Don't you understand?")
("DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND WHO SHE ATTACKED JUST NOW?")
(Tears stars falling from Siffrin's eye. He can barely breathe in, just to say one thing....)
Siffrin: don't you?....
(He hides his face, holding his head.)
(You start screaming.)
(IT'S BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T THERE!!!)
(THEY DIED, BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T THERE!!!)
(THEY ARE GONE!!! BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T!!! THERE!!!)
(BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T THERE)
(THEY ARE GONE, BECAUSE OF YOU)
(THEY ARE GONE)
(BECAUSE OF YOU BECAUSE OF YOU BECAUSE OF YOU BECAUSE OF YOU BECAUSE OF YOU BECAUSE OF YOU BECAUSE OF YOU BECAUSE OF YOU BECAUSE OF YOU BECAUSE OF YOU BECAUSE OF YOU BECAUSE OF Y
<Loopback.>
(You stumble and fall to your knees.)
(You breathe, harshly, in, and out.)
(...No you don't.)
(You can't take a breath)
(You can't)
Siffrin: Hey.
(Can't)
Siffrin: HEY!
(You look up.)
(Siffrin is standing over you.)
(He sits down.)
Siffrin: Breathe with me.
(Siffrin breathes in, and out, slowly.)
(You try to follow suit.)
(You two do it until your breath stabilises.)
Siffrin: ...Let's go under the Tree. I don't want to be seen by accident.
(You nod, and you both go to your usual spot.)
(After a minute of silence, you finally gather the strength to speak.)
Loop: "...Why?"
Siffrin: ...
(Siffrin does't answer.)
(They don't even look at you.)
Loop: "Did you know this would happen?!"
Siffrin: ... Siffrin: I knew you would loop. I hoped the attack wouldn't happen, but it most certainly would have.
Loop: "What was it for, then? Just to make me suffer?"
Siffrin: ... Siffrin: Of course not. I like myself enough to not do that just to make you feel pain. Siffrin: It was to reveal another aspect of your loops.
(Loops?)
(How did that have to do with anything?!)
Siffrin: ...I hoped you would notice yourself. Siffrin: Why did you loop back just now?
Loop: (Huh?) "Because the Lady won, duh."
Siffrin: Why would the Lady winning make you loop? You don't loop back the second you lose the battle against her, right?
Loop: (Don't you?) "I kinda do, though?"
Siffrin: Incorrect, starlight. Siffrin: You loop when you die.
Loop: "Wait-- No, it takes a bit--"
Siffrin: You loop when you die. The fact that the Scary Lady wins is largely irrelevant. Siffrin: But you didn't die just now. Siffrin: So why did you loop?
Loop: "But--"
Siffrin: Same with King. You don't die when you talk to him, I'm pretty sure. Why would you loop, then? Siffrin: Both of these causes seem important to figure out, starlight.
(...)
(He is right.)
(There have been other times you've looped back without dying as well.)
(But... What could be the reason...?)
Siffrin: ... Siffrin: The hang out part wasn't just to kill time.
(Siffrin smirks a bit, but immediately returns to his slightly serious demeanor.)
Siffrin: I didn't talk about all I wanted, but this is also good. It was nice chatting with someone, for once.
(You just look at them.)
Siffrin: ... Siffrin: Oh, right. Sorry for putting you through this. It's not out of malice or anything like that. Siffrin: And it's OK if you don't forgive me.
(You stay silent.)
Siffrin: ...Well... This is all we can find out about the loops, for now. Siffrin: But you can find out more about the Scary Lady, actually. Siffrin: I could help you next loop. Not now. We both need.... rest. Siffrin: ...I'll be seeing you, I guess.
(You lightly nod and walk away, not saying a word.)
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weepinwriter · 4 months
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Obviously many parts of our past are spoilers, so you may not be able to answer, but could you tell us whether it's guaranteed that we definitely are a criminal, or is it possible that we don't know whether the charges are falsified or not?
Hmmm since it may kinda walk into the spoiler territory I'll just put the answer under the cut
Legally, by the law of Elysium, yes MC is technically a criminal, and a branded traitor (although most of the RO's don't know that, excluding Leo, Nikita and E.) They engaged in activities which safe to say... were less than righteous and ideal. Anddd they pissed off pretty powerful people up there which further led to their decline. Saying anything more would be too spoilers eh heh 😜
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racefortheironthrone · 9 months
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Finally saw the Spider-verse and, I don't think this is a spoiler, couldn't Miguel O'Hara be referred to as the cannonical (heh) 'first variant' Spider-man? Was that the first time someone other than the (or a) Peter Parker suited up as the wall crawler?
Sort of?
