#And I never EVER want to see them do another prequel or sequel. I don't trust them an iota. Give this team freedom and they make this.

[bonefall]

WHAT?!? They show up?!? What what?! I stopped reading after the whole situation with the antagonist's daughter going from the son to the dad (seriously what was with Clear Sky getting with women he clearly didn't deserve?!?) They didn't have brain waves when they died!! She wasn't that far along was she?! Does this mean she possibly escaped the eagle then later died in birth?!? T_T

DOES IT REALLY SURPRISE EVERYONE SO MUCH THAT WC IS PRO-LIFE. GUYS... It is the Christian Propaganda Cat Series

No btw, she was 1. Barely pregnant, and 2. VERY killed by the eagles.

She explicitly says she had them in StarClan. Which begs the question if she gave birth while DEAD or if they just, popped up next to her when she died like "Hello mother it is I. Tiger Tail. You really fucked up back there!"

PLEASE understand when I say I think DOTC is the worst fucking arc I'm not being funny, I mean it with my whole chest and cheeks.

[not-a-perfect-metaphor]

Hi! How are you doing? I wanted to get your opinion on another drama in the fandom after The Winchesters finale. All I get from it is facepalm. I don't remember reading it here or elsewhere, but it was saying that after the spn finale, we're in for a deliberate campaign to break the bond between J2 in the public eye. And they clearly succeeded. It's like many fans have gone crazy and can't stop saying for years that J2 were never friends or about friendship breakdown and betrayal. And this is despite the fact that J2 are still close and dear to each other. They still want to work together and will definitely restart spn one day. Not to mention them as a strong couple who have been through a lot. And I think this kind of drama is even good for them. J2 tinhat not much left and not as much attention and emphasis on them anymore. Even just j2 fans are hard to find. There are only individual aggressive fans of each of the J2 and crazy Hellers. At times I think it's even better that way. They can be together without worrying so much about damage control.

I’ve started and restarted this answer so many times, because I feel like it’s such a delicate topic but also something that definitely does need to be addressed.

And I thank you for taking the time to write it out so eloquently!

I guess I’ll start by saying that I absolutely have noticed the number of people jumping onto the anti-‘J2-togetherness’ train, to the point where I’ve been trying to figure out for a while now what factors could be contributing to it.

Mainly because the actual reality of the Js on a day-to-day basis does not match up with what’s been said (with what’s being said), and yes, there definitely have always been those who have projected their own discomforts/disappointments/opposing views etc. onto the Js. Of course we all know that, but you’re certainly right about the fact that it’s become much more prevalent in recent months (I kind of feel like it’s been happening ever since the sequel debacle, really).

And on that note, I do think the issues surrounding the sequel undeniably planted seeds of resentment/negative feelings in probably a pretty big percentage of at least the individuals who were once pro-J2 and who are now anti-J2, and I’m not about to pass judgment on anyone or try to claim that anyone’s feelings/opinions are wrong or bad, because that’s never been what I’m about here.

What I have always said about the prequel drama is essentially this-

The strength of the 15+ year relationship between Jared and Jensen allowed them to heal from all of that, and even in the midst of it, I never doubted they would…and they absolutely, 100% have.

That’s honestly what genuinely matters, at least as it pertains to our discussion about the closeness/trust/love between the two of them, and I guess I would just say…or I would hope…that anyone holding onto their own disappointments might at least be able to distinguish between their own feelings and how the Js have stated and shown they feel.

But again, to each their own.

The other element to mention, I think, is the glaringly obvious one, and something I’ve touched on a few times since the wrapping up of SPN.

It was always going to be really difficult for us, on the outside looking in, to no longer (for now, anyway) get to experience that amazingly personal and constant view of Jared and Jensen’s relationship to the degree we’d all become so accustomed to throughout the decade and a half of SPN, and I think some people lost sight of the fact that just because we’re not able to witness as much of their time together/hear about as much of their relationship/etc. doesn’t mean it isn’t still happening.

And yes, it’s common sense. But I think for some, probably those who weren’t as heavily invested in the first place (although that’s just speculation), the shift was misinterpreted as being linked to a decline in the Js intimacy instead of simply a decline in the amount of that intimacy we get to see.

As for a more formal ‘set-up’ of these rumors and speculations, that’s not something I’ve been privy to or heard anything about, although I’ll absolutely agree with you on the fact that whether there was any staging or simply just the natural progressions one would expect, the dimmed spotlight on the nature of Jared and Jensen’s relationship has certainly allowed them some more freedom and peace, which of course is a good thing.

And it’s not anything we didn’t all realize would happen, those of us who’ve been around for this for as long as we have been. We’ve been talking it over since the start of SPN’s final season.

Digging into these anti-J2 posts, I can tell you that what I personally found is that the vast majority of them, as has always been the case, are originating from hellers, with a small (although, yes, increased) percentage of them seemingly coming from previously pro-J2 folks.

In the end, I guess I’d really love to hear from others and get any additional opinions on this, so please, if you have something to add, let me know!

Edit: as far as J2 tinhats disappearing, I don’t think that’s actually necessarily the case. I know that I tend to vanish for sometimes quite long periods of time, but that’s always been the case, and I see the same group of us (not entirely, but the bulk of us) still wearing our hats and enjoying the Js here on Tumblr. 😊 So definitely hang in there, my friend!

[thegirlwhorideslikeasamurai]

Writing is not a competition, not a race.

Unfortunately, for me, it feels a lot like that.

A rant about always being too late, peer pressure, and the debilitating feeling of never being enough.

I never had a lot of confidence, it's a facet of me I don't even try to hide. It's part of who I am. And in those rare times when I trust in my writing, I'm keenly aware that I'm the weirdo that doesn't fit in, the nobody that came in late and at a time when everyone already had favourite stories and writers. I'm keenly aware that out there, stories of the same kind as I write exist that fans treat like the bible, and that I can only dream of my works ever living up to them at least a little.

And that brings me back to the same old question:

Do I have a place here? Am I needed here? Am I even wanted here?

And most of all:

Why should people even bother reading my works when they already have their faves and comfort stories?

It's not like I bring anything new to the table, something that makes my works stand out or unique.

People keep saying they like to read all the versions of the same story. I wonder whether they try to cheer me up. I ponder their words as if I'm studying a different species. Don't they ever crave variety?

People keep saying that my works are needed. I can't see why when there already exist so many more loved than mine stories could ever be. I can't see why when by the new my new and once thought unique idea will be ready for posting, hundreds of more stories of the same kind will already be out there.

I learned to accept that I'm late to the party, that if I want to have a chance that people read my stories, I need to make myself seen. More of then not, this feels like a fight (I know it shouldn't).

When I said I learned to accept, I'm actually sayting that I learned to accept to some extent. Most of the time, it's an ongoing struggle I can never overcome. Finding an audience for my novelisation was one of the hardest things I've ever done as a fanfiction writer. I despaired, stopped posting, contemplated stopping writing altogether because I was frustrated and disheartened, spent 6 months searching for a beta-reader and waited another 6 months until I could continue posting (I've been writing fanfiction since 2009, I posted my debut in 2013 and I haven't ever stopped since, I'm not an inexperienced newbie, but my former fandom was very different and I never felt like I'm not needed and as if I was watching from the sidelines).

And then, recently, the pressure skyrocketed. In January, when I had the idea for my backstory prequel, I was probably one of a handful of fans working on a project like that. Now, with the movie cancellation, the number of people writing similar stories is likely going to explode. By the time mine will be finished, thoroughly revised and beta-read (I'm talking about many months, rather a year or more), I will be late again - story of my uneventful fandom life. And I will have one more reason to wonder whether I should bother sharing my story at all.

I don't expect things to be much different for my prequels for the very same reasons. Even more so, since I don't include things people like to read about like popular headcanons. (Note that I don't write for other people, I write for myself, to get the ideas in my head on the page, but that doesn't erase my desire to share them and to find people who love them as much as I do.)

And that's the other reason I feel unsure about my sequels and the backstory prequel. It's not only about the possibility of angry fans hijacking my works or text snippets to scream their hatred of the only member of the YOI production committee they know into the void.

I have ideas for quite a number sequels. It will take some years to write, edit, and post them all. By the time I'm posting the last one, will there even be people left interested in reading them?

I wish it wouldn't feel like that. I don't have the energy to go through the same nerve-wrecking process I went through with my novelisation again. I wish I didn't feel the desire to share my works because then the joy of writing a new story wouldn't be tainted by crippling insecurity and the fear that when the time to share it has arrived, I will be late again.

[buffintruder]

20 questions for 20 writers!

@aromantic-enjolras tagged me, thank you for thinking of me!!

1. How many works do you have on AO3?

....91. Somehow

2. What’s your total AO3 word count?

938,024. I'm trying to get it past a million but I haven't been writing much recently so might be another year or two

3. What fandoms do you write for?

I'm a big 'write a bit of many different things' kind of person, but currently Ace Attorney and Kamen Rider (mostly Kamen Rider Blade)

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

1) what if the real steel samurai fandom was the friends we made along the way (over twice as much kudos as #2 on this list) (ace attorney)

2) Reunion (the untamed)

3) Wanting to Be Wanted (fullmetal alchemist)

4) Klavier's No Good Very Bad Year (ace attorney, sequel to #1 on this list)

5) To Turn the World Upside Down (the only one on this list i actually think is top 5 material, probably the best fic i've ever written) (ace attorney)

5. Do you respond to comments?

In general, it just might take me awhile and there have been a couple comments I took so long getting back to that I decided to just give up on it

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

So I've written a lot of Les Mis canon-compliant fic that ends with the main character's death. But most of those, I feel like the tone I was going for was more "defiant" or "hopeful" despite the death. So I'm going to go with Trust Fall (kamen rider blade) because the ending is sort of more "horrified, betrayed, despair". (no character death, but the canon ending is sort of 'fate worse than death' which this fic ends on)

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

This is also hard because I have written so many fics and most of them have relatively happy endings. I was going to try and go by 'which story has a main character whose situation has improved the most by the end' but i think i lost track a bit and skipped over older fics i didn't remember well

Anyway, going purely off of vibe, I'm going to say Angus McDonald and the Case of the Soul Stealer (the adventure zone)

8. Do you get hate on fics?

Not never, but I think only a couple of times in my 10 years of posting fanfic, if I did the math right

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Well. I have not posted any smut and I currently have 2 separate wips that are supposed to be smut, however, they both stop exactly when the sex starts so. I'm trying but I don't think I can say I have yet lol

(it took me a few days to actually finish this question thing, and in the intervening time, i did write maybe like 300 words of what may or may not be considered actually the smut part. we'll see.)

