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maxellminidisc · 8 months
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Cracks me up every time a friend/mutual checks out hxh and that bit comes up where Leorio is like "Hey, I'm a teen too!!!" and they're like no fucking way, this man is a teenager!? LMAO
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vivi-scera · 3 months
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just read eternity enshrined. damn :'/
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starburns · 1 year
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Hiiii you might not recognize me but I'm Pika, Nike's mutual, nice to meet you!! I'm pretty sure I saw somewhere that you're same batch as me and Nike and so writing ICSE this time around? Good luck for tomorrow!!!! And please ignore me if you're not writing ICSE sjfhakjsf I'm sorry 😭😭😭😭
IMM NOT IM A BATCH BEHIND YOU ILL BE GIVING NEXR YEAR BUT GOODEST LUCK AND ALL THE BESTEST TO U PIKA UR GOING TO SLAY THIS EXAMS PENIS 💯💯💯💯💯💯
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babu-rao · 2 years
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✨🧡🌙SEND THIS TO TEN OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL. KEEP THE GAME GOING ✨🧡
Thank youu😭
Right back at you!<3
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mapofthewrld · 2 years
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1&6
-lucio
1: a song you like with a color in its title
"orange sky" by edvard kravchuk !!
6: a song that makes you want to dance
"pika girl" by s3rl :D
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moonriseblueeyes · 1 year
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Happy New Year
Happy New Year ya’ll! Thank you to the lovely internet people who have made this place stellar last year. Keep being awesome my dudes...
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Naturally, thank you to all my mutuals. I’m thankful to know and interact with you guys. I would like to ideally notify everyone, but here are a few in particular:
@pimplepogue, @violetscrypt, @lesducks, @padmedala, @thatfangirl42, @fandomhopper123, @swashbuckling-chicken, @sunflowersand-bees, @downbytheriversside, @lynx-224, @slaymaxuwu, @imgoingtobarsyrmars, @thebylerfiles, @mentalbreakdownmachine, @m0ssyfairy, @ladyiron-y, @senorafionaderenjun, @theannoyeddragon82, @willbyersvillainarc, @thedevilandhisgrandmother, @six-frogs-in-a-trench-coat, @geolikesstrangerthings, @robinsnance, @nymph-of-books, @pika-cthuluuuuu, @jewishoceanoconnellrosenberg, @isthatwhyyoudonthaveanyfriends, @millennial-falcon, @phox-129, @ineffable-hubbiewubbies, @forever-augustine, @fireplceashes, @definesapphic, @roseateveils, @sorry-i-panicked, @squishbird, @bvcksmunson, @blazeturbo102, @mermayfield, @lokis-bitter-ghost, @dorothys-friend, @drowninglnstars, @background-character-341, @weirdo09, @drop-of-infinity, @amirageofyou, @steviescrystals, @strangerbis, @littlegaysubwayrat, @laozuspo, @nymph-of-books, @princesseddie, @aspentreesarepretty, @woadisme, @mikewheelbarrel, @lesbianeltruther, @cryptidnyx, @elpantalones, @likegoldintheair, @madwheelerlover, @pandorabox-rags, @fruitythings, @vinylcoils, @ki-flor, @itsryuworld, @xhavibee, @jesslikestowrite, @sussyfangirl17, @mooncafex, @asingleturtleduck, @nancyfilm, @kittykat940, @rainbownixie, @adorewillbyers, @mwheelerz​
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aqqleshiqqing-archive · 8 months
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Okay--I know you don't really go to the anime, but I just found out that Pikachu's language can be translated?? Like certain arrangements of "Pika," "Pi," and "Pikachu" can be translated to mean certain things!
