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No feeling like going to two lectures/workshops on two different specialities in your job in one week, one specialty that you do regularly but don't like, and the other you don't do yet but feel like you should, and realising you really don't want to do the latter one and maybe focus on the one that you already do. Despite not liking it.
I need to talk to my boss...
#I don't like endodontics (root canals etc) but I do that#I might try to get better at it after trying new drills on that first lecture/workshop#I don't do prosthetics (crowns and bridges) but I feel like I should#and on that other lecture I had a big red light in my head going NOPE! it won't be fun!#(I don't do anyway and have no way of even trying)#14 years of working and thinking and learning and trying - time to make decisions#dentistry#misc#about me
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Dpxdc AU: consultant groups can be used to outsource problems for companies so why not monarchies?
Danny is listening to the various eyeballs and ghosts chatter on about all the issues that he now has to oversee and advise and make so many freaking decisions on. Itâs annoying that it all has to come down to his call because he was a dumb 14 year old who didnât want his town to permanently live in the ghost zone.
Now 17, King of the Infinite, and a bit wiser to the world, Danny is doing his best to balance his teenage ambitions to not give a shit and his protective obsession to very much give a shit.
Sams parents are making her learn the family business and Tucker is trying to make this internship heâs got with a fancy tech company out of New Jersey into a career without college⌠so while theyâre commiserating with Danny the idea comes up.
Earth has a shit ton of heroes. Like, ever since the Justice League *poofed* the GIW out of existence with the Meta human acts- more and more caped crusaders seemed to be coming out of the wood work. More villains too but still, more people who seemed wise to their abilities and morals. Danny has literally never taken an ethics class.
But rn, Eye-mothy and Eye-Bert are arguing over how Danny as King Phantom is supposed to tackle the problem of some fucking pool acting as a weird trade route with a cult and⌠ugh itâs just so boring but like also such a fucking problem. But⌠maybe it can be someone elseâs issue.
Opening a portal, Danny escapes into space and gets to work finding the base of operations- Tucker had told him there was a new satellite after all and thereâs no way it wasnât connected to the hero orgs- and boom he flies into the Watchtower.
âHey- are any of you guys willing to consult on some weird pools of ectoplasm in Pakistan? Green and glowing little lakes of bullshit and magic?â Danny asks into the meeting room of the JL regardless of their startled and alarmed exclamations.
â⌠I could consult on that.â A voice comes from the corner, and Danny recognizes him as one of the bat people. Or bird? The guy is in a lot of red and clearly wasnât supposed to be in this meeting based on the way heâs propped in the corner. The room erupts in protest but Danny barely hears them through his excitement and focus on the dude.
âGreat! Iâll have him back before the end of the day! Lets go Bird boy!â And with that, Danny grabbed the Bird, chucked them both through a portal back into his thrown room and begins to explain the way these eyeballs are totally trying to trap him into doing more work than he needs to do.
âWhat do I call you by the way? Iâm Danny but youâll probably hear them call me King Phantom.â
âI go by Red Robin, and honestly, Iâve been trying to get this shit taken care of for years.â
From there Tim becomes a regular consultant for King Phantom- the Bat Family is losing their minds with him constantly going to the land of the dead but also Constantine said not to piss off the king at all costs.
Danny is just thrilled that this dude has a shit ton of insight as well as business sense- like he could legit run the monarchy way better than him despite the fact that theyâre the same age.
They end up working together for years, and even when thereâs not an active issue at hand, Danny will meet up with the bird just to talk.
Sam and Tucker think theyâre hilarious each time they ask if Dannyâs proposed yet.
Tim has already planned their wedding but all of that information is in a folder more secured than the nuclear codes- Danny needs to ask him on a date first.
#dcxdp#dpxdc#dc x dp#dp x dc#danny phantom#Tim drake#dead tired#dc crossover#dp crossover#ehehehehe#also him just grabbing any random hero to help on any issue their power set might help to advise#danny outsourcing his issues is my favorite headcanon#boy wants to be helpful but also like is begging to just have one lazy Sunday#Tim drake is like âwhy would I not help run a monarchy in my spare time from running a Fortune 500 company and being a vigilante?â#tim drake is a menace#heâs what the eyeballs have nightmares about and they didnât even think they could have nightmares
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i seen your post asking for thawing out ideas/requests and i love it so far youâre an amazing writer!! itâs only 2 parts and iâm obsessed haha â maybe reader or sirius falls or something on the ice (nothing serious ofc!) and remus panics a little as a way of thawing the tension between siri and rem? either sirius realizing remus cares about the reader and starting to trust him more or remus realizing he really cares about what happens to sirius/their duo!!
Thank you for your request gorgeous!!
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part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6 | part 7 | part 8 | part 9 | part 10 | part 11 | part 12 | part 13 | part 14 | part 15 | part 16
cw: modern au, chronic pain, brief and lightly implied past abuse
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Youâre only a few days out from flying to the Olympics when Sirius doesnât show up to walk you to practice. You call him and wait around with Remus for a while, but eventually you decide to get in whatever training you can without him. Itâs far from unheard of for Sirius to sleep through his alarm.Â
Remus seems grateful for the extra time with you. Heâs been laying it on a little thick since youâd reacted so drastically to his unintentional Peter-ism, praising you for everything from how you stretch to the simplest of jumps, and any criticisms are softened into measly recommendations. Youâve done your best to let him know that youâre not upset with him (you never were, honestly, how could he have known the effect those precise words would have on you?), and now things seem to be more or less normal between the two of you.Â
You like Remus more by the day. When heâd first come to coach you and Sirius, youâd been happy to see him, but only because of what he represented. A fresh start, a guiding hand, the possibility of his greatness transmitting to your duo and making you better than youâd ever been. And all of those things have proven true, but as youâve worked together and learned from each other youâve grown to appreciate your miracle coach as a man, too.Â
Remus is kind. Heâs smart, and discerning, but he doesnât boast about it, and heâs patient with you and Sirius when you canât always keep up with his reasoning. Heâs patient in general, though you know neither of you have made it easy for him and youâve often wondered if you deserve it. He has a serious manner, but sometimes when youâre joking around with Sirius youâll see him smiling, tongue pressing into his cheek like heâs trying to repress it. You can tell that, despite years in front of cameras and a well-earned self-assuredness, heâs shy about certain things. Like Sirius, he doesnât always like to have his kindnesses acknowledged. But thereâs a warmth about Remus. Not bright and dazzling, but a soft, steady warmth, like the flicker of a candle or the glow of the moon.Â
You can see it now, the faint gleam of approval and something else in his eyes as you land your final jump in the routine on a solid ankle. His lips tilt up as though the accomplishment were his own.Â
âThat was lovely,â he says as you skate over for feedback. âReally, really good.âÂ
You beam at him, the praise lighting something in your chest. âButâŚâ
Remus shakes his head. âNo buts. I think youâve got your part of the routine down completely.â
Itâs impossible to contain your elation. You want to hug him and so you do, the toes of your skates pressed against the edge of the rink and your arms wound up around his shoulders.Â
Remus seems surprised for a moment, but eventually his arms come around you too. Gentle, tentative. You donât mind; you squeeze him extra hard to make up for it.Â
âNow all we need is for Sirius to get the spiral,â Remus says.Â
You laugh, your good mood unshakeable. You know Remus has questioned the wisdom of his decision to add the death spiral into your routine over the last few days. After several practices on and off the ice, youâve made no progress on getting even an inch lower than you were, which isnât enough to gain full points in competition. You know by now that itâs not because Sirius isnât strong enough to crouch further down, or that he has his skates in the wrong position. He just wonât do it. Itâs frustrating, but thereâs nothing left for you or Remus to do. Itâs like you under-rotating your jumps when youâd first started practicing; itâs a mental block, something he has to get past on his own.
