#naluhealing

[mysterywheeze]

made this after being inspired by @beaniegara​‘s tags. 

The footage from Shane's solo sessions always struck a balance between insufferable and charming. By this point, Shane had already gotten some decent results from the flashlights, and that skeptical son of a bitch just kept taunting the local ghouls, same as usual. It was - for Ryan, at least, as he went through the footage looking for anything noteworthy - so very, very annoying, and so very, very hilarious. Like watching a man host a comedy roast of a bear. While standing five feet from said bear.

"Demon," said the Shane on the screen, "now's your opportunity to enter my soul."

Typical Shane. Always playing chicken with the devil.

"We'll put fifteen seconds on the clock here, and... here we go."

Then he pulled what can only be described as A Shane™. 

With all the grace of a wet dog shaking itself dry, Shane pretended to be possessed by a demon. At least, that's what Ryan assumed he was doing, because Shane had picked the goofiest possible way to act a demonic possession out. He shook his head in all directions and made noises to boot, like he was trying to do a Richard Nixon impression while simultaneously being drunk and high unable to make himself stop. He seemed to be trying to roll his eyes back into his skull. He might have succeeded for a brief moment - not that Ryan would know, since his own eyes were half-shut with laughter and couldn’t focus on the screen. You couldn't even say he was breathing anymore; it was all wheeze. After just a few seconds, he had to pause it.

He barely even reacted when he saw Shane out the corner of his eye, coming back to the desk with a coffee. All he did was take his headphones off to hear whatever quips Shane had up his sleeve today. The wheezing would not let up.

"What's so funny?" asked Shane. "You find a spooky little ghost comedian in there somewhere?"

"No," Ryan wheezed out, "it's just- ah, you being an idiot."

"Hmm. That is a favorite hobby of mine."

"I just-" he spoke more clearly now - "why do you represent demonic possession like... were you possessed by the spirit of Tricky Dick?"

Shane didn't have a quip prepared for that. He seemed confused, actually.

"Was I what? You mean that Tricky Dick? Ryan, if a dead president took over my body, I think that, as your good friend, I'd tell you." He grasped at his heart. “You wound me, Ryan.”

"Didn't you say you'd delete footage of ghosts if you found it before I did?"

"Well, yeah, but they would've been bar ghosts. A president, though? A president’s a big deal."

"River Phoenix was a big deal."

"Yeah but, I mean- shut up. Why are you even asking, what little clip of garbled static are you hearing Nixon’s voice come out of? Is the spirit box getting political now?"

"C'mon, man. It's this bit."

Ryan took the headphones out of their jack and pressed play. The clip of Shane's little gag played out for both of them, and Ryan went right back to wheezing. This time, he could soften the blow by averting his eyes to Shane, to see that smug-ass grin he got when Ryan reminded him of past shenanigans.

Except that Shane wasn't smiling.

He stared at the screen, blank-faced. His brows started to furrow, before whispering:

"What the fuck?"

"What?" Ryan paused the clip. Shane's expression didn't change.

"What the fuck is that?"

"Shane, I swear, if this is another bit-”

"Shut up." Shane's tone broke the air like a blunt instrument. "I'm not kidding, Ryan, what is that?"

"It's your bit. Your ‘being-possessed-by-a-demon’ bit. Are you... are you okay, man?"

Ryan thought he saw the blood draining from Shane’s face. 

"I didn't do that. I don't remember doing that at all."

[bigdickmadej]

Thanks, naluh for pointing out that Ryan, in fact, does it again

and he gets caught 👀

ups 

[i-am-ghost-proof-baby]

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Shane on Sara’s ig stories

[ismymouthred]

on my twitter? icons only.

@beaniegara ;)

[void-bee]

13, 25 & 41. miss you brin!!

hey i miss you too!! 😭💖👌 (oh man naluh all of these are so hard, can i say both 😂)

13. Neck kisses lesbian or forehead kisses lesbian

HMMM neck kisses

25. Ball gown lesbian or tuxedo lesbian

uhhh tuxedo

41. Art hoe lesbian or music hoe lesbian

UGH HM art hoe 

what kind of lesbian??

[morstan]

Tag, you’re it.

