#(also i hope this goes without saying but everyone feel very free to ask me more abt this if u want jdksh)

[the-amber-droid-dreams]

Why is ga3mora written like that? Is the 3 a standin for a non Latin character? is the '3' pronounced how you say 3? it is just an autocorrect your phone learned on accident?

stand in for a non latin character yes !

theres no single letter or combination of letters that would accurately transcribe the sound. i Could use the ipa, but the easier thing to do is use numbers that resemble the arabic letters, which is how we do it in our text speak

3 = ع

theres other letters that also get this treatment, but most of those can Sort Of get transcribed other ways (e.g. 5=خ=kh or 9=ق=k) but ع gets completely ignored when anglicized ! its literally the first letter of the words "arabic", "arab", and my name. i can't really go by 3anbar though, so amber as the translation is the closest non painful alternative ill get :p

[maarslovesmonkees]

Hey!!! 👋 I wanted to know if you could do a NSFW alphabet for Caesar ?

{Caesar NSFW alphabet}

Hii!! Yes absolutely!! This is my first post, Im actually quite nervous writing😭 I really hope you enjoy (feel free to message me constructive criticism if applicable!)💞💞

Notes and warnings: Caesar x Human!Reader, Gender Neutral terms!

A = Aftercare (what they’re like after sex)

AFTERCARE IS A MUST! Incredibly giving during and after sex, will pamper you so good. He won't really talk, but his actions speak up loudly. Masaging you in your sore places, kissing your neck, giving you water, cleaning you, then giving you a cuddle right after is his little go-to aftercare routine.

B = Body part (their favorite body part of theirs and also their partner’s)

For himself, he doesn't have much of a favourite, but if he were to choose, his hands. How much he can do to you with just a touch of his hand. Loves to really feel you, caress your whole body and face, squish your sides and hold your hips as you bounce on his cock.

He loves anything squishy and smooth on their partner. Tummy, ass, tits/pecs etc. He also loves your neck. Smelling your unique human scent, biting it, licking it, nibbiling it>> (in Caesars eyes).

C = Cum (anything to do with cum, basically)

He prefers coming inside, thinking of marking you with his seed. He'll always ask before he comes though, as he knows in human culture, not everyone wants to get creampied. He also cums a big amount, a pool gushing out of you each time you get bred.

If you're scared to get cummed in he'll love to see your stomach and chest covered in his white sticky cum.

D = Dirty secret (pretty self explanatory, a dirty secret of theirs)

Definitely owned(stole from a cabinet when he was bored) and fapped to porn magazines back when he lived with Will and Caroline. He doesn't own any anymore, as he doesn't use much human products. Plus, he has you now ;3

E = Experience (how experienced are they? do they know what they’re doing?)

Not as experienced as you think BUT A VERY FAST LEARNER. He definitely has some knowledge of the human anatomy beforehand so he'll know what to do!

F = Favorite position (this goes without saying)

Missionary. Aye man he might be an ape king but he still old. Just loves getting a good look at you, and its such a comforting position for both. Vanilla and basic but theres a reason its popular.

Another would be you on top, riding him. Not as taxing on his joints, but also can get a full view of your body. How his dick slides into you, how your boobs/cock bounces as you went up and down... He just loves to give you pleasure and physically seeing it.

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.

Quite serious, and doesn't really joke during it either. He thinks sex is a very pure thing but If you do pop a joke, he'll definitely give you a chuckle as he looks at you adoringly.

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? Do they like hair on their partners? etc.

His fur is softer than you think. He's definitely quite softer than the others as well, trying to maintain a good fur routine as he doesn't want to give you rashes or anything during sex.

He doesn't mind about hair on the partner as well. Shaved, not shaved, trimmed, don't matter to him, he's putting his dick in you.

I = Intimacy (how are they during the moment? the romantic aspect)

Incredibly romantic. So giving and loving throughout it all. He doesn't talk much, and doesn't really moan either (mostly pleasured grunts), but his actions speak so much louder than words. He'll look into your eyes, caress you, and will DEFINITELY pull your head in for the forehead touch😭💞

J = Jack off (masturbation headcanon)

Doesn't masturbate often, but he prefers having you with him when he does. He LOVES mutual masturbation, you getting off, gets him off.

When he does masturbate alone, hes quiet and goes slow. Gripping his bed as he comes, thinking of filling you up.

K = Kink (one or more of their kinks)

Breeding. Thinking of giving you, a human, his kids gets him all hot and bothered. Whether or not you can have kids, hell still love to fantasize it as he fucks you. Going into positions that has a higher chance of pregnancy, loves getting in deep and cumming in deep, caressing your stomach afterwards after, and even the day after he feeds you like you were pregnant🥺

Praise. Being a king can be hard. Giving him compliments, telling him hes making you feel good, telling him how amazing of a partner he is will give him butterflies. He kind of misses his parents and grandfather. How they were so kind and always praise him. He'll MELT from both your kindness and a bit of nostalgia.

L = Location (favorite places to do the do)

His/your nest. Intimate, private, comfortable, what more can he want. He wants you to be comfortable and laying on the ground with a bunch of sharp sticks and rocks anywhere isn't ideal.

M = Motivation (what turns them on, gets them going)

You in the mood, gets him in the mood. As an Ape, he does have a keen sense of smell. If he senses your arousal, instant boner. A human loving him in such a deep, private and erotic way gets him so horny.

Also when your enjoying yourself and physically making it noticable, gets his cock ACHING. Your moans, grunts, shouting of his name, your body shaking in pelasure gets him GOINGGG.

N = No (something they wouldn’t do, turn offs)

Hes a gentle and loving man, below all his stoicism, so he wouldn't do anything that could hurt you. So sorry BDSM lovers :(

I wouldn't think he'd be interested in exhibition or anything involving such a private moment being out for everyone to see. You are his, and hes not really comfortable with others seeing such a vulnerable state for both of you.

O = Oral (preference in giving or receiving, skill, etc.)

He has no preference with giving or receiving, but again it he had to choose, giving. He just loves lapping around your heat, slurping up all your juices, and holding your shaking legs stable. He'll be sucking up your sensitive spot then going to nibble your inner thighs.

When receiving, he loves to look into your eyes, and caress your hair. He'll grabs your head oh so gently and help you keep a steady pace. He enjoys it so much but still keeps alert if your jaw starts to hurt. His cock is quite big so good luck 🤞

P = Pace (are they fast and rough? slow and sensual? etc.)

Slow and senual for the most part. Especially at first, with you being human and all. Quite fragile compared to a chimp but even after that, he likes to milk every moment of this intimate practice with you. Again, he is quite serious in this matter so he likes being in the moment.

Howeveeerrr, if you ask, he'll happily let you indulge yourself with some fast and hard fucking. Its not like he doesn't like it, he does, its just he prefers sex to be more romantic.

Q = Quickie (their opinions on quickies, how often, etc.)

He'll be open to it. Not his favourite but he understand that you both have responsibilities in the colony and need them done, so a little quickie to satisfy you both wouldn't hurt.

Its mostly in the mornings where a good quikie will happen. Waking up to get ready for todays task, but your still horny? He'll smell your arousal and give you a quick orgasm by putting his thick cock into you while stroking your sensitive bits.

R = Risk (are they game to experiment? do they take risks? etc.)

Not really but again, open to it. This is Caesar the ape king, we're talking about. He's taken so many risks in his life, and sometimes he just wants something loving, familiar and stable, especially in his sex life with his amazing mate. He'll be hesitant with experimenting but he knows he can trust you.

S = Stamina (how many rounds can they go for? how long do they last?)

If in a comfortable position, he can go all night long. Again, grown ass ape we're talking about.

Doesnt last too long when it comes to you. Maybe like 10-20 minutes hes already pumping hot cream deep inside you.

T = Toys (do they own toys? do they use them? on a partner or themselves?)

Doesn't as its quite hard to find (and maintain). If you guys actually have one for some reason, it'll definitely spice up the mutual masturbation time.

U = Unfair (how much they like to tease)

Not a teaser. He loves to give you what you want, what brings you the most pleasure. Its his duty as both a king and a mate to keep his 'subject' happy.

V = Volume (how loud they are, what sounds they make, etc.)

Vocally not loud. Grunts and heavy breathing mostly, with a couple of moans here and there.

W = Wild card (a random headcanon for the character)

Doesn't do it often, but loves to stay inside of you after sex. Keeping his cum plugged in deep all night long, and just being attached makes him feel so warm.

X = X-ray (let’s see what’s going on under those clothes)

5 inches but VERY girthy🙏

Y = Yearning (how high is their sex drive?)

Normal ish. Around 6/10. You can turn him on quite quickly though.

Z = Zzz (how quickly they fall asleep afterwards)

He doesn't sleep fast at all. It actually takes quite a while for him to fall asleep. He just loves to stare at you as you sleep, post orgasm and such. He snuggles you up close, kissing your forhead for a while. He likes to look over you, in a protective sense, after sex. He feels the most relaxed in his life with his mate just sleeping next to them, and hes not one to waste a moment.

[torchwood-99]

A Change in Circumstances

As Eowyn's desires for liberty were intertwined with her desires for battle, her rejection of warfare at the end of the narrative can be read as a rejection of liberty, and an acceptance of her feminine cage.

However, across the narrative, peace of war, healing over violence, when possible, is treated as the ideal, and Eowyn is far from the only character who decides that now the battle is won, to dedicate herself to healing and tending the earth.

The question is, is Eowyn's embrace of healing and gardening an acceptance of her cage, of her socially dictated role according to her gender, or does she still manage to break free of the cage she dreaded so much, and achieve liberty, even now the fighting is sone.

What I'm looking for here is evidence that Eowyn's circumstances has significantly altered, and not just in that the world now has peace and the cage has become more comfortable, but that the aspects of her life that created the cage are now gone.

A none too significant part of her cage was Eowyn's own depression, fed on by Grima's manipulation. The mental cage she was trapped in we can see has most decidedly been broken down by the end of the narrative, as she has now found joy and hope. However, Eowyn's depression did not exist in a vacuum, nor did Grima alone hold responsibility for her despair, as Gandalf spelled out.

‘My friend,’ said Gandalf, ‘you had horses, and deeds of arms, and the free fields; but she, born in the body of a maid, had a spirit and courage at least the match of yours. Yet she was doomed to wait upon an old man, whom she loved as a father, and watch him falling into a mean dishonoured dotage; and her part seemed to her more ignoble than that of the staff he leaned on.

Gandalf goes on to confirm that Grima did prey on Eowyn's unhappiness and encourage her disgust for her own house, but even without Grima, Eowyn's role and position was one of frustration and dishonour.

Let's look at this summary of Eowyn's position, and how it encapsulates how the expectations of her gender resulted in her her feelings so trapped.

you had horses, and deeds of arms, and the free fields

She was confined to the house, for the most part. Physically, she was caged. She also lacked Eomer's opportunities for catharsis, to go out and confront the horrors plaguing their people, instead forced to stay behind and wait for whatever was coming to come.

She lacks a freedom of movement. The very first words we see directed to her is a dismissal, an order to leave the room.

And you, lady, leave him a while with me. I will care for him.’ ´ ‘Go, Eowyn sister-daughter!’ said the old king. ‘The time for fear is past.’ The woman turned and went slowly into the house.

You can feel her reluctance, yet silently Eowyn does as she is ordered. Her movement is utterly dictated to her by others.

she, born in the body of a maid, had a spirit and courage at least the match of yours. Yet she was doomed to wait upon an old man

Eowyn had skills, courage and abilities that would have made her an excellent leader. Yet her sex required her to live in subservience. Her role was not to lead but to serve. Even when Theoden is cured and Grima banished, she is stuck in servitude.

At ´ the king’s board sat Eomer and the four guests, and there also waiting upon ´ the king was the lady Eowyn. They ate and drank swiftly.

The contrast between Eowyn and Eomer's positions are clear. Eowyn servies, Eomer sits. Eomer can dine with the king, but Eowyn must wait on him.

This is the second time we see Eowyn after she was dismissed from the hall, the care of the king transferred from her to Gandalf. She isn't desired to confer on Grima's fate, something she would have perhaps more right to have a say on than everyone but Theoden, but she is allowed in when Theoden needs someone to serve him at dinner.

Even when Eowyn does finally get granted some leadership responsibility, it is in a position no one else asks for, and she is only chosen after Theoden has petitioned literally every other man present to take the charge, and has confirmed that if he and Eomer die, he intends to throw his crown to the masses, than recognise her as heir.

