#; hearts in jars ✧ answers

[yanderefarm]

Us asking ares about his past darlings

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cw;; gore, blood

"oh... you want to see The Collection?"

that sounds ominous. it doesn't get less ominous when he leads you to the basement either. he leads you past the storage to a room you didn't even know existed. it's full of tools and blood splatter and garbage bags. you recognize some of the tools to be knives he likes to use. it's a vile sight and you can only imagine how much worse it gets.

"this is the clean up room. but it's also where i keep all my ex boyfriends!"

he walks over to a large standing shelf, smiling as if this is all normal. you can see when you get closer, the shelf has 4 jars on it and each jar contains a human heart. ares takes a jar down from the shelf and smiles at you.

"this one is my ex husband. he's still looking good right?"

"what the fuck..."

"dont worry i don't have feelings for them anymore! they promised me their hearts. they don't get to give them to someone else now. just like you, darling."

[hunxi-after-hours]

Hello! I love your ORV posting. I do have an embarrassing question; can I ask how heartbreaking the ending is? I've tried reading it a large number of times, but have had trouble getting past the chapters in the 300s; I'll reread it up til that point over and over again, but can't continue. Not because I don't enjoy it, but because I get so swept away by the emotions, and all the characters go through is agonizing. I know it's not real! But my heart aches all the same, in a way I've never experienced this with a novel before, and I feel like a child LOL (It's also extremely funny-frustrating because I realize how thematic this is to the story itself). I'm not worried about the characters Kim Dokja is fighting for, but given the patterns in the story and how it seems to be told, I'm too afraid to keep going. I know I could just look it up, but at the same time, I don't want to spoil all the mysteries; just if my heart can rest easy. TLDR, if it's not too spoilery, is there any light for kim dokja in the ending? or is it a tragedy through & through?

(If this is a dumb question, please feel free to ignore this)

oh boy anon, I've been sitting on this ask for a hot second because it's hard to answer! so I will attempt to talk around it in a way that will hopefully (?) avoid spoilers

as I see it, the nature of orv's ending (broadly writ) is additionally complicated by the fact that there are approximately four(ish) endings:

1) the ending at chapter 516

2 + 3) the ending(s) at chapter 551

4?) the side stories

the ending at chapter 516

this is probably what many people would characterize as BE, but I'd personally compare it to the ending of my love, my life, 《琅琊榜》 Nirvana in Fire, in that the ending may be "sad" (broad air quotes to vague-ify whatever "sad" entails) but it feels earned. it feels right. it feels like the logical conclusion of what the entire book was building up to. some may consider it a tragedy, but it's not a hollow, meaningless tragedy — it feels correct. this is the note that the novel officially ends on, but is then over(?)written by the existence of—

the ending(s) at chapter 551

Kim Dokja's Company looks at the ending of ch. 516 and says "aw hell no" and sets out to rewrite that ending. after 35 chapters of epilogue, we've unlocked an OE — an open ending, that concludes the moment before the HE/BE ambiguity will be resolved. schrodinger's ending, except you, the reader, get to choose what you believe — and I do think the epilogues are written beautifully to get you here (they implicate the reader in a wonderful and deeply empathetic way). and from what I've seen, the vast majority of the fandom chooses to take the offered HE option and run with it; everyone lives happily ever after together in a big house, a million domestic post-canon fics will attest. this is the closest, I'd say, that would come answering your question of whether Kim Dokja has light in his future with an emphatic, loving "yes"

(I also think it's worth mentioning that the epilogues add a lot to the story; they fill in narrative lacunae and tie up loose threads that aren't answered in the original 516 chapters, so I don't consider the epilogues as "separate" or "extra." the epilogues aren't a fix-it tacked onto the end of the narrative; they serve and enrich the narrative in a way that would actively reduce the luster of the story if lost)

the side story

a few years down the line, Sing-shong have returned to the text to tie up "a few more loose ends." the side story is currently being serialized, and more or less picks up from where chapter 551 left off. this necessarily chooses among your OE options as detailed above; whether the side story will end happily, or with "light for Kim Dokja," currently remains to be seen as it is still ongoing. I've fallen off the bandwagon and have been meaning to catch up, but from what I've read so far I think the side story is an interesting and worthwhile addition to the text. Sing-shong continue to innovate and develop upon the worldbuilding and narrative they have already created, and we have met a new cast of characters that have rapidly become as dear to us as the old (the old cast of characters are also here, don't worry). if I were a betting person, I would say that the side story is headed in a more-or-less HE direction; the side story is currently engaging with and complicating themes of (self-)identity and (self-)worth through the many lenses of Kim Dokja, and while it remains to be seen how it resolves, I am tentatively optimistic that it will, if nothing else, be satisfying

TL;DR the ending(s) of ORV can be variously construed as HE, BE, or OE, and the elements of tragedy woven into the narrative and characters are inherent to the text. however, no tragedy is meaningless in ORV, and all of the endings feel earned

[werentloyaltome]

I want to make an actual edit with it but here’s my crosshunt playlist

[caterpillarinacave]

Maybe I will write something

[itsbrucey]

everytime i see darryl art and see you haven’t seen it its like a countdown/pos (i would tag you but you usually see them shdhsj yes this is about the kiss the cook art hehe)

My mutuals waiting for me to check Tumblr during my lunchbreak bc someone just posted banger Darryl art and they know I'll start scratching the wallpaper off at the mere glimpse of him.