I think one that might interest you is that "Pipipi" is translated to "Togepi." And just ... I thought of Red's Pikachu maybe referring to Jaide's Togepi as "Pipipi," and I needed to share this with you--
Yes I may or may not be having a minor Pokémon resurgence--it's a fun time over here. /lh
~ heart-of-aspiration 📖
HELPPPP THAT IS SO ADORABLE!!!! YEAH I DO NOTICE THAT - all the pokemon say their name with different cadances depending on the context of the scenario!!
i love that idea because jaide's togepi is named pipino so pikachu could easily just go PIPIPI and that's him calling his best friend 🥺🥺🥺 funnily enough me and my friends kind of just.... all agreed that pipino makes a "pipi" sound instead of the usual "toge toge" so it's like it's saying it's name as most pokemon would but - it's the name that jaide provided instead.... WHAAHHAHEHAD
im happily accepting this idea just because it makes pikachu and pipino's dyanmic all the more unique from the rest of the 'mons
and yes- i totally can see you're having a little blast with your pokemon posting HEHEHE - especially that xy soul link with your sister + the aria lore 👀 i love seeing you all go ham with pokemon rambles it makes me 👀👀 glad to have more mutuals enjoying the game again even if it was brief HEHEHEE
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mighwnt · 2 years
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13fidelis -> mighwnt
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i’m fidelis, the dykiest catboygirl you’ll ever meet!!
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20 yrs, bisexual genderflux polyam butch, they/he/she/pika/mew + more
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i’m autistic + ocd + physically disabled. also i’m an artist and i study graphic design. i’m also a mod for @mcyt-transcribed​ and @transcriptions !!
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i mostly like sugar pine 7, mcyt + streamers, args, internet/fandom history, warrior cats, our flag means death, ace attorney, lost media, among us, law and order: svu and mothership, and pokemon. i need you to understand that i havent read homestuck i just think the fanart is cool. i dont know what vriska did and im too afraid to ask.
minors please block the tag #nsft 👍
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if i add an image/video description or a transcription to your post, please go ahead and add it to the original post, no need to ask!
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here’s my carrd, i’d appreciate if u read it before u followed <3 tl;dr: i love mspec gays/lesbians, i love fagdykes and dykefags, i love ppl whose identity doesnt make sense. i block people all the time for stupid shit and that’s based of me. i’m a bisexual butch dyke and i won’t change how i describe myself for u. also i don’t like dream, he’s gross.
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more cool things below the cut vv
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mutuals, i’d appreciate if you could tag dear e/van hans/en for me, it makes me very uncomfortable. anything to do with it, or "fid dni” works for me
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sideblogs:
@fidelisart​: art-only blog!! i rb all my art on there
@genderselkies​: for genders + other gay shit. cant believe the url was open
@enby-stan​: for south park fanart reblogging. keeping it to a sideblog bc it (rightly) makes some ppl uncomfy. i have nostalgia and problems though. so.
@caelum-comfort​: writing prompt storage, mainly whump/hurt/comfort stuff. rarely used.
@splashhheart: warrior cat design blog. hasnt been updated in like a year. whoops.
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i tag very thoroughly. i need my organization. that said, if u need me to tag smth, send me an ask! i tag triggers as the word itself. i dont tag slurs anymore though, just block the word. uhh also i post high sometimes. tagged as weedposting. just block the tag if that makes u uncomfortable.
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check out my neocities site, i work very hard on it.
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now for the fun stuff:
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Did You Always Want To Be A Detective? #SnipSun
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 Anthology:
For the Love of Winter
Anthology Genre:
Holiday Romance
Buy Link:
https://books2read.com/b/baqw6y
Publication Date:
December 6, 2023
Ebook Price:
$3.99 (Amazon pre-order)
Book Blurb:
Bake your cookies, light some candles, trim your trees, and be enchanted with thirteen sweet-to-spicy Chanukah, Christmas, and New Year's novellas that will sweep you from colonial days to contemporary times—each bearing a gift of happily-ever-after grand finales. This joyous collection is...
A Winter Mating by Lia Davis. He returns to Willow Glen with one goal, to claim his mate. Convincing her that she belongs to him will be his toughest challenge, but he's not above using seduction to get what he wants.
One Night at Christmas by Danica Winters. As the busy owner of a veterinary clinic, Emily Avery always has her hands full of puppies but empty of the one thing she really isn't sure she wants anyway—a man. When the kind-hearted Derek Night makes an emergency call to help his mom's naughty pup, they both must step outside of their shells and let the magic of Christmas and one mischievous pup bring them together.
The Christmas Crash by Tessa Lyons. Sparks fly when a relentless optimist and a grieving veterinarian are snowed in together at Christmas. Can they rediscover the magic of the season and find love in the most unexpected place?