‘Behold! I go forth, and it seems like to be my last riding,’ said Theoden. ‘I have no child. Theodred my son is slain. I name Eomer my sister-son to be my heir. If neither of us return, then choose a new lord as you will. But to some one I must now entrust my people that I leave behind, to rule them in my place. Which of you will stay?’ No man spoke. ‘Is there none whom you would name? In whom do my people trust?’ ‘In the House of Eorl,’ answered Ha´ma. ‘But Eomer ´ I cannot spare, nor would he stay,’ said the king; ‘and he is the last of that House.’ ´ ‘I said not Eomer,’ answered Hama.

Theoden doesn't refuse to grant Eowyn this position, but he does so after literally asking if anybody else would like to rule in his stead, and having forgotten that Eowyn was even a member of his house.

So as well as being stuck in a role that she loathes, the man she endures such unhappiness for barely even notices it, or notices her. She gets very little credit or recognition from him.

whom she loved as a father,

She loved Theoden. She loved him and was unable to heal him or spare his suffering. She couldn't go out and fight for their kingdom, and she couldn't protect him in their own home either.

watch him falling into a mean dishonoured dotage; and her part seemed to her more ignoble than that of the staff he leaned on.

As well as being pained for his suffering, Theoden's "dishonoured dotage" seemed to reflect upon her. Her role, one already of servitude, was made all the more ignoble.

in the middle of the dais was a great gilded chair. Upon it sat a man so bent with age that he seemed almost a dwarf; but his white hair was long and thick and fell in great braids from beneath a thin golden circlet set upon his brow. In the centre upon his forehead shone a single white diamond. His beard was laid like snow upon his knees; but his eyes still burned with a bright light, glinting as he gazed at the strangers. Behind his chair stood a woman clad in white.

The first time we see Eowyn, she is standing behind Theoden's chair. She is the "great woman behind the great man". The injustice that she must be "behind the great man", unable to let her own greatness stand for itself, receive its own credit, and instead forced to settle fr Theoden's reflected glory, is bad enough, but it's even more galling that at this moment in time, the "great man" isn't all that great.

Eowyn has the potential for greatness. Eowyn knows she has the potential for greatness. But because she is a woman, she is expected to stifle her own potential, to wait upon a man and act as a facilitator for his greatness. And if he isn't achieving greatness, then his own failure is reflected on her.

more ignoble than that of the staff he leaned on.

That closing line leaves us with an image of Eowyn, not as a person, but as a tool. Something to be used, something to be pushed down to prop someone else up. Something that does not receive credit or mutual support, because it is an object, not a being, with hopes, dreams, ambitions or desires for itself.

Her own self is denied, she is instead pushed into the role of caretaker or "dry nurse", a role that both she and Tolkien affirm is one she isn't suited for, but must take on, because she is a woman and it is her duty to care, and to care without expecting reciprocal efforts from her male kinfolk. She is a woman, she is nurturing, she is happy to live her life in silent, gentle service, even if she isn't.

Eowyn herself speaks out at her frustration, and reveals her fears for herself.

A cage,’ she said. ‘To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire.’

Eowyn's people pass their history on through songs of great deeds. Eowyn knows full well that if she never achieves a great deed, something she is fully capable of, she will be forgotten. Her brother, her uncle, her cousin, all of them will go down in legend, but she, despite all her labours, despite all her efforts, will be forgotten.

This is a fate that has been, and has continued to be, inflicted in women all throughout history. This isn't a minor complaint, it's a major injustice, one that Eowyn feels bitterly.

To be barred from martial feats don't just deny Eowyn a place in her people's history, but also in the brotherhood and camaraderie shared by the soldiers who face terrors together.

‘Behold the White Rider!’ cried Aragorn, and all took up the words. ‘Our King and the White Rider!’ they shouted. ‘Forth Eorlingas!’ The trumpets sounded. The horses reared and neighed. Spear clashed on shield. Then the king raised his hand, and with a rush like the sudden onset of a great wind the last host of Rohan rode thundering into the West. Far over ´ the plain Eowyn saw the glitter of their spears, as she stood still, alone before the doors of the silent house

We see the friendship, the encouragement, the noise and the passion shared between the soldiers. Eowyn sees this too, but she is frozen, alone and left with silence and emptiness, because she is a woman and has no place in their world.

So this is a break down of how gender roles have created a "cage" for Eowyn. The question now is, does Eowyn escape the cage, or does she move from one cage to another, more pleasant, more comfortable cage.

Let's get an easy one out of the way. Does Eowyn win renown, and establish her place in her people's history?

Yes. Very much so. She won the Witch King, she rode to battle in Gondor's defence. This does not go unacknowledged.

So Theoden and Eowyn came to the City of Gondor, and all who saw them bared their heads and bowed;

But Eomer said: ‘Where is the Lady Eowyn, my sister; for surely she should be lying beside the king, and in no less honour? Where have they bestowed her?’

(Eomer-a nice shift from earlier, where the expectation is that Eowyn wait upon the king, now she is credited the right to lie beside him in equal honour, and this before Eomer knew of the Witch King)

Alas! for her deeds have set her among the queens of great renown.

(Aragorn)

but I do not offer you my pity. For you are a lady high and valiant and have yourself won renown that shall not be forgotten;

(Faramir)

In that day Eowyn also won renown, for ´ she fought in that battle, riding in disguise; and was known after in the Mark as the Lady of the Shield-arm.

(Appendices)

Eowyn's desire for battle wasn't just in battle itself, nor the more selfless desire of fighting for her people and loved ones, although her defence of Theoden shows that was a strong factor, but also to ensure she left a legacy of her own behind. In slaying the Witch King, this was accomplished. She basically hit the target with the first arrow.

This also clears up another question, does Eowyn get any credit. Are Eowyn's efforts, Eowyn's contributions, Eowyn's skills, recognised and celebrated, and is Eowyn celebrated for them? She does, she is renowned, she is beloved, her people will remember her, those around her recognise her for what she has achieved.

That when she and Theoden were carried through the streets of Minas Tirith, the people bowed to them, and that Eomer insisted she deserved to lie in equal honour to the King, signifies she has stepped beyond Theoden's shadow, no longer the great woman behind the great man, but stands as his equal, recognised for her own greatness.

There is also a hope that what she was before, and who she was before, are also recognised.

Then Eomer was silent, and looked on his sister, as if pondering anew all the days of their past life together.

Eowyn's elevation from their uncle's walking stick into fully fledged person didn't come about only after she earned that right through battle. Eomer is forced to reconsider everything he had assumed about her, rethinking the days that had come before and what that had meant for her. This is promising for the days that follow.

So, Eowyn's accomplishments in battle, her defeat of the Witck King, see her emerging from the role of "great woman behind great man", with her skills and abilities celebrated, but is this a fluke? Is this a one off, and is Eowyn to now content herself with retreating back into the shadows, and waiting on another man, basking in his reflected glory? Now she has done her deed in battle, and like many others would prefer peace and healing, is she content to do so in her suitably "feminine" position, one of servitude and obedience?

Faramir gives us the answer to that.

Then Faramir laughed merrily. ‘That is well,’ he said; ‘for I am not a king. Yet I will wed with the White Lady of Rohan, if it be her will. And if she will, then let us cross the River and in happier days let us dwell in fair Ithilien and there make a garden. All things will grow with joy there, if the White Lady comes.’

There doesn't seem to be much of a suggestion that Eowyn's role with Faramir is to be one of obedience. Faramir is deferring here to her will, twice.

Crucially, when he speaks of his hopes for their future together, who is it that will be celebrated, who is that is centred? It is the "White Lady", for whom "all things will grow with joy there".

While gardening and healing are seen as more feminine pursuits than fighting, the right and desire to be recognised and celebrated for one's accomplishments is seen in itself as something masculine. To be noticed, to be seen, to be rewarded, to be publicly acknowledged, is seen in itself as something masculine, whereas modesty is considered a feminine virtue. This is not a virtue Faramir is expecting of Eowyn, or Eowyn shows little inclination to adopt.

When Eowyn declares a desire to be a healer, for all that healing is seen more "feminine" than fighting, (yet in itself less "feminine" than nursing", and is a role that establishes Elrond and Aragorn's power and authority) in doing so, she is rejecting the "ultimate woman's role", and that is embracing a life dedicated to being her husband's helpmeet.

Becoming a healer will require to take on duties and work that will distract her from tending full time to her husband, her husband's needs and her husband's desires. She will be there for him, but she is not going to be living her life in orbit around Faramir, as she did around Theoden. She will have work and duties, interests and goals, that exist beyond the domestic sphere. That exist beyond Faramir.

Is Eowyn intending to give herself over to the "feminine" virtues of servitude, modesty and obedience? Is her existence going to revolve around a man, tending to his needs, looking after his house and children, seeing to his emotional and physical comfort, so that he is free to step out and change the world, leaving her behind to content herself in his reflected glory?

No. Not one bit.

On the question of "feminine virtues", is Eowyn also going to be caged by the expectation that she, as a woman, take on the burden of being family caretaker alone. After all, she is the woman, Faramir is the lord and provider. Is it to be her task to tend to serve and his to lead?

The first time Eowyn meets Faramir, she recognises that he is at once a skilled and powerful soldier, and yet also she sees the gentleness within him.

And she looked at him and saw the grave tenderness in his eyes, and yet knew, for she was bred among men of war, that here was one whom no Rider of the Mark would outmatch in battle

He possesses a combination of "masculine" and "feminine" virtues, power and gentleness, and while he is capable of using both, you rather gather that he takes greater joy using the latter.

though her words were still proud, her heart faltered, and for the first time she doubted herself. She guessed that this tall man, both stern and gentle, might think her merely wayward, like a child that has not the firmness of mind to go on with a dull task to the end.

This combination of "masculine" and "feminine" attributes seems to cause Eowyn to question herself and her desires, in a way that the "masculine" orders of Theoden, Eomer and Aragorn failed to do.

Faramir, being both gentle and strong, "masculine" and "feminine" is someone Eowyn can show her underbelly too, reveal her own gentleness, because he will not see that as a cause to doubt her strength.

Faramir, for all that Eowyn fears she comes across as a child to him, willingly meets Eowyn on equal terms. He draws her attention to the fact they are in the same situation;

‘I myself am in the Warden’s keeping,’ answered Faramir.

and speaks to her as a fellow soldier,

You will be better prepared to face it in your own manner, if while there is still time you do as the Healer commanded. You and I, we must endure with patience the hours of waiting.’

After establishing he is willing to look on Eowyn as a fellow soldier, he also reveals himself capable and willing to take on the role of housekeeper and dry nurse.

‘Your window does not look eastward?’ he said. ‘That can be amended. In this I will command the Warden. If you will stay in this house in our care, lady, and take your rest, then you shall walk in this garden in the sun, as you will; and you shall look east, whither all our hopes have gone.

Eowyn, who has chafed at being charged with "finding the bedding" for the men, in order to free the men up to go and rule and fight, has her bedding and domestic arrangements organised by Faramir. Faramir doesn't begrudge listening to her domestic concerns or tending to her domestic comforts. He also arranges clothing for her, and he does so willingly.

It is Faramir who heals Eowyn, but he doesn't heal her through practical application of scientific knowledge, the "masculine" way of healing someone (if we consider how the stereotype is "man is doctor, woman is nurse), but through tending to her emotional and domestic needs.

Under his care, Eowyn softens up, but she gains gentleness for having been shown some, and still she is "queenly". Still she is proud. Her first response to getting engaged to Faramir is to mock his people and their snobbery towards her own.

Then must I leave my own people, man of Gondor?’ she said. ‘And would you have your proud folk say of you: ‘‘There goes a lord who tamed a wild shieldmaiden of the North! Was there no woman of the race of Numenor to choose?’’ ’

Even in a moment of great romance, she is challenging and sharp, there's now an additional humour and joy to it. No terms of endearments or reverence for Faramir. She calls him neither "my lord" nor "my love", but "Man of Gondor".

In the engagement scene, Faramir and Eowyn both declare their visions for the future.

I stand in Minas Anor, the Tower of the Sun,’ she said; ‘and behold! the Shadow has departed! I will be a shieldmaiden no longer, nor vie with the great Riders, nor take joy only in the songs of slaying. I will be a healer, and love all things that grow and are not barren.’ And again she looked at Faramir. ‘No longer do I desire to be a queen,’ she said. Then Faramir laughed merrily. ‘That is well,’ he said; ‘for I am not a king. Yet I will wed with the White Lady of Rohan, if it be her will. And if she will, then let us cross the River and in happier days let us dwell in fair Ithilien and there make a garden. All things will grow with joy there, if the White Lady comes.’

Eowyn's vision for the future revolves around herself, her dreams, her accomplishments, her role. Although she is turning away from the "traditionally masculine" role of warrior in favour of that comparatively more "feminine" role of healer and gardener, she still does the "masculine" thing of focussing on her ambitions, her wishes, her contribution to the world.