âHeâll figure it out,â you tell Remus certainly. âSirius does well under pressure. Youâd be surprised what he can pull out at the last minute.âÂ
And speak of the devil. The door to the rink bangs shut, announcing Siriusâ entrance. He looks about as happy as he always does to be up before sunrise, worse because heâs clearly rushed out of bed to get here. His sweatshirt is on backwards and thereâs a pillow crease on his cheek.Â
âSorry,â he mutters, slumping down onto the bench to put his skates on.Â
âItâs okay.â You comb your fingers through his sleep-fluffed hair, moving some of the larger pieces away from his face. The look Remus is giving him borders upon fond. âAs it turns out, I do much better when youâre not here.âÂ
âAlways knew you would.â He brushes your hand away, using the hair tie on his wrist to pull his hair back into its usual haphazard bun. And as usual, you have to make a concerted effort not to watch how his biceps flex with the motion.Â
âLetâs have you do a shortened warm-up today,â says Remus. âTen minutes, alright?â
âNo, Iâm good.â Sirius stands, stretching his arms behind his back as he walks towards the ice. âWeâve missed enough time today, letâs get to it.âÂ
Remus frowns but doesnât argue, and you know better than to try either. Sirius doesnât seem grumpy, per se, but heâs never in his best mood when he first wakes up and heâs stubborn at the best of times.Â
However half-asleep he may seem, Sirius is still resplendent on the ice. He skates with a lazy grace, the illusion breaking only when he has to tighten his form for jumps and turns. He never wobbles, never falters, every movement as easy and sure as if heâd been born with blades on his feet.Â
The death spiral goes the same as it has been. Sirius makes it look like thatâs the way it was always meant to be performed, but no matter his bravado any judge will know the difference. Still, you get your practice in with the general movement, and then heâs throwing you into your next spin, then jump after spin, spin after jump, the routine crescendoing in music, pacing, and difficulty. The world whirls around you, Siriusâ hand a home base that you grasp and let go of only to find again, the sounds of your skates on the ice their own rhythm conducted by muscle memory, complex and quickening and so consuming you almost wouldnât notice Siriusâ had stopped if he didnât cry out.Â
You stop, breathless. Sirius is on his side. Heâs no stranger to pain, but he doesnât like it any more than the next person, and itâs all twisted up in his face now.Â
It takes you a beat to move. When you do Remus is already coming out onto the ice, the rubber soles of his shoes slipping until he goes down on his knees to slide the rest of the way to Sirius.Â
âWhat is it?â you ask, though you think you know, your friendâs body curving and hands reaching for his skate.Â
Siriusâ breaths are short and pained. âMy ankle.âÂ
âLet me see.â Remusâ fingers are deft and sure as he undoes Siriusâ laces. Your own hand quivers slightly as Sirius sits up and you set it on his shoulder, hoping to anchor him even if you donât feel very anchored yourself. He inhales sharply as the skate comes off. Remus shushes him, gentle fingers circling his ankle. âShh, love, youâre alright.âÂ
âDoes it feel broken?â you worry.Â
Sirius is watching Remus prod at his ankle with a bemused sort of caution. âNo,â he says. âI think maybe just twisted.â
âIt could be a sprain,â Remus says. Heâs rolled down the top of Siriusâ sock and is turning his ankle over carefully in his grasp. âBruising might show up later.âÂ
âItâs fine.â Sirius sits up further, but when Remus doesnât let go of his ankle he doesnât pull away. âI just need to stretch it out and itâll be good.âÂ
Remusâ eyes flicker up to his, and you see the kind sternness in them. âWhether itâs sprained or not, you canât just skate it off. Weâre done for today. Probably for tomorrow, too.âÂ
âDonât be daft.â Sirius reaches for his skate. Remus moves it away. âWe donât have time for me to take a sabbatical.â
âSirius,â you say, âpracticing more wonât mean anything if you canât compete.âÂ
Remus nods his agreement. âWeâre not risking you injuring yourself no matter how close to comp we are,â he says. âWeâre not.â He stands with Siriusâ skate in hand.Â
âWhatâre you doing?âÂ
âIâm confiscating this,â Remus holds up Siriusâ skate, and you press your lips together to hide a smile, âuntil youâre cleared to skate again.âÂ
Sirius is appalled. âButâbut itâs mine!âÂ
âOh, donât be a child, Pads.âÂ
Now you canât suppress your snicker. Sirius lets out a shocked huff, elbowing you in the ribs. You can see the corner of his mouth twitching unwillingly.Â
âHey.â You pinch the back of his arm in retribution. âDo you want my help getting off the ice or not?âÂ
You end up finding ice for Sirius in the staff break room and sitting with him for a while as you hold it to his ankle. Remus stays, too, the three of you chatting about banal things that you enjoy immensely nonetheless. The car Sirius had nearly walked right out in front of in his rush to get here this morning, Remusâ mother and how she loves to bang around the house as soon as the sun is up, the new syrup flavor youâve discovered at the coffee shop. Every sliver of information you can get about Remus feels precious, and though you sometimes feel like you know Sirius inside and out you never tire of hearing his stories either. He has such a fun, vibrant way of telling them, all big gestures and dramatic words, whereas Remus seems almost tentative when he talks about his life, smiling when you laugh along as though it hadnât occurred to him that humor could be shared.Â
When the hockey team shows up Sirius only lets James fret over him for a minute before heâs dragging him and his messed up ankle out the door, forcing you to hurry after so you can act as his crutch. You walk Sirius home, where he vows to stay and rest, before heading back to your own apartment.Â
Itâs only once youâre alone that your mind, unbidden, begins turning over the way Sirius and Remus had looked at each other today. Youâd been too worried about your friend to think of anything else at the time, but there had been a moment, between Remusâ gentle handling of his ankle and his soft, kind placations, where Siriusâ expression had faltered. Surprise, vulnerability, and something else. Something that rings of familiarity, and yet you canât place.Â
Itâs clear to you that the dynamic between your partner and your coach has shifted. That while youâve been feeling closer to Remusâ, Sirius has too, and theyâve passed some boundary you missed along the way. Maybe the chemistry between them was always obvious. Theyâd fought, antagonized each other, but some people enjoy that, donât they? Maybe youâve been naive to think that youâve been working to get them amicable, when really theyâve had this unspoken tension tethering them to each other all along.Â
The idea of Sirius and Remus together feelsâŚstrange. But thatâs probably only because itâs so new to you. Sirius is your best friend, and youâd thought you and Remus were getting close, so itâs odd to imagine the two of them interlocked in this other dynamic together, separate from you. You can see how it might happen. Theyâre both very attractive, both headstrong in their own ways, and youâve seen how they can soften for one another when the circumstances call for it. You think they could take care of each other. And you can take care of them both, though in a different way. You can support them, make things easy between the three of you, be a good friend. Nothing has to change in your dynamic with either of them, even if theirs with each other has shifted.Â
You could be alright with that, you think. You can be happy for them. You will be.
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Thinking about Timâs morality, what always gets to me is that Tim clearly developed it on his own, within his own rules of ethics, because we know how often Tim worked without Bruce or Dick from the very first stories.
Tim saw a problem with Bruce and sought out Dick to help.
Timâs next story with Dick involves Tim showing up on Dickâs doorstep and claiming Bruce told him to learn how to be a Robin from Dick (which seemsâŚdubious, given the rockiness of Dick and Bruceâs relationship at that stage).
After Tim received his costume and before his proper âfirst patrolâ, Tim was on his own in Paris, having to make decisions on who to trust and listen to between Lynx, Clyde Rawlins, Lady Shiva, Edmund Dorrance and Henri Ducard.
Tim went out to track down Joker because heâd broken out and Bruce wasnât available because he was overseas at the time. Against the advice of Alfred. While being a tiny Robin.
Tim chose to work with Helena and Steph and Lonnie and JPV and Selina, even when Bruce told him not to, even when he was hiding working with them from Bruce. And when they worked with him, Tim was very clear on what his ethical framework looked like and most of the time those he was working with compromised to follow Timâs views on killing. But also - Tim was the one choosing to work with them, showing flexibility in comparison to how Bruce would have preferred him to act.
Tim was set by Bruce to teach Jean-Paul Valley how to be a vigilante in Gotham, when he was 14 years old and had only been a vigilante for a couple of months in universe. He didnât have Bruce backing him up (because Bruce was firstly busy and then recovering overseas from serious injury). He didnât really have Alfred (who was focused on Bruce). He didnât have Dick (because Dickâs life was similarly in the end stages of falling apart in New York). He had himself and his wits and what assistance Harold could give him, trying to show JPV how they worked and then later trying to rein in JPV after being punched in the face and Azbats going off the rails.
His ethics canât be following someone elseâs cues (the âlist on the fridge from Bruceâ joke) because Tim had to work it all out for himself with Bruce barely around and often not focused on him. He didnât have a Batfam around him when he was starting out until he built one.
His ethics canât be âtwo seconds from killingâ because if Tim needed to be restrained from killing, that would have become noticeable back when he was working with Lady Shiva and Henri Ducard. Before he even really was Robin.
If Tim was dogmatic and unable to compromise and hung up on the rules being the rules, he would never have teamed up with Steph and Shiva and Helena and Selina, all people he got into trouble for working with.
Itâs just such a misreading of Timâs fundamental character and how he built his own moral code and decided what was important to him largely independently of anyone else. Tim doesnât kill, and one of the fundamental reasons he doesnât is because he chose not to and he sees it as a line too far.
He worked that out on his own.
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Rhythms
120k, 17 chapters all written, E, updates on Sundays on Ao3.
TK swoons when he discovers a sentimental scrapbook full of notes he and Carlos have left for each other â but he also unearths a book of poems that closeted teen-Carlos wrote about his struggles, including a few dedicated to his high school crush. An adorably mortified Carlos recalls the stir he caused when he was published anonymously in the high school paper, and everything he went through to write his wedding vows for TK years later. With TK as a hype-man, maybe Carlos can embrace his creative side again.
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Chapter 1 - Love Heart: The day after TK and Carlosâ first wedding anniversary, TK is sent home from work sick. Back at the loft unexpectedly, he makes a surprising discovery about Carlos.
Chapter 2 - Club Can't Handle Me: In 2011, sixteen-year-old Carlos is both in the closet and in his high schoolâs wrestling team â and itâs all a bit too much. Perhaps against his better judgment, he turns to poetry and makes a decision that will change his life.
Chapter 3 - Crossroads: Daydreaming about his wedding vows mid-drive, Carlos gets pulled over for a traffic violation â and Gabriel isnât happy. Reunited with TK, Carlos might be lost for words, but he finds another way to express his love and desire.
Chapter 4 - The Wrestler: Carlosâ poems are published â and he quickly learns thereâs no putting the genie back into the bottle.
Chapter 5 - A Gay Fantasia: In the aftermath of being abducted by a serial killer, Carlos reflects on recent events and resumes work on his wedding vows.
Chapter 6 - La Tormenta: Carlos is devastated when Scott gets a girlfriend, and he finds himself in another snowballing situation.
