#mentions: orfeo

[moonlight-race]

Hey Martha, would you ever shoot Orfeo?

"Depends. Are you willing to pay me for it?"

[musical-sonata]

You know Orfeo?

A small smile appeared on the "journalist's" face, and a small giggle emerged from her lips.

"Of course! Mister Orfeo is a very nice and kind person! He's a little sad, but... we're working on it! I met him and this girl named... I believe her name was Lily? In a match! I rescued both of them from that... rocket chair? And we've been friends ever since!"

Shifting on her feet, clasping her hands together, she continued on.

"He is a little shy, and sometimes, he reminds me of Shuichi and Ryoma. They're all very kind and warm, but sometimes I worry for them... Mister Orfeo always seems a little sad, and sometimes I catch him comparing me to someone named 'Eurydice'."

[nablah]

*pain in arms* *alceste brain activated* you ever think how in orfeo ed euridice, its orfeo who nearly offs himself just to be with euridice and in alceste its admeto (euridice coded) who nearly offs himself just to be with alceste (orfeo coded)

[sirenjose]

Orpheus' 2nd Character Day Letter

If the purpose of the loan had to do with a clinic and hospital, that implies the loan was likely due to someone being ill or injured. For the wealthy obviously implies who the borrower was.

Considering this is Orpheus' letter, and we know the DeRoss couple was "wealthy" (based on the original Oletus Manor backstory, comments Alice makes, Burke and Bonbon's deductions, and Orpheus' tale, especially with how the massacre to some extent had to do with greed), the DeRoss couple were likely the borrowers. That and it specifically has the context of the time of the "incident" based on the Oletus Family massacre. This matches with the Borrower (likely Dennis, especially as the line about the borrower uses the word "him") being deceased, and his family also being deceased (his wife) or missing (Alice).

If Dennis was the borrower, it seems likely he acquired the loan for someone in his family, meaning the purpose of the loan was 1 of them. In Time of Reunion, 1 of the lines Orpheus hears talks about the mother's (Dennis' wife and Alice's mother) condition worsening. Ergo, she was who the loan was for.

This lines up with a page from the artbook, which actually discusses Dennis' wife's affliction:

Dear ◼︎︎

Your wife's lung cancer is getting worse again and you need to implement more advanced treatment.

Unless you pay for her medical care as soon as possible, we cannot do anything for her.

◼︎︎ Doctor, 1887

Then there's the question of the lender. Based on the mention of "advanced treatment", it's likely the loan was quite large and thus the lender must've been similarly wealthy, especially if even someone of the DeRoss couple's wealth couldn't afford it. Of course, someone we know that is wealthy and has ties to the DeRoss couple, my first thought is the Barriere family.

First to mind is Count Barriere, who we know is very wealthy, is tied to shady happenings, had a signature on the same page as Dennis, and we know he gives out loans based on the IOU owned by someone with the signature "D" that he wants Lily to reclaim. It's not guaranteed to be him though, not to mention the IOU Lily is after is still to be paid and is tied to "Mediterranean Development" and a copy of Orfeo, while the loan in this letter was "repaid 2 weeks after the tragedy".

We know it can't be Lily's father, Reger, but Reger was said to only be the 2nd son. So it's possible maybe the 1st son gave out this loan. The only reference to a Barriere that isn't confirmed to be Count Barriere is from Freddy's 4th letter, which references a "Keogh & Barriere law office". Though it may feel a bit odd if the co-partner for the law office referenced here is the one that has been imprisoned for so long. It's possible the 1st son isn't related to this law office, but he still could have given the loan.

Though it'd also be curious if the 1st son was tied to this law office and the lender for this loan considering Freddy, a financial advisor, in that case would be connected via both his 4th letter and his mention in Orpheus' 2nd letter.