10. Do you write crossovers?

I love crossovers but I think I've only written a handful (more if you count things that are in the same franchise but of different characters and different settings, ie two Kamen Rider series or Ace Attorney and the prequel). I want to write a KR Blade Star Trek ds9 crossover but we'll see if that ever happens

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I know of

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

I think way back in the days of ffn, someone translated a Doctor Who/Supernatural fic into Russian

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

Yep, with @arofili !

14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?

That's a great question and I could not tell you the answer to that. I have the most fics written tagged as Phoenix/Edgeworth though

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

Many of them :(((

I have a ghost hunting youtuber au of Kamen Rider W that explores Philip and Wakana's sibling relationship more that I highly doubt will actually get done because I don't have enough plot for it

16. What are your writing strengths?

Maybe dialogue? I'm not sure. I think I write good stories, I just don't know what about them is best. Maybe character development?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Action scenes. I get stuck on fighting and kissing/sex scenes for very similar reasons

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I'm pro and do it sometimes in my own fic. I think there are good ways to do it and not as good ways to do it (for example, to steal what aromantic-enjolras said, don't have characters say a few words in French if they're supposed to have been speaking French the whole time)

My own preference lies to keeping things in the language of the main story (so English for my fics) and translating the dialogue into that language if there's a lot of it. But if it's just a line or two, or if the characters are switching between languages, or if I want it for flavor, or the pov character doesn't understand the language being spoken, etc, I might use the other language. Honestly it depends on what language too, I'm way more likely to put Japanese in a fic (a language I'm very familiar with) or even like French (a language I'm somewhat familiar with) than say Arabic or Russian (languages I know very little about)

19. First fandom you wrote for?

The first fandom I wrote for in my whole life was probably Percy Jackson? First fandom I actually posted a fic for was Supernatural/Doctor Who

20. Favorite fic you’ve written?

like cards fluttering in the wind, my soul nemesis au. Literally the most fun I've had writing a fic, the concept I am most obsessed with. I'm not sure if it's the best thing i've written but is definitely up there in the top 5. Definitely some scenes are the best thing I've ever written

Tagging @arofili @gallus-rising @queerfandommiscellany @waitineedaname @river-gale @spittinwatches and anyone else who wants to do this

[castlephantom]

My brain doesn't leave me alone because I have OCs for Castlevania/Akumajou Dracula but I never shared with anyone before about them. In fact those OCs would sound more like 'How to create a back story for game characters by using OCs as plot point or something but not to create similar thing what that NFCV does'.

Why I think of this?

This makes me to write about characters and my original ones, but I always change direction of the story, lack of motivation, and to write a fight scene is too complicated for me.

Currently, I try to improve my writing skills, so maybe (unsure) I can share, only if people are intrested as well. And I said games because the show doesn't make me comfortable to write. The games give me a mysterious nature about the characters and beacuse of lack of backstory (on some characters) and all possible theories/ideas from the fandom, made me to think that I think I should try once.

Me looking at the show and see those OCs, including characters that are from the games and tuned intro OOCs, gives me a moment to swear at the TV. And seing the people create OCs for the fan stories, no problem as I have no problem creating my OCs for fan story for the games (prequel, sequel to the game and anything related, maybe I will look for Lords of Shadow, I try to understand the characters and the plot as well).

How about the characters to be original?

In order to create your own original character, you must to create them in your unique way. For an example, you want your OC to be an asian or black vampire (looking like vampires that we know), you can but you must to make research about believes in that respective region, to not make the same mistake as NFCV does. (Race swapping characters is the worst thing I ever seen, but for love of mother nature, create a character, not change thier skin color.)

Another problem is that don't change characters intro something that couldn't be memorable. If we look to Castlevania: Nocturne, Olrox and Drolta are not only race swapped characters, but also the show try to attracted people like 'Look how sexy they are' but that doesn't mean that they could be remember them. In games, Olrox is a member of Dracula's court, not an aztec, Drolta is a sorceress who serves Elizabeth Bartley, not that sexy vampire how is like a succubus.

If we have to look at how they handle Maria and all girls that are so-called #girlboss in both shows, that is the literally how to ruin a character from games intro something that isn't them. To be strong doesn't mean to be a #girlboss, if you want to make the game character strong but doesn't know how to fight, you can see that they are mentally strong, so take that element and make them important in that respective plot.

NFCV characters are bastards, so-called #girlboss, beautiful men intro crybabies, Dracula is tragic meow meow that didn't nothing wrong, Belmonts and Hector to be treated like shit, to accept toxic relationship like nothing happen (everyone remembers of that Lenore and N!Hector) and Alucard to be so-called sassy only to bully Belmonts!? No! That's is not what characters should be represented and I will always act like NFCV never existed.

Back to part with my writing ideas.

I enjoy writing Akumajou Dracula with my OCs. I don't want to be in Disney's fashion, but more I watch anime and read manga, I saw some elements to create my OCs as sourse of inspiration (side note: if you want an anime/manga that have well writen female protagonist, I can recomand The Apothecary Diaries.)

Like I said earlier, I will wrote for LoS, but I don't have OCs, but I really don't mind. I have respect for LoS recently and I'm take insterst. I will most likely to do oneshots with both timelines because makes me feel comfortable, with canon and with my OC. If you worte with your OC in timeline, that OC is again, yours. My OCs is mine to ad in story.

The conclusion

I'm more confortable to wrote characters form original and LoS timelines, but I need time to think about this. After all, everyone has their own ideas.

Side note: I know that I supposed to be about my writing in one post, but because I'm angry at the NFCV, I decide to bring the OC topic as well. Remember, that is just my opinion.

[eldritchamy]

read your tags and. (probably) not a girl but anything else you'd recommend rn?

....How do you feel about telekinesis-based witches in very violent Korean supernatural action horror? If this sounds interesting to you, you might enjoy The Witch Part 1: Subversion and The Witch Part 2: The Other One

How about a claustrophobic, tense, atmospheric suspense horror in the vein of Alien but at the bottom of the ocean instead of deep space? Does Kristen Stewart with a butch haircut work for you? If so, watch Underwater.

While we're on the subject, Alien and Aliens. If you've never seen them, change that immediately. Alien is correctly regarded as one of the best horror films ever made, and the (imo superior) sequel Aliens is in my extremely correct opinion the best sequel ever made and one of the best movies of all time. Ellen Ripley in Aliens is my GOLD STANDARD for character arcs. Just masterful writing. Fuck Alien 3. Alien Resurrection is hot trash and VERY OBVIOUSLY a prototype for what became Firefly if you squint, but apart from a few VERY WHEDON lines it's better than Alien 3 honestly. This is not saying enough to count as a compliment. FUCK ALIEN 3. The new films (Prometheus and Alien: Covenant) are OKAY, but a completely different vibe and generally most people either only like the old movies or only like the new ones. Covenant is better than Prometheus imo. And I will say that Covenant has some of the most interesting/inventive xenomorph kills in the series. They do NOT have the same feel as the old movies, though. The design fails HARD to capture the essence of that 80s junk retro-future vibe that makes the old movies so timeless. They're supposed to be PREQUELS but the tech is way more advanced for no reason, which imo was a bad choice.

Supernatural action drama with an interesting plot that will make you wanna read the graphic novel it was based on? The Old Guard.

Wanna see the best and most underrated animated film of the last decade? I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH how much Kubo and the Two Strings was ROBBED during awards season.

Like robots smashing each other with an unexpectedly solid plot? The Bumblebee movie from a couple years ago was shockingly good, in stark contrast to every other Transformers movie.

Want some really well done scifi with a PHENOMENAL concept behind it, framed in a different way than any other first contact style movie, that will make you think about the nature of consciousness? Arrival is a masterpiece.

What We Do In The Shadows remains the best thing in the vampire genre. If you haven't seen it yet, fix that. The movie is great but the show absolutely blows it away.

Star Trek is a good evergreen choice. I don't have as much experience with it as I'd like, but I very much enjoyed TNG up until it hit writers' strike territory and things went really off the rails (mid season 5). Started DS9 but my progress got interrupted pretty hard when my dad was in the hospital for the last time. The different series have different feels to them. Not liking one show doesn't mean you won't like another one. There's plenty of Star Trek to choose from.

I am tearing through The Vampire Diaries at an impressive rate. Is it revolutionary? Not remotely. You can tell a LOT of the character archetypes were pulled from Buffy. But to be fair, it does a lot of those character archetypes better. I got into it partly for a specific character (Katherine Pierce) who is like Evil Girlboss incarnate, and partly as backstory for the world so I can eventually progress to Legacies for ANOTHER supernatural superpowered character (Hope Mikaelson). So far I'm very pleasantly surprised by how much I'm enjoying it. It's actually a good show. VERY straight, but at least the straight vampire drama is better than Buffy's (even if it's very obvious that Stefan and Damon are basically rehashed Angel and Spike).

Have you seen Shin Godzilla? It is, bar none, the best monster movie ever made. An absolute MASTERPIECE of atmospheric, slow terror as the world fails to comprehend and respond to the physical and emotional impact of a nuclear catastrophe on Japanese soil. Absolutely PHENOMENAL movie. The version with all the deleted scenes in it is even better. Incredible film.

Do you like speculative fiction about artificial intelligence, and also think Alicia Vikander is pretty (who doesn't?). Ex Machina is really interesting and good.

Like the classic stuff? John Carpenter's The Thing and the 70s Invasion of the Body Snatchers definitely live up to their reputations.

Want to turn your brain off with a comedy about morons who are in over their head? The Three Amigos is pretty good and has one of my favorite jokes in any comedy movie. (It involves a veranda).

Wanna turn your brain off with goofy kaiju bullshit? The old Toho Godzilla movies are very fun. Be mindful of the older ones, though. If it was made before 1970 and features an island setting, there's usually some outlandish degrees of racism. King Kong vs Godzilla is the worst offender, but a BUNCH from that era had very severe colorism and "primative island culture" vibes. Also probably avoid Godzilla vs Megalon, which even manages to beat King Kong as hands down the worst film in the entire series. It was filmed in under two weeks and Godzilla is only in it for the last forty seconds because it wasn't even supposed to be a Godzilla movie at all. I'm a big fan of the Heisei era movies (1985-1995) personally, with the Millennium series (1999-2004) being a close second. But if you want maximum goofy kaiju cheese, you want Showa (1954-1974). It's all rubber suit bullshit and it's a good time.

The Maleficent movies are fantastic, if you haven't seen them.