Rules: Answer the questions and tag 20 people, either mutuals or followers you would like to get to know better.

I was tagged by @hailbabel​, thanks love! <3

Name/Nickname: naluh

Gender: cis woman

Astrological Sign: gemini

Birthday: sometime in june! shh

Height: 5′5′’ 

Sexuality: queer/lesbian technically

Hogwarts House: ravenclaw. used to be, anyway

Blanket count: 1 because it’s hot as fuck

Nationality/Country: brazilian

Occupation: I’m.. unemployed but with a degree in translation

Hobbies: uh. watching TV shows? reading.

Other Blogs: I’m running g/entlemanjackdaily, outofcontextmightynein, and I have a sideblog for bfu, beaniegara.  

Fav Book: I can’t pick one, but it’s between “lexicon” by max barry and “karen memory” by elizabeth bear. the first is a thriller for linguists, the second is a steampunk novel with a lesbian protagonist (honestly, everything I ask for in a book)

Fav Movie: chicago (2002) 

Favorite Color: orange

Fav Season: it’s always hot here, so I’m gonna say winter bc it’s Less Hot for a couple of months

Fav Food: steak! or a whopper.

Fav Animal: cats all the way

Last Movie I Watched: what we do in the shadows (I highly recommend it)

Last song I listened to: pretty sure it was park bom’s cover of “alone” by g-idle because I was watching queendom yesterday

Last Book I Read: the last book I *finished* reading was “misery” by stephen king, but I’m currently reading “becoming” by michelle obama, “the man in the high castle” by philip k dick, and “bel canto” by ann patchett. (can you tell I’m having trouble reading these days by how many books I’ve started and not finished yet..........)

Last Fun thing I did: wow, I had to think for a second on this one. aside from playing computer games sometimes? I went to a japanese culture festival a few weeks ago. got a bit overwhelming by the time I left but I loved the martial arts performances! 

Inspiration or Muse: I, uh. I don’t have any? :(

Meaning of URL: I was a big fan of mary morstan (aka mary watson) after watching bbc sherlock. still am, actually! and I love that name. I’m always here for any version of mary as an active character and not just the wife in the background. 

Dream Destination: I’d love to visit seoul and tokyo someday but I think I’d pick a nordic country for a longer visit or to live in.

Dream Job: writer, or screenwriter, or anything where I get to create things. just a dream tho, not a reality, since I can’t *actually* create things lol

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tagging whoever sees this! 

[beaniegara]

rules – answer 21 questions and then tag 21 people who you want to get to know better tagged by: @andrewilynyckyj like a million years ago, sorry & thank you will!! <3

nickname(s): naluh zodiac sign: gemini height: 164cm / 5′5″ last movie I saw: captain marvel. I stan. last thing I googled: not sure but I think I was looking for a website that pays you to play games bc I’m broke and useless favorite musician: pitty!!!! but I’m also a fan of muse and mamamoo song stuck in my head: I need to listen to me&you by exid at least once a day these days. that, or gogobebe by mamamoo. other blogs: @morstan my main, @outofcontextmightynein, and my porn-y @boogarafterdark. following: 615 followers: 3188 do I get asks: rarely, but yes amount of sleep: I’m probably low on vitamins or something bc I’ll sleep a full 8 hours at night and another 8 during the day lately. like, lie down at 2am, wake up 11, go back to sleep at 3pm, wake up 6~7pm. lucky numbers: 7, 17 what I’m wearing: an old dress that I use as a nightdress dream job: writer. or film director/screenwriter? even actor tbh. anything to do with creative things. dream trip: iceland, scotland, canada, south korea, the entire western europe...  favorite food: steak! but I’d go for a whopper any day instruments played: n o n e. i tried to learn guitar and failed in highschool languages: brazilian portuguese, english, a bit of french, a bit of korean, and like the most basic knowledge of latin (I studied japanese and libras too but lol if I remember anything) favorite songs: these are always so hard to answer. let’s say like, stockholm syndrome by muse, the entire album by the london cast of chicago recorded in 1997, you’re the best by mamamoo, and plenty of others random fact: I’m unloveableTM aesthetic: honestly none, I have no style and I avoid mirrors

i tag: @80-percent-leg & whoever else sees this!