There's also how Freddy's background mentions a "failed lawsuit" in his past. If Freddy is his the lender's lawyer, I wonder if this could be the "failed lawsuit" from Freddy's past (especially if it happened at least 5 years ago). He should still be his lawyer even if Freddy lost the lawsuit and couldn't prevent his client from being imprisoned. And if his client were a Barriere, maybe that could tie at least somewhat to why after this failed lawsuit Freddy's life seemed to decline after, based on after that case Freddy was said to be "toiling away at a menial job with a pathetic wage". With someone as high up as the Barriere family, it's possible he could've suffered some sort of punishment or something for being unable to prevent him from being imprisoned.

This is just a bunch of my current thoughts, so who knows what's right.

I do find it curious the loan was paid 2 weeks after the tragedy. I wonder if either someone paid it off for Dennis, or if maybe the manor was seized and used to pay it off, and thus potentially how it could then be bought by Manus, and then later bought by Orpheus.

As for the loan being signed 6 months before the massacre, I do admit I wonder if it's possible it is connected somehow someway to why the massacre happened at all (which I still wonder if Barriere helped cause).

Though if Dennis was wealthy, was he just having trouble paying for his wife's treatment because it was a very expensive treatment, or I wonder if people stealing from his manor (based on Bonbon's deduction 4 that implies Orpheus's parents, maybe helped by Orpheus himself or not, were taking "valuable items" from the manor due to their greed) was causing Dennis enough trouble that he was forced to ask for a loan rather than be able to pay himself. If so, I wonder if that was on purpose to pressure Dennis (to what end, I don't know. Why was it important for all of this to happen if so?), but maybe I'm thinking too hard again.

(Doing this at all because I enjoyed having an actually interesting letter for once, compared to what we're getting for people's 5th character days, enough to talk again. Will see how I continue to feel. Still taking it easy)

[gwaaaaar]

Connections between Norton and Melly and Hades/Pluto and Persephone/Proserpina

This is all like. A shot in the dark . I was watching overly sarcastic productions and realized some stuff sounded.... very similar to Norton n Melly... hrm hrm....

Starting with Norton! In the Orfeo event he is referred to as pluto on his tarot card. While hades and pluto arent the same but considering the event refers to the orpheus and eurydice myth, i think its fair to make syncretic connections.

So while i was watching osp, red mentioned that hades is actually a newer god, his name isnt mentioned at all in mycenean greek linear b(?) scripts. However persephone is... and Norton comes later in the game after something happens to rick... it is probably a lucky coincidence, but its still interesting to think abt

Then for persephone, she had her connection to death established before her role as a spring goddess. Just saying her name was seen as a bad omen. An older ver of her had a veil, and anyone who saw what was underneath would be doomed... a veil... like. Like. Melly .

What if Melly is the dangerous one? As of now she seems well. sane but she had already killed her husband so when push comes to shove just maybe...

[mermaidsirennikita]

Okay but now I need you to tell the best breakfast, lunch and dinner guy books you have read

Well, I should say that wildly enough enough soon after I made that comment about Leo Hathaway he literally told Catherine he must have her for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, sooooo

(He also proposed to her twice on the ride home lmao I forgot how many times he popped the question and she went "NO" or begged off lol.)

Ummmm otherwise:

Historicals:

Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas. While I think Leo edges him out, we do need to acknowledge that Sebastian is real into it. The scene where Evie literally wakes up to him heading down is so good, and of course there's the wall scene.

Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas. Jack Devil literally adds strawberries to the menu. Which is very controversial among Kleypas readers, and people need to, ah, get over it. Grow up. Be an adult!!!

Scandalous Desires by Elizabeth Hoyt. Another wall "hold your skirts for me" scene that we don't discuss ENOUGH. Charming Mickey, dude! Thief of Shadows also has Winter learn about it for the first time as he is Untouched and be like "I SHALL CONQUER THIS" (he does).

Charlotte and The Seductive Spymaster by Grace Callaway. Grace heroes.... go for allllll of it. And I would say this hero ESPECIALLY. I mean, he's literally eating butter sauce off this woman. Glory and The Master of Shadows also has the amazing scene where Wei literally can't wait for it and does it while Glory's parents are within earshot.