The Mummy and The Mummy Returns are cinematic masterpieces. Do not watch The Mummy 3: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. I mean it doesn't even have Rachel Weisz, what's the point.

The Resident Evil movies are very bad. But they're a guilty pleasure if you're into really bad 2000s cheesy action. If you're into it, they're fun.

The Underworld movies are kinda like that but with vampires (and werewolves) instead of zombies. They're awful movies, but they DO have Kate Beckinsdale in a corset so you win some you lose some.

Want action cheese but more 80s? Demolition Man is fun. The original Judge Dredd is also better than it has any right to be. The NEW Dredd is genuinely a good and cool movie.

Want to watch a shitpost? Romancing the Stone and the sequel, Jewel of the Nile. Very fun to watch with friends because of how batshit insane they are.

GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE. I can't believe the post got this long before I thought of it. It's a great story about a female assassin and a polycule of librarians with guns. Sometimes a family is a little girl, the woman who shot her dad, and 4 gay aunts that love books guns and each other. Great music, too.

For turn your brain off but cute, charming, and low stakes/drama, Kiki's Delivery Service is one of my favorite Ghibli movies. It's about equal to Totoro with how gentle the world and story are. Also has some anti-capitalist vibes and a lesbian artist who lives in the woods. Plus it's about a witch, and who's not a sucker for decent witch movies?

Person of Interest is a really interesting show if you haven't seen it. It's about a national security algorithm that gains sentience and a small team of independent ex-spec ops agents use it to save people because its creator refused to let the government have access to it.

Do you want to absolutely lose your goddamn mind wondering how something ever got made? Try watching Zardoz. Holy fucking shit I've never been more confused.

Do you want that feeling but good instead of bad? Kung Fury.

Terminator: Dark Fate is the best film in the series THERE I SAID IT. It does every single thing the series NEEDED it to do to be good and relevant and fresh for a modern audience. The series has been stagnating for a long time and Dark Fate is EXACTLY the direction the Terminator franchise needed to go.

[taohs]

At least during the summer time, you would be more active on social media if you wanted so you could have conversations with any online friends. And also catch up on watching shows and movies, reading a lot of stories too. Along with any other plans during the seasons too.

You're gonna be preoccupied this summer. Well.. Every summer since that seems to be the only time to truly have time to and for yourself.

Really? If you listen to Japanese music, and you listen to rock music, I would recommend listening to The GazettE. His death is surprised to me. I know everyone isn't invincible, I know people could die. But he's someone you would never have expected of dying, especially since at a young age too. Like.. Ever you ever a fan of Linkin Park? I know that is a random question. But, because these bands were in my life for so long, it's like Chester Benning's death all over again. I would get really upset with a favorite celebrity (including musician) dies. But since the musician was a huge part of my life, it seems more upsetting than it's usually been. Maybe because that person made more of an impact to me? I don't know. That might be the best way I could try explaining it.

And if you want me to be honest.. Everything got worse since the last time we've talked. I had a death in the family, they died on the 8th. So my family is in the process of working on funeral arrangements at the moment. If I'm being honest? Normally I would not care if someone in my family died, for the most part, because there are many people I do hate in my family. You would really understand if you knew my family.. But this person who died was someone I actually cared about. And I'd say their death was sudden too. They died on cancer within a week, if I'm honest about it. I'm happy they didn't suffer. But their death really was sudden. Day 1: no diagnosis, day 2: has cancer but six months to live, day 3: only a week to live, day 4: only days to live, day 5: hours to live then died. Since we live in different states, we were not physically able to see them one last time. We actually thought they wouldn't just came here, to die her, that was the original plan. But they didn't make it in time. That was probably the quickest cancer death that I knew of.

If you're willing to watch a pirate show, then I will always recommend Black Sails to anyone. And has positive queer representations with at least half of the main characters being actually queer. So definitely be giving the series a chance when you're able to watch to the show. The show is one of my all time favorite nonanimated shows, especially for a western series too. I would wanna know your opinion when you do.

Parasyte.. It wasn't a bad show. But was completely different than the animanga series. The aliens were the same. So there was the concept of that were it stayed the same, but different in every other way. But I think it they might have a second season based on the ending? That's just an assumption though. The ending may or may not even happen.

Yes! I am not gonna lie. When people said Vincenzo was in the show, I thought they meant the actor not the actual character. So I was really surprised seeing that cameo. Although I am happy that I didn't watch this show just for him, only to see him as a cameo for a few minutes. I would've been upset by that. But happy to see Vincenzo again. And it was interesting seeing old and new Vincenzo fans commenting about his character in the comments. Personally I'm always iffy about series having prequels, sequels and spinoffs because none ever actually live up to expectations. But if they ever do decide to have another season for Vincenzo, hopefully it's actually just as good as the first season.

Oh! And some trivia about Vincenzo's cameo in the show based on all the dialogue. The Youngest Heir of A Conglomerate Family (Reborn Rich), A Former Soldier Stationed Abroad (Descendants Of The Sun), Someone Who Came Here On Spaceship (Space Sweepers), Others Say He's Werewolf (Werewolf Boy), His Name Is Vincenzo (Vincenzo); these comments are based on his other roles as an actor. Which is so funny to me. Which reminds me! I watched Descendants Of The Sun and Innocent Man, two of his shows. If you never watch Descendants Of The Sun, I'd recommend that show too. His character's a soldier in the show. His character has the cute boyish charm about him.. So I'm smitten over him again because of these character too. And as for the other show, The Innocent Man, I have mixed feelings about the whole show. I didn't mind the acting in this show but the writing was like the plot of some horribly written melodramatic fanfiction in my opinion.

And before I forget.. If you still watch Sweet Home, the final season is coming out this summer too. So you'll have another show to watch.

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that’s true! luckily i'm still able to chat with my online friends every few days or so, but it's always great for us all to chat regularly in the summer. i’ll also have time to cosplay some characters that i’ve been wanting to for a while, so i’m excited for that! need to make the most of it before i'm thrown back to work you know? :') it’ll be great to make this blog more active again too, since i leave it as is most of the time

yeah, i definitely understand how a celebrity's death can affect you, especially if they've been such a big part of your life. whether it's through music or art or entertainment, they've impacted you in some way and losing that can be a lot. (and i have heard of Linkin Park! though i don't consider myself a big rock or heavy metal person, so i haven't listen to their music much) i'm so sorry to hear you've been dealing with so much since our last conversation, that's truly terrible and i'm here if you ever need someone to talk to. i'm really shocked that their cancer progressed so quickly and how fast the diagnosis changed?? it sounds like this person has been good to you, and i hope they're resting peacefully now without pain

wow, they really did vincenzo justice with that cameo! 👀 i'm really happy for the fans! yeah, my problem with some prequels, sequels, etc. is that they rarely live up to its main source unless they treat it as more than a money grab, but on the other hand, if i really loved a series, i would be happy to welcome more content unless it truly is horrendous i'll likely still enjoy it. ohh i remember descendants of the sun being super popular back when it first came out, my mom started to really like song joongki after she watched it, she thinks he's very handsome (which is fair)

i have watched sweet home! i thought it started out decently, but then it kind of went downhill after it deviates from the story. i've noticed with some of the korean adaptations i've watched that the show begins to feel more rushed near the ends and more plot holes begin to occur. i am curious to see what season 2 will be like though, so i will take a look!

[igarbagecannoteven]

Hi Megs!! It’s so cute that u set this ask list over a year ago!! If u still wanna tame asks id love to know 1, 7, 9 & 17 pls ♥️

hiya annie! i *am* pretty cute thanks for noticing 😌 skdjflksjd anyhow thx for sending these in!

.1. what fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (in other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?) ooo good question! i think i'd probably suggest what if i'm weak (and i need you tonight?) just bc i think it's pretty structurally similar to most of my other fics (relatively short, takes place over the course of one scene, dialogue heavy, small cast, pretty specific au) plus i just really love it!

7. any worldbuilding you’re particularly proud of? i really love the world that fear the fever takes place in! i've always had lots of thoughts about how our modern world would look if werewolves and vampires just happened to be a part of it while still preserving the lack of control that is featured in a lot of werewolf/vampire stories and i think i represented it rather well in a relatively short fic. i love it so much that i'm really hoping to return to this world with a longer sequel fic at some point or another, but we'll see how long that will take 😅

9. how do you find new fic to read? usually i go to the fandom tag and just start filtering out things like crazy (like ships, tags, ratings, etc that i don't like) and then i normally sort them either by word count or by title and start jumping around the search that way (i really try not to fall into the recency bias that's seen in a lot of fandoms and a helpful way to do that is to sort it not by date and not by kudos or bookmarks or whatever so that way the less popular fics get a fighting chance lol) i also read fics by people i'm subscribed to on ao3 and sometimes ones that are recommended to me

17. what highly specific au do you want to read or write even though you might be the only person to appreciate it? i mean, i love writing ridiculous aus that appeal to very few people, especially my weird half crack, half really gritty cassette futurist sci-fi au that will be getting more installments as per the unpopular demand, but there are some other pretty out there ideas that i'm dying to write! i have an almost finished arrival (2016) cashton au that is uh. super depressing and weird but is going to be so, so good when i'm done with it i swear lol. i would also commit crimes for a well done hotel california songfic au; i've got some loose ideas in my head (that would include a baby blue songfic prequel) but i don't think it'll ever actually get done so instead i'll just have to daydream about it 😔

ask me questions for fic writers!

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BABYLON (ACT II) || MARK LEE

Pairing: Mark × girl!reader (+ Karina, but not as a love interest)

Genre: fluff, suggestive, angst

Word Count: 2.2k+

⚠️Warnings: the first part is a little suggestive. However, let me know if you would consider it smut so that I can change that.

A/N: This story is the sequel (or maybe prequel?) to this. However, it can be read as a one-shot as the story is completely understandable without having read the previous ones (even tho I suggest you read them, just because they create each a big story and make more sense if read them all). This said, enjoy it <3

tag/s: @whatsonthemirror

🌼Nct 127 Arranged Marriages!AUs Masterlist

🌼Act I - Act II - Act III

Summary: you loved him so much. You loved him, but he broke your heart. That's why you decided to do anything you could to forget him. Little did you know, you were going to see him again, even if in the most unusual of ways.

«Mark, stop it!» you whisper-shouted, trying to hold back a chuckle.

It was past midnight, and your whole house was dark and quiet. If someone had walked close enough to your bedroom door, though, they could have clearly heard some distinct noises. Whispers, chuckles, moans. A barely audible mixture of words and sounds which you tried to hide with difficulty.