His Christmas Date by Sara J. Walker. In this heartwarming story of seasoned romance, Dino Dudley and Hilde McQuire must navigate family drama and their own emotional baggage to find true love.
Jordyn's Christmas Gift by Marie Morton. Jordyn Billings, a busy marketing executive, is gifted a holiday getaway to Chateau D'Or by her family, where she discovers an unforgettable and life-changing Christmas gift.
Four Chanukahs and a Wedding by Merrie Angel. Widowed and alone in 1973, Millie explores a professional photographer's life, and stumbles upon Adam--an insatiable adventure seeker related to Jackie Kennedy. Will they find a way to ignite a flame that burns far beyond Millie's expectations and set ablaze their own festival of lights?
Recipe for Romance by Gloria Ferguson. Ashley McClain wants to win the Holiday Bake-Off with her late mom's cupcake recipe. Can she join forces with her friend and neighbor to claim the prize and a bit of romance just in time for Christmas?
Before the Rising Sun by V.L. Czerny. Their romance blighted at a colonial ball, Gertrude and Nicholas, forgetting their past acquaintance, are maneuvered by the Christmas spirit to set love loose and so refashion time's expected plans.
Unexpected Angels by C.L. Hart. Sometimes the best things come together when everything is falling apart.
Christmas Market Magic by Tessie Benton. Sydney Hawthorne hires an escort for a business date, but he's not what he appears to be, and their mutual deception sparks desire while careers hang in the balance.
A Merry White Christmas by Sally Murphy. Merry London, tasked with organizing an opulent Christmas ball for the McPhersons, faces an unexpected challenge in the form of Joel McPherson, whose fiery charm threatens to melt her icy exterior and unravel her meticulously laid plans.
Lavender and Love Restored by M.J. Gates. Chief architect Jess Carlson is restoring a haunted historic hotel and helping a friendly spirit while reclaiming her life and love before the hotel's grand reopening on New Year's Eve.
Marry Me by Midnight by Leah Miles. Navy SEAL Kendall Nelson can't manage a successful proposal, and single mom Luisa Sanchez has no time for romance.
Proceeds benefit the First Coast Romance Writers, an independent non-profit organization helping writers hone their craft and expand their knowledge of the publishing industry.
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http://www.naughtynetherworldpress.com/2023/11/his-new-friend-mfrwhooks.html
Macario climbed into the car. As the men set off into the pounding rainstorm, Pika waved to them. The speed Dom drove would normally not have worried Macario, but he could hardly see the road ahead.
“I’ve never heard of Snowman Railways before,” Macario said, trying to distract himself from the velocity of the vehicle.
“Only elves and snowbirds have,” Dom laughed. “So, an FBI agent. Fascinating! Did you always want to be a detective, or did you fall into the profession?”
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When not penning sanity-destroying works of dystopian fiction, Lovecraftian fantasy, or old-school horror with the occasional sweet romance thrown in to upset the cosmic apple cart, Ms. Hart enjoys creating baked goods she hopes will be considered palatable.
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faygelehh · 9 months
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Hi!!! I really like your rave core art! I'm sorta new to the scene and i was curious abt any rave artists you'd recommend? Or are there any genres you like?
OH THANK YOUUU UR SO SWEET 💝💖💝 I'm honestly the wrong person to ask, while I DO want to be a Certified Raver ™️ I've never actually been to a rave, I'm just a stoner who listens to lots and lots of different kinds of music haha. but I do have some recommendations!
My number one FAVORITE right now is Patricia Taxxon - literally can't narrow it down to just one song! Her most recent album is a great place to start, and my fav on there is "I'll be". Next fav albums are pix & bit and wavetable. I don't know that I would specifically call her a rave artist but some of her songs definitely fit the vibe - if you're looking for some party-specific music I'd recommend "try the wine" from her album Gelb!
A close second favorite is TheSpackster! Spacks and I are actually mutuals but I loved their music even prior to that - it scratches an itch ive been seeking for AGES. They just released a new album that I haven't gotten a chance to finish (its literally 5 songs ive just been super sick recently) but the first song on there keeps getting stuck in my head. Overall they're fantastic and I recommend checking out their disco.