[nwhera]

Hey gnt segue eu e a Naluh lá no @dawanix ♡

[thatmademadej]

31 and 38!

hello naluh ily

31 - what trope do you actually like?TROPES ARENT NECESSARILY BAD I LIKE LOTS BUT UHH enemies to begrudging allies to oops i have feelings for youtwo people growing together as peopleodd narrativesmagical realism

38 - what’s one piece of writing advice you try and fail to follow?All Of ThemMostly “write every day”. Also “use less adjectives for said”

Send me a writing ask!

[poiregourmande]

I'd give you a mob nickname that goes with your name, like em "the gem" [last name]. imagine someone going "I can't believe you got em involved in this, holyshit" "em? who the hell is em?" "em the gem? only the master at doing away with her hits' bodies??" "oh fuck" "yeah, oh fuck indeed. you're a dead man and no one's even gonna know..." (@beaniegara)

Naluh omg I’m BLUSHING this is the best wtf 😍😍😍😍😍

[bigdickmadej]

do you have that fic where shane is a statue and ryan rides him/it hfhbjhjfg

Perfect Fit by moliuoli

Summary:  There’s a legend that says anyone able to take all of statue Shane’s cock will summon the god to the mortal realm. Given the statue’s excessive size, no one has ever succeeded to prove or disprove the story.

Until Ryan that is.

Rated: E

Commentary: My man, this fic? The best in the world. I love it for all it is, it’s one of the most funny, interesting and sexy stories out there. Damn, the freakin’ smut scene is not even that long, but the whole set up and building is interesting and wonderful. Honestly, great fanfic. And Ryan is the biggest size queen ever in here, and I love how unapolofetic he is. I LOVE THAT.

[wetookanoath]

(◡‿◡✿)

[i-am-ghost-proof-baby]

2 and 25 for the ask game, flavs!! /beaniegara

2. What super power would you like to have?

I really like telepathy and telekinesis. David Haller on the comics has a bunch of bad ass powers, I wish I could have them.

25. Most gryffindor thing you’ve ever done?

I tend to do stupid shit Gryffindor things all the time. I’m stubborn, so it’s kinda easy to put myself into stupid situations if I think something isn’t right. Or just, like, do things if I want some adrenaline. I hate being bored. 

Gryffindor Asks!

[kayarenwick]

Rules: List the first lines of your last 10 published stories. 👀 if there are any patterns yourself, or have other people say what they notice. Tag up to 10 friends!

tagged by my darling Naluh @beaniegara <3

imma tag ... @mercury-skies, @skeptic-septic, and @a-slow-disaster​ if y’all wanna do it.

k so a solid percentage of my last published fics are Willow River, which is mostly a collaborative effort, so i’ve only used the one WR fic that is solely authored by me.

It was supposed to be a joke, Ryan thought as the shuttle van pulled up to the cruise port.

It was well past sunset by the time Ryan left the Spirit of the Lake, and snow was falling again.

The concept was simple, and guaranteed to be hilarious.

Their first apartment together was a two-bedroom, because the suite had unexpectedly come available precisely when both their leases had been ending, and it just made sense.

"No, no, Ryan— Ryan, stay with me buddy, come on."

It was four-thirty AM when they touched down at Denver International, and everyone in the Unsolved crew was sporting a thousand-yard stare and dragging their feet almost as much as they were dragging their luggage.

"I've forgotten what it's like to feel young," he mused, running his hand over his stubbled jawline as he stared at himself in the mirror.

Shane stirred in the bed beside him, and Ryan tightened his hand over his mouth, choking down the tears even more.

Shane had been acting strange all week.

March 7, 2018, 3:47 pm, Shane Madej's Instagram story, clip #1.

bonus!  He’d calibrated the whole damn ship.

bonus 2!   INT. U.S.S. HEPHAESTUS STATION – CMDR MINKOWSKI'S QUARTERS -- DAY 555 -- 2230 HOURS  

patterns: There’s five instances of [subject] was.  I think I have a habit.  XD  That, or straight-up scene setting.  Only two instances of starting with dialogue, which is interesting - I thought I did that more often...