The problem was that it was impossible to keep your mouth shut whenever your boyfriend was around. Either to laugh at one of his lame jokes, argue with him about some dull matter, or simply moan his name, you couldn't stay silent. And you didn't want to.

That time, however, was different. Mark had had the brilliant idea of coming to visit you in the middle of the night, while your parents were peacefully asleep and completely unaware of what was going on in their only daughter's bedroom. Unaware of the fact that your boyfriend had sneaked in and was touching you everywhere, kissing every bare spot of your skin, eager to have all of you.

«Please, stop it! My parents could hear us!» you begged him once again, even knowing he wouldn't have listened to you. In fact, he kept caressing your thighs while placing soft and wet kisses on your neck, purposely ignoring your silent cries. «Mark, we can't...»

«I thought you liked it when I did this,» he interrupted you, raising his head to look at you in the eyes.

«I do, but...»

«But? Don't you want me anymore?» he asked, starting to kiss you again, but this time on your chest, then your stomach until his face was right in front of your clothed core. «Don't you want me to fuck you right now, baby?»

«What if my parents hear us?» You could already feel your breath shaking and your panties getting wet.

«Then we better keep quiet,» he said, suddenly getting on his knees and then adjusting himself on top of you. «Just relax now, okay, baby? If we can't help being too loud, I'll kiss you. Or bite you. Depends.»

He let out a small chuckle while moving your panties to the side, then held one of your hands and placed the other on your waist.

You smiled, and before you could say another word, he was already inside you. He didn't immediately start moving, though. He looked at you first, admiring your shining eyes and soft lips and making you blush a little. He always had this adoring expression whenever he looked at you, and it flattered you. It was clear to anyone that he loved you, and you loved him just as much.

When you locked eyes, you felt him squeeze your hand tighter, if that was even possible.

«I love you,» he whispered, never breaking eye contact with you.

«I love you too,» you replied, then your words got replaced by a sudden gasp of pleasure.

"I must be dreaming," you think, a drop of sweat beading your forehead.

It's a freezing night of December, yet you're feeling hot and sweaty.

You are dreaming, indeed. The most beautiful and frightening dream you've ever had. But you're not able to wake up.

You toss and turn until the blankets pile up at the foot of your bed, but you still feel hot.

You haven't dreamt of Mark in ages, and you were actually hoping it would never happen. You only wished every memory you had with him would disappear from your mind so that you wouldn't think about him anymore and your pain would be finally gone.

Yet here you are, unable to wake up from a dream that's reminding you of one of the most incredible and intimate nights you'd ever spent with Mark Lee. Handsome, sweet, damned Mark Lee.

Even though you're sleeping, you're aware of the fact that it's just a dream, and you can't help but hear your heart crack as soon as that realization hits you.

"Please, let me wake up," you pray to the gods of the night, hoping to be heard. But you don't wake up, not yet. Instead, another scene takes place on your mind while the first one fades away, another memory of the many you've shared with him. This time, however, it's not a happy one.

You immediately recognize the place and the people there, realizing it's the only moment of your relationship with Mark you wished had never happened. As if it weren't enough to have experienced it once, your brain is making you live it again, while all you want is just to forget about it. "Please, let me wake up..."

«I don't understand...» you said, your voice shaking while you were desperately trying to hold back your tears.

Mark, your boyfriend, had asked you to meet him at your favorite cafe, the one where you had first met, where he'd asked you to be his girlfriend, where you'd had your first date. That cafe held a special place in your heart, and that's why you'd have never expected it to be the one where your heart would have got broken too.

You had noticed Mark's weird attitude the past few weeks, and you had also asked him the reason behind it, but he'd just told you he was stressed because college was about to start soon. You were both in freshman year and had applied for the same college, although you had chosen different Majors. You had been feeling a bit stressed as well, but that didn't change your attitude towards your boyfriend, while he... well, he was different.

«Do you need a break... from us?» you asked, and you could definitely hear your voice crack. One single tear left your eye and ran down your cheek. «From our relationship?»

«No, not just a break,» he said, not even a sign of regret in his voice. His eyes, though, were wandering around the room, unable to look at you. He would have never admitted it, but he hated to see you suffer. He knew you were hurting, and he hated to be the cause of your sorrow, but he had already made a decision. Thus, he tried to sound as cynical as possible, choosing indifference to deal with what he wanted to tell you.

«What do you mean?» you asked, but you knew what he meant. You had known it from the moment he stepped inside the cafe with that numb look on his face, and now he was only confirming it.

«I'm breaking up with you.» He closed his eyes. He couldn't bear seeing your heart break right in front of him, but he didn't want to show it.

«Why?» you managed to ask before a sob left your mouth.

«I've already told you. I'll be too busy with college, and I won't have time for a girlfriend.»

«You're saying this as if we haven't been dating for four years! I know college is hard, but we love each other and...»

«I can't,» he interrupted you. He could hear you sobbing, and above all, he could clearly hear the pain in your voice, but he still refused to look at you. If he had, he was afraid he might have regretted everything.

«Why? Just why?» You were on the edge of a breakdown.

Until some weeks before, everything was fine between you two. You were happy and in love just like you had always been for the past four years, and nothing seemed to be wrong.

Then, something happened. You were about to start college, but you never saw that as a problem since you had chosen the same one, and you would have been able to see each other every day.

Mark, though, had started acting differently, and you knew it wasn't because of the stress. He always looked worried, sometimes even sad, got mad at you for the smallest things, and refused to meet you every time you asked him. The few times he accepted, he was cold and barely talked to you. He even refused to have sex with you.

You knew it wasn't just because of college and the stress it caused.

«Don't you love me anymore?»

«It's... complicated. College will keep me busy. I'll have so many things to do and...»

«Enough with this bullshit!» you burst out, unable to control your tears and your voice anymore. «Just tell me the truth! After all these years together, that's the least you could do, don't you think?»

He didn't answer. Instead, he just shook his head and let out a deep sigh.

«Did you find another girl?» you asked after long minutes of insufferable silence, your heart beating threateningly fast. You were terribly afraid of his answer.

As you pronounced those words, though, he immediately looked at you for the first time since you'd started talking. You probably didn't notice, but his eyes were a mess of sorrow and regret as if he were silently asking you how you could even think of something like that. As if the thought of another woman in his life had never crossed his mind. They were telling you that he was still in love with you, but you didn't notice any of that.

«I didn't,» he simply answered, then turned his head away. «The truth is, I want my freedom. We're in college now, and I wanna have fun.»

«You wanna sleep with a different girl every night, you mean,» you spat out, sadness and anger fighting for who should have taken control of your heart. «And your girlfriend of four years would be an obstacle, wouldn't she?»

«I didn't say that.»

«But that's what you meant. Boys who have girlfriends in college are such losers, right?»

«Stop talking nonsense! I just wanna live my college experience without such a weight on my shoulders!» he shouted, leaving you speechless.

Many of the things he'd said during the past hour hurt you, but that was absolutely the most painful.

«You see me... as a weight?» You were now breathless. Voiceless. Running out of tears even. You didn't want to hear anything else; your heart had been broken enough. Without even thinking, you grabbed your purse and stood up, ready to leave under Mark's terrified eyes.

«No, wait! I didn't mean that, I...»

«Stop it. Stop talking,» you interrupted him, locking eyes with him one last time. «I don't know if this was your decision or if your friends have something to do with it, but you made it anyway.»

«Baby, please...»

«No, Mark,» you interrupted him again, gathering all your energies while your knees threatened to collapse after hearing him using that pet name. «Don't you dare call me baby ever again. I'll ask you one last time: is this what you want?»

Your voice sounded firm, but you were dying inside. You were so hoping he'd change his mind. If he did, you would have been more than ready to welcome him into your life again. He hurt you, but you loved him so much you could easily forgive and forget everything.

«Yes, it is,» he answered. He didn't sound not even a bit confident, but he still said those words.

«Alright. I hope you have the best experiences this college can offer you.»

You loved him so much it was hard to let him go, but you loved him too much to force him to stay. That's why you didn't insist, even when the regret on his face was evident.

While your heart was a crying mess, you gave him the most sincere smile you could and left.

The room is immersed in a creepy silence when you wake up. You're wheezing, gasping for air, and you're able to regulate your breathing only when you recognize the familiar place that's surrounding you.

A faint light seeping into the window illuminates a corner of the room, while most of it is absorbed into the dark. Your roommate is still sleeping deeply, her luggage bags scattered all over the floor, only waiting for her to wake up and take them back home. The lights decorating the small Christmas tree you two have bought some weeks ago are the only other light source, allowing your sight to adjust to the dark.

Some long minutes pass before you realize what's just happened, and you don't know what to do. On one hand, you want to wake up your roommate and tell her everything, to vent and be able to go back to sleep afterward. On the other, you're feeling this irrational impulse to grab your phone and call that one number you promised not to contact ever again.

In the throes of frustration, plus all the sadness and pain that dream has brought you, you start to cry. You don't know why.

After all, it was just a dream.

But you can't control yourself.

As if you didn't cry enough for Mark when he'd decided to break up with you, more tears are now coming out, wetting your cheeks and chin until they reach your pillow.

You try to muffle your sobs, but it's hardly possible, and soon your crying sounds fill the entire room, waking Karina up. Without saying a word and with her eyes half-open, she gets up and gets close to your bed. She waits for you to make some space for her on the mattress, and then wraps you in a warm hug.

«I love him,» you whisper when the sobs give you a break to let you talk again. «I still love him so much.»

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[epersonae]

Fic asks: 25-29

What do you look for in a beta?

I want someone who can see both big picture (is there a whopping great plot hole? does it land the ending?) and little picture (what is UP with my verb tenses? does this moment need more detail?). I love getting another perspective on what I'm doing, to have someone who sees what it is I'm trying to do and helps me be better at that.

(I also appreciate getting comments in my docs about what does work, it's a huge confidence-builder!)

Do you beta yourself? If so, what kind of beta are you?

I do! And I enjoy it! I hope to be the kind of beta that I want; I know that there are specific detail things that I'm good at, both technical writing things (hi I have been doing some kind of editing as part of my work for more than 20 years now) and attention to canon details. I like to think about what the story wants, and try to be gentle as far as people's particular writing style, rather than trying to push it into something that's closer to my style.

(also: you tell me, what kind of beta am I?)

How do you feel about collaborations?

[stares into space]

The only person I've ever actually collaborated with was Ryn.

It's not even that I'm not open to other collaborations, or haven't been [hooboy there's a whole other story there that is NOT for public consumption], so much as it's just never happened, and honestly at this point I wouldn't know how to start.

