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I - Miracles of the White Nights [Il Dottore x Reader/OC]

For Valentine’s Day I’m sharing the first chapter of my longer fanfiction about Il Dottore and my Genshin OC Marie Snezhevna (this story can be perceived as reader insert type of thing; the characters' names play a big role in the plot and I decided to pick them by myself). In this chapter I have not provided the most detailed background of the current circumstances between Zandik and Marie, but I plan to do so in the future. I don’t really know if I’ll update it in any regular schedule, but for sure I’m going to continue this story. Meanwhile, enjoy!

TW: Minimally suggestive! Mentions of Marie's guesses about Dottore's true intentions. Summary: Small gestures make a big difference. Due to the long lasting effects of a serious argument with Il Dottore, Marie Shnezhevna gets degraded on the lower position in Haeresys despite being one of his most reliable workers in the lab. Three months later a ceasefire is established. Zandik finds surprising but efficient way to trick her into getting promoted again. Don't repost my artworks/writings please! I'll appreciate likes, comments and reblogs. I am the author of both text and signature illustarion. ♡ English is my second language, there may occur some grammar issues!

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I - Miracles of the White Nights

“The days in Snezhnaya seem identical. Wherever you go, you will find your hair and eyelashes frozen. It's so cold that you have to keep moving your body constantly in order to survive, even in the properly chosen clothing. Everywhere you look, you'll be surrounded by the snowy desert. If you stray too far from human settlements, your eyes will be obscured by one of the sudden snowstorms. Bunch of snowflakes will cut into your face like tiny, marvelously crafted blades. Somewhere on the horizon you may spot the outlines of deep, impenetrable, coniferous forests. You will find it difficult to stand straight due to the violent blows of the whistling wind trying to bury you alive in the frosty grave. It's worth mentioning that the typical Snezhnayan days are rather short in comparison to local nights that can last even for months. This land is harsh, but it still possesses unique, raw beauty. Those cold nights offer truly charming views in the form of multi-colored aurorae you couldn't experience anywhere else in equally rich form. The artistry of almighty Cryo Archon is undeniable, only the canvas she uses to paint her abstract compositions are painfully fake. Of course, these aren't the only charms of the Ice Nation. This country is huge and full of contrasts. What may seem surprising is this special time of the year when the sun takes control over the sky completely, so it doesn't set at all. The local population describes this phenomenon as the "Miracle of the White Nights''. Over the course of four hundred years, one could experience many of them, but they could not compare to the fragrant, inflaming nights in the Nation of Wisdom.”

Zandik, as he wasn't holed up in the deepest dungeons of Haeresys, stopped next to one of the windows in the southern part of his mansion and locked his gaze on the distance. The scarlet irises wandered somewhere along the glittering horizon, seemingly without any specific goal as the Harbinger enjoyed pervasive silence. Since he got rid of the segments, it had been happening more and more often. Sometimes he was just trying to shake off a strange feeling of lightness inside his skull. He was fed up with everything. Exhausted with the amount of delayed work. Instead of dealing with serious matters, he wasted too much time on trivial affairs such as correcting the mistakes of people less competent than himself. For centuries he wasn't relying on his employees that much and now he was just even more disappointed with them. After all, they were only humans with ordinary lifespans, without the satisfying amount of experience that would possibly match the level of Teyvat's most powerful mind. Zandik felt frustrated by the lack of quick alternatives to slow down the pace of his own work. He was alone with all of the projects he started when his other selves were still present. By the time he still handled most of the things on his own in different forms, but for now he couldn't even rely on himself truly. This would be a disgrace to him if he addressed this issue to Pierro or their Archon, since for hundreds of years he had been an exceptional professional, the master of planning and reacting quickly to every breakthrough revelation. He was always a few steps before everyone. At this stage, it was not possible for him to return to such a tedious work alone. It would be much less problematic if only deadlines never existed. Escape in thought was his way to break away from the unfavorable situation at least for a short moment. His thoughts traveled to the place where it never snowed. To the forests that sheltered a much richer variety of living organisms. The days were longer there, and the hot nights often made it impossible to fall asleep. The scents in Sumerian air could effortlessly mess with the restless minds of angry young men living for some greater purposes… For the Second Harbigner of Shneznaya, looking towards Sumeru was an involuntary, bitter flirtation with his own past. Currently he was in a place so incongruous to his homeland, but it was the only nation that guaranteed him complete freedom and support in turning his wildest daydreams into reality. It was the only place in Teyvat that allowed him to prove himself the way he was. He had everything he wanted to continue his journey and test the ideas that many would not even dare to think about… And yet, somewhere in his suppressed consciousness, he understood perfectly well that even here he was just a stranger meant to simply play his part. This time, as the man continued staring out the window, he heard the echo of someone's slow footsteps on the marble floor behind him. He recognized the sequence of these steps extraordinarily well… Those were inimitable. If only their owner walked barefoot, she would reach him in perfect silence. The corners of the Doctor's mouth turned up involuntarily.

“Marie Snezhevna,” he said without even turning towards the woman. Instead, he laced his fingers together behind his back. “Is this an emergency? At this hour I would rather expect to witness your presence in the laboratory or in your chamber.”

His voice echoed crystal clear between the walls of the corridor occupied by him and his underling. As usual, the scientist chose his words in a stiff, somewhat archaic way. Although it added seriousness and supposed politeness to his overall image, he himself seemed distant. Despite Zandik's cold demeanor, his interlocutor did not feel rejected. She was used to talking to him. Marie's interactions with Il Dottore resembled rituals based on some unwritten rules which the main participants managed to learn over the last few years. If there was an ordinary side witness there, the said unrefined observer could experience the eagerness to say that both Marie and Dottore enjoyed engaging in these subtle games.

“I will leave immediately if I interrupted something important,” the woman replied calmly, keeping her demeanor professional. Zandik remained silent for a moment, giving her no answer. This made the woman sigh heavily before she turned her back towards him to fulfill her promise. The quiet rustle of her clothes alerted the Harbinger, who slowly turned towards her and squinted his eyes hidden under the raven mask.

“Stop.”

It was an order. Naturally, the woman immediately stopped and turned her face towards him, allowing him to continue his speech. After all, she had to respect his will. He cleared his throat, seemingly offended by the whole situation.

“You wouldn't come here without a reason. Besides, I don't think it's respectful to be in a hurry when you're talking to your boss.” Indeed, he had known her for a long time and he knew what he could expect from her. He had to play it cool, precisely because — since he had fully understood his own position over the last few months – he didn't want to miss the opportunity to finally talk to Marie alone.

Since he delivered the two gnosis to Tsaritsa, he cut off almost all forms of communication with his former main assistant except her reports on the progress of her research under his command. Although the heretical scientist usually didn't care about time, now it felt like the whole eternity had passed. A really strange thing. Deep down in his heart he was a simple coward, or maybe his unwavering patience was reasonable and had finally paid off as the woman herself announced her readiness for a face-to-face confrontation? Marie shrugged her arms and shifted her body weight to one of her hips before shaking her head, sighing again with a faint smile on her lips. It was an extremely familiar gesture, as if everything before had never had the opportunity to set them apart.

“Of course, naturally…” she looked up at him, and then her facial features softened noticeably. “I just want to thank you for everything you did for me. I really didn't expect this. Certainly not after I caused additional problems in a very crucial situation. I made it all about myself. I think you deserve an apology for what I said, when I stated that you're…”

“Your apology is unnecessary.”

The Harbinger made a gentle gesture with his hand to silence her. He didn't want Marie to take old skeletons out of the closet. He also did not want to elaborate more about the choice of his that had a negative impact on his daily functioning. He wasn't even bothered by the earlier behavior of his former assistant anymore. Even though he still couldn't fully accept what she truly meant back then, he understood her perspective on an intellectual level. During that mission, he was caught off guard by Kusanali and he just did what was necessary to succeed. However, he could have done it all more skillfully to minimize the unpleasant side effects of the special operation. However, he did not take this into account at the time, so he was delaying an adequate response to Marie's complaints. No honest apology passed his lips in ages and he wasn't very likely to utter that magical word anytime soon.

“Follow me. It will be much more beneficial,” he gestured and clasped his hands behind his back again. Then, he started moving further into the southern nave of the mansion. He walked leisurely, visibly waiting for Marie to go after him. True to his expectations, she caught up with him very quickly. When Marie glanced at his face from closer distance, she spotted his poor state immediately. He looked extremely tired and couldn't hide it even under the mask. His skin was paler than usual and it had a sickly greenish undertone. Exhaustion would explain his growing isolation in a convincing way. His own pride was his downfall. As they walked through the corridors in silence, listening to the wind blowing outside, Marie noticed that they were approaching the sector of private chambers. His intentions could be... everything and anything.

Dottore's supposed intentions caused Marie's consternation, but in order to avoid hasty guesses, she decided to keep all comments to herself. The time on his side teached her that the worst things were usually caused by the incorrect assumptions about his agenda. Yet, when Zandik started unlocking the door to his dorm, the woman cleared her throat quietly and took a step back.

“I'll wait outside.”

Slightly awkward smile appeared on her face. She received a reply in the form of a nod. It seemed that he didn't care about the goal that could stereotypically motivate any man to take a woman to his apartment. Overally, Zandik loved privacy, so Marie was going to respect that as well, leaving aside the obvious moral issues. The Doctor disappeared inside his apartment for around five minutes. When he came back, he handed her a small box wrapped in a papyrus. He had a gentle yet wry smile on his lips that only fools could trust. He warned the woman before she started asking him any questions.

“In Sumeru I managed to obtain some new chemical samples which I expect you to analyze, describe, and maybe even extract something completely new from them. I just require you to be extremely careful when handling them. I didn’t choose any intermediary, considering the high value of those resources… I'm strongly against unpacking them outside of the laboratory environment.”

“I see. I will do my best to keep them safe,” Marie took over the package with extreme caution. She seemed to turn pale when she heard a silent clink of glass under the packaging. She looked fearfully at the Harbringer, who rubbed the tip of his nose with his knuckles, covering the lower part of his face at the same time. It took a lot of effort for him not to burst into manic laughter. Fortunately, Dottore was an excellent actor.

“This is another urgent project that has been delayed unexpectedly, so get on with it immediately… If you can make it this evening, I might even consider promoting you again.”