Heartbreaker by Sarah MacLean. Clayborn is abooout iiiiit. He does a "good girl" during, he hops her on top of him, it's a good time.

When the Duke Was Wicked by Lorraine Heath. Rum on lips. Enough said.

The Duke Gets Even by Joanna Shupe. Lockwood.... may be outstandingly about it lol. At one point he's literally like "if I died doing this to her, I would die SO happy".

Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall. Feel this should be mentioned though it's m/m, because Valentine is OBSESSED after he sees someone else doing it to Bonnie (chill people, it's well before they get together) and he's OBSESSED with the idea of doing it after. It's like. The first thing he ever does ever and he compares Bonnie to a flower, which. Hysterical. Something Spectacular also has a great scene where Orfeo tells Peggy right before "now you're going to find out why I'm renowned throughout Europe". HOT.

Hotel of Secrets by Diana Biller has another virginal hero who learns this and like, is obsessed. I love him, he's so strict.

Lady Isabella's Scandalous Marriage by Jennifer Ashley. Mac literally does this to Isabella DURING breakfast.

When a Girl Loves an Earl by Elisa Braden. Has a variation you don't see enough of in historicals, so we're gonna include it.

The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian. Marian isn't into p in v because of trauma. This... is not a problem for Rob.

Contemporary(ish):

Alll of the Kings of Italy heroes by Mila Finelli (including Alessio and Giulio in the m/m book) are super about it. SUPER. MAJORLY. Never forget Enzo D'Agostino being like "oh my god I hate her she's so annoying" while also loudly saying during "I LOVE IT" to her. He's crazy.

The Player by Kresley Cole. I should mention that not only is this hero one of the most obsessive heroes I've ever read... He literally did STUDIES to learn how to be as good at making her happy as he possibly could.

New Camelot by Sierra Simone. Ash and Embry are both into it, but Embry is REEEEEEALLY into it. Like, goes in after he's done into it. (And is juuuust as into doing it to Ash.) Which is so special.

The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, should mention because even though there's only one love scene it's long and good and he does the "returning to the scene of the crime" thing, which you never see in contemporary trad romance lol.

Managed by Kristen Callihan. Scottie is very scent-focused. That's all.

Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells I feel I should mention because he's NOT originally, but after he comes to super value her pleasure he REEEEALLY is.

The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert. Hero literally has an oral fixation. May be the best example of this lol.

Preferential Treatment by Heather Guerre. Hero is super subby and as such, this is naturally a BIG DEAL to him. There's one scene... dude.

Fantasy:

Bound to the Battle God by Ruby Dixon. DUDE. DUDE. YOU WON'T EVEN BELIEEEVE. Carved into my brain, omg.

Consort of Fire by Kit Rocha. Ash has to keep not one but two women happy. He does this with enthusiasm.

Paranormal:

Should mention that all of the werewolves in Immortals After Dark consider this to basically be a sacred rite that is like, the BIGGEST deal in their culture, basically lol. They worship matehood and it's every little werewolf boy's dream to find his mate and do this to her (or them in general, Kresley's mating bonds are not only het).

Ummm there's a thing in Dark Desires After Dusk where Cade and Holly stop every however many miles on an important road trip so that he can do it to her on the hood of the car.

Lothaire is ABOUT IT. And there is a very famous scene involving it lol.

Thronos in Dark Skye is a controversial hero but he does, again, return to the scene of the crime.

Sci-fi:

Should be mentioned that all of Ruby Dixon's Ice Planet Barbarians are like, never happier than when they're getting this done.

[mormon-character-tournament]

Group One, Round One

Character info, from submissions, under the cut

Ronnie Orfeo (Canon) Golden Spike, is the leader of the Salt City Strangers, a team of volunteer superheroes who fight the supernatural threats that befall the people of Utah. His his super-strength and agility from the famous gold railroad spike used to complete the intercontinental railroad. The railroad itself was an part elaborate plan to disrupt the lay lines that gave power to various supernatural threats. The Salt City Strangers are refered to as an LDS team of superheroes and report to Church officials, though it's also been mentioned that they cover the spectrum of Mormonism. Spike seems to be the type who puts on a show of faithfulness while trying to work through his doubts.