It's also that the writing collaboration we had was so intimate, and I don't mean that in a sex way (it's INTERESTING, she notes in retrospect, that all of the writing we did where we were picking POV characters, none of those pairs were ones we shipped. I mean none of them.), I mean that in a very emotional way, where we lived in each other's heads about it. To look back at the previous ask: we were both writing about our deep emotional vulnerabilities through the characters of Lucretia and Taako, working out things that both of us were still kind of in the middle of in our lives at the time. (Goddamn 2018 was a fuckin time)

And so maybe in the way that I am apparently unable to casually date, can I casually collaborate as a writer? I honestly don't know.

Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

I'm going to pick OFMD folks for this one, since that's what I've been reading lately.

I will read almost anything Fyre/@amuseoffyre writes for OFMD; it's ranged all over, and all of it is just goddamn good writing. (the vampire/werewolf AU? remarkably moving and also funny as hell; I love selkie!Buttons with my whole heart.)

not only am I FUCKING OBSESSED with gangnamstiles/@sassygwaine's modern/mob AU, I loved the ttrpg podcast AU, and not just because it was my idea lol

finally, I'm going to go out on a limb, and recommend some just plain old smut, actually: alsaurus/@ofmd-alsaurus writes stuff that is weird, like genuinely quirky stuff, but always makes it so fun and enthusiastic and joyful that I'm always game for it.

If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?

I will admit that isn't something I think about very often? but I'm extremely tempted to write something in the same universe as @sassygwaine's a small adventure; I even started writing a bit of Lucius POV, and how it is he decides to join Stede's game. we'll see if I ever get back to that!

[roccinan]

rocci i rise from the ashes to ask what you're thinking abt for andres whump -- a.

Good to see you, a.! Hope you're doing well- would be lying if I said I didn't miss your messages ;)

asdfasdfasd Gosh, this question. Might be easier to ask what I'm not thinking about lmao. Some of it is stupidly vague in my head, like, "oh, kinda want to see him get impaled." No, I have no context or reason, that's just the kind of thing I prompt myself for the heck of it.

Then there's stuff that I would like to write, but just lack the time/energy for the immediate future:

*That one amnesiac Andres + lying Gandia dark fic you already know about. It's a lot more solid in my head now- I see it as 3 (4 tops) chapters, 1 pov from Andres about his "perfect" life with "Martin," 1 pov from Gandia and his increasingly insane obsession with Andres (so a prequel to the last chapter), 1 pov from Martin which is basically just him stealing Andres back + of course, Andres remembering who he actually is and reacting accordingly. I'll say that Andres stays perpetually injured the entire story because every time he came close to recovering, Gandia found some way to hurt him again so he'd always be helpless & dependent. But Andres doesn't realize because he's so sure "Martin" would never hurt him, so he just thinks "oh wow, Martin is so considerate, so caring, I'm so lucky to have him keeping me alive."

*The opposite of the above scenario where some guy tortures Andres half to death because he’s obsessed with Martin and wants to get rid of the competition.

*This prompt by FishDish! It's not often someone gives you a fully fleshed outline to play with, so I really want to give it a go. (All the details are within lol!)

*The sequel to Absolvisti, where Andres almost dies 3 times. He shows off his trademark skill in this universe of course, which is coughing up blood C-drama style. Ruining at least two of Martin's shirts. And for some reason, I'm even thinking about a sequel to this sequel LMAO. Vague about that one, but he gets horribly injured again, as always.

*This one is actually more of a Sergio-centric story, but the main plot (of the first chapter or story at least) is him and Andres getting caught by interpol instead of Rio in S3, so Raquel has to find Martin to mastermind the bank heist (which will probably be the focus of the second chapter or story). The police don't really know what Sergio and Andres' relationship is, but one of them accidentally fails to act like a complete stranger. Then whoever's in charge gets the bright idea of torturing Andres in front of Sergio. This goes on for months until Lisboa/Palermo get them out. Then I'm stuck because Sergio can go to the bank now, but Andres would be so fucked up there's no way anyone would want him inside the bank. so we'll see.

*Part 3 of the Sniper AU (which I'm not sure if you've read??), which is a "fill in the gap" moment between "The Lover, Dusk" and "The Beloved," namely the final scene where belermo reunite. It's basically Sergio's side of the story while he helps Andres recover from all the injuries he took in the original fic. And it's a long road. But another part of the main plot here is Sergio trying to understand Martin and deciding to "accept" him in the end.

Stuff I doubt I'll write, but never say never:

*Again with the Sniper AU. The prequel that goes into detail about exactly what happened to Andres when Gandia first abducted him. Not sure if I'll ever do this one because it's DARK, really crosses the line from whump into plain dead dove territory and if I'm going to write it, I don't want to treat it lightly. It's not fun, definitely not sexy, and very much a Hurt No Comfort kind of deal that comes with a hundred trigger warnings. The only "good" thing that happens to Andres is arguably meeting Tokyo. And after he gets out, things don't get better either, especially mentally for him. So this is something I'm not sure even needs to be written (everything that happened was already implied/outright stated in the original fic)? And really not sure how people would react to it, or how I'd feel about writing it.

*A random AU idea about Andres suddenly showing up alive on Martin's doorstep in Palermo. He's very cheery and acts exactly the same as he always did, and because Martin is 85 layers deep in self-angsting, he's not welcoming. Very pissed at everything Andres says and does, but still doesn't tell him to leave. Then he finds out Andres is acting so "insensitively" and happily because it's a coping mechanism and he is in fact, not okay at all mentally or physically. But he wanted to come see Martin anyway because this is his bizarre way of making up for how the monastery kiss ended.

Then there's just incoherent nonsensical stuff that's less whump and more me upgrading (or downgrading) Andres from a blorbo to a plinko: hmmm would he survive getting mauled by an animal, a shame nobody else is making him cough up blood in their stories, etc.

Believe it or not, a., there's actually more ideas asdfasdfads. I won't bore you with it anymore though LOL! Just know another one was a potential long-fic idea that started in historical fantasy times and Andres ended up dying a graphic, bloody death with lots and lots of stabbing. Then I'd reincarnate him in modern times for a paragraph so I could slap the "happy ending uwu" tag onto the fic.

[theyarebothgunshot]

ROSE I AM FREAKING OUT HAVE YOU SEEN THE PREQUEL STUFF???? WHAT IS GOING ON, my god... I was literally about to go to sleep, decided to check Tumblr one last time and see this.... what WHAT!! WHATTTT!!!!!! I don't even know if this is good bad or what but just JENSEN IS PRODUCING A SUPERNATURAL PREQUEL AND DEAN'S GONNA BE THE NARRATOR OR Sth LIKE???? -🐸

YEAH i am normal about this <3 (jk i am also freaking out) welcome to: people screaming to me in my inbox about prequelgate ft. j/2 fallout theory. let's goooo!

Another copypasta and suddenly chaos machine is full on gay I love this prophecy

you know whats funny i just checked the j/2 tag and i feel like for the first time in a long time they are starting to realise that maybe THEY should be the ones who are "gutted" *sips tea*

ROSE HOLY SHIT ROOOOOOOOSE ITS HAPPENING HOLY SHIIIIIT

YEAH

Nevermind just read prequel and well good luck I guess but just you know kind of bleh who wants to watch John Winchester well let’s have hope anyways

i know a lot of people are bummed out but i am kind of very excited actually?? i trust robbie and even though yeah j*hn winchester turned into a nasty abusive bastard, it can be interesting to explore how it all started (imo). it's just the first of many stories they can tell.

I can only accept this circus if it’s Dean telling the stories to his and Cas’ kids and then we have a revival to show that the whole finale was in fact the end Chuck wanted there Jensen I fixed it

i would not say no to this

heyloo bee anon here

um- wtf is happening?

jackles prequel series?? why? i want to be excited about this but sheesh im scared

because supernatural is never dead <3

okay, but, jensen... john winchester ≠ jdm, you don’t have to go /that/ hard for him 🙃

true true... though i am waiting for jdm to comment on this, please i need it

WAIT A SECOND J2 FALLOUT THEORY TRUE??

LMAO HELL YEAH BESTIE

Rose you really picked the worst time to sleep for real

bestie it was literally 4 in the morning, what do you expect from me sdfjsfhsf

I can’t literally can’t we were all right LMAO j2 fallout theory is real and cockles (Misha supporting Jensen) is [gunshots] I’m just laughing cause what the hell is this timeline we’re living LMAOOOOOOOOOO

we would always end up here <3

Do we have the copypaste anons to thank for JP basically confirming the J2 fallout? lol 🦚

yes, everybody say 'thanks annoying idiots!'

ROSE, WAKE UP, COME HERE,

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON FFS

YEAH I KNOW BUT I NEEDED SLEEP

Anticipating that there's going to be a lot of yelling about the prequel on here: I am cackling, but also, I mean, the first time Dean got a look into his parent's past, Cas was the catalyst: literally entered Dean's mind and catapulted him to the 70s. So idk, it's not completely unreasonable to expect some Cas cameos, maybe setting up a parallel timeline since Dean is narrating. What I'm saying is, this is Jackles, he's getting JDM and Misha in on this lmao -Honeymoon Anon

you were right lmfaooo also i fully agree. misha's tweet further cemented that thought for me. he knew about this prequel and i dont think he is cas-baiting us, i think he'll be involved. i'd also be obsessed to see jensen and jdm act together again (though idk who jdm could play seeing as it's a prequel and he is way too old to play young j*hn)

longlivethetribbles heeft gevraagd:

Heyyyyyy bestie, are you SEEING the absolute madness going on right now holy shit

well a little late but I SURE AM BESTIE

bestie wake up pls s16 finale just dropped.

- 🍯

and WHAT a great one it was

I love coming home from work to see all of the chaos unfolding on Tumblr and Twitter. I'm absolutely buzzing right now. I'll probably still be here by the time you wake up and check tumblr 😂 - 🐢

lmaooo and were you still awake?? did you see my freak out??

Oooh bestie wake the fuck up, I know you’re gonna be excited for this one jsnsjsj

god i had SUCH a morning like. it's 12:00 now and all i did since i woke up is check tumblr rip

short summary: jen and dee gain the rights, they post on ig/twitter about a prequel ft john and mary that no one asked for, the fandom loses its everloving shit as usual, they trend on twitter thanks to the beloved twt intern who missed us, misha qt’s jen about cas possibly benefiting from being in the prequel, then j*red qt’s jensen abt how his feelings got hurt by him not being told about a prequel his character as no involvement in & he initially throws a tantrum, and the rest is history - 🦋 anon (ps: i hope this helps a little, i’ve been scattered brained trying to keep up with it all night lmao so pls let me know if i missed anything, bug crew !!)

thank you so much darling i figured it out eventually but this is a helpful summary!!!