Also don't forget to heal your inner middle schooler and just listen to nightcore playlists of 2000s-2010s pop. especially 2000s scenecore Raver music , ex: little kandi raver, pretty rave girl, pika girl, stamp on the ground, almost anything by bass hunter and cascada, etc. literally go wild and do what u want forever <3
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phantomraeken · 7 months
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15 Question, 15 Mutuals?
IVE BEEN TAGGED SO MANY TIMES I'M SO SORRY
1) Are you named after anyone
Nope! My mom just liked my dead name and as for my chosen name, someone said i reminded them of casper the ghost and i was looking into Danish names and Caspian came up!
2)When was the last time you cried
Today... I was watching Mortal Kombat scenes again
3)Do you have any kids
I mean i have my cat..
4)What sports do you play/have played
Played : soccer, Frisbee golf. Playing currently : hockey
5)Do you use sarcasm
ON THE DAILY...
6) What's the 1st thing you notice about people.
Body language. Also how they talk!
7) Eye colour
Blue grey!! I've been told they're very pretty so many times..
8)Scary movie or happy endings.
Scary movies!!
9) Any talents.
I play a bunch of instruments and I can draw!! Idk if that counts but y'know. I also read people very well
10)Where were you born?
Barre, VT
11)What are your Hobbies?
Playing the drums, writing, reading, lighting design, drawing
12) Do you have any pets?
YES HOLD ON. Basil and Bixby are my two dogs. My four female cats are Pika, Pipa, Calypso, and Bob ( don't ask.. ) and my three male cats are Micha, Jonsie, and my baby Nigel!
13) How tall are you?
5'7!
14)Favourite subject in school?
MATH ALL THE WAY
15) Dream job?
Psychologist or character designer
I don't have anyone to tag because you all did this WAY sooner than i did so anyone <33 just tag me so i can see
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officialgleamstar · 10 months
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Saw the neopronouns posts! Well I've had this thought for awhile that it could be fun to use tune/tunes, beat/beats....lyr/lyrics, mu/music, or some variation of string, riff etc.
Music related neopronoun--mostly for myself but also I think Glenn would enjoy them too :) especially like guitar or bell related neopronouns. Jingle!
Not related, but rocks/rock for Henry, like the album
Taylor pronoun ideas, pika/chu or blade/blades (said while blade posing...Nicky could also use this one). Or maybe miku related, though the star one suggested by another person is really cool. I often have Cass referring to Taylor as her little star so seems sweet to pair with that hc at some point. I'll add to my notes
Also also, claw/claws for Lark (imagining this more as an edgy teen decision that claw keeps using sporadically in adulthood). There's a type of pastry referred to as bear claw and that's what Terry always gets for Lark when picking up coffee and snacks.
SORRY FOR BEING SO LATE ON THIS ABE. (just two hours late admittedly. stares at an ask that a beloved mutual sent yesterday that i still havent replied to HJKFHGJKDF)
BUT!!! YEA I LOVE ALL OF THAT FOR GLENN. and for you :] music-based neopronouns are sooo so cute and i think glenn would find them a little silly at first, but then come around on them as time passed . because hey, they are silly, but why cant people be a little silly about their gender?
PIKA/CHU PRONOUNS FOR TAYLOR BTW. HOLY SHIT. YEAH FDHJBGJDFBGHBDFJH THATS REALLY CUUUUTEEEEE or or or, theres one episode of pokemon from pikachu's point of view where pikachu refers to piself with like. pi/pi/piself pronouns ? I THINK TAYLOR WOULD LOVE THAT HBFJGHBDHJGF
and oogh. lark using claw/claws to be sharp and edgy and fierce, but then over time, it becomes this fond memory of youth and has a sweet connotation with the type of pastries that terry buys for claw... THATS SO GOOD ABE. OH MY GOOOD i love it youre always so smart ily
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pikablob · 1 year
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I posted 9,129 times in 2022
118 posts created (1%)
9,011 posts reblogged (99%)
Blogs I reblogged the most:
@nach0-reblogs
@furashuban
@aroacesonics
@discoursed-dracula
@sailor-arashi
I tagged 658 of my posts in 2022
#ask pika - 90 posts
#friends - 73 posts
#fanfiction - 20 posts
#<;33 - 15 posts
#hilda the series - 12 posts
#oh - 11 posts
#bon bon <;33 - 10 posts
#yes - 10 posts
#toh - 9 posts
#hilda netflix - 9 posts
Longest Tag: 131 characters
#me when a song about a girl pushing a man down a ladder is the theme song of a character whos most famous appearance is as a corpse
My Top Posts in 2022:
#5
tag mutuals you wanna get to know better!