Chapter 7 - Soulmates: When TK has a Huntingtonâs disease scare, Carlos finds he knows exactly what to say. But will it help him with his writerâs block when it comes to his wedding vows?
Chapter 8 - Man of Mystery: Itâs the day of the Lake View High School Talent Show â and will the real Shadow Poet please stand up?
Chapter 9 - Crush: In 2011, itâs make or break for sixteen year old Carlos at the talent show. In 2024, TK becomes the hype man Carlos had needed over a decade ago.
Chapter 10 - From Behind: A couple of weeks before the wedding, Carlos is still working on his vows when a deeper rift develops between him and his dad. In 2012, seventeen year-old Carlos is spiraling after coming out to his parents.
Chapter 11 - The Other Wrestler: TK decides to lift Carlosâ spirits by learning how to wrestle.
Chapter 12 - Carlos Reyes Will Be Okay: At Gabrielâs funeral, Carlos regrets saying no to reading a poem in tribute â but during the wake, he finds himself under a whole new pressure. Later that night, he realizes the vows heâs worked so hard on for TK cannot be spoken yet.
Chapter 13 - The Closet: Despite some good news, Carlos ends up in the doghouse with his mom and with TK.
Chapter 14 - Once in a Blue Moon: Reeling from his confrontation with Andrea, Carlos seeks advice and admits a secret.
Chapter 15 - Raining on Prom Night: In May 2012, chaos erupts at Carlosâ senior prom.
âI was just rememberingââ Carlos says, âThe first time you stayed for a while after one of our hookups. It was, like, the third time we hooked up, I think. I asked if you wanted tea and cookies and you looked at me like Iâd said the weirdest thing ever.â
TKâs exhausted, puffy face breaks into a dazzling grin. âYou were being such a Boy Scout.â
âBut then you said yes and you ate half the cookie jar.â
âYou called me the Cookie Monster.â
âThat was the first time I really made you laugh.â
âTea came out my nose.â
âIt was beautiful,â Carlos says, pausing then to qualify: âYour laugh.â
TK gazes up at him, his clear green eyes large and shining. âI canât believe you remember that.â
âThe first time you made me laugh was when we were dancing at the honky-tonk.â
âHey!â TK swats his arm. âI was trying my best!â
âYou were so goofy,â Carlos chides. âI just loved it. I loved you.â
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Some headcanons that I think about a lot for Mute!Stan:
1. He didn't stop talking right away, it was a gradual process. Each year he spoke less, which got him into less trouble as a criminal, he had to do horrible things to himself to control his tongue and speak softly, he was yelled at a lot on the streets to shut up.
2. He learned some sign language on the street, but he wasn't fluent so he still had to speak sometimes.
3. When he got Ford's card he was barely speaking anymore, talking to his brother was one thing since his voice had been out of use for months already.
4. After Ford falls into the portal, Stan organizes his own funeral, his mother almost recognizes his voice because it was very different from Ford's at this point, so he decides to stop talking completely. People saw this as a response to the trauma of losing his brother so they didn't talk much about it.
5. Stan still opened the Mystery Shack, but without the guided tours. He simply made it more like a museum. He placed a speaker in front of each strange object where he recorded some descriptions of the creatures in advance, alone, at night.
6. He spread several speakers throughout the cabin with price information and random curiosities. As well as a larger speaker that constantly repeated that they did not accept refunds at the Mystery Shack.
7. The tours were created by Soos. As a child, he would visit the cabin with his grandmother and, since she was bad with the speakers, he would invent descriptions of the objects himself, which always gathered a small crowd around him who bought many more things on the way out. Stan hired him almost immediately.
8. Soos quickly learned sign language to talk to Stan and later taught Wendy, who also went to work there.
9. The kids learned sign language at home when they learned they were going to stay with their estranged great uncle who they had only heard about and who was apparently mute. It was a challenging project for them. Dipper learned it to challenge himself academically and Mabel learned it because it was fun to use a secret language and also because she thought it was like creating spells with her hands. They weren't very good, but they managed well.
10. When the portal is reactivated, Mabel is still left with the decision of whether to turn it off or not and for the first time in years Stan speaks and asks her not to turn it down, which shocks everyone because they thought Stan was mute since birth.
11. Ford is not happy when he comes back and Stan doesn't talk to him, despite all his knowledge of sign language it was never something that caught his attention and he suspects that Stan is just doing it just to be a jerk.
12. The kids get upset with Stan for being able to talk all that time and refuse to acknowledge his sign language for the rest of the day, avoiding looking at his hands the whole time, Stan panics and basically Soos is the only one who makes communication between Stan and the others viable because he translates everything Stan says.
13. The kids talk to Stan again the next day because he seems miserable for not being able to talk to them and also because they are so used to this type of communication that they forget that they were ignoring him.
14. Ford is the hardest to accommodate; when he's not deliberately ignoring Stan, he tries to catch him off guard so he'll talk. At one point, an argument starts at night on the porch, demanding that his brother talk, which leads Stan to try to talk again, but can't because he's desperate and has a panic attack.
15. During Weirdmageddon, they still switch identities, with Stan speaking and acting exactly like Ford. Bill is tricked because he knows that one of the twins can't talk and ends up being erased with Stan's mind.
16. When his memory is erased, Stan starts talking again. It takes a while for his voice to come back because he didn't use it much. The children still use sign language while talking to him to try to bring his memories back. The scrapbook works little by little.
17. With each passing day, Stan remembers a little more and each day he talks less until, by the time Stan and Ford get on their boat, he has all his memory restored and has stopped talking completely again.
18. Stan speaks few words sometimes, he says his brother's name, a few words of comfort or a greeting, only to Ford and in a low tone of voice, it doesn't happen much but whenever it does it brings Ford to tears, he preserves each of these moments as treasures.
That's it for now, I've been thinking a lot about Mute Stan in the last few days and I wanted to express these thoughts a little, whoever wants to add more things or take over the narrative from here on out, feel free, the floor is open.
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Swan Lake
Noah x ballerina reader
I will never forget the way I was feeling at that stage in front of all those people. My parents and siblings in first row, watching me with eyes full of tears and pride. I got the lead role in Swan Lake at the age of 16 which was seen as big accomplishment in ballet world. In that moment I felt happy, proud of myself and stronger than ever. But that didnât last long.
Just a seconds after the big red curtain was closed and me and other dancers went in the direction of our changing room, I heard my name being called. Screamed, actually.
I turned around to see our trainer speed walking to me. I quickly went over the whole play in my head. What did I do wrong? I couldnât think of anything, I felt good. She found million reasons to tell me I was a bad choice for playing the lead role, that Iâm too fat and I wonât play on the next date.
That was it. That night I told my parents Iâm done with ballet and Iâm quitting immediately. My mother was ballet dancer too, we talked a lot about how hard it was for me lately, so she agreed with my decision and went to talk to my trainer. I packed my things and never saw that woman again. That felt like a big rock fell off my shoulders. That was 10 years ago.
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âWhat are you thinking about?â Noah asked, his hand gently placed on my thigh as we were driving to my family home for Saturday lunch with my family.
âItâs 10 years anniversary of me ending my ballet career. I was thinking about it a lot recently.â
âThinking about as?â he waited for my response as he didnât really understand how I feel about it.
âAs I miss it, I guess. I was thinking about talking with my mom about it today. Also I looked up some ballet classes in our area. But I donât know, it was just a silly idea.â I shrugged it off.
I never really talked with Noah about my ballet career. I told him I did ballet for 14 years and quit for mental health issues. I mean, itâs very much known how the ballet industry works, so he understood. I have very mixed feelings about getting back into it at my age, so I havenât told anyone yet.
I tried to stay healthy and fit, I sometimes go to open dance classes and sometimes I try some ballet steps. I still got it. I am a lucky one, I still have good stretches and I learn steps quickly. I just got bored of doing it only in our living room.
âReally? Thatâs not a silly idea, itâs actually a really cool idea. Did you find any good places?â I was surprised with Noahâs excitement. He is very supportive of everything I do, but I guess I expected different reaction.
âI like two ballet studios. They have some good teachers and also open classes, just for hobby attendance. One is on Mondays and the other one is on Thursdays, so I can try both and then see which one I like more.â
âAre you signed up already?â
âNo, I am not sure Noah. It brings up lot of bad memories, 10 years ago it got me into a really bad place and Iâm scared itâs going to be the same this time.â I felt tears coming as I thought of little 13 years old me crying through the whole night, because I was told Iâm fat for ballet. That Iâm not good enough. That Iâm too tall to be a ballerina. That my skin is too pale. That I got in just because of my mother. That Iâm never going to make it.
Those memories make me feel little and so vulnerable.
âIâm sure it will be great honey. If you miss it, then you should try it. But itâs your decision, okay? I donât want to push you into anything. Take your time to think about it, talk with your mom and you will see whatâs her opinion on this, right?â he brought his hand that was holding mine in it to his lips and placed small kisses against my palm.
âThank you.â I shot him a smile which he gladly returned.
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I loved days like today, spending time with my family. All of them love Noah, so after we have lunch, we are usually both separated and have conversation with someone else. Firstly, I talked to my siblings about college and their new internships, while Noah talked with my dad about new music and their upcoming Europe tour. My dad absolutely loves Bad omens and I am sure he is their biggest fan. When my family visits for shows, he never wants to be in the backstage, watching the show from safe space. He always goes in the crowd, which makes my mum crazy scared every single time.