I hope you enjoyed waking up to all of this XD -🐢

i sure did!!! also that answers my question about you being awake lmao

I WILL NEVER EVER EVER FORGIVE MYSELF FOR SLEEPING THROUGH ALL OF THIS DRAMA AND NOT EXPERIENCING IT IN PERSON I DIDN'T NEED THIS SLEEP - tea anon

well the party was still going strong this morning so im not TOO "gutted" see what i did there lmaooo

Now that you are caught up with the news... So idk if you remember this but...didn't jarpad tell jackles he was up for a reboot in an online panel? And jackles answered that this was news to him??

-🍯

yeah i think you are right but he was clearly joking and didnt expect jackles to actually be working on something already

J2 anon spare more of those anons let's finish this - tea anon

please, we're having a ball in this bitch

I saw a post on tumblr where someone said now that Kripke gave J&D the rights, maybe they’re starting with a prequel just to end on a reboot in years time and honestly ? I wanna believe that so badly. This is tinhatty but what if this is all calculated in a way that makes it so that Jensen is slowly starting to fix everything that was wrong with spn - now that he has the rights and he’s slowly making spn his own story ?! I mean he did say in his ig post he wants to ‘fill in the rest’ - and maybe Mary and John’s story is only the beginning of spn related content from J&D to come ??? Maybe he wants to give spn the justice it deserves ?? Thoughts ??

i dont think this is tinhatty at all i think this is very possible and not that much of a reach. i could see this happening yeah for sure

want to hear something funny. I found out I had a ruptured blood vessel in my eye because I was sending my friend a video freaking out when the prequel news dropped and I noticed the corner of my eye was red af. and when I got back online jared had tweeted.

DJFHSJD ANON THE CHAOS OF IT ALL, HELP, are you okay? <3

rose.. bestie... how are you feeling about The News? nsfshsf being european is a curse </3 🐞

i feel GREAT im living for it i feel on top of the world tbh (and yeah it really is dsjfhs)

What am I waking up to I can't WHAT I rested my eyes for like 5 minutes help *hits reblog button* - anon anon

yep yep essentially djfhs

“Jensen and Misha are Co workers who barley talk”

I can’t be sure of course but I’m fairly certain that this is the copypasta that brought the j/2 fallout theory back to life. Who’s apparently ‘barely talking’ now? skansjsjsj. It’s almost prophetic, these j/2 anons have superpowers I’m telling ya.

-poker face anon

next time we get one of them we should be thanking them lmaooo

ok, but are we gonna talk about the "When Daneel and I formed Chaos Machine Productions, we knew that the first story we wanted to tell was the story of John and Mary Winchester [...]"-quote because the way this is phrased implies they formed CHAOS MACHINE Productions with the intent of telling this story (first), i haven't been in this dumpster long enough but the name just tickles me in that Misha way, isn't it so sus??? am i missing something???? i mean with this announcement they SURE lived up to that name... 🧩-anon

you are absolutely right, chaos machine SCREAMS misha and we are all here for it!!

hey hey hey. joining the clownverse, there's no way THEE cas girl danneel doesn't know just how much the fandom loves misha and cas. so 2 + 2 = misha in the spn prequel!

AGREED

So I think I finally managed to catch up on wtf happened while I was asleep and my brain melted. What a shit show to wake up to.

Anyway thoughts.

I don't hate the idea of a Mary&John sequel. I think it has the potential to be good (It has the potential to be really bad too, so I'm kind scared).

🕯️🕯️🕯️ manifesting Mary being badass and John being kinda useless🕯️🕯️🕯️

As for the Jensen and J*red thing.

I can see Jensen not telling J*red even if they are still friends, because J*red is kinda good at accidentally telling Secrets. He could have told him right before he announced it so, so that J*red didn't have to find out from twitter. He was on the show for 15 years, he is bound to get asked about it. The public twitter meltdown was really unprofessional so. Like you have Jensen's number J*red. You could have sorted that out in private like a normal person, but instead you choose to act like a toddler throwing a tantrum.

Is it weird that I'm actually going to be kinda that for them if the actually had a falling out, even tho I don't like J*red all that much. They seemed to be really important to each other and while I thought before that the might have triefted apart a bit, I didn't think that the where actively fighting.

- 🐌 anon

the thing is, the polite/normal thing for jensen to do was text him before announcing it on twitter. it's weird he didn't, and that makes me believe that maybe yeah they did have a falling out. especially with the way j*red responded to it on twitter. if he had no other reason to be this upset (no prior beef or falling out) you'd think that he wouldn't be responding like this. on the other hand, the man is a mysterie to me so who the hell knows. i'm not gonna mourn about it if they did/do grow apart because j*red is just.... awful imo.

[savrenim]

hi hi hi. so I just got into the Hamilton fandom, I swear I am four years late where did everybody go, and, well. I am apparently a hamburr shipper. bcs that is my life now. anyway I saw your fic ifmlam and I swear it is my favourite of all the fics I've ever read (and trust me I've read literally thousands). I love it so so much, how do you write fics like that??? I cried about four times during the whole thing, I stayed up till 4am reading it even when I had to wake up at 7 because it is just. that. good. I could not stop thinking about it for days afterwards and ifmlam has just ruined me. I can't think of listen to Hamilton without thinking of ifmlam anymore.

on to my qursttion: is it abandoned? of course it's perfectly FINE if it is. don't let anyone tell u differently, your fic is YOURS and u are amazing.

but pls I really need closure from ur fic, it has been haunting me if its abandoned or ongoing and I've read ur other fics and they are just chefskiss and thank you so much for writing them all. thank you thank you thank you, I will never be able to thank you enough for writing this fic and for everything it's done for me. I am probably thousands of miles away but I am sending you virtual jugs through a co.puter screen right now.

(don't feel pressured to reply to this or update it flam, I know how overwhelming it can get with so many messages and after a while u get desensitized to it. u can literally reply "thx. itfmlam is abandoned" and I would still be amazingly star struck. anyway has gotten way too long and I need to sleep and I'm sorry u probably won't see this so I'm just talking to myself right now but bye!!)

and thank you so so much for writing itfmlam.

aaaah hello anon!

thank you so so much???? I am so??? honored??? that ifmlam rates so highly to you, and also that you've read my other fics??????

the answer to the "is ifmlam abandoned" question is probably the worst possible one, which is pretty much "I do want to finish it, both for the folks that still want closure as well as it bothers to me have abandoned projects that are in the public eye/ already partially published, but also, it is last on my current writing projects list"

my current actually active writing projects list, kind of in order of priority, is

I'm literally three chapters away from being Actually Fully Done with the not-quite-first-not-quite-second let's call it 1.5th draft of an actual?? full?? original?? novel?? Opus which of course then goes out to beta readers and then gets who-knows-how-much edited and then maybe beta readers again if a lot does change and then a copyeditor my mom, my copyeditor is my mom, and maybe my little brother he's one of the betas but is very good at catching typos and then I!!! get to publish it!!!! which is the single thing I am most excited for!!!!!!!!! this should be closed up in the next week or two, and then take a while for people to actually read the draft and get back to me.

I really desperately want to finish my open-but-like-90%-written fic, which means we raise it up, the final chapter of to the bottom of the river bc I realized that it was kind of incomplete, and the second chapter of a buried and a burning flame because any more work there will need to wait until the author publishes the next book in the series. this should be closed up in the next month or two.

Speedwrite the draft of the second book of the Opus series so that hopefully by the time book 1 edits are happening, I have an almost complete draft of the second book. this is mostly me side-eyeing myself about taking nearly four years to write the first book, but that is solidly in part because I had so many other open projects which point 2 is about clearing that docket. this should be done in the next year.

And then just have my major projects be, at least until books 1-5 are written and published, books 1-5 of that because that is arguably the first major 'plot arc' of the series, so if I'm looking for a pause point on writing, that's probably where to stop.

There are two or three other short side projects (a weird fun second person short story tentatively titled witch-queen, a collection of four short stories Memoirs about a not-so-evil necromancer and the shenanigans he gets up to trying to rule a kingdom, working title Perfectly Normal Recipe Blog which is a collaborative project about a perfectly normal recipe blog that definitely doesn't include anything out of the normal) that will happen when they happen

There are other projects that are on the backburner -- The Numanok Files, a series of probably 12-15 short novellas about a mercenary/ bounty hunter esque person in space whose specialty is dealing with hauntings, but, like, 80% of their jobs is actually "you are effectively a space home inspector pointing out faulty wiring reacting to solar flares/ there's a weird alien fungus/ it's carbon monoxide okay change your atmosphere filters" and 20% of it is punching ghosts; there's a post-post apocalypse novel that I want to write that I know characters and general pacing and half the setting but need to work out the other half and figure out how much aesthetic I want to commit to; there's Strangeside7 aka spacerace book that is my reaction to how much I love how Redline the anime movie commits itself to "no we are about a race, like 60% of the screentime is just fully going to be an utterly ridiculous sci fi space race"; there's even a ridiculous YA trilogy that I would have to completely transplant the setting but might end up writing because the interplay between angel-physics and physics-physics was one of my favorite things in the world. and I guess the weird ridiculous technically a sequel series to ifmlam that was going to be published as original books that was basically me having fun with 'okay I fucking love star wars prequels old rotting space bureaucracy galactic republic style' except with seers and that also still might happen because it does have some of the coolest sci fi concepts and honestly I thiiiink that's all?

but the tl;dr of that timeline is I'm trying to finish a punch of projects Right Now, so that I can write books 2-5 of Opus, and then when I'm done that (which honestly, my average fiction-writing output is close to 100k a year. if I'm concentrating purely on one project, and writing books that are about 100k, we are talking four years. although my job situation is super up in the air in that period and writing might get put solidly on the backburner as I try to make it in academia, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯) I will re-evaluate which projects go next, and that's when ifmlam is likely to come up for review.