The man sounded as categorical as promising. Yes, exactly, it was a great idea for Marie to return to her previous position. Of course, if only that's what she wanted. Zandik just intended to convince her to do so, being fully determined to achieve the desired effect. Among all of his employees, he memorized cooperation with Marie as the most pleasant. Moreover, he could keep an eye on her constantly to avoid particularly embarrassing accidents involving her... This woman's reliability required appropriate supervision to shine fully.

“Promoting me, you say… For how long?” Although the woman turned it into a joke, she slowly moved towards the opposite side of the corridor, remaining very careful around the package received from her boss. Since Marie was cut from the same cloth as Zandik, she also didn't want to admit that she simply missed the infamous heretic's company. “Apart from formalities, I just wonder what it is. Naturally, I will prepare the report as soon as possible!”

The Harbinger watched as the woman took up her task. It was amusing to witness her curiosity and willingness to gain knowledge. In this particular case, he had a feeling that it would herald a real breakthrough in their united research.

“I'm counting on your expertise, Professor,” he added in Fontanian as she left, before the storm of woman's black curls disappeared from his sight. He expected very quick results from this long-awaited experiment.

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When Marie entered her study room in the lab, she put the package on the table and rubbed her hands together with excitement. Sumeru was the region with the best samples of poisons. What could be inside the parcel? Small colorful frogs for the production of poison darts, medicines and antidotes, rhizomes, roots, leaves, mushrooms, insects… The tropical jungle hid countless treasures and the fact that Il Dottore himself managed the trouble of obtaining raw materials was exceptionally valuable. Marie didn't know anyone who was more familiar with the local flora and fauna. She herself might not have even paid attention to some things during her on field delegations, but now she had the opportunity to learn something new directly from the mastermind himself. On top of that, he offered her another promotion. Wonderful. Low importance tasks weren't as fulfilling as experiencing the true science. After conversation with Zandik she felt extraordinary happiness that she had not expected to return these days. The way he referred to her as Professor scratched the right part of her brain a bit too pleasantly. She was more willing to try to forgive him for scaring her to death when he destroyed his segments out of nowhere. At the same time, was this really necessary to wait so long before handing her the new project?

The woman tied her hair back and put on protective clothing, quietly humming the first random melody that popped into her head. Then, she walked over the table and began unrolling the package. As soon as she saw its contents, she felt the wave of heat on her cheeks. This wasn't what she expected… She slipped the protective mask off her face in bewilderment, and then, with wide eyes, she began to look at the containers. The bottles indeed contained chemicals, but at first glance none of the substances had something to do with the poisonous flora of Sumeru. Those weren't even standard vials from Zandik's laboratory, but some colorful glass flasks decorated according to the Sumerian manner of design and sealed with appropriate labels. Marie sank heavily onto her stool and began carefully turning the bottles over in her fingers. Maybe… Dottore made a mistake or someone miraculously robbed him, replaced the original cargo and even managed to escape with his life? Sounds a bit too silly, but it was all just women's cosmetics. Nothing really valuable to the scientist.

Rose water, kohl, aker fassi and several niche perfume oils. What's more, at the bottom of the package there was an original Sumerian halva decorated with dried fruits.

Marie tried to maintain her denial, but instead of relief, she felt a pang in her heart. At this point her face felt as if she was on fire. If Zandik planned to give it to her right after he returned and her sulks prevented him from doing so… She felt so bad about herself. Willingly or not, she blinked her eyes a few times, as for a moment her vision became blurry. He had no reason to be so generous. Maybe it was a suggestion that he noticed her getting old slowly, or maybe she should just look for some specific, new purposes for simple household chemicals? Maybe the halva was poisoned or packed with elixirs he hadn't tested before? After all, Dottore always devoured it himself and he was reluctant to share it with anyone. Or maybe Marie was just overthinking at the moment and what Dottore really expected from her was terrifyingly simple. Was it that he wanted her to try those substances on herself, like she always used to do in her job? Zandik wished to see the effects of her work in the evening, which meant there was no time for typical scientific inspection… Marie had just enough time to do her makeup. It was exciting, moving and scary in its own way. It wasn't usual to get any prosaic, non-scientific gift from Zandik.

However, if this was the only requirement to restore the old order in the laboratory, Marie was willing to do it for both of them and touch the precious part of Sumeru that he brought to Snezhnaya for her. Soon the woman's green eyes got embraced by a beautiful dark frame. Her cheeks and lips got touched with the color of a pomegranate with a golden glow. She placed the sweet scent of honey, sandalwood and rose behind her ear. She cut the halva into pieces. For now she was almost ready to face him again. It was one of those white nights, when endless days asserted their domination over the lenghty times of darkness again.

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𝐊𝐈𝐑𝐀’𝐒 𝐈𝐍-𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐇 𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐒

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

Hi loves! I am back with another in-depth post. Today, I will be talking about Sleep paralysis, one of the most amazing phenomenas a human can go through and is one of the best methods that can be used to manifest,shift, respawn etc. in my opinion! This is a repost of my post on Amino 🤍

Before commenting, “why do you want sleep paralysis??” or “won’t you see demons during sleep paralysis?” etc. , educate yourself on it first or just read the whole freaking post. Sleep paralysis is known to be one of the easiest ways to shift/respawn, traced back all the way back to the history on this community. Yes, if you’re asking, this could yeet you out of here tonight even.

FULL DISCLAIMER! These methods are what works for me and others but it might not work for you. Mix it up and try setting up a routine intuitively.

𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐒

Cited from NHS (2019), Sleep paralysis happens when you cannot move your muscles as you are waking up or falling asleep. This is because you are in sleep mode but your brain is active. It's not clear why sleep paralysis can happen but it has been linked with: insomnia.

Many people would often suffer sleep paralysis due to an unhealthy sleep hygiene, stress, alcohol-consumption, even inheritance in genes. When in sleep paralysis, people tend to see “scary faces”, shadowy figures standing in their room,sounds such as someone calling their name clearly, feeling the sensation of heaviness on their chest and not being able to breathe properly, strong vibrations etc. These symptoms doesn’t apply to everyone so don’t be alarmed!

Are there really demons during my sleep paralysis episodes?

No. They are just a fragment of your mind since you are half awake and asleep. Many tend to see these “demons” since it is a common thought for people who goes through sleep paralysis that it is associated with “horror experiences”.

Can we induce sleep paralysis anytime?

Yes. But in my experience and many others, it is easier to induce sleep paralysis in your REM cycles. This is highly recommended if you are a beginner or someone who does not experience sleep paralysis regularly.

You will be in REM sleep every 90 minutes so it is best that you set an alarm for 3-6 hours after sleep or intend to wake up in your REM cycle. This is also known as the Wake Back to Bed technique (WBTB), often used by lucid dreamers and astral projectors.

Other than that, inducing sleep paralysis during naps are amazing too, since most of our naps are made out of REM cycles. Make sure to give yourself at most 90 minutes of nap time to induce sleep paralysis.

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𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐃𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐒

There are 101 ways to induce sleep paralysis and it is not only limited to the ones I will be listing down. Once again, experiment with each technique and if none resonates or works for you, switch it up and make a method of your own. I will be sharing the WBTB method again, for the sake of this guide.

Wake Back to Bed technique (WBTB)

Like I said previously, set your alarm 4-6 hours after you sleep, timing can be adjusted according to your liking. If you are good at setting an intention, set an intention to wake up at your desired timing. If you are a heavy sleeper and would easily fall back asleep after switching off your alarm, place your phone on the opposite side of your room. Then you will be forced to push yourself out of bed and off it.

Once awake, you are required to stay awake for about 10-60 minutes. Again, customise it to your own liking. I would recommend 15-30 minutes though but it all depends on the individual. If you feel as though you are still very sleepy, add another 5 minutes to your timing. During this time, walk around, go to the washroom, repeat affirmations, read your scripts, etc. Do anything you would like but try to avoid activities that would increase your heart rate excessively. The goal here is to only wake your mind up and not your body.

Method 01

Perform the WBTB and get back to bed. Lay in your back and in a corpse position.

Make sure that your limbs aren’t intertwined with each other to make this method work better. Switch on a subliminal, binaural beats, soft music etc. to help distract your mind from your body and to prevent yourself from sleeping pre-maturely through the method. If you aren’t relaxed enough, try doing a progressive muscle relaxation technique, which I will be explaining at the later part of the guide.

When you have completely relaxed yourself, close your eyes and focus softly into the void behind your eyelids. You can also watch the hypnagogic imagery that happens before your closed eyelids. Let yourself sleep, but make sure to maintain a sliver of awareness to induce sleep paralysis. This might sound hard but that is why the background sound, subliminals etc. , would help you to maintain a little of awareness. If you want to scratch or swallow, just do it without giving it any thought.

If it is hard for you to stay aware, repeat a mantra “mind awake, body asleep”, to fasten the process. Once you feel the symptoms kicking in, do not passively try to interact or try to manipulate sleep paralysis! Wait for it to completely engulf you before doing the next step to shift/respawn yourself.

Method 02

This method is commonly known as the DEILD/CanWILD technique in the lucid dreaming community. It is used to spontaneously induce sleep paralysis and lucid dreaming, but it takes a little more effort to master.

The hardest part to master for this method is to wake up completely motionless and without opening eyes. Even though it is not necessary to do that, it helps to fasten the process of inducing sleep paralysis and re-entering your dream. I would usually affirm to myself that I would wake up in sleep paralysis, and that would usually happen to me. However, there is a shortcut to this method that I constantly use when my intentions does not consistently work.

Use a touch-less alarm clock. One that I love is “Lucid Waker”. It is available on the app store but I’m not sure if it is for android users. I would set an alarm after 3 hours of sleep and let the alarm play for 20 seconds, since I’m a heavy sleeper. There is a feature for “dream chaining” so I clicked on that one too and set it to automatically go off again every 30 minutes, so I would have a higher chance of inducing sleep paralysis in one night. ONLY DO THIS IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING ON THE NEXT DAY!! Doing this will make you feel sleepy and not well-rested.

I would lay on my back, like the picture above and sleep until my alarm goes off. Once awoken, I would instinctively remember to not move and about 10 seconds or so, I will be in sleep paralysis. A way that could help you prevent from opening your eyes is by using a sleeping mask.

