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Does Beau ever get an actual body in your story since he and Alice manage to survive in your story?
Indeed! After the end of the Code Stringer arc and Cosmicverse, they had went into hiding for a good while after ditching The Syndicate of Steel and only would reveal themselves by the time of Multiversal Fusion: Nexus Point.
Alice would kinda be the same apart from more modifications added to her body while Beau on the other hand would be transferred into a Construction drone/"Worker Drone Plus" model (Basically what Clara is) and is now a massive tank of a drone who's still a big mama's boy despite now being a brute bodyguard with additional disassembly drone parts and massive spider legs attached to his back...His hat also still fits on him as well somehow.
house md stans one day before hilson endgame riding off into the sunset on motorcycles airs on fox network on may 21st 2012: we’re popping the BIGGEST bottles when housecuddy happens tomorrow
you know how “my body is a cage” plays in this scene well i remembered santa clara vanguard did it in DCI 2018 and i literally had to you don’t understand
Not long ago people attacked gay and lesbian people for being sexual predators. These days the same arguments are used against trans people.
Right wing extremists and left wing “trans-exclusionary radical feminists” (TERFs) are arguing that trans women are a threat to cis women and children. The tactic is to sexualize transgender people, reducing their gender identity to some kind of perversion.
This is not in any way a new tactic, historically. It has been used against feminists, people of color and gay men and lesbian women.
So, you might ask why lesbian are using the same tactics against trans people, as straight, cis, people used against their kind. They have clearly learned nothing from history.
Over at twitter The Implausible Girl has collected a wide variety of newspaper clippings documenting the arguments used against gay men and lesbian women. I will present some of them here.
The Cult Argument
One typical argument used about trans people is that they are part of a cult that uses propaganda to harm cis people. The same argument was used against gay people.
The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) 1997-07-20
The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD) 1997-07-20
The Signal (Santa Clarita, California). 1999-01-15
The Criminal Myth
In the same way trans women are presented as criminals these days, gay men and lesbian women were considered lawless in the 20th century.
Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY) 1964-03-15
The Daily Chronicle, 1977-04-12
The Deception Myth
The fact that gay men and lesbian women were forced into the closet by transphobes, was used against them by the same transphobes. They were considered deceptive and dishonest. The same applies to trans people today.
When gay men and lesbian people fought for respect and acceptance, their straight oppressors immediately presented themselves as victims. These days lesbian TERFs spread the lie that the trans cause is weakening the lesbian cause.
The argument that “gender ideology” threatens religious liberty is the exact same argument as the one used against gay and lesbian people in the 20th century.
The Indianapolis News 1974-04-20
The Tennessean 1989-09-20
The Trender/Fad Myth
These days we are told that trans kinds are victims of a fad. They are “trans trenders”. The exact same argument was used against gay and lesbian people.
The Coos Bay Times, 1956-10-04
Calgary Herald, 1970-06-13
The Sexual Predator Myth
Female rebels used to be called "sluts” and “nymphomaniacs” by the servants of the Patriarchy. Black people had to use separate bathrooms in South Africa and the American South, to “protect” white women and children for irrational, hypersexual, black men and women. Finally, lesbian and gay people were considered part of an evil conspiracy aimed at turning “decent kids and women” into sexual deviants.
The Courier-Journal (Lousiville, KY) 1975-10-25
Carrizozo Lincoln County News, page 4 1985-08-01
The Binary is Common Sense Myth
People who know little about science or the diversity of religious beliefs seem to think that the sexual binary (we are all born straight) and the gender binary (biological sex equals gender identity) are self evident. Moreover, they think this dogma is supported by science and religion.
Lesbian TERFs, who are themselves victims of this nonsense, are now using this argument against trans people.
The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL) 1986-04-24
The Signal (Santa Clara, CA) 1996-08-13
Baxter Bulletin (Mountain Home, AK) 1999-03-09
The Free Speech Argument
In democracies oppressors have always hidden their bigotry behind the free speech argument. Apparently they think that free speech legitimizes hate speech and violence. For some reason the argument for free speech is not applied to their victims, gay or trans people.
Enterprise-Journal (McComb, MI) 1998-10-11
Keeping Lesbians/Trans Women out of the Feminist Movement
TERFs want to keep trans women out of the feminist movement. It wasn’t that long ago, straight feminists wanted to exclude lesbian women from the feminist movement.