Ben Reilly predates Miguel by seventeen years, so it kind of depends on whether you consider Ben Reilly to be "a Peter Parker" since he is a clone of Peter Parker, or whether he's his own person. Be careful how you answer, because Madelyne Pryor has Views about that question and she's a known associate of Reilly.
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Spider-Ham predates Miguel by nine years, so it depends on whether you consider Peter Porker to be a Peter Parker. Especially since he technically started out as a spider who just went by Peter, and only took on the last name Porker when he was "adopted" by Aunt May after she bit him and transformed him into the spectacular spider-ham he is today.
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Likewise, we have to consider the question of gender, because Gwaaanda is not the first Spider-Woman in Marvel's history. When in 1977 Stan Lee got freaked out by the possibility that the TV networks might screw him Marvel over by creating distaff versions of Marvel characters and grabbing the copyrights and trademarks, he ordered the creation of She-Hulk (because The Incredible Hulk was a hit show on tv), Ms Marvel (because Stan wasn't about to get screwed over on that name again), and Spider-Woman (because of the cartoon).
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Jessica Drew predates Miguel by 15 years, and Julia Carpenter (who basically originated the black costume before the look got stolen by her male counterpart) predates Miguel by 8 years.
But if we narrowly confine ourselves to Spiders who are not Peters nor Parkers who are also men, I think you might be right.
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nikofortuna · 3 months
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JTTW Chapter 24 Thoughts
Chapter 24 for the @journeythroughjourneytothewest Reading Group!
Ah, the beginning of the Arc the movie Monkey King Reborn is based on! It will be very delightful to spot the similarities for myself!
But first we have to finish the previous trial. I really don’t like how the emphasise is kind of put on women as being tempters. Especially when the exemplary lady is explicitly stated to be sixteen, that is a child!
Still not a fan how they put so much ridicule on Zhu Bajie as well when they equally pressured him into the whole situation.
Hm Sun Wukong schooling his Shifu. We love the communal grandpa dispersing his knowledge.
And here are the two sillies! I’ll take it in immortal years they’re closer to being old tweens or young teens. That’s the feeling I get from them at least.
Ah, teaching the kids that uhm, actually just make friends with people if they’re nice, religion should not be of any importance there. There are some really good lessons to be taken away from this novel.
One could say they are… Home Alone.
I wonder if the sight of the Daoist Abbey makes Sun Wukong melancholic with thoughts of his first Shifu.
Clear Breeze, I most certainly prefer the J. F. Jenner and movie’s translation and technically also the German translation of Pure Wind, and Bright Moon are notably nicer in the novel than the adaptation. They only get rude when they actually have been wronged. Just looking at their movie counterparts, these aren’t the same kids.
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Plants you say? Now don’t mind if I look them up! Spoilers this turned out a bit of a difficult ordeal so take all of this with a grain of salt.
For accuracy, spinach yes and celery yes.
Mare’s tail… maybe? My search came up with Beta vulgaris aka Chard/Swiss Chard instead, though both plants fall under the term vulgaris in their scientific name and are plausible options as they are both native to Western Asia. Since it is a vegetable garden for people however I might be inclined to personally go with Chard, in part also because I have eaten that vegetable before and it is not only quite tasty but also nutritional.
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Funfact in German Chard is called Mangold, definitely sounds like a plant an immortal would eat. But again that’s just personal bias, in reality it could still be either.
Back to the list, I have no clue where beet comes from in this line, but ginger yes.
Seaweed no. It seems to actually be moss of some kind and I looked up as to possibly why it’s in this garden. Indeed certain types of moss are used for medicinal or culinary purposes in some cultures. But don’t go out and just eat moss you find in your garden! A lot of mosses are toxic and no good for eating, so be careful!
Bamboo shoot yes and melon yes. Squash, more like gourd, but technically yes. Watercress no, my research came up with wild rice instead, but watercress is still native to Asia as well.
Now for this next line I would like to remark that there is some potential difference in the Chinese Original. Chive technically yes the Google Translate said just onion though, garlic yes, coriander yes, leek and scallion technically yes though if the characters for those two are put together the translator says they translate to chives instead.
The second paragraph I will not touch as that one is more complex.
The local Tudi really tends to be the living loremaster, in a way that makes a lot of sense in world too, something I can always appreciate.
Heh, Sun Wukong doing a little trickshot with the mallet. Not that it worked, but he tried.
Sha Wujing being the good little brother getting roped into shenanigans by his older brothers. The feeling of found family is strong with this one.
At the end I would like to shill the movie a bit as I really like that one and it does make for quite a good companion piece for this Arc. It also has one of the best Sha Wujing designs in my opinion.