What's more, taking on the role of healer allows her to move on from her prior existence of a dry nurse, her former sense of helplessness, tending to Theoden's emotional needs and comforts, without being able to heal or fix the problem at hand. Confronting a problem, tackling it, instead of easing the symptoms.

Faramir's vision, by contrast, fits the "feminine, domestic" model of revolving around romance, around the person he is in love with. Faramir's vision focusses on the domestic and romantic, Eowyn's vision focusses on goals and ambitions.

Faramir's vision for the future is a vision of life with Eowyn, and Eowyn doing amazing things. Eowyn's vision of the future is also a vision of Eowyn doing amazing things. Faramir is only mentioned in a coy little hint, that she no longer wishes to be a queen.

This is not a case of a GNC woman embracing gender roles after being "tamed" by an alpha man. This is not a trad-wife happily submitting to a trad-husband. This is not a marriage where the division of labour is split clean down "masculine" jobs and "feminine" jobs, where outwardly there seems to be a balance but is in practise crushing at least one of their souls, but a partnership where both parties are capable of taking on the "man's" work and "woman's" work as needed.

Eowyn is given credit for her own skills and achievements. Eowyn is freed from a life as the "great woman behind a great man". Eowyn no longer has the sole responsibility of "woman's work" and "woman's virtue" on her shoulders. That is several key bars to her cage gone.

So, does Eowyn have freedom of movement, is she physically free from the house, and is she still barred from the bonds of camaraderie we see her denied at the beginning of the narrative?

Eowyn's ability to move as she wishes is a consistent struggle for her. First we meet her, she is silently sent from the room, walking slowly, but moving nonetheless. That encapsulates her entire existence. She is sent away, she is left behind, she is told stay, she is told go.

Eowyn finally gains some freedom of movement by travelling to battle, but only through disguise. After her identity is revealed, she is once more restricted in her movements, forced to remain in the Houses of Healing.

However, when Eomer asks her to come to him in Cormallen, she refuses.

And Eowyn did not go, though her brother sent word begging her ´ to come to the field of Cormallen

That Eomer is "begging" her, as opposed to commanding, indicates that something of a power shift has occurred. As king, Eomer is in a position to order Eowyn's presence, yet instead he not only asks, he begs, he humbles himself in his wish for Eowyn to come to him. Eowyn refuses. It's a small thing, but it's a tentative step towards her openly taking charge of her movements.

The next patriarchal figure to try and command her movements is the Warden.

I bid her farewell, and may she suffer never hurt nor sickness again. I commend her to the care of the Steward of the City, until her brother returns.’ But Eowyn ´ said: ‘Yet now that I have leave to depart, I would remain. For this House has become to me of all dwellings the most blessed.’

Here, Eowyn rejects the Warden's decree. He tries to pass her into the "care of the Steward", transferring authority over her from himself to her future husband, until Eomer returns, but Eowyn refuses, and chooses to stay in the place she finds most comfortable. That she is intending to become a healer too makes you wonder that if she is planning on beginning some of her training as a healer there.

And Eowyn said to Faramir: ‘Now I must go back to my own land and look on it once again, and help my brother in his labour; but when one whom I long loved as father is laid at last to rest, I will return.’

When Eowyn returns to Rohan, she does at her own will. Once more, she takes on the "masculine" role of leaving behind her love in order to do her duty to her country, returning only when her work as she sees it is done. Faramir takes on the "feminine" role, the role of Arwen, waiting for his love to return when she is free to do so, and her work that's keeping her from him is complete. Until she has buried Theoden and helped rebuild Rohan, Faramir and being with Faramir has to take second priority.

Faramir also takes on the feminine role again, when he remains behind at Edoras after Aragorn leaves.

Aragorn and his knights, and the people of Lo´rien and of ´ Rivendell, made ready to ride; but Faramir and Imrahil remained at Edoras; and Arwen Evenstar remained also,

Faramir has work and responsibilities in Gondor, but he chooses to stay in Rohan for a while to be with Eowyn. That Arwen also stays behind, also draw further parallels between herself and Faramir

Just as Faramir hinged marrying Eowyn and going to Ithilien with Eowyn on Eowyn's will, Eomer declares that the marriage between Faramir and Eowyn is taking place because Eowyn wills it.

Hear then all my guests, fair folk of many realms, such as have never before been gathered in this hall! Faramir, Steward of Gondor, and Prince of Ithilien, asks that Eowyn ´ Lady of Rohan should be his wife, and she grants it full willing. Therefore they shall be troth-plighted before you all.’

Eomer and Faramir, the two most important people in Eowyn's life, the two figures who might most readily enact patriarchal influence over Eowyn, have both affirmed that Eowyn's will, her actions and her movements, are for her to determine.

Rather like the Warden, Aragorn slips into old patriarchal attitudes;

‘No niggard are you, Eomer,’ said Aragorn, ‘to give thus to Gondor ´the fairest thing in your realm!’

treating the marriage as a deal between Eomer and Faramir. However, Eowyn speaks up, and reminds Aragorn whom this marriage is actually for, centring herself.

Then Eowyn looked in the eyes of Aragorn, and she said: ‘Wish me joy, my liege-lord and healer!’

Her address is respectful, but she looks him in the eye, taking an equal, not a submissive pose, and makes a demand of him, instructing him to wish her happiness. She isn't playing the silent and demure bride, passively being passed from family to groom, she is blunt and assertive, the agent in her own destiny.

Is Eowyn still excluded from the friendships enjoyed between the male characters?

Eowyn, I would not have this world end now, or lose so soon what I have found.’ ‘Lose what you have found, lord?’ she answered; but she looked at him gravely and her eyes were kind. ‘I know not what in these days you have found that you could lose. But come, my friend, let us not speak of it!

Faramir is Eowyn's love interest, but before she falls in love with him, she views him as a friend. The romantic bond between them is one strengthened with real friendship and mutual experiences.

Eowyn's most evident and important friendship is that between herself and Merry. She and Merry rode into battle together, and together took down a terrible monster. When Eowyn awoke from the Black Breath, one of the first things Eowyn did is wish to hear of Merry and ensure he was rewarded.

And what of the king’s esquire, ´ the Halfling? Eomer, you shall make him a knight of the Riddermark, for he is valiant!’

Our final image of Eowyn, the last time we see her, she is bidding goodbye to Merry, alongside Eomer, and affirming her friendship to him.

At the last before the guests set out Eomer and Eowyn came to Merry, and they said: ‘Farewell now, Meriadoc of the Shire and Holdwine of the Mark! Ride to good fortune, and ride back soon to our welcome!’ And Eomer said: ‘Kings of old would have laden you with gifts ´ that a wain could not bear for your deeds upon the fields of Mundburg; and yet you will take naught, you say, but the arms that were given to you. This I suffer, for indeed I have no gift that is worthy; but my sister begs you to receive this small thing, as a memorial of Dernhelm and of the horns of the Mark at the coming of the morning.’ Then Eowyn gave to Merry an ancient horn, small but cunningly wrought all of fair silver with a baldric of green; and wrights had engraven upon it swift horsemen riding in a line that wound about it from the tip to the mouth; and there were set runes of great virtue. ‘This is an heirloom of our house,’ said Eowyn. ‘It was made by the Dwarves, and came from the hoard of Scatha the Worm. Eorl the Young brought it from the North. He that blows it at need shall set fear in the hearts of his enemies and joy in the hearts of his friends, and they shall hear him and come to him.’ Then Merry took the horn, for it could not be refused, and he kissed Eowyn’s ´ hand; and they embraced him, and so they parted for that time.

Once more, Eowyn is bidding someone goodbye from Edoras. The contrast between that first image of Eowyn, standing alone, left with silence, as the men ride out together, and this final image, Eowyn standing with Eomer, jointly bidding goodbye to their friend and her brother at arms, giving him a fine gift that will "set fear in the hearts of his enemies and joy in the hearts of his friends, and they shall hear him and come to him". is striking.

Far from being consigned to the sidelines, the last we see of Eowyn, she is joining in an embrace between herself, her brother and her brother at arms.

Far from being left behind to emptiness and silence, she is in the midst of a warm and passionate embrace, celebrating a bond forged through deeds, suffering, courage and triumph.

Finally, does Eowyn have "open fields" and "horses"? With her freedom of movement allowed to her last, she is no longer confined to the house. That newly gained sense of freedom is made all the more apparent through her planning to move to Ithilien, the "garden of Gondor", where she will love "love all things that grow" and "grow a garden". No longer is she caged, mentally, socially or physically.

In conclusion, Eowyn has gone from being in the shadows, a "great woman behind a great man", to being recognised for her own greatness. She has gone from having her every move dictated, to now taking control of her actions, answerable to her own will. She has gone being near constantly caged in the house to thriving in nature in the Garden of Gondor. She is side lined no longer, but celebrated and embraced at last by those around her.

Eowyn's circumstances have changed drastically, and not just through the land being at peace, and being tied not to an old man in need of a nurse, but a handsome and virile warrior, but through her own position, her own rights and freedoms, which had once been severely limited and impacted by the sexism in her patriarchal culture, having significantly improved, freeing her from the cage that she lived in such fear of.

[broz0neglitters]

We get down every Friday night ˚ ༘♡ 📗⋆｡ ˚ ❀

Clay x fem reader Smut/NSFW

Warning: Smut,P*rn mention

-He will take it slow on your first time

-He likes to watch p*rn only with you so you both would watch it together and he would want you to rubs his hard cock til he cums on your hands all over

-You guys would get freaky every friday night Dancin' and grindin' in the pale moonlight cuz that when clay usally don't have much work to do (Yes, another lana del rey reference)

-During the first time he will dry hump you which makes you turn on

-He likes touching your lady part when you're doing dishes etc he even attempted to rub it to see you moan or see if you can keep a straight face

-He'll let you cockwarm while he's working

-he once rubs your lady part while you were cutting vegetables you almost cut yourself because you couldn't hold it in because of how good it felt when he was fingering you...

-He likes it when you beg for him

-He's big on nickname once it comes to sex He'll called you Sexy,Baby,Mama and Bitch (He dosen't mean it as a bad way it just his thing when you guys do the deeds)

-He will go to town on you like literally he's a rough fucker

-His cock is thin and long

-when putting his cock into your lady parts he will say thing like "Stay still.. I'm almost done" "mm.. u Feel good ma" etc.

-While he's fucking you he will make you moan out his name no matter what he isn't worry if anyone could hear you moan his name he wants everyone to know who his little bitch is when going to town on you

"What's my name mamas?"

"Say it louder, say it you mean it moan out my name babygirl.", "I can't hear you let me hear you beautiful."

-He loves it when you suck him off

-He loves cockwarming so do expect him to ask you to cockwarm espically when he's working

-He's a rough finger fucker he will finger you really roughly but he goes slow on your first time

-Usually clay will dominate you during sex but he'll let you dominate him sometimes

-He will leaves a bunch of hickeys on your thighs and lady parts

-He will cum all over your hot body,mouth,face he will even cum inside you if you let him his cum is super thick

-just like branch he wants you to ride on his cock like there no tomorrow

-He loves it when you're so needy for him to go faster he also loves it when you moans out his name during sex

-He likes it when you choke on his cock

-He wants you to suck it just like a lollipop

-He loves to face fuck you

-he would beg if you stop sucking his lollipop

-Clay isn't loud but you'll hear him grunt and stuff

-Clay will lick your cunt like a hungry horny dog and he will tease your clit

-he loves to see your expression when he tease you and finger you

-Your legs for sure will be numb the next day but don't worry he'll carried you around the house

-His after sex care is meh he would just get you some fews stuff for you because he wants to get back to work after having sex

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[hausofanya]

“you know, i should have asked if i could get free tickets.”

cléo sighs wistfully, sending the camera a pout before she shrugs one shoulder gracefully. “guess i really will have to fight a teenager for a good spot. get ready to defend your honor.”

“but enough of that. let’s find out next guest…ooh!”

cléo brightens as she spots someone off camera once again, beckoning the camera to follow her as she taps her shoulder lightly. “a moment of your time, please and thank you!”

“of course, of course. hi darling!” kaia turns to cléo with a gracious, warm smile, smoothing down the white silk of her gown with a practiced grace. “i’m hiiragi kaoru of hiraeth—though everyone here calls me kaia, the proclaimed princess of japan!” she laughs, her eyes sparkling with a playful glint when mentioning one of her titles.

“i’m also one of tonight’s hosts, though certainly not as beloved as our wonderful cléo here!” she adds with a hint of mischief, her warmth and excitement shining as she shares a quick, friendly look with the other.

“oh, stop,” cléo laughs, waving the other off with a bashful grin. “i’m really glad to see you here! you’re stunning—what are you wearing?”

