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wickedpact · 4 years ago

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dear tumblr user crim wickedpact pls write the essay/dissertation about nicky being shakespeare's fair youth (if you have time, ofc!!)

Not To Imply Nicky Was Shakespeare’s Fair Youth But Ive Read The Fair Youth Sonnets & Nicky Was Definitely Shakespeare’s Fair Youth, an essay by me, tumblr user crim wickedpact

background knowledge: our man shakespeare wrote some 120 sonnets about a young man referred to as the Fair Youth during the mid 1590s; there has been some debate among shakespeare enthusiasts whether shakespeare’s interest in the Fair Youth was platonic or romantic (but like. they were definitely romantic). no one knows for sure who the Fair Youth was, but it was definitely nicky and my first and most important piece of evidence regarding this hypothesis is the ‘lmao babe do you remember that guy who had a crush on me?’/ ‘i try not to remember the guy who had a crush on you’ look joe and nicky exchange when Merrick brings up shakespeare during the movie. especially since gina confirmed in a tweet that joe and nicky canonly did know shakespeare

my second piece of evidence is that it just Works (except for a couple small facts like.. the Fair Youth was prolly closer to his 20s than his 30s. and the fact that shakespeare implies that the Fair Youth slept with his mistress at one point. but he doesnt know what hes talking about shhh we IGNORE)

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A. The Description Matches

when describing the Fair Youth (who I’ll call the FY from now on), shakespeare says he has a ‘gold complexion’ and ‘beautiful eyes’ and compares him to a ‘summer’s day’. He says the FY has “A woman’s gentle heart" and “An eye more bright than [women’s are], (...) Gilding the object whereupon [they] gazeth”

As much as shakespeare’s perceptions of sexuality and gender are very........ late 1500′s (whoo boy sonnet #20 is a wild ride) ...... the description does match, and also:

B. The Fair Youth Refused to Get Married

it’s never really said why one way or another (shakespeare assumes it’s because the FY is selfish) but the FY didn’t/wouldn’t take on a wife and have a kid, and this was something that was a real sticker for our man Willy S. because, as he says in his sonnets a million times: beauty doesn’t last forever, but having a child not only passes down the FY’s beauty, but also blesses the woman the FY would have a child with (im not saying shakespeare wanted to bear the FY’s children, but he definitely did)

Whose fresh repair if now thou not renewest, Thou dost beguile the world, unbless some mother. For where is she so fair whose uneared womb Disdains the tillage of thy husbandry?

(ie. If you don’t renew yourself/ have children, you deprive the world and deprive a woman from having your child, since what woman out there is so beautiful that she wouldn’t want to bear your child?)

Like.

1.) if nicky is the FY then so many of these poems center around the idea of nicky growing old sometime soon and that must have been pretty funny to Nicky and

2.) the fact that shakespeare would have been So Desperate for nicky to find a wife must have been the opposite of funny to joe. considering the ease of his and nicky’s relationship and the fact that being gay in late 1500s england was probably not a walk in the park, it is very likely shakespeare wouldn’t have known they were in a committed relationship-- or at least not known how close they actually were. Thus:

C. The Rival (aka. Joe)

shakespeare mentions having a poetic rival in regards to the FY in several sonnets. In sonnet #21 he talks about how he’s not like Those Other Writers who use grand metaphors to talk about their muses

So is it not with me as with that Muse, Stirred by a painted beauty to his verse, Who heaven itself for ornament doth use And every fair with his fair doth rehearse, Making a couplement of proud compare With sun and moon, with earth and sea's rich gems, With April's first-born flowers, and all things rare,

(ie. I’m not like other poets who, when inspired by a ‘painted beauty’ use heaven and every other beautiful thing on the planet to make a grand comparison to their muse: he specifically lists the sun and moon as examples as well as other beautiful things)

He then goes on to say

And then believe me, my love is as fair As any mother's child, though not so bright As those gold candles fixed in heaven's air:

(ie. my love [the FY] is as beautiful as any other beautiful person, though I wouldn’t compare them to the stars/heavens (which is what he means by the 'gold candles’. those are stars.))

So shakespeare insults poets who compare their subjects to the sun, moon, and stars (amongst other things) and in the comics, Joe does literally exactly that

That man is the stars in my sky, and the sun that lights my days. That man is the moon when I'm lost in darkness, and warmth when I shiver in cold.

shakespeare also goes on to say in the same sonnet “Let them say more that like of hearsay well / I will not praise that purpose not to sell” which is to say ‘let people who like that kind of language use it, I wont because I don’t want anyone else to have the subject of my affections (the FY)’.

(which is a bit of a contradiction regarding his feelings abt the FY getting married, but these sonnets are full of contradictions. shakespeare was a confused dude; man spent the first 100 or so sonnets convinced the FY loved him back only for him to start wondering if the FY ever loved him near the end)

(not to mention Marriage For Love wasnt really.. much of a thing in Ye Olden Times but thats a different conversation. so shakespeare prolly didnt associate marriage with love/competition? anyways)

Shakesy-boo goes on to complain about this rival several times. In #79, he says

Yet what of thee thy poet doth invent He robs thee of, and pays it thee again. He lends thee virtue, and he stole that word From thy behaviour; beauty doth he give, And found it in thy cheek: he can afford No praise to thee, but what in thee doth live.

(ie. everything ‘your poet’ (as the FY apparently favored this unnamed rival) says about you, he takes it from you in the first place. he talks about your virtue, but learned the word from watching your behavior. he calls you beautiful but only discovered beauty by looking at your face. every compliment he gives you he took from you in the first place)

[and, as a smaller example, he also bemoans the fact that people want to paint the FY in #67, saying, “Why should false painting imitate his cheek, / And steal dead seeming of his living hue?”. and yknow. Joe’s an artist.]

And then another example in #86

Was it the proud full sail of [the rival’s] great verse, Bound for the prize of all too precious you, That did my ripe thoughts in my brain inhearse, Making their tomb the womb wherein they grew?

Was it his spirit, by spirits taught to write Above a mortal pitch, that struck me dead?

(ie. he’s talking about how he’s having difficulty writing abt the FY and is rhetorically asking if ‘the proud sail’ of the rival’s verses was the reason his ‘ripe thoughts’ were killed in their ‘womb’. He then asks (again rhetorically) if it was the rival’s ‘spirit’ (or creativity, maybe) ‘’’‘by spirits taught to write’’’’ that killed his own drive to write. none of the analyses I’ve read really explain what shakespeare means by ‘spirits taught to write’, other than maybe being a joke or reference to something we dont know, but... ‘taught by dead people to write in a way mortal people can’t’ very much sounds like a description of an immortal poet, eh?)

Which brings me to,

D. Willy Boy Thinks There Are 500 Year Old Writings About the Fair Youth

shakespeare talks about people having written about the FY ‘500 years ago’ from the late 1500s in #59 which......................... would have been around 1100 AD. :thinking face:

Oh that record could with a backward look, Even of five hundred courses of the sun, Show me your image in some antique book, Since mind at first in character was done, That I might see what the old world could say To this composed wonder of your frame;

(ie. Oh if I could look back 500 years and see how you were described in some old books so I could see/reference what people used to write about you)

Which again brings me to,

E. I’m Not Saying shakespeare Stole From Joe, But:

1.) In #22, shakespeare says this,

For all that beauty that doth cover thee, Is but the seemly raiment of my heart, Which in thy breast doth live, as thine in me:

(ie, your beauty is due to the ‘clothes’ my heart gives you-- probably means something like ‘you’re beautiful because i love you’. goes on to say his heart lives in the FY’s chest, and the FY’s heart lives in shakespeare’s chest)

so: shakespeare tells the FY he has shakespeare’s heart. in comparison, Joe calls nicky ‘my heart’ in the comics...... :thinking face x2:

2.) In #109, shakespeare tells the FY ‘thou art my all’,

For nothing this wide universe I call, Save thou, my rose, in it thou art my all.

which rings similar to Joe’s ‘he’s all and he’s more’ as well as (from the comics) ‘he is my everything’

and just saying. joe looks pretty #done the mention of shakespeare.

F. The last One

Despite shakespeare writing 30+ poems about the FY eventually growing old, the very last poem he writes about/for the FY says,

O thou, my lovely boy, who in thy power Dost hold Time's fickle glass, his sickle hour; Who hast by waning grown, and therein showest Thy lovers withering, as thy sweet self growest.

(ie. you [the FY] have power over the ‘mirror’ (fickle glass) of time as well as time’s ‘harvesting’ ability (sickle hour) and as you grow older, you remain beautiful while your lovers [shakespeare] wither and grow old)

The transition from ‘get married and have a baby before you get old!!!!’ in #1-20 to talking about the FY’s presence in 500 y/o books in #59 to admitting the FY isn’t growing old in #126 kinda seems to imply shakespeare learning of/about nicky’s immortality at some point, and this last poem is him accepting it.

TLDR: not only does it make perfect sense if nicky was the Fair Youth from the FY sonnets, but it also makes perfect sense if joe was the Rival from the FY sonnets. its canon nothing will convince me otherwise

#IS THIS GETTING TAGGED? YES #nicolo di genova #joe x nicky #my_essays #the fair youth saga

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thecoleopterawithana · 5 years ago

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You may say I’m a Dreamer (but I’m not the only one)

Like Dreamers Do (1957): I, I saw a girl in my dreams / And so it seems / That I will love her | Oh you, you are that girl / In my dreams / And so it seems / That I will love you | And I waited for your kiss / Waited for the bliss / Like dreamers do | And I, I, I / Oh I'll be there, yeah / Waiting for you, you, you | You, you came just one dream ago / And now I know that I will love you / Oh I knew when you first said hello / That's how I know / That I will love you

All My Loving (1963): I'll pretend that I'm kissing / The lips I am missing / And hope that my dreams will come true / And then while I'm away / I'll write home every day / And I'll send all my lovin' to you

Things We’ve Said Today (1964): Someday when we're dreaming / Deep in love, not a lot to say / Then we will remember / The things we said today

I’m Only Sleeping (1966): When I wake up early in the morning / Lift my head, I'm still yawning / When I'm in the middle of a dream / Stay in bed, float up stream (float up stream)

Eleanor Rigby (1966): Ah look at all the lonely people / Ah look at all the lonely people | Eleanor Rigby / Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been / Lives in a dream

Strawberry Fields Forever (1966): Always, no, sometimes think it's me / But you know I know when it's a dream / I think, er, no, I mean, er, yes / But it's all wrong / That is I think I disagree

A Day In The Life (1967): Woke up, fell out of bed / Dragged a comb across my head / Found my way downstairs and drank a cup / And looking up I noticed I was late / Found my coat and grabbed my hat / Made the bus in seconds flat / Made my way upstairs and had a smoke / And somebody spoke and I went into a dream

Child Of Nature (1968): On the road to Rishikesh / I was dreaming more or less / And the dream I had was true / Yes, the dream I had was true [...] Underneath the mountain ranges / Where the wind that never changes / Touch the windows of my soul / Touch the windows of my soul

Oh My Love (1968): I feel the sorrow / Oh, I feel dreams / Everything is clear in my heart / I feel life / Oh, I feel love / Everything is clear in our world

Good Night (1968): Now it's time to say good night / Good night, sleep tight / Now the sun turns out his light / Good night, sleep tight | Dream sweet dreams for me / Dream sweet dreams for you

I’ve Got A Feeling (1969): (I've got a feeling) / Everybody had a good year / (A feeling deep inside) / Everybody had a hard time / (Oh yeah) / Everybody had a wet dream / (Oh yeah) / Everybody saw the sunshine

You Never Give Me Your Money (1969): One sweet dream / Pick up the bags / and get in the limousine / Soon we'll be away from here / Step on the gas and wipe that tear away / One sweet dream came true today / Came true today / Came true today (yes, it did)

The End (1969): Oh yeah, all right / Are you gonna be in my dreams / Tonight?