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seashellcosmos · 4 months
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So, do you have any AU's for the AU? With that I kinda just mean 'what-if's' that technically could've happened. Say like Jin adopting Junko or something. A what-if like that
Oh YEA totally.
I HAVE actually thought about Jin and Junko before now that you mention and that would’ve taken everything in an ENTIRELY different direction. Kyoko and Junko would’ve hated each other more than anything as they got older I think and Mukuro would be having such a nice and normal time.
I have thought about what it would be like if HIRO was the catalyst that brought them all together instead of Jin Kirigiri, like he just saw in the future that something horrible would happen. Tried to prevent it by warning everyone, and ended up playing right into Junko’s hand and becoming like a horrific self fulfilling prophecy. Protag Hiro would be so so fun to write.
I guess the only other one I can mention without it being SPOILERS for what’s going on in the current fic would be a brief thought of “oh if Makoto were taken in by Togami instead of Byakuya he would be the most messed up kid of all time”
Oh and also what would’ve happened if Chihiro had straight up just MURDERED Taka in the first story. Like can you imagine??? Can you imagine how rough that would be for him to come to terms with when he snapped out of things? Heh heh heh
I have some for both the other casts but I feel like I shouldn’t mention those right now :3c
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darthkvznblogs · 3 months
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If it's not a direct spoiler, can you tell us more about Genosha as a country?
Minor worldbuilding spoilers ahead:
Genosha is a massive, artificial island (with a surface area of roughly 300 square miles) largely built by Magneto himself and funded by the United Nations Mutant Development Programme, located in the Pacific Ocean, northwest of Hawaii, roughly equidistant between the easternmost point of the Hokkaido region of Japan and the westermost point of Oregon.
It's technically a dictatorship, in the sense that Magneto is and has been the official leader since its founding, but he's more of an ideological figure than a lawmaker. There's a democratically elected parliament for that, as well as an independent branch equivalent to the justice system. Professor Xavier generally acts as an ambassador for the mutant nation, and the X-Men, as previously stated, serve as its mutant outreach taskforce, detecting new mutants around the world via Cerebro and getting to them before unsavory parties can, and preventing possible disasters from high-level mutant powers.
Genosha is protected, rather ironically, by Sentinels modelled after the original Trask Industries robots. Trask Industries was dismantled by SHIELD and the X-Men due to its inhuman (heh) and illegal experimentation, and the Sentinel schematics were gifted to the mutant nation as a sign of good faith, on the condition that the nations of the world get to continue developing on Trask's mutant detection and defense tech.
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1, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 21, 27, 33, 36, 37, 41, 44, 45, 48, 49
(The only reason I did not put any fic specific asks for this is because you have so many that I fucking adore that I can't even begin to pick out which ones to ask about 😳 perhaps tomorrow I will send another ask because my god do I love hearing from authors about their fics)
How old were you when you first starting writing fanfiction?
I almost feel like a late bloomer, but eighteen, tbh. I only really entered "fandom" spaces in college and it spiraled from there.
5. If you had to choose a favourite out of all of your multi chaptered stories, which would it be and why?
Shoot, that's hard....I think I'd choose The Nature Of The Wind, one of my stories from the TMNT fandom, because it still gets so much love and I'm proud of the darkness I explored there.
7. When is your preferred time to write?
Whenever the spirit moves me! Seriously, I prefer to be well rested, but I've written up a storm in the dead of night, too.
8. Where do you take your inspiration from?
A whole lot of places...great fic authors (like a certain someone who sent me this ask), books I've read, stories, personal experience, family stories, art. I've been known to pillage the Bible from time to time, and Greek mythology, too. It all just melts together into a bubbling witch's brew and I fish out (what I hope are) the best bits for my writing.
12. Who is your favourite character to write for? Why?
Depends on the fandom...for TMNT it's Leonardo, because I love his tortured leader aesthetic and the sheer amount of trauma he puts up with is really fun. For DC it's Damian, because I have a soft spot for angsty baby murderers trying to be better.
For Avatar I'd think recom Jake, because he's such a perfect Frankenstein's monster of hunger and cruelty and pain and power. With Spider being a close second, because I love this boy and I love fucking him up.
17. Post a line from a WIP that you’re working on.
It’s insane. She’s insane. Her very existence is a mark of insanity, always has been and always will be. If she thinks too hard about what she wants to do, it will overwhelm her, and the fire and water are both getting closer. There is no time, no time. 
18. Do you have any abandoned WIP’s? What made you abandon them?
God, so many....I've got a whole doc for dead Avatar WIPS and more TMNT WIPs than I can count. Usually they just--weren't working? It felt too familiar, sometimes, or just wrong, or it wasn't as fun to write as I'd hoped, and being fun to write usually means fun to read (I think).