I used this as a chance to talk to mom about the ballet thing that was going around in my head.
âMom do you mind coming with me outside for a minute?â
âOf course darling.â
We took our coffees with us as we made our way to the garden and sit on the big couch that my parents had there for my whole life. That thing is going to outlive all of us.
âWhat is it darling?â
âWhat do you mean?â I tried to hide my worries, but my mom knows me too well.
âI know when my baby is worried about something. What is it? Is it Noah? Are you sad heâs going to leave for tour soon?â
âOh no, well, yes that too, but itâs not the first time, that will be okay. Itâs something I wanted to talk about especially with you.â I played with the cup in my hands and avoided the topic as long as I could.
âCome on hon, spit it out.â
âI was thinking about getting back into ballet.â I said and kept my eyes low, focused on the green grass. I looked up just because my mom wasnât saying anything. âWhat? Are you going to say something? I donât know what this face means.â I was honestly so confused with the way her face was looking at me. Was she happy about? Sad? I couldnât tell.
âWell, I was expecting this much sooner than now.â
âWhat?â
âI always thought you will want to get back to it at some point in your life hon. You loved it. Aside from those ugly things, you loved ballet. I was so angry at that woman who ruined for you.â
âWhy did you never say anything?â I was so confused. She was waiting for this for years and never talked about it with me?
âBecause itâs your decision, not mine. I didnât want you to think I was disappointed with you or pushing you back into it. Did you think of where would you start with classes? And would you want to take part in plays again?â She was right. It is just mine decision and with everything she saw me go through I understand she was worried.
âI found two studios near our home that look good. They have weekly open classes that I was thinking about. But I wanted to talk with you first about it.â
Then we fell into long dialogue about everything connected with be going back into ballet. My mom gave me a courage to at least try it. She said my eyes lit up when I talked about the good memories I had from my child age. She also told me that I am more mature than I was back then and even if I donât think I can handle it, I can. And she was right.
Iâm a grown woman now, I can handle myself and protect myself. Itâs also just open class for everyone who wants to try ballet, there will be no judgement.
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âIâm going to try it.â We left my parents house later than expected, so it was dark outside when we were driving back.
âThe open classes? Did you talk with your mom about it?â
âYes and she said I should give it a chance. So I guess I wonât be home on Monday evening.â
âCan I go watch you?â Noah asked.
âWhat?â I returned him a question, not knowing what he meant.
âI mean I never saw you do your ballet thing and you will be wearing those ballet outfits and Iâm sure that will be hot.â He said as if it was obvious fact that I shouldâve known.
âYouâre not being serious right now, are you?â I tried to hold my laugh in at his innocent clueless face.
âWell Iâm not, but I would really like to see your little ballet outfit for sure.â He turned his face to you so you could see his smirk.
âSure, watch the road you perv.â
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It had already been a month since I started going to open classes in the studio I chose after the first week. I chose the one closer to our home, their dance rooms were bigger and more modern and our teacher was a lovely girl, possibly my age.
And it felt amazing. It felt like I was alive again. Donât get me wrong I loved my life with Noah, my work and everything, but this felt like the missing piece.
While I was changing into my clothes after todayâs class, our teacher Molly came to talk to me.
âListen Y/N, I know you said you have bad experience and memories with professional ballet, but we have few spots open in our semi professional group and I thought youâd be great candidate. I see youâre learning faster than anyone in your class and Iâm scared you would get bored after a while. There will be auditions, but I can get a word in for you and see if you could skip them. Just think about it and let me know as soon as you decide please.â
That night I came running home to share that news with Noah.
âWHERE ARE YOU?â I screamed just seconds after I opened the door.
âStudio.â
When I opened the door Noah turned in his chair to face me.
âDid I do something?â he looked scared.
âWhat?â
âWhy are you screaming and running, Iâm scared I did something.â You let out a chuckle at his words.
âNo, but I got news. Great news.â
âLet me hear them.â I walked over to him and sat in his lap.
âI just got offered a place in semi professional group at the studio. Without auditions, Molly wants me there.â
âHoney thatâs great news! Thatâs amazing news!â he stood up with me in his arms and spined us around.
âSo you think I should accept that offer?â
âYou havenât already?â
âNo, I wanted to think about it.â
âJudging by your reaction, thereâs nothing to think about.â He smiled into our kiss.
âI guess Iâm back on track then.â I kissed him back.
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Long story short, I accepted Mollyâs offer and started with my new group. I had classes 4 times a week, which was bit hard to get used to, but after while it was okay.
Noah left for tour, so at least I got something to do with my free time.
Noah leaving was also good for another reason. There is time difference between us, so we usually text each other or have short calls, so my worries are easy to hide.
Last week Molly told us that our group will be playing Swan Lake few months from now on, which brought back some memories. Semi professional groups still play in midsized theatre, I joined them when there wasnât any, so I expected some play to come soon, but not this one.
I had mixed feelings about it, thinking if I want to play or if I just pass this one. Applications are closing in three days and I still havenât applied for any role, which was weird for Molly.
She asked me about it after last class, so I told her about my ballet history, how Swan Lake basically ruined it for me. Molly is very positive person, so she told me something that got stuck in my head. She said I could take it as an opportunity and change Swan Lake from something bad to something really good in my life.
Truth is, I am thinking about applying for Odette/Odile, but I havenât told anyone yet.
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âOkay thatâs enough love, what is going on?â Noah asked through the phone and I saw his forehead wrinkles were making his worried face. Itâs scary how well he knows me, but with tomorrow being the last day for applications I needed to tell him.
âOur group is going to play Swan Lake in a few months and I donât know if I should apply or not. Itâs the play that made me quit.â
âLooks like itâs your second chance to make the best out of it. Listen, you were worried about even getting into ballet again and look at you now! I know youâre worried now, but wouldnât you regret not even trying it?â I felt like I was on the phone with Molly right now.
âI know, I was thinking about applying for the lead role, I did it back then too. But maybe I should do other role?â
âOh no love, if anyone is supposed to be the lead role in this play, itâs you.â
âYou have to say this, youâre my boyfriend Noah.â
âWell wouldnât you be the same if I was in your position? Thatâs what you do for your partner. You know how many songs would be forgotten and never released if you didnât support me? There is lot of them I thought werenât good enough, but you made me finish them. I may donât understand ballet, but I understand you and I know you would regret not applying. So you get your ass up right now and fill what ever you need to fill and send it to Molly or Iâm going to do it.â
And he was right, I would regret it. But I still couldnât believe myself when I saw âsendâ on my screen after I applied for Odette/Odile.
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Molly informed me that me and 5 other girls applied for the same role, so there will be two rounds of auditions, first one starting on Monday, which gives me 6 days to prepare for it. Noah is also coming back home on Monday, so Iâm happy I will share the outcome with him. Either we will celebrate or he will make me his comfort food and Iâm happy with both options.
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I spend the last 6 days going over the choreography for the first round of auditions. Everyday after work I went straight home and practiced. Last night I didnât get a chance to talk with Noah, because he was already on his way back to the states. I at least talked to my mom this morning.
âY/N youâre next.â I heard Molly from the ballet room.
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âIâm homeee.â I heard Noahs voice that I missed so much. I left the pans on low heat and left kitchen to meet Noah in the living room.
I didnât waste any time and went straight in for a kiss.
âMissed me much?â he managed to say between our kisses.
âVery much.â I looked at his face, tired face, and held it in my hands âHi love.â
âHi.â He leaned his forehead against mine as we enjoyed bit of silence and each otherâs presence after month and two weeks apart.
âHow was the flight?â I broke the silence, took his hand and led him into our kitchen to finish dinner.
âIt was okay. I slept most of the time, but Iâm still very tired. And I need a shower.â
âYou can go take a shower now, it will take few more minutes until itâs done.â I pointed to the food.
âOkay.â Noah got up, left kiss on my nose and went to get shower. Thatâs what I thought at least. On his way to our bathroom, he realized I didnât tell him about the audition.
âY/N? Wasnât the audition today?â it was, but I wanted to tell him about the result over dinner.
âIt was, but I wanted to tell you later.â I tried to hide the smile on my face.
âYou got through to the second audition, didnât you?â he caught your smile and immediately knew the answer. âI guess we can celebrate right now in the shower huh? Are you going to join me?â
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âSo girls, I want to thank you for participating in this audition. It was hard to decide, but in the end, we agreed on one name. And itâs you, Y/N. We were amazed by your performance and we feel like your experience with this play could help us to make the best of it. Congratulations!â Molly gave me a hug and whispered in my ear that she knew it was going to be me from the beginning.
Noah and my mom said the same. My mom made sure she put date of the premiere in hers and dadâs calendar so they wouldnât miss it. Noah also made sure to clear that day months in advance and welcomed me home with a flower and dinner as a celebration.
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Breathe in, breathe out. And repeat. I stood in backstage already in my costume. I saw Noah and my parents in the first row as the rest of the room filled with strangers. Strangers that are going to be watching me in a few minutes.
âAre you ready Y/N? How are you feeling?â I felt Mollyâs hand on my shoulder.
âIâm nervous, but also excited. I havenât preformed for over decade, so I hope I donât panic.â
âYouâll be great. We did lot of work, all of you will do great tonight.â
She then went to talk to other girls and I felt my phone buzz in my hand. It was Noah.