Method 03

Following method 01, as you are about to fall asleep, open your eyes slightly and close it again. Repeat it as many times as you can whenever you feel like falling asleep. At one point of time, your body will automatically shift into sleep paralysis.

Method 04

This method consists of using the SSILD method, also known as the Sleep senses induced lucid dreaming. You can read it up [here|https://www.reddit.com/r/LucidDreaming/comments/18h2bi/ssild_official_tutorial_20/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf] if you want to know more about it.

What works best for me to induce sleep paralysis with SSILD is to wake myself up 3 hours after sleep, since “insomnia” could be a problem when you use this technique. It won’t apply to everyone, so do experiment with this technique. I would get straight to doing the cycles and since I’m barely awake, I would induce sleep paralysis half-way throughout the method. I found out about this on accident while intending to use this method for lucid dreaming.

Method 05

Of course I had to include FILD into this too. FILD, also known as Finger induced lucid dreaming, is a usually used as WILD anchor in lucid dreaming. It is not so well-liked by lucid dreamers, but it still dish out results. So why not use to to your advantage right?

If you want to know how to carry this technique out, read it [here|https://www.reddit.com/r/LucidDreaming/comments/c9ljkg/a_beginners_guide_to_fild/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf].

When you are at the verge of sleeping, move your fingers ever so lightly and slowly reduce the movement of your fingers. At this point, you should be imagining your fingers still tapping onto the surface of your bed lightly. You will feel a sudden shift of energy and sleep paralysis will take over very quickly.

Method 06

Following method 01, once you have done everything and is currently laying on your back, try not to move at all. It should not be a problem since you have already relaxed your body. If your body jerks, just let it be. It is known as a hypnagogic jerk and that means your body is falling fast asleep. Try to stay on your back until you have that extreme urge to move. If it is super unbearable, switch your sleeping position to the side and “fall asleep”. Relax yourself as a whole and feel yourself falling into sleep paralysis quickly.

Method 07

This method is commonly used to induce hypnagogia but could also be used for sleep paralysis. Perform the WBTB technique and when you’re back on your bed, place your arm up 90 degrees to your bed OR bend one of your knees up.

As you fall asleep, your arm or knee will drop as well. If it does drop, wake up slightly and hold your arm or knee back into it’s original position. Do this until you can’t stand it anymore and place your arm or knee down. Relax and sleep paralysis would take over after a few minutes or so.

Progressive muscle relaxation technique

As promised, [here|https://www.anxietycanada.com/articles/how-to-do-progressive-muscle-relaxation/] is how you can help relax yourself before inducing sleep paralysis, or honestly any method of your choice.

𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐅𝐓/𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐖𝐍/𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐒

Since I’ve seen this question floating a lot throughout the community, here is what have worked very well for me.

When in sleep paralysis, rage shifting/respawning affirmations in your mind. For example:

- I have fully shifted to my Dr

- I am in my Dr

- I have manifested xyz

What works best for me is to use past/present tense. Try to avoid continuous tense such as “I am shifting to my Dr” or “I want to manifest xyz”. It might still work for you so do experiment. When I say rage, means just shout the affirmations in your head angrily! It actually works really well since it helps to strengthen my sleep paralysis vibrations and I would actually shift in a minute or two.

If this doesn’t work, you can also incorporate 5 senses with affirmations. If you have aphantasia and can’t visualise, just use your other 4 senses.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐍𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐄

Taken from my post in DRSU (Amino)

A copper coin? How the hell is it supposed to help me reach sleep paralysis faster? I know it might sound stupid but I will tell you why. Copper is known to stimulate energy flow and enhance your psychic energy. It is an energy conductor that will move energies and amplify thoughts.

It will also help you in channeling and communicating higher dimensional beings so heads up to anyone who channels here <3 Copper can also ground and move a wide array of vibrational frequencies from the spiritual realm to the physical realm.

Not to mention it can help you by sending healing energies around your body and encourage you to achieve physical and emotional alignment, resulting you to think clearer and less aggressive behaviour.

Warning! Copper activates your third eye so stop doing this method if your third eye chakra becomes too over active.

The method

Find yourself a copper penny or if it is unavailable, you can use a copper wire etc. as long as it its flat. Once you find one, clean it thoroughly. I would recommend that you do this method after a few hours of sleeping (wake back to bed) but do it whenever you are comfortable.

Lie on your back and prop a pillow under your head so that it will be slightly elevated. Arms at your side and feet separated. Use your right hand to press the penny on your forehead, between your eyes but slightly above.

Carry out the progressive muscle relaxation technique.

Be aware of your consciousness separating from your body and imagine your body floating gently in a boat on a slowly moving river. You should try to trick your mind into thinking that your body is asleep. Your body will start to vibrate like hell and no matter how hard you tried to move, you can't. This is an indication you are already in sleep paralysis.

𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐈𝐏𝐒

Taken from my post in DRSU (Amino)

- Worrying and tensing your body too much. The main goal to reach the state of sleep paralysis is to RELAX. Do not worry about swallowing, moving your eyes, limbs etc. Instead try this. Pretend to be asleep. Let your mind wander and after every few minutes, bring your focus back to your body and ask yourself, “Am I asleep?”

- If you are someone who sleeps too fast even after turning off the alarm, place your phone across the room and wake up to switch it off. Walk for a bit, go to the washroom etc.

- If you are someone who has a hard time sleeping when you move to switch off your alarm, I would recommend you to use a touchless one instead such as Lucidity or Howtolucid. I am using an iPhone so I am unsure if it is available on Playstore.

- If you do experience pre-symptoms of sleep paralysis, it is best if you do not control them. Trying to intensify them would only dissipate the symptoms. Instead, allow them to do whatever they want: the less you act, the more intense it will become by its own means.

- Looking up at your Ajna, or also known as the third eye. When laying flat on the bed, close your eyes and look subtly up at your third eye, somewhere between your eyebrows. Do not strain your eyes since you will have to stay like that for quite awhile! Continue meditating and sleep paralysis would happen quicker since your eyes naturally roll up as you sleep.

- Do a third eye meditation before sleeping. I have not tried this yet but many said that it could help you achieve sleep paralysis, lucid dreaming and even astral projection way quicker.

- Listen to frequencies, binaural beats or maybe even guided meditation. I never tried guided meditation to induce sleep paralysis because at some point, I will be distracted as hell hehe. Some binaural beats I would recommend are theta waves on the Binaural app, [🍥|https://youtu.be/bolhpqL0uZU] and [🍤|https://youtu.be/FOnn4H5lEaY]

- Do not get too excited when you finally induce sleep paralysis. Don’t be like me seriously. I got too excited the other day and it faded away :( Just lean back and let sleep paralysis take over and then start affirming to shift/respawn to your DR or to manifest!

- Tilt your head slightly to the side and slightly forward in a corpse position. Rest your tongue on the roof of your mouth so your mouth would not randomly open while inducing sp.

- A method that was recommended by my boyfriend, he said to prop pillows under your head. Make sure to have your head higher than your body. This always made him have sleep paralysis. You could also use a heavy blanket when you want to induce it.

𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐎 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃

Sleep paralysis is a gateway to other states such as lucid dreaming, astral projection and even the void state. Here are some ways you can transition sleep paralysis to lucid dreaming etc.

Lucid dreaming

Once you are in sleep paralysis, just let yourself slide deeper into it and affirm that you are lucid dreaming. It usually works for me since I would transition into a lucid dream in a minute or so.

Astral projection

When you reach the vibrational stage, you can start doing an exit technique. I will list some below:

The widely known, rope method

When in sleep paralysis, you can start imagining a rope directly above you and your astral arms pulling you up. The trick here is to feel the rope and yourself getting pulled out of your physical body. Continue this until you hear a “pop” sound or a shift in awareness.

Levitate, sit up or roll out from your body

Like what I stated, once you are in sleep paralysis, attempt to levitate, sit up or even roll out from your body. Remember that this is your astral body doing the tasks and not your physical body!

Once you are out of your body, remember to seek for protection from your angels or higher ups before spawning a portal to your wr/dr. Once there, just merge with your dr body and you have shifted/respawned.

The void state

Just like lucid dreaming, when you are in sleep paralysis, just affirm that you are in the void state and you will be thrown into it.

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𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐘𝐒𝐈𝐒

This is mainly for lucid dreaming and astral projection since I have not experimented with other methods to sleep paralysis huhu. You could use this if you really want to use sleep paralysis as your shifting/respawning method OR have troubles shifting/respawning with lucid dreaming and astral projection.

Lucid dreaming

When in a lucid dream, what I would usually do is to find or spawn myself on a building or a cliff. If you are afraid, you could use the next method. Then, I would affirm that I would wake up in sleep paralysis and jump down from there. It would work 99% of the time.

If you’re scared, you can just affirm to wake up in sleep paralysis in your lucid dream. It still works as well.

Astral projection

When I astral project and I want to induce sleep paralysis, I would affirm that I would induce sleep paralysis. Not long after, I will be pulled back into my body and wake up in sp.

𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐒 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

01| https://youtu.be/JdfxkBj_Jp0

02| https://youtu.be/uoOejJ6HH-g

03| https://youtu.be/PssXvbZNemA

04| https://youtu.be/0GWhCO5_Tww

05| https://youtu.be/vKo-IU5aJLw

06| https://youtu.be/r-MHa49N6mg

07| https://youtu.be/HeTFSTLicEw

08| https://youtu.be/-rhJAQ8ysug

09| https://youtu.be/fDn38yOdGaI

10| https://youtu.be/js4A3mOCAkM

11| https://youtu.be/pFSHGRe-I0k

12| https://youtu.be/AQIBxE5_WUg

13| https://youtu.be/UGK9AyozPvQ

14| https://youtu.be/QD-6Y_h9_kY

15| https://youtu.be/rCF8incoo-E

16| https://youtu.be/rv5cVrif_84

17| https://youtu.be/bolhpqL0uZU

18| https://youtu.be/G3q0qAc69kk

𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐒 (from Amino, mostly for shifting/respawning)

From 🍒 desired reality ☁️ amino

how to induce sp (for the sp method)| http://aminoapps.com/p/2j36ivk]

how to shift with sp| http://aminoapps.com/p/79utts

“the opening and closing eyes method - for SP”| http://aminoapps.com/p/4rt7mu

affirmations for Ap, sp, ld, the void state and hypnagogia| http://aminoapps.com/p/bexoc6

how to induce and shift through sleep paralysis| http://aminoapps.com/p/u3bzaj

sleep paralysis and how it works| http://aminoapps.com/p/brcl0u

sleep paralysis info| http://aminoapps.com/p/xm9152

inducing and using sleep paralysis to shift| http://aminoapps.com/p/cmzwbw

how to induce sleep paralysis and lucid dreaming to shift| http://aminoapps.com/p/212izg

sleep paralysis method| http://aminoapps.com/p/pfu0yx2

how to induce sleep paralysis + shift| http://aminoapps.com/p/jc83tr

misconceptions about sleep paralysis| http://aminoapps.com/p/kb3lju

sleep paralysis guide - in depth| http://aminoapps.com/p/ptv2bv

don’t be afraid of sp(sleep paralysis)!| http://aminoapps.com/p/xjy4xx

how to get into sleep paralysis for shifting| http://aminoapps.com/p/20wk18

what is sleep paralysis + how to shift with it| http://aminoapps.com/p/ld9b88

From DRSU

sleep paralysis masterlist| http://aminoapps.com/p/v6dfy3

inducing sp without 30min relaxation| http://aminoapps.com/p/78tyw6]

reddit post gives a detailed explanation on sp/lucid dreaming method|http://aminoapps.com/p/qh2fgk6

how to easily induce sleep paralysis| http://aminoapps.com/p/qzta9x0

I had an epiphany about sleep paralysis| http://aminoapps.com/p/4unu5a

how I induce sleep paralysis| http://aminoapps.com/p/sw29t5t

Exclusive content!

There is a sleep paralysis guide made truly by my sweetheart, Natari. You can check it out on her channel (https://youtube.com/c/Natari%E2%80%99sRealm%E6%B5%AE%E4%B8%96). It is really well written and very informative 🤍

𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐃𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

That is it for my guide! I tried to make as detailed as possible to make sure I am able to help you guys out. If you have any other tips or tricks for sleep paralysis, do leave it down below. Have a great day/night ahead and good luck in your journeys loves!

⋆·˚ ༘ * kira

#sleep paralysis #manifestation #manifest #void state #dream life #instant manifestation #neville goddard #law of assumption

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mint-yooxgi · 10 months

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Why you should tag authors in your fic rec posts

Hello again. It's me. Honestly, I've felt this way for years, but I've never wanted to say anything until now, but honestly, I think it's time someone does. Every author is different, I recognize that, but with the uprise in reposters and plagiarism in the writing community on Tumblr, I feel like this post is important to make.

Keep in mind this is vastly a post regarding my own opinions of this matter, but if you are an author, or even a reader that agrees with any of the points here, feel free to share this to spread awareness.

So, without further ado, here are a variety of reasons you should tag and properly credit authors on your fic rec posts.

Believe it or not, fic recs are actually a very great source of feedback. When we're tagged when someone recs our fic, we get told, 'hey, this person likes our writing enough to tell other people about it, and share it with others who might like it as well!'. Without that tag, we have NO IDEA that you liked it enough to share it with others. Instead, our fic just gets reduced to the name or title we've labelled it as, and not the writer - the person, the human - who spent hours, days, weeks, months, or sometimes even years writing said piece that is linked to a recommended post. Supporting authors is so important, especially if you want them to continue writing!

That being said, and I don't know how many others will agree with me on this point, but I've always personally felt that people that don't tag authors on fic rec posts are almost trying to take credit for those particular stories. By not putting the author, it gives the allusion that the person making the post could have been the author of said story. Like, you can spare enough time and energy to link the post, but not hit a little @ key which takes about a third of the amount of time to do as it does to link the post? Given the amount of reposters and plagiarizers that are also on the rise lately on Tumblr, it just never sat right with me. The author put in the time and effort to create that story you're recommending. The least you could do is credit them with a proper tag.

Additionally, I just feel like it's common curtesy. Without a proper tag, to me, you're saying that the finished product is more important than the person behind said product who worked hard to create such a work for you to enjoy. If you can spend the time to make your fic rec post 'look nice', you can spend the two extra seconds it takes to tag the author. It shows you respect the person behind the writing as much as the writing itself. At least, to me.

Not tagging the author is essentially the same to me as if you never made the post in the first place. We have no idea about it unless we're lucky enough for it to pop up on our dash and we recognize our own piece of writing. I can't speak for others, but it literally makes my day when I see someone has tagged me in a fic rec post! Like, you cared enough to share my stories! You cared enough to tell people about me. It's one of the biggest compliments you can possibly give someone.

I know there are probably a plethora of other reasons as to why you should credit authors on fic rec lists and the like, but I've said the main points I want to here. If any other authors want to add any more reasons as to why you should tag them on fic rec posts, then by all means! Please, be my guest!

This post isn't meant to be a debate. I just felt it needed to be said, again, due to the rise in reposting and plagiarism that's been going around Tumblr recently, and also since it's just something I've always believed in.

Stories are meant to be shared. It's just nice knowing that our stories are being shared.

#admin's thoughts #my opinion #tags #writing #thought you'd ought to know #just tag your authors people #it's really not that hard #please and thank you

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raven-at-the-writing-desk · 1 year

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PSA on sharing others' twst merch pictures + jp fandom etiquette

Okay guys, it’s time to sit down and have a serious talk for a second 😣

With the recent deliveries of 2023 Valentine Gifts to Japanese fans, I noticed that many had censored the text (whereas in previous years, it was much easier to locate uncensored letters). At the same time, I've also noticed many international fans reposting pictures (which do show the uncensored text) taken from Japanese fans' accounts to sort of "live react" or scream about the contents (rather than sharing and/or liking the original post they clearly took the images from).

Admittedly, this is an issue that moreso plagues TWST Twitter than TWST Tumblr, but I know that there are fans that frequent both platforms and are unaware of this issue. Here in this post, I'm going to talk about why spreading someone else's merch pictures looks bad for us (in the international TWST fandom), why you shouldn't do it, and what you can do instead.

First thing's first, let's think of it this way: this situation is similar to art/writing/translation theft. One can make the argument that technically since the work being shared around is "not original/not made by the OP" then it is okay to just take it and spread it. That's not the problem here; the problem is that someone else spent their hard-earned money to obtain this item, and some OPs even go out of their way to make elaborate set-ups to take pictures of their merchandise. The act of taking something that isn't yours but still posting it without crediting the OP (and thus taking the credit for yourself, even if not explicitly claimed to be "yours") still pervades. If you want to think of it another way, it’s like not citing your sources properly in an essay. What makes this behavior worse is that it's literally SO easy to just retweet and/or like the original post. But no, instead people are actively making the decision to take their photos without so much as linking back to the OP. What purpose does that serve, especially when it's considerably more effort than liking/retweeting? Not to mention the harm it does for the already shaky relations between Japanese and international fans 💦 I already mentioned before that the number of uncensored Valentine Gifts has gone WAY down in 2023, and I'd wager that this is, in part, due to international fans often engaging in this aforementioned "picture theft". It is seen as something done in poor taste, but it is not often overtly spoken about due to the language barrier and/or Japanese fans not being as outspoken as, say, western fans are. Japanese fans are sharing pictures of their merch to express their excitement and share the love of their favorite character(s) with others. It feels like a violation of those positive feelings to have someone else come along, snatch up the picture they lovingly took, and pass if off as essentially their own without permission or even acknowledging that the OP exists. We also need to consider the possibility that some Japanese fans may be uncomfortable with their pictures being spread around because it unintentionally spoils others. Their excitement should not impact others' experiences, so when this is done outside of their own control it can make them feel helpless. They are NOT posting these very personal pictures for clout, but to spread their joy to their friends and followers. That's why so many Japanese fans now feel discouraged from sharing something they love so much with fellow fans--because their boundaries and intentions are not being respected. We want to see the Valentine Gifts and other awesome pictures of TWST merch in the future? Then we need to give our fellow fans the courtesy they deserve. We should NOT act entitled to or feel owed for what is paid content that other people purchased. This should be a GIVEN act of basic human decency. Furthermore, PLEASE remember that in continuing to take pictures that don't belong to you, you're only going to make it harder for yourself to all to see Valentine Gifts moving forward (save for buying all 28 letters yourself, or hunting down the 28 individually on a platform now scarce of the uncensored versions). The OPs’ feelings are obviously much more important than international fans not getting their fix of merch pics, but if that’s how the situation needs to be reframed to make people reconsider their actions, then reframe it we shall. Merch picture theft, combined with international fans misusing the JP fandom's tagging system to increase visibility of their posts (even when the content is not relevant), acting entitled to translations of official and fan content, and instances of international fans acting aggressively and harassing Japanese fans has created an environment of distrust. It's only going to get worse if we can't draw a line in the sand here and now.

The intention in calling attention to this issue is NOT to gatekeep Japanese merch from an international audience. You have MANY options available to you where you can engage with OP’s post, still see and enjoy the content, AND be polite about it.

What's NOT okay to do?:

Taking OP's picture and reposting it with no credit.

Taking OP's picture and editing it (filters, drawing over it, etc.) before reposting.

Asking OP to uncensor the image(s).

Contentious to do:

Quote retweet! (Japanese fans are generally iffy with internet strangers in their mentions. This may vary from OP to OP.)

Commenting on OP's post! (Like QRTing, the Japanese fandom generally does not like comments unless they come from mutuals/people they are familiar with. Again, this may vary from OP to OP. It’s best to preface comments with an “excuse me”, “I’m not a mutual but”, or something along those lines to be polite.)

Linking or crediting the OP in a thread, especially if it is the second tweet or beyond (because not everyone will read the entire thread, and therefore they may miss the credit). If you’re going to credit OP in a thread, do it in the initial tweet or as soon as possible in your own post.

Asking for and getting OP's permission to share their picture in a public space. (I would advise against this one due to potential language barriers. This method may also put OP on the spot to give a certain reply.)

So... what IS okay to do?:

Liking OP's post!

Retweeting (or whatever the equivalent of sharing is) the OP's post!

Sharing OP's post or images in private spaces (ie DMs, among friends/group chats, etc.)

Sharing only the TEXT of merch items in public.

Sharing your OWN pictures.

Sharing your reactions to merch in your own post (without any pictures).

Sharing/referencing a database created by the OP (same person who took all the pictures in the database) for the sole intention of being shared.

