#Footprints On My Mind

[turtle-ly]

did you know that macaque's staff has a name in jttw too? It's called the "acquiescent staff of iron"/ “Acquiescent Iron Pole Arm” (随心铁杆兵, "Suíxīn tiěgǎn bīng"), or Tùy Tâm Thiết Can Binh in vnese. It clearly mirrors wukong's staff in name, the “As-You-Will Gold-Banded Staff” (Ruyi Jingu Bang), or Như Ý Kim Cô Bổng.

Now here's me being crazy based on the vnese translation alone, do NOT think of this as truth but there's at least a smidge of sense in my rambling because vietnamese is very close to chinese due to our history (the fancy names above and our old literature used a kind of phonetic translation of chinese called Hán Việt) and the meaning of chinese words more or less can be inferred by our Hán Việt version:

So the word "Như Ý" in wukong's staff name in almost only used in the phrase/blessing "Vạn sự như ý" in modern vnese, which means "may all things go your way/according to your wishes". Meanwhile, the phrase "Tùy Tâm" is used when asked about some sort of favor, for example a charity when asking for your donation will ask you to give an amount "according to your heart".

You see it right? "Như Ý" is more passive, you wish for it but not necessary go out of your way to achieve it, and "Tùy Tâm" being used in situations where your own conscience/empathy is judged, it demands you to actively question yourself to make an action. I've decided the names can play into mtwgo shadowpeach's mental states. Wukong wants freedom but afraid to pursue it at the cost of his sworn brotherhood, while macaque has always assessed the effort it takes to join in a fight, but ultimately he decided to go through all that hardship to right this wrong.

Furthermore, "Ý" means thoughts/ideas/will, which is one of the reasons the book has wukong store his staff in his ear/take the staff out of his "head", "Tâm" means heart in its literal sense and feelings in a slightly more abstract sense, so thats why i have macaque pull his shadow staff from the magic core in his chest. Fun detail isnt it? :3c

One more thing is that theres a chinese saying that goes like "mind-monkey, will-horse" (Tâm Viên Ý Mã) so Tâm -> Mind is also a very wukong thing. That says, in mtwgo macaque's staff/ his strength to fight is summoned to serve wukong :)

The altered form of wukong's staff that macaque gonna use in mtwgo will be called Suixin Jingu Bang (As-You-Feel Gold-Banded Staff or Tùy Tâm Kim Cô Bổng), combining macaque's resolve/loyalty and wukong's strength. When he swings that staff with its body painted in his own color, his victims will also know wukong's might when the golden glint of its ends becomes the last thing they see.

[spinningspencer]

I ain't gon' stop until I see police lights

~ Breakin' Dishes, Rihanna

[d1n6]

I always forget I have to post shit here. Turn your screen-brightness up.

[xbraveheartx]

Romeo and Carlo were such troublemakers, look at them graffitiing all over a painting at the red lobster inn… unbelievable…

[smaeemo-secret-blog]

Hotch? More like HOTch because oh HOTCHY MOTCHY scream at me like that wont you? Lord art thou in heaven ridicule me and give me that depressed but gorgeous smile

[ghost-proofbaby]

OH god, sooo many kellin fics. Most were on wattpad honestly.

A lot of them all blur together (also a few kellic fics yikes), but I specifically remember one with an OC? Like kellin cheated on his wife with her and she nearly died or something? Classic wattpad and shitty summary but IT WAS SO GOOD. I think the girl's name was Brooke or Brooklyn. (also keep in mind this was 2012? 2013? wattpad. so... maybe not good by our current day standards but back then it was AMAZING). I can't remember the name but if you want it I would be willing to go on the deep dive for you 👀

SAY FUCKING SIKE RIGHT NOW.

you don't need to deep dive for the fic. her name was brooklyn mackenzie or some stupid shit, the fic's name is 'The Secret Affair', and it's going to haunt me until the day i die because i wrote it at 13 years old.

congratulations, nonnie. you can officially say you are one of the og readers of my fics. i certainly hope my writing has improved this last decade.

(unless there was another popular kellin fic with the exact same plot as mine. in that case, this is embarrassing).

[dottyistired]

not the tiktok of me going so viral my irls recognized me and messaged me about it HELP 💀

[doodleodds]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN..... WE GOTTEM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you so SO much to everyone who commissioned (read: enabled) me!!

Now that I've reached my goal of +10ing my boy, and since my time is (unfortunately) still quite limited due to work, I'm going to be closing comms tomorrow! So, if you have an idea and haven't decided if you want to commit or not yet, now's your last chance for the time being! ;) And to all those who have already paid, I know I do still have quite a few to get through- I was a FOOL to think I could just bang these out in 24 hours, lol, but please rest assured they will be coming within the next few days!! I'll get through them slowly but surely. Admittedly I did take a break to draw this guy because I was so pleased to get him, but I'll get right back on the horse tomorrow lol. Thank you so much again everyone!! ^O^

Ferdinand went to a tea party and came back Different

[fluffyyymocha]

don't really know what death mark is about but my friend asked my to draw mpreg of this guy and i was bored, though i drew the wrong guy on accident, my hand slipped

he said /j but i took it very /srs

[optiwashere]

Half-orcs as outsiders, children that nobody wants, war orphans and often the lower classed. Feared, despised. Half of one world that humans don't understand and treat as inherently lesser. Unwelcome in either world for who they are, forced to mingle among themselves for safety and comfort.

Trans people as outsiders, the people that some want eradicated like the vermin they think we are, self-made orphans and often lower classed. Reviled, hated. Seen as inherently lesser by others in the same community who should understand our plight. Unwelcome anywhere but amongst ourselves.

Do you see where I'm going with this?

[biblicallyaccurateangeloncrack]

so i started the penacony quest, loving it so far ! but Sunday is NOT beating the ayato allegations

[creatrixcymraes]

Today at the beach I found a fossilised fairy footprint 👀

[mxltifxnd0m]

i hope you guys know that this tumblr is not only a place where i write my little fics but also an accurate representation of my stream of consciousness 😁

[wolfowls]

AHSDKJASH DF i cant believe this im crying

[smaeemo-secret-blog]

[thatuselesshuman]

This is my personal thank you letter to DPR IAN and Sooram for this masterpiece 🙇 when I say that I was SPEECHLESS at that belt part 😍 I would make a joke about typing this with one hand, but my hand wasn't necessary (respectfully)