God (1970): The dream is over / What can I say? / The dream is over / Yesterday / I was the Dreamweaver / But now I'm reborn / I was the Walrus / But now I'm John / And so dear friends / You'll just have to carry on / The dream is over

Imagine (1971): Imagine all the people / Living life in peace / You may say that I'm a dreamer / But I'm not the only one / I hope someday you'll join us / And the world will be as one

Jealous Guy (1971): I was dreamin' of the past / And my heart was beating fast / I began to lose control / I began to lose control

Country Dreamer (1972): You and I, country dreamer / When there's nothing else to do / Me, oh my, country dreamer / Make a country dream come true

Best Friend (1972): Well, I wake up in the morning, I'm still dreaming 'bout you / Tell you, pretty baby, I'm blue / Wake up in the evening, I'm still screaming out / Over you, over you

Hands Of Love (1973): But when I saw you last night / I knew for the first time / That you were the one I'd been dreaming of

Six O’ Clock (1973): It could be the comfort going to my head / That makes me wanna dream of you / But while you're sleeping softly in your bed / I wanna tell you, I'd like to tell you / I'd love to tell you too | I don't treat you like I'd like to treat you / Every diamond in the sky is in your eyes / But I don't treat you like I / No, I don't treat you like I / No, I don't treat you like I should

#9 Dream (1974): So long ago was it in a dream / Was it just a dream? / I know, yes, I know, seemed so very real / It seemed so real to me [...] Dream, dream away, magic in the air / Was magic in the air? / I believe, yes, I believe, more I cannot say / What more can I say? / On a river of sound / Through the mirror go 'round, 'round / I thought I could feel / Feel, feel, feel / Music touching my soul / Something warm, sudden cold / The spirit dance was unfolding

In My Dreams (1974): [unitelligeble] is a dirty [unitelligeble] / It eats you away at the seams / [unitelligeble] for the injured / In my dreams

I’ll Give You A Ring (1974): You look a little lonely / Maybe I could meet you / Tell me where to reach you / And I'll give you a ring | I'll take you to the pictures / I'll miss the second feature / Lord, I can't believe my eyes / I must be dreaming

Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five (1975): Oh my mama said the time would come / When I would find myself in, love with you / I didn't think / I never dreamed / That I would be around, to see it all come true

San Ferry Anne (1976): You’ve got a lot / And from what you’ve got / I’d say you’re doing well, dear | Dressed like a dream / And if things are what they seem / You’re looking swell, dear | Your little man / Brings you trinkets when he can / But he can’t stay, dear | That’s very well / But inside your shiny shell / You dance all day dear | So go, be gay / Let your feelings leap away / Into the laughter | San Ferry Anne / And the world keeps turning / Happy every after

Real Life (1977): Was I just dreaming, was it only yesterday? / I used to hold you in my arms / And now the baby / And another on the way / Lalalala in a farm / Why must we be alone? / It's real life

Beautiful Dream (1979): If I had a dream, baby it's the kind that will do / I gotta share it, share my dream with someone like you / The moon is shinning up above, and I got a heart full of love | What am I gonna do with it, baby? (3x) / If I can't share it with you | I can't toss it in the river / And I can't toss it in the sea / I can't write it in a paperback / So baby come and get it from me

My Life (1979?): My life, take it, it's mine to give / Take it, let me live in you / My life, take it, it's yours / Do what you will, I dedicate it to you | What's the use in waking / If you're not there to share the dreams and nightmares?

Summer’s Day Song (1979): Someone's sleeping / Through a bad dream / Tomorrow it will be over / For the world will soon be waking / To a summer's day

Real Love (1979): All my little plans and schemes / Lost like some forgotten dreams / Seems that all I really was doing / Was waiting for you [...] It's real love

Watching The Wheels (1980): People say I'm lazy / Dreamin' my life away / Well, they give me all kinds of advice / Designed to enlighten me

Borrowed Time (1980): When I was younger / Living confusion and deep despair / When I was younger / Living illusion of freedom and power | When I was younger / Full of ideas and broken dreams (my friend) / When I was younger ah hah / Everything simple but not so clear

Twice In A Lifetime (1982): Who knows how to find love / Think before you give your answer / Who knows what a mystery may bring | Once in a life I'm a lucky man / If I can find the kind of love / That's gonna last for me | Twice in a lifetime / Is one of those unspoken dreams / We usually reserve for fantasy | Who knows how we find love / Stop before you give your answer / Who knows when a mystery begins | I know, I know / I know because it's happening to me / I know, I know

We Got Married (1984): Working hard for the dream, / Scoring goals for the other team, / Times were bad, we were glad / We got married. / Like the way you open up your hearts to each other, / When you find a meeting of the minds. / Just as well love was all we ever wanted, / It was all we ever had.

Lindiana (1984): Hold on Lindiana / Don't let go of your dream / With your head held high you would touch the sky / In your long forgotten scheme / Hold on Lindiana / Don't lose sight of your dream / It's important (to us) to us

However Absurd (1985): It's funny thing, half serious, / With our hands on our ears. / Living dreams with mouths ajar, / Wide awake, we go to sleep. / However absurd, however absurd / It may seem.

Don't Be Careless Love (1987): Shadows play and flicker on the bedroom wall / They turn into a bad dream overnight, / Something could be terribly wrong. / Don't be careless love (3x) | In my dream you're running nowhere / Every step you've taken turns to glue, / Walking down a spiral staircase / Failing through, failing through

The Lovers That Never Were (1987): For as long as the sun shines in somebody's eyes / I believe in you baby, so don't tell me lies / For as long as the trees throw down blossoms and leaves / I know there will be a parade of unpainted dreams

Motor Of Love (1988): I can't get over your love / No matter how hard life seems, / There's a light in my dreams / Thanks to you

I’ll Always Be Here (1991): [MARY DEE (as ghost)] I'll always be here, / I'll never leave you, / I'll always be in your mind. / Dreams of the future, / Ghosts that the past left behind. | [WOMEN'S CHORUS (ghosts)] You're sleeping amongst us. / We're in your dream. / Who are you? / Why call us? / What does this mean? | [FULL CHORUS (ghosts)] Disturbing our slumber, / You move so fast. | [SHANTY and MARY DEE (as ghost)] Ghosts of the past.

Ghosts Of The Past Left Behind (1991): [MEN'S Chorus (ghosts)] You're sleeping / Amongst us / We're in your dream | [NURSE] You're dreaming. Try to rest, my child

Peace In The Neighborhood (1991): I was there, I really was / At the center of a love vibration / People sharing with their friend / Helping each other out / Peace in the neighbourhood / Helping each other out | Then I woke up from my dream / To see things as they really are / People struggling to survive / How can peace hope to stay alive?

House Of Wax (2007): Lightning hits the house of wax / Poets spill out on the street / To set alight the incomplete / Remainders of the future | Hidden in the yard. Hidden in the yard | Thunder drowns the trumpets blast / Poets scatter through the night / But they can only dream of flight / Away from their confusion

Lovers In A Dream (2008): Lovers in a dream / Warmer than the Sun

Only Our Hearts (2012): But only our hearts will know / If we're gonna spend it together / Only gone to the dreams that we share / Only our hearts know how much love is there.

Demons Dance (2013): I can't wait much longer 'til you tell me baby / There's some chance we'll get together maybe / Sooner or later I'll be in with half a chance / I can't wait 'til I hear you tell me that you want me. / 'Til then my dreams are gonna haunt me / Got my demons doing such a happy dance

Back In Brazil (2017?): Back in Brazil / There lives a girl / Dreams of the future / And a far far better world | [...] Back in Brazil / She feels afraid / Hope starts to crumble / And her dreams begin to fade

Confidante (2018): In your reflected glory eye / Could dream of shining far off lands / Would serpents turn to bits of string / And play like kittens in my hand

Hand In Hand (2018): We can make this dream come true / Only if we want it to / We can make this dream come true / Only when we understand / Everything in life is planned / Can we make this dream come true

In A Hurry (2019): How could she leave? She's gotta stay / Somebody has to sit and wait / Deep in a dream, she hears a voice / "It's not too late to celebrate"

‘Now, Kitty, let’s consider who it was that dreamed it all. This is a serious question, my dear, and you should not go on licking your paw like that—as if Dinah hadn’t washed you this morning! You see, Kitty, it must have been either me or the Red King. He was part of my dream, of course—but then I was part of his dream, too! Was it the Red King, Kitty? You were his wife, my dear, so you ought to know—Oh, Kitty, do help to settle it! I’m sure your paw can wait!’ But the provoking kitten only began on the other paw, and pretended it hadn’t heard the question.

Which do you think it was?

——

A boat beneath a sunny sky,

Lingering onward dreamily

In an evening of July—

Children three that nestle near,

Eager eye and willing ear,

Pleased a simple tale to hear—

Long has paled that sunny sky:

Echoes fade and memories die.

Autumn frosts have slain July.

Still she haunts me, phantomwise,

Alice moving under skies

Never seen by waking eyes.

Children yet, the tale to hear,

Eager eye and willing ear,

Lovingly shall nestle near.

In a Wonderland they lie,

Dreaming as the days go by,

Dreaming as the summers die:

Ever drifting down the stream—

Lingering in the golden gleam—

Life, what is it but a dream?

THE END

— In Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871).

[Disclaimer: This is an exploration of the theme of John and Paul as Dreamers, as it appears in their songs. I don’t intend to claim that all/any songs are specifically about the other. Suggestions for additions are welcomed. My gratitude goes to @vairemelde for already giving one.]

Also,

I Just Believe In Me | John’s Disillusionment

Insomnia | John and Paul’s Sleeping Schedule

The Surrealist | Lennon-McCartney and Magritte

#John Lennon #Paul McCartney #the beatles #Lewis Carroll #you may say i'm a dreamer #that's funny i had the same dream #the person i actually picked as my partner #johnny #macca #my stuff #The Epistolary #compilation

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amaranthine-inscriptions · 6 years ago

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11/11/11 Tag Game

I was tagged by @thewordreaper, @aslanwrites, @graceomeallain, and @elizabethsyson to do this! All questions and answers will be beneath the cut! Sorry for taking so long! <3

Tagging: @metaphors-and-melodrama, @mvcreates, @isanyonetoknow, @whywritewhenyoucansleep, @kaatiba, @rainy-rose, @radley-writes, @nectareouswrites, and anyone else who would like to join! :D

My Questions:

1. Explain the title of your WIP.

2. Based on the title of your WIP, what category or genre do you think it fits into?

3. Which character did you like most?

4. Which character did you like least?

5. Summarize your WIP in one written sentence or a one minute speech.

6. Is your WIP a one-shot or do you have sequels/prequels planned?

7. Which character do you relate to the most?

8. Which character is least like you?

9. Are there any lessons/morals in your WIP?

10. Besides your main WIP, how many other ideas do you have floating around? Tell me about them!

11. Where do you find your inspiration?

@thewordreaper‘s questions!

1. What colours do you associate with your WIP? The Vennadore Volumes (Already Introduced and In Progress) - Blues, Greens, and Purples in general. Just depends on what volume we are speaking about. Blues and greens for the first volume for sure because of the the whole pirate thing. :) The Aeonian Chronicles (coming soon) - Black, White, and Gold. It captures the aesthetic of the gods I have in my head and they play a huge part in this upcoming series. Untitled Series Name (Coming Soon) - Soft Pink and Navy Blue. This is solely based on another dream I had. Just like the one above except WAY different.

2. Summarise the beginning of your WIP in three to five words I’ll be answering this for the WIP that I’ve actually started writing for lmao: Farmer’s daughter living provincial life.

3. What character do you like writing about the most ? Adelaide... OR Octavia. I haven’t gotten the hang of writing Eponia or any of her companions just yet. I’ve had Adelaide and Octavia for a WHILE which is why it’s easier and why I enjoy them a lot more.