Asking to see merch images taken by your friends.

I did my best to research this situation and to give appropriate advice on it, but please let me know if I flubbed up somewhere 💦

Anyway!! I hope that you found this post enlightening and that you take its message to heart 🙇‍♀️ Please, let's all try to be more mindful of how we share things that we're excited about in this fandom!! We can still have fun and scream about our favorite characters without souring the experience for other fans!!

#twst #twisted wonderland #twst merch #twisted wonderland merch #disney twisted wonderland #twst en #twisted wonderland en #twst valentine #twisted wonderland valentine #notes from the writing raven #advice #twst valentines #twisted wonderland valentines #twst valentine gift #twisted wonderland valentine gift #twst valentines day letters #twisted wonderland valentines day letters

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random-mailbox · 1 year

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Random-Mailbox's Favorite Sailor Moon Fics - Week 48 - Food

Today's post theme is Food! How bad Usagi is canonically in making it and what big part it plays in the lives of the senshi.

As always, my apologies in advance for spoiling some of these for you (Fic Titles are linked to either FFN or AO3 entries).

in your arms i’ll stay; my only love - sugared_lips

In this one-shot, Usagi is dealing with her insecurities due to the comments other senshi have made, finally letting Mamoru in to help.

Bento - bakaprincess85

Having poisoned Mamoru once with cookies, Usagi decides she needs to learn how to cook properly.

[side note: make sure you are logged into your AO3 account to access this story, it has been locked down with all the scraping and reposting on other platforms without writer consent]

Good Intentions - SaraJaye

Usagi attempts to make dinner for Mamoru with very explosive results

Snippets: Chapter 2: Bacon - @uglygreenjacket

In this OS, Usagi shows bacon full appreciation it deserves

Nothing a Little Cake Can't Solve - @she-dreams-in-pink

Usagi and Mamoru end up at an impromptu cake testing when trying to hide from the rain.

Box of Chocolates: Chapter 2: Day 4: Date Night - @kasienda

Juggling careers and little kids is HARD! In this short story, Mamoru and Usagi do their best to try and reconnect after 5 weeks 3 days and 4 hours of mostly surviving in the same vicinity.

My Own Little Stage: A Collection of Prompts: Chapter 2: You Look Hungry - @tinacentury

In a post break-up setting, Mamoru comes to Usagi's rescue in more ways than one.

Burnt Cake - @imjustheretoseetheprivateblogs

In this @smquickies2023 story, Mako is doing her best to try to work around a faulty oven and very distracting boyfriend.

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That's all for this week, next Monday we will cover some proposal stories.

Here are the links to the previous Tumblr posts in these series to explore more amazing works based on different themes - make sure to check them out if you haven't had a chance! (Click on title name to go to the post) - I will keep updating the list every week as new posts come up:

Week 1 - Groundhog Day

Week 2 - Established Relationships

Week 3 - Sex Positivity

Week 4 - Unfinished Stories

Week 5 - Darker Stories

Week 6 - Potions 🧪

Week 7 - Reveals

Week 8 - 👻Halloween🎃

Week 9 - Wrong Perceptions

Week 10 - Non-Senshi AU

Week 11 - In-Progress Fics

Week 12 - Mutual Pining

Week 13 - Enemies to Lovers

Week 14 - Slow Burn

Week 15 - Christmas Part 1 - Ugly Christmas Sweaters and Santa!

Week 16 - Christmas Part 2

Week 17 - New Years

Week 18 - High School AU

Week 19 - Slice of Life

Week 20 - Coffee shop AU

Week 21 - Huddle for Warmth

Week 22 - Friends to Lovers

Week 23 - ❤️Valentines Day❤️

Week 24 - Do a Grouch a Favour Day (or Cheer Up Fics)

Week 25 - Soulmate AU

Week 26 - Amnesia Fics (and resources)

Week 27 - 🍀St Patrick's Day🍀

Week 28 - Fix it Fics

Week 29 - Prompt: Mug

Week 30 - Flowers

Week 31 - Traditions

Week 32 - Dreams

Week 33 - Friends

Week 34 - Body-Swap

Week 35 - Medical Assistance

Week 36 - Sex Pollen

Week 37 - Psychometry

Week 38 - What If

Week 39 - Missing Scenes Part I

Week 40 - Green Jacket

Week 41 - Dr Chiba

Week 42 - Birthdays

Week 43 - Fluff

Week 44 - First Kiss

Week 45 - Reviving Shitennou

Week 46 - Tutoring

Week 47 - Thunderstorms

#sailor moon #usagi x mamoru #fic rec #fic list #sailor moon fanfiction #usamamo #makoto x nephrite #food

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Hello and thank you for taking the time to read this

This blog is a SIDE BLOG to my main mod account Any and all asks/follows will be from the account Mod-Jazzy - MINI ABOUT THE BLOG -

This blog follows Jolene, former princess of King Thomas Remington, one of the major lords of The Capital. Before she was kicked out at a young age due to a terrible curse bestowed upon her.

The story is about Jolene and her attempt to finally break the curse that has been plaguing her for years. Along with the enemies.. friends… siblings.. and lovers… that she drags along the way -> This blog will contain Religious Themes/Religious trauma and stuff of that nature. As well as general monsters and myth which may contain body horror, blood and general violence <- Please take note of this if you intend to view this story.

/ This blog was unfortunately deleted on March 4th, 2021. Mod was trying to delete a side blog and accidentally delete their main account, which took all their sideblog’s with it./ /Due to this, all older posts will be tagged with "repost" and some cannot contain Alt text due to tumblr not allowing those edits/

- Mini About the Mod -

Hello I’m Mod Jazzy. [ I also go by Raymond/Savannah, so if you see those names.. that’s also me!! ]

I’m currently 26 years old

Any pronouns

Been in the community since 2016

Currently working Hardware Retail, I live with my S/O and our many pets

I run and have run MANY pokeask blogs in the past and still run many to this day! A list of all my ACTIVE PokeAsk Blogs, can be found in -> THIS <- post! This is a pinned post on my Mod Blog, it has the most accurate list of my current blogs. Here is a -> LIST Yes it’s a lot I know its a lot I’ve been here for years and I have silly fun!! And also

Here is a link to my FAQ that I try to keep updated whenever I can haha My Art Blog – My ToyHouse warning: both my artblog and TH can contain blog spoilers! Take note of that in case you care about that kind of thing! IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS/CONCERNS. Feel free to DM me or Shoot me a Ask! Note 1: If I’ve taken awhile to respond to a DM, try zipping me a ask (if the askbox is open). I don’t always get notified of DMs on here OR I’m being spammed by bots a lot!! Note 2: If you have drawn me something or tagged me in something and I have not responded to it... I probably did not see it! Feel free to zip me a DM or ask to tell me if I missed something you did for me! A lot gets lost in the cracks and I'm not always properly notified/I forget to respond to fan art or other things!!

#About

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the-scouts-codex · 1 year

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Hello all and Welcome to The Scout's Archives. I'm Scout, your Archivist. The Scout's Archives, also known as my Masterlist, will now be slowly updated for you all to browse through. The Scout's Archives also has another location. You can also find me on A03. Just serch for TheScoutsCodex. Happy reading!

🔖🔖🔖🔖

Before you can enter the archives lets go over the overview and some rules.

This Archives is SFW. That being said, I do have some works that can be a little dark with some triggering themes. I will mark those with a Waring before hand. Other than that, everything here is SFW.

Now for the rules:

Constructive Criticism is okay but hate comments are not.

This rule is self explanatory so I won't go into depth with it. I don't mind tips, suggestions, advice. etc. Just remember that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all.

Next rule, reposting my work on Tumblr with credit is allowed but reposting my work on another platform is not allowed.

Reposting, like I said very much appreciated as long as you ask for permission and properly credit me. please use this custom tag if you do. #Thescoutscodex.

Now that the rules and overview have been addressed, let's take a look around.

Need to know when new works are being posted? Take a look at the Schedule.

Every two weeks: WIP part/update will be posted.

Every week: posts on twst, updates, mini-updates, re-blogs, and maybe some of my own art work.

Take a walk through the Night Raven Codex. Where all things about Night Raven are published.

The Night Raven Codex

Send a letter to the Archivist. _〆(・∀・)

Requests and Asks:

At this point in time, my Asks and Requests are N/A. This is simply due to the fact that I don't have much of a following yet. ꒰๑•̥﹏•̥๑꒱ But don't worry, they will be open at some point.

Now to go over Requsts and Ask rules:

The rules of the Requests and Asks are very similar to the blog rules. Keep the Requests and Asks appropriate. This is all I ask.

That being said, I do not mind the Request being of my OC. Whether it be a question about them or wanting to see something happen. The same thing goes for the Asks. I don't mind questions about me(As long as they are not too personal) my blog, or things about Twst Wonderland.

Take a look inside the Archivist's notebook. ┻┳|･ω･)

Notes by series:

"Bonding"

The last thing for this masterlist is my notes. I will be making posts on things I have referenced. Terms/words I used, terms/works I used in different languages. Links will be provided as well for others to use as well. :>

This is where my art will be linked to.

Twst OC: Renmu Yuu

Renmu Yuu Sprites

School uniform

Renmu Yuu

School uniform

Sketches

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ghost-proofbaby · 1 year

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hey friend!!!! obviously you know i looooove everything you write, but I do have a question, since I know you also have the shire is burning on wattpad/ao3 and it is an oc fic. i have an eddie x oc fic that i’ve been actively working on for almost a year and i’ve been considering posting it to tumblr (since my oneshot for a diff fandom that i have posted did decently well in my books) as well as wattpad but i’m really on the fence about also updating on here or maybe doing like posts where i share the link. how do you feel about having an oc fic and posting it on here and other platforms?

i only ask because you are one of the authors that i actively keep up with that does write anything with an oc and posts on here and on other platforms :)))

also feel free to answer this on private if you want, i know it’s a bit of a different ask than you normally get but i’ve been so torn about it lately!! i hope you are having an amazing day friend!!

hi love!!! i’m gonna go ahead and answer this publicly cause i’ve been asked about it before (specifically if i’d ever repost shire on here properly) if it’s cool with you 🖤

i personally won’t ever dip my toes in posting my oc stories on here (at least full chapters) rather than ao3/wattpad due to knowing oc fics on here get little to no attention. which is a shame. but i also get it, because each site functions for different things when it comes to fics! ao3 is known for long and epic stories, tumblr is known for short and sweet reader fics, etc. honestly, prior to 24, my little corner of the internet was fairly small because i was only writing oc. if you’re looking for the story getting more traction, i just wouldn’t recommend here for actual posting of chapters :-( (although maybe times are changing! this is just something i’ve noticed in both past fandoms and this one)

that being said — tumblr has a lot of strengths in using it in tangent with those other sites! like you said, you can post announcements of when you’ll update or when you have updated with links, fanart is more popular here, you can create more visuals for your fics, etc.! also i primarily moved here for the social aspect. it’s a lot easier to connect with everyone who reads my fics on here rather than somewhere like ao3 🖤 ALSO people who dig oc might catch sight of your announcements in the tags, and so it does have potential to help you gain an audience in a way. (again, if that’s what you’re looking for!!)