I was tagged by @wallywestfest - honestly the fact you’d even consider me for this makes me really happy thank you so much!! <3
favourite time of year: hmmmm... prolly either early summer or around the winter holidays :))
comfort food: spaghetti bolognese, but specifically the M&S ready meal version I’m sorry I have 0 shame and it’s good XD
favourite dessert: toffee!! Is guud
things you collect: kids’ books! Picture books, graphic novels, and illustrated middle-grade stuff mostly. I also have a pretty sizeable collection of figures (Funko Pop & Nendoroids included) and I collect model trains (mostly OO9 for those who know what that is!!)
favourite drink: milk; just, a lot of milk XD
favourite musical artist: The Oh Hellos 90% of the time, but also Stan & Nathan Rogers, and Grace Petrie :))
last song listened to: Fogarty’s Cove, Stan Rogers
last movie watched: oh this is hard just because I don’t watch movies much XD I think the last one I actually went to see was Spirit: Untamed (what can I say, I liked Riding Free XD)
last series watched: either Hilda or Harriet the Spy depending on what counts (because I’m just using bits of Hilda for fic reference rn)
current obsession: Hilda, as always; also Infinity Train, Harriet, and The Owl House a bit.
dream place to visit: hhhhh there’s so many but probably Newfoundland :))
place you wanna go back to: Tromso, Norway; it’s genuinely magical in winter
something you want: well there’s a certain art commission I’m really excited to see finished motivation to write more and more money for commissions :))
currently working on: another Wildflowers Fic (Hilda S2 fix-it hurt/comfort) - Hilda writes a letter in this one!
I tag @pikawarrior @nach0 @starlit-lion @discoursed-dracula @dallasurr @strawcherrydeercake @furashuban @sarasplenda @stargazer-sappho (no pressure) and anyone else who wants to! :))
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I’m having so many feelings about Little My right now.
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From the outside, she’s just another one of the Mymble’s many kids; the smallest member of a huge family, who’s never had her own space, shuffled from place to place and raised by an absent guardian who really doesn’t seem to care much about her at all. Of course she’s turned out loud and abrasive; she had to be, to make herself big and take up space and force people to pay attention, because otherwise she’d get lost in the shuffle.
And then she comes to Moominvalley, and meets Moomin and his parents, and she forms a real friendship and chooses to stay and ends up adopted. And sure, she’s still loud and abrasive and a troublemaker, but she’s a neglected child (her mum didn’t even realise she’d stayed behind) and for the first time she has a real family and friends in the bargain and it’s just really getting to me right now.
I haven’t seen the whole show yet (I don’t mind spoilers) or read the books (I know she’s not the same in those I don’t think she has this side of her), but do you think she ever worries about her place in the home? Do you think she’s afraid on some level, deep down, that they’ll want to get rid of her, just like how they wanted to get rid of the rest of her old family? Do you think she pushes the boundaries sometimes, just to make sure she’s really loved?
IDK, I just have a lot of feelings.
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I love the new starters!
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Asking about fixing S2 of Hilda! :D
(I watched it, but my brain is very much like a sponge, so there may or may not be some holes in my memories of it. But I'd love to hear your opinions on that!)
Okie, so, I've talked about my problems with Season 2 before, but I'm going to go over them in the most detail I can here, before I explain how I'd fix them. Sorry in advance, but this is going to be long.
My Problems:
Fundamentally, Hilda is still my favourite show, and more of my favourite episodes are in S2 than in S1, but there's one big thing that ruined the season for me, and that's what it did to the relationship between Hilda and Johanna. Season 2 wanted to have an arc where Hilda makes mistakes and needs to learn not to lie to her mum, but instead, in the narrative presented, Johanna is the one in the wrong to me.