âDonât be nervous, weâre very excited to see you shine tonight. Youâll kill it babe, I love you.â Oh my sweet Noah. Supportive as always.
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I stood still in my pose as the curtain was closing. I let out a big breath I didnât even realised I was holding in when the curtain was fully closed. I turned around to see my friends and in that moment we realized we just finished our premiere of the Swan Lake. And it was perfect. We did group hug, with Molly joining us. It was completely different than 10 years ago. This night was full of support and love.
I went to change into my normal clothes and then to meet Noah and my parents.
My dad and Noah both had bouquets in their hands and my mom had tears in her eyes. She was also the first one to pull me into a hug.
âIâm so proud of you Y/N, you canât even imagine. You grew up into a beautiful woman and you just showed me how strong you are.â
âThank you, mom, I couldnât have done this without you.â
Then it was my dad who pulled me into strong hug. My dad didnât show emotions a lot, so I appreciated him coming tonight.
I really wanted to literally jump into Noahâs arms, but I kept calm in front of my parents. They said their goodbyes and left, because they have long road ahead of them.
As soon as they left the parking lot I turned to Noah and attacked him with hugs and kisses.
âSlow down baby, let me congratulate you and give you this beautiful flower.â It really was beautiful bouquet. Noah always got me beautiful flowers.
âHow was it? Did you like it?â I was interested in Noahâs opinion, because it was his first ballet play he saw.
âIt was beautiful! You were amazing! I know you can stretch your legs right, but I didnât know you can stretch them like this.â I didnât know if I should slap his arm for his stupid comment or laugh at him as he was trying to show me what he meant and trying to do the pose he was referring to.
âOkay ballerina I get it!â I laugh and stopped him from what he was doing before he got himself injured.
âDo you want to go out for dinner and drinks? Or go home and order something? You must be hungry.â We intertwined our hands and Noah led me to his car. He was right, I didnât eat much today, because of the nerves.
âI think I want to go home, order something to eat, have a glass of wine, have hot bubble bath and then my back could use a massageâŚâ
âI will give you massage only if you let me join you in the bath.â Of course he wouldnât miss that chance.
âDeal. Letâs get home.â Noah started his car and took my hand in his.
âI love you and Iâm so proud of you. Iâm getting tickets to every show and Iâm making the guys come with me.â
âOkay.â I laughed, but I knew he was serious. Iâm sure that at the next show Iâm going to see the core of BO crew in the front row.
âBut Iâm serious, I love you.â
âI love you too Noah, thank you for being by my side for all of this.â
âAlways.â
#noah sebastian fic#noah sebastian band#noah sebastian x reader#noah sebastian imagine#noahsebastian#noah sebastian#bad omens fanfiction#bad omens cult#bad omens imagine
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energy prince william mornig 14 march2024 tarot
same process as Catherine, we start with the oracle of energies:
interesting, I came across Catherine's energy yet I asked for William! Ok, Catherine is trying to protect her social statue, she comes as queen of coins but she is accompanied by a black cat = she feels unlucky! she is surrounded by her team and is thinking about a transformation (slight because I only have one little butterfly) but she is studying many possibilities for spring. There is an opening emerging, a new energy, we hope to open the door to happy days. Lots of anxiety about a goal we would like to achieve! we are heartbroken because of a storm that is coming or that there is already happening that can disrupt the healing! We are limited in our movements but we are working on a communication strategy to open the doors again and let the light in. Well, I asked again for Prince William, I got 7 cards!!!
it's good, he recognizes that he screwed up, that he was wrong, well he is aware that he can't express his emotions too much but I'm happy to see that he recognizes that he screwed up completely, he is aware that communication has failed, he tries to regain control and work on the communication strategy. Watch out for your ego, William!!!!
with the Akashic tarot: before starting because the cards are very interesting, I am behind Catherine 100%, it is time that she teaches William a lesson, she may not be born with blue blood but believe me she is destined for royalty!!!
therefore, the soul sisters (william and catherine) will meet again physically between spring and winter. William is thinking about what path to take in terms of communication, direction⌠(he screwed up and he is aware) he comes in a humble way as the king of roses towards Catherine the queen of parchment with her 3rd eye open!!! William is aware that times are very turbulent and that a new communication scandal could happen, he must play intelligently with the help of his wife to get out of there!
he is aware that he must take a new path that he has never taken in relation to health and communication with the rest of the world! he tries to convince others of his idea, of how he imagines, what is interesting in this drawing is that I came across the Adsum card, on this card, you have a guide, two dead elderly people (one man = Philip and a woman = queen) then you have two living people, a man and woman around thirty years old. I imagine he is thinking about how the Queen and Prince Philip would have reacted to this fiasco (not good!!) but above all there is a notion of help and study with books (so learning) there will still be contradictory and turbulent communications (because it is a balance of power that currently exists) We are on a complex construction and transformation because it is their first real crisis as Prince and Princess of Wales (so what will it be like as King and Queen when there will be the government at stake) because I remind you that the united kingdom is a parliamentary monarchy and not an absolute monarchy the government can speak and demand accountability!!! (some people tend to forget this aspect on the forum)
the tarot cards, from a balance of power to a tendency to move away and make one feel alone, we feel diminished for Catherine because she is limited in her actions. She hopes for less criticism and attacks! there is a renewal and a new beginning (william apologized to catherine) in connection with the press, social networks⌠we try to forget the past and find a balance. Unfortunately for William I see yet another stupid decision that can further shake his status. we tend to play the selfish role when it comes to relationships. there is a press release or sincere information which will talk about the activities over the coming months where we hope to be able to do good but slowly
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is is ever mentioned when you're officially an adult in the one piece world? because Luffy sets sail at 17 and Koby joins the marines with 16, so perhaps you're considered an adult by that age? But according to Sabo you become a world noble at 18? (aren't you one either way if you're born into a noble family?) But then again, if Sabo wasn't (as some say) planned from the beginning, perhaps one should not place much value in this reasoning - idk. It rather feels like you're considered an adult at 16/17... since the other younger strawhats were also more or less on their own out their (or in Sanji's case having an actual job)... and then again there's Bonney who is 12 by the time she arrives in Sabaody with her own crew so... then there's that^^ (but she might be an expection since she usually looks like she's an adult)
Hi, thanks a lot for your question!
I don't think there's a set age for when you're an adult and in a lot of cases it probably doesn't really matter. Why? Because we're in a world of pirates and many children and teenagers have to learn how to fend for themselves early on, that's just the cruel reality. I'll try to give some ideas regarding the examples you gave and then name my headcanons for what I think the more "official" age limits might be.
First of all, I'd say Bonney is outright disqualified because of her devil fruit. One Piece doesn't really have a form of ID, so they can't check her age, but even if they could... you can't tell me Bonney wouldn't have a fake ID or get her way either way because she's a pirate.
Luffy setting sail at 17 is most likely because Ace sat sail at 17. Also, Luffy is Luffy, so he probably doesn't care about age limits.
I wouldn't say that Sanji having a job is really an issue here because cabin boys are common amongst pirates and so are kids helping out chefs in kitchens. Also, he begged for that job on his first ship and then got given the job by Zeff when they opened Baratie. They did open Baratie together, even though Sanji was a kid, so I can't see him not getting a job here. Who knows if he actually got paid either. I don't think we can apply our definition of what constitutes a job in this case.
Now with Sabo and Koby is where it gets interesting, so this is where I'm gonna get into my own headcanons.
I think the One Piece world might be working with similar age limits/requirements as we do here in Germany. That means you're legally considered of age when you're 18, but you already get to make some important legal decisions when you're 16, very rarely also as early as 14, usually with a legal guardian's approval.
Why do I think this is the case? Being of age with 18 lines up with what you said about Sabo and becoming a Celestial Dragon. Yes, you're born a Celestial Dragon but you probably only get the full privileges of one when you're of age - so, most likely 18. Koby joining the military 16 wouldn't work here in Germany, but it's only one year off and I'm pretty sure the bar used to be lower - which, One Piece takes place in a more historical-esque setting, so we can probably assume 16 would be the minimum age requirement. Especially with the Marines being this present in day-to-day life and supported by the Government.
Why did I say Germany instead of any other country with the same age limit? Well, on one hand because I live here, but also because of one specific reason: Alcohol. Usopp (at least in the live action) got completely wasted at Baratie and I'm pretty sure Baratie is a place that would check your ID if you wanted a drink (at least if it's running normally, not like when Koby and Helmeppo showed up). Usopp is 16 but he still managed to get wasted, most famously off that huge bowl of fruit punch or whatever that was. I'm very sure that that stuff would fall into the category of drinks you'd be allowed to get at 16 in Germany. Light alcohol like wine and beer at 16, hard stuff at 18. Some more hints towards it being like that in the One Piece world too are that Zoro and Nami had no problems getting rum, which is hard alcohol, and they're 19 and 18 respectively. Helmeppo was also easily able to order shots for himself and Koby and he's 20 at that time. What we can definitely be sure of is that the limit isn't 21.
Whatever the age requirements are, I believe that, while they would be universal for anything involving the Marines or the Government and probably be enforced too, in the realm of pirates they don't really matter. Like, as a bartender, are you really going to deny a pirate crew some vodka for their 14-year-old cabin boy? It's either you give alcohol to a kid and maybe pay a fine or you lose a limb - I think the answer is very clear. Different kingdoms could probably adjust the age requirements to their liking, but I don't think they could lower them too much. But I don't know, that's just speculation at this point.