TLDR: essentially, tumblr is cool to make friends as you write and make it look pretty. ao3/wattpad is awesome for long stories and (another huge factor for me) anonymity.

i say do whatever feels right for you! i’ve had more issues actually posting on here as well, for what it’s worth. like general technological difficulties. but that just might be me and my grandma approach to technology haha

i hope this drawn out ramble helped/gave some perspective and that you are also having such a wonderful day, my friend <3 also always feel free to reach out with any further questions!!! (and to let me know when you do post 🥰)

#i am no expert by any means tho #my favorite site is ao3 without a doubt when it comes to the actual posting #gathering readers and format is so much easier there!#especially with new fics!#thank u ily <3 #i’ve actually been also doing analyzing of where i prefer to post recently with a few new fic ideas #for example: i probably will post my steddie fic primarily to ao3 haha #but steve harrington x reader and maroon on here are free game 😏#water-loos <3

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ewaudreyhorne · 2 years

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(this is a repost, due to a few messages i’ve had requesting this list be all in one post on tumblr and not split, so here you go - here’s a link to the wordpress and the original tumblr posts)

So, I’ve been thinking a while about Ted x Rebecca. Duh. However, to be specific, I’ve been thinking more about the likelihood that they’re endgame (is that a term we even use anymore? am I showing my age?). I’ve been in many fandoms, years of different ships have sailed by… I’ve done this game so many times - I’ve been properly burnt, many gays have been buried, many women have ‘ended up alone’ because they’re ‘strong and independent’ and romance and a healthy loving relationship would ‘ruin that’ (am willing to give the many examples if you want).

I wanted to be pragmatic – because when I watched this show, I binged season 1 and 2 and I didn’t jump into any fandom nonsense until after and when I was watching – it seemed so obvious that they were going down the route of Ted x Rebecca that… I was properly shocked to see there’s quite a divide in the fandom (a lovely toxic split). I just didn’t…expect it? So, yeah, I wanted to create a combination of information that looks at… I guess almost everything? (I am, because of the person I am, going to focus on the fact that the intention is there – because I genuinely believe it is – whether the follow-through will happen…)

Anyway, welcome to:

Will Ted and Rebecca be endgame? (the listicle from Hell)

0. proof

I can’t take credit for this at all but just as I was putting parts 1 and 2 together into a post, I came across this post and it basically does an amazing job of collecting interview quotes, images to back up the quotes, just some really good stuff to dig your teeth into - honestly, read that and you probably wouldn’t even want to read the list below.

1. duck and avoid

I have never met a bunch that will seemingly jump and hide behind a tree to avoid answering any tedbecca questions, but the writers (here’s looking at you jsuds et al.) are masters of the:

This could be disheartening but considering part 2 of this list… it’s very telling. It’s actually a safety thing, too, ‘cause they don’t have to promise the fans a. thing. If they avoid talking about it, hinting about it then they don’t have to follow through on anything. It protects the interest of the show – it’s not stupid… However, the second reason (my preferred, optimistic and what I hope is more likely) they won’t give anything away this way. The payoff will be so. much. better. If we’re getting moments like we’ve had already had in season 1 and 2, that is fine. It’ll work. So, there’s been no lingering touches, almost kisses, being (overtly) jealous over love interests, no friends exclaiming (yet) ‘oh my god, you like [Ted/Rebecca]’… what we’ve had is quite weighty topics and connections between the two. What I will say about the subtle parts of their relationship and why it works… chemistry, honey. These two have the chemistry to pull. it. off.

It’s interesting, because the argument I see mostly against them as a couple is usually… that they make good friends. Which is absolutely true. They make amazing friends. The best. And as we all know, no good friends can ever get together. In fact, it is very important that all romantic relationships are based on couples not really being friends at all.

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There’s actually a really great meta post on here which I recommend everyone also read - that kinda sums up the vibe of Ted x Rebecca perfectly, too

[sidenote: I also want to mention, whilst we may not have had traditional will they/won’t they tropes - we’ve had massive gestures: most of the gala episode, the darts scene, helping with panic attacks (noticing them when nobody else does - twice), the biscuits, using the team to spell out ‘hi boss’ for absolutely no reason other than to make her smile, using tinsel to spell ‘hi ted’ for absolutely no reason other than to make him smile, singing at her father's funeral... ugh]

2. fake outs bastard fake outs

Okay, so, I know I mentioned above about like there’s been no ‘lingering touches’ or ‘almost kisses’ and any of the usual ‘oop’ tropes that typically we associate with will they/won’t they (cough het-)couples (I've mentioned some of the gestures they do do). This, the fake-outs… this is more of like a flip it and reverse it (shout out to Missy E) and more of a ‘wait, is it?’ Like I mentioned in the first point, this is like the part 2 to their not mentioning it in interviews etc. It’s another really smart way of holding their hands up and saying, ‘but we didn’t do anything’. It adds to the fact that later, once it’s canon, they can be like ‘did you enjoy these little hints and jokes and omg can you believe we made it like Rebecca was the one actually going to Ted’s room?!?!?’ but if they don’t make it canon – well, hot damn, it was Sassy at the door and Sam on the app and it’s not our fault we saw differently.

Look, the thing is… the bait and switch is sadly a thing (general queerbaiting for the last few decades, or the fact that I’ve not watched an episode of SVU in my life and even I want Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler to fuck and get married, jfc). Teasing the audiences is cute for the writers, it keeps them thirsty and well, come on, what’s more powerful than making people think/want something that “isn’t there”. Gaslight your audiences. Hot.

3. parallels, honey

The parallels and connections between the two is 100% in favour of tedbecca. PERIODTTTTT. It goes beyond ‘these two are both divorced’. We’re talking about two middle-aged people, their journeys are connected, and they meet at a pivotal point in both their lives - one has a rough marriage/divorce, the other has that sad soft divorce which is just as heart-breaking because:

They are soulmates. Sorry about it. Jason and Hannah have both mentioned it. I’m not trying to be cute or blurt out a huge ‘they’re made for each other’ statement. Their souls… are connected. On purpose. Their grief follows a similar path. On the exact same goddamn day, to the year, something happens to these two people 4 thousand miles apart that links them. An event that changed and shaped who they became, the choices they made from that point on (especially in regards to the relationships they have). The fact that this moment links them and they aren’t even aware of it – firstly, A* storytelling and secondly that’s all for us. There’s a chance that organically that conversation will never come up between them on screen – it took both Rebecca and Ted decades to talk about it after years of trauma – (these were two breakthrough moments: Ted coming to understand his trauma and Rebecca coming to realise that she has trauma, but heck… that’s a season 3 problem) – anyway, the fact that they may never (at least on screen) talk about this is even more important, because we (the audience) were shown this not just to further our understanding of the characters but mostly to give us another example as to why they're connected.

Ted signs his divorce papers on the same day that would’ve been Rebecca’s wedding anniversary. Ted and Rebecca have their first rebound sex post-divorce on the same night. Season 1 and 2 mirroring “truth”-scenes. Rebecca not being ‘enough’ for Rupert, Ted being ‘too much’ for Michelle. There are even parallels between their relationship and the relationship between Roy and Keeley (this tweet thread will explain it better than I can). We could even go into colour-matching clothes in scenes (or complementary colours) but… look… it’s there.

4. fan service

The year is 2019, the pandemic? Not even a thought in our innocent minds. There stood Jaime Lannister and Brienne of Tarth, fucking (off camera, cowards) for half an episode and for what? Fuck all, that’s what. To give the fans something because at least they got something. I won’t get into it, not right now, it’s still raw - fan service, though. That’s what that was. Not that I’m saying it didn’t make sense for them to get together - but doing it for the impact of him leaving?

Look, it’s lazy storytelling. Supernatural fans know it. Game of Thrones fans know it (from fan service to... fan disservice, am I right?) So, what has this got to with Ted and Rebecca? I’ll be delving into a certain hard topic further on but... fan service could definitely be something that comes into play with these two.

There’s three that could happen and they all revolve around Ted leaving (ew, I know, we’ll talk about it later). We get the ‘declaration’ - ‘I love you’ before Ted gets on the plane. The kiss - probably just before he leaves (or near enough) or the worst one... the ‘you could come with me’ speech. The ‘throw caution to the wind but I actually know that’s not what you can do because you’ve created something wonderful here and I can’t actually expect you to give it up for me howeverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr’ speech. The opposite of this is the ‘you could stay’ conversation, which is always heart breaking, for the exact same reason. Unfortunately, one or all of these could play out. We could get a kiss in an earlier episode, a discussion later on when Ted doesn’t renew his contract and he ‘jokingly’ says ‘what if you came with me to Kansas?’ when she asks ‘what about... us?’ and then... the ‘I love you’ before he leaves, probably with a sweet little ‘I don’t know, Boss, maybe we’ll meet again’ and, I don’t know, bloody Vera Lynn plays in the background.

It’s... a possibility. All of these will feed wonderfully into many years of fanfiction from a broken hearted bunch of humans that just wanted to see a nice healthy relationship play out.

(Also, and it’s so goddamn stupid I know but I do believe the fact Roy/Keeley have this healthy relationship in the show could be used as an excuse to have a little heartbreak where Ted and Rebecca are concerned - like ‘look, we gave you one, what you thought everyone was getting a happy ending? LOL')

(Oh, also also - as this show has been linked to rom-coms and Nora Ephron time and time again - it could very well be that they do get together but all we get is the romantic ‘kiss’ at the end. The ‘I wanted it to be you’ moment - not the best but...)