4. Did your plot ever make any major deviations from what you originally planned ? Well... I did have a completely different idea for where I wanted to go with Eponia’s story, but she decided she didn’t like that and took a life of her own and ran in a completely different direction, which is why I’m re-plotting her story. (Thank god I haven’t written too many scenes that would pertain to the previous plot idea)

5. Do you listen to music while writing? If you do, what kind? I DO. I listen to anything honestly. Right now I’m listening to my playlist titled “Got the runs?” and it’s full of energetic music that would help with cardio. And it hypes me up to write more. ^__^

6. Favourite animals of your main characters ! .... I don’t have any pets or animals planned out D: They’ll probably will be written in but I’m just so focused on making sure that the characters get to where I want them. And then maybe fluff it up a bit and include some animal companions or familiars.

7. What was the inspiration behind your current WIP? For the Vennadore Volumes, I did HELLA world building because it was originally for text-based roleplay for friends and other members of a dying community. And one of my friends said that I should make it into a series and include the storylines that happen within this world that I created. That’s when I was inspired to start on this WIP. And start with a story that hasn’t been RPed out yet. And then start with separate stories that all tie in together somehow.

8. Which author would you compare your writing style to? Uhhhhhh.... I’m not exactly sure and I’m afraid to answer this question cos I’m not sure what my style is like compared to a published author. 👀👀👀 Cos I am but a worm.

9. Is there a new form of writing that you plan on attempting in the future? I’m not sure if there are new forms??? If there are, please tell me cos I really enjoy learning new things <3

10. What instruments do your main characters play/ play want to play ? If singing counts, then Finnick can sing and his voice is like an angel’s and might be the reason why Eponia likes him A LOT. (And cos he’s unusually attractive for a pirate lol) 11. Are there any of your characters you would love to meet IRL? ISOLAH. I love my gay baby and happy that she’s got such a supportive wife. <3 The other’s could probably get fucked lol (I love them all but I just love the captain of the Temptress)

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@aslanwrites‘s questions!

1. What are some influences for your WIP? For world building: definitely Tolkien and GRRM. Kinda a mash of the two with my own twist to it all. Which is why Vennadore is so massive. But for writing, I’m not sure. 2. Is there a writer or someone you would like to collab with? Or maybe even do a crossover with? Not off the top of my head, no. But I’m pretty solitary when it comes to writing. And I’m terrified of sharing my ideas with another person if I do have to collab with them.

But I really do enjoy Libba Bray since I’ve read her Gemma Doyle trilogy at least five times, so I wouldn’t mind collabing with her. 3. What are some facts about the world you’ve created that you’d like to share but can’t seem to quite fit into the story yet? Lore stories about the races of Vennadore. Mostly because I haven’t gotten there yet. I don’t know if there aren’t any facts I haven’t shared on my world page.

4. What are you most excited about sharing with your WIP? Anything Adelaide related. She’s my baby and I can’t wait to write more on her story.

5. What are your OCs favorite genres of music? Eponia: Either something soft with a soprano voice or an energetic dance instrumental Finnick and Isolah: Sea Shanties Solandis: Anything with piano or harpsichord Alarik: Unsure. He’s very difficult to place. But if it were modern: metal for sure. He’s a very angry person. 6. How good is your main character at cooking? Not very well since she refused to pay attention to any lessons in becoming a better lady that her step-mother forced her to go through. 7. What kind of comics would your OCs like? Cos I don’t know much about comics, I wouldn’t know what they would like.

8. What inspired you to write your WIP? “For the Vennadore Volumes, I did HELLA world building because it was originally for text-based roleplay for friends and other members of a dying community. And one of my friends said that I should make it into a series and include the storylines that happen within this world that I created. That’s when I was inspired to start on this WIP. And start with a story that hasn’t been RPed out yet. And then start with separate stories that all tie in together somehow. ” Same answer from a previous question, but I love it any way c: 9. What other stories do you have in mind? OH BOY. I have a lot of ideas.. This is what I have listed in my notepad so far:

Hide and Seek (Supernatural) Characters: Jensen Hyde and Amelia Siek (OTP)

Supernova (Sci-Fi? Fantasy?) Characters: Caelestis

The Above (Post-apocalyptic) Characters: suspicious gays

Aeonian Chronicles (fantasy; it's about time) Characters: A golden goddess and her high priestess (otp)

Allure at Eventide, Beneath a Starless Sky, Below the Sun, Dreams, Painted Skies, and [character name] (fantasy) Characters: English lovers that started off as friends then enemies then to lovers. Man conveys his feelings all wrong and thinks the woman knows what he means.

10. Oh no! Your main character has been kidnapped! Who goes to find them? Who says “let it be”? Who forms a search party? And what does your main character do in this event? Finnick would go find Eponia cos REASONS. Alarik says “let it be”. Isolah and Solandis would probs get the crew together and form a search party while Solandis informs Ep’s family that she has been kidnapped but they are going to find her. Eponia is like “Uggggh, not again.” and makes plans to escape and go back to her original “captors” or her family back home if given the chance.

11. What is your favorite kind of ice cream? MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP.

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@graceomeallain‘s questions!

1. What’s the age gap between your oldest and youngest OC? If you count the upcoming addition to the Alilart family (Emric and Lysandra’s baby c:), 0 years to 60s (I haven’t decided because they’re a minor character. Like hella minor.)

2. If your MC was dropped in a high school setting, which clique would they fit in with? Eponia wouldn’t fit in anywhere, so she would be considered the outsider. So the outsider clique. Or the new-kid club. But she tries to be nice to everyone, despite her attitude problem.

3. Which of your OCs is the funniest? Mmmmm... No one has told a joke yet and none of them are keen to tell me. So I’m going to say Alarik because he’s pretty crude. So I would imagine his jokes would just as bad, but somehow funny???

4. Who’s an early riser, and who sleeps in? The early riser would be Isolah. She is the captain of course. Eponia however despises waking up, she loves sleep too much.

5. Which draft of your WIP are you on? Planning/First Draft :)

6. How many main characters do you have in your WIP? Depends on which volume but the first one has six. c:

7. Which of your OCs is the best looking? FINNICK. Hot damn.

8. What do your OCs do at Christmas? If nothing, why not? They share stories of their lives before becoming pirates, maybe make little gifts out of things they find laying around the ship.

9. Do your OCs have any piercings? Not that I know of, but I am their mother and I’m sure they’re scared of telling me that they went and got a piercing at their best friend’s house. (So maybe lol)

10. What are their favourite foods and why? I honestly haven’t thought about their favourite foods D:

11. If your WIP has any couples, which is your favourite? It’s between Finnick and Eponia (an eventual couple), and Isolah and Solandis <3

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@elizabethsyson‘s questions! Round 1!

1. what’s a trope you hate? I feel like I don’t know enough about tropes to know which one I would hate.

2. what’s a trope you love? I feel like I don’t know enough about tropes to know which one I would love.

3. what’s your main character’s aesthetic? Eponia’s is hard to place. I would think her colour would be between light purple and a dark pink. Lots of books. Sleeping in. And that’s what I have so far.

4. describe your wip using only verbs Oh dayum. This is hard.... Fighting, Loving, Escaping, Conspiring, Worshiping and maybe some other verbs as the volumes grow.

5. how significantly does time feature in your plot? There’s a whole different time system for Vennadore that somewhat resembles our own, and also has it’s own history that could repeat itself. And to show how time progresses, it is shown and explained (hopefully well by me lmao).

6. how many settings does your wip have? So far in the first volume, three. Home, Markets, Ship. And since Vennadore is massive, there is LOADS more to come.

7. do your characters travel during the plot? Yes, most of them are on a ship. What are they doing on the ship.... That I cannot tell.

8. which of your characters is most likely to die young? ... How young? Cos I could say Alarik or Isolah; they’re in their 20s and 30s respectively.

9. which of your characters trust vs. mistrust authority? Alarik? Since he is a criminal. And is now a slave under the captain and crew of the Temptress.

10. what’s one theme of your wip? The first volume covers the MC discovering herself while in this strange, new place.

11. would your story be better portrayed in animation or live action? Live action.

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@elizabethsyson‘s questions! Round 2!

1. what’s a story you read as a child that sticks with you? The fourth harry potter book. That was my favourite growing up. :)

2. what’s your approach to diversity in your writing? I kinda just.... put it in there. I don’t know how else to put it lol

3. what’s your favourite online resource for writers? Since I’m obsessed with having a great name, the fantasy name generator site is amazing. <3

4. what programme do you write in? A journal ^^; But if I type it up, I use google docs cos word slows my computer down wayyyy too much.

5. how do you backup your writing? I normally write in journals, but if I type it up in google docs, I normally would store it in my portable hard drive :)

6. do you print your stuff once you’ve finished it? Not right now since I share a house with other people (besides my partner) who need to print things off and printer paper isn’t exactly the cheapest thing in the world right now.

7. do you post entire wips, chapters, just snippets, or nothing? Maybe a line or two since I’m on my first draft and everything is kinda a mush of clay.

8. tag some writers whose wips you follow on tumblr and tell me why you follow them :c I feel bad cos I don’t really follow any specific WIPs. I do try to share others’ work to make sure my followers get to see that person’s hard work. I just feel too spazztic and out of focus to find WIPs. I just want to share others’ work ^^;

9. favourite medium for sharing your stuff? Word of mouth? I don’t really have any thing to share my work on like wattpad or ao3 and I’m not sure which would be best since Venn could contain some adult themes and I want to make sure that it wouldn’t be removed because it violated rules.

10. do you create art of any kind? talk about it a little I’m terrible at art, but I do have a sketch pad because I enjoy doodling a little. I just don’t do it too often because I feel like I can’t compare to the amazing artists out there.

11. what’s your favourite non-writing/reading/story-related hobby? Singing or practicing an instrument (I have a clarinet, keyboard, guitar, and ukulele)

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@elizabethsyson‘s questions! Round 3!

1. What’s the first book you remember reading? Do you know about the Mary-Kate and Ashley mystery books???? I remember those. And Goosebumps. Hell yeah.

2. Have you ever invented a language for a piece of writing? YES. It’s the Untouchable Language or the mother-tongue of the Rah’al people. I only have some specific words but that’s it so far.

3. Describe your approach to worldbuilding. When I was building Vennadore, I looked up questions to answer when building a fantasy world, that got me started. General stuff like population and different sections of the world. Then delved into specifics like races and their customs.

4. Do you write in multiple genres? Which? Fantasy, Fiction, and maybe Sci-fi.

5. What type of villain do you most hate? A villain that gives you no reason to hate them. I feel like there needs to be a reason to hate them. Like how I hate Joffrey in GoT (cos he’s a punk).

6. Do you prefer to type or write longhand or something else? I prefer to write longhand, otherwise I wouldn’t know what I was trying to say when I revisit my journal.

7. How do you motivate yourself? I put on some hype music and do a little dance while I write. It helps since I spend a lot of time just sitting there thinking.

8. Opinion on nanowrimo? I’ve never tried, and I’m honestly terrified cos I feel like I wouldn’t make the goal I would set for myself. But I’m happy that it works well for other writers.

9. Top 3 songs on your writing playlist? I don’t really have a writing playlist, just whichever playlist I decide to write to whether it’s “Mood,” “Got the Runs,” or “Chill.”

10. How do you come up with your characters’ appearances? I search for face claims eternally on pinterest until something screams at me that has that character’s vibe.

11. Do you write your scenes chronologically? Never. My thoughts are way too scattered to make them do the chronological thing.