All in all, being in adult in the world of One Piece probably depends a lot more on the respect people have for you and how independent you are than your age.
I hope these rambles helped at all - have a lovely day!
#one piece#one piece oc#ask the archivist#topic: basics#topic: worldbuilding#topic: legality#spoiler: post opla s1#spoiler: post marineford#spoiler: egghead
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I've never watched Arcane. Here's a CaitVi au
It's modern universe, no powers kinda shit.
Caitlyn's mom is still a councilor type figure, I think I'll stick with that word cause I don't wanna. Attempt to know American words for things and don't wanna waste the energy explaining the Canadian systems to people
Caitlyn has finished high school, and has taken a gap year against her parents' wishes while she decides on her future. She knows she wants to help people, but there are lots of ways she could do it...
Okay so Cassandra. She's at work, with Caitlyn in tow cause she wants her daughter to follow in her footsteps or something, or to help the family image or something. She receives a package. She assumes it's been checked, and opens it. Two things happen in quick succession.
Caitlyn hears a click, and instinctively pushes her mother out of the way.
Something in the parcel explodes, sending a chemical powder directly into Caitlyn's face.
She's rushed to the hospital along with her mom, and Cassandra is set to make a full recovery. For Caitlyn, there's no permanent damage to her lungs, long term. Tho, she completely loses her vision.
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THINGS
Vi's always struggled in life. Her parents died when she was pretty young, and foster care in the poorer neighbourhoods isn't great. They eventually settle in with a man named Vander, but things get twisted when a 14-year-old Vi gets arrested for robbery. Somehow she's charged for armed robbery, and given four years in juvi
And shit sucks for her in there. By the time she gets out, she's fucked up her right arm pretty bad, but doesn't say a thing about the growing pain, or the periods of numbness, cause they can't afford it.
So of course after about three years, she's collapsing suddenly while skipping classes to get cash, and yeah, they couldn't save her arm. She wakes up down her dominant arm, and with a sinking feeling that she's ruined things again. That her brilliant younger sister won't be able to go to college cause of the medical bills
She hears about a deal a family is offering. These rich people are looking for someone around 20-24 to agree to room with their daughter who's gone blind, to help her out cause the parents are busy and have to go on a trip for three weeks and nurses can't be there 24/7. They're offering to completely cover the other person's medical bills.
Vi can't request to be an applicant soon enough
(don't tell me hospitals don't work this way I know it's fiction leave me alone)
So she goes to try out assisting this girl, and she feels pretty gay. Caitlyn sits on the bed while her mom watches, and Tobias tells Vi about how to do things and shit cause he's medical, y'know, and so Vi walks up to Caitlyn to see if she'll be a good fit or something
She lets Caitlyn stand on her own, and lets her set the pace. Her only arm is around Cait's waist, and Caitlyn has an arm around Vi. She says everything she does, asks shit, communicates. Vi thinks she's doing poorly but hey. She tried to save things
She's very surprised when at the end, Caitlyn tells her mother very frankly that she's choosing Vi
(it's a mixture of her height, the way she let Caitlyn make decisions, wasn't too imposing. Asked if she wanted help with things instead of assuming.
There's also a funny bit where Caitlyn makes a comment about Vi maybe being left handed? Cause everyone else tends to automatically try to lead her with their right and Vi tells her "I've only got the one" and Caitlyn was quick to sputter out apologies)
So, Vi moves into a much nicer room, with the only cost being helping Caitlyn when she requests it. This gives Cait some of her independence back, not needing a nurse or her parents, but someone who gets it. And Vi? She's less depressed. She can still pay for Powder to go to college and recover in peace
And. Yeah things get romantic
Vi takes the time to learn how to describe things better for Caitlyn, and even agrees to read for her. Caitlyn practices tying and untying things without her vision, and other tasks that require more than one hand. They go for walks around the hospital, sit out in the courtyard, and even bribe a nurse to let them stargaze
And Vi, she holds Caitlyn's hand in her own and guides her fingers over the stars above, describing constellations and their placements that she fucking studied, cause Caitlyn mentioned she used to look up at the stars before, and loathed never having that again. That's when they share their first kiss, under the stars, before sneaking back up to their room where they're found in the same bed by morning
And when they're discharged, Caitlyn asks Vi to stay with her. For a little while. Please. She does, knowing she'll have the freedom to visit Powder and Vander and Claggor and Mylo, even Ekko
Eventually they get their own place, Caitlyn gets a service dog named Sherrif (Aussie and German Shepherd mix) and forever after or whatever
Anyways. Yeah.
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Okay, I'm done. I'm gonna fucking say it. This is my take that's hot enough to scorch the earth.
Marinette is not a 14-year-old girl
"Marinette" is a fictional character, therefore she is a construct made by a group of grownass adults, who should fucking know better. When Marinette does such an abhorrent thing that it has people renoucing her writing while the writers make excuses for her, that's not Marinette "making a mistake", that's the writers resolving the plot the way they intended to.
The writers literally think she's in the right to lie to Adrien. They've said so, the fucking show bible says Adrien will never learn the truth so Marinette will keep lying to him. Do you honestly think the writers would actually make their protagonist that much a parallel to her boyfriend's abusive father on purpose? They literally had no idea what they were doing when they wrote the finale with Marinette gaslighting her abuse victim boyfriend about his father's abuse. We're meant to only see Marinette protecting poor, fragile Adrien from things that would hurt him, even though that is how Gabriel saw his actions as well.
As far as the writers are concerned, Marinette has to make those decisions for Adrien, because she knows best. Because she's the protagonist. She's literally the center of the fictional universe of Miraculous, and, as of the retooling in season 4, the show is being written accordingly. Marinette only makes mistakes when she doesn't know something, meaning the mistake wasn't really her fault even when she feels guilty. She's never allowed to be morally wrong about anything, because the writers have changed the way this show works. It's Protagonist Centered Morality all the way down, now, the protagonist is literally just a mouthpiece for how the writers think things should work, and that is that Adrien's trauma isn't allowed to inconvenience Marinette in the slightest.
The people defending this writing choice are even worse, though. They actively voice the general idea that abuse victims shouldn't let their trauma ever inconvenience anyone, or they don't deserve relationships, if they're not outright denying a person's right to be traumatized at all. "Adrien isn't emotionally stable enough to know the truth," they say with complete sincerity, not realizing how ableist they sound. "Adrien should forgive Marinette for acting like his abusive father because Marinette had good intentions," they claim every time they try to justify Marinette's behavior, valuing the mistreating party's feelings over those of the party that is being mistreated. And let us not forget that even Marinette's good intentions just mimic Adrien's abuser.
Like, I know it's because these fans care more about Marinette as a character than they do about Adrien. They're both fictional constructs and not real people, so people will side with their favorite. But, once again, the people justifying the bullshit this show does with Adrien sound so much like abuse apologists that we really have to start calling things by their actual names.
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Hi Tumblr, What's Up?
Hello Tumblr! Can you believe I have existed in fandom spaces for this long and have never been on this platform? It seems that Tumblr is fandomâs MVP but I just never made the trek over this way â anyways, Iâm here now. If youâre reading this, itâs probably because I told you about it on one of the other social media platforms and you probably at least know that Iâve very recently packed up my life and moved to China! Iâve been trying to figure out the best way to document my experiences here, and although we live in a visual era, Iâm just not interested in being in front of a camera. I love to write and want to talk about my journey, so a blog seems like the best fit for me.
So, why China? Despite the fandom spaces that I occupy, my decision to move to China had absolutely nothing to do with Zhang Yixing or Wang Yibo. When people ask me why I made this change, I jokingly tell them it was an act of sheer desperation, but really, although Iâve always been joking when Iâve said that, itâs not too far from the truth. If youâre interested in learning why I moved to China and hearing about my experiences here, I hope youâll stick around. Â
Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
If you donât know, Iâm Australian but I have spent the majority of the last 14 years living and teaching in the United States. I worked in Los Angeles for 11 years and then in New York City for another 2 before I packed myself and my cat up and went back to Australia. I left the United States for three main reasons â all of which were related to my job. In no particular order, because they were all as problematic for me as each other, I left because of low teacher pay, egregious student behaviour, and the insanely high workload. In short, I was b u r n e d o u t. A lot of Western countries are experiencing a teacher shortage right now, and America is definitely leading the charge. There is a reason why people are fleeing the profession, and most of them are rooted the same reasons that I left the country.
I went back to Australia naively thinking that work was going to be better there. I grew up there and went to school there, and I completed my teacher training in Australia.  When I went through my university degree and prac assignments in Victoria, the job was definitely not this. So I returned  home with rose-coloured glasses thinking that teaching would be far superior in Australia than the experiences I was having in the United States. Boy, was I ever wrong! While the kids in Australia donât have guns like they do in the U.S., their attitudes towards education and teachers in general is very reminiscent of what is going on in the U.S, and schools are still places of violence and conflict. I canât speak for the private system, but all my friends in the public system say the same thing. And honestly, teacher workload in Australia is not lesser than that of the U.S., so I found myself â again - completely stressed out all the time, despite making this huge change that was supposed to better my life. That coupled with the outrageous cost of living in Australia (my god things got really expensive while I was living abroad) prompted a pervasive idea that just would not stop taunting me. The voice inside me kept saying I canât do this anymore.