It's absolutely a cycle. Hilda lying about her adventures makes Johanna worry, which makes her more protective, so Hilda needs to lie even more. But The Troll Circle establishes pretty plainly that this cycle started with Johanna; when Hilda runs outside the wall by accident, her immediate reaction is "Mum would kill me if she knew."
And the way Johanna acts when Hilda comes home proves that she's right; Johanna has become more restrictive and isn't letting Hilda do the things she used to. She wants Hilda to be safe, I accept, but this is after a whole season where Johanna repeatedly says that she loves Hilda for who she is, and explicitly includes her adventures in that (see The Bird Parade and The Troll Rock especially).
Because it is a part of who Hilda is; "such is the life of an adventurer" is her mantra, and even Season 2 itself establishes that she's been allowed to roam freely on her own in the wilderness since she was about 6 years old, the same wilderness that Johanna wants to keep her from in The Troll Circle.
Hilda's choices aren't "lie to her mum" or "be good", they're "lie to her mum" or "give up being who she is". Johanna's the one who changed, and it's not even properly acknowledged; they try and retcon the troll from S1, and just claim that things have always been this way between Hilda and Johanna when that's just not true (I'd argue The Troll Rock implied Johanna knew about it anyway).
The show does try and show Johanna's side, especially in The Fifty-Year Night, but that's one of the reasons it's my least favourite episode. I know she finds it hard, being so harsh on Hilda, but she doesn't have to; she should have been more understanding at the end of The Beast of Cauldron Island, it's her fault things got to that point, and nobody's forcing her to be more protective. She needs to realise she's being unfair and that she hasn't handled this well, and as a result it feels like the narrative is guilt-tripping Hilda for her mum's mistakes.
The Stone Forest hits into the same issues; I'm not going to deny that what Hilda says to her mum in that argument is genuinely hurtful, and that she shouldn't have said it, but she's an upset child. The resolution of that episode is that Hilda needs to stop hiding things, but the conflict was caused by Johanna being restrictive and honestly, more than a little selfish; I'm not trying to bash her, I know why she wants Hilda to stay home and spend time with her, but she should have let her go.
I'm glad that things seem to be back on track in The Mountain King, but when Hilda has to promise not to hide things at the end of The Stone Forest, it doesn't quite work as a resolution for me, because while I do genuinely appreciate Johanna telling Hilda she loves her for who she is, she doesn't promise to let Hilda be herself or make any apologies of her own. It's "you have to talk to me" not "you can talk to me", and for me that's the distinction that really ruined the season.
And all of this comes from one, single place:
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Everything I've just mentioned, including all three of Johanna's worst scenes (the dinner in The Troll Rock, Hilda's first grounding, and the argument over Dungeon Crops in The Stone Forest) and the resolution that I didn't think went far enough, are lifted directly (including a lot of dialogue - although some of it, especially in that final resolution, is said less kindly in the graphic novel) from the graphic novel Hilda and the Stone Forest. And this is the fundamental problem; Season 2 of the show has to adapt this story, which is a problem, because Season 1 of the show made substantial changes from the graphic novels, that honestly made me think that maybe there wasn't a way to do the Stone Forest arc well in the show.
In the graphic novels, Johanna is not a good parent. She's not as bad as the tie-in novels, where she genuinely reads as abusive in all but one, but she starts out as a generic "overprotective parent" stock archetype, and only really breaks out of that a couple of times (she's actually very good in Hilda and the Bird Parade, but in a completely different way from the show version of that plotline). Hilda in turn is a little more selfish and rebellious, so their whole dynamic is different.
And The Stone Forest, in both versions, has Johanna at her absolute worst. It's actually my least favourite graphic novel, specifically because of how awful Johanna gets in the beginning, which is basically just an extended falling-out combining all of her worst moments from Season 2 and making them even worse. And that's where the problem crept in, because in order for the Stone Forest arc to happen, Hilda has to try and sneak out via Nowhere Space, and Johanna has to try and stop her, and the whole thing needs to be precipitated by a mother-daughter falling out.