#tag game #11/11/11 tag game

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echodrops · 6 years ago

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Louie x webby? (Ducktales reboot)

(I’m going to answer some for the series I haven’t seen in one post because I’ve got so many in the inbox now I’ll never catch up otherwise. I still have a lot of these to go and I will be getting to them over the next week–thankfully I’m caught up on grading so life is good!)

vomit / don’t ship / okay / cute / adorable / perfect / beyond flawless / hot damn / screaming and crying / i will ship them in hell

I theoretically knew there was a Duck Tales reboot because of the KH UX medals lol but I haven’t had a chance to watch it yet. Nevertheless, this seems really cute–I like Webby’s redesign. The character looks more modern and more like a main character now, and I like the nod to Daisy’s design too. She seems like she’s a lot more fleshed out as a character now, rather than just being the girl of the team? (It’s been a long time since I watched Duck Tales, but I feel like I recall her not having as much impact/being as cool as the boys back then.)

In any case, this ship seems really cute!

Putting the rest under a cut to avoid stretching people’s dashes:

vomit / don’t ship / okay / cute / I don’t even know?? / adorable / perfect / beyond flawless / hot damn / screaming and crying / i will ship them in hell

South Park started airing just before I went into middle school, but even though I was getting to almost teenage, my parents were pretty aggressive about monitoring what I watched, so I was never allowed to watch this show in its early years, and by the time I reached high school and would have been able to watch it, my edgy “I want to watch the adult shows” phase was pretty much long over and the drive to watch the show never caught me. I’ve only ever caught a handful of South Park episodes here and there when others were watching it or something. From what I’ve seen it can be quite funny; I just never got the energy to catch up with all of it.

I heard Tweek and Craig became an actual canon thing through tumblr, and my dash was a wall of people drawing Creek fanarts for a while there. But I wasn’t sure if it was a “Hey, we’re putting in gay characters because we want to offend homophobes” or a “Hey, we’re putting in gay characters because we want to make fun of gay people” so I kind of just enjoyed the cute fanarts and then went on with my life.

But hey, the fanarts for this ship are super cute. I hope it stays a positive thing for the fandom!

vomit / don’t ship / okay / cute / adorable / perfect / beyond flawless / hot damn / screaming and crying / i will ship them in hell

Shit, I guess now I have to admit that I haven’t actually see Castle in the Sky. I really like Studio Ghibli, and My Neighbor Totoro, which my parents took me to see in the theatre when I was little, was basically the formative experience that kicked off my love of animation that has persisted today, but I haven’t actually had the means/time to sit down and watch some of the Ghibli classics that I missed over the years. I’m a big fan of Whisper of the Heart, The Cat Returns, Princess Mononoke, etc. but I haven’t sat down and watched Castle in the Sky or Nausicaä. I know, I know, you can shame me.

Still, it’s a Ghibli movie directed by Hayao Miyazaki, so I think I can guess what this ship is like–lots of mutually supportive loyalty, putting their friend’s happiness first, and helping each other fight for what’s right while being generally adorable children together? Okay, I pronounce this ship good in all ways.

vomit / don’t ship / okay / cute / adorable / What is this show, I’ve never even heard of it??? / perfect / beyond flawless / hot damn / screaming and crying / i will ship them in hell

True story, I had to look this up because I knew that the whole Nadia thing sounded familiar but it took me a while to realize I was thinking of the video game and that I actually had no clue there even was an anime before it. My mind is super blown. This anime looks rad as hell–it’s probably not weird of me to say that I feel like shows from earlier decades took way more risks and did way more out there stuff than shows today? I’m so tired of trite harem animes in comparison to anime that apparently relate to Jules Verne novels and have characters from Africa? Sign me up.

I watched a couple Jean/Nadia AMVs while looking for info on this series and oh my goodness they look so adorable. I love 90s anime, everyone was just so much cuter and sweeter back then. XDD I’m putting this on a to watch list ASAP. Um… if I can find the whole thing.

vomit / don’t ship / okay / cute / adorable / My tragedy senses are tingling / perfect / beyond flawless / hot damn / screaming and crying / i will ship them in hell

All right, some of y’all out here are watching some really classy shit in comparison to me. @_@ We go from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea to the Count of Monte Cristo? I feel like I’ve been missing out on a whole vein of classic literature anime adaptations. Next you’re going to tell me there’s Shakespearean anime OH WAIT–in any case, knowing how things go with the Count of Monte Cristo, I was already like “Is this ship really going to turn out all right?” and then I made the mistake of reading that shipping wiki and lordy guys, why you gotta do this to me? I won’t ruin it for anyone else who hasn’t seen this series but mannnnn, it’s a good thing I eat up tragic drama like nobody’s business. Ships that hurt are still good ships!!

Gonna put this one on the watch list too.

vomit / don’t ship / okay / cute / adorable / The plot summary of this series is wild / perfect / beyond flawless / hot damn / screaming and crying / i will ship them in hell

So there really is a Shakespearean anime??? Okay, to be fair, I actually knew about this one, at least on the peripherals of my attention. It’s probably pretty bad of me to admit this, as a professor of English, but I’ve never been a very big fan of British literature, so Shakespeare is often hit or miss for me–it’s better seen performed than read. I probably wouldn’t have naturally sought out a Romeo and Juliet anime on my own, but after reading the plot summary of this, I’m just like… “Wait, whatttt???” Space fantasy Romeo and Juliet with vigilante Juliet??? This sounds awesome, what the hell.

Star-crossed lovers gets me all the time, and of course I love political intrigue. Not to mention I am all about that red-headed anime warrior girl trope not because my own hair is long and red or anything, nope not at all.

This seems very cool and different enough from the original story to distinguish it from other adaptations. I just have one question though… do they both still die at the end???

#Duck Tales #South Park #Castle in the Sky #Nadia: Secret of the Blue Water #Gankutsuou #Romeo X Juliet #Louie/Webby #sp creek #Pazu/Sheeta #Jean/Nadia #Franz/Albert #Romeo/Juliet #ship ask game #echo answers asks

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sminacs · 7 years ago

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As strange as this may sound, the vital moment that sparked the concept for my thesis was at a crowded house party. As I stood in the center of a stranger's living room, packed wall to wall with sweaty bodies in motion, I could feel the rising energy. As I maneuvered my way through the bouncing crowd, I felt claustrophobic, but not in a physical way. I was born an empath, an Indigo Child; clairvoyant individuals who possess supernatural traits and abilities. To sum it up, I was misdiagnosed with ADHD as a child, I am extremely intuitive and particularly sensitive to others feelings, to the extent that I subconsciously adapt them. It doesn't help that my sun sign is Gemini, a zodiac renowned for its multiple personalities and easy adaptability, so I often become a mirror held up to whoever I'm nearby. Considering this, you can imagine how overwhelmed I must have been in that crowded townhouse, and how urgently I must have grabbed my friend's arm and took refuge on the staircase, sitting and dangling our feet above the pool of sharks underneath us. As we took that break and I watched these people snaking through each other like ants digging tunnels, I found something newly intriguing about it. I found strange comfort in observing this complicated flux of energy and tried my best to make out the visual concept of glowing energy fields surrounding each body. I thought about something I had read a year prior; when I had first began my spiritual journey and was curious about the empath phenomenon. The book had touched on the topic of auras and energetic fields, specifically those surrounding human beings. It warned those sensitive to others frequencies to cleanse their own aura/field on a consistent basis, as we pick up on particles of others auras like a cloth wiping dust off the countertop. So I tried to visualize the complicated flow of drifting particles from aura to aura, and I even considered the social connections, what that might look like if it were drawn out over this crowd of people. This is why I don't get invited to parties any more.

I guess I'll go back to when I was first learning about this concept. Although our elementary science school classes have taught us this since we were 10 years old, I had never truly thought about the fact that everything is energy. I knew the laws of energy, and that every physical object is made up of atoms that are always moving and vibrating. However, I never considered that as a result, everything and everyone emanates a unique vibration/frequency, and I especially did not consider what effect one vibration might have on another. Or even the fact that NON-physical/visible things, such as emotions or feelings, give off a vibration as well, and that thought is the most potent of all vibrations.

Most people are only looking inside our frame of knowledge. In other words, they only relate to what they can see, verify and test. They rely only on their 5 senses to tell them what their reality is. They are only using their sensory level to define their frame of knowledge in the time we are living. We need to realize that something can be a reality even though we can't use our 5 senses to verify it.

It wasn't until years later that I truly began to understand that if we are energy, and everything around us is energy, there must be some form of a connection amongst this huge sea of vibrational energy. Researchers from UCLA, Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Laboratory, St. Petersburg University and Bielefield University have all found evidence that we do in fact emit – and receive – sources of energy.While I was watching the crowd at the party from above, I observed the physical effects everybody had on each other, as individuals wove their way through a pool of people or the way large groups merged and fluctuated, or a couple friends danced with one another or the intimate moment a couple was sharing in the corner. There were so many interactions happening simultaneously, it was quite overwhelming to think about how these interactions would look on a metaphysical level. However, the idea stuck and the curiosity persisted. I truly wanted to discover if our coexistence of vibes, our auras, could have a profound effect on one another. This thesis project became a great platform for me to study further what I was so intrigued by and what affected me on a day-to-day basis.

To get some genuine answers, I conducted a field study, where I publicly asked online a very broad question, and received 28 responses about an intimate moment these individuals have had in their lives. I decided to keep the question so general, as to keep answers genuine, unbiased and personal -- where each response is unique to each individual. I asked these people to describe the most significant intimate interaction they have had with someone in their life, without mention of anything spiritual/metaphysical. I conducted this simple questionnaire as one of the first sources for my research on this subject, and the real, raw, touching responses became a huge motivating element to continue my thesis on this topic. Here are a few anonymous responses I received:

-The first time I kissed someone of the same sex and actually meant it in a romantic way was life changing. I still remember the whole entire interaction. The whole ride home I felt the tingle of his lips still lingering on mine. My whole body was buzzing. To this day when I think of him he will always mean something to me because of the moment we shared

-My boyfriend and I got into a fight around October. We were outside at a park and he was yelling and stormed off. As I was sitting on a bench sobbing, this older lady (a stranger) approached me and started rubbing my hair and back as she gave me a prayer. She was praying for happiness and for me and the "gentlemen" to have a happy, healthy, and loving relationship. She had no idea who I was. That was one of the nicest things someone has ever done for me.

-Upon hearing the news of my dad remarrying, my mom gathered my sister and I in her room and we just sat by the bed and cried together. I was still on the younger side and didn't have the best idea of the situation or its significance, but seeing the strongest women I knew crying before me hit me pretty hard.

-The most intimate I've been with someone was with my first love. We had just had sex and we cuddled each other to sleep while naked. I've never felt comfortable being naked but I did then. Skin against skin is something unexplainable

-Being awake late at night on the phone with my best friend. Crying because I loved her so much, being vulnerable, being honest, being met with the same understanding and love. Pure.

-after everyone left the party and we were glued to the patio deck, listening to the sounds of the night and staring at the clear night sky. It was with a best friend and another friend but something about that night, everything was out in the open and our souls were just completely exposed to one another. I have never felt a stronger connection to anyone then i have to those two people that night

- I'd never been looked at the way he looked at me. It was the way someone's eyes look when they hear a beautiful symphony moving them to tears or the way someone looks at an astounding piece of visual art. It was like he was looking directly into my soul and looking through me. I was still thinking about it hours later when I was with another friend of mine. I told her, "that was the most intimate moment I think I've ever had. I've never felt so vulnerable but also so loved and appreciated". It was even stranger that it happened in such a random place such as class, because when you think of intimacy you think of being alone with someone. But in reality the most intimate moments can be shared in just day to day life. What I find most profound about it is that that moment was when I knew that I would cross oceans for this man and that our connection was anything but ordinary. It's funny how just looking at someone's eyes can foster such a feeling of intimacy and pure vulnerability and acceptance. How such a deep connection was made without physical contact or words of any kind. Overall, I believe that that moment was the deepest connection I've ever shared with another person, and the moment I recognized the love of my life.