And so, it became clear that I had a choice to make: either stop teaching altogether or find somewhere to teach that isnât going to break me. I did not initially consider China but as I continued to research my options, all roads always lead right here â The Peopleâs Republic of China.
And, to cut a very long story (which I will elaborate on in other posts) short, here I am!
Right Here, Right Now
Iâve been here for 38 days now and itâs been the mother of all whirlwinds, for sure. I had been to China twice before on holidays (one of those holidays was to scope out my city and my school) so it wasnât like I was coming into the country blind, like so many other foreigners do, but even so, itâs been hard. Very hard. Maybe one of the hardest things Iâve ever done? Probably.
I donât speak the language very well, despite all the lessons Iâve been taking. Man, nothing tests your skills like absolute immersion and being surrounded by people who donât speak a lick of your native language. Iâm an articulate, educated person and here Iâm reduced to a blubbering mess who stumbles and fumbles over sentence fragments, and fragments of fragments! The language is going to take time. A lot of time.
Iâve had many low points, and there were a few days a couple of weeks ago when I was legitimately considering throwing in the towel and going home. But, I am still here, so obviously I didnât do that. And Iâm glad I didnât because itâs getting easier and all the things I love about China are starting to overshadow all the hard things that make me feel like living here is impossible.
My cat is arriving from Australia on October 11 so weâre here for the longer haul after that. I canât take him back to Australia from China (Iâll make a post about that later) so we either stay till he dies, or we exit and live in another country for a year before returning home. Donât worry, I have an exit strategy planned if I need it, I just donât want to need it, if you get me.
Iâll be blogging about teaching here, my fandom experiences (of which, Iâve already been lucky enough to have some of), travel, and general thoughts and insights on what itâs like to live in China as a foreigner.
I hope you stick around because this place is crazy and Iâve got so much to tell you all. If youâve got questions, Iâm happy to answer them. I'm new to this Tumblr thing so be kind and patient with me while I work it all out!
Till next time, peace.
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One of the many tragedies of Jack Drake is that not only was he bad at being a parent, but that he had the perfect person to discuss how hard the experience was for him right there and yet the only conversation they ever have about parenting Tim is conducted at gunpoint.
Because look at Jack Drake. As far as he was concerned, he had everything under control until Janet died and his world fell apart.
Tim was a Good Kid⢠as a kid. He was well behaved and polite and not a difficult child and that's obvious from the fact that many of his memories of his parents together are of being taken out in public. Jack and Janet had one kid and they clearly wanted that kid to enjoy the same things they did, so they took him with them to restaurants and museums and art galleries and the opera. And he enjoyed it and enjoyed that time with them.
Jack however clearly saw his role as a father and a husband in the very traditional position as the main provider. It was his job to work and bring in the income that supported their lifestyle (his depressive episode after losing the company and their having to move makes it very clear how much of his self-worth was tied up in that role). He had a son, but his time with Tim was pretty clearly about taking Tim out with him on a Saturday afternoon to watch sport, or play tennis with his friends, or go to the monster trucks, or go fishing: being able to spend a few hours with Tim and show him off to his friends and then return home and someone else took over looking after Tim. And in his mind, he clearly thought he was a good parent! He spent time with his son! His son was a credit who was worth showing off! He could take Tim with him when he and Janet went out for the evening, and Tim could be relied upon to behave. He was winning at being a father!
The part Jack never realised, of course, was that like many men in his position, he'd handed the day to day logistics of raising a kid over to his wife (Janet) and to people he paid to do it for him (Tim's boarding school). He wasn't the disciplinarian parent. He was the 'fun' parent, who got to have the good times with his child.
If Jack was ever actually involved in decisions about discipline and consequences of actions, it was probably at the ultimate stage: the 'wait til your father gets home' sort of threat. The nuclear option. He didn't handle the everyday stuff - he probably never SAW the everyday stuff.
So, Jack thinks he's a great parent. He can brag to his friends about how well behaved HIS child is, unlike those little ruffians you see screaming in public or whose parents can't take them anywhere because they're disruptive.
Then his world falls apart. He's injured and disabled and grieving. He's a single dad. And the kid he's got is suddenly not the child he remembers. Tim frequently acts out, lies, runs away and comes home with bruises and notes from school saying theyâre worried something is going on. He also starts dating and possibly trying to have sex âtoo youngâ (being caught with Ariana sleeping over and the couch situation, Steph being pregnant even if Tim insisted it wasn't his).
Jack Drake has to suddenly step up to be the main parent of a 14 year old who he's probably never had that dynamic with. He doesn't have the years of experience in how Tim reacts to various forms of boundaries and punishments, because he's never been the one who set them or enforced them. He's probably never sat down and talked to Tim about his feelings in his life. And Tim, I repeat, is fourteen years old, possibly one of the most difficult ages for a kid. Everyone's 14 year olds are suddenly more difficult than usual and pushing boundaries.
On top of that, he's got to learn this all on the fly, in circumstances where he basically has no support. "Help, I'm a new single father to a teenager' isn't really a genre of self help book or parenting group that gets a lot of love - most people who are single parents aren't men, and most people looking for advice on dealing with problems with raising their kids are talking about under-5s, because by the time kids are out of the toddler stage most parents have a reasonable idea of what works and what doesn't, have networks set up, and are usually reaching out for a bit of advice or support about a specific situation, not Dealing With It All.
What Jack really needs is a buddy or two who are also single fathers to teenage boys, who have experience navigating this, maybe who also acquired responsibility for their son in his teen years. Wow. I mean that's a big ask, but funnily enough, there's someone who lives right next door who exactly fits that description...
(The tragedy that Bruce and Jack only ever have the one discussion about parenting Tim, the kid they've been effectively co-parenting since Tim was 13 years old, and that that discussion took place with Jack holding a gun on Bruce).
So of course Jack is terrible at being a parent to Tim. He's inexperienced, he doesn't have any support, he doesn't SEEK support outside of marrying Dana (and Dana clearly while lovely is both ineffective and reluctant to interfere in Jack and Tim's relationship). Now, he fails on very specific axes, in ways that are both understandable and also signs that Jack has a bad handle on his temper.
His go-to threat is sending Tim back to boarding school, because: when Tim was at boarding school, Jack didn't have any discipline issues with Tim! It clearly worked!; Tim doesn't want to go back to boarding school, making it a threat to hold over him; again, Jack's seeing a kid who is sneaking around, lying, running away and he's at his wits end - there's a narrative in the circles he lives in that such kids DO need to be taught to behave and sending them to boarding school is a way to do that.
He runs hot and cold on paying attention to Tim because up until Tim was 14 that was...what he did! And it wasn't such an issue then, as he wasn't a single parent. And when he pays attention, he does tend to be focused (laser focused, in fact), in getting Tim out of No Man's Land, of the dramas at school during Cry of the Huntress when Jack's getting outraged over Tim's bruises and getting into fights, when he's arguing with Ariana's uncle over whether Tim and Ariana's relationship was going too far.
It's just that he never developed the day to day, in between level of parenting and boundary setting and discipline. He's got a temper, and he swings between "it'll be fine, Tim's a smart kid, I trust him" laid back permissiveness, and getting mad and going immediately to the nuclear option: "You are going back to boarding school!" and so on.
He doesn't know how to walk away and calm himself down when he's worked up. He's not particularly good at redirecting his aggression. And he gets easily frustrated, because in his mind everything went smoothly for years...until it was all his responsibility.
And the thing is, there are so many ways Jack could have tried harder to be a good parent, that were available to him. But because of his background and the culture he lived in and the demands of storytelling he never reached out for any of them.
(And Bruce was right there! They knew each other socially! Everyone knew Bruce had worked through having two teenage sons on his own! He could have asked for advice, and he even knew Bruce knew Tim, given Bruce had officially fostered Tim while Jack was in a coma and in hospital. If you were putting together a specific support group you'd kick yourself over how perfect this was)
It's just such a part of the tragedy of Jack Drake.
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Thanks for tagging me liz @steffigraf for the get to know me tag game <3
1. Do you make your bed?
Absolutely. If i don't then it'll bug me every time i look at it
2. Favourite number?
Probably either 7 for feanorian related reasons or 2 because that's the number i assign x to in maths exams when i can't actually work x out. It's worked for me like 70% of the time
3. What's your job?
Uni student full time, but i'm hoping to get a part time job somewhere. Those student fees don't pay themselves lmao
4. If you could go back to school, would you?
This may be rose tinted glasses, but my high school wasn't that bad if we ignored some things. Yeah nah i'm not going back
5. Can you parallel park?
If there's no cars or just one car on one of the ends then yes, but if there's a car in front and behind me, no
6. Do you think aliens are real?
I like to think that there's someone out there. Maybe they're just too far away to contact, or maybe they're only in their paleozoic era
7. Can you drive a manual car?
Nope because we didn't own a manual car when i learnt to drive. But if we did then i would've liked to learn on a manual because i reckon manual cars are making a comeback
8. Guilty pleasure?
I don't know what's considered "cringe" these days, but i like to listen to history and pop culture podcasts if that counts. Also buying study snacks, which isn't exactly a guilty pleasure per se, but i feel guilty when i look at my bank account after the purchase hehe
9. Tattoos?
None. I can't even commit to a tumblr url so yeah i don't think i should be making any those sorts of decisions yet