“thank you, thank you! i’m wearing a custom-made pinkong gown,” she says, giving a graceful, slow twirl to show off the elegant dress, finishing with a light fluff of the bow tied around her neck. “isn't it lovely? i heard it's from their latest bridal collection, but they gave it a special twist just for me and tonight's event.”

“you were definitely someone muse in a past life, that’s for sure. if you’ll allow me to be nosy for a few minutes—what are three things you can’t live without?”

“my girls, obviously, but i suppose that’s a bit too obvious, isn’t it?” she says, tapping her finger thoughtfully against her chin. “so i’d say… my personal laptop— there’s so much in there, from music to very interesting photos i could totally use for blackmail,” she teases, scrunching her nose to show she’s joking.

“then, my favorite sunglasses—can’t go anywhere without them—and my charger, since my phone’s battery is always low.” she pauses, laughing, “in fact, i think it’s low as we speak! i was hit with a 20% message before coming here.”

“braver than the marines for that,” cléo gives another salute, “i start fidgeting when my battery is below 60 percent. on power saving mode. solid answers! anything mind blowing happen to you this year?”

kaia hums, pursing her glossy lips for a second or two. “does it matter if it’s not career related? and that it’s not as dramatic? because we spent this summer at poppy’s place in lake como, and…” cléo looks intrigued as kaia laughs, “i may have tokyo-drifted a boat a little too hard.”

cléo then snorts as kaia makes a playful swooping motion with her hand. “yvan almost became one with the fishies! luckily, nothing bad happened, but poppy says i’m officially banned from driving a boat ever again.”

“i’m sure it’s not that hard.. it’s kinda like mario kart, right?” kaia hides her smile as cléo inquires the camera as if asking for an answer. “i bet i could drive a boat, no problem.”

“now we know hiraeth was nominated for a bunch of awards collectively, to which—congrats! but i want to know how you feel about everyone else.”

“i fear you won’t get any drama from me tonight, dear. at least not tonight.” she pouts when cléo sighs dramatically, placing a hand on her chest before giggling. “i think everyone—us, my members, all the these incredible people, and… that man,” she adds with a playful cringe at the mention of the ‘villain,’ “—truly deserved their nominations. i’m excited to see who goes home with one, or maybe a handful of awards.”

“well! certain people definitely deserved their nominations. i can only hope the public crowns them as such.” cléo’s stare into the camera is relaxed but clearly pointed, rolling her eyes before going back to a causal smile. “but speaking of weirdos and degenerates and villains… what’s the weirdest thing someone has done to get your attention?”

“okay, so,” she nods, casually pushing a strand of hair behind her diamond-studded ear, “this isn’t really that weird, but it definitely is, because how the hell did they get my address—”

“i swear this has happened to everyone at least once.” cléo shakes her head, “it’s almost like artists are people who deserve basic human rights.”

“right? but there was this fan from a tiny little town in europe, i think? well, they sent me a giant box filled with this one mexican snack i mentioned loving the last time we were in mexico. they shipped it all the way from another country to my place. pretty weird, no?” she extends her gloved hand as if to emphasize her point, a playful expression on her face.

“the snacks were delicious, no doubt about it, but it was weird. and, yeah, you guessed it, i had to move out of there.”

“you’re better than me… i had a situation where someone wedged a spy cam into a cute plushie and now i no longer like that specific character anymore.” cléo huffs, “you guys are weird.” she then takes kaia’s hand in an attempt to lighten the mood, adding on, “i’m collecting idols for a collective group therapy session. you’ve been formally invited!”

as kaia laughs, cléo moves forward with the rest of her questions. “especially since everyone seems to have weird search histories. do you also have weird searches?”

she pauses at the question, something akin to hesitation playing on her face before her voice rings out firm yet teasing. “i googled poppy and i’s ship name.” she shrugs, a light laugh escaping her lips as cléo gasps a faint ooh! “look, i was on the hunt for this one picture i knew the shippers had because it’s one of our favorites, but none of us had it on hand, and we really wanted to see something.” she adds with a grin, raising a finger to tap against her temple. “word of advice: when in doubt, just lurk the shippers for a minute. no more. then, she mumbles awkwardly, “you find out a loooot of things there...”

kaia hums, nodding slowly. “well, i watched anime, and i wanted to be sailor moon,” she laughs, a twinkle lighting up her eyes at the mention of her favorite franchise. cléo nods with excited interest. “but wait—now that i’m thinking about it, saying that isn’t too far-fetched! we did have a sailor moon collab in one of our past eras, and there’s been talks about doing something fun again, so dreams really do come true, after all.”

quickly, she moves her index finger close to her lips, her expression shifting to one of mock seriousness. “but you didn’t hear that from me, okay?”

quickly, she straightens up, a gloved hand playfully tugging at the lace around her neck as she continues. “but i’ll be honest; acting has never really been on my mind.” she pauses, her brow furrowing in thought. “though, every time i watch moulin rouge—and this happens often, by the way—i can’t help but imagine myself as satine.” her smile brightens, a hint of excitement in her voice, “maybe one day?”

“rooting for you! moulin rouge is a gorgeous production. i saw it on broadway a few years ago and it changed my life.” cléo nods sagely, “i think it’s up there for me with chicago and kinky boots. hope you get the role!”

“and now… for my last question,” cléo’s brows raise as a cheeky smile spreads across her lips. “any relationship details you wanna spill? just for me? pretty please with angel wings?”

“oh nooooooo,” kaia mumbles, shaking her head with a playful grin as teasing tsk’s start escaping her lips. “i’m really sorry to disappoint, but there’s no one in my life. it’s just me, my pen, and my members.” she pouts dramatically, her expression exaggerated as if the revelation is a major letdown.

“i know it must be a bummer,” she adds sarcastically as cléo wilts, a hint of humor playing in her tone and expression, “i’m fully aware that i’m ‘shipped’ with half the industry—poppy included.” a sparkle of mischief flickers in her eyes at the mention of her bandmate, who often blushed whenever their pairing was brought up. “but yeah, no.”

clearing her throat, kaia straightens up, her demeanor transforming into one of elegant poise, a striking contrast to her earlier playful spirit. “what can i say? i’m very career-driven.” she shrugs with a radiant smile, embracing her dedication with a hint of pride in her eyes.

“aw. well thank you for indulging me,” cléo smiles as she waves her off, “and have a good rest of your night!”

when kaia leaves, cléo hums in thought. “kinky boots is such a good production. god bless musical theater and billy porter.”

you can find kaia at @almostyours ! thanks for joining the event !

[galactiquest]

Hi call me blueberry anon or just blue!

I was hopin to ask with Vash and Knives with an Angel!reader g/n.

Like you know when Vash and Knives show their true selves and reader dont give a shit because they literally have giant ass wings and multiple eyes yknow like one of those biblical accurate angel but more human.

If its too specific just ignore this JDJKDKDKDK (ps when i said show their true selves i immediately thought of those wolf alpha vids on tiktok)

Hello Blueberry Anon~ I'm sorry that this took longer than usual to get to, I promise I wasn't ignoring or forgetting this request! College woes... (´Д｀)

I think this is a super cute idea and I'm always a sucker for a chaotic angel or devil or any sort of creature really. (Probably why I enjoy writing about Vash and Knives being little beasts so much LOL)

Vash and Knives x Angel!Reader: Heaven

Content warnings: None, but the descriptions of multiple eyes/wings might be offputting to some. Otherwise just fluff!

Vash

I take Vash as someone who's really accepting of everyone else's differences--even to the point where he'll feel a sort of disdain towards his own differences because of it.

But when he learns about your otherworldly nature? He's immediately curious. He really can't help himself.

He wants to ask a lot of questions. How do you hide your wings? Are humans afraid of you? Do you have any sorts of powers? Does this mean you're immortal--wait, are you here on a mission?!

Whether you indulge him or not in answers is up to you. He won't pry (but he might whine a little if you tell him it's a secret).

Now that he knows you're different, he wants to embrace it as much as possible. He's always trying to compliment how soft your wings are, how radiant and sparkling your eyes are, etc.

I think this especially goes for the '98 iteration of Vash--the "did it hurt when you fell from Heaven" pickup line. Feel free to respond with "yeah, actually, a lot" to get him sputtering and scrambling to apologize.

Knives

When you explain it to him, he's very quiet at first, running all possible responses through his head. What he doesn't say (but is thinking) is that he's thankful you're not human (because admitting he loves a human is an utterly impossible feat!).

He also hopes, deep down, that since you're inhuman, you might better understand his intentions for a world without humans. (Of course, if you're the kind of angel who's sent to help humans, this goes against your direct orders... cue troubles!)

He has a deep respect for your otherworldly self, being not of the planet himself, so he takes a lot of time to study and understand you to the fullest.

He's especially intrigued if you have repeating features--multiple eyes, pairs of wings, floating motes of flame, spinning golden rings, that kind of stuff. He really enjoys symmetry and repetition. (Vash does, too, but he'll appreciate from afar.)

He encourages you to take your "natural" form more often, rather than sculpting yourself into a more humanoid form. If this more "natural" form is imperceptible/cosmically incomprehensible to him, he won't mind. (Okay, he might be a little sad if he can't see you in all your blazing glory, but he won't make it obvious.)

I think there's definitely a case here for a "fallen angel" type deal--you've fallen from the sins of humanity, and now you've joined up with Knives in order to restore what should have been. Or maybe you find more worth in each other...

End notes: I finished this up on mobile so the formatting might be off. I promise I'll fix it tomorrow!

[demonslayedher]

I feel like there’s always been a lot of “what-if” questions with KnY, but the biggest one for me is What if Muzan never became a demon? Either by the doctor having successfully curing his illness without demonifying him or if he died early as expected, how would that have changed the course of the character’s history?

HAPPY ENDS FOR EVERYONE BUT KIBUTSUJI MUZAN!!!

--His wives are free from his abuse, the doctor is sad he failed but he goes on to treat many good people, the Ubuyashiki mission-oriented branch of their noble clan doesn't even go on to exist because they just go along their normal merry noble way.

--Tamayo does wind up dying from her illness, but peacefully surrounded by her beloved family. Yushiro later dies, but more pissed off about it.

--Yoriichi and Uta live happily ever after. The Kamados move into an abandoned house down the road and their descendants are fruitful and forever happy neighbors. There was one time when Yoriichi was away looking for a midwife that Uta was almost killed by a wild animal, but a swordsman out there in the quiet of nature practicing his family's flame inspired sword techniques saves her, and he and his family also also become good friends of the Mt. Kumotori simple folk.

--Michikatsu goes on to have an illustrious samurai career and have illustrious descendents. Muichiro and Yuichiro therefore live in the city and go to a fancy private school where they are popular geniuses. It goes to their heads sometimes, though.

--Douma eventually dies an old cult leader without many complaints. Hakuji committed terrible acts, but he was then adopted by a new master, a swordman named Rengoku, who guided him in doing the work to amend his ways. Lots of very angry meditation before Hakuji ever finds enough peace with himself to enjoy gardening and tending koi ponds again.

--Gyutaro and Daki do indeed meet a sad end, but they meet a hypnotist who at least lets them see happy dreams as they die. They get reincarnated into kinder circumstances, albeit Gyutaro always feels a lot of jealousy for people who have things better than him and he'll probably bring about his own downfall again unless Ume steps in and stops him, because she knows he's kinder than that.

--Himejima has a happy family life with his orphans, and remains skin and bones. He eventually had to kick Kaigaku out for causing trouble, though. Himejima cried a lot over having the do that.

--Kaigaku is adopted by an old man who takes him in to train him in... say... electricity. Yes, Jiichan is now the Japanese Nicola Tesla and wants to make Kaigaku into a brilliant scientist. He recruits Zenitsu for the same task and Kaigaku is jealous. Zenitsu gets zapped in the lab.

--Urokodaki was a regular Edo ronin. After the Meiji Restoration, he started an orphanage. Makomo still lives there happily, Sabito has grown up and, uh, joined the military. Because Giyuu is so influenced by his childhood friend he winds up doing the same. Tsutako is happily married.

--Inosuke's out there doing his forest thing but eventually finds himself on the neighboring mountain making friends with the Tsugikuni and Kamado kids. This was after a brief stint being adopted by Himejima, but Himejima was too weak-willed in nicely asking Inosuke to behave, and he was heartbroken with worry when Inosuke wandered off. He saw Inosuke more like a stray cat than a human child.

--The Kochou girls attend a fancy school, Kanae has lots of offers for marriage but Shinobu is disinterested. They came across a girl on a bridge who was getting taken into slavery and brought her home. Aoi, having been sent away from her family home to do domestic work so as to earn money for her family (as was common in the day), works in the Kochou home. Kiyo, Sumi, and Naho happily grow up in their own families and are squeamish at the sight of blood, what with the lack of having to be exposed to it.