So the solution the show's crew took was to try making Johanna more like her comic counterpart, and to space the arguments that start The Stone Forest out across the whole season so it doesn't feel abrupt. But the two versions of Johanna are fundamentally different characters, and Comic Johanna is already a bad parent who's flaws aren't acknowledged in this arc, while in the show she's a realistically flawed but genuinely amazing parent and those flaws are addressed in Season 1.
And the result was just making Johanna almost as unsympathetic as her comic counterpart in Season 2. I don't even think that it really cured the abruptness, because it's still an awkward retcon in the first episode, and there are still episodes in S2 where Johanna is firing on all cylinders (The Deerfox and The Yule Lads - which actually handles a mother/daughter dispute caused by Hilda really well), so to me it feels less like a relationship that's having ups and downs, and more like a relationship that's fundamentally changed but only sometimes.
(There are other problems with adapting Hilda and the Stone Forest, namely David and Frida, but I think the show actually handled them well).
So, How Would I Have Done It?
I'm going to rule for this that we have to keep the fundamental plot of The Stone Forest; Hilda gets in trouble with her mum, gets caught when she tries to escape, and has to learn a lesson about being open after she and her mum get out of the Stone Forest. For a while, I genuinely wasn't sure how to make that work within the show in a way I'd be happy with, but in the end, thanks partially to the tie-in novels of all things, I do have a solution: we're actually going to build up the relationship shift, and it's going to have an acknowledged shared responsibility.
The Troll Rock happens almost as it does in canon, but there is no moment where Hilda thinks her mum will 'kill' her for going outside the wall. She still gets home late, and there's still a little awkwardness in the conversation, but Hilda gingerly admits the truth:
"Well, I was going to go to David's... but then I saw this elf getting kidnapped by a dirt clod with legs, and me and Twig kind-of had to go outside the wall to save him."
And Johanna just gives a patient sigh; there is a bit of tension in her voice, she's clearly not 100% happy with this, but she also accepts that this is her daughter:
"That was a good thing to do, sweetheart, but please be careful outside the wall. You know I worry about you."
From there the episode goes on as normal; barring one thing. I'm torn between cutting the "you never told me about that" exchange entirely, and changing the tone of it. In the latter version, instead of suspicion, Johanna is genuinely just surprised, and Hilda's response is something like "Wait, I didn't?", but either way, things go on normally from there; we've established that there's going to be friction between Hilda and her mum, without making things bad immediately.
The next big change is that The Eternal Warriors doesn't happen. It will, eventually, but I'm taking a leaf from the tie-in book Hilda and the White Woff, and saving it for later use. Every other episode gets shunted up by one space, but is otherwise unchanged until we hit The Beast of Cauldron Island, where I'm going to make a major change.
Instead of Hilda just lying, we're going to build on The Old Bells of Trolberg; when Hilda reaches the flat, she's reluctant to cancel their picnic, but she is prepared to explain things and possibly even ask for Johanna's help. But when she gets inside, Johanna is apologetic, and before Hilda can explain, she does:
"I'm really sorry, Hilda, but we can't have our picnic today after all."
"Why not?"
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Tagged by @iwritenarrativesandstuff, thanks!!
RULES: make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.
Ones I've been working on / looked at more recently:
The Same Old Heart
torture
Sigma Klim Zine Piece
homesick
Ema(+Sebastian)
Mountain Town
theater AU
sky reflection*
Other WIPs: (unlikely to actually finish these ones but they Exist and if I had infinite energy I would work on them!!)
3 times Killua dies, and 1 time he lives
repentance, and lack thereof
Sebastian and Franziska's trip home
of the family; not the family
An Inevitable Truth
Pika Adventure*
*Technically done but hasn't been edited/posted yet
I feel very lucky that I didn't have to redact the zine piece title lol since it says nothing other than it's a zine piece for the Sigma zine. It's mostly HxH here but there's some ZE and AA also!!
