#AJ replies

[mellarked-katnisseverdeen]

If you can only read 1 non-fiction and 1 fiction book for the rest of your life, what would it be? Why do you pick these books?

Do you have book or author recs to read?

Thank you :)

@curiousnonny

OOOHHH this is HARD. As usual, but I'll give it a shot.

So, for the non fiction book: probabbly one of my Bonsai books. Bonsai is a secret love of mine that I do not share on this blog (go to @growingstoriesandgardens if you want the very occasonal mention from me about that stuff, as well as some orignal writing). But there are some really amazing informatonal, non-fiction books around bonsai that go into tree biology, bonsai desigin and even ceramics. That would give me a lot of different things in one book, plus I love all of it. So yea, non fiction I would pick a bonsai book!

For the FICTION book...I feel like that would be so tricky. But off the top of my head? A childrens book called Poppy and Rye. It was one of the book I grew up on as a child but only appresiated till I was MUCH older and still have a soft stop for it. It has a lot of the themes, tropes and generally the kind of story I like. I think I could settle for reading that again and again, despite it being a childrens book.

[yiddishfisting]

ugghhhh that SUCKS. i'm gonna call the nurse i've been talking to tomorrow to see if she has any ideas for what i can say to get my insurance to reconsider, but i really hope i don't have to do that

[spacedlexi]

Sorry if I'm bombarding you with questions but I have a few more if you don't mind.

In most fandoms when they age up character couples, they give them kids. I find it interesting you didn't in your 10+ years AU. So my main question is do you think your Clem and Vi would even entertain the idea of kids? I'm sure there's a lot of kids they could adopt considering the world they live in. We all know Aj is Clem's baby but I'm interested is what you think.

With all the expositions out of the way, here's the follow up questions:

Do you think Vi would be a good mom? Would she or Clem be the one to potentially want to expand their family? Do you think Vi has fears with being a parent because of her upbringing? Is she considered a parental figure to Aj in your Au? If they were to have a kid, do you see Aj as the jealous type, the best big brother or a mix of both?

Again, thank you for your time 💖

a lot of the time i feel like people will give characters children without even considering if they are the kind of character who even WANTS children. in clems case she already has a child that she adopted who is her whole world. and vi has tenn who she looks out for/takes care of. they both technically already have children before they even meet. two single guardians looking for a partner and providing support for each other in these trying times

so no. i dont think they would look to adopt more children. they already have 2 (in my +10 timeline all 3 tenn vi and louis are still alive) and they love them with their whole hearts. but theyre also community leaders, and they look out for everyone in their community, and im sure over the years that community will continue to grow. but "adopting" more children? no i dont think they would. they have their hands full already. i think they are perfectly satisfied with their little family and wouldnt go looking to expand it

i dont think vi would be a good mom. i KNOW she would be!! the game already proved that. the mom that stepped up. i really love the way she interacts with aj and supports clems parenting of him

her look to clem here after both reassuring clem and being supportive to aj like "its ok see i can handle this dont worry" like yeah i know u can girlie 😌 and clem knows it too by her content little smile back, not even having to finish her sentence. OUGH 😭 they make me sick. and i didnt even include all of the examples here of her being good with him/the other kids like theres so much 😭

i think violets neglectful home life is why shes good with taking care of the younger members of the community. she says shes bad with interacting with people, but she is ALWAYS good with the kids. shes a leader and a protector, and shes gonna do better for others than her parents did for her. than Any of the adults in her life did for her (besides ms martin the real one. i think ms martin was a very positive influence on her tbh)

i think during clems initial recovery while shes still bed bound, violet would take it upon herself to watch out for aj while clem cant. during this time they would bond, aj would possibly confide in her his fears around clems recovery (that vi would also share but would remain supportive of him). i see her taking him under her wing the same way she did for tenn. continuing to lighten the load on clems shoulders. i like to think she was the one who helped him make his own spear, noticing the regular ones were too big for him while fishing together. plus making it would help distract him from his fears around clems recovery. (and in my post canon au tenn isnt dead so that tension isnt there between them, but if it was vi would be very mature about it and it wouldnt change anything about her wanting to help take care of him, she just needs to be sad for a little while 😔 but she does it in a way aj cant see)