--Mitsuri's family takes a vacation out for an island holiday. Mitsuri was hoping for a romantic encounter but finds it odd that there are so many women. While starving herself and she gets dizzy and wanders off and gets hopelessly lost until she encounters a boy with a snake around his shoulders and two different eye colors, in a total separate part of the vacation mansion. He's alarmed that she's so faint and gives her the rich food he didn't have the stomach to touch, she comes back to life and cheerfully thanks him, and then they start chatting, and she's the best thing that's ever come into his sheltered rich boy world, and they have a whirlwind romance which involves her courageously using her strength to beat off his family and free him to join her on the mainland so that they can live happily ever after.

--Uzui and wives become vigilantes. Flamboyant vigilantes. Uzui leans into this personality and the newspaper are always filled with the latest exploits of that mysteriously flamboyant man, taking down corrupt officials and beating up criminals in back alleys. Nezuko is a huge fan and on a long awaited and saved-up for trip to try to meet him, she finds herself in trouble (it's easy to get disoriented in the big city, after all), and Zenitsu comes to her rescue and tazors the perps. It's love at first sight for both of them, and they start a long-distance letter writing relationship. Tanjiro is concerned that this boy Nezuko is writing to might be embellishing things.

--Life's been a lot better for the Shinazugawas since their pops got stabbed. The children have all started earning money once they're old enough, but Sanemi wants them to continue their educations, so he joins the military. He winds up getting in fights with Giyuu and Sabito but eventually they all become friends. Genya eventually tries to join too once the younger kids need less care and looking after, but Sanemi doesn't take kindly to that. Kanae becomes a volunteer nurse in the military and meets them all this way.

--In case it's not clear, the Rengoku family maintains the generations of bonds so Kyojuro and Senjuro and Shinjuro pay regular visit to Mt. Kumotori. Kyojuro teaches Tanjiro kendo.

--One day Tanjiro is strolling around the mountain and he sees mysterious blue spider lilies. "Those are nice," he says, and then no one ever pays a second thought to the flowers ever again.

[pomplalamoose]

If you are ever down I would love your take on a Luke with a ND partner, maybe one who isn't expressive or picks up on social cues. says what ever comes to mind. Takes things a little too literally, is blunt in conversations. Like someone who struggles with their tone so people think they're bored or mean when they really have constantly racing thoughts and new ideas and are always open to new relationships.

I'm pretty sure it has never taken me this long to answer an ask before, but I wanted to make sure I'd put the same time and effort into yours as I did with every other one so far. Sadly I never seemed to get the free time to do so until now, so I REALLY want to thank you for your patience, anon, and hope you're happy with the result🩵

Please note though that for requests like these I'm only able to draw from my own experiences which possibly differ from those of others.

Accordingly nothing I said about "you" is meant to impose any kind of insinuations about behavioral patterns on those reading this, nor is it my intention to criticize or sound harsh in any way.

It goes without saying that Luke, as a friend as well as a partner, couldn't be any more wonderful to be around and I believe that especially for someone on the neurodivergent spectrum it's basically a dream come true to date him.

(Apart from that he's definitely that one friend who listens to you when you think nobody else does and waits for you when you need to stop to tie your shoe laces.)

He's empathetic and sensitive to the emotions of those surrounding him and thus would never make you feel like you don't belong, are weird for acting a certain way, or like you'd be better off pretending to be something you're not to "fit in".

And while Luke's connection to the Force certainly adds a lot to the fact that he has no trouble reading you, he would manage to just as well without it.

Still there's no denying how useful his abilities could prove themselves to be in a relationship, especially should his partner struggle with expressing themselves.

I won't go into much more detail though, because many of the things I already talked about in my other posts regarding his understanding and supportive character can be applied here as well.

(e.g. Master Luke Skywalker headcanons, Luke with a partner on their period, Luke x a reader with mental health issues, breaking down in front of Luke)

However I think it'd be really interesting to take a look at his initial reaction to getting to know a neurodivergent person with the behavioral features you described since I believe they differ depending on which Luke era we're talking about.

• ANH Luke wouldn't even bat an eye

• on Tatooine everyone has to put up a rough exterior in order to protect oneself

• it's not a place of friendly conversations and common niceties; people know they're better off minding their business and staying on their own

• you're very blunt and speak your mind?

• you seem unfazed, even bored during most encounters?

• good for you, it's not easy to navigate this corner of the galaxy and much safer to hold others at a distance

• growing up Luke came across a wild array of all kinds of beings too, one more interesting (and really scary) than the other

• he's not put off, instead even used to supposed unfriendliness

• also he doesn't know anything about where you're from and your people, maybe that's just the way they are and how you were raised?

• he probably thinks you're very cool too

• because surely you have seen a lot? Been on great adventures across the galaxy?

• he really wants to do the same

• if you come across as mean without meaning to it's not a big deal, it only makes him want to spend even more time with you

• ("if mean, then why friend-shaped??")

• most importantly ANH Luke judges a person more by their actions than their words, so there is absolutely no need to worry about how he may perceive you

• it's safe to say you're not getting rid of him as it's nearly impossible to shake him off once he decides he wants to be someone's friend

• he's more than delighted once you get to know each other better and it turns out his intuition was right!

• ESB Luke, on the other hand, may be a bit slower to come around

• not necessarily because he dislikes you but because he doesn't have the time nor the patience to put effort into really getting to know you

• people talk and so he probably heard a thing or two that has him eyeing you curiously

• most likely he won't pay you much mind as he's gone most of the time anyways

• generally speaking though, I think you'd get along pretty well, Luke is a friendly and open minded person after all and would surely grow fond of your quirks before even knowing about their source

• still there's a possibility of the two of you butting heads should it come to an actual meeting

• nothing really severe, of course, but still I can see Luke growing easily frustrated at, for example, your lack of expression, or at your questions when you don't quite get something and want to make sure you understood everything correctly

• and while he's not going to show it or tell you outright that he thinks you're a bit annoying, he's not that good at surpressing dramatic sighs or a roll of his eyes

• HOWEVER if you catch him off guard with blunt words said in a tone that could come across as mean it could definitely get a rise out of him

• after all we get to see that he has developed a certain attitude; he's snippy, quick to talk and slightly judgemental

• (mainly towards Han and Yoda but I can see him acting this way quite often because of all that he's being put through)

• I'm sure that under different circumstances Luke wouldn't react as strongly but with how things are during ESB he might hurt your feelings without meaning to

• once the dust settles and he has a quiet moment to himself he'll feel awful though and most likely seek you out to make amends

• naturally RotJ Luke is a different story altogether

• (the character development this man went trough is absolutely crazy, and I'm amazed every time I do comparisons like these)

• before even taking to you for the first time he'd regard you with a warmth and patience you seldom get to experience

• he quietly smiles to himself when he overhears you having a conversation in that special way of yours or when he senses something sparking an idea

• he appreciates your bluntness

• maybe at first you'd think he's laughing at you but don't worry, he just thinks you're cute

• he feels you in the Force, senses your excitement, your curiosity

• it draws him in

• he is able to see you as a whole, not just what you present on the outside, and so isn't deterred by what others would view as a potential attack or criticism

• (take notes ESB Luke)

• once you've grown closer he's always there to point out social clues you might have missed and/or walks you through certain situations to explain how your behavior might have looked to others when it's something you're worried about

• often he knows what you're going to say before you do and, if that's what you want, gives you a sign you agreed upon, letting you know if maybe it'd bet better for you to be silent instead

• (he absolutely explains dumb sexual jokes to you when you don't get them and I don't care how self indulgent this is, I could really use someone to do that for me, thank you very much)

[hunniegl4zed]

Hey ideas are ideas! I just like looking into Sonic lore from different continuities a lot, and picking and choosing the bits from there. See what meshes well together. 

Shit I mean look at our boy, him suffering is the only canon event we should be worrying about / joke but also true 💀. 

Also the fun is infinite when you make stuff up too along with that. With the way space-time in the Sonic Universe gets so horribly warped in the first place, I say that anything is possible. 

So I can roll with the worlds and timelines getting unstable again, to where some places that were once lost before suddenly respawn. Everyone on Moebius proceeds with their lives as normal….except for Scourge who dreams frequently of his old life enough to where he starts asking questions….and it seems like nobody knows what he’s talking about. Even starts mixing things up and it unsettles him. The last straw being that he talks about a few zones he once visited, only to find out…they never existed. 

Something tells him that he should probably go to Sonic’s world to figure that out. 

Turns out to be the biggest mistake, because as soon he’s near the place, a terrifying vision of his last moments strikes, and his molecules get really unstable, nearly eliminating himself AGAIN. 

Could be another reason why Scourge takes so so long to contact Sonic as well. Zonic theorizes since some zones were very recently partially restored, going near the source (Sonic’s Zone) that is still largely readjusting itself could cause implosion for anyone who doesn’t originate from there.

He tries desperately to move forward with his new life only to find it’s as terrible as the last.

Having the memories meld together worsens his meltdown, to the point where he decides to make good on his promise with Moebius. By tearing apart the planet in his Super Form. ( Being extra for no reason here but his father was ALIVE again here. He was the last victim.)

Fiona is alarmed on why Scourge would even go this far in destroying Moebius, and this leads him to tell her everything. She doesn’t believe him unfortunately and ends up leaving him, only seeing that he would down-spiral from there. 

With no home to turn back or anyone by his side, the days slowly stop mattering to him. Until mid-way he crashes at Mayhem’s place once they find each other, deciding to go with that he knows him….despite actually knowing him in this timeline. It’s nice that he has one other guy to rely on even if this all can be erased someday too without warning and……….and………

he should really get some sleep. 

That’s one way this can be setup. Though feel free to explore Scourge’s story pre-delirium another way if you wish to do so.

EATING THIS UUUUPPPPP, It's like a 8 course meal!!! 😭🙏💚💚💚 Hope ya don't mind me combining the two asks, making it a little more clearer ✨️✨️✨️

His paranoia only getting worse when citizens of moebius start actively avoiding him, thinking this guy lost his marbles and should be send off to the looney bin. All off his crew seeing the path he goes down to leads them to step away from him, even Fiona can't stand being around him anymore. His "insane ramblings of other zones and people that aren't there" annoy or scare most of them away. Until he snaps :3

ANTI-JULES BEING HIS LAST VICTIM IS RAW AND I DON'T MIND AT ALL 🔥🔥🔥 THE expression he makes before Super Scourge beats him to a bloody pulp with his bare hands, is gonna be one if the faces that will haunt Scourge in his God forbidden nightmares.

Agree with you that Moebius would still be there, only for it to be empty and a place of death. All bodies of the dead will still be there when you enter it, just like how Scourge left it when he got burned out from his rampage. Almost apocalyptic.

Hecc to the no that Scourge ever wants to return to that place. If he's using a wrap ring, he can always slightly hear the screams of Moebius in the back of his mind. Always afraid that when he steps through one, it will lead him back there.

That's some of the reasons why his delirium picks up so fast. It can all be gone in the blink of an eye. When being in Sonic's world and staying at Mayhem, he tries to shake things off himself, "The past is in the past, right?". But boy oh boy, is our brains perfect at reliving your past~ ✨️✨️💅💅 Especially when you're trying to sleep and you're left alone with your thoughts 😌

[reivrze]

RE ' WIND | open collab.

take a trip down memory lane with me ?

記憶力 – 💿 ᵎᵎ hello everyone !! first of all, i'd like to thank all 1k+ of you who have followed my blogs. it's an immense pleasure to be able to share my writing journey with each and everyone of you :) it's been a very short time since i started this blog and i'm incredibly surprised by how fast this blog grew, it's all thanks to all of you seriously. this collaboration is a way for me to thank all of those who have stayed around my page for the past two months and to celebrate this milestone !!