Kirby Laybourne (Canon) Kirby Laybourne is is the newest member of Everclean. He's sensitive, naive, and extremely kind. Loves crafts and has strong opinions on it. Plays guitar and writes his own songs. Arguably the most talented of the trio. Kirby is very rooted in mornonism. Has a heart of gold and feet firmly planted in the church. He's worn the same CTR ring ever since he was little, and considers it his lucky charm.

[disappearordie]

okay i can’t remember who said it but I read an article ages ago about how fanfiction is just the continuation of communal storytelling under copyright law, and the way that that is literally what has happened with goncharov

like, the way that so many interpretations and ideas and plot points exist simultaneously, and the inherent contradictions between them add to the richness of the text, and are able to exist concurrently without negating each other. this is the way stories used to be told. hundreds of years ago, the sir orfeo poet looked at the myth of orpheus and eurydice (a story that already had so many retellings, not to mention all the local versions lost to time) and looked at arthurian legends, and he said “these characters belong to me as much as anyone else”, the same way today any tumblr user can look at what has come before in discussion of this nonexistent movie and say “these characters, this story, belongs to me as much as anyone else” and invent a scene that may or may not become part of the common consensus.

like. there is no auteur of goncharov, no person or corporation who owns what is true to the story, and this is the most human way to tell stories. fan creations ape this type of communality, but there is always the shadow of “canon”, of “the canon” that prioritises the original creator in a hierarchy of creation that is unnatural

idk I’m fascinated with goncharov

[incomingalbatross]

"Almost all the writers on demonology mention, as a received opinion, that the power of the demons is most predominant at noon and midnight."

@animate-mush Sir Walter Scott has support for your Dracula analysis

(From an excerpt of Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, about halfway down this page, in the section on Sir Orfeo)

[butchfalin]

killing care and grief of heart director's commentary let's gooo

SO. this is mostly just rambling but considering this fic is relatively short i have many many thoughts about it and the concept... mostly because it ended up being entirely different from what i anticipated it becoming.

the inspiration behind it was reddie fic, because i was an IT writer for years and there were many fics where richie went back to the sewers to pull eddie's body out and resurrect him through the power of belief. i feel like that concept is very similar to how cognition works — a weapon only hurts the enemy if you believe it will, etc etc — and was what i really intended to play with. i miss writing reddie fic but have no new ideas and the concept of going back to retrieve your dead friend is a fantastic and underutilized one!!

and then i was writing it and i kept getting stumped by my own writing... the belief/cognition is still very much important to the story but has been overshadowed by other elements. initial drafts, however, were essentially that akira believed so hard that akechi was alive and he was visible enough in the public eye that he just. Believed him back to life. which still partially happens! but not quite to the same extent.

what happened in actuality is that... well. mostly. right now i am working on a production of orfeo, an italian opera based on orpheus and eurydice. and it's my favorite myth of all time so it really shifted the concept in my mind... also the orpheus parallels Were in some reddie fic. this is a recurring theme.

BUT! i would like to spend a moment discussing exactly what the hell happened in the fic, because it wasn't really clarified. this is because akira did not care and had other things on his mind (namely, akechi) lol

there is exactly one hint as to what it is, and it's this line:

"but kaia," you might say, "this explains literally nothing." and you'd be right! but here is what it refers to:

yeah. that's all the hint you get. sorry!

because it's a persona trait, it's not something joker can use on other party members. HOWEVER, a couple key things are at play here: firstly, that akechi is also a wild card and is inherently attached to him through their fates being literally cosmically intertwined. secondly, there's the belief aspect, as mentioned earlier — akira believes akechi can be healed, so he can. thirdly, ...it's orpheus. it's thematically rich! also, rule of cool. why not!