[ricky-goldsworth]

Rules: put your music on shuffle and write the first 13 songs that come up then choose 13 people to tag!

I was tagged by @beaniegara - thanks Naluh! <3

HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T by Fall Out Boy

Mirrors by PVRIS

Decode by Paramore

Nearly Witches by Panic! At The Disco

Demolition Lovers by My Chemical Romance

Molecules by Hayley Kiyoko

Ghost by Sir Sly

Glitter & Gold by Barns Courtney

Omen by Mother Mother

Best Friends by grandson

Oh Devil by Electric Guest

Itch by Nothing But Thieves

Heart Killer by Dr. Dog

I’m tagging: @thepossessionofshanemadej, @kaylotta, @hey-there-ghouls, @banshee-cheekbones, @mercury-skies and whoever else wants to do it!

[the-golden-city]

Unofficial Name Reference

Once Upon a Time there was a girl named murakumo who said she’d write a list of preferred name spellings for the Shoukoku no Altair fanbase. She’s been pretty busy and kept forgetting to honour her promise, but she finally decided to make a start…

Part 1 - Türkiye

Kato Kotono

Japanese: カトウ コトノ

Explanation: I decided to make an addendum and include Kotono, just because. While romanising her last name as “Katou” or “Katō” isn’t incorrect and Hepburn would be proud, official materials always write it “Kato” in English.

Rumeliana

Japanese name: ルメリアナ (rumeriana)

Other names: Rumeriana, Lumeriana

Pronunciation: roo-mel-YAH-na

Explanation: The roman letters R and L are rendered the same when converted to Japanese using the ninth row of gojuon katakana (ra, ri, ru, etc), so it’s easy to get mixed up between the two. However I believe that Rumeliana is most likely the intended spelling because of its similarity to the name “Rumelia”, in turn derived from the Turkish “Rumeli”, which historically referred to areas of Europe under Ottoman Imperial control. “Rum” is derived from “Rome”, meaning the Roman peoples (i.e. non-Muslims). Incidentally, I call the inhabitants of the continent “Rumelians”. 

Türkiye Stratocracy

Japanese name: トルキエ将国 (torukie shoukoku)

Other names: Türkiye Devleti, Torqye Devleti, Turkiye

Pronunciation: tuhr-kee-eh

Explanation: Türkiye is, pure and simple, the Turkish name for the country of Turkey. Kotono uses this spelling liberally on maps and such. It seems the anime may have changed it to Torqye to prevent any backlash from people mistaking the portrayal as real, rather than fictional? I don’t know. “Shoukoku” is a made-up word indicating a country governed by pashas, or “generals” in Japanese. There’s no accepted English translation, but in the magazines Kotono writes “general nation” in the roman alphabet. The earliest scanlators instead picked “stratocracy”, which is a military government. “Devleti” is a Turkish word meaning “state”, so in using that name the military aspect that sets Türkiye apart from its neighbours is lost.

Altın (The Golden City)

Japanese name: 金色の町 (kin’iro no machi) / アルトゥン (arutun)

Other names: Altun

Pronunciation: AL-tuhn

Explanation: Most common roman typefaces still don’t support several letters of the Turkish alphabet. To avoid using a lowercase “dotless i”, the official English version of the manga decided to call the capital “Altun” instead. Its name is Turkish for “gold” and also the colour “golden”. Most towns in the Katoverse have a phonetically written foreign name, and also a Japanese name explaining the meaning behind it, so Altın’s Japanese name is “the golden city”, or perhaps “golden town”.

Divan (The Council of Generals)

Japanese name: 将軍会議 (shougun kaigi) / ディワーン (diwaan)

Other names: Diwan

Pronunciation: DEE-van

Explanation: “Diwan” is perhaps more commonly known in English (where “divan” refers to a type of furniture), but it’s actually Arabic. Kotono appears to have also made this mistake. “Divan” is the correct Turkish word for a council of state. 