車線 . 🎐 . › re'wind is fic collaboration for stories set in 70s to 80s asia and is open to everyone ! we're going back to nostalgic scenery, a time where the internet didn't exist yet. stories should focus on cliche tropes, feel-good romance and peaceful settings. i have arranged a playlist for musical inspiration and here are videos you can watch to help visualize your stories ! I will also be participating so I'm very excited to see how others will write their own stories :)

guidelines . 🪩 . ›

this project is for enhypen only !!

the fics can be either idol x reader or idol x oc ( no idol x idol ! )

both minors and adults can write for this collab !!

minimum word count : 1000 ( 1k )

this project is purely for full-length works only.

it goes without saying but i'll say it anyways, plagiarism is strictly prohibited. writers can write the same tropes but no copying of plotlines !

smut and suggestive content are also not allowed ! this project is meant to focus completely on fluffy romance so avoid nsfw themes !

all written works will be added to a masterlist i will make by the end of the year ( december 31st 2023 )

how to join . 📽️ . ›

interact with this post so i know you'll be joining ( by rbs or comments ! ) and fill this form ! ( the form is just to make sure not too many people write for the same member and so that I can prepare the master list... etc ! )

tag your work with #re'wind or tag me @reivrze

if you talk abt the collab on your page you can use the tag #re’wind collab talk

feel free to send me an ask if you have any extra questions or comments about this project ! i'll try my best to answer asap :)

deadline : december 29th, 2023

記憶力 – 🎙️ ᵎᵎ again, thanks to all of you for making this milestone a possibility! i hope to grow even more in the future with you by my side !! also thank you to @aernx for having helped me figure this collaboration out :)

EXTRA . 📽️ . › heeseung, jungwon and jay are no longer available ! all slots for them have been used :)

[dedalvs]

This is super random and I’m not sure how to word this but I just discovered your tumblr page and you seem really kind & thoughtful when interacting with asks so I thought why not ask:

I’ve taken two linguistics courses - one was an intro course and the other was a psychology of language course. I currently am finishing my masters in Forensic Psychology and to this day those were the hardest classes and I can’t for the life of me figure out why. I will say I’m monolingual (not intentionally) but I struggle to learn another language. I will also mention while I don’t need a hearing device of any kind sometimes I feel like I can’t understand people without subtitles. And I certainly can’t watch media without subtitles. (I don’t know if this is relevant)

Essentially, is there hope for someone like me? Either in managing a cursory understanding of linguistics and/or another language?

P.S. I definitely don’t understand everything you did with the languages you created (eg High Valyrian) but holy shit it’s extremely badass! Ok bye!

Well first, you don't have to study linguistics or another language. We only have so much time. Focus on what you love and what makes you happy.

Second, studying linguistics is different from studying a language. A large percentage of linguists are monolingual. Analyzing a language is far different from being able to use and understand it. Great example. I understand the game of chess very well. I know all the pieces, all the moves, all the secret moves, I understand strategies very well when I read them on paper—but I SUUUUUUUUUUUUCK at chess. On the set of Bright, a couple of the PAs started playing chess on this chess app. I played against this one dude in particular and lost 117 consecutive times before I beat him. After that I still only won one out of every 15-20 games. It is just not my bag. Doesn't mean I can't appreciate it or understand it, though. Linguistics can actually be quite freeing, since you can study language without having the added pressure of having to learn the language. Linguistics may still not be your thing, but it has absolutely no relation to studying languages.

Third, regarding language study, not everyone learns the same. Maybe a classroom isn't your thing. There's always studying by a book, there's Duolingo, or there's just plunking on some anime in Japanese with the subtitles on and trying your best to understand what's said, bit by bit, little by little, then maybe going without the subtitles eventually—starting with stuff you know well, and moving on. There are many different ways to learn a language. The one constant is you need to engage with the language every single day. That's more important than anything else: Constant exposure.

Finally, remember that we are four dimensional beings—that is, we are located both in 3D space and in time. Just because something doesn't make sense to you at 20 doesn't mean it won't at 30. At a different age you have a lot more experience, and may come with a different perspective. If language is something that interests you, you can always come back to it later—and that goes for everything.

Hope that helps! Most important thing is not to stress. Stress inhibits learning and growth. If you don't get something right now, it's no big deal. You may get it later; you may not. The important thing is you're still you, and that's a pretty great thing to be.

[trans-luis-serra-navarro]

Hii!!!

Thank you so much for tagging me before, I hope this isn't too late (?) Days are hectic for me but nonetheless, I would very much like to touch up on your tips and advice you have when writing for Luis. I loved him in the remake, and I would very much love to do him justice in some form of written work!

Thank you for reaching out, this really helps me!!

<3

HIHIHI ITS NOT A PROBLEM AT ALL!!!!! And don’t worry it’s NEVER too late!!! I have stuff sitting in my inbox from like. December HCNEHNDJDJJXNS

I Must admit I’m not really an expert nor am I much of a profession fanfic writer or anything- I only do it for fun!!!! So if you want something like, more specific PLEASE pretty please feel free to ask I’d be more than happy to help!!!! But in terms of general tips and tricks??? Here’s a few that I have under the cut!!!

As weird as this is gonna sound a lot of time I’ll just go and watch Luis’ voice actor André Peña’s streams on Twitch to try and pick up on lil mannerisms or speech quirks that get shown in-game!!!! If I can find an example I’ll put it here, but just generally picking up on what Luis would theoretically sound like if he were talking in a casual conversation helps me out!!!!! (Also he’s just in general a very lovely guy and his twitch streams are always fun so I reccomended them if you’re able to catch one!!!)

On a similar note, if you’re watching any cutscenes and any small characteristic sticks out to you- use that to your advantage!!!! I’ve always noticed how he kinda smiles differently when in different situations/levels of stress/talking to different people so I use that to my advantage when writing scenes with him!!!!

OR OR EVEN, if you’re able to and have the time, go look at older livestreams where the cast talk about their roles in RE4R and see what André has to say about Luis!!!!!! I’m more than happy to link the streams once I can find them again if you want!!!!!!!!! Seeing the actors be so genuine and passionate about the characters and putting their whole selves into the role truly does make them feel just so,,,, h u m a n <<<<33

Also, I know everyone and their mother says this, but research truly does help!!!!! There’s a LOT of things people miss about his character if you only view him on a surface-level or go into his character assuming he’s just a cardboard cutout ‘bad-guy-turned-good’ Typa character, so reading analysis posts on him to get a better idea of why he does what he does and how he is as a person will really help!!!! (Obviously I’ve got my own posts under the tag #luisposting or #othersposts, but the lovely @blveherb has some amazing posts of their own I can’t recommend enough!!!!)

There’s a LOOOOOOT of just. Very incorrect misinformation out there HXNSUSJ (staring at you resident evil fan wiki. Staring at you. VERY HARD) so if you ever come across a post that seems to only lean towards a negative view of Luis as a character or never gives him the benefit of the doubt,,,, it most likely won’t have been made with good taste in mind or properly researched HCNEHENDUDJ

Also also also, looking for things that he was directly inspired by!!!!!! I C A N N O T make this post without mentioning the 1957 Don Quixote film- it’s free on YouTube and it is SOOOOOO SOSOSOSOSOSOSO GOOD!!!!! Capcom TRULY put their all into the Don Quixote symbolism in his character and if you’re able to get your hands on a copy of the book, it’s well worth the read!!!

AGAIN on a similar note- looking at his culture and history is SOOOOOOOO important!!!! For example, the beginning of Seperate Ways features Luis doing a style of Flamenco called ‘Seguiriyas’- and once I’m awake in the morning and fully able to navigate the horror of the tumblr tagging system I’ll look for a post that goes deeper into this HCNEHWNEUDJDIS but Indigenous and Spanish culture are full of such rich and beautiful history you can pull from it is SO worth taking a look!!! Not to mention, you can play around with the fact that Luis was raised pretty Hardcore Catholic or the fact that it’s implied his Grandfather fought in/would have survived the Spanish Civil war as concepts a ton!!!

And if you’re writing specifically for Serennedy, taking a look at the Queer history of Spain/Europe as a whole is DEFINITELY worth your time!!!!! Looking back and remembering the people who came before us is always important and lends a hand to how we perceive our own funny lil fictional guys BCBEHENEJDNXJ

That being said, I only ever see this with writers who already have bigoted views and you seem like literally the nicest person EVERRRRRR so this TOTALLY isn’t directed at you!!!!!! But it’s super important not to fall into just straight-up racist stereotypes- calling Luis a predator, saying he’s a sex-driven animal, generally referring to him as ‘dirty’ etc is stuff that unfortunately you don’t JUST see with Luis but with many other POC characters too (like Carlos for example- he gets the brunt of it a LOT) so when you see stuff like this, don’t be afraid to call it out!!!!!!

I HOPE THIS LONG ASS POST DIDNT SCARE YOU OFF OR ANYTHING AHDNWHENXUDNXIX I TRIED MY BEST TO COVER ALL OF MY BASES CUZ I WASNT SURE WHAT KIND OF TIPS YOU WANTED!!!!!!!!! Again if you want something more specific feel free to ask!!!!!!!!

[son1c]

Hi! Hope you're doing okay. I love your Sol Sonic AU! Question:

1. How similar and different is Sol Sonic compared to Canon Sonic and Canon Blaze? Like, in habits, attitude, etc. Obviously he has his need for freedom, but how does he present himself to others? Does his royal upbringing have an impact on his conduct?

2. His fighting style. You made his outfit pants similar to the firefighters in the anime Fire Force. How does he fight, in a a way that differs from his Canon counterpart and Canon Blaze? Does he breakables a lot? Does he ever learned swordsmanship, because imagine Sonic wielding a sword made of fire.

3. Character conclusion. Sonic's need for freedom vs his duty to his kingdom. Does he pass the ruling to someone else at the end, or does he forsake his desire for freedom completely after his mission? Or does he find a compromise between the two?

4. You said that Sonic's sens of duty towards his kingdom is stronger than his desire to be free. What got him to finally act on that desire? What villain, or threat, motivated him enough to strike out without contacting anyone else for help to deal with the threat in his stead?

These are all I have for now. Take your time in answering them. Love your artstyle and your Sonic Prime AU of Shadows. Drink and eat regularly!

strap in. this response got REALLY long

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sol sonic isn't a fusion between sonic and blaze's personalities! his personality is the same as it's always been, it's just now, he's been forced into a situation that's not suited for him. his royal status challenges his free spirit and makes it difficult for him to truly live the way he wants to. it's hard on him-- he represses a lot, and finds himself oftentimes feeling dissatisfied with his life.

as for how he presents himself to others… sonic, canonically, creates a mask for himself, a very specific image that he wants other people to see. it's the same with sol sonic. except now, there's an extra layer of "everyone is counting on me AND it's my job". so the pressure is up even more. he can't show his sadness or dissatisfaction, he can't let people know when he's frustrated, because he has to keep a level head and make the best decisions he can for everyone.

most people view him as incredibly intimidating, but that's just because he's got an iron grip on his emotions. he can't cry. not because of sega… but because he needs to be the person people can rely on to keep everything together, even when anyone else would be falling apart.

he doesn't have much fondness for other royals. he's friendly enough, and plenty cordial, but the only one he has any real connection with is the neighboring kingdom's princess, elise. they bond over being put in a position they didn't ask for. and he finds some comfort in knowing he's not alone in feeling the weight of a kingdom on his shoulders (although, he doesn't tell her that obviously).

as for his "royal upbringing"… i think he thinks it's silly. he's not one to "follow expectations" if he finds them boring and pedantic. he's very casual when it comes to the way he interacts with all that high society shit. but he knows-- it's just another part of the mask. and he should at least try to keep up appearances. so he'll entertain it. but he never takes it very seriously.

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his fighting style isn't much like blaze's… that type of flashy wizard type shit. it's not really his style. i'd imagine he uses his fire powers in a much more melee type style. fire kicks/punches etc. i also think it'd be fun if he kind of like, incorporated break dancing into his fighting style? like his moves are very reminiscent of a street dancer-- cuz that's his REAL personality. the freedom he feels when he can let loose with his flames reflected perfectly in the style…

also, i'm gonna say hard yes on him using a fire sword. that's literally the coolest concept ever and i was already thinking about drawing something like that at some point so yeah. it goes hand in hand with his more hands on combat style too, since the "sword" is really just an extension of himself (as opposed to something that can be sent flying like a fireball).

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"does he pass the ruling to someone else at the end"… sonic would never shirk responsibility to someone else just because he didn't want to do it. he doesn't want to-- but he will. "it's not about chivalry for me, i just gotta do what i've gotta do." he takes care of people, he protects them-- how could he simply stop doing that? just because it's difficult for him? absolutely not.

but he doesn't forsake his desire for freedom either. after his quest to save the world, he realizes he can kinda have a hannah montana moment. the best of both worlds. he can go out and interact with the world WITHOUT abandoning anyone. in fact, he can find new ways to help people through venturing out. he's still tethered to his duty, but he can stretch his legs. if only just a little bit.

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so... the question has to do with the overall plot of this au. so i'll explain that now: basically, what if iblis is sealed in the sol dimension but like, not perfectly? there's cracks. fire comes through... and iblis minions rise up, tormenting civilians and endangering property and etc. so sonic takes it upon himself to manage that, even though he's not supposed to leave the castle. then one day, the sol emeralds mysteriously go missing, and silver appears. not a good sign. sonic takes the opportunity to get the hell out, reasoning that it won't take /too/ long to save the world.

canonically, blaze sealed iblis away and saved the future. but what if the god was able to escape death? what if it fled to an alternate timeline... where things are just a little bit different?

so, the person who stole the sol emeralds was actually mephiles. not au mephiles. THE mephiles. from canon. and he's got a horrible grudge against sonic... mephiles' plan is to lure sonic away from the castle so he can trick the prince into unsealing iblis. by a twist of fate, this time it's sonic, who, with the power of the sol emeralds, is the only person capable of such a feat.