-The most intimate connections that I have had with others were always those where people let the walls around their heart fall. Once I had a conversation with one of my best friends behind the football bleachers at my school and we both expressed what it felt like to be heartbroken. He was never someone to express anything other than happiness and sarcasm, as was I. But we both felt the same pain beyond description and to express it was a burden off of our hearts. Needless to say there was quite a bit of hugging and crying and yelling about awful things in this world that shouldn't happen but do. But not all moments of intimacy in life are negative. For me attraction is simply a small part of intimacy. True intimacy comes from love and closeness.

-If you look up the definition of intimacy, you'll find that the root of intimacy is trust. I had always assumed it was more of a sexy word. Intimacy begins as fragile and blind, and these first stages have many of the most breathtaking moments. But it's once trust has been built up that truly 'intimate' moments can happen. My most intimate moments are with my lover, lounging about half naked, not caring which way my body squishes or how it appears

-It was 2-3 years ago. I discovered that I was bisexual back then. I live in a country where being gay is illegal, which was why I couldn't be comfortable of who I was. I needed someone to help me, but I didn't know who to talk to. I spoke to my computing teacher about it, and he told me that he knew it was hard to accept it and to live with it. He also stated it was very normal, was not a sickness and he would always be there for me. After he ended his speech, he came near me and hugged me. That hug... Words cannot express how good that hug made me feel. I felt like I was finally accepted; more importantly, I had accepted myself. It was like I was in a black hole where I was all alone, and someone took my hand and got me out of that hole. Since then, I knew that there was at least one person who would always be there for me. And that hug proved it. You can never know how important just one hug can be for a person.

These findings gave me a whole new positive perspective on the topic, and by hearing real stories from people, the concept resonated with me on a new personal level. It made me truly think about the sea of energy we call life, and how we all intertwine and entangle with not just people we pass by every day on the street, but those we are closest with, and how beautiful those interactions can be. These anonymous, personal stories related to the topic of my thesis affirmed that the idea of intimacy a highly significant subject for people. The project itself took on new, positive meaning, but additionally the way I apply these aura principles to my everyday life became much more positive and dynamic - hearing stories from others made me think about the significant role my own energy field could play in all this. I realized that I had the potential, the power, to help create more of these beautiful moments described by anonymous participants, and that as an Indigo child, I had an obligation to create positive shifts in the energetic atmosphere around me.

Because you are part of the universe, the ripples come back to you and give you back a doze of similar essence. You cause a change in the energy field around and in you, and it ripples, touching everything. And everything of course ripples back in reaction, sending it back to you, all multiplied.

Everything you do - how you behave and how you think and feel will be vibrated into this sea of energy and hence it is affecting everyone in it - making a ripple.Anything you do, any thought you have, ripples on forever and changes the composition of the whole universe, however small that change is.

The best thing you can do to make this a better world is to change your own attitude to everything around you - people, animals, plants - think positive and act accordingly.

When you get intimate with anyone you merge with their energy. Christians often call this connection ‘Soul ties’. It is also widely discussed in the study of Tantric Sex.

Many, including I, believe that we are permanent souls in temporary bodies- a particle of the Divine, of the Creator, The Source - God.

With many of my paintings, I spend a great deal of time trying to decide composition and how my subject will be posed in order to best convey the mood/message of the piece. However, with these paintings, as soon as I came up with the topic, I had a distinct vision in my mind of exactly what I was trying to convey. This idea had been dormant in my mind for so long, it's as if I had been subconsciously planning this design for nearly a year, as if it was a visual I was destined to create, as if my mind was begging me to unveil these plaguing thoughts in a creative way. For my first painting, I was very much focused on the individual and the unique aura each person is emanating. Due to the fact that this piece is so focused on introducing the concept of the aura, I did some further research on what auras are before I began sketching out the design that was in my head. An aura is a colourful, multi-layered oval energy field that is sometimes referred to as a psychic energy field. All living things are surrounded by an aura, which are oval-shaped, coloured bands of sounds, lights and vibrations. Scientifically, these magnetic energy fields are a complex combination of atoms, molecules and energy cells and can be sensed, felt and even seen around the physical body. Spiritually, the aura can provide insight into the spiritual, emotional and physical aspects of the individual. It contains information about our physical, emotional and spiritual health and can reflect the condition of our chakras, holding a multitude of information about one's past, present and future. The aura is something that I believe must be familiar to the individual, and purified, before interacting with others fields. This is why I chose to paint an individual prior to introducing the interaction between auras.

The Kirlian camera really assisted me in developing the visuals of the aura in my painting when I began to experiment with high flow paint. In Russia, 1939, Kirlian photography became the first real scientific method of capturing the glow or energy field surrounding a living subject, using a high voltage camera which converts the non-electrical properties of an object into electrical properties. The following images are a result, showcasing evidence of a human aura. With this first painting, I wanted to depict the individual in an utter state of peace/serenity as they lay lavishly in their aura. To further focus on the purification & cleansing of the individual aura prior to deep interactions with others, I depicted the individual as though they were submerged in water, as ocean water contains salt and minerals, and submerging yourself in water helps cleanse your aura by drawing out minor psychic debris.

As you walk around this world, and you interact with the world around you, you are also interacting with the auras of others – you are interacting with their energy. As your aura crosses the aura of another, you are given a brief glimpse into the experiences of another.

I had read something similar to this in the past and not felt as strongly about it as I did after filming my 2nd thesis. This part of my thesis was probably one of the most significant in terms of keeping me intrigued and inspired by the original concept. I chose to use film as my medium for this second piece, using it to purely showcase my intentions with the project overall, using visuals that distinctly show and tie together the idea of energies interacting. I had never done anything like this before; filming strangers sharing intimate moments. At first it felt very creepy and strange… because it is creepy and strange… but some of the things I documented just by watching others like a creep, are things I would not have noticed otherwise. It was extremely eye opening to view these people like that townhouse party, with the world as my crowded living room, focusing in on all the many, many personal moments that happen within the large picture of life that we hardly take a chance to observe or appreciate. As I was making my way to the city on one of the warmest days we had in April, I did not know what to expect. I figured many people would be outside due to the good weather, but I was nervous that all I would see is people passing each other without acknowledgement, I was scared that everyone would uphold he same attitude as they do on the city subway; no one paying each other attention of any kind, everyone keeping to themselves. I was not feeling certain about what I would capture that day, and I was truly hoping I could document interactions that would fit the preconceived vision I had for this film.

I was extremely happy with what I documented that day. I observed several connections around me in a completely new way. I did not expect to find such sweet moments of intimacy in the busy city, and it was extremely powerful to depict what I imagined the auras of those people would look like as they intertwined and connected.

Now after not only researching about, but seeing these very intimate moments where certainly an interaction of auras took place, I felt strongly about my third piece (the 2nd painting) and was very excited to dive in. Surely intimacy is not limited to romance; my field study proved this. An individual even stated "If you look up the definition of intimacy, you'll find that the root of intimacy is trust. I had always assumed it was more of a sexy word. Intimacy begins as fragile and blind, and these first stages have many of the most breathtaking moments. But it's once trust has been built up that truly 'intimate' moments can happen". However, romance is powerful not only on a vibrational level, but is visually dynamic.

When we live in the love vibration, our energy resonates at a high frequency and we express the God-qualities of compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, respect, generosity, joy, peace—all that inspires, empowers and enhances life. The love vibration lifts us to a higher state of consciousness and frees us of the thoughts, feelings, and actions that minimize and victimize us. Gone are any neurotic fear, guilt, judgment, greed, envy, arrogance, and the ego's stubborn need to be right.

I chose to depict two lovers about to kiss to show not only the close physical proximity, but what that would look like if these individuals auras were about to intertwine. I allowed the auras to spill into each other as a gradient, as these lovers share an intimate moment. This passionate, loving visual was the perfect closure for this thesis, as I initially explored the power of the individual aura in my first painting, then discovered the genuine nature of aura connections when I was filming my second piece. I was so touched by watching such intimate interactions take place, that went into this piece with a loving, positive mindset, fully believing and standing by the subject matter.

This entire thesis project allowed me to develop new knowledge and experience surrounding the effects that our energy fields have on one another. I discovered how truly significant and real the influence we have on each other is. As an empath, I become easily affected by negative vibes which becomes emotionally exhausting at times. Although it allows me to fully understand others pain and completely adapt to the emotion, whether I want to or not. It even reaches the point that if I walk into a room and someone is deeply sad, my eyes begin to tear up and I am overcome with deeply sad emotions for no reason particularly relevant to my life. But I pick up on what others feel very quickly and extremely vividly. This is why I really have no choice but to be vegan, otherwise I would just cry at every meal. As funny as that sounds, it is very very true. Before starting this project, I would struggle with this strong intuition of mine and the way others emotions stuck to me. Even walking down the halls at school, if I pass an individual or a small group of people experiencing tension, stress, sadness, or anger, I feel a pang of it and it sticks with me for a couple moments. This became emotionally exhausting, but further research into this topic for this assignment reminded me how beautiful that phenomenon can be. I realize that my energy field, my vibrations are powerful and influential. I don't have to let others negative emotions influence me, instead I can send my powerful loving vibrations to others to help shift the vibes of not only those I'm intimate with, but the rest of the world on some level. I feel like my art is my channel for transmitting these positive vibes globally, and especially because I focused on such an uplifting and spiritual concept that means so much to me. Scientists around the world are continuing to discover evidence that supports the notion that we do, in fact, have very unique, very real energy fields that do interconnect. And these affect everything from our thoughts, emotions, to the way we interact with other people and make decisions.

Our vibrating, positive energy can influence those around us. Thoughts cause ripples in this sea of energy. A shift in one part of that massive field of energy ripples on and causes shifts in the parts next to it and they cause shifts in the parts next to them and that ripple goes on forever.

Thank you so much for reading,

love sare xoxo

Works Cited

"The Law of Vibration." Is This Universe One Big Sea of Energy - Are We All Connected? N.p., n.d. Web. 12 June 2017. <http://www.one-mind-one-energy.com/Law-of-vibration.html>.

Marshall, Shirley. "Living in the Love Vibration." Unity. N.p., 13 Feb. 2014. Web. 12 June 2017. <http://www.unity.org/resources/articles/living-love-vibration>.

"What Is an Aura? The Human Energy Field Defined." Sarah Petruno Shamanism. N.p., 02 Mar. 2016. Web. 12 June 2017. <https://www.sarahpetrunoshamanism.com/blog/auradefinition/>.

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larryfic-recs · 7 years ago

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Do u know any percy jackson au? Also could u recommend some wattpad fics other than jeddiejay and larry_lashton?❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Hi! I’ve only found one Percy Jackson au and its quite short. But I’ll also rec another fic where Harry is Cupid (the love god that shoots arrows at ppl’s asses and makes them fall in love lol) and it’s a very good read! And about wattpad, please follow my account pattycake18 and Jen’s account _SweetDisposition_ and add our fic to your library link here! We have lists of the fics that we have read so you can look through those. In the meantime I’ll rec a few of my favorites. As far as wattpad authors go, Britt1DForLife, TrulyMadlyLarry, LarryWriting, onedirection23rd, bestwriterever8, uniquelyxlarry, gaysicle, LemonSuccubus, EvouzAg, booandhazzababe, and smileyourepretty have some good ones.

- Ami xx

Like a Drum (Baby, Don’t stop Beating) by exitthequitters (1k words, percy jackson au!)

They walk through the camp together hand in hand, past the big house where Chiron waves happily at them, past the strawberry field where Louis first kissed Harry, past the lake where Louis first met Zayn and Liam, past the dinning hall where Niall sat down next to Louis before he knew he shouldn’t, and to Harry’s cabin.