Pasha (General)

Japanese name: 将軍 (shougun) / パシャ (pasha)

Other names: Paşa

Pronunciation: pa-SHAH

Explanation: Ugh okay I’ve been wondering for a long time now whether or not to switch to the Turkish word “Paşa” instead of the romanisation (which is in the English dictionary and everything). But “s-cedilla” is such a bitch to typeset and I feel like many people, most of all myself, are very attached to the name “Pasha” at this point. Maybe it’s the one spelling I’ll never change… For the sake of consistency, I’ve rendered other Turkish ranks “Vizier” (not “Vezir”), Binbashi (not “Binbaşı”), and so on.

Note on Turkish names: Katoverse Turks don’t have surnames, so the first word is an epithet, a kind of official nickname, and the second word is their given name. Their title - if any - comes last.

Burak 

Japanese name: 大将軍 (taishougun) / ビュラク (byuraku)

Other names: Büyük Pasha

Pronunciation: BU-rak

Explanation: Give me strength… I don’t know this man’s name! My main issue is that, while “Büyük Pasha” would make sense as a translation of his title, the katakana rendering of his name isn’t anything like “Büyük”. However, it does resemble “Burak”, which is a masculine Turkish name, so my current theory is that it operates much like the names of cities, combining a Turkish name and Japanese title. It would seem strange, after all, that every other pasha is addressed by first name except him. In Toukoku no Subaru, Turkophile prince Yan Tao adopts the same Japanese title, but is still addressed by name.

Tuğril Mahmut

Japanese name: 犬鷲の将軍 (inuwashi no shougun) / トゥグリル・マフムート (tuguriru mafumuuto)

Other names: Tughril Mahmut, Tuğrul Mahmut, Mahmud

Pronunciation: TOO-ril MAH-moot

Explanation: “Mahmut” is a Turkish variant of the name “Mahmud”, which is Arabic. Maybe the French release thought it sounded more familiar to their audience. Otherwise it’s consistently been “Mahmut”, and Kotono has confirmed this. His epithet is a bit of a headache; “Tuğrul” might be more accurate, if it weren’t for the Japanese pronunciation. In any case, all of the above are variable spellings of the same word, which refers to a mythical bird also called “Turul” or “Togrıl” (and described as a hawk or falcon, not an eagle). It was also the name of the founder of the Seljuk Empire, often romanised as “Tughril”. 

İskender

Japanese name: イスカンダル (isukandaru)

Other names: Iskandar

Pronunciation: is-KAN-dar

Explanation: “Iskandar” is the Arabic and Persian form of the name Alexander, whereas “İskender” is the Turkish form. Kotono has written his name this way in the roman alphabet on several sketches. The name became popular in Middle Eastern countries out of admiration for Alexander the Great.

Zehir Zağanos

Japanese name: 毒薬の将軍 (dokuyaku no shougun) / ゼヘル・ザガノス (zeheru zaganosu)

Other names: Zaganos

Pronunciation: ZEY-heer ZA-ah-noss

Explanation: Note the “soft g”, which is more-or-less silent and always a nightmare to typeset. Kotono doesn’t seem to have realised this at first, judging by the rendering of his name in katakana. I found out a while back that the Byzantine Greeks called certain types of falcon and kestrel “Zaganos”, which sets up a pretty neat contrast to Mahmut. 

Şehir Halil

Japanese name: 大都市の将軍 (daitoshi no shougun) / シェヒル・カリル (shehiru kariru)

Other names: Khalil, Shehir Halil

Pronunciation: SHEY-heer HA-lil

Explanation: Kotono seems to have initially made another mix-up with this name, since “Khalil” is the Arabic form (and even then, the “k” is silent). She later corrected herself and has consistently written his name “Halil” in the roman alphabet on sketches and artwork, though the katakana stayed the same. The curse of “s-cedilla” sabotages attempts to get his epithet right. 

Tesisat-Kapı Saruca

Japanese name: 水門の将軍 (suimon no shougun) / テシサトゥ・ カプ ・ サルジャ (teshisatu kapu saruja)

Other names: Sarjah, Salja

Pronunciation: TAY-see-sat-ku-puh SUH-ru-jah

Explanation: It’s a shame Saruca kicked the bucket before I took over, so I’ve never had a chance to correct his name in the manga. “Sarjah” and “Salja” don’t mean anything as far as I know. I went through a fair amount of trouble finding out the truth, however patience prevailed and I discovered that his namesake was fittingly a real-life pasha who served Mehmet the Conqueror, alongside the men who Zağanos and Halil are named after. May be derived from the Turkish word for “yellow”. His epithet is a bit of a mess; “tesisat-kapı” does not mean “watergate” as the Japanese implies. 