The Bee (Danville, VA) 1977-11-21
To conclude: The current transpohbia is driven by the exact same kind of prejudice as homophobia, with the transphobes using the same stereotypes, the same narratives and the same kind of fear mongering.
Setting: Wintery, early 19th century Germany, Russia & other culturally-inspired fantasy settings with a touch of steampunk.
Summary: Clara Stahlbaum is forced to prematurely shelf her ballet career after a severe injury. Feeling lost and alone, the former ballerina leaves the comfort of her home in the countryside to visit the city and help her godfather run his toy shop while she recovers from her mental strife. After encountering a peculiar stranger with wooden hands who speaks of a fairy that can undo all injuries and ailments, Clara is pulled into a plot of curses, tragedy and lost personhood.
Themes: Identity & self worth, loss of humanity, defying fate, vengeance and repressed emotions, hints of unhinged womanhood if you squint.
Introduction & Context
Matryoshka Doll & Wooden Soldiers is a retelling and slight reconstruction of the beloved story The Nutcracker & the Mouse King, taking partial inspiration from the ballet, but is otherwise mostly based on Hoffmann’s original 1816 novel! I’ve been deeply infatuated with this story ever since I watched the animated movie by GoodTimes Entertainment (please tell me someone else watched this as a kid) and the Barbie version when I was little. I’ve since read the original book and been wanting to reconstruct the story into something new! Everything in this post is very much a WIP and subject to change as I develop the story, as it’s still in its first draft!
Inspirations & Vibes
Tchaikovsky’s music and the ballet (naturally), powdered snow, sweet Turkish delight, hot steam from the locomotive swirling in the crisp winter air, scent of gingerbread and mulled wine with cinnamon, winter wonderlands and peppermint candy canes, pastel baroque & rococo aesthetics, white marble with specks of blood, loss of humanity and sense of self, tragic romance, whimsical inventions, old fashioned toy shops filled with wonder, out of tune music box and other antique trinkets, freshly baked Berliner buns, the gritty and dark hiding beneath the prim and proper, prickling fingers on thorns while picking berries.
Main Characters
Clara Stahlbaum (23) she/her
Burnt out gifted kid filled with longing and passions she can no longer pursue, a romantic posing as a cynic to protect her feelings, loves messing with little trinkets and antiques and is kinda a nerd.
Hans Peter (25) he/him
Stoic, intellectualises his feelings, detached yet slightly vain, charming until you realise he’s not aloof for allure’s sake he’s just kinda socially awkward, but hey maybe that’s charming to some.
Godfather Drosselmeyer (52) he/him
Eccentric, mischievous, a bit sketchy but people brush him off as just a quirky old man, secretive, knows a lot and yet literally no one in the city knows anything about him he just showed up one day.
I might make a deep dive post about these characters to go into their psychology and development if that’s something people would be interested in! Deconstructing a character’s psyche is one of my favourite aspects of writing and I’d love to be able to share it. Also I know this seems very heteronormative as a story but I promise there are queer themes brewing beneath the surface here I would die otherwise.
✦ If you’d like to be added to a tag list for future writing updates/excerpts, please let me know!
I know I said this would be out tomorrow or the day after but I'm posting it today! The polls will start on the 20th. Propaganda is welcome! The lineup was randomised btw.