Also AUAUHAHAHHHGAGHAAHAHAAAAAAA yes I love Him. He looks very good in an apron. Clutching him so close to my chest and spinning around and around and around.

Also if you ever wanna tag me in something so I'll see it, don't sweat :] I'm cool with that!! I've been meaning to do it with others but I don't wanna be annoying ( they probably do not care LMAO)

[lightpickles]

this farmer had a prophetic vision during raeger's white flower event!

[coffee-at-annies]

73. Poj and jars (friendship)

Lmao. Love you Ez

73. Kill the Sun by Motherfolk

This was one of my pandemic/lockdown songs that I listened to it and it instantly went yes and put it on every playlist ever

I thought about setting this in last spring but it hurt too much so instead I’m softening the blow and fitting the song better by making it a college au.

Jars is a junior in college and goalie for his d1 hockey team. Teddy is taking a gap year back home in Latvia so they they can be seniors together and then once they graduate they’re going to figure out next steps together.

Well time keeps knocking me on my back/I don't know how much I have left/ But is this year over yet/ Feels more and more like I'm trapped

Tristan maybe isn’t handling college as well he’s been telling Teddy and his friends. Between hockey, prepping for his senior thesis next, the rest of his classes - several of which are mandatory if he wants to graduate on time, and missing his boyfriend, he’s struggling.

Don't hold your breath for me/ I’ll be back before the morning comes/ You don't have to worry/ We don't quit til the bottle's done/ Don't burn a light for me/ I won't leave until paying up/ And if the dawn's early/ I'll have to kill the rising sun

If it’s not partying — it’s all nighters. If it’s neither of those then it’s his insomnia raging out of control. He’s seen more sunrises than he cares to admit aloud. He’s not letting it effect him. At least that’s what he tells himself. The insomnia is good for making sure he gets all his work done even if he’d rather be out with friends distracting himself from his inability to sleep.

This is I think where PO comes in. He’s a bright faced freshman who has been hanging with Kris and the other defensemen. They end up spending a bunch of time talking at a party the hockey team is throwing. PO’s major is in the same department as Tristan’s and he’s been struggling with one his classes. Tristan offers to help him study and they end up in a lounge twice a week from 10pm to 2am studying.

Life is a race against the light/ I'll tighten two grips on the night/ Don't try to tell me I'm alright/ When I still groan with appetite

Studying with a partner is really helpful for Tristan. So is explaining the basic material to PO. Tristan can feel him understanding of the material deepening as he tries to put it into words PO can understand. It’s not all one-sided. PO ends up helping him with his mandatory language class. They end up studying deep into the night more than a couple times. Enough times that PO starts to get worried.

In spite of all your love/ You fear what I become/ If this is killing me you can't be the one to tell me/ The shadow on your mind is growing all the times/ If this is killing me you can't be the one to tell me/ I just want you to know/ I finally can let this go

PO maybe expresses this worry to Kris who talks to Sid who asks Rusty who texts Zach who pulls Teddy into the discord voice call they have going and together they plan an intervention. Tristan isn’t sleeping and his friends have noticed. He’s become a zombie running on caffeine and has been taking way more random naps around the hockey frat house. The next time they wrap up studying at ass o’clock in the morning PO drags him back to his dorm to crash on his beanbag chair instead of his lonely single so even if his insomnia won’t let him sleep he can at least watch the sun rise with the sound of a teammate’s breathing in his ears and let himself slip into sleep that way.

Send me a number 1-100 + a pairing and I will tell you what song it corresponds to on my Spotify wrapped AND give you a 5 sentence summary of a fic based on that song

[gleesongtournament]

Glee Song Tournament Round 2

[pinkytoothlesso11]

Okay, so if Morgana had been smarter than her Canon self and actually attempted to recruit Jim instead of killing him, what do you think she would use to try and tempt him to her side?

And how tempted do you think Jim would be during the recruitment attempt?

I'm not sure... There's not much to use against Jim to lure him on the opposite side. Beyond guilt tripping him that soon enough he'll get someone he loves killed, but somehow I think that would make Jim not trust her.