but, okay. reddie is still here, also very much inspiring it. namely, the inspiration is from this:

absolutely devastating! also i think makes sense given the way akira in-game denies akechi being dead several times. i can't find the screenshots, but you know the moments. he never actually says "akechi is dead", always just sort of trails off, and has several lines about wanting to keep their promise or their fight not being over yet. that was also very much the inspiration behind this, and informed many writing decisions, such as these bits:

:) he's Unwell. anyway, speaking of reddie! i have no idea what the interest crossover here is, but there's one Very Direct reference:

this is a longer page than is probably strictly necessary, but if you don't know the context, i think it helps. in the scene, eddie has died, and richie is trying to take his body back out. ""i don't know," richie said, but he knew well enough" is one of those quotes that the entire fandom knew by heart. i still think of it every time i hear "well enough" in any capacity. it's heartbreaking. so obviously i had to steal it lmao — except that here, akira was alone, so he was unable to carry akechi's body in any regard. and, of course, when he kissed akechi, he was alive :)

i don't really have many other thoughts except that naturally i had to bring up kaguya because... i love her. that's all. and i would never ever get rid of her (currently my party has both kaguya and kaguya picaro lmao) But! it is more interesting if orpheus is there. just know i love kaguya soooo much. kaguya numero uno forever‼️‼️

also, i want to write more horror, because a lot of my non-fic writing is horror in some capacity... this is sort of lightly toeing the line into that because i tried to add properly visceral descriptions :) you will be seeing more of it. this i promise.

anyway i leave you with this: a short snippet of a story i wrote well over a year ago (that's entirely unedited and has gone untouched since then) that was shuake-inspired orpheus and eurydice. everything comes full circle

^ this story was inspired by third semester bad endings... from a technical standpoint it could certainly be better but i do think conceptually it is interesting and may be something i one day revisit. yay :)

ok that's all. if you read this far i love u

[moonlight-race]

What old man???

"He’s some stray alley cat of a guy Fluorite found and has been dragging around. Not sure what his name is, I didn’t care to ask. She’s just been referring to him as “old man” from what I’ve seen. Not sure why she’s so interested in the guy, he looks like he could fall over at any given moment. The slightest breeze of wind and off he goes! Should’ve saw the look on the sucker’s face when he first saw the races, it was hilarious!"

[musical-sonata]

what detective hurt you so much they had to be vague mentioned in the rules /lh

“He… we shouldn’t talk about him! You can think of it like the music piece, “anxiety”, anon! It’s just silence… but it keeps getting faster.”

The “journalist” laughed awkwardly, rubbing the back of her head nervously while looking down at the ground, shifting on her feet.

“Mister Orfeo always says that talking about your problems is just inviting them in! And, I don’t feel like dealing with that man right now while everyone is away… so, yeah!”

[dollarbin]

Dollar Bin #6:

Steeleye Span's Rocket Cottage

You are absolutely encouraged to judge this record by its cover.

Is Rocket Cottage a colossal joke thrown together by some tanked up Brits while on their hollibobs? Yes.

Is it the horrifying end of a great band? For sure.

Even so, does listening to the record today replicate being blasted into deep space while within a thatched cottage? Hell yes!

For any of you who confuse Steeleye Span with Steely Dan: don't worry, we are not spending this blog Reelin in the Years with these guys and their nonsense.

Instead, we are focusing on these nutjobs.

Here's the backstory: around 1968 Ashley Hutchings of Fairport Convention went a bit insane and suggested they invent an entirely new genre of music that married west coast folk rock, a la The Byrds, with medieval British song. If that sounds like a popsicle slathered in mayo, please know that the result was the previously mentioned Liege and Lief, and if you ever find that in the Dollar Bin repair immediately to the nearest cloister for grateful meditation and thanksgiving.

Next Hutchings went even more insane and insisted that the band no longer Rock. Fairport's seventeen Daves replied, "Sorry Mate, but you've clearly gone and left your trousers in the bog. No more bangers and mash for thee."