@augustmishas hewwo... And all my other fic writer mutuals and friends if you want to
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nothingxs · 3 months
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what d&d class do people think i am?
i had an open thing on my discord: tell me what d&d class you think i am. i left it open for a while and collected results from people, just out of curiosity.
the answers were interesting in many ways!
the breakdown more or less goes like this, in terms of mentions:
8 bard
5 warlock
4 rogue
3 sorcerer
2 fighter
2 cleric
1 wizard
1 monk / pugilist
1 ranger
1 paladin
i included the more in-depth answers below. a few of them are thoughtful, a few of them are pretty funny, and a few of them are deeply, deeply concerning!
i wonder what my mutuals think...
reny: charisma-based rogue "reliable talent" "bard cannot begin to fully cover the extent of the depth"
pika: rogue (mastermind or inquisitor)
shylyss: rogue (mastermind) "great capability to help people but prefer to stick out of sight and just barely out of mind of most" "tend to have good insight into things, even if the methods in which you present the insight are difficult to follow" "can lie as easily as breathing"
adrianne: rogue/wizard multiclass "very sly and smug but an archive of knowledge and understanding i simply lack at times" "you do have like an air or aura around you in my eyes at least thats just like 'whoa'"
spader: sorcerer "since I feel you're pretty charismatic and outgoing, eccentric without being too weird about it" "not really sagely enough for me to say wizard, but still got that arcane knowledge in so yeah"
arbozu: sorcerer or paladin "for paladin, devout to your oath/morals and willing to speak out for them, by sharing opinions or views, or doing what you think is right" "for sorcerer, naturally good at what you do, have a way with words that isn't like a bard—not gaudy, cocky or smug. more careful with your words, soft persuasion, get people to see where you're coming from"
gabby: bard "duh"
sky: bard or warlock "inspirational, and somehow, really, really fucking persuasive"
jacker: bard or fighter "you are pretty charming but can also throw hands, at least your vibe can"
yash: bard "you're very charismatic and you draw people to you"
rachel: bard "musical inclination and storytelling"
sariel: bard (college of valor) "you're talkative and rally people up during raid that we're gonna kill it :3"
jess: warlock "charismatic with a pact with an entity full of power: mona"
das: warlock or bard "reny is the warlock patron"
phase: warlock "reny is the patron" "originally thinking cleric cuz deity reny but clerics are also just Not Very Charismatic so" "some warlocks can be known to quite literally vibe with their patron"
clairseoir: warlock (fey) or bard "i dunno, 'cleric of sune' felt wrong and 'flirty magic-user but not a wizard because they can't take a punch' said warlock to me" "backup answer was 'whatever the sexiest subclass for bard is"
yan: monk / pugilist "does monk/pugilist count for the fighting game enthusiasm"
gihai: fighter (battle master) "the good one!"
dal: ranger "you're a ranger, cause you are highly underrated even though you have some lowkey power that people miss"
kozu: cleric/sorcerer "basing it off of profile alone"
yonder: cleric "see you as a cleric because you cover the most ground" "by 'ground' I mean socially, feels like you're good at fitting in with any party; everyone needs a cleric 😛"
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rivvyelf · 8 months
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Six (or more) Sentence Sunday
A little bit belated, but thank you @polutrope for the tag!
Here are some lines from one of my current project ideas: Rings of Pikachu, a parody crossover fic of the "Rings of Power" TV show, and Pokemon.
Unfortunately, as "Rings of Power" did not have the rights to a lot of Tolkien's Legendarium, I had to adjust the names, accordingly.
"Pika... Pikachu pikapi... Pikachu." Such were the words that she remembered long ago, when the Two Trees shone in the West, their light shining on the paper boat her paws made.
The boat glided to the center, moving with a current that neither was rapid nor slow. Just right in Pikachu's eyes. She gazed at her reflection. The yellow mouse wore a white dress today, donning a daffodil near her right ear, one of her favorite flowers. Then a fully autonomous paddle boat sailed against the current, ramming into Pikachu’s paper boat, and ripping it to shreds. "PIKA!" She cried, tears forming in her eyes. Her pointy, rod-like, leaf-shaped ears drooped downwards. "Pi... pika... pi," she wept. She gazed to her right, grinding her teeth together, sparks of electricity rampaging on her red cheeks. Two children stood: one red-haired girl, and the other one... Feyanor! Curse him!
Hmm, I don't have a lot of mutuals so count yourself lucky if you are tagged, haha! Feel free to write whatever and whenever if you are tagged (no time limit): @brasideios, @sarcasticdolphin
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