I guess at that point the best thing to do would be to tell the truth of what happened at Camelot. Since Arthur and Merlin were honestly more in the wrong than Morgana. She can tell him that all she ever wanted was peace for magic kind, admit that she lost her way but would be willing to work with Jim. Little does Jim know she's lying, as Morgana preys on his trusting and forgiving nature.

That would honestly have made her character more malicious if she was good at manipulating people, but also not completely crazy like in Trollhunters.

If Morgana tries to sway him it won't tempt Jim, even Morgana trying the same on Strickler didn't work in Canon. Only her ability to mind control her changelings forced Strickler to do her binding. That's not a factor for Jim.

[crowdsourcedloner]

N icknames - What do they call their s/o?

Nailah is fond of calling G'raha just Raha, though it took her a long time to work up the courage to ask. She felt she had to give him a name for her in exchange, which settled on Nai after some debate. Unknown to him, she calls him "her dearest Exarch" in her poetry attempts.

On the other side, G'raha uses Nailah's full name as often as he can, as she seems to perk up whenever he does. He's fond of calling her Miss Nailah when talking about her to others, though he doesn't notice he's doing this. While he can call her Nai if he wishes, seeing her smile when he uses her full name is more important to him.

[eiiskonigin]

@thenitemarehunter: 🎲

4. A kiss to the top of the head

Winter was very particular about a few things, when it came to her clothing: she always wore her garnet brooch, choosing to keep it close to her heart. She always wore her hair up, keeping it out of her face as best as possible. And she always, always wore heels.

Despite the fact that Winter wasn't a short woman by any means -- 5'8", to be exact -- she tended to spend the majority of her life surrounded by men who were all irritatingly taller than her, even with the four inch addition her heels granted her.

This, of course, resulted in one rather amusing upside.

"I can take them off," Winter mused, quirking a brow at Shion -- without their heels -- coming only up to just above her chin. "And you could put yours back on."

If she were being perfectly honest, she didn't think that the witch minded it all that much, however. With an amused little noise, she presses up that bit more to press a kiss to the top of their snowy hair, burying her nose against the soft locks. "...but I rarely get to feel tall. Let me take advantage for at least a minute."

kiss roulette

[goldeneyedgirl]

Listen, I NEED more unimaginable things 😭. I need Alice to wake up and for Dumbass Jasper to somehow make it better, okay? 😭😭

... okay listen, this is spooky because I just started this year's (very goddamn late - it's been a chaotic week) Valentine's Day fic set in Space!verse before I got this ask (also thank beautlilies because she was the one that got to pick which verse I wrote for Valentine's Day, and I was certain she'd pick Option A.)

However, the sequel to Unimaginable Things is coming! It's called A Sky Full of Stars, and is Alice's origin story and continuation on from Unimaginable Things. Jasper has a lot of bullshit to apologize for, honestly. It's a good thing I love fixing the messes I make.

There will also be a one-shot of Rosalie's origin story, but I haven't settled on a name. (That one might be borderline horror, tbh.) And Bella hasn't even made an appearance yet!

I have plans, anon. It's going to be so much fun!

[ebenoscast]

tags.

[harmonybarmy]

I need to to go to a rave and I need to put a hex on someone.

[allylikethecat]

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Thank you so much for sending me this ask and for playing the Get to Know Me! Ask game with me!! If anyone else wants to reblog the list themselves OR send me anything off of it (which would be super cool) the list can be found HERE.

🧡 what is your sexuality?

LOL this seems to be a popular one - apparently my sexuality is a big question (also if you figure it out I guess let me know?) As I said in the other ask I don't really have define / label myself and mostly just go with vibes 🤷🏻‍♀️ other people don't always like that answer but it works for me and ever since I stopped trying to label myself and fit into a box I've been a lot happier 😊 I know labels are a super important to a lot of people however, I always felt super restricted by them so for me personally I'm happier as undefined / here for the vibes / a good time

Thank you so much for sending me this ask!! I apologize if it wasn't the answer you were looking for. I hope you are having a wonderful Monday and a fantastic rest of your week!

❤️Ally

[carternardis]

❛ experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. ❜

Carter frowned.

It had been his third attempt at crocheting a tiny fox, and much like his previous tries, it went terribly. He'd been able to do other things, but this one fox was proving to be quite the challenge. "Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn." His eyes narrowed at Max. "Do you know how to crochet or sum?"

Carter was a patient guy, more patient than most, but this venture into crocheting was toying with it. If the tattoo artist had some insight on how to master this new skill, he'd want to know all about it. "Am I using the right needles? Maybe it's the hook - or the yarn?" He mumbled while looking down at his 3 star looking creation. "Maybe the needles are too small?" He *had* been struggling with the tiny tools in his hands, but didn't think the size of them could affect the end result.

"Go on, don't keep quiet now."