Şanslı Nurcan

Japanese name: 幸運の将軍 (kouun no shougun) / シャンスル・ヌルザーン (shansuru nuruzaan)

Other names: Şanslar Nurzan

Pronunciation: SHANS-luh NOOR-jahn

Explanation: Kotono threw me a red herring with this guy by writing his name in katakana “zaan”, as the Turkish letter “C” usually becomes “J” in names like Saruca and Cemil. Nurcan is fitting for him, however, since it means “light of life”. In one chapter Kotono miswrote his epithet in roman characters as “Şanslar”, which means “luck” and sounded legitimate enough, throwing me yet again. “Şanslı” is an adjective, but fits the katakana spelling better.

At-Nalı Cemil

Japanese name: 蹄鉄の将軍 (teitetsu no shougun) / アトナル・ジェミル (atonaru jemiru)

Other names: Atnal Cemil

Pronunciation: AT-naluh JEH-meel

Explanation: A minor detail - “atnal” and “at nalı” both mean “horseshoe” and are pronounced roughly the same way in Japanese.

Kara-Kanat Süleyman

Japanese name: 黒翼のスレイマン (kokuyoku no sureiman)

Other names: Suleiman

Pronunciation: KA-rah KA-nat SU-lay-man

Explanation: Yet another case of mixing up the Turkish and Arabic transliterations. His title, “Başkan”, is a pain to typeset, so Bashkan will suffice.

Caterina

Japanese name:  カテリーナ (kateriina)

Other names: Katarina

Explanation: We’re talking about Süleyman’s golden eagle here. Since it came to light that she shares a name with Caterina de Rossi, I changed to an Italian form.

Şapka İbrahim

Japanese name: 飾り帽子のイブラヒム (shapuka iburahimu)

Other names: Shapka Ibrahim

Pronunciation: SHAP-ka ee-BRAH-heem

Explanation: The curse of “s-cedilla” strikes again. In Turkish there are of course two letter i’s, dotted and dotless. They are pronounced quite differently and should not be confused.

Şara

Japanese name: シャラ (shara)

Other names: Shara, Shahra

Pronunciation: shah-ra

Explanation: This caused me so much grief that I was glad the artbook gave me a way out by rendering her name “Şara”. Though it’s not a common name even nowadays, it fits the bill better than any alternative spellings.

Koko & Koran

Japanese names: ココ (koko) / コラン (koran)

Explanation: I’m really not sure about these two girls. Their current names are just romanised Japanese, and don’t resemble anything used either historically or contemporarily in Turkey or Arabic-speaking countries. I’m tempted to assume that Kotono made them up.

Unchanged Names

Liman

Japanese name: 港の町 (minato no machi) / リマン (riman)

Pronunciation: LEE-man

Uyandırma

Japanese Name:  警告の鐘 (keikoku no kane) /  ウヤンドゥルマ (uyanduruma)

Pronunciation: oo-YAN-dur-mah

Kurt Kurt

Japanese name: 狼の将軍 (ookami no shougun) /  クルト・ クルト (kuruto kuruto)

Pronunciation: koort

Mimar Zeki

Japanese name: 建築家の将軍 (kenrakuka no shougun) / ミマール・ゼキ (mimaaru zeki)

Pronunciation: MEE-mahr ZEY-kee

Deve İlkay

Japanese name: 駱駝の将軍 (rakuda no shougun) / デヴェ・イルカイ (deve irukai)

Pronunciation: DE-vay EEL-kai

Abbas

Japanese name: アッバス (abbasu)

Pronunciation: AH-bass

Ahmet

Japanese name: アフメット (afumetto)

Pronunciation: AH-met

Roxelana

Japanese name: ロクセラーナ (rokuseraana)

Pronunciation: ROCK-say-lah-na