i dont think aj would ever see vi as a parental figure in the way he sees clem. more like "moms cool gf" territory. he looks up to her and respects her, and knows he can rely on her, but aj doesnt really have any concept of "mom" or "dad". all hes ever had is "clem". shes everything to him. so while i think vi would do her best to be a good guardian for him (both for his and clems sakes), theyll never have the level of relationship that he has with clem, and thats fine. but he definitely reacts to them like a kid whose parents wont stop being gross and in love all the time 🙄

[youremyonlyhope]

It is so crazy to me that in the year of our Duck Lord 2024, there are still StarKid fans who are only just now learning that Curt Mega was on Glee.

[ja3yun]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVEEEE THE ANGST OH MY GODDD, i can NOT wait to read more chapters, i’m so in love with this series, thank you so so much for this <3

-🩶

thank you so much bb!!! i'm so glad you're enjoying it <33 i wont be able to reupload every week as promised but i'll try and get them out as quickly as possible!

[auricfog]

omg i hope i'm not too late but HAPPY BIRTHDAY AJ!!! you're such a lovely sweet human and i love seeing you on my dash and chatting 💖💖 i hope you had a wonderful day!!

you're not late at all!! day's just getting started teehee 😉🩷 but thank you SOOOO much for the kind message i love you sophie!!!!

[trashdumper]

I had some great laugh and some deja-vu…absolutely amazing props are GREAT

[morphogenetic]

god im genuinely thinking about last-minute adjusting my hotels because I want to stay in Tokyo for longer..........fucked up. like i do want to go to osaka and kyoto but im less of a cultural institutions person (re: gardens and the like) than most people

[tariah23]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fellow Ijichi warrior… Goiji extraordinaire… Geiji shamen…. *dances around in circles with you ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️*

[yiddishfisting]

LMAO every morning i get up early to sharpie on some nips

[spacedlexi]

Was AJ justified or not?

not justified. understandable, but not justified

the situation was a bad one. marlon Was trying to kill clem. aj was ready to do whatever he needed to to protect her. but hes a young child. either through fighting or talking marlon will stand down. the threat has been dealt with but aj doesnt realize that. marlon drops the gun and aj takes it because he still feels threatened and is ready to do what he thinks he has to to protect clem (whos life WAS on the line twice that night). he doesnt know the difference because hes never been taught the difference. all he knows is danger and survival. hes unsocialized and doesnt know what its like to be a part of a larger group. he was already biting and hitting anyone who would come up behind him reflexively because hes a traumatized little kid who doesnt know anything besides protecting himself first and asking questions later

he messed up. he thought he was helping. he wanted to protect clem. he was scared. it was a horrible mistake, but its not like marlon was completely innocent. marlon Was a threat, he just wasnt anymore when aj finally got his gun back. aj just couldnt recognize that because hes 5 years old and doesnt know any better. louis yells at clem asking her what the hell she taught him, but its more about what he Wasnt taught. he only knows survival and to eliminate threats. no room for nuance because its just been him and clem and a fight for survival for years. ericson is the kind of environment aj desperately needs, where he can be Safe, where survival isnt the only thing he needs to focus on. he needs socialization and support and patience, otherwise he will only get worse. clem knows this. its partially why shes so desperate to find a home for them. she sees what the world is doing to this little boy and so desperately does not want that for him, even if it keeps him safe

i do not like a justified aj. for me teaching him to be repentant and to know the difference between a threat like marlon and a threat like lilly is important. marlon wasnt a monster, he was a scared kid just like aj is, and they both make mistakes that cost people their lives. but lilly IS a monster, in the sense that she is a legitimate threat that cannot be reasoned with. so teaching aj that him killing marlon was wrong, but still telling him to shoot lilly, i have confidence in him that he Can tell the difference, it just needs reinforcing in the cave for him to Get It. to steer him away from that anger. hes learning when to make the hard calls. and because of that i believed him when he gave his little speech in the cave. i Did trust him. but seeing other routes and other cave speeches i can def understand why some people didnt trust him. raising aj into a person you can trust feels like the whole point to me. people will teach aj that he was justified and then hate him for his actions like YOU TAUGHT HIM THAT