10. Favourite colour?
Red and orange, but i've got a lot of green in my closet
11. Favourite type of music?
Rock maybe, or soft rock. But i've been listening to a lot of soul and latin music lately. I used to be a massive theatre kid and would listen to cast recordings of musicals religiously
12. Do you like puzzles?
I love puzzles and games and escape rooms and yeah
13. Any phobias?
Not really i think. Nothing too big that it's considered a phobia
14. Favourite childhood sport?
It's kinda ironic that i used to play tennis as a kid and i hated it asdfghjk. Now I wish my parents pushed me more to play comps and stuff but i'm getting back into the swing of things! Now it's my favourite sport to play. I've always loved watching tennis though
I guess swimming when i was younger maybe? I was quite good back in the day (year 7), but i never did squad. And maybe field hockey, but i've only ever played that in school sport but that was always fun
15. Do you talk to yourself?
Sometimes when i'm doing school work and i need to talk myself through my process lol
16. Tea or coffee?
Tea, but coffee's been growing on me recently. I really want to try vietnamese egg coffee, but i've heard that stuff is pretty strong. Vietnamese egg hot chocolate is very good though. Highly recomend
17. First thing you wanted to be when growing up?
Archaeologist. I still think it'd be very cool. What can i say? Indiana jones and the mummy was formative for me growing up. Evelyn o'connell my beloved
18. What movies do you adore?
I love a good adventure movie, like the ones i mentioned earlier. Also murder mysteries, agatha christie or otherwise
Tagging: @fritzes @swiateks @veesmiley @hubillusion @bluespring864 @aliassimes @tennispilled @sincaraz @rodlaveraryna @sinnerruud @pencildragons @eccentricmya @kingfisherprince and any one who wants to try it out!
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Trying to figure out why the fandom meme that Tim is misogynistic bothers me so much, beyond my usual kneejerk response to perceived inaccuracy, and I think the key is that it feels like fandom is lying to me.
Specifically, lying about nearly all the other characters.
That I am being taunted with some theoretical Less Sexist 90â˛s Comics that donât actually exist.
Sexism is one of the reasons that I never bothered to seek out superhero comics when younger. Our town didnât have a comics shop, which sure put a damper on it, but I didnât bother looking for collected volumes when venturing into regular bookstores, or the occasional trip out of town to places with huge bookstores. I flipped through enough and heard enough chatter to know I didnât want to put up with the sexism. Scans Daily on Livejournal sure had plenty of supporting examples.
Reading 1990â˛s & early 2000â˛s comics now, I can confirm this was the right choice on younger meâs part. There is a lot of sexism in that era, and unlike with prose books by a singular author, itâs much harder to ditch wholesale. Iâve got a lot more analytical reading under my belt now, so itâs easier to roll my eyes at the bullshit and focus on what is enjoyable than it used to be. From the later 2010â˛s comics I found at the library, things are improving, though still stumbling.
So yeah, Tim does sometimes say sexist crap. But as I devour comic after comic, so far, he isnât saying or doing anything more sexist, more frequently, than any other character, including the gals. Itâs almost like itâs a writing problem, not a character problem.
As far as I can tell, from what Iâve read, which includes all of Batgirl 2000, Young Justice 1998, and nearly half of Robin 1993, Tim is less sexist than the adult men heâs surrounded by, and no few of his fellow teenage boy heroes.
Maybe Iâm missing something! But gender doesnât seem to come into his treatment of Gotham vigilantes and YJ teammates? The most it comes up with his civilian peers is that, typical for the time period, girls are treated by the narrative & characters as potential romantic options and boys arenât? Tim talks to Callie the same way he talks to Ives & Hudman? He and Ariana both make relationship mistakes, but in ways that are pretty normal for a 13-14 year oldâs first romance?
So when the fandom keeps making âmisogynyâ Timâs distinguishing traits from the other Bats, or other YJ members or Titans, it implies that reading comics focused on other characters would have less sexism, but when I do read other comics, thatâs not fucking TRUE.
Where are these magical less sexist Bat comics?
Who are these heroes fandom claims are less misogynistic?
Because itâs not Nightwing. Itâs not anything Bruce takes center stage in. Barbara is fine in Batgirl 2000, but in other comics sheâs written as cattily jealous and tears into other women. Itâs not Stephanie, as we saw with Batgirl 2009â˛s treatment of Jordanna Spence.
Batgirl 2000 does pretty good, but thatâs the only one I can think of, and fandom singling out Tim makes it sound like it should be all of the others.
Fandom likes to say Jason drinks his Respect Women Juice, but when I read Under the Red Hood and Lost Days, they felt about the same level as Timâs comics. And I keep seeing examples from Jasonâs Robin days of him admiring women or learning from them or teaming up, but I also get that from Timâs comics.
Before he even had a long running solo, Timâs Robin miniâs got a crossover with Huntress, in which he respects both her skills and her secrets, and argues with her about as much as he does with Bruce. Tim supports Cassie winning leadership of Young Justice, he supports Cissieâs decision to do what she felt was most responsible. He apologizes for avoiding Cass after finding her intimidating and goes on to work well with her.
I like Tim. Iâm mostly enjoying his comics. Theyâve got less sexism than I expected of the era theyâre written in.
And I hate that fandomâs running meme about him makes it feel like everyone else is making a joke at my expense.
#Robin 1993#Tim Drake#fandom critical#comics meta#or I guess fandom meta?#DC#Batfam#maybe no one in fandom actually means it and it IS 'just a joke'#but gawd if it is it's a shitty one#and I am pretty sure it ISN'T a joke from a lot of people#that they actually do mean it#it does NOT help that Tim is now one of the openly queer characters in DC#and 'jokingly' accusing gay men of hating women is a long standing piece of bigoted bullshit#and bi men were always lumped in with that when their existence was acknowledged#do I remember how horrible it felt as a closeted teen#when one of my friends found out Neil Patrick Harris is gay#and declared that him being gay and thus 'unavailable'#was 'a crime against women'?#yeah you fucking bet I do
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20 Questions for Fic Writers
Thanks to @daddygrandpaandthebeaver for the tag.
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
30
2. Whatâs your total word count?
44,659
3. What fandoms do you write for?
I write for mostly The Legend of Zelda and Bob's Burgers, but I have written for Escape Room and had thoughts about Six of Crows stuff. And that one Uncle Obi-Wan fic I did for flufftober last year.
4. Top 5 fics by kudos
Too Late
Seeking Solace With You
A Life Interrupted
Stay in Bed
I Met You in a Closet
The first and third aren't surprising, they're both older works of mine. Too Late is an angsty coldfalsh fic I wrote back when I was into the the Flash/Legends of Tomorrow. A Life Interrupted is my unfinished Roudise soulmate au (perhaps the upcoming theme week will motivate me to finish).
I was actually really happy to see Seeking Solace With You to be the second most popular. It's one that I'm proud of, and put a bit more into emotion-wise.
I'm actually surprised Stay in Bed and I Met You in a Closet (both zelink) made it into the top five as I didn't think they were my best works.
5. Do you respond to comments?
I respond to some of them. I'm a bit shy/anxious and I tend to overthink what I say. I absolutely love every comment I get, and I read every one even if I'm slow to respond.
6. Whatâs the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
That would be Too Late, as it deals with the aftermath of The Flash's season three finale where Barry enters the speedforce (I had to refresh my memory of what happened it's been so long, haha).
7. Whatâs the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
Since I love happy endings, there's a few of them. I'll highlight two and cheat a little:
A Call to Ears: A roudise fic where Louise catches Rudy trying on her bunny ears.
And
Dancing with Freckles and Glasses: a Telink fic post Wind Waker where Link helps Tetra practice dancing before a ball.
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Luckily no, even when I make typos and errors.
9. Do you write smut?
I do not. The most I do is hint and let readers make their own decisions.
10. Do you write crossovers?
No, not really.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
As far as I know, I have not.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Nope.
13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?
I have not.
14. Whatâs your all-time favorite ship?
I cheat again, as I love both Roudise and zelink.
But I also love a lot of ships that I don't write, but read and enjoy canon material of.
15. Whatâs a WIP you want to finish but doubt you will?
There are a few I have in early stages of writing in notebooks or scraps in a word doc, not much of note.
I suppose A Life Interrupted is one that I have no idea if I'll actually finish since I would have to think of a new way to end it. A good gist of what I may have originally meant as an ending can be read in Hidden in Plain Slide where I have some of my headcannon of Louise not liking things changing is on display, as well as the running away after a confession.
16. What are your writing strengths?
I had a comment on a fic that mentioned nonsexual intimacy and friendship underlying the characters attraction, and I would say that I always try to write relationships that feel balanced in their romantic elements.
I also think I've learned how to tell when something is working and when something is needed to make it work. Especially keeping character's true to their characterizations as best I can. So long as it sounds proper, I'm happy.
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
Finishing multi-chapter fics. It haunts me that I haven't finished A Life Interrupted, and every so often I think of it.
I could stand to go over my writing for typos and mistakes more. If I think about it too much, I'm sure I could think of a million things.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language?
I could only do French outside of English, but I wouldn't. While I'm technically bilingual, I'm fairly rusty and don't have confidence to write a whole story in French.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
It would either be Harry Potter or the City of Ember all the way back in my fanfic.org days.
20. Favorite fic youâve ever written?
I'm going to cheat again and list some I haven't mentioned yet:
Morning Person (roudise)
Burger Approval (zekina, with the Bob and Zeke relationship as a focus)
Lies Carved in Stone (zelink)
This was an interesting one. For tags, if anyone wants to do it, then feel free.
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