I do not have any expectations that I will make it as an original author. I'm planning on posting all of my stuff online for free, but, like. it is incredibly difficult to convince people to try out even a piece of free and easily accessibly original work even if one has a huge following, I am a very small fanfiction author, and from what I can tell the majority of the people who are interested in my work are mostly interested in me finishing ifmlam. writing is a hobby for me, and while I'm writing mostly for me--and hence the for me bit at least for the next five years is pretty solidly going to be this series that I am deeply excited about and have sunk my heart and soul into every single aspect of--I'm human, and I don't really like shouting into the void, and I expect if I spend five years publishing to absolutely no response I will either stop writing for a while and do other things gods know my life is busy enough, return to fandom in general to write some other fanfic about whatever I get deeply into, or return to a work that I actually get response to. so ifmlam will probably start getting worked on a bit at that point one way or another. unless, of course, we are in the incredibly rare timeline in which I do make it as an original author, there are people who are deeply hyped for my original works and an actual demand for them, in which case as you may have noticed there are enough ideas there to keep me busy for a decade or two, and they will just get my full attention instead of fanfiction*. in this timeline, I will do what I was considering doing a few years ago, which is officially declare ifmlam otherwise abandoned and make one more giant chapter update which is a full and cleaned up outline of what I was going to write, interspersed with the scenes already written, and have ifmlam be given at least that closure.

*I want to make it clear that I very much love fanfiction and am proud to have been a fanfiction author and in my heart of hearts would keep writing it forever, I just also have a lot of ideas for characters and settings and magic systems and Aesthetics and I have been biting at the bit to write something that is //mine// and all mine and only mine for a while, I don't see original work as superior so much as there are a dozen fandoms that I am currently in and bursting to make content about except oops these fandoms currently only exist in my head, and I want to correct that

of course given how much as writing is my vent activity and I write what I'm in the mood for, there's a chance I'll feel ifmlam cravings before then, just... expect it to take a couple of years for an update, but also for there to be an update one way of another in a couple of years? but as for right now, I'm turning to original writing, because that is what brings me joy.

but I am really deeply honored that it brought you so much joy!!! and while I will never publish spoilers in a public place, if you message me off anon I am perfectly happy to give a run-down of my current plans for the ending, bc I know "wait a couple years and see" is not the most satisfactory of answers! and hey maybe you'll be like me and once you've given Opus a try you'll decide you like it better too, it does have Seers although they are deeply different Seers than in ifmlam but imo it's very gay and fun and at least politics on one side

[mwolf0epsilon]

First off, before everyone comes after my butt with their "No Fun Allowed" and "Cringe" signs, this is in no way something to be taken as gospel or insightful. It's not a prophetic enforcement of canon. It's literally a theory done for fun, and to try to piece the Bendy Crack up Comics into the general and messy lore of the BatIM franchise. 

Most of you get this and don't need a big wordy warning about fanon interpretation, but a lot of peculiar people tend to show up in my ask box hoping to start a fuss over my headcanons and AU ideas, so I thought to be nice and leave a polite and diplomatic "Kindly Fuck Off" sign at the door for them.

With that said, there will be mild spoilers, carry on of your own volition, down below under the cut that will definitely show up because Tumblr mobile is a functional app that's never given me trouble!!!

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The Bendy Franchise has an established issue with cohesion in its lore. We all know what I'm talking about, we all have reservations about canonical character discrepancies (game vs novel vs guidebook) and we all have been racking our brains with a few holes in the timeline, as well as how BatDR (which is neither prequel nor sequel) will fit into this, since it's connected to BatDS and that's an established prequel to BatIM.

Granted I myself am missing a lot of pieces, having to scrounge around for info since I can't really get any of the reading material myself and rely heavily on @british-hero (who owns the novel plus got her copy of the comics yesterday), a very incomplete wikie, and analysis and theories from SuperHorrorBro's Bendy videos.

Heck, I also rely on a lot of gameplay footage, because BatIM has a bit of subtle storytelling through visual design of its levels, and hints of how certain characters work through a few game mechanics.

Through this mishmash of collecting puzzle pieces for the greater picture I even have a few notes on my phone to piece together certain events in established dates, something which comes very in handy for this theory since it talks about two particular characters, the Projectionist and Brute Boris (and I guess Twisted Alice to some extent but it's more of a note on some interesting thoughts I have of her).

Without further ado, here's what this theory is all about: Why did Norman become the Projectionist, and why did Twisted Alice turn Buddy Boris into Brute Boris?

If you think about it, there's only two creatures in the studio that really seem out of place in the world of BatIM, and that's Prophet Sammy and the Projectionist. Neither are inherently similar to any of the cartoon characters, nor are they considered to be Lost Ones. They're certainly not Searchers, but while we know Sammy is unique because his method of transformation was different, we never got an explanation for Norman's. It could be that it's a process similar to BatDR's new enemy type that's larger and seems to have bits and bobs stuck to it, but then those big guys seem like the equivalent to Swollen Searchers for the Lost Ones. The Projectionist doesn't really fit the puzzle.

Or at least he didn't.

With the introduction of the Crack up Comics collection, we get three new characters that were definitely designed in the same manner that the Butcher Gang was. Beginning with a corrupt monster forms and then giving way to perfect and pristine rubberhose toon forms.

I'm talking about Miss Twisted, the Brute, and Cameraman.

The villainous trio from the Souper Boris comic strip.

To us it's obvious the artists created them in parallel to Twisted Alice, Brute Boris and the Projectionist, but to the actual canon this actually has a bit of an impact on the Projectionist's existence.

Why, you ask? Because those characters were introduced between 1936 and 1940.

Bendy Crack up Comics table of contents, showcasing the publishing dates of the strips.

For anyone who doesn't know (either from not paying attention to the Joey Drew Studios channel audio logs, or from not owning the books) the Ink Machine wasn't conceptualized or installed until 1942/1943. Putting that into perspective, the only other thing that happened in Joey Drew Studios in 1940, was the conceptualization of Bendyland (which is likely the origin of the idea for the Ink Machine itself).

This means that Cameraman existed well before the Projectionist ever came to be, and that made me think about another thing: The Ink's apparent sentience.

I'll be frank, the Ink is very hard nut to crack. I consider it a form of alchemized entity, others consider it pure black magic, and I'm pretty sure Joey Drew himself had no idea what he was dealing with when he began using it. The fact of the matter is that the Ink is alive and that it has its own agenda. One that coincides with Joey's, out of mutual interest.

In the novels it seems to want to be free, but it can't exactly do that as a formless liquid, so it tries to body-snatch people (ex: Sammy and Buddy's grandpa).

When Joey tries to use it to give life to Bendy through nothing more than using the Ink and a template (likely a character model sheet) the Ink tries to follow the model but immediately becomes a distorted humanoid version of it (which honestly rings so many fucking alarm bells on its own). Things… Escalate there on out, with Joey trying to perfect the method and only managing to succeed through Daniel Lewek (and many other nameless Boris Clones), Allison Pendle and Thomas Connor.

An important thing to take from this, however, is that by trying to perfect this method Joey not only taught the Ink to reshape things into viable referenced material, but that he had to have lost control of just how many souls were being pumped through the Ink Machine for him to monitor and keep up.

Sammy started killing people when he completely turned, and it didn't seem to take long for him to cut down people in likely both the music and art departments. At this point he had no self-restraint and was completely wrapped around inky fingers and Joey's lies. 

Norman is one such potential victim, and Dot and Buddy even passed by his ink-wrapped body while fleeing.

Now, the thing about trying to follow a specific guide and not having the actual means to make it exactly the same thing, is an easy enough notion to get (as shows like "Nailed It", and years of trying to perfect visual style mimicry, have taught me).

The Ink likely had the template it needed (maybe a printed copy of Souper Boris that got thrown around in the chaos), the insight of what Norman's role in the studio was, the amount of mass it needed to consume and transform his dead body, but not exactly the right sort of… Centerpiece for it...

Cameraman using his lens to light up his path.

But what's a projector besides a bigger fancier camera? Both blink, both take film, same thing right? The ink doesn't see the difference and just stitches together this humanoid bootleg cameraman with the pieces it finds that are similar enough.

Mechanical blinky head? Check.

Strange round disc near the belly? There's a speaker. That's round! Check.

Film? There we go, a nice big round reel full of film in it, let's put it near the head, that's how it works right? Check.

Lastly, no Joey to actually direct this artistic recreation of a one-off character. The Ink did it all by itself while he was off getting his hand broken by a rightfully upset Buddy Boris.

If you look at it objectively it makes sense that being the projectionist tasked with not only recording and maintaining the projectors themselves, that the entity in the Ink would pick Cameraman as a template for Norman's transformed self.

It also makes sense that the Projectionist is so off-putting in the studio. He's almost perfect, but not quite because there just weren't the right materials. He's stuck in between Twisted Alice and the Butcher Gang clones as another failed recreation.

Moving on to the next question on why Twisted Alice turn Buddy Boris into Brute Boris, when she hadn't done the same to any of the other Boris Clones.

It's hard to say really, but I think it all comes down to who Twisted Alice really is. It's very likely that, as Susie Campbell, she would have knowledge of the comic strips. A few were most likely made into cartoon shorts even (which isn't an unusual assumption to make), and maybe Susie voiced a few background characters for said shorts.

Susie may have lost her role as Alice, but before Joey came to her with his proposition for the "special project" it's very likely that she remained in the studio, forced to do the voices of characters that weren't noteworthy or that she felt completely disconnected from (talking chairs and singing hens really don't become beloved fan-favourites) . Maybe if the Souper Boris story was made into a short, she might have voiced Miss Twisted (which honestly would be personally insulting considering she once had the role of the main heroine).

Point is, Susie knows her lore, and that translates to Twisted Alice's repertoire of insightful knowledge on the abominations lurking around the studio.

She never did turn other Boris clones into brutish lackeys because at the time she didn't need to. But it doesn't mean she hadn't considered it. Henry's disruptive behaviour is just what she needed to put that plan into motion.

There was already a "Cameraman" walking about, one that could easily rip apart anything it came across, so acquiring the means to recreate the "Brute" would have been benefiting from her point of view. The Projectionist doesn't take orders and can't be reasoned with, so if she could make something just as strong that took her orders she could, theoretically, be safe from most terrors in the studio. If that didn't work, she would still likely send others to their death by simply sending them down to Level 14, or maybe lure the Projectionist to them herself (just because he doesn't take orders doesn't mean she can't use him to achieve her end goals).

Miss Twisted, the Brute and Cameraman in their evil swamp lair.

But why Buddy Boris specifically? Why couldn't she have used any of the bodies laying around? Freshness most likely. Rigor mortis is probably still a thing, even for living cartoons. Easier to work a fresh dead body than a bunch of stiff wolves.

That's at least why I think Brute Boris is a thing. Susie's knowledge of most Bendy cartoon/comic strip characters, taking inspiration from the Projectionist's presence, and honestly a very twisted sense of humor and irony. In her quest to become a Perfect Alice, the heroine of the show, she ended up becoming just as antagonistic (although more sadistic) as Miss Twisted, a Bendy comic strip villainess.