And so Hutchings assembled Steeleye Span instead and ordered them Not To Rock. Thus the mayo fell off the popsicle and latched itself onto your pancakes, but once again the results were awesome. Here's some proof from the first Steeleye record, which is entitled, incomprehensibly, Hark! The Village Wait.

Fast forward 8 years. The band's membership had changed more often than you can say I've done forgot me pants in the loo and they kept up the typical blinding 70's pace of a record a year at all costs. Some of the resulting records are worth your dollar and then some (Below the Salt) and some feature David Bowie and still are not worth a buck unless you are me (Now We Are Six).

The band's heart through it all was Maddy Prior. She's often credited with "Step Dancing" on the gatefold but don't be fooled. She's another Dollar Bin goddess, this one always sporting a very goofy grin.

Prior doesn't have Ronstadt's looks or power, nor does she ache and glide like Emmylou. But she brings pathos and sincerity to every proceeding.

And then came Rocket Cottage.

Athen's failed Sicilian Expedition in 415 BCE took an ax to classical Greek culture. It was bad. But according to Rob Young in his mostly lovely book Electric Eden, Rocket Cottage was worse. Forget Dylan going electric; according to Young, Steeleye Span going disco effectively took an ax to all of Civilization.

Yes, Rocket Cottage features wacka chicka disco guitar work. You know what I'm talking about. I get Young's point: medieval balladers likely did not plug in their wah wah pedals and choke down the strings of their stratocasters while singing Tam Lin. But today in the Dollar Bin we are defending Steeleye against Young's wrath. Life as you know it will not come to an end if you listen to Rocket Cottage. You might even like it!

Let's start with the song that should supply the soundtrack to Owen Wilson bowling 300 in slow-motion midway through an upcoming Wes Anderson picture.

Rocket Cottage bombed, making it a hard find in a dollar bin these days. 1976's biggest hits had titles like Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang and (Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty (no, I did not make those titles up) so it's no wonder that Steeleye's ancient British ballads couldn't compete no matter how many wacka chickas they mixed in.

But screw the marketplace. I love tracks like Orfeo in large part because I understand very little of what is going on. Who are these faerie and what exactly is happening in their hall? No clue. Why does the whole thing fade into an unrelated violin reel? Beats me. Orfeo is mixtape ready and too weird to pass by.

The album is consistently strong though Side 1. Lords and Ladies of London Town ride about in a coach and six with nothing but claret wine. Later, 12 witches assemble. The whole thing swings. Sure, when the boys sing The Bosnian Hornpipes without Prior you wonder whether they intended to sound silly. Rest easy and take another look at the cover: no one was taking this very seriously.

Let's talk about those boys for a moment. Check out the back cover.

Where in name of Ringo are Tim Hart's clothes? Is Rick Kemp's shirt unzipped all the way? How many times a day does Peter Knight comb that stash? What boy band did Nigel take a pass on?

And then there's Robert Johnson. No, not that Robert Johnson. The one in Steeleye did not meet the devil and lay down the foundation for much of what we continue to consider as popular music, all without ever being photographed. That's the other Robert Johnson. At some point Steeleye's Robert Johnson called himself Bob instead, and who can blame him? If my name was Joni Mitchell I'd change it too.

But being named Bob Johnson didn't help all that much seeing as there was already another Bob Johnson who is arguably the best record producer of all time. Poor Robert/Bob Johnson couldn't catch a break.

But Robert/Bob brought the wah wah peddle to Steeleye, then bailed on them to make a concept record called The King of Elfland's Daughter which features - I kid you not - Saruman on lead vocals, then he went back to school and became a psychotherapist and sired a son named Barnaby. I'd say he did all right!

We can't wrap this up without addressing the problem that is Side 2. Fighting For Strangers sounds like the band is mucking about in a medieval root cellar and Sligo Maid could ably serve as the B-Side to the disco version of Beethoven's 5th.