Or, they’re all sons of Greek gods at a summer camp for demigods.

cupid’s defence by rhuubarb (100k words, WIP [two chapters left])

“Of course, the ONE time a ridiculously attractive man shows up at Louis’ home, butt naked, he turns out to be an arrogant love god. Not only that, but he’s an arrogant love god facing a multi-million pound lawsuit, possible banishment from Mount Olympus, and a shit ton of adjustment issues.”

Alternatively: Harry is Cupid, Louis and Liam own a law firm, and they’re all getting sued.

Wattpad Recs:

Victorian Boy by AudreyHornesHeart (WIP, currently reading and loving)

Harry the virgin Duke of Somerset knows little of love, while Louis the sly Duke of Warwick knows too much. When the two dukes come together for the annual fox hunt in Yorkshire, Harry finds himself drawn into Louis’ bed. But when secrets from the Louis’ dark past come to light, Harry fears that the fox isn’t the only one being hunted.

17 Black by larrys_fedora (WIP, slow burn, but amazingly written)

When sassy, stubborn high school football star Louis Tomlinson meets the new hard-ass team coach, Harry Styles, a heated rivalry sparks between the two and it is evident that the upcoming season is sure to be eventful.

no homo��by louvinglouis (WIP, funnest fic I’ve ever read!)

louist91: I kinda really wanna suck your dick

louist91: no homo tho

my summary: Texting au where Louis and Harry fall in love over funny messages but Louis always ends them with #NoHomo. They eventually meet in person, along with Niall, Liam, and Zayn, and the madness only continues.

Thin Walls by beautifulnightmare2 (complete)

Louis moves into a flat while he’s at university, his next-door neighbour, Harry, who he’s never seen is rather loud at night. Louis confronts him about said noise and the two start to chat through the rather thin wall between their bedrooms. Will they ever meet, and if they do… what could ensue for the both of them?

Wanted Most by LarryWriting (complete)

Louis Tomlinson is a thief, and a damn good one at that. Most have heard of him. Most don’t understand him. And Harry Styles is the FBI agent who can never seem to catch him

these bountiful silences by tommoandbambi (complete)

They live in a world where they’re only allowed to say four words a day. Harry meets some people that don’t want to live that way.

i sleep naked by uniquelyxlarry (complete)

“you’re so small.” as if to prove his point, louis squeezed harry tightly in his arms, and harry just scrunched up a little bit, snuggling his head impossibly farther into louis’ chest. “my pretty paper doll.”

and when louis squeezed him again, placing a shaky, yet warm kiss on harry’s cold forehead, harry felt his heart feel that way again, he felt love. a soft flutter, that even the most self control in the world couldn’t stop. he loved louis. he loved him even though he didn’t want to, he really didn’t.

okay, maybe a little.

17BLACK by obeylarry (complete)

17Black: a gay strip club in London known for hot strip teases, a talented dj, and matchmaking? Harry is moving to London as a new addition to 17Black - new penthouse, hot job, amazing pay - sounds great. Sure it is a clear violation of Harry’s sexuality, but it’s not gay unless you make it gay, right? Plus it’s only for a month anyway. And of course, time flies when you meet a cute bloke named Louis. Who knows? A lot can happen in a month.

Elf Bites ❄ by simmerup (WIP, Christmas au)

“Deck the halls with balls of toenails, fa-la-la-la-la, I hate your beard.”“I don’t have a beard.”“I know. It’s pathetic.”

A jolly AU where Harry is an elf-in-training who quits his job and moves to London after the Elder Elves cancel Christmas in the North Pole. He plans to stay in London after that…but he decides to save his favorite holiday instead. And he may or may not enlist the help of his favorite human and full-time scrooge, Louis.

Wicked by gaysicle (complete, fairy tale au)

ursula lives under the sea with her surprisingly beautiful son. she gives him legs so he can get revenge on ariel by killing her daughter, but he gets his own ideas when he views peter pans son

Fading by tothemoonmydear (complete, one of the best)

Louis knows about beauty; the combination of qualities that pleases the aesthetic senses. He creates that combination every day in the garments he designs while studying fashion at uni. The cut of the design, the color of the fabric, the intricacy of the stitching; it all comes together to create something beautiful. When the science student with the long legs and dimpled smile agrees to model for him, Louis decides he’s found beauty personified. Harry just thinks Louis needs someone to show him how beautiful he is.

If I Could Fly by alessandra (complete)

If the sea can meet the sky agreeably at the horizon, how much harder can it truly be for feathers and fins? Is the water not drawn naturally to the shore? Does the sun not bend down to kiss the waves at the end of the day?

A Larry Stylinson-inspired fairy tale AU that’s mostly fluff with a dash of angst, and a lil adventure thrown in for good measure (feat: merman!harry & harpy!louis characters by pass-the-pencil)

Just Say You Love Me, Just For Today by _SweetDisposition_ (complete, my personal fav by Jen!)

A Larry Stylinson Parent Trap Au

Boys Divisional School of Manners by boybands77 (complete)

What the fuck is the purpose to a manners school? Not what I was expecting I’ll tell you that. Basically a BDSM school fic.

Fight For Me by Mie1412 (complete, no smut)

“So, we’re friends?” Louis asked timidly, his blue eyes looking up at Harry through his lashes, Harry’s chest suddenly feeling all weird.

Fuck everything. His life really was one big mess at the moment but maybe he should just go with the flow and see what happens. Couldn’t get any crazier than it already has been anyway.

"Yeah… we’re friends.“

[Or the one where Harry’s an underground boxer, Louis’ the prize and now Harry has to fight to protect him]

Four’s Company by vampire_angel_z (complete, and theres a sequel)

The Styles Triplets need a mate. Louis is too good to be true.

Purple Reign by LemonSuccubus (complete, please read the warnings)

“Love is for fools; and I, Louis Tomlinson, am not meant to have any lover other than myself.”

Purple Rain /ˈpɝː-//reɪn/: A of feeling or emotion brought on by the memory of a regretful action, resulting in the personal knowledge that what has transpired cannot be corrected or undone.

Hunting the Belgian forest as a falconer for the royal family is where Louis and his brother Niall find sanctuary. A regal living within the stone walls of the castle is the only haven the prince’s cousin, Harry, has ever known. Their lives shouldn’t cross paths, but when word gets around that Harry could be a new candidate for Louis’ notorious promiscuity, the two find themselves in uncharted waters.

Though Louis believes that love is for fools, he can’t help but find himself becoming a fool for Harry. Their serendipitous love is only beginning to flourish when royal secrets emerge and test their loyalty.

Baby Heaven’s in your Eyes by smileyourepretty (complete)

They couldn’t be more different if they tried.

Louis Tomlinson is 17 years old and in his last year of the most prestigious private school in Doncaster, before then he’s off to Uni. He has big plans for his future, and thanks to his parent’s money he will have no problem achieving them. Everyone who attends his school knows him thanks to his incredibly rich family, sassy attitude and gorgeous girlfriend, Eleanor Calder. If there’s one thing that completely annoys him, it’s that there is a community college right across the street from St. Mark’s Private School, and he has to look at the poor, totally inappropriate students that go there.

Harry Styles is 19 years old, and (once again) in his last year of college. He goes to Doncaster’s community college, just because the Holmes Chapel comprehensive expelled him twice in the span of two years, so he and his family had to move to another town. He has no future because he never shows up to classes and if he actually bothers to, he’s either high or drunk; sometimes both. His skin is littered with tattoos and if there’s one thing he absolutely hates, it’s the snobby students attending the private school right across from his, who think they’re better than anyone just because their parents have money.

When they meet, Louis is nothing but disgusted by the tattooed boy, and Harry can’t help but laugh at the innocent yet sassy boy with blue eyes and amazing arse.

Or a sixth form!AU where Harry is the fucked up bad boy with too many problems, Louis is the perfect rich boy with too much money and their schools are right across from each other. They meet at a party and that’s the last (and maybe the only) thing they need.

Whatever It Takes by bestwriterever8 (complete, mpreg)

Louis Tomlinson always wanted to have children.

At the age of 29 and after years of failed relationships he decided he wasn’t going to wait for the right person anymore, so he had a baby on his own.

But what will happen when that child gets sick? What will Louis be willing to do to save his child’s life?

Detention by TrulyMadlyLarry (complete)

Detention is supposed to be a punishment, but for Louis and Harry, it’s the start of something beautiful. Unfortunately, what starts off as a harmless love affair quickly takes a turn for the worse. Through all the stereotypes, judgments, family issues, and demons from the past, Louis and Harry struggle to stay strong. What happens in detention, stays in detention.

Strip Me Clean by onedirection23rd (complete)

After Harry had grown up in an orphanage since birth, he finally escaped.

He left.

He couldn’t take being in the place anymore.

At the age of 16, Harry was already on the streets.

He needed a job and now.

When he runs into a man, he gets offered a job that he never thought he’d be doing.

And now, at the age of 22, Harry was one of the best strippers in his clan.

Harry hated the job. He just hated people in general.

But, it did pay well.

When Louis goes into this strip club for his birthday, what happens when he produces feelings for the dark eyed, loud mouth stripper boy who hates relationships, hugging, kissing, hand holding, physical contact, and more?

Louis wants one thing.

To strip Harry clean.

The Housekeeper by onedirection23rd (incomplete)

Harry was just a poor housekeeper… a maid, a caretaker of homes. He had absolutely nothing going for him. He was back and forth on trying to settle in a proper place, but he never made enough money to do so. Harry was always stuck and always came across problems.

That was until he met Louis Tomlinson.

Who was Louis exactly?

Well, he was one of the richest people in London.

Louis had a perfect life.

He had a perfect girlfriend, Eleanor, he had a perfect house, he had a perfect job, he had perfect friends, he had a perfect everything.

Harry would have never expected a job of such worth, but it came about at complete random.

One of Louis’ managers had hired Harry off the bat after Louis had fired his old maid, in search for a new one.

Of course, it started off as any house Harry has taken care of, he would clean up, cook, and go home, unless he was allowed to stay at the home he took care of (which rarely happened).

It was nothing.

Louis only saw Harry as his housekeeper with a shy attitude.

And Harry only saw Louis as his ‘master’ with a big ass ego.

They were opposites, polar opposites.

But… opposites attract, don’t they?

#larry #larry fic rec #larry fic #louis #harry #wattpad #larry wattpad #larry wattpad fic rec

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juniper-and-lamplight · 8 years ago

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Recent Reads--April 30, 2017

I’ve recently realized that it has been SIX MONTHS since I made a rec list, which is just…not on. So here’s a collection of fic I’ve consumed in those six months. You’ll notice it skews even more strongly than usual towards Johnlock–the blame for this rests squarely on Moffat and Gatiss for messing up Sherlock season 4 SO SEVERELY that I required excessive amounts of fic in order to recover. (J/k, I’ll never recover!) However, there ARE a few other fandoms and ships in here, so please have a little scroll-through, read what appeals you, and be sure to leave some love for the authors & podficcers <3</p>

His Name Is John Watson - ampersand_ch, translated by SwissMiss - 19k, Explicit, Holmes/Watson “A summer’s idyll in Sussex. Holmes and Watson seek some peace and quiet. But that’s not as simple as they imagine.” A gorgeous casefic in which Holmes and Watson confront the depth and intensity of their connection.

Speaker for the Bees - antietamfalls - 14k, Mature, John/Sherlock, AU “It isn’t always easy assisting a deaf detective. Luckily for John, they make a pretty good team.” After reading a completely different romance with a Deaf protagonist, I got curious and read a whole bunch of deaf Sherlock fic, and this one emerged as my favorite.