5. no chemistry: they’re just friends

Okay, so I mentioned earlier about how people think they work better as friends. Ironically, these are the same people that also tend to claim that Jason/Hannah have no on screen chemistry. I guess I’m going to have to do an impromptu science lesson - that’s no how it works, gang. When people do a chemistry test together it’s not a bloody casting couch situation - they don’t just walk into a room and fuck. It’s all about whether or not the chemistry is there to pull off authentic scenes. This goes from anger, friendship, love, hate... so, uh, you actually cannot claim that they have no chemistry and say that they work better as friends. You can’t.

I see a lot of comparisons to Ron/Leslie (parks and rec) and Jack/Liz (30 rock). I know this is going to be painful to hear, guys but they also... had chemistry (and by chemistry I do mean, enough that the question of them getting together was something the writers/actors of both shows were asked if it was going to go that way). Now, I get it... Amy and Tina are both SNL alumni, it may be safe to argue that Jason wanted to create a show that had a similar sorta set-up, right? Yeah, sure, fine... A big difference is how the shows approach talking about these couples, the fact that the writers tend to avoid talking about Ted and Rebecca whereas in 30 Rock and Parks and Recreation any notion of romance between Ron/Leslie and Jack/Liz were. shot. down. and that in itself (see the first point) is very telling.

SEXISM. That got your attention? I wasn’t sure where to put this so I added it on. I’m just going further from an earlier point...

So, sexism is actually an issue I think people have with tedbecca - not the sexism between them... but the type of man Ted is vs. the type of woman Rebecca is. I’ve seen comments about Rebecca being too much of a woman for Ted, one comment mentioned her being too ‘spicy’ for Ted. Now, I don’t know about you, but there’s something about Ted that screams that he has never had an issue with how much of a woman any woman is (or how much of anyone... anyone is). He’s very in touch with his masculinity, femininity and his own ignorance (always willing to learn) - this is where the sexism comes in... people want either someone unthreatening to Rebecca (i.e. someone that’s not a main character, maybe a bit boring) or someone who will dominate Rebecca (i.e. someone... like... oh, idk, her ex husband). I’m going to talk about Ted’s relationship with Sassy later (and I’ll talk about the character later, too) ‘cause I know people will be like ‘but she’s a whole lotta woman and I want Ted and her to get together xoxo’.

In this sense, the sexism works as a tool to make Ted not “man” enough for someone like Rebecca and Rebecca “too” much woman for someone like Ted (do not get me wrong, we’re not saying Ted isn’t a strong male character here, but he’s just not the right type of strong male character). Funny, in this case (unlike with their on-screen exes) Rebecca is too much and Ted is not enough...

6. season 2

Season 2 as whole is very… it needs to be looked at. Ted and Rebecca don’t have as many moments together (at least arguably not alone). This could also be disheartening. After all, we’re watching a show so, we do need to be shown things (most of the time). However, like life, a good show can happen off camera. I’m going to focus for a moment on Nate’s storyline. Nick Mohammed posted an amazing tweet, where he goes through all the important (and intentional) decisions that were put in place for his character’s storyline. (in fact, that tweet alone should be enough to remind you that nothing is left to chance with the writers). There is one part of the tweet that stood out:

The divide and separation between Nate and Ted is very well thought out. It’s a part of his ‘demise’. Arguably, the same can be said for Rebecca and Ted. They both have different journeys that they go on through season 2 and, unfortunately, that keeps them on different paths. However, like I mentioned in point 3 – the show works to keep them connected, too. It’s intentional. Hannah Waddingham mentions it in an interview that she is aware that Ted and Rebecca didn’t have much screen time in season 2 – there is a big difference between how Rebecca and Nate perceive the distance with Ted, though. Nate feels betrayal but Rebecca se… wait, I’ll get there. Anyway, when Ted has his panic attack, Rebecca notices. Not only does she notice but her first thought is that she must get to him.

She leaves Ted a voicemail. Also, oh my God, okay, so I’m backtracking a little again, ‘cause as will they/won’t they go – missed/ignored voicemails is a good one (any fans of the newsroom in the house? you know what I’m talking about). Anyway, in the voicemail to Ted she both offers her concern and help and even asks for his aid in return. It’s safe to say, because as this whole point is about, this show is amazing at show don’t tell – that he didn’t respond to that message. In the next episode, we get this little exchange between the two. You know the one. The boot room moment. I’ll go through it, anyway. She enters the boot room, spots Keeley smoking, and joins her - Ted, off to the side, looks at her from the moment she enters, until she walks past him without sparing him a glance (ha haha ha, ouch, I’ll gif it below). Anyway, in that scene you can see how she keeps her eyes trained on Keeley, even as she sits, she’s in a position where her back is turned towards Ted (heck, even when she explains that the boot room is where they go to smoke, she’s directing what she’s saying to Higgins – a man who’s there with a smoking pipe… so already well aware of that – she only looks at Ted when he makes that ‘oh, really?’ disapproving Dad ‘hmm’ sound to that, and the cherry on top, he’s actually looking at Keeley not her in that moment).

It's one of those moments where you could easily miss it – because Rebecca’s not there being mean or cruel as she ignores Ted. Rebecca is absolutely in her right to be a little hurt by Ted’s avoidance – just like Ted was in his right not to… respond. He’s unwrapping a lot, it’s not something he’s able to work out yet it’s hardly something he can throw towards another person (he’s literally just starting therapy). Rebecca is protecting herself here (and because she understands Ted – she’s also not going to actively guilt him - plus in the conversation she makes a point to tell Keeley that she should open up and tell Roy about her issues with him and Ted actively argues against that - that it’s better to bottle things up, which she gives a knowing smile about... like I said, she understands Ted). You could even argue, that when Keeley leaves the room with Roy – as she’s left behind with Ted (and the others), there could be a moment before she or Ted leaves when she casually asks him if he’s okay (that’s very… Rebecca). Like Hannah said in the interview linked above “is [ted and Rebecca] have scenes where you don’t necessarily see them together, but you do see- the audience sees them together.”

Rebecca won’t hold it against him. That’s what I mean when I say the difference between Nate and Rebecca – she actively tried to help Ted and was, in fact, rejected – Nate didn’t even notice he was going through something (because Nate himself was going through a lot of internal dialogue where he was filling the gaps with negative shit because of his own damage – he was being left behind by Ted and because of his own relationship with his father, his (likely years) of bullying from football players that disrespected him… look, we’ll take a day to decode that speech he gives Ted in the last episode another day). Basically, Rebecca understands Ted. She gets him (soulmates, remember?). He’s so goddamn late to her father’s funeral, he walks in during her eulogy – just his presence is enough to get her started. Then he helps her get through it, too, ‘cause as Hannah says: ‘’It has to be Ted. It has to be Ted, even if he hasn't been there for the rest of the day, even if they haven't seen each other much on screen together at that point. It has to be Ted that picks her up and runs with it.” – and she takes the time afterwards to check in with him afterwards. Her Dad is dead, and she knows something isn’t right with him. She sees him.

I’ve got a section devoted to Sam later, but for now – it’s important that she goes to Ted when she admits she’s a little compromised when it comes to Sam’s future. Firstly, it’s holding herself accountable to what could be considered a mistake. As we also learned from Ted in this season – he won’t get involved in telling a friend when they’re in a relationship that is bad for them – so he just agrees with everything that she says about her relationship with Sam and when she asks for his advice, he’s earnest – because he sees her, too – and knows she’ll make the right choice… but it is her choice, in the end (and what is Ted if not someone who respects a woman’s right to choose - unlike certain men who like to make the choices for them).

7. the henry of it all: hello kansas

The elephant in the room. The enormous, adorable little, tiny elephant. Henry bloody Lasso. I’m not going to beat around the bush here. You want to know the biggest block in any Ted Lasso (person not show) ship? It’s that guy. He’s your problem. Well, more…where he is.

I’m going to take you on a brief (relevant and somewhat self-indulgent) interlude for a moment. Ashes to Ashes, sequel to Life on Mars, aired over a decade ago. Main character, Alex Drake (played by the wonderful Keeley Hawes), had a daughter, Molly. I’m not going to explain the plot of the show (or LoM) to you, but she ends up in the 1980s as a police officer and she has the goal to return home in the 2000s… to her daughter. This is where the Henry/Molly similarities lie. Both Henry and Molly represent, for the parents, an unavoidable fact: someone they love is in another place and they must return to them. For this reason, Alex Drake, despite the disgusting chemistry, fights any notion of romance with Gene Hunt because of that. She cannot, of course, allow herself to be emotionally compromised by doing something like… falling in love. [sidenote: This case is quite an extreme one, because basically… for her to stay in the 1980s… she’d have to be dead in the 2000s, leaving her daughter basically an orphan (deadbeat dad alert, heyyyyy) and wanting that for her, just so she could bang Gene Hunt was selfish (lol, we all wanted it, anyway). The reason it’s an extreme case – spoiler alert if you want to want and you haven’t – is she ended up dead anyway, not getting to be with her daughter, but also forced to ‘move on’ and not end up with Gene, either. I didn’t have to mention that, but it makes me angry over a decade later I just wanted to] The important part there was… Molly. She was a problem.

Molly, meet Henry. Of course, romance aside, Henry exists, like I said, to remind us that (along with all Ted’s other quirks, God bless him) that he is not from here. An important part of Ted is over 4k miles away. Ted’s kinda later in life bildungsroman journey – is all about coming to terms with his father and abandonment (even his platonic and romantic relationships and how he is with them, as mentioned in another point, is all down to his relationship with his dad’s life, death and everything that came afterwards). A very important scene happens in episode 6 of season 2. No, not the panic attack (although that is a very important scene) – no but it is a scene that links directly to his panic attack. It’s all about Henry and lunch.