[therentyoupay]

hellooo !!! I’m a super huge fan of your work and I’ve had this question on my mind for WEEKS:

the accuracy and depiction of your vision of jelsa is absolutely fantastic. the amount of depth and thought definitely shows and I’m curious: besides searching up “jack frost rotg”, “elsa from frozen” and potentially “burgess / norway speech and casual dialect”…

how do you know what to search in regards to their personalities, mannerisms, good / bad traits ??? or I guess when you shape your idea of jack, elsa and the two of them as a pair, what kinds of thoughts or sources do you use when you write them ?

sparknotes version: how do you (personally) perceive jelsa and what kinds of information do you look for when you write them ? both personality and casual dialogue ?

hope this made sense LMFAO — I know it’s a difficult and very complex question.

hello, my love. ♡ first of all, thank you so much for this ask AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL SUPPORT!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭🙏💕💕💕💕💕

@da-awesome-one asked me a similar question in january, and i wasn’t quite sure how to answer it, so i opened up the conversation to others on tumblr, and we had some fun making observations in the replies!

however, this week, two similar questions on this topic have popped into my inbox (including yours!), and so i’ve started to really ask myself about what is going on in my interpretations… what am i doing, exactly?!

and once i started to think that way, i couldn’t really stop. 😂😭 so i will do my very utter best to try to answer this question comprehensively, as clearly as i can!

TRYP thoughts on characterization

jack frost // elsa | PART I: ground rules + intro

💕ground rules:

this goes without saying, but it bears mentioning anyway: whatever follows under this cut, please remember that these interpretations are just that—interpretations! my thoughts and opinions have formed over the past twelve or so years (at the time of writing this post), and you’ll notice in some of the syntax that follows that i am referring to the characters as if they just are the way that i interpret them, but this is due to convenience of getting the point across; it is not to say that these ideas are the “real” or “true” characterizations of these two fictional characters remember, nothing is real everything is all made up lmao. but for real, though. 

that said, feel free to ignore or disagree with all or any of what i say below! the beautiful thing about (fan)fiction and fandom is that someone’s interpretations of a character or story may often demonstrate just as much (if not more) about the reader, in many cases, than it might about the author.

thus, please remember that, if whatever i say below contradicts or doesn’t align with your personal beliefs—that’s okay! there is no real expertise here. it’s just fandom! the world is your oyster. don’t go changing your worldview just because a random lady on the internet who’s written a bunch of stories about them says that she imagines the characters one way or the other; that’s not the point! this is not a how-to guide. just a fun reflection and self-analysis of my writing style, for funsies, because we love creative hobbies. 💕

however. if you read something below that resonates with you, that makes sense in the context of your story, or makes you consider fiction, the characters, or the universes in a different way, then by goodness you are invited to adopt and adapt whatever your heart desires. 💕 spread the love! create! generate! do what your heart desires.

also, i have done my best to keep this relatively organized, but at times it does get stream of consciousness-y (remember that this is a fun hobby y’all because LITERARY ANALYSIS IS FUN but ya girl’s other stuff to do, so just roll with it 😂) also tumblr has a word limit now who knew, SO THIS SHALL BE ANSWERED IN MULTIPLE PARTS (links inside, to updated as they are posted in installments)

on that note, everyone—after reading this post 👀—should feel free to reblog/reply/etc. and add to the discussion. 💕 WE LOVE A SOLID ANALYSIS!PARTY.

does all of this sound good? if so, please carry on. 💕

sources.......? oops UM

i'm so sorry, i don’t know if this is bad news or reassuring news, but in terms of sources, i…………. have: 

my memory of the rotg movie

my annual re-watches of frozen, frozen 2

occasionally, for extra fun lore, the original snow queen novel 

tiny details from the guardians of childhood book series that i have accidentally picked up purely 1000% from rotg fanart on tumblr and unfortunately i don’t think i could even provide proper list of what i “know” (sometimes i prefer headcanons to canon, and i tend to forget what i have cherry-picked! if you want more on this, i can add a bit more to the post, too, in an edit), but think in broad terms like "mother nature is pitch's daughter," pitch's tragic!backstory, toothiana wields two swords, nightlight exists but i don't know much about him... microscopic knowledge of this canon, tbh 🙏

i have never read any of the rotg books, or any of the other related frozen-universe stories

(all of my recent canon knowledge is all that i have gained from @callimara in her 2-hour long video lolooool, but even then, i would not have sought it out had she not so lovingly crafted it!!) 

to me, canon is a set of guidelines! 

for better or worse, my interpretations of these character types have solidified in my head. 🙏 after writing them for so long, they’re just… jack and elsa.

in my previous attempt to answer this question in january, that was about as deep as i could get into the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of it all. 

but i shall try. after 12 years... I SHALL TRY.

🥹🙏 BEAR WITH ME BELOW.

my answers:

when i think about elsa and jack as characters (in ANY universe, setting, etc.), i find always myself drawn to their complexity, their depth, and the way they navigate the emotional landscapes that define them—particularly their relationships with others. 

are you ready for some contradictions, dualities, and dichotomies???

in this essay i will

okay but actually i think i wrote an essay

let’s: 

ground rules + intro

overview: the tl;dr of my personality + dialogue choices

deep dive: characterization, personality, + identity

shared ice powers (or AU-equivalent) + shared connections

questions/points to consider as you write

LOVE YOU ALL 🙏💕

[saberamane]

Okay, so Johnny’s DLC got released a few days ago and I’ve gotten back to replaying Guilty Gear Strive theme songs on loop again and… well… my brain definitely went “this reminds me of them!” for these songs (I have no idea how to embed videos in a submission XD):

Ratonhnhaké:ton: Find Your Way 

These lyrics just feels like Ratonhnhaké:ton talking to Haytham and the Templar Order.

“You and I both just have our views / That’s all”“Give me my place back and I won’t take your special place. Deal?”“You’re not me / You’re not the law / You’re not my downfall, either”

Ezio: The Roar of the Spark

Everything in this song just feels like Ezio during the latter Brotherhood era and entire Revelations era. There’s the persistence and the hope that everything that has happened and the sacrifices he made would mean something but special mentions to these lyrics:

“Under the lonely moon / In an influx of words / This road shines with my colors / Bearing a pale fire / I’m going as far as I can / To keep the glow alive”“Under the sacred briars / Never stop, just go / I don’t care how many more scars I get / Bearing a pale fire / I’m going as far as I can / It will be endless / And it’s not an easy journey / Hoping to fill the world / with all kinds of light”

(The song just gives the whole Ezio being Desmond’s prophet and guide vibe)

Altaïr: Play the Hero

I mean… this feels very Altaïr XD

“I stopped counting so long ago / Enemies kept coming after me”“Life never goes the way that you want, that’s how it is / No matter what life throws at you, take it all”“I don’t believe in any miracles / I’ll risk a loss any day / Gambling’s only for fools, take nothing for granted / If you don’t seize the chance, it’s over for you”“Fight like a tiger! (fight like a tiger!) / Fight like a tiger! / Fly like an eagle, soar through the sky! / Be free! / ‘Till I die!”

But yes, it’s mainly because of “Fly like an eagle, soar through the sky” XD

Desmond: The Town Inside Me

Okay, give me a chance to explain (and it’s more than just the song being catchy as hell)

“The town inside me / And everyone’s voice / Only I’m not there / Just watching from afar” - can signify both the Farm AND how Desmond’s Bleeding Effect is pretty much him looking from the other side but never being able to be part of the memories themselves.

Also these lyrics feels so Desmond-y:“I never wanted to run away / I was very motivated / Then what is, this feeling? / Who would I ask?”“I can’t go home / Because I’m afraid / Something will change / Me without me / I’m the one to blame”

And this feels like what we hope Desmond would feel and the ending he should have had:“The night falls, the place where I belong / No matter what changes, will no longer change me / No matter what, change / no, no, no longer change me / I can feel the light / even after the sun goes down”

(But also, the OP theme Smell of the Game feels like it could be a Desmond song especially the “what am I” chorus and “Do you know who you are? / When you speak your words / Don’t sound like your own / You’re trapped in a dark cell created by this world/ “That is who you are”“. I just feel like The Town Inside Me feels more Desmond-sy and Smell of the Game could be for the entire Brotherhood)

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Additions by SaberAmane:

(This is my third attempt at responding to this, because I keep not finishing it, then going to bed, and then my pc not saving what I had written, so I have to start over lol)

I have to say, all the song really fit, but I especially liked Desmond’s. And the character was hilarious to watch, fighting people with yo-yo’s.

I don’t know the franchise, but by the looks of it it seems like a mortal combat/street fighter like game?

Now for my own additions! I’ll be using…DUN-DUN-DUNNNNNN!!!!!~~~~

Final Fantasy!!

Ratonhnhaké:ton: Final Fantasy 7′s 'Cosmo Canyon’ Theme

Now this one doesn't have lyrics, but it suits  Ratonhnhaké:ton SO much. And maybe it’s because it sounds kind of...native american? to me, and the character from Cosmo Canyon definitely has ‘native american’ vibes, even though he is a lion...wolf...charmander...thing. Nanaki is cool, and I love him, but I’m not sure what he is.

ANYWAY! This theme is just so nice. It starts slow and low, and the drums are so calming. And the flute! Is it me, or does it sound so hopeful? And just the way the instruments play, it sounds like it’s telling a story all on it’s own, no words needed.

Ezio: FF X-2′s ‘Real Emotion’ (Though it fits so well for all of them, we arguably see Ezio grow and mature more)

What can I do for you? (x4)

I can hear you

What can I do for you? (x3)

Far beyond the hazy borders of my heart

I could see a place that’s something like this

Every now and then I don’t know what to do

Still I know that I can never go back

How Ezio feels post family hanging. They get to Monteriggioni and it feels sort of like home, but distantly. He’s lost and confused and angry, he wants to know why this happened to their family, why Uberto turned on them. He knows he can never truly go back to that carefree teenager he was before, where he played with Petruccio and got into trouble with Federico and exasperated his father. Now he has just a bitter, angry sister and despondent mother. 

But the things I’ve seen in those hazy dreams

Can’t compare to what I’m seeing now

Everything’s so different

That it brings me to my knees

The dreams could be the glyphs Desmond found in the Animus, maybe they weren’t completely corporeal to Ezio, but hazy, confusing dreams? He knows they’re warnings for something, but not sure what. But those dreams can’t compare to the Assassin tombs he’s found, to the strange metallic object he’s taken from Rodrigo. Everything has changed so much, Ezio doesn’t know what to do.

And though I know

 the world of real emotion has surrounded me

I won’t give in to it

Now I know that forward 

is the only way my heart can go

I hear your voice calling out to me:

"You’ll never be alone”

After the conspiracy is dead, for the most part, Ezio knows he can’t continue to let his anger and thirst for revenge consume him. He has to let himself feel other things. He has to listen to those around him, take advice, gain control. He has the brotherhood now, for real. He’s not alone anymore.

What can I do for you? (x3)

I can hear you

What can I do for you? (x3)

I don’t plan on looking back on my old life

I don’t ever plan to rely on you

Even if by chance everything should go wrong

You’d come anyway and try to save me

Ezio is confidently taking control of his life now. He doesn’t want to go back to being a clueless boy only worried about girls. He’s done relying on people to do things for him. He’s taking charge, but he knows there are people to catch him, should he fall. Even if he doesn’t want them to.

Though from time to time it’s an upward climb

All I know is that I must believe

‘Cause the truth I’m seeking

Always was inside of me

He get’s Minerva’s message. It was difficult, but he receives it. He knows he has a purpose now, even if he doesn’t quite understand what it is. What he doesn’t know, is his purpose is to live and continue his lineage. To make sure Desmond is born.

And when I find 

the world of real emotion has surrounded me

The many things that you taught me then

Will always be enough to get me through the pain

Because of you I am strong enough to know I’m not alone

Reflecting on the many lessons of his father. Of Federico. Of Mario. Of Paola. The skills they taught him, that have carried him this far. They will not let him fail. He will carry on, even if it’s hard or hurts.

What can I do for you? (x6)

I can hear you

And if I find the real world of emotion

 has surrounded me

And I can’t go on

You are there the moment that 

I close my eyes to comfort me

We are connected for all of time

I’ll never be…

Ezio knows Desmond is watching him, like a shadow. Silent but there, comforting even if Ezio can’t physically feel him. Ezio has never truly been alone,  and it brings him peace, knowing someone else shared his pain and the burdens he took on for himself. That someone else understands.