(Never) Turn Your Back to the Sea - @discordantwords - 40k, Mature, John/Sherlock “Baker Street is very much the same. Only different. And Sherlock is just trying not to drown.” I saw this fic recced all over Tumblr for weeks before I finally got over my fear of in-depth post-season-4 fic and read it myself, thus verifying that HOLY WOW YES the hype was deserved. The way the author captures Sherlock’s internal voice in this fic feels SO TRUE–his shattered hubris, his desperate resistance to vulnerability, and the believable way he and John finally get through it all is spot-on. This fic repaired some of the damage that season 4 inflicted on my heart.

look west from London - @fahye - 4k, Teen and up, John/Sherlock but only in the background, AU “There are almost no lies in the way that Molly presents herself, only omissions.” A wonderfully uneasy and darkish character study of Molly, and how she might have actually helped Sherlock fake his death.

The Price We Pay for Wings - Frayach, read by raitala - 13k, 80min, Mature (Harry/Draco, HP) “Scorpius Draconis Eltanin Malfoy read the first book in the Alford Ocamy series over Christmas hols when he was eleven. Well, he didn’t so much “read” it as he devoured it.” I CRIED ACTUAL LITERAL TEARS LISTENING TO THIS. Raitala’s podfic performance makes this already intense and moving story feel that much more vivid. 10/10 would be devastated by again.

Who I Want To Be - @hubblegleeflower - 3k, General Audiences, John/Sherlock “What happens when your author writes you wrong? When someone else has the power to decide who you really are? Does it matter?” Sort of AU, shades of RPF, definitely metafiction, and quite satisfying as a rebuke to the writers who made such a hash of season 4.

Intersection - celeste9 - 5k, Explicit, Finn/Poe, AU “Finn had managed to get seated beside a gorgeous, sweet, funny ex-military gay pilot… and he was one more rough patch of sky away from barfing all over his feet. Or, worse yet, all over Poe’s feet. It figured. It really fucking figured.” Am I sucker for a social worker AU? You bet I am.

One Week - JaneTurenne - 42k, Explicit, Holmes/Watson “An average week in the life of Our Heroes becomes a battle of wills when the boys make a wager.” A beloved trope executed beautifully.

Minor Interludes for the Solo Violin - Katie Forsythe, read by general_jinjur - 27k, 3hr, Explicit, Holmes/Watson “Wounded and traumatized by the Afghan War, John Watson falls in love with a detective who is also a remarkable violinist. Connected pieces of emotion and movement.” This podfic of a classic H/W is immersive and excellent, and the download link includes the sequel, Hallowed Be Thy Name, which is also excellent, though significantly darker and more difficult for the characters.

There’s Only One Sure Thing That I Know - leah k (blinkiesays), read by exmanhater - 20k, 2hrs, Explicit, Dean/Castiel “Dean doesn’t even get halfway through explaining before Bobby starts laughing. When he lets himself think about it for more than five seconds, Dean can almost see Bobby’s point: he’s faced down demons, witches, vampires, werewolves, ghosts, angels, and Satan himself and now he’s been defeated by the God damn Midwest.” A well-paced and gently humorous podfic in which an unexpected sojourn in Ohio forces Dean to confront love, honesty, and his fucked-up self esteem.

What He’s Like - magikspell - 3k, Explicit, John/Sherlock “‘I’m so in love with you,’ John says, a statement of fact. 'I will never not be in love with you.’ Realistic first time. They love each other so much.” FEEEEELS.

et faisons la grasse matinée - mazily (@ylizam) - 1k, Mature, Phryne/Mac, Phryne/Jack (Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries) “'I do love you,’ Mac says. She’s not fond of saying it.” This one is short and has a slightly hazy, hungover feel (appropriate) that I adore. The only problem with Mac/Phryne fic is that there’s not enough of it, so extra blessings upon those who write it!

Time on my hands - Mildredandbobbin - 7k, Explicit, John/Sherlock “Virginity’s a construct, a concept—what does losing one’s virginity entail for a gay man anyway? Sherlock wants to fill that particular gap in his knowledge but John won’t, can’t, never will assist and there’s only so much desperately unspoken pining even Sherlock can take.” Despite the description, this one is more about practical sexual exploration than “virginity” or loss of same, which makes it a lot more interesting IMHO.

Sentiment to Paper - @mistyzeo, read by RickyPulsifer - 7k, 57min, Explicit, Holmes/Watson “No fewer than three times by the winter of 1883 had I heard Sherlock Holmes disparage the ways of lovers and their irrational tendencies toward writing letters. With this often and loudly-expressed opinion in mind, I was very surprised indeed to find a stack of unsent, unsealed letters in a drawer in his desk.” Here you will find a convincing Watson POV (complete with “damn my leg” in-joke), a secretly sentimental Holmes, and juuuuust enough miscommunication and tension to make the romantic (and hot) resolution feel very satisfying indeed. Additionally, RickyPulsifer’s podfic is a quiet wonder of smooth pacing, emotive delivery, and thoughtful production.

Splendid Creature - mistyzeo, read by RickyPulsifer and the_dragongirl - 2k, 20min, Explicit, Holmes/Watson "Holmes has tired himself out on a case and wants to go straight to sleep. After an orgasm or two. Watson is more than happy to help.” A sleepy, steamy PWP podfic featuring a trans Holmes. Really, you should just listen to all of Ricky Pulsifer’s ACD Holmes podfic recordings.

Grazed Knees - montparnasse (@montpahrnah) - 5k, Teen and up, Luna/Ginny “The war is over, except that it isn’t, and Ginny is done fighting, except that she’s not.” A wonderfully atmospheric coming-of-age postwar fic. I think I need more Linny in my life.

Hearth and Home - @mycapeisplaid - 5k, Teen and up, John/Sherlock “Sixteen years after the east wind came and went, two men embrace their future.” A post-season 4 fic set well into the future, including a teenage Rosie Watson who knows her two dads better than they know themselves.

The Truth of the Musgrave Ritual - @mydwynter - 13k, Explicit, Holmes/Watson “It is my custom, you may have noticed, to save those little cases which we have solved until such time as danger to those involved has passed, or until Holmes otherwise suggests I may write about them.The happenings at Hurlstone Hall, however, received a very different treatment indeed.” I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: you just can’t go wrong with mydwynter’s canon fic.

Shoreline - @penknife - 2k, Mature, Remus/Sirius “Sometimes it takes being someone else to sort out who you are.” A short, angsty-yet-sweet character study of one Remus Lupin, teen werewolf and aspiring cool loner.

Take My Breath Away - Quesarasara (@itsnotgonnareaditselfpeople) - 14k, Explicit, John/Sherlock “Sherlock opens his eyes and looks at his friend—his best friend—and slowly tips his chin down until his forehead rests softly against John’s. They stay that way for a long moment, lips just a whisper apart, warm puffs of air mingling as each of them struggles to breathe. It’s no wonder they ended up here, really, locked in this breathless moment balanced on the cusp of something new. They’ve spent years taking each other’s breath away…” Honestly, the “got your breath back?” thing is a brilliant way to organize a series of vignettes, and the sexy bit at the end is achingly sincere.

All Life is Yours to Miss - Saras_Girl, read by originally reads (@originally) - 114k, Mature, Harry/Draco “Professor Malfoy’s world is contained, controlled, and as solitary as he can make it, but when an act of petty revenge goes horribly awry, he and his trusty six-legged friend are thrown into Hogwarts life at the deep end and must learn to live, love and let go.” I have to admit that if had read this instead of listened to it, I might have noped out–mostly because it’s long, I’m impatient, and as Draco character studies go it’s much sweeter than my usual taste. Yet the podfic was well-performed, and the slower listening process made the resolution feel even more satisfying.

Revolutions - @scullyseviltwin - 3k, Explicit, John/Sherlock “Things got in the way, yeah, a whole fuckload of things.” It feels like cheating to call this a PWP, becuase even though it’s mostly sex, it’s the kind of sex that reveals things about the characters and their changing relationship.

Two Weeks - @shiftylinguini - 21k, Explicit, Harry/Draco “If Harry had to guess which out of he or his Auror Partner, and tentative new friend, Draco Malfoy, would turn out to have Veela ancestry, his answer would be: neither, because that is ridiculous. Finding out the answer is actually him, and that his Veela heritage is wreaking havoc on his ability to work, sleep, and above all be in the same room as Malfoy, is a surprise to say the least. But this is fine. Harry’s been through worse, and he can just sit this one out, regardless of how much his body is screaming for the one person he doesn’t want to ask for help. Can’t he?” I mean, that description tells you what you need to know. Delicious, delicious TENSION.

Diversionary Tactics - @shinysherlock, read by @fffinnagain - 2k, 16min, Explicit, Molly/Irene (BBC Sherlock AU) “Oh. This could be interesting. Irene’s fingers moved to the third button of the dress and paused. 'Shall I just … check the rest of you, then? Make sure you’re quite all right?’” A brief, hot, historical PWP, Mollrene style. UNF. Finnagain’s podfic performance is very…impassioned–maybe don’t listen in public ;)

His Almost Lover - @writcraft - 9k, Explicit, John/Sherlock “John grieves for Sherlock, dreams offering his only escape but no real satisfaction. When Sherlock finally confronts him, alive and well, John has to learn to love all over again.” A surreal, dreamy beginning leads into a very real post-Reichenbach coming-to-terms.

For further recs, check out my Fic Bookmarks or Fic Recs Masterpost; I hope to add some of these fics to my various faves lists sometime in the next few weeks.

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The Two Gentlemen of Verona

I had never read Two Guys, A Girl, And Pizza Place – I mean, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (hereafter referred to as Gentlemen or Two Gents) before now. This is probably because it’s not one of the big, hyped Shakespeare plays (see: Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear), but upon reflection it could stand to be performed more often? Small cast, simple plot, neat – if completely ridiculous – resolution.

Anyway, I hadn’t read it, but I guessed, based on the title, that it was about two dudes from Verona. And I was right. That’s pretty much it.

Without even realising it, I’ve leapt straight from “Shakespeare’s Last Play” (Tempest) to this, which some people believe was “Shakespeare’s First Play”. It was definitely an early play, and an early comedy, written probably somewhere between the late 1580s and early 1590s. While I’m not usually someone who’s like, “Oh, it’s an early play, which is why it sucks!” it… might have something to do with why it’s not great.

Don’t get me wrong. Gentlemen has friendship, passion, conflict, drama, loyalty, and cross-dressing! (And really, what else is there?) But after stepping off the ship from Prospero’s cell and landing in Milan, finding this scene on shore is a little underwhelming. Where are the harpy spirits and chess motifs? Why is nobody half naked and swearing at the sky? Also, Gentlemen is #problematic. But we’ll get to that.

So many, so so many of Shakespeare’s plays are about, or involve intimate male friendships. This is because intimate male friendships were a Big Deal, at the time, and not just in a gay way, but in a totally heterosexual, platonic way. (But sometimes also in a gay way.)

The difference between Shakespeare and other writers who lauded male friendships is that Shakespeare is… suspicious of them, or suspicious of the idealized versions of them. In all his plays about male friendship, these friendships aren’t perfect. I will talk more about this at length during my summary, I guess, but also when we read Hamlet later. (I feel a great many things about Horatio.)

The first imperfect friendship we’re going to meet is these guys, Valentine and Proteus of Verona. (A part of me wants to already press pause and say, seriously? Valentine and Proteus? What kinda on-the-nose names are these? But then I remember that, as far as I know, while Chaucer had already somewhat popularised Valentine as a saint of love, I actually have no clue how widely that kind of language was used. And also “Proteus” doesn’t just mean “First” (first lover, first character, first play?) but is also, like, a god of the sea? So really I need to calm down about my etymological leaps.)