SIDE 1
GROUP 1:
Aladarius - Alador Blight and Darius Deamonne (The Owl House) versus Galolio - Galo Thymos and Lio Fotia (Promare)
GROUP 2:
Lougosi - Legosi and Louis (Beastars) versus Wataei - Wataru Hibiki and Eichi Tenshion (Ensemble Stars)
GROUP 3:
Sashannarcy - Sasha, Anne and Marcy (Amphibia) versus Renga - Reki Kyan and Langa Hasegawa (SK8 The Infinity)
GROUP 4:
Satosugu - Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto (Jujutsu Kaisen) versus Wrightworth - Phoenix Wright and Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney)
GROUP 5:
Kavetham - Kaveh and Al Haitham (Genshin Impact) versus Pearlina - Pearl and Marina (Splatoon)
GROUP 6:
Stucky - Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes (MCU) versus Fiddauthor - Fiddleford McGucket and Stanford Pines (Gravity Falls)
GROUP 7:
Zelink - Zelda and Link (Zelda) versus Megumari - Meg and Mari (Granblue Fantasy)
GROUP 8:
Whoffle/Whoufaldi - Clara and the Doctor (Doctor Who) versus Matchablossom - Cherry Blossom/Kaoru Sakurayashiki and Joe/Kojiro Nanjiro (SK8 The Infinity)
SIDE 2
GROUP 9:
Lawlight - L and Light Yagami (Death Note) versus Vanoé - Vanitas and Noé Archiviste (Vanitas no Carte)
GROUP 10:
Rinniki - Rinne Amagi and Niki Shiina (Ensemble Stars) versus Soriku - Sora and Riku (Kingdom Hearts)
GROUP 11:
Trobed - Troy Barnes and Abed Nadir (Community) versus Prinxiety - Roman and Virgil (Sanders Sides)
GROUP 12:
Samfro - Samwise Gamgee and Frodo Baggins (Lord of the Rings) versus Soukoku - Osamu Dazai and Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs)
GROUP 13:
Hilson - House and Wilson (House MD) versus Kagehina - Kageyama Tobio and Hinata Shoyo (Haikyuu)
GROUP 14:
Royai - Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye (Fullmetal Alchemist) versus Killugon - Killua Zoldyck and Gon Freecs (Hunter x Hunter)
GROUP 15:
Wolfstar - Remus Lupin and Sirius Black (Marauders/Harry Potter) versus Akeshu - Goro Akechi and Akira Kurusu/Ren Amamiya (Persona 5)
GROUP 16:
Bokuaka - Bokuto Kotaro and Akaashi Keji (Haikyuu) versus Kazurei - Kazuki Kurusu and Rei Suwa (Buddy Daddies)
hi! 21+ rper searching for 18+ writer searching for the following rare / toxic ships. most of these ships are dead dove themed, so please be aware of this. bolded char is who i’d write:
yennefer of vengerberg x tissaia de vries (the witcher)
cirilla of cintra x emhyr (the witcher)
jj x aaron hotchner (criminal minds)
jj x emily prentiss
alicia clark x victor strand (fear the walking dead)
beth greene x daryl dixon (the walking dead)
tris prior x jeanine matthews (divergent)
katniss everdeen x alma coin (hunger games)
bella swan x aro volturi (twilight)
abigail hobbs x will graham (hannibal)
emma swan x regina mills (ouat)
hermione granger x severus snape
hermione x lucius malfoy (harry potter)
sam winchester x chuck shurley (supernatural)
sam winchester x dean winchester
sabrina spellman x lucifer (chilling adventures of sabrina)
sabrina spellman x chuck shurley
female oc x albert shaw (the black phone)
clara oswald x 10/12/13th doctor (doctor who)
padme obidala x obi-wan kenobi (star wars)
harley quinn x batfleck (dc)
wanda maximoff x stephen strange (marvel)
kate bishop x clint barton
peter parker x quentin beck
natasha romanoff x bruce banner
carol danvers x yon-rogg
irene adler (megan fox fc) x sherlock holmes
female oc x john watson (bbc sherlock)
daenerys targaryen x jorah mormont (got)
sansa stark x brienne of tarth
daenerys targaryen x thranduil/or elrond (got x lotr crossover)
alison cameron/female oc x dr. house/dr. wilson (house md)
i have more but this is getting long lol. i don’t do doubles. i love smut but am looking for smut with plot and a bit of angst. i prefer to write bratty / power bottoms. i’m a novella writer (around 3-5 paras at a min.) and a slow replier, sometimes i get 3-5 replies a week, sometimes 1 or none for a few days, i'm looking for someone who is patient as i am very chill with reply pace.
will ask for a writing sample as well as i want to make sure i’m finding the right partners. pls like this and i’ll reach out ❤️
been watching through more of peter capaldi's episodes today and i finally realised why i like twelve so much.
he reminds me of house, from house md. both are grouchy and rude to other people. both twelve and house have a single person that theyre soft and caring with (clara and wilson respectively), and that person acts as a conscience of sorts and both of them regularly barge into their special person's lives to bring them chaos (clara's house or school and wilson's office). despite their grouchiness and dislike of most people, though, they also do anything to save the people in danger and under their care.
Ladies and gents, I'm happy to announce chapter 6 is up of Drones of Steel, Cores of Sinew; plenty of introductions and conversations. Please do enjoy.
In secondary news, my profile is fixed!
I'm no longer marked as explicit, and have updated my profile picture to something not so conical!