[the-wandering-whumper]

Oh no, Mercedes Lackey absolutely knows how to hurt a character good!

Most of the conflict in Arrow's Flight is caused by a character called Talia with the supernatural Gift of Empathy and bad self-esteem issues managing to trap herself in a downward spiral of self-doubt (that was in fact at least partially caused intentionally by a bad guy, who knew just what to say to get that to happen) that almost leads to the deaths of her, her friend/mentor, and their magical Companions when it causes her to lose control of her Gift as she was never properly taught to control it and no one realized that until then. What follows is a very painful month of her being taught the basics all over again, as she starts from a worse point than she's ever been in terms of control over her Gift. Oh, and she and Kris are snowed in a tiny cabin with their limited supplies diminishing all the time, and they don't actually know if anyone knows where they are. And the forest they're in is haunted by the mysterious "Vanyel's Curse", supposedly cast by a dead mage who died in the area centuries before, that at times seems benevolent, saving their lives at one point, and at times dangerous, with pretty much the only reason that it doesn't kill Talia at one point being her Companion intervening.

The sequel, Arrow's Fall, sees her captured and tortured to the point that she attempts to kill herself (and would have succeeded if not for being rescued at just the last minute), on what should have been a peaceful diplomatic mission to negotiate a marriage between the princess of her kingdom and the prince of a neighboring one.

And The Last Herald-Mage... don't even get me started, that's pretty much just one bad thing after another for poor Vanyel, and every good thing seems to be countered by a worse tragedy. He almost dies at the end of both the first and the second book (and as the books were prequels and he was doomed by canon, he does in fact die at the end of the third book), and by the beginning of the second book he's traumatized as fuck by the war that's been going on and absolutely hates that stuff he's been up to has been made into songs that make them sound like cool epic adventures when that's really not how he feels about them, but he still keeps doing all that stuff because he knows he's more powerful than anyone else so he can't lay down his burden, he has to keep doing his duty until it kills him, because there isn't anyone else that could do the things he does, and he feels he can't turn his back on all the people whose lives and safety depend on his powers.

Even the Alberich I complained about gets a little bit here and there - just not anywhere near as much as he could, as many other characters of Lackey's get, as I'd like to see.

Lackey definitely knows how to hurt a character and hurt 'em good, she just chose not to do that much with Alberich and I'm just annoyed about it because I know she could've been able to write more fun stuff if she wanted to. Like, with authors whose books just plain don't tend to have whumpy stuff, I don't mind that. It's authors who do that sometimes and then have other books that could also have some of that good sweet hurt but don't! 😂😂

-Erdariel

Gotcha

[monochrome-in-madness]

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My Top 10 Favourite Horrors

Within this top 10 list, some will include the prequels, sequels and any other follow ups as 1 ranking number. Some may be considered thriller, sci-fi, suspence etc, however, I do regard these as horrors myself.

I have take many aspects into account, such as videography, actor quality, SFX makeup quality, soundtrack, directors, CGI etc.

Note : this is my personal opinion. You do not have to agree with it, though if you haven't seen these, I highly reccomend them.

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1. The Conjuring

(1 & 2)

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The Conjuring 1 :

The Perron family moves into a farmhouse where they experience paranormal phenomena. They consult demonologists, Ed and Lorraine Warren, to help them get rid of the evil entity haunting them.

The Conjuring Trailer :

The Conjuring 2 :

Peggy, a single mother of four children, seeks the help of occult investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren when she and her children witness strange, paranormal events in their house

The Conjuring 2 Trailer :

My Opinion :

The Conjuring was the start of an incredible series of horrors that beat any other horror to the ground. It is absolutely fantastic and I basically worship these films. James Wan is my favourite director and he never ceases to amaze me.

Paranormal horror is my favourite and as someone who actually believes in the paranormal and who has had paranormal experiences, I can confirm that The Conjuring is much more realistic than any other paranormal films, which just makes it extra spooky.

The actors, camera angles, music, sfx makeup and storyline is just - chefs kiss -. I've been waiting for the 3rd one for so long, but they keep extending the release date. (R. I. P)

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2. Annabelle

(all of them)

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Annabelle :

John and Mia Form are attacked by a Satan worshipping couple, who uses their doll as a conduit to make their life miserable. This unleashes a string of paranormal events in the Forms' residence.

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Annabelle Creation :

Samuel and Elle embed their daughter's spirit into a doll, only to realise it is a demon. Years later, they open their home to a nun and six orphan girls, one of whom finds the doll.

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Annabelle Comes Home :

Judy and her babysitter are left alone in her house after her parents leave to investigate a case. However, an unexpected guest sets Annabelle free, unleashing demonic activity in the house.

Annabelle Comes Home Trailer :

My Opinion :

Another great film series that was birthed form The Conjuring. Definitely less realistic, with many more jumpscares and spooky characters, which is appreciated in the horror world. Many people find dolls far more creepy than ghosts, myself included, so that's another perfect aspect that adds to the suspense.

I prefer Annabelle 3 over the others, mainly because I found that one to be more scary overall, even though Daniela is an idiot and she makes me so frustrated 😂

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3. Saw

(all of them)

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For the totally unindoctrinated, the Saw movie franchise revolves around the Jigsaw Killer (a.k.a. John Kramer), who tortures victims he believes are complacent or guilty, in order to make them appreciate their time on Earth.

All Saw Trailers :

Obviously I'm not going to list every Saw movie, because there are 7 (Jigsaw aka number 8, does NOT count. It is a disgrace).

My Opinion :

A classic for horror and gore lovers of all kinds. Of course I need to list this as number 3. I simply adore these movies. I even have the DVD set, so I am definitely a long term fan haha.

The obstacles and creativity regarding Saw as a whole needed a lot of thought put into it, plus it has a happy little side note of "make sure you don't cause harm to others in life and don't take anything for granted" which some may have not even noticed while being overwhelmed by the amount of fake blood.

Yes, a lot of characters are annoying, but that just makes us enjoy seeing them tortured even more (shh it's not real). Some of the blood doesn't look very realistic, the sfx can lack attention, BUT... It's still great and I can overlook these few flaws to appreciate the movies to the max.

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4. Blair Witch

(2016)

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A young man and his friends venture into the Black Hills Forest in Maryland to uncover the mystery surrounding his missing sister. Many believe her disappearance 17 years earlier is connected to the legend of the Blair Witch.

At first the group is hopeful, especially when two locals act as guides through the dark and winding woods. As the night wears on, a visit from a menacing presence soon makes them realize that the legend is all too real, and more sinister than they could have ever imagined.

Blair Witch Trailer :

My Opinion :

I love the camerawork. Not because it's perfect, because it's the opposite. It's a documentary style and this makes it feel more realistic, as if you are within the film yourself. I enjoy how they skip to the action at just the right time after a mild buildup.

The visuals are great as well and there were definitely some parts where I was disgusted and claustrophobic, which is good to experience while enjoying these types of films.

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5. Under The Skin

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Disguising itself as a human female, an extraterrestrial drives around Scotland attempting to lure unsuspecting men into her van. Once there, she seduces and sends them into another dimension where they are nothing more than meat.

Under The Skin Trailer :

My Opinion :

I would classify this as horror, but many won't. Either way, this is an amazingly artistic film with beautiful imagery and silent awe. It definitely makes you feel the suspense in a calming manner and it has some really dark moments. Without reading the description, one might be confused as to what is going on, but how art is supposed to be interpretated is by the imagination of individuals.

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6. Veronica

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During a solar eclipse, young Verónica and her friends want to summon the spirit of Verónica's father using an Ouija board. However, during the session she loses consciousness and soon it becomes clear that evil demons have arrived.

Veronica Trailer :

My Opinion :

A Spanish masterpiece, to put it simply. It's hard to find proper horrors like this in English. I really enjoyed this one and I watched it subbed not dubbed, because I feel like voiceovers tend to ruin the art of the original film. The buildup is perfect and unlike many horrors, it barely shows you the face of the "monster". That leaves it to the imagination, which in general makes it far more scary.

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7. Underwater

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Disaster strikes more than six miles below the ocean surface when water crashes through the walls of a drilling station. Led by their captain, the survivors realize that their only hope is to walk across the sea floor to reach the main part of the facility. But they soon find themselves in a fight for their lives when they come under attack from mysterious and deadly creatures that no one has ever seen.

Underwater Trailer :

My Opinion :

This movie was released quite recently and I didn't know what to expect. I was definitely blown away by how good it was. Being trapped underwater gives most people a sense of anxiety. Add being trapped underwater and being hunted by creepy sea monsters and you've got yourself a good horror. Kristen Stewarts general anxious personality definitely suits this film well.

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8. Split

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Kevin, who is suffering from dissociative identity disorder and has 23 alter egos, kidnaps three teenagers. They must figure out his friendly personas before he unleashes his 24th personality.

Split Trailer :

https://youtu.be/84TouqfIsiI

My Opinion :

An incredible film with phenomenal acting on the part of James McAvoy. You can get lost within his character and almost feel as if you are the character itself. Suspense is built up slowly and the climax of the film is released rapidly. People I know who do not enjoy horror, love this film themselves, which is saying something. It's definitely one of the best modern films that draws you in from the start. 

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9. A Quiet Place

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A family struggles for survival in a world where most humans have been killed by blind but noise-sensitive creatures. They are forced to communicate in sign language to keep the creatures at bay.

A Quiet Place Trailer :

https://youtu.be/WR7cc5t7tv8

My Opinion :

As you can tell by now, I love anything alien related. This film has some of the most amazing looking aliens I've seen, I was honestly in awe by how great they looked. Another silent film, but in a different sense to the previous one. Instead of being the hunter, this family is being hunted and this adds more to the fear factor.

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10. Unfriended - Dark Web

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When a teen finds a laptop with a cache of hidden files, he and his friend discover that the previous owner has access to the dark web and is watching over them.

Unfriended - Dark Web Trailer :

https://youtu.be/XenTM_C9fxM

My Opinion :

A modern take on horror. Involving the actual dangers of the dark web and the use of technology and turning it into a horror was a magnificent idea. It definitely had me at the edge of my seat.

Due to another film type that is not often explored (thus being that most of the movie is equal to what it would be like to look at your computer and video chat), it makes it different and therefore more compelling than the usual videography styles.

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Thank you for reading, if you've made it this far! Feel free to share your top 10 in the comment section, I am definitely interested in your opinions and finding new movies to watch myself. Any questions are also welcome.

Until next time, take care and stay spooky!

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