Act One

Here’s the deal. Valentine is about to leave Verona to go explore the world (see: Milan), but he doesn’t want to leave without Proteus. Normally, these two guys are inseparable! Amigos! Compadres! Guys being dudes, dudes being guys! But alas, Proteus can’t leave Milan. Why? Because he’s in looooove. He’s so gone for this chick Julia that he turns down an all-expenses paid gap year with his bff. In the next scene, we find Julia chatting with her friend Lucetta, and the conversation is basically this--

Lucetta: That Proteus guy totally has a thing for you. Julia: Oh my god, really? Lucetta: Uh, yeah! It’s sooooo obvious. Julia: I guess he’s… cute. Lucetta: Julie… babes… you literally wrote I Heart Proteus in your notebook eight times since I walked into this room. Julia, looking down at her notebook: Oh shit, you’re right. I mean. What?

Julia is so determined to deny that she likes Proteus that when Lucetta says she has a letter from him Julia literally rips it up! And then tries to piece it back together and kisses it? Like Helga Pataki or something. It’s the weirdest. (1.2.99-123)

Meanwhile, Proteus’ dad doesn’t understand why his son would want to waste his time at home when he could go have bro-tastic adventures in Milan. (Also, I just checked: Milan and Verona are… very nearby each other. You could walk there in just a few days.)

Proteus has received a letter from Julia saying she loves him back! They’ve traded vows! He gave her a ring! But he doesn’t tell his dad about that, because he is worried his father won’t approve. So Antonio – that’s dad – forces Proteus to go to Milan and have some fun, damnit.

Act Two

In Milan, we meet Silvia, the object of Valentine’s affections. He’s all over her like a rash, but he seems incapable of understanding how she flirts. Ironically, Speed – Valentine’s servant from Act 1 who is supposed to be dim as a rock – seems to be the only smart, funny character who Gets Stuff. (Unless I’m reading him as being too sarcastic where he is supposed to be sincere.)

For example: Valentine writes a love letter to Silvia, and she tells him to keep it. He says, “Wait, no, it’s for you?” and she says, “Yeah, I asked you to write it. But it’s for you.”

“I’ll write you another one, then.”

“Then after you write that, read it, and if you like it, good. If you don’t like it, then think of ways to make it better.”

“And what if I like it?”

“Then keep it for yourself.” (2.1.109-123)

Exit.

Valentine is (I guess understandably) frustrated, but Speed, speaking in rhyme/verse (where he normally speaks in prose), makes fun of the situation, like, “Hahaha, you essentially wrote yourself a love letter, lmao.” Speed explains that Silvia is flirting by having Valentine write love letters and giving them back to him. She is giving him love letters: “Herself hath taught her love himself to write unto her lover.” (2.1.156)

I have a soft spot for the fools, especially the fools that make fun of love and romance. Maybe I’m giving Speed too much credit, and he’s not actually smart/witty, just mean and a foil for the lovestruck protagonists. Fools are pretty much always a case of the wisest words coming from the foulest mouths. ANYWAY.

Silvia’s dad wants her to marry this guy Thurio, who she’s not keen on at all. And when Proteus turns up, he immediately forgets all about Julia and decides that he also wants to marry Silvia. Men are so predictable.

See, Valentine’s busy ribbing Proteus about Julia, and while Proteus is like, “Julia’s not a goddess. I just like her, mortal flaws and all,” Valentine is busy espousing the holy divinity of Silvia. Something in Proteus’ brain flips. He must have that goddess.

Back in Verona, Julia is coming up with a Flawless Plan to go see Proteus in Milan. She needs to see him again or she’ll die. (2.7.15)

But she can’t travel as a woman, alone, without a male escort! So, she does what any rational woman would do, and decides to disguise herself as a boy. (Worth reminding you again: Milan and Verona are about 93 miles apart. That’s about a 3 day journey on foot.)

As this is the first time we, on this blog, are witnessing crossdressing in Shakespeare, it is worth reminding you that women did not act on the Elizabethan/Jacobean stage. All female characters are played by boys in drag, essentially. So when crossdressing happens – and it almost always happens with a girl pretending to be a boy – what is actually happening on stage is that a boy is pretending to be a woman pretending to be a boy. Layers!

Act Three

Proteus is plotting against Valentine, because nothing comes between two best dude friends better than a sexy lady. He tells Thurio – the other suitor – that Valentine has been sneaking up to see Silvia at night and that they’re planning on running away to elope.

Thurio is like, “wtf?” and dobs this in to Silvia’s dad. The Duke is like, “Yeah….. I know….. it’s an issue.” Doubly an issue because Valentine has been tryna play the Duke like a harp. The Duke is too quick for this and tricks Valentine into revealing all his wooing techniques, and through some sort of weird trick involving a ladder (the logic of this train of thought remains unclear?) finds Valentine’s love letter to Silvia and is like “AHA!!!! YOU FIEND!!!”

Valentine is told to leave Milan and never return. Boom. (3.1.120)

The Duke is all, “Gee, I’m so glad my new friend Proteus tipped me off to all this. He’s such a stand up guy.”

Silvia, who was really into Valentine, is super pissed at her dad, and also wants nothing to do with Proteus since he’s the one who screwed everything up for her. Meanwhile, Proteus is trying to play Valentine’s old game, and pretends to be in favour of Thurio marrying Silvia. (Hint: this won’t work out well.)

Act Four

On “the frontiers of Mantua”, Valentine and Speed get attacked by outlaws. If Mantua sounds familiar, it’s also where Romeo get’s banished to in Romeo and Juliet, so it’s clearly where all the rejects from the Italian justice system get sent.

Valentine lies to the outlaws and says he was banished by the Duke for killing a man. And they’re like, “Oh shit! This guy is legit! Let’s make him our leader!”

And that’s how Valentine becomes the leader of a pack of outlaws.

Meanwhile, Thurio is futzing up his wooing of Silvia, because Proteus is giving him really bad advice, like singing bad songs and generally being annoying.

There’s also a bit here where Proteus says, “… Yet, spanial-like, the more she spurns my love / The more it grows and fawneth on her still.” (4.2.14-5). This is almost the exact same line that Helena says in Midsummer re: Demetrius. Just worth mentioning.

This is when Julia enters, in boy’s clothes. (So, I guess it’s been three days.) She hears this song about Silvia and is like, “Woooooow. Ok. So… this sucks.”

Even worse, she overhears a conversation between Silvia and Proteus, where he says, “Look, I was in love once, but that chick is dead, so… I’m wide open.” And Silvia responds, “That’s sad and all, but you also stabbed your best buddy in the back like a total tool. So I can never trust you, let alone love you.”

Silvia plans to escape Thurio, Proteus, and her father, and head to Mantua where she and Valentine can be together. Also, she gets rid of the little dog that Proteus gave her. Because who needs that shit around.

When Proteus sees that his dog has been returned to him, he’s like, “Fine! I can up my game!” He turns to Julia, who for some reason he doesn’t recognise, a la Lois Lane not recognising Superman when he has his hair done a little different, and says, “Take this ring and give it to Silvia.”

It’s Julia’s ring! She is… crushed.

When Julia goes to give the ring to Silvia, like a lamb, she basically bursts into tears and says, “I knew Julia. And this belonged to her. And he wants to give it to you. But if she knew… she would… probably die forever and ever.”

Silvia – who, in my opinion, realises that this boy is actually Julia – says, “Take the ring, and this purse of money. Look, I’m crying too. Wow. Ok, bye.”

Act Five (i.e. when things deteriorate quickly).

Silvia wants to get the hell out of Milan, and she and Sir Elgamour talk about their plans outside Friar Patrick’s cell. They’re gonna run away! That always works well.

(A lot of conspiring happens in, or by, a friar’s cell – see: Romeo and Juliet.)

Meanwhile, Proteus being grilled by Thurio about Silvia. Does she like me? Does she hate me? What is going on! What Proteus really wants to know is what Silvia said to Julia aka Sebastian.

But before we can get any answer – the Duke bursts in and announces that Silvia has disappeared! Dun dun dun.

“She’s fled unto that peasant Valentine.” Clever dad.

In the next scene, we find Silvia in the forest, alright, but Sir Elgamour is nowhere to be found! In fact: Silvia is being held captive by outlaws. I’m sure you, who is not an idiot, can see where this is going.

In the next scene, Valentine gives a speech about how lonely being the inexplicable leader of a band of outlaws can be, and how all he really wants is Silvia. Who cares about unchecked power and the loyalty of violent criminals when the love of your life has been taken away from you? Sigh.

But then, there’s a suspicious noise – and lo and behold, enter Proteus, Silvia, and Julia!

Valentine steps aside into the shadows to eavesdrop on their conversation.

Apparently Proteus (and Julia) helped rescue Silvia from the outlaws before she could successfully be taken to Valentine.

“What do you mean you still don’t want to fuck me!” Proteus complains. “After me and my servant rescued you and everything!”

“Dude,” Silvia replies, “I would literally rather be eaten by a lion than have you rescue me from anything.” (5.4.33-34)

“It’s a damn shame when a woman can’t love when she’s loved,” says Proteus.

“It’s a damn shame when Proteus can’t love when he is loved by Julia who, yeah, I know is still alive, you steaming pile of human garbage. Also, I love Valentine, who was supposed to be your best friend,” Silvia replies – though I may be paraphrasing a little.

This is when Proteus, and I shit you not, “seizes her” and says, “I’ll woo you like a soldier, at arms’ end / And love you ‘gainst the nature of love – force you.” (5.4.59-60)

That’s right. Proteus fully intends to rape Silvia then and there.

Valentine leaps out of the shadows and goes to rescue Silvia from Proteus, rightfully calling him all sorts of despicable names that I’m sure would have been very insulting to someone four hundred years ago.

Naturally, Proteus drops everything (‘everything’ being Silvia) and apologises profusely.

“Okay, cool,” Valentine says.

Wait, what? OKAY COOL? “Then I am paid, / And once again I do receive thee honest”? How?

Similarly shocked by all these developments is Julia, who swoons.

When everyone rushes to her side, she says, “Oh, I forgot to give Silvia this ring…”

“But… this isn’t the ring I gave you to give Silvia. This is the ring I gave Julia!” Proteus says, like a genius.

“Oh, right. I meant this ring,” Julia corrects herself, taking out the ring that she had given Proteus that he had then given Silvia. (Lots of rings.)

“But wait, how did you get this ring?” Proteus asks, still not getting it.

This is when Julia gives up and has mercy on everyone, and reveals herself to not be a little boy named Sebastian but a grown woman! And a very specific grown woman!

After a bit of blushing about being seen in such immodest attire, Julia and Proteus kiss and make up. So now instead of a very messy love triangle/square/octagon, we just have two happy couples! Yay, heteronormativity restored!

Thurio, the Duke, and the band of outlaws all then rock up, presumably for the closing song. Are there going to be any consequences for anyone’s actions? No? Does Thurio hold this against Valentine? Absolutely not! What about the Duke? Any issues with his daughter ending up with the leader of a band of murderers?

“Sir Valentine, / Thou are a gentleman, and well derived; / Take thou thy Silvia, for thou hast deserved her.” (5.4.158-59)

Nope, and nope.

Closing remarks?

I think we can see why Two Gents isn’t considered a piece of High Art in the way a lot of other Shakespeare plays are. It’s essentially the Shakespearean equivalent of a sitcom, or a formulaic romantic comedy. When trying to look Deep into Two Gents, most people point to the gender relations and the complications that arise with crossdressing on stage. There are also grounds to investigate the role of forests in Shakespeare’s plays – if it happens in the woods it’s bound to be interesting. Then of course there are the all-encompassing questions about love, and the truth of love, and the relativity of that truth. Proteus was so in love with Julia that he almost couldn’t bear to leave Verona, and yet as soon as he saw Silvia, any love he felt for Julia went flying out the window. Shakespeare once said that love looks not with the eye, but with the mind. I would say that Two Gents preaches exactly the opposite. Absence doesn’t make the heart grow fonder; it just sets it loose on the nearest soft object.

Things to accompany The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place (1998- 2001) starring Ryan Reynolds.

The Road to El Dorado

“Same Girl” by R. Kelly and Usher

I dunno, every sitcom ever.

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