[alfea]

nothing like finding out for certain that your favourite artist is a zionist :/

[strawbrryrush]

closed starter for aj !! @lavendaers

"-so what do you think?" lucy asked; posing in the dress she was trying on.. it felt weird- it wasn't the vault suit she was used to. "-is it too much?" she continued; turning to look at herself in the mirror.

[wdwctrl]

stop saying i'm jealous. i'm not- i just. i don't like having to share. / @ aj

there's a moment where she gives him a look of absolute and total disbelief as she hears him say that. they'd been in the common room of their dorm with a group of their friends, having a tamer party where music was played along with video games. celeste had tugged april into a dance, plucking her right out of cody's lap. april laughed as she was twirled around, soon being dipped by her best friend. she'd caught the look on his face and soon pulled away from celeste to tug cody out of his seat. discreetly, she tugged him away from everyone else to figure out what was wrong. she knew by the look on his face back there.

he'd denied it vehemently, but april knew the truth. she could see it in the way he wouldn't make eye contact with her and how his jaw clenched. lips parted with a sigh and she stepped a little closer, placing her hand on his bicep and giving him a serious look. "i'm sorry, baby," her voice is a soft murmur, giving him a pout. she knew cody didn't like to share, but neither did celeste and she did her absolute best to give the two most important people in her life the attention they deserved. "c'mere, please?"

[akuyaku-reijou]

@auberginesashimi

https://progresivne.sk/programy/rovnost/#rovnost-ludi-bez-ohladu-na-vztahovu-a-sexualnu-orientaciu-a-rodovu-identitu-lgbti-ludia

... the party that won is mafia that feeds on fear. Any type of fear. Fear of immigrants, of LGBTQ+, of corona, of Russian Aggression (that won't be there if we make ourselves allies, because WWII taught us nothing, apparently), of anything that makes people easy to manipulate. And HLAS (3rd most voted) is something that broke off of SMER when people got angry.

Like, do your research?

And don't give me " why did people vote for them when ..." because why did USAmericans vote Trump in when so many USAmericans are queer? Unfortunately, most of eligible voters are old, conservative, and possibly have Alzheimer's (and Matelko fucking suckedTM).

A teraz mi ty povedz, čo sa ti nepáči na programe Progresívneho Slovenska. A poprosím maj na pamäti, čo je na Slovensku v tomto momente legálne, a teda to nemusia mať v programe. Ja si počkám, idem spať, bohužiaľ zajtra musím do práce.

[zangyo]

Sentence Starters; accepting || @intcritus

“   i  can’t  take  my  eyes  off  you  for  even  a  second ,   you’re  so  beautiful .   ”

     Embarrassing.

     HOW COULD ARSENIO JUST blurt out things like this out of the blue, and with a straight face at that? Nanami couldn’t even imagine himself doing such a thing. Had he offered a compliment of this kind, such would have been given, and then he would have turned away and found something to occupy his time while that individual mulled over it and he dealt with whatever potential fluster might arise from that level of honesty. ❝You should give a warning when you’re going to state things like this,❞ he grumbled, far too embarrassed to glance at Arsenio and see his expression. Thus, he put his entire attention on a plant that had caught his interest, fingers gentle in their touch of soft leaves. Even if Nanami did manage to hide any expression upon his face, the reddened tips of his ears said everything and then some. Clearing his throat, he spoke once again. ❝I came to see how you were doing since I was in the area.❞ Really, he just wanted to see Arsenio. Eventually he did look at them, lips curled into a faint smile. ❝It seems you’ve sold some of your plants since the last time I was here. There was a succulent that I was quite interested in. A shame.❞

     Good save.