But nothing compares with the last track, The Drunkard. The title describes the song's recording session, or at least I hope so. If they weren't drunk while they recorded it, and even drunker when they decided to put it on the record, then everything we hold to be self-evident needs reassessment. Prior does what she can to salvage things at the end but it still sounds like Stephen Stills crashed their cottage.

The band fell apart Athenian style after this record and never made anything exciting together again. That's not surprising when the final track sounds like their Rocket Cottage has lost control, reentered Earth's atmosphere and splashdown is expected in your horror struck face in T minus 10, 9, 8 seconds.

But so what! I'll feel forever smug that I found my copy at Amoeba for $3 while everyone else was buying T.Swift records for $45 a pop. Drop the needle on Side 1 again. The Dollar Bin is hurtling toward space and Steeleye Span is at the helm.

[wearethekat]

May Book Reviews: Something Spectacular by Alexis Hall

The new Alexis Hall, which I of course had on hold. Peggy has been hung up on her best friend Arabella for years. But when Peggy is reluctantly escorted to a musical recital, she meets the mysterious and stunning castrato Orfeo, who drags her life in a whole new direction.

Personally, I found the opera details here excellent enrichment (I wrote up what I thought of each of the pieces mentioned earlier). But ultimately, I'm not sure that Hall is much of a music person, and I'm unconvinced by his description of musically inflicted emotional turmoil. Especially as a few of the pieces he mentioned were objectively bad, regardless of the hotness of the singer. This ties into a larger issue I've noted with Hall historical fiction-- they tend to have a loose grasp on historicity, feeling a lot more like people dressed up in cosplay than people who existed in that time period. I think the fuzzy history is a valid narrative choice which gives the queer romance a little more room to breathe, but it's not to my taste.

I was also not especially fond of the way alloaro Arabella was treated. She's got an awful lot of internalized arophobia, which is reinforced by her friends and family. And then Peggy, her longtime lover, dumps her and then immediately hooks up with the person Arabella identified as someone she'd like to have a romantic relationship with. While complaining about how selfish Arabella is for not loving her back. Not the most fun thing to read.

A fluffy souffle of a queer romance spiced up by a fair bit of angst and a lot of research into music.

[navxry]

HELPP

HE DOESNT DW. she technically doesn’t even exist atm since I’m still fleshing him out & like I said don’t have any ideas for her but she’d probably be. something bird related too for fun? 🤔 omens connected to the entire crow thing I mentioned w/ orphy in terms of MiR essence things so hmm

as for the jacket:

he’s. he’s squinting

also so far uh, he’s bonding well with the other orphies though! he kinda freaks orfeo out but a lot of them do to be fair so

Ohhh, oh thats interesting, good to know

ALSO HELLO??? SIR... SIR DON'T SQUINT AT ME YOUR JACKET LOOKS SO COOL

at least hes okay w/ the others but damn, poor Orfeo. Sopping wet cat (/aff) needs a therapist for how many times he gets freaked out with homesick smh

[mormon-character-tournament]

Group One Round Two

Character info from submissions under the cut

Jerry Gergich (Headcanon) Jerry is a government worker at parks and rec. He is the butt of many jokes, known for being overly polite, supportive, and hardworking despite the abuse his coworkers give him due to his overly clumsy behavior. His unashamed devotion to his family, his devoted worth ethics, he sings to and with his blue eyed blond wife and their 3 blue eyed blond daughters. He's a devoted Christian

Ronnie Orfeo (Canon) Golden Spike, is the leader of the Salt City Strangers, a team of volunteer superheroes who fight the supernatural threats that befall the people of Utah. His his super-strength and agility from the famous gold railroad spike used to complete the intercontinental railroad. The railroad itself was an part elaborate plan to disrupt the lay lines that gave power to various supernatural threats. The Salt City Strangers are referred to as an LDS team of superheroes and report to Church officials, though it's also been mentioned that they cover the spectrum of Mormonism. Spike seems to be the type who puts on a show of faithfulness while trying to work through his doubts.