It sucks but, in this moment, Ted is an absent father. Not emotionally, don’t get me wrong, but he is someone who cannot fulfil his role as father to his son (right then). Like his father couldn’t. There’s a lot of layers here because, for one, Ted is a very loving and devoted father. He loves his son, every choice he made coming to England was for his family… full circle would be going back to Kansas to his family (I’m talking just Henry here, do not even get me started on Michelle/Ted getting back together – but I will, and it’s in another point below). Ted’s journey, the three act play aspect of the show (which could still be the case or maybe not ??? will anyone ever give as a straight answer ??), it feels like if we look at it optimistically – everyone will come out of it a better version of themselves from having known Ted (and similarly, he’ll be a better version of himself having known them)… so he’ll go back to Kansas and yeah…

Okay, so there’s the argument that Ted will realise that he doesn’t have to be present to be… present. He is a good father. Henry isn’t suffering at all from the distance (except missing his Dad) and when he’s older, he can travel between the two – because what’s cooler than your Dad being absolutely loaded and living in London when you’re in school? I could talk about it more, but this one is firmly, I’d say, leaning more towards endgame for Ted is barbeque sauce and building Legos with his son.

However, that doesn’t mean in regards to Rebecca and Ted’s potential relationship there isn’t another option. Rebecca is... disgustingly rich. She comes from money, married money - got at least a premier league football club from that marriage (and probably the money she brought in)... like this woman has a yacht, private jet and a personal driver for her Rolls-Royce (but when she’s feeling a little down to earth, she’ll jump in her range rover and river herself around). She is LOADED. It is safe to say that, she could afford to take a step back from her active role as owner of the football club and move? I mean, considering Higgins knows the ins and outs and take from example Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds owning Wrexham AFC (and both living and working in America)... it's not beyond the realm of possibility that she shifts gears. Not completely giving the club up of course (lest it feed into the 'picking a guy over your career' narrative - talking about you, Rachel Green).

8. sassy, sam and everyone between

They’re not important. Bye. The end.

8.1 sassy smurf xoxo

No, okay. Sassy. I’m not going to get into (much) of a character dissection. I think, I believe she is one of the weakest characters in the show. Not a thing I like to say about characters in Ted Lasso ‘cause the show is amazing with even the smallest characters. But Sassy? She’s like a rebellious Mary Sue. A ‘Mary Sue’ (just saying in case ppl don’t know) is basically a fictional character that is so perfect, she’s boring. So, by rebellious Mary Sue – what I mean is like, she’s got no layers, but we’re meant to be like ‘wow, look how fucking badass she is’. So yeah, by gosh, isn’t she fun? Isn’t she basically meant to show us what Rebecca could’ve been like? She’s an independent, supposedly amazing child psychologist that swears like a sailor but is also extremely pretty and confident and sexual and bold and... snooze (see what I mean, Mary Sue). In arguably one of my least favourite moments, she lets Keeley (and the audience) know that the ‘real Rebecca’ isn’t what we’ve all grown to know. Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s fine to imply someone who you’ve not seen in 6 years has changed (time, life and abusive relationships will do that) but the implication here is that she’s less. Fake. That doesn’t sit right with me. For an incredibly smart woman, seems to be a… well a bit of a shit friend…

Just in reference to Rebecca’s father’s funeral – Sassy is the only one that knew about what happened with Rebecca and her father and she’s about as supportive as a broken bra. That’s why she’s not important, imo. She’s not there for Rebecca. She’s there for Ted. 2/3 episodes she is in, is for Ted. She may be ‘Rebecca’s friend’. Someone who, technically, is the same ‘level’ as Rebecca but ‘undamaged’. Also divorced (just like Ted and Rebecca), also has a kid (unlike Rebecca but very much like Ted) and super interesting - she will willingly go and fuck a basic stranger with 0 invitation for… like… look, if we investigate it too much, it’s actually creepy (I still, to this day, cannot work out how she got Ted, the character we know, to fuck her – not because he’s not a sexual being, but imagining that conversation? It’s impossible).

Anywaaaaay, in a similar argument, the fuck happened at the funeral? She’s basically feral trying to get to Ted and it’s all about the sex (which, right, good on you jsuds, make you everyone knows your character has a big dick and knows how to use it – I appreciate it). Where does Nora go when she goes off with Ted? I know the assumption is that she goes and has a quick romp (what, in his flat? where it was in such a state? because he is – again – mentally very fragile?) – but I like the theory that they chatted… maybe she actually does have a degree in psychology (specialising in children but still) and puts it to some actual goddamn use? Maybe she spotted something in that moment where Ted helped Rebecca in her father’s funeral and asked him to look out for her? Maybe there is more to this character than… nothing…

Also, ew, look, finding someone attractive because you like damaged things is in no way a ringing endorsement for a long-term relationship. Bye.

[sidenote: Nora ‘No Last Name’ - when I say Sassy is here for Ted, I mean it... her character even lacks a motherly attitude (gives off more ‘cool aunt’ vibes), Rebecca has that episode with Nora - where they re-bond after the time apart - and we get to see her in the role of motherly figure... but Sassy...??? it’s because, like I said, no layers... she can’t be too ‘motherly’ because then she’s not that cool, badass, confident, sexual being that forgives her friend after six years of silence because she’s just so good (i hope you realise that’s the implication there - rebecca: bad guy for cutting sassy out. sassy: good guy for coming to her rescue after she was divorced -- all knowledge, talk, discussion about the abuse she faced because of her husband is pushed aside, because... sassy is just... so cool, you know?)]

8.2 sweet sam

Look, I adore Sam. I love everything he stands for (very literally) and his enthusiasm and admiration for life. I really, truly think he is a wonderful character. I’m not going to get into him at all, really (okay, I will a little). He’s lovely, I wish him great storylines and lots more scenes in season 3. Just, uh… you know… maybe not screwing around with his boss.

Okay, first, Sam being outside Rebecca’s house at the end of episode 8? Before she texts him? If the situation was different, that could’ve been creepy… No shade, obviously, it’s played as romantic because it worked out perfectly but... when Rebecca said to Sam it could never happen again (after kissing him) and the way she says ‘I have to mean it’, she is pleading with him to respect her, respect her wishes because she doesn’t know if she can be strong enough to do so alone… him being there, waiting outside, not taking no for an answer... that doesn’t sound respectful... don’t get me wrong, her texting him is her flinging herself into a situation she knows she shouldn’t get into. It’s messy on both parts (and I mean... I assume intentionally).

Whilst we can call Sam a man, he is the very definition of a young man, his optimistic nature is both lovely and incredibly naïve. He’s got so much growing to do (although, I will say, I feel it’s slightly out of character for Sam to not respect Rebecca’s wishes, you know? but whatever). I don’t want to make this post exclusively about the age difference but… it is, sadly, incredibly important. Like, the power imbalance here? The actual life altering damage their relationship could do… And, unfortunately (unsurprisingly) it would fall more on Rebecca than Sam (sexism and a dash of ageism, baby). Rebecca’s life would be ruined… and for what? Sam is in the beginning of his career, if they went public/were found out... he could swap teams because people respect him for his talent in football... rebecca? she could lose everything... also, his goal is to end up back home playing football for his team – is Rebecca, who could be around 50 at that point going to be travelling back with him? Does she want to leave? What about marriage? Does she even want to get married again? Does he want to get married at all? Would he want kids?

Finding someone attractive. Being loved by someone like Sam, for someone like Rebecca, must be amazing. He is… wonderful. He finds her wonderful, too. She deserves that love but… okay, as romantic as ‘love at first sight’ or ‘true love’ or ‘hot chemistry’ can be… sometimes love all boils down to choices. Think Alexis and Ted (eyyy) in Schitts Creek, two people who make a choice – despite being in love, their relationship cannot continue, not if they are to continue to grow as people (also, fyi: that scene… ma’am, I am not strong). Rebecca and Sam should make a choice... and thankfully, where they left it off, they could just line under the situation right there... we’ll see...

8.3 everyone else

Now, there are some people that uh, think perhaps Ted and Michelle would get back together. I... cannot comment. I didn’t think that would even cross people’s minds. Uh, look, I get it. It’s like he had to come to the UK, become a better person to be... what? Become a lesser version of himself so his ex-wife would not find him unbearable and get back with him? Hmm. Sounds great.

Don’t get me wrong, doesn’t that nuclear family image sound like just the perfect little Kansas life Ted always imagined he’d have? Sure. He did have it, though - and it didn’t work out... I don’t think therapy is going to make Ted change the fundamentals of who he is, just makes him understand why he is that way. So, the Michelle of it all - eh. Maybe she’ll come over and be like ‘omg, I want to try again’ and he’ll entertain the thought before realising that he is not in love with her any longer. (...maybe he’s in love with someone else, oh I don’t know... Sassy... hahaha kidding - always Rebecca).

I also read some fucker saying Rebecca anD RUPERT SHOULD GET BACK TOGETHER. Sir, that’s her abuser. No further discussion needed here.

We also have Dr Sharon and Ted. Okay. Right. Look. He was her patient - do not get me wrong, there’s many a true (and fictional) story where the lines have been blurred and patients have gone on to (usually when they’re no longer patients) get with their therapists, psychologists or whatever-ists. Completely legal and mildly morally grey. It’s about the power imbalance, like how I mentioned with Sam/Rebecca, Sharon has the most vulnerable knowledge of Ted’s past and also the tools in which to deal with that - it could be great, ‘hey, my gf was my psychologist and now she helps with my panic attacks’ but in reality... she will always have something over Ted. Not intentionally, but that power exists... it’s why even, sadly, them being friends is a tricky thing to navigate.

I’d be open to Trent and Ted, if that was on the table... I won’t lie to you... wanna know why? Chemistry, baby. They got it (not always intentional, see?)

Also, okay, I know someone’s going to be like ‘omg but Ted had sex with naughty Mary Sue, therefore Rebecca can’t be with him’ but like, guys, come on... there’s a whole scene in season 1 about not judging someone on their sexual histories...

Listen to Ted here:

Is that enough, do you think? I know this is incredibly bias and opinion based (I included references for a lot of it, though, okay... I’m bias but I’m also a fact checker). I tried for rational... eh, what can you do? Look... do I think the intention is there? Yes. Do I think there’s a very good chance it’ll happen? Yes. Do I also think it may not happen? Uh... I mentioned being bitten quite a few times, right? So, yeah... It genuinely may not happen... there’s a lot of factors here that could work against it, ugh... but it’s there. The most important thing is that. People who are shipping them aren’t pulling it out of their arses - if it seems like Ted and Rebecca getting together is ‘too obvious’ then I guess one day I’ll explain how storytelling works, too... anyway, if you got this far, god bless you

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