21. Tell me about another writer(s) who you admire? What is it about them that you admire?
Well, tbh...there's this one writer who writes the most amazing, vivid, wild and fractured and lovely stories, and who writes some pretty spectacular comments, and sends me some great asks to boot! Their name might be familiar.
27. Do you make a general outline for your stories or do you just go with the flow?
I'm a go-with-the-flow little bastard (gender neutral) and I probably always will be.
33. What’s the biggest compliment you’ve gotten?
Someone told me they hoped I kept writing, both in fanfiction and in general, because I was really something, and I don't know, that just stuck with me? I want to believe it's true.
36. Can you give us a spoiler for one of your WIP’s?
Mommy-and-me assassination attempts.
37. What’s the funniest story you’ve written?
I wrote a nsfw story once about characters fucking while they watched the Kevin McCarthy debacle and I still think I should have gotten an award for it or something. It's you're gonna need congressional approval and you don't have the votes (it's not Hamilton fanfiction I stg, I just couldn't resist the title).
41. What’s your favourite minor character you’ve written?
Honestly changes depending on who I'm writing, heh, but right now it's definitely Sylwanin te Tskaha Mo'at'ite. She deserves so much more love and attention and I miss her even though she was technically never on screen.
44. What is the last line you wrote?
It helps that if they do look at her, all they see is her baby, that they think mother and not threat. It helps that no one bothers to consider how easily the two can overlap.
45. What spurs you on during the writing process?
The high, maybe? The fact that writing feels good and getting comments feels good and I like being able to get these thoughts out of my head and share them with so many great people.
48. What’s your favourite trope to write?
Not sure if angst/abuse/trauma/violation dressing itself up as soft fluff counts as a trope, but if it is, it fucking wins hands down. I love it when the horrors try to pretend not to be horrors and never quite get there.
49) Can you remember the first fic you read? What was it about?
A TMNT OT4 turtlecest future fic with immortality, bondage, and the apocalypse. It's called Casting Stones at the River by GoblinCatKC and I still love it so fucking much.
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15, 25, 26, 38 for nadya heh
I’ve never received an answer to an ask game before!! Normally I just save the questions so I can write answers for them in my private file. Thank you so much! I’ll try not to be too detailed with it but I am very rambly when it comes to writing. For that reason the answers are under the cut! Also I have only played through Dragonsong, so that’s what my answers are based on. So there will be spoilers.
What is your OC/WoL's love-life like? Who were they in relationships with? Describe their relations.
Nadya is very messy when it comes to love to be honest. Here are her romantic interests/partners in order
Minfilia, she was more of a crush. For a time Nadya would have done pretty much anything for her. However, while she still respects and cares for her, she realized Minfilia didn’t return the feelings or really care for her beyond being a tool. 
Estinien, the connection between them as two azure dragoons certainly helped. But as they began to establish a connection and Estinien came out of his shell, her own life fell apart. Ever since then they have been dancing around each other. Meeting again to run around Ishgard is the closest they ever got to making it a real relationship
Ysayle, Nadya was completely entranced by her. By the time they met, Nadya felt like such an outsider to regular people. The pressure and isolation of literally being the most powerful mortal walking around was getting to her. Ysayle being almost as powerful provided a welcome relief to her, and her willingness to help Ysayle after her isolation brought them together.
Thancred, technically this started first. When she first was invited to the Scions she decided to move to Ul’dah from Gridania. That meant her and Thancred ended up spending a lot of time together. Nadya wasn’t really bothered by him going with whomever he pleased, as she tried to consider him more of an occasional distraction. After the fight with Lahabrea however, she really shut off from him. She felt it was her fault that she didn’t save him earlier. She started to talk to him again after Moenbryda’s vigil. Unfortunately they didn’t have too much time to make anything happen before the Red Banquet. Now that they are reunited following Dragonsong, she’s been desperately making attempts to convey that she really wants something serious with him. 
Who is your OC/WoL best friend?
Her best friend is Yda. They both started off as great fighters, but still bubbly and ready to have fun. I imagine they spent quite a few nights going to bars and taverns together. They both have hardened up now, and gone through a lot. When they are together though, a bit of that unburdened happiness comes back.
Who are in your OC/WoL's circle of friends? (Can be a mix of OCs & NPCs)
I would say her closest friends are Yda, Thancred, Estinien, and Alphinaud. Although she considers Alphinaud to be moreso her little brother. 
Would your OC/WoL's significant other(s) love them if they were a worm?
I…I don’t think so honestly. I think Thancred would do her the mercy of killing her if she was turned into a worm.
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