And though I know the world of real 

emotion has surrounded me

I won’t give in to it

Now I know that forward is the only way my heart

 can go

I hear your voice calling out to me:

“You’ll never be alone”

Monteriggioni is destroyed, Mario is killed, Ezio has lost another home. But not all is lost. He has more support this time than he did before. A whole Brotherhood to lend a hand. He must continue moving forward, finish what he started. The fight continues, and Ezio does not stand in the shadows alone. Not anymore.

What can I do for you? (x3)

I can hear you

What can I do for you? (x3)

I can hear you

Altair: Final Fantasy 7 ‘The Chase’ AKA the escaping Midgar on a motorcycle song.

No lyrics. But this is Altair. Straight up. Why? Because of how often Altair had to either run after his target, or run away AFTER his target was killed. It’s literally the perfect song for him. Well, concerning FF music anyway.

A close second was ‘Electric de Chocobo’ from remake. Because it’s about a giant bird...and it’s kind of chase theme too.

Ok, third choice. This is a good one. Final Fantasy 8′s ‘The Mission’. Because isn’t that basically all Altair (or any Assassin) does? They have a mission, an objective. And they go do that.

Or the FF 8 boss theme, ‘Force Your Way’. God that song is badass. And Altair uses a lot of...force.

Desmond: FF IX’s ‘Melodies Of Life’

Alone for a while 

I’ve been searching through the dark   

 For traces of the love you left inside my lonely heart   

 To weave by picking up the pieces that remain   

 Melodies of life–love’s lost refrain

Desmond’s life after leaving the farm was very lonely, and a little scary, learning how to be a human not trained to fight from birth. He looks at the people around him, how they interact, how they show love, and looks inside himself to see if his parent’s ever showed him love like that. He takes what little he finds, and tries to make something meaningful from it.      

Our paths they did cross, though I cannot say just why   

We met, we laughed, we held on fast, and then we said goodbye 

And who’ll hear the echoes of stories never told?   

Let them ring out loud till they unfold  

In my dearest memories, I see you reaching out to me   

Though you’re gone, I still believe that you can call out my name

This is going to elude to the woman Desmond was with in order for Elijah to become a thing. It was a one night stand, but Desmond maybe wished for more. For something normal. His wish was not granted, he never heard from her again, and in the end never knew about Elijah.       

 A voice from the past, joining yours and mine     

Adding up the layers of harmony     

And so it goes, on and on     

Melodies of life,     

To the sky beyond the flying birds–forever and beyond

This can so easily allude to Minerva joining Ezio and Desmond together, creating a ‘harmony’ between the Cypher and Prophet that will unlock the potential of the apple to open the Grand Temple. The flying birds symbolizing both Ezio and Desmond as Assassin’s, in life and in death.        

So far and away, see the bird as it flies by    

Gliding through the shadows of the clouds up in the sky    

I’ve laid my memories and dreams upon those wings     

Leave them now and see what tomorrow brings

Both Altair and Ezio spent much of their lives rebuilding and improving the brotherhood, which in the end led to Desmond. Desmond being the bird flying through the shadows, carrying their dreams with him.        

In your dearest memories, do you remember loving me?    

Was it fate that brought us close and now leaves me behind?

Desmond asking his father if he ever cared for him?? Loved him?? Did his mother??       

If I should leave this lonely world behind    

Your voice will still remember our melody    

Now I know we’ll carry on    

Melodies of life    

Come circle round and grow deep in our hearts    

As long as we remember

Desmond’s death, and how his life and actions touched everyone he left behind. Desmond gave his life to save the earth, and he will always be alive, so long as people remember him, and his sacrifice.

Bonus! Clay: FF X’s ‘Otherworld’

All alone, cold fields you wander

Memories of it cloud your sight

Fills your dreams, disturbs your slumber

Lost your way, a fallen knight…

So obviously, Clay was alone in Abstergo, Lucy having turned to the Templar’s. The cold fields being the Animus, the memories you saw in Clay’s dlc and the symbols Clay leaves in the room and around the Animus clouding his sight. Juno’s words invading his dreams until he loses his mind, to both the Animus and Juno. I like to think he was Desmond’s knight, giving up his life to save Desmond and show him the way.

Hope dies and you wander

The otherworld it makes you

Dreams, they rip asunder

The otherworld it hates you

So the dying hope is obviously referring to Clay losing his mind, finding out Lucy is a Templar, and knowing there’s not going to be anyone saving him. The other world is again the Animus, and ‘it makes you’ referring to Clay putting his memories into the Animus as a digital avatar. And the dreams ripping asunder, and ‘otherworld it hates you’ could be taken to mean Clay being unhappy on Animus Island, and the Animus actually deleting the island and Clay.

Bonus 2, Cause I can’t help myself: FF X-2′s ‘1000 Words’ being a song echoing through the years between Altair, Ezio, and Desmond. (I’m leaving out Haytham and  Ratonhnhaké:ton because they never really knew of Desmond’s existence, the apple of eden only being in the dlc.) Also, I’m posting the whole song lyrics, it’s just so moving.

I know that you’re hiding things

Using gentle words to shelter me

Your words were like a dream

But dreams could never fool me

Not that easily

So the first two lines could be Desmond’s early life on the farm, not really being told much, just the iconic ‘your an assassin and this is our creed’ lines from Revelations. And Desmond, of course, not believing the same dream everyone else on the farm was living in. So, he runs away. He’s not being fooled.

I acted so distant then

Didn’t say goodbye before you left

But I was listening

You’ll fight your battles far from me

Far too easily

So, this could be Ezio talking about his father and Federico before the Pazzi Conspiracy. He was close with his family, obviously, but maybe didn’t tell them everything because he knew they were keeping things from him as well. It could also be from Claudia’s POV after the hanging’s, knowing Ezio is fighting the people who wronged them but he’s been distant since going to Monteriggioni, leaving her alone with a despondent mother and an uncle they didn’t really know.

“Save your tears 'cause I’ll come back”

I could hear that you whispered as you walked through that door

But still, I swore

To hide the pain, when I turn back the pages

Shouting might have been the answer

What if I cried my eyes out and begged you not to depart

But now I’m not afraid to say what’s in my heart

I just feel Altair in these lyrics. The first line being said to him by his father, who doesn’t actually come back, having sacrificed himself. Altair tries to hide how pained his father’s death has left him, showing a cold façade to everyone when he just want to cry in frustration or yell his anger. Instead, it turns into arrogance, into aloofness. And then Altair begins to question Al Mualim, asking questions and speaking his mind.

Though a thousand words

Have never been spoken

They’ll fly to you

Crossing over the time

And distance holding you, suspended on silver wings

And a thousand words

One thousand confessions

Will cradle you

Making all of the pain you feel seem far away

They’ll hold you forever

This one is more ‘symbolic’, the words not being spoken because they’re the codex pages both Altair and Ezio have written and collected in turn. The silver wings being both symbolic to their names and their affinity to heights. And also an allusion to the genetics that allows Desmond to hear their words and thoughts across hundreds of years. And those words stay with Desmond, ‘cradling’ him through the long nights and helping him deal with the various pain. Of being forced into the Animus, of being ignored or talked down to, pushed aside and left out. Because while he is just a means to an end to his ‘team’ and ‘father’, he meant something to men who never even had the chance to meet him.

The dream isn’t over yet

Though I often say I can’t forget

I still relive that day

You’ve been there with me all the way

I still hear you say

This one is more centered around Desmond. The dream being the Animus sessions and bleeding effect. ‘I still relive that day’ could be many in the lives of his ancestor’s, but is likely the day of Solomon’s Temple, when Altair messed up and lost a brother and a friend, as well as his rank. Or when he returned to Masyaf in his later years to a lost son and then murdered wife and friend. To losing his home.

Or for Ezio, the day his family was brutally cut in half. When Cristina died. Seeing Minerva’s message in the vault.  When Mario was killed and his home taken from him again. Risking his life to save Caterina, and then being tossed aside. Of meeting Sofia. Finding Altair’s library. Finally having children.

They happened to his ancestor’s, but the events happened years and decades apart from each other. His ancestor’s were able to heal from each painful day before the next came. For Desmond, they came in a matter of days, never being able to heal from the devastation before the next tragedy hit him.

“Wait for me, I’ll write you letters”

I could see how you stammered with your eyes to the floor

But still, I swore

To hide the doubt when I turn back the pages

Anger might have been the answer

What if I’d hung my head and said that I couldn’t wait

But now I’m strong enough to know it’s not too late

Again, this could be for any of them. Kind of feeling like a friend or lover saying they’ll be back, and the assassin knowing they won’t be. Either by choice or death, the assassin won’t see this person again, and they know it, but they let them choose to leave. They stop themselves from being angry, because free choice is why they fight. They can’t deny someone their choice, even if they want to.

[tragicclownwrites]

What are your favorite sbsp fanfics? Need recommendations for some good ones pls!

Hello, anon!

I'm honestly honored that you asked me this question. I even made a little banner for the occasion. I admit that I had to do some thinking about this one, but I hope you end up liking my suggestions (which are in no particular order). 🤗 I'm not sure what ships you're interested in (if any), but I made a list of my own preferences that undoubtedly influenced my choices below.

I admittedly haven't read everything there is to offer so if anyone else has any additional suggestions for this anon, please feel free to chime in! Can be any pairing/polycule/whatever floats your boat.

SQUIDBOB 🐙🧽

i will never (be your friend) by scabsthekid - 12 Chapters; 90K words; Rating: Teen+

Oh wow, where do I even start with this fic?? You'll often see fics that are beloved by fandom and wonder how it got there. But I can assure you, this fic deserves all the love & recognition it has received. It's such an original concept and the writing, setting and references are amazing and beautiful. I don't want to give anything away but it goes without saying that this is a must-read for anyone looking for SquidBob/SBSP fics! 💖

always be yours by tragicclownwrites - 15 Chapters; 71K words; Rating: Teen+

So yes, this is a self-rec. 🤡✍️ However, I felt it was warranted to include here as it's an unofficial sequel to the fic above. When I wrote this, I was very inspired to explore some of the themes the first fic left open-ended while creating another unique story for folks to enjoy. While the original fic is an absolute classic and I'm sure you'll love it, I'm very confident that you will enjoy this one as well if you've read that one. 😊

(I've also written a couple short fics based on this so feel free to check those out on AO3 as well)

Pop and Licorice by clefabletime - 6 Chapters; 63K words; Rating: Explicit

So this fic was super cute to read! There were lots of memorable moments and romantic tension. Tbh, I'm not typically a fan of NSFW fics for SBSP, but if I had to rec one, this fic would be it. If you're cool with that, great. If that's not your thing, no worries! That part happens towards the end anyway so you will not be missing out on the meat of the story if you decide to skip that part (though even that was well-written). The author does a good job building up to it so it flows naturally and you can see it coming.

i'm in love (you're the worst) by scabsthekid - 1 Chapter; 8.6K words; Rating: Teen+

Another one from this author because I love their work. 😊 It's a separate one-shot from her longer fic, but it's still worth the read. I love the idea of them "secretly" dating but then everyone kinda knowing the whole time and being super supportive about it. 🥰

jellyfish hunting by switchblade (pillars) - 1 Chapter; 1K words; Rating: General

Ahh SquidBob jellyfishing escapades! If you're looking for a slice-of-life, short & sweet fic, this one is a great option. The writing style was a plus in my book.

Make The Yuletide Gay by orphaned_account - 1 Chapter; 1.1K words; Rating: Teen+

Super short & sweet Christmas fic, but it warmed my heart the first time I read it. Realization of feelings are the best! Will note that the author has orphaned the work, so I'm not sure if they've written anything else.

PLABS 🦠🦀

Mixing Blues by ArmorAbs (jadeykitties) - 1 Chapter; 1.9K words; Rating: General

There aren't a ton of Plabs fics out there (yet), but I'd reco checking out this author if that's a pairing you're interested in - loving their WIPs so far! Anyway, I wanted to rec this fic in particular because I felt it conveyed so much of their history in such few (well-written) words and I love painting being a stand-in for that sort of self-expression. They are literally so hung up on each other, it's not even funny.

KARENDY 🤖🐿️

One More Visit by IncurablePeppermint - 3 Chapters; 2.9K words; Rating: General

Like Plabs, there aren't a ton of standalone Karendy fics out there (yet), but this fic is great if you like them together! I usually prefer more canon-divergent fics, but this AU felt like a mix of that and those super adorable barista/café AUs (which I do love). Hence why I wanted to rec this fic in particular. 😊 Would also recommend checking out this author for more Karendy content!